the setup… It’s the Fourth of July and seven-year old Michael and his older brother Thomas are on the beach waiting for the fireworks to start when Thomas talks him into stealing one of the rockets. It ends in a nightmare where Michael barely survives and is left with permanent scars on his chest, ending… Continue reading Michael Without Apology by Catherine Ryan Hyde @catherineryanhydethewriter @catherineryanhyde.bsky.social @michael.l.crouch @brilliancepublishing #MichaelWithoutApology
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… Continue reading Saturdays at the Café
the setup… He’s got beautiful amber eyes, is charming and a dead ringer for Chris Hemsworth. But he’s a murderer, finding his victims on the MatchStrike online dating site where he’s profiled as a widowed father but in actuality is a married man. Meghan, Brecia and Skye all had the misfortune of trusting that charm… Continue reading Ask for Andrea by Noelle Ilhi @noelleihliauthor #allisondelaney @simonmaverickaudio @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social @librofm @libro.fm #AskForAndrea
the setup… Margot Bradley is a successful romance novelist with a host of bestselling books. But deep down, she feels a bit disingenuous about writing happily ever afters since she doesn’t believe in them. Her own experiences have left her broken-hearted and jaded about romance. Margot has a secret Happily Never After document she uses… Continue reading Any Trope but You by Victoria Lavine @victorialavinewrites @jsvilinsky @thevoiceoftimpaige @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social @librofm @libro.fm #AnyTropeButYou
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday that was hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. A dreamy new thriller from one… Continue reading Can’t Wait Wednesday – Don’t Open Your Eyes by Liv Constantine @livconstantine2 @livconstantine.bsky.social @bantambooksuk @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #DontOpenYourEyes #CantWaitWednesday
the setup… Sarah Morgan has moved on since she unsuccessfully defended her husband Adam in his trial for murdering mistress Kelly Summers eleven years ago. She married Bob Miller, has a nine-year old daughter Summer and left the prestigious law firm where she was a named partner and opened her own practice and foundation. Sarah… Continue reading The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose @jenevaroseauthor @mozhannavabi @realadamlw @arquinaudiobooks @blackstonepublishing @blackstonepub.bsky.social #Perfect #ThePerfectDivorce
the setup… Hana Babic lives a solitary and quiet life in Saint Paul, working as a librarian and living in a small farmhouse. When Detective David Claypool comes to see her at the library with the news that her best friend Amina Junuzovíc was murdered, Hana fears their past has somehow found them in the… Continue reading The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens @aeskens @alleneskens.bsky.social #IlvanaMuratovic @hachetteaudio @hachetteaudio.bsky.social #TheQuietLibrarian
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… Continue reading Saturdays at the Café
the setup… Lillian Wright and Ryan Brighton meet in a library and before they know it, are deeply in love and marry. They want to combine their names but it sounds comical so they become the Bright family. They open his art gallery and she leaves her bank job to help manage the marketing. Later… Continue reading The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff @sarahdamoff @ferdellecapistrano @joyosmanski #LeeOsorio @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social @librofm @libro.fm
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday that was hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. A new twisty thriller from one… Continue reading Can’t Wait Wednesday – The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen @sarahpekkanen @stmartinspress @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #TheLockedWard #CantWaitWednesday
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