the setup… This year, Josephine Ying is hosting the Chinese New Year dinner, normally done at the home of Big Uncle (Liuyi). But she now has the chance to break the trend since he broke his leg after an unfortunate fall and Josephine is going all out. She and husband Adam are also excited about… Continue reading The Reunion Dinner by Jesse Q. Sutanto @thewritinghippo @EuniceWongActor @BrilliancePub #BusybodiesCollection
the setup… Lieutenant Sam Holland and her team of detectives are up against a cold blooded killer this time who is indiscriminately selecting victims for deadly drive-by shootings. It's a tough and heartbreaking case given the absence of connections between the murder victims and their innocence. the heart of the story… I really enjoyed this… Continue reading Fatal Chaos by Marie Force #MarieForce #EvaKaminsky @HarperAudio
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 release from one of… Continue reading Can’t Wait Wednesday – Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry @AuthorEmilyHenr @BerkleyPub @PRHAudio #CantWaitWednesday
the setup… Though not much ever changes in the small town of Dalton, Maine, the tragic death of Bridget Theroux five years ago has altered the lives of quite a few. Husband Nate resigned from the police department and now works for his father-in-law Marshall Frazier at the mill so he can devote more time… Continue reading Where the Forest Meets the River by Shannon Bowring #ShannonBowring #PatriciaShade @TantorAudio #DaltonMaine
the setup… Lyda is a new real estate agent trying desperately to clinch her first sale. The property at hand is a sad Victorian needing lots of work. Dani, her best friend since childhood, is now a home stager (trained on TikTok), sees a diamond in the literal rough and has workers readying it for… Continue reading Staged by Elle Cosimano @ElleCosimano @megantusing @BrilliancePub #BusybodiesCollection
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… Continue reading Saturdays at the Café
the setup… Cleo lives in Boston and is a researcher trying to get into a PhD program for anthrozoology. Javi lives in Chicago and is a marketing manager with dreams of owning his own food truck. They share an obsession with an old game show called Know Your Newlywed, which they continue to watch in… Continue reading Know Your Newlywed by Hillary Nussbaum, Heather Taylor & Elena Armas @hbnuss @heatherATaylor @elenaarmasbooks @SimonAudio #KYN
the setup… Detective Josie Quinn is having a bad day. She’s been suspended for excessive use of force while the department is almost stretched to its limits trying to locate Isabelle Coleman, a missing seventeen year old. She stops at a convenience store and suddenly finds herself in the middle of another crime scene, barely… Continue reading Vanishing Girls by Lisa Regan @Lisalregan @HachetteUK @bookouture
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. Read the description and tell me… Continue reading Can’t Wait Wednesday – Eddie Winston is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin @itsmcronin @HarperPerennial @HarperAudio #CantWaitWednesday
the setup… Sienna Naples has finally gotten her divorce, only to find her friends have announced the event in the town newspaper via an ad saying she’s looking for a husband in exchange for helping out on her family Idaho cattle ranch. It’s meant as a joke but when single father Guy Maple shows up… Continue reading The Christmas You Found Me by Sarah Morgenthaler #SarahMorgenthaler #HaleyTaylor @Dreamscapeaudio
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