Stolen Secrets: A Thriller Kick-Off Package
About the Book
Book: Stolen Secrets: A Thriller (Mirror Estate Series Book 7)
Author: S.F. Baumgartner
Genre: Thriller with Christian elements
Release Date: June 2, 2026
An adopted daughter. A vanished teenager. A secret that must stay hidden.
FBI Special Agent Charlie O’Rourke believed adopting Jamie Beth would keep her safe. But when her best friend vanishes during a school band rehearsal, Charlie discovers the threat isn’t random.
As Jamie Beth desperately searches for answers about her best friend’s disappearance, she has no idea she’s next.
To save his daughter, Charlie must choose between protocol and survival.
Perfect for readers who love the layered conspiracies of Daniel Silva, the emotional stakes of NCIS, and the shadow-war tension of The Blacklist.
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About the Author
S.F. Baumgartner crafts fast-paced Christian suspense thrillers, weaving tales of complex characters, secretive operatives, and relentless agents. Her gripping storytelling has earned acclaim, with Living Secrets and Forgotten Secret—Books 1 & 2 of her Mirror Estate series—named Top Picks in the thriller & suspense categories, respectively, at Killer Nashville, and Tangled Secrets—Book 3 of Mirror Estate series—won couple of awards in the Christian Indie Awards and the Incipere Awards. When she’s not plotting her next twist, she’s binge-watching crime TV shows, like NCIS or playing with her cats. Fans of James Patterson’s style, especially those who appreciate short, punchy chapters, will find much to love in her work. And as always, her books are all clean.
More from S.F.
Stolen Secrets is the seventh book in the Mirror Estate series, and for me it represents something I didn’t fully realize when I started writing it: the beginning of the end of the Ghost arc.
When I began the series, I never mapped out a long, eight-book storyline for the Ghost. In fact, I didn’t even think about how long that arc might last until around Book 6, Shadowed Secret. That’s when it started becoming clear that the threads surrounding the Ghost, Dylan, and the larger conspiracy needed more room to unfold. Book 8 will wrap up the Ghost storyline, though the Mirror Estate series itself is far from over. There are still many stories left to tell.
One of the continuing mysteries involves Dylan and the buried treasures connected to Mirror Estate. Whether that storyline concludes in Book 8 or continues beyond it is something I’m still discovering as the story evolves.
Stolen Secrets also includes a bonus story titled “Shadow Extraction.” Writing that novelette was one of the hardest parts of the project. It features Olivia in the middle of a black-ops mission that unfolds at the end of her honeymoon in Italy. The emotional and operational stakes in that story made it especially challenging to write, but it also became one of my favorite parts of the book.
Another element I enjoyed writing in Stolen Secrets involves Jamie Beth and Owen. Watching those two characters work their way through danger and figure out how to escape was incredibly rewarding as a writer. Those scenes capture something I love about thrillers—the moment when characters must rely on their own courage and quick thinking to survive.
Looking back, Stolen Secrets feels like a turning point for the series. Secrets are beginning to surface, alliances are shifting, and the long game surrounding the Ghost is finally moving toward its conclusion.
But even as that arc approaches its end, the world of Mirror Estate still holds plenty of secrets waiting to be uncovered.
My Thoughts
Stolen Secrets: A Thriller is book seven in the Mirror Estate Series Book 7 written by
S.F. Baumgartner. Do not worry if you’ve not read the entire series. The author does a quick back story of all the books previously so it helps you get caught up to where the story kicks off. One of the things I will say is when you start this book, you are going to wanna finish it in one sitting. I started this book after work at about 5 o’clock at night and next thing I know it is almost 9 o’clock, and I was finishing it. There is lots of action, suspense, mystery elements in this story that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
FBI Special Agent Charlie O’Rourke believed adopting Jamie Beth would keep her safe. She is given a new name. She’s given a new identity. That way there is nothing connecting her to her previous past. Then her best friend vanishes during a school band rehearsal, Charlie discovers the threat isn’t random. They were targeting Jamie Beth.
There is also a lot of other things going on in this book. This book does move at a quick but comfortable pace and will have you hooked immediately. I have not read all the books in the series but what form what I have read they have always been phenomenal and this one might be my favorite yet.
Thank you to the author, publisher and Celebrate Lit for allowing me to read a copy of this book. All thoughts are my own.
Blog Stops
Book Reviews From an Avid Reader, June 1
The Lofty Pages, June 1
Simple Harvest Reads, June 2 (Author Interview)
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, June 3
Artistic Nobody, June 4 (Author Interview)
Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions, June 5
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, June 6
For Him and My Family, June 7
Guild Master, June 8 (Author Interview)
Texas Book-aholic, June 9
Blogging With Carol, June 10
Fiction Book Lover, June 11 (Author Interview)
Mary Hake, June 11
Because I said so -adventures in parenting, June 12
The Bookish Ledger, June 13 (Author Interview)
Vicky Sluiter, June 14 (Author Interview)
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, S.F. is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon Gift Card and an eBook 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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