the setup… It’s 1985 Los Angeles and Hallie Pitney’s dreams of being a journalist with a major byline seem to be fading fast. She’s barely subsisting on tired stories sold to gossip rags, facing eviction from her apartment. Then she receives a tip about a legendary Hollywood actor, one that could put her into the… Continue reading The Line by Tim Weaver @timweaverbooks @kristin_athers @brilliancepublishing #DeadlyAmbition #TheLine
the setup… Hannah Brennan is a young artist trying to breakthrough the art community in New York City. An influential friend of her late mother is willing to give her a shot but the painting she submits for review doesn’t meet the woman’s expectations. A mysterious woman she meets at an estate sale gives her… Continue reading The Silent Muse by Lauren Ling Brown @laurenlingbrown @laurenlingbrown.bsky.social @jessnahikian @brilliancepublishing #DeadlyAmbition #TheSilentMuse
the setup… Lenora Sforza is a delivery driver, an ideal job for someone who lives her life driven by order and routine. She’s meticulous about following her schedule and patterns so when she arrives at Anne Bridges home, the woman isn’t there to greet her as is her normal behavior. Lenora finds her bludgeoned to… Continue reading A Fatal Delivery by Lauren Oliver @lauren_oliver_books @hlaserwolf @brilliancepublishing #DeadlyAmbition #AFatalDelivery
the setup… Rachel Redden is worried that husband Jake is losing his interest in her and their marriage so she devises a plan to “wake up” those dormant feelings. She stages their bedroom and bathroom to appear as if she’d been taken and then disappears. But as she waits to be “rescued,” things don’t even… Continue reading You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone by A. R. Torre @alessandratorre4 @sarahbgoer @eleddielo @brilliancepublishing #DeadlyAmbition #YoullMissMeWhenImGone
the setup… Elena Sullivan is spending a quiet evening at home with her husband and teenage son. They tune into a new crime drama on TV an as the show progresses, Elena is shocked to see parallels of the show to a horrible event in her life from fifteen years ago. Only one other person… Continue reading The Roommate by Andrea Mara @andreamaraauthor @andreamaraauthor.bsky.social @_heatherosullivan @brilliancepublishing
the setup… Honey Beckett takes an Uber to her tech billionaire husband’s funeral instead of a fancy hired car. Barney Beckett was larger than life and widely lauded as a genius in the AI development. She can’t believe he’s gone even though he was twice her age. When she reaches the funeral, she’s in for… Continue reading The Price of Honey by Liane Moriarty @lianemoriarty_official @antheagreco @amazonpublishing @brilliancepublishing #DeadlyAmbitionCollection #ThePriceOfHoney
the setup… Lily is on her way to the Colorado Rockies to scatter her late father’s ashes along with his best friend’s who recently died. Their families had spent every summer at the cabin and this had been their request. But she only agreed to come because Walker Shaw wasn’t going to be there. But… Continue reading Everybody’s Favorite Guy by Katherine Center @katherinecenter @elliegossage @brilliancepublishing #EverybodysFavoriteGuy
the setup… It’s Valentine’s Day and Noah Evans is working the night shift at the Louisiana graveyard when he hears some moaning. He’s a gravedigger and used to finding lovers amongst the gravestones. But when the moans turn to screaming, he realizes it’s not a Valentine’s Day tryst but a woman…buried alive. And it’s coming… Continue reading Valentine’s Slay by Navessa Allen @navessa.allen @alliepnarrates @alastairhaynesbridge @brilliancepublishing #TheImprobableMeetCuteSecondChances #ValentinesSlay
the setup… Alice Hoffman has assembled a collection of stories by fourteen wonderful writers who are kind enough to share their dog companion experiences and celebrate their lives at the same time. Each story bears the name of their beloved pooch. The contributors: Isabel Allende, Chris Bohjalian, Bonnie Garmus, Roxane Gay, Emily Henry, Ann Leary,… Continue reading The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love by Alice Hoffman @ahoffmanwriter @carenoutloud @carenoutloud.bsky.social @heyitsmaxmeyers @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #TheBestDogInTheWorld
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
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