June 2022 – Simply Susan

‘Impending Strike’ (Elite Guardians) by Lynette Eason and Sami A. Abrams

June 29, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
**He loves her, but he can’t have her…**

Elite Guardian Charlie Lee knows that there is no future with the woman he loves—fellow Guardian Lizzie Tremaine. And he gets it. Lizzie’s a single mom focused on protecting her daughter, and Charlie’s got his own baggage anyway. It’s easier, and safer, to keep things the way they are.

Then, the unthinkable happens. While Charlie is undercover, he’s seriously injured…and his memory of the past four years is gone. But maybe it’s the fresh start he didn’t know he longed for.

**And now he’s getting too close…**

Lizzie cares for Charlie, but she’s lost all the men she’s ever loved and can’t risk her heart again. Still, she’s determined to protect Charlie, and help him discover who attacked him—and why.

But in the process, she begins to discover an unburdened, impossible-to-resist version of the man she knows. And—along with the details of his attack—Charlie seems to have forgotten their reasons for keeping things platonic. Suddenly, all of their self-imposed rules are gone, and Lizzie needs things to get back to normal, stat.

**It’s her heart…or his life**.

Problem is, the closer Charlie gets to uncovering his memories, the closer he gets to trouble. What will protecting Charlie cost Lizzie?

*Another edge-of-your-seat Elite Guardian thriller!*

**Want more Elite Guardians?**

**Elite Guardians Collection**
Book 1: Driving Force
Book 2: Impending Strike (June 2022)
Book 3: Defending Honor (October 2022)

**Elite Guardians series by Lynette Eason**
Book 1: Always Watching
Book 2: Without Warning
Book 3: Moving Target
Book 4: Chasing Secrets

About Lynette Eason
Award-winning, best-selling author, Lynette Eason writes for Harlequin’s Love Inspired Suspense line and for Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group. Her books have hit the Publisher’s Weekly, CBA and ECPA bestseller lists and have won numerous awards such as the prestigious Carol Award, the Selah, the Daphne, the IRCC award and more. Lynette is married, has two children, and lives in Greenville, SC

About Sami A. Abrams
Sami Abrams grew up hating to read. It wasn’t until her 30’s that she found authors that captured her attention. Now, most evenings you can find her engrossed in a Romantic Suspense. In her opinion, a crime and a little romance is the recipe for a great story.
Sami has finaled 15 times in writing contests, including receiving first place in American Christian Fiction Writer’s Genesis Contest in 2019 and 2020, and Faith Hope and Love’s Touched By Love Awards in 2018.
She lives in Northern California, but she will always be a Kansas girl at heart. She has a love of sports, family, and travel. However, a cabin at Lake Tahoe writing her next story is definitely at the top of her list.
If you love romantic suspense, go to Sami’s website and sign up for her newsletter to get the inside scoop at samiaabrams.com

**My Rating: 5 Stars!**
‘Lizzie, you need to start trusting God again. He is listening to your prayers, I promise. ‘

This book was simply amazing. For a suspense lover, it ticked all the boxes and then some. Lynette Eason and Sami Abrams have definitely excelled at giving me a most excellent read. We are taken back on a visit to Eason’s Elite Guardians and what a great group of folks it is. I thoroughly enjoyed my time spent with them so much.

Charlie Lee has been injured badly on an undercover assignment and loses the memory of his last four years. He has forgotten that he intends to keep Lizzie Tremaine at arm’s length. Both Charlie and Lizzie have issues that need to be worked out and just maybe this bit of amnesia can work in their favor. But first, they have to get past bad guys trying to kill them.

‘God, help me. Words refused to come. He had no idea what he needed, just that life seemed beyond his capabilities to death with at the moment.’

Take a wild, action-packed ride as Eason and Abrams take us spiraling into one of the most suspenseful stories ever! And even more impactful is the wonderful spiritual themes incorporated into the book. This one is for the keeper shelf, destined to be reread. Well done!

My thanks to Sunrise Publishing for a copy of this book. The opinion in this review is entirely my own.

Print length

290 pages
Language

English
Publication date

June 28, 2022

Publisher:
**Sunrise Publishing**
**Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09TNHSBP3/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0**

Review: ‘Her Darkest Secret’ by Jessica R. Patch

June 28, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
**When a cold-case serial killer returns, FBI special agent Fiona Kelly has one last chance to stop him before he claims the prize he’s always wanted—*her*.**

The sight of a goose feather at a murder scene modeled after a children’s poem is enough to make FBI special agent Fiona Kelly’s blood turn to ice. Almost two decades ago, a feather was left with her sister’s body—and with every subsequent victim of the Nursery Rhyme Killer. Now he’s back. Only this time, his latest gruesome murder is a message to the only one who ever got away: Fiona.

Finding “Rhyme” is an obsession that’s fueled Fiona’s career—and destroyed her marriage to fellow FBI agent Asa Kodiak. Now Fiona and Asa have to put their past tensions aside and work together one last time. But Rhyme is watching and catching this killer may force Fiona to reveal her biggest, darkest secret…the one only he knows.

“*Her Darkest Secret* by Jessica R. Patch grabbed me in the first scene of this edge-of-your-seat suspense and didn’t let go until the end!”—Patricia Bradley, author of the Memphis Cold Case novels (less)

About Jessica R. Patch
Publishers Weekly Bestselling author Jessica R. Patch is known for her dry wit and signature twists whether she’s penned a romantic suspense, a cold case thriller, or a small-town romance. When she’s not getting into fictional mischief with her characters, you can find her cozy on the couch in her mid-south home reading books by some of her favorite authors, watching movies with her family, and collecting recipes to amazing dishes she’ll probably never cook. Sign up for her newsletter “Patched In” at http://www.jessicarpatch.com. Jessica is represented by Rachel Kent of Books & Such Literary Management.

**Publisher: Love Inspired Trade**
**Publication Date: June 28, 2022**
**Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09BL7JSPS/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i8**

‘She’d been learning to think like a killer much longer than her career with the FBI.’

This book is so worthy of more than the allowable 5 stars. From the prologue, the book is absolutely
un-put-downable! I have been a Jessica Patch fan since I read her first book. I’ve read all of hers, some of them twice, and I’ve never tired of them one bit. With this one, however, Patch’s talent has only grown, and greatly. In fact, I was astounded at how great it was! I was captivated from page one, and it never wavered.

Patch has created characters that seem to just leap off the page and into the reader’s mind. And their emotions practically ping into your heart. One such scene was so intense, it had my heart hurting for them. Never have I seen such raw emotion from a book character. This writing is brilliant and crazy good!

‘The killer had declared war. Asa would give him the fight of his life and hope it was enough.’

Patch has created an insanely bad villain. The story is gritty, chilling and so frightening. I found myself gasping numerous times during the reading. Patch ratchets up the suspense all along and races toward an ending no one will envision. No one! I was completely taken by surprise by it. She manages to weave everything together perfectly to write the very best suspense novel I’ve ever read. Bar none.

I especially enjoyed how Patch has the FBI team operating so seamlessly. The secondary characters are also very real to this reader. This is WAY better than any crime show. Hands down.

‘God had proven once again that Fiona wasn’t worth listening to.’

Let me also mention that the spiritual thread, while subtle, was very powerful indeed. I loved how the author ties this in with the horrific things that happen in this book. One reviewer called it a taut psychological thriller and I completely agree. Taut and intense are two adjectives that describe it perfectly. I am so looking forward to more books in this series. Bravo! Well done!

My thanks to Love Inspired Publishers for a copy of this book via the Net Galley platform. The opinion in this review is expressly my own.

Review: ‘Cold Case Killer Profile’ (Quantico Profilers Book 2) By Jessica R. Patch

June 27, 2022 susansnodgrass

About The Book
The desert can hide many secrets…
including murder.

Searching for the perfect morning landscape to paint leads forensic artist Brigitte Linsey straight to a dead body—and a narrow escape from the Sunrise Serial Killer still on the scene. Now she’s become unfinished business and new prey. Working with FBI special agent Duke Jericho could mean putting the murderer away for good. However, it’s just a matter of time before this diabolically clever predator turns his hunters into the hunted…

From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.

Quantico Profilers

Book 1: Texas Cold Case Threat
Book 2: Cold Case Killer Profile

About Jessica R. Patch
Publishers Weekly Bestselling author Jessica R. Patch is known for her dry wit and signature twists whether she’s penned a romantic suspense, a cold case thriller, or a small-town romance. When she’s not getting into fictional mischief with her characters, you can find her cozy on the couch in her mid-south home reading books by some of her favorite authors, watching movies with her family, and collecting recipes to amazing dishes she’ll probably never cook. Sign up for her newsletter “Patched In” at http://www.jessicarpatch.com. Jessica is represented by Rachel Kent of Books & Such Literary Management.

My Rating: 5 Stars!
‘I feel like I’m in a nightmare I can’t wake up from.’

Jessica R. Patch is a huge favorite of mine and I never miss her books. They are all on my shelves and some I’ve read more than once. She is a master at inspirational romantic suspense. She has a mind that thinks up great plots and characters and great bad guys. If you can call a bad guy great, that is.

Here she has created characters that just absolutely leap off the page. Agent Duke Jericho was one and he was super cool! I loved him from the minute he walked onto the page and into my heart. This story was so good, too. A cold case crime where the killer decides he needs to up his game and begins again and the clues are few and far between. But there is a new wrinkle in the case, one that is threatening the woman trying to solve the crime, police officer and artist Brigitte Linsey. Can they solve the crime before the killer takes his ultimate victim? Will Duke and Brigitte let God paint their story? (Pun intended) I loved this story so much. I always eagerly anticipate Patch’s next book. I highly recommend her work. Well done!

My thanks to Love Inspired for a copy of this book via Net Galley. The opinion here is my own.

Publisher: Love Inspired
Publication Date: June 28, 2022
Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09LSBVXBK/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i3

‘Fatal Forensic Investigation’ by Darlene L. Turner

June 26, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
Remembering a serial killer’s face…
could be deadly

While interviewing the Coastline Strangler’s only surviving victim, forensic artist Scarlet Wells is attacked and left with amnesia. Now she’s his next mark and has no choice but to work with constable Jace Allen to unlock the criminal’s true identity trapped in her mind. Will they be able to recover the hidden memory and hunt down the killer before he strikes again?

**From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.**

About Darlene L. Turner
Darlene L. Turner is an award-winning author and lives with her husband, Jeff in Ontario, Canada. Her love of suspense began when she read her first Nancy Drew book. She’s turned that passion into her writing and believes readers will be captured by her plots, inspired by her strong characters, and moved by her inspirational message. You can connect with Darlene at http://www.darlenelturner.com where there’s suspense beyond borders

**My Rating: 4 Stars!**
If you enjoy suspense, you will love this latest book from Darlene L. Turner. She hits the ground running and the action doesn’t let up until the very last page. Not counting the epilogue. Turner has created an ingenious serial killer who is always one step ahead of law enforcement and will stop at nothing to accomplish his goals as he terrorizes a community. Well done!

My thanks to the publisher and author for a copy of this book. The opinion in this review is my own.

Print length

235 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Love Inspired Suspense
Publication date

June 28, 2022
Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09LSBFRYZ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i3

‘Undercover Assignment’ (Rocky Mountain K-9 Unit) by Dana Mentink

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022 susansnodgrass

From USA TODAY bestselling author Dana Mentink.

This K-9 will stop at nothing

to keep a child safe

When a little boy is threatened, Officer Daniella Vargas and K-9 partner, Zara, are assigned to pose as his nanny to uncover the culprit’s identity. Suspecting one of the guests in his inn, widower Sam Kavanaugh’s only option is to begrudgingly trust Daniella and Zara to help. But can they solve the case and its mysterious connection to Sam’s late wife before it’s too late?

From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.

Rocky Mountain K-9 Unit

Book 1: Detection Detail by Terri Reed
Book 2: Ready to Protect by Valerie Hansen
Book 3: Hiding in Montana by Laura Scott
Book 4: Undercover Assignment by Dana Mentink
Book 5: Defending from Danger by Jodie Bailey
Book 6: Tracking a Killer by Elizabeth Goddard

About Dana Mentink
Dana Mentink is a USA TODAY and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author. She’s written more than forty mystery and suspense novels for Love Inspired Suspense, Harvest House, and Poisoned Pen Press. She is honored to have received two ACFW Carol Awards, a Holt Medallion Award, and a Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award. Please visit her on the web at http://www.danamentink.com to sign up for her newsletter, or find her on Twitter, Facebook and Bookbub

**My Rating: 4 Stars!**
Really good suspense here as Dana Mentink takes us to a lodge high in the mountains with a murderer on the loose. A cop is playing the part of a nanny to a three year old, with her K9 dog, as she gathers clues. It’s not long before her life is threatened, too. What exactly is the murderer after? Can she figure it out before it’s too late?

My thanks to the author for a copy of this book. The opinion here is my own.

**Christian suspense**
Love Inspired Publishers
Release Date: June 28, 2022
Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09LSCK7VL/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i4

An I Read With Audra Book Tour and Giveaway: ‘The Songs That Could Have Been’ (Sedgewick County Chronicles) by Amanda Wen

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
Two couples in love. Two sets of impossible circumstances. One powerful God of grace.
After a tailspin in her late teens, Lauren Anderson’s life is finally back on track. Her battle with bulimia is under control, her career is taking off, and she’s surrounded by a loving family. Then a chance meeting with Carter Douglas, her first love and the man who broke her heart, leads to old feelings returning with new strength. And suddenly her well-balanced world is thrown off kilter.
Now a TV meteorologist, Carter is determined to make amends with Lauren. After all, she still owns his heart. But the reasons they broke up aren’t lost–and those old demons are forcing him toward the same decision he faced in the past. He isn’t sure he’s courageous enough to make a different choice this time around.
When Lauren’s elderly grandmother, Rosie, begins having nightmares about a man named Ephraim–a name her family has never heard before–a fascinating and forbidden past love comes to light. As Lauren and Carter work to uncover the untold stories of Rosie’s past in 1950s Wichita, they embark on a journey of forgiveness and second chances that will change their lives–and Rosie’s–forever. Along the way they’ll learn that God wastes nothing, his timing is perfect, and nothing is beyond his grace and redemption.
The Songs That Could Have Been is full of the same deftly handled, resonant writing that readers and critics alike enjoyed in Amanda Wen’s first book in the series. Fans of Lisa Wingate and Rachel Hauck will add Amanda Wen to their must-read shelves.

About Amanda Wen
Amanda Wen is an award-winning writer of inspirational romance and split-time women’s fiction. She has placed first in multiple contests, including the 2017 Indiana Golden Opportunity Contest, the 2017 Phoenix Rattler Contest, and the 2016 ACFW First Impressions Contest, among others. She was also a 2018 ACFW Genesis Contest finalist. Her debut novel, Roots of Wood and Stone, will release from Kregel Publications on January 26, 2021.
In addition to her writing, Amanda is an accomplished professional cellist and pianist, frequently performing with symphony orchestras, string quartets, and her church’s worship team, and accompanying high school and middle school choirs. A lifelong denizen of the flatlands, Amanda currently lives in Kansas with her patient, loving, and hilarious husband, their three adorable Wenlets, and a snuggly Siamese cat.

**My Rating: 5 Stars!**
‘Could it be God wasn’t finished writing their story?’

When I read Amanda Wen’s debut novel last year, it just moved me so much and I began to watch for her next offering. Now I’ve read it and I can tell you that it did not disappoint. She is a great storyteller! Wen tackles a very difficult subject here, well, three actually, and does them in the most wonderful and caring way that it melts the reader’s heart.

Full of such great characters, this book is going on my top reads list for the year. We see more than one story here in Wen’s dual time novel. Each is very moving in its own right and totally captures the reader’s mind completely. It did mine, at least. I could barely put it down.

Wen’s theme of God’s grace and redemption resonate throughout. His love for His creation is so evident here, and Wen’s telling of it moved me to tears more than once. She excels at this story and I’m so happy to be a fan. The blurb on the back cover says, in part, ‘God wastes nothing and his timing is perfect.’ How very true this is! These characters simply leapt off the pages and right into my heart, along with their hurts, joys, and love. I will not stop thinking about this one for a while. Perfection! Very well done!

My thanks to Kregel Publications for a copy of this book. The opinion in this review is expressly my own.

Print length

333 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Kregel Publications
Publication date

June 21, 2022

Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B15J747M/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1

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‘Morning By Morning’ (Murphy Brothers, Book 8) by Jennifer Rodewald

June 20, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
***“You were built for hard things.”***

Two years after losing the love of his life to cancer, Connor Murphy is slowly emerging from the darkness of grief, but he wrestles with fears about how he and his twelve-year-old son Reid will manage to navigate Reid’s teenage years on their own. Connor’s single-minded prayer has become, *please, no more changes*, but when single mom Jade Beck arrives to take on the job Sadie Murphy had done before her death, it becomes clear God has stamped his prayer *request denied*.

Jade Beck’s prayers were answered when she received the offer of a job as Lakeshore Lodge’s marketing and customer relations manager. Or so she thought. After a messy divorce, she and her two children need a safe place to land and find the peace their lives have lacked, but once she meets her abrupt, brooding supervisor, Mr. Connor Murphy, her fresh start suddenly looks a bit…stale. She’s already endured fifteen years living with a condescending man, and she won’t be a doormat anymore.

As the challenges of single parenting continually push them together, Jade and Connor’s relationship gradually transforms from cold and awkward to respectful and mutually supportive…and eventually to something deeper and more tender. But navigating these changes forces them to deal with the hurts and disappointments of their pasts and confront the fears that hold them captive.

Surrendering their hopes and fears to God has never felt so daunting. Can they learn to see the goodness of God, even in their broken paths, and trust that morning by morning, God’s tender mercies are ever new?

***Morning by Morning***, book 8 in the Murphy Brothers Stories, is a complex, emotional story of hope after heartache, of deeply moving, tender romance after devastating loss, and God’s faithful love, even in life’s hardest place.

About Jennifer Rodewald

Jennifer Rodewald/J. Rodes lives on the wide plains somewhere near the middle of Nowhere. A coffee addict, chaser of teenage activities, and storyteller, she also wears the hats of mom, teacher, and friend. Mostly, she loves Jesus and wants to see others fall in love with Him too.

She would love to hear from you! Please visit her at authorjenrodewald.com or at http://www.facebook.com/authorjenrodewald

**My Rating: 5 Stars!**
‘How much more, exactly, did God think he could take?’

This is a stunning series. I have loved each book as it released, and eagerly awaited the next in the series. I was not disappointed ever in any of them. These Murphy brothers are an amazing bunch, raised by godly parents and taught honesty, integrity, and a powerful godliness. Jennifer Rodewald excels here, in each one.

Connor Murphy gets a second story here. We first met him in a previous book when he felt led by God to marry a woman with cancer and a little boy. What started out as a marriage of convenience quickly turned into a deep and abiding love. When his beloved wife dies, Connor is devastated and can’t seem to escape the pain, even two years later. But it seems God has another plan in mind for him. Jade Beck arrives to work at the same lodge Connor does with her two children in tow. Jade carries enough hurt in her heart for more than one person.

‘God, is it ever going to get better?’

Connor is an admirable, Jesus-filled man who always thinks long and hard and prays about every move he makes. He is not ready for what looks like a new direction God has sent his way, but he is willing to be obedient. Both Connor and Jade have been in hard places and known deep, heart-rending pain. Neither can see that God can do anything that will take away the pain of their hearts. But we serve a God that can make all things new, can make a road way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.

Jennifer Rodewald has a unique ability to plumb the absolute depths of human emotion in her characters. So many times I have been moved to tears reading her stories. This one ministered to a situation that I was going through in my own life while I was reading the book. Isn’t that just like God? I truly could feel these characters’ pain.

Come along on this journey as we discover God always had something for His children even when they think the pain is all consuming and the light will never shine again. Bravo! Oh! There is one more in the series.

My thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book. I was not expected to leave a positive review and the opinion here is entirely my own.

Print length

283 pages
Language

English
Publication date

June 21, 2022
File size

1976 KB

Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09X5ZXZFY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2

‘Veil of Winter’ (A Dericott Tale) by Melanie Dickerson

June 14, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
**She’s hounded from every side by treacherous elements and foes, but her greatest enemy lies within.**
In the mountains near France, the medieval Princess Elyce is being forced to marry, thus forming an alliance that will enrich her father but enslave her kingdom. Instead, she chooses to feign her death and flee to Prague to beg King Wenceslaus to help save her people.
In England, the young knight Sir Gerard has a vision from God instructing him to help Elyce on her quest. When he arrives to find she has been near death for days, he manages to revive her. However, thinking the stranger was trying to kiss her, the princess immediately distrusts him. But her desperate situation forces her to accept his aid.
Pursued by her enemy’s guards over mountainous terrain, they must also battle the deadly winter elements. Her greatest challenge may be to overcome the voices of disapproval and accusation from her childhood. Will her emotions lead her into her true identity, or will they undermine her ability to work with Gerard and to save her people, who desperately need her help?
In this dazzling and romantic story, New York Times bestselling author Melanie Dickerson takes the classic Sleeping Beauty fairy tale to satisfying new heights.
“When it comes to happily-ever-afters, Melanie Dickerson is the undisputed queen.” —Julie Lessman, award-winning author
Sweet historical medieval romance
Part of the Dericott series: Book 1: *Court of Swans*; Book 2: *Castle of Refuge*; Book 3: *Veil of Winter*; Book 4: *Fortress of Snow*
Book length: 85,000 words

About Melanie Dickerson
Melanie is the Christy award-winning author of Regency and Medieval fairy tale romances.
Melanie’s newsletter sign-up is on her website, http://www.MelanieDickerson.com, and you can connect with her on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/MelanieDickersonBooks/ and on Instagram http://www.instagram.com/melaniedickerson123/
Growing up about 50 miles from Harper Lee’s hometown in rural Alabama, Melanie wrote stories in notebooks for her friends, who passed them around in class as soon as she finished a scene. (And no, they didn’t get in trouble—much.) These stories always involved adventure, danger, and a hero and heroine falling in love, with a happily-ever-after ending. She’s been a romantic for as long as she can remember!
Melanie lives in North Alabama with her husband and sometimes her two young adult children, who have (mostly) flown the nest. You’ll find her sprint-writing with her friends on video chat, sipping hot tea at a local coffee shop, hanging out with her handsome husband, watching movies with her oddly calm Jack Russell terrier, or daydreaming about her book-in-progress.

**4 Stars!**
Melanie Dickerson treats us to another of her retelling of fairy tales with an inspirational twist. This one is Sleeping Beauty and it’s very good indeed. The hero and heroine are wonderful as are many secondary characters. I haven’t missed a one if these stories.

My thanks to Thomas Nelson Publishing fir a copy of this book via the Net Galley platform. The opinion in this review is expressly my own.

Print length316 pages
Language English
Publisher Thomas Nelson
Publication date June 14, 2022
Reading age 13 up https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09N95SBF2/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i

‘Ensnared’ (Knights of Brethren, Book # 3) by Jody Hedlund

June 13, 2022 susansnodgrass

During a time when legends were born . . .
ENSNARED
A poor maidservant struggling to survive, a brave knight who secretly loves her, and a chalice that has the power to unite them.
Nursemaid to the Earl of Likness’s two young daughters, Mikaela despises the earl for his cruelty to his subjects, and she longs for the day when she can make a difference in the lives of her suffering friends and family.
As one of the Knights of Brethren, Gunnar is on a mission to find the sacred chalice for the queen, convinced it’s the cure for her deadly bleeding disease. His quest takes him home, and he soon learns his brother, the earl, may know more about the chalice than he lets on.
As Gunnar reunites with Mikaela, the maiden he’s always loved, he tries to keep his feelings for her a secret, desperate to protect her from his brother. But as they venture into the perilous Hardanger Forest and battle to survive, will Gunnar realize her love is worth fighting for?
The real story of the Holy Grail . . .
Knights of Brethren
Book 1: Enamored
Book 2: Entwined
Book 3: Ensnared (June 2022)
Book 4: Enriched (July 2022)
Other YA books by Jody Hedlund:
The Fairest Maidens
Book 1: Beholden
Book 2: Beguiled
Book 3: Besotted
The Lost Princesses
Prequel Novella: Always
Book 1: Evermore
Book 2: Foremost
Book 3: Hereafter
The Noble Knights
Prequel Novella: The Vow
Book 1: An Uncertain Choice
Book 2: A Daring Sacrifice
Book 3: For Love and Honor
Book 4: A Loyal Heart
Book 5: A Worthy Rebel
For a complete list of Jody’s novels, visit her Amazon page or website – jodyhedlund.com

About Jody Hedlund
Jody Hedlund is the best-selling author of over forty historicals for both adults and teens and is the winner of numerous awards. She writes clean, sweet romances with plenty of sizzle. Find out more at jodyhedlund.com.

“One act of courage has the power to clear the path for more.”

I love Jody Hedlund’s books and especially the ones she sets in the medieval era. She is so good here! This series captivated me from the first book and this third offering still does. I loved the addition of the forest’s dangers. No spoilers so I won’t say more. Theses courageous knights are awesome. There is another book in the series and I can’t wait for it.

My thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book. The opinion in this review is expressly my own.