the setup… Nellie Otis is a fashion assistant at Elle, responsible for the “fashion closet” and she’s on location at their current photo shoot. After she returns from getting a drink for Marlee Price, the aging famed musician at the center of the project (she’s the replacement star for the one who fell ill), everything… Continue reading Crime of Fashion by Emma Rosenblum @EmmaRosenblum @brit_pressley @BrilliancePub #BusybodiesCollection
the setup… It’s finally time for Detective Kara Quinn to return to her home in Los Angeles, testifying against David Chen, a despicable human trafficker and the man responsible for her former partner’s death. His issued death threat for Kara forced her to leave town and work for the Mobile Response Team headed by Matt… Continue reading The Missing Witness by Allison Brennan @Allison_Brennan #SuzanneTFortin @HarlequinBooks
the setup… This year, Josephine Ying is hosting the Chinese New Year dinner, normally done at the home of Big Uncle (Liuyi). But she now has the chance to break the trend since he broke his leg after an unfortunate fall and Josephine is going all out. She and husband Adam are also excited about… Continue reading The Reunion Dinner by Jesse Q. Sutanto @thewritinghippo @EuniceWongActor @BrilliancePub #BusybodiesCollection
the setup… Lieutenant Sam Holland and her team of detectives are up against a cold blooded killer this time who is indiscriminately selecting victims for deadly drive-by shootings. It's a tough and heartbreaking case given the absence of connections between the murder victims and their innocence. the heart of the story… I really enjoyed this… Continue reading Fatal Chaos by Marie Force #MarieForce #EvaKaminsky @HarperAudio
the setup… Though not much ever changes in the small town of Dalton, Maine, the tragic death of Bridget Theroux five years ago has altered the lives of quite a few. Husband Nate resigned from the police department and now works for his father-in-law Marshall Frazier at the mill so he can devote more time… Continue reading Where the Forest Meets the River by Shannon Bowring #ShannonBowring #PatriciaShade @TantorAudio #DaltonMaine
the setup… Lyda is a new real estate agent trying desperately to clinch her first sale. The property at hand is a sad Victorian needing lots of work. Dani, her best friend since childhood, is now a home stager (trained on TikTok), sees a diamond in the literal rough and has workers readying it for… Continue reading Staged by Elle Cosimano @ElleCosimano @megantusing @BrilliancePub #BusybodiesCollection
the setup… Cleo lives in Boston and is a researcher trying to get into a PhD program for anthrozoology. Javi lives in Chicago and is a marketing manager with dreams of owning his own food truck. They share an obsession with an old game show called Know Your Newlywed, which they continue to watch in… Continue reading Know Your Newlywed by Hillary Nussbaum, Heather Taylor & Elena Armas @hbnuss @heatherATaylor @elenaarmasbooks @SimonAudio #KYN
the setup… Detective Josie Quinn is having a bad day. She’s been suspended for excessive use of force while the department is almost stretched to its limits trying to locate Isabelle Coleman, a missing seventeen year old. She stops at a convenience store and suddenly finds herself in the middle of another crime scene, barely… Continue reading Vanishing Girls by Lisa Regan @Lisalregan @HachetteUK @bookouture
the setup… Sienna Naples has finally gotten her divorce, only to find her friends have announced the event in the town newspaper via an ad saying she’s looking for a husband in exchange for helping out on her family Idaho cattle ranch. It’s meant as a joke but when single father Guy Maple shows up… Continue reading The Christmas You Found Me by Sarah Morgenthaler #SarahMorgenthaler #HaleyTaylor @Dreamscapeaudio
the setup… Tilly Farriday thinks she’s found the perfect solution to her current housing dilemma. Newly divorced and broke since she’s spent her last dollars on a new apartment after being evicted because of her dog Smoosh, Tilly is spending the two weeks in Crowe’s Nest, one of her rental agency’s vacant properties until her… Continue reading Holiday Hideaway by Mary Kay Andrews @mkayandrews #EvaKaminsky @BrilliancePub
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