Excerpted from SHE WILL END THIS by Colleen Coble and Rick Acker:
“You’re the kind of person who likes to be prepared. I would have done the same thing. Call me when you know.”
“Will do.” Britt frowned when she ended the call. The taxi had missed Berg Street and had driven to the outskirts of North Haven. She checked the address she’d entered in the app, and it was correct. She turned the wheel to signal she was taking control, but the car drove straight ahead. She braked, but the robotaxi accelerated instead of slowing. “Control!” But that command didn’t work either. “Stop!” The car continued to move at a steady speed.
She grabbed the door and tried to open it, but the lock wouldn’t budge. She was trapped. When her heart rate accelerated, she grabbed the tail of her panic and pressed every bit of emotion into a box where she could control it. Her “cold mode” always helped her think during times of crisis, and her tight rein let her think through what to try.
The emergency brake might work.
She flipped it on, but the car continued its climb up the hill toward Cathedral Falls. The vehicle passed Pulpit Drive, so she knew she no longer had phone service. She hadn’t tried satellite service, but that might work. She opened the phone’s settings and turned on the satellite, but the connection failed. Someone had to be using more sophisticated equipment to control the thing by satellite.
She stomped hard on the brake, but again there was no response. She thought through her options. Break the window? She felt under the car seat and checked her bag but found nothing lethal enough to smash the window. She swiveled around to face the passenger window, then brought her knees up to her chest before she slammed her boots into the window. Pain shot up her calves, but the window didn’t even buckle, let alone crack.
Lights flashed in the rearview mirror, and she spotted a black Cadillac SUV barreling up behind her. A horn blared from the vehicle, but she couldn’t pull over if she wanted to. A man with hard eyes and a determined expression beneath a shock of blond hair gestured for her to pull over, and she shrugged so he could see she didn’t have control.
At the next open stretch of road, the Cadillac zoomed around her and stopped sideways in the road up ahead. What was he doing? Even with an impending crash, she felt no emotion as the big SUV filled her windshield. The robotaxi braked hard. The seat belt tightened around her as the car shuddered to a stop just inches from the SUV’s side.
She exhaled and tried the door, which popped open. Her legs felt like rubber when she staggered out. The man climbed out of the SUV and raced back to where she stood in the cold rain.
He grabbed her arm and hustled her back toward his vehicle. She tried to yank her arm out of his grip and failed. “Let go of me. Who are you?”
“FBI. You’re in danger, and we have to get out of here before he shows up. I don’t have backup.”
“I need to see some ID.”
He opened the passenger door and guided her inside out of the rain. “I’m Stein Nordahl. I’ll show you my badge when I get you to safety. He’s too dangerous for us to deal with this now.”
Excerpted from SHE WILL END THIS © 2026 by Colleen Coble and Rick Acker. Reprinted with permission from Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Narrator: Jane Oppenheimer
A romantic thriller where the past won’t stay buried
True crime writer Britt Olsen knows the minds of monsters. She never expected to share their DNA.
A simple DNA test shatters everything Britt believes about her past. The father she loved was not her biological parent, and the mother she trusted has spent decades hiding her CIA past. Worse, Britt's real father is a disgraced Mossad assassin known in the intelligence underworld as Abaddon.
Before Britt can process the truth, violence strikes.
Five-year-old Willow Hamilton--the president's granddaughter--is kidnapped, and Abaddon becomes the prime suspect. Determined to help rescue the child, Britt joins forces with FBI Special Agent Stein Nordahl, a man who has spent years hunting the assassin responsible for his own father's death.
As the search intensifies, Britt and Stein uncover a web of secrets that reaches deep into the intelligence world. Forced on the run through the unforgiving Pacific Northwest wilderness, they face deadly ambushes, corrupt agents, and betrayals from people they thought they could trust.
But time is running out for Willow.
To save the girl and stop Abaddon's catastrophic plans, Britt must confront the darkest question of all--whether she is defined by the blood in her veins or the choices she makes.
Because the world's most dangerous assassin has finally come looking for his daughter.
And in a battle shaped by secrets, betrayal, and faith, Britt must decide what kind of legacy she will claim.
Christian Romance | Christian Mystery [ Thomas Nelson, On Sale: November 10, 2026, Hardcover / e-Book, ISBN: 9781400353552 / eISBN: 9781400353569 ]
USA TODAY and Publishers Weekly bestselling author Colleen Coble has captivated readers with over 6 million books in print, earning #1 spots on Amazon. Her novels blend suspenseful plots, emotional depth, and faith-filled redemption that keep fans turning pages late into the night. Colleen also teamed up with attorney Rick Acker. Together they launched the high-octane Tupelo Grove series which infused her signature coastal intrigue with Rick's courtroom-sharp twists. Multiple high concept novels continue to flow from their fun and exciting collaboration including I Think I Was Murdered, a ripped-from-the-headlines AI suspense novel. A passionate mentor to aspiring writers, Colleen has served on the American Christian Fiction Writers board for 20 years, helping foster a warm and supportive community. A life-long Hoosier, she and her husband recently moved to Arizona where she continues to spoil her grandchildren and craft stories in the sunshine.
Rick Acker writes high-octane suspense novels during breaks from his “real job” as a Supervising Deputy Attorney General in the California Department of Justice, which provides inspiration for his acclaimed legal thrillers. Rick has also teamed with award-winning romantic suspense author Colleen Coble to pen bestsellers such as I Think I Was Murdered and their Tupelo Grove series. Library Journal praises their “dynamic author partnership,” and predicts they “will continue to produce hits.” When Rick isn't writing or lawyering, you can usually find him with his wife Anette exploring in the hills east of San Francisco, watching a good movie together, or, of course, reading.
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