The Sheriff's Baby

The Sheriff's Baby
Author: Delores Fossen
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2024-10-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0369752341

When the mother of his unborn child is threatened, a lawman must match wits with a cunning killer A frantic call for backup brings Sheriff Duncan Holder to the home of his pregnant ex, a deputy haunted by her father’s unsolved murder. Now Joelle McCullough is the target of a kidnapping plot that’s only the beginning. When the twisting trail to the truth erupts in violence, Duncan will do whatever it takes to keep Joelle and their unborn baby safe. Even if that means going up against a killer leaving a string of dead bodies who won’t stop until a final revenge is carried out… From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. Discover more action-packed stories in the Saddle Ridge Justice series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: The Sheriff's Baby Book 2: Protecting the Newborn Book 3: Tracking Down the Lawman's Son Book 4: Child in Jeopardy

The Arrowhead Detectives in The Mystery of The Disappearing Baby

The Arrowhead Detectives in The Mystery of The Disappearing Baby
Author: Jack White
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2023-01-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A disappearing baby leads Larry, Ted, Penny, Faith, and Cherry on a dangerous but exciting journey to an old house in Arrowhead County. Why does the baby disappear and then reappear? Is Mrs. Rockler really a fugitive on the run from the law? Will they find Larry before he's blown up? Looking out the living room window, what does Larry see? Why did Larry disappear? How did Ted and Cherry get into their wooden cage that has no doors or windows? Who is that calling the Rivers' residence, pleading for help, and is cut off with a loud and deadly scream? Follow Larry and his friends as they take on these questions to find the answers at the risk of their very lives as they depend on the Lord for help to keep them safe.

Smoky Mountains Mystery

Smoky Mountains Mystery
Author: Lena Diaz
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2024-10-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 036975235X

When his decades-old cold case Meets her very recent murder investigation… While Lance Cabrera’s company, Unfinished Business, specializes in solving cold cases, he has no interest in the one Officer Keira Sloane brings them. If Keira discovers Lance knew the murder victim, the secrets he’s kept for a decade will put him and his entire team in jeopardy. But when the killer makes Keira his new target, Lance realizes hiding the truth could cost Keira her life. Together he and the determined police officer must catch this elusive criminal for the safety of his friends—and his future with Keira. From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. Discover more action-packed stories in the Tennessee Cold Case Story series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Murder on Prescott Mountain Book 2: Serial Slayer Cold Case Book 3: Shrouded in the Smokies Book 4: The Secret She Keeps Book 5: Smoky Mountains Graveyard Book 6: Smoky Mountains Mystery

Bryson City Seasons

Bryson City Seasons
Author: Walt Larimore, MD
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2009-12-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310861225

Welcome to Bryson City, a small town tucked away in a fold of North Carolina's Smoky Mountains. The scenery is breathtaking, the home cooking can't be beat, the Maroon Devils football team is the pride of the town, and you won't find better steelhead fishing anywhere. But the best part is the people you're about to meet in the pages of Bryson City Seasons. In this joyous sequel to his bestselling Bryson City Tales, Dr. Walt Larimore whisks you along on a journey through the seasons of a Bryson City year. On the way, you'll encounter crusty mountain men, warmhearted townspeople, peppery medical personalities, and the hallmarks of a simpler, more wholesome way of life. Culled from the author's experiences as a young doctor settling into rural medical practice, these captivating stories are a celebration of this richly textured miracle called life. "The whole book is delightful. My only criticism: there wasn't enough of it!" Margaret Brand, MD, co-laborer with Dr. Paul Brand in leprosy work in India

Bryson City Tales

Bryson City Tales
Author: Walt Larimore
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2009-08-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0310861241

Captivating stories of how a young doctor's first year of medical practice in the Smoky Mountains shaped his practice of life and faith. The little mountain hamlet of Bryson City, North Carolina, offers more than dazzling vistas. For Walt Larimore, a young "flatlander" physician setting up his first practice, the town presents its peculiar challenges as well. With the winsomeness of a James Herriott book, Bryson City Tales sweeps you into a world of colorful characters, the texture of Smoky Mountain life, and the warmth, humor, quirks, and struggles of a small country town. It's a world where the family doctor is also the emergency physician, the coroner, and the obstetrician, and where wilderness medicine is part of the job, search-and-rescue calls in the national forest are a way of life, and the next patient just may be somebody's livestock or pet. Bryson City Tales is the tender and insightful chronicle of a young man's rite of passage from medical student to family physician. Laughter and adventure await you in these pages, and lessons learned from Bryson City's unforgettable residents.

Murder at the Jumpoff

Murder at the Jumpoff
Author: Susan Jennifer Bennett
Publisher: Canterbury House Publishing, Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)
ISBN: 9780982905449

When Donald MacIntyre, an avid off-trail hiker, fails to return from a quest to bushwhack through difficult terrain up to the top of the Jumpoff, a dramatic cliff in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the good-natured back country ranger Hector Jones leads a search and rescue team into the remotest depths of the Greenbrier section of the park and discovers the body. From the nature of MacIntyre's injuries, it's clear that he had fallen-or been pushed-from the top. The job of investigating the suspicious death goes to Sally Connolly, a 31-year-old detective with the Sevier County, Tennessee, sheriff's office. Due to Hector's expert knowledge of the terrain, Sally enlists his help in the investigation. Murder at the Jumpoff is a novel with a powerful sense of place and the story of unusual characters who challenge themselves to seek excitement, beauty and fulfillment from undiscovered, treacherous mountain landscapes and from those they dare to love.

Smoky Mountain Secrets Seven Book Box Set

Smoky Mountain Secrets Seven Book Box Set
Author: Laura Scott
Publisher: Laura Iding
Total Pages: 2547
Release: 2022-07-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

From USA Today Bestselling Author Laura Scott Separated by tragedy - Reunited by love Hailey’s Haven A safe place to call home... After escaping her abusive foster home thirteen years ago, Hailey Donovan thought her nightmare was over. Until she's nearly hit by gunfire while hiking the Smoky Mountains. Her instincts are to avoid handsome park ranger Rock Wilson, but more gunfire forces them to work together to escape. Hailey wants to leave town, but Rock talks her into staying. Rock is determined to uncover the mystery surrounding Hailey. As they seek the truth behind the escalating attacks, Rock realizes he's also in danger of losing his heart. Can Rock provide Hailey the save haven she desperately needs? Sawyer’s Secret Can he put the mistakes of his past, behind him? After escaping a horrible foster home thirteen years ago, Sawyer Murphy has started over, working as a cop. But the truth of the night he and his foster siblings escaped the fire, haunts him. When he rescues Naomi Palmer from the men who'd kidnapped her, he risks his career, and his life to help find the men responsible. Naomi is determined to find her half-sister Kate, who disappeared without a trace. Even when danger followers her every move, Naomi refuses to lose hope. Sawyer's determination to find the men responsible is a blessing, and she soon loses her heart to the solitary cop. Can she convince Sawyer to forgive himself long enough to accept her love? Darby’s Decision Will he forgive her betrayal? Six years ago, Darby Walsh betrayed Gage Killion for the sake of her unborn child. When the zip line cable Darby is using pulls free, sending her crashing into a tree, Darby doesn’t think it’s an accident. And when Gage Killion arrives on the scene, he’s her first suspect. She doesn’t tell him about their son, until it becomes clear that the drug dealers they helped put in jail, are out for revenge. Gage is shocked he has a five-year-old son, realizing the baby was the reason for her betrayal. He wants to be a part of Leo’s life, but first he needs to protect Darby, and help find those responsible for the multiple attacks against them. Will he convince Darby her next decision should be to give him another chance? Cooper’s Choice Will he choose family or love? As an artist Cooper Holland instantly notices the beautiful woman going into a church, for the second time in as many days. When he discovers two men in black are after the pretty lady, he springs into action, rescuing her from danger. The rules of witness protection prevent Mia Royce from confiding in Cooper, but she has little choice when her US Marshal contact doesn’t answer her calls. Cooper helps keep Mia hidden, despite the ongoing attacks against her. Cooper offers to do whatever is necessary to keep her safe. But Mia can’t ask Cooper to give up his life, despite the fact he’d already captured her heart. Will Cooper choose his foster family, or her love? Trent’s Trust Can he trust his heart? Lead guitarist, Trent Atkins left his foster brother for the music scene in Nashville. Things went well until the day he woke up from a terrible hangover to find the lead singer of their band, dead. Now someone is trying to kill him, and he has no idea who or why. Private Investigator Serena Jerash is determined to uncover the truth behind Jimmy’s death. She believes he was murdered, and soon discovers Trent has become a target, too. The only way to survive is for the two of them to uncover the band leader’s secrets. Trent doesn’t trust anyone, least of all, himself. Will Serena convince Trent to follow his heart? Jayme’s Journey Will she ever escape her past? Jayme Weston has come a long way from the abusive foster home run by the Preacher. Now Caitlyn is living on her own, and Jayme finds herself at loose ends—until she is targeted by several suspicious fires. Arson Investigator Linc Quade doesn’t understand why this fire bug isn’t following a typical arson pattern. And the beautiful redhead isn’t nearly as forthcoming as he’d like. As the attempts against Jayme escalate, Linc becomes more determined to protect her. Falling in love wasn’t a part of his plan. When the arsonist manages to kidnap Jayme, Linc knows time is running out. Will he rescue her, before it’s too late? Caitlyn’s Christmas Will she survive to celebrate Christmas? When an injured cat runs across the road, Caitlyn rushes to the rescue, only to witness a brutal murder. When the killer sees her, she calls her cop friend Devon Rainer for advice, humbled when he agrees to protect her. Devon is concerned about Caitlyn’s safety, especially after they return to the scene of the crime to find the dead woman gone without a trace. The escalating attacks against Caitlyn, prove the killer intends to keep her from identifying him. Will they survive long enough to celebrate Christmas?

Winter's Child

Winter's Child
Author: Margaret Coel
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2016
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0425280322

Margaret Coel's New York Times bestselling series continues as Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley discover that a centuries-old mystery is tied to a modern-day crime on the Wind River Reservation... In the midst of a blizzard, Myra and Eldon Little Shield found an abandoned baby on their doorstep and brought her inside. Five years later, no one has come back to claim the little girl now known as Mary Anne Little Shield. But now that she's old enough to start school, her foster parents fear social services will take her--a white child--away from them. Determined to adopt Mary Anne, the Little Shields hire lawyer Clint Hopkins, who wants Vicky as cocounsel on the case. But before their meeting can take place, a black truck deliberately runs Hopkins down in the street. Enlisting Father John to help investigate who would kill to stop the child's adoption, Vicky unravels a connection between the five-year-old girl and a missing alcoholic Arapaho wanted for robbery--only to uncover one of the darkest secrets in Wind River's history...

Causing Chaos

Causing Chaos
Author: Deborah J. Ledford
Publisher: Iof Productions Limited
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2015-03-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9780989780056

Four missing women. Three suspects living parallel lies. Two forces battling for a resolution. One cop determined to clear a friend. Zero opportunity for failure. CAUSING CHAOS - Vengeance for Truth Inola Walela's final days as a Bryson City police officer take a perilous turn when her Cherokee childhood friend becomes lead suspect in the disappearance of four women. The investigation entangles Inola and her fiance, Sheriff Steven Hawk, in a web of deceit as they vie for vengeance, meeting danger head-on in the Great Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina."