Clean Mystery Suspense

Just months after the closure of the Chicago World’s Fair, librarian Lydia Bancroft finds herself fascinated by a mysterious dark-haired and dark-eyed patron. He has never given her his name; he actually never speaks to a single person. All she knows about him is that he loves books as much as she does. Only when he rescues her in the lobby of the Hartman Hotel does she discover that his name is Sebastian Marks. She also discovers that he lives at the top of the prestigious hotel and that most everyone in Chicago is intrigued by him.

Home for the Delahass family is Nolbeloir House...the home that Jeremy Delahass built for his family in the heart of America...now, years later, his family still calls it home...the Delahass Legacy still lives on...and the search for justice continues. Box Set Volume 1 includes Family and Family Unbroken, the first two books in the Delahass Legacy series. Family – The Delahass Legacy Barb Delahass has spent much of her life trying to understand the decisions and choices her ancestor made, but she has always admired the life that Jeremy Delahass chose to live, even though some of his ...

Special Agent Bella Jordan is assigned to investigate a series of murders in West Texas that are linked to the Spider Rock Treasure. Since she spent the first 15 years of her life in this area, FBI authorities believe she can get the job done. What they don't know is that one of their prime suspects - a man who's been on their wanted list for years - is deeply connected to Bella's past. The other prime suspect is Carr Sullivan, the man who owns the ranch where the murders occurred. Carr was once one of the wealthiest businessmen in Dallas and has a shady past a mile long.

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 ...

Tess O'Rourke dreams of becoming the first female chief of police in Long Beach, California. As commander of the East Division, she is well on her way...until the night she responds to an officer-needs-assistance call and fatally shoots an unarmed teenager. Despite being cleared of wrongdoing by a grand jury, Tess is so hounded by the public that she takes a job in Oregon to escape the bad press.

I used to work for the Telepath’s Guild before they kicked me out for a drug habit that wasn’t entirely my fault. Now I work for the cops, helping Homicide Detective Isabella Cherabino put killers behind bars. My ability to get inside the twisted minds of suspects makes me the best interrogator in the department. But the normals keep me on a short leash. When the Tech Wars ripped the world apart, the Guild stepped up to save it. But they had to get scary to do it - real scary.

Texas Ranger Sean McNair must protect widowed Judge Aubrey Madison and her twins from a powerful drug cartel if he ever wants to pursue a future with her.

His name is Bily Rowe. Yesterday, he was just another tragically talented loser that the city had chewed up and spat back down on the streets - a failed musician, failed lover, failed friend. But that was before a young woman was brutally murdered before his eyes. That was before the hideous creatures crawled out of the shadows to call him by name. That was before Billy Rowe discovered the power.

Maddie McPherson was recently hired as a speechwriter for an ambitious senator, but she intends to remain true to her faith. Is she simply a naïve pawn in a game that everyone else is playing? When she collides with journalist Jay Clark, she becomes embroiled in political intrigue and discovers life is not as simple as she once thought. And neither is love. Will Maddie ever get to finish a cup of coffee in this humorous, Christian suspense novel?

Drama, danger, twists and turns are around every corner in the seventh book of The Secret Billionaire Society. Everyone wants to know … who is Mr. Smith? As the six billionaires gather for their thirty-first birthday celebration, they are no closer to the truth. They are determined to get answers, yet their secret handler has not contacted them. When the call finally comes, Smith does not return their money as promised and has the nerve to ask the men to do another mission. After hearing the details, the men swing into action. This time the assignment is personal, involving the women they...

In the realms of The Memory Thief, memories are currency that can be traded for goods, services, skills, and experiences. A group of people—the Gifted—can steal and redistribute memories. Etta is secretly one of them, but she hasn’t used her Gifted abilities since she left the rebel Shadows following her mother’s accident two years ago. But when her mother is again in danger, Etta has no choice but to return to the underground group in order to complete her greatest heist and save her mother’s life.

What if someone else’s past is coming back to haunt you? Things at the Silver Beach Cottage are not going exactly as Tessa had planned. Inheriting didn’t just mean an unexpected and sorely needed windfall; it also meant inheriting a complicated mystery surrounding the old cottage and David’s death. At first, it seemed as though the handsome construction worker and best friend to the deceased, Chris, was trying to distance himself as far away from the drama of the accident as possible. But is Chris more involved in David’s double life than he let on? Tessa feels an undeniable ...

Sassy socialite Grace Stotesbury has plans for her future. None include marriage, murder or blackmail. Nor do they include the dashing, ex-naval commander, Lord Lexington—now a charismatic Private Investigator who sets her heart pumping and skin tingling. The nerve of him. She is the last person to see the murder victim alive—in an argument in a ballroom full of witnesses. Her situation worsens when she becomes the latest victim of an audacious blackmailer, someone who is privy to her most damning secrets. Can she work with Lexington to clear her name and catch the blackmailer? Will ...

The hunt for a savage serial killer is on in this gripping female protagonist crime thriller by LJ Bourne. In dark alleyways of the city, a ruthless serial killer is on the loose. Young women, plucked from the streets, are murdered in cold blood and arranged like fairytale princesses. The killer leaves behind no trace, only nightmares and a city in fear. Investigative journalist Eva Lah and US Military Special Investigator Mark Novak team up with the local authorities trying to catch him. It is a race against the clock, but all their skill, intuition and cunning might not prevent another ...

Bella’s goal is to trade her police badge for a detective's shield and she’ll have to leave Rocky Ridge to make that happen. She’s more than okay with a move. Grant's world turned upside down when he discovered he was a father. Faced with raising a spirited six-year-old alone, he paused his successful business, bought an RV, and moved to Rocky Ridge to be near his ex’s family. But parenting in a new town brings challenges he’s not completely equipped to handle. Their first encounters spark tension and misunderstanding, and Bella's concerns about Grant’s parenting choices stir up...

Cami Parker always planned to come back to Cherry Hollow—but returning is hard. After ten years away and one too many “what am I doing with my life?” moments, she’s home—with a business plan, a hopeful heart, and just enough determination (and denial) to pretend the past won’t catch up with her. Spoiler: it does. Between the high school sweetheart she ghosted, the friends she ghosted less, and a crumbling stone manor that may or may not be haunted (emotionally or otherwise), things in Cherry Hollow are... complicated. And let’s not forget the small-town tragedy no one talks ...

Family meant everything to Ayden Stratton. It always had even when he didn’t always allow it to show. Because of that, he understood the fury in Tobias Blaise’s eyes when they learned that his sister had been dragged out the backdoor of her restaurant despite every effort to stop her from being kidnapped. Fury didn’t begin to describe what he saw in his brother’s face. Cassidy Blaise might be Tobias’s sister, but she was Benjamin’s entire world. Tobias Blaise never expected to find any woman he wanted to spend his life with, let alone one who looked at him the way Ellis did, ...

He broke a promise to save her life. Her shattered heart will never let her trust. Will a stalker force her into the arms of the man who abandoned her or will her dead father's secret tear them apart forever? Hunter Whitloch’s Wall Street career is on the fast track until he learns about his boss’, Egon Gregory, underhanded dealings. Hunter’s and Egon’s confrontation means Hunter must turn a blind eye or return to Crystal Creek and walk away from a lucrative career and the only woman he’s ever loved—Egon’s daughter, Bryce. Hunter won’t let Bryce make a choice between him and...

Kate Lemanski's world has been shattered with one family problem after another. When she inherits her family's log home in West Michigan, she returns to the river property to make a new start and to put the pieces of her life back together. As soon as she meets the handsome stranger who lives through the wooded path, Kate immediately feels a connection, but is unsure of what it is. Living alone in the woods along a river presents some challenges, but it isn't long before she begins to feel like herself again. When she starts to dig into her family tree, a long-time hobby, she discovers some...

Blackmail. Chilling letters left on doorsteps. Super-personal secrets revealed. Cozy Mountain Springs is terrorized and in turmoil. There are suds in the streets! Sharon’s tearoom, The Eclectic Teakettle, is abuzz with distraught patrons. Who knows so much about so many and who would be this darned MEAN? Sharon and her husband, er… parakeet are on the case to expose the blackmailer. Can they stop them before it is too late or will their own supernatural secret and relationship be revealed to all?