
CHRISTINA FREEBURN Mystery and Suspense Author
The hope of a future for the broken begins in Mourning.
New Beginning Series
An inspirational romantic suspense series, New Beginnings follows a group of skip-tracers who dedicate their lives to relocating abused women who need a new start in life. These women and men face danger as they keep their clients -- and their own hearts -- safe.
LOST THEN FOUND: Skip-tracer Renee Stratford-Knight’s life plan changed upon her sister’s murder. Instead of using her skills to find people, Renee opened New Beginnings a firm specializing in “vanishing” abused women. Now her ex-husband –and former business partner – Jonas Knight reenters her life asking about her most vulnerable client.
In order to uncover the secret a teenager girl disappeared to keep, and a killer wants silenced, Jonas and Renee must struggle through distrust and the pain of their pasts to work together to save the life of teenage girl – and their own.
LED ASTRAY: When a mining company promises jobs in exchange for the mountaintop where the church resides, a battle erupts between the sister-towns of Mourning and Haven, WV. Skip-tracer Danita Ballinger races to Mourning before the lives of New Beginnings clients "vanished" to the off-the-grid town are jeopardized. Pastor Riley Coole refuses the help of the brazen woman forcing her way into his towns.
The murder of a key player in the tug-of-war over the mountain puts retaliation into motion. Danita and Riley must put aside their private battle to protect the people relying on them for safety. Will seeing each other in a new light put them on a path of acceptance and love, or create a further divide ripping apart the town and their own hearts?
SAFE AND SOUND: Four years ago while deployed, Connor's new bride lost her way in a blizzard and the mountain claimed her. Grief-stricken and injured, Connor returned home to wrestle with guilt and begin life as a widower. When a woman's body is uncovered, Connor learns his beloved was murdered...and the murderer has his sights on another woman. Connor's past and present are pulled apart when the woman claims she's Hannah.
The murderer who sent Hannah Stratford on the run has tracked her down. Now, the only way to stay alive is for Hannah to prove she didn't die in a blizzard. Connor offers her safety and protection in his home, but keeps his heart guarded from her. Hannah wants more than to save her life. She wants Connor.
LONG GONE: Reporter Eve Darling has the story of a lifetime, a candidate for governor and his brother connived a baby away from a teenage mom and plan on repeating it. Her boss won't believe without a source. Eve isn't willing to give up the first woman--herself. She turns to skip-tracer Alex Stratford to help locate the new intended victim.
Alex is stunned when Eve shows up and requests help. The woman who accused him of murder now accuses another man of a crime. Having battled Eve's mudslinging himself, Alex refuses. Determined to bring the brothers to justice, Eve continues the mission alone. When she's attacked, Alex rushes to her aid--and a decision alters lives forever. Can a battered and disgraced Eve and a battle-scarred Alex ever feel worthy of love from another?
FAR AND AWAY: Priscilla Thorn’s heart broke when her son killed his wife, and now shatters when her son takes his own life. Priscilla’s grief-stricken soul finds little comfort knowing before he died, Samuel turned his life over to God. Priscilla believes for Samuel to receive forgiveness from the Heavenly Father, she must give it to Samuel’s earthly father…her abusive ex-husband.
Edgar Fritz is stunned when the woman he loves takes her dying ex-husband into her home. While Priscilla sees caring for her ex-husband as showing God’s love, Edgar believes Stephen will use the opportunity for revenge. Edgar risks losing Priscilla’s friendship by insisting the man hasn’t changed his ways and has come back to hurt her one last time.
Is Priscilla endangering her life by insisting her ex-husband changed so the world -- and God -- will know her son had changed?