The Cottage on Ghost Lane by Christy Barritt Series: The Beach House Mystery SeriesPublisher: River Heights on July 1, 2021 REVIEW BY STACI TROILO The Cottage on Ghost Lane by Christy Barritt is the first in a four-book Christian romantic suspense series (The Beach House Mystery Series). I believe these works all stand on their... Continue Reading →
Sapphire Island by Creston Mapes
SAPPHIRE ISLAND BY CRESTON MAPESSERIES: A STANDALONEPUBLISHER: ROOFTOP PRESS (May 25, 2026)REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO Creston Mapes' latest suspense novel, Sapphire Island, takes readers to a location off the coast of Florida and into the lives of those living in a tiny island town. The characters seem familiar in their ordinary lives, but just... Continue Reading →
The Girl Upstairs by Jessica R. Patch
The Girl Upstairs by Jessica R. Patch Series: NA (stand alone)Publisher: Love Inspired Trade on April 28, 2026 REVIEW BY STACI TROILO Christian suspense is among my favorite types of books to read, and Jessica R. Patch is one of my favorite authors in the genre, so I was excited to read this novel. Iโm... Continue Reading →
Never Say Goodbye by Irene Hannon
Never Say Goodbyeย by Irene HannonSeries: StandalonePublisher: Irene Hannon (March 11, 2025)REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO Prisoner Scott Mitchell is released after three years of confinement. Heโs a changed man and has one hope โ to win back his wife, Jess. This seems to be an impossible goal, because Jess hates him for having killed their... Continue Reading →
Redeeming the Time by Alexandra T Armstrong
Redeeming the Time by Alexandra T ArmstrongSeries: Book 1 in Armstrongโs Faircourt Friends SeriesPublisher: Parable Print (June 20, 2023) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Redeeming the Time is book 1 in Alexandra T. Armstrongโs hilarious series about seven older friends living together in retirement. If you liked The Golden Girls but cringed at some of Blancheโs... Continue Reading →
At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
At Home in Mitford by Jan KaronSeries: Book 1 of 15Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons (April 29, 2008)Review by Mae Clair Iโm late to the ballgame in discovering the small town of Mitford and its assortment of quirky characters, but Iโm so glad I have! At Home in Mitford is the first book in an established and... Continue Reading →
Riptide by Chad Robichaux and Jack Stewart
Riptide by Chad Robichaux and Jack Stewart Series: Silent Horizons SeriesPublisher: Tyndale Fiction on May 12, 2026 REVIEW BY STACI TROILO If secret cabals, political machinations, and clandestine off-book missions in various locations around the world spark your interest, youโll want to read this novel. Authors Chad Robichaux and Jack Stewartโeach with impressive records of... Continue Reading →
Seaside Cowboy’s Love at First Sight by Alexa Verde
Seaside Cowboy's Love at First Sightย by Alexa VerdeSeries: Book 6 of 10 in Seaside Cowboys seriesPublisher:ย self-published (April 24, 2024) REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO This sweet romance story unfolds slowly as a love interest builds between two unlikely characters - cowboy Barrett Lawrence and businesswoman Zoey Crawford. Barrett is a respected resident of Seaside and... Continue Reading →
Grandma Ruth Doesn’t Go to Funerals by Sharon J. Mondragรณn
Grandma Ruth Doesn't Go to Funerals by Sharon J. MondragรณnSeries: Stand AlonePublisher: Kregel Publications (February 11, 2025) REVIEW BY KELLY J. GOSHORN I wasnโt really sure what to expect when I started listening to Sharon J. Mondragรณnโs Grandma Ruth Doesnโt Go to Funerals, but what I found was a warm and whimsical contemporary Christian novel.... Continue Reading →