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Elderly women are dying in River Valley...after their names appear in the obituaries. When the latest woman comes to Marsha Steele for help finding the killer before she becomes the next victim, Marsha is thrust into another mystery that could very well be her last.

Sarah Sawyer wants a life of peace for her and her daughter. After the death of her husband a year ago, she has been on the run from a group of men who believe she has something they want. She intends to hide out in Amish country until she can form a plan of safety. She never intended to be shot and offered sanctuary among the simple people who offer her a temporary identity. Ben Harztler finds a wounded Englisch woman and her daughter in the woods behind his house. He brings them home so his mamm can tend to them, intending to send them on their way soon after. His mamm has other ideas. ...

Sometimes a normal winter afternoon is anything but normal. When an escaped mental patient takes a woman and her three children hostage, the mother must dig deep for strength and determination she didn't know she had to save herself and her children. This short story thriller will leave you breathless. By best-selling, award-winning author.

Bethany Samson is knocked into the ocean by a seeing-eye dog. When she emerges, wet and angry, she doesn't expect to fall for the dog's handsome master. So, she hatches a plan to get the man to fall in love with her before he regains his sight. After all, how can any seeing man love her with scars, inside and out? Logan Morrison, temporarily blind because of a car accident is recuperating on the beautiful island of Maui. When he stumbles across a feisty woman who smells of flowers, he sees a pleasant way to spend his time until he heads back to the mainland. What he didn't plan on was ...

Tatym Billings’ grandmother dies and leaves her cabin and land in Misty Hollow to her granddaughter. What promised to be a new life had instead turned into a lethal inheritance as someone wants to prove Tatym is not the legal owner and will do anything in his power to get her deed. Even kill.

Shea Sydney couldn’t be happier that she’d been hired on as Misty Hollow's newest deputy. She needed a reason to live in the town, and now she had the perfect one. She suspected the identity of the man who killed her father 10 years ago and believed he lived in the small town of Misty Hollow. With a badge on her belt, she had the right to ask questions. She’d find out the truth one way or the other.

Charity O'Connell receives a minimum of five marriage proposals a day from dirty miners and old men. When her pa drowned after being pinned in the creek by a fallen tree, Charity took up laundering to make ends meet. Especially after her gambling father lost every cent he ever made. Then, she receives a marriage proposal from handsome Gabriel Williams after Charity saves his daughter from being trampled, and Charity believes he's the answer to her prayer.

Widowed and broke, Rachel Kent collects her two children, packs up their belongings, and heads across the Ozarks to stay with her parents. They stop for the night at a newly opened campground then take a short hike. The three return to find the other occupants of the campground murdered. They flee the campsite and stumble upon a ranger's cabin, where they enlist the help of handsome, former-Army Ranger Wesley Ward, who informs them a survivalist group laid claim to the mountain.

CAN A SHY TEACHER AND A SAD WIDOWER STAND STRONG IN THEIR LOVE WHEN DANGER THREATENS? Tina Johnson, second grade schoolteacher, is at her wit's end with two twin boys in her class. She sets up a meeting with their father, not expecting him to be so handsome, or so sad. The two agree to work on the boys' behavior. David Larson, widower, never expects to fall in love again, but when he starts meeting regularly with his sons' teacher, all that changes. He discovers the beautiful woman has a kind heart and really wants the best for his boys. When the two decide to take their relationship to the...

When Stormi's nephew asks her to help him stop the abuse to a friend of his, Stormi is more than willing to step in. What she finds is worse than anything she imagined. No amount of research prepared her for a group of men so evil that Stormi must dig deep inside herself and call on God to rescue the man she loves.

Evil is stalking the town of Clear Springs and seems to be targeted at Cassidy Monroe, one of the town's detectives. Haunted by her mother's unsolved murder, Cassidy links the killer to her death. What she discovers rocks her world. Colin MacKenzie, a relocated detective from Scotland, is the last thing Cassidy needs. Handsome and determined to protect her, she finds he is a distraction she doesn't need. As an age-old secret covered with blood creeps closer, Cassidy must determine which is more important...justice or love?

In the sprawling expanse of the Rocking W Ranch, high on top of Misty Mountain one woman's idyllic new start at life as a nanny takes a treacherous turn. Danica Cooper, recovered gambling addict and moving on with her life after helping bring down a crime boss, is now the nanny for the Dylan Wyatt’s twin boys. Dani hopes to find solace and purpose amidst the growing ranch. Little does she know that her picturesque world is about to be shattered by a sinister force. A mysterious man, lurking in the shadows, has cast a dark cloud over The Rocking W. His demand is simple but ominous – one ...

A return to power. A town living in fear. A detective who wants to reach the end. When a child is taken, Harper and Liam are on a race to find out why? Why would the Seven Deadly Sins Killer take an innocent child? Why make it look as if another child is the culprit? As the killer's mind begins to spiral downward, something happens that reassures him that he is still in power. Join Harper and Liam as they fight through the seven sins, shoving their relationship aside. A madman and his assassin needed to be brought to justice before the final sin. The one where he would demand retribution ...

The Seven Deadly Sins One dedicated detective A town in peril Someone is making people pay for their sins and they’re targeting Detective Harper Scranton. When a wealthy resort owner is killed and a message left for Harper, it’s time to receive some help. She isn’t the only one receiving messages. So is FBI Special Agent Liam McConnell. What they don’t know is that the man behind the messages has a diabolical reason for bringing the two of them together, and he won’t stop until he gets what he wants. Can Harper and Liam stop a madman before he kills through the seven deadly sins ...

Fake names Panic rooms A man who won't stop until his mission is complete Harper and Liam discover the name of the man responsible for the wave of deaths. They've also come face-to-face with his hired assassin. A woman with as many disguises as the man who hired her. A woman far more dangerous than her boss, and she's starting to crack. One longing look between Harper and Liam cause the punishment of lust to escalate, putting everyone around them in grave danger. Their time is coming with the speed of a tornado as time marches on toward the final sin of anger. Can they get out of the path ...

The killer is on the run Harper and Liam are getting closer Danger escalates As Harper and Liam get closer to bringing down the man responsible for the crimes in the name of ridding the world of sin, they uncover an operation of his followers. As each member is brought in for questioning, deaths increase, and an assassin gets increasingly restless. A teen boy is kidnapped and forced to play a deadly game with Harper and Liam. Who will survive a madman’s mind that is quickly spiraling out of control? Get the fourth volume in the Seven Deadly Sins series now and not miss one minute of the ...

The game continues. Tensions grow. An assassin like no other. Harper and Liam are closer to finding out the identity of the man responsible for the wave of deaths, but every time they get close, he sends them on a timed mission. Get there before the time runs out or someone dies. And now the man has a hired assassin who might be running things now. An unpredictable woman with a thirst for killing. Their list of suspects refuses to talk, bound by a decree they won’t dare break. When Liam and Harper reach the end of yet another game, things get explosive. Get the second volume in the Seven ...

In Texarkana, Arkansas in 1946, a serial killer terrorized the town. Now, in the present day, Pressley Taylor has arrived to pick up where her grandmother left off…to find out the identity of The Phantom. Armed with her grandmother’s notes, she enlists the help of handsome Officer Jackson Hudson, who reluctantly agrees to help. It soon becomes apparent that Pressley’s presence in town has unearthed that years-ago evil, and she becomes the primary target. As young lovers are once again being stalked and killed, it’s up to Pressley and Jackson to find the copycat killer.

Duncan McCammon receives a text for help from his sister. When he arrives at her house, he discovers her gone and her husband murdered. Detective Kennedy Sparks arrives on the scene. As the two investigate, they are drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse where Duncan's long ago rock-climbing buddies are killed off one by one. The killer is following the plot of one of Duncan's books based on an unfortunate accident that had happened years before - a plot that would result in the woman Duncan loved being murdered.

Laura Worth answers an advertisement for a bride and leaves Missouri to meet her groom in Montana. When she gets there, she realizes her husband-to-be, Ben Cooper, has no knowledge of having sent for her. She is devastated, even more so when she breaks a precious heirloom. Ben's heart goes out to the beautiful woman and he marries her in answer to his mother's dying wish. As Christmas approaches, the two wonder whether their marriage will hold the love and intimacy God intended it to have. Will Ben win the heart of his unexpected gift?