the setup… The narrator and his wife Millicent have been married for fifteen years and the parents of two teenaged children, Jenna and Rory. They live in an affluent neighborhood; she’s a successful realtor and he’s a tennis pro. To their friends and outsiders, they appear to be a normal suburban family. But he and… Continue reading My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing @smariedowning @DavidPittu @PRHAudio
Streaming Sunday features TV series or movies adapted from books I’ve read, offered on at least one streaming service and I’ve watched. Partner Track is a streaming series adaptation of the book of the same name by Helen Wan. It’s a legal drama centered on Ingrid Yun, a young lawyer struggling to maneuver and climb the proverbial… Continue reading Streaming Sunday – Partner Track
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 have… Continue reading Saturdays at the Café
the setup… Carrie Soto is back! When she retired five years ago at the age of thirty-two, she held the record for winning the most grand slam tournaments. Now the current tennis wunderkind, Nicki Chan, has tied her record, the one that has defined her legacy. And Carrie wants it back after having sacrificed everything… Continue reading Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid @tjenkinsreid @StacyGonzalezVO @justjuliawhelan @veryheathmiller @ReynaldoRey @BRENDANWAYNE @PRHAudio
the setup… Laurel Applebaum, a cashier at Trader Joe’s, gets a call from the hospital at the end of her shift, informing her that husband Doug has been in an accident. As she rushes to see him, she imagines the worst. But then…she begins imagining what the worst would actually look like for her now… Continue reading Blog Tour: Take My Husband by Ellen Meister @EllenMeister @staceyglemboski @HarlequinBooks @librofm
the setup… Navy SEAL Chief Cosmo Richter is what you’d call the strong silent type. When his mother is injured in a fall, he’s forced to take vacation and come home to Los Angeles. He also decides to make the best of his time off by moonlighting at Troubleshooters. However, his assignment is anything but… Continue reading Hot Target by Suzanne Brockmann @SuzBrockmann @PLawlorAudio @EwbankMelanie @BrilliancePub
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 have… Continue reading Saturdays at the Café
the setup… Grace Isabel MacKenna (she goes by Isabel) has graduated from college and spends one last night partying with friends at a karaoke bar before she leaves for Scotland to collect her inheritance. She plans to stop in Boston first to attend a Buchanan family anniversary celebration, her sister Kate’s in-laws. She has an… Continue reading Grace Under Fire by Julie Garwood @JulieGarwood @ms_brentmoor @BrilliancePub
the setup… Detective Tracy Crosswhite and attorney husband Dan O’Leary have returned to their hometown of Cedar Grove, Washington for a couple of months. She’s on leave and he’s representing one of the town’s long time merchants who’s being forced to give up his property as part of a revitalization plan. The former sheriff has… Continue reading A Cold Trail by Robert Dugoni @robertdugoni @esuttonsmith @BrilliancePub
Streaming Sunday features TV series or movies adapted from books I’ve read, offered on at least one streaming service and I’ve watched. Bird Box is a movie adaptation of the book of the same name by Josh Malerman. It’s a post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Susan Bier. The screenplay was written by Eric Heisserer. It was… Continue reading Streaming Sunday – Bird Box
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