the setup… Congresswoman Ida Berkowitz is running for the US Senate seat and right now things are looking good after handily winning the primary. She’s feeling good, that is until her campaign manager looks up from her phone and asks, “Who is Marissa Schuyler?” In that moment, everything about who Ida has come to be… Continue reading Golden Hills by Jennifer Weiner @jenniferweiner @copatter @BrilliancePub
the setup… Blair Martin is a literary agent in Manhattan whose life is now one ongoing routine since her only daughter Faith died last year and her marriage fell apart. That routine is broken one day when she finds a lost wallet and decides to locate the owner. Maya turns out to be a young… Continue reading A Show of Faith by Greer Hendricks @greerkh @OhSusannahJones @SingleWithFries @BrilliancePub
the setup… Four men battle the swollen Mississippi River to save a family trapped in their ancestral home by a flood, the likes of which have never been seen before. It’s 1927 and three of the men in the rowboat are convicts, one a trustee, loaned from the local prison for this mission. However, once… Continue reading The Levee by William Kent Krueger @WmKentKrueger @JDJacksonVO @SimonAudio @librofm
the setup… Mark and Rachel are married with two children and they decide to vacation on the Cape with her abrasive twin brother Geoff, his wife Sasha and their two small children. Rachel and Geoff have their own method of communication that Mark and Sasha just accept as a “twin thing.” the heart of the… Continue reading Shell Game by Rumaan Alam @DearFajer @BrilliancePub
the setup… Minneapolis Detectives Evangeline (Van) Reed and Harry Steinbeck are on their way to Costa Rica to track Patty who is on the same flight with her daughter, Gwen, as they are going for a vacation. She’s suspected of killing her husband but they need to catch her in a lie in order to… Continue reading Catch Her in a Lie by Jess Lourey @jesslourey @robins_carly @Brilliance Pub
the setup… Clea McAllister has returned to Belle Mer, her ancestral home in Newport, Rhode Island, one of the jewels of the town. However, she was denied her rightful inheritance by a conniving estate lawyer who took advantage of her grandmother in her final years. He’s renting the property out and that’s the only way… Continue reading Belle Mer by Luanne Rice @LuanneRice @JenniferJAraya @BrilliancePub
the setup… Olivia Cole once had a big life of her own…that is until she met her husband, Sebastian, and what started as risky and provocative fantasies, ended up with him assuming absolute control of her life following their marriage. She never saw it coming and now they’re on a trip to Stockholm to celebrate… Continue reading Stockholm by Catherine Steadman @CatSteadman @SamaraNaeymi @BrilliancePub
the setup… Ama and her boyfriend Nathan Davis have dated exclusively for four months and things seem to be getting serious. He’s rather straight laced and she’s more free spirited but Ama likes the way he treats her, which is a nice change from her past relationships. When Nathan invites her for a weekend getaway… Continue reading His Happy Place by Zakiya Dalila Harris @zakiya_harris #ShaynaSmall @BrillancePub
Delmo (Del) Castigliano leaves Madison, Wisconsin and heartbreak behind to start fresh as a homicide detective with the Seattle Police Department. He’s assigned to work his first case with veteran Moss Gunderson who immediately places him as the lead. As Del works the case, he gradually realizes he’s taken on much more than solving two… Continue reading Blog Tour & #Giveaway: The Last Line by Robert Dugoni @robertdugoni @BrilliancePub
This review is for The Highlander’s Christmas Lassie by Anna Campbell. Malcolm Innes, Laird of Dun Carron, has searched for Rhona Macleod and their son for almost 18 years. Responding to a tip from one of his friends, he finds himself in Muirburgh, Scotland on Christmas Eve in the middle of an impending snowstorm. When the… Continue reading Have Yourself a Merry Little Scandal by Anna Campbell & More
Blue Mood Café 