Lorhainne Eckhart Books in Order

An anonymous report draws Billy Jo McCabe and detective Mark Friessen toward an alleged crime involving the police chief's family. Their search for a hidden victim uncovers legal protections and powerful interests that make pursuing justice increasingly difficult.

Marcus and Charlotte O'Connell have adopted Eva, believing they acted with her imprisoned mother's consent. Reine's unexpected release and demand for her daughter's return create a painful struggle over trust, responsibility, and the child's place between two families.

Terrance Mack loses his home and lives in a car with his pregnant wife and two young sons. Moving through towns that offer suspicion instead of help, he fights to protect their dignity and find a secure place to begin again.

Billy Jo McCabe searches her sealed adoption records for answers about her birth mother despite detective Mark Friessen's warning. As someone works to stop her, threats turn a personal investigation into a dangerous effort to uncover a deliberately buried truth.

Days before Sara Friessen's wedding, her sister Chelsea and Chelsea's husband disappear. Their links to a criminal family draw Andy Friessen and his cousins into an underworld investigation, where obstructive authorities and concealed truths threaten hopes of bringing them home.

An accidentally collected file alerts social worker Billy Jo McCabe to possible misconduct involving vulnerable children. Police chief Mark Friessen joins her investigation after more records reveal missing money, but their search exposes a conspiracy beyond the financial wrongdoing.

Detective Mark Friessen discovers gaps in the closed case of a missing toddler whose father was convicted without a recovered body. A contradictory witness account sends him and social worker Billy Jo McCabe searching through family secrets and overlooked evidence.

Reine Colbert seeks a new beginning after losing her husband and being separated from her daughter. Suzanne and Karen O'Connell try to help right those wrongs, but their efforts expose guarded crimes against women and place all three in danger.

Luke O'Connell discovers that his family's suggested romantic match is Misty Bates, a woman from a past weekend abroad. Her hidden identity and flight from danger draw on his special forces skills, threatening both her safety and their renewed connection.

A blizzard isolates Mark Friessen's island on the eve of his wedding to Billy Jo. A woman's body in their wedding church, clutching a list threatening his loved ones, forces him to find an unknown enemy before his family is attacked.

A woman seeks help from police chief Mark Friessen and Billy Jo after being forced to marry the man who killed her family. Investigating the couple's past draws them into deception that tests their own relationship as well as their judgment.

Billy Jo McCabe responds alone to a nighttime call about a child, then disappears after reaching an abandoned property. Detective Mark Friessen follows her trail and finds her deserted car, fearing her abduction may be intended to lure him into a trap.

Charity executive Walter Crandall moves to Roche Harbor, claiming he wants to reconnect with his daughter and repair past mistakes. Police chief Mark Friessen and social worker Billy Jo investigate his background, discovering disturbing deception behind his charitable connections.

Sheriff Marcus O'Connell joins the search for two escaped prisoners, then encounters a crime scene where one has been killed. Pressured to accept other officers' explanation while the second remains missing, he suspects a coverup behind the apparently settled account.

Police chief Mark Friessen is asked to help a secret agency rescue children from an international trafficking network. Accepting means leaving pregnant Billy Jo and breaking a promise, forcing him to weigh his family's needs against his duty to protect the vulnerable.

The O’Connells’ Christmas plans unravel when Raymond’s survival brings ruthless agents and assassins after the family. With a wedding threatened and relatives in danger, they must protect one another while persuading Raymond to fight for his own life.

Councilor Terrance Mack’s opposition to corruption brings threats, sabotage, and attempts on his life. With his wife and sons also at risk, he must decide whether retreat can protect his family or whether confronting the powerful interests is his only option.