Happy Book Birthday to You Did Nothing Wrong by CG Drews and Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line by Elle Cosimano

 

Through Raspberry Colored Glasses wishes a Happy Book Birthday to You Did Nothing Wrong by CG Drews and Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line by Elle Cosimano. These are two very different books being born today but both are good reads in their own ways. CG Drews' book leans toward gothic suspense while Elle Cosimano's book is a humorous mystery.

From the publisher:

Dark domestic suspense meets haunted house horror in this unnerving adult debut guaranteed to keep you awake for days afterward, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Don’t Let the Forest In and Hazelthorn

The walls are closing in on her perfect new life.

Single mother Elodie’s life has become a fairy tale. She’s met Bren, equal parts Golden-retriever-devoted and sinfully handsome. He’s whisked her and her autistic son, Jude, to the crumbling family house he’s renovating. She has a new husband, a new house, and a new baby on the way. Everything is perfect.

Until Jude claims he can hear voices in the walls. He says their renovations are “hurting” the house. Even Elodie can’t ignore it―something strange is going on.

The question is, Is it with the house, or with her son?

And what is Elodie hiding?

From the publisher:

Life hasn’t been easy for Finlay Donovan lately, but it just got a whole lot harder. Her nanny and partner-in-crime, Vero, has been extradited from Virginia to Maryland, where she’s facing criminal charges for a theft she swears she didn’t commit. A prisoner to an ankle bracelet as she awaits her trial, Vero is forced to live with her overbearing mother and nosy aunt. Threatening messages keep arriving on her mother’s door, demanding Vero “turn over the money . . . or else.” And if she doesn’t figure out who really stole her former sorority’s treasury funds, her next home might be a prison cell.

But proving her innocence might be an impossible feat. Vero was the treasurer of her sorority when the money went missing—one of the only people who had access to the cash. And her alibi is a date who ghosted her. With her court date quickly approaching, and her mysterious stalker on her tail, Vero needs to clear her name fast.

Finlay decides a trip to Maryland is in order. After all, Vero stood by her through her darkest moments, and Finlay will be damned if she lets her best friend and children’s nanny be convicted for something she didn’t do. She sets off on a mission to suss out the real thief and bring Vero home.

I've read You Did Nothing Wrong and it's good. Review to come this week of this book that manages to be both a gothic horror story and a suspense title. This book was released today from St. Martin's Press.

And I listened to a 12 chapter sample of the audiobook for Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line. The audiobook version was released today by Macmillan Audio. I love the characters, especially Finlay and Vero. It's a good humorous cozy. So far it's not quite as wild as other titles in the series, but that's ok. I have to get the rest of the book now. I want to find out who is trying to frame Vero. And how do they get her out of hot water?

Hope you have a great Tuesday!