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By Margaret Daley (Abingdon Press)

Is it suicide–or murder? When a popular high school student dies under mysterious circumstances, teacher Sadie Thompson is not only pulled into the growing problem of prescription drug abuse but also becomes involved with the Texas Ranger who’s investigating the death. Through Ethan Stone, Sadie discovers the drug ring reaches much further than just into her high school. After Ethan’s niece Lexie is drugged in an attempt to silence her, Sadie helps Lexie piece her life back together. They make progress until Lexie’s best friend commits suicide—or so it looks to the authorities. When Lexie confides to Sadie about her suspicions concerning her friend’s death, Sadie and Ethan find themselves in a desperate race to stop the abuse—and a murder.

By William P. Young (Windblown Media)

Mackenzie Allen Philips’ youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change Mack’s world forever. In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant The Shack wrestles with the timeless question, “Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?” The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him.

By John B. Olson (B&H Fiction)

“You will not fear the terror of the night. ” —Psalm 91A monstrous waking nightmare is pursuing graduate student Hailey Maniates across San Francisco to Golden Gate Park where she is rescued by a towering homeless man. She seems able to read her rescuer’s mind, but is it just a delusion? Doctors diagnose her as a paranoid schizophrenic and attempt to prescribe away her alleged hallucinations. But too many questions remain around Hailey and the man who saved her. He appears to suffer from her same mental condition and is convinced that some type of Gypsy vampire is trying to kill them both.

By N. J. Lindquist (MurderWillOut Mysteries)

A recipe for murder and mystery that simmers slowly and emits an enticing aroma reminiscent of earlier delilghts.

By Sandra Orchard (Love Inspired Suspense)

Big city detective Ethan Reed is working deep undercover at a Christian youth detention center. The kind of place he spent some harrowing time in as a kid. Ethan’s mission: ferret out who’s recruiting resident teens for a drug ring. He expects help from the lovely, devoted director of Hope Manor. But Kim Corbett won’t tell Ethan anything—even when she’s threatened and attacked.

By Christy Barritt (River Heights)

Danger is closer than they think. After Tori Bristow’s special ops brother dies a sudden, suspicious death, she’s wrenched out of her normal everyday life as a traveling nurse and thrust into danger. Convinced there’s more to Nathan’s demise than what she’s been told, Tori follows the clues her brother left behind straight to former military operative Kai Kaleo. When Tori first approaches Kai, he wants to dismiss her wild theories. But he can’t ignore the mounting evidence that backs up her claims.

By S R Pearl (Moody Mountain Publishing)

Spiritual Warfare is the fight of our times. The Shadow Light exposes the truth and confronts the supernatural world head-on. In this captivating story, readers learn to recognize the schemes and tactics of the enemy in their own lives, and how to mix Faith, the Word of God, and Prayer to fight back, and win!Does Spiritual Warfare affect your everyday life? SR Pearl’s fantasy fiction novel will compel you to ask yourself this very question. Someone is watching Michael and Amanda Bradley’s every move. Who is behind the lies and deception? They had often wondered about the realm they could not see, but now they are face to face with the realities of the clash between the two worlds.

By Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)

Carny Sullivan grew up in the zany world of a traveling carnival. Quaint and peaceful Serenity, Texas, has given her a home, a life, and a child. Logan Brisco is the smoothest, slickest, handsomest man Serenity, Texas has ever seen. But Carny Sullivan knows a con artist when she sees one?and she’s seen plenty, starting with her father. As far as Carny Sullivan can tell, she’s the only one in town who has his number.

By Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)

Carny Sullivan grew up in the zany world of a traveling carnival. Quaint and peaceful Serenity, Texas, has given her a home, a life, and a child. Logan Brisco is the smoothest, slickest, handsomest man Serenity, Texas has ever seen. But Carny Sullivan knows a con artist when she sees one?and she’s seen plenty, starting with her father. As far as Carny Sullivan can tell, she’s the only one in town who has his number.

By Tracy L. Higley (Broadman & Holman Publishers)

In a world enslaved by money and power, one woman dares to be free. Will an explosive secret enslave her again?  The place is the island of Rhodes; the time, 227 BC. In the ten years that Tessa of Delos has been in bondage as a hetaeira, a high-priced Greek courtesan to a wealthy politician, she has learned to abandon all desire for freedom and love. But when her owner meets a violent death, Tessa is given the chance to be free—if she can hide the truth of his death and maintain a masquerade until escape is possible. Now Tessa must battle for her own freedom and for those she is beginning to love, as forces collide that will shatter the island’s peace and bring even its mighty Colossus to its knees.