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A Tale of Two Carnies

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Time 4h 45m

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carnival contemporary contemporarylit literaryfiction literature mainstream romantic-suspense romanticsuspense smalltowns suspense unrequited whodunnit

When hostile townsfolk imprison a transient teen girl accused of murder, her best friend struggles against a stacked legal system to protect her from being railroaded.---

Local law enforcers eager to solve the case rush to judgment and arrest Cozbi Miraslova, a pretty teenager of Roma heritage working with a traveling carnival. The evidence against her is scant but the tight knit community believes carnies to be nothing more than gypsies, tramps, and thieves.

After the carnival leaves town, Cozbi's best friend and co-worker, Jason Muir stays behind to defend her. In the process of solving the mystery, he discovers Cozbi's manipulative and duplicitous nature and learns how blind loyalty comes with a steep price.

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Blood Diamonds by Seth_Stevens

Leila, an escort catering to high-end clients in the seedy carnival of Carnival City, is looking for her rich 'prince charming' to whisk her away to a better life. One night, from a random stroke of luck, she meets the dashing Rodney Smith who instantly becomes smitten with her and makes all her dreams come true. Henry is an equally dashing and charismatic socialite and aspiring politician enjoying the spoils of upper society. When Leila and Henry meet at a grand charity event, the pair fall in love and Leila is forced to re-evaluate her life of gold-digging luxury. But sinister and deadly events soon begin to unfold, causing Leila to doubt her own sanity and the world in which she has thrown herself into. Will her new family let her go that easily so that she may pursue the whirlwind romance she longs for? And is a life of lavishness worth the terror that ensues? For nothing is really as it seems in the upper echelons of society, and no one can really be trusted...

The Ghosts of Minera Springs by cdfrank76

Everyone says things are different in Minera springs. From the outside, it looks like an average little Texas town. But it has dark secrets. In 1982, Tobi Sloan is sent to live with her grandparents while her mama tries to get clean. Things on the farm aren't so bad, though. That is, until Tobi meets a boy named Riley, who shares scary tales about their quiet little town. He tells her of the Union Hill Bride, who murdered her husband and still wanders the countryside. And there's the creature who lives beneath the bridge, feeding on passersby. When several girls around the county go missing, their tall tales don't seem so far-fetched anymore. Which ones are true, though? Tobi doesn't believe in nonsense like monsters and evil spirits. But, as her mama once told her, we all have our ghosts.

An Intimate Deception by cjbirch

Flynn County Sheriff Elle Ashley has spent her adult life atoning for her wild youth, but when she finds her ex, Jessie murdered two weeks before the small town's biggest social event, she comes face to face with her past and all her well-kept secrets. Not only is this her first murder investigation, it's the town's first in over fifty years. Elle must find a killer before there are any more casualties and keep her troubled little brother off the suspect list, all under the watchful eyes of a Chicago reporter. Investigative reporter Robin Oakes isn't a small-town kind of girl, and she's determined to get in and out of Flynn County as fast as possible. One look at Sheriff Ashley has her rethinking her plans. As pressure mounts to solve Jessie's murder, Elle gets help from the most unlikely source--Robin, who appears to be more interested in her than getting the story.

How could you...? by ellalovell9

"Let's get one thing straight, you know nothing about me or my brother, so you and this stupid gossipy town can go and suck it, for all I care!" ******************* Life hadn't been easy these past few months for 16 year old Cheryl Grayson; with the recent murder of her older brother, George and her uptight mother and shadow father moving her from Chicago to a small town in the middle of Oregon all while dealing basic teen issues as well as grief. As she settles in her new school who knows everything about her makes her vow to keep away from everyone and deal with her few school years alone, but with the consistent teasing from the schools mean girl, three outcasts stick to her side like glue and try and put a smile on face. As Appleby life starts to become the norm, Cheryl finds herself slowly becoming her old self again, not losing all of her grief, but still coming out of her shell more and when a boy comes into the picture, she doesn't think it can get any better than this. It isn't until her all-time best friend, Lorelei comes to visit her, and all is amazing until secrets start to unveil themselves, questioning everything.

Forever in Your Deadly Heart by SheHopes

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Finvarra's Circus by DistantDreamer

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In Hell: When Love Kills A Small Town Mystery by JG9843

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The Truth by tea_mori

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Blood Diamonds

Leila, an escort catering to high-end clients in the seedy carnival of Carnival City, is looking for her rich 'prince charming' to whisk her away to a better life. One night, from a random stroke of luck, she meets the dashing Rodney Smith who instantly becomes smitten with her and makes all her dreams come true. Henry is an equally dashing and charismatic socialite and aspiring politician enjoying the spoils of upper society. When Leila and Henry meet at a grand charity event, the pair fall in love and Leila is forced to re-evaluate her life of gold-digging luxury. But sinister and deadly events soon begin to unfold, causing Leila to doubt her own sanity and the world in which she has thrown herself into. Will her new family let her go that easily so that she may pursue the whirlwind romance she longs for? And is a life of lavishness worth the terror that ensues? For nothing is really as it seems in the upper echelons of society, and no one can really be trusted...