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
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
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
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
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
the setup… Nellie Otis is a fashion assistant at Elle, responsible for the “fashion closet” and she’s on location at their current photo shoot. After she returns from getting a drink for Marlee Price, the aging famed musician at the center of the project (she’s the replacement star for the one who fell ill), everything… Continue reading Crime of Fashion by Emma Rosenblum @EmmaRosenblum @brit_pressley @BrilliancePub #BusybodiesCollection
the setup… This year, Josephine Ying is hosting the Chinese New Year dinner, normally done at the home of Big Uncle (Liuyi). But she now has the chance to break the trend since he broke his leg after an unfortunate fall and Josephine is going all out. She and husband Adam are also excited about… Continue reading The Reunion Dinner by Jesse Q. Sutanto @thewritinghippo @EuniceWongActor @BrilliancePub #BusybodiesCollection
the setup… Lyda is a new real estate agent trying desperately to clinch her first sale. The property at hand is a sad Victorian needing lots of work. Dani, her best friend since childhood, is now a home stager (trained on TikTok), sees a diamond in the literal rough and has workers readying it for… Continue reading Staged by Elle Cosimano @ElleCosimano @megantusing @BrilliancePub #BusybodiesCollection
the setup… Tilly Farriday thinks she’s found the perfect solution to her current housing dilemma. Newly divorced and broke since she’s spent her last dollars on a new apartment after being evicted because of her dog Smoosh, Tilly is spending the two weeks in Crowe’s Nest, one of her rental agency’s vacant properties until her… Continue reading Holiday Hideaway by Mary Kay Andrews @mkayandrews #EvaKaminsky @BrilliancePub
the setup… Sophia Othonos finally has a man in her life that loves her and is someone she respects and admires. When J.P. Satterwhite proposes that they go on a romantic getaway and then chooses a cruise to the Galápagos Islands, Sophia finds the location underwhelming but is just happy they’re going on an eight-day… Continue reading Natural Selection by Elin Hilderbrand #ElinHilderbrand @BrilliancePub
Blue Mood Café 