the setup… Victoria (Torie) Nash is a seventeen-year old young girl living with her father, disabled Uncle Ogden and younger destructive brother Seth in Iola, Colorado. After her mother died when she was twelve, it was expected that she would fulfill the domestic responsibilities. It’s not a path she would have chosen but it’s the… Continue reading Go as a River by Shelley Read #ShelleyRead #CynthiaFarrell
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… Margo Angelhart comes from a family of high achievers. Unsure of her own path, she joined the Army after her graduation from high school to find her calling. It’s six years later and Margo, having left the service, has her PI license but is also bartending at a friend’s family’s bar to help… Continue reading Into the Fire by Allison Brennan @Allison_Brennan @HarlequinBooks
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… Five years ago, Lucy Chase was found wandering down a road in a wooded area, injured and covered in blood. It was later discovered that most of the blood belonged to her best friend Savannah (Savvy) Harper who was found dead in those woods. Suspicion quickly turned to Lucy by just about everyone… Continue reading Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera @amytintera @justjanuary @jwdamron @MacmillanAudio
the setup… Ellen Truesdale is a well driller, a very much male-dominated field but she’s got eyes for only one competitor, Fetterman Well Services…owned by her father. She’s returned to Coyote Canyon after having left at age ten with her mother when Scott Fetterman divorced both her and her mother, beginning a new family. His… Continue reading The Talk of Coyote Canyon by Brenda Novak @Brenda_Novak @amymcnarrator @HarlequinBooks
the setup… It begins with the murder of Stephanie Bekker, the wife of a doctor, was killed in their home while husband Michael was out of town. But unknown to the killer (and her husband), she wasn’t alone. Her lover was upstairs and later walked in on the scene while in progress. He runs out… Continue reading Eyes of Prey by John Sandford @J_Sandford #RichardFerrone @recordedbooks
the setup Kate and Cam Whitacre are having the best times of their lives. They have a wonderful relationship, including their young son Charlie. Cam’s a university English literature professor and Kate’s ready to return to work. On the day she interviews for the job, it becomes apparent she’s met her prospective boss, Hugh Lancaster,… Continue reading The Last Love Note by Emma Grey #EmmaGrey @WalsmanLeeanna
the setup… The year is 1990 and the town is Dalton, Maine, the epitome of small town America. Trudy Haskell is the town librarian, married to Richard, the only doctor. Her best friend is Bev Theroux who’s married to Bill and they’re parents of one son, Nate. But Trudy and Bev are more than just… Continue reading The Road to Dalton by Shannon Bowring #ShannonBowring #PatriciaShade @TantorAudio
the setup… 56 days ago, Oliver Kennedy and Ciara Murphy bumped into each other in a Dublin grocery line and struck up a conversation that led to coffee and a date. It also happened to be when the first news of the start of Covid 19 preparations was released on Irish shores. Three weeks later… Continue reading 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard @catherineryanhoward @AlanaKCollins @BlackstoneAudio
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