Books by Nicole Petrino-Salter

Thirtyish widower Micah Jones is ready to move past the sorrow and loneliness of losing his wife, when he discovers the waitress at the truck stop he frequents is in desperate need of saving. With the supernatural gift of seeing snapshots of others’ most horrible moments, Micah perceives Bonita Carson has a history of tragic experiences, beginning with sexual abuse by her mother’s boyfriend. Hardened by life, she has learned to be street smart and guarded, and she can’t accept the loving God that Micah reveals to her. When he rescues this cynical young woman from danger and brings her to his Washington home in the foothills, Micah observes that Bonita is wandering through life without any clear direction. Can he ultimately rescue Bonita from herself before it’s too late, or will Bonita choose to leave and continue living a life of hopelessness? In all of its rawness, Seeing . . . is a contemporary love story that presents redemption as the greatest gift of love.

Race is a window into death and life investigated by a detective who has his own choice to make between heaven and hell.Roman Diego, a Thoroughbred assistant trainer, is found dead in his tack room at the Rainier Meadows Racetrack. Is the confused, barely-covered young woman who had awakened next to the dead man a killer?As Detective David James investigates the death of Roman Diego, a syringe containing a mystery liquid is discovered. The mystery deepens as the list of suspects gets longer. Who would want to kill Roman Diego, one of the "good guys"?In this raw, romantic, and redemptive novel, David James searches for a common denominator between the suspects and the victim as the motive becomes harder to ignore."In this moving story of betrayal and redemption, Petrino-Salter breathes new life into a familiar character-the hard-bitten detective-and turns the genre's cliches on their heads. Race is what a mystery should be." -Karin Kaufman, author of the bestselling Juniper Grove Cozy Mystery Series

Breath of Life tells the story of embittered, wounded, and divorced Michael Jamison, who, after a prolonged period as the casual observer of a lovely woman, discovers his attraction to her supersedes remaining a stranger. With a smarting ego and nothing to lose, he figures out a non-threatening way to introduce himself and is overwhelmed with her pristine beauty and challenged to change everything about the way he's lived his life so far.

From a dysfunctional upbringing through a troubled youth and on to fame, reluctant celebrity but extraordinary actor Joey Parr searches for real love to give his lonely life value.