Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Reader's Choice - Romantic Suspense/Mystery Fiction

GIVEAWAY

It is time to fall in love with new books!
To harvest a bushel of new reads!
To rake in more novels for TBR piles that will leaf us breathless.

And that means it's time for another Reader's Choice Week!!! Here's how it works: You recommend Christian Fiction with release dates in October, November or December 2018 (up to three a day) and you have a chance to win one of your recommendations! BUT it's a little more complicated than that so be sure to read ALL the details before entering.

IT'S ROMANTIC SUSPENSE/MYSTERY GIVEAWAY DAY!

To be entered in the draw just leave a comment (or 3) below, including the title(s) of the book(s) in the Romantic Suspense/Mystery genre you would like to read.

Romantic Suspense/Mystery 

A full-length story or novella collection set where mystery is an important element of the plot. The hero or heroine (or both) are often in peril (more so in suspense.)  Can be set in any time period and may cross genres such as YA, Amish etc and may include dual timelines.

How does it work?

Easy peasy! Make recommendations in the comment section each day and if you win, you win the book you suggested.

BUT YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE RULES!

Publication dates must be
October, November or December 2018
Each day is genre specific so
only submit books from that genre
Christian Fiction books only please!
You can offer up to 3 suggestions a day
BUT
they need to be made in
three separate comments
(makes it easier for me to tally)
No email entries this week
(to hard to keep track of 
due to # of responses)
IMPORTANT: entrants must submit their own selections
(not piggback on somebody else's login) IMPORTANT
Open to International Readers
I'm all about spreading the good news
about Christian Fiction
all over the globe!

It's helpful if you include your email (using AT and DOT instead of @ and . to protect yourself from spammers) but you only need to add it to one of your comments (per day.) If you choose not to include your email then it's up to you to contact me if you are a winner.

Draw will be held and winner announced on
Sunday September 16 2018

143 comments:

  1. Good morning, Kav, and fellow book lovers! What a great way to get my mind off of the massive hurricane barreling towards SC! Book talk! Yay! 😁

    1) Leaving Lavender Tides by Colleen Coble
    (This is a novella releasing Dec 4 & it sounds so good!)

    dianalflowers(at)aol(dot)com

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    1. Prayers for your safety down there in SC Diana! We are praying up here in Va, too!

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    2. Awww, thanks SO much, Tracey! Prayers for y'all in VA, too! I have quite a few friends there!

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    3. YES, prayers for Diana & Tracey re approaching Florence!

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    4. I've been thinking of you both, Diana & Tracey...and a number of others I've met on line. Praying for safety and...honestly...that the hurricane just runs out of steam before it hits land.

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    5. Thank you Kav, prayers for safety in storms, and in life, are always much appreciated!

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    6. Thanks, Kav and Jackie! I appreciate your prayers!

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  2. 2) In Too Deep by Lynn H. Blackburn (November 6)

    dianalflowers(at)aol(dot)com

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    1. I didn't know about that Colleen Coble one but I've had my eye on Lynn Blackburn's book for a while now. Eeeep! Good luck, Diana!

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  3. Hidden Peril by Irene Hannon (Oct.)
    jacsmi75 at gmail dot com

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  4. Military K-9 Unit Christmas – Dec.
    Christmas Escape by Valerie Hansen
    & Yuletide Target by Laura Scott LIS
    jacsmi75 at gmail dot com

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  5. Cold Case Christmas – Dec.
    Jessica Patch LIS

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    1. Eeeeeepppp -- Jessica Patch! Plus Christmas! Eeeeeeep!!!! Good luck, Jackie!

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  6. Good morning to all!

    1)Hidden Peril Irene Hannon 10/2

    thank you Kav :)
    tracey14567 at gmail dot com

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    1. Another Irene Hannon out so soon?????? That is super exciting news! Good luck, Tracey!

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  7. 3) Tell Her No Lies by Kelly Irvin (November 13)

    Kelly has pulled a switcheroo and instead of writing wonderful Amish fiction she decided to try her hand at suspense! It's not easy stepping out of one's comfort zones so WTG, Kelly!

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    1. SQUUUEEEEEPPPP!!!! That might just be the scope of the week, Diana. I'm gobsmacked! Good luck!

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    2. I'm totally gobsmacked that you're gobsmacked! 😂

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    3. I just started reading Kelly's Amish and saw this on her website last winter. I had forgotten all about it. Thanks, Diane.

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    4. I absorb anything Kelly Irvin writes.

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  8. 2)Cold Case Christmas Jessica Patch 12/1

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  9. 3) Christmas Under Fire Michelle Karl 11/1
    This one has a Canadian setting Kav in
    British Columbia.

    Thanks for the fun week of book treasure hunting, this is the kind of exploring I like :)

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    1. Eeeeeekkkkk -- that Michelle Karl book is the third one in her Mountie Brotherhood series. And I just read the second one a couple of weeks ago! Love it when they come out close together like that! Good luck, Tracey!

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    2. I haven't read Michelle before, but suspense and Christmas together call my name. I should probably backtrack and read the other two.

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    3. Brothers who are all RCMP officers...Sigh...yes you'd enjoy the first two books but they can each be read as standalones so no worries if you don't.

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  10. Burden of Proof by Diane Mills 10/18
    psalm103and138atgmaildotcom

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  11. Hidden Peril by Irene Hannon 10/18
    psalm103and138atgmaildotcom

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  12. Wait For Me by Susan May Warren 11/18
    psalm103and138atgmaildotcom

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    1. At last we have the suspense part of the Montana Rescue series! There's been hints of it in the other books but not to the point of being considered suspense and now kapow -- this last book starts with a bang judging by the sneak peek at the end of book 5! Good luck, Caryl.

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  13. Today's choices:

    #1 Stratagem by Robin Caroll
    Releasing November 1st

    samanthabis23 at gmail dot com

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  14. #2 Burden of Proof by DiAnn Mills
    Releasing October 9th


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  15. #3 Mind Games by Nancy Mehl
    Releasing November 4th

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    1. I LOVE Nancy Mehl! I'm super excited that she has a new series starting this fall! Good luck, Samantha!

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  16. Thinking of you Diana and Tracey! Hidden Peril by Irene Hannon mauback55 at gmail dot com

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    1. I'm listening to info on the news right now -- about people leaving the Carolina states and stations running out of gas. I can't even imagine!

      Good luck, Melanie!

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    2. Thanks so much, Melanie! We could be facing a 'Hidden Peril' since not even the meteorologists know exactly what Hurricane Florence is going to do. Ugh

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  17. Suspense, my other most favorite genre! This one will come as no surprise, I'm sure:

    1. Hidden Peril by Irene Hannon

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  18. Nobody has mentioned this one yet. Since I have the first book in my shelf, I must have this one :-)

    2. Lethal Target by Janice Cantore (Oct)

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  19. And last but not least, must have this third installment to complete the series!

    3. Christmas Under Fire by Michelle Karl (Nov)

    teamob4 (at) gmail (dot) com

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    1. Oooohhh -- that Janice Cantore book is news to me. There's a ton of really amazing suspense books coming out. I feel a swoon coming on just thinking about it! Good luck, Trixi.

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    2. Her first one is called "Crisis Shot"and is the start of her "The Line of Duty" series! Came out September of last year if you want to check it out :-)

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    3. Yep -- I read Crisis Shot -- really love the police procedural angle in her books....and I am intrigued by a certain deputy (my romantical heart always yearning for a love connection) I'm hoping it plays out over the series.

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  20. Wait for Me by Susan May Warren

    colorvibrant at gmail dot com

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  21. Hidden Peril by Irene Hannon

    colorvibrant at gmail dot com

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  22. Military K-9 Unit Christmas by Valerie Hansen and Laura Scott

    colorvibrant at gmail dot com

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  23. I love suspense and I’m loving all these recommendations from my fellow book lovers!!

    1. Wait for Me, Susan May Warren (can’t wait)

    pwestfall7 at hotmail dot com

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  24. 2. Hidden Peril, Irene Hannon

    pwestfall7 at hotmail dot com

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  25. Whoops, forgot my email—
    pwestfall7 at hotmail dot com

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  26. I adore suspense as well and aren't there some fantastic ones coming out? It seems like every big name suspense writer in Christian Fiction is releasing a book this fall. Hooray! Good luck, Pam!

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  27. 1 for me?
    Searching for You [Orphan Train #3] Jody Hedlund

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    1. This one isn't romantic suspense. It would fit in Historical though. :-)

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    2. storyline sounds pretty suspenseful..
      " times are growing desperate, and when she falls in with the wrong crowd and witnesses a crime, she realizes fleeing 1850s New York is her only option...With mounting debts, a harvest to bring in, and past scars that haunt him, he's in no position to give his heart away . . ." def more than just historical to me ;)

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    3. That's just the set up for why she fled on the orphan train with the kids. The way I understand it, the bulk of the story is about her placement out west and likely being reunited with her sisters since this is the third book in the series. It's not tagged as suspense on Amazon -- just historical fiction and Western/Frontier life.

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  28. Mind Games
    Nancy Mehl ~ November 4, 2018 Bethany House Publishers
    Kaely Quinn Profiler, book 1
    Kathleen ~ Lane Hill House
    lanehillhouse[at]centurylink[dot]net

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  29. Hidden Peril
    Irene Hannon ~ October 2, 2018 Revell
    Code of Honor, book 2
    Kathleen ~ Lane Hill House
    lanehillhouse[at]centurylink[dot]net

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  30. Stratagem
    Robin Caroll ~ November 1, 2018 Shiloh Run Press
    Kathleen ~ Lane Hill House
    lanehillhouse[at]centurylink[dot]net

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    1. I'm soooooooo excited about all of those! Good luck, Kathleen!

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  31. Seems every author I'd love for a new suspense has either just published or will in 2019... missing the oct/nov/dec criteria - arghhh!

    Unshaken Love - rom suspense arrives Jan/19
    by Joy Ohagwu - fyi or to add to your tbr ;)
    and
    Elizabeth Camden's A Desperate Hope in Feb 19
    sooooo...
    may be the only 1 I get entered time wise - will try a search again later ;)
    Thanks for the fun, Kav <3

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    1. I've never read anything by Joy Ohagwu -- will have to check her out!

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  32. #1 Delayed Justice by Cara Putman
    paulams49ATsbcglobalDOTnet

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  33. #2 Hidden Peril by Irene Hannon
    paulams49ATsbcglobalDOTnet

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  34. Mind Games by Nancy Mehl
    paulams49ATsbcglobalDOTnet

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  35. Tell Her No Lies by Kelly Irvin. cheetahthecat1986ATgmailDOtcom

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  36. Military K-9 Unit Christmas by Valerie Hansen and Laura Scott. cheetahthecat1986ATgmailDOTcom

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  37. 1) A Sparkle of Silver (Georgia Coast Romance) by Liz Johnson (October 16, 2018)

    nj(dot)bossman(at)gmail(dot)com

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  38. 2) Rise of the Mystics (Beyond the Circle Book #2) by Ted Dekker (October 2, 2018)

    nj(dot)bossman(at)gmail(dot)com

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    1. I didn't realize that A Sparkle of Silver was considered a mystery too -- how cool is that?! And I have an advanced copy of Rise of the Mystics on my TBR right now. Woot! Good luck, Alison.

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  39. Stratagem
    Robin Caroll. cheetahthecat1986ATgmailDOtcom

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  40. 3) Wait For Me (Montana Rescue) by Susan May Warren (November 6, 2018)

    nj(dot)bossman(at)gmail(dot)com

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    1. We've been waiting since the first book for this one!!!! Good luck, agboss!

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  41. 1. Hidden Peril by Irene Hannon

    whthomas13 at yahoo dot com

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  42. 2. Cold Case Christmas by Jessica Patch
    whthomas13 at yahoo dot com

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  43. Wait For Me by Susan May Warren

    ladepooh AT hotmail dot com

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  44. I didn't realize this one is a mystery too.. yay!

    A Sparkle of Silver

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    1. I know, that surprised me but Liz Johnson writes suspense with Love Inspired and she published that great contemporary romance series with Revell so this looks like the perfect meshing of both! Good luck, Lea.

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  45. 3. In too Deep by Lynn H. Blackburn
    whthomas13 at yahoo dot com

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    1. Loved the first book in this series! Good luck, Winnie!

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  46. 1. Tell Her No Lies by Kelly Irvin (November 13)

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  47. 3. Cold Case Christmas Jessica Patch 12/1
    leliamae54(at)aol(dot)com

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    1. All on my list too -- especially intrigued by Kelly Irvin's genre hop. Can't wait to read that! Good luck, Lucy!

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  48. Reading reviews for Enchanting Nicholette by Dawn Crandall, it apparently is romantic suspense, so I'll add that for choice #2

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    1. I think you and I have the same problem, lol. I only really care for historical and there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of that going around on this category☹️😉

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    2. It's funny, isn't it because the last time there were plenty of historical suspense or dual time line mysteries but not so much for the autumn releases.

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  49. When I saw someone choose A Sparkle of Silver in this category, I had to go recheck and YES! I'm so excited, because I hadn't placed that one on contemporary.

    1) A Sparkle of Silver by Liz Johnson

    tlhcoupon(at)Hotmail(dot)com

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  50. I'm not sure if someone mentioned this one already, but it's indie published and doesn't have a hard copy listed yet. The first two books in the series have paperbacks, so I assume this third book will have one closer to publication.

    2.) Surrounded By Darkness by Rachel Dylan

    tlhcoupon(at)Hotmail(dot)com

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  51. 3.) Tell Her No Lies by Kelly Irvin

    tlhcoupon(at)Hotmail(dot)com

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    1. No one has mentioned that indie by Rachel Dylan. That's exciting! I think I checked into that series in the early days when ebooks were the only option. Glad to hear they are in paperback now as well. Good luck, Terrill!

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  52. 1. "Delayed Justice" by Cara Putman (Oct. 2018)

    ladysnowangelphotos(at)gmail(dot)com

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  53. 2. "In Too Deep" by Lynn H. Blackburn (Nov. 2018)

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  54. 3. "Hidden Peril" by Irene Hannon (Oct. 2018)

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    1. I'm drooling over these authors! Good luck, LSA!

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  56. 1. Mind Games by Nancy Mehl
    turtle6422(at)gmail(dot)com

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  57. 2. Rise of the Mystics by Ted Dekker

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  58. Replies
    1. Good luck, Jana Leah! Look for another chance at Rise of the Mystics first week in October -- I'm reviewing it then. (just in case you don't win it here) Loved the first one. Good luck, Jana Leah!

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  59. 1) Where Shadows Met by Colleen Coble

    harnessrose(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  60. 2) Because You’re Mine by Colleen Coble

    harnessrose(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  61. 3) Traces of Guilt by Dee Henderson

    harnessrose(at)yahoo(dot)com

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    1. This giveaway is for books published in October, November or December of this year, Rose, so these ones won't work as they were published earlier. Feel free to choose some more!

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  62. So, to be clear, is "Enchanting Nicholette" considered a mystery/suspense or no? (Just trying to get my choices in order, lol)

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    1. Sorry -- not tagged as suspense on Amazon.

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    2. Okay, lol. I didn't think it was, but I saw a comment above with this one listed and so wasn't sure.

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  63. Here's a third suspense option delivered in author Misty Beller's newsletter for her newest release in Oct ...
    This Courageous Journey

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    1. Don't hit me! lol This isn't suspense either. It's tagged as Frontier and Pioneer which is more adventure than cloak and dagger suspensey stuff. I've never read anything my Misty Beller but it looks like I need to give her a try!

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    2. You do! I'm reading this series by Misty M. Beller right now and it is SOOO good!

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    3. Thanks for the recommend, Elly! She's on my list now.

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  64. I've only got two choices for this category, but I'm SUPER excited for both of them!
    #1: Rise of the Mystics by Ted Dekker
    Can't WAIT to read this! I've read ALL of the related novels!

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  65. And...wait for it...(drumroll please!)
    The Bride of Ivy Green by Julie Klassen!!!
    I know, right?! Mystery/Suspense? But it's categorized as such on Amazon, so YAAAYY!!! Lol, I was shocked, to say the least!
    Elly -Indiana-
    jcservantslaveATicloudDOTcom

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    1. Well, if you haven't gone a gobsmacked me, Elly! Who knew that The Bride of Ivy Green is also mystery/suspense?! I want to read it more than ever now. Have the first two books and ADORED them! Good luck!

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  66. Explosive Reunion by Karen Kirst


    nina4sm/at/gmail/dot/com

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    1. How exciting that she's writing for the suspense line now that the historical one closed. Good luck, Sylvia!

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  67. I'm having so much fun looking at all the suggestions and then looking up to pick the ones I like best!
    1. Tell Her No Lies by Kelly Irvin
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

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  68. 2. Hidden Peril by Irene Hanson
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

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  69. 3. Cold Case Christmas by Jessica Patch
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

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  70. Very excited about MIND GAMES by Nancy Mehl - it looks amazing! Suspense is one of my favorite genres.
    Dianna (Dedezoomsalot at yahoo dot com)

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  71. Tell Her No Lies by Kelly Irvin -- can we just talk about that cover? I love how it pops. San Antonio is a great setting, too.
    Dianna (Dedezoomsalot at yahoo dot com)

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  72. Chosen People by Robert Whitlow
    I haven't read a novel by this author in a long time. His books are terrific.
    Dianna (Dedezoomsalot at yahoo dot com)

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    1. I know -- Tell Her NO Lies looks really, really good! And Nancy Mehl is a must-read for me. I haven't read anything by Robert Whitlow though. So many books, so little time! Good luck, Dianna!

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  73. 1) Stratagem
    by Robin Caroll
    Releasing November 1st

    melodybissonnette AT gmail DOT com

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  74. 2) Tell Her No Lies
    by Kelly Irvin
    Releasing November 13th

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  75. 3) Burden of Proof
    by DiAnn Mills
    Releasing October 9th

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  76. Burden of Proof - DiAnn Mills
    mindyhoungATmsnDOTcom

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  77. In Too Deep - Lynn Blackburn
    mindyhoungATmsnDOTcom

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  78. Lethal Target by Janice Cantore


    nina4sm/at/gmail/dot/com

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  79. Hidden Peril by Irene Hannon

    mo1202007ATyahooDOTcom

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  80. Surrounded By Darkness by Rachel Dylan

    mo1202007ATyahooDOTcom

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  81. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! THE DRAWING IS NOW CLOSED. WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON.

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