Mysteries

By Lorena McCourtney (Rogue Ridge Press)

Ivy and Mac are in their motorhome, headed for their long-delayed honeymoon. Baja! Beaches! Romance, sunshine, and shrimp tacos! But a panicky phone call from good friend Magnolia, who is, as usual, looking into her complicated family genealogy, changes their plans. Magnolia has found a dead body. She’s lost a dead body. Ivy and Mac decide making a side-trip to a desert ghost town won’t take long.

By Lorena McCourtney (Rogue Ridge Press)

Ivy and Mac are on the road, headed for their long-delayed honeymoon. Baja! Beaches! Romance and shrimp tacos and sunshine!But then comes a panicky phone call from good friend Magnolia, who is, as usual, looking into her complicated family genealogy. What she’s found this time is not another fourth-cousin-three-times-removed, but a dead body in the middle of a desert town. Except that this body, unlike the dead bodies with which Ivy has had past experience, has vanished. Magnolia is uncertain if she made a foolish mistake about there ever being a body, or if something sinister is going on.

By Lisa Harris (Love Inspired Suspense)

DEADLY PURSUIT When aid worker Lexi Shannon is abducted at gunpoint in Mali, she quickly learns her kidnappers are really after her brother—and the money he’s stolen. Landing at the secluded desert compound, ex-military pilot Colton Landry has a clear mission: rescue his brother-in-law, who’s being held for ransom. But after discovering the kidnappers also have Lexi, there’s no way he’s leaving her behind. Their daring escape soon turns into a deadly chase when their plane is shot down, stranding them in the desert. Making a desperate run for the Moroccan border, Lexi and Colton must trust each other and rely on their strength and ingenuity to survive.

By Ginny Aiken (Revell)

Haley Farrell is taking a chance on herself. After receiving her interior design certificate, she quits her job at the local furniture store and decides to open her own interior decorating business. But with all the advantages of her new career-meeting new people, and decorating new and old homes-comes a huge pitfall. Her new job allows her access into her clients’ homes and their lives.

By Kimberly Rose Johnson (Mountain Brook Ink)

Someone is framing Sierra. Can Spencer Preston discover the true criminal before he loses her?Sierra Robbins, single mother and interior design assistant, wants to provide a stable home for her teenage son and become a successful interior designer. She’s well on her way to both goals when she agrees to house sit a home in Sunriver, Oregon. It couldn’t be more perfect. She’ll be close to her job at Belafonte Designs while living rent-free.

By Lisa Harris (Love Inspired Suspense)

DOCTOR IN PERIL When Dr. Maddie Gilbert is kidnapped by rebel forces in West Africa, special ops agent Grant Reese races to rescue her. But the ruthless drug traffickers holding Maddie hostage have powerful connections—maybe even inside the US government. And they’ll go to any lengths to silence her—permanently. Grant knows that getting Maddie free and safe is just the first step of this mission.

By Lisa Harris (Love Inspired Suspense)

This search and rescue mission could be his last…

When Dr. Maddie Gilbert is kidnapped by rebel forces in West Africa, special ops agent Grant Reese races to rescue her. But the ruthless drug traffickers holding Maddie hostage have powerful connections—possibly even inside the U. S. government—and they’ll go to any lengths to silence her permanently.

By Christy Barritt (Love Inspired Suspense)

FRAMED FOR MURDER Accused of murdering her estranged husband, widowed mother Samantha Rogers panics and flees. But the real killer is now after her and her son. She’s desperate to find a safe haven where her past is secret. So when John Wagner offers her room and board in exchange for work on a remote island in the Chesapeake Bay, she moves to Smuggler’s Cove. Samantha longs to tell her handsome boss why she’s always looking over her shoulder.

By Sandra Orchard (Revell)

Researcher Kate Adams has finally pinpointed the medicinal plant responsible for tearing her family apart. She’s certain that discovering its secrets is her only hope of solving the mystery surrounding the disappearance of her father. Kate will risk anything to find the truth–even her budding relationship with Detective Tom Parker. But more people than she can fathom are after the plants and going it alone just might prove to be a fatal mistake. Award-winning author Sandra Orchard pulls out all the stops in this breakneck and breathtaking conclusion to the Port Aster series.

By Barbara Phinney (Love Inspired Suspense)

No one left the cult without paying a price. Kaylee Campbell had triedto rescue her sister, only to fall prey to the threats of the leader,Noah Nash. After two horrific years, her faith shaken, she managed tobreak free. But when her sister was murdered in retaliation, Kaylee couldn’t ignore her guilt and doubt. Now, on Kaylee’s doorstep, there’s a mystery man who looks very muchlike Noah, desperate for the help she’s quick to deny him.