Romantic Suspense

By Christy Barritt (River Heights)

SECRETS FROM THE PAST HAVE A WAY OF CATCHING UP. Eight years ago, Olive Sterling’s entire family was murdered, leaving her alone and desperate for answers. Now working as an undercover investigator for an elite private security firm, she’s learned to compartmentalize her loss and trust no one.

By Rene Gutteridge (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)

Don’t tell me it’s terrifying. Terrify me. Filled with grief, Jules Belleno rarely leaves the house since her husband’s death while on duty as a police officer. Other than the reviews Jules writes on her blog, she has little contact with the outside world. But one day when she ventures out to the local grocery store, Jules bumps into a fellow customer.

By Sara Mills (Moody Publishers)

They call her the “P. I. Princess. ” It’s 1947 and Allie Fortune is the only female (and probably the best) private investigator in New York City. Her work is a welcome distraction from her own past, and she’s just been hired on by a client who isn’t telling the whole truth.

By Sara Mills (Moody Publishers)

This series takes place in the 1940’s, and the motivating factor is the relationship of the main character, Allie Fortune, with a man who may or may not be dead. She fell in love with him before he went off to fight in WWII, and perhaps even worse, before she realized she loved him. Now he has disappeared and she can’t move on with her life, romantically at least. Meanwhile, she has become a private investigator and has developed a stellar reputation in the business.  As Miss Fortune came to an end, Allie had learned that her old flame was indeed still alive but missing, somewhere in Europe.

By Lynette Eason (Love Inspired Suspense)

Her daughter is the most important person in Lacey Gibson’s world. So when the girl disappears, Lacey will do anything to find her. Even track down a man she hasn’t seen in sixteen years—U. S. Marshall Mason Stone, the father of her child.

By Lisa Harris (Revell)

Nikki Boyd Enters the Deadly World of Counterfeit Drugs to Find a Missing WomanNikki Boyd isn’t usually called in on homicides; her forte is missing persons. But when a case with two murdered and two missing pops up on a quiet suburban street, she’s ready to start the investigation and find missing homeowners Mac and Lucy Hudson. When the first clues lead her to the boat of her friend Tyler Grant–and another dead body–Nikki must untangle what ties Tyler to the Hudsons. The clues pull her into a deadly maze of counterfeit drugs and a killer who will stop at nothing to silence anyone who threatens his business–including Nikki. Christy Award-winning and bestselling author Lisa Harris puts readers right into the action in this fast-paced thriller that will have them turning pages long into the night.

By Leeann Betts ()

Carly looks forward to a vacation when Mike is hired to assist a rancher in western Colorado catalogue his various mineral rights following the discovery of a large field of copper. However, Carly soon learns that the real wealth—and the real danger—aren’t below ground. Someone is out to keep a secret bigger and more profitable than gold and copper. And they’re willing to kill for it.

By Leeann Betts (PLS Bookworks)

Carly looks forward to a vacation when Mike is hired to assist a rancher in western Colorado catalogue his various mineral rights following the discovery of a large field of copper. However, Carly soon learns that the real wealth—and the real danger—aren’t below ground. Someone is out to keep a secret bigger and more profitable than gold and copper. And they’re willing to kill for it.

By Ed Horton (Pleasant Word-A Division of WinePress Publishing)

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By Amity Steffen (Love Inspired Suspense)

Attempted abductions. Missing teens. Unraveling the truth could be fatal. After being forced off the road while biking, forensic accountant Holly Nichols is sure of one thing: someone wants her dead. Injured and terrified, she runs into the last person she expects to see—her high school sweetheart, Seth Montgomery.