The Romantic Side of Suspense

When Jennifer wrote her first book, “I didn’t know what I was doing, but it kind of felt natural to me, this kind of storytelling. … I had a lot of crafting to learn, but the story was still there.”

During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from six authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. Here’s the list of authors and books for November 2025, with the book’s release date if not available now. Camy Tang/The Lone Rice Ball Danielle Grandinetti/His Boss’s Little Sister (11/18) Kerry Johnson/Abducted in the Woods (11/25) Patricia Bradley/On the Edge of Trust (11/4) Hannah Linder/The Red Cottage Darlene L. Turner/Trail of Mountain Secrets (11/25)

Charlene started writing romantic suspense “probably for the same reason I started to teach. I like action, I like tension,” she says. “You never walk into a classroom two days in a row and have the exact same thing happen. It’s always different. It’s always changing. [That’s what I like about writing romantic suspense.]”

“I actually find the romance part hardest [to write] but the most satisfying,” Megan says. “On the other side, I love putting together the mystery, the whodunit. I’m kind of a diehard fan of mysteries from a young age, so that’s the most fun part for me.”

During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from five authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. Here’s the list of authors and books for October 2025, with the book’s release date if not available now.   Sarah Hamaker/Fatal Past (10/14) Jacqueline Adam/Kidnapped for Ransom(10/28) Terri Reed/Texas Christmas Cover-Up (10/28) Laura Conaway/Last Chance Christmas (10/28) Lori DeJong/Mistletoe and Malice (10/21)