—Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours
“I burned through The Inn at Ocean’s Edge in one sitting. An intricate plot by a master storyteller. Colleen Coble has done it again with this gripping opening to a new series. I can’t wait to spend more time at Sunset Cove.”
—Heather Burch, bestselling author of One Lavender Ribbon
“Coble doesn’t disappoint with her custom blend of suspense and romance.”
—Publishers Weekly on The Inn at Ocean’s Edge
“Veteran author Coble has penned another winner. Filled with mystery and romance that are unpredictable until the last page, this novel will grip readers long past when they should put their books down. Recommended to readers of contemporary mysteries.”
—CBA Retailers + Resources on The Inn at Ocean’s Edge
“Coble truly shines when she’s penning a mystery, and this tale will really keep the reader guessing . . . Mystery lovers will definitely want to put this book on their purchase list.”
—RT Book Reviews on The Inn at Ocean’s Edge
“Master storyteller Colleen Coble has done it again. The Inn at Ocean’s Edge is an intricately woven, well-crafted story of romance, suspense, family secrets, and a decades-old mystery. Needless to say, it had me hooked from page one. I simply couldn’t stop turning the pages. This one’s going on my keeper shelf.”
—Lynette Eason, award-winning, bestselling author of the Hidden Identity series
“Colleen is a master storyteller.”
—Karen Kingsbury, bestselling author of Unlocked and Learning
Also by Colleen Coble
Pelican Harbor Novels
Two Reasons to Run (available September 2020)
Lavender Tides Novels
The View from Rainshadow Bay
Leaving Lavender Tides Novella
The House at Saltwater Point
Secrets at Cedar Cabin
Sunset Cove Novels
The Inn at Ocean’s Edge
Mermaid Moon
Twilight at Blueberry Barrens
Hope Beach Novels
Tidewater Inn
Rosemary Cottage
Seagrass Pier
All Is Bright: A Hope Beach Christmas Novella (e-book only)
Rock Harbor Novels
Without a Trace
Beyond a Doubt
Into the Deep
Cry in the Night
Haven of Swans (formerly titled Abomination)
Silent Night: A Rock Harbor Christmas Novella (e-book only)
Beneath Copper Falls
YA/Middle Grade Rock Harbor Books
Rock Harbor Search and Rescue
Rock Harbor Lost and Found
Children’s Rock Harbor Book
The Blessings Jar
Under Texas Stars Novels
Blue Moon Promise
Safe in His Arms
Bluebonnet Bride Novella (e-book only)
The Aloha Reef Novels
Distant Echoes
Black Sands
Dangerous Depths
Midnight Sea
Holy Night: An Aloha Reef Christmas Novella (e-book only)
The Lightkeeper’s Daughter
The Lightkeeper’s Bride
The Lightkeeper’s Ball
Journey of the Heart Series
A Heart’s Disguise
A Heart’s Obsession
A Heart’s Danger
A Heart’s Betrayal
A Heart’s Promise
A Heart’s Home
Lonestar Novels
Lonestar Sanctuary
Lonestar Secrets
Lonestar Homecoming
Lonestar Angel
All Is Calm: A Lonestar Christmas Novella (e-book only)
Strands of Truth
Freedom’s Light
Because You’re Mine
Alaska Twilight
Fire Dancer
Where Shadows Meet (formerly titled Anathema)
Butterfly Palace
Copyright
One Little Lie
© 2020 Colleen Coble
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other—except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
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Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.Zondervan.com. The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.®
Quotes in chapters 15 and 34 are from The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis. First published in 1942.
Publisher’s Note: This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. All characters are fictional, and any similarity to people living or dead is purely coincidental.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Coble, Colleen, author.
Title: One little lie / Colleen Coble.
Description: Nashville : Thomas Nelson, [2020] | Series: Pelican Harbor ; 1
| Summary: "Book one in a gripping new series from USA TODAY bestselling
romantic suspense author Colleen Coble"-- Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019036837 (print) | LCCN 2019036838 (ebook) | ISBN
9780785228448 (trade paperback) | ISBN 9780785228462 (library binding) |
ISBN 9780785228455 (epub) | ISBN 9780785228479 (audio download)
Subjects: GSAFD: Romantic suspense fiction. | Christian fiction.
Classification: LCC PS3553.O2285 O54 2020 (print) | LCC PS3553.O2285
(ebook) | DDC 813/.54--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019036837
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019036838
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