the setup… Ellis Hunter was 18-years old when he left his home and two brothers in Alaska and never looked back. He did a military stint and landed in Los Angeles, living an aimless but satisfying life as a dog trainer to mostly wealthy married women. Brielle (Bree) Ives is a musher who lives in… Continue reading Northern Escape by Tonya Burrows @tonyaburrows
Devil’s Daughter by Lisa Kleypas #LisaKleypas @heroinetheplay @HarperAudio
the setup… Phoebe, Lady Clare is a widow with two young sons and the daughter of Sebastian and Evie St. Vincent. It’s been almost two years since her husband Henry died and she’s still grieving that loss. When attending her brother Gabriel’s wedding, she meets his new brother-in-law West Ravenel in person for the first… Continue reading Devil’s Daughter by Lisa Kleypas #LisaKleypas @heroinetheplay @HarperAudio
Release Blitz: Waiting on Forever by Claudia Connor @Claudia_Connor
If only she’d give him a chance… Waiting on Forever, an all-new angst-filled must-read standalone romance in The Walker Brothers Series from New York Times bestselling author Claudia Connor is live now! Dallas Walker is haunted. He won’t ever forget the horrors he witnessed while working undercover to bust a human trafficking ring, but… Continue reading Release Blitz: Waiting on Forever by Claudia Connor @Claudia_Connor
Listen to Me by Tess Gerritsen @tessgerritsen @Blunder_Woman @BrilliancePub
the setup… Homicide Detective Jane Rizzoli and her partner Detective Barry Frost are called to the home of critical care nurse Sofia Suarez whose murder was discovered by her neighbor. Sofia’s husband had recently died and it appeared she’d returned home and interrupted a robbery. But something about it seems off and when Jane later… Continue reading Listen to Me by Tess Gerritsen @tessgerritsen @Blunder_Woman @BrilliancePub
Streaming Sunday – Anatomy of a Scandal
Streaming Sunday features TV series or movies adapted from books I’ve read, offered on at least one streaming service and I’ve watched. Anatomy of a Scandal is a six-episode series screen adaptation of the book of the same name by Sarah Vaughan. It’s a story about a sexual consent scandal among the British elite starring Sienna… Continue reading Streaming Sunday – Anatomy of a Scandal
Saturdays at the Café
Saturdays at the Café is a weekly feature hosted here to talk about and discuss the books I’ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. They may be new/scheduled releases I’ve seen on NetGalley, at the library, or from publishers or they may be older titles my friends have… Continue reading Saturdays at the Café
Darius by J. R. Ward @JRWard1 #JimFrangione @SimonAudio
the setup… Darius was one of the original members of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, the best fighter and the closest to Wrath, the King of the vampires. He was introduced in the first book of the series but was murdered at the onset after having disclosed to Wrath that he had a daughter Beth, a… Continue reading Darius by J. R. Ward @JRWard1 #JimFrangione @SimonAudio
The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell @lisajewelluk #DominicThorburn @bea_holland @HughQuarshie #JoshDylan #ThomasJudd @ETomlinson @SimonAudio
the setup… Let me start by saying this is not a standalone! If you don’t read The Family Upstairs first…prepare to be lost. The Lamb siblings are back, this time adjusting to their reunion with each other and Lucy’s return to London. She and her oldest daughter, Libby Jones, are beginning to bond as they… Continue reading The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell @lisajewelluk #DominicThorburn @bea_holland @HughQuarshie #JoshDylan #ThomasJudd @ETomlinson @SimonAudio
Outsider by Linda Castillo @LindaCastillo11 #KathleenMcInerney @MacmillanAudio
the setup… Amish widower Adam Lengacher is out for a sleigh ride in the middle of a snowstorm with his three young children (Sammy, Annie and Lizzie) when he comes across a car in a ditch covered in snow. He finds the driver nearby, a woman with some kind of serious injury and close to… Continue reading Outsider by Linda Castillo @LindaCastillo11 #KathleenMcInerney @MacmillanAudio
Beach House Summer by Sarah Morgan @SarahMorgan_ #ReginaReagan @HarlequinBooks @librofm
the setup… When celebrity chef Chet Whitman drives his car off a Pacific Coast Highway cliff and dies, he wasn’t alone. Young Ashley Blake was in the car with him and survives, only to be an object of interest, especially when it’s leaked to the press that she’s pregnant. Joanna Whitman, his ex-wife who divorced… Continue reading Beach House Summer by Sarah Morgan @SarahMorgan_ #ReginaReagan @HarlequinBooks @librofm