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Reverend Alan Burke was assigned to his last pastorate before retirement. The historic River Heights Church's glory days are past. Once the center of a thriving community, now located in a changing neighborhood, the church is experiencing a long, slow death. The priceless stained-glass windows, oak pews, and 100-rank pipe organ remain, but the congregation has faded away. Can Pastor Burke restore this church, or will he preside over its final rites? Along the way, Pastor Burke must deal with today's surprises and issues with an assist from ghosts of the past. His strong faith sees him through.

Cynthia and Dan first met in in the Washington McBride Series: The Fairfax Fix. Fans of Mike McBride will remember Cynthia as Senator Mike's pseudo office receptionist while, behind the scenes, acting as his bodyguard and chief of security. In this current novel, Cynthia decides to take on the ISIS terrorists and their crony counterparts in a 21st century war waged online, for the most part, using the very latest high-tech equipment.

Kelly McBride and Sgt. Tom Turbulo of the Carson City PD are enjoying an ideal honeymoon on a Caribbean resort island when something awful happens to Kelly...While on an innocent shopping trip to buy a teddy bear for her nephew, she runs into a bear of a man who is up to no good...Curiosity overcoming caution, before long she and Tom are caught up in international intrigue and a dangerous plot to blow up North America. What will it be? What will happen?

Introduzca la dama en apuros a sassy sofisticado y atractivo redhead teniendo problemas con un ex-novio que tiene tendencias criminales violentos. Mezclar en un asesinato, intento de asesinato, incendio, explosión, incendio redada de drogas, sospechoso accidente, un ladrón de bancos, Stalker, y un misterioso señor de la droga. Mike ciertamente tiene sus manos por completo.

Handsome Leon - tall, honest, and rugged farm overseer - winner of riding contests and women's hearts - meets lovely Esther, a petite and innocent farmer's daughter. His strong faith pulls him toward her, despite the 12-year difference in their ages. Will his vision of a relationship, born of his faith, become a nightmare test of faith instead?

The final audiobook in the McBride series begins with a deceptively peaceful gala opening of a movie. Soon, popular hero Mike McBride and his girl, Juliette, become involved in a kidnapping by the dreaded West Coast Drug Cartel. Wild adventure follows, leading to an exciting ending of the audiobook and the series.

The Cartel Wars, starring popular hero cop Det. Lt. Mike McBride Jr. and his girlfriend, Juliette (Juli) Carrolle, chronicles the crime-solving adventures of a cop who is stationed near the US/Mexican border. As such, he becomes involved in plenty of action as the Mexican cartel wars spill over into the United States.

It has been more than twenty years since his newborn daughter was kidnapped out of the hospital nursery. Nate’s first wife never recovered from that disaster. Even though Nate healed and made a life for himself with a new family, he has never stopped looking for his firstborn. Since then, life has treated him well. He has no reason to complain; he works hard at a very interesting, sometimes exciting and dangerous job, and takes pride in his family. Still, he sometimes wonders what happened to Sally Miller. Where is she, and what does she look like? Is she in trouble?

In book three, Det. Lt. Mike McBride, Jr. popular hero of two best-selling novels, returns for more thrilling adventures. Arch villain, John Jacobs, aka Joseph the Rat, meets extreme justice. An exquisite and priceless golden coin - a one of a kind relic from an ancient civilization - leads to intrigue, kidnapping, extortion and murder. After surviving a harrowing journey across Mexico, an immigrant makes a fatal mistake. Mike becomes involved in the smuggling rivalries along the US border with Mexico. Just the right amount of romance is the custom in the McBride books. There may be a wedding; we're not telling who.

El detective teniente Mike McBride, Jr., héroe popular de tres novelas superventas, vuelve para aventuras más emocionantes con la intriga, el secuestro, la extorsión y el asesinato. Mike se involucra en las mortales rivalidades de pandillas en Estados Unidos y México. Mary Beth y Sammy toman su campaña anti-drogas viral. Doreen lucha con la adicción. Sólo la cantidad correcta de romance es la costumbre en los libros McBride. Puede haber una boda, pero no estamos diciendo quién.

Handsome and single Detective Lieutenant Michael "Mike" McBride, Jr., continues his on-again, off-again romance with the sophisticated redhead, Juliette Carolle. The drug war persists in the towns and on the high seas. After intercepting a cocaine shipment, the US Coast Guard pursues a drug sub while the US Navy attempts to follow the cocaine trail to its South American source. Free and awaiting trial, drug king-pin Joseph the Rat carries on making trouble in Mike's town.

Det. Lt. Michael "Mike" McBride, Jr., is the most handsome, brave, intelligent, strong, and single cop ever. Not only that, he owns a nice house in the suburbs. Enter the lady in distress - a beautiful, sophisticated and attractive redhead having trouble with an ex-boyfriend who has violent criminal tendencies. Mix in a murder, attempted murder, arson fire, explosion, drug bust, suspicious accident, a bank robber, stalker, and a mysterious drug lord. Mike certainly has his hands full. Needless to say, the only one who gets the best of him is the redhead.

En esta emocionante novela, Det. El teniente Mike McBride Jr., popular héroe de dos novelas más vendidas, regresa para aventuras más emocionantes. Una moneda de oro exquisita y de valor incalculable - una reliquia de una especie de una civilización antigua - conduce a la intriga, el secuestro, la extorsión y el asesinato.

Mary Beth Baker and Sammy Monroe were devoted teenage sweethearts back in their hometown. But now, in college, their relationship is threatened by serious problems. Now away from home and parental authority, Sam has gone wild with spending, even going so far as to buy an expensive motorcycle. Too bad he got involved with the wrong crowd. Will Sam be able to dig out of his financial hole before the short term loan sharks break every bone in his body?

La guerra contra las drogas persiste en las ciudades y en alta mar. Después de interceptar un cargamento de cocaína en la primera novela de Mike, Unidad oo6 Respondiendo, la Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos persigue un submarino de drogas mientras la Marina estadounidense intenta seguir el rastro de cocaína hacia su fuente sudamericana con resultados sorprendentes y algo divertidos.

In the Washington McBride Series, each book stands alone as a complete novel. The final book of the trilogy The Savage Surrogate is the ultimate in story-telling. If you cry at happy/sad movies, have your Kleenex ready. Lady Dog with Juliette and Mike McBride are involved in separate, seemingly unrelated crime-solving capers, which all come together in one grand finale. In this novel, the author cleverly weaves four threads in and out of danger and into a common joyous blanket.

At last, Juliette is able to join Senator Mike McBride in their new Arlington, VA apartment. After time off for a joyous homecoming, Mike goes to work in his Senate office while Juli unpacks and takes the train downtown for lunch with an old friend, Fran Whittaker, who tells Juli of her suspicions. Soon this dangerous knowledge leads to Fran's disappearance and Juliette's investigative reporter's nose getting her in a whole lot of trouble.

In the confusion, when Fran and Max escaped the clutches of the Syndicate, they became separated. Fran moved to the West Coast and went into hiding in a special Bungalow, outfitted with the latest high-tech devices designed to protect her from detection. She changed her looks and identity and prepared to quietly live out the remaining months of her pregnancy. Meanwhile Max had undertaken a three months odyssey criss-crossing the country looking for her.

Mike and Lady Dog move to Washington D.C. after Mike wins election as the Junior Senator from New Mexico. Mike is soon bored with the slow pace and inaction of his senate job. He misses his wife, Juliette, and his old gang at the Carson City Police Department. He soon becomes involved with the Fairfax County, VA PD, investigating a string of mysterious disappearances of teenage women. Plenty of intrigue, excitement, and mystery follows, with Mike and Lady Dog right in the thick of things.

Healing miracles would seem almost commonplace, but this time, it is done by a small child. Dale's 15-year-old daughter is in trouble. Angela must rescue Maynard from a serious charge. Protestors nearly wreck a downtown business. Who is behind it? Is there a contract out on this well-known local businessman? Maynard Springs is soon in trouble with his boss, Giuseppi Donnatelli. How could he mistake the well-dressed gentleman for a terrorist? Maynard is quickly arrested on gun charges and attempted murder. It falls to Alan’s new assistant to follow the clues.