Bøger af Barbara Ellen Brink

When a senator and pharmaceutical giant partner to experiment with a new drug on pregnant women, they tap into a world they never knew existed - the supernatural touching the natural - and it will cost the innocent more than they know. Split Sense interweaves the lives of two families, twins separated at birth, and two different but powerful gifts that each child discovers which impacts their lives and others in unbelievable ways. Split Sense won The 2011 Grace Award for speculative fiction. "At the risk of sounding cliché, one awesome read! If you're not a speculative fan already, you will be after reading SPLIT SENSE. It's well written on every level and deserves its place in the 'Grace Awards' winner's circle." Judges: Tracy Krauss, April W. Gardner, Randy Streu

An acclaimed mystery writer finds her words brought frighteningly to life...After her fiancé is violently murdered walking home from the gym one night, celebrated author L.E. Stanfield flees the crime-ridden city of Minneapolis to settle in the comparative safety of smalltown rural Wisconsin. Dealing with agoraphobia and a crisis of faith related to her grief, she lives in a gated, computerized, smart home where she feels safe from the outside world, locked inside by debilitating fear and anger at God, isolated and alone.When her New York editor is killed in a traffic accident, the publisher quickly assigns a new editor to help meet the deadline on her novel. Carson Scott is handsome, smart, and easy to work with, and she quickly connects with him online, but is there more to his story than meets the eye?Living under her real name and never leaving the house, no one in town could possibly connect Liya Sharapova to her non-de-plume. But someone has hacked her security system and is busy turning her safe place into a living nightmare by using scenes from her own work-in-progress.Will Liya release her death grip on the need to control and protect her life and let God transform the ashes of her past into a future ripe with promise?A psychological Christian thriller with page turning tension in every chapter right up to the surprising twist that you won't see coming.Fans of Terri Blackstock, Robert Whitlow, Christy Barrett, Sibella Giorello, Brandilyn Collins, Creston Mapes, and Sara Davison will love this thriller from bestselling author Barbara Ellen Brink.

"Well-apparel'd April on the heel of limping Winter treads" William Shakespeare It's spring in Port Scuttlebutt. The icy banks of Lake Superior are thawing, the forest is budding with new growth, and Shelby is overdue to give birth to their first child. Before they can choose a name for the littlest Gunner, Blake and Shelby are pulled into two very different cases in this fifth installment of the Double Barrel Mysteries. An elderly couple's guard dog is shot on their own land and the owners want someone to pay. Blake suspects a poacher, but after an ongoing feud comes to light between the couple and nearby neighbors, he realizes a whole lot more is going on. Farley Jones, the self-appointed mayor of Port Scuttlebutt, has made an ever-expanding enemy base. So, it's not surprising there are suspects aplenty when he turns up dead in a Hollywood celebrity's fishing cabin. Getting justice for the most-hated man in town won't be easy or comfortable for Blake and Shelby, especially when they have to treat everyone like potential murderers. Even their own friends and family.

They say Lake Superior never gives up her dead. They also say you can't keep a good man down. Sometimes spur-of-the-moment murders don't go as planned. When Blake and Shelby Gunner are hired to find a stolen fishing boat, they never expect it will turn into a murder investigation. But after Jack's dog, Arthur, discovers a stranger's body in the water not far from the bed & breakfast, the Gunners are pulled in to solve the case. Discovering the man's identity and why he was in town leads to a murky past with connections to a number of upstanding Port Scuttlebutt citizens. Can Blake and Shelby stop a killer before someone else is pulled beneath the waves of madness? See what others are saying about Double Barrel Mysteries: "Once again author Barbara Ellen Brink serves us a mystery that satisfies right up to the last words. There's a new murder in Port Scuttlebutt. Familiar characters, a few new ones, perfectly timed clues, and carefully guarded secrets keep Blake and Shelby Gunner busy and readers guessing." Joy DeKok author of De´Ja Brewed "Mystery, suspense, and excitement combines with heartwarming emotions and humor to make Midsummer Madness another thrilling addition to the Double Barrel Mysteries. Blake and Shelby are a perfect detective pair and their "support staff" - aka friends Alice and Tucker, as well as Alice's father and Blake's grandfather - are superb compliments. Add another cast of authentic small-town folks and situations and the stage is set for an entirely enjoyable novel." Tammy Doherty, author of She's Mine "I've enjoyed each of the Double Barrel mysteries with their engaging stories and entertaining characters. You never know what may happen next in Port Scuttlebutt!" Rebekah Lyn author of Summer Storms

With tongue firmly in cheek and genuine Amish-made stakes at hand, The Amish Bloodsucker Trilogy sets off like a bat in the belfry. Jael the vampire slayer is ready to kick some serious bloodsucker butt. Seriously. Move over Buffy - there's a new slayer in town! Raised in the desert of Nevada, and destined for the Minnesota Loon Lake Amish Community, Jael Shetler is the Chosen One. Trained by her uncle and father in twenty-one different forms of hand-to-hand combat - she also throws a knife with the speed of a bullet, and is accurate to within two centimeters of a cold, dead heart with her crossbow - she is a bloodsucker's worst nightmare. Her parents, forced to leave their plain and simple upbringing to escape the clutches of the new Bishop - an ancient and powerful vampire with plans to use the Amish Community as his own personal Jamba Juice - raise and train their daughter to continue the fight begun thousands of years earlier by another Jael, and to fulfill the prophecy in the Book of the Shunned. Soon Jael is turning sweet sixteen and then ... all heck will break loose.

Ivy's husband is a cheat and a liar, but when he gets caught up in a game of espionage and flees the country with his latest bimbo, Ivy has finally had enough. She packs up the kids and moves back to her hometown to escape the fallout. Trouble is - her problems don't stay behind in California, but follow her all the way to Omaha, Nebraska.Home is no safe haven for Ivy Winter. Danger lurks behind every smiling face. The FBI tracks her every move, hoping she'll lead them to her fugitive husband, while evil men threaten her family's safety to get what they want. Agent Samson Sinclair is assigned to keep an eye on Ivy. He is her only ally against threats and suspicions that come from every side. But can he keep their relationship professional when he finds himself falling for the woman he's supposed to be protecting?Ivy's attempt to assemble the broken pieces of her life may prove harder than she anticipated. Especially on her own. Will her husband's secrets push her over the edge or into the arms of grace?

Creating the perfect wine can sometimes be murder... When Adam Fredrickson shows up at his sister's California winery, footloose and carefree, looking for a temporary job and a chance to play his music, he doesn't expect to find the winery struggling financially, or that the girl next door might just be the girl of his dreams. Margaret Parker, a single mom, newly hired as chief winemaker at Fredrickson's, finds her simple world put to the test when her father is unexpectedly released from prison, and the man who got her pregnant at fifteen, shows up from Italy wanting to play daddy nine years too late. It's crush time at Fredrickson Winery and everyone is working feverishly to get the grapes in and ensure a great vintage. No one expects murder to be part of the joyous harvest season.

Seeking redemption in all the wrong places...Brenna has lived most of her life just left of the right side of the law. While on vacation at a secluded ski resort, her past finally catches up with her. Her father, who she hasn't seen since she ran away at sixteen, suddenly wants to reconcile. Before she can make sense of that overture, the FBI whisk her off to Minneapolis. In exchange for a clean slate, she is recruited to work as a mole in the home of known mobster and suspected drug lord, Anthony Giordano. Under the alias, Raven Black, she becomes nanny to Giordano's children.Brenna's hands are full just learning to mother two spoiled kids, while her main objective, finding information that would put their father away for life, remains elusively out of reach. Will the secrets she discovers bring absolution from the past she's tried so hard to leave behind or simply tear her heart in two?

Savor the moment, cause it just might be your last... Newly married, Billie and Handel find themselves knee-deep in another mystery. Defending a wealthy San Francisco businessman against capital murder charges, Handel soon discovers that media attention brings more than fame and fortune. When Billie's life is threatened, he believes it's connected to the case, and he'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe. Across the vineyard, Margaret has problems of her own. Davy's Italian grandfather is in town and starts right in where his son left off. Throwing the weight of his money around, he intends to prove that Davy would be better off living with him in Italy. To complicate things further, Billie and Adam's mom flies in from Minnesota and starts dating the man who is making Margaret's life miserable. Romance is in the air at the Fredrickson Winery this summer. Sip a glass of Sangria and fall in love with the characters all over again. SAVOR continues the saga of the Fredricksons and Parkers as they run a small California winery and find love and mystery in the Napa Valley. Savor celebrates the joy of romance, laughter, and family. Cheers!

Loon Lake is not the Amish Paradise many believe it to be. The Bishop is growing his vampire army by leaps and bounds, feeding on the naturally rebellious teenage population. Jael tries to keep one step ahead of the undead and their schemes and maintain a semi-normal life, but living Amish while still being considered an outsider is beginning to wear on her. With old friends in town for the summer and a boyfriend as loyal as Captain America, Jael is never short of help. The problem is, slaying vamps alongside the people she loves can be a dangerous combination. Experience tells her to keep them away, but sometimes destiny weaves certain people together and there's no separation from the bonds of love. Ever darkening clouds are rolling over Loon Lake. Will Jael fulfill her destiny or fall into the Bishop's trap?

At the grand opening of The Port Playhouse, Shelby Gunner directs her first Christmas play to a packed house. Spirits are high after the show and amid the hubbub and excitement someone leaves a baby outside her dressing room door.Later that night, a young woman and her newborn are discovered missing. As snow piles up and the temperature drops, time is of the essence to bring them home safely.A suicidal man found unconscious near Lake Superior may be the last person to have seen them, and he can't help because he made a wish... that he had never been born.