the setup… Simone Seaborn and her husband Damien operate a posh London restaurant. Their daughter Lucy spent the summer at a camp near Fort Davis, Texas before starting university in the fall. Simone flies in to meet her for a week of camping and alone time and they stay at a lodge that night. The… Continue reading Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister @gillianmauthor @williammorrowbooks @wmmorrowbooks @readwithjenna #CallerUnknown
the setup… Romance writer Wren Jensen returns to hometown Colton Valley, Iowa with her four-year old son after being left at the altar. It’s been about twenty years since she left for Boise and now the small town change of pace seems a perfect balm for her broken heart. She buys a small farmhouse adjacent… Continue reading Love Grows Wild by Winter Renshaw @natalienaudus @leesamuelsvoice @brilliancepublishing #LoveGrowsWild
the setup… Harvey Jason is the unit publicist assigned to the movie set for Bloodrock, a Western on location in Tucson, Arizona. He’s awakened by a phone call from studio brass informing him that Arthur McDougall, the screenwriter, was found dead down the hall in his motel room. Jason (no one uses his first name)… Continue reading A Murder in Hollywood by Michael Crichton @michaelchrichton_official @the.ray.porter @realrayporter.bsky.social @blackstonepublishing @blackstonepub.bsky.social @librofm @librofm.com #AMurderInHollywood
the setup… Maeve Dunigan has cared for her mother the last few years and now that Mary Helen Dunigan has passed, the older prodigal daughter Therese has returned home for the funeral. It’s been seven years since Maeve last saw her and they are polar opposites. While they struggle to get along, both are united… Continue reading Road Trip by Mary Kay Andrews @marykayandrews @theveronicacat @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #RoadTrip
the setup… Hollywood icon Veronica Van Arden is putting everything into her latest film. She’s counting on it to be her comeback after a series of box office failures and problems with drugs and alcohol. Her young costar is Sienna Vale who is an adoring fan and Veronica decides to take her under her wing,… Continue reading The Replacement by Liv Constantine @livconstantine2 @suzanneefreeman @racheljnarrates @amazonpublishing @brilliancepublishing #TheReplacement
the setup… It’s been five years since James Hamilton walked away from Harper Ritchie after she begged him to give them a chance. Now the former Marine is the owner and head chef of The Edge, London’s well-renowned and Michelin starred restaurant. Harper shows up in his kitchen to interview for the chef de partie… Continue reading The Unwilling Bride by L. Steele @authorl.steele @shaneeastreads @evelyn_rose_narrator @hambright_pr #TheHamiltons #TheUnwillingBride
the setup… Harper Richie is an aspiring chef living in London who is toiling away as a dishwasher while waiting for her break. She and her best friend Phoenix Hamilton are out on the dance floor at a nightclub when James Hamilton shows up. He’s Phoenix’s oldest over protective brother (she has five). He’s not… Continue reading The Unwilling Love by L. Steele @authorl.steele @shaneastreads @evelyn_rose_narrator #LaxmiHariharan #TheHamiltons #TheUnwilling Love
the setup… Palmer is a nurse, married with twin four-year old daughters but her husband just left her for a much younger woman. Her best friend Beth wants her to agree to the getaway on a luxury sailing cruise with two former high school friends, Emma and Gigi. It’s to commemorate the twenty year anniversary… Continue reading The Trip by Audrey J. Cole @audreyjcole #VanessaJohansson @brilliancepublishing #TheTrip
the setup… Francesca (Frankie) Gardiner met George St. James when they were eight years old and he came to live next door with his grandmother. Precocious and outgoing Frankie took George under her wing and from that point forward, they were the best of friends through high school. It’s present day and the eve of… Continue reading Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune @carleyfortune @carleyfortune.bsky.social @ajbridel @iamjackcopland @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social @librofm @librofm.com #OurPerfectStorm
the setup… Arden Bowie works in a bookstore in North Shot, Ohio and has launched her debut novel to great success. At her first author event, she meets Dustin Dubecki, a fan and an aspiring writer. Though he comes on a little strong, she’s able to handle him. When he shows up at her next… Continue reading The Final Target by Nora Roberts @norarobertsauthor @januarylavoy @macmillan.audio @mcmillanaudio.bsky.social #TheFinalTarget
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