the setup… Grady Green is an author whose first book was an astonishing success. He hasn’t achieved that same level with his following books but he finally got the call that his latest is now a New York Times bestseller. When he calls his wife Abby to share the news, he hears her car come… Continue reading Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney @alicewriterland @alicefeeney.com @richardcarmitage @whiteboarfilms.com @twopencemiddleton @macmillan.audio #BeautifulUgly
Audiobook Challenge My goal was to be in The 100 Club, which meant I needed to listen to at least 100 audiobooks. I far surpassed that goal, achieving the I Can’t Hear You level having listened to 133 books in 2024! Library Love Challenge My goal was to be in the OverDrive Junkie group, which… Continue reading 2024 Challenge Results
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… Evelyn (Evie) Hudson awakens in a hospital, thinking she’s emerged from a drunken night of partying. She soon learns that she’s survived a terrible car crash but her “husband” Oliver did not. Evie has no idea what the nurses are talking about because in her mind she’s sixteen years old and has no… Continue reading Pictures of You by Emma Grey @emmagreyauthor @kristyknowsbest @_nic_english_ @zibbypublishing @librofm #PicturesOfYou
the setup… Meet the Doughertys. Richmond is a wealthy, well respected pediatric surgeon with a thriving practice. He’s recently divorced wife Kathryn, mother of his two children Wyatt and Portia, to marry a much younger woman, Addison who is now the town pariah. As a teen, Richmond became a national hero arising from a tragedy… Continue reading What the Wife Knew by Darby Kane @hkdimon @hlaserwolf @andreweiden @harperaudio #WhatTheWifeKnew
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the setup… Three years ago, Sir Roland Destry eloped with Charmian Barton, both having fallen madly in love with each other. Something drove them apart and he’s been in despair since she disappeared. Roland is reluctantly traveling to Yorkshire to spend Christmas with a friend when he’s waylaid by torrential rains, forced to take refuge… Continue reading Miss Barton’s Mysterious Husband by Anna Campbell @annacampbelloz @annacampbelloz.bsky.social #CinderellasOfMayfair
the setup… Evie Cruz is a comic book illustrator and she’s on serious deadline despite it being almost Christmas. When she’s under the gun, everything else goes by the wayside, including decorating her NYC Upper East Side walk up. But someone in her new apartment building is leaving beautiful handmade tree ornaments hanging on her… Continue reading Only Santas in the Building by Alexis Daria #UnderTheMistletoe
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… On March 9, 1953, Mabel Monohan, a 64-year old widow, opened the door of her Burbank home to a woman claiming car trouble and needing to use the phone to call for service. She allowed the woman in and details vary about what happened next. Four men eventually ransacked her house looking for… Continue reading Trial by Ambush by Marcia Clark @thatmarciaclark @brilliancepublishing #TrialByAmbush
