Anne Greene
Shadow of the Dagger (CIA Operatives)
By Anne Greene (Elk Lake Publishing, Inc.)
Release date: August 9, 2019
A Secret Map to Priceless Treasure, A CIA Analyst Turned DetectiveThree people are murdered and one kidnapped to find the solution to the map. As Nicole Phillips seeks to find her kidnapped brother, she doesn’t know whom to trust. No one is who they appear to be. All is deception. To bring his brother’s murderer to justice, CIA Intel Analyst Josh Baruch puts his life on the line.
David Gregory
The Last Christian: A Novel
By David Gregory (WaterBrook)
Release date: May 4, 2010
In the future, it’s possible to live forever—but at what cost? A. D. 2088. Christian missionary Abigail Caldwell emerges from the jungle for the first time in her thirty-four years, the sole survivor of a mysterious disease that killed her village. A curious message from her grandfather leads Abby to America, only to discover a nation where Christianity has completely died out.
Michelle Griep
Out of the Frying Pan: A cozy little romance … with murder on the side.
By Michelle Griep, Kelly Klepfer (Bling! Romance)
Release date: September 2, 2016
“A laugh out loud mystery with quirky, lovable characters who find themselves in all sorts of trouble. The storyline is believable and comes with descriptions of mouth-watering food, which makes for a delicious plot! A cohesive and fast-moving novel. ” 4-Stars! RT Book ReviewsWhen the chef of Sunset Paradise Retirement Village ends up dead, life for sisters Fern and Zula Hopkins is whipped into a froth. Their zany attempts to track down the killer land them in hot water with Detective Jared Flynn. Should he be concerned about their safety or the criminal’s? But there are deadly ingredients none of them expect.
Tracy Groot
The Sentinels of Andersonville
By Tracy Groot (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: February 1, 2014
2015 Christy Award winner!ECPA 2015 Christian Book Award Finalist!Near the end of the Civil War, inhumane conditions at Andersonville Prison caused the deaths of 13,000 Union soldiers in only one year. In this gripping and affecting novel, three young Confederates and an entire town come face-to-face with the prison’s atrocities and will learn the cost of compassion, when withheld and when given. Sentry Dance Pickett has watched, helpless, for months as conditions in the camp worsen by the day. He knows any mercy will be seen as treason. Southern belle Violet Stiles cannot believe the good folk of Americus would knowingly condone such barbarism, despite the losses they’ve suffered.
Marcia Gruver
Hunter’s Prize (Backwoods Brides)
By Marcia Gruver (Barbour Books)
Release date: July 1, 2012
Meander down to Marshall, Texas, through the pages of Marcia Gruver’s third Backwoods Brides novel. Addie McRae accepts a job as governess to young Cedric Whitfield, but she has no idea what lies ahead—especially when a string of attempted robberies and a kidnapping threaten the peace of the Whitfield household. Enter Pearson Foster, a visiting treasure hunter, looking for the lost treasure of the steamer Mittie Stephens. When Addie comes to Pearson for help, can the unlikely pair get to the bottom of recent events? Is anyone safe from the uncertainty rampant in Texas?
Philip Gulley
A Lesson in Hope: A Novel
By Philip Gulley (Center Street)
Release date: May 3, 2016
Sam Gardner has been pastor of Hope Friends Meeting for just four months when ninety-eight-year-old member Olive Charles passes away. What’s more shocking news is that Olive has left her entire estate–worth nearly one million dollars–to the meeting. At first the gift sounds to Sam like a like a godsend. Yet as word of the unexpected windfall spreads, it stirs up a storm of conflicting opinions amongst the church members as to how the money would best be used. And before the estate is even released to the meeting, Olive’s estranged niece, Regina Charles, turns up tipsy and furious in Hope and threatens a lawsuit over what she believes is rightfully hers.
Rene Gutteridge
Boo Humbug (The Boo Series #4)
By Rene Gutteridge (WaterBrook)
Release date: September 11, 2007
It’s Christmastime in Skary, Indiana, but the holiday season has been hijacked by maverick director Lois Stepaphanopolis as she attempts to bring her horror-ific vision of A Christmas Carol to life. But the holly-decked path from page to stage is a thorny one, as Lois attempts to rally her skeptical cast, including new father Wolfe Boone, and then she learns that her reluctant marketing director, Alfred Tennison, is truly a Christmas Scrooge. Alfred’s grassroots marketing plan proves more than successful as the buzz builds that Skary should anticipate an overflowing audience for their opening night– but a crucial miscommunication leaves the visiting theatergoers expecting of a very different Christmas production. As chaos ensues, can the actors pull off an improv miracle — and can the Skary community convince their own Scrooge to embrace the true meaning of Christmas?
Escapement (7 Hours)
By Rene Gutteridge (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: April 27, 2012
In each installment of 7 Hours, a character is visited by the enigmatic Thomas Constant, who makes a heart-stopping statement: “You are about to die. But you may choose from one of three options: Live seven more hours, travel back in time and relive seven hours, or accept the inevitable and die now. ”Mattie Bigham has lost his job, is losing his wife, and is not losing any weight. At just under four hundred and fifty pounds, he figures his doctor’s prediction that he’s going to drop dead any second is about to come true. He is right.
Listen
By Rene Gutteridge (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: April 21, 2011
Nothing ever happens in the small town of Marlo. until the residents begin seeing their private conversations posted online for everyone to read. Then it’s neighbor against neighbor, friend against friend, as paranoia and violence escalate.
Misery Loves Company
By Rene Gutteridge (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: August 1, 2013
Don’t tell me it’s terrifying. Terrify me. Filled with grief, Jules Belleno rarely leaves the house since her husband’s death while on duty as a police officer. Other than the reviews Jules writes on her blog, she has little contact with the outside world. But one day when she ventures out to the local grocery store, Jules bumps into a fellow customer.