Inspirational Suspense

On break from her vendor booth selling bittersweet swags at a craft fair, Lolo Henley accidentally witnesses illegal activity down along Atchison’s waterfront and runs for her life. Ever short of his dream for ordination at St. Benedicts Abbey, gardener Karch Riley rescues Lolo from an unholy search party. As trouble mounts, Karch discovers veiled threats on the adjoining college campus and teams with law enforcement to protect the innocent. Evidence of illegal gun purchases becomes linked with the abbey’s Vicar Copley, Karch’s harsh boss. Trouble deepens when human trafficking ...

Hi, my name is Blake.Yes, I'm a girl.Yes, I want to be a spy.Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamt about being a spy. Solving the crime, saving the country. No, it wasn't the usual career a little girl normally wanted, but I wasn't normal and I knew it.Even though I had wanted to be a spy, I hadn't taken any steps to make it happen. Until one day, opportunity came knocking on my door. Now, my neighbor was missing, my house had been ransacked and a mysterious green-eyed hottie, that made my heart race, was coming around.This was my chance. This was the moment I had been waiting for. ...

Inspired by Bonnie & Clyde's true life Shocking True Crime Stories Love is a loaded gun—and they’re both pulling the trigger. "The Deadly Duo: A Tale of Crime and Chaos," takes you on a wild ride through the dark and twisted minds of two unlikely partners in crime, rampaging through Detroit in the 1970s. Barney and Heidi, two people from very different walks of life, join forces to embark on a violent and unpredictable spree of robbery, murder, and mayhem. The story begins with Barney, a bored thirty-something, meeting Heidi, a stunning woman — known as ‘Heid’ by her friends — ...

Travel to Australia to solve a family mystery? Sure, Marlow could do that. But she didn’t take into consideration the vast outback, nor the owner of the sheep station. Widower, Jake Barclay, is everything her late husband was not—honorable, considerate, a pure gentleman. She came prepared with sunscreen, but hadn’t built a high enough screen around her heart. Jake was dubious about Marlow’s reason for visiting his station and thwarts her plan at every turn. Until he sees how she interacts with his vulnerable, young daughter. If they solve the coded message, can Marlow return to ...

Was she her sister’s keeper? Leah was all the family Brynn Kingston had left, and she’d made that promise to her mother before she passed away to take care of her little sister. But when she learned Leah was engaged to a man she’d met online—a man who probably didn’t exist at least in the form he presented online—Brynn knew she had to expose the scammer before her sister’s small nest egg was gone. But then she met the scammer face-to-face. Best-laid plans. Was he his brother’s keeper? Although Ben Fisher had been shunned by his community and his parents, he stayed as close ...

Dylan Campbell, a CSIS officer, has been undercover hundreds of times before and is ready to get out of the game. But before he can tell his bosses at the Canadian spy agency, he discovers a terrorist plot that could take him―and millions of others―out permanently. Getting the information up the chain of command proves complicated, though, when Dylan's cover is blown and he's captured and thrown in an African prison. Will he be the first test subject for the new and deadly virus about to be unleashed on the world? CIA officer Elizabeth Spencer is undercover for one reason―to find ...

Two Converging Paths… NYC editor David Wappelhorst has everything going for him except what he’s wanted in life. Concerned he’s waited too long to pursue his dream of writing a bestseller, he ditches his prestigious career and relocates to his hometown. After witnessing a murder and given a new identity, Megan Summers finds herself in a Podunk Pennsylvanian town far away from family. Stunned with grief, she wonders if it’s possible to rebuild her life. A nearby abandoned brick house with a grim history lends more unease to her situation. Has she escaped one deadly past to live in ...

Are Laurel’s visions madness or could they be inspired by God? Laurel Fischer knows the trials of having a prophetic gift all too well. Her husband, Frank, had believed her when she saw they’d have their daughter, Grace. He staked everything on it when she foretold his election to city council. But when a vision revealed that Frank was in the arms of another woman? Frank’s politics took a turn. He divorced Laurel. He used her visions to prove her an unfit mother. He’d wed his wealthy mistress, Shana—a woman with everything but the child she’d always wanted. When a disturbing new...

Lights! Camera! Action! The latest book in the Big Book Series takes us behind the curtain to uncover the stories that became some of the greatest films of the silver screen. Among these are Robert Louis Stevenson's horrifying tale that was later turned into the iconic movie The Body Snatcher, starring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff; and "Cyclists' Raid", the short story that formed the basis for the legendary Brando film The Wild One.

After spending years caring for her ailing parents and teaching art in a Springfield, Missouri high school, Jasmine (Jazzy) Dwyer no longer has any expectation of a committed relationship. Yet, beneath her self-sufficient exterior, a lonely heart longs for such a bond. Steve Prescott made a mistake that cost him his family and years of his life. Now he’s a free man, working hard, and doing everything he can to make amends, but is unable to forgive himself. When a man with whom he once worked is murdered, and he is questioned, he sets out to prove who really killed the man. Can a man with ...

When Betsy Stevenson signed up for the writer’s conference, she thought she’d see her Houston friends and learn more about the craft of writing. However, rain, canceled flights, and a chance meeting with Dillon McCloud (a mystery writer and keynote speaker) turns her life into a back-to-back adventure. And the mayhem has to include Rose Wilford, Betsy’s bestest friend in all the world. Especially since she ‘happens’ to show up at the writer’s conference, and she isn’t a writer. While she’s there – Rosie invites Dillon to join them on a girl’s trip in her RV. The famous ...

Nothing in life is free. In fact, sometimes you pay with your life… The death of her estranged ex-husband was tragic, but Tessa thought she’d uncovered the silver lining. She was going to be financially stable, a homeowner and it brought her together with the handsome builder down the road. A strange encounter and more discoveries are making Tessa’s stay in her beloved beach cottage nearly unbearable. David’s life and career were more complicated and dangerous than she ever would have guessed. All she wants is a quiet, normal life. With Chris by her side, she struggles to find ...

Honey Pot celebrates when a long-lost brother is found - until the party is cut short. Tragedy turns a happy reunion into a tearful good-bye. When the facts just don't add up, Lydia goes from supporting a traumatized family to hunting a possible killer. With a stranger lurking in the shadows, the mystery is harder to unravel than it appears.

Sherlock Holmes has not only captivated readers for more than a century and a quarter, he has fascinated writers as well. It is little wonder, then, that when the renowned Sherlockians Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger invited their writer-friends and colleagues to be inspired by the Holmes canon, a cornucopia of stories sprang forth. Now, King and Klinger have invited another 15 masters to become In League with Sherlock Holmes. The contributors to this volume include award-winning authors of horror, thrillers, mysteries, westerns, and science fiction.

I need you to touch me like you mean it. I need your hands to erase the memories of them. Mitchell The day that I met Kaitlyn, she was shivering from shock and trauma. Would it be wrong to say that was the moment I fell in love with her? She needs someone to keep her safe and remind her of her strength; I'm that man. Kaitlyn I’ll remember the weapon they held to my head for the rest of my life, but I’ll remember the man who helped me past the darkest night of my soul even longer. Mitchell is everything I never knew to ask for; and I will love him forever. Sweet Surrender is a dark ...

Secrets breed distance. Truth doesn’t always make sense. Friends sometimes come unexpectedly. Jen Morel can’t seem to put all the pieces together. Searching for her birth father is difficult and emotional. When she thinks she might have a lead on him - and the gold - she finds a dead end. Her best friend has a secret and she’ll need Jen’s support as her news comes out. Life changing events are happening all around her and she’s needed now more than ever. She spends more time on her friends than on her own issues. It’s fulfilling to be in a position to help, but stressful that ...

A woman who will protect her young brother at any cost… ...The man determined to win her heart… ...And the fathers whose shadows threaten them all… ********** Twenty-seven year old Talia Lovejoy trusts no one. She can’t, because she never knows who might be working for the father of her six-year-old half-brother, a father in name only, because his intent toward his son is pure malice. But when the keyboardist for a famous rock band, Tiger O’Keefe, sees her signing to worship songs on a DVD, he’s determined to seek her out – even though it means entering a religious fellowship,...

The West Virginia moonshiners just met the big city gangsters in the days of prohibition, and things are about to get interesting. "Moonshine Mafia" is a rip-roaring story about bootlegging, the greatest heist in West Virginia history, two cat-house prostitutes dipping into a hidden stash of cash, a career criminal from a long line of "can't stay out of trouble and jail" kinfolk, a star football player-turned-lawyer who returns to his West Virginia home town to defend his family...and a cast of wildly colorful characters that make this story shine.

Mr. Michael, Destiny Rose McCulloch, and Hunter have a mysterious history. Why were three fathers, all business partners, murdered under suspicious circumstances while on their quest to find gold? Hunter, who is Mr. Michael's ranch manager, is determined to find the answers and protect the precocious young lady who he suspects holds a key answer to his questions. Mr. Michael wants only to be left alone to attend to his property, but what can he do when Destiny refuses to leave and captures the heart of every one of his employees? Destiny almost forgets her quest when she falls in love with ...

Trying to build a life literally from scratch for me and my kids seems impossible. I’m just glad to have May and Jason helping me out. But even with us three, plus our kids’ assistance, it still isn’t enough to get things done. And that’s when Elijah Maynes enters. There’s no avoiding it. The more I try to escape him, the more I see of him.