DI Kim Stone and her team are called to the crime scene of a murdered young prostitute. Before Kim can leave for the station, she discovers an abandoned baby outside its doors. She assigns DS Kevin Dawson and DC Stacey Wood to find the baby’s mother, Stacey’s first case in the field since her harrowing… Continue reading Broken Bones by Angela Marsons @WriteAngie @JanCramervoice @bookouture
Dr. Samantha Leeds is a psychologist and a radio talk show host in New Orleans. She returns to the city after a disastrous vacation with her ex-boyfriend only to find troubling and ominous messages on her answering machine. During her Midnight Confessions show that night, she receives a call in from the same voice, “John,”… Continue reading Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson
It’s 1791 London and a mysterious woman named Nella operates her secret business in the hidden section of her mother’s former apothecary shop where she learned the healing natures of herbs and plants. Her mother is gone and after Nella suffered a betrayal at the hands of a cheating lover, she shifts those skills to… Continue reading The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner @sl_penner @lornaebennett @LaurenanthonyA @HarlequinAudio
Fern and Rose Castle are fraternal twins that couldn’t be more different in appearance, personality and temperament. The story begins with Rose’s diary entry that recalls an event when they were twelve years old that was traumatic and horrifying. It provides the context for how we begin to think of these two women throughout the… Continue reading The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth @SallyHepworth @MacmillanAudio @librofm
Mace Perry is a former Washington DC cop who was just released from prison after a two-year stint. She was set up while undercover and is now looking to restore her reputation and find a way to return to a force she loved serving. Oh, and her older sister, Beth, is the police chief whose… Continue reading True Blue by David Baldacci
Calliope Garland is a reporter for The Harlem Sentry and her latest assignment is to infiltrate the business of a dubious hedge fund manager who is suspected to be less than what he appears. As she’s within seconds of completing her mission and ready to leave the building, things suddenly go crazily haywire. Calliope makes… Continue reading Illicit Intent by Debbie Baldwin @debbaldwinstl
FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid is dealing with the repercussions of her last assignment, trying to rebuild relationships with her partner Ryan Quiroz and her supervisor Juan Casilla. In the meantime, she’s partnered with a veteran, by-the book agent Barry Crawford to investigate the death of Harper Worthington, a San Antonio businessman who is married to… Continue reading Best Laid Plans by Allison Brennan @Allison_Brennan @MacmillanAudio @amleestories
Forensic specialist Dr. A is supervising an archaeological dig with a group of students when they unearth human bones. DI Kim Stone and her team arrive only to find DI Tom Travis from the West Mercia station already on the scene. Both claim jurisdiction but they’re forced by their superiors to share the case and… Continue reading Dead Souls by Angela Marsons @WriteAngie @JanCramervoice @bookouture
Meet the Drumms, led by matriarch Melissa Craig, a former business show star whose affection for her sons is far surpassed by her self love. William is the oldest, a film producer who seems to have inherited his mother’s narcissism (and her favoritism) along with a bit of misogyny. Next is Brian, one year younger,… Continue reading Little Cruelties by Liz Nugent @lizzienugent @SimonAudio @samomahoney
Newly installed FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid is assigned to the Violent Crimes Unit in San Antonio, Texas. Her boyfriend, private investigator Sean Rogan, has joined her and is working consulting assignments from the new home he purchased for them. Lucy is also part of a task force called Operation Heatwave where she and other agents… Continue reading Dead Heat by Allison Brennan @Allison_Brennan @MacmillanAudio
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