Find Me in the Spotlight By: Elly Gilbert

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Find Me in the Spotlight
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Elly Gilbert
𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: Sunrise Publishing
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Contemporary Romance Fiction
𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: Jonathon Island Series Season 2 Book 5
𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: July 14, 2026

𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:

If you love Hallmark movies, then Find Me in the Spotlight is the story for you. Find Me in the Spotlight is the fifth book of season two of the Jonathon Island series, written by Elly Gilbert. It can be read as a standalone, but the whole series will win your heart.

Ashley Sullivan has been trying to make it work in Hollywood with her acting career, but the spark has gone out. Being a single mom, Ashley puts her son first. When her sister offers her the summer job of directing plays with the possibility of a year-round job, it’s time to pack up and return home to Jonathan Island.   

Nathan comes to the island to help over the summer and runs into none other than Ashley, his old flame. In tow, she has a 10-year-old son. As they rekindle their flame and secrets come to light, things take a turn. Can their hearts be mended? This story had my heart. I loved this story.    The second chance at romance was perfect and sweet with kisses only. Elly Gilbert did a fantastic job 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: Ribbons of Guilt by: Laura Thomas

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Ribbons of Guilt by Laura Thomas, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: Ribbons of Guilt 
Series: Bite of Betrayal #3 
Author: Laura Thomas 
Publisher: Mountain Brook Ink 
Release Date: July 5, 2026 
Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense

A marriage in crisis. A betrayer in the wings. A life at stake. 

Harriet Duval has it all—a handsome French husband, a delightful young daughter, a successful career as a professional ballerina behind her, and a beautiful future in a charming village in the English countryside. Even her beloved sisters can’t see the painful truth she hides beneath her perfect mask… 

Successful businessman Leo Duval is at a breaking point physically, emotionally, and spiritually as he is forced to harbor secrets in Paris while his marriage in England dissolves before his very eyes. 

The magnetic pull of Harriet’s old dancing life and the shocking murder of a Swan Lake ballerina causes her to question everything: faith, future, family. When the killer begins targeting the Duval family, Leo and Harriet’s vulnerable marriage is tested by an unimaginable traumatic event. Will the guilt they carry divide them when they need each other most?  

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About the Author

A multi-award-winning Christian author, Laura Thomas writes heartwarming encouragement for your soul—especially in her numerous romantic suspense novels, Christmas novellas, teen fiction and children’s books, as well as her non-fiction writing.

Laura is a certified writing coach, a book-loving chocoholic mom and nanny, and is married to her high school sweetheart. Originally from the UK, they now live the empty nest life in Kelowna, British Columbia, with their French bulldog! 

Connect with Laura by visiting laurathomasauthor.com to follow her on social media and subscribe to email newsletter updates.

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Review

Ribbons of Guilt is the third book in the series Bite of Betrayal by Laura Thomas. Though it could be read as a standalone without missing too much, to get the whole dynamic of the sister, it is better enjoyed as a whole.

This story had me from the very beginning, and I could not put the story down. Harriet was a great ballet dancer, but she put up her ballet slippers to start her family. Everything seemed like perfection- her French husband, Leo, a perfect daughter, sisters living close by, but her husband, Leo, seems to be hiding secrets. When Harriet reconnects with a past dancing colleague, she starts to feel seen for who she is. When presents start showing up with ties to swans and ballet, things start to feel off. As things begin to come unwound and secrets get told, Leo and Harriet become close again. This mystery suspense had me on my toes, guessing who it was and what would happen next.

Laura Thomas did a great job 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. 

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Tour Giveaway

(1) winner will receive a $50 Amazon gift card and an ebook copy of Captured in Frame!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight July 13, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on July 20, 2026. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US/CAN only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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The Spy Keeper of Marseille By: Roseanna M. White

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞:The Spy Keeper of Marseille
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Roseanna M. White
𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: Tyndale house
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Historical Romance Fiction
𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: July 7, 2026

𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:

The Spy Keeper of Marseille isn’t just another run-of-the-mill WWII novel. This story will keep you on the edge of your seat. It will immerse you in the inner workings of the Alliance spy ring. Roseanna M. White has created this beautiful masterpiece of a story that has brought this time period to life.

Zelie works for the Alliance as a spy. Marcel is a concert pianist who was recently released from a prisoner of war camp and is now working as a spy for the Alliance, conducting a youth orchestra. Using his position to send coded messages through the radio. When the leader of the spy ring is executed, Zelie is left in charge. Watching Zelie work through her own regrets with her late husband and struggle with being a mother while trying to give her children a free France- it made me think of all the sacrifices that were made during WWII. This book had me hooked from the start, and I could not put it down.

The romance was perfect and sweet with kisses only.

Roseanna M. White did a great job of intertwining faith throughout the story.

*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.

In Too Deep by: Susan May Warren and Tari Faris

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: In Too Deep
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Susan May Warren & Tari Faris
𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: Sunrise Publishing
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Romantic Suspense Fiction
𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: Summer Rangers
𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: July 7, 2026

𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰: If you love Christian romantic suspense and the outdoors, you do not want to miss this series. In Too Deep is the second book in the Summer Rangers series by Susan May Warren and Taris Faris. I could not put this story down.

After the gold was found in the Grand Canyon in the last book, the park has become chaotic, with everyone trying to find one of the two remaining treasures. The story starts with Noah and Dr. Meg on a rescue after a cave collapses. This is not a clean-cut rescue. When Meg is trying to stabilize the girl, the internal trauma is too much, and the girl dies. This chaos has a domino effect.

Dr. Meg is dealing with her past trauma and how the onset of these medical rescues is causing her panic attacks to be more frequent. Not knowing if she can continue as a doctor or if she should work in a lab. Noah is grieving the loss of his wife and daughter with the guilt of feeling like it’s his fault. He must learn to let go of control and lean into God. Together, they are working through their past traumas.

The only way to shut down this treasure hunt for the Roosevelt gold is for the park rangers to find it. When they think they saw the chest in the cave that they did the rescue in, the rangers go back to check it out. With the aftershocks and the bad weather, it is a risky task. When another call comes in that a group is stuck in that same cave, they return to rescue the group, but it turns into a trap.

The romance was the perfect slow burn with kisses only.

Susan May Warren and Tari Faris did a great job intertwining faith elements throughout the story.

*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 Work in Development by: K.A. Ross

Welcome to the Blog Tour for A Work in Development by K.A. Ross, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: A Work in Development 
Series: A Work in Progress Series #2 
Author: K.A. Ross 
Publisher: Sweetwater Books (a Cedar Fort imprint) 
Release Date: July 1, 2026 
Genre: Sweet Contemporary Romance

For a woman who has edited hundreds of romance novels, Nellie’s own happy ending feels out of reach. After the death of her first husband, Daniel has offered her a second chance at happiness and love. But just as Nellie begins to hope for a future with him, her in-laws arrive to celebrate her late husband’s memory. Bringing more confusion than comfort, the well-intentioned relatives test Nellie's determination to be brave. 

Problems escalate when an unexpected threat emerges to tear open deep wounds from Daniel’s past and jeopardize everything Nellie has built with him. Nellie never thought she’d find love again. Now that she has, she’ll do anything to protect it. With only a week to keep everything from spinning out of control, keeping her romance from becoming a rom-com cliché is the least of Nellie’s problems. 

Nellie must face the fears buried inside herself to save her and Daniel’s story—or risk the next plot twist breaking it apart.  

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About the Author

K.A. Ross loves stories so much she can’t write in just one genre! Find her fantasy works under “Kay Ross” and her romance under “K.A. Ross.” When she's not at work, she's finding new stories, discussing old stories, or writing her own. If she's ever not thinking about stories, she's either trying not to be too invested in sports or climbing up a mountain so she can run down it. She may live out West, but she considers any open space with a view home. To be the first to hear about upcoming releases, and receive a free short story, sign up for her newsletter at authorkayross.com!

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Review

A Work in Development is the second book in the Work in Progress series written by K.A. Ross. I read this as a standalone, as I did not realize it was book 2 in the series. It did not take away from this story, though, looking at book 1, it has more of the backstory behind Nellie and Daniel.

There were a lot of different moving parts to this story, and sometimes I got a little lost in keeping things straight. Nellie and Daniel are both navigating their grief. Nellie’s husband, Luis, has died, and Daniel is grieving the death of his sister, Elise, to cancer. It was during the first book that they met. Nellie and Daniel are now dating and working through things. Now, memorial events are happening for Luis and Elise, which are bringing another wave of grief. Nellie lives with her mother-in-law, and they help each other when the grief is too much. Working through it all and being close to her sister and brothers-in-law. Nellie is an editor for romance novels. It was fun to see that dynamic. This story brought out some different emotions and had some things going on that kept me on my toes. All in all, it was a cute story dealing with grief and finding love again.     

*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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Tour Giveaway

(3) winners will each receive a signed copy of A Work in Development & a $15 Amazon gift card!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight June 29, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on July 6, 2026. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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Skeltons We Find By: Chelsea Michelle

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Skeltons We Find
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Chelsea Michelle
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Cozy Christian Mystery
𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: Watson Twins Mystery # 2
𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: June 19, 2026

𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:

Skeltons We Find is the second book in the Watson Twins Mysteries. If you love a great cozy mystery, then you don’t want to miss this story. You will find yourself laughing, rooting for the characters, and trying to figure out who might have done it, and it will keep you on the edge of your seat.

After Nate has been through the wringer in the last book, losing his stepdad and being accused of murdering him. The friendship between Nate and the twins has grown. Nate is turning one of his stepfather’s houses into a single mother’s home. But as they start construction, Chelsea finds a skeleton. The investigation is underway. Through the investigation, lots of things are unearthed. Michelle keeps getting into trouble.

Michelle and Chelsea are at odds, and the thing coming between them is their relationship. Michelle’s boyfriend is not a Christian, and Chelsea is concerned for her.  

Chelsea Michelle did a fantastic job 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. 

Don't Cross the Blue Line By: Susan May Warren and Sarah May Warren

Happy Release Day!

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Don't Cross the Blue Line
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Susan May Warren and Sarah May Warren
𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: Sunrise Publishing
𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: The Blue Ox Boys #2
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Contemporary Romance

Book Review:

If you love clean hockey romance with a side of suspense, you have found your next story. Don’t Cross the Blue Line is book two in the Blue Ox Boys series by Susan May Warren and Sarah May Warren. This book can be read as a standalone. This book has a lot of internal dialogue for the Main characters, and it's almost like the characters are talking to the reader, which brought a different dynamic to this story; it was unique.

The FMC, Everly, is an author. She writes under two different pen names-one for her thrillers and one for her hockey romance. Throughout the story, we get to read clips of her story, which adds a fun dynamic. Everly has a lot of issues she is dealing with. The divorce of her parents as a teen and the struggle between jockeying for attention between her father and Bensen. So, when Everly and Bensen have a meet-cute in an elevator during a storm and end up stuck in there, secrets get released. Bensen does not know that he is talking to Everly, but rather the author’s assistant, but Everly figures out who it is at the end.

The MMC Bensen is trying to find himself and overcome doping allegations. He has had a hard time with things- the death of his father at a young age, trying to live up to the hockey legacy expectations, and more. Bensen has some secrets, and one of them is his love for hockey romance, and Everly, or Sutton Blake as she goes by, is his favorite author. But that is not where this story ends. We find out the root of the doping allegations. And when another snowstorm hits Minnesota, and Everly and Bensen get locked in a mall together, they find themselves running from some bad characters.

Each layer of this story brought me something different that I was not expecting. I enjoyed this story a lot.

This enemies-to-lovers romance was perfect and sweet with kisses only. Susan and Sarah did a great job intertwining faith elements throughout the story.

*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.