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WINNER 2018 National Indie Excellence Awards for MysteryThe Mad Hatter's Son is a gripping tale of love, friendship, betrayal, and unexpected twists and turns that leave you unable to pull away. Annie Collins is an OR nurse who is used to caring for others-both inside the operating room, and in her own personal life. So it isn't a surprise when she is drawn-albeit unwillingly-into the chaos that is her long-time friend Libby Crowder's life. The friendship between Annie and Libby began deteriorating after Libby met the cold and wealthy Edward Matheisen, and quickly ended after she married him.It's been four years since Annie and Libby parted ways. But now she's back and seeking Annie's help. With puzzling symptoms and a plea for help, Annie can't help but wonder: Is Libby really ill or is there more to the story than what Libby is saying? Annie's suspicions heighten when Libby's close friend is severely beaten and dies. Faced with Libby's own apparent suicide, Annie is beside herself with guilt and unable to stop asking questions to uncover the truth. But the answers to these questions don't come without a price. Annie finds herself drawn into a life that has derailed, and pursuing the mystery of Libby's illness threatens to derail her own life as well. Friends change, love betrays, and the end results are never what you anticipate.

How far would you go for someone you love? How much hate is needed to commit murder?Revenge. Hate. Fear. Not exactly traditional wedding gifts. But when convicted killer Ian Patterson escapes from prison, operating room nurse Annie Collins and fianc assistant district attorney Angel Cisneros are forced to confront these realities head on. Will Ian Patterson's quest for revenge toward the two people responsible for sending him to prison-Annie Collins and Angel Cisneros-bring them face to face to settle the score once and for all? Find out why Kirkus Reviews calls The Burden of Hate, "A thriller that offers a master class in suspense."

Other families pass down their stories, Kate Earnshaw's family passes down painful riddles without answers, and where secrets disappear from one generation to the next. Kate's father's suicide has left many unanswered questions, including what to do with the abandoned family ranch on the eastern plains of Colorado and what t believe about Evan Hastings a neighbor who seems to have as many secrets as her father and knows more about him than she did. But there's something about Evan that calls her back to her father's home. Something that threatens to unearth more than the past.

Struggling to put her life back together after almost being murdered, operating room nurse Annie Collins agrees to help homicide Detective Alex Frost investigate a troubling number of patient deaths in the ICU step down unit at her hospital. Are the patients succumbing to life threatening illnesses or is someone helping them die? Assistant district attorney and close friend, Angel Cisneros, worries about Annie's involvement with Frost's investigation, and his concern escalates after a person from her past contacts her. His feelings for her, which have grown deeper, complicate everything. Dangerous enemies are something Annie and Angel have in common. As they quickly discover, paybacks can be hell.

What happens when a conscience goes cold?Annie Collins wants to unofficially review cold cases for Denver Homicide Detective AlexFrost. But solving them isn't easy, like the arson death of a man known for his predatorybehavior toward women. There are no suspects, no witnesses, and no one who is sorry that he'sgone. Annie can't resist the pull of a recent murder that may be connected to an old cold case. Annieand Frost aren't sure if the two cases are connected, and the person who knows the answer isn'ttalking. Angel Cisneros, Annie's husband, is struggling to recover after their brush with death, and hisability to tolerate the repercussions of her involvement with Frost is at an end. Annie may beforced to choose between helping Frost or concealing what she's doing from Angel-somethingshe's never done.

A Witness Who Can't Identify a Killer and a Killer Who Thinks She CanDani Calderwood is the only survivor of a man who murdered her twin sister and her drug-dealing boyfriend. Having seen only a brief glimpse of the killer while hiding in a dusty stairwell, she can't clearly identify him. But the police and the killer think she can, and both are looking for her. Terrified that being at the scene of the murders has signed her own death warrant, Dani escapes into the isolated mountains of Colorado. When she ends up stranded in a small town in the Colorado high country, ex-Marine and local bartender, Jess Walker, discovers who she is and helps conceal her identity from the townspeople. What Dani thought was a safe refuge, however, may turn out to be a fatal last stand. If you like intriguing characters, gut-wrenching twists, and undercurrents of romance, then you'll love award-winning author Helen Starbuck's tense crime thriller, The Killer Without a Face.

GUILTY OR INNOCENT?The verdict could go either way Trying to deal with a difficult, evasive, entitled client and her overprotective uncle-Attorney Angel Cisneros's senior partner who expects an acquittal-Angel fears he'll lose the case and his job at the high-priced criminal defense practice where he works. Accused of stabbing a surgeon to death, operating room nurse Mia Stewart has a hard time telling the truth about what happened or her relationship with the surgeon. The circumstantial evidence is overwhelmingly against her despite Mia's insistence that she's innocent. Annie Collins and her private investigator partner, retired homicide detective Frost, can't find anything to prove that. The case drags Annie back into the OR and its intrigues landing her in a complicated web of relationships and conflicts. As Mia Stewart's innocence becomes harder to prove, Annie's afraid she and Frost may not be able prevent Mia's conviction or Angel losing his job. If you like intriguing mysteries, twists and turns, and undercurrentsof romance, The Weight of Guilt, from award-winning author Helen Starbuck, will take you on a rollercoaster ride into the OR and the courtroom.