Burning Desire -- A Tale of Arson "What's happening to my town?" That's what Gwen Griffith wonders as the string of fires in abandoned factory buildings begins to mount in her home town of Madrid, Ohio, As managing editor of Madrid's small daily newspaper, The Messenger, Gwen and her tiny staff set out to investigate the blazes that have the local authorities baffled. Juggling daily deadlines along with guiding a lurid expose of a sex-for-sale "wellness" spa operated by a local pastor, Gwen fends off a vicious assault attempt. And then the arsons turn fatal as a harmless homeless man is...

The frozen bodies of two women are found, a month apart, at the same spot along a rural Indiana roadside. But apart from the location, nothing about the crimes is the same. The first victim was horribly beaten and raped, but the second was unmolested and lying chillingly as if she were merely asleep in a ditch. The two deaths have shattered the illusion of safety in their small community. Authorities are stymied in their quest for the killer or killers. But newspaper editor Brock Andrews and police reporter Jeni Jermaine unearth clues the cops, including the editor's detective wife, can't...

Official corruption, physical assault, a suspicion of murder and a clandestine affair combine to turn the life of a small town's managing editor upside down. A horribly flawed public works project becomes ominous as one person dies and another is severely beaten amid suspicions of bribery. Great stories for a small town's newspaper? That's what editor and eligible bachelor Greg Grunau thinks -- before he gets swept up in an unexpected dalliance. Is it just an accidental liaison, or are hidden agendas and ulterior motives calculated to compromise his integrity and independence? Massive amounts...

Veteran police reporter Brock Andrews returns from vacation to find two mysterious deaths have occurred in his small town. A photographer is found in his home with his head bashed in, and the family of a recovering auto accident victim is baffled by their husband and father's sudden death in the hospital. Was it accident, suicide or murder? While conducting his own investigations, Brock has to avoid treading on the territory of his fiancee and local cop Sgt. Danielle (Danny) Morgan, offer guidance to rookie reporter Jeni Jermaine, placate a new editor, and work around a publisher too timid to...