Frank Carlson Library

When her father's murder conviction is overturned a real estate agent with some unconventional business practices attempts to find out who really killed her childhood babysitter. While Detective Sage Dorian tries to catch a local porch pirate, he investigates his sister's murder. His line of inquiry threatens to land him in hot water just as the porch pirate case takes a dark turn that involves, of all people, his mother's real estate agent.

Some government officials want to eliminate crime by hiring school administrators in zip codes with the highest rate of incarcerations (murder factories) to identify future criminals. The identified kids will begin to disappear, and the FBI agents working the cases will be able to cover up the methods used to rid these future threats to society. They plan to test this operation in a city with a population of around a hundred thousand people.

In the ongoing war between good and evil, many battles are fought on many fronts. Leaders emerge from the unlikeliest circumstances to tip the balance of power. The power of good embodied in Jonah International, a powerful corporate entity whose only interest is in ensuring mankind's power of choice and thwarting evil at every turn. The world is falling under an influence of darkness and is in desperate need of a defender to lead them into the light....

"The theme for 2022 is "The Lord Is Near" from Psalm 145:18. Each day you will enjoy a Bible verse, a true first-person story sharing the ways God speaks to us in the ordinary events of life, and a brief prayer to bring focus and help you apply the day's message." -- from back cover.

Have you ever wondered what happened to those Cartwright men of the Ponderosa plains? Did they fall in love? Marry? This book explores the possible connection between the Cartwrights of today and those four men of the past as Cartwright descendants try to solve a family mystery, and in the process, introduce us to the women the four Cartwright men met and fell in love with. These women seem perfect for Ben, Adam, Hoss and Joe—but will avalanches,...

"Secrets devastated Maryanne Harding's marriage to an Englischer--and took away her untrustworthy husband. Now the young Amish widow has found contentment cooking up treats at the bakery, raising her little girl, and comforting her ailing mother. And when Andrew Wittmer asks her to marry him, Maryanne is over the moon with happiness that she and the kind furniture maker will put down roots in her hometown... Until Andrew's uncle becomes ill, and Andrew...

Central Pennsylvania, current day. Rebecca Fisher gladly accepted her husband Paul’s dreams as her own, but now that he has passed away, she’s struggling to raise two children and keep her home. Renting her stable to carpenter Matthew Byler offers a partial solution—even though Matthew has a troubled history, having sometimes failed to embrace Amish beliefs. As Matthew seeks to prove himself, Rebecca realizes how dependent she has become on...

Life has its moments of triumphs as well as moments of defeat. Nobody knows that better than James Levon King, a tall, dark and handsome basketball coach. It appears James has it all together from his exterior with the nice suits he wears and the car he drives. However, James is trying to mask the deep hurt that rejection can bring. James is a man of faith and a basketball coach at one of the local high schools. Without warning, James' life takes...

This is a gripping novel from the start. Colin and her guard dog, Bosch, have found evidence to indicate someone has been in their beach house. Should Colin have listened to her family?. Colin hopes to be a godly example to a new acquaintance (Jessie), when conditions change things. Colin returns to the beach house after surgery from a fall, and a young native boy appears at the door, hoping for a family. Jacob, a distant neighbor (staying with his...

DEAR GOD PLEASE HELP USTO COMMUNICATE!Finding her dreams quickly fading away as a pregnant teenager, Annette was determined to grow up before her time, for after all she and Matt had planned to marry anyway, just not then. But little did she know the mountains she would face and the heartbreak that lay ahead after death, deafness, and desertion crushed her heart and soul.Annette clung to Jesus, step-by-step, and day-by-day, trusting in His precious...