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
the setup… Adelaide Williams is a young American expatriate living in London. She’s a talented communications expert who’s enjoying life with her great friends and working for people who appreciate her contributions. Adelaide wasn’t interested in a committed relationship, in fact, filling her time with meaningless single encounters that suited her just fine. That was… Continue reading Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler @geeewheeler #CaitlinWheeler @MacmillanAudio @librofm
the setup… Hannah Hall is a talented woodworker who met her husband Owen Michaels when she was living in New York. After they married, she joined him and his sixteen-year old daughter Bailey in Sausalito, living on their houseboat. Bailey’s mother died in an accident when she was a toddler but the teen isn’t keen… Continue reading The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave #LauraDave #RebeccaLowe @SimonAudio
the setup… Albert Entwistle leads a very simple life. He’s a postman serving the Lancashire district, living alone with his beloved cat Gracie. He’s friendly to the people on his route but not so much as to engage with anyone, even his workmates. A few months before his 65th birthday, he receives a letter from… Continue reading The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain @MattCainWriter @SimVan @recordedbooks @librofm
the setup… It’s been over ten years since Emma Dean’s husband Harry died suddenly from a heart attack. He was president of the local bank, a family tradition, and left her well cared for financially. Over the years, she’s carved her own path, creating and managing the town’s art center where she helps promote and… Continue reading All That We Are by Mariah Stewart #MariahStewart @BrilliancePub
the setup… Four years ago, Lydia (Liddy) Bryant’s beloved daughter Jessica took her own life at the age of twenty-nine. One year later, her husband Jim packed up and left without explanation, leaving Liddy to grapple with her grief alone and find a new life path. She’s turned her focus towards buying the local bookshop… Continue reading Goodbye Again by Mariah Stewart #MariahStewart @BrilliancePub
the setup… Nora Hamilton is a screenwriter for the romance channel (think Hallmark). She’s a recently divorced mother of two who decided to write something other than her usual formulaic story, this time more close to home and personal. It’s about the end of her marriage to Ben, a man who never worked during their… Continue reading Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan @annabelmonaghan @hillatious @PRHAudio
the setup… Natalie Fincher is a songwriter who isn’t composing these days. It’s been 2 1/2 years since her beloved husband Russ died following complications from a hit and run accident on his bicycle. She’s struggling with her grief, not bouncing back the way her well meaning friends feel she should and is beginning to… Continue reading The Key to My Heart by Lia Louis @LisforLia @SimonAudio @librofm
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