Simply Susan

‘Blown Cover’ by Jodie Bailey

October 27, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
From *USA TODAY* bestselling author Jodie Bailey

Outrunning the past

might be the most dangerous mission…

The last person army special agent Makenzie Fuller expects to blow her cover for is her missing ex-partner who once betrayed her. But Ian Andrews doesn’t remember the past four years—or why the arms dealer Makenzie’s investigating wants him dead. Now on the run at Christmastime from her quarry *and* her own agency, Makenzie must keep Ian alive…even as she questions whether she can trust him.

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

About Jodie Bailey
Jodie Bailey is the USA Today Best-selling author of novels about freedom and the heroes who fight for it. Jodie is also a public speaker and teacher who packs her novels with the knowledge she’s gained as an Army wife.
Jodie Bailey grew up in Eastern North Carolina, where she developed a love for golden sand and the Atlantic Ocean. She started writing stories as soon as she learned how to put sentences together, and spent her childhood and teen years making her best friends’ dreams come true on paper.
In college, she met the love of her life—a soldier who rides a Harley and jumps out of airplanes for fun. This prompted a whole lot of moving from place to place, and she had no idea how much those moves would work their way into her stories. For ten years, she pursued her second love, teaching. Now a full-time writer, she still teaches part-time because the kids keep her young and, every once in awhile, she needs some time away from the imaginary characters.
Jodie currently lives in North Carolina with her husband, her daughter, and a very stubborn pup.

‘She needed to take the quiet while she could get it. Danger was sure to make another charge.’

I’ve long enjoyed Jodie Bailey’s books, and this one was a super good one. Amnesia, moles, dark web, not sure who to trust, you name it, it has it all. I had a hard time putting it down for necessary life tasks. I’m a suspense lover and Bailey surely does give this reader some good suspense to get lost in. I can’t wait for her next book. Well done!

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

Print length: 222 pages
Language: English
Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense
Publication date: October 25, 2022
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09SWXVHPZ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i8

‘The Mistletoe Favor’ (Wyoming Ranchers) by Jill Kemerer

October 26, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
It will take one special cowboy

To make this season bright.

After gaining guardianship of his half sister, wealthy rancher Mac Tolbert hopes a part-time job during the holidays will help the grieving teenager. New coffee shop owner Bridget Renna has been on her own since sixteen and is immediately drawn to the shy orphan—and her handsome brother. But as Bridget grows closer to the siblings, will her troubled past ruin their chance at a Christmas together?

A WYOMING RANCHERS NOVEL

**From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.**

**Wyoming Ranchers**

Book 1: *The Prodigal’s Holiday Hope*
Book 2: *A Cowboy to Rely On*
Book 3: *The Mistletoe Favor*
Book 4: *Depending on the Cowboy*

About Jill Kemerer
Jill Kemerer is a Publishers Weekly bestselling author of heartwarming, emotional, small-town romance novels often featuring cowboys. She is a multi-published author of Christian romance novels with Harlequin Love Inspired–over half a million of her books have sold worldwide.
A former electrical engineer, Jill now writes full-time. Her essentials include coffee, caramels, a stack of books, her mini-doxie, and long walks outdoors. She rarely passes up a bookstore and spends too much time at the library. She resides in Ohio with her husband and two almost-grown children. For more information, visit her website, jillkemerer.com.

**My Rating: 5 Stars!**
‘She’d never belonged. Bridget would like to belong in Sunrise Ben, but she didn’t know if it was possible.’

I just loved this book. I thoroughly enjoy Jill Kemerer’s cowboy stories, but this one just touched my heart so much. I found myself with tears in my eyes in more than one place. She made these characters come alive in my heart and mind, with their hurts and hopes. And she shows us in these pages that we are worth so much to God. Well done!

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

Print length

222 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Love Inspired
Publication date

October 25, 2022
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09V33J51J/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i3

‘The Bookshop of Secrets’ by Mollie Rushmeyer

October 25, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
**A collection of lost books holds the clues to her family’s legacy…and her future.**

Hope Sparrow has mastered the art of outrunning her tragic past, learning never to stay anywhere too long and never to allow anyone control over her life again. Coming to Wanishin Falls in search of her family’s history already feels too risky. But somewhere in the towering stacks of this dusty old bookshop are the books that hold Hope’s last ties to her late mother—and to a rumored family treasure that could help her start over.

Only, the bookshop is in shambles, and the elderly owner is in the beginning stages of dementia and can’t remember where the books lie. To find the last links to the loved ones she’s lost, Hope must stay and accept help from the townsfolk to locate the treasured volumes. Each secret she uncovers brings her closer to understanding where she came from. But the longer she stays in the quaint town, the more people find their way into the cracks in her heart. And letting them in may be the greatest risk of all…

About Mollie Rushmeyer
Mollie Rushmeyer writes “Contemporary Fiction with a Heart for History.” What does this mean exactly? She loves to write inspirational fiction in contemporary settings with fascinating historical elements, people, objects, and stories woven throughout.
A modern girl herself, she wouldn’t want to go a day without modern plumbing and central air! But she’s always felt a special connection to the past. The legacies and lives left behind are like gifts waiting to be unwrapped, and she plans to share this blend of history and contemporary living with readers.
A born and bred Midwestern gal, Mollie Rushmeyer, makes her home in Minnesota with her husband and two spunky, beautiful daughters. She is not only a bibliophile (the dustier the better, in her opinion), she’s a true anglophile at heart. Tea and coffee fuel her travels, by Google maps at least, and her passion for the written word.
Her debut novel with Love Inspired Trade/Harlequin, a division of HarperCollins Publishers will release in October of 2022.
She’d love to connect through social media: https://www.facebook.com/mollie.rushmeyer and https://www.instagram.com/molliejoyrushmeyer/
And don’t forget to sign up for her newsletter (visit molliejrushmeyer.com) for vintage recipe reboots, history mixed with modern living, tea and book pairings, exclusive giveaways, and a FREEBIE pdf download “10 Vintage Hacks for Modern Homes.”

Print length

362 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Love Inspired Trade
Publication date

October 25, 2022
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09FTD1PH8/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
**My Rating: 5 Stars!**
‘How, God? How can I possibly trust You?’

This debut novel from Mollie Rushmeyer is so stunning and precious. I was immediately drawn in, something that just makes me so happy when I’m reading a book. Everything about this book was good. The characters were well thought out, the plot was really good, and the writing very well done. I totally loved it. The main female character, Hope Sparrow, has been through such an ordeal, it hurt to read parts of it, especially when she was remembering the bad parts, but I loved how God began the healing process. The other characters were also incredibly well done. Totally a wonderful debut and I look forward to more from this author.

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

‘Abduction Cold Case’ by Connie Queen

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
An unsolved case. A family secret.

Getting to the truth could be deadly…

Finding a mysterious file on her desk sends psychologist Kennedy Wells chasing down clues to solve a twenty-six-year-old kidnapping—and straight into a violent assault. When Texas Ranger Silas Boone comes to Kennedy’s rescue, he can’t help but wonder at her resemblance to the long-missing girl. With someone willing to kill to end the investigation, can they uncover the truth…and live to see Christmas?

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

About Connie Queen
Connie Queen, a Publishers Weekly bestselling author, spent her life in Texas where she met and married her high-school sweetheart. Together they’ve raised eight children and are enjoying their grandchildren. As a child, Connie remembers her mom and sisters reading but she preferred to be outside. It wasn’t until later, she found the joy of being whisked away into another world. Today she resides in Texas with her husband, and Murphy, her Great Dane, where she’s working on her next suspense novel.

**My Rating: 4 Stars!**
Connie Queen does inspirational suspense every well. I was all in from the first. Imagine finding out as an adult that you were kidnapped as a child. Then someone is trying to kill you? Great suspense here, folks, and non stop action. Well done!

My thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book via Net Galley. The opinion is my own.

Print length

221 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Love Inspired Suspense
Publication date

October 25, 2022

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09SWVV53F/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1

‘Her Secret Son’ (Sundown Valley) by Linda Goodnight

October 23, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
To protect her child…

She concealed the truth

The last person rancher Harlow Matheson expects to meet while out on horseback in a rainstorm is injured—and barely conscious—NFL star Nash Corbin. Four years ago, Nash betrayed Harlow’s family. Now she must nurse Nash back to health while concealing the truth from him—that he is the father of her son. But as the two grow close, how much longer can Harlow keep her secret?

A SUNDOWN VALLEY ROMANCE

**From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.**

**Sundown Valley**

Book 1: *To Protect His Children*
Book 2: *Keeping Them Safe*
Book 3: *Her Secret Son*

About Linda Goodnight
NY Times and USA Bestseller, Linda Goodnight writes novels to stir the soul as well as to entertain. Her stories of hope through faith in Jesus have won the RITA, the Carol, the Reviewer’s Choice, and other industry awards. A small town girl, Linda remains close to her roots, making her home in rural Oklahoma. Connect with Linda on Facebook, Twitter, or at http://www.lindagoodnight.com

**My Rating: 5 Stars!**
‘Oh, Lord, why have You sent this trouble my way? Are You trying to teach me something? If so, can we just get it over with and move on?’

I read my first book by Linda Goodnight a year ago and she very quickly became a favorite. Her well-written stories featuring very believable characters with real life problems, good plots and a strong spiritual thread make for a fantastic read. I absolutely love it when I connect with characters. And I always connect with Goodnight’s characters. Even the secondary ones. I am on a mission to read her entire back list. It’s a pretty long one, too, but I’m making good headway. I can very highly recommend this author.

Print length

236 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Love Inspired
Publication date

October 25, 2022
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09V34NM7M/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i3

‘Circle of Vengeance’ (A Star Cavanaugh Cold Case) by Ramona Richards

October 18, 2022October 18, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
**Revenge is best served cold–and this family has been waiting decades to dish it up**
Twenty-five years ago, a body was discovered in the Turney family barn–and folks around town were all too ready to believe that killing blood ran through all the Turney’s veins. Every member of the family came under suspicion, their reputations crumbled to pieces, and with no convictions, no one could be cleared.

Daughter Jill, now a Chicago lawyer, is ready for this case to be solved and for her broken family to be repaired at last. Who better to find the answers than cold-case P.I. Star Cavanaugh? But as Star begins to dig into generations-old secrets, the killer resurfaces to make sure none of those skeletons leave the closet–no matter what the cost.

As the danger mounts, Star again joins forces with police chief, Mike Luinetti, and begins to uncover truths that the whole town has kept hidden. But becoming the target of the determined killer isn’t the way Star wants to find the answers. It’s a race to solve the case before it becomes a matter of *her* life or death.

Readers will love jumping back into the Star Cavanaugh Cold Case series as their favorite plucky heroine drives her vintage Airstream home straight into the heart of another town’s mystery.

About Ramona Richards
I come from a long line of storytellers, and I grew up sitting on the front porch listening to my parents, grandparents, and a wide selection of aunts and uncles spinning yarns that would raise eyebrows and disturb sleep. Naturally, I wanted to do it for a living.
I love stories and books and readers and listeners, and I’m blessed to have been able to spend my life around them. These days, I’m a speaker, writer, and editor, and my latest book is My Mother’s Quilts (Worthy Publishing), which is a devotional written about and around the quilts I inherited from my mother. My latest is a small-town crime novel, Murder in the Family. I’ve written six novels for Love Inspired Suspense, and have devotionals available from Abingdon and Barbour Books.
I’m the associate publisher for Iron Stream Media, although I’ve been an editor for Abingdon Press, Thomas Nelson, Rutledge Hill Press, and Ideals magazine. I’ve freelanced for more than a dozen other publishers and have edited more than 500 publications, including fiction, trade nonfiction, magazines, scripts, poetry, Bibles and biblical reference works, study guides, curriculum, and how-to manuals.
Essentially, I’ll write or edit just about anything. I’m also a speaker for writer’s conferences and women’s groups.
I can be found online at Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and my blog is at https://thefridgefront.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ramonapope.richards
@RamonaRichards
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramonarichards

**My Rating: 5 Stars!**
‘God sometimes drops you into some odd places. You may not understand at the time, but he does not make mistakes.’

When I read Burying Daisy Doe, I knew I wanted to read more by Ramona Richards. Her Star Cavanaugh cold case stories are incredibly fascinating to this suspense lover. They start out with a little info and Richards slowly begins adding layers, a bit at a time ramping up the reader’s excitement until you are completely hooked. Actually, you’re hooked from the beginning.

Richards is a fine hand at these split time stories and she always brings them to a most satisfying close. I racked my brain trying to figure it all out and never did. Well, I did figure out one tiny part, which was revealed quite soon, but the ending took me completely by surprise. And I love the relationship between Michael and Star. I sure hope the author does more in this series. Well done!

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

Print length

318 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Kregel Publications
Publication date

October 18, 2022

https://amzn.to/3Rkhvto

‘Once Upon A Winter Wonderland’ by Susan May Warren, Rachel D. Russell, Michelle Sass Aleckson, and Andrea Christenson

October 13, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
Join USA Today best-selling author Susan May Warren, award-winning author, Rachel D. Russell, and best-selling Minnesota authors Michelle Sass Aleckson and Andrea Christenson in this delightful twist on Bing Crosby’s holiday favorite song, Winter Wonderland.

A Deep Haven wedding at Christmas? With snow glistening in the lane, sleigh bells ringing, and all the world a winter wonderland—magical, right?

Or maybe not, because the snowstorm of the century has buried their small town, and as Vivien Calhoun and Boone Buckam fight the sleet, snow, and ice, just about everything can—and does—happen to skid their big day into the ditch. It’ll take all their friends—and a few strangers—to turn this Christmas wedding from a blizzard to a beautiful sight in this charming collection of novellas.

Discover four enchanting stories featuring old friends, and new, who discover that there just might be a happy ending waiting in this winter wonderland—if only they can shovel their way out of trouble.

**Want more of Deep Haven?**

Book 1: Still the One
Book 2: Can’t Buy Me Love
Book 3: Crazy for You
Book 4: Then Came You
Book 5: Hangin’ by a Moment
Book 6: Right Here Waiting

**Deep Haven Series by Susan May Warren**
Book 1: Happily Ever After
Book 2: Tying the Knot
Book 3: The Perfect Match
Book 4: My Foolish Heart
Book 5: Hook, Line, & Sinker (ebook novella)
Book 6: You Don’t Know Me
Book 7: The Shadow of Your Smile

**The Christiansen Family Collection by Susan May Warren**
Prequel: Evergreen
Book 1: Take a Chance on Me
Book 2: It Had to Be You
Book 3: When I Fall in Love
Book 4: Always on My Mind
Book 5: The Wonder of You
Book 6: You’re the One That I Want
Book 7: Have Yourself a Christiansen Christmas

About Susan May Warren
Growing up in Minneapolis and attending the U of MN, I learned to love city life, although I’m a woodsy girl at heart. Or maybe I’m an adventurer — having lived and traveled all over the world, including Siberia Russia as a missionary for eight years. Probably that’s why my characters can’t sit still, and seem to get into one scrape after another — they’re too much like me! I love God, my family, my country, my church, and feel privileged every day to be able to write stories.
Here’s my “Official” Bio.
With over 1 million books sold, critically acclaimed novelist Susan May Warren is the Christy, RITA and Carol award-winning author of over seventy-five novels with Revell, Tyndale, Barbour, Steeple Hill and Summerside Press. Known for her compelling plots and unforgettable characters, Susan has written contemporary and historical romances, romantic-suspense, thrillers, rom-com and Christmas novellas.
With books translated into eight languages, many of her novels have been ECPA and CBA bestsellers, were chosen as Top Picks by Romantic Times, and have won the RWA’s Inspirational Reader’s Choice contest and the American Christian Fiction Writers Book of the Year award.
Of her books, Publisher’s Weekly has written, “Warren lays bare her characters’ human frailties, including fear, grief, and resentment, as openly as she details their virtues of love, devotion, and resiliency. She has crafted an engaging tale of romance, rivalry, and the power of forgiveness.”
And Library Journal adds, “Warren’s characters are well-developed and she knows how to create a first rate contemporary romance…”
Susan is also a nationally acclaimed writing coach, teaching at conferences around the nation and winner of the 2009 American Christian Fiction Writers Mentor of the Year award. She loves to help people launch their writing careers and is the founder of Novel.Academy and http://www.LearnHowtoWriteaNovel.com, a writing website that helps authors get published and stay published. She’s also the author of the popular writing method, The Story Equation.

About Rachel D. Russell
Rachel D. Russell is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Oregon Christian Writers, My Book Therapy’s Novel Academy, and is a regular contributor to the Learn How to Write a Novel blog. When Rachel’s not cheering on one of her two teens at sporting events, she’s often interrogating her husband on his own military and law enforcement experience to craft believable heroes in uniform. The rest of her time is spent cantering her horse down the Oregon trails and redirecting her three keyboard-hogging cats.
Visit Rachel’s website at http://www.racheldrussell.com

About Michelle Sass Aleckson
After growing up on both the east and west coasts, Michelle now loves living the country life in central Minnesota with her own hero and four children. She rocks out to 80’s music on a Saturday night, enjoys playing board games, and is a hopeless romantic. And if you’re wondering, yes, Sass is her maiden name.
She writes contemporary romance with a dash of sass and suspense. Connect with her on her website: michellealeckson.com

About Andrea Christenson
Andrea Christenson lives in the Minneapolis suburbs with her husband and two daughters. When she is not busy homeschooling her girls, she loves to read anything she can get her hands on, bake bread, eat cheese, and watch Netflix—though not usually all at the same time. Andrea’s prayer is to write stories revealing God’s love.

Print length

394 pages
Language

English
Publication date

October 9, 2022

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BFGM18B9/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0

‘The Premonition at Withers Farm’ by Jaime Jo Wright

October 12, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
**It’s rare when a book carries me so deep inside its world that I forget I’m reading. Buy this book. Now. You’ll absolutely love it.”**–JAMES L. RUBART, Christy Hall of Fame author

**The voices of the past cannot stay silent forever.**

In 1910 Michigan, Perliett Van Hilton is a self-proclaimed rural healer, leaving the local doctor convinced she practices quackery. It doesn’t help that her mother is a spiritualist who regularly offers her services to connect the living with their dearly departed. But when Perliett is targeted by a superstitious killer, she must rely on both the local doctor and an intriguing newcomer for assistance.

In the present day, Molly Wasziak’s life has not gone the way she dreamed. Facing depression after several miscarriages, Molly is adapting to her husband’s purchase of a peculiar old farm. A search for a family tree pulls Molly deep into a century-old murder case and a web of deception, all made more mysterious by the disturbing shadows and sounds inside the farmhouse.

Perliett fights for her life, and Molly seeks renewed purpose for hers as she uncovers the records of the dead. Will their voices be heard, or will time forever silence their truths?

**“A tale of intoxicating menace, eerie elegance, and satisfying suspense.”**—*BOOKLIST* starred review of *The Souls of Lost Lake*

About Jaime Jo Wright
Daphne du Maurier and Christy Award-Winning author, Jaime Jo Wright resides in the hills of Wisconsin writing suspenseful, mysteries stained with history’s secrets. Jaime lives in dreamland, exists in reality, and invites you to join her adventures at jaimewrightbooks.com!

**My Rating: 5 Stars!**
‘The dead don’t speak. They don’t talk. They don’t interact with the living.’

I sometimes wonder how the mind of Jaime Jo Wright works. Her stories are just so entrancing. She does them in split time form and each time period is incredibly captivating. It’s hard to tear yourself away for necessary tasks. You just cannot wait to see what is going to happen next in each time period, because they are linked. I was so totally caught up in this story and never suspected the things that wrapped it up. So well done!

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

Print length

384 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Bethany House Publishers
Publication date

October 11, 2022

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09V6YZT1Q/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1

‘Falling For The Cowgirl’ (Colorado Cowboys, Book # 4) by Jody Hedlund

October 11, 2022 susansnodgrass

**About The Book**
**Years ago, he shattered her heart. Now she must trust him with her life.**

As the only girl in her family, and with four older brothers, Ivy McQuaid can rope and ride with the roughest of ranchers. She’s ready to have what she’s always longed for–a home of her own. She’s set her heart on a parcel of land south of Fairplay and is saving for it with her winnings from the cowhand competitions she sneaks into–but her dream is put in jeopardy when the man she once loved reappears in her life.

After two years away, Jericho Bliss is back in South Park as an undercover Pinkerton agent searching for a war criminal. He has no intention of involving a woman in the dangerous life he leads, but one look at Ivy is all it takes for him to question the path he’s set out for himself.

Even though Jericho tries to resist his longtime attraction to the beautiful and vivacious Ivy, he finds himself falling hard and fast for her. In the process, his worst fear comes true–he puts her smack-dab in the middle of danger. With Ivy’s life in the balance, will Jericho give her up once again, or will he find a way back to her, this time forever?

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.

I love this series. Jody Hedlund brings us the McQuaid family and here we are with Ivy’s story. Ivy, who is rambunctious and always getting in trouble. And enter Jericho Bliss, back again after a two year absence. Jericho, who has loved Ivy for years. And she loves him. But they’ve never admitted it to each other. Now Jericho is a Pinkerton agent searching for a desperate criminal and is determined not to letting Ivy close to his heart. Good luck with that.

Hedlund is a dab hand at a cowboy story. She switches genres effortlessly and I love every one she does. This series has been great and there is yet one to come. I can’t wait for it! I loved the spiritual thread here. Well done!

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