the setup… Every Wednesday, Audrey bikes to her favorite video rental store, Keep It Classic, which only stocks vintage movies. The day and time is important because that’s when sweet old Mr. Hoffman comes in to renew the same movie starring 1960s starlet Katia Kelly. And then there’s Grant, the store owner who she has… Continue reading A Classic Case by Alicia Thompson @aliciabooks @hlaserwolf @brilliancepublishing #BusybodiesCollection
the setup… Leigh Beth Stilton hasn’t had an easy life. From her abusive childhood and marriage to a sexual assault and the horrific situations she witnessed as an EMT, Leigh reached a point where life no longer had meaning. Then she read a book called Bethel by J. D. Harper and it literally saved and… Continue reading Christmas in Bethel by Richard Paul Evans @richardpaulevansauthor @helene.maksoud @simon.audio
the setup… When Cyrus was a young boy, his nineteen year old brother Elias massacred their parents and twin sisters, Cyrus escaping because he wasn’t home but returning in time to witness some of what happened. Elias was diagnosed with schizophrenia and committed to a secure psychiatric facility. It’s been almost twenty years and he’s… Continue reading Lying Beside You by Michael Robotham @michaelrobotham @michaelrobotham.bsky.social #joejameson @joejameson.bsky.social @simon.audio
the setup… Viola Bowen leads a team of video game designers and they are being considered for the ultimate in opportunities. A new game is planned for development based on her most favorite book series. However, her main competitor is Jesse Andrews, someone who has the skills and she admires professionally…and has crushed on from… Continue reading Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood @alihazelwood @kelseynavfoster @kelseynavfoster.bsky.social @spotify
the setup… Kennedy has sole custody of her little brother DJ so her time is valuable. But when Kidd, his favorite YouTube creator, comes up with a crazy challenge to celebrate reaching 10 million subscribers, she gives in and participates because the payoff is insane…and so is the challenge. the heart of the story… I’m… Continue reading One Lucky Subscriber by Kellye Garrett @inkphemeral @inkphemeral.bsky.social #OneLuckySubscriber #BusybodiesCollection @brilliance.publishing
the setup… Evie Crowe is a single mother with an infant son, trying to forge a new life in Texas. She’s working at a thrift store but has a corner for her own designs, hoping to launch her own fledgling business. In walks Luke Ward, a physically imposing man with a shy, quiet nature. He’s… Continue reading Merry Every After by Tessa Bailey #UnderTheMistletoe
the setup… It’s been ten years since Detective Jess Lambert moved to Black Lake and a lot has changed in her life. Eight months ago she was in an accident that had tragic results and she’s slowly making her way back. It’s her first case since, the discovery of a woman’s body in the lake… Continue reading These Still Black Waters by Christina McDonald #ChristinaMcDonald #JessLambert #BrilliancePublishing
the setup… Jamie Malek has returned home to northern Illinois spend Christmas with her father after having completing her pediatric residency in San Francisco. He’s sent her on a mission in the middle of a blizzard to borrow a copper pan from the family home of her childhood best friend (Tabitha) but it’s her younger… Continue reading Cruel Winter With You by Ali Hazelwood #AliHazelwood #VivienneLaRue #UnderTheMistletoeCollection
the setup… Interim Police Chief Josie Quinn is called to a house where the young woman was viciously beaten and in serious condition. The address is familiar to her as well as the woman. But when it becomes clear that she had recently given birth, Josie and her team get in high gear to search… Continue reading The Girl With No Name by Lisa Regan @lisareganauthor @hachetteuk @bookouture #DetectiveJosieQuinn
the setup… In the first book, Sonya MacTavish inherits not only the Victorian mansion in Poole’s Bay, Maine but an entire new family she hadn’t known about. And with the house came lots of ghostly guests that gives her a look into her family’s past, only one of them unwanted and dangerous. She also has… Continue reading The Mirror by Nora Roberts @norarobertsauthor @britpressley @macmillan.audio #TheLostBrideTrilogy
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