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Better Not Cry (Rebekka Franck Book 8) Kindle Edition

by Willow Rose (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 1,310
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He stalks you when you’re sleeping.

He kills when you’re awake…

Reporter Rebekka Franck is ready to escape the headlines for a relaxing holiday with her family.

Small town Cocoa Beach, Florida seems like the perfect getaway for sunny days and silent nights. At least, until a boy’s dead body is found.

Rebekka learns that the boy is the latest in a long line of victims preyed upon by a local legend. But an evil villain cloaked in red with sharp fingernails who comes down the chimney can’t be real. Can it?

With the help of a local teen whose dad fell victim to the murderer, Rebekka investigates the growing body count.

As Christmas creeps closer, the reporter race to solve the case before the killer strikes again.

Better Not Cry is a nail-biting standalone Christmastime story featuring Willow Rose’s iconic characters Rebekka Franck and Jack Ryder.

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Willow Rose is a multi-million-copy best-selling Author and an Amazon ALL-star Author of more than 80 novels. Several of her books have reached the top 10 of ALL books on Amazon in the US, UK, and Canada. She has sold more than six million books all over the world. She writes Mystery, Thriller, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense, Horror, Supernatural thrillers, and Fantasy. Willow's books are fast-paced, nail-biting page-turners with twists you won't see coming. That's why her fans call her The Queen of Plot Twists. Willow lives on Florida's Space Coast with her husband and two daughters. When she is not writing or reading, you will find her surfing and watching the dolphins play in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B077SPXWCD
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ BUOY MEDIA LLC; 1st edition (December 7, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6399 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 234 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1954139632
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Willow Rose is a multi-million-copy best-selling Author and an ALL-star Author of more than 90 novels.

She has sold more than six million books that are translated into many languages.

Willow's books are fast-paced, nail-biting pageturners with twists you won't see coming.

That's why her fans call her The Queen of Plot Twists.

Willow lives on Florida's Space Coast. When she is not writing or reading, you will find her surfing and watching the dolphins play in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

BOOKS BY WILLOW ROSE:

DETECTIVE BILLIE ANN WILDE SERIES:

- Don't Let Her Go (Billie Ann Wilde #1) - just released

- Then She's Gone (Billie Ann Wilde #2) - preorder today!

EVA RAE THOMAS MYSTERY SERIES:

- So We Lie (Eva Rae Thomas prequel)

- Don't Lie To Me (Eva Rae Thomas Mystery Book 1)

- What You Did (Eva Rae Thomas Mystery Book 2)

- Never Ever (Eva Rae Thomas Mystery Book 3)

- Say You Love Me (Eva Rae Thomas Mystery Book 4)

- Let Me Go (Eva Rae Thomas Mystery Book 5)

- It's Not Over (Eva Rae Thomas#6)

- Not Dead Yet (Eva Rae Thomas # 7)

- To Die For (Eva Rae Thomas # 8)

- Such a Good Girl (Eva Rae Thomas#9)

- Little Did She Know (Eva Rae Thomas #10)

- You Better Run (Eva Rae Thomas #11)

- Say it isn't so (Eva Rae Thomas #12)

- Too Pretty To Die (Eva Rae Thomas #13)

- Till Death Do Us Part (Eva Rae Thomas #14)

- Rest In Peace (Eva Rae Thomas #15) - pre-order today!

HARRY HUNTER MYSTERY SERIES:

- All The Good Girls (Harry Hunter Mystery #1)

- Run Girl Run (Harry Hunter Mystery #2)

- No Other Way (Harry Hunter Mystery #3)

- Never Walk Alone (Harry Hunter#4)

MARY MILLS MYSTERY SERIES:

- What Hurts the Most (Mary Mills Mystery #1)

- You Can Run (Mary Mills Mystery #2)

- You Can't Hide (Mary Mills Mystery #3)

- Careful Little Eyes (Mary Mills Mystery#4)

JACK RYDER MYSTERY SERIES:

- Hit the Road Jack (Jack Ryder #1)

- Slip out the Back Jack (Jack Ryder #2)

- The House That Jack Built (Jack Ryder #3)

- Black Jack (Jack Ryder #4)

- Girl Next Door (Jack Ryder#5)

- Her Final Word (Jack Ryder #6)

- Don't Tell (Jack Ryder#7)

REBEKKA FRANCK MYSTERY SERIES:

- One, two ... He is coming for you (Rebekka Franck #1)

- Three, Four ... Better lock your door (Rebekka Franck #2)

- Five, Six ... Grab your crucifix (Rebekka Franck#3)

- Seven, Eight ... Gonna stay up late (Rebekka Franck #4)

- Nine, Ten ... Never sleep again (Rebekka Franck#5)

- Eleven, Twelve ... Dig and Delve (Rebekka Franck #6)

- Thirteen, Fourteen ... Little Boy Unseen (Rebekka Franck#7)

- Better Not Cry (Rebekka Franck #8)

- Ten Little Girls (Rebekka Franck #9)

- It Ends Here (Rebekka Franck #10)

EMMA FROST MYSTERY SERIES:

- Itsy Bitsy Spider (Emma Frost #1)

- Miss Polly had a Dolly (Emma Frost #2)

- Run Run as Fast as You Can (Emma Frost #3)

- Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die (Emma Frost #4)

- Peek-A-Boo I See You (Emma Frost#5)

- Tweedledum and Tweedledee (Emma Frost#6)

- Easy as One Two Three (Emma Frost#7)

- There's No Place like Home (Emma Frost #8)

- Slenderman (Emma Frost#9)

- Where the Wild Roses Grow (Emma Frost#10)

- Waltzing Matilda (Emma Frost #11)

- Drip Drop Dead (Emma Frost #12)

- Black Frost (Emma Frost #13)

UMBRELLA MAN SERIES:

- Umbrella Man (umbrella man trilogy book 1)

- Blackbird Fly (umbrella man trilogy book 2)

STAND ALONE MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR/POST-APOCALYPTIC:

- Sorry Can't Save You

- In Cold Blood

- The Surge

- Girl Divided

- In One Fell Swoop

- To Hell in a Handbasket

- Rock-A-Bye Baby

- Nibble, Nibble, Crunch

- Eenie, Meenie

- Humpty Dumpty

- Edwina

- Chain Letter

- Better Watch Out

- Mommy Dearest

- The Bird

FANTASY/PNR SERIES:

- Flesh and Blood (Vampires of Shadow Hills #1)

- Blood and Fire (Vampires of Shadow Hills #2)

- Fire and Beauty (Vampires of Shadow Hills #3)

- Beauty and Beasts (Vampires of Shadow Hills #4)

- Beasts and Magic (The Vampires of Shadow Hills #5)

- Magic and Witchcraft (The Vampires of Shadow Hills #6)

- Witchcraft and War (The Vampires of Shadow Hills #7)

- War and order (The Vampires of Shadow Hills #8)

- Order and Chaos (The Vampires of Shadow Hills #9)

- Chaos and Courage (The Vampires of Shadow Hills #10)

- Beyond (Afterlife #1)

- Serenity (Afterlife #2)

- Endurance (Afterlife #3)

- Courageous (Afterlife#4)

- Savage (Daughters of the Jaguar #1)

- Broken (Daughters of the Jaguar #2)

- Song for a Gypsy (The Wolfboy Chronicles)

- I am Wolf (The Wolfboy Chronicles)

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Rebecca Huskey
5.0 out of 5 stars I love all of Willow Rose's books
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2017
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I love all of Willow Rose's books, and Rebekka Franck is ONE of my favorite characters (I also love her Emma Frost). I'm not one to put spoilers in a review, but if you like fun, creepy, scary, spooky, fast-paced books with likeable, realistic characters, you will love Willow Rose. Sometimes as a series moves on, it loses some of its appeal, but this does not happen in ANY of her series. The only bad thing I have to say about "Better Not Cry" is thanks a lot, Willow Rose, for robbing me of sleep...both to finish the book, and by being creeped out as I climbed in bed, listening for a sinister "ho ho ho". This latest book shows that she never slows down, and that we can continue to expect only the best from this author. I'm so glad I recently discovered her, and you will be, too!
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Sunshine
4.0 out of 5 stars Not for the faint hearted!
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2019
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This was my first Willow Rose book, and I can honestly say that it was quite enjoyable ... that is, if like me, you're into some truly creepy story writing! The pace moves along well, and you find yourself forming attachments to most of the characters. I'm definitely looking forward to reading more Rebekka Franck books, and seeing all her family members' characters fleshed out a bit more. I do recommend this book!
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Warren A. Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars Deadly Jingle Bells
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2018
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I may have given this a five star rating, but I do hate stories where innocent children die. Rebekka Franck brings her family from Europe to Cocoa Beach, Florida to bring her paralyzed boyfriend to see a specialist. While she is here she has rented a beach house for the month and they will spend a time through Christmas for the family enjoying the beach and Florida attractions. Unfortunately, Rebekka and youngest son William are pulled into the mystery of a rogue Santa spirit that is killing children and adults, and has been doing it for over 50 years. And even worse, local authorities keep labeling each death an accident or a suicide. Unfortunately for her, this rogue Santa sets his sights into Rebekka's family also. This horror story is well developed and written, but the reader should be prepared to discover children dying because of their love for Santa.
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Reader of the Pack
5.0 out of 5 stars Better Hope Santa Claus Isn't Coming To Town
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2017
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If you've never read a Willow Rose story, you're in for a real treat. I recently discovered her, too. I started out with several of her stand alone books and then went to the 7th Street Crew Series.I've liked each book enough to continue buying her stories. I don't think you would be disappointed with any of her books.

Better Not Cry is a creepy Christmas story. I'm not sure I will ever look at Santa Claus the same way after reading this book. I guess I'll just have to remember that not all Santas are created equal. Rebekka Franck, Sune, her boyfriend and their children came to Florida to see Disney World and for Sune to see a doctor who is his last hope for walking. Sune has been in a wheelchair since he was shot in the spine. The doctor told him to come back when he can at least wiggle a toe. The diagnosis was devastating for everyone.

One morning Rebekka was running on the beach and heard their neighbor screaming. She went to help and discovered that their little big was stuck in the chimney. The real horror was that the mom didn't know and she started a fire in the fireplace. This was the beginning of something terrible.

The rest of the story should be discovered by the next reader. Willow Rose's writing drew me into the story and kept me interested right up to the end. This is not appropriate for young children. It's a great horror story for older teens and adults. I highly recommend this book and writer.
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lisa ann stalnaker
3.0 out of 5 stars A good ,easy read
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2018
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The story moved at a nice pace and the characters were believable and likable. For my taste , the story ended too abruptly and what the Santa was exactly wasn't explained fully enough. Merely calling it a bad Santa wasn't enough for me.
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Michele
5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas isn't always fun...
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2022
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I never looked at Santa and thought of him as scary, but Willow Rose has definitely changed my mind. Rebekka and her family fly to the US to spend Christmas in Florida and also so Sune can see a specialist for his spinal injury. Of course, Rebekka finds herself in the middle of a crime scene almost immediately. She starts investigating and finds hundreds of children have died bizarrely in the month of December going back over 100 years. No one would ever believe that Santa could be so evil and no one does unless you truly believe. This scary Christmas story gives us the best of Rebekka and a little of our loved Cocoa Beach detective Jack and a Christmas miracle. I hope to see more of these two merged together in future books.
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4.0 out of 5 stars What do you want for Christmas?
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2022
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This story gives you a whole new view of the jolly fat man in the red suit. Rebekka Franck and family arrive in Cocoa Beach Florida for Sune to see a doctor, but plan to have a truly amazing Christmas. They get a different adventure than planned.
This is a sequel to the short story 'Better Watch Out' and I was glad I read that first.
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Janine
5.0 out of 5 stars 🎅 Santa or satan
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2018
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Rebekka and family had come to Florida in hopes of finding a cure for her husband who was unable to walk. They were making a vacation of it. The first day Rebekka was out running heard screams and found a "neighbor" on her hands and knees screaming . As she asked more questions trying to make sense of it. The more she ask the deeper she got.
Very good story very intense. I had to take a couple breaks but we'll worth it. I am not much of a horror reader. But this was part of my Christmas/Romance Collection. Now very glad I did. Willow Rose 🌹 is a very good weaver of tales.
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Karen Stubbington
5.0 out of 5 stars Santa is Not Who You Think!
Reviewed in Canada on December 21, 2017
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book...I read it in one sitting, I just could not put it down. I will never look at Santa the same way again, definitely not the Jolly Old Elf we all loved as children. This book was well written and is a definite page turner. I always enjoy books written by this author and I’m sure you will too.
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K. FOWLER
5.0 out of 5 stars Rebecca’s return
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 11, 2017
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An excellent new novel in the series ,slightly different plot foundation but interesting to see the family struggling to move forward in a new country for a while .
Meeting Jack Ryder was a curve ball will we see more interaction in the future , as usual willows twists and turns could lead us anywhere but I’m sure it will be worth it,
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Lia Jong
5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas
Reviewed in the Netherlands on December 9, 2017
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Just loved this book , read it in one day. Fantastic the way Sune saved Rebekka. Looking forward to the next story.
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Frankie72
4.0 out of 5 stars Another great page turner
Reviewed in Canada on April 5, 2020
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This is a different type of story. More along the lines of paranormal, but still a great story. Rebekka is in journalist mode even while on holiday in Florida. Keeps you on the edge of your seat.
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Kindle Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars Another great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2019
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Thankyou Willow Rose another great story, will never think of Santa the same way again tho . Ready for more of your books.
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