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
the setup… Milly Beckett thought she had it all. She was happily married and mother to a wonderful daughter. She also loved her job helping to run an exclusive resort of lakeside cabins, the family business. Then everything fell apart when her husband left her for another woman and her best friend in life ghosted… Continue reading Other People’s Summers by Sarah Morgan @sarahmorganwrites @thatbritishactress @harlequinbooks #OtherPeoplesSummers
the setup… It’s 1982 and Dawn, a young woman married to Heron and mother of their toddler daughter Maggie, encounters Hazel, a delightful woman who’s a teacher and has the gift of gab. Something about her lights Dawn from within in a way she’s never experienced. It soon becomes apparent that Dawn needs to make… Continue reading A Family Matter by Claire Lynch @clairellynch @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social @librofm #AFamilyMatter
the setup… Alice Storm left her family to go her own way five years ago and never thought she’d ever be back at the family’s private island off the coast of Rhode Island…until now. Her father Franklin has suddenly died and she dreads the return. Her intention is to attend the memorial and retreat back… Continue reading These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean @sarahmaclean @justjuliawhelan @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #TheseSummerStorms
the setup… Lucy Sinclair, formerly McBride, left North Hampton Beach fifteen years ago after her father Mick was accused and convicted of the murder of three people. She was only seventeen and suddenly on her own. One of the victims, Aurora Clark, was perceived to be her “rival” for the affections of her then boyfriend… Continue reading The Summer That Changed Everything by Brenda Novak @authorbrendanovak @copatter @harlequinbooks #TheSummerEverythingChanged
the setup… Elise Dunnett is a married mother of 8-year old twins Lewis and Luke and husband Michael is a highly successful neurosurgeon practicing in Manhattan. She’s devoted to her family and is head of the PTA at The Garden School, the children’s private school. Elise has a carefully crafted image and resists participating in… Continue reading Blog Tour: The Secret Between us by Kate Hewitt @katehewitt1 @katehewitt.bsky.social @lisarostwelling @madelinepell @hachetteuk @hachetteuk.bsky.social @bookouture @bookouture.bsky.social #BlogTour #TheSecretBetweenUs
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