Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci @davidbaldacciauthor @davidbaldacci.bsky.social @webberesque @yolakin @themelalee @themelalee.bsky.social @hachetteaudio @hachetteaudio.bsky.social #The620Man

the setup… Travis Devine is a former Army Ranger Captain who inexplicably left a brilliant military career and then joined Cowl and Comely, a prestigious New York investment bank. At 32-years old, he’s older than his other entry level analysts and an anomaly. He shares an apartment with three others, taking the 6:20 train from… Continue reading The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci @davidbaldacciauthor @davidbaldacci.bsky.social @webberesque @yolakin @themelalee @themelalee.bsky.social @hachetteaudio @hachetteaudio.bsky.social #The620Man

Audiobook, Historical Fiction

Let’s Call Her Barbie by Renée Rosen @reneerosen_ @abigailrenoaudio @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #LetsCallHerBarbie

the setup… Ruth Handler was always a force to reckon with, even as a teen when she helped her older sister with business sales. As a co-founder of Mattel along with husband Eliot and Harold (Matt) Matson who they bought out in the 1940s, she was actually the one who managed the company. In 1956,… Continue reading Let’s Call Her Barbie by Renée Rosen @reneerosen_ @abigailrenoaudio @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #LetsCallHerBarbie

Audiobook, Contemporary Fiction

Eddie Winston is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin @itsmariannecronin @cccorbett_11 @harperaudio #EddieWinstonIsLookingForLove

the setup… Eddie Winston finds joy in almost every aspect of his life. He volunteers at a charity shop in Birmingham, England, sorting through the donations brought in by the living and from those who’ve passed on. He’s highly perceptive, knowing when he needs to put something aside until the original donator returns to see… Continue reading Eddie Winston is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin @itsmariannecronin @cccorbett_11 @harperaudio #EddieWinstonIsLookingForLove

Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

See How They Hide by Allison Brennan @abwrites @suzanne_t_fortin @suzannefortin.bsky.social @harlequin_audio #SeeHowTheyHide

the setup… Detective Kara Quinn and the Mobile Response Team are dispatched to a crime scene in Oregon where a female college student is found murdered, her throat cut and red poppies covering her body. At the same time, Special Agent Matt Costa is in Virginia at another crime scene, this time an older man… Continue reading See How They Hide by Allison Brennan @abwrites @suzanne_t_fortin @suzannefortin.bsky.social @harlequin_audio #SeeHowTheyHide

Audiobook, Historical Fiction

The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman @lloigman @gabracadabranyc @gabracadabra.bsky.social @macmillan.audio #TheLoveElixirOfAugustaStern

the setup… Pharmacist Augusta Stern is about to turn eighty and is forced to retire (she’d fudged her age by ten years). She’s lived in Brooklyn her entire life and has no plan for what’s next so her beloved niece Jackie convinces her to relocate to a vibrant senior community in Rallentando Springs, Florida. On… Continue reading The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman @lloigman @gabracadabranyc @gabracadabra.bsky.social @macmillan.audio #TheLoveElixirOfAugustaStern

2025 Challenges

2025 Library Love Challenge @booksofmyheart.bsky.social @books_of_myheart @angelsbooknook17.bsky.social @angelsbooknook17 #2025LibraryLoveChallenge

Hosted by Angel’s Book Nook & Books of My Heart, this is a favorite challenge. I love libraries and so many of the books I read are sourced by them. This will be my seventh year participating in the challenge. Details This year they are changing things up. The challenge will be in three semesters.… Continue reading 2025 Library Love Challenge @booksofmyheart.bsky.social @books_of_myheart @angelsbooknook17.bsky.social @angelsbooknook17 #2025LibraryLoveChallenge