Book 15

The Danger Within

by Valerie Hansen

Published 31 January 2006

TO: AL CRANE@CSSENTINEL.ORG FROM: COLLEEN MONTGOMERY@CSSENTINEL.ORG Boss, My reporter's nose smells a story brewing at the Double V Ranch.

Word is that rancher Michael Vance has already lost several cows to a mystery ailment. This isn't the first odd thing to happen there, either –Michael's old foreman disappeared out of the blue, and his new one, Hector Delgato, is cagey. He bears watching.

Meanwhile, Michael hired newcomer Layla Dixon as the housekeeper/vet while his injured housekeeper recovers, and the bohemian beauty is nothing like meat-and-potatoes Michael. I think romance might be in the air, but there is also something sinister starting up in Colorado Springs….


Holiday Illusion

by Lynette Eason

Published 1 November 2008
"To save a sick, orphaned boy, Anna Freeman must risk her own life. Little Paulo desperately needs a new heart. It's his only Christmas wish - well, that and building his first snowman. For the surgery, Anna must take him to a hospital in the city she once called home. A place she fled in fear years ago. Which means telling Dr. Lucas Bennett that the woman he's known all this time as a caring orphanage worker is really someone else. Someone with a very frightening past. And that the danger stalking all of them won't take Christmas Day off."--P. [4] cover.

Danger On The Mountain

by Lynette Eason

Published 1 January 2012

HEARTS ON THE LINE

After making a new life for herself and her infant daughter in Rose Mountain, widow Maggie Bennett thought they were safe. Getting caught in the middle of a bank robbery changes everything-and introduces her to policeman Reese Kirkpatrick.

He seems to be everything her abusive late husband wasn't...just the man she needs to help her through the growing list of sinister occurrences. But Reese has his own baggage-and when a shocking betrayal puts Maggie at risk, Reese must decide if protecting his heart is worth losing a chance at love.

Rose Mountain Refuge: A Safe Place to Hide


A Silent Fury

by Lynette Eason

Published 1 January 2009
"Tragedy strikes Palmetto Deaf School--twice. With one student murdered and another missing, it's up to homicide detective Catelyn Clark to find the killer--and probable kidnapper--fast. She'll even work with her ex-boyfriend, FBI agent Joseph Santino, to solve the case...while keeping her distance. Relationships between cops never work; her parents taught her that. They also taught her that the only one she can rely on is herself. But when the killer starts targeting Catelyn, it's only by opening her heart to faith--and love--that she can finally bring the silent fury to an end."--p. [4] of cover.

A Silent Pursuit

by Lynette Eason

Published 1 January 2009
"A devastating lie. She'd been told her fiance died in a military training accident, but Gina Santino's gut told her otherwise. Still, she never imagined his killers would come after her. Now she is dodging bullets and running for her own life, not sure who to trust. Her fiance had left specific instructions for her to contact fellow U.S. Army Ranger Ian Masterson should anything happen to him. But how could she trust a man who abandoned his team years ago? With no other choice, Gina must place her life in his hands in order to stay alive long enough to find the truth."--Page 4 of cover.

River Of Secrets

by Lynette Eason

Published 1 August 2008

The amnesiac patient in the makeshift Amazon hospital looks familiar to visiting American nurse Amy Graham.

This isn't the first time she's seen those blue-gray eyes, the hard lines of his handsome face. When Amy sees his birthmark, she knows exactly who he is: Micah McKnight, the presumed-dead Navy SEAL.

Her best friend's brother. The man her own mother set up to die. Amy can't bear to tell him the dangerous truth about his hidden past. But her secrets are about to explode, because now someone is after them both.


Agent Undercover

by Lynette Eason

Published 1 January 2011

WHAT DOES LITTLE ALEX KNOW?

The traumatized six-year-old boy hasn't said one word since the unsolved murder of his single mother. And now, the killer is after the child-and the devoted uncle raising him, Dr. Dylan Seabrook. Working undercover in the boy's school, DEA agent Paige Ashworth is determined to find the murderer. But she can't tell Dylan her real identity, what she knows-or just how close to the case she really is.

Dylan's strength and fi erce love for his nephew soon have Paige longing to join their family. First, though, they must catch a killer who never wants little Alex to speak again.


Holiday Hideout

by Lynette Eason

Published 1 January 2011

All Dr. Abby Sullivan wants for Christmas is to escape her guilt.

Yet no matter how far and fast she runs, she can't leave behind her past or the grim secret she carries. Then a stalker's threats send her on a chilling journey to Rose Mountain, North Carolina, where she's forced to rely on a stranger's protection.

But her reliance on handsome cop Cal MacIvers puts him and his family in danger. To survive a deadly showdown, Abby will have to choose: flee again or fight for her life-and for love.


Shadow Of Turning

by Valerie Hansen

Published 1 June 2007

The little town in the Ozarks had always been a safe haven for Chancy Boyd.

But now a disturbing series of crimes was moving ever closer to her, threatening everything she held dear. And a man unlike any she'd ever known was unsettling her in other ways.... Now a deadly tornado-her worst nightmare, ever since a twister had killed her parents-was racing toward the town.

With the help of storm chaser Nate Collins, she'd have to face her deepest fears, both the storm gathering outside, and the storm this man unleashed in her heart.


Christmas Cover-Up

by Lynette Eason

Published 1 January 2013

HER STOLEN SISTER

Seven-year-old Lucy Randall had been kidnapped in broad daylight fourteen years ago, and now Detective Katie Randall is determined to solve her sister's case. Her only option is to team up with the man whose family hates her. Former FBI agent Jordan Grey knows the beautiful cop isn't to blame for his brother's death, but he can't risk causing his parents more pain by falling for Katie. He'll have to focus on finding Lucy. But when Katie and Jordan uncover the truth, will this kidnapper turn killer?

Family Reunions: Bringing loved ones back together


Threat of Exposure

by Lynette Eason

Published 1 January 2011

Pages full of indecipherable codes are all that stand between DEA agent Brock Martin and drugs crossing the border. But if he wants to crack the case, he'll have to work with Texas Ranger Gisella Hernandez.

Brock feels the case is way too dangerous for a female agent-especially one who refuses to admit she needs protection. Yet as they work together under the most dangerous threat of exposure, Brock discovers Gisella is stronger than she seems. And that his cowboy heart isn't so tough, after all.


Missing

by Lynette Eason

Published 1 January 2011
"Her daughter is the most important person in Lacey Gibson's world. So when the girl disappears, Lacey will do anything to find her. Even track down a man she hasn't seen in sixteen years--U.S. Marshall Mason Stone, the father of her child. Mason was perfectly content with his life until Lacey arrived. Her confession that their daughter--the daughter he didn't know they had--is missing shakes his carefully controlled world. But there's no time to adjust as they race to find their child, catch the kidnappers...and learn whether they can have a second chance at happily-ever-after."--P. [4] of cover.

A Silent Terror

by Lynette Eason

Published 1 January 2009

When Marianna Santino's roommate is killed, Detective Ethan O'Hara can't fathom the motive.

Then he realizes the deaf teacher was the intended target. Marianna must have something the murderer desperately wants. But what? Digging for the truth, the guarded cop tries to learn everything he can about Marianna. Her world. Her family. Her beauty, faith and fierce independence.

In spite of himself, Ethan finds that he can't keep his feelings at bay. Soon, he's willing to risk everything–including his heart–to lay the silent terror stalking Marianna to rest.


Lethal Deception

by Lynette Eason

Published 1 February 2008

Who wanted her dead?

Having rescued Cassidy McKnight from kidnappers in South America, Gabe Sinclair thought his job was done. Not that the former Navy SEAL could ever forget the brave, beautiful single mother. But when the danger followed her home, Gabe promised to protect her.

Why anyone would want to kill Cassidy was a mystery. Was the motive related to the orphaned toddler Cassidy was raising, a sweet little girl who brought out the father figure in maverick Gabe? Or did a newly revealed family secret have killer consequences?


My Deadly Valentine

by Valerie Hansen and Lynette Eason

Published 1 January 2010
"Dangerous admirer : Someone's stalking Rachel Hollister. With suspects at every turn, it's deputy Jase Morgan's job to halt the menace shadowing her steps. As the most romantic holiday of the year approaches, can she trust this charming officer with her life...and her heart?"

Dark obsession : Hang-up calls, graffiti, break-ins at her shop right before Valentine's Day...Someone wants to scare Holly Maddox--and it's working. Her high school sweetheart, Eli Brody, comes to the rescue, but surely the handsome detective doesn't really plan to stay. There's nowhere for Holly to turn as danger--and heartbreak--start closing in."--p.[4] of cover.

Protective Custody

by Lynette Eason

Published 1 January 2010
"A woman on a mission...Guarding witnesses? All in a day's work for deputy U.S. marshal Carly Masterson. Protecting the judge who was indirectly responsible for her mentor's death? That's another story. Still, she won't let harm come to Judge Nicholas Floyd, or the niece and nephew in his care. She's determined to do the job right, and not let her emotions take over--no matter how wonderful it feels to be accepted by the little family. Can she let go of the past and learn to trust again before danger finds them once more?"--p.[4] of cover.

Her Brother's Keeper

by Valerie Hansen

Published 25 October 2005

Church secretary Becky Tate couldn't deny that Serenity's new preacher was charming...and gorgeous. But what would make Logan Malloy grow pale at the thought of giving a sermon?

How about if he'd never preached before? Logan was ordained, but had lost his faith long ago. He was in town on an undercover assignment, investigating whether Becky had been kidnapped as an infant. Raised by her beloved aunt, she knew nothing about her real parents. Logan's mission was to uncover the truth.

Now if he could just figure out how to do that without ruining the family Becky had - and hurting the only woman he'd ever loved....


Out of the Depths

by Valerie Hansen

Published 21 November 2006

Love wasn't on Trudy Lynn Brown's to-do list, though she certainly needed someone to help her get rid of the vandals threatening her campground.

And her best friend's brother fit the bill. Injured in a white-water rafting accident, Cody Keringhoven had come to Serenity, Arkansas, to recuperate and rebuild his broken faith and shattered dreams.

Watching over the campground kept him in constant contact with the ever-surprising-and delightful-Trudy Lynn, whose sunny nature soothed his battered spirit. Yet the criminals would stop at nothing to drive her off her property....