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Almost 20 years ago, the Walker home in Yakima, Washington, was the scene of a horrific crime. Michael Walker, who was only eleven years old at the time, was the sole survivor in the massacre of his family. Now an adult, he is being taunted by someone who knows details of the crime.
A phantom scent seems to drift through Michael’s house at times, and this is eventually identified as a perfume that Michael’s mother used to wear. Is his mother trying to tell her that he is guilty? Or is there another cause, a more sinister one that is trying to drive him insane? Private detective BriAnna Taylor is not sure if Michael is a victim, or if he is the perpetrator of the crimes. As she gets to know him more, she is becoming convinced that he is as innocent as he claims and works with him to try to solve this mystery. In solving the current mystery, they may also solve the cold case murders of his parents and older brother, and the disappearance of his little sister. As Bri and Michael explore their growing feelings for each other, they set their sights on trying to solve old and new occurrences, but will they escape unscathed? Or will they, too, fall victim to an evil neither can imagine? A criminal is traveling with a carnival, committing crimes up and down the West Coast. Private investigators Michael Walker and Brianna Taylor return to Yakima, in eastern Washington, searching for clues in the murders of three western Washington teens that may be related to the carnival. They team up with Detective Andy Carlson when a teen disappears while attending the carnival. The last person know to have seen the girl was a psychic who travels with the carnival.
A polygraph clears Laurel Phillips of involvement in the girl’s disappearance, but when the teen’s body is found at a construction site Andy can’t help but wonder if she is an accomplice. As the body count rises the murderer begins to stalk the carnival workers themselves. Digging deeper into the mystery puts the three friends’ lives in danger, and leaves them to wonder who will survive the mad man’s reign of terror. |
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Diana Bronson has a big job ahead of her. A sunken ship rumored to have around $15 million in gold coins on board when it sank in Puget Sound. She and her husband were searching for the ship when he was found dead under mysterious circumstances. A year later she decided to continue the search while trying to heal from her disastrous marriage.
Greg Allison is hired as one of the SCUBA divers and crew members helping her search, but he also has a secret agenda, one that involves espionage and theft of military plans. Keeping his superiors updated on his progress, or lack thereof, has him in a precarious situation. He has been ordered to romance the woman he has started to care for and he knows he will put their fledgling relationship in peril. Mysterious vandalism, attacks on various crew members, and growing animosity between Greg and Sierra Ramirez, Diana’s crew boss, muddies the waters and causes tension between the entire crew. Soon they will be facing deadly jeopardy while searching for the sunken treasure, but Greg and Diana are at risk of losing the real treasure – their love and their lives. A man appears on a family’s front porch in the idle of the night, battered and bloodied, and loses consciousness. The family takes him in and calls for help. The local sheriff and doctor both respond and eventually discover that the man has no memory of who he is or where he is from. As Rob recovers from his injuries he begins to work on the farm with the others, proving that he is no stranger to hard work. He is a quick learner and not afraid to pitch in. As time goes on, his memory continues to evade him, except for odd impressions. As a thank-you to the Riley family for everything they have done for him, he decides to use the money the sheriff found to do some day-trading in the stock market and try get enough money to do a few things for the family. Slowly he finds he is developing feelings for the daughter, Rachel. When his memory returns, will he continue to fall in love with Rachel, or will he return to a woman who claims to be his fiancee?
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