Eden Francis Compton

SO GOOD IT HURTSA darkly comedic tale about one of America’ s most prolific female serial killers. Belle Gunness is finally on the verge of the success she’ s always longed for. She owns a Victorian mansion in a bucolic town in rural Indiana, has a man who adores her, and is the proprietor of a thriving lonely hearts club business. It’ s 1890 and she’ s truly a modern, liberated woman, esteemed by everyone in town. But life isn’ t exactly what it seems. Her dream house is a money pit. The man is loyal but hapless. And the business? Well, let’ s just say it’ s a good thing the house has a big front yard and the man has a strong lower back. Because the people who answer her lonely-hearts ads . . . always seem to wind up dead.As the flow of men answering these ads increases, and Belle’ s efforts to accommodate each of their strange needs intensifies, the suspicious brother of one of Belle’ s early victims catches her scent and gets ever closer. Belle is a story about a woman who found a way to beat the system, and the man who would do anything to stay in her orbit. It’ s about love, sex, and how much people will give up for just a moment of happiness. And it’ s about that inevitable price we pay when our sins catch up to us. A true story . . . ish.

SO GOOD IT HURTS ​ A darkly comedic tale about one of America's most prolific female serial killers. Belle Gunness is finally on the verge of the success she's always longed for. She owns a Victorian mansion in a bucolic town in rural Indiana, has a man who adores her, and is the proprietor of a thriving lonely hearts club business. It's 1890 and she's truly a modern, liberated woman, esteemed by everyone in town. But life isn't exactly what it seems. Her dream house is a money pit. The man is loyal but hapless. And the business? Well, let's just say it's a good thing the house has a big front yard and the man has a strong lower back. Because the people who answer her lonely-hearts ads . . . always seem to wind up dead. As the flow of men answering these ads increases, and Belle's efforts to accommodate each of their strange needs intensifies, the suspicious brother of one of Belle's early victims catches her scent and gets ever closer. Belle is a story about a woman who found a way to beat the system, and the man who would do anything to stay in her orbit. It's about love, sex, and how much people will give up for just a moment of happiness. And it's about that inevitable price we pay when our sins catch up to us. A true story . . . ish.

He thought he was untouchable . . . Angie has long suffered from severe depression and anxiety, and her older sister, Scarlett, has always been her guiding light. Scarlett is not just an incredible, award-winning actress, but also a role model and the very definition of inner strength. So when Scarlett suddenly commits suicide, the shock and grief are nearly too much for Angie to handle. Unexpectedly, Angie discovers that her sister's death was a direct result of being raped by one of Hollywood's most powerful and celebrated men . . . as well as the shocking cowardice of people closest to her. Angie vows, in spite of her sometimes crippling anxiety, to bring this famous film mogul down herself. She snags a job with his company that allows her access deep inside his gilded world. But she soon realizes that an entire system has been put in place to enable him. She begins to amass a trove of evidence until a sudden betrayal sends her running for her life. A heart-stopping thrill ride from beginning to end, Catch and Kill is about abuse by the powerful, those who conspire to protect them, and the dangerous path required to reclaim the truth.

He thought he was untouchable . . . Angie has long suffered from severe depression and anxiety, and her older sister, Scarlett, has always been her guiding light. Scarlett is not just an incredible, award-winning actress, but also a role model and the very definition of inner strength. So when Scarlett suddenly commits suicide, the shock and grief are nearly too much for Angie to handle. Unexpectedly, Angie discovers that her sister's death was a direct result of being raped by one of Hollywood's most powerful and celebrated men . . . as well as the shocking cowardice of people closest to her. Angie vows, in spite of her sometimes crippling anxiety, to bring this famous film mogul down herself. She snags a job with his company that allows her access deep inside his gilded world. But she soon realizes that an entire system has been put in place to enable him. She begins to amass a trove of evidence until a sudden betrayal sends her running for her life. A heart-stopping thrill ride from beginning to end, Catch and Kill is about abuse by the powerful, those who conspire to protect them, and the dangerous path required to reclaim the truth.

Love has a brother and his name is . . . hate. Life was never easy for Marcus, even before his parents' murder/suicide in a seedy trailer park in Florida. Now he's landed in Vegas with his older brother, Mac, hoping to start over. But plans usually go sideways when Mac's involved. He's a mean brawler, and Marcus all too often ends up on the receiving end. Then Marcus meets Trina—a ray of hope in his sea of despair. He's smitten. Trina, however, has a thing for bad boys, and Mac is as bad as they come. She falls for Mac and moves into the brothers' one-room apartment. After an unlikely stroke of good fortune dumps a heap of cash in their laps, their pressure-cooker existence explodes and all hell breaks loose. Death Valley is a story of how far you can push someone before they finally push back. It's about love, greed, and the wide-open desert where men mostly end up dead."Chilling...shows the struggle of family blood and conflicting personalities." - Advanced ReviewFans of Raging Bull and The Fighter will love this family drama.

Love has a brother and his name is . . . hate. Life was never easy for Marcus, even before his parents' murder/suicide in a seedy trailer park in Florida. Now he's landed in Vegas with his older brother, Mac, hoping to start over. But plans usually go sideways when Mac's involved. He's a mean brawler, and Marcus all too often ends up on the receiving end. Then Marcus meets Trina—a ray of hope in his sea of despair. He's smitten. Trina, however, has a thing for bad boys, and Mac is as bad as they come. She falls for Mac and moves into the brothers' one-room apartment. After an unlikely stroke of good fortune dumps a heap of cash in their laps, their pressure-cooker existence explodes and all hell breaks loose. Death Valley is a story of how far you can push someone before they finally push back. It's about love, greed, and the wide-open desert where men mostly end up dead."Chilling...shows the struggle of family blood and conflicting personalities." - Advanced ReviewFans of Raging Bull and The Fighter will love this family drama.

Her words cut deep. Teddy’s a world-famous playwright in the mold of David Mamet, but for the past year he’s been stuck. An assignment to write a play about Emily Dickinson should have been simple—but instead it has turned into pure obsession. Then, one night, she comes to life in his office, like magic, seducing him, torturing him, begging him to uncover the shocking secret about her life that she has woven between the lines of her text. And tonight, he’s finally figured her out. So why is Teddy holding a loaded gun to his head? Stumbling in and out of reality, we’ll experience the magic of Emily Dickinson’s words as they lead Teddy on a harrowing journey that will change his life . . . for eternity. Dying is a wild night and a new road."Psychological . . . holds you until the end." - Advanced ReviewFans of Emily Dickinson and Crimson Peak will love this haunting drama.

Her words cut deep. Teddy’s a world-famous playwright in the mold of David Mamet, but for the past year he’s been stuck. An assignment to write a play about Emily Dickinson should have been simple—but instead it has turned into pure obsession. Then, one night, she comes to life in his office, like magic, seducing him, torturing him, begging him to uncover the shocking secret about her life that she has woven between the lines of her text. And tonight, he’s finally figured her out. So why is Teddy holding a loaded gun to his head? Stumbling in and out of reality, we’ll experience the magic of Emily Dickinson’s words as they lead Teddy on a harrowing journey that will change his life . . . for eternity. Dying is a wild night and a new road."Psychological . . . holds you until the end." - Advanced ReviewFans of Emily Dickinson and Crimson Peak will love this haunting drama.