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When twenty-four-year-old Hawk Cummings wakes up by Beaver Lake at sunset, all he remembers is a dream about a spider that spewed venom. Then he realizes that Kennedy--the young woman he broke every vow to have an affair with--is gone. He rushes to her house only to find it empty. No furniture. No pictures. No sign that anyone lived there.Ashamed and confused, Hawk decides not to report anything to the sheriff. Then Hawk realizes that someone else in town knows what happened to his lover. He begins to fear for Kennedy's life--and his own.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	01 août 2018
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781493422104
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	3 Mo

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What people are saying about …
The Ozark Mountain Trilogy
“ Not by Sight is nonstop tension and danger, young love, and conflicts of faith that make it a not-to-be-missed experience. Another winner for Kathy Herman!”
Lorena McCourtney, author of the Ivy Malone Mysteries and the Cate Kinkaid Files
“Just when you think Only by Death is over, it’s not … and the tension mounts. Young Jesse is brave, spunky, and lives out his faith. I want to be like Jesse when I grow up!”
Roxanne Henke, author of the Coming Home to Brewster series
“Prepare yourself for a roller-coaster ride. Kathy Herman’s latest suspense doesn’t deliver just one mystery but many twists and turns that will keep the pages flying! And all in another picturesque location. Don’t miss this wild ride!”
Lyn Cote, USA Today bestselling author
“As a longtime Kathy Herman fan, I know I can expect a top-notch mystery that will grab my attention from the very first page.”
Carol Cox, author of the Arizona Territory Brides series
“Readers of all ages will readily identify with the protagonist in Only by Death . This highly engaging read is not your typical murder mystery.”
Eric Wiggin, MsEd, speaker, author of The Gift of Grandparenting and The Hills of God , rewritten as The Recluse
“ Only by Death , book 2 of Kathy Herman’s Ozark Mountain Trilogy, is filled with action, suspense, and surprises, as well as thought-provoking questions about what it really means to live the Christian life.”
Julianna Deering, author of the Drew Farthering Mysteries
“ Only by Death is one of Kathy Herman’s best so far, especially in the faith thread. It will challenge you at a deep level, making you question where you would stand if the same things happened to you. I highly recommend it—truly a must read.”
Miralee Ferrell, award-winning author of Runaway Romance , also a TV movie

© 2018 Kathy Herman
Published by Bethany House Publishers 11400 Hampshire Avenue South Bloomington, Minnesota 55438 www.bethanyhouse.com
Bethany House Publishers is a division of Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan. www.bakerpublishinggroup.com
Previously published by David C Cook
Ebook edition originally created 2018
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4934-2210-4
This story is a work of fiction. Characters and events are the product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to any person, living or dead, is coincidental.
All Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION® and NIV® are registered trademarks of Biblica, Inc. Use of either trademark for the offering of goods or services requires the prior written consent of Biblica, Inc. Quote in chapter 35: “The Invisible Effects of Sex before Marriage,” Moral Revolution, accessed October 25, 2017, https://moralrevolution.com/the-invisible-effects-of-sex-before-marriage/. See ref. material: Caroline Leaf, Switch On Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2013); and Joe S. McIlhaney and Freda McKissic Bush, Hooked: New Science on How Casual Sex Is Affecting Our Children (Chicago: Northfield, 2008).
Published in association with the literary agency of Alive Communications, Inc, 7680 Goddard St., Suite 200, Colorado Springs, CO 80920.
Cover Design: Kirk Douponce, Dog-Eared Design
Cover Photo: iStockphoto.com
CONTENTS
Cover
Endorsements
Title Page
Copyright Page
Endorsements
Acknowledgments
Epigraph
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
A Note from the Author
Discussion Guide
Back Ad
Back Cover
To Him who is both the Giver and the Gift
Acknowledgments
The Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas provide the backdrop for this series and many of the images I describe in this story. However, Sure Foot Mountain, Angel View Lodge, Raleigh County, and the town of Foggy Ridge exist only in my imagination.
During the writing of this book, I drew from several resource people, each of whom shared generously from his or her storehouse of knowledge and experience. I did my best to integrate the facts as I understood them. If accuracy was compromised in any way, it was unintentional and strictly of my own doing.
I owe a special word of thanks to Retired Commander Carl H. Deeley of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for taking time (even while on vacation!) to answer my questions. In this book, perhaps more than in any other, I realized the need to understand more about the FBI and CIA and their various functions. While these two agencies do not comment at all regarding their operation, Carl’s firsthand experience with them over the years was extremely valuable in helping me to craft a believable scenario. Carl, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for answering my emails when my deadline required quick replies in order for me to continue. You are a blessing and a friend.
I’m deeply grateful to moralrevolution.com for the wealth of information you make available online. Your professionally presented facts support what I knew in my heart but found difficult to articulate. I hope my readers will visit your website and be enlightened by the science that supports the wisdom of keeping sex within the confines of a marital relationship. God bless you for boldly speaking the truth.
A special thank-you to Nancy Godsey, Betty Mix, Martha Shelton, Sharon Mayville, Buzz Adams, and the staff at the Waterton Inn in Tyler, Texas, for respecting my night-writing, day-sleeping schedule. You will never know how much I appreciated you guarding my time so I could finish this manuscript.
I’m immensely grateful to my faithful prayer warriors: my sister Pat Phillips, dear friends Mark and Donna Skorheim, Susan Mouser, and Susie Killough; and my online prayer team: Pearl Anderson, Judith Depontes, Jackie Jeffries, Joanne Lambert, Diane Morin, Kim Prothro, Kelly Smith, Carolyn Walker, Deanna Tyler, and Sondra Watson; my friends at LifeWay Christian Store in Tyler, Texas, and LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville, Tennessee; I cannot possibly express to you how much I value your prayers.
To my agent, Lisa Jackson, at Alive Communications for being an advocate for this series. I never have to wonder if you’re looking out for my best interests.
To my editor, Jamie Chavez, for being such a delight to work with. I love the rhythm we’ve developed and hope we get to work together again in the future. Your wit, insight, gentle nudging, flexibility, and encouragement were so appreciated. It’s been a privilege working with you!
To Cris Doornbos, Dan Rich, Alice Crider, and the amazing staff at David C Cook publishers for believing in me and investing in the words I write; thanks for all you’ve done to support my writing ministry, and for giving me the opportunity to finish this series. Over half of my writing career has been spent working hand in hand with your professional staff, who share my heart for wanting to bring people closer to Christ. I deeply cherish the years I had as a part of the Cook “family,” and pray that God will continue to bless your faithfulness.
To my sweet Paul, whose voice of wisdom still echoes in my mind, I cherish all the times you were a sounding board for my ideas, my storylines, my characters, and my hopes and dreams for what the Lord could do with the words I write. I miss you with every breath, but never more than when I birth a new book. Your DNA is on every page.
And to my Father in heaven, thank You for the privilege of writing stories that touch hearts and draw them closer to You. I pray that this story will give us all a glimpse of the heavenly Bridegroom and a deeper understanding and reverence for marriage and all You intended it to be.
“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.” 1 John 1:5–6
Prologue
Brody Armison leaned against a rock formation and held the binoculars to his eyes, pretending to watch the sailboats on Beaver Lake, but never losing sight of the young woman who sat on a patchwork quilt, her sleek dark hair tossed about by the playful breeze.
She looked both innocent and seductive, barefoot and dressed in a pink sundress, her smooth ivory skin caressed by the sun. Her dark eyes were almond shaped, her cheeks the color of the roses that grew around his grandmother’s front porch. Posed against a distant backdrop of white sails and rippled water the color of blue topaz, she might have made the perfect subject for an Impressionist’s canvas.
What could a classy lady like her possibly see in the rugged, unlikely companion who sat beside her, trying to look cool in his Walmart sunglasses, his hairy arm casually draped over her shoulder like a cheap handbag? The man was definitely not in her league—denim versus fine linen—and yet the joy she wore needed no interpretation. She was smitten, wholly absorbed in the moment. And judging from Denim Boy’s