A Small-Town Christmas Challenge (Widow's Peak Creek #3) by Susanne Dietze

ABOUT THE BOOK

Will reviving an old tradition be the start of something new?

When she inherits a beautiful historic house, nurse Leah Dean knows selling it could solve all her problems. But there’s just one catch—she and co-owner Pastor Benton Hunt must cohost the Gingerbread Gala in the home first. As Christmas approaches, Leah and Benton grow closer, and parting with the house—and each other—is not as easy as they thought…

Available in digital ebook and paperback:

Buy A Small-Town Christmas Challenge at Amazon

Buy A Small-Town Christmas Challenge at Christianbook.com

MY THOUGHTS.....

What's more enjoyable than Christmas in a small town? How about spending Christmas in Widow's Peak Creek? I've loved the two previous visits to this special place, but author Susanne Dietze places the 'star on the top of the tree' with this story that is centered around the Christmas holidays. Benton Hunt and Leah Dean inherit a lovely Victorian house, but it's more of a complication than a blessing, because they aren't a couple and never, ever intend to be a couple!

I absolutely loved this book! A Small-Town Christmas Challenge has memorable characters, the sweet promise of romance, and a beautiful benefit gala that gives you all of the joy associated with a small-town Christmas celebration. We get to catch up with some of the people from the previous books, and, as in all of these books, there is a compelling faith message. Dietze reminds us that we may think that we are in control of our lives, but God is the One who truly knows our future!

I received a copy of this book from the author, but was in no way obligated to post a favorable review. These are my own thoughts.

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Susanne Dietze began writing love stories in high school, casting her friends in the starring roles. Today, she's the award-winning, RITA®-nominated author of several romances who's seen her work on the Publisher's Weekly, ECPA, and Amazon Bestseller Lists for Inspirational Fiction. Married to a pastor and the mom of two, Susanne lives in California and loves fancy-schmancy tea parties, the beach, and curling up on the couch with a costume drama and a plate of nachos.

You can visit her on her   Website   Facebook    Twitter    Instagram

 Widow's Peak Creek

A Future for His Twins

Seeking Sanctuary

A Small-Town Christmas Challenge

View all my reviews

Dead Fall (The Quantico Files #2) by Nancy Mehl

ABOUT THE BOOK

After facing the demons from her past, Alex Donovan is ready to move on and focus on her career at the FBI's elite Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). When renowned profiler and BAU co-founder John Davis is found dead in his hotel room, the FBI is called in to work on the strangest case they've ever faced. How do you find a killer who murders his victims without touching them?

When it becomes clear that the killer is targeting agents in Alex's unit, they are ordered into lockdown, sheltered in the dorms at Quantico. Alex bunks with a controversial agent, Kaely Quinn, who has returned after being dismissed three years earlier. As they work together, Alex discovers in Kaely the role model she's never had, despite being warned away.

As Alex questions who she wants to become, things get personal when the brilliant killer strikes close to home. Now Alex will do anything to find the killer--even at the risk of her own life.

Amazon     Baker Book House     Barnes & Noble     Christian Book Distributor

MY THOUGHTS.....

This new book emphasizes Nancy Mehl's amazing ability to get into the minds of those who are intent on evil, and I was fascinated with the villain that she's created for Dead Fall. This madman is targeting the members of the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit, and it becomes apparent that the murders are being done from afar. Alex Donovan and Logan Hart are back, from the first book of this series, and they're both caught in a frantic race to discover the killer, before they lose more of their team members. Kaely Quinn is also involved, and I'm once again impressed with just how special she really is. I became her fan after reading the Kaely Quinn, Profiler series, and Kaely's own tortured past offers her special insight into Alex's personal issues. She is there to help and encourage Alex, and I loved seeing the friendship that evolves between two women who have each overcome so many obstacles.

Mehl has created an intense thriller filled with danger, adventure, and surprising twists, and she once again weaves a compelling faith message into her story. Dead Fall is an intriguing psychological drama and I recommend it to all who enjoy Christian suspense novels.

I received a copy of this book from the author and publisher. There was no obligation for a favorable review. These are my own thoughts.

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nancy Mehl lives in Wichita, Kansas with her husband, Norman, and her very active puggle, Watson. First published in 2001, she has now authored nine books, including an omnibus mystery collection, Cozy in Kansas, which contains three of her previously published Ivy Towers mysteries. Book three in the series, For Whom the Wedding Bell Tolls, won the American Christian Fiction Writers Mystery Book of the Year award. Nancy's main writing interests lie in mystery although her new Harmony Series leans more toward the romantic suspense genre. Nancy runs a HUD program for the city of Wichita and is president of a volunteer organization, Wichita Homebound Outreach. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Kansas Authors Club.

Learn more about Nancy at her      Website     Facebook     Twitter   

The Quantico Files 

Night Fall 

Dead Fall

View all my reviews