the setup… Charlotte has just moved (again) into her Burbank apartment, another attempt to escape her stalker. Seth, her neighbor across the hall, has just finalized his divorce from the woman he thought he’d be married to forever. It’s the start of Valentine’s Day weekend and, as if that’s not dismal enough, they walk out… Continue reading The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez @authorabbyjimenez @justjuliawhelan @connorcrais @brilliancepublishing #TheFallRisk
the setup… Camilla (Cam) Deschamps is a literary agent married to Luke who’s a writer. She’s been out on extended maternity leave with their daughter Polly and today’s the day she returns to work and delivers their baby to daycare. She wakes to find Luke already gone, which is unusual as he knows her anxiety… Continue reading Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister @gillianmauthor @gillianmauthor.bsky.social @emiliarosefox @harperaudio @librofm #FamousLastWords
the setup… It’s 1980 Northern Ireland with all the turmoil and conflict experienced during The Troubles era. Detective Sergeant Sean Duffy, freshly promoted, heads from Belfast to his new command in Carrickfergus CID RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary). He’s a Catholic detective in a primarily Protestant force and town, a man who automatically has a target… Continue reading God’s Away on Business: Sean Duffy Year 1 by Adrian McKinty @adrianmckintyauthor #gerarddoyle @blackstonepublishing @blackstonepub.bsky.social @librofm #SeanDuffy #GodsAwayFromHome
the setup… Detectives Josie Quinn and Noah Fraley are dispatched to a murder scene where a young man is dead in the driveway of a private home. Josie recognizes the address…it belongs to Detective Gretchen Palmer, a colleague she hired and highly respects. There’s no identification on the body and it’s soon clear that Gretchen… Continue reading Her Final Confession by Lisa Regan @lisareganauthor @lisaregan.bsky.social @katehandford @hachetteuk @hachetteuk.bsky.social #DetectiveJosieQuinn #HerFinalConfession
the setup… Aiden Valentine has a problem. He’s the host of a late-night romance radio call-in show called Heartstrings and is now feeling rather cynical about love. That is until he gets a call from twelve-year old Maya Stone who wants romantic help for her mom. Lucie Stone has a nice life…a job she loves,… Continue reading First-Time Caller by B. K. Borison @authorbkborison #ejbingham #hathawaylee @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #booksky #FirstTimeCaller #Heartstrings
the setup… Nathan Tyler is a university professor and mathematician leading an ordinary and nondescript life, though he’s well respected for his knowledge and skill. Life changes one morning when he answers a call…from the White House. They want him to attend a math conference in Russia during a time when things are tense and… Continue reading Eleven Numbers by Lee Child #LeeChild @jamesandersonfoster @jamesandersonfoster.com @brilliancepublishing #ElevenNumbers
the setup… Rosie Lachlan is a heart transplant recipient working at her family’s bridal salon. It’s been a year since the operation that saved her life and she’s been communicating with her donor’s husband through DonorConnect, an anonymous service that facilitates donors and recipients to message each other without disclosing who they are. But Rosie… Continue reading Cross My Heart by Megan Collins @megancollinswriter @megancollinswriter.bsky.social @grshalan #chrisandrewciulla @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #CrossMyHeart
the setup… Emily Evans is obsessed with Wordle, playing everyday with a 300+-day streak going on. She’s 27-years old and landed in the small town of Waldon, Prince Edward Island when a friend of her mother had a rental available for free. She’s a receptionist at an auto shop and is trying to figure out… Continue reading A Five-Letter Word for Love by Amy James @amyjamesbooks @amyjamesbooks.bsky.social @harlequin_audio @beatthebacklist.com #AFiveLetterWordForLove
the setup… Travis Devine is a former Army Ranger Captain who inexplicably left a brilliant military career and then joined Cowl and Comely, a prestigious New York investment bank. At 32-years old, he’s older than his other entry level analysts and an anomaly. He shares an apartment with three others, taking the 6:20 train from… Continue reading The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci @davidbaldacciauthor @davidbaldacci.bsky.social @webberesque @yolakin @themelalee @themelalee.bsky.social @hachetteaudio @hachetteaudio.bsky.social #The620Man
the setup… Ruth Handler was always a force to reckon with, even as a teen when she helped her older sister with business sales. As a co-founder of Mattel along with husband Eliot and Harold (Matt) Matson who they bought out in the 1940s, she was actually the one who managed the company. In 1956,… Continue reading Let’s Call Her Barbie by Renée Rosen @reneerosen_ @abigailrenoaudio @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #LetsCallHerBarbie
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