Creston Mapes
Sky zone: A Novel (The Crittendon Files)
By Creston Mapes (David C Cook)
Release date: June 1, 2014
A rally for a controversial presidential candidate. A terrorist threat. A nightmare of cataclysmic proportions. Jack and Pamela Crittendon have hit the breaking point. After months out of work as a reporter, Jack is playing Mr.
Wil Mara
Frame 232 (Jason Hammond)
By Wil Mara (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: June 21, 2013
The time had come, she decided, to rid herself of this burden, to take the steps necessary to put the matter to rest once and for all. And the first step, she knew—against every instinct and desire—was to watch that film. During the reading of her mother’s will, Sheila Baker discovers that she has inherited everything her parents ever possessed, including their secrets. A mysterious safe-deposit box key leads her to the answers to one of history’s greatest conspiracies: Who killed John F. Kennedy? Not only does she have the missing film, revealing her mother as the infamous babushka lady, but she has proof that there was more than one shooter.
James Markert
All Things Bright and Strange
By James Markert (Thomas Nelson)
Release date: January 30, 2018
In the wake of World War I in the small, Southern town of Bellhaven, South Carolina, the town folk believe they’ve found a little slice of heaven in a mysterious chapel in the woods. But they soon realize that evil can come in the most beautiful of forms. The people of Bellhaven have always looked to Ellsworth Newberry for guidance, but after losing his wife and his future as a professional pitcher, he is moments away from testing his mortality once and for all. Until he finally takes notice of the changes in his town.
The Angels’ Share
By James Markert (Thomas Nelson)
Release date: January 17, 2017
“Folksy charm, an undercurrent of menace, and an aura of hope permeate this ultimately inspirational tale. ” —BooklistFrom award-winning author James Markert comes a Southern tale of fathers and sons, young romance, revenge and redemption, and the mystery of miracles. Now that Prohibition has ended, what the townspeople of Twisted Tree, Kentucky, need most is the revival of the Old Sam Bourbon distillery. But William McFee knows it’ll take a miracle to convince his father, Barley, to once more fill his family’s aging house with barrels full of bourbon. When a drifter recently buried near the distillery begins to draw crowds of pilgrims, the McFees are dubious.
Susan Marlow
Canyon of Danger (Goldtown Adventures)
By Susan Marlow (Kregel Publications)
Release date: October 7, 2013
Jem Coulter’s pa, the sheriff of Goldtown, is away on a trip to deliver a prisoner to Sacramento, and he has left Jem in charge of the ranch—along with Aunt Rose, that is. No sooner is the sheriff gone then trouble starts—a dead calf, a mysterious stranger, and then Pa’s horse, Copper, and his prize rifle are stolen. And Pa’s deputies seem unconcerned. Jem and his cousin Nathan find Copper’s tracks end at a dark canyon up in the hills. Jem remembers an old Indian legend Strike-it-rich Sam is fond of retelling about people disappearing and no one ever seeing them again.
River of Peril (Goldtown Adventures)
By Susan Marlow (Kregel Publications)
Release date: February 12, 2014
Jem Coulter thinks his family is just on a sightseeing trip to the big city of Sacramento. Then armed bandits hold up the stagecoach for the secret stash they’re carrying: gold for the Union Army fighting the distant Civil War! Suddenly war isn’t so far away; it’s right there on the road to Sacramento, with Jem’s father, the sheriff of Goldtown, fighting against the rebel army’s Knights of the Golden Circle. When the family finally reaches the city, they think they’re safe at last. Setting out to see the sights, Jem, his sister Ellie, and their cousin Nathan make a new friend. But is Henry the pal they think he is? With a father who is a die-hard Confederate, could Henry be in cahoots with the thieves? River of Peril gives readers ages 8 to 12 the fast-moving, exciting adventure they’ve come to expect in this series, as well as a glimpse into the history of post–Gold Rush and Civil War life in 1860s California, with stagecoaches, steamboats, stowaways—and lots of gold!.
Charles Martin
Chasing Fireflies
By Charles Martin (Westbow Pr)
Release date: May 29, 2007
They have one summer to find what was lost long ago. “Never settle for less than the truth,” she told him. But when you don’t even know your real name, the truth gets a little complicated. It can nestle so close to home it’s hard to see. It can even flourish inside a lie.
Thunder and Rain: A Novel
By Charles Martin (Center Street)
Release date: April 3, 2012
Third generation Texas Ranger Tyler Steele is the last of a dying breed– a modern day cowboy hero living in a world that doesn’t quite understand his powerful sense of right and wrong and instinct to defend those who can’t defend themselves. Despite his strong moral compass, Ty has trouble seeing his greatest weakness. His hard outer shell, the one essential to his work, made him incapable of forging the emotional connection his wife Andie so desperately needed. Now retired, rasing their son Brodie on his own, and at risk of losing his ranch, Ty does not know how to rebuild from the rubble of his life. The answer comes in the form of Samantha and her daughter Hope, on the run from a seemingly inescapable situation.
Gail Gaymer Martin
Secrets at Rose Arbor
By Gail Gaymer Martin (Forget Me Not Romances, an imprint of Winged Publications)
Release date: June 4, 2019
Discontent and penitent, Susan returns to her childhood home in Louisiana to make amends with her mother, to see her mentor, Libby and to re-evaluate her life, but instead of solace, her heart tangles with Justin Robard, facing his aunt Libby’s recent death which affects both their lives. But Susan finds purpose helping Justin keep the inherited plantation home tied to the conditions of his aunt’s will, and in the process, she learns a secret that will shock Justin and change his life, if she has the courage to tell him the secret that could set him free.
See Jane Run
By Gail Gaymer Martin (Forget Me Not Romances, an imprint of Winged Publications)
Release date: October 19, 2018
CAROL AWARD WINNING NOVEL!Returning to her home town for a teaching job, Jane Conroy faces a vandalized classroom, flattened tires, and, worse, being stalked. A police officer, Kyle Manning listens to her fears, but he’s not worried until Jane receives odd messages based on the old Dick and Jane School Primer. The first is See Jane Run. Kyle is falling in love with Jane and his concern grows when the threatening messages grow more deadly. But why? Jane is well-liked by everyone.