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| Sabotage Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Kit Wilkinson / Steeple Hill Books 
Olympic hopeful Emilie Gill is beautiful, rich, successful-and in danger. Someone's targeting her stable, her friends, her life…and there's nowhere for her to turn. The police? They've charged her with murder. Her father? Out of town-again. Her best friend? He's the man she's accused of killing. There's no one to count on-until Derrick Randall rides into her life. The stable manager's support encourages Emilie to open her carefully guarded heart. But just as she's learning to trust, it all comes apart. Her faith-and newfound love-are all she'll have when the sabotage turns deadly once more…. |
| Safe
Haven Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Hannah Alexander / Steeple Hill Books Dr. Karah Lee Fletcher loves her new job at Hideaway's clinic. But she's not too sure about paramedic Taylor Jackson. She's already had one run-in with him and hopes to avoid more humiliating encounters. But when master of disguise Fawn Morrison seeks refuge in Hideaway, Karah Lee and Taylor reach out to the terrified young woman---and are drawn together by unexpected grace. 379 pages, softcover from Steeple Hill. |
| Saint Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Ted Dekker / Westbow 
Carl Strople awakens inside a nightmare. He's been kidnapped and held prisoner for who knows how long, his recall erased. Now with new memories and special training, he's being molded into a killer for an extraordinary mission. And the woman crying beside him is his wife, Kelly. . . . Isn't she? Another thriller from Dekker. |
| Saints in
Limbo Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By River Jordan / Random House, Inc Ever since her husband died, Velma True hasn't ventured beyond her own front porch. But then a mysterious stranger appears, presenting her with a special gift---the ability to step back into her memories where Joe still lives. As secrets old and new come to light, will Velma move away from her fears and toward freedom? 352 pages, softcover from Waterbrook. |
| Salty Like
Blood Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Harry Kraus / Howard Books 
Dr. David Conner's idyllic life is unraveling! First his 7-year-old daughter is abducted, then his already-troubled marriage gets worse and his medical career disintegrates, forcing him to take a job at a correctional facility. When he meets a particular prisoner, David is faced with a decision---can he forgive his daughter's kidnapper? 304 pages, softcover from Howard. |
| Sanibel
Island Under Siege Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Emmet Sparks / Tate Publishing "On the tranquil pristine beaches of Sanibel Island, a mysterious sinister invasion has occurred that will forever change the resort paradise. While shelling on the tranquil shores of Sanibel Island, Eleanor Pippin makes a discovery of death that will change the lives of the island residents forever. Fear of the unknown grips the island community as they rally together to find hope and deliverance. Sanibel Island under Siege is a story of inhumanity, cruelty and terror, yet is interwoven with a clear message of hope, faith and courage. An entire community is forever changed when the forces of evil come head-on with the power of good! Emmet Sparks weaves a suspenseful drama that is written in storyteller fashion. It is a story of injustice…a story of faith…and a story of sacrifice. " |
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Sassy Cinderella & the
Valiant Vigilante Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Sharon Dunn / Kregel Publications 
When a professor at a local university dies, Ruby Taylor is hired to fill his shoes. Along with a frozen corpse and midnight intruders, this sassy Cinderella has to deal with lost love and a family that defines the word dysfunctional. Deadly university politics turn personal as Ruby works to straighten out a mystery that has more twists than a silly |
| Scared To
Death Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Debby Giusti / Steeple Hill An unexpected phone call from a frantic, estranged friend sent scientist Kate Murphy to a rural town in Georgia. But neither woman made the meeting. Kate's friend died mysteriously. And Kate herself was trapped in a horrific accident until rescued by Nolan Price, her friend's handsome boss. And the widowed single father might know more about secrets and lies than he was telling. Offered refuge in his house-which happened to be in the dark woods that so scared her friend-Kate sought the truth. But what she found would shock her-and her faith-to the core. |
| Scarlet, The
King Raven Trilogy #2 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Stephen Lawhead / Thomas Nelson After losing everything he owns, Forester Will Scarlet embarks on a search for none other than King Raven, whose exploits have already become legendary. After fulfilling his quest, and proving himself a skilled and loyal companion, Will joins the heroic archer and his men. However, Will ends up in prison for a crime he did not commit. His sentence is death by hanging,unless he delivers King Raven and his band of cohorts. That, of course, he will never do. Wales is slowly falling under the control of the invading Normans, and King William the Red has given his ruthless barons control of the land. In desperation, the people turn to King Raven and his men for justice and survival in the face of the ever-growing onslaught. |
| Scent Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By C.L. Kelly / Zondervan Corp.
The hunt is on to capture "the breath of beauty" in a bottle. When struggling perfumers Nick and Cassie Dixon discover the seductive scent of a beguiling orchid, they dream of success. Little do they realize that danger lurks in those pretty petals of pink. Will their driving ambition destroy all they've worked for? 352 pages, softcover from Zondervan. |
| Scent of
Murder Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Virginia Smith / Steeple Hill Books
The mysterious man at her door swears he recognizes her. She's Leah Farley. Mother, wife-and suspected murderer. But her amnesia has wiped away memories of her former life. When a shower of bullets follows the man's claims, Leah is forced to accept the truth. She's in danger. And unless she can make herself remember, there's no way to stay safe. With bounty hunter Roman Black's help, she must uncover her lost memories-before the killer succeeds in keeping Leah's past and future buried forever. |
| Scimitar's
Edge Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Marvin Olasky / Broadman / Holman 
From the editor of World magazine comes a razor-sharp thriller set in modern-day Turkey! When newspaper columnist Hal and his former college roommate, Malcolm, join Malcolm's rich Aunt Phoebe and her beautiful assistant, Sally, on an archaeological trip, they never dream they'll be caught up in a terrorist kidnapping plot that threatens their lives---and their atheistic worldview. 288 pages, hardcover from Broadman & Holman. |
| Scoop,
Occupational Hazard Series #1 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Rene Gutteridge / Random House, Inc
TV news producer Hugo Talley is desperate to boost ratings and attract a younger demographic. But an aging anchorwoman, a know-it-all weatherman, a reporter who shuns sensationalism, and young Hayden Hazard---an assistant who can't leave her faith outside the newsroom---are jeopardizing Hugo's dreams. Will Hayden's personal convictions destroy Channel 7's shot at success? 352 pages, softcover from Waterbrook. |
| Scream By Mike Dellosso / Realms
Mark Stone hears a cacophony of disturbing screams over the phone---and seconds later his friend is dead! After experiencing this pattern again, he begins investigating the meaning behind it. But then his estranged wife is kidnapped and calls for help---and he hears those otherworldly cries. Can he find Cheryl before it's too late? 320 pages, softcover from Realms. |
| Season of
Glory Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Ron & Janet Benrey / Steeple Hill Books When someone tries to poison British executive Dylan Owen during a Christmas getaway at the Scottish Captain Inn in Glory, North Carolina, he's determined to trap the culprit. But that means letting lovely nurse Sharon Picard nurture him back to health first. As they search for clues, Dylan realizes Sharon fancies him--but before they share a lifetime of love, they need to unmask a would-be murderer. |
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Secret
Agent Father Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Laura Scott / Steeple Hill Books He has a son? Although he's never met the boy who arrives on his doorstep, undercover DEA agent Alex McCade can't deny the truth. The four-year-old is his child, and-like father, like son-little Cody has landed himself in the middle of a dangerous situation. Shelby Jacobson, Cody's aunt, tells Alex that Cody is the only one who can identify his mother's killer. So now the killer is after them both. With his newfound family in danger, Alex will do anything to keep Cody-and Cody's beautiful aunt-safely by his side. |
| Secret
Agent Minister Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Lenora Worth / Steeple Hill The minister of Lydia Cantrell's dreams had another calling. As his secretary, she knew the church members adored him. But she was shocked to discover Pastor Malone's past as a Christian secret agent. Her shock turned to disbelief when he revealed he'd made some enemies-and that he and Lydia were in danger. As the kind, gentle pastor started leading her around corners and through dark alleys, Lydia wondered how she'd get through this. Sure, the stakes were high-and then there was the fact that she was head over heels in love with her secret agent minister. |
| Secret of the Hall,
Eden Hall Series #3 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Veronica Heley / Zondervan Corp. Grieving a miscarriage, Araminta "Minty" Sands has set aside the demands of running Eden Hall for a season of healing. But her convalescence in Europe is cut short when a crisis back home requires her husband Patrick's immediate attention. Minty returns to Eden hall early, unexpected, and utterly unprepared what awaits her. |
| Secrets of
Harmony Grove Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Mindy Starns Clark / Harvest House Publishers Unemployed New Yorker Samantha Collins decides to run her Lancaster County bed-and-breakfast investment property herself. But when the manager she lets go is murdered, Samantha realizes that country life is as dangerous as Manhattan! A handsome local offers help---and her ex-boyfriend wants to reconcile. Whom can she trust when hidden secrets threaten her livelihood---and her life? 352 pages, softcover from Harvest. |
| Secrets, Lies & Alibis,
The McAllister Files #1 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Patricia Rushford Integrity Publishers The McAllister Files, Book #1. A headline murder, a rookie investigator, a race against the clock--and against his pastwith his newly minted detective badge,"Mac"McAllister reports for his first assignment with the Oregon State Police: a particularly gruesome homicide. It's a headline case, as the victim--Megan Tyson--was brutally murdered weeks before her wedding.The investigation turns up far too many suspects, and too little hard evidence. With more questions than answers, Mactries to uncover the secrets Megan took to her grave. |
| See No
Evil Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Gayle Roper / Love Inspired Suspense My home-decorating business was booming, thanks to that new account for model homes in a posh neighborhood. Of course, it didn't seen quite so posh when I came face-to-face with a man escaping the scene of his crime--a murder right next door to the house I was decorating! |
| Self
Incrimination Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Randy Singer / Sas & Associates
Defense attorney Leslie Conners's client confesses to murdering her abusive stepfather. But facts just don't add up---and the reason may be more shocking than the crime itself! Nor is Leslie ready for the diagnosis that threatens her health and her engagement to law partner Brad Carson. Before the final gavel falls, can she confront the truth---about herself and her mysterious client? 400 pages, softcover from Waterbrook. |
| Serenity
Bay Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Bette Nordberg / Thomas Nelson Quaint island life in the Puget Sound offers everything Patricia Koehler desires for her husband and children, including the chance to share in the music of her beloved cello. But Patricia harbors a secret she can reveal to no one--until Susan drops into her life with a heart even larger than her love of life and laughter. But neither woman is prepared for the events set in motion when Patricia's secret is revealed. Can Patricia trust her instincts, or will the sacrifice be too heave to bear? |
| Seventy Times Seven,
Colton Parker Mystery Series #2 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Brandt Dodson / Harvest House Publishers
Lester Cheek had everything a man could want: a beautiful home, thriving business and money to burn. But he was alone--very alone. Until he met Claudia. The attractive and effervescent Claudia is everything Lester hopes for. But then she mysteriously disappears, and Colton Parker is hired to find her. |
| Shade: A
Novel Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By John B. Olson / B & H Publishing
"You will not fear the terror of the night."--Psalm 91 A monstrous waking nightmare is pursuing graduate student Hailey Maniates across San Francisco to Golden Gate Park where she is rescued by a towering homeless man. She seems able to read her rescuer's mind but is it just a delusion? Doctors diagnose her as a paranoid schizophrenic and attempt to prescribe away her allege hallucinations. But too many questions remain around Hailey and the man who saved her. He appears to suffer from her same mental condition and is convinced that some type of Gypsey vampire is trying to kill them both. Against reason, Hailey finds herself more and more attracted to this strange man. But what if he is a fantasy. What if he is the monster? |
| Shaded
Light Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By N.J. Lindquist / That's Life
There's a new pair of cops on the mystery scene. Shaded Light: A Manziuk and Ryan Mystery is a cozy with a modern twist-two police officers who use the forensics Agatha Christie and her contemporaries never had to worry about. Shaded Light takes place on the Canadian estate of corporate lawyer George Brodie and his wife, Ellen. Ellen, with matchmaking on her mind, has invited an attractive distant cousin from out west to meet her son, Kendall, a recent graduate from law school. But Ellen's plans are doomed. Kendall brings along his devastatingly handsome best friend, Nick Donovan; George decides to invite his two legal partners and their wives; Bart Brodie, George's black sheep nephew, appears on the doorstep; an acquaintance of Ellen's whose house is being painted descends on them; and to cap it off, there's a body in the garden! |
| Shadow of
Colossus: A Seven Wonders Novel Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By T. L. Higley / B & H Publishing Group
Like Colossus overshadowing the island's harbor, years of bondage on Rhodes have darkened Tessa's heart. A high-priced courtesan in 227 B.C., she's abandoned hope for liberty or love. But her wealthy owner's death offers her a chance for both---if she can conceal his absence! Will she find God's wholeness before the island's peace is shattered? 400 pages, softcover from B&H. |
| Shadow Of
Turning Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Valerie Hansen / Steeple Hill
For Chancy Boyd, her hometown has always been her 'safe place', until recently when a stretch of disturbing events are making her very uneasy, along with a new man in her life. Ever since her parents died because of twister, Chancy's been afraid of tornadoes, and now that one is due to hit the Ozarks, she's terrified of what damage it will bring to her life. |
| Shadowed,
Underground Zealot Series #3 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Jerry B. Jenkins / Tyndale House
Religion has been banned. In the face of persecution the underground church continues to grow. The church has prayed for and received a miracle of global proportions. No longer able to hide that he is a believer, Agent Paul Stepola becomes an international fugitive from the National Peace Organization. Who can he trust? And how much will he have to sacrifice? |
| Shadowed
Secrets Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Lois Richer / Tyndale House Angie is on the run from the very Witness Protection Program she's been serving. Her only refuge is her old house on the edge of Camp Hope's property. There she finds safety, and the one person she can trust: police officer Rick Mercer. As Angie works out the issues from her past and learns to face the future, Rick finds himself falling in love. True love beckons, even as they come face-to-face with shadowed secrets. |
| Shadows At
The Window Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Linda Hall / Steeple Hill Books
Lilly Johnson had done everything she could to put her dangerous rock-star past behind her. Now living in a new town, she was a law-abiding churchgoer engaged to youth minister Greg Whitten. But when pictures from her past reemerged, with ugly threats attached, it put more than just her happily-ever-after in danger. |
| Shadows In
The Mirror Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Linda Hall / Steeple Hill Books
''Never go back to Burlington!" Those were the dying words of the secretive aunt who'd raised orphaned Marylee Simson. Yet to discover who she was, Marylee had to go back, sure the Lord would look out for her. But learning anything about her past was proving impossible. Why were there no records of the accident that claimed her parents' lives? No records of her parents, period? And who was trying to stop her from finding out? Someone whose threats were escalating. Someone close to her, such as Evan Baxter, the handsome photographer she'd entrusted with the one clue she had. |
| Shadows of
Lancaster County Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Mindy Starns Clark / Harvest House Publishers
Anna thought she left the tragedies of the past behind when she moved from Pennsylvania to California, but when her brother vanishes from the genetics lab where he works, Anna has no choice but to head back home. Using skills well-honed in Silicon Valley, she follows the high-tech trail her brother left behind, a trail that leads from the simple world of Amish farming to the cutting edge of DNA research and gene mapping. Anna knows she must depend on her instincts, her faith in God, and the help of the Amish community to find her brother. She also must finally face her own shadows-and pray that she's stronger than the grief that threatens to overwhelm them |
| Shadows
of Truth Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Sharon Mignerey / Love Inspired Suspence Only one thing could bring DEA agent Micah McLeod back to Carbondale, Colorado: Rachel Neesham being in danger.Months before, Rachel's antique shop had been a front for crime, and she had been a suspect. Micah went undercover to seek the truth and found out Rachel was innocent, but not before casting a veil of suspicion that destroyed her reputation. Yet in the process, he had fallen for her. Now, with her business ruined and her faith shattered, the real criminals were after her and her two children. Micah vowed to keep them safe at any cost. Would Rachel forgive and forget? Her life depended on it. |
| Shadows on
the River Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Linda Hall / Steeple Hill Books
I was only fourteen when I witnessed a murder on the riverbank. A murder that went unpunished. Unless you count what happened to my family. We were forced out of town by the teenage killer's prominent parents. And the murder was forgotten-by everyone but me. Now, the killer is a respected businessman. I can't let him get away with it. But I'm a single mother with a child to protect, what can I do? The new man in my life, Mark Bishop, warns me to be careful. For there's already been another murder. Close to home. |
| Shattered Justice,
Family Honor Series #1 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Karen Ball / Multnomah Publishers Inc.
There is no way sheriffs deputy Dan Justice could have prepared for this. He spent a lifetime ensuring that his actions and faith live up to the meaning of his name-Avidan: God is just. Then injustice invades his world, ripping away what matters most, forever robbing him of the life he once knew. Can his sisters and small-town community, especially one woman who loves Dan, help him overcome the horrors he is facing? Or will bitterness and anger shatter him forever? |
| She Who Watches,
The McAllister Files Series #4 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Patricia H. Rushford and Harrison James / Integrity Publishers The final book in this series revolves around the disappearance of a senator's adult daughter and the search for the person behind threatening letters that his office has been receiving. As detective McAllister and his partner navigate stand-offs between the government, the FBI, and local law enforcements, as well as tribal customs, political pride and spousel infidelity, the have to determine whether or not someone is using a political platform to keep officials from discovering the sordid truth--and to find out what happened to Sara before it's too late. |
| Shepherd's
Fall: A Novel Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By W.L. Dyson / WaterBrook Press
Bounty hunter Greg Price is fearless when it comes to chasing down criminals. It's his difficult ex-wife, rebellious teenage daughter, and dysfunctional siblings that keep him awake at night. In charge of the family business, the Prodigal Recovery Agency, he thinks of himself as a shepherd of sorts. When his "flock" is out of his control, Greg's well-ordered universe falls into chaos. Prodigal Recovery's search for Zeena, a prostitute on the run, leads to a faulty arrest, complicating Greg's business. He is thrown together with Zeena's twin, the beautiful Annie, and the two find themselves on a desperate search. The stakes significantly increase when Greg's daughter is kidnapped. Now, to |
| Shield of
Refuge Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Carol Steward / Steeple Hill Books When Amber Scott witnessa a kidnapping, no one believers. her. And there's no evidence that the crime ver happened. Officer Garrett Matthews is assigned to keep Amber out of trouble, but several suspicious incidents soon convince him that her story is true. And protecting the beautiful woman becomes more than just a job-it's now a matte of life and death. |
| Shockwave Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By David A. Applegate / Pleasant Word (winepress Pub) Adam Sharp is a brilliant young mathematician with an idea that could lead to the most significant scientific development of the century. When he collaborates with a secretive research team, he discovers it to be a remnant of the ancient Pythagorean cult that has been working on this problem for thousands of years. The Pythagoreans try to recruit Adam, and even send a beautiful young astrophysicist to entice him into their order. If they get his algorithm, the battle will escalate to a global scale. Their only problem is Adam's grandfather, an unassuming old man with an undying faith. Will modern Christians have the spiritual strength to defeat this enigmatic order, or will the Pythagoreans use Adam's algorithm to derive their ultimate solution for mankind? |
| Shoofly Pie: A Bug
Man Novel Series #1 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Tim Downs / Howard Books
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's . . . the Bug Man? When forensic entomologist Nick Polchak is hired by elegant bank executive Kathryn---who hates bugs---the two appear to have nothing in common. But differences soon melt away as they work to catch a murderer---before he catches them. Fans of the hit TV show CSI will love this fast-paced mystery! 360 pages, softcover from Howard. |
| Showdown Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Ted Dekker / Westbow
It all begins with the sound of lone footsteps clacking down the blacktop on a hot, lazy summer afternoon. Then a black-cloaked stranger arrives and changes the sleepy town of Paradise forever. Bearing the power to grant any unfulfilled dream, the man is irresistible. But has he come to bring heavenly bliss---or hell on earth? 400 pages, softcover from WestBow. |
| Silenced,
Underground Zealot Series #2 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Jerry B. Jenkins / Tyndale House
Enter the continuing story of double agent Paul Stepola as he works to protect his fellow believers from the government that is trying to eliminate them. The underground church is in mortal peril following the apocalyptic events in Los Angeles, which have only cast further suspicion upon Christians. Meanwhile, Paul struggles with how to tell his family about his newfound faith without raising the suspicions of his ruthless father-in-law. A gripping futuristic thriller that will keep you glued to your seat. |
| Silent
Pledge Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Hannah Alexander / Steeple Hill Books Compassion draws together the lives of Dr. Lukas Bower and Dr. Mercy Richmond, as Lucas struggles with the unique challenges of working in a tiny rural clinic and Mercy struggles to balance her duty to her work and the needs of her daughter. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
| Silent
Protector Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Barbara Phinney / Steeple Hill Books
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| Simple
Deceit Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Nancy Mehl / Barbour Publishing
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| Simple
Secrets Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Nancy Mehl / Barbour Publishing
Gracie Temple loves city life and her job as a graphic designer. But when a reclusive uncle dies and leaves her his house in a quiet Kansas Mennonite community, she inherits a dark legacy, strange neighbors---and farmer Sam Goodrich. Will Gracie be enticed by the small town's charm---or intimidated by its deadly secrets? 320 pages, softcover from Barbour. |
| Sinner -
Exclusive CBD Edition Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Ted Dekker / Thomas Nelson
Some say roll with the punches. Drift with the tide. Nothing can stop the inevitability of change. There was a time when 300 Spartans disagreed with such mindless thinking and stood in the gap. Now it's time for 3,000 to stand in the gap. Sinner is the story of Marsuvees Black, a force of raw evil who speaks with wicked persuasion that is far more destructive than swords or guns. Beware all who stand in his way. It's also the story of Billy Rediger and Darcy Lange, two unsuspecting survivors of a research project gone bad, who discover that they are perhaps the two most powerful souls in the land. Listen to them or pay a terrible price. This exclusive edition features Dekker's signature on the cover, his letter to CBD customers, and an |
| Sinner: A
Novel Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Sharon Carter Rogers / Cook Communications
Who would barge into a church and attack a priest? And what's that mysterious mark they left behind? Hardnosed investigator Celia Kaye "CK" Ivors is determined to find out! When she discovers that there's more truth to myth than she thought, will CK find herself in more danger than she ought to be? Fast-paced and haunting adventure! 384 pages, softcover from RiverOak. |
| Sinners Song Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Nancy Mehl/ Treble Heart Books
Sinner's Song tells the story of Memrie Austin, who works for Andrew's House, an agency that helps the homeless. When Memrie meets a young girl who is out on the streets to escape a stepfather who molested her, Memrie offers Micki a home so she can finally stop running. She feels safe now from the violence of the streets until a man breaks into Memrie's apartment in pursuit of Micki. Has her stepfather found her? Or is it the same man who's been murdering homeless people-a man who calls himself The Deliverer? And will the murderer be caught before he "delivers" Micki and Memrie? |
| Sins of the
Mother Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Patricia H. Rushford / Howard Books Two recent deaths--her controlling mother and the beloved father figure who fashioned her music career--leave singing sensation Shanna O'Brian desperate to reclaim possession of her life. But her search for self-discovery leads her straight into the hands of her mother's murderers. Will Shanna's fledgling faith help her escape the danger that surrounds her? Note: Previously titled "Morningsong". |
| Skid Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Rene Gutteridge / Waterbrook Press
Blissfully unaware that Atlantica Flight 1945 from Atlanta to Amsterdam is about to make aviation history, First Officer Danny McSweeney focuses his energies on navigating the turbulent personalities of an eccentric female captain, a co-pilot with a talent for tactless comments and conspiracy theories, and a lead flight attendant with an outsized attitude that definitely exceeds the limits for carry- on baggage. On the other side of the cockpit door, the unscheduled in-flight entertainment includes a potbellied pig, a jittery diamond courier, and the recently jilted Lucy Meredith, whose personal mantra of "What Would Oprah Do?" will be challenged by the sudden appearance of her ex and his new traveling partner. On her left sits Hank Hazard, whose unusually polite but constant requests-prompted by his covert role as a spy for the airline-test the limits of the crews customer service. |
| Skin Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Ted Dekker / Thomas Nelson
After blazing into town, serial killer Sterling Red issues a challenge to five strangers---assassinate the ugliest among you or the residents of Summerville, Nevada, will begin dying. Soon the FBI faces a rising body count. Who is Red? What about his past? And what is true beauty? The answers will shock---and haunt---you. 400 pages, hardcover from WestBow. |
| Skin Deep: Man's
Appointment with Destiny Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Linda Sargent / Winepress Publishing George Maxwell is at the pinnacle of his career as the youngest CEO, President and Chairman of the Board of Global Financial. It and two other mega-banks are threatened with financial chaos after thieves hijack a security truck full of personal data computer files. Thousands of customers are the victims of identity theft and demand indemnification for their losses and tighter security. All three banks must find a way to assure their customers that their assets are secure and protected against any future loss. Maxwell convinces his board of directors to approve the use of a biometric computer chip embedded in the customers' right hand that allows them to access their accounts or conduct business transactions. Protestors campaign against the use of the embedded chip, claiming it to be the technology that ushers in the mark of the beast. Maxwell gets swept into the protest after a secret from his past is revealed that causes him to examine his choices and priorities. Now, he must choose. If he makes the wrong decision, is he damned forever? Can a mother's love and prayers save him?" |
| Skizzer Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By A.J. Kiesling / Revell When her sister Becca disappears, Claire returns to an abandoned estate where they played as children. There she finds a curious note: "Something terrible and wonderful has happened." A desperate chase begins, taking Claire from a haunted North Carolina inn to a rectory in Yorkshire, England. Can she solve the mystery---and save Becca? 256 pages, softcover from Revell. |
| Sky
Blue Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Travis Thrasher / Moody Publishers
Colin Scott is struggling. His job as a top literary agent for big name authors has become routine and aggravating, rather than being the culmination of all his dreams. He and his wife are trying to have a baby, with little success. All of his previous life decisions seem to be wrong. How could all of his carefully planned out choices lead to his present situation? Colin decides to take his wife on a much-needed Cancun getaway, where he receives the final straw. In a freak parachuting accident, Colin's wife dies. As his sanity slips away, Colin also looses his job, but struggles to find peace, faith, and acceptance. Travis Thrasher, paperback, 384 pages. |
| Sling
Creek Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Joe Turman / Tate Publishing "They know who was at the scene of the crime on the night of the murder, but the murderers threaten them to keep quiet. Their friend and neighbor, Roy Ransome, is arrested for the murder. Bud and Joe know that he is innocent. Will they join in on the conspiracy of silence that has enveloped the Midday community, or will they have the courage to speak the truth and stand for justice? Sling Creek challenges its readers to speak the truth and to stand up for what is right and just in every life situation. Sling Creek is a rare blend of humor, adventure and suspense, with moral and spiritual input. It will leave its readers feeling good about reading it and wondering when the next Bud and Joe book is coming out. |
| Smoke
Screen Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Stephanie Newton / Steeple Hill Books First, his fiancée was murdered, then a dear friend. Is an arsonist targeting firehouse chaplain Jack Rollins through his loved ones? FBI agent Chloe David is on the case-working closer than she'd like with the handsome pastor. Only when the smoke clears does Chloe see past her doubts and fears and discovers the vengeful killer is closer than anyone realized. |
| Snitch,
Occupational Hazard Series #2 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Rene Gutteridge / Random House, Inc
Convinced that he's going to die of boredom, Las Vegas police sergeant Ron Yeager comes out of retirement to head an auto theft undercover team filled with inexperienced egos and eccentrics who couldn't sneak up on a statue! Will Yeager's force be transformed in time to stop a bigger crime than any of them expected? 352 pages, softcover from Waterbrook. |
| So Dark
the Night Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Margaret Daley / Love Inspired Suspence
On a tragic night, photographer Emma St. James lost not only her vision, but her memory. The police believed she had witnessed her beloved brother's murder, but her mind refused to remember. She was lost and alone, until a stranger reached out with a touch she could not see.Rev. Colin Fitzpatrick would never forget the moment he saw Emma's lovely face just seconds before she ran out in front of his car. She had been fleeing something,or someone, but she was his responsibility now. But with the killers desperate to find Emma, it would take divine intervention to keep them both alive. |
| Sober Justice, Mike
Connolly Series #1 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Joseph H. Hilley / Cook Communications Divorced 50-something attorney Mike Connolly walks through every day in an alcoholic haze. But his life takes a sudden turn when he's appointed to defend a homeless man accused of murdering a prominent plaintiff's lawyer. When Connolly stumbles on a dangerous conspiracy, he faces certain death---and learns that God uses all circumstances to his purpose. An edgy legal thriller in the tradition of John Grisham! 368 pages, softcover from RiverOak. |
| Solemnly
Swear Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Nancy Moser / Tyndale House Patti McCoy, a kitchen worker at a local resort, is accused of killing her boyfriend, Brett Lerner, the restaurant's maitre d'. But was she simply in the wrong place at the wrong time? It's up to the jury to decide. Each member comes from a different background, but one in particular has a lot at stake by being on this jury. Her husband was actually the last person to see the victim alive. The circumstantial evidence against Patti, however, is piling up, and the jury--although torn--has no alternatives. Will the real murderer be discovered before |
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Solitary Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Travis Thrasher / David C. Cook
When Chris Buckley moves to Solitary, North Carolina, he's confronted by his parents' divorce, a school full of strangers, the mysterious Jocelyn Evans---and a town filled with terrifying secrets! Slowly, Chris begins to see and understand the depth of the horror around him. Can he save Jocelyn in time? Ages 12 and up. 336 pages, softcover from Cook. |
| Someone to
Trust Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Ginny Aiken / Steeple Hill Books So what if she's the fire chief's daughter? Arson investigator Rand Mason doesn't trust Catelyn Caldwell. Seven years ago, he was on the scene when Cate's drunken boyfriend ran her sister and brother-in-law off the road. But the purple- haired brat he remembers sitting in the passenger seat has become a poised, confident woman. With Cate's father critically injured in a meth lab fire, she's determined to find the person responsible. She needs Rand's help.and he needs to keep Cate close. Time to see if she's truly someone he can trust-and love. |
| Sonnet to a
Dead Contessa, Lady Trent Mysteries #3 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Gilbert Morris / Thomas Nelson Serafina must rely on her wits and newfound trust in God to save her from a killer known only as "The Slasher" in the story that concludes the Lady Trent Mysteries. Women from the upper end of British society are being targeted by a killer known as The Slasher. When her best friend becomes the latest victim, Lady Trent vows to capture the murderer with the help of her partner Dylan Tremayne. The case sends her head spinning, but her personal life is even more complicated as she finds herself falling in love with Dylan. Having sworn to never marry again, she is shocked by the depths of her feelings for this charming actor. When all clues point to Lady Trent as the killer's next intended victim, she has to come to terms with the fact that she's not ready to die. Dylan, a devout Christian, has to lead her to a new life of faith-a life she finds is not as easy as she'd imagined. |
| Sons of
Glory, Thistle and Cross Series #3 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Craig & Janet Parshall / Harvest House Publishers
When Nathan, a young lawyer, witnesses the Boston Massacre, he and his mentor John Adams, though both pro-independence, are pulled into defending British soldiers.During the following conflict with his fellow patriots, Nathan also struggles with his minister brother, Edward, who remains firmly loyal to what he considers the God-ordained British government.When youngest brother Robby, a radical patriot, is arrested and hanged, Edward and Nathan must each search heart and soul. In the end, they and their families pledge themselves to the colonial cause. To them, however, ultimate glory does not rest with a new nation and new political system. Rather, true glory resides in doing God's will in the midst of dangerous and uncertain times. |
| Sorcerer Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By James Byron Huggins / Whitaker House Publishers Retiring to rural New England, ex-detective Michael Thorn discovers a mysterious skeleton in his new home! When it suddenly disappears, his investigation unearths the stunning revelation that the bones belong to an ancient Egyptian sorcerer who fought Moses! Can Thorn defeat the necromancer before he wreaks havoc on the world? 461 pages, softcover from Whitaker. |
| Soul Tracker, Soul
Tracker Series #1 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Bill Myers / Zondervan Corp.
What if you could visit the afterlife . . . without ever dying? That question haunts David Kauffman, who is devastated by the death of his teenage daughter and desperately wants to contact her. When he meets Gita Patekar, who works for a shady organization called "Life After Life," a suspense-filled game of cat and mouse begins---on earth and beyond the grave. 336 pages, softcover from Zondervan. |
| Southern Storm, Cape
Refuge Series #2 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Terri Blackstock / Zondervan Corp.
Police Chief Cade disappears without a trace after accidentally hitting a man with his patrol car and killing him. While the rest of the police force looks for him and chases a series of clues that condemn Cade as a murderer, Blair Owens can't believe he is guilty of such a crime. Instead, she conducts her own search for the truth. Meanwhile, there are disturbing reports of babies being kidnapped from area hospitals. When a ransom call comes to Hanover House from a baby's abductor, everyone is shocked when the call is traced to Cade's cell phone. Could he be involved in the baby's disappearance? Is that why he's missing? Blair knows Cade wouldn't leave without a word and he would never be involved in kidnapping children. But how can she prove it when all the evidence points to him? |
| Speed
Trap Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Patricia Davids / Steeple Hill Books The fatal crash was no accident. The killer's only mistake was leaving behind a survivor.a four-month-old boy. For his sake-and for his murdered mother's-Sheriff Mandy Scott will see justice served. And she already has her prime suspect: the boy's father, Garrett Bowen. Yet despite the evidence against him, something about the reclusive rancher makes Mandy question his guilt. Nothing is as it seems as crime starts spiraling out of control in Timber Wells. If Mandy lets herself trust Garrett, will he shield her from danger, or send her racing into another lethal trap? |
| Stain of Guilt: Hidden
Faces Series #2 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Brandilyn Collins / Zondervan Corp.
For ths highly successful TV show American Fugitive, forensic artist Annie Kingston agrees to draw the updated face of Bill Bland, a cunning fugitive wanted for a double murder committed twenty years age. In studying the man and his crime, Annie knows she must descend into the mind of a killer--a mind of greed, darkness...and death. To render Bland as he would look today, Annie must intimately learn about h is traits, his health and personality. Just one habitual expression could alter the way his face has ages. But as she is pulled further into his world, someone wants to stop her--at any cost. To protect herself and her children, Annie must complete the drawing and pray it leads to the elusive Bland's arrest--before he can get to her. |
| Steal Away, Teri
Blake-Addison Series #1 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Linda Hall / Multnomah Publishers Inc.
Follow the suspenseful exploits of Linda Hall's private eye in the Teri Blake-Addison Mysteries. Celebrated minister Dr. Carl Houseman hires Teri to discover what really happened to his wife. Did she Steal Away and drown in Maine's icy Atlantic waters? When murder rocks the island where Ellen Houseman's sailboat washed ashore, Teri realizes that there's more at stake than the puzzling life of an unhappy woman. 290 pages, softcover, |
| Stick & Stones,
Rachael Flynn Mystery Series #2 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Susan Meissner / Harvest House Publishers
They're going to find a body at the Prairie Bluffconstruction site. He deserved what he got, but it wasn't supposed to happen. It was an accident. When the body is uncovered, Rachael and Detective Will Pendleton discover that the fifteen year old victim, Randall Buckett, had been buried twentyfive years before. Is the letter write rand the killer the same person? Why would someone speak up now? And why are they telling Rachael? |
| Stolen
Lives Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Brian Reaves / Cook Communications When a trucker robs Robert Whitney of his wife and daughter in a fatal auto crash, he become determined to destroy the lives of the driver and his company the same way they did his. The computer expert decides to turn the tables by stealing their identities. Enjoying his grim revenge, Whitney seems secure from discovery - until another witness to the wreck appears! 320 pages, softcover from RiverOak. |
| Storm Gathering,
Storm Series #2 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Rene Gutteridge / Tyndale House
When FBI agent and weather tracker Mick Klein awakens in a strange apartment, he has no idea how his life is about to change. Suddenly he's the prime suspect in a murder case---and his estranged brother is his only link to the truth. Will Mick learn in time that only God can set him free? 350 pages, softcover from Tyndale. |
| Storm Surge, Storm
Series #3 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Rene Gutteridge / Tyndale House
After ten years, FBI Agent Mick Kline thought he had put his past behind him. But when mysterious letters start arriving at his house, Mick finds himself drawn back to a case that had been solved ten years ago. A murder case in which Mick had once been the prime suspect. Mick's investigation leads him to a man on death row for a crime he claims he didn't commit and the homocide detective who handled the case. As Mick gets close to discovering the truth, a woman he cares about is kidnapped and held hostage. It's a race against time as Mick rushes to stop a murderer before he kills again. |
| Storm
Warning Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Linda Hall / Steeple Hill Books The rustic lakeside homestead is supposed to be a refuge for widow Nori Edwards; however the moment she arrives, strange and frightening things start happening. Former police officer Steve Baylor vows to protect Nori and she finally feels sage. But danger won't stay hidden forever. |
| Stormcatcher, Great Lakes Legends
Series #3 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Colleen Rhoads / Steeple Hill Books Uncovering a modern-day crime scene was not how marine archaeologist Wynne Baxter expected to use her diving skills. Yet when handsome family friend Simon Lassiter fell under suspicion in the death of his cousin and former fiance, Wynne vowed to help him learn the truth, even though it meant risking everything in Superior's stormy waters.But a tempest of a different kind was about to fall on the Lassiter family, and Wynne found herself caught up in the maelstrom. Whom could she trust as the clouds of suspicion and danger rolled in over her head? |
| Stranded, Ivy Malone
Mystery Series #4 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Lorena McCourtney / Baker
Meet a cursed-with-curiosity-widow-turned- detective whose snooping has landed her on the Mafia hit list! On the run from the mob, Ivy, her traveling companion, and a stray cat are invited to stay in an old Victorian house owned by a compassionate attorney. But when Ivy discovers that her benefactor may be a murderer, she's on the case---and in over her head! 320 pages, softcover from Revell. |
| Stranger in the Chat
Room Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Todd & Jedd Hafer / Baker After summer vacation, Blake, Jenn, Krys, Lorri, and A.C. reconnect in their private corner of cyberspace. As they share their thoughts, a new member invades their chatroom and encourages them to talk about God. At first, they engage in light banter, but then the conversation turns a dark corner when the interloper challenges their faith. Who is this guy and what does he really want? 256 pages, softcover from Bethany. |
| Stranger in
the Night Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Catherine Palmer / Steeple Hill Books When a refugee family seeks shelter at Haven, an inner-city youth center, former marine Joshua Duff takes on the mission. He recruits aid worker Liz Wallace to help. Wary of gang violence, Joshua calls on his training and his faith to protect Liz and Haven. Yet danger lurks closer than they realize! 288 pages, softcover from Steeple Hill. |
| Stranger In
The Shadows Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Shirlee McCoy / Steeple Hill Books Someone was watching Chloe Davidson. She had the unsettling feeling the stalker was waiting to strike. But who could it be? After a heartbreaking tragedy, Chloe had relocated to sleepy, safe Lakeview, Virginia, where she'd spent idyllic summers as a child. Where handsome minister Ben Avery had welcomed her and helped her believe in more than she'd ever thought possible. Yet her fear had followed her. Chloe kept seeing a stranger lurking in the shadows. And her things were going missing. Was it just her fragile imagination? Or was a sinister somebody much closer than she ever expected? |
| Streams of
Mercy, Jenna's Creek Series, #1 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Teresa D. Slack / Tsaba House
On the day of her fathers funeral seventeenyear old Jamie Steele discovers that her dad was once the prime suspect in the disappearance of a local girl. All too familiar with his hard fisted lifestyle and violent temper Jamie has to find out for herself if he was capable of the crime everyone in their small town thinks he committed. The more she discovers about the disappearance of Sally Blake the more convinced she becomes that her dad was involved. What will she do if hes proven guilty Can she find the mercy in her heart to forget the past and mourn the father she lost |
| Strictly
Confidential, Texas Gatekeepers Series #5 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Terri Reed / Steeple Hill Books From the desk of Colleen Montgomery: Alessandro Donato: there's more to Lidia Vance's nephew than meets the eye. Says he's an accountant for the European Union (but spends a lot of time here in Colorado Springs). Pops up whenever anything bad happens...and then mysteriously disappears. Wonder if he knows anything about the troubles plaguing the Vance and Montgomery families, and/or if it s connected to the dismantled drug cartel? I'll have to stick close to the handsome Italian to find out what secrets he s keeping. It will be tough, but this reporter is willing to do whatever it takes to uncover the truth. |
| Strike the
Dragon Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Charles Dyer & Mark Tobey / Moody Publishers A cell phone awakens a young mother in a Palestinian refugee camp. The simple message," It is time," jolts her awake. Dressing in clothes that once belonged to her dead husband, she asks her mother to watch her young son. Upon arriving at the mosque she meets the man who had called. He takes her to two other men who will transport her, and the bomb she will wear, to the proper destination the West Bank city of Ariel. A story of international terrorism and intrigue unfolds across the globe. Special agents and covert operatives track clues to pinpoint the probability of an attack that will dwarf previous attempts to strike where it hurts the most. |
| Summer's
End, Northern Intrigue Series #3 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Lyn Cote / Tyndale House 
Dr. Kirsi Royston finds much more than she bargained for when she arrives in Steadfast, Wisconsin. She plans to back out of her contract with the town clinic, but when she meets her new colleague Dr. Doug Erickson, she realizes that her original intentions no longer match her heart's longings. Now Kirsi and Doug must get to the bottom of a dangerous local drug ring. Can their growing love for each other survive the dangerous circumstances threatening to drive them apart? |
| Survival
Instinct Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Rachelle McCalla / Steeple Hill Books Returning to Devil's Island-the place that haunts her past-is frightening enough for Abby Caldwell. When her ride home mysteriously disappears, terror starts closing in. The island can be deadly, and no one knows that better than Abby. At least she's not alone. Scott Frasier, a former college classmate, is there along with his mother and stepfather. But then Scott's mother goes missing. Scott and Abby are forced to face the truth-all they have is each other…and ruthless enemies determined to make sure they don't leave the |
| Suspicion Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Ginny Aiken / Steeple Hill Books
For years, Sheriff Hal Benson has been sweet on pharmacist Meg Scott-but the tough lawman turns shy around her. When Meg is mugged one night, Hal vows to do anything to heep her safe. But when suspicious clues land Meg in hot water, Hal must decide whether to defend the woman he loves-or condemn her. |
| Suspicious
Minds: A Novel Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Christy Barritt / Kregel Publications
Elvis has definitely not left the building! That's what crime-scene cleaner Gabby St. Clair discovers when she does mold remediation at a dilapidated old house. To her surprise, she finds the dead "King" in a crawlspace--- still wearing his blue suede shoes. There's no way she can keep her nose out of a case like this! 240 pages, softcover from Kregel. |
| Swope's
Ridge Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Ace Collins / Zondervan Determined to save an innocent man from death and unlock the mystery of his own wife's murder, Lije Evans faces racism, betrayal, and international terror in Swope's Ridge, the harrowing second book of the Lije Evans Mysteries |
| Sworn to
Protect Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By DiAnn Mills / Tyndale House Border Patrol Agent Danika Morales sends illegal immigrants back to Mexico; a job she's paid dearly for. Her husband, Toby, was murdered two years ago trying to help and his murder's never been solved. Now a string of attacks and arrests leads her to believe that someone from McAllen profits from sneaking undocumented immigrants into the country and somehow this illegal activity is tied to her husband, Toby's death. |
Susan Sleeman
is passionate about Christian Suspense as both a reader and a writer. She is the author of High-Stakes Inheritance, a romantic suspense novel to be released in September by Love Inspired Suspense an imprint of Steeple Hill Publishers and Nipped in the Bud, a romantic cozy mystery in October from Barbour Publishing.
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