Mysteries

By Connie Mann (Waterfall Press)

Orphaned as a child in Russia, boat captain Sasha Petrov has spent most of her life adrift, anchored by only her loving foster family. So when they beg her to return to the family marina in Safe Harbor, Florida, for Mama Rosa’s sixtieth birthday, Sasha complies, hoping to put the past behind her. But Mama Rosa has other plans: she wants her three foster daughters to find Tony, the biological son who disappeared twenty years earlier. Sasha agrees to try, but that’s easier said than done when bad boy Jesse Claybourne shows up, reigniting an old attraction. Back in Safe Harbor on a quest of his own, Jesse gets tangled up in Sasha’s search, and soon the two are close to uncovering an old town secret that some will stop at nothing to protect.

By Irene Hannon (Revell)

Three-Time RITA Award Winner Delivers Another Heart-Stopping ThrillerAfter a disastrous Middle East mission ends his six-year Army Ranger career, Finn McGregor needs some downtime. A peaceful month in the woods sounds like the perfect way to decompress. But peace isn’t on the agenda once he crosses paths with publishing executive Dana Lewis, a neighbor who is nursing wounds of her own. Someone seems bent on disrupting her stay in the lakeside cabin she inherited from her grandfather. As Finn and Dana work together to discover who is behind the disquieting pranks, the incidents begin to take on a menacing tone.

By Nancy Bilyeau (Gallery Books)

The next page-turner in the award-winning Joanna Stafford series takes place in the heart of the Tudor court, as she risks everything to defy the most powerful men of her era. Henry VIII’s Palace of Whitehall is the last place on earth Joanna Stafford wants to be. But a summons from the king cannot be refused. After her priory was destroyed, Joanna, a young Dominican novice, vowed to live a quiet life, weaving tapestries and shunning dangerous conspiracies. That all changes when the king takes an interest in her tapestry talent.

By Lynette Eason (Revell)

Tough-as-nails Kenzie King has finally earned her place as a tactical medic on a SWAT team. But not everyone on the all-male team accepts her. Rumor is, she didn’t get the position because of what she could do but because of who she knew. Which means she has to work harder and longer than anyone else to prove herself. Cole Garrison is a man with deep faith who is finally ready to settle down and build a family of his own–if he can find the right person, that is.

By Laura Scott (Laura Scott)

\”If you leave on your own, youâ??ll be dead by morning. \”Critical Care Nurse Natalia Sokolova canâ??t ignore former FBI Agent Sloan Dryerâ??s dire warning. After the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia dies under her care and her house explodes in front of her eyes, she finds her best friend brutally murdered. Ironically, the only bright spot in this nightmare is Sloanâ??s bad Ukrainian accent and his willingness to protect her. Sloan is convinced that someone wants to kill Natalia and when he finds a link to her family, heâ??s not sure who they can trust.

By Laura Scott (Readscape Publishing, LLC)

\”If you leave on your own, you’ll be dead by morning. \”Critical Care Nurse Natalia Sokolova can’t ignore former FBI Agent Sloan Dryer’s dire warning. After the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia dies under her care, her house explodes in front of her eyes and now she’s found her best friends brutally murdered. Ironically, the only bright spot in this nightmare is Sloan’s bad Ukrainian accent and his willingness to protect her. Sloan is convinced that someone wants to kill Natalia and when he finds a link to her family, he’s not sure who they can trust.

By Sandra Robbins (Ten Talents Press)

For ten years Ash DeHan has been a member of The Firebrand Brotherhood, an elite group of ex-military individuals who hire out their services to various American government agencies needing assistance with delicate situations. With haunting images from a mission in South America keeping him awake nights, he’s ready to retire from his dangerous lifestyle. But someone who knows the exploits of Firebrand knows what happened in that remote village and has plans for Ash that also include his dead brother’s wife and her son. As Ash struggles to deal with the present threat to those he loves, he discovers it may be the secrets from the past that wound him the most.

By Becky Avella (Love Inspired Suspense)

MARKED FOR MURDER When photos of Stephanie O’Brien are found in a serial killer’s home, she must face the horrible truth that she’s the next intended victim. She has nowhere to hide, nowhere to run—except to K-9 cop Rick Powell. As her self-appointed bodyguard, Rick will do anything to protect the innocent teacher—even keep his attraction at bay. He’s known loss; he won’t lose Stephanie. But the killer seems to anticipate their every move.

By Jill Elizabeth Nelson (Love Inspired Suspense)

Caught in a murderer’s crosshairs…Secrets can be lethal. After discovering a dead body in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Detective Jen Blackwell is ambushed—until federal park ranger Tyler Cade comes to the rescue. And when the culprit sets their sights on Jen’s father, it’s clear that someone is targeting them. She has no choice but to team up with her ex-boyfriend. Only Tyler’s hiding something…and old secrets could cost them their lives.

By Elizabeth Goddard (Love Inspired Suspense)

MOUNTAIN PURSUIT With his dying breath, Hadley Mason’s fatally shot father reveals he’s a CIA agent…and a bounty has been placed on both their heads. Heeding his urgent warning to disappear and trust no one, Hadley flees into the Oregon wilderness, but she can’t shake the string of hired killers on her trail. So when a fearless and too-handsome wilderness guide comes to her rescue, Hadley has no choice but to put her life in Cooper Wilde’s hands. The former Green Beret vows to protect her, but beyond steep gorges and treacherous terrain, a ruthless man will stop at nothing to see her dead.