the setup… Sheriff Bree Taggert is called to the scene of an abandoned car that’s near Scarlet River and had been sighted there for at least two days. It belongs to Holly Thorpe, a married bookkeeper and Bree soon discovers a body near the riverbank that appears to be the missing woman. At first considered… Continue reading Drown Her Sorrows by Melinda Leigh @MelindaLeigh1 #ChristinaTraister @BrilliancePub
the setup… After the young woman found beneath the ice in a South London park is identified as the daughter of a prominent politician, Chief Superintendent Marsh calls in Detective Erika Foster to lead the investigation as she’s had more experience with high profile murders of this type. Erika is coming off of leave following… Continue reading The Girl in the Ice by Robert Bryndza #RobertBryndza @JanCramervoice @bookouture
the setup… Brandi Maxwell is a student at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) and an intern at the Simon Van Doren fashion house. Even though she’s working like crazy, Brandi doesn’t look like the mold of the other girls and staff. She wants to be included in Simon’s upcoming Milan trip though and when her… Continue reading Someone Had to Do It by Amber and Danielle Brown @ambersharelle @dani_nicbrown #ShaynaSmall @brit_pressley @HarlequinBooks
the setup… Evan Smoak, formerly known as Orphan X when he was part of the Orphan program and now operating as the Nowhere Man, responds to his latest client’s plea for help. She’s fallen into the clutches of human traffickers and after he “resolves” the issue, it occurs to him he may have left other… Continue reading The Nowhere Man by Gregg Hurwitz @GreggHurwitz @ScottBrick @BrilliancePub
the setup… Stephanie (Steph) and Grant Burgess believe they’ve found their forever home and move into it with their two young children, Charlie and Amelia. She’s a stay-at-home mother and he’s the primary breadwinner working mostly from home. Though they love the house, it requires some updating and commence with the remodeling. Steph discovers some… Continue reading We Used to Live Here by Daniel Hurst @dhurstbooks @TantorAudio
the setup… Bree Taggert has accepted the position of sheriff in Randolph County since she’s moved to Grey’s Hollow to raise her niece and nephew. She’s called to a campground where a shooting was reported, only to find no evidence of a victim, shooter or the witness. Soon after, however, they locate the witness, homeless… Continue reading See Her Die by Melinda Leigh @MelindaLeigh1 #ChristinaTraister @BrilliancePub
the setup… Alex Hutchinson is the mother of twin 12-year old daughters Gigi and Penny, and married to successful financial whiz Patrick who her girls love dearly as if he were their biological father. A few years ago, she began posting about her family and inspirational messages as Unapologetically Alex and it soon propelled her… Continue reading The Personal Assistant by Kimberly Belle @KimberlySBelle @VoiceChelsea #ChrisAndrewCiulla @megantusing @HarlequinBooks @librofm
the setup… It’s the occasion of Beatrice (Nana) Darker’s 80th birthday and her family has gathered at her home, located on a small island. The gothic home is unique in that it can only be accessed by a causeway that is unusable when the tide comes in. This isn’t your typical family either, as just… Continue reading Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney @alicewriterland #StephanieRacine @MacmillanAudio
the setup… Police Chief Kate Burkholder has to face someone from her past when three Amish elders from Belleville, Pennsylvania approach her for help. One of their own is accused of murder, a man with whom she has a history. Almost eighteen years ago, Amish bishop Ananias Stoltzfus disappeared without a trace…until now when his… Continue reading The Hidden One by Linda Castillo @LindaCastillo11 #KathleenMcInerney @MacmillanAudio
the setup… Harriet (Harri) Kealty, a former police detective, is finding herself rudderless after having been fired from the job because of a terrible incident. While visiting a library, she comes upon a used book on the floor with a strange inscription that’s a cry for help. It leads her to David Asha who was… Continue reading The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy @adamhamdy #JustinAvoth @SimonAudio @librofm
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