Molka doesn’t run from danger. That’s not how she was trained. Before she was old enough to understand what questioning orders meant, she was already being shaped into a weapon—precise, lethal, absolutely obedient. Now she’s one of the world’s most effective covert assets, the kind of operator governments deploy into conflicts they refuse to acknowledge exist. Her missions are surgical strikes in shadows, her record flawless, her loyalty to the organization absolute 🎯Her work exists in the spaces between official wars, in the gray zones where conventional rules don’t apply. She eliminates targets that threaten national security, disrupts operations that can’t be stopped through diplomatic channels, executes assignments that leave no trace beyond the bodies. For years, this life made sense. The mission was clear, the authority unquestioned, the moral calculus simple: follow orders, complete objectives, serve the greater good. Molka excelled because she never allowed personal feelings to compromise professional duty 🔫

Then her little sister was brutally murdered. And when Molka turned to the organization she’d served without question, expecting them to mobilize their vast resources to find the killer and deliver justice, they did nothing. No investigation. No retribution. No explanation. Just cold bureaucratic indifference to a loss that shattered Molka’s world. For the first time in her life, the woman trained never to question orders begins asking the most dangerous question of all: why? 💔

Fredrick L. Stafford launches a female assassin thriller that explores what happens when a perfect weapon develops a conscience and a personal mission. Molka must navigate a world she was trained to operate in but never taught to survive independently—where former allies may be enemies, where her skills make her both invaluable and expendable, and where the truth about her sister’s death might reveal secrets her handlers would kill to protect. Her most dangerous mission isn’t just uncovering who murdered her sister, but deciding who deserves to die for it ⚡

Why this deserves your attention: A taut spy thriller featuring a female assassin protagonist who’s more than just efficient violence—she’s a woman confronting the cost of absolute loyalty and discovering her own moral code. Perfect for fans of character-driven espionage with personal stakes and institutional betrayal. First in the Project Molka series. 🗡️

Things can get pretty dark in the City of Light. Claire Baskerville, a sixty-something American woman, finds herself suddenly and devastatingly alone in Paris when her husband is brutally murdered. The shock of his death is compounded by the avalanche of secrets he left behind—secrets that make Claire realize with chilling clarity that she never really knew the man she married. The life they built together, the history they shared, perhaps none of it was what she believed 🗼Reeling from grief and betrayal simultaneously, Claire faces an impossible situation: she doesn’t know who to trust in a foreign city where she’s isolated and vulnerable. The police investigation feels incomplete, their conclusions too convenient. Her husband’s associates offer conflicting stories. Even her own memories feel unreliable. But one thing is clear—she can’t move forward until she understands the truth about who killed her husband and why. The official answers don’t satisfy her, so she begins her own investigation 🔍

There’s just one significant complication beyond being alone in Paris: Claire suffers from a genetic brain anomaly called prosopagnosia—face blindness. She literally cannot remember faces, even ones she’s seen moments before. In a city of millions, where the killer could be anyone, where potential allies and enemies all look equally unfamiliar to her, this condition transforms every interaction into a gamble. She might have spoken to the same person three times without knowing it, or walked past a critical witness without recognizing them 🧠

Susan Kiernan-Lewis creates a thriller with a genuinely unique protagonist whose disability becomes both obstacle and unexpected asset. Claire’s determination to collect clues and piece together her husband’s hidden life makes her investigation all the more impressive given her neurological limitations. But the closer she gets to the truth about who her husband really was and what got him killed, the more determined someone becomes to ensure she never leaves Paris alive. The City of Light holds dark secrets, and Claire is running out of time to uncover them 🕯️

What makes this a must-read: An espionage thriller with a sixty-something female protagonist navigating grief, betrayal, and face blindness while hunting a killer in Paris. Perfect for readers who appreciate smart, unconventional heroines and mysteries where the victim’s secrets are as dangerous as the murderer. First in The Claire Baskerville Mysteries. 🎭

Lucy Winthrop’s heart is in pieces after her divorce, shattered in ways that make her question whether she’ll ever feel whole again. Seeking escape and healing, she visits Saguaro Valley to stay with Ben and Leonora Morgan, longtime friends of her mother. Their ranch, Morgan’s Run, offers wide open spaces and distance from the life that fell apart back east—exactly what Lucy needs to start putting herself back together 🌵During her stay, she meets Richard Morgan, Ben’s younger brother and Lucy’s new neighbor back in New England. Richard is a self-made billionaire with the kind of confidence that comes from building an empire from nothing, and he’s not subtle about his intentions: he wants Lucy. What starts as an unexpected connection in Arizona transforms into something more intense when they both return to New England and begin a relationship that burns white-hot from the beginning 🔥

The intensity is intoxicating, but it’s also terrifying. Lucy is fresh from the wreckage of a marriage that destroyed her trust and left her emotionally raw. She thought she knew what she wanted from life, thought she understood love and commitment, and she was catastrophically wrong. Now Richard is offering her something that feels too good, too fast, too overwhelming. As the heat between them intensifies, Lucy tries to step back, scared that she’s plunging in too deep without giving herself time to heal, without learning the lessons her divorce should have taught her 💕

M. Lee Prescott crafts a contemporary romance that explores the tension between fear and hope, between protecting yourself from further hurt and allowing yourself to be vulnerable enough for real connection. Richard is a man who knows what he wants and goes after it with single-minded determination, but Lucy’s reluctance isn’t just about him—it’s about whether she can trust herself again, whether her judgment is sound, whether opening her heart is courage or foolishness. The question becomes whether Richard will let her go when she pulls away, and whether Lucy is giving up on happiness she never thought possible by refusing to take the risk 💎

Why this touches the heart: A second-chance-at-love story featuring a divorced woman learning to trust again and a billionaire determined to prove he’s worth the risk. Perfect for readers who appreciate emotionally wounded heroines, patient but persistent heroes, and romance that explores healing alongside passion. First in the Morgan’s Fire series. ❤️