the setup… Palmer is a nurse, married with twin four-year old daughters but her husband just left her for a much younger woman. Her best friend Beth wants her to agree to the getaway on a luxury sailing cruise with two former high school friends, Emma and Gigi. It’s to commemorate the twenty year anniversary… Continue reading The Trip by Audrey J. Cole @audreyjcole #VanessaJohansson @brilliancepublishing #TheTrip
the setup… Francesca (Frankie) Gardiner met George St. James when they were eight years old and he came to live next door with his grandmother. Precocious and outgoing Frankie took George under her wing and from that point forward, they were the best of friends through high school. It’s present day and the eve of… Continue reading Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune @carleyfortune @carleyfortune.bsky.social @ajbridel @iamjackcopland @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social @librofm @librofm.com #OurPerfectStorm
the setup… Arden Bowie works in a bookstore in North Shot, Ohio and has launched her debut novel to great success. At her first author event, she meets Dustin Dubecki, a fan and an aspiring writer. Though he comes on a little strong, she’s able to handle him. When he shows up at her next… Continue reading The Final Target by Nora Roberts @norarobertsauthor @januarylavoy @macmillan.audio @mcmillanaudio.bsky.social #TheFinalTarget
the setup… Emily Jacobs is a second grade teacher working near Nashville and until now, was engaged to Will, a burgeoning songwriter. But he’s inexplicably broken up with her only weeks before the wedding and he’s done so quite cruelly. Her two best friends Blair Andrews (a social media influencer) and Sienna Duvall (a luxury… Continue reading The Broken Hearts Beach Club by Jenny Hale @jhaleauthor @tageraway @dreamscape_media @dreamscape-media.bsky.social @librofm @librofm.com #TheBrokenHeartsBeachClub
the setup… It’s been three years since true crime writer Olivia Cruz was abducted and later rescued by Lincoln Sharp. She hasn’t been able to write since and decides to face the anniversary by allowing Zoe March, her friend and host of a successful true crime podcast, to interview her at the site of the… Continue reading You Can Tell Me by Melinda Leigh @melindaleigh1 @melindaleighbooks.bsky.social @itsmandyfigueroa @brilliancepublishing #OliviaCruz #YouCanTellMe
the setup… JoJo Burton has a history of not sticking with relationships but now she’s made it to the altar…almost. Before she reaches it, JoJo was already looking for a way out. In walks Cooper Watts, her best friend since she was ten, who suddenly moved to London and ghosted her. Of course he saves… Continue reading The Shippers by Katherine Center @katherinecenter @pattimurin @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #TheShippers
the setup… April and Leo Torres are roused in the middle of the night when their house is suddenly in flames. They escape with their two young children and find respite with her family in nearby Dallas. Their house isn’t the only thing on fire as they face the fracturing of their marriage. She’s a… Continue reading The Burning Side by Sarah Damhoff @sarahdamoff @stacygonzalezbooks @timapabon @hellojacks @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #TheBurningSide
the setup… Two people show up for the Bramblebay Farm position on the tiny Isle of Ormer (population 500). Charlie is a woman looking for a fresh start who also wants to have a baby on her own. Jones is coming off of a breakup and just starting his sobriety. Both were offered the job… Continue reading The Name Game by Beth O’Leary @betholearyauthor @harriet.cains @artyfroushan @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #TheNameGame
the setup… It’s May 1, 1992 in Monarch, Nebraska and seventeen year old Jules Delaney, a popular high school star is not deterred about it being the anniversary of the May Day Killer. It’s the moniker given to the predator who appears on this day annually, strikes and then disappears until the next year. Quinn… Continue reading The Anniversary by Alex Finlay @alexfinlayauthor @acflea @britpressley @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #TheAnniversary
the setup… It’s 1985 Los Angeles and Hallie Pitney’s dreams of being a journalist with a major byline seem to be fading fast. She’s barely subsisting on tired stories sold to gossip rags, facing eviction from her apartment. Then she receives a tip about a legendary Hollywood actor, one that could put her into the… Continue reading The Line by Tim Weaver @timweaverbooks @kristin_athers @brilliancepublishing #DeadlyAmbition #TheLine
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