She escaped with her life, but she''s still far from safe ...

Kennedy survived an abduction, but she remains trapped inside the nightmare.

While she battles paralyzing flashbacks and crippling fear, one of her captors has escaped and vows to silence her witness permanently.

Kennedy must engage in a deadly battle of the mind as she struggles to stay alive. While fighting on two fronts — one psychological and one physical — the question isn’t whether she’ll come out of her trials stronger in the end.

The question is whether she''ll come out of them at all.

A gritty, edge-of-your-seat thrill ride, Paralyzed is book 2 in the bestselling Kennedy Stern Christian suspense series.

Buy your copy today ... just be prepared to stay up late!

Silver Medal, Illumination Book Awards Bronze Medal, Moonbeam Awards

"I never woulda guessed a bowl of crust noodles could cause so much trouble." ~ Woong,

North Korea, age unknown. It all started with a curse. When Woong''s hunger drives him to steal the fancy meal set out by his superstitious mother, he invokes a shaman''s wrath. Soon afterward, a flood ravages his home, ripping him from his parents and hurtling him into street life during the catastrophic North Korean famine of the 1990s. Traveling from place to place in order to survive, Woong meets a grandmother whose faith in the Dear Leader enables her to wait patiently for the arrival of food aid, an uncle whose plot to take over a grain silo could land the whole family in prison camp, and a mysterious character who may or may not have an angelic blessing. Woong''s journey is arduous, spanning several winters where cold and sickness are perils as deadly as starvation. Still, he holds on to hope of one day reversing the shaman''s curse and forging a new life of freedom and belonging.

Hailed as Alana''s most masterful novel to date, Flower Swallow is a touching story appropriate for most ages. Readers of suspense, young adult, and historical fiction will find Woong''s story inspiring and uplifting. It has been described as a "Korean Oliver Twist" and compared to "Life is Beautiful" because of its gentle handling of a very heavy topic. The Whispers of Refuge series is a collection of suspense novels that tell the stories of contemporary North Koreans.

These books can be read in any order.

A rogue cop. A city erupting in riots. And a college student risking everything for justice ...Kennedy didn''t ask to become the face of Boston''s biggest controversy. But when she and her black friend are assaulted by a white police officer, Kennedy finds herself entrenched in a case that''s far more dangerous than she could have ever imagined.

With her city devolving into chaos around her, Kennedy searches for the truth. She soon finds out, however, that the answers are from black and white.

Heart-stopping, thought-provoking, and unforgettably intense, Policed is book 3 in this bestselling Christian fiction series.

Buy your copy today ... just be prepared to stay up late!

He''d rather die than accept his son is gay. Now he might just get his wish ...

A politician''s personal life (as well as his career) is thrown into chaos when his teenager comes out of the closet. Kennedy watches the drama unfold in her friends'' lives without imagining how much she ... and everyone else around her ... are about to lose.

Worldviews collide. Tempers flare.And someone''s about to die ...

Book 4 in the bestselling Christian suspense series readers can''t stop raving about.

Buy Straightened today ... just be prepared to stay up late!

Facing doubts and terror at forty thousand feet ...

Kennedy can''t wait to spend winter break in Alaska. Unfortunately, her vacation might end up cut short before her plane ever lands. As terror unfolds in the air, Kennedy stops worrying about reaching her destination. For now, her biggest challenge is just to stay alive ...

As gripping, thrilling, and unforgettable as always, Turbulence is book 5 in the bestselling Christian suspense series readers can''t put down.

Buy your copy today ... just be prepared to stay up late!

She escaped with her life, but she''s still far from safe ...

Kennedy survived an abduction, but she remains trapped inside the nightmare.

While she battles paralyzing flashbacks and crippling fear, one of her captors has escaped and vows to silence her witness permanently.

Kennedy must engage in a deadly battle of the mind as she struggles to stay alive. While fighting on two fronts — one psychological and one physical — the question isn’t whether she’ll come out of her trials stronger in the end.

The question is whether she''ll come out of them at all.

A gritty, edge-of-your-seat thrill ride, Paralyzed is book 2 in the bestselling Kennedy Stern Christian suspense series.

Buy your copy today ... just be prepared to stay up late!

Silver Medal, Illumination Book Awards Bronze Medal, Moonbeam Awards

"I never woulda guessed a bowl of crust noodles could cause so much trouble." ~ Woong,

North Korea, age unknown. It all started with a curse. When Woong''s hunger drives him to steal the fancy meal set out by his superstitious mother, he invokes a shaman''s wrath. Soon afterward, a flood ravages his home, ripping him from his parents and hurtling him into street life during the catastrophic North Korean famine of the 1990s. Traveling from place to place in order to survive, Woong meets a grandmother whose faith in the Dear Leader enables her to wait patiently for the arrival of food aid, an uncle whose plot to take over a grain silo could land the whole family in prison camp, and a mysterious character who may or may not have an angelic blessing. Woong''s journey is arduous, spanning several winters where cold and sickness are perils as deadly as starvation. Still, he holds on to hope of one day reversing the shaman''s curse and forging a new life of freedom and belonging.

Hailed as Alana''s most masterful novel to date, Flower Swallow is a touching story appropriate for most ages. Readers of suspense, young adult, and historical fiction will find Woong''s story inspiring and uplifting. It has been described as a "Korean Oliver Twist" and compared to "Life is Beautiful" because of its gentle handling of a very heavy topic. The Whispers of Refuge series is a collection of suspense novels that tell the stories of contemporary North Koreans.

These books can be read in any order.

A rogue cop. A city erupting in riots. And a college student risking everything for justice ...Kennedy didn''t ask to become the face of Boston''s biggest controversy. But when she and her black friend are assaulted by a white police officer, Kennedy finds herself entrenched in a case that''s far more dangerous than she could have ever imagined.

With her city devolving into chaos around her, Kennedy searches for the truth. She soon finds out, however, that the answers are from black and white.

Heart-stopping, thought-provoking, and unforgettably intense, Policed is book 3 in this bestselling Christian fiction series.

Buy your copy today ... just be prepared to stay up late!

He''d rather die than accept his son is gay. Now he might just get his wish ...

A politician''s personal life (as well as his career) is thrown into chaos when his teenager comes out of the closet. Kennedy watches the drama unfold in her friends'' lives without imagining how much she ... and everyone else around her ... are about to lose.

Worldviews collide. Tempers flare.And someone''s about to die ...

Book 4 in the bestselling Christian suspense series readers can''t stop raving about.

Buy Straightened today ... just be prepared to stay up late!

Facing doubts and terror at forty thousand feet ...

Kennedy can''t wait to spend winter break in Alaska. Unfortunately, her vacation might end up cut short before her plane ever lands. As terror unfolds in the air, Kennedy stops worrying about reaching her destination. For now, her biggest challenge is just to stay alive ...

As gripping, thrilling, and unforgettable as always, Turbulence is book 5 in the bestselling Christian suspense series readers can''t put down.

Buy your copy today ... just be prepared to stay up late!