the setup… Detective Josie Quinn and the team are called to a high school prom where the body of a young girl is found. She’s dressed for the occasion except for the stab wound. But, she’s not a student and though she looks familiar, they can’t identify her. A few days later, they find another… Continue reading Watch Her Disappear by Lisa Regan @lisareganauthor @lisaregan.bsky.social @hachetteuk @hachetteuk.bsky.social @bookouture @bookouture.bsky.social #DetectiveJosieQuinn #WatchHerDisappear
the setup… It all starts with a challenge. Damon agrees to swim out in the cold ocean waters on a dare. But things go wrong and he drowns, only to be rescued and resuscitated. Damon would like to be more grateful but since the moment he was brought back to life, visions of a boy… Continue reading Dead in the Water by John Marrs @johnmarrs.author @willmwatt @elizabethknoweldon @debramichaels @brilliancepublishing #DeadInTheWater
the setup… It all starts with a key…one that won’t open a door that it should have. Eden Fox returns home from a run on the night her artwork is scheduled to be exhibited in a local gallery. When she inserts her key, it doesn’t turn and the door is eventually opened by a woman… Continue reading My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney @alicewriterland @alicefeeney.com @belpowley @henryrowleyy @richardcarmitage @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #MyHusbandsWife
the setup… Veronica is a marketing consultant who was unfairly let go from her last job. She signs in to what was supposed to be a job interview but turns out to be another company’s Zoom meeting. She keeps her profile dark and listens in to an awful marketing presentation. In her current mood, she… Continue reading Accidentally Yours by Christina Lauren @christinalauren @domsalvacion @andrew_gibson_narrates @brilliancepublishing #TheImprobableMeetCuteSecondChances #AccidentallyYours
the setup… FBI Special Agent Nikki Hunt and her team are called to a gruesome scene at the Weber family’s Stillwater farmhouse. Dave and Joan were brutally stabbed to death, their son Bryce clinging to life and an unknown female dead from an apparent fall from the second floor into the foyer. She’s later identified… Continue reading The Trapped Ones by Stacy Green @authorstacygreenwhisenand @stacywhisenand.bsky.social @katehandford @hachetteuk @bookouture @hachetteuk.bsky.social @bookouture.bsky.social #NikkiHunt #TheTrappedOnes
the setup… Kalista (Kal) Brooks is an Olympic medalist in training for her third Games when she’s called to come back to her family home in Atlanta because of devastating news about her father. His heart is failing and they just learned that “Coach” isn’t physically eligible for a heart transplant. Though she has a… Continue reading The Last Father-Daughter Dance by Lisa Wingate @author_lisa_wingate @sarahnaughtonauthor @brilliancepublishing #TheLastFatherDaughterDance
the setup… FBI Agent Gardner Camden is back with the PAR (Patterns and Recognition) Unit, a team of agents who have unique and unusual analytical skills that give them an edge in solving difficult cases. It’s been a year and now Gardner heads the group and they’ve relocated to Jacksonville, Florida. They’re currently trying to… Continue reading Inside Man by John McMahon @johnmcmahonbooks @jwdamron @jwdamron.bsky.social @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #HeadCases #InsideMan
the setup… It’s been five years since Hannah Hall’s life was turned upside down and her husband Owen Michaels disappeared, leaving her with stepdaughter Bailey. They’d discovered he’d runaway from his old identity to escape a crime family set on vengeance. But she sees him briefly at an exhibit and immediately knows things have changed.… Continue reading The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave @lauradaveauthor @lobecca @tessa_albertson @colindonnell #CJWilson @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #HannahHall #TheFirstTimeISawHim
the setup… Teen Amber Chambers was in a park collecting cans for money when she stumbles upon a dead body. Deschutes County Detective Noelle Marshall is assigned the case and is stymied trying to identify the man. Meanwhile, FBI Agent Max Rhodes and his Bend office are exploring recent chatter about a potential violent uprising.… Continue reading No One Knew by Kendra Elliot @kendraelliot @snemethparker @brilliancepublishing #NoelleMarshall #NoOneKnew
The Audiobook Challenge is back for 2026! I’ll be joining Caffeinated Reviewer and That’s What I’m Talking About, the co-hosts for the 13th year of this challenge. I’m going for Audibly Ddicted since I achieved that in 2025 and I continue to listen to more audiobooks than I read! Challenge Details Runs January 1, 2026… Continue reading 2026 Audiobook Challenge @caffeinatedreviewer.com @caffeinatedreviewer @jentwimom.bsky.social @jen_twimom #2026AudiobookChallenge
Blue Mood Café 