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Rejection. Danger. Reconciliation Jasmine is unemployed, rejected, and divorced. She feels worn down by her ex-husband, her daughter won’t speak to her, her son broke his leg under her care, and his girlfriend’s dad is the only one she can confide in. The only sanctuary left in Jasmine’s life is her Bible study. But when a mistake at a women’s shelter puts her life in danger, she doesn’t feel safe anywhere. How can she seek purpose and peace in her life with someone threatening her? Does she dare hope for reconciliation with her husband and children? Jasmine is the fifth book in ...

Psychologist, Dr. Sylvia Marstens, is making a fresh start. The move from NYU to Silicon Valley is just the ticket to break out of her rut. With a huge boost in salary, beautiful California weather, and complete autonomy at work, her new job is a dream come true. The world’s largest online video sharing service, UVid, has a problem. The Content Moderators hired to review questionable materials are quitting en masse. Some videos are just too disturbing and disgusting to forget. Dr. Marstens, with her unorthodox method of isolating and suppressing traumatic memories, has the perfect ...

If you dig too deep, you might find skeletons! Just when he thought life was going good, Cole’s world is turned upside down when his career as a newspaper man comes to an abrupt end. Unsure what to do, Cole temporarily takes on an academic role, but soon realizes it’s run by the same narrow-minded people as the newspaper industry? Once again Cole is called upon to stand on his principals and defend the rights of those being bullied. Retreating to Orvin, Oklahoma, he decides to write a novel about his grandfather’s life, but unearths more than he expected. Can DNA lie? New discoveries ...

She's nosing into his past. Exposing his secret comes with a price. How can they be sworn enemies if they're falling in love? Hollywood producer Trent Parker has one goal – to own the film option for the breakout novel Sunset in Maui. His problem? Actress turned producer Charisse Whitloch. She’ll do anything to produce the film. Trent can stop her, but not without getting close to her, a bond he can’t risk. Charisse has found the film project that will prove she’s her own woman – not her father’s daughter. One person stands in her way – Trent Parker. She’s faced opposition ...

An Ice Pick Murderer Is Terrorizing San Francisco San Francisco is held captive by a killer who leaves no trace, no clues, no DNA, just a single fatal puncture wound. The police are completely baffled. As Cole Sage tries to write the story he sees the frustration of his friend Lieutenant Leonard Chin, and the demands put on the police. Adding to the madness in Cole’s life, everything is turned on its head when a teenage girl appears claiming to be his niece! When the murders hit close to home, Cole has no choice but to get involved. But at what cost? Like no case before, this one goes ...

Ein gnadenloser Wettlauf gegen einen unbekannten Feind: Der rasante Thriller Der Sanaa-Code von Andrea C. Hoffmann jetzt als Hörbuch bei dotbooks. Durch Säureanschläge werden in New York und Berlin die einzigen Fotografien der ältesten Koran-Schriften der Welt vernichtet. Parallel zur deutschen Polizei beginnt auch die CIA fieberhaft zu ermitteln. Die Restauratorin Katharina Sternberg macht sich währenddessen auf die Suche nach eigenen Antworten – ihr Vater, der einst zu den Entdeckern der islamischen Artefakte gehörte, ist nach einer Explosion in seinem Haus spurlos verschwunden.

Dating, Stalkers, and Love Heaven’s sister, Miracle, has a new job. She has joined the prestigious Matthews Matchmakers firm. But she needs Heaven’s help to keep her clients happy. Heaven agrees to do a few dates. At the cafe, Heaven gets her tea and can’t help but notice the depressed guy with cat hair all over him. Distracted by her dates and earning a living, she misses some important clues. Welcome to Matthews Matchmaker series, where Heaven is The Vocalist. She lives by herself, teaches voice, and does voiceovers for Hollywood. Her stodgy tom cat, George, doesn’t like most ...

Where Does Justice End And Vengeance Begin? Cole and his girlfriend Kelly Mitchell go to the Chinese New Year’s Parade in San Francisco and find themselves in the middle of a shootout between two rival gangs. The violence hits close to home for Cole, as his friend Chris Ramos is killed in the gunfire. Cole sets upon the task of investigating the shootings for his newspaper, The Chronicle. The Stakes Go Way Up Cole is aided by Anthony Perez, a young man he saved from a Southern California gang life. Cole sends Anthony into Chinatown to gather background information for the article. While ...

Would you kill someone to be with your family? When a local minister and his wife are found dead, it sets in motion a swirling chain of events that pulls Kelly Sage into the center of a family in turmoil, and Cole is left out of the loop. Regulations, prejudice, and apathy have left Native American Veteran, Michael Blackbear, alone and longing for his wife and child in Iraq. A chance meeting with Cole may get him the help he needs to cut through all the red tape and reunite his family. But, desperate people do foolish things and the wheels of bureaucracy turn slowly. A human trafficker has ...

A timid teacher must save a child at risk from abusive parents. Violet lives a quiet, solitary life as a kindergarten teacher. But she worries about her student’s home life. When a handsome social worker lists out the changes she sees, Violet realizes her student’s parents are cooking methamphetamine. As the situation escalates, Violet seeks the help of her bible study group. Will she be able to protect her student? Will she be bold and act if required? Violet is the third book in the Christian suspense series, Planted Flowers. Each of the women need to find a deeper relationship with ...

A string of staged deaths forces Texas Ranger Emily O'Connell on a covert mission to investigate a governor's connection to the deceased women. She doesn't trust anyone—including crime scene cleaner Stone Spencer. But when Emily's questioning makes her the serial killer's next target, she must turn to ex-ranger Stone for help. With threats at every turn, outrunning a merciless villain could be the last thing they do.

Where Is Justice? Who will listen to the innocent pleas of a high school teacher accused of an unspeakable crime? When a pillar of the community turns vigilante and begins killing drug dealers in his beloved hometown, who will defend him? Can a tech giant take the home of a defenseless widow just because they have the money to make it happen? Adam Dupree, the former corporate lawyer, becomes the only lawyer in the small town of White Owl, Washington who can defend the vulnerable. But public opinion is fickle and one wrong choice can easily turn a hero into an enemy. If you like JOHN GRISHAM...

The new female deputy and a hero with a past face a series of copycat crimes that terrorize their small town. She came home to be near her aging father. Trish Franklin, the first female deputy in the county, has returned to Winfield on the Lake Superior shore. She’s worried about her aging father, embittered by a family tragedy. And this is only made worse by Grey Lawson’s return. Grey’s carelessness was responsible for that tragedy. He comes home for one reason, to take care of his beloved great aunt who raised him. He can’t believe that he didn’t realize seven years ago that ...

In spite of their painful pasts, can best friends fall in love? Everyone calls her "the girl who had amnesia.” With the help of her best friend and fishing buddy, Jessie has spent the past two years healing from her ordeal and making a new life for herself in Winfield. He feels he’ll never overcome the “stain” from his family. Though attracted to her, Chad respects the barrier Jessie maintains. Her happiness means so much to him. And she never looks down on him. On a sunny July afternoon, she and Chad go angling to catch supper. Successful, they take fresh caught trout to share with...

A single mom, a sheriff with a past—face escalating danger to their small tourist town. Her future and her child’s hinges on her new business’s success. Audra Blaire opens a waterfront coffee and pastry shop. Summer tourists flock to the southern shore of Lake Superior’s beautiful clean blue waters and the Apostle Islands National Park. And Audra hopes they enjoy her wares! But Memorial Day, the start of the all important summer tourist season, begins with an unnerving bang. A tripwire detonates a blaze near town—someone practicing, preparing? He is the new sheriff intent on ...

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 ...

A Price Paid in Blood is a Heavy Reckoning. William Blake said, "It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend." Adam Dupree’s life in White Owl is never without conflict, that’s a lawyer’s job. When that conflict comes from within the inner circle of the office, it takes on a new meaning. As Dupree comes face to face with cases that reinforce the evil in the world, this time it could kill him. Is there still good in people or has society come to the point where morals, honor, and the value of a person’s word become meaningless? Join Dara, Dupree, Toby Wharton, Marsh ...

He longs for peace. She stirs things up. When the past comes calling, will he risk it all to come to her rescue? JT Whitloch can’t close his eyes without seeing the body of the woman who drowned in his swimming pool two years ago. Though he doesn’t remember that night, he blames himself for her death and walks away from a life that gave him everything he ever wanted…almost everything. His move to Crystal Creek gives him the solitude he longs for, but still he can’t find peace. Then Gretchen Moore moves to town, and she doesn’t just stir up his desire. She stirs up his past, a past...

Previously published in the USA Today Bestselling anthology Summer of Suspense An escaped convict vows to stop an Amish wedding. . . Benuel Miller is blissfully happy to be marrying the love of his life. When his bride-to-be doesn’t show up on their wedding day, he worries she’s changed her mind about marrying a blind man. But the truth is far more sinister. . . A criminal bent on revenge interrupts Mari’s joyful preparations to wed the man of her dreams. She’s shocked to see a felon who should be behind bars, and she has no idea she’s in for the most harrowing experience of her ...

A stranger’s murder in the dark alley behind May’s Flower Shop is causing the residents of Park Place, South Carolina to keep their children inside and their doors locked at night. Banty Hen Antique Shop owners, Sam and Valerie Owens, are caught right smack dab in the middle since they were the last ones to see the victim alive. Valerie’s new venture, the Sweet Tea Quilting Bee is comprised of an eclectic mix of women, calling themselves ‘newbies’ and ‘oldies’ in the art of quilting. Their weekly meetings help keep Valerie’s mind off the murder, but it’s hard to keep the ...