Religious Suspense

Some truths are buried for a reason. Some names should never be spoken. A historian uncovers an erased Surah hidden deep in ancient Islamic texts—one that speaks of a 19th Zabaniyya, a guardian who was exiled for showing mercy. Her discovery should have been impossible. The text should not exist. And yet, the moment she speaks the lost name aloud, reality begins to fracture. Time glitches. The city bends. Strangers look at her as if they have always known her. The deeper she digs, the more she realizes—she isn’t just uncovering history. She is history. A shadowed past clawing its way ...

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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 ...

When Father Bredder gets involved with murder--Heaven only knows what will happen next... In the first book in the series, Father Bredder makes a most ungodly discovery--a woman's decapitated head has been left in a pew in the back of his church. Named "A Red Badge Novel of Suspense" alongside Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Hugh Pentecost, The Father Bredder Mysteries, written by Leonard Wibberley under the pen name Leonard Holton, inspired a television show starring George Kennedy. “All the reader could ask… adventure, warm humor, and provocative nuggets of wisdom.”—The Los ...

What price success? When a tragedy sparked by a medieval letter brings Matt and Camilla together in London, they never could have imagined the death and peril that would accompany their search for answers. The letter, rumored to lead to a relic of Biblical importance, holds ancient clues that others are also desperate to uncover. Amidst the pressure and danger of the hunt, Matt and Camilla must confront their past heartbreaks and battle their inner doubts and beliefs. But even if they are successful, what will it mean for their faith? And what will it mean for their budding relationship? ...

When he believed there was little time left, there were only two people he wanted to talk to while he still could. One was the only woman he’d ever loved. And always would. Rendon was seriously wounded…in searing pain, and up until the last hour, exposed as he’d never been before. Getting himself to the little known and forgotten small town in the middle of nowhere had been a risky choice, and taken the last of his quickly dwindling strength. It was the last place anyone would think to look. He never expected to survive. After a brazen rescue, Rendon is determined to be part of the ...

A daunting task, Shaina Gillespie endures the solitude on Cape Lookout to prepare the vintage lighthouse keeper’s house for relocation to the mainland. When ebbing currents force a mishap on her paddleboard, she crosses the inlet to Shackleford Banks where the rescue fills with a herd of wild ponies and one reclusive veterinarian, Judd Pearce. An oceanfront dinner-for-two sparks romantic interest, but Shaina determines to remain unbiased since Judd favors his hometown as a prime relocation site. A dark secret enshrouds his wild pony research and cuts a swath of betrayal between them while...

Autumn, southern France, 1243: Days ago, the botanist and her students fled from Crusaders attacking their village, but now they must seek shelter from the punishing wind. Searching on her own, Renata hears voices and more visions come—no, those are real, but they aren’t really witches, are they? Why do strangers here seem so familiar? Their party seem safe enough in this shelter . . . for now. But what of their families, and any other survivors from their village? And what of the quest of Sir Simon, their lone protector? Will he save them, or give them into the hands of the Inquisitor ...

Can you lose a life without dying? Peter Lodge has. His life as he knows it: the cars, the wealth, the women, and the affluence all go up in flames – and he has to watch them burn. It all begins with one careless night and a stinging accusation. The life he once lived was stripped away, to no fault of his own. At the same time, Peter Lodge finally finds real peace and joy in meager places, with a woman who doesn’t know of the skeletons in his cupboard. He finds the one woman he is willing to finally settle down for; Peter Lodge finally found love. When Brenda Jameson met the brown-eyed ...

For the resistance in 1950s Germany, the war may be over, but the fight has just begun. Death camp survivor Yael, who has the power to skinshift, is on the run: the world has just seen her shoot and kill Hitler. But the truth of what happened is far more complicated, and its consequences are deadly. Yael and her unlikely comrades dive into enemy territory to try to turn the tide against the New Order, and there is no alternative but to see their mission through to the end, whatever the cost.

Mid 1980s, LA and Prayer, MT: Kerry gave up her position in a posh private school for girls because she had always wanted to work as a missionary in Africa. She married a cop with the LAPD who wanted the same thing. But when he got shot, he also got hooked on opiates, and mumbled the truth: He didn't want to go to Africa. She didn't want him to stay in LA, where it was easy to feed his drug habit. They compromised, and found positions in a small town in rural Montana, a place place to heal, called Prayer. But there was more than either bargained for: a religious farm colony and a small, but...

Susan Clark has become a Bride for Allah, trapped as an Islamic sex slave in a Middle Eastern hell hole. Back in England, her genius school professor has progressed a little too far in his quest for Artificial intelligence and created a Super-Computer with powers as yet unimaginable. An equally brilliant Islamic scholar has been radicalized and has cloned the professor’s computer. Two individual computers of infinite power in the wrong hands pose a threat to all humanity. A superb blend of reality and probability, that conflicts the rigidly held beliefs of the Medieval Islamic world with ...

Nothing in life is free. In fact, sometimes you pay with your life… The death of her estranged ex-husband was tragic, but Tessa thought she’d uncovered the silver lining. She was going to be financially stable, a homeowner and it brought her together with the handsome builder down the road. A strange encounter and more discoveries are making Tessa’s stay in her beloved beach cottage nearly unbearable. David’s life and career were more complicated and dangerous than she ever would have guessed. All she wants is a quiet, normal life. With Chris by her side, she struggles to find ...

The 12 Mysteries of Christmas: Starr Witness Because of circumstances beyond her control, Beth Starr’s life has become one big lie. She hates keeping secrets, especially from the handsome officer who attends her church, but telling the truth could put her in danger. Mason Montgomery feels drawn to Beth, even though she isn’t the easiest person to get to know. He feels she may have some interest in him, but her standoffishness has his police instincts on overdrive and he’s determined to find out what she’s hiding. THE 12 MYSTERIES OF CHRISTMAS series: • Book 1: IN THE NICK OF TIME ...

Rural southwest Montana, 1984: Kimber was only trying to find out what really happened to her sister, and why she is still being haunted. Who knew she'd be in such danger from asking simple questions. Seems the farm colony has more secrets than the military base, and Kimber is stuck in-between the two. If she learns the truth, will it be the end of her too? Reliquary: A vessel or urn, any artifact meant for precious things, including artifacts and relics. Where something precious is saved. I could be where a Soul might go—might not be possession as commonly defined, but just a place where...

Jennie McGrady is quickly gaining a reputation as an amateur sleuth, and it isn't going unnoticed by the local media. But the glamour of publicity is getting old, and Jennie would love to disappear into the crowd - especially when a plea from Courtney Evans leaves her out in the cold. Courtney is the typical wild sixteen-year-old: weird hair, strange friends, and an attitude to boot. But underneath the hype Jennie finds a compassionate, hurting friend who is running scared.

Michael St. Pierre, a reformed master thief, thinks he has left his criminal days far behind him when he receives word that his best friend, Simon, has been locked up and sentenced to die in a brutal desert prison. Breaking into jail for the first time in his checkered career, Michael is stunned to discover that his new girlfriend, is connected to Simon’s case. With a madman on their heels, the three adventurers make their way to Istanbul....

Disappearing wasn’t going to be enough…they needed a plan…some answers…and a safe place where they couldn’t be found…and time to figure out what to do next….and why their pursuers are interested in Harper’s father…and are willing to do anything to draw her out. Now it appears that they have an unknown and unlikely ally…maybe two. But what does it mean when one of their allies becomes the new target… Suddenly there is another target.It’s the middle of the twenty-third century and while there have been staggering technological and environmental advances, human nature ...

What if the president of the United States was the leader of a murderous motorcycle gang? Dive into a world where treasure hunts become deadly, houses are set aflame, and motorcycle gangs are connected to a Civil War-era homicidal leader. After a mysterious treasure hunt at the O’Neill’s ancestral home in Sterling, Illinois goes horribly wrong, Jim O’Neill takes his two children, Adrianna and Jay, on a getaway to Chicago. Seemingly leaving both the treasure hunt and the Quant motorcycle gang behind, the O’Neills embark on a quiet family vacation in the windy city. As Jim’s ...

Biblical archeologist Dr. Jacob Cooper arrives in Togwana with his children Jay and Lila, and one goal - to discover the secret behind the two-mile-high Stone that has mysteriously appeared overnight. Who could have excavated, carved, and transported the colossal Stone? The Coopers' uneasiness soon turns into dread as they are watched and threatened by the country's new government and brutal dictator, Idi Nkromo.