Erin Bartels
We Hope for Better Things
By Erin Bartels (Revell)
Release date: January 1, 2019
“We Hope for Better Things has it all: fabulous storytelling, an emotional impact that lingers long after you turn the last page, and a setting that immerses you. I haven’t read such a powerful, moving story since I read To Kill a Mockingbird in high school. This book will change how you look at the world we live in. Highly recommended!”–Colleen Coble, USAToday bestselling author of the Rock Harbor series and The View from Rainshadow Bay*****When Detroit Free Press reporter Elizabeth Balsam meets James Rich, his strange request–that she look up a relative she didn’t know she had in order to deliver an old camera and a box of photos–seems like it isn’t worth her time. But when she loses her job after a botched investigation, she suddenly finds herself with nothing but time.
Zachary Bartels
The Last Con
By Zachary Bartels (Thomas Nelson)
Release date: July 7, 2015
THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA WERE THERE WHEN JERUSALEM FELL, THEY WERE THERE WHEN THE TEMPLARS DISINTEGRATED, AND THEY’RE THERE NOW . . . WAITING IN DETROIT FOR A BORN-AGAIN CON MAN TRYING TO SAVE HIS FAMILY. Former con man Fletcher Doyle is finally home after six years in the pen.
Tracey Bateman
Tandem: A Novel
By Tracey Bateman (WaterBrook)
Release date: October 5, 2010
As obsession and loss become dark partners, how far must the people of Abbey Hills go to survive? Six months ago, brutal murders shook the small Ozark town—murders that stopped after a house fire reportedly claimed the killer’s life. Lauryn McBride’s family auction house has taken responsibility for the estate sale of one of the victims—the enigmatic Markus Chisom. Submerging herself in Chisom’s beautiful but strange world, Lauryn welcomes the reprieve from watching Alzheimer’s steal her father from her, piece by piece. She soon realizes that centuries-old secrets tie Abbey Hills to the Chisom estate and a mysterious evil will do anything to make sure those secrets stay hidden. Even the man who grew up loving her may not be able to protect Lauryn from the danger.
The Widow of Saunders Creek: A Novel
By Tracey Bateman (WaterBrook)
Release date: May 8, 2012
A grief that knows no boundary. A love without any limit. A need that doesn’t end at death. Corrie Saunders grew up in a life of privilege. But she gave it all up for Jarrod, her Army husband, a man she knew was a hero when she vowed to spend her life with him.
James Scott Bell
Blind Justice
By James Scott Bell (Compendium Press)
Release date: May 23, 2013
Jake Denney has hit rock bottom. His wife has left him. He’s drinking again. And his five-year-old daughter is in the middle of it all. When a judge calls him “a disgrace to the legal profession,” Jake starts thinking things might be better for everyone if he wasn’t around anymore.
Don’t Leave Me
By James Scott Bell (Compendium Press)
Release date: January 29, 2013
When they came for him it was time to run. When they came for his brother it was time to fight. Chuck Samson needs to heal. A former Navy chaplain who served with a Marine unit in Afghanistan, he’s come home to take care of his adult, autistic brother, Stan. But the trauma of Chuck’s capture and torture threatens to overtake him.
One More Lie
By James Scott Bell (Compendium Press)
Release date: September 28, 2011
International Thriller Awards Finalist! From a “master of suspense” (Library Journal) and the writer of “heart-whamming” fiction (Publishers Weekly) comes more page-turning thrills. In the full-length novella, One More Lie, high flying divorce attorney Andrew Chamberlain is on top of the legal world. He buys his suits in Beverly Hills and wins his cases in court. But one day he’s approached by a friend to handle the split with his wife. That’s the day things start to go very wrong for Andrew Chamberlain.
Watch Your Back
By James Scott Bell (Compendium Press)
Release date: February 9, 2011
Like your suspense lean and mean? From the master of “heart-whamming” thrillers (Publishers Weekly) comes a collection of suspense full of the twists and shocks James Scott Bell is known for. In the title novella, “Watch Your Back,” hotshot IT guy Cameron Cates seems to have it all. A secure job, a fiancée who loves him and the prospect of a steady life ahead. But then he sees her. The new woman at work.
Lisa Tawn Bergren
Remnants: Season of Wonder (A Remnants Novel)
By Lisa Tawn Bergren (Blink)
Release date: April 8, 2014
Our coming was foretold by the elders— Those who would change the future, just as the planet teetered on the edge of darkness. Born on the prophesied day with birthmarks in the form of a crescent moon, they knew us immediately. Swaddled and screaming, we were spirited away by those who hid us, trained us, and kept us safe until our time came. They poured their lives into us. Some died to save us.
J. Mark Bertrand
Nothing to Hide (A Roland March Mystery)
By J. Mark Bertrand (Bethany House Publishers)
Release date: July 1, 2012
The Stakes Have Never Been Higher for this Homicide CopPublishers Weekly calls J. Mark Bertrand’s writing “gritty and chilling. ” He returns once more to the streets of Houston for another twisting mystery featuring Detective Roland March. This time, a new case is launched by the discovery of a headless corpse.