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Rae Richen is author of adventures for adults and young adults, of romantic suspense and of the forthcoming Glyn Jones and Grandma Willie mystery series. Join Rae Richen as we explore fear and power, greed and human need in short stories and novels, articles, interviews and essays. Using family relationships and the backdrop of historical events, Rae Richen writes to bring focus to the themes that drive our human race. The characters in these stories face a confusing world of hypocrisy with courageous honesty. The humor, friendships, and caring they bring to these situations help them forge new solutions to age-old problems. Learn more about this author at www.raerichen.com or contact her at rae@raerichen.com .

When seventeen-year-old Trace Gowen, the drummer in Glyn Jones's band, is kidnapped, Glyn, his Grandma Willie and his friends work to rescue him. They uncover a lot more than kidnapping. Grandma Willie teaches writing at the police academy and the nearby federal prison. Her connections and Glyn's will lead them into a volatile and dangerous mob and threatens all the people they love.

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Category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Architect Sarah Rohann has four young apprentices who otherwise might be living on the streets. They work hard and hold their unusual family together with skill and love until the newest apprentice, Kevin, disappears. Fearing that he has returned to his gang life, Sarah searches for Kevin. Late one day, Sarah enters a derelict house in search of Kevin. In the attic, she discovers the body of one of Kevin’s friends. She has little time for shock because she witnesses a man running from the house and realizes he has trapped her in a burning inferno. Abe Hallowell, foster parent, pastor and chaplain for the police and fire department, is called to the scene of a fire. He finds a young woman, dazed, suffering from smoke and burns. Next to her, lies the body of a boy. Out of this event, Abe and Sarah’s unusual families become entangled. They all become the target of vicious threats. The dangers test both families. Sarah and Abe must struggle to save Kevin without sacrificing each other and the other children.

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Category: Romance; Religion & Spirituality

Uncharted Territory is a coming-of-age story for young adults and adults who enjoy a triumph of life over fear. Jack is a high school track star and a mountain climber -- skills he shares with his famous, but demanding father. In his junior year, a climb with his father in the Oregon Cascades becomes a disaster, almost killing Jack and threatening to destroy his family.

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Category: Romance

Landscape architect, Bronwen Llewellyn accepts a challenging job beyond her normal urban projects, creating a landscape for the lovely home on Margaret MacGregor's sheep ranch in Oregon’s upper Willamette Valley. However, upon arrival, Bronwen is pitched into a land fight that threatens lives and implicates MacGregor friends. Bronwen grows fond of strong and caring Margaret, but Margaret’s son and ranching partner, Douglas MacGregor is a challenge. When Bronwen herself nearly becomes a victim of the fight, she realizes Douglas and his mother may be killed unless she uncovers the truth. Some townspeople warn her of Douglas’ own reputation for violence. Frightened for her when she interferes, Douglas angrily refuses her involvement. Still, she strives to find evidence of the real criminal and convince Douglas that the vicious tricks and murderous ambushes must be planned by someone who knows him well. Douglas has deep-seated reasons not to wrongly suspect friends. He knows first-hand how soul-destroyed a man becomes when he is accused of crimes of passion.

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Category: Romance

In the 1880s, as the sole woman mining engineer in Colorado, Caroline Trewartha expects derision and dismissal, but she doesn’t expect death. However, three close friends of mining leader, Gryf Williams, have been murdered, and he suspects Caroline has been sent to finish him. As she works to uncover the real murderer, can Caroline save herself, the mining community and the man she has come to love?

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Category: Romance; History