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
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
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
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
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