Relaxing Reads

Relaxing Reads

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Relaxing Reads episodes

  • Jane Corry - Coming To Find You
    In our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss, “Coming To Find You” by Jane Corry. This is certainly a gripping and emotional thriller. When her family tragedy is splashed across the newspapers, Nancy decides to disappear. Her grandmother's beautiful Regency house in a quiet seaside village seems like the safest place to hide. But the old house has its own secrets and a chilling wartime legacy . Now someone knows the truth about the night Nancy's mother and stepfather were murdered. Someone knows where to find her. And they have nothing to lose.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
    23 min
  • Julia McKay - The Holiday Honeymoon Switch
    In our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss The Holiday Honeymoon Switch from Julia McKay / Marissa Stapley. Trading places and vacations might just be the Christmas miracle these two best friends need. Holly Beech and Ivy Casey are bury-the-body besties.. When Holly’s fiancé jilts her, leaving her in shock and with a nonrefundable honeymoon, Holly convinces Ivy to switch places. Ivy will go on the Hawaiian honeymoon her best friend can’t bear to take alone, while Holly escapes to Ivy’s rented Hudson Valley cabin to binge-watch holiday movies and heal.
    Holly’s wallowing is interrupted when her rugged Airbnb host turns out to be her high school academic rival who’s had a major glow-up. And, Ivy’s solo retreat is upended when Holly’s ex-fiancé checks into the honeymoon suite—with a new woman... Enter the hot hotel bartender to come to her rescue. Against all odds, this Christmas might prove the most magical yet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
    31 min
  • Shashi Bhat - Death by a Thousand Cuts
    In our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss “Death by a Thousand Cuts” a collection of short stories, that comes from author Shashi Bhat. A writer discovers that her ex has published a novel about their breakup. An immunocompromised woman falls in love, only to have her body betray her. After her boyfriend makes an insensitive comment, a college student finds an experimental procedure that promises to turn her brown eyes blue. A Reddit post about a man's habit of grabbing his girlfriend's breasts prompts a shocking confession. An unsettling second date leads to the testing of boundaries. And when a woman begins to lose her hair, she embarks on an increasingly nightmarish search for answers. It’s in these stories that many women will find very familiar moments!!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
    21 min
  • Carley Fortune - This Summer Will Be Different
    In our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss our latest read This Summer Will Be Different which comes from New York Times Best Selling author, Carley Fortune, and it’s as hot and steamy as our summer!!! Lucy is the tourist vacationing at a beach house on Prince Edward Island. Felix is the local who shows her a very good time. The only problem: Lucy doesn’t know he’s her best friend’s younger brother. Lucy and Felix’s have an unreal chemistry, but the list of reasons why they need to stay away from each other is long, and they vow to never repeat that electric night again. It’s easier said than done. It's a setting that’ll have you planning out a trip to the island, there’s a ride-or-die friendship like Anne and Dianna from Anne of Green Gables and a sexual tension that’ll melt that Cows brand ice cream!! Time to grab a glass of Vino Verde and shuck some oysters as you listen to this steamy episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
    30 min
  • Colleen Hoover - It Ends with Us
    In our latest episode, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss "It Ends with Us" by Colleen Hoover. The novels takes us through Lily Bloom's emotional journey as she navigates relationships with Atlas, her childhood love, and Ryle, her husband who has shown abusive behavior. The story explores the complexities of Lily's connections, her inner turmoil, and her determination to break the cycle of abuse for her daughter's well-being. As she confronts the harsh realities of her marriage, she resolves to prioritize her child's safety and embark on a path of healing, ultimately seeking the nurturing love she deserves. The novel, which is inspired by the author's own parents, has spent 157 weeks on the New York Times' paperback trade fiction bestseller list.  The movie with same name releases on August 11th in theatres starring Blake Lively.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
    32 min
  • What Wild Women Do - Author Q & A featuring Karma Brown
    In our latest episode, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb chat with the author of What Wild Women Do - Karma Brown. She shares some great insight into the book, including what inspired it, and what she has in store for us next.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
    29 min
  • Karma Brown - What Wild Women Do
    In our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss What Wild Women Do from Karma Brown. The story about 1970s feminist, Eddie facing the costs of loss and autonomy strives to create a better future for women at her Adirondacks camp; the other woman, Rowan, an aspiring screenwriter of today, makes a shocking discovery that sets her on a course of rewriting her own story. It’s lives that interweave as two women in very different circumstances go on journeys of self-discovery. So compelling, wonderfully written, part mystery, part journey to self-discovery.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
    30 min

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The Breeze Network of radio stations bring you the Relaxing Reads podcast. The Breeze encourages you to make a little time for yourself by diving into a good book and then join the discussion with…