Nancy Mehl
Rising Darkness (Finding Sanctuary Book #3)
By Nancy Mehl (Bethany House Publishers)
Release date: October 27, 2015
Romantic Suspense to Keep Readers Guessing Until the Last PageSophie Wittenbauer left her strict Mennonite hometown under a cloud of shame and regret. After a rough childhood, her teenage poor choices harmed others, leaving her with no choice but to change her life. Her entry-level writing job at a newspaper puts her in the right place at the right time to overhear office gossip about a prisoner who has information on a decades-old unsolved crime. While the other reporters write off the tip as the ravings of an angry criminal, Sophie can’t ignore it because she knows the name of this prisoner from her old life. Upon learning from the man that one of the other suspects is hiding out in the Missouri town of Sanctuary, she takes on a false identity to investigate and meets the young pastor of a local church–the very man she’d loved as a troubled teenager.
Simply Vanished
By Nancy Mehl (Guideposts)
Release date: August 24, 2018
As Cheryl Cooper’s birthday approaches, she believes her new life in Sugarcreek, Ohio is the best gift she’s ever received. She loves running the Swiss Miss gift shop, and even though there have been a few bumps along the way, she feels content. But an unexpected discovery in an abandoned laundry chute raises disturbing questions that could point to a woman who disappeared decades ago. Could she have been murdered? Is there a connection between the woman and the building that houses Cheryl’s beloved shop? As Cheryl begins a search for answers, her parents and her brother, Matt, come to town for a visit. Family tensions and disturbing clues from the past mix together to send Cheryl down a path that will challenge her personal relationships and finally solve an old mystery.
Unbreakable (Road to Kingdom) (Volume 2)
By Nancy Mehl (Bethany House Publishers)
Release date: February 1, 2013
Mennonite Romantic Suspense Sure to Thrill Readers Gentle and unassuming Hope Kauffman has never been one to question or try to make changes. She quietly helps her father run Kingdom Quilts and has agreed to the betrothal her father arranged for her with the devout but shy Ebbie Miller. Despite Hope’s and other Kingdom residents’ attempts to maintain the status quo, changes have already begun to stir in the small Mennonite town. The handsome and charismatic Jonathon Wiese is the leader of the move to reform, and when one of Kingdom’s own is threatened by a mysterious outsider, Jonathon is one of the first to push for the town to arm itself. Hope’s fiance, Ebbie, is at the forefront of those demanding the town stay true to its traditions of nonviolence.
Unforeseeable (Road to Kingdom) (Volume 3)
By Nancy Mehl (Bethany House Publishers)
Release date: September 1, 2013
Callie Hoffman has a good life in Kingdom, Kansas. She’s engaged to Levi Housler, the new pastor of Kingdom Mennonite Church, and she spends her days working with Lizzie Housler, her friend and soon-to-be sister-in-law, at the town cafe. When a body is discovered on the road outside Kingdom and the deceased turns out to be the victim of a serial killer, the new county sheriff begins questioning Kingdom residents. Unsettled at the prospect of a killer in Kingdom, Callie is desperate to find answers for herself, especially when her own fiance seems to know more about the murder than he’s telling. As the town battles an entirely unforeseen danger and Callie’s very life is threatened, the stakes are as high as they’ve ever been and the people of Kingdom must learn anew to put their trust in God alone.
Dana Mentink
Abducted (Pacific Coast Private Eyes)
By Dana Mentink (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: November 1, 2016
ON THE RUN When the high school sweetheart she never expected to see again bursts through the door of her medical mission clinic, nurse Sarah Gallagher can’t hold back her shock. But Dominic Jett isn’t there to catch up. He’s trying to save a life, and the thugs on his tail will stop at nothing to catch him. Now abducted and imprisoned on a remote island, Sarah and Jett become pawns in a tug-of-war between a powerful drug lord and a devious madman. And their only chance for survival is working together to find the valuable painting the dangerous men are searching for.
Act of Valor (True Blue K-9 Unit)
By Dana Mentink (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: May 1, 2019
She saw something she shouldn’t have…A True Blue K-9 Unit storyWhen airline employee Violet Griffin encounters several suspicious passengers, she’s thrust into the crosshairs of a drug smuggling operation. NYPD officer Zach Jameson and his drug detection beagle, Eddie, can tell this is no small-time threat. Someone’s gunning for Violet, and after recently losing his brother, Zach refuses to lose her, too…especially now that she’s gone from friend to the woman he’s falling for.
Betrayal in the Badlands (Love Inspired Suspense)
By Dana Mentink (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: October 1, 2010
Isabel Ling returned to the barren Badlands of South Dakota to bury her sister—but she stayed to find answers no one wants to give. Cassie’s death was no accident, and Isabel will find the killer, no matter what she has to do. And no matter who stands in her way. The one thing former pararescue soldier Logan Price wants is to avoid the kind of trouble Isabel brings. Yet he can’t deny his attraction to her.
Buried Truth (Love Inspired Suspense)
By Dana Mentink (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: August 1, 2011
“Coming for you. “A note, impaled by a knife on Bill Cloudman’s door, tells the former tribal agent a murderer has escaped. The vicious madman who murdered Bill’s partner—and cost Bill the community’s trust and his job—is on the loose in the South Dakota badlands again. Bill vows to put him behind bars once and for all. But when the woman he loved and lost returns to Eagle Rock reservation as a newspaper reporter determined to restore her own reputation with the story, Bill has to protect her…and his guarded heart.
Christmas Crime Cover-Up (Desert Justice Book 5)
By Dana Mentink (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: November 29, 2022
From USA TODAY bestselling author Dana Mentink… A violent attack Isn’t the homecoming she expected. When an ATV tries to run her down in Death Valley, animal rescuer Nora Duke knows it’s a sign she never should have returned. Now she’s stuck on Seth Castillo’s ranch until Christmas with a pregnant donkey—and a criminal desperate to silence her. Facing her past is as terrifying as uncovering a killer’s twisted plan. But can Seth convince her to stay…if they live through the holidays?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage.
Cold Case Connection (Roughwater Ranch Cowboys)
By Dana Mentink (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: February 1, 2020
Hunting down old leads puts a murderer on their trail. Convinced his sister’s death wasn’t an accident, private investigator Sergio Ross is determined to catch her killer. But with all the clues hinting at a connection to another unsolved murder, he has to join forces with Helen Pike—a woman linked to both deaths—to find the truth. Can they follow the cold evidence trail to get justice…before they become the next victims?Experience more action-packed mystery and suspense in the rest of the Roughwater Ranch Cowboys series: Cold Case ConnectionDeadly Christmas PretenseDanger on the Ranch From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger.