I’m participating in this year’s June is Audiobook Month (JIAM) Challenge, hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer & That’s What I’m Talking About. The challenge will run from June 1 through June 30. Since I listen to more books than I read, this should be fun! Challenges Complete at least one challenge to enter giveaway. See rules… Continue reading 2025 June is Audiobook Month (JIAM) Challenge #JIAMAudiobookChallenge @caffeinatedreviewer @caffeinatedreviewer.com @jen_twimom @jentwimom@bsky.social
the setup… Charlotte has just moved (again) into her Burbank apartment, another attempt to escape her stalker. Seth, her neighbor across the hall, has just finalized his divorce from the woman he thought he’d be married to forever. It’s the start of Valentine’s Day weekend and, as if that’s not dismal enough, they walk out… Continue reading The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez @authorabbyjimenez @justjuliawhelan @connorcrais @brilliancepublishing #TheFallRisk
Audiobook Challenge My goal was to be in The 100 Club, which meant I needed to listen to at least 100 audiobooks. I far surpassed that goal, achieving the I Can’t Hear You level having listened to 133 books in 2024! Library Love Challenge My goal was to be in the OverDrive Junkie group, which… Continue reading 2024 Challenge Results
the setup… Evelyn (Evie) Hudson awakens in a hospital, thinking she’s emerged from a drunken night of partying. She soon learns that she’s survived a terrible car crash but her “husband” Oliver did not. Evie has no idea what the nurses are talking about because in her mind she’s sixteen years old and has no… Continue reading Pictures of You by Emma Grey @emmagreyauthor @kristyknowsbest @_nic_english_ @zibbypublishing @librofm #PicturesOfYou
the setup… Meet the Doughertys. Richmond is a wealthy, well respected pediatric surgeon with a thriving practice. He’s recently divorced wife Kathryn, mother of his two children Wyatt and Portia, to marry a much younger woman, Addison who is now the town pariah. As a teen, Richmond became a national hero arising from a tragedy… Continue reading What the Wife Knew by Darby Kane @hkdimon @hlaserwolf @andreweiden @harperaudio #WhatTheWifeKnew
the setup… Evie Cruz is a comic book illustrator and she’s on serious deadline despite it being almost Christmas. When she’s under the gun, everything else goes by the wayside, including decorating her NYC Upper East Side walk up. But someone in her new apartment building is leaving beautiful handmade tree ornaments hanging on her… Continue reading Only Santas in the Building by Alexis Daria #UnderTheMistletoe
the setup… On March 9, 1953, Mabel Monohan, a 64-year old widow, opened the door of her Burbank home to a woman claiming car trouble and needing to use the phone to call for service. She allowed the woman in and details vary about what happened next. Four men eventually ransacked her house looking for… Continue reading Trial by Ambush by Marcia Clark @thatmarciaclark @brilliancepublishing #TrialByAmbush
the setup… Imogen Thorne is a client representative for an event management company in London. It’s her life, literally, and she excels. But to her work colleagues, she presents a false picture of her world outside of the office…a golden retriever named Midas, a family complete with uncles and cousins, holidays with lots of traditions.… Continue reading The Holiday Cottage by Sarah Morgan @sarahmorganwrites @thatbritishactress @harlequin_audio #TheHolidayCottage
the setup… Sarah and Adam Morgan have been married for ten years. She’s a high powered criminal defense attorney and is a named partner at her law firm. Adam is a published author who hasn’t matched his first success in over four years. On the surface, he is proud of Sarah’s achievements; underneath that veneer… Continue reading The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose @jenevaroseauthor @tschnaubelt @terischnaubelt.bsky.social @neilhellegers @neilhellegers.com @dreamscape_media @dreamscapemedia.bsky.social #Perfect
the setup… Joseph O’Loughlin is a highly respected and well known psychologist with a successful practice and a wonderful wife and daughter. When he’s diagnosed with Parkinson’s, it throws everything off kilter. He’s later called in as a consultant on a murder investigation that takes a turn when he not only recognizes the victim but… Continue reading Suspect by Michael Robotham @michaelrobotham @michaelrobotham.bsky.social #simonprebble @recordedbooks @recordedbooks.bsky.social #JosephOLoughlin
Blue Mood Café 