Author Spotlight: Dana Mentink

Hi friends! Today, our author spotlight is on Dana Mentink. Everyone, say hello to Dana! Without further ado, let's get to know Dana and her book Trapped in Yosemite. Check out her Youtube video below!

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Trapped in Yosemite Blurb

The ground in still-icy Yosemite National Park isn’t stable, and K-9 handler Von Sharpe fears the worst. But his worries are pushed aside when he sees an SUV viciously forced off the road…with his ex-fiancée at the wheel. It’s only when Stella Rivers steps out of the vehicle that the very ground under their feet cracks and breaks with the onslaught of a terrifying earthquake.

When her meeting with a mysterious client is ambushed, Stella witnesses the man being gunned down by a sniper and becomes a target herself. With the threat of aftershocks triggering landslides and floods, the new mom has no choice but to run to save her baby girl—even if it means teaming up with the man who has no idea he fathered her child.

Trapped in a dangerously unstable wilderness with a killer closing in, Von and Stella are running out of time to get to safety. And every fissure reveals a new secret that will shake them to their foundation…

Dana's Social Media Links:

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Author Spotlight: Cate Nolan

Hi friends! Today, our author spotlight is on Cate Nolan! Everyone, say hello to Cate! Without further ado, let's get to know Cate and her book Texas Witness Threat.

  

Author Bio:
Cate Nolan lives in New York City, but she escapes to the ocean any chance she gets. Cate loves to leave her real life behind and play with the characters in her imagination. She's got that suspense writer gene that sees danger and a story in everyday occurrences. She particularly loves to write stories of faith enabling ordinary people to overcome extraordinary danger.


Here's Cate!

One of the things authors are often asked is where we get out ideas.

For me, the answer is literally anywhere and everywhere.

I have so many ideas that I’d have to live another century to write them all.

So finding ideas is not the hard part. Turning those ideas into viable stories is where it gets challenging.

For Texas Witness Threat, I had a question in mind – how would it feel if you experienced something, but no one believed you?

That was the nugget, but I needed to turn it into a story with a plot. And since I write for Love Inspired Suspense, there needed to be danger – lots of danger.

So I started with a murder.

Christine is coming from an early morning meeting when a sudden violent storm forces her to seek shelter. The only thing available is an abandoned warehouse – but she soon learns she’s not really alone.

She witnesses a murder – and then the killers realize she saw it so they come after her. She is fleeing them when she slips and falls in the path of a car driven by Texas Ranger Blake Larsen. That turns out to be the best thing that could happen to her.

But I needed more –
Who was murdered?
What happened to the body?
Why was the person murdered?

I love to plot, but I’m bad at outlining. I love to describe myself with a term I learned from romance author Jo Beverly – a mist-er. I write into the mist. I can see what’s just ahead, and I know where I’m going, but there’s a lot in between that I can’t see until I’m upon it.

Sometimes research helps. For this story, I relied on a piece of research that had fascinated me. After Hurricane Ike hit Texas in September, 2008, groups of Amish people from Indiana came down to Texas to help rescue animals, rebuild fences and homes, and generally help out. One person quoted in the article said he “came to help Texas ranchers to return a favor because other volunteers helped his town after a powerful tornado hit in 2007.”
That struck such a chord with me. I mean people helping others and then those folks returning the favor by helping others is a lesson close to my heart.

I started to wonder WHAT IF they liked it and stayed????

Once I had that piece, the story fell into place. I’m not going to say any more about it because I don’t want to give away the plot.  Suffice to say, my hero and heroine have to visit this Amish community to help solve the crime and save Christine. I loved being able to explore the Amish faith element though Christine’s eyes.

Now I’m on to more WHAT Ifs with the next story.

Texas Witness Threat Blurb

She saw something she shouldn’t have…Assistant US Attorney Christine Davis is positive she witnessed a murder, but with no body, the police aren’t convinced. Now someone wants her dead, and Texas Ranger Blake Larsen is the only one who believes her. For Blake, protecting Christine must stay more important than their growing feelings for each other. But can he keep her safe from an unknown enemy who wants her silenced?

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Author Spotlight: Jodie Bailey

Hi friends! Today, our author spotlight is on Jodie Bailey! Everyone, say hello to Jodie! Without further ado, let's get to know Jodie and her book Fatal Identity.Jody is also giving away a copy of her book to one commenter, so be sure to leave an email address with your comment!

Author Bio:
Jodie Bailey is the CBA Best-selling author of fourteen novels about freedom and the heroes who fight for it. Her second novel, Crossfire, was a RT Reviewers' Choice Award winner and her contemporary romance Quilted by Christmas received the Selah Award and spent two months on the CBA Bestseller List. Growing up in Eastern North Carolina gave her a love for golden sand and the Atlantic Ocean. She started writing stories as soon as she learned how to put sentences together and spent her teen years making her best friends' dreams come true on paper. Jodie is also a speaker and teacher who packs her novels with the knowledge she's gained as an Army wife. She currently lives in North Carolina with her husband, her daughter, and two dogs.


Here's Jodie!

My latest release is Fatal Identity, and I was so excited to write it! When I wrote Fatal Response a couple of years ago, one of the soldiers in the book, Alex “Rich” Richardson, lost his brand new fiancee to a serial killer. After that, he refused to leave me alone. He showed up in Mistaken Twin and Hidden Twin, and in both, he was dealing with his grief and loss. The more I got to “know” him, the more I wanted to give him the chance to “live” out his story. The instant Dana Santiago stepped onto the page in Hidden Twin, I knew I’d found Rich’s match. Both of them are struggling with who they are and who God is in their lives, so their story was one we all tend to struggle with at some point in our lives. I wrote the book with Psalm 139 in mind, about how well God knows us and how He has already planned and prepared for our lives.

Fatal Identity Blurb

Secrets from her family’s past thrust her into the crosshairs. At her partner’s Christmas wedding in the mountains, deputy US marshal Dana Santiago’s almost abducted—and only the quick actions of Alex “Rich” Richardson save her. Now Dana and Rich must work together to figure out why the kidnappers seem willing to go to any lengths to capture her. But to find the truth they must first dig up her family’s long-buried past…

 
Purchase Link and to Connect with Jodie:

Website: https://www.jodiebailey.com/book/fatal-identity/

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Author Spotlight: Evelyn M Hill

Hi friends! Today, our author spotlight is on Evelyn M Hill! Everyone, say hello to Evelyn! Without further ado, let's get to know Evelyn and her book Dangerous Deception.

Author Bio:
Evelyn has lived in various parts of the Pacific Northwest, which she uses as inspiration to set her Christian romantic suspense and historical novels. When she's not writing, you can usually find her attempting to persuade her garden to grow, surprising her family with "adventurous" (not their word) meals, or trying to persuade the cat and the dog to grasp the concept of peaceful coexistence.

Here's Evelyn!

What led me to writing this story

This story started with Hannah Upp. She was a schoolteacher in Manhattan. One day, she went out jogging and disappeared. Three weeks later, a Staten Island ferry captain spotted her floating face down in the river. When she was hauled out, she woke up. She had no idea of why she was in the water or where she'd been.

Doctors eventually diagnosed her with a type of retrograde amnesia known as a dissociative fugue. This condition is rare, but there have been documented cases of it.

Typically, people with this disorder leave home and set up a new life with a whole new persona. A reverend became a storekeeper. A man who lived in the middle of the country traveled to the coast and became a sailor. In each of these cases the people came back to their original identity with no memory of the missing time. The reverend knocked on his landlord’s door and asked “Where am I?” Hannah Upp fretted during her hospitalization because she had to go set up her schoolroom for the new school year—which had started three weeks before.

Hannah's story started me thinking. What if a woman were given a drug that suppressed her memory, mimicking this condition? That led me to Rachel..

What's coming next

I'm working on the story of how Rachel and Michael first met. Because I sold Dangerous Deception to Harlequin, I can't legally offer this new story for sale, but Harlequin has no problem with my sharing the story with my newsletter subscribers privately. So, if you'd like to hear how the two first met, here's the link: https://tinyurl.com/EvelynHillNewsletter

Dangerous Deception Blurb

Rachel Garrett has the ideal life in a small town, surrounded by people she trusts—until a stranger arrives and tells her that she is living a lie.

Michael Sullivan's claim that she’s been brainwashed can't be right.

Her life is perfect.

But ever since he's shown up, she's had to deal with people attempting to manipulate, drug, or even kidnap her.

Now Rachel must decide if she believes her closest friends…or the one man who makes her feel truly safe.

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Website: https://evelynhillauthor.com/
Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/EvelynHillNewsletter
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvelynAuthor

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Author Spotlight: Theresa Hall

Hi friends! Today, our author spotlight is on Theresa Hall! Everyone, say hello to Theresa! Without further ado, let's get to know Theresa and her book Accidental Target.

Author Bio:
Theresa Hall is an award-winning author of Christian fiction whose stories include military, law enforcement, and first responder heroes. As a native Texan, she loves to write suspenseful stories that happen in small Texas towns with old fashioned Southern values. She’s also a first grade teacher who loves to cook, read a good suspense, and binge-watch episodes of Dateline and Discovery ID. She is a member of RWA (Romance Writers of America) and ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers). She actively promotes fellow Christian Fiction authors on her blog and can be found online at www.theresalynnhall.com.


Here's Theresa!

Something interesting about Accidental target:
I actually sold Accidental Target by submitting to the Love Inspired Great Author Search. I submitted in March and got The Call on September 6th! It all still seems like a dream.

Something interesting about me:
I don’t think I’m very interesting but something people may not know is that I’m also a first grade teacher. So I’m pretty much tired All. Of. The. Time. I mostly write on weekends and when I have breaks.

Accidental Target Excerpt

“These guys won’t stop till you’re dead.”

He regretted telling her but there was no denying the facts. Facts he had to keep to himself. The dead woman she’d seen was a DEA agent, and the man in the truck was a cartel member, a cold-blooded killer. Now that Allison could ID him, she had a hit on her.

“I won’t let anything happen to you, Allison. I promise.”

“Jackson, I’m terrified.”

Before he could reply, headlights closed in on them. An oncoming vehicle on their side of the highway. Jackson veered onto a side road and watched the car make a U-turn. “Get down!”

He floored the accelerator but the vehicle followed them. A gunshot hit the car. Allison screamed.

He had to get her away. But this road led to a dead end—in more ways than one.

“Can you shoot?”

“No.” Her eyes widened with fear.

“Tomorrow I’ll show you how. For now, you’re getting the crash course.”

“What if we don’t make it till tomorrow?”

Purchase Link::

Website: www.theresalynnhall.com
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Target-Love-Inspired-Suspense-ebook/dp/B083QLPDB2/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=theresa+hall&qid=1607484038&sr=8-1

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Author Spotlight: Sharee Stover

Hi friends! Today, our author spotlight is on Sharee Stover! Everyone, say hello to Sharee! Without further ado, let's get to know Sharee and her book Grave Christmas Secrets.

Author Bio:
Colorado native Sharee Stover lives in Nebraska with her real-life-hero husband, three too-good-to-be-true children, and a ridiculously spoiled dog. A self-proclaimed word nerd, she loves the power of the written word to ignite, transform, and restore. She writes Christian romantic suspense combining heart-racing, nail-biting suspense and the delight of falling in love all in one. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Sisters in Crime, and Nebraska Writer’s Guild. Sharee is a triple Daphne du Maurier finalist, winner of the 2017 Wisconsin Fabulous Five Silver Quill Award, and her debut, Secret Past, won Best First Book in the 2019 National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards. When she isn’t writing, Sharee enjoys reading, crocheting and long walks with her obnoxiously lovable German Shepherd. Visit her at https://shareestover.com/.

Here's Sharee!

Grave Christmas Secrets is by far, my most favorite book to date. Tons of research went into the story before, during, and while the manuscript was developing, including trips to the actual location of Ashfall Fossil Beds where the book opens. My research trips took me all the way from the Chief Standing Bear Bridge in South Dakota to Omaha’s Offutt Airforce Base.

I even met with a real forensic anthropologist! She was absolutely fascinating and I learned so much. I could’ve spent days touring her laboratory and asking questions. I was especially interested in her current project, which is the identification and repatriation of missing military men and women from the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor. I wasn’t able to take pictures for privacy reasons, but I have a great appreciation and respect for the mission of the Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

There’s also an abandoned school house in the book that exists here in Nebraska, too. No spoilers, but it’s my favorite scene in the story and I’m not going to lie. I kind of scared myself writing it. Talk about getting into your work. LOL.

I find all things forensic fascinating and confess, I can get stuck in the research fun for too long. But I hope that’s what makes the story believable and enjoyable to the readers.


Grave Christmas Secrets Blurb

Discovering buried evidence makes her a target.

At a prehistoric site, forensic anthropologist Taya McGill uncovers a recently buried body days before Christmas—and finds herself in a killer’s sights. Now on the run with undercover ATF agent Keegan Stryker, she must rely on him to guard her as they figure out why someone would kill to keep this murder unsolved. But can they unearth the truth before someone silences them both for good?

Purchase Link:
https://amzn.to/2Wbyyn5

Connect with Sharee:
Website: https://shareestover.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/shareestover
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorshareestover/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shareestover/
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/sharee-stover
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/shareestover
Amazon Author Page: https://amazon.com/author/shareestover



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Book review: Grave Christmas Secrets by Sharee Stover

 

If you love edge of your seat suspense, you will love this book! Grave Christmas Secrets by Sharee Stover is a definite must read. From the first page, I couldn't put the book down. 

Taya McGill is a forensic anthropologist. I loved this job occupation for the heroine. It was different, and there were enough details in the story for me to picture what she does. Before Taya can preserve the body she's found, she is attacked and on the run. Keegan Stryker is an undercover ATF agent. He steps up to protect Taya while trying to figure out what is going on and who's behind the attack. Even in the midst of trouble, God's message shines through. The characters' struggles made them realistic. Taya struggles with her fear and trust. Keegan struggles with failing to protect. I love reading books where I can feel my faith grow as I read.

My favorite line in the story is: If you need anything, call. I'll be here before the cops are.

Sharee Stover has done it again. Another awesome suspense. Be prepared to be swept away! If you enjoy Christian romantic suspense, you will love this story! The action is fast-paced, the suspense will keep you guessing, and the ending is oh so satisfying!


I received a free copy in the hope that I would mention/review it on my blog. I was not required to give a positive review, only my honest opinion - which I've done. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own and I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.


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Author Spotlight: Shannon Redmon

Hi friends! Today, our author spotlight is on Shannon Redmon! Everyone, say hello to Shannon! Without further ado, let's get to know Shannon and her book Cave of Secrets.

 

Author Bio:
Shannon Redmon remembers the first grown-up book she checked out from the neighborhood bookmobile. A Victoria Holt novel with romance, intrigue, dashing gentlemen and ballroom parties captivated her attention. For her mother, the silence must have been a pleasant break from non-stop teenage chatter, but for Shannon, those stories whipped up a desire and passion for writing.

Shannon hopes her stories immerse readers into a world of joy and escape while encouraging faith, hope, and love for those around us. Her debut novel Cave of Secrets will be released by Harlequin’s Love Inspired Suspense line in October 2020 and her other published works have appeared in Spark magazine, Splickety magazine, The Horse of My Dreams compilation book, Romantic Moments compilation book, the Lightning Blog and the Seriously Write blog. She won first place in the Foundation Awards and is represented by Tamela Hancock Murray of the Steve Laube Agency.

Here's Shannon!

My writing process…

When I was writing Cave of Secrets, I got up at five in the morning and would write for two hours before work and also on weekends. I have to have complete undistracted time to really immerse myself into my characters. One knock on the door or chime on a telephone pulls me from their world and takes me about thirty minutes to get back to that place of creativity. I start with an idea, that comes from friends, a dream I have, stories others tell me, crime shows that I watch on television or website topics that spark an interest. I try to keep my story realistic and plausible to what could truly happen; however, when I talk to others about some of the interesting situations from their lives, I can barely believe the true stories that happen to them. There are just some unhinged people out there who do evil things; however, I always want my stories to bring the faith, hope, and love of Jesus into my readers' lives. If I accomplish making someone’s day brighter with His truth, then I’ve accomplished God’s calling on my life.

Cave of Secrets About the Book

One day when two of my friends expressed an interest in helping me brainstorm a story, I tossed out a couple of ideas. One of them said “Ooo, wouldn’t it be cool if your heroine found a dead body in a cave on her property,” and Cave of Secrets was born.

This was my fourth book and I’d been trying to get published. God had encouraged me with little wins—a short story published in magazines, winning an unpublished awards ceremony, and contracting with an amazing agent, but landing that elusive book deal was much harder. I learned a pertinent lesson through it all. Just because a story is well written doesn’t necessarily mean it fits the market and if it doesn’t fit what the publisher wants, then it will stay in the drawer like my first three books. Thankfully, Cave of Secrets did meet what Harlequin’s Love Inspired Suspense Senior Editor, Tina James had in mind and I was offered a contract. One of the best blessings God has given me…other than my family, of course. 😊

The first week Cave of Secrets was released, the book landed at number 19 on Bookscan’s Top 100 Romance Bestsellers, so I hope more readers will invest in Zain and Carli’s story and enjoy their suspenseful love story like so many others!

Cave of Secrets Blurb
What she uncovers may get her killed
When Carli Moore finds the body of Zain Wescott's missing sister on her family's ranch, Zain is convinced Carli's brother is the murderer. But Carli's sure Zain is wrong, and she'll prove it--if the killer doesn't take out both her and Zain first. Now they just have to live long enough to uncover the truth...and bring a murderer to justice.

 
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Connect with Shannon:

www.shannonredmon.com
www.suspensesquad.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/shannon.redmon
TW: https://www.twitter.com/shannon_redmon
LI: https://linkedin.com/in/shannonredmon/


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Author Spotlight: Dana Mentink

Hi friends! Today, our author spotlight is on Dana Mentink! Everyone, say hello to Dana! Without further ado, let's get to know Dana, and her dog Junie, and her book Cold Case Pursuit.

 

Author Bio:
Dana Mentink is a two time American Christian Fiction Writers Carol Award winner. She is a national and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author of over forty titles in the suspense and lighthearted romance genres. Her suspense novel, Betrayal in the Badlands, earned a Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award and she has also been honored with a Holt Medallion. She is pleased to write for Harlequin’s Love Inspired Suspense, Harvest House and will release a mystery series with Poisoned Pen Press in May.


Here's Dana and Junie with a few writing/life tips!

Greetings from Mentink Manor! Hello there! I am author Dana Mentink and I’ve written forty or so books. The most current is Cold Case Pursuit which features a dashing police canine. We’ve got a real canine here too, but, er...well, maybe not quite so dashing. Junie, let us just say, is eleven pounds of trouble in a fur coat, but she’s taught me a lot. I thought I’d share her top tips for writing and life!

Writing Rule #1: Take a movement break!
The first thing Junie taught me was that the view is always the same inside. No matter about the virus, the choking smoke here in California or sizzling heat, she is on fire to go out into the world and sniff and wag at anything and everything. "Let's go OOOUUUUUTTTTTT," you can practically hear her say. "We're too young to sit in a chair all day." You would be amazed at how many times I’ve gotten stuck in my writing only to have the answer present itself to me during a nice little outside stroll. Good advice, Junie. Let's take a break here in Chapter Three and go out for a walk. Now where is my mask?

Writing Rule #2: Let it rest!
If a thing is worth something, you can come back to it later. That bone she hid under the sofa? It's gonna be even more amazing when she rediscovers it later this evening. Writing is like that, too. When you finish a draft, it's better if you let it sit and revisit it later with a fresh eye. Then you can dig deep, reexamine your work and make changes you never would have thought to make while the ink was still fresh. Since we are sheltering in place here, I’ve got more time to indulge in such luxuries from the safety of my own back yard!

Writing Rule #3: Dogs are imperfect, just like people.
Junie is a comfort dog...but she’s entirely devoted to her own comfort. If I was being abducted, I am not totally convinced she would come to my rescue. As a matter of fact, she might just go hide under the bed until the coast was clear! She has a cowardly streak, truth be told. You know what? So do people. They’ve got all kinds of fears and failures too, so we writers have to make sure our characters are full of those pesky flaws. That’s what makes fiction compelling!

So I will sign off now since it’s time to take Her Highness for her evening stroll. I hope that you all are having a safe October and finding lots of wonderful fiction to delight you!


Cold Case Pursuit Blurb

A cold case solved by the K-9 unit…
but the past is not so easily escaped.

Decades after her parents’ murders, Penelope McGregor’s grateful the killer’s finally been identified—until he comes after her. Now Detective Tyler Walker and his K-9 partner, Dusty, must protect Penelope and catch the culprit…while making sure his little girl stays out of the crosshairs. But can the single father outplay a killer whose endgame will leave no one safe?

 

 

Purchase Links and to Connect with Dana:
Website: www.danamentink.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dana.mentink
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanaMentink
You Tube Channel: https://youtu.be/GW6d8JKY_-I
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Dana-Mentink/e/B001JRXHXK/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1540739147&sr=8-2-ent
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_mentink/


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Author Spotlight: Rhonda Starnes

Hi friends! Today I have the pleasure of spotlighting author Rhonda Starnes. Everyone, say hello to Rhonda! She is a great friend of mine. She writes for Harlequin Love Inspired. Without further ado, let's get to know Rhonda and her new book Rocky Mountain Revenge.

Author Bio:
Rhonda Starnes is a middle school language arts teacher who has dreamed of being a published author since she was in seventh grade. She lives in North Alabama with her husband, who she lovingly refers to as Mountain Man. They enjoy traveling and spending time with their children and grandchildren. Rhonda writes romantic suspense with rugged heroes and feisty heroines.

Blurb:
To survive her deadly homecoming, she’ll need to trust a man from her past…
Temporarily home to help at her family’s vet clinic, Grace Porter has no intentions of staying—but someone’s determined she won’t live long enough to leave. With both Grace and her sister in the crosshairs, her ex-boyfriend, Police Chief Evan Bradshaw, must protect them. But can the single dad lawman uncover the truth about why a killer’s out for vengeance before time runs out?

Excerpt:
A truck came speeding up behind them. He couldn’t be sure because they were out in the country and there weren’t any streetlights, but it looked a lot like the truck that had tried to push them into the oncoming train the night Chloe had been attacked. Evan sped up. He had to lose them before they reached the turnoff to the cabin.

Grace twisted in her seat to look out the rear window, but didn’t say a word.

Evan’s phone rang. He hit the answer button on the steering wheel. “Chief Bradshaw here.”

“We lost Avery Hebert.” Agent Ingalls’s voice sounded over the speaker.

Evan glanced at Grace, her eyes still focused on the vehicle tailing them. “I think we found him.”

“Where are you?” Ingalls asked.

“County Road 11. About fifteen miles north of the Flying V Ranch.”

Grace screamed, “He’s going to hit us!” She twisted around in her seat, facing the front as the truck rammed into the back of Evan’s vehicle. Metal crunched against metal, and his tires skidded on the wet pavement.

“Bradshaw, what’s happening?” Ingalls asked urgently.

“He’s trying to make us crash.” Tightening his grip on the steering wheel, Evan spared a brief glance at Grace. “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine. But how are we going to stop him?” She looked over her shoulder and then back to him again. “Can I hold the steering wheel, and you shoot his tires or something?”

“Don’t do anything reckless,” Ingalls yelled across the speakers. “We’ve notified the sheriff’s office, and I’m on my way.” The call went silent.

Evan sped up, putting a little distance between him and the truck, but the other driver soon closed the gap, ramming into them again. This time the impact shattered the back window, but Evan had been able to hold the Jeep steady without skidding.

Evan raced away again, driving dangerously fast on the wet road. His headlights flashed on a bright yellow diamond-shaped road sign, and an eerie, sinking feeling settled in the pit of his stomach. A quick glance in the rearview mirror showed the truck was still barreling down on them—and they were fast approaching the Hangman’s Noose curve.



I asked Rhonda to provide an interesting tidbit about Rocky Mountain Revenge. Here's what Rhonda had to say:

My husband, who I lovingly refer to as Mountain Man, and I lived in Colorado for two months when we were first married. Rocky Mountain Revenge is the first book I’ve ever written that was set in Colorado. I think it’s extra special that Rocky Mountain Revenge released just days after we celebrate our thirty-fifth wedding anniversary.

Friends, I sure hope you enjoyed getting to know Rhonda Starnes and her book Rocky Mountain Revenge.

Below are links to connect with Rhonda and where you can buy Rocky Mountain Revenge:

Links to buy:
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TARGET: https://bit.ly/3eGFTSH
WALMART: https://bit.ly/3dK9skW
BARNES & NOBLE: https://bit.ly/3eLAyti


Social media links:
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https://www.facebook.com/RhondaStarnesAuthor/
https://www.instagram.com/rhonda_starnes/
https://twitter.com/Rhonda_Starnes



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Author Spotlight: Sharee Stover

Hi friends! Today, our author spotlight is on Sharee Stover. Everyone, say hello to Sharee! She is a close friend of mine and has written several Love Inspired Suspense books. Without further ado, let's get to know Sharee and her new book Untraceable Evidence.

Back cover blurb:

Someone’s after a deadly weapon…

and only she can stop them.

It’s undercover ATF agent Randee Jareau’s job to make sure the government’s 3-D printed “ghost gun” doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. So when someone goes after scientist Ace Steele, she must protect him…before she loses the undetectable weapon and its creator. But with a mole inside Ace’s company and everyone a suspect, this assignment could become Randee’s last.


Author Bio:
Colorado native Sharee Stover lives in Nebraska with her real-life-hero husband, three too-good-to-be-true children, and a ridiculously spoiled dog. A self-proclaimed word nerd, she loves the power of the written word to ignite, transform, and restore. She writes Christian romantic suspense combining heart-racing, nail-biting suspense and the delight of falling in love all in one. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Sisters in Crime, and Nebraska Writer’s Guild. Sharee is a triple Daphne du Maurier finalist, winner of the 2017 Wisconsin Fabulous Five Silver Quill Award, and her debut, Secret Past, won Best First Book in the 2019 National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards. When she isn’t writing, Sharee enjoys reading, crocheting and long walks with her obnoxiously lovable German Shepherd. Visit her at https://shareestover.com/.



I asked Sharee to provide an interesting tidbit about Untraceable Evidence. Here's what Sharee had to say:

Research is a large part of any book I write and in preparation for Untraceable Evidence, I started doing research a year prior. For me that might include everything from watching true crime shows like Forensic Files to reading true crime non-fiction books. I also spend time searching for just the right pictures to use for my characters and often base them on one or more actor, model, or singer. I like to visualize the character as I’m writing them but their personalities often emerge and evolve as the story deepens. Untraceable Evidence is a conglomeration of all those things. It’s funny how pieces from different sources come together to create a fictional world. I once heard it said, you could give five authors the same premise for a book and they’d create five totally unique and different stories. I believe that to be true.
When I first researched Ghost guns, 3D printer guns, and frangible ammunition, I was amazed at what I found. Creativity isn’t limited to fictional stories. I made Ghost, the gun in Untraceable Evidence, a weapon that would be completely untraceable with disintegrating bullets. That’s one of the reasons the prototype is so dangerous. And the reason the criminal militia leader will do anything to find it.


Friends, I sure hope you enjoyed getting to know Sharee Stover and Untraceable Evidence.

Below are links to connect with Sharee and where you can buy her books:

Social media links:
Website: https://shareestover.com/
Email: authorshareestover@gmail.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/shareestover
Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/c99ej9
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorshareestover/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shareestover/
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/sharee-stover


Links to buy Silent Night Suspect and Untraceable Evidence:
Buy link for Silent Night Suspect: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1335232532
Buy link for Untraceable Evidence: https://amzn.to/2SrYfhn
Amazon Author Page: https://amazon.com/author/shareestover

Thank you so much for joining us here today, Sharee!

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