Inspirational Suspense

Their marriage didn’t last. The last thing he wants is to relive it. A divorced single dad with full custody of his son made a promise he now has to keep: invite his ex-wife to enjoy their son’s birthday gift: a seven-day cruise in Alaska. Can two people who have given up on each other put aside their emotions to make their five-year-old son happy for a week? Wait for Me is the the third novel in USA Today Bestselling author Jan Thompson’s Vacation Sweethearts Christian travel romance series celebrating the immeasurable grace and undeserved mercy of God. These novels are a spin-off of...

Two completely different personalities must learn to get along and play nice in order to survive a will that will change their lives. Twenty years ago, Tyler Hayes was ripped from his childhood home. Right after a horrific accident took his parents' lives, Tyler's grandfather cast him out of the mansion and sent him away. Now his grandfather has passed away and he can finally come home. However, even in death, Tyler's grandfather has betrayed him, leaving the mansion to a woman he’s never met. Even though Kate Mitchell has never met Tyler, she knows all about the accident that changed the...

When Father Bredder gets involved with murder--Heaven only knows what will happen next... In the first book in the series, Father Bredder makes a most ungodly discovery--a woman's decapitated head has been left in a pew in the back of his church. Named "A Red Badge Novel of Suspense" alongside Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Hugh Pentecost, The Father Bredder Mysteries, written by Leonard Wibberley under the pen name Leonard Holton, inspired a television show starring George Kennedy. “All the reader could ask… adventure, warm humor, and provocative nuggets of wisdom.”—The Los ...

Though Reema and Suman were not shifting across the ocean every calendar year, yet they were drifting from a city to another almost every quarter of a year. Will their life become harder with time? On a stormy night Reema and Suman arrived at a new city. They were not sure how long they could stay there yet with each passing moment they found calmness in each other, bonding them stronger than ever before. Every good thing comes to an end. One evening some of Suman’s colleagues found Reema working. The wheels of jealousy and conspiracy started rolling and Reema’s aloofness from the ...

She was trying to do her job by the book. Strong undercurrent of corruption was drifting her away. Could she survive her reality? Reema was a hard working Indian girl in her twenties. When her low paying public sector job made her work sixteen hours a day she did not complain. The same job introduced her to the reality of crime and corruption. Night after night Reema found herself wide awake turning from one side to another. Corruption was not a choice though corruption was about to kill her body and soul. Would she bury her naivety to become the ghastliest evil to triumph over the evil? ...

Reema has no clue if she could ever become strong enough to protect Suman from all the harm. Suman is clueless if he can keep his promises to Reema. Where would the couple end up? Reema and Suman went back home. Over the following month they sensed that the homecoming was temporary and they would be uprooted any moment to fly to a new location where they must start afresh. The new location was not at all welcoming. Reema and Suman saw worse and they tolerated the burnt. Arrangements of abrupt travel without the idea how long one has to stay in the new location hits on the money one has. Can...

Co-owner of Undiscovered Treasures, Caroline Gibson particularly relates to the ballerina music box: forever spinning and never going anywhere. But when her dream prince appears, she's sure her prayers have been answered. Trouble is, even though family and friends hint that the local artist is the guy for her, Caroline forgets about trusting God and takes matters into her own hands. Andrew Carrington has loved Caroline since they were kids and knows he'll never measure up to what she wants. But when God—or is it?—suddenly sends contracts begging for his signature, Andy thinks this just ...

He’d never fainted in his life. Hardly ever been sick. Never been afraid to tackle wild animals, untamed horses, or men with guns. But...there was his brother Jeremiah. A person so despicable he’d hope to never see him again. And worse, facing the heartless woman, Penelope, who’d betrayed him in front of the whole town—standing here now just feet away from him with Jeremiah—Well, for the first time in his life, he wanted to run. Fast. Yet, he couldn’t. He wouldn’t. There was his job that he loved, and the dreams he’d planned for. But most of all, there was a new woman in ...

Reema and Suman became a drifting couple for sometime. Can they ever be able not only to perch but to roost? Reema and Suman, both are in their early thirties, with a full decade of work experience. When Reema quit her job to cling to Suman, Reema’s mother was upset, so was Suman. Suman was wary that he became the monster who took away Reema’s freedom. Reema tried hard to make Suman feel her love. The effort made her realize that freeing Suman from his household duties so that his sole attention goes to his job while Reema hops from gig to gig was not losing independence. Did she think ...

Please Note: This is Book Two (2) of a Standalone Steries. You are not required to read Book One (1) to enjoy this story. “The past is never where you think you left it.” ― Katherine Anne Porter After the humiliation of being exposed and losing the subsequent trial, Mora is starting her life over with a new name, a new university, new friends, and a potential boyfriend. Her former life is defunct—or so she thinks. When a college party leads to an encounter with an old acquaintance, Mora realizes the past never stays buried. Old wounds are ripped open, and her former life collides ...

Everyone loves Toby Gibson. A co-owner of Undiscovered Treasures, a unique shop of antiques, collectables and junk, Toby is friendly, generous to a fault, the director of the local plays in Appleton and supports his church's youth functions. But the minute his sister, Caroline and her new husband, take off for their honeymoon, a “ghost” begins to haunt the shop—or maybe it's just an intruder. If so, Toby has no idea for what the thing is looking. To add to his troubles, he suspects Amy, not only is bidding for the property he's wanted forever, but is in love with him. And he's not ...

1982 could be the end for Wendy T. Bell. Blowing out the candles at her 50th LA birthday party, all she feels is betrayal – wondering if someone in the room is behind the threats that could bring her glamorous life as a best-selling author to an end, not to mention her engagement to a wealthy English Baron. Recalling a tiny Midwest island touted in a tossed aside Christmas card from an old boarding school chum, Wendy decides to head to there, incognito. When blackmailing notes begin to show up under her door in her seclusion, she is terrified. Who found her and why are they bent on ...

For years, Amy has traveled to a holy place in her dreams - a sublime place she calls the Living Room. When she awakes, her faith and energy are supernaturally restored. And when she dreams, she receives vibrant inspiration for her novels. As she begins to write her third book, the nature of her dreams shifts. Gone are the literary signposts. Instead, her dreams are studded with scenes that foreshadow real life. Before long, the scenes begin to spill over into her waking hours too.

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 ...

Madelyn Blake has worked hard to get where she is professionally and to be present to her twin daughters. An abusive relationship has taught her to be wary. It has also shaken her trust in God. When she becomes the target of a killer who enjoys using fire and explosives, her entire life is put on hold. Trevor Stone appears to be a shy, mild-mannered man, but he has seen the worst of people. Still, he retains his unwavering faith that God is in control of everything. As a technician in a bomb squad unit, he has honed his ability to keep calm and clear thinking in life and death situations. ...

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 ...

Grace is about to get real. You've read about all the Slade brothers... but what about the one you've grown to... uh hate? When it comes to enemies, West has them in spades, but his worst enemy is himself. And if despising all his past mistakes was a competition, he'd win that too. He blames himself fully for what happened to his momma, but could running his boss's shady multi-trillion dollar empire be a new low? If so, Nashville's most notorious bad boy has just hit rock bottom. Enter Lauren Garcia--a goody two-shoes, bible toting daughter of a pastor. And if that wasn't sickening enough, ...

The saga continues.... Banished from heaven, Lucifer, King of Perdition, presides over hell. Fired by hatred, he has a single goal: to lure unwitting mankind into damnation. And little by little, he is succeeding. But the omens point to a shift in the balance of power. A star burns brightly over planet Earth, heralding the arrival of a child king. The Nazarene. Humiliated, Lucifer is returned to Perdition, mutinous and defiant. Summoning the councils of hell, Lucifer conspires again against the race of men. The fallen will visit the Earth.

Second Chance Sweet Romance Short Story collection. Four clean and wholesome romance short stories. These are quick little reads for when you need a pick-me-up. From Winter to Summer Jake, a police officer, rescues Emily, a determined songwriter stranded barefoot in a snowstorm. As seasons change, he becomes her protector. But as her feelings grow, will he become her lover? Reborn At a party, journalist Bill reunites with college sweetheart Lara, an auditor, and discovers she's being followed. Though he offers help, she turns into a private detective. Can they confront the threat and ...

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...