Böcker av Thomas Colburn

In this third book of the Maria series, young attorney Luke Smith enlists the help of Maria, now 16, to find his ex-fiancée, Becca and her baby daughter who he thinks may be his. Mother and daughter are in the Philippines with the rogue federal agent Brent Danes, the man who broke up Luke's engagement to Becca through a series of missteps and accidental encounters.Are Brent and Becca now together, together, or is it just two friends with big troubles helping each other out? Maria arranges a missionary trip to Manila to give Luke cover to travel discreetly. Luke needs to find Becca without outing Danes' location to the authorities. Luke's hunt for his ex-fiancée and possible daughter begin to merge with events of the missionary trip raising the stakes for several of the players.Can Luke stay out of the crosshairs of the feds looking to catch Danes while at the same time not break Becca's rules that he must follow if he wants to meet his possible child? Meanwhile, Brent Danes needs to walk the tightrope of working with a Russian operative who is his current benefactor without being forced to work for him.If you've read books one and two (The Timing of Maria and The Gone Side of the Fence), this third installment will bring the excitement and suspense to even greater levels. Valentyna: The Foreign Connection, is also a thrilling stand-alone book.

It's been four years since the events of The Timing of Maria unfolded. Much of the gang have moved to Michigan. Maria is now 14 and entering a new, private high school. Luke and Becca are engaged and very much in love. Their romance seems perfect and lasting, but will a violent criminal under protective custody, preparing to rat out his former trafficker buddies, bring trouble not only to Michigan but also to the perfect romance?Is the dashing new Federal agent a friend or foe? Is he a playboy, a bad boy, or just a flat-out traitor? Will the chaos in Michigan affect the outcome of the trial in Texas set to shut down the traffickers for good, locking up the leaders for life? Or will everything work out in the end?The drama is interstate and international. There are multiple couples with various dynamics. Which lady is on the gone side of the fence? And is it only one? If you enjoyed reading The Timing of Maria, you'll love the excitement in this its sequel. The Gone Side of the Fence is also an engaging read as a stand-alone book.

Carlos was walking down the street minding his own business. It's something he tried very hard to do. Minding his own business, that is. That and staying under the radar. But what he saw he couldn't ignore. A little girl was being dragged toward the open door of a van. The girl resisted. The kidnapper slapped her to the ground. Carlos wanted to ignore it, but he couldn't. He intervened. Things got violent turning his already challenging life upside down. Carlos soon realized the crime he stopped was one piece of a multifaceted puzzle, and the solving of every piece came down to unlocking the mystery of that one little girl, the timing of Maria.