Simply Susan

‘The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip’ by Sara Brunsvold

July 7, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
Aidyn Kelley is talented, ambitious, and ready for a more serious assignment than the fluff pieces she’s been getting as a cub reporter for the *Kansas City Star*. In her eagerness, she pushes too hard, earning herself the menial task of writing an obituary for an unremarkable woman who’s just entered hospice care.

But there’s more to Clara Kip than meets the eye. The spirited septuagenarian may be dying, but she’s not quite ready to cash it in yet. Never one to shy away from an assignment herself, she can see that God brought the young reporter into her life for a reason. And if it’s a story Aidyn Kelley wants, that’s just what Mrs. Kip will give her–but she’s going to have to work for it.

Debut author Sara Brunsvold delights with this emotional multigenerational story that shows that the very best life is made up of thousands of little deaths to self. You’ll want to be just like Mrs. Kip when you grow up!

**My Rating:**
3.5 Stars
3.5
A reporter looking for a serious assignment meets up with a dying patient in hospice. What she thinks is a terrible idea turns into a life changing assignment. How can writing and obituary for an ordinary woman help her career? Maybe it was meant for more than that.

Sometimes we should pay attention to every single person around us. Even those we think will have not one bit of beating in our lives. An unlikely friendship story that will bring some tears to your eyes.

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

Print length

363 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Revell
Publication date

July 5, 2022
https://www.amazon.com/Extraordinary-Deaths-Mrs-Kip-ebook/dp/B09LWV7RTR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16EFWP7KDJ47L&keywords=the+extraordinary+deaths+of+mrs.+kip&qid=1657197758&sprefix=the+extraordinary+deat%2Caps%2C92&sr=8-1

About Sara Brunsvold
Sara Brunsvold creates stories that speak hope, truth, and life. Influenced by humble women of God who find his fingerprints in the everyday, she does the same in her life and her storytelling. Sara’s recognitions include the 2020 ACFW Genesis Award for Contemporary Fiction. She lives with her family near Kansas City, Missouri, where she can often be spotted writing at a park or library. Learn more at http://www.sarabrunsvold.com.

‘The Deadly Shallows’ (Coastal Guardians, # 3) by Dani Pettrey

July 6, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
**A mass shooting.**
**A stolen weapon capable of immense destruction.**
**A painful secret that threatens to tear two hearts apart.**

CGIS Agent Noah Rowley is rocked to the core when he learns of a mass shooting raging on his Coast Guard base. He and his team stop the attack, but not before numerous innocent lives are lost. Furious and grief-stricken, he determines to do whatever is needed to bring the mastermind behind the attack to justice.

Coast Guard flight medic Brooke Kesler evacuates the scene of the shooting in a helicopter carrying the only surviving gunman. Gravely wounded, the man whispers mysterious information to Brooke that immediately paints a target on her back.

As Brooke and Noah race to uncover answers, emotions between them ignite. Noah struggles to protect Brooke at all costs and to conceal the secret that prevents him from becoming what he longs to be–the right man for her.

Everything is at stake as a horrifying truth emerges. . . .

The mass shooting wasn’t the end game. It was only the beginning.

**“This action-packed thriller is sure to please.”**–IRENE HANNON, bestselling and award-winning author

**“I love Dani’s writing, and *The Deadly Shallows* is one of her best! Tightly written and dripping with tension. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.”**–CARRIE STUART PARKS, bestselling and award-winning author of *Relative Silence*

About Dani Pettrey
Praised by New York Times best-selling author Dee Henderson as “a name to look for in romantic suspense,” Dani Pettrey has sold more than a half a million copies of her novels to readers eagerly awaiting the next release. Dani combines the page-turning adrenaline of a thriller with the chemistry and happy-ever-after of a romance. Her novels stand out for their “wicked pace, snappy dialogue, and likable characters” (Publishers Weekly), “gripping storyline[s],” (RT Book Reviews), and “sizzling undercurrent of romance” (USA Today).

Her Alaskan Courage series and Chesapeake Valor series have received praise from readers and critics alike and spent multiple months topping the CBA bestseller lists. Dani has also been honored with multiple awards, including the Daphne du Maurier Award, two HOLT Medallions, a Christy Award finalist, two National Readers’ Choice Awards, the Gail Wilson Award of Excellence, and Christian Retailing’s Best Award.

From her early years eagerly reading Nancy Drew mysteries, to paging through Agatha Christie novels or watching on-the-edge-of-her-seat adventure movies, Dani has always enjoyed mystery and suspense. She considers herself blessed to be able to write the kind of stories she loves—full of plot twists and peril, love, and longing for hope and redemption. Her greatest joy as an author is sharing the stories God lays on her heart. She researches murder and mayhem from her home in Maryland, where she lives with her husband. Their two daughters, a son-in-law, and two adorable grandsons also reside in Maryland. For more information about her novels, visit http://www.danipettrey.com

‘How many people were going to die before this ended?’

I’ve been a fan of Dani Pettrey’s work since her first book years ago. They sit proudly on my shelves. This one is no exception to her action-packed suspense. The Coastal Guardians is a great series and I love it.

Join this amazing team as they try to stop a madman with a stolen weapon that could cause tremendous destruction if they don’t catch him first. There is a mass shooting that devastates the team, but it’s only the beginning of the havoc that falls in the wake of this diabolical maniac.

Pettrey deftly adds layers all along that serve to constantly bring more intrigue to the reader. The personal stories of those involved are great to watch as well. They struggle with real problems just like the rest of us, and they’ve allowed God into their lives and have His help with those problems. We also get a great secondary story as well as see old friends making an appearance. Very well done!

Print length 392 pages
Language English
Publisher Bethany House Publishers
Publication date July 5, 2022
Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09LWNKKCX/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0

‘Inventions of the Heart’ (The Lumber Baron’s Daughters, 2) by Mary Connealy

July 5, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
**Her heart seeks safety. But will trouble find her even here?**

After her sister’s marriage, Michelle Stiles is left hiding at Two Harts Ranch with the handsome but stubborn Zane Hart. She’s managed to stay one step ahead of her stepfather and his devious plans, but if he finds her, she will no longer be safe.

Zane has problems of his own. Having discovered a gold mine on his property, he must figure out how to harvest it without kicking off a gold rush. Michelle, educated and trained to run her father’s business, wants to manage all aspects of the mine, but Zane thinks for a person so smart she can have some misguided ideas. Running the mining operation will be a dangerous job, and he can’t risk putting her in harm’s way.

But danger finds Michelle anyway when she’s suddenly attacked. If they go to the sheriff, they’ll reveal her location, but if they do nothing . . . their troubles have only just begun.

About Mary Connealy
Mary Connealy writes romantic comedy with cowboys. She is independently publishing a contemporary romantic suspense series called Garrison’s Law, book one is Loving the Texas Lawman. Her new historical series, High Sierra Sweethearts begins with The Accidental Guardian. She is also the author of these series: Kincaid Brides, Trouble in Texas, Wild at Heart, Cimarron Legacy, Lassoed in Texas, Montana Marriages and Sophie’s daughters, and has man other books.
She is a two-time Carol Award winner and has been a finalist for the Rita and Christy Awards. She’s a lifelong Nebraskan and lives with her very own romantic cowboy hero. She’s got four grown daughters and four spectacular grandchildren.
Find Mary online at:
Her website: maryconnealy.com
Her blog for aspiring writers: Seekerville
Her blog for lovers of western romance: Petticoats & Pistols
Sign up for her newsletter at maryconnealy.com/newsletter
Mary is on Facebook at facebook.com/maryconnealy
And Twitter at twitter.com/maryconnealy

**My Rating: 4 Stars!**
Mary Connealy has been a favorite of mine for many years. Her cowboy comedies are hilarious and I know I am in for a great good time when I read one of her books. This series is really good. An evil stepfather sells his wife’s daughters to men who really are creepy just so he can gain complete control over their dead father’s business and fortune. Only these girls, educated and super smart, are having none of it! Here is Michelle’s story and it’s a good one, too! The first daughter is married, then Michelle marries Zane, but the bad guys keep coming. Tune in to find out. It’s good! I promise.

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

**Publisher: Bethany House**
**Publication Date: July 5, 2022**
**Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09LWWLMGD/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1**

‘Critical Alliance’ (Rocky Mountain Courage, Book # 3) by Elizabeth Goddard

July 4, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
Mackenzie Hanson’s special set of skills opened the door to a successful career as a professor of cybersecurity at a Michigan university, allowing her to put her criminal past behind her. But when a long-ago partner in crime delivers a cryptic message about her father’s tech company being under cyberattack, she heads for Montana to secure exposed assets, close security breaches, and hopefully save lives.

Diplomatic Security Services special agent Alex Knight is back home in Montana to decompress from a mission gone wrong. But even as he’s trying to relax, he’s drawn into another mystery, complete with suspicious deaths, lethal threats, and whispers of espionage that all have one thing in common–a beautiful cybersecurity expert with a dark past.

When the situation turns deadly, Alex and Mackenzie will have to work together to find the answers they need–before someone silences Mackenzie for good.

*USA Today* bestselling author Elizabeth Goddard weaves a tangled web of nail-biting suspense and heart-stopping romance in this fast-paced conclusion to her Rocky Mountain Courage series.

About Elizabeth Goddard
With over one million books sold, Elizabeth Goddard is the USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling, award-winning author of over fifty romance novels and counting, including the romantic mystery, THE CAMERA NEVER LIES–a 2011 Carol Award winner. Four of her six Mountain Cove books have been contest finalists. Buried, Backfire and Deception are finalists in the Daphne Du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery and Suspense, and Submerged is a Carol Award finalist. A 7th generation Texan, Elizabeth graduated from North Texas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and worked in high-level software sales for several years before retiring to home school her children and fulfill her dreams of writing full-time.

To get book news sign up for her newsletter at her website: http://elizabethgoddard.com
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or Twitter: http://twitter.com/bethgoddard

**My Rating: 4 Stars**
This one is a very suspenseful ride into the world of cyber criminals. Elizabeth Goddard has developed a plot that is full of action here, featuring good characters and some appearances from ones in the last two books. It’s scary what cyber criminals can do!
My thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book via Net Galley. The review here is my own opinion.

Print length

368 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Revell
Publication date

July 5, 2022
Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09LWS88QD/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i8

‘A Feeling of Home’ by Susan Anne Mason

July 3, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
**Can she set aside the pain from the past to embrace a new love?**

Isabelle Wardrop’s well-to-do life has completely unraveled. Within months, she’s lost both her parents, her fortune, and her home. With nowhere else to turn, she and her younger sister move in with a trusted former servant in an impoverished area of the city. Desperate for work but having no qualifications, Isabelle is forced to accept help from Dr. Mark Henshaw, the very man she blames for her mother’s death.

Mark Henshaw has admired Isabelle for several months, but after the tragic death of her mother, he vows to make amends for the past and help her find her way. But when Mark learns his younger brother has formed an undesirable friendship with Isabelle’s sister–one that brings a whole new set of problems into their lives–he doesn’t know if Isabelle will ever forgive him.

When startling developments begin to take place, both within Isabelle’s heart and their siblings’ relationship, her future looks very different than anything she could have imagined.

“Mason delivers a soothing WWII romance . . . and paints a rich picture of the social challenges of the era.”–*Publishers Weekly* on *To Find Her Place*

About Susan Anne Mason
Susan lives in a suburb near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where she works part-time as a church secretary. She is a wife and the mother of two amazing kids, and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and Romance Writers of America (RWA). In addition to writing, she likes to scrapbook and to research her family history on-line. You can connect with her on Facebook or on her website http://www.susanannemason.net.

I have enjoyed this sweet series and was happy to see previous characters in this offering. Susan Anne Mason tells a very precious and moving story here. I enjoyed it so much.

My thanks to Bethany House for a copy of this book via Net Galley. The opinion in this review is my own.

Language English
Publisher Bethany House Publishers
Publication date July 5, 2022
Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09LWX8KQY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0

‘Walking In Tall Weeds’ by Robin W. Pearson

July 1, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
**From award-winning author Robin W. Pearson comes a new Southern family drama about one family who discovers their history is only skin-deep and that God’s love is the only family tie that binds.**

Paulette and Fred Baldwin find themselves wading through a new season of life in Hickory Grove, North Carolina. Their only son, McKinley, now works hundreds of miles away, and the distance between the husband and wife feels even farther. When their son returns home, his visit dredges up even more conflict between Fred and Paulette.

McKinley makes it no secret that he doesn’t intend to follow in his father’s footsteps at George & Company Fine Furnishings or otherwise. Fred can’t quite bring himself to accept all his son’s choices, yet Paulette is determined McKinley will want for nothing, least of all a mother’s love and attention—which her own skin color cost her as a child. But all her striving leaves Fred on the outside looking in.

Paulette suspects McKinley and Fred are hiding something that could change the whole family. Soon, she’s facing a whirlwind she never saw coming, and the three of them must dig deep to confront the truth. Maybe then they’ll discover that their history is only skin-deep while their faith can take them right to the heart of things.

About Robin W. Pearson
Robin W. Pearson’s A LONG TIME COMIN’ earned a 2020 Christy Award for First Novel. Both her debut and her second novel, ‘TIL I WANT NO MORE (February 2021), earned a Publishers Weekly starred review. They show how man’s timeless love affair with God affects day-to-day relationships. Robin’s writing sprouts from her Southern roots, and she has corrected grammar up and down the East coast, starting with Houghton Mifflin Company. Her family’s faith, life lessons, and life’s longings inspire her as a wife, homeschooling mother of seven, and author, what she blogs about on https://robinwpearson.com/mommy-concentrated/. They’re the source of all the characters living and breathing in the stories waiting to be told about her belief in Jesus Christ and the experiences at her own kitchen sink.

**3.5 Stars**
Full and rich family drama and their dynamics. The author explores this family and their issues well. The reader almost ‘sees’ them as they make their way through their problems.

My thanks to Tyndale House for a copy of this book via Net Galley.

Print lengt h434 pages
Language English
Publisher Tyndale House Publishers
Publication date July 19, 2022https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09JT6BZ6S/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2

‘The Heart of the Mountains’ by Pepper Basham

July 1, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
***Can their hearts overcome the darkness of the mountains?***

To escape a forced marriage, Cora Taylor travels from England to the Blue Ridge Mountains in search of her brother, who is working as a teacher in a mission school. She hopes to find a place where her nursing skills and independent ideas will be accepted and appreciated, but nothing prepares her for the wild mixture of isolation, community, brokenness, and hope within these mountains…or in the person of Jeb McAdams.

Returning from the devastation of World War 1 emotionally damaged, Jeb McAdams struggles against the rampant mountain alcoholism to soothe his nightmares. It’s easy to hide within the mountains, or it was, before Cora Taylor arrived. Now, she seems to show up at every turn, bringing her modern ideas, curiosity, and beautiful eyes with her.

Bound by their shared war history, the pair develop an unlikely friendship, which unexpectedly hints to something more. But when Cora’s desire to help the women of the mountains crosses an unspoken line, will Jeb be able to protect this feisty flatlander from the wrath of the mountain men or will he end up losing much more than his heart?

About Pepper Basham
Pepper Basham is an award-winning author who writes romance peppered with grace and humor with a southern Appalachian flair. Her books have garnered recognition in the Grace Awards, Inpsys, and the ACFW Carol Awards, with The Thorn Healer selected as a 2018 finalist in the RT awards. Both her contemporary and historical romance novels consistently receive high ratings from Romantic Times, with Just the Way You Are as a Top Pick. Most recently she’s introduced readers to Bath, UK through her novellas, Second Impressions and Jane by the Book, and taken readers into the exciting world of WW2 espionage in her novella, Façade. The second novel in The Pleasant Gap series, When You Look at Me, arrives in October and her contribution to Barbour’s wonderful My Heart Belongs series hits the shelves in January 2019 with My Heart Belongs in the Blue Ridge. Her books are seasoned with her Appalachian heritage and love for family. She currently resides in the lovely mountains of Asheville, NC where she is the mom of five great kids, a speech-pathologist to about fifty more, and a lover of chocolate, jazz, hats, and Jesus.
You can get to know Pepper on her website, http://www.pepperdbasham.com, on Facebook, Instagram, or over at her group blog, The Writer’s Alley.

**My Rating: 5 Stars!!!**
‘Prayin’ is where we admit we ain’t the lord of our own lives.’

Where do I begin to leave a review adequate enough to convey my thoughts on what a powerful story this was? Pepper Basham is always good; I’ve never read a bad book by her, or even a mediocre one. But this. This wonderful story of the Appalachian people in the time period immediately after the Great War is so full of grace, forgiveness, and the mercies of God, that I found myself crying through parts of it, gasping at others, laughing some, too.

The story takes place in Maple Springs where Basham set another book earlier and this one features some of the same folks but can totally be read as a stand alone. It was so good to read how these folks lived, their way of life, their superstitions and love. There were times the reading hurt, because people don’t always do the right thing, but Basham handles it so well.

The hero of this story, Jebediah McAdams, is perfect. I totally fell in love with his sweet heart and concern for others. And I loved his ‘itchin’ lips’. You’ll have to read the story to get that one. I promise you’ll like it, too. Jeb is totally unprepared for the English woman who literally falls into his arms when she runs away from home to escape an arranged marriage. And Cora is determined to be a help to these precious people as ‘Nurse Woman’. Having served at the Front during the Great War, she is sure she can provide help to them. IF she can get these backward and leery folk to trust her.

Set in a simpler time in a beautiful place, this story will stay with you long after you read the last word. It will be a treasure for any keeper shelf. I know it will mine. Basham’s descriptions of the mountains will have you longing to see them for yourself. This was a powerfully moving book and I adored every minute. It’s the kind of book that, when you read the last word, you want to flip to the beginning and start over again. It’s that good. Well done!

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

Print length

322 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Barbour Books
Publication date

July 1, 2022
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09RQHCDCS/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1

‘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