the setup… Sabina Turpin made the gut wrenching decision seventeen years ago to give up her newborn daughter Andrea for adoption. She was only sixteen years old and thought she was making the best decision for her child at the time. Now she’s been notified that Andrea Beaumont is missing and Sabina leaves the comfort… Continue reading Forget You Saw Her by Noelle Ihli @noelleihliauthor @offmicandi @carlottabrentan @britpressley @simonmaverickaudio #AskForAndrea #ForgetYouSawHer
the setup… Cape Vincent is part of New York’s Thousand Islands peninsula and the town is preparing for the “summer people.” Nicole Durham is a house cleaner and used her connections to get newcomer Mikko Helle to hire her on to care for his newly renovated waterfront home. He’s a former NHL star who likes… Continue reading In the Bones by Tessa Wegert @tessawegert @calliebeaulieu @dmontooth @dmontooth.bsky.social @tantoraudio @tantoraudio.bsky.social #NorthCountry #InTheBones
the setup… Sydney Singleton, a former journalist now working and in PR and living in Los Angeles, makes the trip to Raleigh following her paternal grandmother’s death to clear out her home. Hidden in the recesses of a drawer is a picture of a little girl who could be her twin. Sydney learns that it’s… Continue reading We Don’t Talk About Carol by Kristen L. Berry @kristenlberry @nicolecashchronicles @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #WeDontTalkAboutCarol
the setup… Paul Wanlass is a Salt Lake City computer repairman who works from home and is pretty much a recluse. It’s been three years since he lost his wife and son in a car accident on Christmas Eve. He’s still consumed with grief and has decided to end his life as the holiday season… Continue reading The Christmas Stranger by Richard Paul Evans @richardpaulevansauthor @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #TheChristmasStranger
the setup… Shearwater is a small (fictional) island near Antarctica used to house the world’s largest seed bank because of climate change. Its only residents are Dominic Salt as caretaker and his three children, Raff, Fen and Orly. It once included researchers but the island is now at risk itself due to rising sea levels.… Continue reading Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy @charlottemcconaghy @coopmortlockva @littrelly.speaking @saskiaaudio @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #WildDarkShore
the setup… Two years ago, five children were killed in a school bus accident, the driver Virgil Lesko impaired by drugs and alcohol. He’s currently awaiting trial and the families are still grieving the senseless loss. Detective Josie Quinn is on the last day of suspension resulting from her last case and visits the cemetery… Continue reading Her Deadly Touch by Lisa Regan @lisareganauthor @lisaregan.bsky.social @katehandford @hachetteuk @hachetteuk.bsky.social @bookouture @bookouture.bsky.social #DetectiveJosieQuinn #HerDeadlyTouch
the setup… Liz Lowe was destined to be one of the greatest soccer stars but on the cusp of her acceptance to UCLA, her dreams were shattered. She was pregnant and her life took a different course. Liz poured her dreams into daughter Mia who was on the road to maybe being that superstar. But… Continue reading Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein @beckdoreystein #EmilyRankin @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #SpectacularThings
the setup… A man walks into a bar while away for business, meets a beautiful woman there and proceeds to rant about his soon-to-be-ex wife. Reid Cavanagh wants out but wants his kids and all the money. She has to die and he’s done the research. Tonight’s the night and his plan is solid. But,… Continue reading The Wife Deserved It by Darby Kane @hkdimon @mrjmcclain @evakaminskyaudioboos @harperaudio @harperaudio.bsky.social #TheWifeDeservedIt
the setup… Amy Casey is a divorced mother of two teenaged sons and is an HR manager. She’s always dreamed of being a painter so when a local art gallery sponsors a contest for the holidays, Amy decides to sign up. Needing time away from the demands of her family and work to focus, her… Continue reading While It Was Snowing by Julia London @julia_f_london @amymcnarrator @dreamscape_media @dreamscape-media.bsky.social #WhileItWasSnowing
the setup… It’s the summer of 2023 and Tembi Locke is facing another major family life change that is making her fearful and uneasy. Daughter Zoela, her only child, will start college on the east coast in the fall and Tembi needs some fortification to face her empty nest. She’s married to Robert and decides… Continue reading Someday, Now by Tembi Locke @tembilocke @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #SomedayNow
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