Dale Mayer

Something in Doreen’s last case sends Chester and Darren out with shovels to a location she’d never seen before. When she finds out why, she’s all in—particularly when they find a body.

Energy is the life-force of inherent good… and the vigor of unnatural evil. Which is stronger? When she was young, Tia was forced into a prison, studied and tortured, because of her special talent. The chance for escape led her to run as far away as she could…

Injured people in need of aid call out to friends and family or even strangers for help. Who can animals turn to who would not only hear them but understand their cry for help? Such a creature would truly be a rare find.

Burke, desperate for a fresh start, heads to Timber’s place, hoping to exchange bed and board for some work around the refuge. He’s trying to heal from a costly toxic relationship, but it seems the past isn’t ready to let go.

Answering Terk’s beacon, Trevor walks into the castle, not quite prepared to turn around and leave instantly for a job in Africa, but that’s exactly what happened. Finding Reenie pulling into Bullard’s compound right behind him, he is delighted to be there.

Timber fulfills his dreams of opening an animal refuge, called the Haven, a sanctuary hidden from the chaos of society, where he and the animals he rescues can find solace and peace. Timber is a loner by choice, so his heart swells with joy each time he saves a creature in need.

Delta is always eager to help animals in need, especially when the request comes from Kat and Badger.

Thrown together by circumstance, Morrison and Sadie form a fragile alliance, one fraught with tension and unspoken attraction. As they delve deeper, the lines between family and foe blur, and their quest to prevent another nightmare becomes about trust and betrayal and stopping the thieves.

Tandy’s every instinct told her to jump in and to take over the care of her two half siblings. They were twins, born to her mother later in life. Tandy hadn’t been in a position to help her older siblings, a guilt that still ate at her.

Helping a friend in need is never a wrong move. And Saul knows the value of his friends. When he’s called to find Benji’s missing brother, Daniel - he’s on it. Only Daniel might be involved in something a lot darker than avoiding his brother’s phone calls....

Gideon immediately returned to Coronado base at the call for help. After hearing the issues facing him, he dove right in, knowing that he could bury the pain of his past broken relationship the same as he always had.

Who knew two small maker’s marks could lead to such chaos? Doreen has been enjoying a few well-earned days of peace and quiet after solving her last mystery. But all good things must come to an end....

Heading back to Iraq was never in Parker’s plans, but when his brother is killed in action, he makes the journey to bring his brother back home to his final resting place....

Rhys hadn’t expected a trip to Cottage Grove, Oregon to start with a house being shot. If it had stopped there, it would have been manageable. A drive-by shooting that the cops should be able to chase down. But nothing was easy in his world....

Over all these years, Jasmine has awaited Harley’s return, but he won’t be happy with the changes she’s gone through. Harley’s arrival prompts a hidden truth that someone will do anything to stop from coming out. And Harley will do everything he can to get justice for her....

Detective Kate Morgan is stumped, trying to decide when a case is really a case and when it belongs on her desk or someone else’s. She’s homicide and this? … This is something else, right? Following up the leads doesn’t help, only confuses the issue—until someone slips up or slips away literally.

Cressy is used to a world that doesn’t understand her work, but she needs Gray to open up and to see what’s going on around them. It’s the only way they will survive, as the case takes a bizarre turn that shocks even her....

Walton Headly enjoys getting out and being as active as he can be, given his missing leg. However, playing soccer now is hard to adapt to, compared to playing soccer before his injury.

Austin hates to think that Kat had tapped into his inner psyche and had pulled out the one job he both wants yet is terrified to do. He’d walked away—or maybe had been chased away from Rox.

Haunted by a painful and unimaginable past, Bojan sought refuge in his work to keep the memories—and Lacy—at bay. But, when she raises the alarm over Bullard’s family, Bojan is forced to step into the fray....