Let’s talk about book series!
I’m coming to the end of my Rescue River series of inspirational romances from Love Inspired. This series is close to my heart because it’s set in Ohio, where I was born and raised; it’s a diverse and welcoming community with a history connected to the Underground Railroad; and every book features kids and dogs!
The last Rescue River book comes out in February of next year–it’s called A 
Family for Easter, and features a curvy heroine who suffers through the worst blind date ever during the opening scene. I’d love it if you’d go preorder it now–preorders really help authors impress our bosses at the publishing house. Or just check out the cover and rave with me… I do love pink, so this might be my favorite cover yet!
But I love each of the books in the series, all for different reasons. Indulge me by letting me tell you about that, and I’ll offer you the chance to fall in love with Rescue River as well.
Engaged to the Single Mom: My first book for Love Inspired… a dream come true! It’s a reunion romance, at a dog rescue farm, where a struggling single mom tries to give her seriously-ill son his last wish.
His Secret Child: Shy, introverted librarian gets snowed in with a macho soldier of fortune… can you say wish fulfillment???
Small-Town Nanny: Feisty teacher becomes summer nanny for a stuffy, wealthy CEO. I love how Susan Hayashi resolves her issues with her mom while becoming a sort-of mom herself. And the way Sam Hinton says a final farewell to his wife who died too young… I challenge you not to cry.
The Soldier and the Single Mom: Poor Buck was a stumbling-around drunk when we met him back in Engaged…but I really wanted to show how God can rescue us from our addictions, hurts, and heartaches. This book also features a lot of history from when the town of Rescue River harbored enslaved people escaping to freedom… and the start of a tender love story between a couple of eighty-somethings!
The Soldier’s Secret Child: What would happen to a handsome guy who got severely scarred while serving his country? And what if he’d promised his dying buddy to keep a really big secret? Vito D’Angelo is hands-down the most emotional and romantic of all my heroes, so I had to give him an amazing proposal scene.
A Family for Easter: Curvy Fiona Farmingham has body-image issues (who among us doesn’t?), but when she realizes she’s passing them down to her daughters, she has to get a grip… helped out by handsome Eduardo Delgado, who finds her gorgeous just as she is. This is a blended family story (six kids between them!) and it also gives closure to a couple of other subplots in the series. Remember those eighty-somethings….
So there you have it: the Rescue River series from Love Inspired. To help you get excited about the last book, tell me which of the first five sounds most interesting to you (you can read more about each on my website). You just might win it, because I’ll choose a winner for each of the first five books from your comments.
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Lee Tobin McClain read Gone With The Wind in the third grade and has been an incurable romantic ever since. Lee is the author of the Sacred Bond series of contemporary inspirational romances and also writes the Rescue River books (angsty, but full of fun kids and dogs) for Harlequin Love Inspired. When she not writing emotional Christian romances, she's probably driving around a carload of snarky teen girls, playing with her rescue dog and cat, or teaching aspiring writers in Seton Hill University's MFA program. She is probably not cleaning her house.
Every one of the looks great! Your LI books are so good. Soldier’s Secret Child definitely caught my eye.
Merry Christmas Lee! Your LI books all sound interesting, especially with their Midwest (Ohio) setting. Two books especially caught my interest: The Soldier’s Secret Child (because those serving our country often aren’t recognized) and Small Town Nanny (because of the librarian heroine and being snowed in). The Easter cover is whimsical and pink, but fitting for the season, especially in the Midwest when so much nature is in bloom. Best wishes.
Oh my, the newest one to come sounds wonderful! I have not read the Secret Child yet, so I need to check that out asap!
Her Secret Child; Sounds so dreamy! Congrats on completing a series!
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Engaged to a Single Mom caught my eye as did the fact that these take place in Ohio where I am from. I am not familiar with the author so I need to check this series out!
His Secret Child and The Soldier’s Secret Child caught my eye. I haven’t read any of this series yet. That’s what I love about this blog. I learn about great books that I don’t want to miss!
Thank you for the encouragement!
Thank you, Renate. I loved writing about small-town Ohio and plan to come back to it again.
It’s a great time to read a “snowed in” story!
Gotta love those librarian heroines! And she’s named Fern–appropriate for a children’s librarian.
I hope you will check them out. What part of Ohio?
I’m sensing a trend here… you like those Secret Baby stories (or at least “secret” stories). As an author, I really enjoy plotting books with some BIG secrets.
A Family for Easter sounds great, I am a big girl so I definitely like it when a heroine is not a itty bitty thing! Sadly that rarely happens so look forward to it!
I have loved all the Bond books I’ve read so far!! Now I need to start the Rescue River series! They all sound great! Small -Town Nanny especially!!!
I really think The Soldier’s Secret Child sounds fantastic for the first 5. Of course, all of your books that I have read are, so I am sure the new one will not disappoint!
I’m so glad! I get tired of stick-thin heroines who are never hungry… in this book, I wanted to get REAL!
You’d love that book as Sam Hinton is similar to the Bond brothers… overprotective, bossy, and of course, HANDSOME!
Thank you for the encouragement, Beth. I’m having trouble getting motivated for my writing this week (just want to Christmas shop!), so it helps to remember that readers have enjoyed my past books.
all of these books sound wonderful. I would start with The Nanny’s Texas Christmas.
They all sound good but His Secret Child sounds the best to me.
Thanks, Lucy and Lori!
They all sound interesting. I enjoy series and don’t think I’ve read any, so I would probably start at the beginning. I’ve enjoyed the bond brothers. Thanks for writing! God bless!
They all sound interesting but I’d like to read Small Town Nanny. I love small towns. Have been to a couple in Ohio, near Vermillion! Thanks for the chance to win!
I’d want to start with the first book too! They all sound intriguing.
They all look good but The Soldier and the Single Mom looks especially intriguing.
They all sound great, but The Soldier’s Secret Child really caught my eye!
I have yet to read anything by this author, so I would choose to start with the first one in the series, Engaged to the Single Mom. They all sound great, and I would love to win any one of them. Thanks for the giveaway. Merry Christmas! ????
They all sound so good, but I would have to go with The Soldier and the Single Mom. I love redemption stories.
This series sounds great! I haven’t read any of them yet, so I would want to start with the first one, Engaged to the Single Mom. I loved the Bond series!
Starting at the beginning would be good, although the books stand alone pretty well (my editors make sure of that).
Ooh, up on the Lake Erie shore. It’s so pretty up there!
Merry Christmas to you, too!
I’m always glad when people are willing to transfer from one series to the other. Let me know what you think!
They all sound i teresting, but Small-Town Nanny gets my attention the most. Is it hard ending a series? Thank you for the giveaway opportunity. Merry Christmas!
Small town nanny sounds great! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I would love to win engaged to a single mom & Small town nanny in paperback
As a shy introvert myself His Secret Child sounds like it would be fun to read. I’d love to see how the heroine handles that situation.
Loved this post……learned so much about your books! I am an avid reader, but seem to be way behind on your books.
Therefore, I would like to read Engaged to the Single Mom (your first one)….then I am sure I will be hooked and want to finish this series! THANKS for your giveaway.
Merry Christmas!
These look great! Merry Christmas!
Everyone of this series looks interesting. Since I haven’t read any of this series yet, I’d start with the first. Since I’ve given 5* to some of your other books, I know I’ll like them all.
Each of your books in the Rescue river series sounds good. A family for Easter and The soldier and the Single mom. Congrats on completing this series and Merry Christmas.
His Secret Child sounds great. Have a Merry Christmas.
They all sound good, but Soldiers Secret Child sounds exceptional. Thank you. Merry Christmas ??
I like pink, too, so I agree with you about liking the cover of your Easter book! :) This entire series looks good so I might be binge reading it soon. Small-Town Nanny looks like the book I’d most want to read.
Ohhh I have to say “His Secret Child” sounds great, but I do love all of your books!
Any book you write is good, but I’m especially looking forward to A Family for Easter. Wishing you a Blessed Christmas!!