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About Therese Plummer
Thérèse Plummer is an actor and award-winning audiobook narrator working in New York City. She has recorded over 350 audio books for various publishers. She won the 2019 Audie Award for her work on the multicast, Sadie by Courtney Summers for Macmillan Audio, was nominated for the Mutlicast Any Man by Amber Tamblyn for Harper Audio and her solo narration for The Rogue Planets Shaken by Lee W. Brainard for Podium Publishing. The American Library Association (ALA) awarded her work on Sourdough by Robin Sloan as part of the 2018 Listen List: Outstanding Audiobook Narration for Adult Listeners. Thérèse is the voice of Maya Hansen in the Marvel Graphic Motion Comic Ironman Extremis, Dr. Fennel in Pokemon and for various Yu-Gi-Oh characters. Television Guest Star Roles on The Good Wife, Law and Order SVU and the upcoming series Virgin River for Netflix.
About Brenda Novak
It was a shocking experience that jump-started Brenda Novak’s bestselling author career. “I caught my day-care provider drugging my children with cough syrup and Tylenol to get them to sleep while I was away,” Brenda says. “It was then that I decided that I needed to do something from home.” However, writing was the last profession she expected to undertake. In fact, Brenda swears she didn’t have a creative bone in her body. In school, math and science were her best subjects, and when it came time to pick a major in college, she chose business. Abandoning her academic scholarship to Brigham Young University at the age of 20 in order to get married and start a family, Brenda dabbled in commercial real estate, then became a loan officer. “When I first got the idea to become a novelist, it took me five years to teach myself the craft and finish my first book,” Brenda admits. “I learned how to write by reading what others have written. The best advice for any would-be author: read, read, read….” Brenda sold her first book, and the rest is history. Now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, she continues to publish two or three novels a year, in a variety of genres. Brenda and her husband, Ted, live in Sacramento and are the proud parents of five children—three girls and two boys. Now that they are empty-nesters, she spends her free time babysitting her two grandchildren. When she’s not with her family or writing, Brenda is usually raising money for diabetes research. To date, she’s raised almost $2.6 million. Her youngest son, Thad, has diabetes, and Brenda is determined to help him and others like him. She also enjoys traveling, watching sporting events and biking–she rides an amazing 20 miles every day!
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Hmm…this seems interesting, but books that go a little too slow drive me crazy!
I know how you feel about the slow pacing., but it was worth it in the end.
I think that I had a lot of the same thoughts when I listened to this one, Nadene. I liked it but I felt like the story got stuck in a few areas and I am didn’t understand why she was so bothered by the 7 year age gap. It felt like they talked about that way too much. I did like the book and have enjoyed the whole series. Great review!
I enjoyed this one but I agree with you-there were parts that were just SLOW.
So true. Painfully slow.
I would be curious to see what you think of the next one
I will let you know soon.
This one’s been on my shelf for awhile, Nadene, so I’m happy to see you enjoyed it for the most part. I do love Novak but I read more of her contemporary romance and historical romance than romantic suspense. I’ll give this one a go though! 🙂
This is my second time reading her work. I have not read any of her other genres, although hey are on my kindle. 🙂
Ohhh, sounds like one spooky read
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Vanessa
http://www.blushinggeek.com
I wouldn’t say it was spooky. It was more suspenseful in nature.
I’ve always liked stories with killers and or stalkers in them. This sounds interesting.
I listened to book 3 Face Off and really liked it, I’m thinking of going back and read them.
I am looking forward to reading the rest of the books in the series.
I hope the next book is even better for you!
I got Hanover House when it was a freebie. I was curious about the set up and wanted to try the author’s books. I think her age hangup with be irritating, too, and an excuse if she also has intimacy issues. But, at least the thriller part sounds intense. Thanks, Nadene!