Romantic Suspense

By Morgan, Alexis (Love Inspired Suspense)

She survived a serial killer… but can she evade him again?   Aubrey Sims escaped a serial killer, but she never stopped looking over her shoulder. And now her deepest fear is beginning again: the killer is back. He’s begun playing a cat and mouse game with Aubrey, making her relive a nightmare that never really went away. Cold case detective Jonah Kelly—a man who has his own past failings to atone for—will do whatever it takes to protect Aubrey. But their wounded hearts are drawing them all too close just as the killer’s noose tightens around them…From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage.

By Rachel Fordham (Revell)

Six years ago, a shocking secret sent Agnes Pratt running in search of a new start. She found it in Penance, a rugged town of miners and lumberjacks in the Dakota Territory, where she became Miss Aggie, respected schoolteacher and confirmed old maid. But the past has a way of catching up with people. When childhood friend and former sweetheart James Harris accepts a position as the town doctor, Aggie’s pleasantly predictable days suddenly become anything but. James wants to know why Agnes left behind the life they had dreamed of creating for themselves–but he is the one person who can never know.

By Ted Dekker, Bill Bright (Thomas Nelson)

One man holds the key to locating the Ark of the Covenant—but he’s hidden deep in the desert and no one has seen him since he was a boy. In this explosive sequel to Blessed Child, Jewish soldier-turned-archaeologist Rebecca Soloman leads a team deep into the Ethiopian desert to find the one man who may know the final resting place of the Ark of the Covenant. Such a discovery would bring hope back to her people. Her search brings excitement and danger—including unexpected love and a discovery far more powerful than even the holy artifact. Meanwhile, Islamic fundamentalists dispatch Ismael, their most accomplished assassin, to pursue Rebecca and the man she’s searching for.

By Lis Wiehl (Thomas Nelson Inc)

When life is murder, who can you trust? One minute Mia Quinn is in her basement, chatting on the phone with a colleague at the prosecutor’s office. The next minute she hears a gunshot over the line, and Mia listens in horror as her colleague and friend Colleen bleeds to death. Mia’s a natural for heading up the murder investigation, but these days it’s all she can do to hold her life together. As a new widow with a pile of debts, a troubled teenaged son, and a four-year-old who wakes up screaming at night, she needs more time with her family, not less—and working Colleen’s case will be especially demanding. But Colleen was her friend, and she needs to keep her job.

By Lis Wiehl (Thomas Nelson)

When life is murder, who can you trust? One minute Mia Quinn is in her basement, chatting on the phone with a colleague at the prosecutor’s office. The next minute she hears a gunshot over the line, and Mia listens in horror as her colleague and friend Colleen bleeds to death. Mia’s a natural for heading up the murder investigation, but these days it’s all she can do to hold her life together. As a new widow with a pile of debts, a troubled teenaged son, and a four-year-old who wakes up screaming at night, she needs more time with her family, not less—and working Colleen’s case will be especially demanding. But Colleen was her friend, and she needs to keep her job.

By Joanie Bruce (Ambassador International)

“Do Not Return To Texas!” Marti Rushing gets the message, loud and clear. If she returns to Texas, her life is in danger. If she stays in Tennessee, she’s safe. But when she receives a letter telling her that Daniel, her ex-husband and the love of her life, is dying, she knows she has to defy the stalker and return to Texas to see him. Three years ago, Daniel accused her of things she couldn’t remember doing.

By Jo Kadlecek (NavPress)

When a series of mysterious messages appear on Jonna Lightfoot MacLaughlin’s voicemail, the reporter is thrown headlong into a story that may drastically affect her career, and, if she’s not careful, her life. Clues from untraceable sources collide with duplicitous ministers, ambiguous monks, and one exceptionally good-looking community center director. With the help of her supportive editor, her savvy, fellow chocoholic colleague and the protection of her big brother, she might break the biggest story of the year and find some of that inspiration after all.

By Jo Kadlecek (NavPress)

Religion reporter Jonna Lightfoot MacLaughlin has traded her beat in the Big Easy for a dream job in the Big Apple. But with the move, she finds that real witches and holy con men loom larger than anything she’s confronted before. And when an old friend leaks an Ivy League secret, Jonna must confront the dark forces that run deep within the city. What she discovers is more shocking than all of the stories she’s ever reported combined. Will she be able to withstand—and expose—the truth?

By Roxanne Rustand (Roxanne Rustand)

In A Montana Legacy, burned out cop Kate Rawlins must deal with a stubborn Montana rancher. she claims her inheritance, and he claims her heart. Prior to being sold to an editor, this book won First Place in the West Houston Emily, The Golden Rose, Haunted by Love, and We Dare You (Saskatchewan) contests.

By Jen Turano (Bethany House Publishers)

Delightful Blend of Love and Laughter in Turano’s Sophomore Novel Miss Arabella Beckett has one driving passion: to help the downtrodden women of America. Naturally, she supports the women’s suffrage movement and eagerly attends rallies and lectures across the country. On her travels, she makes a simple offer of assistance to a young woman in need that goes sadly awry and lands both ladies in more trouble than they can manage. An independent sort, Arabella is loath to admit she needs help and certainly doesn’t need help from an arrogant, narrow-minded knight in shining armor. Mr.