About the Book

Title: Burning Hearts
Series: Chasing Fire: Alaska #1
Author: Lisa Phillips
Publisher: Sunrise Publishing
Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense
Release Date: May 27, 2025

RESCUE. DANGER. DEVOTION. 
THIS TIME, THEIR HEARTS ARE ON THE LINE.

She came to Alaska searching for her troubled brother…and found herself kidnapped by a dangerous militia.

Jamie Winters will risk anything to rescue her brother Tristan, even infiltrating the militia’s remote compound. But when she’s abducted, there’s only one man who can save her—Logan Crawford, the elite smokejumper she’s never stopped loving.

Yes, Logan relocated to Alaska’s Midnight Sun smokejumpers to find Jamie and win back her heart. So when he learns she’s been taken, of course he’ll stop at nothing to bring her home safe. But when he accidentally leads the team into the militia’s deadly trap, he’s in over his head…

And hunted.

Now wounded and on the run, Jamie and Logan must fight for their lives in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. But the biggest risk of all is the sparks between them…and the terrible cost of a second chance at love.

Jumpstart your summer reading with this edge-of-your-seat journey of peril, faith, and finding the courage to love one last time in book one of the bestselling Chasing Fire: Alaska romantic suspense series.

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About the Author

Lisa Phillips is a USA Today and top ten Publishers Weekly bestselling author of over 50 books that span Harlequin’s Love Inspired Suspense line, independently published series romantic suspense, and thriller novels. She’s discovered a penchant for high-stakes stories of mayhem and disaster where you can find made-for-each-other love that always ends in happily ever after.

Lisa is a British ex-pat who grew up an hour outside of London and attended Calvary Chapel Bible College, where she met her husband. He’s from California, but nobody’s perfect. It wasn’t until her Bible College graduation that she figured out she was a writer (someone told her). As a worship leader for Calvary Chapel churches in her local area, Lisa has discovered a love for mentoring new ministry members and youth worship musicians.

Connect with Lisa by visiting authorlisaphillips.com to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates. Discover the world of Last Chance County at www.lastchancecounty.com.

My Review

Burning Hearts
by Lisa Phillips
Book 1 in the Chasing Fire: Alaska series
Rating: 4.5/5

I am a newer fan to Lisa Phillips but she is quickly becoming someone who I will automatically preorder her latest books. I was tore through this brand new book in a series from the author and Susan May Warren who is also one of my favorite authors. Together, their books are adrenaline-filled and gritty thrillers that have it all. Jamie and Logan are not unfamiliar characters if you’ve been following the two authors I mentioned. I was excited to finally read their story. Jamie is searching for her brother, Tristan, and Logan has followed her to Alaska searching for Jamie. Of course, chaos ensues and the adventure keeps you reading to the end. Faith is woven throughout and the characters are so authentic and relatable.

Highly recommend this brilliant adventure into the Alaskan wild where romance and action and mystery interact to produce a heart-pounding story!

My thanks to the author and publisher for providing me with an ARC of the book. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own. No positive review was expected and no compensation received. 

About the Book

Title: Meet Me on Lilac Lane
Series: Jonathan Island #2
Author: Andrea Christenson
Publisher: Sunrise Publishing
Genre: Christian Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 27, 2025

He was her late husband’s best friend, but for him she’d always been the one.

Mia Jonathon Franklin has been living a nightmare for the last two years—ever since her husband and high school sweetheart died in a fishing boat accident, leaving her to care for her two young kids on her own. She’s managed to stay afloat, but her husband’s paltry life insurance money is gone—and if she can’t find a way to support her family, she may lose the cozy cottage she and Troy had meant to grow old in.

So when Mia is offered a chance to buy her own house for a dollar if she can find business owners to move to Jonathon Island, it seems like the answer to her prayers. That is until she learns the ridiculous quota required to complete the deal. She’s in over her head…until her late husband’s best friend offers to lend a hand.

Cody Hart has been haunted by survivor’s guilt since the boating accident that claimed his best friend’s life. Torn between his own dreams of reopening his family’s fishing business and his desire to help Mia, the woman he has loved since their youth, he steps up to help. She needs him and he’s not going to let her down…or let his heart cause her more pain.

As Mia and Cody work together to breathe new life into the island’s Main Street, their shared history and undeniable connection threatens to reignite long-buried feelings. Can they overcome the obstacles that stand in their way and find the courage to embrace a second chance at love, or will the weight of their pasts and the uncertainties of the future keep them from the happiness they both deserve?

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About the Author

Andrea Christenson is a contemporary Christian romance author. She’s a pastor’s wife with a biblical studies degree and over 20 years of ministry experience. Her stories are clean, faith-filled, and family-honoring, and can be trusted to entertain the heart, engage the mind, and edify the soul.

Andrea lives in Plymouth, MN, with her husband and two daughters.

My Review

Meet Me on Lilac Lane
by Andrea Christenson
Book 2 in the Jonathan Island series
Rating: 4/5

Wow. Another winner for the Jonathan Island series! I have read the prequel and the first book in this series and this next story does not disappoint! We were introduced to Mia and Cody’s characters in the first book and I was happy to read what happened to them. Who doesn’t enjoy a friends-to-lovers and second chances romance? Cody’s guilt and Mia’s pride keep getting in the way though and it’s frustrating to the reader how long it takes them to work through their past. Faith is subtly woven throughout the book. Both characters need help restoring their relationships with their fathers. I thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful story.

Highly recommend this fun, heartwarming, clean romance that will keep you reading until the end!

My thanks to the author and publisher for providing me with an ARC of the book. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own. No positive review was expected and no compensation received. 

About the Book

Title: No Place Like Home
Series: Magnolia Bay #2
Author: Betsy St. Amant
Publisher: Sunrise Publishing
Genre: Christian Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 20, 2025

The girl he always loved ran away to join…the circus. But will a homecoming give him a second chance at giving her a reason to stay in this unrequited love romance?

Magnolia Bay’s development director, Cade Landry, would do anything for his town—and his family. So when the mayor—who also happens to be his father—decides to retire, he talks Cade into running for his seat. But Cade is already up to his dimpled cheeks in the town’s post-hurricane revitalization fundraiser—Magnolia Days, featuring a flashy Cajun Circus. If Cade can’t put the bay back on the map as a tourist town, he’ll let the whole community down…and worse yet, his father.

Rosalyn Dupree is a famous aerialist with a secret—actually, quite a few of them. Much to Cade’s relief, she agrees to return to Magnolia Bay for the first time in years as a headliner for the Cajun Circus. But neither her charming former school rival Cade nor her parents know she’s broke, in debt, and nursing a knee injury…among other things. She’d love to move back to the bay for good, but the beloved sport that used to let her fly has become her cage.

Despite her best efforts at resisting, sparks fly between Cade and Rosalyn as they work together on the circus fundraiser. But when everyone’s secrets are revealed and worlds collide, will Rosalyn find forgiveness and restoration in a town being rebuilt? Or will there never be anywhere to truly call home?

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About the Author

Betsy St. Amant Haddox is the author of over twenty romance novels and novellas. She resides in north Louisiana with her hubby, two daughters, an impressive stash of coffee mugs, and one furry Schnauzer-toddler. Betsy has a B.A. in Communications and a deep-rooted passion for seeing women restored to truth. When she’s not composing her next book or baby-talking her dog, Betsy can be found somewhere in the vicinity of an iced coffee. She writes frequently for iBelieve, a devotional site for women, and offers author coaching and editing services through Storyside LLC.

My Review

No Place Like Home
by Betsy St. Amant
Book 2 in the Magnolia Bay series
Rating: 4/5

Who doesn’t love a good small town, second chance romance?! It has Hallmark written all over it. I loved how the author intros the book with a note about why she wrote the FMC the way she did. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about an aerialist in a circus and can tell the author tried hard to make it accurate but not too technical. Cade and Rosalyn were great main characters who have many flaws (sometimes frustratingly so) who are stressed out to the max and find possible hope in each other. Cade is trying to save his town and Rosalyn is trying to recover but can they find a way to be honest with each other and maybe find happiness? The faith thread was woven throughout but more subtle in my opinion. I loved learning about this quirky small town and what it had to offer.  After finishing the story, I immediately purchased the first book since I missed that one.

Highly recommend to those who love a charming, clean, small town romance all about second chances and forgiveness.

My thanks to the author and publisher for providing me with an ARC of the book. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own. No positive review was expected and no compensation received.