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Christian Suspense Books
Married to the MOB
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By Ginny Aiken / Steeple Hill Books
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When FBI agent Dan Maddox agrees to protect "number one" on the mafia's hit list, he never imagines it will be Carlie Papperelli---the spitfire wife of a recently slain mob boss. Can he keep her alive long enough to testify? Only their faith in each other---and the Lord---will keep them safe. 250 pages, softcover from Steeple Hill.

Master of the Hall, Eden Hall Series #4
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By Veronica Heley / Zondervan Corp.

Working to keep historic Eden Hall open to the public and caring for her family have left Araminta Sands exhausted---and she fears getting pregnant again! When old enemy Judith Kent claims she's changed and offers to help, Minty hires her. But mysterious accidents and a horrifying secret make Minty wonder if she's have made a terrible mistake. 352 pages, softcover from Zondervan.

MIA: Missing in Atlanta
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By Debby Giusti / Steeple Hill Books

War hero Jude Walker returned home hoping to marry the woman he'd fallen for during his last leave. Instead he found her missing, and her last known address a homeless shelter. Sarah Montgomery, the shelter's director, didn't know Jude's friend, but she knew the streets… and the dangers. She also knew that he was in for heartache- and that falling for him was her riskiest move yet.

Midnight Sea, Aloha Reef Series #4/ Women of Faith Series #15
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By Colleen Coble / Thomas Nelson

A seemingly random shooting leaves Lani Tagama without sight. With the help of ex-cop Ben Mahoney, she must find the shooter before he strikes again. A Women of Faith novel.

Missing Persons
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By Shirlee McCoy / Steeple Hill Books

Leave while you still can The warning had been spray-painted on Lauren Owens's walls. And whoever had vandalized her house meant business. But Lauren couldn't-wouldn't-leave the Magnolia College campus. Not when she'd finally found her way back to Seth Chartrand, the single father who'd broken her heart years ago. And not when the cold-case murder everyone was talking about remained scarily unsolved-including the young woman's identity. Because Lauren had a sinking feeling she knew exactly who the victim was….

Nowhere to Hide
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By Debby Giusti / Love Inspired Suspence

If she had arrived a moment later, her husbands killer would have taken her son away forever. Fearful the perpetrator would return, Lydia Sloan fled to an island of refuge off the Georgia coast. As she attempted to unravel the tangle of lies left by her husband, Lydia knew that with the murderer only a step behind, her son was far from safe. Matt Lawson, the fiercely handsome security guard, seemed to be the only one she could trust with her secret. Yet as danger rose with the evening tide, Lydia was left with nowhere to hide.

Nowhere to Run
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By Valerie Hansen / Steeple Hill Books
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Looking to escape her abusive boyfriend, Marie Parnel takes her daughter and flees to Arkansas to start over. Trusting anyone is difficult for the single mother, but she needs the help of local mechanic Seth Whitfield to escape the danger that follows her. Gradually these to hurt souls learn to open their hearts and trust again.

Obsession, John Shefford Crime Series #2
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By Wanda L. Dyson / Barbour Publishing

Partners Zoe Shefford and Josiah Johnson investigate when beautiful young coeds start disappearing from a local college campus. Can JJ learn to trust Zoe in time to stop the killer's deadly obsession? 352 pages, softcover.

Out of the Depths
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By Valerie Hansen / Steeple Hill Books
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Cheerful Trudy Lynn needs somebody to stop the vandals threatening her quiet campground. Broken Cody Keringhoven is looking for a place to rebuild his shattered dreams. It's a perfect fit! He'll watch Trudy's business---she'll soothe his battered soul. But are they any match for the criminals who want her off the property? 250 pages, softcover from Steeple Hill.

Pursuit of Justice
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By Pamela Tracy / Love Inspired Suspense

While helping the police bust a drug ring, Rosa Cagnalia witnessed a murder; one she was now being framed for.Officer Samuel Packard hauled her in, only to see another cop,his former partner,take her from the precinct without cause. So he followed. Betraying a friend went against Sam's beliefs, but he suspected that something was going on, and that Rosa just might be innocent. The dangerous predicament he discovered her in only cemented his desire to help. Now, if only he could get his beautiful suspect to cooperate!

Reluctant Burglar, To Catch a Thief Series #1
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By Jill Elizabeth / Multnomah Publishers Inc.
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After her father's murder, Desiree Jacobs stumbles upon an ugly truth---her father was an art thief. Should she turn over the stolen paintings to the feds or surrender the artwork to the bad guys? A death threat warns her not to cooperate with the law. Will she trust God's leading---even if it isn't safe? 350 pages, softcover from Multnomah.

Reluctant Runaway, To Catch a Thief Series #2
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By Jill Elizabeth Nelson / Multnomah Publishers Inc.
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Why did Karen Webb abandon her husband and newborn baby?Is it coincidence that she disappeared just one dayafter irreplaceable Anasazi Indian artifacts were stolenfrom the University of New Mexico Museum of Art andAnthropology? When Boston-based security consultantDesiree Jacobs is called to the scene, her FBI agentboyfriend, Tony Lucano, warns her not to play amateursleuth. When he joins her in Albuquerque on thecopyrighted property pirating case that he s assigned to,it becomes obvious that their cases are connected.And the popular media ministry, The Inner Witness, hasmore than a little something to do with them. Desi andTony are scrambling to connect the dots and figure outhow Karen fits into the picture - if its not too late tosave her. When the horrifying truth comes to light, can they even save themselves?

Reluctant Smuggler
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By Jill Elizabeth Nelson / Multnomah
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They say keep your friends close and your enemies closer.but what if you can't tell the difference? For security consultant Desiree Jacobs, the assignment is simple: make off with an ancient Mayan artifact, and hand it over to the good guys in time to plan her wedding to ultra-fine FBI agent, Tony Lucano.Yet, in a world where no one is as they seem, Desi must decipher who the good guys are-before she ends up in the hands of a ruthless enemy. Suddenly, artifact recovery turns into archaeological espionage, and the woman who finds all the answers must now ask questions. Who's looting priceless antiquities underneath the nose of the baffled Mexican government? And what does a violent gang of drug and human traffickers have to do with missing artifacts?

Remember to Forget, Clayburn Novels Series #1
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By Deborah Raney / Howard Books

Stranded a hundred miles away from her abusive New York City boyfriend after a terrifying car-jacking, graphic designer Maggie Anderson impulsively heads west. Stumbling upon tiny Clayton, Kansas, she arrives without cash or a past---or so she thinks. As she begins a new relationship with Trevor Ashlock, will she be able to tell him the truth---before it tells on her? 320 pages, softcover from Howard.

River of Secrets
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By Lynette Eason / Steeple Hill Books

The amnesiac patient in the makeshift Amazon hospital looks familiar to visiting American nurse Amy Graham. This isn't the first time she's seen those blue-gray eyes, the hard lines of his handsome face. When Amy sees his birthmark, she knows exactly who he is: Micah McKnight, the presumed-dead Navy SEAL. Her best friend's brother. The man her own mother set up to die. Amy can't bear to tell him the dangerous truth about his hidden past. But her secrets are about to explode, because now someone is after them both.

Safe Haven
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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.

Scared To Death
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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.

Secret Agent Minister
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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
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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.

See No Evil
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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!

Shadow Of Turning
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By Valerie Hansen / Steeple Hill
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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.

Shadows At The Window
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By Linda Hall / Steeple Hill Books
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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
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By Linda Hall / Steeple Hill Books
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''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 Truth
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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.

So Dark the Night
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By Margaret Daley / Love Inspired Suspence
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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.

Stormcatcher, Great Lakes Legends Series #3
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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?

Stranger In The Shadows
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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?

Strictly Confidential, Texas Gatekeepers Series #5
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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.

Summer's End, Northern Intrigue Series #3
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By Lyn Cote / Tyndale House
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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?

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Susan Sleeman
Susan is passionate about Christian Suspense both as a reader and a writer. Susan is the author of seven Christian Suspense novels and she looks forward to the day her agent finds a publishing home for her work. Read more about Susan's . . .
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