 Author: Irene Hannon Genre: Romantic Suspense Series: Undaunted Courage #3 Pages: 368 Release Date: October 7, 2025 Publisher: Revell A century-old mystery, a hidden treasure, and an isolated estate where danger lurks in every shadow. For historical anthropologist Cara Tucker, the chance to spend a sabbatical semester on a remote country estate--with full access to its vast library and century-old journals--is a dream come true . . . until a series of strange incidents begins to turn her dream into a nightmare. Someone, it seems, does not want anyone diving into the past and unearthing old ghosts. Sheriff Brad Adams has seen his share of suspicious activities during his law enforcement career, but what's happening at the isolated estate is out-of-pattern in his quiet, rural Missouri county. Beset by danger, Cara and Brad work together to try to untangle the clues. But when the peril turns lethal, the situation takes on a new urgency, and their mission is clear: Find out who is behind the string of menacing incidents before the perpetrator strikes another deadly blow.
 Reviewer: Paula Shreckhise In this third installment of the series Undaunted Courage by Irene Hannon, Tucker sibling Cara is Out Of Time as she helps translate old journals that could hold dangerous information. Lots of intrigue with just the right amount of romance for Cara and Sheriff Brad Mitchell as they ferret out a mystery that may or may not be connected to the journals. Ms. Hannon does a stellar job of ramping up the excitement and giving lots of possible suspects. For a thrilling read with great inspirational insights, try this book, and the whole series. I never miss a book by this author. A complimentary copy of this book was provided by Revell through Interviews & Reviews via NetGalley. I was not required to post a favorable review. All opinions are mine alone. Reviewer: Joy Hannabass Out of Time is the last book in Irene Hannon’s Undaunted Courage Series, and what an awesome ending it was. This is Cara’s story, and it had me on the edge of my seat throughout the entire story. Cara is an anthropologist who is working with Natalie, an elderly lady wanting to translate an almost lost language written in century old journals. This intriguing language and the surprises it brings kept my attention, along with the other weird and sometimes scary incidents happening to Natalie in her home and on her land. This brings out Sheriff Brad Adams to Natalie’s usually quiet estate. As Sheriff Adams and Cara work together to find answers, they enjoy each other’s company, and we see an attraction breaking out between the two. Is there a sweet budding romance in the making? The book tells you all about it. Irene Hannon does a phenomenal job filling this story full of suspense and thrills that not only kept me interested, but had me reading long into the night to finish this book. There is so much going on that you really need to read the book to get all of the thrills, secrets and the good stuff for yourself. I’m sad to leave the characters in this Undaunted Courage Series behind, so I will be reading these books one more time before they hit my stash of keepers. This is definitely five stars for me. I’m looking forward to seeing what Irene Hannon has for us in her next series. Can’t wait. If you haven’t read anything from Irene Hannon, now is the time to check out her books. You will forever be glad you did! I received a complimentary copy courtesy of Revell through Interviews & Reviews for my honest opinion. Reviewer: Tammy Lunsford This is the third book in the Undaunted Courage series, and it is a good one. Cara is a historical anthropologist. (I did not fully understand what this job entailed, so learning more about it made reading this book even more interesting). There are definitely some strange things going on at Natalie’s house as this story slowly builds. There is a definite creep factor (not horror), but the house in the middle of nowhere with strange people wandering around gave me chill bumps. This was definitely not a fast-paced, action packed book, but the pacing was perfect for the story that was being told. There are plenty of suspects to choose from. I suspected almost everyone at some point and time. The intrigue and suspense, as well as the romance and engaging characters, made this book an enjoyable read. Natalie was my favorite character. She was so intelligent. This gal also had some spunk. Don’t let her age fool you. Thank you to Revell Books through Interviews and Reviews for this ARC. I am leaving this review voluntarily. Reviewer: Beverly Laude This was a well-written, fast-paced and enjoyable read, with just the right amount of romance mixed in with the suspense. Cara Tucker is a historical anthropologist who is given the chance to help in the translation of centuries-old journals written in French. As she begins her work, she is drawn into a mystery revolving around Natalie Boyer, the woman she is working with and the descendant of the journal’s author. Strange things are happening around the old estate, and Cara soon meets Sheriff Brad Mitchell as he begins to investigate the situation. The author does a great job of slowly working through all of the possible suspects, and I enjoyed discovering the different motives as the book progressed. I liked the aspect of several of the characters having a disability, and once again, the author does a good job of portraying them in a wonderful way. I also liked the chance to learn more about the area of Old Mines, Missouri. I never knew that there was a whole French culture in Missouri and look forward to learning more about this historical aspect. “If the opportunity comes along to find love again, don’t add letting that go to your list of regrets.” The romance in the book is perfect, and I enjoyed seeing the relationship grow with God’s blessing. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a bit of mystery along with a bit of romance, set against a unique backdrop and faith in God. I received a complimentary copy courtesy of Revell through Interviews & Reviews for my honest opinion. Reviewer: Demetria Head Out of Time is a Christian Suspense novel and the third installment in the Undaunted Courage series. In Out of Time by Irene Hannon, readers are introduced to Cara Tucker, who has received a fellowship for the Fall as an Associate Professor. She’s working with Natalie Boyer, a woman in her eighties who has a collection of rare journals containing an ancient Paw Paw French dialect native to the old Missouri town. They work together to translate and transcribe history and open up a world about a young girl named Marie Boyer, who witnessed the highway construction between Old Mines and St. Louis in the 1920s. This piqued Cara’s curiosity even more as she transcribed and Natalie translated a centuries-old language that revealed a hundred-year mystery. But Natalie’s health is failing her, and she experiences a fainting spell that brings the EMT and Sheriff Brad Adams to her door. What seems like a fainting spell due to aging begins to trigger more sinister events happening at Natalie’s estate, and they all appear to be linked to what’s in the journals. This sets the stage for Cara and Brad to eventually work together to find out who is behind these strange and dangerous happenings. There is a lot to unpack from the very beginning as readers are taken into this old French town of Missouri. Hannon does a great job painting the climate of this small, quiet town. The focal point is the journals because they reveal not only an ancient and dying language, but also some dangerous truths about the demise of Natalie’s aunt. Characters such as Paul Coleman are hoping that Natalie’s constant fainting spells will delay the completion of her and Cara’s translations of whatever is within those pages. He hopes that they will keep hitting enough snags for him to find a way to get the journals out of their hands and into the Historical Society. Then there’s Sheriff Brad Adams, who’s intrigued by Cara, but his interests turn into curiosity when all of the strange events begin to spiral at Natalie’s estate. They find themselves trying to piece this puzzle together that seems to be getting bigger and more dangerous as the clues unravel. Hannon allows the story to breathe with every chapter. Readers will find this story unfolding at a nice and appropriately modest pace. They get to know the characters, such as Lydia, who’s come back to her brother penniless and with too little experience to get a decent job outside of house cleaning. But her escape plan is to convince Natalie that she needs a live-in housekeeper, which would put her in proximity to all of Natalie’s valuable merchandise. There are quite a few characters that ended up on my suspect list as the plot thickened. But as the suspicions grow, Hannon also shows readers just how human these characters are, in all their flaws and backstories. For instance, Natalie shares with Cara that Brad unfortunately lost his wife. We also get a peek inside Paul and his wife Becky’s conversations as they become more intense. For example, Paul dreads having to interview with the St. Louis paper about their son for fear that they will dig up a lot of scandalous information he wants to forget. Much like the ghosts Paul fears that Natalie and Cara will resurrect as they get deeper into their translating and transcribing of the journals. Readers who will appreciate a book like Out of Time are those who enjoy similar works, such as Desolation Point by Lisa Phillips or Leigh Jones’ Look the Other Way. The suspense just keeps building, and Hannon knows when to turn all the screws. I received a complimentary copy courtesy of Revell through Interviews & Reviews via NetGalley, for my honest opinion. Reviewer: Elisha Varela I never realized how important a book cover was to the overall intrigue of a book. This cover was the first thing that caught my eye, as it was lively. I had read the two previous books in this series and had been expectantly waiting for this last book. I think this one was my favorite in the series. Brad was very likable, and it was not hard to picture them together. It was endearing to see how the main characters were able to move past their individual hardships, ultimately opening the door to their happiness. I feel like the author gradually progressed their feelings, so it did not feel like it was rushed. I enjoyed the countless point-of-views. It showed a lot more emotion, and it helped us as the reader understand each person’s thoughts. How they were truly feeling. It was easy to feel sympathy or blatantly dislike a character. Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Revell through Interviews & Reviews. I was not required to give a favorable review. All opinions are my own. Reviewer: Anna Bottoms I just have to say I loved this book, particularly the characters who all fit their parts of the story seamlessly. They were so well written I felt like I knew them. Each one was interesting, not cookie-cutter, and I was happy to see that two of the suspects—though having their flaws which put suspicion on them—were redeemed by the end. I was surprised to have a heroine who wore cochlear implants. I’ve never read a book with a character who had this challenge. It added a different element of interest, and I learned a little while reading it. There was a great balance of suspense, romance, connection and family, with a bit of eeriness added in for fun. Cue Micah, the caretaker, whose character unfolded through the story. I found it to be an enjoyable and completely satisfying read and appreciated the thread of faith that ran through the book, especially in Natalie’s thoughts and behaviors. I’m glad to have been given the opportunity to read this book courtesy of Revell, through Interviews & Reviews via NetGalley. This is my honest opinion of the book.  Reviewer: Rebecca Maney
"Her dream sabbatical was not off to an auspicious start." Arriving at Natalie Boyer's unfrequented estate in rural Missouri, associate anthropology professor Cara Tucker hoped the flashing lights weren't a sign of things to come. Yes, her benefactor was in her eighties, but had clearly been coherent and physically able upon initial introduction. Accepting the sheriff's request to keep an eye out for any recurring dizzy spells or falls, it seemed the initial emergency call had been merely precautionary. As the days passed, Cora and Natalie developed a rhythm for translating family journals, written in a disappearing regional dialect and the basis for Cora's research. However, indistinct coincidences begin to raise Cora's concern before she made one very startling discovery on one of her afternoon walks; the dead body of Natalie's long time groundskeeper. Readers will love the formatting of this romantic suspense, for they are privy to a trickle of inside information throughout the narrative, which of course increases an investment into the characters' best interests. And there is quite a bit of interest going on, if you know what I mean, especially between the pretty professor and the protective sheriff. Predictably they have their work cut out for them, for the primary culprit is extremely cunning and getting more and more desperate as time begins to run out. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book from Revell through Interviews & Reviews. Leave a Reply. |
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