the setup… Harper and Ben Foster thought they were just beginning the start of their happily ever after on their honeymoon when he suddenly became violently ill. They soon learn that he has stage four pancreatic cancer and though they valiantly fought to save his life, it’s now clear Ben is facing the end of… Continue reading In Every Life by Rea Frey #ReaFrey @JenniferJAraya @harpermusebooks
the setup… Kelsey Worthington is a junior editor for a publisher in New York. Her dream was to be a writer but she’s settled for the mediocre job of helping other people write their stories. But, her world is turned upside down when she walks out of a coffee shop and is hit by a… Continue reading The Summer of Yes by Courtney Walsh #CourtneyWalsh @BlunderWoman #CathiColas @ThomasNelson
the setup… Sophia Othonos finally has a man in her life that loves her and is someone she respects and admires. When J.P. Satterwhite proposes that they go on a romantic getaway and then chooses a cruise to the Galápagos Islands, Sophia finds the location underwhelming but is just happy they’re going on an eight-day… Continue reading Natural Selection by Elin Hilderbrand #ElinHilderbrand @BrilliancePub
the setup… Phoebe Stone is a forty year old divorced adjunct college professor from St. Louis, Missouri. Her husband, who worked for the same college, left her right before the pandemic for a colleague who's also her friend. Her career at a dead end and with no clear vision for a satisfying future, Phoebe shows… Continue reading The Wedding People by Alison Espach @AlisonEspach #HelenLaser @MacmillanAudio #ReadWithJenna
the setup… Meet the Fletchers. They’re a wealthy Jewish family living in the Long Island township of Middle Rock who were shaped by one event decades ago. In 1980, Carl Fletcher, son of Phyllis and the late Zelig, was kidnapped from his driveway and held for ransom. His pregnant wife Ruth and two young sons,… Continue reading Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodessor-Akner @taffyakner @edoballerini @PRHAudio
the setup… New Nigeria is representative of an all-American town. The women are successful with stay-at-home husbands and children who are doing well in school. The affluent Black community is unsettled by a new white family moving into the neighborhood. When business and community leader Carén Walker sees a white (or the politically correct European… Continue reading New Nigeria County by Clare Brown #ClareBrown @SimonAudio #NewNigeriaCounty
the setup… Keaton Smith is a highly successful marketing guru for an infamous lifestyle writer and personality. She loves her job and New York but when things suddenly hit the ditch, she’s given a lifeline by her mother Virginia. She wants Keaton to prepare her childhood home in Beaufort, North Carolina to be put on… Continue reading A Happier Life by Kristy Woodson Harvey @kristywharvey @campbell_cass @DevonSorvari #FredSanders @SimonAudio
the setup… Rumaki (Ru) Evans is thirteen years old and ready to start college. Her mother labeled her long ago as “freakishly smart” and it’s now an identity she reluctantly owns. Ru also has an eidetic memory that doesn’t help others from forming similar opinions. Rather than live in a dormitory, Ru stays at a… Continue reading Life, Loss and Puffins by Catherine Ryan Hyde #CatherineRyanHyde #JessNahikian @BrilliancePub
the setup… When Amelia and Michael Ross move to Connelly Court, a cul-de-sac located in an affluent Michigan suburb, they believed it was their final dream home. They soon were invited into the close knit relationship of the other families in the secluded neighborhood led by power couple Janice and Allen Cooper. Their acceptance soon… Continue reading Cul-de-Sac by Liz Crowe @LizCroweAuthor
the setup… Joe-Nathan Clarke is a 23-year old neurodivergent young man who lives with his mother and has worked at The Compass Store for five years. He also has OCD and has found a way to manage his work and home life into routines that serve his needs. Joe-Nathan has also developed supportive relationships at… Continue reading Joe Nuthin’s Guide to Life by Helen Fisher @HFisherAuthor @alexwingfield1 @SimonAudio
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