• Inspirational Fiction and Nonfiction Giveaway

    Summer officially begins this week, so now is the perfect time for a book giveaway! And do I have the giveaway for you: I’ve teamed up with 40+ authors to give away a huge collection of inspirational fiction and nonfiction books to 2 winners. Oh, and did I mention the grand prize winner gets a new eReader? You can win my novel Take My Hand, plus books from authors like Sara Davison and Kathy Harris. Enter the giveaway by clicking here 👉 https://www.booksweeps.com/giveaway/june23-win-a-bundle-of-inspirational-fiction-non-fiction/. The giveaway ends June 28, 2023. Happy summer reading! ~ Kristen

  • Take My Hand: Now Available in Audio!

    Do you listen to audiobooks? I’m so thrilled that Take My Hand is now available in audio format on Audible and narrated by the talented Sarah Rogers. Working with her was such a joy, and her voices for the characters fit so well. Perhaps my favorite is her interpretation of my villain, Val. It’s so good she gave me goosebumps! I’d love for you to take a listen and let me know what you think! Hop over to Amazon to get your audiobook copy now. Happy listening! ~ Kristen

  • Merry Christmas Readers Multi-Author Giveaway

    Merry Christmas, Readers! This Christmas I wanted to do something special to show you how much I appreciate all your love and support throughout the year, so I teamed up with Celebrate Lit to do a huge giveaway. Here is your chance to win over 50 books or a $500 Amazon card to buy a ton of books for yourself in Celebrate Lit’s Merry Christmas Readers Giveaway. Included is a Kindle copy of my latest release, Take My Hand. Click here to enter: https://promosimple.com/ps/2266d/2022-merry-christmas-readers-multi-author The event and giveaway is going on now through December 17. Merry Christmas! ~ Kristen

  • Happy Release Day to Take My Hand!

    Hello, World! Release day for Take My Hand is finally here! Thank you to everyone who has been cheering on this book, and I hope you can dive in to Kaley and Reef’s story this Christmas season. It’s available in both paperback and Kindle versions, and in a few months, it should also be available in audio format. (I’ll keep you updated when my publisher provides more details.) Grab your copy here or through your preferred bookseller. How do I feel? I could use a winter’s hibernation from the flurry of blog post writing, final release details, and of course, my baby and his unpredictable naps. Instead, I’m going to…

  • Book Trailer for Take My Hand

    Can you believe we have less than one month until Take My Hand releases? To celebrate, I’m sharing the book trailer today. I’d love for you to share it with a friend or on your favorite social media sites. If you haven’t pre-ordered your copy of Take My Hand (Kindle or paperback), what are you waiting for? You can reserve your copy on Amazon. Until then, enjoy the trailer! ~ Kristen

  • Join the Launch Team for Take My Hand

    Do you love books and enjoy talking to others about books? If so, you’re invited to apply to my launch team for Take My Hand, my romantic suspense novel releasing December 5. What’s the story about? Here’s a preview from the back cover. Don’t find us. We’ll find you. Trauma therapist Kaley Colbert needs a vacation from her job, and a ski trip with her church singles’ group seems like the perfect way to unplug. But while in the mountains, she learns that her last client was murdered hours after their meeting, and she wonders if the notes she’s receiving from a possible stalker hold a more sinister warning. On…

  • Cover Reveal for Take My Hand, New Romantic Suspense with Mountain Brook Ink

    COVER REVEAL DAY is here!! I’m excited to share the cover for Take My Hand, the first book in my Crossroads Suspense series published with Mountain Brook Ink fiction! I absolutely love how this cover turned out … the snow, the colors, the immediacy of the action. It all captures the romantic suspense of this story beautifully. Thank you so much to Author Lynnette Bonner for the design. What’s the story about? Here’s a preview from the back cover. Don’t find us. We’ll find you. Trauma therapist Kaley Colbert needs a vacation from her job, and a ski trip with her church singles’ group seems like the perfect way to…

  • Join the Cover Reveal Team for Take My Hand

    We are less than a month to the cover reveal for Take My Hand, the first book in my Crossroads Suspense series. As a new mama who doesn’t sleep much these days, I’d love your help sharing the cover! What does it involve? First, sign up (so I have your email and can send you the cover and all the details you’ll need for the reveal). Then, on September 27, share the cover online and with your friends. You can simply use one of my pre-designed graphics that I will provide or create your own if you’re feeling image savvy. (Note: My publisher just moved up the cover reveal!) I’ll…

  • Author Chat with Shannon Redmon on her New Release, Secrets Left Behind

    Our guest author this month is one of my new favorite writers, and I just had the pleasure of meeting her at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writer’s Conference. She is a fellow romantic suspense author, and her latest book, Secrets Left Behind, released a few weeks ago. Please join me in welcoming Shannon Redmon to the blog. Q: When did you first realize that you wanted to be a writer? Shannon: I’ve always written in some form or fashion, whether it was journaling, writing middle school break-up letters for my friends, or half-finished love stories. However, in 2015, my sweet husband said to me, “Why don’t you finish one…

  • New Suspense Short Story: Vote for Your Favorite Cover!

    Next month, I’m releasing a new free story that I’m calling a “suspense short” to my newsletter subscribers. If you haven’t already subscribed, take a minute to join my newsletter to be the first to receive the story! Right now, you’ll receive my current novella just for signing up. Set in Beech Mountain, North Carolina, this new suspense short introduces you to the location of my upcoming romantic suspense novel, releasing in December. You can learn more about that project in a previous post, and I’ll be sharing more about it soon. Here’s a preview of this short story: Her diploma has barely begun to collect dust when Tori Bones’ career falls…