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Teacher Shannon Collins has her life all figured out—but after the attack of September 11, her world turns upside down. Her boyfriend enlists in the Marines and proposes before heading to Afghanistan. As Shannon waits and prays for his safe return, she meets another Marine. Her engagement makes her off-limits. The Marine departs with a simple kiss on her hand and no contact information exchanged. But can she forget him? Life takes a strange turn for Shannon when a rich, unscrupulous businessman sets his sights on her, and her fiancé falls in love with someone else. Can Shannon trust God ...

While attending the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Illinois, Chicago Campus, Lynne Temple witnesses the murder of one of her professors, an execution orchestrated by a master criminal known only as The Piper. Although his accomplices are convicted, The Piper escapes.Upon discharge from the military, Lynne settles on the beautiful Gulf of Mexico in Pensacola, Florida and finds love. She also experiences déjà vu when an attempted murder takes place at the hospital where she works. Is The Piper involved?As a storm brews off the Gulf Coast, rebellious teens,...

Twenty-four-year-old artist Faith O’Callaghan is convinced her grandfather’s death was not an accident. Gramps bequeathed his magnificent log cabin in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to her, and she loves living and painting in the quiet solitude and shadow of the Rocky Mountains. But Faith needs to find out what really happened to her beloved Gramps. Faith’s fiancé, Josiah, has discharged from the Army after not hearing from her for months. She won’t answer any of his correspondence, and he doesn’t understand why. But he plans to get to the bottom of it. Was Gramps’ death an ...

Ten short stories of Romance, Fantasy, Suspense, Romantic Suspense, Romantic Fantasy, Women’s Fiction, Fable, and Paranormal lay between the pages of this book. Some award-winning. Two previously published in multi-author anthologies. Black Friday in Houston, Texas brings sorrow to a young woman. Cupid stirs up trouble on earth during a reenactment of Romeo and Juliet. A young woman comes home to apologize to her former fiancé. To protect his gold, a leprechaun leaves Ireland. A man catches a glimpse of his brother at the wheel of the getaway car in front of a bank. Are Fairy Rings real?...

Despite the love of her adoptive family, the loss of Kathryn’s parents and her brother has left a hole in her heart. To cope, she pours herself into her career at a medical clinic. Unwanted advances from a staff member adds fuel to her anxiety. But could she escape him by leaving her job and home? When Kathryn meets a new doctor, her life becomes even more complicated. Mixed signals make her think the worst of him, but his charm draws her. Her brother’s former college roommate adds to the tangled web of Kathryn’s emotions, as do recurring nightmares. Or are they warnings? Will Kathryn...

A beloved Christmas family heirloom, missing for years, becomes a mystery to Charity Raikkonen, RN. A box and its contents becomes a challenge to Emergency Room nurse, Devon MacBhaird, . So does trying to make amends to Charity after his actions as a child which could have ended her life. Charity still holds anger in her heart against Devon for what she believes he did when they were children, and she cannot let go of it. Devon recalls the incident slightly different than she does, but will he ever get a chance to set things right, much less tell her he loves her?

Rachel O'Rourke, a reporter for The Fairbanks Star newspaper in Alaska has been assigned the task of writing an article on the Denali National Park Canine Rangers. Although the assignment could boost her career as a journalist, and she loves the sled dogs, she dreads going back to Healy where painful memories from two years ago are sure to resurface. Denali Park Ranger, Liam Chadwick, loves his job with the canine rangers. He hasn't felt the need for a woman in his life and is content to work with the dogs, fellowship with his co-workers, and volunteer with search and rescue during time off...

A Christian Romance Suspense Novella of lost love, new-found love, and the testing of faith.Would life ever be the same for Alanna after the only man she’d ever loved died? A dog, a cat, and a handsome doctor cross her path and fill the void…at least for a while. The pets go missing, and she wonders about the doctor when he does too. But not until after he’s kissed her like no other man had ever kissed her, setting her heart on fire. A former coworker who is determined to win her adds more stress to her life. Should she give up her dream of a happy life in America, leave the home her ...

Kyleigh Flanagan, receives a strange note from her father, an Army Major stationed on the Hawaiian Island of O'ahu. The wording tells her something is not right. Her calls to him go unanswered. With her best friend Marisa, Kyleigh sets off for O'ahu to find out what’s going on. Her father’s commanding officer has no idea where he is but ordered an investigation. The major had contacted the Honolulu Police Department with information about suspicions he had. But what information? After checking with HPD, Kyleigh and Marisa are told Detectives O’Shea and Swanson were assigned to the ...

Lady Jillian, a faery from the village of Amythaseah, has been ordered to marry cruel and self-centered Prince Maricent against her will. She flees to the world outside when the village resurfaces during a seven-day break from an ancient curse. While enjoying a day of foraging and fun with his brother, Lylan, a faery from the town of Glistineare, spots a glowing village across Emeraldis Pond. Where had the hamlet with its magnificent castle come from? A rustling in the forest causes the two faerymen to hide. Jillian bursts out of the bushes and falls to the ground. Lylan rushes to her aide....

Someone wants to get their hands on Daniel Dunne’s land and isn’t particular how they go about it. Can Brett Gallagher help… even though there’s tension between him and Daniel’s granddaughter Crystal? Brett could have had it made after inheriting half of a successful financial advisement firm in New York. Instead, devastated by his father’s death, the young man takes off on a cross-country motorcycle trip to find out what God wants of him, Crystal keeps her grandfather’s home near Casper, Wyoming and takes care of her teenage sister, who is about to graduate high school. ...

Who is responsible for all the strange events happening on the MacKennas’ 1800s ancestral farm outside North Bend, Nebraska? Could someone have caused the deaths of Haley’s parents? Does the legend of the MacKenna family treasure have anything to do with these events? Haley’s life is complicated by the man whom she’s known all her life. Her brother’s best friend. A grudge against him for something he did in high school has been festering for too long. Can she forgive him? Attention from the new man in town stirs the pot. She wonders if either of them could be responsible for the ...

No one crosses Jerry Windham and gets away with it. Not even a woman as shrewd as Patricia Campbell. After uncovering this man’s dreadful secrets about women reported missing, she ran. Even two years later, she can't get rid of the thought that he'll never stop looking for her. He’d do anything to see her dead, or worse. Unaware of the FBI’s search for her to learn what information she might hold, she continues to hide. A new look, a new city and job, fearful thoughts suppressed, Patricia moves on. Three new men enter this beautiful woman’s life. A persistent computer technician, a ...

Máire returns to her shared apartment in Minneapolis to check on her supposedly sick roommate, who has not joined their coworkers from the bank for an all-night get-together. Máire walks in on her fiancé with the roommate. Shattered by her experience in the big city, can a country girl ever trust again? After returning to her hometown of Menahga, Minnesota, Máire’s troubles are far from over. She’s drawn to Ethan, who can’t escape his guilt over an event two years earlier. Will either of them overcome the hurdles life has tossed in their paths? Or will the source of Máire’s ...