KNOXVILLE FBI
A four book (plus a novella) series by Liz Bradford that shows how God’s redemption is more powerful than the evils of human trafficking.
Into the Flames – Book One
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When a twelve-year-old girl is snatched from a local mall,
the FBI will fight through flames to save her.
Over the years as an FBI agent, Dylan Harris has rescued numerous women and girls from the world of trafficking, but when a teenage girl is kidnapped from the mall, he is convinced something else is going on. Conflicting evidence puts him at odds with others on his team—especially the newest team member, his brother’s ex-girlfriend, Jacq Sheppard.
As the case heats up, so does Dylan’s affection for Jacq. She’s independent, adventurous, spunky. All the qualities he could hope for. But exactly the ones that his mother opposes. Living up to her standards is hard enough, especially in his brother’s shadow, but tying his life to Jacq means existing as a disappointment to his mom forever.
Sparks fly and disastrous choices are made as Jacq and Dylan fight to save the vulnerable girl from human trafficking. When the situation explodes, Dylan must douse his fears and go into the flames.
Revenge Ignited – Prequel
A Christmas Novella
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A mysterious thief has stolen her Christmas, but can Aliza find true joy amidst adversity?
Aliza Blake’s Christmas is nothing like she would have imagined. Following the tragic death of her sister she has taken custody of her sister’s three young children. But when all their Christmas gifts are stolen, Aliza is tempted to lose hope. But God always provides, Aliza just isn’t sure how He’ll pull it off this year, especially when one horrible thing happens after another.
Knoxville Police Officer, Gabe Jacobs prayed for an opportunity to help someone this Christmas season, and when a spunky woman with three young kids needs his help, he is eager to lend them any aid he can. As their relationship grows he stands by her side to help keep them safe, even if that means risking his own life.
Strap down your Christmas tree and get ready for a story of intrigue and suspense as you join some of the team members from the Knoxville FBI series as they try to find a mysterious assailant in this romantic suspense Christmas novella.
(Revenge Ignited was previously released in 2020 in the Mistletoe and Murder: A Christmas Suspense Collection–only small changes have been made in this new edition.)
UNDER FIRE – Book Two
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Someone wants Jacq Sheppard dead.
FBI Special Agent Jacq Sheppard has been fighting for trafficked women since the day her best friend disappeared at the hands of a trafficker thirteen years ago. While searching for a missing young woman, Jacq is convinced she sees her long lost friend, Morgan. Is it possible she’s part of the sex trafficking ring her team has been investigating?
But Dylan Harris, the FBI Special Agent teammate she’s been dating for the last month, doesn’t believe her. On top of his doubts, they still haven’t told his parents about their relationship. The same parents who’d disapproved of her when she’d dated his brother Chad back in college. Can Jacq’s and Dylan’s relationship survive Mrs. Harris’s criticism?
When things heat up and an assassination attempt almost kills Jacq, questions arise. Who would want her dead and why? Is it connected to the trafficking ring? More importantly, can Jacq survive being under fire?
SMOKY ESCAPE – Book Three
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He can rescue her, but will she ever be free?
Gio Crespi has been an FBI agent for years and has always had a heart for rescuing those who have become enslaved to the world of human trafficking. Over the years he has had multiple dreams of the same woman, and now he has finally found her and rescued her from the life, but can he show her what true love–God’s love looks like?
However, Morgan is haunted by her own demons. The trafficking life is all she has known for the last thirteen years, and out of fear for the other girls in her house, she goes back.
Along with his fellow agents Jacq and Dylan, Gio searches for Morgan for weeks without any success. When Gio gets a call that the battered body of a woman matching Morgan’s description has washed up on the shore of a mountain river, he fears the worst. Could it be Morgan? What happened to God’s promise of a hope and a future? Will Gio be able to bring Morgan’s trafficker to justice for all the evil he has committed? Or is there no hope for an escape?
OUT OF THE ASHES – Book Four
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Free at last. But will an unknown past imprison her future?
Thank to her friends at the FBI, Morgan Zalman is now free from the trafficking life. But how can she, as broken as she is, ever find a hope-filled life and have the family she once dreamed of? Gio Crespi has promised her forever and, though she believes he loves her as much as humanly possible, will their families accept her and all the baggage she comes with?
As Morgan and Gio move forward into the future together, strange dreams and haunting memories of a forgotten past begin to plague Morgan’s mind and threaten to pull her under. Furthermore, the one man from her past she still fears finds her and says that he is the key to unlocking her missing memories. Is he telling the truth or only trying to manipulate her? Does she even need to know what happened during that missing year? Can she rise out of the ashes of her past life and soar into the future?