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What Wonderful Author Combines Romantic Suspense and Women’s Fiction Elements?

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Restored Grace, the next book in Kathleen J. Robison's Bay Town Series releases in June and we talk about what readers can expect. via @chautonahavig

Restored Grace, the second book of the Bay Town Series by romantic suspense author, Kathleen Robison, releases in almost a month.  Learn about her characters and some of their inspirations in this book.  Don’t miss out on the bonus short story she’s giving away with preorders and the peek into an upcoming Christmas novella, too!

Revived Hope Robison

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What Wonderful Author Combines Romantic Suspense and Women’s Fiction Elements?

I first met Kathleen J. Robison at an ACFW meeting in Orange County. This sweet-natured homeschool mom of quite a few children had something in common with me beside the homeschool mom of many bit (I was reading the day God handed out sweet spirits… or something). She wrote incessantly and with eclectic tastes.  What I didn’t expect was to find that romantic suspense would be her debut niche.

And boy has she rocked that niche! Beginning with a prequel novella (Revived Hope) that deals with criminal intimidation and family trouble, she then tackled one of the toughest subjects to deal with–human trafficking (Shattered Guilt). The next book in this Bay Town Series, Restored Grace, is releasing next month, and oooh… boy.  Wait’ll you get to know these characters.  Good guys, bad guys, difficult folks, sweet–she’s got them all and not one flat, carbon copy of anyone else in the lot.

Kathleen also talks about her upcoming Christmas novellas and even the books she’s reading.

Restored Grace Kathleen J RobisonRestored Grace by Kathleen J. Robison

They promised Jesus would be with her through everything, but is that enough?

Free-spirited vintage thrift shop owner, Carol Scape, wallowed in grief after her boyfriend’s murder. However, with newfound faith, she’s finding out what it means to die to self and put others first. Even if it could cost her life.

Carol is on a mission to save a runaway teen and an at-risk girl from Will Boudreaux, the man just released from jail for running a prostitution ring. The same man who previously terrorized Bay Town residents. Can’t the town get a break? Can’t she?

She’s up for the challenge, but when sparks ignite between her and the town mayor, it muddles things. Having sworn off men, he’s getting in the way of what she feels she must do. Or is he?

Restored Grace is the second book of the Bay Town Series, continuing one year after Shattered Guilt. It’s a stand-alone, amped-up, romantic suspense. Buckle your seat belt. You’re in for a ride.

You can learn more about Kathleen on her WEBSITE.

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Episode 541: A Chat with Demi Griffin
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What happens when an author writes an intense epic fantasy and collapses exhausted at the end? She writes a romantasy trilogy, of course! Listen in as Demi Griffin and I chat about her newest series and why you should read it (I can’t wait!)

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Okay, stop right now and head over and check out the hardback cover! Isn’t it FABULOUS?? EEEP!

This series has everything I think people are looking for, fantasy and romance combined without all the “spicy smut.” Add faith and… WHEEEEEEEEE!

Cerulean Rose by Demi Griffin

EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORNS. Hidden in a tiny cottage away from the ordinary existence of Cerulean’s citizens, Aural lived a simple life with her father in Sabean Woods. When he is struck by a serious illness, that ordinary life suddenly became extraordinary.

In search of a physician, Aural breaks her promise never to leave the woods. When her path crosses with a Mystic, the manipulative Duchess, and the Prince of Cerulean, Aural realizes something beyond her simple quest to help her dying father has mapped out her journey.

An ancient legend about a brotherly rivalry that resulted in tragedy stirs up the Fates guarding Cerulean. If the Cerulean Rose doesn’t bloom again, the kingdom is destined to perish.

A wild path filled with romance, mystery, and intrigue shapes Aural’s heart in ways she could not have imagined as she gets sucked into the legend. Would it be enough to restore the foundation of true love that established the kingdom of Cerulean hundreds of years ago? Could a simple girl satisfy the Fates, capture a prince’s heart, overcome a king’s prejudice, and save Cerulean’s Rose?

Learn more about Demi on her WEBSITE and follow her on GoodReads and BookBub.

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