Bøger af Teri Thackston

Tabor Chandler rescues a young boy from drowning one cold Texas night in 1865, but the act won't pardon him of the crime that keeps him on the move. So many men are dead-his best friend among them-and he can never forgive himself for his part.Not even Tabor's heroic rescue can overcome Elena Lamb's angry grief over his part in the death of her brother. Her evidence: the battle of Shiloh, where Tabor ordered his men into deadly Union fire. Her prosecution of the Confederate lieutenant rests even when her heart cannot, and she wants him gone.But mysterious events conspire to keep them together. Attempted robbery and murder, sabotage and the presence of a stalking devil convince Elena that she needs this man she hates...if only for the sake of her family.Tabor's presence is a constant reminder of her brother's death. Can getting to know him change Elena's verdict and allow her to forgive him? Can he forgive himself and take hold of the love he so desperately wants?

Reading God's Word in the New Testament is a joy. Try meditating on His holy words in a creative way, with markers or colored pencils. Enjoy and take joy!

Psalm 23 is one of the most beloved of the Psalms in the Old Testament. Enjoy it in a new and creative way through the use of color.

Award-winning novelist Teri Thackston brings another romantic suspense to life with powerful drama, intense action and emotional romance.Sorrow's Point, Texas is under attack. Robberies, drug trafficking, a suspicious fire...for local cop Joshua Dawson, the only thing missing in this assault on his coastal hometown is a hurricane. But it is September-the month for vicious storms-so he's not betting against one.Ronnie Clarke never broke a law in her life...until the day she kidnapped two month-old Danny. But it was the only way to save the baby from the nut-case cult that wants to sell him to the head of a Mexican drug cartel. So she hides with him in quiet little Sorrow's Point.But Sorrow's Point isn't as quiet as she hoped. The bad guys are closing in. Joshua Dawson is asking too many questions about her and Danny...personal questions that she would love to answer. But he's a cop and she's a kidnapper. So, to protect Danny from the evil pursuing him, she must withhold the truth from this man who insists on always doing the right thing. Joshua, however, is determined to uncover her secrets. And that September storm, like the attraction brewing between them, is building on the horizon.Romantic suspense novel, approx. 88,000 words or 350 printed pages.

Re-release: Heading home to Texas after the Civil War, Confederate Captain Ben Chandler catches Clarity Breckenridge stealing the stallion he bought in Kentucky. Clarity says she owns the horse but everyone else claims that Clarity is dead. When a killer tries to permanently keep her from proving her identity, Ben whisks her-and her horse-to Texas.Ben's family is dead, his lover is gone and he suffered so many near-misses during the war that he just wants to hide back home. When Clarity's presence threatens to bring him painfully back to life, he resists his growing attraction to her.Meanwhile Clarity's vow to return home and prove her identity is strained by her growing attraction to Ben. But a near rape years earlier makes her afraid that she could not be a whole woman for him, so she pulls back, too. Fleeing a killer and their own pasts, can they reclaim Clarity's identity and find love and new lives together?

Dr. Laurence Chandler is captivated by Miss Jane Wesley from the moment he discovers her hiding in the hold of the SS Stenson. He's been looking for a pretty young woman to build a life with and Jane appears to be a likely candidate. Jane, however, is not so enchanted at being discovered by the handsome doctor. She has stowed away on the New Orleans-bound steamship with her twin sister. Penniless and desperate, Jane and Joni-who is heavily pregnant-are on the run from Joni's abusive father-in-law, and discovery might be deadly. Jane gives Laurence the slip. But when the ship wrecks during a hurricane, she is forced to accept his assistance so that her sister will survive. Having witnessed the abuse of Joni, their mother and other women, Jane resents having to depend on any man-especially one as old-fashioned and marriage-minded as Laurence. But she just can't seem to shake him. Further catastrophes-including the arrival of Joni's father-in-law-force her and Joni to remain under his protection in New Orleans. But who will protect her from her own growing attraction to him?

A ghost haunts the house on Black Tree Creek. New tenant Rob Sheridan has seen her, but Lily Graham believes he's lying. This haunting tale of betrayal, possession and seduction in the Texas Hill Country brings together the lonely war veteran and the beauty from his past...and the ghost that could drive them apart.

Re-release: Jenny Chandler enjoys a life with no more pressing problem than what to wear to the next cotillion, and she's content to remain "Daddy's little girl". But when she meets Texas Ranger John Grayling, she starts to think that growing up might not be so bad. Unfortunately, recently hurt by love, Gray swears off women and vows to devote himself to his job. But when Jenny is kidnapped by bandits and Gray is captured trying to rescue her, the young woman's spirit tests his vow.The bandit leader recognizes Gray as valuable barter to convince a renegade Comanche chief-whose son Gray killed-to help hijack an Army gold ship. Knowing that death awaits him, Gray is torn between escaping with Jenny and staying to learn more of the bandit's plan.Gray falls for Jenny, but can he trust her when every other woman in his life has failed him? Jenny loves Gray, but can she break through the barrier around his heart? Can passion's fire ignite lasting love before evil plays its smoldering hand?

A near-fatal hit-and-run leaves Medical Examiner Emma St. Clair able to talk to the spirits of people she autopsies. With his sister's hit-and-run death unsolved, Detective Jason MacKenzie vows to bring this lethal driver to justice. When a serial killer throws them together, will Emma's ability to talk to ghosts prove deadly...in love and life?

Threats from an escaped murderer send novelist Amy Bartlett into the protective custody-and sexy arms-of Deputy Marshal Jacob Kissman. Although fiercely independent, Amy accepts asylum at Jacob's family ranch deep in the Texas Hill Country...but only until the man she testified against is caught.Having secretly guarded her for weeks, Jacob is in love with Amy. Getting her alone at his isolated ranch is his dream come true. But seducing a witness is against the rules. Still, he knows she won't be a witness forever. Once the killer is captured, Jacob intends to make Amy his...and now is the time to start trying.Heeding the warning of a psychologist friend, Amy resists Jacob's seduction. A female rescue fantasy, where a woman falls for the man who saves her from danger, is no basis for a relationship. But is it fantasy or something more that sparks erotic dreams featuring the handsome deputy? Jacob's charm and the Texas moon conspire to stoke the fire inside her until Amy does more than surrender her body. She falls in love with Jacob. But with the killer closing in, will she live long enough to let him know?

Traumatized by a fall off a Manhattan high-rise, Deputy Marshal Laura Killen hasn't left her brownstone home in nine months. A former ace mountain climber, now she can't even face the two flights of stairs leading down from her apartment. John MacLean doesn't care about her fear. Confronting her at gunpoint, he demands that she help him protect his nephew Ryan from the mobster who killed Ryan's parents. Learning that John may be the real killer, Laura finds the courage to go with him for Ryan's sake.But snipers in an unmarked helicopter, murderous thugs on a train and leaks from someone at her headquarters convince Laura that John is no threat to Ryan. He is, however, a threat to her reawakening heart. As danger forces them to rely on each other, trust-and something more-begins to develop. Pursued by killers, they finally reach Ryan's hideaway at a mountain lodge in Wyoming's Teton Wilderness. There Laura must face her fear of heights to save the man and child she loves.

A winter storm strands feisty heiress Reilly Shea and by-the-book Deputy Marshal Hunt Ramsey in her Harmony Falls home. Attraction is instant, fierce and hot enough to melt the New England ice surrounding them. But Hunt is looking for a cop killer and Reilly is not only a sexy distraction, she might have information he needs. Can he get that information without alerting her to his real quarry? His strange questions convince Reilly that she may have a personal stake in his case...or that he's trying to get his hands on her inheritance.From experience, Reilly believes that men want her only for her wealth. Hunt's past convinces him that love is a fairytale concocted by rich young women seeking escape from their boring lives. Neither intends to be used again. But when the killer stalks the ice-bound community, danger drives them together. Desire keeps them there. Reilly's giving spirit and artistic lovemaking free Hunt from his jaded past, while his strength and protectiveness inspire Reilly's confidence in herself. . .and in him. Love eventually overcomes suspicion. . .leaving only the killer to stand in their way.