the setup… Fact. Anthony Horowitz is a bestselling author of several successful series, one of which was adapted into an award winning television series. Fiction. He’s on the cusp of adapting a book to screen with Steven Spielberg as the director when he’s approached by former police detective Daniel Hawthorne to write a book about… Continue reading The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz @AnthonyHorowitz #RoryKinnear @HarperAudio
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus @BonnieGarmus #MirandaRaison #PRHAudio
the setup… Elizabeth Zott is a chemist working for the Hastings Research Institute in California. It’s the 1960s and not only was is highly unusual for a woman to be working in this field, it was unusual for her “colleagues” who soon recognized she was brilliant. They did everything to undermine her except for one… Continue reading Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus @BonnieGarmus #MirandaRaison #PRHAudio
Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz @GreggHurwitz @ScottBrick @MacmillanAudio
the setup… Evan Smoak is recovering from the devastating attack on his penthouse six months ago and a chance encounter with a migrant worker has him considering a new Nowhere Man mission. But Aragón Urrea is no innocent, a drug kingpin in Texas who operates outside of the cartels and supports his community in the… Continue reading Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz @GreggHurwitz @ScottBrick @MacmillanAudio
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce #RachelJoyce #JimBroadbent @PRHAudio
the setup… Harold Fry recently retired and is living with his wife Maureen in Kingsbridge, England. He’s lived an unremarkable life and the distance between him and Maureen continues to broaden now that he’s home full time. Then an indistinctive letter arrives addressed to him from Queenie Hennessy, a former co-worker he hasn’t seen in… Continue reading The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce #RachelJoyce #JimBroadbent @PRHAudio
Prodigal Son by Gregg Hurwitz @GreggHurwitz @ScottBrick @MacmillanAudio
the setup… Evan Smoak is “officially” retired, by choice since he ended the rogue orchestrators of the Orphan Program that created him and because he’ll lose his presidential immunity if he doesn’t. But when he receives a call on his special line from a mysterious woman he tracks down in South America, Evan accepts her… Continue reading Prodigal Son by Gregg Hurwitz @GreggHurwitz @ScottBrick @MacmillanAudio
Lovelight Farms by B. K. Borison @authorbkborison @Pippallicious @Dreamscapeaudio
the setup… When Stella Bloom bought the beloved Christmas tree farm that holds cherished childhood memories of times spent there with her late mother, she never envisioned it would become a money pit. Despite her skills and that of her staff, inexplicable disasters now have put her in a financial bind. Desperate to save it,… Continue reading Lovelight Farms by B. K. Borison @authorbkborison @Pippallicious @Dreamscapeaudio
Book Lovers by Emily Henry #EmilyHenry @justjuliawhelan @PRHAudio @librofm
the setup… Nora Stephens is a highly successful literary agent who lives in New York and fights hard for her clients. She lives for her work, books and her younger sister Libby. But, her love life is a massive fail. You know the romance trope where the guy who represents a big company comes to… Continue reading Book Lovers by Emily Henry #EmilyHenry @justjuliawhelan @PRHAudio @librofm
A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams @LyssaKayAdams @eiden_andrew @PRHAudio
the setup… Country music star Colton Wheeler experienced a life changing moment with immigration attorney Gretchen Wheeler after the wedding reception of Liv and Braden Mack. What was for him the start of something wonderful turned out to be something completely different for her as she woke and bolted. A year later, after endless attempts… Continue reading A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams @LyssaKayAdams @eiden_andrew @PRHAudio
The List by Gregg Hurwitz @GreggHurwitz @ScottBrick @MacmillanAudio
the setup… Joey Morales, the last Orphan recruit who was rescued by Evan Smoak, is now a freshman at UCLA, still under the protective umbrella of Orphan X and living on her own with a dog named Dog. She’s in class when she hears a commotion outside the room. She discovers a young woman in… Continue reading The List by Gregg Hurwitz @GreggHurwitz @ScottBrick @MacmillanAudio
A Walk in the Park by Rebekah Weatherspoon @RdotSpoon @marissahampton @ChinuaHawk @audible_com
the setup… There’s utter chaos at the animal rescue center when Andre Monroe and Janelle Johnson each show up to claim their adopted dog. Problem is, a rogue fired employee assigned the same animals to multiple people and things are pretty ugly at the scene. Andre and Janelle were assigned the lovable Zeus and both… Continue reading A Walk in the Park by Rebekah Weatherspoon @RdotSpoon @marissahampton @ChinuaHawk @audible_com
