Updated cover! In COIL Extractions, a Collection of Christian Short Stories, Book 1, we find a sampling of D.I. Telbat's Suspenseful Fiction with a Faith Focus. Each adventure or suspense story shows a unique side of service for the Lord, and we are reminded that there is no redemption without sacrifice.Updated cover and bibliography. COIL Extractions is a Christian Short Story Collection, Book 1, and sampling of D.I. Telbat's Christian fiction adventures and suspense. You learn that C.O.I.L., Commission of International Laborers, is an organization formed to rescue persecuted Christians in volatile countries around the world. In each of these stories, we find a unique side of service for the Lord. Included is Bonus Chapter One of bestseller Dark Liaison, a Christian Suspense Novel, Book One in The COIL Series, in which we get a peek at a COIL mission of ex-CIA Agent Corban Dowler as he uses his skills to save at-risk believers. You can now find COIL Recruits for Christ, a Short Story Collection, Book 2. We are reminded that—there is no redemption without sacrifice.

In Dark Edge, CIA Agent Corban Dowler refuses a kill order, so is sanctioned for assassination by the agency he's worked with for years. Corban's new relationship with Jesus Christ will possibly cost him everything. In disguise, Corban initiates a rescue in India, and then we join a brainstorming session that reveals the beginnings of C.O.I.L., formed to serve God's people worldwide.* Recipient of the Redemptive Fiction Award of Excellence *In Dark Edge, Prequel to the C.O.I.L. Series, Christian suspense by D.I. Telbat, we find an international thriller providing background to Corban Dowler and the C.O.I.L. Organization. CIA Agent Corban Dowler has refused a kill order, therefore he is sanctioned for assassination by the very agency he has worked with for years. As Corban runs for his life, he must cut all ties and even abandon his wife in order to keep her alive. His new relationship with Jesus Christ may cost him everything . . . But Corban has a plan. He knows God's persecuted need his specialized skills, so he follows a lead to India, though poisonous clutches and a German hit squad are close behind. Disguised as a bearded Muslim weapons smuggler, Corban initiates a rescue in the midst of millions of Hindus participating in the Ganges River bathing festival.We also meet first-recruit ex-Mossad Agent Chloe Azmaveth and her husband as they brainstorm with Corban about a new organization to serve God's people worldwide. With Bonus Chapter One of Dark Liaison, Book One in the C.O.I.L. Series, and cover art by Streetlight Graphics, Dark Edge will not disappoint as you follow the founder of C.O.I.L. to the Edge of darkness. And we learn again, there is no redemption without sacrifice . . .

Afghanistan born U.S. Army consultant Emma Selah works as a fluent and multi-lingual interpreter assigned to a special forces team. Deployed to a base in Djibouti, Emma and First lieutenant Jorge "Pina Colada" Pena start to form a relationship built on friendship, mutual respect, and undeniable attraction. Then she discovers that he has been married the entire time when news of his wife's untimely death reaches them. She gives him no room for excuses or more deceptions. Distracted and feeling betrayed, Emma makes a tactical mistake and becomes the hostage of a dangerous terrorist cell. Pena comes to her rescue but is gravely wounded. Emma remains by his side while his life hangs in the balance. He doesn't want to live without her and she can no longer live without him. Can they find a way to bridge the gap between their separate worlds?

The men in Robin's life have never been anything but pushers and users. Tony's intrusion into her exhausted world both infuriates her and intrigues her. Does Tony have a chance to break through the wall of ice Robin built around her heart?To Robin Bartlett, men were nothing more than violent users. After a hair-raising childhood, Robin and her two younger half sisters battled simply to survive. Determined to give her sisters a very different life from that of their mother; to never have to rely on a man for anything, she worked two jobs and put them both through college, while accepting help from no one. Her heart had turned to ice and she had no use for men or God.Antonio “Tony” Viscolli had grown up on the streets, homeless. At seventeen, he entered a downtown church with the intent of casing it, but found himself on his knees at the altar. After being fostered by the youth minister, Tony followed God’s leading and eventually became a very successful and powerful businessman. In a fallen world, he was a gem.When Tony bought the restaurant where Robin bartended, she immediately resented his intrusion into her well ordered, but exhausting, life. She suspected his offering her special attention and constant kindness was merely his way of expecting something from her in return, something she wasn’t willing to give.Tony knew God had led him to Robin. Would she ever allow herself to trust him? Could she ever allow herself to trust God? Or would the winter of their tragic youth rise from the shadows of the past and freeze any chance at happiness?

Medical missionary Cynthia Myers is trained to save lives. Captain Rick Norton of the Special Forces A-Team is ordered to take them. When Cynthia's past catches up to her, they must learn to put aside their differences to make it out alive from the treacherous jungles of a war-torn African country.

Assumed dead after a humanitarian airdrop, Agent Titus Caspertein fights against hyenas, wild dogs, and isolation in the African savanna. With broken limbs and predators prowling for blood, Titus relies on a young boy. Unless his wife finds him before an armed rhino poacher does, Titus will become a casualty of wild Zimbabwe in Distant Boundary, Prequel for The COIL Legacy by D.I. Telbat.In Distant Boundary, Prequel for The COIL Legacy Series, D.I. Telbat takes us to a distant land where danger knows no boundaries.Now working for COIL, Agent Titus Caspertein has left the criminal underworld to carry the cross of Christ, but survival has never seemed more unlikely for this new Christian.Assumed dead after a bungled humanitarian airdrop, Titus fights for his life against hyenas, wild dogs, and isolation in the African savannah.With two broken limbs, and predators prowling for his blood, Titus relies on a young boy to keep him alive. Unless his wife, Annette, finds him before a heavily armed rhino poacher does, Titus will become a casualty of the Zimbabwe wilderness!With a Bonus Chapter from Distant Contact, Book One in The COIL Legacy, map downloads, and cover design by Streetlight Graphics, we pray you enjoy this exciting Prequel to The COIL Legacy. And discover there is truly no redemption without sacrifice.

Former college sweethearts FBI Special Agent Lynda Culter and Sergeant Bill Sanders of the Special Forces A-Team must team up to play husband and wife to stop an ecoterrorist organization in Istanbul. Can they put aside past hurts for the needs of their nation?

Stripped of everything, Alex comes to Jon for help, and only then does she learn her true value.Alexandra "Alex" Fisher has very little say in her choices for life. With a narcissistic, controlling father who holds her in contempt, she has learned to comply with any request just to keep the peace, including agreeing to marry his ideal candidate for her husband. They share the same faith, the same socioeconomic status, and have all the same friends. When her father sends her from her home in Connecticut to babysit her troublesome cousin, Alex feels powerless to say no despite having other plans and priorities. Her cousin takes off within the first week and Alex finds her in a local honky-tonk. When they go to fetch her, Jonathan "Jon" Dixon steps in and protects Alex from an unwelcome advance from a drunk cowboy.Jon took the mall project in Nashville as a way to spend two years healing away from the family he loves so much. Very much the prodigal, about six months...

Blow after blow, she hides her face and fights for her life.Doctor Ruth Burnette has everything she has ever dreamed possible: the perfect job, a twin sister who is her best friend, and a fiancé who is retiring from professional boxing as the middleweight champion of the world.Then came that fateful night when she witnessed a mafia execution. When her sister is murdered she knows she'll battle to the last round and never, ever throw in the towel. Now she's down for the count, in witness protection, anxious, alone except for the faithful company of her German Shepherd at her side.As the time draws near to when she has to leave her safe little corner she stays on her toes. She has to testify against one of the darkest criminals in New York, she shores up the courage to face the accused from the witness stand. Unexpectedly, he's not the one who worries her. She wonders what coming face-to-face with his son, VICTOR KOVALEV...her former...

Melody Mason and James Montgomery lead separate lives of discord until an unexpected meeting brings them to a sinister realization: unbeknownst to them, dark forces have directed their lives from the shadows, orchestrating movements, keeping them singing solo. Fire, loss, and bloodshed can't shake their faith in God to see them through as they face a percussive climax that leaves hearts and lives forever changed.

Phil Osbourne of Special Forces A-Team returned home from the military missing a leg and feeling like half a man, but Melisa Braxton has loved him since they met. When things take a dangerous turn at the women's shelter where Melissa works, Phil must overcome wounds both seen and unseen to find a strength long buried—and save the woman he loves.

Just one date can't hurt anything, right?Daisy Ruiz lives her life for her family and her family's ministry, serving as Executive Director. As the daughter of a youth pastor, she understands the importance of serving in church and teaches a women's Bible study. All of that is threatened when she finds out she's pregnant and that the father of her baby is a married man who wants nothing to do with her anymore.Ken Dixon grew up in a mission-minded family. He is always looking for ways to serve his community in the name of Christ. When he walks into Gálatas Seis to offer his support in building a home for a family in need, he is surprised to find the daughter of his youth pastor running the organization. He hasn't seen her since she was fifteen, but is attracted to her and asks her to dinner.Daisy Ruiz has loved Ken Dixon since she was in sixth grade and spent her entire teenage years pining for him. So, when he asks her out to dinner, it...

A package lost in the mail since 1940 brings a modern couple together in a miraculous way.Bestselling author VIOLET PEARL lives a perfectly content life: she helps run The Texas Pearl, her family's inn, lives with her sister and grandmother, and attends a great church just a block from home. She has never left her little corner of Texas and has no desire to do so now. In her spare time, Violet mentally travels to far off New York City, 1944, to solve crimes as the widow Mandalynn Clementine, the savvy sleuth in her murder mystery novels.US Army First Lieutenant CHASE ANDERSON feels like he needs a change. From his duty station in Hawaii, he receives a job offer in the civilian market at the same time he's asked to coach a pee wee football camp hosted by his alma mater, Texas A&M. Chase decides to take leave and coach the summer camp, intending to also check out the job offer. He has no idea God has other plans for him.When a time-worn postal package...

Two Olympians are matched in a media campaign that turns into something more than a game.Rio Games silver medalist and social media darling CORA “JADE” ANDERSON is approached by a popular cell phone company to launch a flirty but fake media campaign with ice hockey star DAVIS ELLIOTT. When things get off to a rocky start, Cora and Davis both wonder what they’ve gotten into and how they’ll get through the months until the Korean games.It’s not long until things start to warm up between the athletes and soon this fake romance becomes something much more real. Cora knows just how to work social media and engage her fans, and as the world watches and interacts with them, their love grows. When Davis is selected for Team USA, the opposition starts. As a Korean American, he’s already facing odds Cora can never comprehend, but he takes his frustration at the racism to the ice and lets the puck take the beating.

Includes Readers Guide! To Robin Bartlett, men were nothing more than violent users. After a hair-raising childhood, Robin and her two younger half sisters battled simply to survive. Determined to give her sisters a very different life from that of their mother; to never have to rely on a man for anything, she worked two jobs and put them both through college, while accepting help from no one. Her heart had turned to ice and she had no use for men or God.Antonio "Tony" Viscolli had grown up on the streets, homeless. At seventeen, he entered a downtown church with the intent of casing it, but found himself on his knees at the alter. After being fostered by the youth minister, Tony followed God's leading and eventually became a very successful and powerful businessman. In a fallen world, he was a gem.When Tony bought the restaurant where Robin bartended, she immediately resented his intrusion into her well ordered, but exhausting, life. She suspected his offering her special attention and constant kindness was merely his way of expecting something from her in return, something she wasn't willing to give.Tony knew God had led him to Robin. Would she ever allow herself to trust him? Could she ever allow herself to trust God? Or would the winter of their tragic youth rise from the shadows of the past and freeze any chance at happiness?About the AuthorHallee Bridgeman lives with her husband and their three children in small town Kentucky. When she's not writing Christian romance novels, she blogs about all things cooking and homemaking at Hallee the Homemaker. Hallee started writing when her oldest child and only daughter was a baby, but a busy professional career and being the wife of a deployed soldier had her shelve her books for another time. Two more children, a cross country move, and God's perfect timing brought the books off of the shelf to be dusted off and presented to you now. Hallee loves coffee, campy action movies, and regular date nights with her husband. Above all else, she loves God with all of her heart, soul, mind, and strength; has been redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ; and relies on the presence of the Holy Spirit. She prays her books are a blessing to you and would love to hear back from you.