Blake and Shelby Gunner think they’re living the perfect life. He’s a hotshot homicide detective and she is doing what she loves best, small theatre acting. But after an arrest goes badly and Blake is shot and injured, they decide to leave the crime-ridden city for the quiet, quirky little hamlet where he grew up. Nestled along Lake Superior in the upper peninsula of Michigan, Port Scuttlebutt isn’t as calm and serene as they anticipated. Below an innocent Mayberry surface are secrets as dangerous as the great lake’s rip currents.
Staying at The Drunken Sailor Bed and Breakfast, they learn that the proprietor’s wife was killed in an unsolved hit-and-run and there’s more to this mystery than meets the eye. The mayor, the librarian, a homeless man, and a rich old woman all have legitimate motives for murder. Can the Gunners figure it out before the killer’s next victim is lying dead in the road?

~~Editorial Reviews:
"ROADKILL by Barbara E Brink has it all. It is an on the cozy-side mystery, fast-paced suspense, and laugh out loud humor. Her characters are strong, easy to like or not, and I found myself easily stepping into the world of Port Scuttlebutt, MI. Blake and Shelby Gunner are in the middle of a life-changing decision when murder and mayhem threaten to derail their dreams. Blake, a former cop is drawn into an old mystery fraught with personal danger. Shelby loves her man and isn’t about to let him go solving mysteries and murders by himself, and decides she’s the perfect woman for the job. Author Barbara E Brink’s talents shine most brightly in this first book of the Double Barrel Mysteries series. -Joy DeKok, Author of Between the Lies.

Barbara E Brink exhibits quite an imagination and skill at setting up a mystery. I loved all the teasing threads and how she tied them together. The characters were real and natural and some so quirky I couldn't wait to see what they'd do next. By the final chapters, I was rushing to get to the resolution. I sincerely hope she makes a series out of Roadkill.
- Felicia Mires, author of Christian romance for any genre.

A mail-order bride. A murdered groom. An outlaw twin with everything to hide.Widowed Sally Golding is ready for a second chance. After an unhappy first marriage, she boards a train from St. Louis to Beaumont, Texas, hoping to begin again with Mark Paynter, the kindhearted rancher whose letters promised a new life and a loving home.But when Sally arrives in the wilds of Texas, the man waiting for her is not Mark at all.Johnny Paynter is on the run from a hanging in Denver for a murder he did not commit. Seeking refuge at his brother’s ranch, he discovers Mark has been killed by outlaws terrorizing the countryside. With no other place to hide, and with Sally’s arrival threatening to expose everything, Johnny makes a desperate choice.He takes his dead brother’s place.Now bound by a marriage built on deception, Sally and Johnny must navigate danger, secrets, and a growing attraction neither expected. But as Mark’s killers draw closer and Johnny’s past threatens to catch up with him, the truth may destroy the fragile trust between them.Can a young widow searching for safety and an outlaw fighting for justice find love in the heart of the Old West?The Outlaw Takes a Bride is an award-winning clean Western romance filled with mail-order bride charm, mistaken identity, ranch life, outlaw danger, faith, forgiveness, and sweet romance. Perfect for readers who enjoy clean and wholesome romance, Christian historical fiction, Old West adventure, marriage of convenience tropes, and heartwarming frontier love stories.

When a CIA agent encounters a woman with amnesia, her past may lead him to an elusive terrorist—as well as the love he lost—in this romantic thriller.Amnesia may be keeping Ella Weiss from remembering her past—but not from saving the little boy who's been her fellow prisoner the last seven years. After managing to escape her cell, all she wants is to find where little Joseph is being kept. Instead she runs straight into CIA agent Kyle Jennings.Kyle isn't sure if Ella is actually a kidnaping victim or if she's working for the gunrunner he's been after. One thing he is certain of is her uncanny resemblance to the wife he thought he'd buried. To save a child's life and stop a terrorist from slipping through his fingers, he'll need to uncover the secrets of Ella's past—and whether or not she's really the woman he's never stopped loving.

When a killer stalks a small town, a doctor and a missionary find strength in God and each other in this romantic suspense mystery.After one of her patients is murdered, Dr. Megan Bradley has to get away. Away from the crime she saw but couldn't prevent, and away from missionary Gerard Vance, who almost made her trust in love again. Shaken and scared, Megan flees to the one place she can heal—her small Missouri hometown. She never expected Gerard to follow her . . . or for danger to find her again. When they discover a murderer lurks in town, Megan will need strength from Gerard—and the Lord—to save lives. Including their own.

A woman with amnesia must rely on her faith and the courage of a determined DEA agent to escape a web of intrigue—from the author of Yosemite Firestorm.She was framed! Or was she? If only she could remember . . .Border patrol agent Jocelyn Walker has no memory of how she turned up unconscious with a cache of drugs—or why a gang is dead set on killing her. With evidence stacking up against her, Joss takes refuge with driven DEA agent Dylan Murphy, who guards—and suspects—her. But will finally trusting each other lead them into a trap they'll never escape?

She’s on a mission to save her ranch. Losing her heart isn’t part of the plan.Lonestar Investigator Tucker Pratt is no stranger to trouble—or going undercover to catch those who cause it. This time, he’s driving a cattle transport to unmask a ruthless rustler. When he finds an all-too-familiar stowaway, the case becomes more complicated…and personal.Mallory Evans is desperate for answers. With her cattle disappearing faster than she can replace them, and the sheriff short on leads, she takes her fight for justice into her own hands. And inadvertently throws herself at the mercy of a man she’s not sure she can trust… But relying on each other may be their only shot at staying alive.Escape into a clean romantic thriller where the hunters go boot-to-boot with the hunted, and a Texas-sized attraction could jeopardize everything.