The Accidental Audience Series

Author of such non-fiction books as Life Under the Limbo Bar, Taking the Bully by the Horns and Fundraising on a Shoestring, Wood now celebrates the publication of her first novel series. The Accidental Audience, is the first in an 8 book series. This novel introduces central character Colbie Colleen, ex-cop and psychological profiler. Navigating her way through a mystery that hits close to home, Colbie Colleen uses her experience and knowledge of the human condition to discover the difference between perception and reality, between willful blindness and total clarity. Insight. Intrigue. Intuition. Throughout her life, Colbie Colleen built walls around herself—now, life challenges her safety net. Her security. Her relationships. She stands alone as she attempts to complete a puzzle from fragmented pieces, needing to trust her instincts for she knows things are not as they seem. Faith Wood’s the Accidental Audience invites readers into the world of Colbie Colleen—ex-cop, psychological profiler, psychic detective. Reeling from a career derailed due to injury, Colbie Colleen retools her life, discovering a path of insight, intrigue, and intuition. The kidnapping of her lover catapults her into a sphere of fraud laced with corruption as she discovers the difference between willful blindness and total clarity.

Apology Accepted is Book 3 in the Colbie Colleen Suspense Series by Author Faith Wood Dishonesty. Distrust. Duplicity. There’s a certain sound associated with cold, hard, steel—and, it’s not good. As massive doors clanged behind her, Colbie wondered what the hell she was doing there. Was it necessary? What good would it do? There was nothing to gain, really, except for a possible misguided thrill of seeing the man who upended her life behind bars. Of course, she didn’t tell Brian—he would have flipped if he knew she intended to surface the past. Confidence faltering, Colbie Colleen accepts a life-altering case, one forcing her to step into her shadow world seeking comfort and safety. Fearful of losing her intuitive abilities, she feels fractured and incomplete as she struggles to regain control of her personal and professional lives. Should she break the ties tethering her to the past? Does she have the strength to confront her inadequacies? Maybe. Maybe not..

Cunning. Calculated. Murder. Since her lover’s kidnapping and eventual recovery, Colbie’s days transformed into something she didn’t recognize. Tattered feelings and memories littered her life, nudging her to change—so when a colleague and friend requests her assistance on an art theft case, she accepts, only to find herself mired in intrigue from London to Cape Town. Faith Wood’s Chasing Rhinos, Book 2 of the Colbie Colleen suspense series, reconnects readers with the feisty, redheaded ex-cop, psychological profiler, and psychic detective. Catapulted to a successful career, Colbie learns with success come challenges—PTSD. Fading feelings. A need for something. Anything. Yet, resolve to make everything work tethers her to a life needing clarity—lies linger in relationships and, when truth presents itself, she refuses to believe. Until it’s too late. Or, is it?

This is Book 4 in the Colbie Colleen Suspense Series SUSPICION. SUSPECTS. SURRENDER. Suddenly, she found herself walking a solitary country road—focusing on her feet, she paid little attention to anything around her, barely noticing as a man in overalls approached, a young girl dressed in a tattered, white dress in tow. Did she know them? Then, as quickly as they drew near, Colbie backed away, unsure. The two coming toward her stopped, and she recognized the young girl as LaRee Beeman—red, curly hair was streaked with dirt, her face revealing a life not fit for a young child. "How can that be," Colbie wondered. "LaRee Beeman was Amanda’s aunt—the time period doesn’t fit . . ." When Colbie learns her uncle in Wyoming is accused of a double murder, she vows to help as much as she can. She and Brian fly to Gillette, planning to stay a couple of weeks—but, weeks turn into months as she partners with one of the finest attorneys in the West to free a family member she barely knows. Trial research reveals family secrets long held, urging Colbie to follow her ancestral trail. Not for the first time, she questions who she is, and where she belongs.

In her fifth book, Chill of Deception, a Colbie Colleen Cozy, Suspense Mystery, award-winning author, Faith Wood, transports readers to the Deep South where Colbie tackles a mystery of murder and intrigue. In life, there are two constants—time and change. One begets the other—so, when Colbie's life shatters in the middle of a high profile case, she reacts by retreating to her shadow world, closing off herself and her intuitive mind. No longer can she rely on her gifts as she dives into her case, knocking her investigation on its heels as she questions what may be a red herring—or, the truth.

Armond turned to him, his face refusing to disguise obvious disdain. As far as he was concerned, his directive was simple—one that should not have secured authorities' attention. Surely, now that the damage was done, there would be questions—a position he didn't relish. As he considered the issue, he also considered—again—if it were time to make changes within his organization. Disappointment in his right-hand man was becoming familiar, prompting him to wonder if Luca Russo could be trusted to perform his duties without babysitting. "Current, or no current—the result is the same. It is a mistake that can cost us everything!" In that moment, Armond Coniglio made a decision. It was, indeed, time for a change. Her life again on track, In this 6th book in the series, Colbie accepts a new case thrusting her into the depths of the fashion industry, sending her on a whirlwind investigation to New York, London, Milan, and Paris. Hired by Basile Duchon, international designer, to investigate his orchestrated demise from the public eye, what seems a straightforward case morphs into one of insight, intuition, and intrigue. And, danger . . .

This is the 7th novel in the Colbie Colleen Cozy Suspense Series (The Accidental Audience) Nathan Moss stood, false bravado tanking with each passing second. It never occurred to him Clifford Rasmussen wouldn't agree to his new terms, and leaving without a briefcase full of cash wasn't exactly what Moss had in mind. "I suggest," Rasmussen calmly continued, "you take the opportunity to think about your position. If you come to your senses, I will, of course, listen . . ." With that, Nathan Moss was unceremoniously dismissed. It was an embarrassment rocking him to his core and, in that moment, he made a promise to himself—give the greedy and insufferable Clifford Rasmussen what he wanted? "Over my dead body . . ." When Colbie's Yucatan vacation for self-discovery shifts in an unexpected direction, she can't refuse when an old colleague suggests working together to solve the murder of archaeologist, Richard Sanderson. Returning to Georgia in search of the truth, roadblocks force her to embed herself in a world of relics, riddles, and reality as she delves into a history she barely knows. Secrets lead to lies . . . And, lies lead to . . .

POLITICS. CORRUPTION. MURDER. Harry, too, was anything but trustworthy, a trait his son dutifully carried with a certain amount of pride. When a young lady—Harry called her a ‘gold-digging tart’—accused his son of fatherhood shortly after Halloween two decades prior, only a select few within the Stanton social circle had any idea of such a false atrocity. All rumors and gossip were quashed, of course, by the heavyweight politico no one chose to confront. Not only that, no one had the guts to call Harry Stanton exactly what he was . . . A bald-faced liar. When Colbie takes in upon herself to investigate a case that doesn’t officially exist, its trajectory catapults her into a world of politics, corruption, and murder. While the spirit apparition of her best friend points her in the right direction, it’s up to Colbie to interpret the clues given in sign language. Pressed to honor her friend’s spiritual presence, she sets out to decode the messages, setting in motion an investigation that could change the country forever.