WHAT'S HOT in Christian Mystery and Suspense

Marji Laine here. 

This is the collection of Christmas suspense that I mentioned to you last week. The one involving our own Suspense Sister Kristen Hogrefe Parnell! I'm so excited to grab my copy of this! 

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The December Target:
A Christian Romantic Suspense Collection

By Kristen Hogrefe Parnell, Lisa Phillips, and Sara Davison   

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Silent Fight -
Kristen Hogrefe Parnell
Nadine Rivas’ vocal career crumbles after someone sabotages her private music studio with chlorine gas. For her recovery, she and her emotionally distant husband Dante relocate to their Rosemary Beach condo, where Nadine hopes counseling might save their marriage. As a biotech company executive, Dante wants Nadine to relaunch her career by headlining his company’s Christmas gala. More threats to their lives occur, and Nadine suspects her husband is the real target. She resolves to unmask the perpetrator at the gala, risking everything for the truth and another chance for their marriage.

The Light of Christmas – Lisa Phillips
Newly settled in as sheriff, Beau Mitchell is determined to prove Rend is no longer ruled by fear and corruption. Christmas should be a season of peace and restored trust—but Beau knows the past doesn’t stay buried just because the town strings up lights.

True crime podcaster Heidi Walters arrives from New Hampshire with a secret agenda and no plan to stay. Officially, she’s fixing up a neglected old mansion for the holidays. Unofficially, she’s investigating the cold case no one in Rend wants reopened: her mother’s murder thirty years ago. As Heidi digs through whispers and buried files, strange things at the mansion—footsteps, broken locks, missing notes, personal warnings—make it clear someone knows why she’s there.

When the threats turn real, Beau must decide whether to stop Heidi or help her. Because if her mother’s murder is tied to secrets still alive in Rend, someone will do anything to keep the truth buried.

The Ice List – Sara Davison
Bodyguard Dale Earnhardt Torrens can’t decide who’s his biggest threat—the bad guy threatening his client or the client herself.

Dale isn’t happy when his boss calls him into work as he’s about to go on vacation. His mood goes from bad to worse when he realizes the woman he is tasked with keeping safe is the one who destroyed his life three years earlier.

Forced to go into hiding with the last person he ever wanted to see again, Dale vows to keep whoever is targeting her from exacting his revenge.

Now he just has to keep himself from doing the same.

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Get your own copy of this second book of A Thrill Before Christmas HERE! 

What's HOT in Inspirational Fiction!

Marji Laine here. 

This will be the final "What's Hot" article for the year and I wanted to do something a little different. Our Suspense Sisters have released excellent mysteries and suspense stories all year long. Scroll down to get a look at some completed series and separate books by our Suspense Sisters. You can use the links to buy copies of your own, or leave some review-love for the talented authors! 

Nancy Mehl

Our founding Suspense Sister completed her Ryland & St. Clair series. These three books are intense! The perfect reading for a stormy night! 

Find the series HERE on Amazon.

Mary Alford

This USA TODAY bestselling author delivered a number of stand-alone books this year. The covers are BUY-LINKS

for these books! 

                  

Patricia Bradley

This USA TODAY bestselling author completed her Pearl River series this year! This is the perfect series to enjoy with a warm cup of cocoa! 

Find the series HERE on Amazon!

Sharon Dunn

This USA TODAY bestselling author has two books released through Love Inspired Suspense. The covers below are Buy Links!

Melissa Koslin

Our newest Suspense Sister released THE LOST LIBRARY in September. The cover is a BUY LINK!

Marji Laine

This award-winning Suspense Sister completed her historical mystery series. Once Upon A Mystery has a tiny thread connecting all of the stand-alone books. A great way to spend a cozy evening snuggled under a blanket. 

Find the series HERE on Amazon!

Roxanne Rustand

This USA Today bestselling author completed her Mountain Pines Suspense series. An excellent warm up for a chilly evening!

Find the series HERE on Amazon!

And don't miss the latest releases for 

Kristen Hogrefe Parnell and A.D. Lawrence! 

Covers are Buy Links!

Enjoy your Christmas break with lots of love and laughter. And LOTS of excellent mystery and suspense! I hope you LOVE it! ~Marji Laine

Book Review: TAKE MY HAND by suspense sister Kristen Hogrefe Parnell

I had the best time earlier this week, listening to Kristen Hogrefe Parnell’s TAKE MY HAND on my Audible app. Squee! This is exactly the type of suspense book that I LOVE to read, the perfect recipe!

·       Drama at the beginning ignites some unknown situation.
·       Relational drama with plenty of humor and great chemistry between the two main characters is braided through the entire book.
·       An undercurrent of suspense, carried through hints, a mysterious point-of-view character, and spoken intentions grows from chapter 1.
·       The foreboding heightens in the middle, amidst everyday type of activity - as shadowy characters appear on the scene.
·       And then the roof falls in! The suspense just gets tenser from there until the end.
·       I won’t give anything away, but the ending offered just the right amount of satisfaction!

And the characters, Kaley and Reef, and also sweet Liam, have stayed with me for several days. Usually, the characters are my favorites from books, but this plot was so good – the timing was so perfect – it took me back to when my love of suspense began in the idyllic days of high school with my cache of Phyllis A. Whitney books.

Yes, Kristen Hogrefe Parnell is that good! There are only a handful of authors that I compare with Whitney!

Here’s the book’s official description and the cover is a buy link, but make sure you read all the way to the end!

Trauma therapist Kaley Colbert needs a vacation from her job, and a ski trip with her church singles’ group seems like the perfect way to unplug. But while in the mountains, she learns that her last client was murdered hours after their meeting, and she wonders if the notes she’s receiving from a possible stalker hold a more sinister warning.

On the trip, ex-boyfriend and entrepreneur Reef Mitchell wants to give their relationship another chance, but Kaley questions if his past and priorities could ever mesh with her life. When her client’s underworld connections catch up with her, she has no choice but trust Reef to help her stay alive, solve her client’s mystery, and bring the killers to justice.

(Available in paperback, e-book, and audiobook at Amazon.com.)

And the best part about this book, now that I’ve finished reading it… There are LOTS of characters in this crowd begging for stories of their own! I sure hope Kristen shares them! I can’t wait to read them. And I’m going to start with HOLD YOUR BREATH, book 2 in her Crossroads Suspense series. Stay tuned for my review of that one coming soon! 

So you now know that Phyllis A. Whitney introduced me to suspense back in the day. What author introduced you to suspense? Let me know your thoughts and you might just win an e-copy of this book. Share in the comments section and don't forget to leave your email address!