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
the setup… New Nigeria is representative of an all-American town. The women are successful with stay-at-home husbands and children who are doing well in school. The affluent Black community is unsettled by a new white family moving into the neighborhood. When business and community leader Carén Walker sees a white (or the politically correct European… Continue reading New Nigeria County by Clare Brown #ClareBrown @SimonAudio #NewNigeriaCounty
the setup… Ellen and Tanya are childhood friends who seemed to drift apart after a pivotal encounter right before Ellen married her fiancé Troy. Tanya met them for drinks, accompanied by a man that was quite appealing, at least on the surface. Though Ellen thought she and Tanya were as close as sisters, there was… Continue reading The Bad Friend by Caroline Kepnes @CarolineKepnes @justjuliawhelan @BrilliancePub #NeverTellCollection
the setup… Swan is a tattoo artist who is leaving her life and ex-husband Paul in Los Angeles for a remote and desolate town in the desert called Miracle Wash. A friend leaving that place has loaned her a container, her new living space. Despite its name, the town doesn’t welcome newcomers and to say… Continue reading Jackrabbit Skin by Ivy Pochoda
the setup… Frankie once had a promising future ahead of her as a scientist. But then her father died and her mother pretty much lapsed into dysfunction. Frankie couldn’t return to college because she failed to apply for financial aid on time. Then while trying desperately to take care of her mother, she was caught… Continue reading Scorpions by Rachel Howzell Hall @RachelHowzell @elite_qt @BrilliancePub
the setup… Will Trent goes undercover to find a cold case murder suspect. This time he’s in Fort Knox…yes, the site of the US gold vault. The man he’s hunting? Jack Reacher. the heart of the story… It’s Will Trent meeting Jack Reacher! Both are on a mission and when Will’s ready to “confront” Reacher,… Continue reading Cleaning the Gold by Karin Slaughter & Lee Child @SlaughterKarin @LeeChildReacher @ericjasonmartin #JeffHarding @HarperAudio
the setup… Lauren and Kelsey have finally made the move from New York City to their dream home in Hudson Valley. Kelsey is pregnant with their first child and all seems perfect…until it wasn’t. There’s an extremely overbearing and nosy neighbor, a medium and the suspicious death of the previous owner. Oh, dear. the heart… Continue reading The Other Side of the Road by Andrea Bartz @andibartz @BrilliancePub #NeverTellCollection
the setup… Grace Logan is a ghostwriter and has received an offer to write the memoir for acclaimed author Claudia Blackwell. She’s also notorious for having been accused of a triple murder but was never tried. Claudia claims the memoir will divulge the truth of what really happened that night. It’s an offer Grace can’t… Continue reading The Ghost Writer by Loreth Anne White @loreth @AbbyCraden @BrilliancePub @lorethannewhite @abby_craden
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