Barker: 1020 books

… He looked down—straight into a pair of fiery yellow-green eyes. … Mark caught a glimpse of a cavernous mouth full of sharp yellow teeth. The creature seemed to have no substance, but changed shape more rapidly than clouds in a high, blustery wind. Its eyes winked on and off. … Each time...

Soldiers - Season 1: Episode 7: Regret's Capture A Bitesize 1-hour read. The lads have been captured by Hauptmann Schiller and face certain execution. Only Regret can save them, but he is pinned down by the enemy squad guarding the train. He must neutralise the guards,...

A Bitesize 1-hour read. Soldiers - Season 1: Episode 6: Regret's Escape Surrounded by the entire German 7th Army, Regret and his squad must find a way to escape the doomed fort, find Big Bertha and destroy it. Without getting killed. It seems the mission is possible, except the ‘Without...

Safe, safe at last, after twenty-four days of nothing but sea and sky, of white-crested waves—which made no secret of their intention of coming on board whenever they could or of tossing the good ship Edinburgh Castle hither and thither like a child’s plaything—and of more deceitful sluggish...

The second in the Cobweb series of stories about a young girl and her ghost horse. In Cobweb and the Saluka diamond, Phoebe and Cobweb must turn to crime in order to thwart a couple of crooks. Fortunately, they have the help of a mysterious black horse.

Papaw Jeb is terrified. He thinks someone is trying to rob him, but everyone has their doubts except Tara. While she knows Jeb can weave a tall tale, his actions this time around aren’t of the normal variety.Join Tara and the crew as they try to unlock the mystery of suspicious activity surrounding...

Innocence marked her… Violation crippled her… Love left her raw… The life she carefully rebuilt is challenged when she is confronted with the sins from her past. The carefully applied protection is at once ripped away, leaving her exposed and vulnerable. Her single...

Violence corroded her… Obedience defiled her… Fear kept her chained… Freedom is hard to embrace when she's never learned to trust. Yet in the span of a second, she grabs a single opportunity and runs toward it. Straight into the sanctuary of a pub at the end of a wharf. She...

Deprival haunted her… Regret troubled her…  Silence left her detached...  A life in the service of others is both penance and a blessing. She soothes her personal hell by pulling victims from theirs, helping them on their path to survival; never finding her own. When...

An assignment has just turned interesting for GFI investigator Malachi Whitetail. When a shy, mousy woman walks into his local diner, it takes him a minute to recognize her as an employee of the real estate office he's been monitoring. Not a believer in coincidence, Mal decides a closer look at the...

Arlene Bowers is as tough as nails. She has survived a less than perfect marriage, managing to move past it to run her own diner. Her abrasive exterior has always been a way for her to hide behind the darkness and pain that she has endured, but a recent, violent attack and several disturbing phone...

Nowadays Kendra Schmitt puts most of her time into the new clinic in Cedar Tree. Always the responsible one in her family, she has avoided any kind of entanglement. In particular with a persistent young investigator. With her schedule a bit more predictable, she is ready to explore a personal life...

Patience has always been Caleb Whitetail's strength. Quiet and unassuming is what you see with the GFI investigator, but the blood boils hot right under the surface. He kept his distance for years only to see the woman who has held his attention almost lose her life not just once, but twice. He is...

More often than not, Clint Mason has his foot firmly wedged in his mouth, which tends to get him in plenty of hot water with the ladies. Although his laid back good ole' Southern charm does not fly far with the female population of Cedar Tree, the big burly contractor hides his dark side well. The...