Everyone thinks she's dead While flying a routine border patrol mission over Iraq, air force captain Katie Slater's plane is blown from the sky and hurtles deep into enemy territory. And Katie awakens to hell. But six years later she comes home Helped by a compassionate guard, Katie is finally free. But the perfect life she left behind has vanished. Her husband is remarried, her two children—who barely remember her—have another mother. And Katie's former copilot, C. D. Quade, her rock and confidant, can't let go of his guilt over leaving her behind. And now nothing is the same Losing everything means not only coming to terms with an imperfect past, but putting the military behind her and taking a chance on a long-held dream of starting her own garden business. Does Katie have the strength to grow a new life—on her own terms?

\ First published by Vicki Hinze writing as Victoria Cole in 1993. First time in ebook. \ SHE KNOWS A CHILD’S LIFE IS IN DANGER BUT NO ONE BELIEVES HER. HE KNOWS SHE’S A FRAUD AND IS OUT TO PROVE IT. THEY SEEK THE TRUTH AND DISCOVER THE TRUTH CAN SET YOU FREE . . . OR KILL YOU Caron Chalmers is an empath. A mind reader cursed with imaging only victims. She sees what they see, feels what they feel, endures what they endure and has since she was seven. But even with all the sensory perception and insights, sometimes she fails to save victims in time. Sometimes she interprets the signs wrong—and a year ago, she did exactly that. She messed up and a victim died. Caron nearly died with her. Her “gift” shut down. Now it’s back. There’s another victim—this time a child—and because of the mistake made last year and the shut-down, her police contact, though aware of her many successes, isn’t willing to stake his career on her. Yet he can’t dismiss her and calls in help from a private investigator, Parker Simms: a man with a past as bleak as Caron’s and a specific agenda of his own: proving Caron Chalmers is the fraud he believes her to be. In a hostile alliance, Caron and Parker seek the truth . . . and discover a labrynth of lies and deceptions that require skills and experience they have and trust they don’t but must somehow find before the child becomes another victim lost. Yet trust never comes without costs, and some are too steep to pay. The situation grows desperate. Time for the child’s survival grows short . . . and for Caron and Parker, who must live with the consequences of missteps and wrong moves, the unthinkable happens: Stakes that couldn’t get any higher soar. Praise for MIND READER “This is not a book to be begun at midnight. As tightly controlled a mystery/thriller as I’ve read in a long time. Not to be missed.” – Heartland Critiques “I loved this thrilling, suspenseful, and emotionally moving story–from the first page, I was hooked!” – Rendezvous “A powerful new author. A strong, emotional story of real people. Will worm their way into your heart and stay there.” – The Talisman “A tense, action-filled story of suspense that will keep you turning the pages.”– Affaire de Coeur “Victoria Cole [Hinze/Barrett] writes with a fresh ingenuity and intensity that will make readers eagerly anticipate future works.” – Romantic Times “A story that turns your blood hot–and cold–by turns. Plenty of chills, plenty of thrills.” – Nora Powers, author

Military attorney, Captain Tracy Keener, is forced to defend Special Operations officer, Captain Adam Burke: a man accused of leading his team into an active bombing range during a readiness exercise. All of the team members die—and Adam is rendered unconscious. He'd acted, he claims, under direct orders. But had he? His superior officers deny it, and Burke finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy that involves chemical weapons—and someone used them against his team. Problem is, no one, not even his attorney, believes him. But nothing is as it seems, and no one can be trusted. Keener and Burke discover that in matters such as these, the first victim is truth. And when they insist on seeking it, they're marked for death. The proverbial clock is ticking. Who will live long enough to reveal the truth—and will it have anything to do with the truth they sought... or are they caught in a much larger web? One with the potential to kill not just them but millions of people they swore an oath to serve, defend and protect? Duplicity was first published in 1999. This second edition has been updated and made suitable for most audiences. AWARDS: Top Pick Award - Romantic Times Golden Quill Award Reviewer's Choice Award Nominee, Best Suspense Novel of the Year, Romantic Times Daphne Du Maurier Award Finalist, Best Mainstream Suspense Novel of the Year REVIEWS: "Written in the tradition of A Few Good Men, this highly suspenseful story of a solitary woman's fight against an evil military conspiracy is one readers won't want to put down." - Library Journal "Hinze's suspense-filled novel is one that will keep the reader turning pages and trying to guess the next moves in a complex and intriguing plot." -Raleigh News and Observer "An exciting read. Guaranteed to keep you entertained." — Rocky Mountain News "[A] page-turner that fuses thriller and romance. Hinze has a knack for combining compelling realistic characterizations with suspense and a romantic plot line." - Publisher's Weekly