Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Achilles By: Ronie Kendig

✨Happy Release Day!✨

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Achilles

𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Ronie Kendig

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: Sunrise Media Group

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Romantic Suspense Fiction

𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: Discarded Heroes: Scion # 3

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: May 26, 2026

𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:

Achilles is the third book in the Scions series by Ronie Kendig, and it is not to be missed. This book can be read as a standalone without feeling like you are missing something. This is a spin-off series about the sons of discarded heroes. I personally have not read that series yet, but I look forward to going back and reading it.

Dillion/Achilles is searching for his father, who has been missing for years. When Dillion finds himself rescuing Cove, whose father seems to be connected to his father’s last appearance, his search seems to be headed in the right direction. While both are searching for their fathers, they work together to escape the people hunting them down and find where their fathers might be.  At times, I got a little lost in the story, but overall, this was a great romantic suspense series.

*I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, which I received from the author. A positive review was not required. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.

Giveaway and Excerpt: Crossbones by C.C. Warrens

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Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for Crossbones by C.C. Warrens, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Crossbones

Title: Crossbones 
Series: A Holly Novel #6 
Author:
C.C. Warrens 
Publisher:
Independently Published 
Release Date:
May 15th, 2026 
Genre:
Romantic Suspense

"Sticks and stones will break your bones, if you make me hurt you.” 

Some truths are better left buried, but Jace Walker is determined to unearth the skeletons in her family’s closet. Leverage is all she needs to keep her brother alive, and she’s willing to risk everything to save him. 

Even her life. 
But is she willing to risk the lives of her friends? 

Holly and Jordan take on the case, but what should be a simple investigation takes a deadly turn when they stumble onto a murder. Family secrets are the least of their concerns as their path intertwines with a killer intent on remaining hidden. 

He doesn’t want to be found. 
He doesn’t want to be known. 
And anyone who threatens his anonymity dies.

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About the Author

CC Warrens

Jesus and laughter have brought C.C. Warrens through some very difficult times in life, and she weaves both into every story she writes, creating a world of breath-stealing intensity, laugh-out-loud humor, and a sparkle of hope. Writing has been a slowly blossoming dream inside her for most of her life until one day it spilled out onto the pages that would become her first published book.

If she’s not writing, she’s attempting to bake something—however catastrophic that might be—or she’s enjoying the beauty of the outdoors with her husband. One of the many things she’s learned since she started this journey is that the best way to write a book is to go on a long stroll with her husband. That is when the characters—from their backgrounds to the moments that make them laugh or bubble over with anger—come to life.

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Excerpt

Maybe my history was making me overly cautious, but I would rather look paranoid than end up in the trunk of a car.

I backed up a few steps. One of the alleys would take me through to the back side of the agency, and I could come in through the storage room.

As I turned to go back the way I had come, the car rumbled forward.

I quickened my steps to the nearest alley and turned into it. The car engine roared louder as the vehicle sped up before grinding to a stop where I’d been standing a moment before.

My heart jolted, and I broke into a run.

I cut left down the intersecting alley and collided with the first door I saw—a back exit for one of the local businesses. I wrenched at the handle. Locked.

I pounded a hand against the door. “Help!”

A car door closed.

He was coming after me on foot. I stumbled back from the building and searched for a place to hide.


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Friday, May 22, 2026

Giveaway and Excerpt: Now Until Forever by Lisa Phillips

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About the Book

Now Until Forever

Title: Now Until Forever 
Series:
Brand of Justice #16 
Author:
Lisa Phillips 
Publisher:
Two Dogs Publishing, LLC 
Release Date:
May 6, 2026 
Genre:
Christian Thriller with Romance

**The Epic Stand-alone Finale** 

Born into a legacy, Eliana must find her own brand of justice. 

After moving to Chicago to work at the mysterious Shrine museum, Eliana is determined to uncover the family secrets she’s never been told. When she stumbles upon her first ever dead body, everyone around her believes she should try and solve the murder. But taking cases isn’t what she came here for. Despite her plans, things are about to turn far more sinister, and the path she’s on seems determined to drag her back into a nightmare. 

Chicago PD Officer Carlos Ryson was born into a legacy of his own. He’s here to look for his missing sister, Luci, and wants to enlist Eliana’s help. This is a family problem, and only family working together can solve it. But Eliana has never forgotten the way Carlos shredded her heart. If he wants them to team up, he’ll have to confront the damage he did and find a way to repair it. 

While the city around them descends into a chaos that resembles the end times, someone has seized the opportunity to get what they want from the Shrine. Only Eliana stands in their way, but if she’s going to figure this out she’ll need to trust that the people around her have her back.  

Before it’s too late.  

Now Until Forever is the stand-alone finale to the Brand of Justice series, and is set in the near-future. It features a happily ever after romance mixed with high-stakes suspense in this gripping crime fiction story.

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About the Author

Lisa Phillips

Lisa Phillips is a USA Today and top ten Publishers Weekly bestselling author of Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense, independently published series romantic suspense, and thriller novels. She’s discovered a penchant for high-stakes stories of mayhem and disaster where you can find made-for-each-other love that always ends in happily ever after.

Lisa is a British ex-pat who grew up an hour outside of London and attended Calvary Chapel Bible College, where she met her husband. He’s from California, but nobody’s perfect. It wasn’t until her Bible College graduation that she figured out she was a writer (someone told her). Lisa is a worship leader, tea aficionado, and dog lover of two crazy Airedales.

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Excerpt

“You know,” Sarah began, “when I said it was time to figure out what you’re made of, I didn’t think it would be this.”

“Sorry to disappoint.”

“Don’t get me wrong.” Sarah shrugged. “I wasn’t looking forward to fighting you. That wouldn’t have lasted long anyway. Three against one.” She motioned to the two men, one still unconscious on the floor. “But I figured you’d try brute force first.”

Eliana lifted her chin. “You don’t know anything about me.”

“I guess I get to be surprised.” Sarah smiled, but there was no amusement in her eyes.


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Thursday, May 21, 2026

Giveaway and Review: Shipwrecked Faith by: Danielle Grandinetti

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Shipwrecked Faith

Title: Shipwrecked Faith 
Series: Dawning Sisters #1 
Author: Danielle Grandinetti 
Publisher: Ashberry Lane 
Release Date: May 15, 2026 
Genre: Historical Romance 

Chicago, October 1929—Kellan O’Roark is running on borrowed time. After handing over his cousin’s incriminating bootlegging ledger to the police, he intends to vanish before the mobster exacts revenge. His destination: the SS Wisconsin, a steamer headed for Milwaukee, upon which he’s secured work despite his fear of the water. 

But despite his pressing need for escape, Kellan faces obstacles while leaving Chicago—including one who may break open his heart. Sadie Dawning, desperate to return to her family’s Wisconsin farm and ailing father, escapes a kidnapping attempt at Chicago Union Station when Kellan steps in and offers to smuggle her aboard the Wisconsin. His decision turns nearly fatal when an autumn storm capsizes the ship. 

Washed ashore, the pair arrive at Sadie’s family farm to find new storms brewing on land. While Kellan hides his past to continue evading his cousin, Sadie fights for her place among her sisters while the farm battles the beginnings of the Great Depression. Caught between duty, a dangerous past, and a budding love, Kellan and Sadie must rely on their newfound faith in each other and renewed faith in God to weather the growing storm. 

PURCHASE LINKS: Goodreads | WhiteFire Publishing | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop

Also Available:

Strike to the Heart Confessions to a Stranger Undercover Wish


About the Author

Danielle Grandinetti

Danielle Grandinetti writes award-winning 1930s historical romance filled with mystery, suspense, and hope. She is a second-generation Italian-American rooted in Midwest traditions. Fueled by tea, books, and the creative beauty of nature, her stories explore love and belonging in hard times.

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Review

Shipwrecked Faith is such a great story. Danielle Grandinetti does such a great job of bringing historical events to life and focuses on lesser-known ones.

Sadie is trying to return home to help her ailing father and help keep the family farm. On her journey, she has a run-in with some men from the mob who try to kidnap her. Kellan steps in, rescues Sadie, and promises to help her get home. Kellan is also on the run from his past. Leaving his crooked cousin behind, he is off to start over. The only way to leave seems to be on the SS Wisconsin. On their way, the ship begins to sink, and Kellen and Sadie just barely make it off. When they get to shore, they make it back to Sadie’s family farm. Shortly after they arrive, the beginning of the Great Depression begins with the collapse of the banks. Sadie is left trying to figure out how to help her family. Kellan has nowhere else to go, so he offers to stay and help while he finds his footing. With everything going on, Sadie’s father is fast declining. He encourages the relationship between Sadie and Kellan, even though he hasn’t known him long, he can see his heart. The family must pull together to try to save the farm from the collapse of the Great Depression.

The romance was perfect and sweet.

Danielle Grandinetti did a great job of intertwining faith throughout this story while bringing this time period to life. I cannot wait to read book two.

*I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, which I received from the author. A positive review was not required. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.


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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Giveaway and Review: The Target by: Cara Putman

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The Targeted

Title: The Targeted 
Series: Secrets to Keep #3 
Author: Cara Putman 
Publisher: Kregel Publications 
Release Date: May 19, 2026 
Genre: Romantic Suspense 

Can she protect her gym students before her past catches up? 

When Chloe Ainsworth's older sister reappears after fourteen years, she brings with her the news that Chloe's abuser is back in town. Chloe is a coach at her childhood gym and fiercely protective of her young gymnasts. She won't allow them to suffer the way she did, but she's desperate for an ally—one who can help her make her case. 

 Law student Dare Shepherd works at the local legal clinic, where he meets Chloe and hears her out. He believes her case but can't get the clinic director on board. As he learns more about her story, he finds himself bound by a deepening personal care for Chloe. 

They band together in search of answers, and suddenly the stakes skyrocket. It's clear they're onto something, but will they be able to find the answers before it's too late? 

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More Books from this Series:

The Vanished The Accused


About the Author

Cara Putman

Cara Putman is a professor, an attorney, and an award-winning, best-selling author of more than forty novels, including the Cornhusker Dreams series, the Hidden Justice series, and The Vanished.

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Review

The Targeted by Cara Putman has blown me away. I could not put this book down. There are so many layers to this story that slowly get pulled back. Chloe was abused by her gymnastic coach, and when he shows up back in town helping at the gym, she decides to take action, so no one else is hurt. Chole brings her case to the school’s legal clinic to get some help. Dare is the one who gets handed her case and starts to help put together the case. Though everything he does seems to be getting pushback from the clinic director. Dare and Chloe work together to gather some more details to help their case. But as they dig, they find there is more to this case than it seems.

With such a heavy topic and something that happens in real life, this story was great to dive into from both the perspective of the victim and the plaintiff. The character development was great. Chloe is working through trauma and her mother’s dementia while trying to find her path in life. Dare is working through school to become a lawyer, but being an older student, things are a little different.

*I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, which I received from the author. A positive review was not required. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.


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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Find Me at the Table by: Andrea Christenson

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Find Me at the Table

𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Andrea Christenson

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: Sunrise media group

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Contemporary Romance Fiction

𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: Jonathon Island Series Season 2 Book 3

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: May 19, 2026

Find Me at the Table is the perfect mix of a hallmark and a cooking competition show.

Ava is the daughter of two master chefs, but she can’t cook to save her life, though she is a food critic. When she first started her career, she made a mistake, and that mistake ruined Zach’s career and restaurant.

Now living in Chicago, Ava is living her dream, writing a food critic column for the paper, when she decides to take a cooking class at a local restaurant, where she runs into none other than Zach. This encounter does not go smoothly.

Ava has gotten permission to visit and report on the events for the newest festival on Johnathn Island -Flavor Fest. This festival is part of the larger plan to show her boss she can handle writing remotely and to find a home to live in on Johnathan Island. Though things don’t always go as we plan.

On the island, Ava once again finds herself face to face with Zach. He is one of the cooks that she is judging for an event. And everything that could go wrong for him does. Poor Zach is left confused and with a little bit of a bruised ego, and Ava being the judge just adds salt to the wounds. Then, by chance, the two have been paired together for one of the cooking challenges.

I loved all the different layers of forgiveness happening in this story. As well as getting to see what is happening with all our Jonathan Island residents.

This enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity romance was perfect and sweet with kisses only.

Andrea Christenson did a great job including faith throughout.

*I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, which I received from the author. A positive review was not required. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.

Friday, May 15, 2026

To Reach the Sky by: Kristy Werner

To Reach the Sky is the fourth book in the Hearts of Osage County series by Kristy Werner, and it is not to be missed. If you love contemporary Christian cowboy romance, then this is the series for you.

This story is about Lane Bennett. Lane is working hard on the family ranch. He has watched his brother, cousin, and friends find love, and now it is his turn. Lane has loved Zoe since the eighth grade. They have been best friends, and when Zoe’s family life was hard, she had a place at the Double H Ranch. After graduation, Zoe leaves to pursue her singing career.

This story was the perfect cowboy romance. Lane is a man of few words, so he doesn’t speak from the heart. Lane doesn’t want to stop Zoe from achieving her dream. Zoe doesn’t feel like she is worthy of that kind of love. The lack of communication sure does cause a lot of heartache, even though they were both well-intended. Reading their story and watching it unfold in my mind was better than watching a movie. I cannot wait for Trace’s story.

This best friends-to-more romance was perfect and sweet with kisses only.

Kristy Werner did a good job of intertwining faith elements throughout.

*I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, which I received from the author. A positive review was not required. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.