Books

Books and selected works in progress by Jordan McCollum

Saints and Spies

Coming in 2013 from Covenant Communications! (at right: mock cover by Jordan McCollum)

Molly’s new priest is not what she expected—and not what he seems.

Winner, 1st Place, LDStorymakers Conference 2010 First Chapter Contest,
          Mystery/Suspense Category

When she finds her priest murdered, Molly Malone, secretary of their Catholic parish, doesn’t plan to fall in love with his replacement. Young, handsome and—dare she even think it?—flirtatious, Father Tim O’Leary is nothing she expected. But Father Tim is also nothing like he seems: he’s Special Agent Zach Saint, an LDS undercover FBI agent there to root out the mob that’s using the parish as a cover.

And Molly isn’t helping: every time Zach gets close to the mob, Molly manages to get in the way. Falling for her is the last thing he needs. Now Zach must find the murderer and catch the mobsters before his feelings for Molly blow his cover—and add another murder or two to the mobsters’ docket.

Read an excerpt of Saints and Spies.

LDS romantic suspense | Publisher: Covenant Communications | 2013
 

I, Spy

Talia Reynolds is a CIA operative in Ottawa, Canada, of all places—pretty much the bottom rung of the ladder in terms of detecting threats or being in danger. But when her options are be careful or be killed, Talia has had “be careful” drummed into her head pretty hard—hard enough that she can’t tell her long-time boyfriend, Danny, about her top-secret job. Which becomes harder still when Taila has to continually ditch Danny to seduce a Russian scientist/potential spy, all while juggling her hot-but-hapless coworker.

But when her datebook isn’t the only place her worlds collide in a ball of flames, Talia will have to choose between protecting her country and her secrets, or the man she loves.

Sassy spy novel | 78,000 words | Currently pursuing publication
 

Façade

Winner, 1st Place, LDStorymakers Conference 2011 First Chapter Contest,
           Mystery/Suspense Category
Finalist, Crested Butte Writers’ 2011 Sandy Contest,
          Thriller/Mystery/Suspense Category

An attempted assassination in post-war Paris forces dyed-in-the-wool Soviet diplomat Katya Mikhailova to trust her family’s safety to the American spy hunting the Nazi underground responsible. To stop her would-be killer from destroying the world’s tenuous peace, she must choose between being a good Soviet or a good daughter.

This pitch won the Pitch Your Character’s Emotional Arc Contest at Pitch-University.com.

Read the first chapter of Façade.

World War II spy thriller | Currently in revisions
 

Bloodstone

Cora has an archaeological dig to conduct; Jack has an unbelievable archaeological theory. But it’s not his theory that challenges Cora’s faith the most—until they unearth an artifact that will drag them through a thousand years of incredible history, give them both a reason to believe, and bring them face-to-face with a secret society hellbent on keeping the treasure and the glory for themselves.

This novel was my 2011 NaNoWriMo project. Read more about the process here.

LDS adventure romance | 82,000 words | Currently in revisions

Photo credits: USSR flag: Timitrius; woman (Tamara Karsavina): Valentin Serov (1909)