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By Michael Garrett (Soncoast Publishing)

He saved her life; now he must save her soul. Larissa Baxter can’t comprehend spending the rest of her life behind bars for a crime she didn’t commit. But then a complete stranger, Derrick Walton, appears from out of nowhere with an outlandish plan to help her avoid unjust prosecution. With a choice between facing almost certain life in prison or taking a chance with a dying man whose motive is unclear, Larissa decides that any risk is better than incarceration. Man plans, and God laughs, the saying goes.

By Michael Garrett (Soncoast Publishing)

FIREBIRD BOOK AWARD WINNERA simple bail apprehension goes horribly wrong On the run from the FBI for a crime she didn\’t commit, newbie Christian Larissa Baxter faces an unexpected threat. The secret life she\’s been living is about to be exposed, and even though all charges have been dropped, her life remains in danger. Texas bounty hunter Clyde Hopkins is in way over his head, having been duped by the false promise of a million dollar reward for Larissa\’s capture and return. With a target now on his own back, his nerves now tight as a drum, Hopkins knows too much. A simple bounty apprehension turns into a kidnapping, and Hopkins, a previously law-abiding citizen, faces a terrible choice—kill or be killed.

By Christine Lynxwiler, Jan Reynolds, Sandy Gaskin (Barbour Publishing, Inc)

Jenna and Carly share a dry wit and sharp sleuthing skills that give these three stories universal appeal. Wherever these small-town Arkansas sisters go murder is sure to follow. When they search for the murderer of a newspaper editor, they could end up in the obit column. In Branson for a break, they find out that murder doesn’t take vacations. And when the Carly opens a diner, murder is on the menu.

By Christine Lynxwiler, Jan Reynolds, Sandy Gaskin (Barbour Publishing, Inc)

 DEATH FOR DESSERT?When Jenna Stafford quits her dead-end job to help her sister Carly open a diner, she may havejumped from the frying pan into the fi re. Even though business is really cooking, last time the sisters checked, murder was NOT on the menu. So who’s the dead guy out back? And why are there more police offi cers on the scene than there are paying customers? Can Jenna and Carly sort out their scrambled love lives and still find the missing ingredient in time to solve the crime before their goose is cooked? .

By Christine Lynxwiler, Jan Reynolds, Sandy Gaskin (Barbour Publishing, Inc)

FREE BRANSON VACATION. in exchange for a little elbow grease and moral support! Jenna Stafford and her sister Carly dust off their cowboy boots, herd the kids into the SUV, and hightail it up to Branson, Missouri to help with the grand opening of a friend’s theatre. To their amazement, the glittering lights and twanging tunes make a perfect backdrop for.

By Kip Gayden (Center Street)

Based on actual events, Anna Dotson is a passionate modern woman of the 1900s who finds herself stifled by the lingering outdated rules of Victorian society. When her every attempt to rekindle romance and affection with her husband–a prominent local doctor–fails, she finds herself turning to the friendship of Charlie Cobb, a new man in town. But as their relationship becomes more intimate, smalltown tongues start wagging, and their starcrossed affair leads to a shocking public murder.

By Gee Heino, Susan (Love Inspired Suspense)

Tracking down a killer… and healing old wounds. When police officer and chaplain Gabe Elliot hears a disturbing deathbed confession, he turns to the one person who can help—the fiancée he left behind ten years ago. As the small town’s archivist, Brinna Jenson has the skills to investigate the fifty-year-old murder. And she’s determined to find out whether her best friend’s dying grandfather is responsible for covering up a heinous crime. But between break-ins and threats, a shadowy figure pursues them.

By Evelyn Geisler (Pleasant Word-A Division of WinePress Publishing)

Ex-cop Clair Burton has lost her job and her man. Forced to find new work, she opens her own detective agency and is soon knee-deep in the murder investigation of a young girl. Knee-deep? Maybe over her head!.

By Evelyn Geisler (Pleasant Word-A Division of WinePress Publishing)

Claire Burton is at the top of her game. She’s just solved a murder and is back with her fiancé, Don Snyder. Soon Claire is asked to find out whether one of the town’s leading citizens committed suicide or was murdered. Her quest for the answer to this question leads her into the dark world of counterfeit drugs. Claire and Don are also making wedding plans, but thanks to interfering-though well meaning-relatives, might not make it to the altar.

By Lisa Harris, Lynne Gentry (Harris-Gentry Suspense)

A mother willing to risk everything for her child. A surgeon desperate to cover his crimes. Ripped from today’s headlines comes an unforgettable, chilling medical thriller. A Carol-award winning finalist!A brutal murder convinces Dr. Mia Kendall there’s more than she imagined to the mysterious spike in heart transplant rejections.