Fires smolder endlessly below the dangerous surface of Guatemala City’s municipal dump. Deadlier fires seethe beneath the tenuous calm of a nation recovering from brutal civil war. Anthropologist Vicki Andrews is researching Guatemala’s “garbage people” when she stumbles across a human body. Curiosity turns to horror as she uncovers no stranger, but an American environmentalist—Vicki’s only sister, Holly. With authorities dismissing the death as another street crime, Vicki begins tracing Holly’s last steps, a pilgrimage leading from slum squalor to the breathtaking and endangered cloud forests of the Sierra de las Minas Biosphere. But every unraveled thread raises more questions. What betrayal connects Holly’s murder, the recent massacre of a Mayan village, and the long-ago deaths of Vicki’s own parents? Nor is Vicki the only one demanding answers. Before her search reaches its startling end, the conflagration has spilled across international borders to threaten an American administration and the current war on terror. With no one turning out to be who they’d seemed, who can Vicki trust and who should she fear? A politically relevant tale of international intrigue and God’s redemptive beauty and hope. ** Praise for Betrayed by Jeanette Windle: "But above all, Betrayed is an examination of compassion as well as cruelty, corruption as well as sacrifice." Bookworm Review 9.08 * "Windle beautifully intertwines faith throughout the book as Vicki struggles with her past, with her fears and with her God." Baptist Life 3.08 * "Life, death, and innocence lost, Betrayed is a must read for globally-minded believers." BuddyHollywood 3.08 * "This very talented writer has written a suspenseful, thrilling story that very naturally incorporates some of the most powerful lessons of faith I’ve encountered in fiction in some time!" Christian Fiction Blog Alliance 2.08 * "Betrayed is an intense, interesting story that exposes some of the harsh realities in the world beyond the borders of the United States. The background information is thick and may be difficult to grasp at some points, but is easy to pick up once the story gets moving. Fans of mysteries and international thrillers will greatly enjoy this book." Christian Book Previews 8.08 * "Betrayed reveals the U.S. involvement in Guatemala in the last few decades, how the decisions of few in powerful positions can and do change the lives on millions, affect the balance of power between nations, and alter the course of history." Christian Review of Books 4.08 * "Jeanette’s use of her vast personal experience and detailed research, as well as the fact that another intelligence person said her ‘mind thinks like a terrorist,’ adds a great deal of gritty realism to her novels. Her locales, scenes and dialogue ring true because she’s experienced a lot of it firsthand." Church Libraries Spring 2008 * "Betrayed" is the latest in a long line of award winning novels by J.M. Windle that will leave you breathless with the suspense and amazed at the painstaking detail. In fact, I've heard it said that her novels ring with such authenticity that she's been questioned by authorities on just how she gains her knowledge! Deenas Books 2.08 * "BETRAYED is an exhilarating thriller that shows how people in power who are corrupt can make an entire nation fear and obey them in order to avoid death and torture." Harriet Klausner 4.08 * "A gratifying twist toward the end will ensure that readers make it to the final pages." PW 1.08 * "Detail and intrigue make this story a page-turner...The details are so exact, these same agencies thought the author was privy to classified material." In the Library Reviews 4.08 * "Windle, who grew up in Colombia as the child of missionary parents, incorporates realistic details involving Guatemala’s politics and stark social conditions into her engrossing story, which will attract readers who enjoy international suspense thrillers."

Betrayed

Religion & Spirituality

Windle, Jeanette

Christian Books & Bibles

Taraja Press

KABUL, 2001 -- American forces have freed Afghanistan from the Taliban. Kites have returned to the skies. Women have removed their burqas. There is dancing in the streets. Eight years later, Afghanistan is a far cry from those first images of a country freed from Taliban rule. When Special Forces veteran Steve Wilson returns to Kabul as security chief to the minister of interior, he is disillusioned with the corruption and violence that has overtaken the country he fought to free. Relief worker Amy Mallory arrives in Afghanistan ready to change the world. She soon discovers that as a Western woman, the challenges are monumental. Afghan native Jamil returns to his homeland seeking work, but a painful past continues to haunt him. All three are searching for truth and freedom when a suicide bombing brings them together on Kabul's dusty streets. But what is the true source of freedom -- and its cost? ~ Award-winning author and journalist Jeanette Windle has more than a dozen books in print. Jeanette has lived in six countries and traveled in nearly thirty, including Afghanistan. Her detailed research leads to writing so realistic that it has prompted government agencies to question her to determine if she has receive classified information. Jeanette and her husband reside in Lancaster, PA.

Veiled Freedom

FREEDOM'S STAND: The exciting sequel to VEILED FREEDOM! Kabul, Afghanistan - Jamil renounced a life of jihad when he encountered the life-changing message of Jesus Christ, but villagers and authorities in the hills of Afghanistan respond with skepticism . . . and even violence. Relief worker Amy Mallory is shocked by the changes in her organization - changes with dire implications for the women and children under her care. And concern for her former assistant, Jamil, weighs heavily on her heart. Former Special Forces veteran Steve Wilson faces off against the riots and corruption of Kabul’s upcoming election. He's looking for something that will give his life purpose but is confident that he won’t find it in Afghanistan. All three are searching for love and freedom in a country where political and religious injustice runs rampant. But when religious freedom becomes a matter of life and death, they discover that the cost of following Jesus may require the ultimate sacrifice. PRAISE FOR FREEDOM'S STAND “If you have ever wondered what life is like 'behind the veil' of Islam in Afghanistan, then Freedom's Stand will touch your heart like nothing else. It brings a message of hope for those whose lives are a desperate search for the reality of God.” - Dr. Carl Moeller, President and CEO of Open Doors USA “The vivid setting of Windle’s captivating page-turner captures the soul and struggle of the Afghan people. You can’t finish a Windle novel without being deeply moved and better informed about the world around you.” - Romantic Times In FREEDOM'S STAND Windle conveys well a beautiful land that has suffered under constant war, cruel and corrupt officials, and Islam . . . Windle's engrossing story doesn't offer easy answers, but it does show how the gospel empowers believers to live courageously amid bleak circumstances.” - World Magazine "Absolutely Riveting. Move over, Kite Runner, because FREEDOM'S STAND captures the life and culture of Afghanistan as if you are standing in the middle of Kabul, smelling the fires of rubber tires, listening to the Islamic call to prayer, wrapped in a burqa, while still offering a gripping message of hope and salvation. FREEDOM'S STAND is an absolute must read." - Susan May Warren, RITA award-winning author of My Foolish Heart "I've read several books about the terror and tumult in contemporary Afghanistan, but not until reading Jeanette Windle's FREEDOM'S STAND did I realize that Islam's honored prophet Isa Masih holds the answer for this blood-stained country. You may know the prophet as Yeshua or Jesus the Christ, but FREEDOM'S STAND beautifully illustrates how he brings inner peace by whatever name he is known." - Angela Hunt, bestselling author of The Fine Art of Insincerity "Jeanette’s characters capture the despair of what Afghanistan is and the hope of what it could be. Within the lives of three vastly different souls, she weaves a wonderfully believable tale about the unlikeliest coalition imaginable. But in the end they all seek the answer to the universal question of ‘what am I supposed to do now, Lord?’” - Joe DeCree, retired Army Special Forces major and private security contractor

Freedom's Stand

Captured in Colombia (Parker Twins Series)

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

Secret of the Dragon Mark (Parker Twins Series)

The smallest flame shines brightest against the darkest night. If absolute power breeds absolute corruption, what happens when a multinational corporation with unlimited funds hires on a private military company with unbridled power, especially in a war-torn African nation where any governmental accountability is for sale at only too cheap a price? While former Marine lieutenant Robin Duncan is no stranger to corruption or conspiracy, she has always been able to tell the good guys from the bad. At first, her current assignment is no different: working on behalf of an international corporation to insurgent killer. But as a ruthless global conspiracy begins to surface, run by powerful men who can't afford to leave witnesses, Robin doesn't know who to trust. Nor can she see any way to save the Ituri rainforest villagers she has sworn to protect. Why is God silent amid all the pain and injustice? And how do these people of faith continue to rejoice in their suffering? ABOUT THE AUTHOR: As a child of missionary parents, award-winning author and journalist JEANETTE WINDLE grew up in equatorial South America's guerilla hot zones, has lived in six countries, and traveled in more than thirty. Her detailed research and writing is so realistic that it has prompted government agencies to question her to determine if she has received classified information. Such experiences have birthed more than twenty fiction and non-fiction titles, including award-winning novels Veiled Freedom, Freedom's Stand, and political suspense bestseller CrossFire.

Congo Dawn

If you thought Sara Conner was safe . . . think again. Sara narrowly escaped the ruins of the Cortez drug empire to find sanctuary in Miami. But is she really safe? And what of special agent Doug Bradford? Can a relationship formed under fire survive the stress of Doug’s dangerous profession? When old enemies resurface, the trail of suspicion leads to the lawless Tri-Frontier region of South America where drug-dealing, smuggling, and terrorism hide behind the tourist trade of Iguazu Falls, the world’s greatest cascades. A routine drug raid catapults Sara and Doug into a raging firestorm that sweeps across international borders . . . and this time the flames of terror burn in their own homeland.

Firestorm (Crossfire)

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