Title: The Cost of Betrayal
Authors: Dee Henderson, Dani Pettrey, Lynette Eason
Publisher: Bethany House
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Genre: Novella Collection / Romantic Suspense
FAITH WILL BE TESTED. TRUST SHATTERED.
THREE BESTSELLING ROMANTIC SUSPENSE WRITERS REUNITE FOR NOVELLAS OF DEADLY BETRAYAL.
Dee Henderson - "Betrayed"
After serving six years of a twenty-year sentence for a murder she didn't commit, Janelle Roberts is finally freed. But the truth is still waiting to be discovered, and a murderer is still at large. Janelle needs to be somewhere safe with someone she can trust. She may not survive another act of treachery.
Dani Pettrey - "Deadly Isle"
Tennyson Kent is trapped on the isolated island of her childhood by a storm surge, and she is shocked when the typically idyllic community turns into the hunting grounds of a murderer. Cut off from any help from the mainland, will she and first love Callen Frost be able to identify and stop a killer before they become the next victims?
Lynette Eason - "Code of Ethics"
When Detective Isaac Martinez lands in the ER with a gunshot wound, he pulls through thanks to trauma surgeon Ruthie St. John. But as the witness to a crime and possible corruption, Martinez is at risk from someone intent on silencing him--and those around him--forever. When he barely survives another attack while recovering, both he and Ruthie must flee, trying to outrun deadly killers while locating the evidence they need to end the danger.
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EXCERPT
From Code of Ethics by Lynette Eason
Ruthie
slid the chart back into its slot and slipped down the hall to room four. She
pushed open the door and came to an abrupt halt. A young man dressed in green
scrubs held a syringe, ready to push it into her patient’s IV. “Excuse me. Who
are you?”
The
person turned and shot her a small smile. “I’m the new night nurse. I was just
getting ready to give Mr. Martinez here his medicine.”
“I
just read his chart. He’s already had it.”
But
the person had already turned back to the port. He inserted the needle.
Ruthie
gasped. “I’m his doctor and I said stop!”
He
continued to ignore her. Fear for the man in the bed overrode anything else.
She lunged forward and shoved the nurse away. He stumbled backward with a
surprised cry while the syringe fell from the port and tumbled to the floor.
He
shot to his feet. His dark eyes glittered, menace emanating from him. Chills
enveloped Ruthie. He was no nurse. He sprang at her and wrapped his fingers
around her throat.
She
let out a scream before his grip tightened and cut her air off.
Realization
finally hit.
This
man was here to kill her patient.
But
he was going to do his best to kill her first.
****
Isaac woke
at the sound of the scream. Instinct had him reaching for his weapon only to
find his hand flailing uselessly at his side. Sounds of a scuffle reached him
and he tried to speak. A crash sounded. Another scream.
“What’s
going on in here?”
A
curse.
Then
scrambling, running footsteps.
“Security!
And I need a doctor! Ruthie, are you okay?”
Isaac
worked himself into a sitting position, hating the weakness and the flashes of
pain. The door opened and several hospital workers rushed in.
“Ruthie!”
Isaac
looked down to see a woman on the floor and another woman squatting in front of
her. “Hey.”
The
first woman, dressed in street clothes, scrambled to her feet and focused on
him. “You need to lay back down. You don’t want to move wrong and tear that
wound open.” She sounded hoarse.
He
waved a hand. “I’m fine. What happened?”
“You’re
not fine, you’ve been shot. And had surgery. Don’t mess up my work.” She
touched the bandage on his shoulder. “No blood, that’s good. How do you feel?”
“Like
I’ve been shot. Who are you?”
She
jolted and snapped her gaze up to meet his.
And
that’s when he noticed the red marks that would soon turn to bruises. He
blinked and reached out to stroke the side of her neck. She flinched away. “Who
choked you, and why?”
“I’m
Dr. Ruthie St. John, the surgeon who removed the bullet in your shoulder
earlier today. As for who tried to choke me, I’m not sure. But he was trying to
jam this into your IV.” She held up a syringe.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Dee Henderson is the author of numerous novels, including Taken, Undetected, Unspoken, Full Disclosure, and the acclaimed O'Malley and Uncommon Heroes series. Her books have won or been nominated for several prestigious industry awards, such as the RITA Award, the Christy Award, and the ECPA Gold Medallion. Dee is a lifelong resident of Illinois.
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Dani Pettrey is a wife, mom, grandma, and the author of the Chesapeake Valor series, and the Alaskan Courageromantic suspense series, which includes her bestselling novels Submerged, Shattered, Stranded, Silenced, and Sabotaged. Her books have been honored with the Daphne du Maurier award, two HOLT Medallions, a Christy Award nomination, two National Readers’ Choice Awards, the Gail Wilson Award of Excellence, and Christian Retailing’s Best Award, among others.
She feels blessed to write inspirational romantic suspense because it incorporates so many things she loves—the thrill of adventure, nail-biting suspense, the deepening of her characters’ faith, and plenty of romance. She and her husband reside in Maryland, where they enjoy time with their two daughters, a son-in-law, and a super adorable grandson.
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Lynette Eason is the bestselling author of Oath of Honor and Called to Protect, as well as the Women of Justice, Deadly Reunions, Hidden Identity, and the Elite Guardians series. She is the winner of three ACFW Carol Awards, the Selah Award, and the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award, among others. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and has a master's degree in education from Converse College. Eason lives in South Carolina with her husband and two children.
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