Inspirational Mystery Romances

"Crossover appeal to fans of medical suspense and such authors as Tess Gerritsen." Library Journal "The plot is interesting and the resolution filled with action." Romantic Times BOOKreviews "I gave you fair warning." Willow Traynor had it all. Respected ICU nurse, wife of an undercover policeman and an expectant mother. Then her husband was shot and killed. And she received a crank call saying, "I gave you fair warning." A month later, she was the victim of a hit-and-run and she lost her baby. Again, the caller strikes with the same warning. Fearing for her life, Willow fled Kansas City to...

After her boss fires her on unfounded grounds, twenty-nine-year-old Ashton Price leaves Denver for Cranberry Cove, Washington. She's inherited her aunt's B&B and is determined to carry on her legacy. Upon preparing for guests, she learns of a century-old tale of treasure within the inn. Many have searched for the illusive gems but to no avail. She discovers a man working on the inn's grounds, but is he the gardener Gina Price hired? Perhaps he's searching for the hidden treasure. James Atwood, corporate executive, works in the Atwood's thriving cranberry business. Tragedy strikes, and he's ...

Cordelia Fletcher awakens in a stranger’s home with no memory of who she is or how she came to be lying alone on the prairie. What she does know is that the quiet strength of the widowed rancher who rescued her stirs something deep within her, something that feels both dangerous and safe all at once. Micah Redmond has lived three years in the shadow of grief, his heart buried alongside the wife he lost. Devoted only to his daughter and his ranch, he never imagined fate would place a mysterious young woman in his care, one whose presence unsettles his resolve to remain alone forever. As ...

Small town. Big secrets. Deadly lies. Welcome to MacKenzie Cove, a small beach town full of big secrets…and deadly lies. Join the tight-knit first responders of the MacKenzie clan as they dodge killers and unravel mysteries: finding love and renewed faith along the way. A series of clean, inspirational action adventure romances, each guaranteed to lift your heart. Rising Storm: Homecomings can be deadly. When retired Delta Force operative Rollo MacKenzie returns home to become chief of police in tiny MacKenzie Cove, he has lots of expectations...none of them good. What he doesn't expect ...

Twelve sweet Regency Christmas romance stories to make you fall in love this holiday season. Christmas Mystery of the Heart Escaping her past, Lady Sarah Sayers seeks a simple life as a governess. Her world is turned upside down when she meets the Duke of Huntington. Together, they must solve a mystery, but will they also find love in this troubled time? A Duke for Christmas Isabella did not want to end up on Charles’ doorstep, but it might be exactly what both of them need… A clean, Regency romance to warm your heart Christmas Masquerade Ball A Christmas tale of mystery and love from ...

The Hendricks family has long known that it’s wise to be careful what you wish for...dark family secrets have a way of finding their way to the light. Unfortunately, enemies usually aren’t too far behind. Grace had never been more terrified...the pain was relentless. Nothing in her life prepared her for this. She desperately needed somewhere safe...someplace she could hide. Someone she could trust with her life. It was dark...and getting darker. Ronan Hendricks didn’t recognize her voice. Not family...not friends. Probably not an enemy. But he didn’t need the years he’d spent as a...

Because danger doesn't take a holiday... Discover hours of reading enjoyment with the inspiring romances in this set -- real emotion, humor, and more than a dash of danger! You get six Christmas romances plus a bonus novella (not available anywhere else!), and each story includes completed tender romance and edge-of-your-seat mystery and suspense. Book 1 SHOW ME A FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS A brokenhearted widower with a sad daughter. A secret bodyguard working as a nanny. Can they become an unlikely family this Christmas? Book 2 NO MISTLETOE KISS FOR A COWBOY A woman fighting to survive after a ...

One hidden seam. One missing star. One small town learning to repair what breaks. When the Maple Glen quilting circle’s prized Thanksgiving Star disappears two days before the benefit supper, Lena Miller faces the worst kind of worry—the one that tugs at the heart of a community. She stitched an envelope of early donations into the quilt’s binding to keep the funds safe. Now the quilt is gone, and with it the money meant to feed the hungry and patch worn roofs. As whispers rise, Lena and her husband Jonas follow careful clues—golden thread on a porch rail, a cat with orange twine, a...

When Susannah Cutler loses her sister on their journey to Chinton Ridge, Colorado, she’s left to care for her young nephew and fulfill her sister’s final wish; to find the man she intended to marry and secure a home for the boy. Rancher Cody Wyatt never expected the lovely woman arriving at his ranch to be his late fiancée’s sister. Though captivated by Susannah, he’s reluctant to marry her simply because her sister told them to. With Christmas approaching, the snowy peaks of Chinton Ridge come alive with festive cheer, offering Susannah a glimpse of a new life. But, when Cody’s ...

After losing her beloved brother, her home, and her business, Sarah Mitchell gathers the last pieces of her life and heads west with her young nephew. She hopes Christmas in a new town will bring a fresh start, but instead, hardship forces her into an unexpected arrangement with Daniel McKenzie, the reclusive blacksmith who’s as wounded in spirit as he is in body. Daniel has shut out the world since the war took his brother and his leg, choosing solitude over sympathy. Yet, when the lovely seamstress Sarah enters his life, she slowly draws him back to the life and the church he left ...

After the loss of her husband a year ago, Grace Evans can’t continue with her career or her life in the city any longer. Lost emotionally, she sells her law practice and decides to spend her summer among the sandy beaches of Florida, taking care of an old inn in Naples Beach with her childhood friend Susan Willows. Maybe the lush palm trees and sun-drenched days filled with sand between her toes will help her find direction again. What she doesn’t expect to find is a secret tucked away in an old hidden locket that will change her life forever. And making things more complicated is local...

In the snow-dusted town of Pike, Mary Ellis pours her heart into her family's cozy bakery, but just as Christmas approaches, a sleek new competitor threatens their livelihood. Determined to keep them afloat, Mary fights to outlast the ruthless competition—until one fateful night she stumbles upon a wounded stranger who will change everything… On a secret mission to Pike, Jake Manning is ambushed and left for dead, only to be rescued by Mary and her family's warm holiday cheer. Captivated by her kindness amid the festive season, he finds his feelings for her growing, yet he hides a truth...

Pride and Prejudice meets Mission: Impossible Part one in a Christian Regency suspense series with slow-burn romance and a supernatural twist She met him again by shooting him. Unmarried after four Seasons of towering over her dance partners, Miss Phoebe Sauber learns she will be cast out of her home when her father remarries. Feeling betrayed by her father and God, she misfires an arrow at an archery tournament. But the arrow pierces a paper held by Mr. Michael Coulton-Jones. And strangely, the symbol drawn on the page is eerily familiar to her. He met her again while searching for a ...

Answering an ad for a mail-order bride, Alice Smidgen finds herself at the mercy of fate when her fiancé vanishes without a trace, leaving her stranded at the altar. As whispers of gossip engulf her, Alice's resilience is put to the test when an abandoned infant appears on her doorstep, intertwining her fate with that of the town's enigmatic doctor. Will his understanding gaze offer refuge from the storm of gossip? Dr. Ezra Draper, scarred by the shadows of his past, returns to Grand Hollow seeking redemption and a chance at renewal. Haunted by the memory of lost love, he finds himself ...

Mystery matchmakers strike again in the town of Bethany Springs Elizabeth comes to Texas to care for an orphaned girl abandoned by her mother. The child has never known a mother’s touch. While Elizabeth isn’t her mother, she knows how to care for children. She’s a governess, after all. A famous one, at that! According to the letters sent to the matchmaking firm, the plan is for Elizabeth to marry the child’s father. On arrival to Texas, however, Elizabeth discovers that the father has vanished. The little girl is being cared for by her Uncle Dalton, a wealthy, surly rancher. Right ...

Haunted by their pasts, two damaged souls seek redemption, but they’re running out of time. A killer waits in the shadows, ready to stop them dead. Firefighter Dante MacKenzie carries a burden not even his close-knit family could guess. But after years of running, payment is due. Close to losing his job and ready to leave the only home he’s ever known, Dante faces a choice: come clean about the past and take the consequences, or run. Forever. Town bad girl, Rachel Scott, has sins of her own to atone for. Returning to MacKenzie Cove, the scene of the worst night of her life, has been ...

Scarred by smallpox and grief, Elsie Whitmore longs for the peaceful solace of her lost family and hometown of Cedar Bluff. Hoping to rebuild her life there, she answers a mail-order bride ad—carrying the weight of her past into the unknown. Little does she know that the journey ahead will lead her to a love deeper than she ever imagined. Wyatt Langford’s heart beats for freedom and adventure across the Texas plains. Marriage was never in his plans—until his grandfather’s will leaves him no choice: to claim his inheritance, Wyatt must marry. The woman he weds—Elsie—was never ...

Sweet jars, quieter secrets, and a beekeeper everyone misunderstands. One missing charity crate sets the lane talking. Naomi Miller keeps neat ledgers, warm kettles, and a patch of orchard patience. When a crate of apple butter meant for the district benefit vanishes from her porch, she chooses order over rumor—stamping lids with a tiny bee, organizing a Listening Circle, and following faint clues that lead from hedgerow pull-offs to glossy counterfeit labels at the market. When the quiet beekeeper Aaron Glick steps forward to help, their careful teamwork uncovers a wider ring of ...

Sam and Valerie Owens, owners of the Banty Hen Antique Shop, find themselves entangled in a murder investigation after being 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 and their weekly meetings help keep Valerie’s mind off the murder, but it’s hard to keep concealed from the ladies that the victim was killed over, of all things, an antique quilt! The murder suspect has been described as tall and thin, a vague description, but Police Chief Jess Hamilton and his new detective, a self-described Columbo...

In a town built on second chances, her secrets may cost them everything. Hope Landing has been Jade Villanueva’s safe haven from her dangerous past, a place to nurture her new life and strengthen her faith. But anonymous threats prove that no past stays hidden forever. Former SEAL Deke Williams has plenty of scars—both inside and out—and a teenage son who needs more than he can give. Yet something in Jade’s quiet strength stirs Deke’s protective instincts. Drawn together by danger and guided by prayer, they discover that true courage comes from trusting each other—and God’s ...