Protective Instincts (Mission: Rescue)
By Shirlee McCoy (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: July 1, 2014
STALKED! After losing her family, and then nearly her life when she was held hostage in Africa, grieving widow Raina Lowery only wants to put the past behind her. Instead, she’s finding her son’s toys in the woods and dodging a gunman’s bullets. Raina is trapped in a real-life nightmare—until Jackson Miller reappears. Months ago, saving Raina was Jackson’s job as a member of HEART, a private rescue team. But now it’s personal.
Protective Measures (True North Bodyguards)
By Maggie K. Black (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: July 4, 2017
UNDERCOVER BODYGUARD After an attack at a military charity gala, navy commander Leo Darius learns someone wants to kill him—and kidnap his two daughters. And there’s nothing the recently widowed single father won’t do to protect his girls…even if it means asking a beautiful bodyguard to pose as his girlfriend. Though security expert Zoe Dean agrees to handle the threats and near-fatal assaults, she refuses to get attached to the handsome commander and his lovely daughters. But with the would-be kidnappers closing in, saving Leo and the little girls, while protecting her heart, may be one mission Zoe can’t master.
The Protector (The O’Malley Series #4)
By Dee Henderson (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: November 1, 2005
Jack O’Malley is a fireman who is fearless when it comes to facing an inferno. But when an arsonist begins targeting his district, his shift, his friends, Jack faces the ultimate challenge: protecting the lady who saw the arsonist before she pays an even higher price. Introducing the O’Malleys, an inspirational group of seven, all abandoned or orphaned as teens, who have made the choice to become a loyal and committed family. They have chosen their own surname, O’Malley, and have stood by each other through moments of joy and heartache. Their stories are told in CBA best-selling, inspirational romantic suspense novels that rock your heart and restore strength and hope to your spirit.
Protector’s Honor (Love Inspired Suspense)
By Kit Wilkinson (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: September 8, 2009
It’s instinct. When NCIS agent Rory Farrell hears a woman scream, he reacts. But even after he saves her from abduction, Rory can’t get the beautiful and fragile Tabitha Beaumont out of his mind. Especially when he finds a connection between Tabitha and his latest murder investigation. She needs protection—Rory’s protection—while Rory needs answers Tabitha doesn’t even realize she holds.
The Protector’s Mission (Alaskan Search and Rescue)
By Margaret Daley (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: September 1, 2015
DEADLY EXPLOSION Lydia McKenzie is the only living witness to a serial bomber’s latest threat. Surviving the explosion at the café, Lydia is rescued by police sergeant Jesse Hunt and his K-9 partner, a Rottweiler named Brutus. She’s struggling to remember details of the incident. But one thing she’ll never forget is how she once felt about Jesse—the high school sweetheart she left to marry another. In charge of her protection, the guarded cop believes the bomber’s after her, and he promises to keep her safe.
The Protector’s Promise (The Sinclair Brothers Trilogy, Book 2) (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #124)
By Shirlee McCoy (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: November 11, 2008
Who could want to hurt a little girl in a pink princess dress? Grayson Sinclair vows to find out who’s after his widowed neighbor and her child. Without getting emotionally involved. Family life isn’t for him, but he won’t let some deranged person destroy the lovely home Honor Milone has made for her daughter. From strange “gifts” left on her doorstep to attempted murder, someone means deadly business. Grayson promises to protect Honor and the little girl who sneakily stole his heart.
Pulse (The Pulse Effex) (Volume 1)
By L.R. Burkard (Lilliput Press)
Release date: August 24, 2015
What do you do when the whole world stops? Andrea, Lexie and Sarah are just ordinary teens until a mysterious event shuts down all technology. In the dead of winter, there’s no heat, no internet, no cell phones–not even a working car. In this chilling Christian YA tale, most of the population doesn’t survive. Pitting faith and grit against a world without power, the girls and their families must beat the odds. But can they find the strength to survive when society collapses and technology fails? READERS SAY: CHILLING DYSTOPIAN NOVEL Stories like this one get me very excited for today’s young adult reader.
Purgatory Road
By Samuel Parker (Revell)
Release date: January 3, 2017
Named one of Library Journal’s Best Books of 2017″Exceptional first novel. “–Publishers Weekly, starred review”Will grip suspense aficionados from the first page. “–Library Journal, starred review”A skillfully written, gripping thriller. “–Booklist”Action-packed with breakneck pacing. “–Foreword ReviewsWhen a day trip out of Las Vegas with his wife takes a turn for the worse, Jack is sure that he has the ability to get them home.
Purple Knot (Shades of Hope)
By Raquel Byrnes (White Rose Publishing)
Release date: June 3, 2011
A killer strikes. A love rekindled. A life-altering choice. When her best friend, is murdered, Reyna Cruz doesn’t believe the police have the whole story. An investigator by trade, she has the talent to track Summer’s killer, but when clues lead to a family connection and a vicious gang, she suddenly becomes the hunted.
Pursued (The Nikki Boyd Files)
By Lisa Harris (Revell)
Release date: April 4, 2017
Nikki Boyd’s flight into Nashville was routine–up until the crash landing at the airport. When the dust settles, Nikki discovers that the woman who had been seated next to her on the plane is missing–and no one will admit she was ever there. Erika Hamilton had been flying to Nashville with an air marshal as a key witness in an upcoming grand jury trial. When she flees from the crash, is she running from trouble or straight into it? Before Nikki can even see her family, she and her team are pulled into a missing persons case where the motives are as unclear as the suspects. Bestselling and award-winning author Lisa Harris has planted danger around every turn in this can’t-put-it-down thrill ride that will leave readers stunned.

