the setup… It’s been a tough time for Chris McKenna and his two daughters, 15-year old Kayla and 7-year old Emma. His wife and their mother Lexie died from breast 6-months after her diagnosis and Emma hasn’t spoken a word since. He plans to move them from Boston to Denver and has planned this backpacking… Continue reading The Girls in the Cabin by Caleb Stephens @calebstephensauthor @brilliancepublishing @netgalley #TheGirlsInTheCabin
the setup… Airline pilot Claire Winslow is putting her life back together again following a nasty divorce, a breakdown, rehab and custody issues with her ex over their five-year old daughter. Best friend Becca convinces her to try online dating so she agrees to dinner with a man named Evan. When he exhibits anger issues… Continue reading Final Descent by Audrey J. Cole @audreyjcole @zurajohnson @spotify #FinalDescent
the setup… Riley Thorn isn’t living her best life. Divorced, money strapped and working in a dead end job, she’s also living in an aging mansion with equally aging roommates. The owners are senior twin brother and sister, illegally renting out rooms but calling the quirky residents “family.” Riley has her own quirk…see, she hears… Continue reading The Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score @scorelucy @nataliedukevoice @hambright_pr #RileyThorn #TheDeadGuyNextDoor
the setup… Detective Josie Quinn is spending quality time with her family and friends when her colleague, Detective Finn Mettner, shows up asking for her help. He fears Amber Watts, their press liaison and his girlfriend, is missing and Finn only wants Josie’s help for now. After checking out Amber’s house, it’s clear she’s not… Continue reading The Drowning Girls by Lisa Regan @lisareganauthor @lisaregan.bsky.social @katehandford @hachetteuk @bookouture @bookouture.bsky.social #DetectiveJosieQuinn #TheDrowningGirls
the setup… Tom and Alice Bell are on their way from Seattle to the 1976 Montreal Olympics, leisurely traveling cross country in their Winnebago. They’re both recovering from a recent tragedy but Alice has been struggling. While at a campground in Hope, they meet a young couple who are hitchhiking in their direction. Tom offers… Continue reading The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens @chevystevens @lindseydorcus @lindseydorcus.bsky.social @moniquaplante @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #TheHitchhikers
the setup… What do a gorgeous black-haired woman with blue tips, an old dog, two precocious pre-teens and football have in common? It’s Barrett King, head coach of Buffalo’s NFL team and single father to son Bryce and daughter Maggie. He’s trying to manage it all with his typical stoicism but all is not well.… Continue reading Single Dad Dilemma by Karla Sorensen @karla_sorenson @aidensnowboice @carlyrobins #CJBloom @brilliancepublishing #TheKings #SingleDadDilemma
the setup… Grant and Avery Wilson decide to go hiking in a remote but beautiful location near Durango, Colorado. Before they leave the car, she surprises him with the news she’s pregnant. He’s the happiest, most content he’s ever been…until all hell breaks loose. As they get out of the car, a van with armed… Continue reading You’ll Never Know by Caleb Stephens @calebstephensauthor @cstephensauthor.bsky.social @dmontooth @dmontooth.bsky.social @britpressley @adamverner @adamverner.bsky.social @simonmaverickaudio @librofm @libro.fm #YoullNeverKnow
the setup… Our narrator begins her story when she was a senior in college where she meets two young men in her 17th Century Lit Class. Sam and Yash are house sitting in a grand home owned by a professor on sabbatical. Sam takes her out and invites her into their world of smart conversation,… Continue reading Heart the Lover by Lily King @lilykingbooks #RebeccaLowman @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #HeartTheLover
the setup… It’s been a few months since FBI Agent Nikki Hunt almost lost her life capturing the Frost killer and suffered other tragic losses in the process. She’s returning to work when she’s called to a scene by boyfriend Rory Todd after he and his construction crew discovered a body during an excavation. The… Continue reading The Girl in the Ground by Stacy Green @authorstacygreenwhisenand @katehandford @hachetteuk @hachetteuk.bsky.social @bookouture @bookouture.bsky.social #NikkiHunt #TheGirlInTheGround
the setup… Juniper (June) Perry is a marketing assistant working with her best friend Avery Banks whose family owns the company. Both are children of privilege but June’s parents have been MIA since their divorce when she was twelve and she’s literally lived with the Banks family since. But there’s one problem…she’s had a crush… Continue reading Meet Me at Midnight by Max Monroe @authormaxmonroe @carlyrobinsnarrator @cendesereads @dreamscape_media @dreamscape_media.bsky.social #Midnight #MeetMeAtMidnight
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