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Action, Danger, Personal History, and Romance—What’s Not to Love?

by Chautona Havig · 1 Comment

Into the Fog by Karen Randau promises to be an exciting, riveting read with some depth and compassion, too. I can't wait! via @chautonahavig

Nothing makes my heart sing like a good romantic suspense.  Okay, it’s really all about the suspense for me, but I’ll take that romantic part, too if it gets me the suspensefulness. EEEP! Karen Randau is a new-to-me author with a book that opens like no other. Joggers. Fog. And poof! One of the joggers is gone. What happened and what else will we learn in this series?  Listen in and find out!

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Action, Danger, Personal History, and Romance—What’s Not to Love?

Okay, nothing makes my heart sing like good suspense… UNLESS it also comes with locales I’m familiar with and an unexpected twist or twenty. Karen Randau’s Into the Fog, the first book in the Peach Blossom Orchard series. Don’t let the series title fool you, these books promise some spine-tingling adventures!

Karen and I discussed her books (she even has an audiobook for audiobook lovers), what she loves about writing, and even some of what she loves to read. Add to that her experiences with PTSD and let’s just say that I’ve been aching to get my hands on the time to read this book and it’s FINALLY here. Into the Fog has a killer opening and I don’t want to miss a single word. So, whenever I get a moment on my drive across the US next week, I plan to sneak a chapter or three myself!

Into the Fog by Karen RandauInto the Fog by Karen Randau

“Challenges, danger, and kidnapping pair up with twists that will leave you breathless.” – Reader Review
“You’ll love the ending of this clean romantic suspense book.” – Reader Review

Love and danger spar in this thrilling romantic suspense

Hands push Marie Jessica (“MJ”) Goodrich from a rural roadway into an icy creek. The clock is ticking forher pleading friend on the other side of the ravine.

Running from flashbacks of a life-altering attack in Afghanistan, MJ takes refuge with her mother, managing Peach Blossom Orchard. But peace is elusive in a rural Oklahoma town full of secrets.

After losing his wife and children in a fatal car crash, Josh Rivers doubts he deserves a second chance at love. He can’t believe his bad luck when MJ, the woman who plagues the nightmares of his military service in Afghanistan, shows up in his hometown. She claims a driver ran down and abducted her friend Kelsey. Frustrated with the county sheriff’s investigation, MJ and Josh partner to follow clues that lead to a kidnapper who demands a bizarre ransom.

With danger increasing for everyone MJ loves, will the clock run out before they solve the mystery?

Find out how MJ and Josh—swirling in a whirlwind of mystery and suspense—lean on their mutual faith to find answers, courage, forgiveness, healing … and wholesome romance.

If you like to read Christy Barritt and Colleen Coble, you’ll love Into the Fog, a keep-you-up-at-night clean romantic suspense novel that launches the Peach Blossom Orchard series.

You can learn more about Karen Randau on her WEBSITE.

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  1. Karen says

    September 30, 2022 at 4:22 am

    Thanks for the lovely interview! It was great getting to know you.

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Episode 581: A Chat with Bethany Crigger
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YA Christian fiction set in Israel? Come on, that screams, “Sign me up!” Listen in as Bethany Crigger and I chat about her book, Sunshine for Yofi.

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Love this different setting in particular. Seeing Jewish culture and a Christian set in it and seeing everything. through that lens? Yeah. This is unique, fresh, and still relatable.

Sunshine for Yofi by Bethany Crigger

After Yofi bombs her big opportunity to share her music, she spirals into a pit of self-doubt. Who is she if she doesn’t have what it takes to play in front of other people? Didn’t God put music inside her to speak to others through it?

Giving up isn’t an option, but Yofi’s nerves promise one thing: failure. So she does the only thing she knows to do. She cries out to God.

His answer is puzzling—a verse containing lilies, paired alongside a new friendship with Ori—the boy who sees what Yofi is painfully blind to. But even if Ori’s got her perfectly pegged, both the lilies and the captivating boy remain a mystery to Yofi.

With her curiously intuitive cat by her side, Yofi weaves herself into the beautiful community of Yerushalayim (Jerusalem). But just as her playing improves, Yofi’s world flips upside down. Nothing is coincidental; it’s all a part of the plan.

But whose plan? Is the burning in Yofi’s heart to play and share her music God’s leading, or is it merely her own selfish desire heading her straight for the deepest pitfall of all?

Sunshine for Yofi is a uniquely crafted and heartfelt novel by Bethany Crigger. This wholesome coming-of-age story is a breath of fresh air, awakening the sleeping soul to dreams of hope long buried. If you enjoy clean, faith-filled themes, you’ll pine for this story of perseverance, friendship, love, generosity, and community attuned to God.

Learn more on Bethany’s WEBSITE and follow on GoodReads.

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