New Releases

By Maggie K. Black, Mary Alford, Short, Megan (Love Inspired Suspense)

By Dana Mentink (Revell)

Fire rains from above as they fight to discover the truth and stay alive. In the shadow of a threatening volcano, long-haul trucker Kit Garrido wakes up in her crashed big rig, unable to recall what happened or why she’s suddenly in possession of someone’s baby. Fiercely independent, she has to admit that perhaps this time she could use a little help. As the threat of eruption grows, former cop Cullen Landry refuses to leave his cabin in the evacuation area, which is why he’s the only one left who can help Kit escape the crumpled cab of her truck. He doesn’t want to get tangled up in the mystery of the beautiful woman with an abandoned infant, but when he sees the bullet hole in the windshield and the bloody handprint on the interior, he realizes that he’s in this thing, like it or not.

By Ryan Steck (Tyndale Fiction)

In this pulse-pounding thriller, former Marine Raider Matthew Redd, “a force to be reckoned with” (Jack Carr) and “the go-to man in a bad situation” (Brad Taylor), must face his greatest fears and figure out how to escape when the one way out goes up in flames. Matthew Redd doesn’t go looking for trouble. But this time, it’s found him anyway.

By Susan May Warren, Lisa Phillips, Aleckson, Michelle Sass (Sunrise Publishing)

She was born to fight fires. Read more.

By Christy Barritt (River Heights)

Alaska State Trooper Logan Gibson has buried his past deeper than the winter snows of America’s Last Frontier. But when someone close to him vanishes, leaving behind a cryptic message meant for his eyes alone, Gibson is forced to excavate secrets he swore would stay hidden. A methodical killer stalks the vast Alaskan wilderness, taunting authorities with haunting photographs that only Gibson can decipher—Gibson and the friend who’s now missing. As bodies begin to surface and time runs thin, Gibson must turn to his friends in the Arctic Circle Murder Club for help. From treacherous mountain peaks to the merciless depths of frigid waters, Gibson will do anything to stop this killer.

By Dony Jay (Merry Hill Publishing)

Reagan Rainey, America’s best warrior spy, was hoping that a Christmastime trip to New York City with his old college flame would help rekindle their frayed relationship. But instead of enjoying the holiday pomp and fortifying a romance, he finds himself smack dab in the middle of a deadly terrorist attack as it is unfolding. After narrowly escaping with his life, Rainey is quickly tasked with finding out who planned and executed the attack. He soon formulates an audacious plan that puts himself in the crosshairs as he and his newly formed CIA hunter-killer team endeavor to penetrate the dangerous terrorist organization behind the attack and give them the war they deserve. But for his plan to work, Rainey must enlist the support of a wealthy adversary, a man he would much rather see dead.

By Julianna Deering (Farlinford Press)

When the village of Farthering St. John is stunned by a series of murders, Drew Farthering is drawn again into the sleuthing game. Drew Farthering wanted nothing more than to end the summer of 1932 with the announcement of his engagement. Instead, he finds himself caught up in another mysterious case when the family solicitor is found murdered, an antique hatpin with a cryptic message, Advice to Jack, piercing his chest. Evidence of secret meetings and a young girl\’s tearful confession point to the victim\’s double life, but what does the solicitor\’s murder have to do with the murder of a physician on the local golf course? Nothing, it would seem–except for another puzzling note, affixed with a similar-looking bloodied hatpin.

By Julianna Deering (Farlinford Press)

When a celebrated actor is found murdered in his dressing room, all signs point to Drew\’s old flame. But behind the curtain nothing is what it seems, and this quickly becomes his most puzzling case yet. Just as Drew Farthering thinks his life has calmed down some, Fleur Landis reenters his life in dire need of his help. She\’s married now, no longer an actress–but the lead actor in her former troupe\’s production of The Mikado has been murdered, and Fleur is the police\’s number one suspect. Drew would rather focus on his fiancée, Madeline Parker, and their upcoming wedding, but he can\’t leave Fleur and her family in the lurch–even if she did break his heart once.

By Julianna Deering (Farlinford Press)

A Regency-era costume party should have been an amusing diversion, but it seems wherever Drew Farthering goes, mystery – and murder– are on the guest list. Drew and Madeline Farthering arrive at a Regency-era house party at Winteroak House, excited to be reunited with old friends, including Drew’s former Oxford classmate, Talbot Cummins. Tal is there with his fiancée, Alice Henly, and though many present seem worried about the couple, nobody is prepared when Alice dies from a sudden overdose. Tal refuses to believe she’s taken the drug intentionally, and a dark question arises of whether the death is an accident or murder. The police have their own information, though, and Drew is shocked when they arrest someone he’s trusted since his childhood—someone who’s been smuggling drugs into the country for years.

By Julianna Deering (Farlinford Press)

The rolling, frigid mists that creep in over the Yorkshire moors hide a mystery as challenging as Drew has ever faced. At the urgent request of an old school friend, Drew and Madeline Farthering come to Bloodworth Park Lodge in the midst of the Yorkshire moors, a place as moody and mysterious as a Brontë hero. There have been several worrisome incidents around those lonesome, rolling hills– property desecrated, fires started, sheep and cattle scattered. Worst of all, the vicar has been found dead on the steps of the church, a crime for which Drew can discern no motive at all. Few in Bunting’s Nest seem like suspects, and Drew can’t keep his suspicions from falling on his friend’s new bride.