Watch Your Back: Read an Excerpt + Enter to Win

 

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Watch Your Back by Kristen Hogrefe Parnell, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: Watch Your Back
Series: Crossroads Suspense #3
Author: Kristen Hogrefe Parnell
Publisher: Mountain Brook Ink
Release Date: March 5, 2025
Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense

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?  

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Book Excerpt

The door creaked for a moment as she slipped into the hall. Silence greeted her, but a dim light shone from under the partially ajar bathroom door. It had to be two o’clock in the morning. Who in their right mind— 

The heat kicked on, and the change in pressure inched the door further open. Maybe someone had forgotten to turn out the light. She could at least do that before going back to bed. 

She pressed her hand against the door and pushed it open the rest of the way. 

And froze. 

A man was picking himself up off the bathroom floor, crawling up the bathroom vanity as if dependent upon it for support. His tank top was drenched—in water or sweat?—and clung to his muscled torso. 

Avery’s throat went dry as he turned haunted eyes her direction. 

Ethan. 

What in the world? 

With one hand supporting himself, he twisted the faucet on with the other and splashed handfuls of water onto his face and into his mouth. 

She didn’t wait for him to speak but spun on her socks and fled back to her room, not caring if the door creaked as she opened and then locked it. 

Maybe he was sleepwalking. Is that why he had fallen? 

Those eyes of his— She pressed her own shut and tried to forget their disturbed, glazed look. 

Either the man had a medical condition or was tormented by some secret she had just glimpsed. 

And now, she couldn’t forget.

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About the Author

Kristen Hogrefe Parnell writes suspenseful fiction from a faith perspective for women and young adults. A former English teacher, she now designs curriculum for a Christian academy and spends most of her time at her favorite assignment to date: being a mom to her toddler. Her books have won the Selah Award and the Grace Award, among others. She lives in the Tampa, Florida area with her husband and son.

Connect with Kristen by visiting kristenhogrefeparnell.com to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates.

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Tour Giveaway

(1) winner will receive a print copy of Watch Your Back & a $25 Amazon e-gift card!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight March 5, 2025 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on March 12, 2025. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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