Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for Echoes of a Silent Song by Amanda Wen, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
Title: Echoes of a Silent Song
Series: Melodies and Memories #1
Author: Amanda Wen
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Release Date: October 21, 2025
Genre: Split-time Romance
Welcome to the Blog Tour for Together This Christmas by Beth K. Vogt, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
Title: Together This Christmas
Author: Beth K. Vogt
Publisher: Story Architect
Release Date: October 13, 2025
Genre: Sweet Small-Town Contemporary Romance Christmas novella (spiritual thread)
Author: Terrie Todd
Publisher: Mountain Brook Ink
Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, WWII
Source: Author Provided
My Review:
Even if I Perish is told through a mix of letters and the character's perspective. It is based on the true accounts of Mary Cornish during WWII, and the CORB program that sent children from England to other countries. It is a harrowing story of loss, devastation, determination, and faith.
Author: Becca Kinzer
Narrators: C.J. Bloom and Adam Verner
Publisher: Tyndale Fiction
Genre: RomCom, Contemporary Romance, Christmas, Christian Ficiton,
Source: Hoopla
My Review:
A Very Merry Matchup has everything you could possibly want in a Christmas RomCom. I loved everything about this story.
Series: Texas Ever After #1
Author: Karen Witemeyer
Publisher: Bethany House
Genre: Historical Fiction, Fairy Tale retelling, Christian Fiction, Western
Source: Own
My Review:
Fairest of Heart is the first of Karen Witemeyer's Texas Ever After series. With the stories being fairy tale retellings, they don't need to be read in any particular order.
Series: Blackfriars Lane #1
Author: Michelle Griep
Publisher: Barbour Books
Genre: Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery
Source: Own
My Review:
I think my creative review juices have up and left me. I don't really know what to say about The Thief of Blackfriars Lane.
Series: Houses of Yorkshire #1
Author: Sarah E. Ladd
Narrator: Jude Mason
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Christian Fiction, Regency
Source: Hoopla
My Review:
The Letter From Briarton Park is my first introduction to Sarah E. Ladd's books. Jude Mason did a good job with the narration.
Author: Ginny L. Yttrup
Publisher: Shiloh
Genre: Psychological thriller, suspense, Christian Fiction
Source: Own
My Review:
One of the things I enjoy about Ginny L. Yttrup's stories is that they are all standalone novels. Convergence is a masterfully woven story that immediately sucked me in.
Series: Freddie & Grace Mystery #4
Author: Pepper Basham
Narrator: Pamala Klein
Publisher: Barbour Fiction
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Christian Fiction,
Source: Hoopla
My Review:
My husband and I listened to The Highland Heist by Pepper Basham on our trip this week. I have read the first three books, but he has not. I think the books are best read in chronological order so that you understand everything mentioned. However, I only had to stop the recording once to explain something to my husband; he got the gist of everything else. I thought the narration was okay.
Series: Rhapsody of Grace #3
Author: Milla Holt
Publisher: Reinbok Limited
Genre: Contemporary Christian Fiction
Source: JustReads & Author ebook
My Review:
Old Town Symphony is the third book in Milla Holt's Rhapsody of Grace series. The series follows three brothers and is best read in order.
Series: Fredrick & Grace Mystery #3
Author: Pepper Basham
Publisher: Barbour Fiction
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Christian Fiction,
Source: Own
My Review:
The Juliet Code is the third book in the Freddie & Grace series by Pepper Basham.
Series: True Colors #11
Author: Liz Tolsma
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Genre: Historical Fiction, True Crime, Christian Fiction, Mystery
Source: Own
My Review:
While The Silver Shadow by Liz Tolsma is part of the multi-author series True Colors, it is a standalone novel.
Series: Brand of Justice #1
Author: Lisa Phillips
Publisher: Two Dogs Publishing, LLC.
Genre: Christian Thriller, Fiction
Source: Own
My Review:
Cold Dead Night is the first book in the Brand of Justice series. There are thirteen books in the series and they should be read in order.
Series: California Historical #2
Author: Cathy Marie Hake
Publisher: Bethany House
Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Romance
Source: own
My Review:
Bittersweet by Cathy Marie Hake lives up to its title.
Series: California Historical #1
Author: Cathy Marie Hake
Publisher: Bethany House
Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Romance
Source: own
My Review:
Letter Perfect by Cathy Marie Hake is delightful! I have had this book on my bookshelf for years, and I regret not getting to it sooner.
Author: Pepper Basham
Narrators: Fiona Hardingham and Christopher Ashman
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Audible Audio
Genre: Regency, Christian Fiction, Christian Romance, Classic Retelling,
Source: Net Galley
RELEASES: October 14, 2025
My Review:
I did not like Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. But when I saw Pepper Basham had a book coming out loosely based on it, I knew I had to read Sense and Suitability. Why? Because Pepper Basham wrote it. Also, this is Basham's first foray into the Regency genre.
Series: Weddings by Bella #2
Author: Janice Thompson
Publisher: Revell
Genre: Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance,
Source: own
My Review:
Swinging on a Star did not live up to the first book. I was actually disappointed in it.
Series: Purls and Prayers #2
Publisher: Kregel
Genre: Christian Fiction, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Fiction
Source: own
My Review:
The Tangled Tale of the Woolgathering Castoffs is the second book in the Purls and Prayers series. I recommend reading the books in order, as we meet several of the ladies in the first book.
Series: Hearts on the Heath #3
Author: Kristi Ann Hunter
Publisher: Bethany House
Genre: Historical, Christian Fiction, Regency, Romance
Source: Library
My Review:
Enchanting the Heiress is the third and final book in the Hearts on the Heath series. It can be read as a standalone novel, but I recommend reading the first two books, or at least the second, as Jonas and Harriet are first introduced in those books. It will give you a broader understanding of their character and interactions with their friends.
Series: Hearts on the Heath #2
Author: Kristi Ann Hunter
Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon
Publisher: Bethany House
Genre: Historical, Christian Fiction, Regency, Romance
Source: Hoopla
My Review:
Winning the Gentleman is the second book in the Hearts on the Heath series. While it could be read as a stand-alone novel, I recommend reading Vying for the Viscount first, as that is where we are first introduced to Aaron Whitworth (our mmc).
