the setup… Ruby Tate has always lived a sheltered life even though she excelled at everything she set her mind to. But she’s now a thirty-year old librarian living alone with her dog Bruiser in Wellsprings, Colorado and has never been in a relationship. Ruby struggles with intimacy and with the urging of her much… Continue reading Lessons in Heartbreak by Karla Sorenson @karla_sorenson #SamanthaBrentwood @aidensnowvoice @brilliancepublishing #LessonsInHeartBreak
the setup… Sloan Cooper is a highly skilled and respected Maryland Natural Resources Police officer. Her world is almost shattered when she walks into a convenience store and interrupts an armed robbery. She’s gunned down, almost dying before being resuscitated in the operating room. Sloan moves back home to Heron’s Rest from her apartment in… Continue reading Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts @norarobertsauthor @januarylavoy @justjanuary.bsky.social @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #HiddenNature
the setup… It’s been six months since bestselling mystery writer Serena Winters’ partner died in a freak accident and has yet to write a single word towards her next novel. Thinking a change of scenery might help, she rents a cliffside home in Seaton Park, located on the California coast. Serena learns upon arrival that… Continue reading Dead of Night by Lisa Gray @lisagraywriter @audiobookbrenda @audiobookbrenda.bsky.social @brilliancepublishing #DeadOfNight
the setup… Dr. Laurel Harlow has signed on as the therapist for a reality TV show where all the participants are former child stars. They’ve struggled with addiction and Laurel’s experience as a chemical dependency counselor is a great fit. But when one the participants suspiciously dies on camera, she soon becomes the focus of… Continue reading One in Four by Lucinda Berry @lucindaberryauthor @saskiaaudio @brittpressley @tessa_albertson @brilliancepublishing #OneInFour
the setup… Genevieve Dempsey is a psychologist who has a theory about the five stages of grief and has assembled four people to participate in an experiment designed to mend their broken hearts. There’s Victoria, an acerbic 52-year old lawyer who doesn’t think she belongs there; Mischa, a 20-year old who can’t find a place… Continue reading The Seven O’Clock Club by Amelia Ireland @ameliaireland_author @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #TheSevenOClockClub
the setup… Katie Vaughn is a video producer in Dallas whose job is currently on the line as the owner is “downsizing.” Her colleague Cole Hutchinson selects her to take on a plum assignment in Key West that just might save her position. The catch? Creating a Coast Guard career promotion video, which will require… Continue reading The Love Haters by Katherine Center @katherinecenter @pattimurin @macmillan.audio @pattimurin.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #TheLoveHaters
the setup… It’s been six months and Reuben Miller is still not over the breakup with his ex-girlfriend Beth. When he learns she’s getting married this weekend, he considers a last attempt intervention until his friends plan one for him. They arrange a fancy day in a leased Ferrari to distract him…until Reuben gets a… Continue reading The One That Got Away by Mike Gayle @mikegaylethenovelist @david.ijiti @brilliancepublishing #TheOneThatGotAway
the setup… It’s Parents Weekend at the University of Santa Clara and four families are planning to be with their kids for dinner and cocktails the first night. Libby, Blane, Felix and Stella are all first year students who are residents of Campisi Hall and hang out together, along with Mark whose parents won’t be… Continue reading Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay @alexfinlayauthor @brittpressley @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social @netgalley #ParentsWeekend
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
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
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