She is driving a Red Jaguar in an undesirable part of New Orleans and talking on the car phone to her attorney/financial analyst about two things -- her desire to build a children's center in this area of the Big Easy, and his suggestion that she sell the beach shack she inherited from her Aunt Beth in Seagrove Village, Florida to a party willing to pay top dollar plus for it. Then, her ex- guardian drops a bombshell by telling her that NINA, Nihilists in Anarchy, has located her once again and she will have to relocate. Right after she hangs up the phone she is carjacked and beat up pretty good. When she awakens to the bright light of a flashlight held by a man in pajamas, she remembers the carjacking, but nothing else except that she is a woman of faith. Clyde Parker takes her to the Crossroads Crisis Center to be looked over by their staff. In the reception room is a portrait of Susan Brandt, the founder, and it is identical to her. Since she found a card in her pocket from the Center with the name Susan written on the back, and also remembers one of her abductors calling her Susan, she believes she is Susan Brandt. Only problem is that Susan Brandt and her son were murdered nearly a year ago.

Once a man of great faith and belief in God, Ben Brandt has not stepped foot in the Crisis Center which was established by Ben and Susan. He has lost his faith and questions a God that would take his innocent wife and child in such a heinous and unexplainable way. When his staff insists that he come to the Center to see a woman calling herself Susan, and who looks like his late wife, he is convinced it is just another con artist trying to extort money from him. The stranger's resemblance to Susan makes Ben furious, and his rudeness to her finally ignites her from the daze she has been in. Someone is trying to kill this woman because of her resemblance to his wife, and he realizes he must protect her better than he did his own family. He only asks that she call herself by another name, and they mutually decide on "Karen."

Ben takes Karen to his estate, which has state-of-the art security, and ensconces her in a guest cottage. However, within hours an attempt is made on her life. Who is "Karen"? How did she end up in Florida from New Orleans? And, most importantly, why? As pieces of this puzzle begin to fall into place, no one in the United States will be safe from the forces behind the evil.

This tale contains all of the danger, treachery, and action a reader could wish for, along with intrigue coming from all directions. Vicki Hinze's enthusiasm for her stories highlights her sharp talent for conveying human emotions, and FORGET ME NOT also reveals the author's deep spiritual faith. FORGET ME NOT is the first offering in a new series of Christian Suspense, and the outstanding characters and the author's narrative leave the reader wanting more! More! More!

Book Summary

THEIR ELUSIVE ENEMIES TOOK EVERYTHING. NOW THEY WANT MORE.

Crossroads Crisis Center owner Benjamin Brandt was a content man—in his faith, his work, and his family. Then in a flash, everything he loved was snatched away. His wife and son were murdered, and grief-stricken Ben lost faith. Determination to find their killers keeps him going, but after three years of dead ends and torment, his hope is dying too. Why had he survived? He’d failed to protect his family.

Now, a mysterious woman appears at Crossroads seeking answers and help—a victim who eerily resembles Ben’s deceased wife, Susan. A woman robbed of her identity, her life, of everything except her faith—and Susan’s necklace.

The connections between the two women mount, exceeding coincidence, and to keep the truth hidden, someone is willing to kill. Finding out who and why turns Ben and the mystery woman’s situation from dangerous to deadly. Their only hope for survival is to work together, trust each other, and face whatever they discover head on, no matter how painful. But will that be enough to save their lives and heal their tattered hearts?

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