Thirty-something veterinarian Ally Winter has found a new “leash” on life since she moved back to her hometown of Willow Bluff, Wisconsin. Protecting her-and his heart-is another story.

As everything is falling apart and threats mount against Brighton, Stone realizes forgiveness is the easy part. Being forgiven is out of the question considering how much he hates her. Hope lost, she’s unexpectedly freed-and thrown back into Stone’s life. Years later, she is used by her captors to take down the best man she’s ever known. Supermodel Brighton Buchanan had designers and men eating out of her hand until a terrible mistake trapped her in the soul-eating world of human trafficking. However, one phone call from an old Army buddy upends Stone’s best-laid plans. Humiliated and furious, he retreats to his mountain lodge to hide from media hounds and eke out a new life. But a foolish lapse in judgment dismantles his name and career. Stone Metcalfe embodies the Metcalfe legacy-blue eyes, an unfair amount of good looks, and hardcore patriot-laced character. #dontsayIdidntwarnyou #iwanttoreadallthebooksplease I did warn you thusly about my inability to narrow today’s list to a reasonable number of titles….

You can also keep up with 2022’s new books as I learn about them by bookmarking the ‘ 2022 Releases‘ page on my blog menu & checking it periodically! I’ll also include links to all the January-April 2022 releases, each in their own list by month. In my continued quest to streamline these posts (I tried, really I did), I’m only (let’s be honest – there is no ‘only’ about the number of books on this list) selecting the books that most caught my eye to spotlight here. Tuesday: Historical Fiction (non-Amish & non-suspense) Monday: Contemporary Fiction (non-Amish & non-suspense) Here is the schedule of posts for the week so you can zero in on your fave genre!

I’m speaking, of course, about the mystery & suspense books on the horizon, and Early 2022 is bringing so many fabulous-looking new releases!! Get your lists ready and join me in TBR madness as we look at Early 2022 Mystery & Suspense New Releases (January – April)! Happy Wednesday! Our look at the new book season has brought us to the genre for which I wave a flag of surrender on ever reaching the end of my TBR galaxy.

Grave Secrets by Susan Gee Heino