Copyright 2006 - 2008 Susan Sleeman
| Gone with
the Groom, Bridal Mayhem Mystery Series #2 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Janice A. Thompson / Barbour Publishing The best laid plans of brides and men go awry when Annie Peterson's future son-in-law Scott disappears. Have pre-wedding jitters caused Brandi's fianci to take flight, or are more sinister forces at work? Surely Annie can solve the riddle. But who could be behind this apparent kidnapping caper? Maybe the drug company Scott works for has hidden motives. Perhaps it's the handiwork of Otis, Scott's deceitful dad. But then again it could be the shady wedding photographer, or the "political enemies" of Scott's mother. Will Annie solve the mystery and recover the missing groom, or will she suffer "regrets only"? |
| Grave
Risk Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Hannah Alexander / Steeple Hill Books Beloved high school principal Edith Potts's sudden death is a crushing shock for nurse Jill Cooper. The first of many! Two former sweethearts return to town, reawakening all her youthful traumas, secrets, and dreams. And then another death occurs. An accident? Or is it? Could everything be connected to a 30-year-old murder? 359 pages, softcover from Steeple Hill. |
| Grits and
Glory Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Ron & Janet Benrey / Steeple Hill Books A killer tried to make the hurricane that blew through Glory, North Carolina look like the bad guy. Yet Storm Channel cameraman Sean Miller knew a murder had been committed-though feisty secretary Ann Trask was the only person to believe him. Which meant it was time for Sean to invite Ann for some serious off-the-air investigation. |
| Grounds to
Believe Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Shelly Bates / Steeple Hill Books Ever since a cult took his daughter, police investigator Ross Malcolm's mission has been to protect children. So when a secretive sect is suspected of child endangerment, he's on the job, seeking evidence from the latest victim's aunt, Julia McNeill. |
| Guardian Of
Justice Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Carol Steward / Steeple Hill Books Tiny Antelope Springs, Colorado, had provided a place for police officer Dallas Brooks to forget about the big-city trauma that had almost destroyed him three years ago. Now drug dealers threatened to take over his small town, targeting the schools and ripping apart families. Suddenly Dallas was back in the fray. He vowed to just do his job, not get emotionally involved. But beautiful social worker Kira Matthews was right beside him, putting her heart on the line, asking him to care about people again-asking him to care about her. Pretending he didn't was his toughest fight yet. |
| Hard
Evidence: Snow Canyon Ranch Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Roxanne Rustand / Steeple Hill Books Someone was lurking in the woods behind the isolated old cabins Janna McAllister was fixing up. Who was he? And what could he want with a single mother who hadn't set foot in Wyoming in years? Janna was suddenly grateful for her unexpected new lodgers: deputy sheriff Michael Robertson and his teenaged son. The strong, silent type, Michael made her feel safe- especially when human remains were found on the property. The cold case threatened to remain unsolved. Until Janna unwittingly found a clue that would tempt a killer to come out of the woodwork. |
| He Loves
Me, He Loves Me Not Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Rachel Druten / Barbour Publishing Daisy isn't a little girl anymore. But her big brother's best friend, Jack, seems as if he'll never view her as a responsible woman. Daisy Fielding has been in love with Pastor Jack McCutcheon since her childhood, but he can't see her as anything other than little "Ditsi Daisy." |
| Healing
Promises Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Amy Wallace / Multnomah 
When FBI Agent Clint Rollins takes a bullet during a standoff, it might just save his life. But not even the ugly things he's seen during his years working in the Crimes Against Children Unit could prepare him for the overwhelming powerlessness of hospital tests revealing an unexpected diagnosis. If only Sara weren't retreating into doctor mode.he needs his wife now more than ever. Sara Rollins is an oncologist with a mission-beating cancer when she can, easing her patients' suffering at the very least. Now the life of her husband is at stake. She never let the odds steal her hope before, but in this case, the question of God's healing promises is personal. Can she hold on to the truth she claimed to believe? As Clint continues to track down a serial murderer despite his illness, a past military incident haunts his nightmares, pushing him beyond solving the case into risking his life and career. Clint struggles to believe God is still the God of miracles. Especially when he needs not one, but two. Everything in his life is reduced to one all-important question: Can God be trusted? |
| Heart of
the Amazon Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Margaret Daley / Steeple Hill Books 
The jungle sought to claim her. Assassins meant to kill her. There was no way her brother was dead. Officials claimed the biochemist had been murdered in the Brazillian rainforest, his body fallen prey to the mists of the jungle. But Kate Collier knew Zach and couldn't leave it at that; Zach was all she had left. |
| Her Brothers Keeper Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Valerie Hansen / Steeple Hill Books 
Church secretary Becky Tate couldn't deny that Serenity's new preacher was charming and gorgeous. But what would make Logan Mallory grow pale at the thought of giving a sermon. How about if he'd never preached before? Logan was ordanined,but had lost his faith long ago. He was in town on an undercover assignment, investigating whether Becky had been kidnapped as an infant. Raised by her beloved aunt, she knew nothing about her real parents. Logan's mission was to uncover the truth. |
| Her
Christmas Protector Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Terri Reed / Steeple Hill Books "If I can't have you, no one will. Those words from her abusive ex-husband sent Faith Delange fleeing from everything familiar. And when a bus dropped her off in the small town of Sisters, Oregon, Faith immediately found room, board and a job on an isolated ranch. But she couldn't tell her handsome new boss, Luke Campbell, what had her jumping at shadows during the joy of the holiday season-or what kept her out of his arms. She'd only put his and his frail mother's lives at stake. Faith feared her past would never let her go. But neither would Luke. |
| Her Only
Protector Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Lisa Mondello / Steeple Hill Books A perilous journey to South America is the only way to retrieve the child. With her missing brother's daughter back in her arms, Sonny Montgomery finally feels safe. Until a handsome, cold-eyed bounty hunter stops her moments before boarding a plane to the U.S. Gil Waite is after her brother. All he cares about is “finding the fugitive” and collecting his money. Sonny won't betray her family. Yet she has no choice but to go with Gil. A man whose rugged exterior hides the heart of a hero. |
| Hidden
Deception Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Leann Harris / Steeple Hill Books Her own father had killed her mother. Afterward, Elena Segura Jackson had been adopted by a loving Santa Fe family. For years she'd tried to focus only on the present and future—not the past. But now another murder, in her family's antique shop, brings the old memories rushing back. Detective Daniel Stillwater, widowed father of a little girl, vows to find the killer. In Daniel's presence, Elena dares feel safe. Yet the killer keeps coming back, wreaking havoc in the shop, looking for…something. |
| Hidden in
the Wall Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Valerie Hansen / Steeple Hill Books
A young woman's skeleton was found buried on the campus grounds. Contractor Trevor Whittaker couldn't get the cold-case murder out of his mind. Who was the woman? Why was she killed? And did his lovely boss's father, a wealthy, secretive benefactor of the college, have anything to do with it? Family and friends warned Alumni Director Stephanie Kessler to stay away from her new employee. They said Trevor was still the same bad boy he'd been ten years ago, but Stephanie wasn't the same mousy girl. So, this time, they both had something to prove. |
| Hidden
Motive Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Hannah Alexander / Steeple Hill Books When her grandfather was murdered, it was clear that Sable Chamberlain would be next on the villain's hit list. With the help of her friend Paul Murphy, she escaped to her family's isolated Ozark home. Yet when an ice storm trapped them there with a bus load of shady characters, Sable and Paul could trust no one but each other. |
| Hide In
Plain Sight Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Marta Perry / Steeple Hill She could not turn her back on her family in their time of need. So when her sister was injured, financial expert Andrea Hampton traded the big city for Amish country to help turn her grandmothers house into an inn. But life with the Plain People took a treacherous turn when a string of accidents and pranks threatened her family. Someone did not want the secrets the old house harbored to come to light. Trusting anyone, even the handsome carpenter who seemed so genuine, was a battle for Andrea, but her life depended on her ability to find the truth. |
| In His
Sights Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Carol Steward / Steeple Hill Books As a publicist, it was Dee Owens' job to assure the Magnolia College community that the campus was safe-despite two murders. But someone was watching Dee and making eerie anonymous phone calls. Now her boss, handsome Edgar Ortiz, insisted on protecting her. Suddenly it wasn't just fear sending those chills up her spine.… |
| Into the Deep, Rock
Harbor Series #3 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Colleen Coble / Thomas Nelson An environmental terrorist is working in the normally sedate town of Rock Harbor, and Bree Nichols and her search and rescue dog, Samson, must try to solve the crime before the death toll rises any higher. Added to the enormous pressure of her professional life is the discovery of a sister Bree never knew about. Meanwhile, an illegal dog-baiting string is operating in Rock Harbor and Samson is kidnapped. Fearing he will be baited against a vicious pit bull, Bree must employ the help of fellow SAR teams to find Samson before he is killed. This book explores the heady themes of loss, belonging, and redemption, within the context of a thrilling mystery and romance. |
| Just
Cause Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Susan Davis / Steeple Hill Books
"I didn't kill my husband!" But no one believed Laurel Hatcher. On trial for murder, Laurel prayed for a miracle. And she got one, sort of: a deadlocked jury. A mistrial meant going through the ordeal all over again, but at least she'd have more time to prove her innocence. And now handsome police officer Dan Ryan was on her side, determined to find evidence that would clear her name. But Laurel didn't even know what to look for-or who would want her husband dead. Until Dan took her back to the scene of the crime…where a killer was waiting. |
| Keeping
Her Safe Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Barbara Phinney / Steeple Hill Books
Hunter Gordon had pleaded guilty to a crime he didn't commit and served ten long years in prison-all to save beautiful Rae Benton and her family. Now Rae is in danger and Hunter wants to keep her safe. But she doesn't know the truth about the past and won't let him close.so Hunter will have to earn Rae's trust once again. |
| Killer
Cargo Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Dana Mentink / Steeple Hill Books 
When pilot Maria de Silva discovered that her boss was smuggling drugs in her plane, she was forced to abandon her cargo-and her plane-in the Oregon wilderness. On the run, Maria found safety with conservationist Cy Sheridan. But his involvement in her troubles put his life in danger. Would Maria be able to stop running, face her fears and her past in order to give both of them a future? |
| Lakeview
Protector Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Shirlee McCoy / Steeple Hill Books Ex-military man Eli Jennings owed his commander his life and vowed to repay him by finding his missing sister. His search led to Jasmine Hart's mountain cabin in Lakeview, Virginia, where another woman had disappeared. A strong-willed widow, Jasmine didn't think the two were related. Until a major clue to both mysteries was found in her house. And her own mother-in-law was a witness. Scared for the only family she had left, Jasmine turned to Eli for help. But someone powerful wanted to ensure she never felt safe, never learned the whole truth. And that meant making one more woman disappear. |
| Lethal
Deception Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Lynette Eason / Steeple Hill Books
Who wanted her dead? Having rescued Cassidy McKnight from kidnappers in South America, Gabe Sinclair thought his job was done. Not that the former Navy SEAL could ever forget the brave, beautiful single mother. But when the danger followed her home, Gabe promised to protect her. Why anyone would want to kill Cassidy was a mystery. Was the motive related to the orphaned toddler Cassidy was raising, a sweet little girl who brought out the father figure in maverick Gabe? Or did a newly revealed family secret have killer consequences? |
| Little Girl
Lost Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Shirlee McCoy / Love Inspired Suspense Boy, is Mike Campbell infuriating! The police detective is only doing his job, looking into the death of the private investigator my sister had hired to find our presumed-dead mother (it's been a very eventful month!), but does he really believe a member of my family is a killer? I've been planning to spend time with Mick to keep tabs on the investigation, but lately I've been wondering, am I drawn to him because he's a single dad or his faith is stronger under fire? |
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Christian Suspense
To Die For
