Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense Titles for September 2011

eHarlequin.com has released the list of September 2011 titles in their Love Inspired Suspense series. Love Inspired Suspense books combine suspense, romance, hope and faith to create a unique page-turning series that today’s readers love.

For more information about the book from eHarlequin.com, click on the book cover; other purchase options (Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble, and The Book Depository) are also provided..

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Hidden in the Everglades by Margaret Daley

Bodyguarding is Kyra Morgan's business—but this was supposed to be a vacation! Still, she can't refuse the request from childhood friend and neighbor Michael Hunt. Michael's sister Amy ran away after witnessing a murder. Michael needs Kyra's help to find her and keep her safe. Yet as Kyra and Michael follow the trail along the Florida coast, their search grows more dangerous by the day. Terrorists are at work, and the stakes are perilously high. It will take everything they have—including trust they're both reluctant to give—to escape the Everglades alive …

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The Last Target by Christy Barritt

The paper found in a terrorist's pocket holds six names—and single mom Rachel Reynolds is the only one on the list who's still alive. Private security contractor Jack Sergeant wants to ensure she stays that way, but first he must convince Rachel the danger is real.

Rachel can't believe that someone's after her … until she's grazed by a shooter's bullet. She won't take chances with her son's life—but she doesn't want Jack getting too close. Yet as Jack comes to care for both mother and son, the target he's after is a family to love and protect for a lifetime.

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Deep Cover by Sandra Orchard

Maintaining his cover cost undercover cop Rick Gray the woman he loved. Sweet Ginny Bryson never really knew Rick—he never gave her the chance. Not then, and not now, when he's back with a new alias to gather evidence against Ginny's uncle. The man's crimes led to Rick's partner's death, and Rick wants justice to be served. But his investigation is stirring up trouble, and Ginny is smack-dab in the middle. Someone wants Ginny to pay the price for what her uncle has done. But how can Rick protect her without blowing his cover, jeopardizing his assignment … and risking both their lives?

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Lone Defender by Shirlee McCoy

When private investigator Skylar Grady finds herself abandoned in the Arizona desert, she knows two things. First, her "simple" case tracking a deadbeat dad has someone spooked. Second—that someone will kill to keep her off the trail. So even when her rescuer, former patrol agent Jonas Sampson, wants her to leave, Skylar knows she's staying. No one gets rid of her that easily. If Jonas wants her safe, then he'll have to stick by her side. But her new partner is a mystery, too—one Skylar will risk her heart to solve.

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The Trouble with Green by Liv James is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Trouble with Green by Liv James as today's free mystery ebook. We don't know how long it will be offered at this special price (typically only until a certain number of downloads have been completed), so we urge you to download it while it is still available for free.

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The Trouble with Green by Liv James
Non-Series
Smashwords

About The Trouble with Green (from the publisher): Josie’s life turns upside down when her earth-friendly inns get national press. Her architect husband gets a job offer on the other side of the country, the owners of her best inn disappear, and an unwanted guest drags danger to her door. As Josie is drawn deeper into her guest’s twisted plan, she determines that she must fight the ghosts of her past if she has any hope of survival.

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Review: Children of the Street by Kwei Quartey

Children of the Street by Kwei Quartey. A Darko Dawson Mystery. Random House Trade Paperback, July 2011.

Despite the horrific nature of the crimes that the Ghana Police Service Detective Inspector is investigating, there's an underlying sweetness in the book involving the relationships he has with his family and colleagues. More than just a whodunit-style mystery, it is a dynamic portrait of life in the country's capital of Accra.

Read the full text of our review at Mysterious Reviews: Children of the Street by Kwei Quartey.

Harlequin Romantic Suspense Titles for September 2011

Sparked by danger, fueled by passion, eHarlequin.com has released the list of September 2011 titles in their Romantic Suspense series. Let yourself be swept away with characters who fall in love under larger-than-life circumstances. In Harlequin Romantic Suspense, suspense, emotion and glamour combine to create these highly charged books!

For more information about the book from eHarlequin.com, click on the book cover; other purchase options (Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble, and The Book Depository) are also provided.

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The Rescue Pilot by Rachel Lee

As a Wyoming snowstorm rages around their downed plane, Rory Campbell knows survival should be all that matters. But she can't deny the desire that sizzles between her and ex-military pilot Chase Dakota. Rory is in capable hands … though it doesn't stop her from wishing for more than his protection.

Chase has flown his share of planes. There are no guarantees they're going to make it to safety—and see Rory's terminally ill sister to the hospital for an emergency treatment. Despite their dire circumstances, all he can think of is the captivating woman by his side. Dare he lose control long enough to let Rory into his heart?

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Cowboy Under Siege by Gail Barrett

An unknown enemy of the Kelley family is seeking vengeance on Cole Kelley—and the Montana ranch he'll fight tooth and nail to protect. His land is the only thing Cole can depend on. Not his powerful, scandal-ridden father. And especially not Bethany Moore—the beautiful Native American nurse who left him years ago … and is now back with secrets.

Bethany will go up against her own family to help the Bar Lazy K. And the proud cowboy whose guarded heart is as under siege as his land. Their flame burned brightly once before, but will they have a chance to rekindle it before all is lost?

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The Spy's Secret by Cindy Dees

Nick Cass wakes up in a hospital room with a case of amnesia—and a beautiful woman at his bedside. He only remembers that he was held captive for five grueling years. Surely he wouldn't forget someone as easy on the eyes as Laura Delaney. But Laura assures him that she and their son are very real.

Laura never forgot the man who stole her heart six years ago—even after he disappeared. She knows Nick will someday have to face his demons. But that day is suddenly upon them when Nick's past catches up to him and their son is kidnapped. Now he and Laura must rescue their child—and their last chance for a future together.

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Dangerous to Her by Virna DePaul

For years, court reporter Mattie Nolan kept her child a secret. The man she once loved chose his dangerous job—undercover cop—over her. But now, Sacramento detective Dom Jeffries is all that's standing between her and the drug kingpin set on revenge against everyone who put him away. Including Mattie.

Though teetering on the edge of burnout, Dom goes undercover as a bailiff in Mattie's courtroom. While he pretends not to remember her, thoughts of her touch, her smell and the smile that had been his alone keep resurfacing. Then he uncovers the secret she's protecting. To save the daughter he's never known and the woman he's never forgotten, Dom's ready to sacrifice not just his job, but his life …

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Review: Misterioso by Arne Dahl

Misterioso by Arne Dahl. An "A-Unit" Mystery. Pantheon Hardcover, July 2011.

A little uneven in its pacing, this first translated novel by Dahl introduces the A-Unit, a high level police investigative team assigned to solve the murders of several corporate executives. One of the more fascinating and well executed aspects of the book is how the A-Unit learns to work together as a cohesive unit.

Read the full text of our review at Mysterious Reviews: Misterioso by Arne Dahl.

Recently Published Indie Mysteries (110817)

We're always on the lookout for new mystery, suspense and thriller books, and with this series of recurring posts, we're looking at Indie Mysteries, books published by small, independent publishers, or self-published, that recently caught our eye ... and may be of interest to you too. Most of these titles, selected primarily from the Smashwords website, are ebook only, though some may also be available in a print format.

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Never Back Down
by William Casey Moreton
Non-Series
Maroon Road Books (Ebook)
August 2011

John Coburn, a Harvard-trained doctor still reeling from his father's sudden death a few days earlier, wanders into a bar in New York City's Greenwich Village a few minutes before midnight. He encounters an old friend from college, a man named Brian Ripley, whom he hasn't seen in nearly 20 years. Ripley is with a beautiful young woman and is clearly in a hurry to leave. Coburn could have never been prepared for Ripley's reaction to seeing him, and he is even less prepared for what happens next.

The following morning, the young woman with Ripley is found dead in Washington Square Park, the victim of a brutal murder. Coburn goes to the police and tells them of his encounter with Ripley the previous night. What the police tell him shakes him to his core: Brian Ripley has been dead for 15 years …

Also available in a Kindle edition.

The Load
by Doug White
An Over-the-Road Mystery
1st in series
Fideli Publishing (Ebook)
August 2011

The dispatch appears to be strictly routine: Pick up a load at a mine in Montana and deliver it to Reno, Nevada. But it doesn't take long before long-haul trucker Jake Winters realizes he's being sent to a ghost town to pick up a load at a mine that closed more than a hundred years ago. Little does he know that a mysterious pick up is the least of his worries. He is soon accused of a crime that has no logical explanation.

The Load was originally published by Bookman Publishing in 2004 as a trade paperback.

Outsourced
by John Corwin
Non-Series
Self Published (Ebook)
August 2011

When Kyle Matthews decides to fight to save his job from outsourcing, he never thought he'd be beaten, shot at, kidnapped, stalked by corrupt FBI agents, or gripped in an international tug of war.

After the FBI launches an investigation into the theft of sensitive software his company produces for the government, Kyle sees his chance to frame foreign employees and save his job. But Ramani Singh, one of the foreigners, catches on to Kyle's plan, and fights back. Unfortunately, that drops them both in the middle of a war between rival factions vying for control of the software.

Terrible as it seems to each other, they may have to join forces. If they don't, their termination of employment will be more violent and painful than they can imagine.

Also published under the title Terminally Outsourced.

Also available in a Kindle edition.

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For more recently published Indie Mysteries, visit the Smashwords Mystery and Detective category page or the Thriller and Suspense category page.

New Teaser Trailer for The Woman in Black

CBS Films has released a decidedly creepy and chilling teaser trailer for The Woman in Black, an adaptation of the 1983 Gothic thriller by Susan Hill. We've embedded it below.

The Woman in Black stars Daniel Radcliffe as Arthur Kipps, a young lawyer who travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals. It is scheduled to be in US theaters on February 3rd, 2012.