Celebrating the New Year with a Cover Reveal

Kristen here. I hope you've had a wonderful start to 2025! I'm kicking off the new year with a cover reveal for my next Christian romantic suspense novel, Watch Your Back. This is book three in my Crossroads Suspense series through Mountain Brook Ink. Each book is a standalone, though the characters are interconnected through the series. 

I could not be more excited to share Avery and Ethan's story. Here's a preview of what it's about: 

You can’t watch your own back.

Private Investigator Avery Reynolds leads the charge to expose Tampa's supposedly “extinct” mob. The crime boss responsible for her foster brother’s death is within her grasp—until she hits a wall in the form of Ethan Bridger, a Coast Guard veteran who unknowingly derails her sting operation. When the elusive “Big Eddie” comes out of hiding, he targets their mutual friends about to tie the knot.

Avery sets aside her angst toward Ethan to focus on ending the crime boss’s reign of terror. But working together exposes her trust issues and his PTSD stemming from a comrade's tragedy. When Avery goes solo into a prisoner exchange operation, she discovers her vulnerability too late—and must lean on Ethan and the God she thought had abandoned her. But will that help reach her in time?

You can preorder Watch Your Back on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Watch-Your-Back-Crossroads-Suspense-ebook/dp/B0DS82WT7Y/  

If you like to build your TBR pile on Goodreads, you can add it to your list here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223147544-watch-your-back

Finally, if you'd like to be part of my book launch team, please fill out this short form to see if we're a good fit: https://forms.gle/iKMKVoPtSUH85tV76

A little about me ...

Kristen Hogrefe Parnell writes suspenseful fiction from a faith perspective for women and young adults. Her own suspense story involved waiting on God into her thirties to meet her husband, and she desires to keep embracing God’s plan for her life when it’s not what she expects. A former English teacher, she now designs curriculum for a Christian academy and spends most of her time at her favorite assignment to date: being a mom to her toddler. Her books have won the Selah Award and the Grace Award, among others. She lives in the Tampa, Florida area with her husband and son. Connect with her at KristenHogrefeParnell.com.

Also, fun fact! This month marks my one-year anniversary with the Suspense Sisters. I'm so grateful to be part of our community here.

Thanks for celebrating my cover reveal with me! I'm looking forward to several new books by my fellow authors this year as well. What new or recent release are you excited to read? Please leave a comment and share.