Join Crystal Caudill at Rendezvous ’25

Rendezvous with readers and writers in St. Louis on November 7-8, 2025, to celebrate stories and enjoy encouraging fellowship. Crystal Caudill, winner of The Christy Award, is attending as a participating author!

About the Writer

Crystal Caudill is the author of faith-filled, “dangerously good historical romance.” Her debut novel, Counterfeit Love, was a 2023 Carol Award finalist, and her novella, “Star of Wonder,” won the 2024 Christ Award for short form. Being an avid reader herself, she adores talking books with her readers and praying for them through her social media and newsletter.

Though she has always written stories, the call to write for publication was an unexpected one, and one she fought God on until He got His way. Which, spoiler alert, God always gets His way. Now she writes stories that are filled with authentic and hard-won faith, lesser-known history, mystery/suspense, family dynamics that can be messy, and romance that reflects God’s love for us. She’s not a romantic–she doesn’t even like watching cartoons kiss–but she believes God’s love for us is the most romantic story ever told. Who doesn’t want to be pursued, loved without reserve, and sacrificed for? Thankfully, God has given Crystal a romantic husband whose example has helped her to write swoony heroes.

She loves history, hot tea, all things bookish, Baby Yoda, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, funny t-shirts, and fun socks. She is a stay-at-home mom, caregiver, and chaos organizer. When she isn’t writing, Crystal can be found hanging with her family and playing board games at her home outside Cincinnati, Ohio.

You can learn more about Crystal and her books on her website at crystalcaudill.com.

Genres: historical romance

Currently reading: Surge by Voni Harris, presented by Ronie Kendig, and The Hour that Changes the World: A Practical Plan for Personal Prayer by Dick Eastman

A note from Crystal: Thank you for being a reader of Christian fiction. It’s my prayer that whatever you read will draw you ever-nearer to Him. If ever you have any prayer requests, send me a message on Facebook, Instagram, or from my website. It’s an honor to pray for you. If you sign up for my newsletter, not only do you get an e-book of Counterfeit Truth, you also automatically get prayed for by name before I send out each newsletter. If you like reading challenges, check out my website. This year’s theme is “Tackling Your TBR.” God bless you and happy reading!

About the Featured Title

Written In Secret

In the heart of nineteenth-century Cincinnati one woman holds the power to rewrite history.

What happens when fiction becomes reality? In the corruption-infested Queen City, danger lurks in every shadow, but Lydia Pelton refuses to stay silent. She writes under a pseudonym, E. A. Dupin, crafting crime novels to exact justice and right the wrongs she sees in society. When a serial killer decides to be the sword to her pen, Lydia is confronted with the consequences of her words. Four men are dead, and the city blames her.

With murders on the rise, Officer Abraham Hall’s only lead is Lydia’s fiction, and he is thrust into an investigation with the “Killer Queen of Romance.” Despite his misgivings about the woman, he realizes that even with his reputation for catching elusive criminals, he needs her help. But his unexpected attraction to Lydia proves as difficult to manage as the woman herself.

As the mystery unfolds, Abraham and Lydia race to rewrite the ending, not only for Cincinnati’s citizens, but for their own hearts too.

Also Available: We Three Kings: A Romance Collection, Counterfeit Love, Counterfeit Hope, Counterfeit Faith

All featured Rendezvous titles are listed on the JustRead Amazon Storefront, or visit the author’s website for more information. Learn more about JustRead Rendezvous… why (About page), what, where, who, and how (Event page). We invite you to join us and/or support the event (Sponsorship and Promotional Opportunities page). 

Have you read any of Crystal Caudill’s books? Let us know your favorites and which titles you add to your TBR!