Romantic Suspense

By Colleen Coble (Thomas Nelson Inc)

Elegance and wealth. Privilege and politics. The extravagance of the Butterfly Palace overwhelmed Lily’s senses and nearly smothered her painful memories. She pushed away her misgivings.

By Randy Singer (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)

After a series of kidnappings and murders in Virginia Beach, newspaper reporter Catherine O’Rourke experiences disturbing dreams that detail each crime. In an effort to aid the investigation, she shares them with her confidential source—a detective working on the case. Catherine’s intimate knowledge of the crimes immediately makes her a prime suspect. When scientific evidence corroborates her guilt, she’s arrested and charged with murder. As she begins to doubt her own innocence, Catherine turns to Las Vegas lawyer Quinn Newberg, a high-priced specialist in the insanity defense.

By Candace Calvert (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)

ER nurse Macy Wynn learned essential, gritty lessons in the California foster care system: land on your feet and trust no one. She’s finally located the fellow foster child she loves like a sister, but the girl’s in deep trouble. Macy’s determined to help, no matter what it takes. Her motto is to “make it happen” in any situation life throws at her?even when she butts heads with an idealistic cop. Deputy Fletcher Holt believes in a higher plan, the fair outcome?and his ability to handle that by himself if necessary.

By Mike Yorkey, Rick Myatt (B & H Pub Group)

As underground Islamic extremists force religious conversions to create a region free of Christian and Jewish influence, Amber Robbins, a top U. S. reporter in the Middle East, must expose the radical intolerants to ensure the safety of those who refuse to convert to Allah and follow Mohammed. Original. 14,000 first printing.

By Rick Dewhurst (B&H Fiction)

Private detective Joe LaFlam is desperately searching for a mate as he attempts to solve two kidnapping cases, save the day, and get the girl, although not necessarily in that order–will the ending be better than he ever dreamed. or worse? Original.

By Nancy Mehl (Barbour Publishing, Inc)

Ivy Towers is working hard to get Miss Bitty’s Bygone Bookstore on its feet in Winter Break, Kansas, when she discovers a map hidden inside an old music box. Could the map lead her to the Lost Gambler’s Gold? The legend of the ill-fated 1860s gambler had circulated among residents for as long as Ivy can remember. But when Ivy follows the directions to where ?X” marks the spot, what she digs up uncovers a mystery that leads to more than she ever imagined. Lives will be changed, old secrets revealed, and Ivy will learn that lost treasure can sometimes turn out to be much more valuable than a chest full of gold.

By Kim Vogel Sawyer (Barbour Publishing, Inc)

Widower Marie Koeppler and her grown daughter Beth reluctantly return to the Mennonite community Marie abandoned twenty-three years ago. Soon after their arrival in Sommerfeld, a series of mysterious thefts raises the community’s suspicions against the “outsiders. ” Can Marie prove their innocence, or will she be forced to flee once more? Henry Braun thought he’d gotten his love for Marie out of his system, but soon begins to wonder if she’s stolen more than his heart. When it’s all said and done, can Henry and Marie let bygones be bygones, or has their love been doomed from the start? Bygones is book 1 in the Sommerfeld Trilogy. Other books in the trilogy include Beginnings: Book 2 and Blessings: Book 3.