the setup… Kalista (Kal) Brooks is an Olympic medalist in training for her third Games when she’s called to come back to her family home in Atlanta because of devastating news about her father. His heart is failing and they just learned that “Coach” isn’t physically eligible for a heart transplant. Though she has a… Continue reading The Last Father-Daughter Dance by Lisa Wingate @author_lisa_wingate @sarahnaughtonauthor @brilliancepublishing #TheLastFatherDaughterDance
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday that was hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. I’ve never had a miss from… Continue reading Can’t Wait Wednesday – Whistler by Ann Patchett @parnassusbooks @harpercollins @harpercollins.bsky.social #Whistler #CantWaitWednesday
the setup… FBI Agent Gardner Camden is back with the PAR (Patterns and Recognition) Unit, a team of agents who have unique and unusual analytical skills that give them an edge in solving difficult cases. It’s been a year and now Gardner heads the group and they’ve relocated to Jacksonville, Florida. They’re currently trying to… Continue reading Inside Man by John McMahon @johnmcmahonbooks @jwdamron @jwdamron.bsky.social @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #HeadCases #InsideMan
the setup… Geneva Corliss is the current owner of the Rosalie Inn, a century-old beachfront property in St. Medard’s Bay, Alabama that is her family’s legacy and remained standing after four of the town’s deadliest hurricanes. She’s struggling financially when August Fletcher books space for an extended stay. He’s a writer who wants to research… Continue reading The Storm by Rachel Hawkins @ladyhawkins @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #FullCast #TheStorm
Saturdays at the Café is a weekly feature hosted here to talk about and discuss the books I’ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. They may be new/scheduled releases I’ve seen on NetGalley, at the library, or from publishers or they may be older titles my friends… Continue reading Saturdays at the Café
the setup… It’s been a year and Deputy Sheriff Eli North has spent it well, giving up alcohol and getting professional help to gain control over his PSTD. He and his mother Marge, the Shaky Lake Sheriff are the sole law enforcement team in this rural town. They’re dispatched to the trailer of Trinity Campanella… Continue reading Wildwood by Amy Pease @amypeasewriter @chrishcoffey @amandadolan @simon.audio @simonaudio@bsky.social @librofm @librofm.com #Northwoods #Wildwood
the setup… Things have settled down following the events in the prior story. Virginia Wiest, daughter of Phillip Brown’s employer, has returned from her extended European stay healed and even more invigorated. Phillip’s life has been fairly uneventful until his sister Sarah finds the body of a man behind the dress shop where she works… Continue reading Blackmailed by Holly Bush @hollybushbooks #TheBrownsOfButchersHill #Blackmailed
Welcome to My 2025 BookLights! I had a great reading year and didn’t want to limit my summary of it to a specific number of books so I’ve arranged them into categories: New to Me Authors I Waited Too Long to Read Debut Authors Who Need to Write More Books Knockout Audio Performances Seriously Series… Continue reading 2025 BookLights
the setup… It’s been five years since Hannah Hall’s life was turned upside down and her husband Owen Michaels disappeared, leaving her with stepdaughter Bailey. They’d discovered he’d runaway from his old identity to escape a crime family set on vengeance. But she sees him briefly at an exhibit and immediately knows things have changed.… Continue reading The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave @lauradaveauthor @lobecca @tessa_albertson @colindonnell #CJWilson @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #HannahHall #TheFirstTimeISawHim
the setup… Teen Amber Chambers was in a park collecting cans for money when she stumbles upon a dead body. Deschutes County Detective Noelle Marshall is assigned the case and is stymied trying to identify the man. Meanwhile, FBI Agent Max Rhodes and his Bend office are exploring recent chatter about a potential violent uprising.… Continue reading No One Knew by Kendra Elliot @kendraelliot @snemethparker @brilliancepublishing #NoelleMarshall #NoOneKnew
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