Relaxing Reads

Hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya chat with Sarah Bernstein about her book "Study For Obedience".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our latest episode, hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya discuss Study for Obedience from Sarah Bernstein.  This book tells the story of a young woman who moves from the place of her birth to the remote northern country of her forebears to be housekeeper to her brother, whose wife has recently left him. 

Soon after arriving, a series of inexplicable events occurs – deaths of cattle; the demise of a ewe and her lamb; a local dog's phantom pregnancy; a potato blight too. She notices that locals suspect she might be the cause, the reason… It explores themes of guilt, abuse and prejudice through the eyes of its unreliable narrator.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya chat with the bestselling author of The Maid, Nita Prose about her latest book "The Mystery Guest". We chat about how she got the idea, the cast of characters and storyline, plus Nita shares some really big news with us!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our latest episode, hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya discuss a book from the bestselling author of The Maid, Nita Prose called The Mystery Guest. Molly Gray is not like anyone else. With her flair for cleaning and proper etiquette, she has risen through the ranks of the glorious five-star Regency Grand Hotel to become the esteemed Head Maid. But just as her life reaches a pinnacle state of perfection, her world is turned upside down when J.D. Grimthorpe, the world-renowned mystery author, drops dead—very dead—on the hotel’s tea room floor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya chat with the bestselling author of Breathless, Amy McCulloch about her latest book "Midnight”. In the previous Relaxing Reads episode they discussed the book "Midnight". It's another pulse-pounding thriller: a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Antarctica to camp beneath the midnight sun becomes a desperate battle for survival against a killer determined to follow their prey to the very ends of the earth. 
With 24 hours of daylight, there is nowhere to hide.

Olivia has always dreamt of spending a "white night" on the frigid continent, but never thought she'd have the chance….until her high-powered art-dealer boyfriend, Aaron decides to stage an exhibition on a luxury expedition.

It's like a real life murder-mystery weekend Olivia didn’t sign up for. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our latest read, hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya discuss a book from the bestselling author of Breathless, Amy McCulloch "Midnight”. It's another pulse-pounding thriller: a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Antarctica to camp beneath the midnight sun becomes a desperate battle for survival against a killer determined to follow their prey to the very ends of the earth. 
With 24 hours of daylight, there is nowhere to hide.

Olivia has always dreamt of spending a "white night" on the frigid continent, but never thought she'd have the chance….until her high-powered art-dealer boyfriend, Aaron decides to stage an exhibition on a luxury expedition.

It's like a real life murder-mystery weekend Olivia didn’t sign up for. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our latest read, The Mythmakers is Keziah Weir’s debut novel about a young journalist named Sal who discovers a short story by an older author she met years ago. The story she believes is about her and that moment she met the man, Martin. Her life is in shambles, with a relationship falling apart and a career that’s taking a nosedive…so why not leave it all behind in search of that manuscript. This leads to an entanglement with the author’s widow, daughter and former best friend. It’s a story about the memory, perspective through different time lines, love, discovery within one’s self and the twists and turns that life presents! Plus a Q & A with the author!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our latest read, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss “Three Holidays and a Wedding” a team effort from authors, Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley. As strangers and seatmates Maryam and Anna fly to Toronto over the holidays — Maryam to her sister's impromptu wedding, and Anna to meet her boyfriend's wealthy family for the first time—neither expect that severe turbulence will scare them into confessing their deepest hopes and fears to one another. 

They end up being forced to delay those holiday plans thanks to a Snowmageddon scenario… and land at a quirky inn on the outskirts of Snow Falls — a picture-perfect town where a holiday romance. But as Maryam and Anna start to feel the magic of Snow Falls — and find love better than their deepest hopes — they just might realize there's no place they'd rather be for the holidays!!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts Josie, Ryan and (Britney Super-Fan) Simone discuss the book that has everyone talking, Britney Spears 'The Woman in Me'. Our three hosts go beyond the Justin Timberlake headlines and discuss Britney's often sad, but amazing journey and surviving it all, in her own words. In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey—and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history.
Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our latest read, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss Pebble & Dove from Amy Jones. A once-famous but now-abandoned aquarium-in-a-ship in Florida is the backdrop for a novel of family secrets and dysfunction, and the ways in which it can sometimes take an animal to remind us how to be human.

This is the story of a family falling apart, only to be brought back together again by an unlikely champion—a 1,000-pound manatee named Pebble. 

Lauren’s life is a mess, with a teenage daughter, Dove, who barely speaks to her. …there are quite a few secrets, it’s a little dark, but very moving, as they try to figure out how to choose between what’s worth saving and what needs to be let go. This one will pull at your heartstrings. Plus a Q & A with the author. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.