About the Book

Book: Underestimated

Author: Sherri Wilson Johnson

Genre: Romantic Suspense/Mystery

Release Date: December 9, 2025

Liam Holcomb is a no-nonsense forensic accountant, not a farmer—but when his grandfather dies under suspicious circumstances, Liam returns to the Anything Goats farm near Nashville to investigate. What he finds buried in old records suggests the death wasn’t an accident—and someone wanted the land badly enough to kill for it.

Wren Meadows, a free-spirited goat yoga instructor and single mom, is busy planning the church’s Christmas celebration at the farm when her daughters witness something they shouldn’t have. Now, threats are closing in, and Liam may be the only one who can protect them.

He’s serious, guarded, and sworn off relationships. She’s sunshine, spontaneity, and a walking invitation to chaos. But as danger deepens and sparks fly, Liam and Wren may discover that opposites don’t just attract—they just might save each other.

A cozy but gripping Christian romantic suspense full of heart, humor, and holiday hope.

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About the Author

Sherri Wilson Johnson writes romantic suspense from her home in Georgia where she lives with her husband, their two dogs and spoiled Bombay cat. Sherri loves spending time with family, vacationing at the beach, reading or working on her current work-in-progress. She dreams of a second home on some beach somewhere some day, where she can plot romantically suspenseful novels around the clock.

More from Sherri

In Underestimated, Liam Holcomb cooks his grandmother’s Beef Hash recipe. This is actually one of my mom’s recipes that I cook quite often. She passed away in 1993, and cooking her Beef Hash always brings fond memories to my mind. So I’ll share the recipe with you now. Keep in mind that just like Liam’s grandmother, I use lots of garlic salt. I sample along the way until I get just the right amount of seasoning. You may want to use more or less, depending on your preference.

But here are the basics:

Ingredients:

2 lbs lean ground beef

6-8 yellow potatoes (or 4 large Idaho potatoes) cut into cubes

½ cup finely chopped onions or dried minced onions

2-3 large cut carrots (or a ½ to ¾ bag of frozen cut carrots)

Black pepper to taste

Garlic powder and onion powder to taste

Lawry’s Coarse Ground with Parsley Garlic Salt (This is the secret sauce—use as much as you want to get that good savory flavor to your liking.) (I probably use ¼ cup for a large batch, but I’m not 100% sure, honestly. I always eyeball it and then taste it once it’s done.)

Instructions:

Season the ground beef with the garlic salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. Brown, drain and rinse.

Cut the potatoes into cubes and slice the carrots into circles about ½ inch thick. Boil until tender (you can use an Instantpot or pressure cooker). You can add salt to the water, but I usually don’t because I don’t want to overdo the salt. I save the saltiness for the garlic salt.

After the potatoes and carrots are tender, scoop them into a pot with the ground beef and add the potato water as the broth. You can add as much as you like depending on how much broth you like.

Bring everything to a boil, smashing some of the potatoes until the broth thickens.

Toast hamburger buns until crispy then pour the Beef Hash on top and gobble it up.

Serve with a side salad.

Interview with Sherri

What is your real-life work schedule like when writing?

My real-life work schedule is the same year-round whether I’m writing or not. I’m the primary breadwinner in our household, so I work full time and write in the evenings or weekends.

When did you write your first book and how old were you?

I first decided to try my hand at novel writing when I was eighteen years old. I wrote a full 500-page novel on a typewriter and then burned it in the fireplace when I decided it wasn’t any good. It really wasn’t. I wrote my second “first” novel after I was married and had my first baby. That was in 1993, and I worked on it until it was published in 2011. So it seems like my life has always been about writing. 

How do you create your main characters?

My characters create themselves, it seems. I’m a people watcher, so I’m very observant when I’m out and about town. But also, I’m always taking mental notes about people who I encounter on the Internet, especially when something unique stands out about someone. I think when I’m in writing mode, those little details and notes in my head just spill out and become my characters.

What do you like to do when you’re not writing?

I work a lot and I’m also involved in the caregiving for my elderly mother-in-law, so there’s not a lot of downtime these days. But when I’m blessed with free time that isn’t filled with writing, I love to spend it binging mini-series with my husband, hanging out with my friends or my adult kids whenever their schedules allow. And if I have the opportunity to do something fun like go to an amusement park to ride roller coasters or do something minimally daring, I’m always game for that.

How many books have you written? 16

Which is your favorite?

Even though Underestimated was a hard book to write, this one has actually turned out to be one of my favorites because there’s a lot of witty banter in it mixed with the mystery. It turned out to be fun!

Where can readers find out more about you and your books?

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Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/sherri-wilson-johnson  

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sherri-Wilson-Johnson/e/B004VLWLR4  

Blog Stops

Book Reviews From an Avid Reader, December 9

The Sacred Line, December 10

Stories By Gina, December 11 (Author Interview)

EmpowerMoms, December 11

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, December 12

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, December 13

Simple Harvest Reads, December 14 (Author Interview)

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, December 15

Texas Book-aholic, December 16

Artistic Nobody, December 17 (Author Interview)

An Author’s Take, December 17

For Him and My Family, December 18

Betti Mace, December 19

Bizwings Blog, December 20

Because I said so, December 21

Guild Master, December 22

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Sherri is giving away the grand prize of a $25 Amazon Gift Card and a copy of the book!!

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

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