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t trust his motives but he could be the key to uncovering the origin of the mystery package and its cryptic contents tess has found safety in her simple life but to reunite this lost heirloom with its rightful recipient she will have to come out of hiding each clue leads her further from the security of home and each story reveals hidden truths the question is whether she s brave enough to face what she might find and whether the man beside her can be trusted with what matters most before becoming a stay at home parent amanda cox spent her time counseling children families and individuals through life s challenging moments now she uses those same skills to develop layered characters and stories bringing them on a journey of hope and healing a journey she hopes her readers experience in their own lives as they read a few of her favorite things are the sanctuary of the great outdoors the feeling of pen on paper the sound of her children s laughter and exploring new places with her husband of 18 years oh let s not forget good fiction and good coffee she s addicted to both you can stay connected with her latest writing updates at http www amandacoxwrites com you can find her on social media by searching amanda cox writes to get a free short story featuring characters from the edge of belonging visit https dl bookfunnel com fuj7mlfd83 tags amanda cox general fiction southern fiction comments 3 comments categories book reviews happy release day things we cannot keep 18 aug happy release day to amanda cox her latest novel things we cannot keep is now available while i always say when finishing a new book by her that it is my favorite this one is so very special my mother in law passed away last week at 98 years of age she had a very full and spirit filled life but the past 13 months have been especially hard as we watched her fade away from the woman we remembered a couple of days later we were walking through the home she lived in for over 70 years seeing all the things she cherished and recalling the stories attached to those heirlooms this is the foundation of amanda s story it also has wonderful themes of forgiveness and redemption that brought tears to this reader s eyes again this one is special i was privileged to read an advanced copy and now you can read it too a mysterious package a name she thought she d erased and the one person she never expected to see again tess holcomb has built a new life in alabama repairing timepieces and avoiding her troubled past as she restores her customers family heirlooms treasures she never had when a mysterious package arrives addressed to teresa baker the name she abandoned tess finds herself drawn into a puzzle that threatens her delicate peace then elliot sullivan appears at her door after eighteen years and tess knows he s after more than just forgiveness she doesn t trust his motives but he could be the key to uncovering the origin of the mystery package and its cryptic contents tess has found safety in her simple life but to reunite this lost heirloom with its rightful recipient she will have to come out of hiding each clue leads her further from the security of home and each story reveals hidden truths the question is whether she s brave enough to face what she might find and whether the man beside her can be trusted with what matters most before becoming a stay at home parent amanda cox spent her time counseling children families and individuals through life s challenging moments now she uses those same skills to develop layered characters and stories bringing them on a journey of hope and healing a journey she hopes her readers experience in their own lives as they read a few of her favorite things are the sanctuary of the great outdoors the feeling of pen on paper the sound of her children s laughter and exploring new places with her husband of 18 years oh let s not forget good fiction and good coffee she s addicted to both you can stay connected with her latest writing updates at http www amandacoxwrites com you can find her on social media by searching amanda cox writes to get a free short story featuring characters from the edge of belonging visit https dl bookfunnel com fuj7mlfd83 tags amanda cox general fiction southern fiction comments 2 comments categories what s new spotlight on contemporary romance beach house rescue 12 aug welcome to the blog tour for beach house rescue by hope toler dougherty hosted by justread publicity tours about the book title beach house rescue author hope toler dougherty publisher scrivenings press release date june 23 2026 genre contemporary christian romance two strangers one beach house zero plans to share it tessa trask expects a quiet summer restoring a friend s beach house not waking up to an intruder and defending herself as best she can wyatt henry isn t a burglar though he s just as surprised to find her there and just as determined to stay under protest the two agree to an uneasy truce tessa is creative and spontaneous wyatt is disciplined and guarded keeping their distance should be easy until a surprise visitor arrives and turns their temporary arrangement into something far more complicated as sun soaked days lead to deeper conversations irritation softens into a fragile peace and grows into something worth protecting while tessa begins to trust god s leading for her future wyatt wrestles with a past that makes trust feel dangerous are their growing feelings worth the risk or is walking away the only safe choice excerpt i don t think she s armed she s asleep on my couch tessa trask blinked her eyes open hit by the fog that always accompanied a nap stretching longer than fifteen minutes what a crazy dream a man s voice calm but firm a squatter in a beach house requesting police the beginning bloom of a headache seeped behind her forehead her eyelids fell back in place giving her a chance to regroup and take a minute to consider waking up the dream continued the voice continued wait what she pressed her eyelids together just send someone right away please and no sirens i don t want to startle her just get her out of here heart galloping from lounging to horror movie gear with the speed of a kentucky derby darling she squeezed the book on top of her chest in a death grip her lungs struggled to keep up whooshing out breaths in short puffs somebody some man is in this house with me think brain think lord god help me purchase links goodreads amazon barnes noble bookshop bookbub also available about the author hope toler dougherty holds a master s degree in english and taught at east carolina university and york technical college her early novels are irish encounter mars with venus rising and rescued hearts her forever series includes forever music a hatteras surprise a novella featured in candy cane wishes and saltwater dreams forever home advanced writers and speakers association awsa s 2023 romance novel of the year and forever free first place in the faith love hope reader s choice award for 2025 a chronic community volunteer as well as a member of acfw nc writers network and neuse river writers she shares her belief in god who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine in her daily life and stories she and her husband kevin live in north carolina and delight in visits with their two daughters and twin sons connect with hope by visiting hopetolerdougherty com to follow her on social media and subscribe to email newsletter updates tour giveaway 3 winners will each receive a signed copy of beach house rescue and a 20 amazon gift card full tour schedule linked below the giveaway begins at midnight august 10 2026 and will last through 11 59 pm est on august 17 2026 winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize us only for print copy ebook available instead if winner is outside the us void where prohibited by law or logistics giveaway is subject to justread publicity tours giveaway policies enter giveaway follow along at justread tours for a full list of stops tags contemporary romance fiction hope toler dougherty comments 8 comments categories what s new top ten tuesday memorable books read in august over the last 10 years 11 aug happy tuesday while i might be able to accurately pinpoint what book i was reading on august 11th over the last 10 years i am not sure i have the energy to do that it s too hot here in middle georgia lol so for today s ttt topic i am going to list the most memorable books read in august of the same time period i keep a list of books read by month so it is a fairly easy task it was fun to remember the books that made the biggest impressions i hope you find one to love for more august 11th reads please visit that artsy reader girl top memorable books read in august over the last 10 years 2016 within the veil by brandy vallance 2017 ghost heart by lisa harris and lynne gentry 2018 falling for you by becky wade 2019 in the shadow of croft towers by abigail wilson 2020 the last year of the war by susan meissner 2021 the nature of small birds by susie finkbeiner 2022 the paris betrayal by james r hannibal 2023 songs that could have been by amanda wen 2024 the lost boys of barlowe theater by jaime jo wright 2025 written in secret by crystal caudill tags abigail wilson amanda wen becky wade brandy vallance contemporary romance fiction crystal caudill dual timelines general fiction historical fiction historical romance fiction jaime jo wright james r hannibal lisa harris lynne gentry susan meissner susie finkbeiner suspense fiction comments 7 comments categories top 10 tuesday first line friday taken without a trace 7 aug i am so excited for the upcoming release of taken without a trace the newest romantic suspense by hope welborn hope is a fantastic author and i can t wait to dig into this book it releases on august 25 2026 for now here s the first line he was going to die a missing person case or a deadly cover up georgia special agent cash brenner gets an anonymous tip on a cold case that s haunted him for years but following the lead has him walking into a deadly ambush he s saved by his ex private investigator maya reid who is on a mission to find her missing sister as eerie similarities between their investigations emerge and cash grapples with memory loss from the attack they must put their rocky past aside to find answers with danger lurking at every turn cash and maya need to act quickly to solve the case and locate maya s sister or risk losing everything they hold dear hope welborn writes spine tingling suspense sprinkled with romance and saturated with faith her manuscripts have won the acfw genesis contest and the blue ridge mountains christian writers conference foundations awards in romantic suspense as a writerwithadayjob she spends her lunch hours creating small town characters who face big suspense with faith in a big god by day she masquerades as a digital content marketing technology specialist and by night she stays up too late putting words on the page hope also serves as editor and web manager for spark flash fiction and is a member of the suspense squad tags hope welborn romantic suspense fiction comments leave a comment categories first line friday spotlight on contemporary romance a reason to live 6 aug i am pleased today to spotlight the contemporary romance a reason to live by t k chapin this book features tough issues of grief and loss with a message of second chances it s the first book in the 4 part series a reason to love find out more about it and its author below jonathan dunken is no stranger to heartache after losing his wife he submerged himself in his work as an architect and pushed everyone away including god four years after his world crumbled a surprise visitor in the middle of the night changes his life forever kylie wants a change in her life especially a new job one night her wish becomes possible when a stranger in the restaurant where she works offers her a job there s only one problem he s attractive he s a man who has been broken from his past hurts she s a girl who has a heart for her son and god can these two hearts find love with one another or will their pasts hold them back forever find out in the new inspirational christian romance a reason to live book one of the a reason to love series by t k chapin more books in the series t k chapin is a usa today bestselling and award winning inspirational christian fiction author who designs his stories to inspire and tug on your heart strings he believes that telling authentic stories of faith love and family helps build the faith of believers while inviting non believers into the reality of god each story highlights how god can work in the lives of those who follow him chapin gives all credit for his writing and storytelling abilities to god the majority of his stories take place in and around his hometown of spokane washington chapin his wife reside in southeast idaho and have three children when not writing he enjoys traveling swimming and spending time with friends family tags contemporary romance fiction t k chapin comments leave a comment categories you might be interested top 10 tuesday cover love freebie 4 aug happy tuesday today s ttt topic is a cover freebie i went with something very simple main characters on book covers while i like lots of cover styles it is always interesting to see how the publishers authors envision the main characters i have heard that traditional publishers vary in the input from authors when it comes to cover art but we know that with an indie author what you see is what is in their imagination the books on my list are from recent reads i hope you find one to love do you like people on book covers for more cover love check out that artsy reader girl top book covers featuring people della s song by donna jo stone last to fall by lynn h blackburn miss beth bettencourt by eva marie everson mists over the channel islands by sara sundin on living stone by heather kaufman secrets chase her by rachel dylan taking a second shot by leslie kirby devooght trail of danger by hope welborn until april by janet w ferguson when the silence breaks by elizabeth goddard tags biblical fiction contemporary romance fiction donna jo stone elizabeth goddard eva marie everson heather kaufman historical fiction historical romance fiction hope welborn janet w ferguson leslie kirby devooght lynn h blackburn rachel dylan romantic suspense fiction sarah sundin thriller comments 10 comments categories top 10 tuesday happy release day when the silence breaks 4 aug it s release day for w hen the silence breaks the newest romantic suspense novel by elizabeth goddard wow is it action packed i never knew if the main characters would be swallowed by an avalanche picked off by unknown assailants or both lol if you like your suspense fast and furious and your heroes swoon worthy make sure to check this one out a 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