Romantic Suspense

By Jodie Bailey (Love Inspired Suspense)

Secrets could turn deadlyif an officer and his K-9 don’t uncover them. Following an anonymous tip, K-9 Trooper Will Stryker’s drug-trafficking investigation has a new suspect—Jasmine Jefferson, an Alaskan bush pilot he’s convinced is hiding something. But when someone tries to kill them, Jasmine confesses she’s in witness protection. Now Will and his K-9 partner, Scout, must work with Jasmine to figure out if the attacks are related to his case…or if someone’s out for revenge. From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage.

By Claudia Mair Burney (Howard Books)

When the ominous Thunders roll into Dr. Amanda Bell Brown’s town, the sassy sleuth sees a storm brewing. Disgraced playboy preacher Ezekiel Thunder and his seductive first lady, Nikki, are on the comeback trail, but Bell is less than charmed by the pair. When their toddler, Baby Zeekie, is found dead from an accidental drowning, forensic psychologist Bell suspects foul play in the fatal family, especially after the mama in mourning flirts with Bell’s estranged husband, Jazz. Bell is sickened by the woman’s behavior and the thought of someone murdering an innocent child — or is it morning sickness that’s plaguing her? Between babies and bodies, she pushes past the limits to discover the deadly truth.

By Virginia Vaughan (Love Inspired Suspense)

This Christmas could be her last…Unless Covert Operatives shield herProsecutor and single mom Melinda Steele thought her nightmare ended when her abusive husband died, but now someone wants her dead by Christmas. Navy SEAL turned security operative Noah Cason needs her to get justice in his sister’s disappearance, but first he’ll have to keep her alive. And his mission shifts from difficult to almost impossible when Melinda reveals who she suspects is really after her.

By Jessica R. Patch (Love Inspired Suspense)

This holiday, an unexpected gift could be lethal. Returning to her employer’s estate, caretaker Teegan Albright discovers the elderly woman dead—next to her own twin sister’s body. And when the masked killer appears and turns his knife toward her, Teegan finds a surprising ally and protector in Rhode Spencer—crime scene cleaner, private investigator…and the unknowing father of her two-year-old twins. After she inherits the rich lady’s fortune and the killer strikes again, all signs point to Teegan as the original target. Now with a greedy family topping the suspect list, can the pair unwrap a murderer’s identity…before Christmas turns deadly?

By Dana Mentink (Love Inspired Suspense)

A cowboy to her rescue…but she’s not who he thinks she is. Posing as her sister for Christmas is the only way to save her, but Maggie Lofton needs help—even if it means working with her twin’s cowboy ex-boyfriend, Liam Pike. But between the bull’s-eye on her back and the dangerous connection she’s forming with Liam, Maggie’s mission is harder than expected. Will their tenuous partnership be enough to shield her when the killer closes in?

By Karen Randau ()

Brace yourself as a couple – both feeling unworthy of a second chance at love – take you on a pulse-pounding race of unraveling family secrets as they partner to foil a sinister murder plot. Imagine this: You’re celebrating a milestone birthday when a car crashes through your wall days before Christmas. The driver is a deceased stranger, but you find a note to you on his passenger seat and a familiar, blood-stained trinket on the floor. April Carlston\’s dreams faded long ago, and she\’s just trying to get through each day on a menial income. Assistant Regional Medical Examiner Ethan Smythe is too focused on his own ambitions to chance another romance.

By Shirlee McCoy (Love Inspired Suspense)

THE CHRISTMAS TARGET When new evidence surfaces that Harper Shelby’s niece is possibly alive, Harper doesn’t expect it to endanger her life. For her protection, she has to put her much-guarded trust in Logan Fitzgerald, the man who unknowingly led a killer to her doorstep. Hired to track Harper down, security and rescue expert Logan doesn’t like that he’s been used to find a woman who someone apparently wants dead. Now he won’t leave Harper’s side until he can guarantee her safety and untangle the truth from the lies regarding her sister’s and niece’s murders. The closer they get to finding answers, the more intent the killer becomes on making sure that there won’t be a family reunion—or happily-ever-after—for Harper this Christmas.

By Kathy Harris (New Hope Publishers)

Will the truth about her fiance be more unsettling than the stranger stalking her?Danni Kemp fears she’s being stalked—but the truth is much more deadly. Her new fiance, Robert Evans, has a dangerous secret. The homeless man who is stalking her, Caleb, may prove to be her only escape from a hidden world of crime. Will she discover in time that neither Robert no Caleb are who they appear to be and the one person she fears may be the one person she needs to trust? The Deadly Secrets series drops the reader into the frightening world of illicit drugs, where ordinary lives are lost, and families are changed forever—and in a setting so commonplace you will wonder if you or someone you love could become the next victim.

By Kathy Harris (New Hope Publishers)

Will the truth about her fiance be more unsettling than the stranger stalking her? Danni Kemp fears she’s being stalked?but the truth is much more deadly. Her new fiance, Robert Evans, has a dangerous secret. The homeless man who is stalking her, Caleb, may prove to be her only escape from a hidden world of crime. Will she discover in time that neither Robert no Caleb are who they appear to be and the one person she fears may be the one person she needs to trust?  The Deadly Secrets series drops the reader into the frightening world of illicit drugs, where ordinary lives are lost, and families are changed forever?and in a setting so commonplace you will wonder if you or someone you love could become the next victim.

By Lillian Duncan (Pelican Ventures Book Group – Harbourlight Books)

Improving communication skills is never easy. In this case, it could be murder!Maven Morris is a speech-language pathologist on medical leave–or as she likes to put it: out to pasture. When she’s offered a lucrative position by one of the community’s most powerful men to help his traumatic-brain-injured daughter improve her communication skills, Maven discovers deadly secrets behind the iron gates of the mansion. Now, she must find the courage to seek justice no matter who gets hurt–even if it’s her.