Inspirational Mystery Romances

Best-selling author. Twists. Turns. And a family secret you never saw coming . . . Nina Truman heads to the bus for a much-deserved furlough from her nursing duties. On the side of the road, a uniformed soldier stands idly, casually holding his gun—of little concern to her; soldiers are not uncommon south of the Mexican border. But he suddenly switches off the safety and opens fire, sending the occupants into chaos. Out of the forest storms Shaw Wilder and his bomb-sniffing dog, Axel. An improbable hero, who thinks being a missionary is like “shoveling sand uphill, useless,” also ...

Her eyes reflect fear, but looks can be deceiving. From the moment high-school principal, Judd Trudeau, sees the fear-filled eyes of the beautiful woman in Acadia Park, he knows he must tread lightly. If he wants to get close, Judd must gain her trust. But those deer-in-the-headlights eyes remain, and his need to protect her trumps his better judgment. She’s running from something. The more he learns about Selah Brighton, the more he realizes looks can be deceiving. Selah Brighton has reason to be wary, which is why she chose to hide in Bar Harbor, Maine. The fewer people who know her ...

Can beauty survive life’s harshest realities? A mystery unfolds in this contemporary retelling of Eleanor H. Porter’s beloved literary classic JUST DAVID, the tale of ten-year-old David, a luminously gifted musician. Why would David’s father, a virtuoso violinist, have raised his prodigy son in seclusion on a mountaintop? Long-hidden secrets unravel when the father dies en route to introduce his guileless son to the people of the valley below. Radiantly naïve, David enters a small town orphaned and alone, knowing only his first name and nothing of his heritage. All David knows is ...

When Olivia Dawson returned home one rainy Autumn afternoon, she could never imagine her life as she knew it would change dramatically. She finds an injured and unconscious man close to her cottage and takes him back to her home. After three days of nursing him back to health, a search party arrives at her cottage, and Lord Falmer identifies the injured man as his cousin, the Duke of Penrith. In a surprise decision, the Duke requests Miss Olivia stay at the estate until he regains his memory and recovers completely, as she is the only familiar thing in his life at that moment. When Lord ...

Have you ever reached a breaking point? Brenda has. She is tired; she’s tired of the drama and the pain. All the decisions and sacrifices she has made have worn her out. She doesn’t think she can keep up with it anymore. After a near-death situation put everything into perspective, Brenda decided that all she wanted in life was peace. The problem, though, was that her loved ones resisted. Instead of peace, she was met with even more conflict. Her husband, Peter, was at a breaking point of his own. He was juggling taking care of his wife, fatherhood, and two jobs. One of those jobs was ...

What do you want most in life? Like his wife, Peter just wants peace. He just wants to be able to relax with his wife and kid and other family members and be happy. He wants a calm and peaceful life free of all needless drama And Peter is determined to find that peace He is determined to shield and protect the ones he loves from troubles and pain. So from problem to problem, worry to worry, he is everywhere trying to make everything right But Peter is about to learn another vital lesson of life and companionship. What is this lesson? And will his dreams come true? Will he finally be able to...

Family…however close or distantly connected…is still family. And no one knows that better than the many members of the McAdams family. Few understand the vast implications that come with a large extended family as Drew McAdams does…and especially now. His brothers and sisters are also beginning to understand just how complicated it can be now that the four of them are responsible for the equally vast and extensive McAdams Trust. The headaches have only just begun. Life as they knew it will never be the same. Drew McAdams strongly suspects that if another call or message comes into his...

Two Converging Paths… NYC editor David Wappelhorst has everything going for him except what he’s wanted in life. Concerned he’s waited too long to pursue his dream of writing a bestseller, he ditches his prestigious career and relocates to his hometown. After witnessing a murder and given a new identity, Megan Summers finds herself in a Podunk Pennsylvanian town far away from family. Stunned with grief, she wonders if it’s possible to rebuild her life. A nearby abandoned brick house with a grim history lends more unease to her situation. Has she escaped one deadly past to live in ...

Lydia Dooley has avoided love for decades until a gunman and a radio host change her life in an instant. When Steady Day risks his life to save her, Lydia is drawn to him. But when she finds herself tangled in a web of lies and deceit, their fragile relationship is tested. With her faith as her guide, Lydia must decide if her new lease on love is worth the fight, or if the damage done to her reputation has been too great.

Help me. . . When CIA Agent Jade Hunter receives a text message from a dead man, she puts aside her fear at returning to the country where she almost died, because if Darius is alive and reaching out to her, his life is in danger. Crossing the border into Iran, Jade and her guide are immediately attacked. Both almost die from a rocket attack. With their Humvee destroyed, they are on foot and on their own behind enemy lines. The only person who can save her now is the man she walked away from ten years earlier. She’s the only thing that can bring CIA Director Coleman "Cole" Dean back into ...

Kiki’s Cocoa Café and Cave is a St. Joseph, Michigan staple. Life for Suzette and her mother, Chloe has settled into a predictable routine – until the hubbub begins for the November 2020 elections. A radical group has managed to put a measure on the ballot that is based on false research, and they are determined to plaster campaign posters in Suzette’s café – against her will. Add to that Ben and Hugo’s issues with a series of deaths in Traverse City, Chloe’s mysterious emails from Oliver, a disappearing professor from Michigan State, and Suzette’s life becomes anything but ...

Sunny Miller enjoyed a top paying business career in New York until she received a letter letting her know her momma, Tessa, needed her. She got on a plane and rushed back to her home town of Monroe, North Carolina. She had no idea what would be facing her when she arrived home. It only took a few minutes, talking to her momma, for Sunny to realize her momma's mind was changing. She couldn't remember things and was becoming very anxious. Sunny didn't realize how her life was about to change when the nice looking doctor informed them Tessa had Alzheimer's. Miss Beulah, the lifelong friend ...

Some secrets are meant to be kept. Buried. Unfortunately, occasionally they resurface. I’m Liberty Cassell, small town girl, living in Twin Fawn, Indiana. Everybody knows everybody else in this little burg. No secrets. Small town living suits me just fine. As the daughter of a beloved mail carrier and the town librarian, who the whole town depends on, I couldn’t be in a safer space. I work in the local hardware store. Easy work. No stress. Doesn’t pay much, but it provides everything I need. My motto: Live simply. Life is meant to be enjoyed. The only possible downside of small town ...

When burglars target the palatial estates of American billionaires in a series of high-tech heists, Kate must venture inside the world of the superrich to investigate the biggest story of the year. But the answers don’t come easy. The Los Angeles police detective who’s helping Kate with the case has mysteriously disappeared, Kate’s senator father demands she stop investigating, and the billionaire victims refuse to talk to the media. Still, Kate uncovers clues that prove the crimes are anything but ordinary: those behind the robberies have shocking - but uplifting - motives....

Advised by a quack doctor in 1915 that her unborn child is at risk for lunacy, a wealthy woman pays a midwife to secretly switch her baby with the newborn daughter of a penniless couple. Twenty-one years later, when the horrifying truth is revealed in a Last Will and Testament, Harper Harrington is forced to swap places with Veezie, the rightful heir. The backwoodsy Veezie wastes no time booting Harper out of palatial Nine Gables. With no funds and nowhere to go, Harper moves into the rundown shanty that Veezie previously called home, in Goose Hollow, Alabama. But Harper soon discovers the ...

Knowing the killer’s identity isn’t enough. Will they finally get the answers they’ve been searching for? In Hinton, West Virginia, the small community has been rocked by a murder and a killer on the loose. As they finally find out the killer’s identity, he comes after them again. Why has he been targeting Megan and her family? Peter, the local sheriff, and Megan must now escape death for the third time. The decisions grow tougher as Peter’s feelings grow for the woman he swore to protect. His detective instincts are leading him, but is it Megan’s turn to save them? What are ...

Cara Hunter owns the bed-and-breakfast in town, but before she came to Fire Beach, she was in the military. Strangely, no one seems to know exactly what she did when she was in the military, but when Bubba and Makenna find her unconscious on the floor, her past may finally get revealed. Cole Davenport is a criminal investigator whose lead suspect is Cara Hunter, but when he meets her, he has a hard time believing she's a killer.

A kidnapping and vicious murder leave David Maguire and Jada Atwood with few options—remain in the clutches of their abductors or attempt an escape. But the attraction they discover for each other could change their lives. Will they find their way home or die in a Pennsylvania forest?

PERFECTION. A CLASSIC, ALL-AMERICAN, ENCHANTING LOVE STORY. -Southern Belle Book Blog An authentically playful and heartfelt story about young love and second chances in a Midwestern small town, perfect for YA romance fans. They say in every guy’s life there’s a girl he’ll never forget and a summer where it all began. Well, for me, 1999 is that summer, and Brooke Sommerfield is that girl. But that was nearly nine years ago. And what they don’t tell you is that you’ll blink, and both the summer and the girl will be gone. I have no idea where Brooke ended up. She disappeared that ...

Family…however close or distantly connected…is still family. And no one knows that better than the many members of the McAdams family. Few understand the vast implications that come with a large extended family as Drew McAdams does…and especially now. His brothers and sisters are also beginning to understand just how complicated it can be now that the four of them are responsible for the equally vast and extensive McAdams Trust. The headaches have only just begun. Life as they knew it will never be the same. Drew McAdams strongly suspects that if another call or message comes into his...