Seven years ago Jessica Crawford was kidnapped by a man whose attentions she had spurned. She survived the ordeal, but not without some scars. Just when she thinks she can put the past behind her, he strikes again. Suddenly, her once idyllic life is turned upside down as she races against the clock to save her son. Can she put past hostilities to rest, when the father who once abandoned her resurfaces, offering his help?

One brother possesses her heart, but the other intrigues her. Despite numerous warnings from Brandon, Jessica Crawford won't stay away from his brother, Jeffrey. Jeffrey wants anything Brandon has and will stop at nothing to get his way. Each brother tells a different tale of his long troubled relationship with the other, and one of the brothers is hiding a dark secret. Her head reels with doubt, and her heart is broken after her father abandoned her, Jessica isn't sure which brother she should trust and lets down her guard, leaving her vulnerable to a wealthy fashion distributor.

Meet Karrine, a clever, witty twelve-year-old with her own detective agency. "No job is too big" is her motto. In Dognapped, Karrine scours the city to find the beloved stolen pet of a kind older woman. In the Magical Disappearing Act, a magician's assistant disappears, and it's up to Karrine to solve the mystery. In The Painted Ponies, Karrine, along with her quirky cousin, Jayden, who has come for a summer visit, must discover who would want to paint all the ponies in Mr. Jackson's stable. In our final story, The Body, Karrine will face her biggest challenge yet as she mishandles a murder...

Pastor David Owens came to New Hope Christian church expecting to revive a flailing congregation. What he got instead was just a building filled with grumbling, gossiping people. Then one night, as he's locking up to go home, he receives a desperate call from a young woman in the parking lot. Abigail Stein is seventeen and an unwed mother. Persecuted by religiously fanatical parents, Abby is on the verge of killing herself-along with her baby. David turns to God for guidance, calling on all his training to save the lives of this young woman and her child. Is it enough? Can David help her see...

On a cold San Francisco evening, Amber and Katherine Winters, a mother and daughter modeling team, stop at a corner store after work for some much-needed ice cream and is instead met with an action from a desperate man that will put an end to Amber's life, and forever scar Katherine. That desperate man is Spencer Simon, a man out of luck, with no job and no place to live. Rejected from yet another job, at that same corner market, Spencer is surprised to find himself pulling out a gun instead of the change for his cup of coffee. He is even more surprised when the cashier throws the money at...

Ever since starting her own detective agency, Karrine has wanted that REALLY BIG CASE... and now her chance is here. When her neighbor's car is stolen right out of her garage, Karrine is eager to investigate. The only problem is her mother won't let her work the case. To handle this problem, she'll take on a new partner. Meanwhile, in Sacramento, Jayden is solving mysteries of her own. And when her teacher's test booklet is stolen right out of her desk, Jayden sets out to solve the crime, or else her teacher will give an even harder test...AND IT'S IN MATH Come join these quirky girls for...

For most of Lacy Waldrip's life, she and her mother, Brenda have suffered abuse at the hands of the man who is supposed to love them, cherish them, and protect them. To make matters worse, their abuser wears a badge and uses it to keep his deputies from interfering in his right to discipline his women. Both women have accepted their fate, each is determined to stay in the relationship to help the other. Then one day, the sheriff goes too far and Lacy and Brenda end up in the hospital where they meet Dr. Allen Petoro. Dr. Petoro is shocked at the abuse the women have suffered. Together with a...