Book Review of 'The Ties That Loose' by Felicia Ferguson

Happy Friday Bookworms!

This week has been a whirlwind of great books featured and I am ending the week with another winner! Suspense is one of my favorite genres and a romantic suspense is all the sweeter.

I hope you enjoy my thoughts on this Romantic Suspense and don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of this post and enter the amazing giveaway from JustRead Tours!

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for The Ties That Loose by Felicia Ferguson, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: The Ties That Loose
Author: Felicia Ferguson
Publisher: Salt & Light Publishing
Release Date: May 23, 2025
Genre: Military Romantic Suspense / Women's Fiction

Can you really trust God when life plummets out of your control?

While clearing out her mother’s estate, Dani Robicheau Kirkland makes a shocking discovery: a box containing pieces of her parents’ life hidden away after her father was declared Killed in Action in the Vietnam War. Inside she finds her mother had once clung to faith and the desperate certainty her husband was alive before she spiraled into the devastated alcoholic Dani has known.

Dani’s F-15 pilot husband, Chris, chafes under his father’s expectations to live up to his granddad’s legacy as WWII pilot. While the Bosnian War rages, Chris is tasked with a clandestine mission: flying an unsanctioned diplomat into Bosnia. But when his plane goes down due to a bird strike, Chris is trapped behind enemy lines with little hope of rescue.

Dani is terrified she’ll nosedive like her mother did, but still clings to hope and a certainty that Chris remains alive despite the Air Force’s doubts. As she searches for a way to bring Chris home and he strives to stay alive, they each battle their family histories desperate to find God’s future for them both.

Family ties ensnare them. Can God loose their grip forever?

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My Review

When I picked up this novel, I had planned on only reading a few chapters before heading to bed, but this story gripped me and refused to let go. I should’ve known better than to start a novel by the always-impressive Felicia Ferguson. It is said that history repeats itself, and this is sadly the case in The Ties That Loose, but this time the heroine takes matters into her own hands and fights with everything she has.

There is a weight to this story from the jump. Dani is dealing with a private loss and work overload when her military husband is sent on a mission that doesn’t sit right with her. The narration volleys back and forth between Dani and Chris, and with each scene, the tension builds, the reader feeling that sense of foreboding that Dani is also feeling. My admiration for Dani’s grit and determination was palpable, but when I thought if I would do the same thing for the man I love, there wasn’t a doubt in my mind, especially if I knew this was where God was guiding me.

I needed a quick escape to get out of my own head, and this satiated me in the best way. There are moments of suspense and heart-pounding action balanced with a fight to live and persevere for the one you love. It has a message that is deeply felt and is a wonderful story of grit and resilience when the odds are stacked against you.

My Rating: ★★★★

About the Author

Felicia Ferguson achieved master’s degrees in Healthcare Administration and Speech-Language Pathology, but has written since childhood and dreamed of authoring books that teach and inspire others. An award-winning fiction and non-fiction freelance writer, she has published several devotions and sweet romance short stories. Her passion, however, is writing women’s fiction and romantic suspense with strong female characters who work through their traumas and tragedies using biblical principles and counseling techniques.

As a child, Felicia lived in Kansas, Texas, and Louisiana before her family settled on a horse and cattle farm in Kentucky. As an adult, she lived in Tennessee for two years and later spent ten years in the Florida panhandle soaking up the sand and sun. But then God moved her once again. This time out of the South and into the mountains of Colorado. When she’s not glued to her laptop, Felicia enjoys hiking, Bible studies with friends, and looking forward to the next story.

Connect with Felicia by visiting feliciafergusonauthor.com to follow her on social media and subscribe to email updates.

Tour Giveaway

(1) winner will receive a That's So 90s Trivia Game, in honor of the book being set in the 1990s!

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