About the Book

Book: Tropical Target

Author: Jennifer Pierce

Genre: Christian Contemporary Suspense

Release Date: September 26, 2023

Being accused of murdering a client isn’t good for business.

Tropical islands are popular for destination weddings. But Le Cadeau Île won’t be a popular destination for long if Detective Noa Tanielu can’t find out who is responsible for a ring of thefts occurring during weddings. When the thefts escalate to the murder of a bridezilla, the most likely suspect is the new wedding photographer.

Wedding photographer Haley Marsh moved to the island to nurse her broken heart and start over after being dumped two days before her wedding. When she’s moved from the suspect list to the target list, a little white lie leads to a fake engagement. With Haley’s connections to the wedding business, it’s clear the key to solving this case lies in keeping up the charade.

Noa and Haley must navigate the investigation and Noa’s mother’s attempts to make the engagement all too real…if they survive that is.

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My Review:

This book immediately begins with a suspenseful event that occurs during an upscale wedding at a popular venue in the beautiful Suamalie Islands.  Haley Marsh, the wedding photographer, suddenly finds herself thrown into unexpected events that completely derail her plans for her business and her life.  As Haley is drawn deeper in the mystery, she finds herself the target of a murderer.  Detective Noa Tanielu is doing all that he can to both protect Haley and quickly bring the criminal to justice.  The two agree to a fake engagement in order to further investigate the crimes that have been taking place in many of the wedding venues on the islands.  The idea of a real engagement becomes a thought as their hearts draw closer together, but before that can happen, they must escape from the danger that seems to be encompassing both of them.

I loved the way I was immediately drawn into the story in a way that I did not expect.  I liked both the main characters and I was hoping that the two would develop a relationship.  The author did a great job of keeping a suspenseful pace all throughout the book, as well as allowing the reader to get to know and care about the characters.  This was an intriguing storyline and I’m hoping that this author will write another book in this series set in the Suamalie Islands.

I voluntarily received a copy of this book from the publisher.  All opinions are my own.  

About the Author

Jennifer Pierce currently lives in Arkansas with her husband and two children. Her debut novel, Hidden Danger, is a 2019 Selah Award winner, and her second novel, Expecting Danger is a 2019 Selah award finalist. Her third novel, Deadly Connection released on October 20, 2020. Giving Grace, a contemporary romance Christmas novella released on November 13, 2020. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and River Valley Writers.

More from Jennifer

I am so excited to be writing for the Suamalie Island series. Writing books set on tropical islands is so much fun. I knew going into Tropical Target that I wanted Noa to be a detective, but I wasn’t so sure on what type of occupation Haley needed. What was something that she could do for both the tourists and those that made the islands their home?

Then I remembered when my grandmother died, one of my aunts took all her photos and scanned them into the computer and made CDs and gave them to the rest of the family. I thought that would be a fantastic job for Haley. She could be a photographer who shoots destination weddings and special events for tourists and locals, and she could also travel the islands and make keepsakes for the locals. I expanded it even further to allow her to make copies of some of the photographs and sell them to tourists as authentic photographs of the islands. So, that’s how Seas the Moment was created.

The next thing I had to figure out was how to make Noa and Haley’s paths cross. What better way than for him to accuse her of murder? I wanted to pit the two of them against each other but then force them to work together. Kind of an enemies to more fake engagement trope.

Once those things were in place it was just a matter of weaving the story together. There’s suspense, romance, faith, and a few witty comebacks in the mix. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Blog Stops

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Gina Holder, Author and Blogger, October 15 (Author Interview)

Christina’s Corner, October 15

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Library Lady’s Kid Lit, October 17

Aryn the Libraryan, October 18

Mary Hake, October 18

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, October 19

Blogging With Carol, October 20

Simple Harvest Reads, October 21 (Guest Review from Donna Cline)

Karen Baney Reviews, October 21

For Him and My Family, October 22

Holly’s Book Corner, October 23

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Jennifer is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon gift card & a copy of the book!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/285e3/tropical-target-celebration-tour-giveaway