the setup… Layla Dupree owns the bakery at Lovelight Farms and it is her passion. She’s good at it and is living her dream, except for affairs of the heart. Now out on her latest dud of a date arranged online, she runs into Caleb Alvarez, the former deputy sheriff now teacher, who’s out celebrating… Continue reading Mixed Signals by B. K. Borison @authorbkborison @pippallicious #JulioMaxwell @Dreamscapeaudio
the setup… Swan is a tattoo artist who is leaving her life and ex-husband Paul in Los Angeles for a remote and desolate town in the desert called Miracle Wash. A friend leaving that place has loaned her a container, her new living space. Despite its name, the town doesn’t welcome newcomers and to say… Continue reading Jackrabbit Skin by Ivy Pochoda
the setup… After years of numbing his pain with chloroform, Dr. James Madison has finally shed the drug addiction but not the demons from the war that continue to plague him. He continues to live at Delilah’s, the town bordello, still struggling to regain the man he once was, when former Confederate Charles Park arrives… Continue reading Redeemed by Molly O’Keefe @MollyOKwrites
the setup… DI Kim Stone and DS Bryant are called to the home of Sheryl Hawne where she lies dead, covered in blood and her daughter Katie found holding the knife. It initially looks like an open and shut case, even with Katie almost catatonic and unresponsive. But later that evening, Kim’s called to the… Continue reading Guilty Mothers by Angela Marsons @WriteAngie @JanCramervoice @bookouture
the setup… Frankie once had a promising future ahead of her as a scientist. But then her father died and her mother pretty much lapsed into dysfunction. Frankie couldn’t return to college because she failed to apply for financial aid on time. Then while trying desperately to take care of her mother, she was caught… Continue reading Scorpions by Rachel Howzell Hall @RachelHowzell @elite_qt @BrilliancePub
the setup… Miles Buchanan is the ultimate “fixer” for the wealthy, powerful and often criminal elements. He’s definitely operating in the gray using his Caleb Cain alias. There’s always been two constants in his life: Reynard, an underworld kingpin and his ward Clara Gautreau who he rescued from the streets of Paris when she was… Continue reading Someone Somewhere by Debbie Baldwin @dbaldwinbooks
the setup… Will Trent goes undercover to find a cold case murder suspect. This time he’s in Fort Knox…yes, the site of the US gold vault. The man he’s hunting? Jack Reacher. the heart of the story… It’s Will Trent meeting Jack Reacher! Both are on a mission and when Will’s ready to “confront” Reacher,… Continue reading Cleaning the Gold by Karin Slaughter & Lee Child @SlaughterKarin @LeeChildReacher @ericjasonmartin #JeffHarding @HarperAudio
the setup… Grey’s Hollow Sheriff Bree Taggert is wrapping up a domestic violence call when she receives word about the discovery of a dead body by a couple of hikers in a remote section of the town. As she and Matt Flynn, her investigator and life partner check, out the scene, they find another body… Continue reading On Her Watch by Melinda Leigh @MelindaLeigh1 #ChristinaTraister @BrilliancePub
the setup… Sarah Malloy was at her women’s clinic when she receives a visit from a young woman who claims to be writing an article for New Century Magazine. Louisa Rodgers is focused on patent medicines, these “cure-all” remedies that actually contained addictive drugs and alcohol. Not a fan, Sarah allows her to talk to… Continue reading Murder in Rose Hill by Victoria Thompson @gaslightvt @BerkleyPub #GaslightMystery
the setup… Lauren and Kelsey have finally made the move from New York City to their dream home in Hudson Valley. Kelsey is pregnant with their first child and all seems perfect…until it wasn’t. There’s an extremely overbearing and nosy neighbor, a medium and the suspicious death of the previous owner. Oh, dear. the heart… Continue reading The Other Side of the Road by Andrea Bartz @andibartz @BrilliancePub #NeverTellCollection
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