St. Louis County police detective George Bruder doesn’t mind dead pimps. Chasing the media-dubbed Dirty Harry Pimp Killer isn’t high on his list until the vigilante offs a software developer. Bruder discovers a man with a motive for killing pimps and when he launches the pursuit, finds himself a target of the vigilante.
Lefty Bruder faces an unseen stalker intent on killing him. He travels to Phoenix to rescue an autistic girl trafficked by her own father. The mission succeeds, but he learns of a young girl destined to be a sex slave to a high-ranking cartel boss in Mexico. Assembling a team, they prepare to go get her. But an unknown sniper shoots one of the team while aiming for Lefty.
Lefty Bruder doesn’t know who to trust, and the wrong choice could end him. His client’s niece has been kidnapped and Bruder needs to understand the kidnapper’s endgame, so his intervention ensures both of their survival. The men who have his client’s niece rob a high-profile gangster starting a street war in which Bruder finds himself a target.
Return to the “what if” questions surrounding the Lost Colony and explore the possible fate of Virginia Dare–the first English child born in the New World. What happened to her after her grandfather John White returned to England and the colony he established disappeared into the mists of time? Legends abound, but she was indeed a real girl who, if she survived to adulthood, must have also become part of the legacy that is the people of the Outer Banks. In the spring of 1602 by English reckoning, “Ginny,” as she is called by family and friends, is fourteen and firmly considered a grown woman by the standards of the People.
Born the daughter of a Powhatan chieftain and a woman of unknown origins, Matoaka enjoys a carefree life. When strange men from across the eastern waters appear near her home, she regards them at first as a mere curiosity. Soon, though, she finds herself torn between friendship with one of their leaders and the opinions and politics of her elders.
A collection featuring seventeen short stories about broken people finding hope in the hardest times…
Zoran, a teen in foster care, has been separated from his sister and has lost all trust in people. Depression looms over his life, drawing him to give up on his childhood dream of a home.
Grief creates a chasm in Constance and Ranaan’s marriage after multiple miscarriages and the loss of their premature daughter. They question their belief in God…and each other.
Fifteen-year-old Kathie discovers she’s pregnant. Afraid, heartbroken, and abandoned by those she trusts, she realizes she has only one way to regain the love and life she has lost: end the pregnancy and pretend it never happened.
Sara’s Story by B.D. Lawrence
Once a nameless girl surviving the brutality of strip clubs and street corners, Sara Hanley has been snatched from the darkness and given a second chance. Now eighteen, she’s using her hard-earned strength to reach and rescue others caught in the same trap. Sara’s Story is a raw and redemptive look at one young woman’s journey from exploited victim to fierce advocate.
Streams of the Heart by Shannon McNear
During the winter of 1804-05, a young Native woman stepped onto the stage of American history and helped shape the course of an equally young nation. Sacagawea proved an invaluable asset to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, not just as an interpreter but also with her knowledge of the land, a cool head in times of crisis, and as a sign of peace to the peoples of the West by her mere presence. Her strength and resilience are legendary. Though her name is well known, some are unaware that she was a survivor of slavery, twice over.