About the Book

Book: Capturing You

Author: Robin Patchen

Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense

Release Date: June 24, 2025

In a town shrouded by secrets, a photographer and the reclusive heir of the Ballentine fortune join forces to unravel a deadly conspiracy.

Brooklynn Wright must win a photography contest to save her gallery, and the perfect sunrise shot at a remote inlet north of town is her best hope. But when she witnesses a smuggling operation at a hidden dock and is chased by armed men, her dreams of artistic glory become a nightmare flight for survival. Rescued by a mysterious stranger, Brooklynn is forced to take refuge with him in an abandoned mansion the townspeople claim is cursed—afraid to trust her grumpy protector but with no other choice.

Billionaire Forbes Ballentine returned to Shadow Cove for answers, not distractions. Haunted by the unsolved murder of his family twenty years ago, he’s spent his life in the shadows, hunting for the truth. He believes the network Brooklynn stumbled upon is tied to his family’s deaths, but protecting the cheerful photographer means jeopardizing the investigation he’s been chasing for decades. Especially when her presence stirs feelings he’s not prepared to face.

As Brooklynn and Forbes grow closer, so do the network’s ruthless enforcers. With everyone in town hiding something, they must navigate lies, betrayal, and deadly truths. When the network closes in, they’ll have to trust each other completely—or lose everything.

Dive into this gripping romantic suspense full of mystery, secrets, and danger, where two broken souls must uncover the truth while battling the enemies outside—and the wounds within.

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About the Author

Robin Patchen is a USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of Christian romantic suspense. She grew up in a small town in New Hampshire, the setting of her Coventry Saga books, and then headed to Boston to earn a journalism degree. Working in marketing, she discovered how much she loathed the nine-to-five ball and chain. After relocating to the Southwest, she started writing her first novel while homeschooling her three children. The novel was dreadful, but her passion for storytelling didn’t wane. Thankfully, as her children grew, so did her writing ability. Now that her kids are adults, she has more time to play with the lives of fictional heroes and heroines, wreaking havoc and working magic to give her characters happy endings. When she’s not writing, she’s editing or reading, proving that most of her life revolves around the twenty-six letters of the alphabet. Visit robinpatchen.com/subscribe to receive a free book and stay informed about Robin’s latest projects.

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A Mansion on the Maine Coast: The Perfect Setting for Capturing You

There’s something about old mansions that gets my imagination racing. Maybe it’s the grandeur, or the hint that secrets hide behind their towering windows. Or maybe it’s knowing that, once upon a time, entire lives were lived there.

When I first envisioned Capturing You, I knew the story needed a setting as breathtaking—and as mysterious—as the characters themselves. So I plucked inspiration from my visits to the coast of New Hampshire. I can’t help but admire the stunning mansions overlooking the Atlantic between Hampton Beach—a touristy strip filled with arcades and restaurants—and Rye, a quiet coastal community. I love to imagine the lives lived inside those walls and the histories written into their very foundations.

Naturally, when it came time to write Brooklynn and Forbes’s story, I borrowed from those daydreams.

In Capturing You, the eighteenth-century cliffside mansion functions as more than just a setting. It’s a character in its own right. Crumbling a bit with age, it stands guard over a small, secluded cove on the coast of Maine. The old home is a place of secret hiding places, bittersweet memories, and…because, you know, it’s a Robin Patchen novel…more than its share of danger. The Ballentine Mansion is the perfect backdrop for a story about a photographer who accidentally stumbles onto something she shouldn’t have seen—and a brooding recluse determined to keep her safe.

In the story, I hope you hear the waves pounding against the rocky shore, smell the salt in the air, and feel the ancient wood floors creaking beneath your feet. I hope you’ll find wonder in the whimsical spaces created by the original architect. And I hope you’ll experience nostalgia in a home that hasn’t had a family fill its halls with laughter in a generation.

Step right into that world with me—a world of danger and romance, courage and redemption, all wrapped up in a mansion that’s seen more than its share of joy and heartache. And maybe a little healing too.

I can’t wait for you to explore all its secrets with Brooklynn and Forbes.

Capturing You is available now. Immerse yourself in a fascinating mansion—and a suspenseful romance that’ll keep you reading all night long.

Interview with Robin

How long does it take you to write a book?
I generally write between 800 and 1,000 words an hour. My books tend to be about 90,000 words, which means I need approximately 100 hours to write a first draft. I try to write 15 hours a week—three hours a day, Monday through Friday—which means it should take me about seven weeks to write a book.

Of course, it never works out like that in real life. Some days, I can write for six hours or more. Sometimes, I never get into the flow or I have so many other pressing things to handle that I don’t even open the document. I rarely write when I travel—and I travel every couple of months—so that pulls days, sometimes weeks, out of that ideal schedule.

As with pretty much everything else in life, there’s the plan, and then there’s what actually happens. The goal is to not get too upset at the massive difference between the two—and to make sure I give myself far more than seven weeks to actually write a book.

When did you write your first book, and how old were you?
Unlike most people who are asked this question, I didn’t realize I wanted to be a novelist until later in life. I loved writing, but most of my early years were devoted to nonfiction.

My husband gave me a laptop for my birthday. I’d had a story bouncing around in my brain for years, and I thought that maybe if I wrote it down, it would go away. So I started typing. Three months and 700 pages later, I’d finished my first novel. It was terrible—but I’d caught the bug. I’ve been writing ever since. I was 40 years old.

What does your family think of your writing?
I’m so blessed to have an incredibly supportive family—husband, kids, parents, and in-laws. I think at first, they thought it was a hobby… and maybe I treated it that way for a while. But when I got serious about it—when they started seeing my name on book covers—they seemed proud of me. I’m so thankful for such encouraging people in my life.

How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?
Capturing You is my thirty-first published book, and I always say my most recent is my favorite—no matter which one it is.

But if I had to choose a different one, I’d say Running to You, book 1 in the Wright Heroes of Maine series. Maybe that’s because the tropes—amnesia, second-chance romance, and secret baby—were so much fun to play with.

First runner-up? Legacy Redeemed, the last book in the Nutfield Saga. The heroine in that story was the villain in another. The book had a heavy redemption theme, which applies to every one of us who knows the Lord.

Second runner-up (because really, how can I choose just one???) Finding Amanda, my first full-length novel. Or Convenient Lies, my second full-length novel. Or… I could do this all day.

Any current or upcoming projects you’d like to tell us about?
I’m about halfway through writing the next book in the series, Defending You, and I’m so excited about how it’s coming together. This story hits some of my favorite themes—a heroine in danger and on the run, a protective hero assigned to keep her safe, and plenty of tension between them. They knew each other in high school, so they’ve got all kinds of preconceived ideas about each other…most of them totally wrong.

And the villain? Absolutely ruthless—and very well connected. It’s shaping up to be a wild ride! Defending You releases this October.

Blog Stops

Book Reviews From an Avid Reader, July 1

Pens Pages & Pulses, July 1

For Him and My Family, July 2

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, July 3

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, July 4

Texas Book-aholic, July 5

Stories By Gina, July 6 (Author Interview)

Mary Hake, July 6

Book Looks by Lisa, July 7

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, July 8

Blogging with Carol, July 9

Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions, July 10

Life on Chickadee Lane, July 11

Paula’s Pad of Inspiration, July 12

Holly’s Book Corner, July 13

A Good Book and Cup of Tea, July 13

Pause for Tales, July 14

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Robin is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card and a copy of Protecting You!!

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

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