is a weekly event that was originally hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. This meme is a place that spotlights upcoming releases that we´re eagerly anticipating with pure joy. There are a lot of new books coming out each year and some of them catch my attention and will get a spotlight in my Waiting on Wednesday post. While some of them will finally end up here at my place, others won´t. I am joining Tressa at Wishful Endings and her meme Can´t-Wait Wednesday.
I discovered this new Nora Roberts book Sunday afternoon at her website while looking for the cover of another book. As a fan, I am curious how this one will turn out. Because it isn´t the first time that the author writes a novel about a thief. In Sweet Revenge, it was a rich woman who stole the jewels. This time, the summary tells me that it is a man. With a completely different background. So, yes. I am eager to find out how the story is brought to paper by Nora Roberts this time.
Nightwork
Author Nora RobertsPublishing Date May 24, 2022
Publisher St. Martin´s Press
Format Hardcover
Goodreads
Harry Booth started stealing at nine to keep a roof over his ailing mother’s head, slipping into luxurious, empty homes at night to find items he could trade for precious cash. When his mother finally succumbed to cancer, he left Chicago - but kept up his nightwork. Wandering from the Outer Banks to Savannah to New Orleans, he dons new identities and stays careful, observant, distant. He can’t afford to attract attention - or get attached. Still, he can’t help letting his guard down when he meets Miranda Emerson. But the powerful bond between them cannot last - because not all thieves follow Harry’s code of honor. Some pay others to take risks so they can hoard more treasures. Some are driven by a desire to own people the way they own paintings and jewels. And after Harry takes a lucrative job commissioned by Carter LaPorte, LaPorte sees a tool he can use and decides he wants to own Harry. The man is a predator more frightening than the alligators that haunt the bayou - and when he strongarms Harry into robbing a Baltimore museum, Harry abandons Miranda - cruelly, with no explanation - and disappears. But no matter what name he uses or where he goes, LaPorte casts a shadow over Harry’s life. To truly free himself, he must face down his enemy once and for all. Only then can he hope to possess something more valuable than anything he has ever stolen…
And what are you waiting for? Let me know your thoughts about this one or leave me the link to your WoW and I check it out.
Happy reading & waiting on
I love the cover and the book sounds interesting. I hope you enjoy it when you get a chance to read it.
ReplyDeleteOoh this sounds intense. Criminal (with a heart of gold) vs criminal... :)
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