A Quarter for a Kiss (45 page)
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Authors: Mindy Starns Clark
“You said it yourself, you
can’t
,” Eli said. “The NSA has tied your hands.”
The smile on my face faded. There was more going on here than a simple discussion about life and love.
“But if I don’t tell her, Eli, the secret will always be there between us. Even now, every time she looks at me with those trusting eyes, it just tears me apart. James may be the one behind bars, but all of our lives irrevocably were changed that day. Callie has the right to know the truth.”
My breath caught in my throat.
James?
That day?
Heart pounding, I could only think of one thing Tom could be talking about: the day my husband was killed.
Killed by a man named James.
Mindy Starns Clark
is a bestselling author of fiction and nonfiction. The Million Dollar Mysteries were her first novels with Harvest House. A popular speaker at churches, libraries, civic groups, and conferences, Mindy lives with her husband, John, and two adult daughters near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
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“I have the right to know the truth!”
Just like that, business investigator Callie Webber finds herself in the middle of an intense investigation of Tom Bennett, millionaire philanthropist, NSA agent—and the man she hopes to marry.
Their relationship is threatened when she overhears a conversation in which he implicates himself in her late husband’s fatal accident. But was it an accident? When Callie confronts him, Tom tells her that his association with the NSA prevents him from giving her the information she needs, leaving her with questions that threaten to break her heart.
“Tom, if I knew the truth, the whole truth, about Bryan’s death,” I said, faltering, “would you and I have a future together? Could we go on, as a couple?”
He took a deep breath and slowly let it out.
“I don’t know, Callie,” he said finally. “I just don’t know.”
Because she must have answers, Callie throws herself into this most personal of investigations. With God’s help she embarks on a journey she couldn’t have foreseen to a conclusion beyond her wildest dreams.
What mysteries lie hidden beside the dark water of the bayou?
Swept away from Louisiana bayou country as a child, Miranda Miller is a woman without a past. She has a husband and child of her own and a fulfilling job in a Manhattan museum, but she also has questions—about the tragedy that cut her off from family and caused her to be sent away, and about those first five years that were erased from her memory entirely.
Summoned to the bedside of Willy Pedreaux, the old caretaker of her grandparents’ antebellum estate, Miranda goes back for the first time, hoping to learn the truths of her past and receive her rightful inheritance. But Willy’s premature death plunges Miranda into a nightmare of buried secrets, priceless treasure, and unknown enemies.
Follow one woman’s search through the hidden rooms of a bayou mansion, the enigmatic snares of an ancient myth, and the all-consuming quest for a heart open enough for love—and for God.
What secrets can be found by the light of the Cajun moon?
New Orleans may be the “Big Easy,” but nothing about it was ever easy for international business etiquette expert Chloe Ledet. She moved away years ago, leaving her parents and their famous French Quarter restaurant behind. But when she hears that her father has been shot, she races home to be by his side and to handle his affairs—only to learn a long-hidden secret that changes everything she knew to be true about herself and her family.
Framed for murder, Chloe and a handsome Cajun stranger must search for a hidden treasure, one whose roots weave through the very history of Louisiana itself. But can Chloe depend on the mysterious man leading her on this cat-and-mouse chase into the heart of Cajun country? Or by trusting him, has she gone from the frying pan into the fire?
Following up on her bestselling Gothic thriller,
Whispers of the Bayou
, and Amish romantic suspense,
Shadows of Lancaster County
, Mindy Starns Clark offers another exciting standalone novel, one full of Cajun mystery, hidden dangers, and the glow of God’s unending grace.
What Shadows Darken the Quiet Valleys of Amish Country?
Anna Bailey thought she left the tragedies of the past behind when she took on a new identity and moved from Pennsylvania to California. But now that her brother has vanished and his wife is crying out for help, Anna knows she has no choice but to come out of hiding, go home, and find him. Back in Lancaster County, Anna follows the high-tech trail her brother left behind, a trail that leads from the simple world of Amish farming to the cutting edge of DNA research and gene therapy.
During the course of her pursuit, Anna soon realizes that she has something others want, something worth killing for. In a world where nothing is as it seems, Anna seeks to protect herself, find her brother, and keep a rein on her heart despite the sudden reappearance of Reed Thornton, the only man she has ever loved.
Following up on her extremely popular gothic thriller,
Whispers of the Bayou
, Mindy Starns Clark offers another suspenseful standalone mystery, one full of Amish simplicity, dark shadows, and the light of God’s amazing grace.