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Crime Scene Secrets A wedding becomes a crime scene…now a K-9 team seeks a serial killer After shots are fired at a rehearsal dinner, FBI agent Kyle West arrives just in time to chase the gunman away. But attacks persist. Could this be the Rocky Mountain Killer—or a deadly copycat? Now...

Cold Case Peril An unsolved crime. A K-9 team on the case. Unexpected danger is closing in fast… When someone tries to run dog trainer Micah Landon off the road, Officer Lucy Lopez and her K-9 partner, Piper, show up just in time to make a rescue. Someone wants Micah dead—but why? Is this...

Fresh out of a painful divorce, Chevonne Scott arrives in the Quake Lake area to find herself and start a new life. What she’s not ready for is to get enmeshed in an age-old mystery about the disappearance of her grandmother’s twin sister.Lucas Hudson lost his wife to a freak drowning in the Quake Lake but was determined to make his dream come true, running the small Lake Front Mountain Resort. When he meets Chevonne, he’s not prepared for the instant attraction between them.Rumors of ghosts surrounding the area are laughed off. When a small girl begins showing up and disappearing, ...

A child is missing. The father is desperate. Can a stranger find a way to unravel the clues? When five-year old Anna Burke goes missing in the rugged mountains of Wolf Creek Pass, can a stranger understand the clues and find her? To survive the pain and loss of her own daughter’s kidnapping and murder, Layne Youngman has closed her heart to everything but helping others find their missing children. As she begins her search, it appears nearly everyone has a secret. Rhys Burke is struggling to survive a bitter divorce. When Anna disappears while in his care, he is consumed with guilt and ...

We love the Haunted Mansion as an entertaining dark ride, but does it also resonate with us for deeper reasons? K. R. Bailey suggests that it answers a fundamental need to approach the topic of death in a manner we find comfortable in what has been termed a "death-denying" culture. Bailey reaches into the Victorian era and its Celebration of Death to identify symbols that are close enough to have a dark meaning, but distant enough not to threaten, and discusses their use in the works of Edward Gorey and Tim Burton, and Disney's Haunted Mansion ride.

Author Bryn McCullough loves ghost stories and Yellowstone National Park is full of them. For her next book, she heads to Yellowstone to research ghosts. Never did she expect to actually meet one. After losing his wife, Eaton Westfield found solace and a new place to reinvent his life as a photographer in the tourist town of West Yellowstone. On his expeditions into the Park, a ghost appears in his photos. He tries to explain the unusual occurrence as a problem with lighting. When Bryn and Eaton bump into each other, she is intrigued by the picture of the ghost woman in his pictures. ...

Do you ever wish you could go back in time to find answers? When Elisa finds an old letter, she’s driven to uncover the answers to its secret. What she’s not expecting is to fall for the handsome, confirmed bachelor, Henry Tucker. Henry must learn to overcome the hurt and deceit that drove him to the remote Utah desert where the Goshute people have given him the help he needs to find peace. Once Elisa comes into his life, he realizes his newfound peace is about to be shaken. As Elisa is drawn to the Goshute people, she is pulled in by their myths, and the legend of the wolf seems to be ...

As the owner of the Mountain View Café, Franny Alexander has found a way to move on after losing her husband in the war and surviving a brutal attack. She just wants peace and to enjoy the life she’s created. The war left Dean Bailey with terrible emotional and physical scars. He now has his own construction company and is attempting to settle into a good life. Maggie is a lost young woman trying to find her place. An abusive relationship with a drug addict has stripped away her self-esteem. She’s full of bitterness after her mother took her away from her childhood home and had her ...

She’s searching for answers ... Under the guise as a journalist learning the ginseng trade, Moira Dawson is determined to learn the truth about her brother’s death. Someone knows the secret of how he died, and she’s sure it’s murder. He’s determined to protect what’s his … Beau Johnstone looks like a rugged mountain man, and he hates diggers who tear down his fences and destroy his property to dig the coveted roots, and he’s not afraid to run them off with a loaded shotgun. When Moira meets Beau at the end of that shotgun, he’s the last person she plans to trust. Can they ...

After thirty-eight years of marriage, Emma Clawson is alone. A widow. Her husband has always taken care of everything, the fields, the yard, even plowing snow off the driveway. She’s spent her life caring for her husband and family. Now she must find a way to move on. But how? Joe Bailey, a handsome widower, involved with a rich, beautiful woman, finds their relationship is lacking. His family has encouraged him to date, but the women he meets don’t fill the empty void deep in his heart. When Joe is asked to help harvest the fields for a neighbor, he is drawn to the pretty brown-haired ...

It starts with murder, but stumbles toward love. This is a gripping romantic mystery. After Vienna’s shocking death, Maggie Benson never thought her world could get any darker. The sheriff determined it was suicide, but Maggie cannot accept that. When her diner is vandalized and her cook is hurt, her world begins whirling out of control. She is plunged into a world of deceit where she is followed and her home broken into. When Wilson Beaumont shows up, Maggie is immediately drawn to him, but senses he is hiding something that has to do with Vienna. Wilson is searching to find answers ...

Anne Marie Landers was just a young girl, not ready for love, when Mike Deardon drifted into her life. He was searching for his mother, and despite the love that blossomed between them, Mike had to leave. Years passed and both Mike and Anne Marie had to let go of their dream of being together. Separately, they faced the sorrows and tragedies life threw at them until they are once again reunited in a dusty desert town in Utah. Life gave them a second chance, but is the timing right for them to open their hearts and let love blossom once again?

Lila Hanford has dreams of seeing exotic places and meeting interesting people, but mostly she dreams of running and dancing like other young women her age. Childhood polio left her with a limp, feeling homely and awkward, but she refuses to give up on hopes and dreams. Meeting the freighters each afternoon and feeding the homeless is something she enjoys because they don’t care how she walks. The day Dax Carter, an injured war veteran, hobbles into her life, everything changes. Now she isn’t sure if he’ll break her heart or if there’s enough magic in Christmas to make her dreams ...

In 1892 only a strong woman can survive alone after her husband’s death. Catherine McHenry is determined to do just that, and amidst the torrential rain and storms, threats of wild animals, and hard work, she finds a way to deliver her baby and survive the long winter. Determined to raise her child and keep the memory of her husband alive, she’s not prepared for the turbulent feelings she has whenever Zed Logan is around. Zed Logan is the foreman of the Sundown Mine and Ore Company and hopes one day to be the boss. Zed struggles to keep the La Plata mine operating efficiently, keeping ...

A lovely Shoshone Indian woman, Red Moon is proud of her heritage. She’s self-sufficient and happy living in a rustic cabin in the mountains outside of La Plata. When a young woman is forced to flee the small mining town, Red Moon comes to her aid, taking her in and teaching her how to survive in the rough mountains. Amos Bailey runs the mining office in La Plata. He’s a big, strong man who, since losing his wife, has stayed away from any involvement with women. When a freak storm hits the mountain pass making it difficult for the women to make their way home, Amos willingly steps in to...

As the new school teacher in the tiny community of Naf, Idaho, Balinda Bloomfield has finally settled into a life she loves. She’s enjoying being courted by Jerome, the son of the richest rancher in the area. Things are going great until John Summers, an old friend, shows up as the freighter delivering necessary goods to the community. Balinda is conflicted at how her heart does a flip-flop whenever she’s around him. Things turn heated when Jerome and John come face to face over her attentions. Now Balinda must decide. Does she want Jerome, handsome and rich who will give her every ...