Secrets of the Heart Jillian Kent Paperback, 304 pp., $13.99 Realms (May 3, 2011)
Madeline Whittington emerges from English society’s prescribed period of mourning in late winter 1817. A string of heartbreaking losses has convinced her that she no longer belongs in a world of gossip and gowns—instead she discovers a passion for helping others. When she confronts the new Earl of Ravensmoore for his part in her father’s death, she finds her rage slowly turning into respect . . . and then something more. An attraction that catapults them into unexpected danger, incredible love, and ultimate forgiveness.
Out of a job and feeling worthless, Sam Travis is awakened one night to the sounds of a Civil War battle raging outside his Gettysburg home. But it’s the middle of the night, and the summer’s reenactments are long over. A search for the source brings him to an old journal by a Union soldier…written in his own handwriting. When more of the mysterious writings appear and begin to mimic Sam’s own life, his search for the truth puts him on a downward spiral that eventually drives him from his wife, his daughter, and his home—and into an evil plot that could cost many lives, including his own.
The Strange Man Greg Mitchell Paperback, 304 pp., $13.99 Realms (February 1, 2011)
Dras Weldon lives in a world of horror movies and comic books. Twenty-two and unemployed, he is content to hide in the shadow of adolescence with a faith that he professes but rarely puts into action. But when a demonic stranger arrives and begins threatening his friends, Dras is drawn into a battle that forces him to choose which side he is on. Engaging and darkly humorous, The Strange Man is the first act of a trilogy that depicts a world where monsters are real and simple folks must overcome their doubts and fears in order to stand against the unspeakable creatures of the night.
After losing his wife and son, Jimmy, Rob Shields heads to Mayfield, Maryland, to live in a house he inherited. Eerie things begin to happen, including a dream where he sees Jimmy in a place called Darlington. Is his son alive? Can he possibly find him—in a town that doesn’t appear on any map?
The Overseer Conlan Brown Paperback, 304 pp., $13.99 Realms (May 4, 2010)
Beginning a year after the events of The Firstborn, the story follows Hannah Rice as she attempts to recover three teenage girls who have been abducted by a human trafficking ring and Devin Bathurst as he attempts to thwart the racially motivated assassination of an African-American politician. A mysterious and unstable individual named Angelo—who possesses all three gifts—warns that Devin and Hannah must not pursue their mutual goals because it is a trap set by the ‘Thresher’—the ancient spiritual enemy of the Firstborn, whose purpose is to tear them apart.