Lisa Phillips: Expired Return

By Kelly Bridgewater

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Expired Return by Lisa Phillips, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: Expired Return

Series: Last Chance Fire and Rescue #1

Author: Lisa Phillips

Publisher: Sunrise Publishing

Release Date: January 31, 2023

Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense

She’ll give everything to protect her family.

He always knew she was the one.

Veterinary tech Pepper Miller lives a quiet life in Last Chance County. She’s watching her niece until her sister shows up…if she ever does. When Victory’s father demands he take over her care, Pepper knows something has gone wrong. With a new drug in town, and her sister embroiled in a dangerous bargain, it’s up to Pepper to protect the people she loves.

Even if it costs every secret she’s ever kept.

Fire Department liaison Allen Frees lives with the injuries he sustained as a police officer in a raid gone wrong. He’s put his life back together but getting the truck crew and engine squad to succeed might be his toughest assignment yet. When Victory is nearly kidnapped at a community event, Allen steps in to help Pepper keep her niece safe. The one thing he couldn’t fix was the love he lost, but he isn’t going to let Pepper walk away this time.

No matter what walls he has to break down.

 

My Thoughts:

Expired Return by Lisa Phillips is my third book that I have read by Phillips. She does have the high-tension element of a suspense novel. Plenty of description. Nicely handled. One of the things that I have found that have irritated me when I read Phillips’s stories is when the heroine comes onto the page in the first chapter, they have all been very negative characters. She walks into a room and image that everyone hates her. Why? Phillips does not tell us. Of course, as the story moves along, readers are told why she feels this way. Is it justified? Personally, no. I know there are actual people that feel this way. My mother is one of them. But I really do not want to read a story where the heroine is a Debbie-downer. As the plot moves along, the heroine does show their strengths and makes them more tolerable. As for the romance, in Expired Return, the heroine and hero have to overcome issues from their pasts and their past relationship. In order for that to happen, they have to learn to trust each other by building down their separate walls. Overall, Expired Return by Lisa Phillips is a little hard to dive into, but after getting past the initial shock of the heroine’s attitude, the story moves into a romantic suspense pattern. I believe fans of Colleen Coble, DiAnn Mills, and Irene Hannon would enjoy this type of story.

I received a complimentary copy of Expired Return by Lisa Phillips from Sunrise Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.

My Rating:  4 out of 5 stars

PURCHASE LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes and Noble | BookBub

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About the Author

Lisa Phillips is a USA Today and top ten Publishers Weekly bestselling author of over 50 books that span Harlequin’s Love Inspired Suspense line, independently published series romantic suspense, and thriller novels. She’s discovered a penchant for high-stakes stories of mayhem and disaster where you can find made-for-each-other love that always ends in happily ever after.

Lisa is a British ex-pat who grew up an hour outside of London and attended Calvary Chapel Bible College, where she met her husband. He’s from California, but nobody’s perfect. It wasn’t until her Bible College graduation that she figured out she was a writer (someone told her). As a worship leader for Calvary Chapel churches in her local area, Lisa has discovered a love for mentoring new ministry members and youth worship musicians.

Discover the world of Last Chance Fire and Rescue at https://lastchancecounty.com/lc-fire

Find out more at www.authorlisaphillips.com

Tour Giveaway

(1) winner will receive a print copy of Expired Return, a $10 Amazon gift card, and sticker swag from Last Chance County!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight January 31, 2023 and will last through

11:59 PM EST on February 7, 2023. Winner 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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