the setup… It’s Valentine’s Day, exactly one year since Maia St. James caught her cheating ex-boyfriend in the act. The last thing she wants to do is be among people let alone go to a party. But her two best friends talk her into going with them to a Death to Valentine’s Day masquerade ball… Continue reading Death to Valentine’s Day by Catherine Cowles @catherinecowlesauthor @mallonerin @connorcrais @brilliancepublishing #TheImprobableMeetCuteSecondChances #DeathToValentinesDay
the setup… Rory Smith and Oliver Adams had what feels like a serendipitous encounter…in a drama class. She was randomly paired with him for a scene from Romeo and Juliet and shared a kiss she never forgot. Jump forward four years and they have another random encounter right before Valentine’s Day that is both unique… Continue reading A Play for Love by Trilina Pucci @authortrilinapucci @jsvilinsky @jsvilinsky.bsky.social @sayitsstephendexter @brilliancepublishing #TheImprobableMeetCuteSecondChances #APlayForLove
the setup… Theater actress Bex Hardgrave is on tour with the musical production of Oklahoma! and they are all set for the Valentine’s Day production until a seafood taco takes out most of the cast. She’s okay as she took a pass on that delectable but the “show must go on” tradition is threatened because… Continue reading Second Act Romance by Julie Soto @juliesotowrites @juliesotowrites.bsky.social @thereseplummernarrates @brilliancepublishing #improbablemeetcutesecondchances #secondactromance
the setup… Georgia is a history teacher in Toronto who receives a letter from her grandmother following her death. In it she not only discloses that she had an affair with a woman in the 1950s but the two of them had buried a time capsule. Georgia finds it but the key is with her… Continue reading Time Will Tell by Hannah Bonam-Young @authorhannahby @victoriaconnollynarrator @maxim_reston_voice @brilliancepublishing #ImprobableMeetCuteSecondChances #TimeWillTell
the setup… Veronica is a marketing consultant who was unfairly let go from her last job. She signs in to what was supposed to be a job interview but turns out to be another company’s Zoom meeting. She keeps her profile dark and listens in to an awful marketing presentation. In her current mood, she… Continue reading Accidentally Yours by Christina Lauren @christinalauren @domsalvacion @andrew_gibson_narrates @brilliancepublishing #TheImprobableMeetCuteSecondChances #AccidentallyYours
the setup… Kalista (Kal) Brooks is an Olympic medalist in training for her third Games when she’s called to come back to her family home in Atlanta because of devastating news about her father. His heart is failing and they just learned that “Coach” isn’t physically eligible for a heart transplant. Though she has a… Continue reading The Last Father-Daughter Dance by Lisa Wingate @author_lisa_wingate @sarahnaughtonauthor @brilliancepublishing #TheLastFatherDaughterDance
the setup… Water…Earth…Fire…Air. These four elements are used to provide illustrative perspectives in four interconnected stories about aspects of crime, originally published as separate novellas. The enabler is about a woman fleeing from her husband’s scandal, wondering about her possible complicity, with the water element having a strong influence. The accomplice is a young man… Continue reading The Elements by John Boyne @johnboyneauthor @johnboynewriter.bsky.social @annafriel @colin.morgan_ @danewhyteohara #NiamhCusack @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #TheElements
the setup… Petra is a reporter from Chicago, dispatched to New Orleans to track down some of the supernatural urban legends surrounding the city. One in particular involves Dax Rousseau, owner of the tattoo parlor House of Ink and Blood who has a cat named Lucifer. Sources say his body is covered with tattoos…but they’re… Continue reading Spicy Little Curses by J. T. Geissinger @jtgeissingerauthor @voicedbyvanessa @duran.troy @brilliancepublishing #ScaredSexyCollection #SpicyLittleCurses #BookSky
the setup… Airline pilot Claire Winslow is putting her life back together again following a nasty divorce, a breakdown, rehab and custody issues with her ex over their five-year old daughter. Best friend Becca convinces her to try online dating so she agrees to dinner with a man named Evan. When he exhibits anger issues… Continue reading Final Descent by Audrey J. Cole @audreyjcole @zurajohnson @spotify #FinalDescent
the setup… It’s the week of Christmas but the holiday season isn’t any reason for Paige, a professional assassin, to slack off on the job. But when she enters the home of her target, she’s surprised to find his young daughter there with him. Paige makes a judgment call and aborts the op, knowing she’s… Continue reading The Kill Clause by Lisa Unger @launger @lisaunger.bsky.social @leheny_leheny @brilliancepublishing #TheKillClause
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