Giveaway and Review: Shipwrecked Faith by: Danielle Grandinetti

Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for Shipwrecked Faith by Danielle Grandinetti, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

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. 

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About the Author

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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(1) winner will receive a paperback copy of Shipwrecked Faith, paperback journal, and Danielle Grandinetti tote bag!

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Giveaway and Review: The Target by: Cara Putman

Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for The Targeted by Cara Putman, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

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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About the Author

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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(1) winner will receive a signed copy of The Targeted and $20 Amazon gift card!

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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.

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.

Giveaway and Review: A Brewed Awakening by: Pepper Basham

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About the Book

Title: A Brewed Awakening 

Author: Pepper Basham 

Publisher: Thomas Nelson 

Release Date: May 5, 2026 

Genre: Small Town Contemporary Romance 

Daphne dreams of Mr. Darcy. Finn serves up pints and rock music. Can opposites attract when a tea shop princess meets her pub-owning rival? 

In the charming mountain town of Wisteria, North Carolina, Daphne Austen clings to tradition like cream to a scone. She's built her life--and her late grandmother's tearoom, Tea Thyme--around all things English: delicate china, Jane Austen novels, and the comforting predictability of routine. The only thing threatening her perfectly ordered world? The loud, aggravatingly handsome Brit opening a pub next door. 

After his ex-wife broke his heart and his business partner nearly destroyed his career, Finn Dashwood packed up his six-year-old daughter and left England behind. He's looking for a fresh start, and the last thing he needs is a fussy, tea-obsessed neighbor criticizing his every pint and playlist. It doesn't matter that she's ridiculously kind (to everyone else) and that his daughter is utterly fascinated by her. Finn's heart is not open to being broken again. 

But disagreements turn into prank wars and then a competition when a high-profile wedding needs a last-minute caterer. The townsfolk are thrilled--Wisteria hasn't seen this much excitement since the county fair lost a goat. 

When the wedding demands both sweet and savory fare, Daphne and Finn are forced to put down their swords and pick up their serving trays. Between burnt pastries, brewing tempers, trending hashtags (#SipsAndSpats, anyone?), and one very adorable little girl, rivalry soon gives way to reluctant friendship--and maybe something that feels suspiciously like chemistry. 

Can a tea shop princess and a pub owner with a past mix their lives as seamlessly as clotted cream and jam . . . or will their differences keep them steeped in rivalry forever? 

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About the Author

Pepper Basham is an award-winning author who writes romance “peppered” with grace and humor. Writing both historical and contemporary novels, she loves to incorporate her native Appalachian culture and/or her unabashed adoration of the UK into her stories. She currently resides in the lovely mountains of southwestern VA, where she is a wife, mom to five great kids, a speech-language pathologist, and a lover of chocolate, jazz, hats, and Jesus.

Connect with Pepper by visiting pepperdbasham.com to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates.

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Review

Pepper Basham has hit this out of the park once again. It is books like A Brewed Awakening that make Pepper an instant read for me. It had the perfect balance of wit, swoon-worthy moments, southern charm, flirty banter, and so much more.

Finn has moved from across the pond to start over. Finn is a single father to his beautiful daughter, Lucy. Lucy was born with a cleft lip and palate and has undergone multiple surgeries to have it repaired. Finn is protective of all things Lucy. So starting over in Wisteria, North Carolina, seems like the perfect idea. Setting up a restaurant next to the Tea shop seems like it should be a great idea.

After the death of her mother and grandma, Daphne is now the owner of Tea Thyme, the town's tea shop. When she meets her new neighbor Finn, who on paper seems like her dream guy, with her dream car and British accent to boot. But with her heart healing, she doesn’t want a flirty fling; she wants a relationship. The closer Daphne gets to Finn and his daughter Lucy, the more her heart gets involved.

This story was such a fun read. There is a social media thread that is shared throughout the story. The witty banter and hashtags are next-level genius. I loved all the meddling side characters who are rooting for this relationship to blossom. All while the two restaurant owners are in competition to land the wedding catering job. I loved seeing the town come together to help each other out after the big storm.

This enemies-to-lovers romance was the perfect balance of all things swoonworthy with kisses only.

*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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(2) winners will receive a signed copy of A Brewed Awakening, and winners choice of a Literary Beverage Mug or a Storming Castles mug!

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Giveaway and Excerpt: Miss Beth Bettencourt by: Eva Marie Everson

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for Miss Beth Bettencourt by Eva Marie Everson, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: Miss Beth Bettencourt 
Author: Eva Marie Everson 
Publisher: Kregel 
Release Date: May 12, 2026 
Genre: Southern Fiction/Christian Fiction

Will an unlikely romance tear down Beth’s walls of indifference? 

It's 1962 in Bynum, Georgia, and Beth Bettencourt's world is turned upside down when she wakes to a man snoring in the guest bedroom. 

She's home alone; her parents are traveling abroad, grieving her twin sister's unexpected death. Instead of accompanying them, Beth stayed in Bynum to tend to her kindergarten and closely guard her own heart. 

A beautiful and beloved member of the community, Beth is an unusual specimen for her time as she nears thirty and remains unmarried. She holds deep-seated unforgiveness toward her twin, Elise, who ran off with Beth's beau. To make matters worse, Elise took their grandmother's ring, which had been promised to Beth. 

But now a stranger enters her home and her world. David Patrick Martin seems ready to break down her walls of indifference and find the core of Miss Beth Bettencourt. But can he be trusted with Beth's past, her present, and more importantly, her future?

PURCHASE LINKS: Goodreads | Kregel Publications | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | ChristianBook | Bookshop | BookBub

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About the Author

Eva Marie Everson is a bestselling, multi-award-winning author of nearly 50 works of fiction and nonfiction. Collectively, her novels have sold over 300,000 copies. She is the CEO of Word Weavers International, the director of Florida Christian Writers Conference, and a popular speaker at writers conferences across the nation. Eva Marie is a double magna cum laude graduate of Andersonville Theological Seminary (Associate of Biblical Studies and Bachelor of Biblical Exposition) and of Tzemach Institute (a two-year program in Biblical Studies). In 2022, she was awarded the Yvonne Lehman Legacy Award and presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association). She and her husband live in Central Florida where they enjoy their children and grandchildren. They are owned by a Norwegian Forest cat named Vanessa.

Connect with Eva Marie by visiting evamarieeversonauthor.com to follow her on social media and subscribe to email updates.

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Excerpt

“I decided to fully forgive Gordon. And Elise.”

Marty’s eyes opened, then slowly slid toward me. “That’s a good thing.”

“I cannot carry the anger anymore, nor do I want to.”

He beamed. “Learning to let go . . . that’s the best thing you can ever do.” He scooted up again. “But there will be times when the old hurts will rise again.”

“You speak from experience.”

“A lot of experience.”

“So what do you do when those old hurts return?”

He stood, walked over to the fire, which had died to blackened ash, and shoved his hands into the front pockets of his dungarees. “Give them to God.” He looked over his shoulder at me to offer another smile. “The only thing you can do. Ask him to take them, and he will.”

Fresh breeze stirred the air around us, and I shivered.

Marty crooked his finger. “Come on over here. There’s still some warmth coming off the leaves.”

I walked over, and as naturally as if I’d done it all my life, I linked my arm with his, then looked down into the firepit. The leaves glowed under the current of the wind.

“Don’t worry,” he said as if he’d read my mind. “I’m going to pile the dirt back over before we leave.”

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(5) winners will each receive a copy of Miss Beth Bettencourt (winner's choice between ebook or print), Southern recipes, a Miss Beth Bettencourt bookmark, and a $10 Amazon gift card!

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Protector by: Jennifer Pierce

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Protector

𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Jennifer Pierce

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: sunrise media group

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Romantic Suspense Fiction

𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: Heroes of Renegade

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: May 12, 2026

Review:

Protector is the third book in the Heroes of Renegade series, and every last book in this series has been amazing. They can be read as a standalone. This story did not disappoint. It had me on the edge of my seat, and I could not put the book down. I can not wait for the next book in this series.

Samantha is a firefighter who is in the Witness Protection program along with her teen sister, whom she has custody of. Until recently, they were thriving in Renegade. When a new girl shows up in class, Samantha thinks she is the cause of all the problems.

US Marshall Liam has moved to Renegade to try and give his niece a fresh start. He has recently been given custody and is trying to tone down his wild career a little to create a more stable environment for his niece. When Liam is given Samantha’s case, he checks in and makes sure everything is ok. But not everything is going as easily as planned. With a sudden uptick in fires, things seem to point to arson and not just random arson, but targeted at Samantha. Samantha and Isabella are healing together from their past hurts while rebuilding their life.

This fake dating romance was perfect with kisses only.

Jennifer Pierce did a great job of intertwining faith throughout the story. It was a great look at healing a relationship with God.

*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.