None of it was supposed to go down the way it did. A trip to Thailand to party with my old buddy should have been all fun with maybe a bit of debauchery. Instead, it quickly devolved into fighting for my survival on isolated islands, relying on my Marine Corps survival training and a friend I met along the way.

One thing those bastards didn’t seem to understand was that you don’t mess with a Marine. Before they knew it, I was bringing the fight to them, and doing so with a vengeance.

Freedom Earned follows a Marine as he gets caught up in a terrorist plot while on vacation in Thailand, with a sense of The Beach meets Jack Ryan.

A troubled mind, a creeping obsession, and a sea that’s full of secrets.
When Grace Ferguson encounters a strange boy during her marine biology lab she soon becomes entranced by his odd nature, beautiful drawings, and love of the sea.

But as Grace grows closer to Lir she discovers his love is more of an obsession. Disappearing to the coast every weekend with no explanation of what he’s doing, she senses something far more sinister beneath his infatuation.

When a series of brutal murders ravage the country, Grace begins to unravel the dark past behind Lir’s troubling behaviour…and realises that her very life may be on the line.

Set against the stark beauty of the west coast of Scotland and exploring the tragic, troubled soul of a doomed young man, The Boy from the Sea is a must-read for fans of psychological suspense. Grab your copy now!

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PRAISE FOR H. L. MACFARLANE

“The story world H. L. has built with the Bright Spear trilogy is rich and lush, inviting you to dive in and get lost for hours.” NY TIMES BESTSELLER THEA HARRISON

“Macfarlane plays upon the fragile line linking reality and fiction to keep her readers on edge.” QMUNICATE MAGAZINE

Category: Thrillers – Psychological

She’s desperate to stop the panic attacks. But the truth won’t set her free…
Jamie Kendal sees life through the bottom of a bottle. After surviving assault and betrayal, she is forced back to her hometown to care for her mother. Not long after her return, she’s plagued by terrifying slivers of memories from the night her twin brother disappeared forever…

Unearthing new evidence, she’s shocked to learn she’d been found wandering in the woods that same night—covered in blood. More than one person from her past hid the haunting truth that’s bubbling to the surface. The deeper she digs into the horrors from her past, the more she fears almost anyone could be a killer, including Jamie herself.
Can Jamie expose what happened that night, or will she join her missing brother?

Category: Suspense

A magical store? No problem. A haunted house? Bring it. Solving a dead witch’s murder? Now that’s when it gets interesting…

Kat Ramos has a quite a to-do list. The Manhattan jewelry designer wants to open her own shop, but she’s running short of funds. That’s when she receives a very intriguing proposition—to travel to the very haunted and extremely quirky Virginia town of Banshee Creek and help undo the deadly Hagen House curse.

In order to so, however, she must marry handsome haunted house contractor (yes, that’s a real career in Banshee Creek) Liam Hagen, manage a mysterious magical store, solve a centuries-old murder, and embrace her witchy heritage. Will Kat prevail, or will the Hagen Curse claim one last victim?

Category: Mystery – Cozy

Fortune teller Luanne LaRue is trying to build a new life in the haunted town of Banshee Creek and the last thing she wants is a conflict with super-sexy Sheriff Sean Stickley. But when a criminal fraud scheme with deadly consequences spreads through town, she has no choice. She has to find the culprit, and clear her name before her new life is destroyed.

There are secrets only the dead can tell.
And some of these secrets refuse to remain buried…
The Order has committed one too many atrocities to ignore.
Now Emma must confront the dangerous, but unavoidable truth behind what she witnessed in the temple.

Category: Mystery – Women Sleuths

Haddonwood isn’t real. It can’t be. Another world, another reality, hovers just beyond Chase Rey’s reach. He can see it sometimes. He can almost touch it.

In that world, things are in balance. The dead stay dead and the creature-feature remains safely on the screen. That world isn’t a patchwork quilt of every terrifying book or movie he’s seen. In that world, the nightmares end when you open your eyes… but not in Haddonwood.

The Grimshaw house, high on the hill overlooking the town, seems to hold the key to escaping. Chase needs allies to solve the mystery and survive, but how do you know whom to trust when you can’t tell who’s real?

Category: Suspense