Bear Creek Series, Novels 1-3


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The Bear Creek Series, Novels 1-3 Greed’s Reward The Thornton’s have three men coming for a bear hunt. In order to prepare for them, Blake has decided to check the trail for signs of bear. However, someone starts shooting at him. Upon arrival in Bear Creek, the hunters start to cause problems. Blake soon realizes that they are facing even more troubles with these men. Before the hunt can even get started, one of the hunters is found dead! Was it murder? Was it one of the other hunters who did it? Why? Dixie Gordon runs one of two local bar and grills. Her husband, Dan, disappeared four years ago when their twin daughters were babies. Her soon to be ex-husband is coming back to Bear Creek. Is he planning to try to stop the divorce, take the girls or try to get the bar? Blake tries to protect Dixie and find the killer. Can he keep Dixie and her girls safe? Can he keep himself safe? Pride’s Deception Robin Beck has lived in Bear Creek most of her life. Three years ago while away in college, Robin lost her fiancé in Iraq. She came back to Bear Creek to run the family grocery store. Her mother died two years before and now it’s just her and her dad who runs the garage and gas station next to the store. Robin is finally thinking about getting on with her life now and comes to an agreement with her dad that they should both do that. Kirby Thornton has loved Robin Beck for many years, but she has always counted him as her best friend, never any more. To cope with the rejection of Robin’s love, Kirby joined the army and after his discharge, works with his brother and sister. However, he lives on the wild side. When Robin’s cousins come up to Bear Creek for a bear hunt, her cousin, Marcia, has just broken off her engagement to her abusive fiancé. The fiancé, Preston, comes to Bear Creek demanding that Marcia leave with him. Marcia, is afraid of Preston and refuses to go with him. Robin is determined to help Marcia. Will the group be able to survive? How can they get help? Will Kirby be able to protect Robin from Preston? Fool’s Profit Chip Green is the deputy sheriff in Bear Creek. He has always liked Reggie but he’s afraid to get close to her since she’d probably punch him if he tried. Reggie Thornton is feeling lonely in her big home built for five people now that both of her younger brothers are married. She wants a family too! But, who would want to marry her, a six foot, thirty-year-old tomboy? Reggie has always liked Chip so much that he basically ruined her for other men. But the fool just can’t see that she likes him. Chip is suddenly given custody of the nine-year-old daughter he didn’t even know he had. His efficiency apartment won’t work so Reggie takes them both in at her four-bedroom house. A Hollywood production company is making a movie at the Thornton ranch and at the old ghost town in the mountains above Bear Creek. Someone is doing things to drive them away, including bar fights, fires and even murder. Will Chip and Reggie be able to resolve the problems facing Bear Creek and still keep everyone safe in the process? Will there be any hope for Reggie and Chip to build a relationship?




Clear Creek Series, Novels 1-3


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A suspense and action-packed mystery series with a touch of romance. Ryan’s Ruin – First in the Clear Creek Series To say that Ryan Maxwell has woman troubles is an understatement. He has women ruining his life at every turn. His two older sisters are trying to control his life. His energetic niece is too much for him to handle. A local woman wants to marry him. And yet another woman is trying to destroy his business. And all Ryan wants to do is to be left alone, run his café, fish, hunt, and play poker with his bachelor buddies one night a week. Is that too much to ask? Candy O’Reilly just wants to start a new life away from relatives who are interfering and controlling her whole life. Will a move 350 miles away be the right thing? Will her children be able to adjust from city life to small town life? Will Candy be able to realize her dream of owning a pastry and specialty coffee shop? Will the house she bought be the right one instead of a nightmare? Two men just released from prison want the money they say is hidden in Candy’s house. A spurned woman starts rumors that cause Candy to lose business and even think about moving back to the city. If these two who are so drastically different come together, can they help each other through a tragedy which threatens them from an unexpected source? How will God work in the lives of these two and their families in Clear Creek? Chase’s Return – Second in the Clear Creek Series Chase Devereaux turned away from God when he lost his wife to cancer two years ago. Now he’s trying to be both father and mother to his teenage sons. Tiffany Cameron was married but her husband ran off with another teacher ten years ago. Now she only has her cat Garfield who not only rules the house but Tiffany too. Chase seems to come out of his fog and notice Tiffany. But how can he do anything about it since he’s her boss? One of his teachers has accused him of sexual harassment. With that charge looming over him, he turns to his best friends Hunter and Ryan for advice and support. Tiffany finally realizes that she is attracted to her principal but she doesn’t know what to do about it. Then her mother is diagnosed with breast cancer. She turns to her best friends Sabrina and Candy who comfort and encourage her with their prayers. Everything else goes on hold as murders begin to happen in this peaceful little town and Tiffany suddenly becomes the prime suspect. Is their faith in God strong enough to bring Chase and Tiffany together among all the chaos and keep each other safe in the process? Can Chase ever return to the man he was before? Hunter’s Revenge – Third in the Clear Creek Series As police chief of Clear Creek, Hunter Billingsley hasn’t had much of a family or social life since his wife divorced him fifteen years ago and moved to another state, taking their baby girl with her. Hunter would like revenge against his ex-wife for making his sixteen-year-old daughter think he is a mean person who doesn’t want her around him. On top of that, Karrie is involved with a group of kids who are getting her into trouble. How can he help her from so far away? His life is turned upside down when Karrie hitchhikes almost three-hundred miles to be with him but doesn’t really want to be with him. Then, as if that wasn’t enough, someone is out to kill him. Between her job as head librarian at Clear Creek Public Library, and restoring 1965 Mustangs with her dad, Sabrina Elliott stays too busy to have a social life. In fact, she’s forty-one and never been married. Sabrina’s life is changed when Hunter’s daughter comes to her at the library instead of to her father. She quickly realizes that Karrie is afraid of her father. What has caused her mistrust of all people and why did she run away? Can Sabrina encourage a relationship between a father and daughter who have been virtual strangers for fifteen years? All three of them must come together to free themselves




Stillwater Mystery Series, Novels 1-3


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Suspicious Coincidences Julie Cantrell finally made detective sergeant, and everything seems to be falling down on her head both professionally and personally. Gary Bradshaw is the new pastor of First Baptist Church and everything seems to be falling down on his head both professionally and personally. Julie doesn’t trust pastors and Gary can’t get past her hard-as-nails demeanor. Julie has to deal with those in the police department who didn’t want her to get the promotion, especially the detective that everyone thought would be promoted. Her first week starts out with chaos. A council women’s house is burglarized. Julie’s ex-husband is filing for custody of their ten-year-old daughter. The church, the one place that Julie promised never to go again, is also burglarized. Assault and murder become part of the overall mix of problems. Gary encounters problems from the time he arrived at the church. He has to deal with six argumentative deacons, a custodian who won’t talk to him and a secretary that seems to know everything about everyone. Gary has to worry about the church burglary. His ten-year-old daughter, who is confined to a wheelchair, is very unhappy about the move and is making it known to him. All of these circumstances force Julie and Gary together. But what can they do about it? Can they help each other both professionally and personally? First, they must see each other differently than they did at their first meeting. Can they? Dangerous Consequences Carla Sutherland, a judge for 5 years and a prosecutor for 15 years before that, has her life threatened with a bomb. Who could hate her that much to want her dead? They make up a list of men who were recently released from prison. One of them is found dead. Was he the one responsible? How can they be sure? Forrest Jenkins, high school football coach, is being approached by a drug dealer wanting him to buy performance enhancing drugs for his team. If Forrest doesn’t buy them, the dealer is threatening harm to his star quarterback, Carla’s son. Can the police catch this sneaky dealer? Carla does not especially like the football coach. She thinks he is a typical bully jock. Forrest does not especially like Carla. He thinks she is a typical snob. Threats to Carla continue then she and Forrest are thrown together when Forrest becomes a target for helping Carla’s son. After they are all placed in a safe house, Carla and Forrest are forced to work to together. Will they be able to resolve their differences long enough to save all their lives? What dangerous consequences will they face? Subtle Persuasion Lisa Sherman is teaching at Stillwater High School for one year only. She will get a position in the Phoenix area next year, one way or another. She doesn’t like Stillwater or her apartment and can’t wait for May to be able to leave both. An older teacher, Marty, tries to persuade her to stay. Ken Wilson is a county detective trying to make sergeant. Dead bodies keep turning up near the casino. Now he has three murders to solve and the little redhead down the hall from his apartment keeps getting in his way. Lisa finds out that a former boyfriend from Phoenix, Harlan, is in town, working at the casino and living down the hall from her. He begins to bother her and her roommate, Margie. Lisa decides to ask for advice from Ken who also lives down the hall from her. Ken finds out that the murders are probably drug related. A new group is coming into the county to take over by killing the old one. He gets information that Harlan Mills is probably involved. Ken’s younger brother works at the casino. Is he involved too? Ken and Lisa start working together to eliminate the threat that Harlan poses to Lisa and Margie. In an attempt to stay safe, the women move in with Marty. Can they fight off Harlan and the drug organization? Can they work out their differences? Can Ken subtly persuade Lisa to stay in Stillwater, for him?




Crowley County Series, Novels 1-3


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Crowley County Series, Novels 1-3 An uplifting series with romance, mystery and suspense. Join the people of Crowleyville as they face the challenges of small town life while struggling to welcome an influx of newcomers. No Easy Solution – First in the Series Gil Turner is overeducated and under experienced to take the position as pastor of First Baptist Church as well as being a city slicker. Shortly after he arrives, he discovers that the last pastor fought to close the bars and was forced to leave . . . and that the church has been about to split for several years. Jo Early is the reluctant owner of a heavily mortgaged bar in town, which she inherited along with her fourteen-year-old sister when her parents died two years ago. Now, Gil and Jo are forced to join in a struggle against someone who is threatening them both. Can two so different persons ever be more than friends, especially when Gil’s zany mother and her equally zany twin sister come to ‘help’ them out? A Better Solution – Second in the Series Sheriff Floyd McCracken doesn’t like headstrong bossy women like Sue Ann Vickers. But deep down he is a very lonely man who is searching for something he doesn’t even know he’s looking for. His little cousin Jo keeps telling him that he loves Sue Ann. Why doesn’t he know that if it’s true? Sue Ann Vickers doesn’t like grouchy, pushy bullies who are always telling her what to do like Floyd McCracken. But deep down, has she always loved him? That’s what Jo keeps telling her too. Now when danger engulfs them and threatens to take away someone close to both of them, will they be able to come together to survive? The Only Solution – Third in the Series Mike Bates, former DEA agent, is now confined to a wheelchair thanks to a bullet lodged near his spine. Six months later, does he still have enough determination left to fight to walk again? Daisy Thomas is still reeling from tragedy in her life from three years ago. Can she let go of the past and look forward to the future for her four-year-old daughter’s sake? When outside forces threaten them, they must help each other in ways neither one would ever have dreamed. Can two suffering people come together to help each other heal?




Storm Bear


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Together they will reap the whirlwind... Sabrina is a weather witch losing control. Everything she touches seems to fall apart and tornadoes are whirling down Main Street in the small shifter town in the Canadian Rockies where she's lived for the past couple of years. Ace is a bear shifter on walkabout without his brothers for the first time in a long time. When he stops to talk to the Lords of the Were, he is given a mission to fetch Sabrina and bring her back to their compound in Montana so she can get help. When Ace is with Sabrina, weather tempests are the least of their problems. Sparks fly between them and an attraction builds, even as evil agents chase them, trying to steal her power. Will Ace be able to get her to safety, or will the whirlwind take them into the darkness of the unknown?




Bear, Otter, and the Kid


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Three years ago, Bear McKenna s mother took off for parts unknown with her new boyfriend, leaving Bear to raise his six-year-old brother Tyson, aka the Kid. Somehow they ve muddled through, but since he s totally devoted to the Kid, Bear isn t actually doing much living with a few exceptions, he s retreated from the world, and he s mostly okay with that. Until Otter comes home. Otter is Bear s best friend s older brother, and as they ve done for their whole lives, Bear and Otter crash and collide in ways neither expect. This time, though, there s nowhere to run from the depth of emotion between them. Bear still believes his place is as the Kid s guardian, but he can t help thinking there could be something more for him in the world... something or someone. "




Sycamore P.D. Series, Novels 1-3


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The Sycamore P.D. Series – All three novels together for twenty-five percent less than separately! Sarah Thompson married Air Force pilot Harry Newcomb and left her children, Grant and Alison with her sister, Sybil while they went on their honeymoon. Harry told her family that she had been killed in a car wreck in Europe while on their honeymoon. Now, twenty years later Sarah Thompson Newcomb is very much alive and suffering from amnesia for all that time. Her husband, Harry, is killed in Afghanistan and she comes back to Sycamore, Arizona with Harry's orderly, Leo, to be with his family not knowing that she had any family of her own there. All of these people are thrown together by the mystery surrounding Harry's death. How do they each deal with all that they lost and with each other? Lost Memories - First in the Sycamore P.D. Series Grant, a police detective has problems with his sergeant, solving two murders and his growing attraction for Kelly. Kelly never knew her father, now Harry is dead and she never will. She searches for meaning in her life. Being partially crippled in a car collision at the age of twelve, she struggles to be a fully functioning executive. Then Grant comes into her life. Grant and Kelly each try to deal with all they have lost individually and then together. Accepted Memories - Second in The Sycamore P.D. Series Someone is attacking women in Sycamore. Then the attacker leaves a note saying Alison is next. This brings Alison and her brother's best friend, police detective Stan Becker, together as he tries to protect her. Alison never knew either of her parents, now her mother is back. How can she just accept Sarah and go on as if she hadn't been gone for twenty years. Then she becomes aware of Stan in a different way. Stan has secretly loved Alison for ten years. He works with his partner, Grant, and their sergeant, Sonia Nordstrom to protect Alison and catch the attacker. Stan and Alison each try to deal with the attacks, their past, and then with each other. Resolved Memories - Third in the Sycamore P.D. Series Detective Lieutenant Sonia Nordstrom is trying to solve a series of murders when Wayne Newcomb almost becomes one of the victims. Wayne is still trying to resolve his feelings for his dead father who abandoned him over twenty years ago. Sonia is reunited with her mother after many years and her father and brothers hover over her all the time. Wayne has been pursuing Sonia for months. Can he change enough for her finally to give him a chance? Can they come together in time to solve the murders?




Bachelors of Bear Creek Bundle


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When four irresistibly sexy, marriage-minded bachelors advertise for wives, they get a lot more than they bargained for...as a shy wallflower is transformed by a "magic" totem into a femme fatale, a prim heiress with amnesia believes she's an exotic dancer, a jaded sex columnist finds out what she's been missing, and a gorgeous masked mystery woman turns out to be one bachelor's nemesis-next-door. Romance has come to town and Bear Creek, Alaska will never be quite the same! Join the sexy fun with this deliciously captivating series by New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde. Bundle includes Sexy, Single and Searching; Eager, Eligible and Alaskan; A Touch of Silk; and A Thrill to Remember.




Out of My Way


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Logan McKenzie is a police detective sergeant who does things his way with his own “rule book.” Logan’s partner retired 6 months ago, and he is determined to work alone. He has no use for stuffed-shirts or Feds. He avoids all female cops, if he possibly can, until a certain female DEA agent comes to work with him. Logan is trying to shut down a large drug operation in his hometown of Lakeland, Arizona. He wants to do it all by himself and his way but is forced to accept the help of DEA Special Agent Samantha Farley. Sam has been a federal agent for 20 years and is able to persuade Logan to work with her. Sam not only helps him but she also saves his life … more than once. Logan begins to grudgingly appreciate Sam and her help. However, a drug lord has put out a contract on Logan. It not only affects him but Sam and Logan’s daughter. Can Logan and Sam work together (without hurting each other) and shut down the drug operation and keep him alive in the process?




Rookies Series, Novels 1-3


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An uplifting novel series with romance, mystery, and suspense. The Rookies Series Seventy-three-year-old Ginny Faulkner’s husband, Leroy, was the Rockland PD chief for twenty years until his death eight years ago. Now, Ginny has virtually taken over the PD and claimed it and all of its officers as her own children. Of course, she has a little help from Leroy’s lifelong friend, Dean, a retired doctor. Ginny knows everything that happens in Rockland, most of which she instigated or maneuvered. Now Ginny has taken on the latest class of graduates from the police academy. Four rookies, two male and two female, have become her latest project. Read this series to see how Ginny makes things better for all the citizens of Rockland not just her police department. Looking Up Donna Parker, rookie police officer and daughter of a commander in another department is eager to start her new career at the age of twenty-three. Now she is excited about finally being able to fulfill her dream of being a police officer. Bob Coleman has fought the stigma of his father being the mayor and his father’s unreasonable demands. He is a twenty-six-year-old lawyer who wants to be a prosecutor. Donna finds that she has an enemy at Rockland PD. A new lieutenant who decides to take revenge and prevent Donna from completing her Field Training. Bob is constantly resisting his dad and his dad’s best friend the judge, in their efforts to marry him off to the judge’s daughter, Rachel. What can he do to convince them to quit their matchmaking scheme? Donna arrests a man who beat his son and wife and Bob is assigned to the case to prosecute it. Will this be the case that can destroy their new relationship? Can Ginny, with a little help from God, bring these two young people together in spite of all the adversities they face along the way? Looking Good Tyler Randall, twenty-four old rookie police officer and son of Las Vegas Casino hotel managers, is eager to finish his field training. He has repeatedly let everyone know that he’s only going to be in Rockland long enough to get on with the Metro P.D. back home. Rachel Anderson, the daughter of Judge Willard Anderson, has always lived in Rockland, Arizona and does not plan to ever leave. Rachel is very happy as a RN at the Rockland Memorial Hospital emergency room. Rachel becomes the intended victim of a stalker. But she is confident that her “rookie” friends will be there to help her. How will she stay safe from the stalker? Looking Out Sandy Wells has a major problem. She’s finally out of the police academy, off Field Training and now she’s looking forward to being on her own. Not! Now she has a partner! But he’s not just any partner but Jake Harper who has been nasty to her for the last seven months. Jake Harper has a major problem. He’s finally out of the police academy, off Field Training and now he’s looking forward to being on his own. Not! Now he has a partner! But she’s not just any partner but Sandy Wells who has been nasty to him for the last seven months. In addition to Jake’s assignment dilemma, his grandma is coming to town. She may be from Upper New York and seventy-three years old, but no one would know it. How can she be of any help to Jake or will this be another problem he has to deal with? Sandy’s past is coming between her and Jake. Now she has to face her past and resolve the problem. How can she do it? Ginny has her own problem. Dean, after eight years, now wants to be more than just a friend to her. Will she let him? Can she let him? Just as things are starting to settle down, Sandy and Jake rescue a challenged adult who has been living on the streets since her mother died and she ran away. Sheila is a fifty-year-old with the mind of a child but she brings danger to all of them. Can Ginny, Grandma and even Sheila bring Jake and Sandy together?