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Dark Things
Series · 5 books · 2017

Books in series

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#1

Dark and Deadly Things

2017

Since Elise Morgan left her father’s reality television show, Dark and Deadly Things, she put the ghost-hunting life behind her, able to comfortably watch from her couch. Her father has resorted to faking the hauntings that thrill America, but he could never fool Elise. She can see the dead. When the Halloween episode airs live on television, something goes horribly wrong. Four people end up dead, and Elise's father is the lead suspect in their murders. But Elise knows the truth. She watched the thing that crawled from the darkness. She just has to prove her father's innocence. Abel Hale was in the house when his family were slaughtered. He felt the cold breeze, heard the scraping of nails along the wall as the entity stalked them. The thing that killed the people he loved was not human. There is only one person who believes him, one person who can help him. Joining forces with Elise, they try to find the creature and stop it once and for all. There’s only one problem. How do you kill a ghost?
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#2

Dark and Devious Things

2017

Now that Abel Hale and Elise Morgan have been forced to hunt ghosts for Silas Ford's television show, things are about to get all kinds of freaky. Their first case involves Shonda King, a mother in Kentucky whose friendly childhood ghost has turned into an adult nightmare. Shonda, terrified for the safety of her family, wants Abel and Elise to get rid of the ghost—by any means necessary. Sarah, though, is much more powerful than Abel and Elise realize. She's a doppelganger who can make herself into anyone—anything. When you have as much baggage as Abel and Elise have, that is not a good thing. Locked down for forty-eight hours, can Abel and Elise fight through all of Sarah's tricks? Or will their two days of terror be enough to end their partnership—and their lives—forever? \A Southern Gothic Tale\
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#3

Dark and Dreadful Things

2017

You can't believe everything you see. Reeling from the events that took place at the King House, Abel Hale and Elise Morgan have been sent to a new haunting at the house of Cody Cain. Except thanks to overhearing a private conversation between Abel and the evil Silas Ford, Elise isn't sure she can trust Abel, much less work with him. That fact breaks her heart because she had begun having real feelings for him, feelings that won't go away no matter how much she tries. As a former frat house, Cody's home has seen its share of good times. It has also seen its share of pain, suffering, and death. Six months ago, the paranormal activity in the house skyrocketed, forcing Cody to ask for help from the producers of Dark and Deadly Things, namely Silas. The house is something Elise has never seen before. The walls move, time jumps in and out, and nothing is ever the same. It is as if the house is in a time loop, moving and swaying from past to present. Caught in the loop is the ghost of Andrew Scott (no relation to the actor). He has his own secrets and a connection to Elise that will rock her already upended world. With two days to find out what is going on at the Cain house, Abel and Elise have to use every trick they've learned so far to not only figure out what exactly is going on, but what it means to for them. Because something evil has taken residence at the Cain house, something that knows Abel and Elise all too well. BOOKS IN THE SERIES: DARK AND DEADLY THINGS DARK AND DEVIOUS THINGS DARK AND DREADFUL THINGS DARK AND DESPERATE THINGS (May 2017)
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#4

Dark and Desperate Things

2017

Elise Morgan is about to find out that the sins of the father come back to haunt you. Running from Abel Hale seemed like a good idea at the time. Now as the only living soul in her cramped dorm room, Elise thinks maybe she's made a very bad mistake. Naked Girl, who has waited patiently, wants to tell her story. Elise's mom and Abel's mom want to be heard. And Kim Forrester... she wants revenge because she wouldn't be where she is if it weren't for Elise. One bad day... When the thing that has terrorized them resurfaces, Abel begs Elise to go with him for one last ghost hunt. He isn't asking for her forgiveness but needs her help to send the monster back where it came from. Every choice has a consequence. Every lie has a repercussion. Who can you trust when you can't even trust yourself? One bad day can kill.
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#5

Dark and Dangerous Things

2017

The final showdown has begun. With Abel in the hospital and Molly stronger than ever, it is up to Elise and newly released Silas Ford to figure out a way to send Molly back to Hell for good. She won't make it easy, of course. She has bargains to keep. Elise Morgan is ready for this to all be over. With a ticking time bomb in her head, she makes it her mission to rid the world—and her possessed father—of Molly once and for all. Who will live? Who will die? Molly Drake has souls to take. Those souls are fighting back. \The Final Book in the Series\ Dark and Deadly Things (1) Dark and Devious Things (2) Dark and Dreadful Things (3) Dark and Desperate Things (4) Dark and Dangerous Things (5)

Author

Kelly Martin
Kelly Martin
Author · 21 books

Kelly Martin is an author and developmental editor who lives in a possibly haunted house in a small southern town. While she'd like to say paranormal things only happen to her at her home, it would be a lie, mainly because she searches them out in some of America's most haunted locations. Whether it is talking to the ghosts of Waverly Hills or the spirits of Thomas House Hotel, these events inevitably land in some of Kelly's books. Just wait until you read The Estes Method (coming soon). Take a peek at the Website: http://www.kellymartinbooks.com Find on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/kellymartina... Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/readKellyMartin Subscribe to the Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/kellymartin... Join the Newsletter: http://bit.ly/mycuriousreaders Email Kelly Martin at kelly @kellymartinbooks.com (no spaces).

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