Inspirational Suspense

Family, friends, and strangers from around the country find sanctuary in the mountains of North Carolina as they wait out the tempest of the storm…Tempest of the Storm is the continuing story in the Home to Clare Harbor series of family, friends, and strangers who are drawn together by forces over which they have no control. They have weathered what many believed to be the storm of the century. Now they face a storm of another kind that could pose an even greater threat to all of them. Senator Gareth Dyersen knows that the threat he and all those who have taken refuge in his mountain home...

Tommy and Evelyn Christie have reluctantly agreed to host the wedding of Tommy's mother to Andrew Parsons, the Marquess of York, at their home Hessleham Hall. None of the happy couple's adult children support the marriage, but when Andrew is found dead outside the wedding chapel on the morning of his wedding, it seems one of them has taken their anger a step too far. To make matters worse, Tommy's younger brother, Harry, is missing and quickly becomes the police's primary suspect. Can Tommy and Evelyn uncover the murderer before the teenage Harry is found and arrested for the crime

When Dorie and Ross MacAvoy return from their honeymoon in Scotland, much has changed. Police Captain Riley McDonough is dating Jenny Schaefer, the waitress at the Corner Café and server at the Doll House B&B for Dorie and Ross’s wedding. Dorie starts her new job at Daelin Police Department as a Liaison officer and researcher with Detectives Mavers and Akers. Ross starts a new job at the Chattahoochee Ranger Station with his new partner Felicity Johnson. When a series of church burglaries begin in Daelin, Dorie is confounded by the lab results saying the burglary suspect is a pregnant ...

Twelve-year-old Maddie Thompson and her friend Lana share a love of horror stories and wild imaginings. But Lana insists they are too old for pretending. It’s time for a different game: serving Him, a figure she sees lurking in the dark, mysterious and demanding. According to Lana, she and Maddie must obey Him or else suffer the consequences. Maddie doesn’t want to lose her most important friendship, even if it means luring an innocent girl into the woods—as a sacrifice for Him.

Sophie knew real fear and never more so than now. They had to escape the increasing danger...and that meant leaving their home. Their options were few...staying could be deadly. She knew disappearing wasn’t enough...they needed a safe place. Somewhere no one would ever think to look. She’d hoped their grandmother’s house would be safe...that didn’t work out. Caleb was determined to keep his best friend’s widow and children safe. But first he had to find them. Travel with Caleb, Sophie and her family on an inspirational saga that will rivet you with heart-wrenching moments of drama...

Lieutenant Ethan Hendricks’ greatest nightmare just also happened to be his grandfather’s newest business venture. Logan Hendricks is thrilled about his brand new detective agency’s first case, but things weren’t turning out the way they were supposed to, including the attempted murder of one of his brand new employees. But he figures their next case, which involves finding a missing sister, should go a lot smoother. How dangerous could it be? Ethan Hendricks wasn’t quite as confident about his grandfather’s new hobby, or that the supposedly straight-forward case of a missing ...

Lieutenant Ethan Hendricks’ greatest nightmare just also happened to be his grandfather’s newest business venture. Logan Hendricks is thrilled about his brand new detective agency’s first case, but things weren’t turning out the way they were supposed to, including the attempted murder of one of his brand new employees. But he figures their next case, which involves finding a missing sister, should go a lot smoother. How dangerous could it be? Ethan Hendricks wasn’t quite as confident about his grandfather’s new hobby, or that the supposedly straight-forward case of a missing ...

Fear. Anguish. Heartbreak. Selfless love. Ultimate sacrifice. All in less than a minute. Sometimes that’s all there is. Adam Manning arrives at the crime scene and quickly sees that not everything is as it seems. Neither is he. If you enjoy clean mystery romance and inspirational women’s fiction filled with love, hope, family, new and old friendships, and a mystery to keep you guessing, Stay With Me is the series collection for you. This is Book Eight of the eight-part Stay With Me mystery romance novella series. Book 8 of 8.

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A truly unprecedented literary achievement by author and editor Lawrence Block, this newly-commissioned anthology of 17 superbly-crafted stories, each inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper. Contributors include Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Olen Butler, Michael Connelly, Megan Abbott, Craig Ferguson, Nicholas Christopher, Jill D. Block, Joe R. Lansdale, Justin Scott, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Warren Moore, Jonathan Santlofer, Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, and Lawrence Block himself.

Alex Taft is a reformed man. His childhood shattered by a horrible event which took the life of his mother, Alex grew up angry and wanting nothing to do with the God of the Bible, the God his family believed in and loved. In a miraculous twist of fate, Alex's life was turned upside down and he has been led to pastor a church in Texas. Believing God reformed him, saved him, to be a pastor, he has set aside any hope for a wife and family of his own. Caroline Mabry is a widow with a young son. Abused by her husband, she has taken their child and fled California to a middle-of-nowhere town in ...

It’s the year 2002 and in the heart of the American Mafia’s empire, a powerful boss’s son, Domonic Ambrosi, yearns for a bride whose purity matches his desire for a wife. Aria, a young orphan is trapped in the clutches of her exploitive aunt and uncle, working endlessly in their Calabrian situated southern Italian café. As her eighteenth birthday approaches changes suddenly take place. These would send her from the oppression she has known on a journey she could never have imagined. Caught in the cunning scheme of her guardians, Aria is thrust into the unlikely role as a proxy bride ...

Sally Rose McFarlane follows her dream of being a teacher when she accepts a position as governess in post-Reconstruction, Florida. A misunderstanding of her previous experience in Ohio forces her to keep a secret to retain her job. When she learns about the recent Jim Crow laws, she realizes she also has to hide her bi-racial ancestry. When Bryce Hernandez, former Pinkerton agent, becomes a law partner to Sally Rose’s employer, he and Sally Rose become involved with each other to stop a smuggling operation involving their employer’s dishonest business partner. What will happen when the...

Experience the captivating start of the Sanders Legacy as Jason and Naomi embark on a life-altering journey. Leaving behind the hustle and bustle of city living, they find solace in the tranquil embrace of the Pacific Cove Ranch. However, as Naomi grapples with the haunting loss of her beloved sister, her new surroundings only amplify her feelings of isolation and melancholy. In the depths of her sorrow, Naomi begins to question her own perceptions. Are the visions she witnesses a product of her grief-stricken mind, or is there a spectral presence entwined with the very fabric of the ranch ...

*Amazon #1 Bestseller* *Winner-Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence* *Winner-Silver Medal-Global Book Awards* and 1st Book in Tejas Desai’s Riveting International Crime Trilogy The Brotherhood Chronicle (The Brotherhood, The Run and Hide, The Dance Towards Death)! *NOW BEING RELEASED: TEJAS DESAI'S LATEST BOOK, BAD AMERICANS (AKA THE GREAT AMERICAN PANDEMIC NOVEL), AN AMBITIOUS FRAME NOVEL FILLED WITH 12 SHORT STORIES BEING RELEASED IN PARTS FROM MARCH 15, 2025 TO APRIL 15, 2026. CHECK OUT HIS AUTHOR PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION!* Enter a sinister, exotic world of danger, surprise and ...

Time is running out. Lives hang in the balance. And someone wants her breakthrough discovery - at any cost. In the high-stakes world of pharmaceutical research, brilliant scientist Astrid Larsen races against time to find a cure for the devastating disease that took her husband. When her groundbreaking research becomes the target of corporate espionage, she's forced to accept protection from Flynn Rexford, a former Special Forces operative with his own desperate stake in her success - his daughter is dying from the same disease. As threats escalate and their professional boundaries blur ...

He’s a master of the human mind. But can he get away with murder? Dr. Eric Leroy hungers for literary fame. Exhausted after years of listening to his rich clients wallowing in their worries, the psychiatrist intends to pursue his true passion of writing murder mysteries. And with his most obnoxious patient in mind, he crafts a killer plot to write exactly what he knows.... The nation is shocked when a famous Seattle resident and his wife are found dead in their upscale Madison Park neighborhood. It looks like murder-suicide, but Detective Blake Stephenson isn't convinced.

The cozy mystery series set in Saint Joseph, Michigan continues. It’s Halloween and Suzette can’t stop screaming. Al Capone appears to be robbing the gift shop in the tunnel; Earl and the Earlites decide to dress alike; and Ben and Brutus vie for Suzette’s attention. Add to that a library to die for in the senior center and life is full of unpredictable surprises. A second body, two tunnel entrances and two boyfriends – a duo of death and romance indeed!

Running late to the bakery one foggy morning, Audrey strikes a vehicle. Emerging from her car into the fog, she discovers she hit a motor scooter. But there’s no rider in sight. Just blood. The absence of the driver is a mystery, especially to Sergeant Jack Mansfield, the detective and church member responsible for firing Audrey's pastor husband from his pulpit. The scooter belongs to Jack’s wife, Julie, a teacher at the local high school, who has vanished… like morning fog.

"Beneath the City Lights" is a gripping murder mystery set in the dark underbelly of New York City. The city is met by fear when a string of brutal killings begins to mirror the infamous Jack the Ripper murders of 19th-century London. Detective Clara Evans, a tenacious investigator known for her sharp instincts, is assigned to the case. As she digs deeper into the investigation, she uncovers a chilling pattern and eerie connections among the victims, leading her through a labyrinth of gruesome secrets hidden beneath the bustling streets. In a race against time, Clara must outwit a cold-...