Colleen Coble Books In Order

Without a Trace

In the quiet town of Rock Harbor, lighthouse resident Bree Nichols’ life is turned upside down when her husband and young son disappear in a plane crash. With her search and rescue dog, Samson, Bree sets about scouring the wilderness. There she unwittingly discovers a plot that threatens to tear her peaceful town apart. Mystery fans will love this romantic suspense novel from best selling author Colleen Coble. Set in the untamed beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the Rock Harbor novels draw readers into the life and adventures of a canine search and rescue team as it unravels the secrets of an enchanting wilderness.

Beyond a Doubt

Nothing seems Beyond a Doubt when Bree opens a cold case file with clues too close for comfort. Arson. Theft. Murder. When Bree Nicholls discovers a corpse in her own baseme*nt, a whirlwind investigation ushers an unbidden danger to all she holds dear. Without safe haven in her lighthouse home or in the arms of a new love the young widow struggles to free her family from the tentacles of an age old crime that strikes at the heart of Rock Harbor. Beyond a Doubt is second in the acclaimed romantic suspense series from best selling author Colleen Coble. Set in the untamed beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the Rock Harbor novels deftly draw readers into the life and operation of a canine search and rescue team as they help unravel the secrets of an enchanting wilderness.

Into the Deep

A local scientist misses his son’s birthday party and turns up dead in Lake Superior. A radical environmental group blames a mysterious lab for the dead fish found in a remote stream. Then an Alzheimer’s patient goes missing and his home is ransacked. Into the Deep is third in the acclaimed romantic suspense series from best selling author Colleen Coble. Set in the untamed beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, The Rock Harbor novels deftly pull readers into the life and operation of a canine search and rescue team as it helps unravel the screts of an enchanting wilderness.

Abomination / Haven of Swans

A beautiful woman stands by the side of the road, barefoot and bleeding, a child in her arms. Someone just tried to kill her, but she wouldn’t recognize him if she saw his face. She doesn’t even remember her own name. A suburban cop surveys a kitchen in disarray a woman and child missing, a chilling note. This crime scene is unlike any he has ever seen. The man who calls himself Gideon waits and plans. He sees himself as a destroyer of evil, one who rids the world of abominations. He has already killed five. He will kill again. And somewhere in the wilderness, in a secret geocache near where the wild swans gather, lies the unspeakable clue that links them all together. Michigan’s rugged and beautiful Upper Peninsula is the setting for this absorbing tale of love and loss, beauty and terror, grievous sins and second chances. A deftly woven thriller from the popular author of the Rock Harbor novels.

Cry in the Night

The highly anticipated novel that delivers what romantic suspense fans have long awaited the return to Rock Harbor. A mysterious crying in the night leads search and rescue worker Bree Matthews and her dog Samson to an abandoned baby in the woods outside of Rock Harbor, Michigan. Against objections from her husband, Bree takes the baby girl in. Quickly she begins a search for the mother presumably the woman reported missing just days earlier. While teams scour the wintery forests, Bree ferrets out clues about the woman. Where is she and why did she leave the child behind? And how does that connect to Bree’s first husband’s mysterious death yars ago in the Upper Peninsula? Everything Bree thought she knew about her life is turned upside down with the sound of a Cry in the Night.

Distant Echoes

In the land of aloha and paradise, dark secrets lurk just below the surface. When a tragic event takes the lives of tourists, Hawaiian native and dolphin researcher Kaia Oana is one of the first in the water, risking her own life to try and save others. She’s enlisted to help the U.S. Navy find out what really happened utilizing her specially trained dolphins to help Kaia and Lieutenant Commander Jesse Matthews team up in the investigation but as they edge closer to the truth about the incident, their own lives are threatened. Will the aloha spirit of grace and forgiveness prevail or will it be overshadowed by the Distant Echoes of past pain and the imminent danger from a cold blooded killer? Set on the breathtaking Hawaiian island of Kauai, this novel provides an intoxicating mix of romance and suspense with the rhythms of island life.

Black Sands

Annie Tagama has always been content to bask in the glow of her more flamboyant brother and sister and to quietly assist her father in his volcano research. Annie does, however, have a secret crush on Mano Ohana, though he’s never noticed her. Her devotion turns to disdain after a mistake by Mano kills her beloved brother. But when her younger, more beautiful sister goes missing, she’s forced to turn to her former love now her sworn enemy for help. Mano Ohana believed he had made a fateful mistake that cold night a mistake that had cost the life of his best friend, Tomi Tagama. But the night before he is to bring Tomi’s belongings to his family, Mano discovers nothing is what it seems: His friend is still alive but he’s in serious danger. Worse, the danger threatens to spill over to the rest of the Tagama family and the entire Hawaiian islands.

Dangerous Depths

Sometimes life’s most precious treasure lies at Dangerous Depths. Leia Kahale ditched a promising medical career to settle on a secluded island of Hawaii. She ditched Bane Oanu, too, and he’s come to the island to find out why. He’s also in search of an archaeological fortune rumored to lie offshore. But an act of sabotage that pushes Bane closer to Leia plunges them both into a tangle of emotion just as a series of threatening events grip the island. Theft, a friend’s death, a bizarre intruder, hints of a second treasure…
and even murder how can they sort it all out when everyone on the island has something to hide? The novels in Colleen Coble’s popular Aloha Reef Series combine mystery and suspense with tender romance in an irresistible island setting.

Midnight Sea

‘Lani opened her eyes fully, straining to see something, anything. It was as though she swam in a black sea that blacked out all light, all visual sensation. ‘I can’t see,’ she whispered. ‘I can’t see!’ Her shriek rose and echoed off the blackness.’A seemingly random shooting at her aunt’s coffee farm has left Lani Tagama blind. Now she must learn to navigate in a world of darkness. With the help of an embittered ex cop, Ben, and a half trained guide dog, Fisher, Lani discovers she can regain a shadow of her former independence. But strange and dangerous secrets lurk behind the beauty of this seaside paradise. Suspicion grows that this was not a random shooting, but an attempted murder, one with its roots in a hippie commune burned over thirty year ago. Lani realizes she is a target, and that she must find the shooter before he strikes again.

Fire Dancer

Dry needles had been piled up, and a match lay in the middle. Her boots smothered the flames. The match told her the fire had been deliberately set. But why? A flutter of white caught her attention. The wind whipped a paper nailed to the tree. She unfolded it and stared at the writing: Let the dance begin.

A decade ago, Tess Masterson’s parents died in a terrible barn fire. Now she’s become one of the best smoke jumpers in the business. Though she makes a living jumping out of planes into roaring wildfires, she’s never found the courage to face the wounds of her past or to deal with the anger that flares whenever she encounters Chase Huston.

When a serial arsonist known as The Fire Dancer strikes near her old homeplace in Arizona, Tess is forced to examine the past as it relates to the present. How will she confront her own demons while at the same time putting a stop to the terror that has the area in flames?

Lonestar Sanctuary

In the quiet safety of the Bluebird Ranch, old promises resurface and unexpected love brings new hope. Though tragedy has wrecked her life, Allie Siders holds on to the hope that her five year old daughter, Betsy, will speak again. But with a stalker out for revenge, all Allie can think about now is their safety. She must sever all ties and abandon life as she knows it. She heads to the peaceful Bluebird Ranch, nestled deep in Texas hill country, and to the only person who can help them. The ranch is a sanctuary for abused horses, and also for troubled youths: the perfect place for Betsy to grow and recover. Ranch owner Elijah DeAngelo eagerly welcomes the duo. But Rick Bailey the ranch foreman and DeAngelo’s right hand man hasn’t decided to let his guard down…
yet. Promises made long ago soon force Rick and Allie to work together to escape danger. Will they discover love along the way?

Lonestar Secrets

Can a secret be kept forever?Five years ago, Shannon Astor left the beautiful high mountain country of West Texas as a single mother. She was desperate for a fresh start…
and a way to keep the secrets of her past buried. It almost worked. Until a chance to make a better life for her daughter leads her right back home. To the very place of the past betrayals. But it also leads Shannon to horse trainer Jack MacGowan her handsome high school nemesis, now a widowed father. His daughter looks so startlingly like her own that Shannon can’t help but question the circumstances surrounding her daughter’s birth. Wary of each other’s intentions, Shannon and Jack reluctantly join forces to untangle a deep mystery that swirls around Shannon’s parents, a lost Spanish treasure, and a legendary black stallion. If Shannon can learn to entrust her secrets to the man falling in love with her, the truth just might set her free.

Lonestar Homecoming

For most, it’s the safest place on earth. For Gracie, it’s the last place she wants to be…
and the one place she must return. With nothing but five dollars and the wedding dress she’s wearing, Gracie Lister flees with her daughter by train to West Texas, to the town she ran away from so long ago. There they find refuge in the home of Michael Wayne devoted single father, seasoned soldier who gives Gracie a job caring for his two children and the hiding place she needs from her former fiance. Michael and Gracie aren’t looking for love, but it finds them right away. And then trouble comes to call in the form of Gracie’s ex fiance who is now on the FBI’s most wanted list. Together, Michael and Gracie must find the strength they need to protect their newly forged family. ‘Colleen weaves intrigue and God’s love into a story full of carefully crafted characters. If you’re looking for an awesome writer, I highly recommend her!’ Tracie Peterson, best selling author of Dawn’s Prelude, Song of Alaska Series ‘Colleen is a master storyteller.’ Karen Kingsbury, best selling author of Shades of Blue

The Lightkeeper’s Daughter

With the lies of the past behind her, Addie finds love…
and discovers her true Father. Addie Sullivan leads a quiet life in a northern California lighthouse. She mourns the death of her father and endures her mother’s bitterness, until the night a storm brings an injured stranger and a dark secret to her home. The man insists she is not who she thinks she is, but rather ‘Julia Eaton’ the child long lost and feared dead by her wealthy family. Seizing the chance to be reunited with the Eatons, Addie leaves her lighthouse home but decides to keep her true identity a secret until they can unravel the mystery. Addie loves the Eatons’ palatial home tucked away among the California redwood forests. She feels secure with the jovial family, adores the young boy who is her charge as governess, and finds romance with his father John, a young widower. But sinister shadows overtake Addie’s joy. As dusty rooms and secret compartments give up their clues about her past, Addie finds a faith and a love she could never have guessed. To embrace this new world of promise is to risk her life; but to run away is to risk losing the greatest love she’s ever known.

The Lightkeeper’s Bride

When Katie answers the call of duty, she awakens the call to her heart. Katie Russell loves working as a telephone operator in Mercy Falls, California. But since childhood she has been expected to marry well. Her family presses for an engagement to wealthy bachelor Bartholomew Foster and though he doesn’t stir her heart, their engagement promises a secure financial future. Working the phone lines one evening, Katie overhears a chilling exchange between her friend Eliza and a familiar male voice. Katie soon learns that Eliza has diappeared, and the crime may be linked to another investigation by handsome new lighthouse keeper, Will Jasperson. Katie and Will soon form an alliance. An alliance that slowly blossoms into something more. Despite the danger surrounding her, Katie is powerfully drawn to Will. But she is not at liberty to marry for love. And though society forbids their growing affection, Katie can’t help but notice Will’s sense of peace. It’s a peace that rests on his trust in God a trust that Katie has never had to depend on, with her future so clearly mapped out before her. But the more Katie uncovers of the mystery, the more she discovers about herself, her past, and the brilliant future that could be hers if only she has the courage to trust in God and follow where her heart so fearlessly leads.

Blue Moon Promise

‘Tell me, Miss Marsh, are you a Christian?’ ‘Why, yes sir, I am.’ ‘I thought as much. God has led me here for a purpose I have a proposition for you.’ Lucy Marsh’s worldly resources are running out, but she’s fiercely determined to care for her younger brother and sister. When she discovers that their father’s recent death was no accident, Lucy is eager to leave town. She accepts a proxy marriage she believes will provide safe refuge. But trouble follows her to Wichita Falls, Texas, where the man she came to marry seems surprised to suddenly have a wife and children to provide for. Nate Stanton always hoped he’d marry someday, but running the family ranch meant he had no time for romance. When his father deposits Lucy Marsh a city girl on his doorstep, with two siblings in the bargain, he expects ranch life will send her running on the first train out of town. But Lucy is made of tougher stuff than Nate imagined. When danger moves in, Nate realizes he’d give anything to protect Lucy and the children he’s grown to love. Even if it means giving up his ranch. Blue Moon Promise is a story of hope, romance and suspense immersing the reader in a rich historical tale set under Texas stars.

Alaska Twilight

‘You’re afraid of really living, Haley.’ He flicked his finger at her camera. ‘You hide behind your camera instead of stepping out and engaging life with both hands. You’re so afraid you’ll fail at something, you won’t even try.’ For some people, Alaska is a breathtaking wilderness adventure, full of light and beauty. For Haley, it is a dangerous world of dark dreams and tortured memories. On the surface, she’s here to document wildlife activist Kipp Nowak’s bear encounters. But her real reason is to unearth the truth about a past murder. The suspense mounts when another body turns up, and Haley beginst to wonder if the tragedies she experienced in the past are connected to the dangers and mysterious incidents of the present. From behind the viewfinder of her camera, Haley observes it all, including Tank Lassiter, the bear biologist who has been forced to lead Kipp and his team into the Alaskan backcountry. As she watches him with his work, she feels a growing attraction. It will take great courage and faith to confront the truth she once ran away from. Before it’s over, Haley may be viewing herself from an entirely new angle. Alaska Twilight is the story of a young woman’s emergence from the shadows of past sorrow into the light of forgiveness and grace.

Anathema

When Hannah refuses to forgive a terrible sin she becomes Anathema shunned. But the real question is, can she forgive herself? Visitors come to Parke County, Indiana to enjoy the lush farms, to buy the Amish quilts, and to experience the peaceful ways of the Amish families who live there. But when a double murder rocks this quiet community, the Amish residents resolve to forgive even this unfathomable offense. Hannah, however, finds forgiveness out of reach both for the murderer and for herself. She harbors a secret shame: while the crime was committed in her own home, she was out meeting with her forbidden love, her English beau, Reece. The elders of the community insist that Hannah must forgive her family’s killer or be shunned. When Hannah refuses, she runs away with Reece, leaving behind the only life she’s ever known. Years later, Hannah must journey back to the place she no longer calls home. Can she find the forgiveness and belonging she so desperately desires?

Spring’s Memory

A nostalgic look at springtimes past, and the joy of love discovered. Spring’s Memory is the latest collection of historical inspirational novellas from Barbour Publishing. Includes the stories A Valentine for Prudence by Darlene Mindrup, Set Sail My Heart by Colleen Coble, The Wonder of Spring by Carol Cox, The Blessings Basket by Judith McCoy Miller.

Reunions

The spark of love stands the test of time and is fanned to a flame as four couples are reunited. These contemporary novellas include four reunion celebrations high school, college, family, and organ donors that will tug at the tightest of heartstrings. Various authors.

Home for Christmas

Faith and love lead to a Christmas reunion of four siblings who were raised separately.

Heirloom Brides

A family heirloom hope chest has been passed down the generations from 1858 to modern times. Authors Cathy Marie Hake, Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, and Gina Fields collaborated to make a unified collection that will tug at your heartstrings.

Blind Dates

Mattie Stevens has forgotten about Jeff Weatherly. After all, it’s been years since the two were an item…
but Grandma certainly remembers. What can Mattie do when Jeff returns to town and Grandma pushes her back toward ‘the one who got away’? As a successful interior designer, Callie’s tired of men who pursue her for her money…
so she’s said good bye to love. But Grandma insists she go on just one date with a particular architect after all, he doesn’t like ‘hard headed’ businesswomen! Will love unexpectedly enter their plans? When Grandma’s latest ‘eligible young man’ skips the blind date Chelsea agreed to, Chelsea sends a poisonous E mail before learning what actually happened. Later, when his company renovates her apartment, she meets the man and finds attraction building. How can she win his heart…
without divulging her secret of the ugly E mail? Melissa puts on a wild woman act to drive off the latest blind date Grandma arranged. But wait who’s that guy waiting for her in the living room? Will inline skates help her get on track with the right man? Don’t miss these charming stories of reluctant romance, spurred by a grandma who knows God has a perfect love for each of her four granddaughters.

Gold Rush Christmas

When the ‘Gold Fever’ epidemic sweeps the nation in 1849, people drop everything to chase the dream of striking it rich. Follow one family’s itch for adventure from California to the Rockies to the Yukon and discover a Christmas gift more valuable than gold. When Jeb Monroe succumbs to the fever, it’s ‘California or bust.’ Will the rich banker’s daughter, Aggie Wells, accept the spiritual riches Jeb has to offer before he must leave, penniless? The first time Jarrod McLeod dips his pan in the river, he strikes gold in the form of a wedding band! Though he finds the woman to whom it belongs, she refuses to take the ring back. Will Angel Taylor also refuse Jarrod’s proffered Christmas gift? Promised in marriage to a stranger, Charlotte Vance is headed to the Klondike and struggling to control her feelings for Gabe Monroe, the brother of her betrothed. What will become of Charlotte when both men refuse to marry her? Traveling to Alaska to claim an inheritance from her father’s business partner, Alexandra Peters receives a less than cordial welcome from Philip Monroe. What will it take for Alexandra to thaw the ice encasing Philip’s heart. Four Christmases in gold country prove life’s most priceless gifts come not in the form of polished gold but from the vast riches of a loving heart.