2017 Whitney Award Nominee In a small coastal town, Amber and Kelly know the deadliest people sleep down the hall. Will they let Grace in? Grace James and Officer Joe Hart courageously work together in the dark to bring survivors of domestic violence light. When dangerous storm clouds roll onshore and the gale winds blow over the Pacific Northwest, can catastrophic destruction create hope? When home is the most dangerous place of all, there is Grace in the night and change in the wind. Released July 11, 2017

Safe House

Symonds, Shannon

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Bonneville

YouÔ &#8486;re invited to join Esther and Sophie at The End, a mysterious event thatÔ &#8486;s supposed to be a really killer party. But murder is on the agenda, and these two best friends must figure out whoÔ &#8486;s behind it all before the killer finds his plus one. Esther and Sophie want to stay in their small town by the sea and volunteer in Oceanside HighÔ &#8486;s historic library forever, but itÔ &#8486;s time to grow up, apply for college, and protect the library from demolition. While the adults argue about the libraryÔ &#8486;s future, the girls investigate the intriguing invitation, but theyÔ &#8486;re the only ones who believe The End may be someoneÔ &#8486;s final event. Every student at Oceanside High has marked themselves as going to the dance party slated to be held at a Stonehenge replica high on a cliff over the ocean. As the mystery host leaves disturbing clues, Esther and Sophie soon realize the dance party and the crimes surrounding it are just the beginning of the end. Will it be their last dance, or will they be able to put the spotlight on a killer?

Murder Hosts an Event

Teen & Young Adult

Literature & Fiction

Sweetwater Books

She's hiding in her present.With nothing but her guitar and a few belongings, Hope Flanagan escapes the abuse and negligent from her mother's boyfriend. Hope's lucky enough to find a warm exhaust vent in an alley of her coastal town and blessed with help from a coffee-shop employee who sees her desperate situation. But Hope is determined to stay under the radar from social services and the other homeless kids, who seem to go missing once they fall under the notice of the local homeless tough girl.She's hiding from her past.Grace James works with the police to help survivors of abuse while desperately fighting to keep her own family safe from her vindictive ex-husband. News of her husband's release from prison pushes her to accept help from the handsome and secretive Officer Joe Hart. But then her mother brings home a stray from her coffee shop, and Grace finds herself catapulting through her fears to do for Hope what she just might not be able to do for herself--find out who she really is to save her before it's too late.

Finding Hope

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Independently published

Esther and Sophie didn't know there would be a multiple-choice test when they arrived at the Victorian library of Oceanside High, or that the person with the answers would die before breakfast was served

Murder is Delivered: Book 5, By the Sea Cozy Mysteries

Shannon Symonds, Author

This year, Christmas in Esther and Sophie's beach town is anything but jolly.Despite enjoying the Parade of Lights, cutting fresh Christmas trees, and eating delicious treats, murder has darkened the Christmas spirit in Necanicum. 	With all the strange goings on, Sophie and Esther take seasonal jobs at the newest business in town: a books and bakery shop. But when someone starts killing the competition at another bookstore, the girls know they must find answers before Santa comes to town. Was it the bad boy baker with the wrench in the library? Or was it the new school principal with the Christmas cookies by the fire? Make room for some old-fashioned traditions and sleuthing as Sophie and Esther race to solve the mystery before this Christmas becomes someone's last chapter.

The Seaside Murder Before Christmas: Book 6 By the Sea Cozy Mystery Series

Genre Fiction