BLOGWORDS – Tuesday 9 September 2025 – TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY – BOOK REVIEW – CANYON OF DECEIT by DiANN MILLS
BLOGWORDS – Tuesday 9 September 2025 – TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY – BOOK REVIEW – CANYON OF DECEIT by DiANN MILLS
TUESDAY
REVIEWS-DAY - BOOK REVIEW – CANYON OF DECEIT by DiANN MILLS
Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for Canyon of Deceit by DiAnn Mills hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
THE BOOK
Title: Canyon of Deceit
Author: DiAnn Mills
Publisher: Tyndale Fiction
Release Date: September 9, 2025
Genre: Romantic Mystery &
Suspense
THE BLURB
A rescue team searches for a missing young girl and suspects all is not as it seems in this high-stakes romantic suspense novel from the author of Lethal Standoff and Facing the Enemy.
When wilderness survival expert Therese Palmer receives a frantic phone call from former colleague Professor Rurik Ivanov, she is shocked by the news that his young daughter, Alina, is missing—and that Rurik wants Therese’s help finding her. She’s sure Rurik hasn’t given her the whole story . . . especially since he refuses to report the kidnapping to the police. Yet with a child’s life hanging in the balance, Therese can’t turn down this mission. She knows the clock is ticking and she can’t do this alone.
Therese reaches out to Texas Ranger Blane Gardner, whom she met seven months ago during one of her training courses in wilderness survival skills. Blane’s specialized training and background with the Crisis Negotiation Unit make him uniquely prepared for this search-and-rescue mission. He agrees to help Therese and to accept Rurik’s terms to keep Alina’s disappearance quiet, and as the two begin working together, Therese is determined the spark growing between them won’t distract from their mission to save Alina.
Traversing deep into the desert of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Alina’s last known location, Therese and Blane struggle to separate truth from lies within the mix of intel they’re receiving. As they close in on answers that suggest the involvement of Russian organized crime and a high-profile international assassination attempt, they must fight to rescue Alina before she becomes an innocent casualty of a much bigger plot—no matter the risk to their own lives.
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THE AUTHOR
DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expect an adventure. She weaves memorable characters with unpredictable plots to create action-packed, suspense-filled novels with threads of romance. DiAnn believes every breath of life is someone's story, so why not capture those moments and create a thrilling adventure?
Her titles have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists; won two Christy Awards, the Selah Award, and the Golden Scroll; and been finalists for the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award and the Carol Award.
DiAnn is a founding board member of the American Christian Fiction Writers and an active member of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers, the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Mystery Writers of America, the Jerry Jenkins Writers Guild, and International Thriller Writers. DiAnn continues her passion of helping other writers be successful. She speaks to various groups and teaches writing workshops around the country.
DiAnn has been termed a coffee snob and roasts her own coffee beans. She's an avid reader, loves to cook, and believes her grandchildren are the smartest kids in the universe. She and her husband live in sunny Houston, Texas.
DiAnn is very active online and would love to connect with readers on social media or her website, diannmills.com
MY REVIEW
Intense story with plenty of perilous situations. There’s nothing so tragic as a missing child, and Theres Palmer is tasked with finding her by the girl’s father, her friend, Rurik Ivanov. Knowing it would be virtually impossible to find Alina single handedly, Therese goes against her friend’s panic and calls on Texas Ranger, Blane Gardner.
The level of intrigue and high international stakes make this story volatile, and Ms. Mills writes it skillfully.
I felt that some of the scenes / situations dragged on, but the tension kept me reading.
Rurik was infuriating, providing only partial information, and seemingly fighting Therese and Blane at every turn. I couldn’t decide if he was implicit in his [SPOILER] and his daughter’s disappearance, or not.
Ultimately, though, the plot twist at the end took this reader by surprise, and I can honestly say that was one I did not see coming.
ROBIN’S FEATHERS
THREE FEATHERS
TOUR GIVEAWAY
(1) winner will receive a print copy of Canyon of Deceit and $25 gift card to winner's choice bookstore!
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I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
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