About the Book
Book: Fatal Past
Author: Sarah Hamaker
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: October 14, 2025
Dr. Eve Davenport has forged a life for herself far from the pain of her past. But when she foils the kidnapping attempt of Ethan Smith, she comes face-to-face with the boy’s father, Jefferson Smith—the high school sweetheart who broke her heart and left her with secrets she’s buried for nearly a decade. Jefferson can’t believe the woman who saved Ethan, his late twin brother’s son, is Eve—the girl he once loved and lost. But as the danger mounts, Jefferson and Eve must confront their tangled history and uncover who is behind the attacks targeting Ethan and Eve.
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About the Author
Multi-award-winning and best-selling author of inspirational romantic suspense, Sarah Hamaker loves writing books “where the hero and heroine fall in love while running for their lives.” She’s an AWSA certified writer and speaker coach, and podcaster of “The Romantic Side of Suspense.” She and her husband are therapeutic foster parents with UMFS. Sarah lives in Virginia with her husband, four children and two cats.
More from Sarah
Life has a funny way of mirroring fiction at times, and that happened to me with Fatal Past—but not when I was writing it! I wanted my hero’s (and heroine’s) son to be school-age but not too old, so I picked second grade, which put him at age 7. This is such a fun age, as they are independent and inquisitive, and you start to really see their personalities develop.
Little did I know when I wrote this last fall that I would be teaching twenty-three second graders as a long-term substitute this current school year! I began in mid-September and will continue through early March while their regular teacher is out on maternity leave. It’s been challenging but rewarding as they expand their knowledge and build on their kindergarten and first-grade foundations.
Your turn—how has something you read resonated with you lately? Has a storyline mirrored something happening in your own life?
Sarah
Interview with the Author
- What literary pilgrimages have you gone on? I haven’t gone on a literary pilgrimage but I have visited places where some of my favorite books have been set. For example, when my daughters and I went to England a few years ago, we visited Bath, and it was such fun to see where Jane Austen set many of her novels. One literary pilgrimage I would like to do is Prince Edward Island to see in person the setting for the Anne of Green Gables novels.
- How do you select the names of your characters? I have a baby book of names with their meanings for the first names of my main and prominent secondary characters. For last names, I use a couple of old phone books. I find those provide good last names and sometimes, I’ll find a first name and last name in the phone books, but I don’t use a real person’s full name.
- If you had to do something differently as a child or teenager to become a better writer as an adult, what would you do? Finish more books! I started so many novels or short stories in my childhood/teenage years but rarely finished them. It wasn’t until I was well into adulthood that I had the epiphany that to progress as a writer, I had to complete a manuscript. National Novel Writing Month helped me accomplish that, and I have many completed rough drafts of novels on my hard drive that will never see the light of day. But finishing them helped me become a better writer.
- What comes first, the plot or characters? Generally the plot or central mystery idea. That’s what comes to mind for me first, then I’ll think about the hero and heroine. I don’t plot for the most part, but start writing once I know the central mystery and who my hero and heroine are.
- If you could invite one person to dinner, who would it be and what would you cook? Since I’m writing this drinking tea from my Jane Austen mug—and I love Jane Austen’s novels—it would be Jane Austen. But I wouldn’t cook—I’d take her out to a tea shop so we could simply spend time chatting about plots and people.
Blog Stops
Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions, January 31
Book Reviews From an Avid Reader, February 1
Books Less Travelled, February 2
Stories By Gina, February 3 (Author Interview)
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, February 4
Texas Book-aholic, February 5
Simple Harvest Reads, February 6 (Author Interview)
Blogging With Carol, February 7
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, February 7
Artistic Nobody, February 8 (Author Interview)
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, February 9
Cover Lover Book Review, February 10
Bizwings Blog, February 11
Fiction Book Lover, February 12 (Author Interview)
Holly’s Book Corner, February 13
For Him and My Family, February 13
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, the grand prize of a $50 Amazon Gift Card, an ebook copy of Fatal Past, a paperback copy of Truth, the limited collection of four short novels that includes Fatal Past, signed by all four authors, and Fatal Past-themed socks!!
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