Category: Short Stories

Audiobook, Contemporary Romance, Holiday, Short Stories

Merriment and Mayhem by Alexandria Bellefleur @a.m.bellefleur @ambellfleur.bsky.social @ameliegriffinnarrator @brilliancepublishing #UnderTheMistletoe

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… Everleigh Dangerfield is in Port Angeles this Christmas, preparing her late beloved grandmother’s house for sale. She’s determined to continue some of the holiday traditions in her honor but they’re turning out to be more like holiday disasters. First was an oven mishap while baking cookies that has the fire department showing up.… Continue reading Merriment and Mayhem by Alexandria Bellefleur @a.m.bellefleur @ambellfleur.bsky.social @ameliegriffinnarrator @brilliancepublishing #UnderTheMistletoe

Audiobook, Contemporary Romance, Holiday, Short Stories

All by My Elf by Olivia Dade @offmicandi @brilliancepublishing #UnderTheMistletoe

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… Nina, William and Claudia are underpaid adjunct professors at Dogwood University in Newport News, Virginia. It’s the three-week holiday break and they’ve signed up as seasonal workers for Mrs. Claus’s Mincemeat Treats…driving a repurposed weinermobile that’s now got a roll of phyllo dough on top, filled with mincemeat and drizzled with caramel. And,… Continue reading All by My Elf by Olivia Dade @offmicandi @brilliancepublishing #UnderTheMistletoe

Audiobook, Contemporary Fiction, Short Stories

The Answer is No by Fredrik Backman @backmansk @stacygonzalezbooks @stacygonzalez.bsky.social @brilliancepublishing

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… Lucas is a happy man. He lives alone, works from home and doesn’t have to consider anybody else’s opinions about dinner, plans for the evening or their feelings. Tonight his perfect evening will be video games, wine and pad Thai, all from his comfy chair. But then his doorbell rings and he opens… Continue reading The Answer is No by Fredrik Backman @backmansk @stacygonzalezbooks @stacygonzalez.bsky.social @brilliancepublishing

Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller, Short Stories

A Classic Case by Alicia Thompson @aliciabooks @hlaserwolf @brilliancepublishing #BusybodiesCollection

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… Every Wednesday, Audrey bikes to her favorite video rental store, Keep It Classic, which only stocks vintage movies. The day and time is important because that’s when sweet old Mr. Hoffman comes in to renew the same movie starring 1960s starlet Katia Kelly. And then there’s Grant, the store owner who she has… Continue reading A Classic Case by Alicia Thompson @aliciabooks @hlaserwolf @brilliancepublishing #BusybodiesCollection

Audiobook, Contemporary Romance, Short Stories

Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood @alihazelwood @kelseynavfoster @kelseynavfoster.bsky.social @spotify

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… Viola Bowen leads a team of video game designers and they are being considered for the ultimate in opportunities. A new game is planned for development based on her most favorite book series. However, her main competitor is Jesse Andrews, someone who has the skills and she admires professionally…and has crushed on from… Continue reading Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood @alihazelwood @kelseynavfoster @kelseynavfoster.bsky.social @spotify

Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller, Short Stories

One Lucky Subscriber by Kellye Garrett @inkphemeral @inkphemeral.bsky.social #OneLuckySubscriber #BusybodiesCollection @brilliance.publishing

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… Kennedy has sole custody of her little brother DJ so her time is valuable. But when Kidd, his favorite YouTube creator, comes up with a crazy challenge to celebrate reaching 10 million subscribers, she gives in and participates because the payoff is insane…and so is the challenge. the heart of the story… I’m… Continue reading One Lucky Subscriber by Kellye Garrett @inkphemeral @inkphemeral.bsky.social #OneLuckySubscriber #BusybodiesCollection @brilliance.publishing

Audiobook, Contemporary Romance, Holiday, Short Stories

Merry Every After by Tessa Bailey #UnderTheMistletoe

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… Evie Crowe is a single mother with an infant son, trying to forge a new life in Texas. She’s working at a thrift store but has a corner for her own designs, hoping to launch her own fledgling business. In walks Luke Ward, a physically imposing man with a shy, quiet nature. He’s… Continue reading Merry Every After by Tessa Bailey #UnderTheMistletoe

Audiobook, Contemporary Romance, Holiday, Short Stories

Cruel Winter With You by Ali Hazelwood #AliHazelwood #VivienneLaRue #UnderTheMistletoeCollection

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… Jamie Malek has returned home to northern Illinois spend Christmas with her father after having completing her pediatric residency in San Francisco. He’s sent her on a mission in the middle of a blizzard to borrow a copper pan from the family home of her childhood best friend (Tabitha) but it’s her younger… Continue reading Cruel Winter With You by Ali Hazelwood #AliHazelwood #VivienneLaRue #UnderTheMistletoeCollection

Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller, Short Stories

Everybody is a Liar by Liv Constantine @LivConstantine2 #BarrieKreinik @SaskiaAudio @Shayr_Stories @JenniferJAraya #DannyCampbell

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… Julie Buckley is a successful writer married to Oliver, a plastic surgeon. Their marriage has dulled during the past year but recently she’s come to suspect he might be having an affair. After she takes steps to confirm it, Julie confides in her best friend Darby who recommends couple counseling. Julie and Oliver… Continue reading Everybody is a Liar by Liv Constantine @LivConstantine2 #BarrieKreinik @SaskiaAudio @Shayr_Stories @JenniferJAraya #DannyCampbell

Audiobook, Cozy Mystery, Short Stories

The Nosy Neighbor by Nita Prose @NitaProse @sherrislater @BrilliancePub #BusybodiesCollection

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

the setup… Marge remembers the day when the “flamboyant” Doris and her husband Bob moved into the neighborhood almost fifty years ago. She’s been snooping on her, reporting what she sees to her husband Harold regularly. But lately Marge is beginning to think that Doris is planning to get rid of Bob and doesn’t think… Continue reading The Nosy Neighbor by Nita Prose @NitaProse @sherrislater @BrilliancePub #BusybodiesCollection