the setup… It’s the late 1980s and Michelle Carver is back home in Los Angeles for the summer from Juilliard. She’s the daughter of a wealthy real estate magnate and has sneaked away from her controlling parents to avoid another suffocating event. When she’s forced to stop for gas, she mistakes Scott McKallister for an… Continue reading What Lasts by J. Bengtsson @j._bengtsson @greyspromo #Cake #WhatLasts
the setup… Elena Sullivan is spending a quiet evening at home with her husband and teenage son. They tune into a new crime drama on TV an as the show progresses, Elena is shocked to see parallels of the show to a horrible event in her life from fifteen years ago. Only one other person… Continue reading The Roommate by Andrea Mara @andreamaraauthor @andreamaraauthor.bsky.social @_heatherosullivan @brilliancepublishing
the setup… Honey Beckett takes an Uber to her tech billionaire husband’s funeral instead of a fancy hired car. Barney Beckett was larger than life and widely lauded as a genius in the AI development. She can’t believe he’s gone even though he was twice her age. When she reaches the funeral, she’s in for… Continue reading The Price of Honey by Liane Moriarty @lianemoriarty_official @antheagreco @amazonpublishing @brilliancepublishing #DeadlyAmbitionCollection #ThePriceOfHoney
the setup… It’s Valentine’s Day and Noah Evans is working the night shift at the Louisiana graveyard when he hears some moaning. He’s a gravedigger and used to finding lovers amongst the gravestones. But when the moans turn to screaming, he realizes it’s not a Valentine’s Day tryst but a woman…buried alive. And it’s coming… Continue reading Valentine’s Slay by Navessa Allen @navessa.allen @alliepnarrates @alastairhaynesbridge @brilliancepublishing #TheImprobableMeetCuteSecondChances #ValentinesSlay
the setup… Jackson Clark is a radio station weatherman who is also the guardian of his fifteen-year old twin sisters. He’s defined by his need for structure, organization and routine, which is often disrupted by Delilah Stewart, the woman who parks crookedly next to him everyday. She’s a TV reporter who does unusual field reports… Continue reading And Now, Back to You by B. K. Borison @authorbkborison @heyitsmaxmeyers @britpressley @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #Heartstrings #AndNowBackToYou
the setup… It’s Valentine’s Day, exactly one year since Maia St. James caught her cheating ex-boyfriend in the act. The last thing she wants to do is be among people let alone go to a party. But her two best friends talk her into going with them to a Death to Valentine’s Day masquerade ball… Continue reading Death to Valentine’s Day by Catherine Cowles @catherinecowlesauthor @mallonerin @connorcrais @brilliancepublishing #TheImprobableMeetCuteSecondChances #DeathToValentinesDay
the setup… Rory Smith and Oliver Adams had what feels like a serendipitous encounter…in a drama class. She was randomly paired with him for a scene from Romeo and Juliet and shared a kiss she never forgot. Jump forward four years and they have another random encounter right before Valentine’s Day that is both unique… Continue reading A Play for Love by Trilina Pucci @authortrilinapucci @jsvilinsky @jsvilinsky.bsky.social @sayitsstephendexter @brilliancepublishing #TheImprobableMeetCuteSecondChances #APlayForLove
the setup… The Mobile Response Team’s latest case is in Jacksonville, Florida at the exclusive Sapphire Shoals Spa Resort where three newlywed couples stayed and were later found dead. FBI Agent Matt Costa (also the team’s leader) and Detective Kara Quinn, who has a striking resemblance to the victims, go undercover as newlyweds to bait… Continue reading Make It Out Alive by Allison Brennan @abwrites @suzanne_t_fortin @suzannefortin.bsky.social @harlequinbooks #QuinnAndCosta #MakeItOutAlive
the setup… Lady Elizabeth Tierney is 24-years old and still hasn’t found a suitable marriage partner as she’s holding out for a union of the heart. It’s Christmas Day and she’s arrived back at her family’s London home ahead of everyone else only to find an empty house and a letter from her father. In… Continue reading Lady Elizabeth’s Winter Stranger by Anna Campbell @annacampbelloz #AMayfairChristmasRomance #LadyElizabethsWinterStranger
the setup… Theater actress Bex Hardgrave is on tour with the musical production of Oklahoma! and they are all set for the Valentine’s Day production until a seafood taco takes out most of the cast. She’s okay as she took a pass on that delectable but the “show must go on” tradition is threatened because… Continue reading Second Act Romance by Julie Soto @juliesotowrites @juliesotowrites.bsky.social @thereseplummernarrates @brilliancepublishing #improbablemeetcutesecondchances #secondactromance
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