When Justice Comes by Colleen Coble & Rick Acker

When Justice Comes
by Colleen Coble
and Rick Acker

ISBN-13: 9781400345731
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Released: March 3, 2026

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Hezekiah "Hez" Webster and his fiancé, Savannah, stand on the brink of a new life, but their dreams are haunted by specters of the past. Just as they're getting ready to adopt her nephew, two other petitioners also file for custody--both of whom only want Simon for their own gains.

Between the financial company that Hez outmaneuvered to save the university from ruin and the bad blood from the head of the Willard family, it's hard to say who wants them out of the way more. Hez and Savannah's quest for justice leads them through a labyrinth of family law, where loyalties are tested and trust is a dangerous luxury when every decision could be their last.

With every secret revealed, the stakes grow higher. Can they build the family they've always dreamed of, or will their enemies succeed in tearing them apart forever?


My Review:
When Justice Comes is a Christian suspense. It's the 3nd book in the series and continues the story from the first and second books. Savannah's still frustrating. When Hez is accused of wrong doing, she immediately judged him guilty and wanted a friend to join her in being angry at him. Yet when a friend is accused of doing wrong, she won't believe it and demanded that Hez support her (which he did even though he thought about how Savannah's judgment was repeatedly wrong in the past). She's a little faster to believe Hez innocent this time, but I just don't understand why he wants to re-marry a woman who assumes he's always guilty.

Hez had two main problems: a financial company leader who wanted him dead and the Willard family. The financial leader can't touch Hez so he threatened Savannah and Simon, resulting in a movie-style rescue. Savannah stupidly moved the escape boat without telling anyone. She ended up killing the bad guy, essentially in self defense. Hez told her not to blame herself and that whole aspect of the story's just dropped like it never happened. Even to the point that a minor character had to point out an important loose end that was never tied up.

Savannah slowly realized how badly her family had treated the Willard family and tried to make things right. Good. But she strongly rejected Simon spending any time with the Willard side of his family tree, which only made things worse. There's a legal battle over Simon, and Hez tried to expose the criminal dealings of those trying to take Simon from Savannah. They uncovered just how much crime was committed by both of Simon's grandfathers, bringing about justice for some and forgiveness for others. There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this suspense novel to those who made it through the first two books.


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