Waylaid by Jerusha Agen

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About the Book

Title: Waylaid
Series: Windy City Westons #1
Author: Jerusha Agen
Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense
Publisher: SDG Words, LLC
Release Date: March 27, 2025

Someone wants to kill her. She wants the killer to finish the job.

Spring Weston will do anything to rise in the ranks of pro cycling and prove she isn’t the one failure of the five Weston siblings. Anything except cheat. When she learns of doping on her cycling team, she’s determined to uncover the truth. But she can’t if she’s dead.

Sergeant Torin Cotter may not be the hero the public thinks he is, but he recognizes fear when he sees it. When he takes over the investigation of the collision that landed Spring in the hospital, he’s compelled to protect her from whatever danger she’s in, even though he knows he might fail. Again.

Spring’s faith in God isn’t enough to help her face the living nightmare she awakened to after the accident. But neither she nor the handsome sergeant see the greater threat that’s coming until it’s too late.

If they’re going to survive, Spring and Torin will not only have to confront their worst fears—they’ll have to find a reason to live.

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

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About the Author

Jerusha Agen

Jerusha Agen imagines danger around every corner but knows God is there, too. So naturally, she writes suspense infused with the hope of salvation in Jesus Christ. With a B.A. in English and a background in screenwriting, Jerusha is a speaker, writing instructor, and Fear Warrior who sounds the call to battle against fear in our everyday lives. Jerusha loves to hang out with her big furry dogs and little furry cats. You’ll often find her sharing irresistibly adorable photos of them in her newsletter and on social media.

Connect with Jerusha by visiting jerushaagen.com to follow her on social media, subscribe to email newsletter updates, find more of her thrilling, fear-fighting novels and get a free suspense story.


My Review

Waylaid
by Jerusha Agen
Book 1 in the Windy City Westons series
Rating: 4.5/5

As I’ve gotten to read more and more from Jerusha Agen, I’ve grown to enjoy her stories even more and cannot wait to read more. She is definitely an author to watch as she weaves story after story that keeps you in suspense but also knows how to tug on your heartstrings. Her characters are raw and flawed and suffer from real life problems that don’t just go away. She tackles difficult relationship problems and trauma in a way that allows her to share her faith and the strength that can be found by trusting in the Lord. The story is on the darker side but there is still the light of the Gospel that shines through.

Highly recommend this thriller if you enjoy explosive action with romantic suspense.

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.


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No Place Like Home by Betsy St. Amant

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.

Meet Me at the Grand by Lindsay Harrel

About the Book

Title: Meet Me at the Grand
Series: Jonathon Island #1
Author: Lindsay Harrel
Publisher: Sunrise Publishing
Genre: Christian Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 22, 2025

The last thing she needs is for some big-city know-it-all to destroy everything she loves…

Tourism director Dani Sullivan is desperate to save her island home from bankruptcy—and that means rebuilding the Grand Sullivan Hotel, a once-glorious hotel that burned to the ground ten years ago. And, in the aftermath, tore apart her family. So yes, she’ll bring in an outside developer to help ignite the project. But his too-modern, out-of-touch vision isn’t at all what Jonathon Island needs…or is it?

It’s his last chance to get everything he wants…and she’s standing in the way. 

Architect Liam Stone isn’t a fan of small towns located in the middle of nowhere. But when his about-to-retire father hands him the assignment to rebuild the Grand, it’s his chance to prove he can take over the company. Only problem—the stubborn tourism director-slash-protector of Jonathon Island refuses to see things his way.

Maybe Liam can change her mind. Except Dani’s plan is the same. Change Liam’s mind, make him see what he might be missing. Hopefully without getting her heart involved.

And when another builder shows up with big plans…suddenly Liam sees what’s at stake, and it isn’t only the Grand Hotel. But is it too late to save everything he’s started to love?

It’s a battle for the future of Jonathon Island in this heartwarming fish-out-of-water, rivals, and fresh-starts small-town romance, the first in the Jonathon Island series.

Great for fans of:
City mouse/country mouse (or big-city guy, small-town girl)
Opposites attract
Fish out of water
Reluctant ally

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About the Author

Lindsay Harrel is a CBA best-selling novelist of romantic women’s fiction and lifelong book nerd who lives in Arizona with her young family and two golden retrievers in serious need of training. With more than 15 years of editing and writing experience gained doing a variety of jobs, Lindsay now juggles stay-at-home mommyhood with writing novels. As the Editorial Director of Sunrise Publishing, she has a passion for not only helping authors improve their stories and find their voice, but also for getting messages of hope out into the world. When she’s not writing or chasing after her children, Lindsay enjoys making a fool of herself at Zumba, curling up with anything by Jane Austen, and savoring sour candy one piece at a time. Connect with her at www.LindsayHarrel.com.


My Review

Meet Me at the Grand
by Lindsay Harrel
Book 1 in the Jonathon Island series
Rating: 4.5/5

I do love when a story can so capture your imagination that you are transported to a new place with fun characters. This new series does exactly that and more. I was excited to explore Jonathon Island and its many characters and I cannot wait to read more. I always enjoy a good opposite attract love story and I could not help but root for the couple despite the circumstances. Liam and Dani are an adorable couple and the reader cannot help but to root for them. I enjoyed the parts that made me laugh and the parts that made me cry. This heartwarming story is full of all the good things yet still manages to be authentic and vulnerable while weaving in faith and hope.

Highly recommend for those who are looking for a faith-filled, fun, spring romance that will sweep you away to a small town on a beautiful island.

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.