It’s a cold, harsh Christmas Eve in London and Ebenezer Scrooge hates the season. He’s a crotchety old (and wealthy) miser who has just turned away two men asking for donations to help the poor (Scrooge could easily help), and turned down an invitation to dinner from his nephew Fred. He grudgingly let his put… Continue reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Performed by Patrick Stewart @sirpatstew @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #AChristmasCarol #BookSky
the setup… Isabella (Izzy) Russo is a high-end department store manager and in a relationship with Evan, a man who treats her shabbily and constantly harps about her weight. One night when they were dining out, Izzy looks up and sees a man watching her intently. She wasn’t unnerved, just felt “seen.” She later learns… Continue reading Love Me Stalk Me by Laura Bishop @laurabishopauthor #CJBloom @sebastianyork_official @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social @librofm @librofm.com #ObsessivelyYours #LoveMeStalkMe
the setup… It’s 1997 and in the space of thirty days, Michelle Cadell’s life has turned upside down. She’s always had an orderly and well planned life in Seattle and now the thirty-year old advertising manager is divorced, owner of her ex’s border collie-with-attitude Rocket and managing her recently deceased mother’s bed & breakfast (Bird… Continue reading If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia @julieoliviaauthor #BlairYoung @emilyeidenvo @maybealexraby @seanpatrickhopkins @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #IfItMakesYouHappy #BookSky
the setup… Petra is a reporter from Chicago, dispatched to New Orleans to track down some of the supernatural urban legends surrounding the city. One in particular involves Dax Rousseau, owner of the tattoo parlor House of Ink and Blood who has a cat named Lucifer. Sources say his body is covered with tattoos…but they’re… Continue reading Spicy Little Curses by J. T. Geissinger @jtgeissingerauthor @voicedbyvanessa @duran.troy @brilliancepublishing #ScaredSexyCollection #SpicyLittleCurses #BookSky
the setup… Clara Davenport returns to her home in New York from a special assignment for Davenport Innovation Creative, her family’s toy business. Instead of settling in, she walks into the middle of a PR crisis of their own creation in the town of Fraser Falls. Clara is dispatched there to “fix” the problem and… Continue reading Holiday Ever After by Hannah Grace @hannahgraceauthor @narratedbyteddyhamilton @narratedbyteddy.bsky.social @yolakin @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #HolidayEverAfter
When this was first released, I got the audiobook right away. But when I learned it was based on her own current experience, something made me pause. It was if I somehow delayed listening to her most autobiographical work of fiction, I could deny reality. Madeleine Sophie Wickham, aka Sophie Kinsella, lost her battle with… Continue reading What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella @sophiekinsellawriter @sallysmack @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #WhatDoesItFeelLike
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
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