Not So Very Sensible by: Carolyn Miller

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Not So Very Sensible
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Carolyn Miller
𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: The Silver Teapot #3
𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: Barbour Publishing
𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: October 1, 2026
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Contemporary Christian Romance

Review:

Not So Very Sensible is the third book in the Silver Teapot series written by  Australian author Carolyn Miller. This series has been a fun recreation of Jane Austen’s books. Following the Bennett Sisters, they always seem to be doing something. This story is based in Australia it made for the perfect setting.

This story follows Elinor and Katie Bennett. Their grandma gifts them with a special weekend trip. On the trip, both girls meet men that they end up spending time with. After the weekend away, it becomes more evident that the one man who seemed interested in Katie did not have good intentions. For Ellie, it seems like maybe Ethan also did not have good intentions; after being ghosted, and when she ends up at his engagement party, things really seem to be going wrong. After Ethan works everything out and the truth is told, he hunts Ellie down at the family tea shop. This story was such a fun look at Sense and Sensibility. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Australia with the Bennett sisters.

Carolyn Miller did a great job 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 my honest opinion.

To Climb the Mountain by: Kristy Werner

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: To Climb the Mountain
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Kristy Werner
𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: Hearts of Osage County #5
𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: Silent Stone Publishing
𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: October 26, 2026
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Christian Contempoary Romance

Review:

To Climb the Mountain is the fifth book in Kristy Werner's Hearts of Osage County series. I recommend starting with book 1, as it follows a group of cousins and friends and builds on itself. I didn’t know how much I would like cowboy romance until I read the first book in this series, To Touch the Earth. This series has stolen my heart, and it is bittersweet for it to come to an end.

Trace Bennett has gone off to college, but when he goes to a party and drinks for the first time, his whole world is flipped upside down and starts to spiral out of control. Trace has dropped out of college and worked at a local ranch, but his drinking gets him in trouble, and he finds himself without a job. In a prodigal son realization, Trace goes to the only place he knows he can go: he returns home. Not everyone is excited to see him come home. One brother is understanding, and the other meets him with fists. His ex-girlfriend, Dakota, is also there to meet him, and it’s a hard mountain to climb.

Dakota grew up in and out of foster care, when a couple adopted her, and she found her forever home. When Trace left her, it was just another person to abandon her. Having to work through the process is a lot. When her adopted parents are fostering another girl, and she needs help opening up, when horseback riding for therapy is suggested, and Trace offers to help, things seem to be turning around.

The more time Trace and Dakota spend together, the more things are looking like they can repair things. But Trace has to tell Dakota the truth about what happened when he left. Pulling back the layers of Trace and Dakota and seeing them overcome their struggles and forgive and learn to ask for forgiveness, not only from others, themselves, but also from God.

This second chance romance was perfect and sweet, with kisses only.

Kirsty Werner 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 my honest opinion.

Giveaway and Review: Off The Rails – A Wilderness Survival Adventure by: Susan Count

 

About the Book

Book: Off The Rails – A Wilderness Survival Adventure

Author: Susan Count

Genre: Children’s Fiction

Just because your cousin jumps from a train in the wilderness doesn’t mean you should too.

After planning a fun experience for a year, two Texas cousins make their first trip to Montana. When their train stalls, the boys leap from it into the white wilderness, beginning a perilous run for their lives.

As a blizzard hits, the boys spend a miserable night trying not to freeze. They struggle along the tracks to find shelter, but a disaster leaves them exposed to the elements and every famished wild creature.

Frustrated by their too-real situation, Davy and Anderson struggle to endure. Instead of vacationers at a wolf sanctuary, they become players in an unplanned survival experience.

 

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About the Author

Susan Count writes for the joy and entertainment of young readers. She is an Amazon best-selling, award-winning author of the Dream Horse Adventures Series, Dream Pony Riders Series, and Texas Boys Adventures.

She prefers to create stories in a quiet zone. Out her window, her mind wanders through the forest and keeps her in a grateful, contented state of being. Susan writes at a fabulous antique desk that has secret compartments filled with memories, mysteries, and story ideas. As a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and American Christian Fiction Writers, she takes studying the craft of writing seriously.

Susan confesses to being overly fond of brownies, and horseback riding on forest trails. She is a lifelong equestrian and is owned by a Rocky Mountain Horse.

Her newest release, Off The Rails – A Wilderness Survival Adventure was written for her four grandboys who wanted an adventure of their own. What’s a fairy grandmother to do but wave her magic pen and create.

More from Susan

Ten of my novels are horse books for girls. On the rare occasions that I do a book sales table, I’m inevitable asked if I’ve written any books for boys. So, I wrote this two book series (Texas Boys Adventures) because you asked and kept asking. You and my four grandsons. Finding wholesome books that will engage 8- to 12-year-old boys is a parental challenge.

I’m so old school. Let the kids keep their childhood for as long as possible. I believe in protecting their young hearts and minds. Give them adventures where they learn to build friendships and be the hero of their own stories. Capture their interest and then

encourage and strengthen them to grow into the arrows they are destined to be.

Review

Off the Rails is the first book I have read by Susan Count. This is the perfect kids' chapter book. This book is geared for ages 8-12, and it is perfect for that age group.

This story is about two boy cousins on their way to a wolf conservation center to spend some time with their grandpa. They have been planning this trip for a year. The boys are taking a train to Montana with their mother to get to grandpa’s house. While the train is stopped, the boys hop off to help an animal they hear-which ends up being a baby wolf. And that is when the real adventure begins. The boys are in the wilderness during a snowstorm and must work together to survive their mishap adventure. This story was the perfect adventure story focusing on relationships, natural consequences, faith, and so much more.

*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 my honest opinion.

 

Blog Stops

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, October 17

Tell Tale Book Reviews, October 18 (Author Interview)

Texas Book-aholic, October 19

Simple Harvest Reads, October 20 (Author Interview)

For Him and My Family, October 21

Artistic Nobody, October 22 (Author Interview)

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, October 23

Guild Master, October 24 (Author Interview)

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, October 25

Fiction Book Lover, October 26 (Author Interview)

Library Lady’s Kid Lit, October 27

Lots of Helpers, October 27

The Bookish Ledger, October 28 (Author Interview)

Mary Hake, October 28

Mrs. Ryan Moser’s Book and Movie Reviews, October 29

Vicky Sluiter, October 30

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Susan is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://gleam.io/eMueJ/off-the-rails-a-wilderness-survival-adventure-celebration-tour-giveaway

Deadly Charade by: Lynette Eason and Kelly Underwood

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Deadly Charade
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Lynette Eason and Kelly Underwood
𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: FBI New Recruits #1
𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: Revell
𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: October 6, 2026
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Fiction / Romantic Suspense, Fiction / Mystery & Suspense

Book Review:

If you enjoy Christian Romantic Suspense and FBI stories, you do not want to miss Deadly Charade by Lynette Eason and Kelly Underwood. This is the first book in the FBI New Recruits series, and I am so excited for this series. This book hooked me, and I could not put it down.

Kira is a new FBI agent and has been working in the translations department. When something piques her interest, she goes to the art gallery to look at the rabbit sculpture that seems to be what the Russians are referencing in the translation work she is doing. When she ends up on the scene, she is now assigned to the case to help figure out a smuggling ring. Kira is paired with special agent Bryce to infiltrate this art ring and must pose as a married couple. Filled with lots of twists and turns, this kept me on my toes.

While working through the case to find the art, we also get to pull back the layers of Kira and Bryce. Kira was adopted from Russia as a child, which helps her with her work, but she still has something she is working through. Bryce was married for a short time before being divorced, so he is reluctant to start new relationships with his line of work. The character development was great in this book.

This forced-proximity, fake-marriage romance was perfect with kisses only.

I loved the faith elements intertwined 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 my honest opinion.

In Fairy Tales & Fraud By: Heather Tabers

Title: In Fairy Tales & Fraud
Series: Words & War #2
Author: Heather Tabers
Release Date: October 13, 2026
Genre: Christian Historical Romance

Book Review:

In Fairy Tales & Fraud is the second book in the Words & War series written by Heather Tabers. Heather doesn’t just write a story, though; she crafts an experience with included extras like coloring sheets, playlists, historical elements, and character artwork. This series needs to be read in order, so if you haven’t read the first, read that one before this book.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story. This is a fun look into what was happening in America during WWI in Alabama near Camp Sheridan. I love all the historical elements that are wrapped in this story.

Nathaniel Steele, we met in the first book in the series, and now we get to dive into his story's future. In Books & Battlefields, Nathaniel moves from Colorado to Alabama to win Isabella’s heart. Isabella ends up marrying Byron, and that’s where we begin this story. Byron and Nathaniel are friends now, and Nathaniel is healing from a gun wound. When Nathaniel goes out to the barn to do chores, he happens upon Willia and her daughter Marigold, hiding in his barn. Nathaniel opens up his home to the mother and daughter. This story has a lot of different moving pieces and kept me on my toes. I don’t want to spoil anything. We have a murder to solve, past to confront, fraud, helping others out, a love triangle, and new friendships.

This love triangle was not what I expected. I really enjoyed it. The romance was perfect and sweet with kisses only. It does have a lead-up to a fade-to-black scene, which happens on the wedding night, so nothing inappropriate or out of my comfort zone.

Heather Tabers did a great job 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 my honest opinion.

Cover Reveal and Giveaway: Crestwood Ranger by: Jessica Ashley

Welcome to the Cover Reveal Blitz for Crestwood Ranger by Jessica Ashley, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: Crestwood Ranger
Series: Ridge Defenders #1
Author: Jessica Ashley
Publisher: B.A.D. Publishing, LLC (self)
Release Date: February 22, 2027
Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense

A wounded Ranger. A mother on the run. One cabin, and nowhere left to hide.

Norah has run as far as she can. With an abusive ex-husband hunting her, and a blizzard swallowing the mountain, she carries her five-year-old son toward the only light for miles. But the man who opens the door just wants to be left alone. Former Army Ranger Theo Dancer lost his unit to betrayal and has spent every day since refusing to forgive himself for surviving. Determined to die alone in the mountains like he should have in that desert, he lives completely secluded from everyone. And then she shows up. Battered, broken, and carrying a little boy with bright eyes and a heart full of hope. The last thing Theo wants is a complication. But when it becomes clear that Norah isn’t just running from a storm, he jumps back into the fight. Keeping her alive means trusting her. But trusting anyone means opening a door he nailed shut the day he lost his brothers.

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My Thoughts

Oh my! All those green tones, and those peirecing eyes!? This cover is perfection. This cover looks like it belongs in my TBR pile. I have been reading a lot of Christian Romantic Suspense recently so Crestwood Ranger sounds like my kind of book. I am excited for February and to dive into Norah and Theo's story. Are you adding this book to your TBR pile?

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About the Author

GRITTY READS FULL OF GRACE.

Jessica Ashley is a three-time award winning author of faith-filled stories where swoony romance meets edge-of-your-seat suspense. Her stories serve as a reminder that even in the darkest moments, God's love shines through with hope, healing, and redemption. When she's not writing, she's homeschooling her three kids, baking homemade bread, or sneaking in quiet moments with her husband in their New Hampshire home. You can find out more about her on her website.

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Tour Giveaway

(1) winner will receive a $20 gift card to the author's website shop and a signed copy of SEAL of Courage!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight October 23, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on October 30, 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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Giveaway and Review: The Heartfelt Formula by Leslie Kirby DeVooght

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for The Heartfelt Formula by Leslie Kirby DeVooght, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: The Heartfelt Formula 
Author: Leslie Kirby DeVooght 
Publisher: Lanier Price Publishing 
Release Date: October 22, 2026 
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Women's Fiction/Romantic Comedy

After another breakup, Atlanta attorney Hope Elliot decides to stop waiting for her happily-ever-after and write it herself. Inspired by her beloved Christmas romance movies, Hope crafts The Heartfelt Formula: a foolproof plan including snowball fights, cookie baking, and a perfectly timed first kiss. 

Trading the big city for coastal Georgia, Hope sets out to find her small-town soulmate. But the actors in her carefully plotted scenes keep shuffling—especially when Brennan Taylor, her ambitious co-counsel continues to fill in for Cole Walker, the carefree furniture maker, who Hope cast as her hero. 

Between courtroom drama, a mismatched leading man, and a mistletoe mishap, Hope must decide if she’ll trust her formula or accept a plot twist that might leave her all alone, or perhaps, with the happiest ending of all. 

 A faith-filled romantic comedy for anyone who believes love, like Christmas, can still surprise you.

PURCHASE LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop | BookBub

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About the Author

PW Best-Selling Author Leslie Kirby DeVooght writes women’s fiction inspired by romcoms, coastal Georgia, and fried okra! While Leslie and her family live in Jacksonville, Florida, they often visit her hometown of St. Simons Island, Georgia, where she loves to go for long walks on the beach. A graduate of Florida Southern College and Mercer Law School, Leslie is always revising her life from prosecutor to judge to PTA president to author of happily-ever-afters.

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

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Review

The Heartfelt Formula by Leslie Kirby DeVooght is such a fun, sweet coastal Christmas rom-com. I enjoyed this story so much; I could not put it down.

Hope has had it with relationships and decides to come up with a plan. Looking at all the Hallmark movies, she concocts a formula for landing the perfect boyfriend. Pulling from Hallmark movies, the perfect dates include snowball fights, baking cookies, making a snowman and, of course, to start it all, the perfect meet-cute. When Hope sets her sights on landing the case in the small coastal town, what could go wrong with her plan?

When Hope’s mom sets her up on a date with Brennan, who she went to college with, they decide the best route is to fake dating each other to dodge their mother’s antics. So, when they both end up on this case, they go off to the coast to gather more information for the case. Brennan is also trying to help Hope with her plans. But the more time they spend together, the more Brennan is falling for Hope. When Hope sets her formula to work on the small-town carpenter Cole Walker, Brennan steps in when some of the plans don’t work.

This story was so fun. I loved all the schemes and big ideas that Hope had. Watching everything unfold was perfect, even if it didn’t go to plan. Leslie Kirby DeVooght did a great job 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 my honest opinion.

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Tour Giveaway

(2) winners will each receive a Coastal Christmas ornament, plus signed copies of Taking a Second Shot, Stealing Magnolias, and The Heartfelt Formula!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight October 21, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on October 28, 2026. Winner 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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