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Abduction is only the beginning…

Will murder be next?

Doctor Chelsea Eidman thought she’d finally escaped the perils of her late husband’s secret life as a diamond thief—until his former accomplice attacks her. The danger escalates when a vengeful mobster kidnaps Chelsea’s daughter and friend, demanding the stolen diamonds in exchange for their lives. To recover the gems, Chelsea joins forces with officer Matt Reynolds, whose sister has also been abducted. As they race against time, they find themselves in deadly pursuits across harsh terrain. With everything on the line, Chelsea and Matt must outsmart their enemies and unravel a web of lies… before their families pay the ultimate price.

publisher: love inspired suspense

release date: october 28, 2025

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mistletoe and malice | book review + giveaway

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He’s sworn to protect her life… but guarding his heart may be his biggest challenge.

After barely escaping an attempted abduction, Houston attorney Riley Hudson is forced to accept her wealthy father’s demand for private security. The last thing she wants is a bodyguard—especially one as maddeningly arrogant, bossy… and handsome as Colton Blankenship. Yet as the threat against her escalates, she begins to rely not only on his skills, but his steadfast presence.

Colton isn’t thrilled about giving up his hard-earned holiday vacation to protect a spoiled heiress. But he soon learns Riley is nothing like he expected. Fierce, independent, and unwavering in her faith, she’s everything he thought he’d left behind after tragedy shattered his own beliefs. As the unknown threat circles closer, the tension between them ignites into something deeper… and far more perilous.

When a second attempt on Riley’s life nearly succeeds, Colton faces a terrifying truth. Protecting her means risking more than just his life. Haunted by a past he can’t outrun, and a faith he’s all but lost, he must decide if he can trust God again… before he loses Riley—and his heart—for good.

publisher: scrivenings press

release date: october 21, 2025

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peace of God bible | book review

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“My peace I give to you” (John 14:27 NKJV).

We were always meant to live in peace with God and with one another. From Genesis to Revelation, the story of the Bible is the story of peace lost and restored.

The Peace of God Bible invites you to experience the power of God’s peace in your life as you engage with God’s Word. Devotions guide you in meditating on this important theme of Scripture each day. Short notes offer powerful insights into the way God works out peace in your life as you read. Study lists invite you to apply the Bible’s teaching to specific areas of your life.

Features include:

—Book introductions to help reveal the part peace plays in each book of the Bible

—365 devotionals based on a key verse or passage to guide you in how to receive and live by God’s peace

—365 peace notes offering short, powerful insights to help you understand more deeply the wholeness you have in Christ

—Topical indexes to help you study on your own how God's peace can shape different relationships in your life

—Articles explore what the peace of God is, how to find or recover it, and how to experience eternal salvation because of what God has done for you

—Concise concordance and index of features

—End-of-page translators’ notes and cross-references

—Line-matched, double-column typesetting

—Clear and readable 9.5-point NKJV Comfort Print®

publisher: thomas nelson

release date: november 4, 2025

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echoes of a silent song | book review + giveaway

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A split-time romance from an award-winning author

When a choral composer and conductor falls victim to creative block, he resorts to his fallback plan of teaching high school choir. Callum Knight’s goal at Peterson High is simple: rediscover his muse, extract himself from teaching, and get back to Boston as quickly as possible.

As the long-suffering accompanist at the high school, Peterson-native Blair Emerson has watched the revolving door of choir directors and their negative impact on her choirs over the last few years. She is less than impressed when a disheveled Callum stumbles in on his first day.

But then they discover an unsigned, unfinished, and handwritten choral composition by a clear musical genius. Blair recalls rumors of Iris, a Peterson student from the 1970s who composed music but was found dead during her senior year. Blair and Callum work to determine if the piece is hers, and the truth they uncover shakes both of them to the core.

With rhythm and flair, Amanda Wen takes readers on an unexpected journey into the depths of a small town’s history in this riveting first book in the Melodies and Memories duology.

publisher: kregel publications

release date: october 21, 2025

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wasted | excerpt + giveaway

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She always follows the rules. But what are the rules for murder?

Victoria Weston encounters tough things as a home health physical therapist, but this is a first—a dead body. The police call the patient’s death accidental. Victoria knows that can’t be true. Her efforts to convince the police they’re dealing with a murder get her labeled a troublemaker by all but one man—the troubler of her youth.

When Cillian Doherty returns to right the wrongs of the past, he finds his high school flame in a different kind of danger than he expected. As a social worker, he’s in the perfect position to corroborate her cry of murder or give her what she wanted—to handle her problems without his help.

But someone wants to silence Victoria. When lies escalate to violence and threaten more lives, the Weston siblings join the battle to save their sister.

Yet it will take a God more powerful than all of them for Cillian and Victoria to make peace with their past and catch the killer. Before the killer catches them.

Wasted continues the thrilling Windy City Westons series that features five siblings who encounter danger, love, and God in the city of Chicago. (Each book can stand alone or be read as series installments.)

publisher: sdg words, llc

release date: october 23, 2025

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