the setup… Sally Milz is living what she believes is her best life. She’s a sketch writer on The Night Owls (TNO), a Saturday night television comedy show (yes, think SNL). It’s the job she’s held for almost ten years and the one she dreamed of for years. She's content with her occasional hook-ups, having… Continue reading Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld @csittenfeld #KristenSieh @ReesesBookClub @PRHAudio
the setup… Harlow Smith runs a bookstore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts with her grandfather. She lives a quiet life, hanging out mostly with family and her trivia night group. That is until the boy she secretly gave birth to while in college and put up for adoption walks in and says hello! How does she respond?… Continue reading A Little Ray of Sunshine by Kristan Higgins @Kristan_Higgins @xesands #LauralMerlington @JeannieSheneman @recordedbooks
the setup… Harriet (Harry) Kilpatrick met Sabrina and Cleo, her two best friends, when they were assigned as roommates in college. It was a match that seemed to be made in heaven as, despite them being so different in natures, they bonded quickly and permanently. The group grew to add two more friends, Wyn Connor… Continue reading Happy Place by Emily Henry #EmilyHenry @justjuliawhelan @PRHAudio @librofm
the setup… Congresswoman Ida Berkowitz is running for the US Senate seat and right now things are looking good after handily winning the primary. She’s feeling good, that is until her campaign manager looks up from her phone and asks, “Who is Marissa Schuyler?” In that moment, everything about who Ida has come to be… Continue reading Golden Hills by Jennifer Weiner @jenniferweiner @copatter @BrilliancePub
the setup… It’s been a year since Jess Baxter’s mother died and she’s decided now is the time to finally tackle her childhood home to empty its contents. Despite offers from her friends and boyfriend Guy, Jess knows this is something she must do on her own. It was much more difficult than she’d anticipated,… Continue reading The Museum of Ordinary People by Mike Gayle @mikegayle #WitneyWhite @HachetteAudio
the setup… Finley McGowan is a subcontractor who specializes in flipping houses and is guardian to her eight-year old niece Aubrey. They live with her mother Molly because three years ago her sister Sloane was the cause of her financial ruin and turned her daughter over to Finlay, establishing her as legal guardian. Sloane’s been… Continue reading The Sister Effect by Susan Mallery @SusanMallery @Blunder_Woman @HarlequinBooks
the setup… Morgan Albright is finally living her best life. She’s put down roots in a small, friendly town outside of Baltimore and that’s extremely important given the vagabond life she led as an Army brat. Her best friend Nina Ramos is also her roommate, helping with the mortgage, and Morgan loves both of her… Continue reading Identity by Nora Roberts #NoraRoberts @justjanuary @MacmillanAudio
the setup… Wren Elmont is an architect and was born in Arizona but moved to England with her mother when her parents divorced. Her father’s affair resulted in a pregnancy and he chose the new family. She visits from time to time but her relationships with her father, stepmother Sheryl and half sister Bailey have… Continue reading Only Love Can Hurt Like This by Paige Toon @PaigeToonAuthor @WhelanGemma #JaredZeus @PRHAudio
the setup… Malcolm and Jessica (Jess) Gephardt’s marriage is in trouble but he doesn’t seem to know it, that is until the day he comes home and her bags are packed. Jess describes it as a need for some time away to think on her own. And that’s part of their problem…neither of them able… Continue reading The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane @Mary_Beth_Keane @NorbertLButz #RebeccaLowman @SimonAudio @librofm
the setup… Fern Brookbanks was at a crossroad ten years ago when she was finishing her studies in Toronto. She loved the city, wanted to stay there but knew her mother Maggie was counting on her to return home and help run their lakeside resort. But a chance encounter with Will Baxter, a handsome, talented… Continue reading Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune @CarleyFortune @AJBridel @librofm @PRHAudio
