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Today on the show, BPF Editor-in-Chief John Phythyon and Blurb Whisperer Abigail Dunard are back at it with another deep dive into the scintillating sea of book descriptions! Here are this episode’s read-along selections: Blurb: Men of Bone by David Penny 1501: London, England Can a man turn his back on all hope to protect those he loves? Returning to an England now alien to him Thomas Berrington falls foul of a thieves’ guild. In his efforts to protect a stranger he becomes their target. When the bonemen come to inflict punishment he has no choice but to kill one of their order. Fleeing...
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Today on the show, BPF Editor-in-Chief John Phythyon and Blurb Whisperer Abigail Dunard are back at it with another deep dive into the scintillating sea of book descriptions! Here are this episode’s read-along selections: Blurb: Hopeless for You by Raquel Riley Cyan was hired to tutor Griffin in the ways of love. He never expected to become the student. Will their lessons in love lead to the real thing? Griffin Clark A twenty-one year old virgin college freshman? Yep, that’s me. But I didn’t wait this long to just throw it away. I dream of the perfect romantic night, straight out of one...
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Today on the show, BPF Editor-in-Chief and Blurb Whisperer Abigail Dunard are back at it with another deep dive into the scintillating sea of book descriptions! Here are this episode’s read-along selections: Blurb: A Last Gift: One Midlife Crisis by Beca Lewis Five women. One dead husband. Too many secrets. A letter from her dead husband turns Bree Mann’s world upside down, forcing her to confront not only his past but hers. When four childhood friends come to her rescue, they uncover secrets and lies that will change all their lives forever. Was the gift Bree received a blessing or a...
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BSB 149
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Today on the show, BPF Editor-in-Chief and Blurb Whisperer Abigail Dunard are back at it with another deep dive into the scintillating sea of book descriptions! To watch video of this episode, view it on Facebook at Best Page Forward. Here are this episode’s read-along selections: Blurb: Old Debts by T.L. Riffey Detective John Hanlan hates these kind of cases. 'Normal' murders were bad enough but add the uncanny and he really disliked them. Called to a peculiar murder scene, he immediately knows there's more than the usual insanity involved. He deduces that the killer is after the...
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Today on the show, BPF Editor-in-Chief and Blurb Whisperer Abigail Dunard are back at it with another deep dive into the scintillating sea of book descriptions! To watch video of this episode, view it on Facebook at Best Page Forward. Here are this episode’s read-along selections: Blurb: Good Vibrations By Patrick J. O’Connor A human. An alien. A one-afternoon stand and a fertilized egg. What could possibly go right? Greg and NaDii are going to find out. They're about to become a hybrid family, it turns out. In book one of this series, during the life of their first child,...
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BSB 147
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Today on the show, BPF Editor-in-Chief and Blurb Whisperer Abigail Dunard are back at it with another deep dive into the scintillating sea of book descriptions! To watch video of this episode, view it on Facebook at Best Page Forward. Here are this episode’s read-along selections: Hook: The Death of the Groom in the Ceremony Room By Suz Williams A witch sworn off magic, a bad-tempered bridegroom with a peanut allergy, and a cunning killer who considers he’s above getting caught. The death of the groom in the ceremony room is only the beginning of the story. Blurb: Blurb...
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Today on the show, BPF Editor-in-Chief and Blurb Whisperer Abigail Dunard are back at it with another deep dive into the scintillating sea of book descriptions! To watch video of this episode, view it on Facebook at Best Page Forward. Here are this episode’s read-along selections: Blurb: NECESSARY SINS book 1 in Lazare Family Saga by Elizabeth Bell In antebellum Charleston, a Catholic priest grapples with doubt, his family's secret African ancestry, and his love for a slave owner's wife. Joseph Lazare's life is built on lies. He believes his black hair and olive skin...
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Today on the show, BPF Editor-in-Chief and Blurb Whisperer Abigail Dunard are back at it with another deep dive into the scintillating sea of book descriptions! To watch video of this episode, view it on Facebook at Best Page Forward. Here are this episode’s read-along selections: Blurb: Mr. Darcy & Elizabeth: What Time Has Done: a Pride and Prejudice Variation Romance by Alyssa Jefferson “Do not refuse me now. I have waited so long.” Elizabeth Bennet has lived a life of deprivation and penance for six and a half years. After refusing the pompous marriage proposal of Mr....
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Today on the show, BPF Editor-in-Chief and Blurb Whisperer Abigail Dunard are back at it with another deep dive into the scintillating sea of book descriptions! To watch video of this episode, view it on Facebook at Best Page Forward. Here are this episode’s read-along selections: Blurb: Untitled Cozy Mystery by Marisa D'Vari Ambitious new college grad Nina Brown exploded with excitement when assigned to oversee a fancy weekend competition in Provence, France. As assistant editor for a trendy lifestyle magazine, this foodie scribe knows her success will make or break her editorial...
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Today on the show, BPF Editor-in-Chief and Blurb Whisperer Abigail Dunard are back at it with another deep dive into the scintillating sea of book descriptions! To watch video of this episode, view it on Facebook at Best Page Forward. Here are this episode’s read-along selections: Blurb: The Legacy: Scotland Bay the Return by Cecly Ann Mitchell For almost four decades, Rhys Le Noireau has been a man out of place, trying to fit together the jigsaw pieces of his life. When his mother Astral, is injured and hospitalized in a coma, Rhys, a single successful architect, is tasked with...
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The Veil by Benjamin Mahoney
She's never been really crazy about him, though she found his persistence charming. Will her feelings change when a hit accident leaves him in a coma?
Lisa is a visionary. Despite her family past riddled with misfortune, Lisa is certain that a better world is possible, and she works tirelessly to improve the lives of others. She is an accomplished fund raiser, and has established a foundation dedicated to helping families cope with disabilities. Inspired by the potential of architectural solutions, Lisa strives to become a professional architect. She dreams of one day building and running resorts that cater to these special needs family.
All of these dreams come to a crashing halt when the doctor discovers a tumor in her brain.
Matthew, a man of some means, sees the fire in Lisa's eyes, and he is smitten be her charm and her passion for the cause. Matthew pledges an undisclosed sum of wealth to Lisa's foundation.
When a hit-and-run accident leaves Matthew in a coma, Lisa find that he has left her his entire estate - a substantial fortune. However, Matthew's mother, Maura, is alarmed. Maura files for an injunction to prevent Lisa from seeing her son, citing Lisa as a danger to comatose Mattew because of her vested interest in his fortune.
Lisa decides to sign a statutory declaration waiving all her rights to the fortune that Matthew intended to leave her. Will that be enough to convince Maura of Lisa's true love for her son?
The Veil is a tale of sweet romance in the modern world, featuring fascinating characters and confounding plot twists.
If you like raw emotions, engaging romance, and tales of the triumph of the human spirit, you'll love Benjamin Mahoney's powerful novel.