Free Fire
~ Joe Pickett’s been hired to investigate one of the most cold-blooded mass killings in Wyoming history.
Attorney Clay McCann admitted to slaughtering four campers in a backcountry corner of Yellowstone National Park, a “free-fire” zone with no residents or government regulation. In this remote fifty-square-mile stretch a man can literally get away with murder. Now McCann’s free man, and Pickett’s about to discover his motive – one buried in Yellowstone’s rugged terrain, and as dangerous as the man who wants to keep it hidden.
Fear Thy Neighbor
~ At twenty-nine, Alison Marshall is ready to find a place to call home. With no family and no ties, she’s
drifted from one small Florida town to another since high school, working odd jobs, saving hard, and building a nest egg. Once she finds the right place to settle down, she’ll know. And when she reaches beautiful Palmetto Island, she thinks she may have found it. The small, close-knit island community seems to have everything Alison needs. On a hunch, she contacts the island’s only realtor, and learns that an old beach house is on the market. Miraculously, it’s on her budget, and Alison takes it as another sign that she’s in the right place. At first, home is everything she hoped it would be. But as days turn into weeks, she uncovers a dark side to this supposedly peaceful haven. The locals have a secret, and once Alison discovers what it is, she faces a stark choice. She can stay and join them – or escape. But leaving brings its own risks, and Alison is starting to wonder if coming to Palmetto Island is the last mistake she will ever make…
The Bake Shop
~ Christiana Kurtz loves to bake, and she is widely known for making and selling the best desserts in
town. When her little shop near her home becomes too busy, she decides to move her business to the local market. There she enjoys selling her treats, meeting new customers, and spending time with her cousins, who also run booths of their own. On her first day in the market, she spills coffee on Jeff Stoltzfus – a wood and leather craftsman whose booth is next to hers. Though their relationship starts off on a bad foot, the two eventually forge a friendship and begin enjoying lunches and conversations together. When Christiana’s father makes a surprise visit to the market, he is upset to find that Jeff, who is also Amish, uses the building’s electricity to personalize his items. Just as Christiana and Jeff are beginning to feel that they are more than friends, Mr. Kurtz tells Christiana she is forbidden from spending time with him. Christiana is crushed but knows she must obey her father. With the odds against them and unforeseen events putting the market-place in jeopardy, Christiana and Jeff wonder if their circumstances will ever change for the better – and if their businesses, and their friendship, can ever be saved. But how can two young friends set their feelings aside and trust in God’s plans for the future?…
A Relative Murder
~ Bestselling novelist Sara Medlar is skilled at sharing stories about other people. but she hoped the
truth about her own family would never surface. Her home in Lachlan, Florida, is her refuge and she loves having her niece Kate and dear friend Jack Wyatt together under her roof. The Meldar Three, as they are known around town, have sworn off getting involved in any more murder investigations. When the sheriff unexpectedly leaves on vacation, Jack is surprised to find himself appointed as deputy. So when Kate stumbles upon a dead body while visiting a friend, the Meldar Three are back in the sleuthing game. Kate also has a charming new real estate client with a mysterious past. He seems to be followed by trouble and that makes Sara and Jack uneasy. It doesn’t take long to discover that the murder and the new man in town are somehow related – the question is how…
