the setup… Cassia (Cass) Park is almost 40-years old and an essential part of the family business, One & Only Matchmaking. She’s inherited the “gift” of face reading from her ancestors where she can see into clients’ past lives and find their one true love. Cass learned the name of her fated match ten years… Continue reading One & Only by Maurene Goo @maurenegoo @maurenegoo.bsky.social @jeenayi @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social @readwithjenna #OneAndOnly
the setup… Baltimore bar owner Grace White lost her husband Tim to cancer almost a year ago. She’s left raising their 11-year old son Ian and 7-year old daughter Bella and a rescue pup they named Harry Styles, brought home the day of Tim’s funeral. As the holidays are approaching, Grace is still navigating through… Continue reading Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman @thenormannation @thenormannation.bsky.social @finkeboutit @jaymyers1564 @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #GraceAndHenrysHolidayMovieMarathon
the setup… Except for the ten years of her failed marriage, Norry Last has lived her entire life at Loon Point in the Minnesota Northwoods. She took over running the family business, The Last Resort, when her father’s health failed and he subsequently died. Norry’s life is quiet solitude, especially so before the high season.… Continue reading Loon Point by Carrie Classon @carrieclasson @aasne_vigesaa_audio @malcolmhillgartner @katecoventryvoice @brilliancepublishing #LoonPoint
the setup… Victoria Rogers is a stuntwoman who was recently injured, forcing her to move back into her wealthy parents’ home temporarily. While she has a great relationship with her father Milton, a senior executive for a movie studio, Victoria’s relationship with her socialite mother Ava has always been tense. She’s never seemed to live… Continue reading Otherwise Engaged by Susan Mallery #OtherwiseEngaged
the setup… Kalista (Kal) Brooks is an Olympic medalist in training for her third Games when she’s called to come back to her family home in Atlanta because of devastating news about her father. His heart is failing and they just learned that “Coach” isn’t physically eligible for a heart transplant. Though she has a… Continue reading The Last Father-Daughter Dance by Lisa Wingate @author_lisa_wingate @sarahnaughtonauthor @brilliancepublishing #TheLastFatherDaughterDance
When this was first released, I got the audiobook right away. But when I learned it was based on her own current experience, something made me pause. It was if I somehow delayed listening to her most autobiographical work of fiction, I could deny reality. Madeleine Sophie Wickham, aka Sophie Kinsella, lost her battle with… Continue reading What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella @sophiekinsellawriter @sallysmack @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #WhatDoesItFeelLike
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… 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… It’s 2015 and the Ryan family is gathering at the Port Haven, New York home to celebrate Thanksgiving with Parents Robert and Nora as the hosts. Daughter Cait is flying in from London with her twins; Alice and husband Kyle live nearby but will stay overnight with their two sons; and youngest Maggie… Continue reading The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O’Neill @heatheraimeeoneill @kristensieh @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #TheIrishGoodbye
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