HER FORGOTTEN AMISH PAST
Love Inspired Suspense
Nov. 2019

IS SHE SAFE WITH THE AMISH?

Someone wants Becca Troyer dead, but who or why is a mystery to her. Seeking refuge at the home of Amish farmer Zeke Hochstetler is her only hope to stay one step ahead of the killer. With every clue she finds about her past leading to more confusion, Becca and Zeke must untangle the truth before her pursuer discovers where she’s been hiding.

 

 

SUMMER OF SUSPENSE
Aug. 2019
16 Stories by 16 Christian Authors

USA TODAY BESTSELLER

"ON THE RUN" By Debby Giusti

When Annalise Bonner reports a murder at Lakeside Lab’s guarded compound, security wants her silenced. Her only hope is Matt Mayor, the man she loved and left because of a covert military assignment. Now she must trust Matt not only with her life but also her heart.

Knowing she’s in danger, Matt secrets Anna away from the remote Tennessee research enclave to the Amish community of Ethridge and on to the North Georgia Mountains as a multistate manhunt mounts. Running out of options to keep Anna safe, Matt will sacrifice anything—including his life—to save the woman he loves.

 

 

AMISH SAFE HOUSE
Love Inspired Suspense
Feb 2019 ~ ISBN 978-1-335-23189-5

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER

HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

After Julia Bradford’s son witnesses a gang shooting, hiding in witness protection on Abraham King’s Amish farm is the only hope the Englischer and her children have. Even as danger closes in, Julia is drawn to the community’s peaceful ways—and the ex-cop turned Amish protector. But when their location is discovered, can Abraham protect her family…and possibly have a future by her side?

 

 

AMISH CHRISTMAS SECRETS
Love Inspired Suspense
Oct 2018 ~ ISBN 978-1-335-49066-7

SAFE HAVEN FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Leaving the nursing home where she works, Rosie Glick’s accosted by a man demanding incriminating evidence her murdered boyfriend stole—until Ezra Stoltz scares him off. Now with a killer dead set on silencing the Amish single mother, Ezra must hide Rosie and her baby to keep them safe. But can he expose a sinister conspiracy in time to save the woman he secretly loves?

 

 

AMISH RESCUE
Love Inspired Suspense
Apr 2018 ~ ISBN 978-1-335-49030-8

HIDING WITH THE AMISH

Englischer Sarah Miller escapes her captor by hiding in the buggy of an Amish carpenter. Joachim Burkholder is her only hope—and donning Plain clothing is the only way to keep safe and find her missing sister. But for Joachim, who’s just returning to the Amish, the forbidden Englischer is trouble. Trapping her kidnapper risks his life, but losing Sarah risks his heart.

 

 

UNDERCOVER AMISH
Love Inspired Suspense
Oct 2017 ~ ISBN 978-0-373-45735-9

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER

AMISH COUNTRY REFUGE

After Hannah Miller’s mother is murdered and her sisters go missing, someone comes after her. Now the only way she can survive is to entrench herself in an Amish community…and rely on Lucas Grant, a former police officer who is planning to join the Amish faith, for protection. But finding refuge for Hannah— disguised as Plain at a secluded inn—pulls Lucas back into his old life. And when Lucas discovers the criminals after them may be the people who killed his partner, the mission to take them down becomes personal. With the assailants closing in, though, can Lucas stop them…and finally put his past behind him to start an Amish life with Hannah?

 

 

AMISH REFUGE
Love Inspired Suspense
May 2017 ~ ISBN 978-0-373-67822-8

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER

HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT

Miriam Miller barely escapes the ruthless attacker that killed her mother and kidnapped her sister. Running deeper into the woods, she’s running out of hope…until she falls into the arms of an unlikely bodyguard—a peaceful Amish farmer. Something about Abram Zook inspires her trust, but even in bucolic Willkommen, Georgia, Miriam faces danger. Both from the men pursuing her and from her growing feelings for the caring—though guarded— widower who protects her. Because if she falls for Abram she’ll have to embrace his Amish faith as her own—or lose him. With each minute, her abductor creeps closer, pushing Miriam to an inevitable choice: stay and risk her heart…or leave and risk her life.

 

 

PLAIN TRUTH
Love Inspired Suspense
September 2016 ~ ISBN 978-0-373-44766-4

AMISH COUNTRY SECRETS

When widowed doctor Ella Jacobsen is attacked and left for dead in her children's clinic, the peace she's found in Georgia's Amish country is shattered. Someone is after something in her clinic and wants her out of the way…but what are they looking for? Ella knows only that her life is in the hands of army special agent Zach Swain. Zach can't resist the vulnerable but headstrong Ella, who stares down danger to care for the people she loves. With one look, the loner soldier goes from investigator to protector. To save Ella, he must uncover the secrets that swirl around the idyllic community. And he needs to do it fast, because Ella is running out of time.

 

 

PLAIN DANGER
Love Inspired Suspense
February 2016 ~ ISBN 978-0-373-44721-3

#5 on Publishers Weekly Best Sellers List!

DANGEROUS INHERITANCE

When Carrie York arrives at the house she inherited from her father in an Amish community, she's shocked to discover a soldier's body on the property. Her neighbor, army special agent Tyler Zimmerman, starts investigating the murder, and Carrie fears it's related to her father's mysterious death. Tyler doesn't trust the pretty speechwriter or the suspicious timing of her arrival—especially since her boss is responsible for his father's death. But when someone attacks Carrie, Tyler insists on protecting her. With his help, will Carrie be able to hold on to her inheritance and her life?

 

 

“A MIRACLE FOR CHRISTMAS”
in A HEART FULL OF CHRISTMAS

October 2015

There's no time like the holidays to fall into romance with some of the best-known inspirational romance authors around! No matter what part of the country (or world!) you're from, these tender, holiday themed romances make you feel the joy of a faith-filled Christmas and the tender spirit of angels with every page you turn! Join these authors as they transport you to a "Joy-to-the-World" type happy-ever-after, the kind of joy every couple deserves! 

"A Miracle for Christmas,” by Debby Giusti 

Nurse Brigid O’Grady refuses to open her heart to NYPD Detective Tony Calabrese, knowing she could lose him to the gang violence that killed her own father. But working to save a gunshot victim on Christmas Eve puts Brigid in the gang’s crosshairs and forces her to confront the very danger she most fears. Can Tony save Brigid and give her hope for a future together … or do they both need a miracle to make the darkness turn merry and bright?

 

 

PERSON OF INTEREST
Love Inspired Suspense
August 2015 ~ ISBN 978-0-373-44686-5

Award of Merit Recipient for the HOLT Medallion
 

WOMAN ON THE RUN

While babysitting a young servicewoman's infant, Natalie Frazier hears a murder in the neighboring army duplex. Convinced her former commander is behind the crime, the ex-soldier bolts with the baby. But who will believe her story? Army investigator Everett Kohl deals only with the facts, but this time his gut instincts can't be denied. Is the attractive Natalie a cunning killer, as his ranking officers believe, or an innocent victim? Ordered to bring her in, Everett has a decision to make. Helping her could cost him his job…but not protecting Natalie and the baby could get all of them killed…

 

 

“STOLEN KISSES”
in IN COFFEE SHOP ROMANCES

JULY 2015

Join four award-winning, best-selling authors as they embrace America... and Americana!... with four delightful, warm romances wrapped around one great, low price! A blend of fun, inspiration, humor, intrigue and l-o-v-e, these stories... and the heroes you find inside... will make you smile and sigh.

"STOLEN KISSES,” by Debby Giusti 

Amanda Hopkins returns home to care for her teenage brother after the deaths of their parents and lands in the middle of a convenience store heist. Handsome Noah Ryan, a bad boy turned cop, is the investigating officer and the last person Amanda wants to see, but when the robbers come after Amanda, she has to forgive the past and trust Noah, which means she might lose her heart to him…again.

 

 

STRANDED
Love Inspired Suspense
March 2015 ~ ISBN 978-0-373-44655-1

AMISH COUNTRY REFUGE

Colleen Brennan has one goal—take down her sister's killer. But chasing after evidence leaves her in the path of a tornado and stranded in an Amish community. With the killer nearby, Colleen must depend on the kindness of Special Agent Frank Gallagher. Although the army officer is recuperating from a battlefield injury, he wants to help the beautiful woman he rescued from the tornado's fury. He can tell she's hiding something important. But getting her to reveal her secrets may be his most dangerous mission ever.

 

 

“HOMECOMING” IN A RECIPE FOR ROMANCE:
A collection of 22 inspirational stories and recipes.

Each author shares her personal favorite recipe and a related story in a collection that focuses on happy stomachs and Happily Ever Afters.

All proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit children’s charities.

 

 

“MISSION: CHRISTMAS RESCUE” IN HOLIDAY DEFENDERS
Love Inspired Suspense
October 2014 ~ 978-0-373-44626-1

This holiday season, three military men of honor must do everything they can to save Christmas

"Mission: Christmas Rescue" by Debby Giusti

On the run from a killer, Elizabeth Tate must accept U.S. Army captain Nick Fontaine's protection for the sake of her young niece and nephew. Now her life is in the hands of the very man who broke her heart years ago.

"Special Ops Christmas" by Susan Sleeman

Researcher Claire Reed's top secret project is stolen, putting her at risk of being kidnapped to unlock it. Her undercover bodyguard—her former love, Green Beret Travis Chapman—is on his most dangerous mission yet.

"Homefront Holiday Hero" by Jodie Bailey

When someone tries to kill the daughter of a military official, U.S. Army major Tyler Rainey must keep Kelly Walters from harm…while guarding his own heart against very unexpected feelings.

 

 

THE AGENT’S SECRET PAST
Love Inspired Suspense
March 2014 ~ ISBN 978-0-373-44587-5

Winner 2015 Daphne du Maurier Award
for Inspirational Suspense
Finalist 2015 Award of Excellence

THREAT FROM HER AMISH PAST

Eight years ago, a drifter destroyed Becca Miller's ties to her Amish community—and murdered her family. Now a special agent with Fort Rickman's criminal investigation department, Becca knows her past has caught up with her and doesn't want to relive it. She's convinced that the killer, who supposedly died years ago, is very much alive and after her. Special agent Colby Voss agrees to help her investigate. Yet the closer they get to the truth, the closer the killer gets to silencing her permanently.

 

 

THE SOLDIER'S SISTER
Love Inspired Suspense
September 2013 ~ ISBN 9780373445530

WHO WILL PROTECT HER?

Someone wants Stephanie Upton dead. A warning to leave town is just the beginning. Fearing for her life, Stephanie turns to Special Agent Brody Goodman for help and protection. But can she trust him when he’s convinced her own brother is a prime suspect? Torn between her devotion to two men—an estranged brother whose trust she yearns to regain and an agent she may be falling for—Stephanie doesn’t know who or what to believe. As feelings between her and Brody escalate, she’ll have to choose sides to stay alive.

 

 

THE GENERAL'S SECRETARY
Love Inspired Suspense
Janurary 2013 ~ ISBN 9780373445219

Finalist 2014 Daphne du Maurier Award for Inspirational Suspense

TRUSTING THE WRONG PERSON CAN BE DEADLY

Lillie Beaumont's dark past has just turned up on her porch--fatally wounded. The dying words of the man imprisoned for killing Lillie's mother suggest hidden secrets. Criminal Investigations Division special agent Dawson Timmons agrees. He has his own motive for seeking the truth, and it gives Lillie every reason to doubt him. But even as they reluctantly begin to face painful secrets together, Dawson fears that a murderer is waiting to strike again. And this time, Lillie is right in the line of fire...

 

THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER
Love Inspired Suspense
August 2012 ~ ISBN 9780373445011
Award of Merit Recipient for the HOLT Medallion

UNDER SIEGE

A ruthless killer is targeting the families of soldiers in a U.S. Army Colonel’s brigade. Special agent Jamison Steele, of the Criminal Investigation Division, vows to stop him—because this time, Jamison’s heart is involved. The colonel’s daughter, the woman who loved and left Jamison without a word, came face-to-face with the murderer. Protecting Michele Logan means constant surveillance. And solving the mystery of the serial killer’s motive requires asking Michele the questions she least wants to answer. Questions that may lead them both into a deadly trap.

 

 

THE CAPTAIN'S MISSION
Love Inspired Suspense
October 2011 ~ ISBN 978037344618

Award of Merit Recipient for the HOLT Medallion
Finalist Daphne du Maurier Award for Inspirational Suspense
Finalist Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence
Finalist The Golden Quill

A DEMONSTRATION TURNED DEADLY

When one of his soldiers is killed by live ammunition during what was supposed to be a simple training exercise, Captain Phil Thibodeaux wants answers. Even if it means working with the Criminal Investigation Division that seems certain to pin the blame on him. But after CID agent Kelly McQueen defends his conduct, Phil realizes that there’s more to the dedicated agent than meets the eye. Maybe she’s someone he can trust, after all. And he’ll need someone to rely on as investigations lead him to doubt everyone else—even his own soldiers.

 

 

THE OFFICER'S SECRET
Love Inspired Suspense
May 2011 ~ ISBN 9780373444427

Philosophy of Romance Inspirational Suspence Book of the Year

SECRETS ON AND OFF BASE

In the middle of the night, Maggie Bennett finds her army officer sister dead in her military housing. She’s devastated by the loss of the estranged sibling with whom she was trying to reconnect. But as U.S. Army criminal investigations agent Nate Patterson begins asking questions about the officer’s suspicious death, Maggie can’t tell the handsome man everything she knows. Except that her sister was definitely murdered—for a secret Maggie can’t share. Then she walks into the killer’s trap and has to trust Nate with the truth…and her heart.

 

 

 

KILLER HEADLINE
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense
Feb 2010 ~ ISBN 9780373443819

Winner National Readers’ Choice Award

WHO WILL BE NEXT?

Two women in the witness protection program have been murdered in Montana. The connection? The mob…and the victims’ green eyes. Coincidence? Not according to journalist Violet Kramer, who’s counting on her exposé to reveal the truth, protect women in danger—and establish herself as an ace reporter. Undercover cop Clay West thinks she’s making a deadly mistake that could bring the mob to her door. And when the lawman with the piercing black eyes insists on protecting her himself, Violet knows she’s already in danger.

CHRISTMAS PERIL
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense
Dec 2009 ~ ISBN 9780373443659

Golden Quill Winner Novella Category

It’s hardly a happy holiday for medical researcher Callie Evans…until she discovers her ailing patient is her long-lost brother.  And he’s being watched by undercover police officer Joe Petrecelli.  When the trio is abducted by a cadre of bad guys, Joe and Callie will have to fight to keep her brother—and themselves—alive.

PROTECTING HER CHILD
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense
May 2009 ~ ISBN 9780373443390
Winner 2010 The Gayle Wilson Award for Excellence
The Write Touch Finalist

“WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BABY?”

Wealthy heiress Eve Townsend is close to death. But before she dies, she has to know: what happened to the daughter she gave up for adoption twenty-four years before? Did she inherit her mother’s life-threatening disease? Medical researcher Pete Worth is ready to find answers by tracking her down. And when he finally locates Meredith Lassiter, he finds her widowed, pregnant and on the run. The loan sharks who killed her husband want her dead…and Pete is the only one standing in their way.

"A captivating mystery and fast pacing make this a great read."
4 1/2Stars, Romantic Times Reviews

COUNTDOWN TO DEATH
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense
October 2008 ~ ISBN 9780373443109

The Write Touch Award Finalist
CataNetwork Reviewers’ Choice Award Winner for 2008

MEDICAL MYSTERY . . . OR MURDER?

How did five people from a small Georgia town contract a rare, deadly disease? Medical researcher Allison Stewart has to work against the clock to find out. Yet before she can ask one question, someone tries to kill her.

A handsome recluse who is shrouded in suspicion saves her. Many believe Luke Garrison is guilty of a decade-old murder—a murder with ties to Allison’s case. Allison dares to work closely with Luke. But is she setting herself up to become victim number six?

4 Stars, Romantic Times BOOKreviews

MIA: MISSING IN ATLANTA
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense
March 2008 ~ ISBN 9780373442843

Gayle Wilson Award Finalist
The Write Touch Award Finalist

HIS GIRLFRIEND HAD VANISHED

Granted, he hadn't known her long.  But returning war hero Jude Walker expected to eventually marry the woman he'd met during his last leave.  Not find her missing.  Or learn that her last known address was a homeless shelter in a dangerous part of the city. 

The shelter's temporary director, Sarah Montgomery, didn't know Jude's friend.  But she knew the streets, knew the dangers--from drugs to prostitution to the most cold-blooded of criminals--right outside her door.  Knew that the handsome, brave captain was in for heartbreak.  And that falling in love with him was his riskiest move yet.

"Debby Giusti doesn't pull any punches in this intriguing story that's like a maze with no end."
4 Stars, Romantic Times BOOKreviews

SCARED TO DEATH
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense
August 2007 ~ ISBN 9780373442560

Available in large-print hardcover
Thorndike Pre
WINNER
2008 Daphne du Maurier Award
for Inspirational Romantic Suspense

SOMETHING SCARED KATE’S FRIEND TO DEATH.
LITERALLY.

An unexpected phone call from a frantic, estranged friend sent
scientist Kate Murphy to a rural town in Georgia. But neither woman made the meeting. Kate’s friend died mysteriously. And Kate herself was trapped in a horrific accident until rescued by Nolan Price, her friend’s handsome boss. And the widowed single father might know more about secrets and lies than he was telling.

Offered refuge in his house—which happened to be in the dark woods that so scared her friend—Kate sought the truth. But what she found would shock her—and her faith—to the core.
"Ms. Giusti is an author to add to that keeper list."
Fresh Fiction

"Debby Giusti starts out with a bang and never lets up."
Mary Connealy, author of Petticoat Ranch, At Home With Christian Fiction

NOWHERE TO HIDE
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense
April 2007 ~ ISBN 9780373442393

Available in large-print hardcover
Thorndike Press
BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST
INSPIRATIONAL READER’S CHOICE AWARD FINALIST

HER HUSBAND WAS MURDERED.
NOW SOMEONE’S TRYING TO KIDNAP HER SON.

If she’d arrived a moment later, her husband’s killer would have taken her son away forever. Fearful the perpetrator would return, Lydia Sloan fled to an island of refuge off the Georgia coast. As she attempted to unravel the tangle of lies left by her husband, Lydia knew that with the murderer only a step behind, her son was far from safe.

Matt Lawson, the fiercely handsome security guard, seemed to be the only one she could trust with her secret. Yet as danger rose with the evening tide, Lydia was left with nowhere to hide.Debby’s debut novel.

"Nowhere to Hide is a riveting and compelling story that keeps you turning the page. Debby Giusti is a wonderful new voice in romantic suspense."
Margaret Daley, Award-winning author, Vanished

"Debby Giusti puts you right smack in the middle of the action with Nowhere to Hide. Suspenseful, faith driven, and fast paced, this book has everything. I highly recommend it!"
Lenora Worth, Award-winning author, Secret Agent Minister

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