"With God's Grace Our Worst Past
Becomes Our Best Future"
Becomes Our Best Future"
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JENNIFER PIERCE
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Title: Deadly Connection: Small town guardians #3
Author: Jennifer Pierce
Publisher: Anaiah Press
Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense
Release Date: 10/27/20
Available for Pre Order
ABOUT THE BOOK
A complete stranger is the only one who can help determine the connection between her past and her present.
Private Investigator, Reid Lucas, and his mentor, Joe Lockhart, haven’t spoken in years, but when Joe wants to meet in a small-town diner, Reid’s interest is piqued. Without explanation, Joe calls and tells Reid he has five minutes to get waitress, Quinn Matthews, and her son out of the diner before they’re kidnapped by the group of thugs about to walk through the diner’s front door.
Quinn Matthews’ life is simple and safe, exactly how she likes it—until Reid Lucas walks into the diner. Now, she and her son are running for their lives, and she has no idea why. But when the father of her son shows up and dies saving them, she realizes they all have one deadly connection: Joe Lockhart. Now, she'll have to trust the mysterious private investigator to not only save their lives but connect her past to her present so they can figure out who is after them. And why.
As the danger escalates, unexpected feelings arise. Reid doesn't believe he's worthy of Quinn's love--or God's. And Quinn is too worried about having her heart broken again and the effect of having a new man in her son's life. Can they let go of their preconceived notions of love and relationships, or are they doomed to just let go of each other?
EXCERPT FROM DEADLY CONNECTION
Reid’s phone vibrated on the tabletop. He didn’t recognize the number. He contemplated ignoring it but decided against it. He swiped the screen and put it to his ear. “Reid.”
“Are you at the meet?” Joe’s voice boomed from the other side.
“Where are you?? I’ve been waiting over an hour.” Reid let his annoyance be evident in his voice.
“I’m not coming.” The answer was clipped.
“You had me sit in this hole-in-the-wall for an hour and didn’t even bother to call and tell me you weren’t going to make it?” Annoyance turned to anger as he clenched his fist.
“Do you see the waitress behind the counter and the little red-haired boy that just ran in? Quinn Matthews and her son, JJ.”
Joe must be close by and watching if he knew the boy had just shown up.
“Yes, I see them. Along with the druggie busboy, thieving cashier, and ogling cook. What about them?”
“You have five minutes to get them out of there before men come in and try to kidnap them.”
“Five minutes! What is this? What’s going on, Joe?” His pulse pounded as adrenaline coursed through his veins. Joe couldn’t have called to have him get her out sooner. Now, the window of time was dwindling.
“There’s no time to explain. They’re here now. I’ll stall them as long as I can. Get those two out now!” The line went dead.
Great. Just great. He had mere minutes to convince that woman to grab her son and leave with him—a complete stranger. He wasn’t sure his rusty powers of persuasion would work this time, but he’d give it a shot. Joe had saved him several times, and he’d returned the favor on occasion. This was serious business, and Joe trusted him. Reid wouldn’t let him down
ABOUT JENNIFER PIERCE
Jennifer Pierce currently lives in Arkansas with her husband and two children. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and River Valley Writers, where she serves as secretary. Her debut novel, Hidden Danger, won a 2019 Selah Award and her 2nd novel finaled in the 2019 Selah Awards.
WHERE TO FIND JENNIFER PIERCE
Website: lovereadwriterepeat.wordpress.co
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SMALL TOWN GUARDIANS SERIES
Available on Amazon
DEADLY CONNECTION: SMALL TOWN GUARDIANS BOOK THREE
9/25/2020 1:00:00 AM by: JENNIFER PIERCE
MY HEART WEEPS
9/11/2020 1:00:00 AM by: Pamela S. Thibodeaux
THE SLEUTH'S SURPRISE
9/4/2020 2:25:00 PM by: KIMBERLY ROSE JOHNSON
HIS GIFT
8/28/2020 1:00:00 AM by: JOAN C. BENSON
THE AMISH MENORAH AND OTHER STORIES
8/21/2020 1:00:00 AM by: PATRICK E. CRAIG
THE HEART OF COURAGE
8/14/2020 1:00:00 AM by: LYNNE BASHAM TAGAWA
MURDER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
8/7/2020 1:00:00 AM by: LINDA SHENTON MATCHETT
DARK MOTIVES
7/31/2020 1:00:00 AM by: ZANNE MARIE DYER
THE STORY BEHIND DEN-A MODERN-DAY DANIEL
7/24/2020 1:00:00 AM by: HOPE BOLINGER
REMODELING: AN AUTHOR'S STORY
7/10/2020 1:00:00 AM by: SHANNAN TAYLOR VANATTER
RISK MANAGEMENT
7/3/2020 1:00:00 AM by: LEEANN BETTS
COOKING UP A MYSTERY
6/26/2020 1:00:00 AM by: GAIL PALLOTTA
THE WIDOW & THE WAR CORRESPONDENT
6/19/2020 1:00:00 AM by: LINDA SHENTON MATCHETT
YOU'RE BRILLIANT
6/12/2020 7:08:00 AM by: JULIE ARDUINI
THE GREEN DRESS
6/5/2020 1:00:00 AM by: LIZ TOLSMA
PURSUIT
5/22/2020 1:00:00 AM by: JOHN OWENS
KATE
5/15/2020 1:00:00 AM by: DONNA SCHLACTER
WHERE THE ROAD BENDS IN OUTBACK AUSTRALIA
5/8/2020 1:00:00 AM by: DAVID RAWLINGS
DEVYN'S DILEMMA
5/1/2020 1:00:00 AM by: SUSAN G. MATHIS
LEAF ME ALONE
4/24/2020 1:00:00 AM by: JULIE B. COSGROVE
JUSTICE FOR ELIZABETH
4/17/2020 1:00:00 AM by: MARY VEE
WHEN HEARTS ENTWINE
4/10/2020 1:00:00 AM by: BONNIE ENGSTROM
ROLL BACK THE CLOUDS
4/3/2020 1:00:00 AM by: TERRI WANGARD
RIVEN
3/27/2020 1:00:00 AM by: H.L. WEGLEY
RED LETTER DAY
3/21/2020 1:00:00 AM by: PAT JEANNE DAVIS
THE LOST COAST
3/20/2020 1:00:00 AM by: PATRICK E. CRAIG
THE CABIN
3/13/2020 1:00:00 AM by: ERIN UNGER
OUT OF THE EMBERS
2/28/2020 1:00:00 AM by: AMANDA CABOT
HER SHINING EYES
2/21/2020 1:00:00 AM by: JEANETTE MORRIS
THE STORY BEHIND OFF THE GROUND
2/14/2020 1:00:00 AM by: CATHERINE RICHMOND
ACTS OF MALICE
2/7/2020 1:00:00 AM by: NIKE CHILLEMI
THE CLOCK IS TICKING
1/31/2020 9:30:00 AM by: TRACY WAINWRIGHT
UNDER GROUND
1/24/2020 1:00:00 AM by: LINDA SHENTON MATCHETT
AN UNEXPECTED FAMILY
1/17/2020 1:39:00 AM by: JUNE FOSTER
WHEN VALLEYS BLOOM AGAIN
1/10/2020 1:00:00 AM by: PAT JEANNE DAVIS
MISSING DEPOSITS
1/3/2020 1:00:00 AM by: LEEANN BETTS
IN AN INSTANT
12/27/2019 1:00:00 AM by: TRACY WAINWRIGHT
THE PURPOSE REVEALED
12/25/2019 1:00:00 AM by: JULIE COSGROVE
IMPERFECT SNOWFLAKES
12/20/2019 1:00:00 AM by: T.E. BRADFORD
THREE FRENCH HENS
12/13/2019 1:00:00 AM by: LINORE BURKARD
RESTORING CHRISTMAS
12/6/2019 1:00:00 AM by: JULIE ARDUINI
SARA'S SURPRISE
12/4/2019 1:00:00 AM by: SUSAN G. MATHIS
MY GOOD SON
11/29/2019 1:00:00 AM by: DONNA DeLORETTA BREANNAN
FOREVER LATELY
11/22/2019 1:00:00 AM by: LINORE BURKARD
THE TICKET
11/15/2019 1:00:00 AM by: DEBRA COLEMAN JETER
MISSING PIECES
11/8/2019 1:00:00 AM by: LINSEY BRACKETT
CONFLICT AVOIDANCE
11/1/2019 1:00:00 AM by: SUSAN G. MATHIAS
PRACTICALLY MARRIED
10/30/2019 1:00:00 AM by: KARIN BEERY
CASSANDRA AND THE COWBOY
10/25/2019 2:12:00 PM by: JANINE MICK WILLS
UNWRAPPING HOPE
10/18/2019 1:00:00 AM by: SANDRA ARDOIN
FOOTPRINTS ON HER HEART
10/11/2019 1:00:00 AM by: ANGELA BREIDENBACH
"Indian Attack"
10/4/2019 1:00:00 AM by: Lynne Tagawa
Dreams Deferred
9/27/2019 1:00:00 AM by: JUNE FOSTER
A NEW YORK YANKEE ON STINKING CREEK
9/20/2019 1:00:00 AM by: CAROL MCCLAIN
JOY AFTER NOON
9/13/2019 1:00:00 AM by: DEBRA COLEMAN JETER
Match Made in Heaven: A Novella
9/6/2019 1:00:00 AM by: JULIE ARDUINI
THE MASTER'S PLAN
8/30/2019 1:00:00 AM by: STEPHANY TULLIS
SONG OF SUGAR SANDS
8/23/2019 1:00:00 AM by: DEBRA COLEMAN JETER
LOVE'S ALLEGIANCE
8/16/2019 1:00:00 AM by: LINDA SHENTON MATCHETT
WRITING THE PAST: THE DUST BOWL
8/9/2019 1:00:00 AM by: CLEO LAMPOS
THE STREET SINGER
8/2/2019 1:00:00 AM by: KATHLEEN NEELY
JANUS JOURNALS
7/26/2019 1:00:00 AM by: H. L. WEGLEY
WHERE I WAS PLANTED
7/19/2019 1:00:00 AM by: HEATHER NORMAN SMITH
TO THE RESCUE A SHORT STORY
7/12/2019 1:00:00 AM by: PAT JEANNE DAVIS
THE LEAST OF THESE
7/10/2019 1:00:00 AM by: KATHLEEN NEELY
SUMMER PLANS AND OTHER DISASTERS
7/5/2019 1:00:00 AM by: KARIN BEERY
AND THEN BLOOMS LOVE
6/28/2019 1:00:00 AM by: SALLY JO PITTS
IN THE MONEY
6/26/2019 1:00:00 AM by: Leeann Betts
AMMO (An Original Shorty Story)
6/21/2019 1:00:00 AM by: JENNIFER HALLMARK
POWER UP
6/14/2019 1:00:00 AM by: JESSIE MATTIS
THE PINK BONNET
6/7/2019 1:00:00 AM by: LIZ TOLSMA
KATELYN'S CHOICE
5/31/2019 1:00:00 AM by: SUSAN G. MATHIAS
HOSEA'S HEART
5/24/2019 2:51:00 PM by: LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
FAITH AND HOPE
5/17/2019 1:00:00 AM by: AMY R. ANGUISH
FALLEN LEAF
5/10/2019 1:00:00 AM by: JULIE COSGROVE
GRACE & LAVENDER
5/3/2019 1:00:00 AM by: HEATHER NORMAN SMITH
JULIA
4/26/2019 1:00:00 AM by: VICKIE MCDONOUGH
AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE
4/22/2019 1:00:00 AM by: BARRY NAPIER
KATELYN'S CHOICE
4/19/2019 1:00:00 AM by: SUSAN G. MATHIAS
When Valleys Bloom Again
4/12/2019 1:00:00 AM by: Pat Jeanne Davis
You Asked for It
4/10/2019 1:00:00 AM by: STEVE STROBBLE
One Door Between Us
4/5/2019 1:00:00 AM by: Tom Donnan
BURIED MOUNTAIN SECRETS
3/29/2019 7:48:00 AM by: TERRI REED
CAPTURE ME
3/22/2019 1:00:00 AM by: SHERRY KYLE
UNDER PRAIRIE SKIES
3/15/2019 1:00:00 AM by: CYNTHIA ROEMER
A Tender Hope
3/8/2019 1:00:00 AM by: Amanda Cabot
PARHELION
3/1/2019 1:00:00 AM by: LISA LICKEL
CAROLINA GRACE
2/22/2019 1:00:00 AM by: REGINA MERRICK
A LOVE MOST WORTHY
2/16/2019 9:59:00 AM by: SANDRA ARDOIN
YOU'RE AMAZING
2/8/2019 1:00:00 AM by: JULIE ARDUINI
LOVE'S RESCUE
2/1/2019 1:00:00 AM by: LINDA SHENTON MATCHETT
COURTING DANGER
1/25/2019 1:00:00 AM by: NIKE CHILLEMI
JOHN ALDEN ... A SHORT STORY
1/18/2019 1:00:00 PM by: LYNNE BASHAM TAGAWA
THE OTHER NEIGHBOR
1/11/2019 1:00:00 AM by: Gail Sattler
NO TURNING BACK
1/4/2019 1:00:00 AM by: H. L. Wegley
ALLEY'S PERFECT ANGEL
12/28/2018 7:36:00 PM by: LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
A SILVER MEDALLION
12/21/2018 1:00:00 AM by: James Callan
THE AMISH MIDWIFE'S SECRET
12/14/2018 1:00:00 AM by: Rachel Good
CHRISTMAS WITH THE ENEMY
12/7/2018 1:00:00 AM by: Mary Vee
RETURN TO WALHALLA
11/30/2018 1:00:00 AM by: LAURA HODGES POOLE
HOMELESS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
11/16/2018 1:00:00 AM by: PeggySue Wells and Marsha Wright
HAIR CALAMITIES AND HOT CASH
11/9/2018 10:55:00 AM by: GAIL PALLOTTA
MEET ME IN GALVESTON
10/26/2018 1:00:00 AM by: ANDREA BOESHAAR
HARVEST OF BLESSINGS
10/19/2018 1:05:00 AM by: JUNE FOSTER
MEET JENNIFER SLATTERY
10/5/2018 1:05:00 AM by: Jennifer Slattery
He Passes By
6/15/2018 8:50:00 PM by: Linda Wood Rondeau
Bryan's Homecoming
6/8/2018 1:11:00 AM by: Linda Wood Rondeau
EMERGENCE
6/1/2018 1:31:00 AM by: Linda Wood Rondeau
Antiquainted Man
5/11/2018 1:06:00 AM by: LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
SOMETHING NEW
5/4/2018 11:23:00 AM by: LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
