Clean Mystery Suspense

Susanna is keeping a secret. Can she risk telling the truth? Benedict, the Earl of Knightsbridge is something of a recluse. His mother is insistent that he find a wife, but marriage is the last thing on his mind. Threatening notes arrive at his home every few days, which is why he continues to avoid society. However, when his mother insists that they throw a house party to find him a bride, Benedict has no other choice but to do so. He soon discovers that all is not as terrible as he feared, especially when he finds himself quite taken with one particular young lady. Miss Susanna Millerton ...

This novel is a romantic mystery set in the suburbs of New York City. Suddenly out of a job when the Binghamton, New York law firm where he works declares bankruptcy and closes up shop, Jerome Jarvis dumps his gorgeous girlfriend and heads to New York City to find a new job and a new love. Jerome feels very fortunate when he lands a temporary position to conduct a civil trial even though he has never been to court before. Jerome wouldn't feel so lucky if he could foresee the tidal wave of danger that was about to engulf him. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian ...

Bob Silva has a wonderful rags-to-riches story to tell. The son of immigrant farmworker parents, he has become one of the most successful attorneys in Southern California. He recently married the love of his life and adopted her two young sons. He’s devoted to his new ready-made family, and they adore him. Then he’s asked to run for political office, with a promise that his election campaign will be fully funded by some deep-pocket donors. If elected, he would have the opportunity to represent his Latino heritage. He doesn’t think life could get any better when his wife, Nina, tells ...

Gabby St. Claire is determined to get back in the saddle again. While in Oklahoma for a forensic conference, she meets her soon-to-be stepbrother Trace Ryan, an up-and-coming country singer. Trace shares that a woman he was dating went missing a month ago, and he suspects a crazy fan girl may be behind her disappearance.

A mystery that surrounds Julianna’s family could lead her to the man that steals her heart. Miss Julianna Newton is struggling to return to a society that does not want her. A year after her brother’s death, she has been blessed with a kind sponsor, who helps her secure invitations to the most exclusive events of the London Season. Much to her surprise, she finds that one Lord Sharpe is determined to help her make the right acquaintances, due to a promise he made to her late brother, Francis. When Lord Sharpe and Miss Newton spend more time together, strange happenings occur, forcing ...

She's agreed to a loveless marriage. He'll stop her no matter the cost. Will the price to protect their lives mean risking their hearts? The holidays are over, and aristocrat Anna Whitloch must leave Crystal Creek and return to Eastern Europe. She made a promise, a promise that will save her mother’s estate. Someone else has other ideas. Ideas that will get Anna out of the way permanently. Anna can take care of herself, so why was Deputy Rocco Ventali assigned to protect her? She can’t depend on him, as he proved that night ten years ago when they had planned to meet. He never showed. ...

A cowboy, a celebrity TV journalist, and a baby in danger... After losing his leg and the love of his life in an explosion, David King dedicates himself to the charity he founded in her memory, and to the Texas ranches he inherited. But when he finds an abandoned baby, he needs to keep the baby safe and uncover why someone is ready to kill to get the child. Unexpected help comes from the celebrity investigative reporter who crashes into his vehicle. But can he trust the famed serial dater who just wants to rehab a ruined reputation? Aster Andrade has made many mistakes in her life. Like a ...

The protectors. They'll risk their lives to protect a woman in danger. But will they risk their hearts? When his stepbrother disappears and his niece and nephew are in danger, wealthy security expert Brett Jarvis doesn’t hesitate. His responsibility is keep the twins safe. Even when they come as a package deal with their pretty, faith-filled nanny. Being forced to spend more time with her convinces him he’s not the man for her. She’s a forever kind of girl, and as he can’t offer her that. Ashley Lamott won’t leave the children she cares for when their lives are threatened. But ...

Kim Douglas’ life is in the pits when she loses her corporate job and unfaithful husband at the same time. On a lark, she accepts an instructor position at Good Acres summer camp, where she was both a camper and a counselor in her youth. Good Acres holds wonderful memories for her. The thought of being back in nature away from her current problems is appealing as is re-connecting with the handsome Camp Director and high-school friend, Paul. Little does she suspect that this summer will create different memories that center around a disturbed camper’s revenge and the murders of former ...

When Myra, one of the Mah Jongg foursome, dies mysteriously, her fellow player and friend Angelina Popoff decides to conduct her own investigation. A widow, Angelina soon becomes enamored with widower detective Guy, who returns her affection but discourages her amateur sleuth tendencies. Stubbornly she persists, botching the investigation and endangering the lives of her fellow MJ players. A story of bribery, revenge and the universal desire for belonging takes the reader on a heartfelt journey of discovery and reveals what lengths a person might go to for acceptance. The other two Mah ...

Running for her life in the wake of her mother’s murder, Bailey Fleming escapes to the only place she can think of - a remote, dilapidated cabin in Lavender Tides. Intending to finally get to the truth behind the lies of her past, Bailey only finds more questions when bodies are discovered near her cabin hideout along with traces of a dangerous human trafficking ring. In an unlikely partnership with FBI agent Lance Phoenix, Bailey races to understand the mystery surrounding her life and circumstances before the murderer tracks her down.

Photographer Maggie Lawrence is excited about her new assignment at Denali National Park, that is, until her excitement is damped by Ranger Troy Donovan’s refusal to escort her into the wilderness for photos. When an Alaskan senator arrives and Maggie’s assignment changes, Troy is ordered by the powers that be to help Maggie out. When things turn deadly and the senator’s life is at risk, Troy and Maggie find a connection between a thirty-three-year-old Soviet defector’s record and a photo Maggie took on her first day in Alaska. While Troy is investigating deep in the park, Maggie ...

Small-town romance with faith, humor, and more than a dash of danger! A woman with amnesia and a once grumpy cowboy she doesn’t remember breaking up with. When he becomes her self-appointed bodyguard, can they have a second chance at love? Madeline’s memory is a blank slate after a hit on her head, so she’s grateful the man she considers her boyfriend helps her rediscover the world and reinvent herself. But the secrets she senses in her past and their relationship put her on guard. After accidentally claiming to be her boyfriend, cowboy Brandon stays by Madeline’s side to keep her ...

Love is just a stumble away Samantha, Sam, Thorpe loves books and trees—preferably ones with climbable branches. She plans to settle into quiet spinsterhood, at the ripe old age of 22, with one daunting task ahead of her—to find a fitting suitor for her sister, Celia. Philip Dare, Earl of Ingram, on orders from the Foreign Office, is investigating a spy ring and is determined to find its leader. He has no time for emotional embroilment—until a certain young lady falls, literally, headlong in front of him and lays siege to his defenses.

AN UPLIFTING NOVEL WITH ROMANCE, MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE. Walking Away - Second in the Walking Together Series by T. E. Killian Grace Donaldson is getting her seven-year-old daughter, Brianna, away from the big city and the damaging influence of her former in-laws. She needs to be free from being told how and what to do in her life. By moving back home to Strawberry, Missouri, and getting a teaching job at the local high school, Grace hopes to give Brianna a new life. Now Grace is teaching down the hall from Kent. How will they both act and react to the other one? Kent is missing two things in...

Who killed Kathryn Tate? The famous mystery writer has been murdered and her protégé, author Elizabeth Adams, is determined to find out ‘who done it’. Suddenly the quiet little town of Lilac, Oregon, has become the setting for a real-life murder mystery. With a growing list of suspects and an equally confounding set of possible motives, Detective Ted Williams and Beth work together to solve the case. Can their budding love for each other withstand the tensions this creates? Will Beth’s faith be renewed? Will the hold-your-breath moment the killer is revealed mean the end for one of ...

For high school counselor Kinley McMillan, being born beautiful was more of a curse. Put on a pedestal as a child and expected to be a perfect show piece as a teen only led to being the target of an obsessed stalker. For over six years, he’s haunted her, so in a desperate attempt to escape him once and for all, Kinley finds herself in a small community where, for the first time in her life, she found her place and a man who might just love her for her. It doesn’t take long for Sheriff Quinn York to see that there is something special about the spunky, loving woman who has dedicated her ...

He can’t forgive himself. She’s determined to be brave. When a stalker threatens her, he swears to protect her, but what price will her heart pay? Artist Victoria Whitloch escapes the clutches of a stalker only to stumble into the arms of the man she never wants to see again, bad boy prosecutor Garrett Reynolds. To protect Victoria, Garrett whisks her away to an isolated lodge. Major problem for Victoria—how does she help Garrett capture the stalker while guarding her heart against the man who broke it once before? Garrett thought his heart had healed when Victoria left him ten years ...

Seven-year-old Lucy Randall had been kidnapped in broad daylight 14 years ago, and now, Detective Katie Randall is determined to solve her sister's case. Her only option is to team up with the man whose family hates her. Former FBI agent Jordan Grey knows the beautiful cop isn't to blame for his brother's death, but he can't risk causing his parents more pain by falling for Katie. He'll have to focus on finding Lucy. But when Katie and Jordan uncover the truth, will this kidnapper turn killer?

When her boss, James Langton, is almost fatally injured while pursuing a ruthless gang, Detective Anna Travis must put her own career on hold as she nurses him through his intense frustration and desperation to bring his would-be murderer to justice. Then Anna is assigned to a different case, the vicious murder of a quiet, studious woman whose body was found by her daughter—an attack with no obvious motive or immediate suspect. Until the case becomes unexpectedly linked with that of her boss, and Anna finds herself under threat from those who almost destroyed his career and his life.