Happy Release Day to Watch Your Back, Crossroads Suspense, Book 3

I have run only one half-marathon in my life, and today feels a bit like reaching the finish line. After months of training and more miles run than I care to count, I ran those 13.1 miles and crossed the finish line with a smile on my face.

Writing and preparing to release Watch Your Back has felt like a marathon. My son was only a year old when my manuscript deadline for my publisher, Mountain Brook Ink, arrived, and he skipped more naps and got sick more often than I’d imagined possible. I honestly didn’t know if I’d make that deadline, but I did, thanks to my supportive husband and a healthy dose of God’s grace. This year, while preparing to release the book, my now toddler went through several big transitions: potty training, dropping the binkie, and moving from the crib to a “big boy bed.” As a result, naps went out the window, as did this mama’s free time for work and writing.

But here we are. Release day has arrived, and I am beyond grateful to share Avery and Ethan’s story with you. Here’s what their story is about.

About Watch Your Back

You can’t watch your own back.

Private Investigator Avery Reynolds leads the charge to expose Tampa’s supposedly “extinct” mob. The crime boss responsible for her foster brother’s death is within her grasp—until she hits a wall in the form of Ethan Bridger, a Coast Guard veteran who unknowingly derails her sting operation. When the elusive “Big Eddie” comes out of hiding, he targets their mutual friends about to tie the knot.

Avery sets aside her angst toward Ethan to focus on ending the crime boss’s reign of terror. But working together exposes her trust issues and his PTSD stemming from a comrade’s tragedy. When Avery goes solo into a prisoner exchange operation, she discovers her vulnerability too late—and must lean on Ethan and the God she thought had abandoned her. But will that help reach her in time?

About my Crossroads Suspense Series

Each book in my Crossroads Suspense series can stand alone but is also related to the other books. Each story features a different hero and heroine, but the leading cast from one book becomes a secondary cast in another book. For example, if you loved the cast in book one, you’ll be glad to see that Kaley and Reef return as secondary characters in Watch Your Back. (And spoiler, they’re getting married!)

I hope you’ll grab your own copy of Watch Your Back, and if you’re new to the series, pick up the first two books as well to meet the full cast.

Thanks for celebrating release day with me!

~ Kristen