Jill Elizabeth Nelson Books in Order

After her father's murder, Desiree Jacobs inherits his respected security company and a hidden cache of stolen paintings. To protect his name and learn the truth, she must work with FBI agent Tony Lucano and step into the dangerous world of art theft.

When a frightened friend asks for help, museum security expert Desiree Jacobs and FBI agent Tony Lucano are drawn into a case involving stolen artifacts, a missing young woman, and a baby in danger. The trail leads from Boston to New Mexico and straight toward something brutal.

Security consultant Desiree Jacobs heads to Mexico for what should be a simple recovery job involving a stolen Mayan artifact. Instead she and FBI agent Tony Lucano are pulled into archaeological espionage, traffickers, and a fight to tell friend from enemy.

Samantha Reid uncovers old photographs in her new shop that could reopen a multiple homicide case. Teaming with surviving family member Ryan Davidson puts her in the spotlight, and in the path of a killer desperate to keep the past buried.

TV reporter Hallie arrives for an interview and finds a young model dead, with the victim's boyfriend holding the weapon. A bracelet linked to Hallie's late Nigerian mother turns the case into a personal search through murder and buried history.

Eighteen years after her sister's abduction and murder, Laney Thompson is being taunted by the killer again, and now her daughter is at risk. With former investigator Noah Ryder, she must follow old clues before history repeats itself.

Recently widowed Nicole Keller-Mattson discovers infant remains on her grandparents' property and stirs up a cold case her town never forgot. Working with Police Chief Rich Hendricks means facing buried family secrets and the chance that someone still wants the truth hidden.

Maddie Jerrard survived a deadly ambush on the Texas-Mexico border, but she cannot remember what happened. With suspicion falling on her and danger rising, she teams with journalist Chris Mason to uncover who set them up.

In this short craft guide, Nelson shows writers how to pull readers deep into a character's perspective. It is a practical, example-driven handbook on intimacy, immediacy, and avoiding flat, distant narration.

A blinding snowstorm strands single mother Laurel Adams and her teenage daughter at millionaire David Greene's remote cabin. When a body turns up in Laurel's trunk, the two become tangled in old accusations and a killer determined to finish the job.

Shane Gillum comes to Martha's Vineyard searching for evidence that could clear his imprisoned father's name. Instead he finds real estate agent Janice Swenson, a house full of secrets, and a saboteur who may be hunting them both.

Nelson's compact writing guide helps novelists move from finished draft to polished manuscript. She breaks revision into clear, practical steps, showing what to check, what to tighten, and how to shape a stronger story.

After a charter plane crash-lands near an abandoned mining town, Lauren Carter and pilot Kent Garland suspect sabotage. Trapped with injured survivors and a killer hiding in plain sight, they must survive the mountain and expose the traitor.

Deputy Marshal Daci Marlowe goes undercover at a day care to protect a mother and baby from a fugitive ex. When the attacks center on Daci instead, she and attorney Jax Williams must uncover a much darker reason.

Karissa Landon tracks down her last living relative only to find her cousin murdered and an infant in danger. Forced to run with the baby, she has to trust secretive former firefighter Hunter Raines to keep them alive.

Framed undercover DEA agent Rogan McNally staggers into a Wyoming barn during a snowstorm and into veterinarian Trina Lopez's life. Saving him puts Trina in danger too, and the two must outrun cartel killers through a brutal Christmas winter.

After an attack in her new home, widow Cady Long turns to security expert Westley Foster, her late husband's military friend. As someone keeps finding ways inside and danger closes around Cady and her baby, West must uncover who wants them dead.

U.S. Marshal Ethan Ridgeway must protect Lara Werth and infant Maisy from an escaped convict determined to reclaim his child. On the run from hired gunmen, Ethan faces the harder risk of letting himself care.

At her remote Alaskan cabin, Hayley Brent comes under fire from weapons smugglers, and an undercover ATF agent may be her only ally. With a blizzard closing in, she and Sean O'Keefe must survive both the wilderness and ruthless pursuers.

Widowed Carina Collins has no memory of her parents' murder or her own childhood kidnapping. When attacks begin around her and her young son, neighbor Ryder Jameson helps her unravel a past that may be far closer than expected.

Detective Jen Blackwell discovers a body in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and is ambushed moments later. Reuniting with park ranger Tyler Cade may be her only chance to protect her father and uncover why someone is targeting them both.

Texas Ranger Brianna Macguire tracks down a fugitive and lands in the sights of a revenge-driven cartel. Forced to hide with secretive Cameron Wolfe, she must survive sniper fire, desert pursuit, and truths neither of them planned to share.

EMT Tracey Graham escapes the crime family that framed her for murder just as her conviction is about to be overturned. With ex-cop Callum Mitchell, his toddler son, and killers on their trail, survival means braving the Wyoming backcountry.