FIRST CHAPTER FUN

Episodes

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   First Chapter Fun – Episode 359 – THE LONG MARCH HOME by Tosca Lee & Marcus Brotherton

   First Chapter Fun – Episode 359 – THE LONG MARCH HOME by Tosca Lee & Marcus Brotherton Listen to bestselling, award-winning crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of THE LONG MARCH HOME by Tosca Lee & Marcus Brotherton, which is available now! About THE LONG MARCH...

   Nov 29, 2023

   32m
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   First Chapter Fun – Episode 358 – PERFECT SHOT by Steve Urszenyi

   First Chapter Fun – Episode 358 – PERFECT SHOT by Steve Urszenyi Listen to internationally bestselling crime and rom-com author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages PERFECT SHOT by Steve Urszenyi, which is available now! About PERFECT SHOT: Special Agent Alexandra Martel…

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   Nov 21, 2023

   31m
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   First Chapter Fun – Episode 357 – THESE STILL BLACK WATERS by Christina McDonald

   First Chapter Fun – Episode 357 – THESE STILL BLACK WATERS by Christina McDonald Listen to bestselling, award-winning crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of THESE STILL BLACK WATERS by Christina McDonald, which is available now! About THESE STILL BLACK WATERS:...

   Nov 14, 2023

   31m
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   First Chapter Fun – Episode 356 – KISSING KOSHER by Jean Meltzer

   First Chapter Fun – Episode 356 – KISSING KOSHER by Jean Meltzer Listen to internationally bestselling crime & rom-com author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of KISSING KOSHER by Jean Meltzer, which is available now! About KISSING KOSHER: Avital Cohen isn’t wearing...

   Nov 7, 2023

   30m
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   First Chapter Fun – Episode 355 – HAVE YOU SEEN HER by Catherine McKenzie

   First Chapter Fun – Episode 355 – HAVE YOU SEEN HER by Catherine McKenzie Listen to bestselling, award-winning crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of HAVE YOU SEEN HER by Catherine McKenzie, which is available now! About HAVE YOU SEEN HER: Equipped with a…

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   Oct 31, 2023

   31m
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   First Chapter Fun – Episode 354 – TWISTED by Maggie Giles

   First Chapter Fun – Episode 354 – TWISTED by Maggie Giles Listen to internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages TWISTED by Maggie Giles, which is available now! About TWISTED: Detective Ryan Boone thought the simple jewelry heist was an open and...

   Oct 24, 2023

   30m
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   First Chapter Fun – Episode 353 – BROADWAY BUTTERFLY by Sara DiVello

   First Chapter Fun – Episode 353 – BROADWAY BUTTERFLY by Sara DiVello Listen to bestselling, award-winning crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of BROADWAY BUTTERFLY by Sara DiVello, which is available now! About BROADWAY BUTTERFLY: Manhattan, 1923. Scandalous...

   Oct 17, 2023

   32m
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   First Chapter Fun – Episode 352 – BLOOD SISTERS by Vanessa Lillie

   First Chapter Fun – Episode 352 – BLOOD SISTERS by Vanessa Lillie Listen to internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of BLOOD SISTERS by Vanessa Lillie, which is available October 31st! About BLOOD SISTERS: There are secrets in the land. As an...

   Oct 10, 2023

   32m
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   First Chapter Fun – Episode 351 – THE BAKER’S MAN by Jennifer Moorman

   First Chapter Fun – Episode 351 – THE BAKER’S MAN by Jennifer Moorman Listen to award-winning, bestselling crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of THE BAKER’S MAN by Jennifer Moorman, which is available now! About THE BAKER’S MAN: Anna O’Brien inherited several...

   Oct 3, 2023

   31m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 350 – DEATH OF A DANCING QUEEN by Kimberly G. Giarratano

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 350 – DEATH OF A DANCING QUEEN by Kimberly G. Giarratano Listen to bestelling author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of DEATH OF A DANCING QUEEN by Kimberly G. Giarratano, which is available now! About DEATH OF A DANCING QUEEN: After her...

    Sep 26, 2023

    29m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 349 – THE CHRISTMAS WAGER by Holly Cassidy (Hannah Mary McKinnon)

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 349 – THE CHRISTMAS WAGER by Holly Cassidy (Hannah Mary McKinnon) Listen to bestselling authors Hank Phillippi Ryan and Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of THE CHRISTMAS WAGER by Holly Cassidy (Hannah Mary McKinnon's rom-com pen name), which…

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    Sep 19, 2023

    44m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 348 – SOMEONE ELSE’S LIFE by Lyn Liao Butler

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 348 – SOMEONE ELSE’S LIFE by Lyn Liao Butler Listen to internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of SOMEONE ELSE’S LIFE by Lyn Liao Butler, which is available now! About SOMEONE ELSE’S LIFE: Blow by blow, Annie Lin’s...

    Sep 12, 2023

    30m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 347 – AN HONEST MAN by Michael Kyorta

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 347 – AN HONEST MAN by Michael Kyorta Listen to bestselling, award-winning crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of AN HONEST MAN by Michael Kyorta, which is available now! About AN HONEST MAN: Israel Pike was a killer, and he was an...

    Sep 7, 2023

    31m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 346 – AFTER THAT NIGHT by Karin Slaughter

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 346 – AFTER THAT NIGHT by Karin Slaughter Listen to bestselling, award-winning crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of AFTER THAT NIGHT by Karin Slaughter, which is available August 22nd! About AFTER THAT NIGHT: Will Trent and Sara...

    Jul 25, 2023

    30m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 345 – THE HOUSE OF EVE by Sadeqa Johnson

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 345 – THE HOUSE OF EVE by Sadeqa Johnson Listen to award-winning, bestselling crime author ⁠⁠Hank Phillippi Ryan⁠⁠ read the description and opening pages of THE HOUSE OF EVE by Sadeqa Johnson, which is available now! About THE HOUSE OF EVE: 1950s Philadelphia:...

    Jul 18, 2023

    30m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 344 – THICKER THAN WATER by Megan Collins

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 344 – THICKER THAN WATER by Megan Collins Listen to award-winning, best-selling crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of THICKER THAN WATER by Megan Collins, which is available now. About THICKER THAN WATER: Two sisters-in-law find...

    Jul 11, 2023

    31m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 343 – THE NIGHT IT ENDED by Katie Garner

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 343 – THE NIGHT IT ENDED by Katie Garner Listen to internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of THE NIGHT IT ENDED by Katie Garner, which is available now! About THE NIGHT IT ENDED: Finding the truth seems impossible...

    Jul 4, 2023

    29m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 342 – A TWISTED LOVE STORY by Samantha Downing

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 342 – A TWISTED LOVE STORY by Samantha Downing Listen to bestselling, award-winning crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of A TWISTED LOVE STORY by Samantha Downing, which is available July 18th! About A TWISTED LOVE STORY: Wes and…

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    Jun 27, 2023

    30m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 341 – THE GIRLS ARE GOOD by Ilaria Bernadini

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 341 – THE GIRLS ARE GOOD by Ilaria Bernadini Listen to internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of THE GIRLS ARE GOOD by Ilaria Bernadini, which is available now! About THE GIRLS ARE GOOD: A DANGEROUS OBSESSION -...

    Jun 20, 2023

    27m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 340 – THE SENATOR’S WIFE by Liv Constantine

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 340 – THE SENATOR’S WIFE by Liv Constantine Listen to award-winning, bestselling crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of THE SENATOR’S WIFE by Liv Constantine, which is available now! About THE SENATOR’S WIFE: After a tragic chain of...

    Jun 15, 2023

    32m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 339 – WHAT REMAINS by Wendy Walker

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 339 – WHAT REMAINS by Wendy Walker Listen to internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of WHAT REMAINS by Wendy Walker, which is available June 13th! About WHAT REMAINS: Detective Elise Sutton is drawn to cold cases....

    Jun 6, 2023

    30m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 338 – THE RAVEN THIEF by Gigi Pandian

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 338 – THE RAVEN THIEF by Gigi Pandian Listen to internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of THE RAVEN THIEF by Gigi Pandian, which is available now! About THE RAVEN THIEF: Tempest Raj returns in The Raven Thief…

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    May 30, 2023

    30m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 337 – THE DARLINGS by Hannah McKinnon

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 337 – THE DARLINGS by Hannah McKinnon Listen to bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of THE DARLINGS by her American counterpart Hannah McKinnon, which is available now! About THE DARLINGS: On a secluded stretch of Cape Cod, a...

    May 23, 2023

    32m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 336 – THE REVENGE LIST by Hannah Mary McKinnon

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 336 – THE REVENGE LIST by Hannah Mary McKinnon Listen to bestselling, award-winning crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of THE REVENGE LIST by Hannah Mary McKinnon, which is available May 23, 2023! About THE REVENGE LIST: The people…

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    May 21, 2023

    44m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 335 – BETWEEN TWO STRANGERS by Kate White

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 335 – BETWEEN TWO STRANGERS by Kate White Listen to bestselling, award-winning crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of BETWEEN TWO STRANGERS by Kate White, which is available now. About BETWEEN TWO STRANGERS: A pulse-pounding...

    May 21, 2023

    33m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 334 – ONE LAST SECRET by Adele Parks

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 334 – ONE LAST SECRET by Adele Parks Listen to award-winning crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of ONE LAST SECRET by Adele Parks, which is available now. About ONE LAST SECRET: One last client A week at a beautiful chateau in the...

    May 2, 2023

    31m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 333 – DON’T YOU DARE by Jessica Hamilton

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 333 – DON’T YOU DARE by Jessica Hamilton Listen to internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of DON’T YOU DARE by Jessica Hamilton, which is available May 16, 2023! About DON’T YOU DARE: When best friends Hannah and...

    Apr 25, 2023

    30m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 332 – THE LAST BEEKEEPER by Julie Carrick Dalton

    Listen to award-winning, bestselling crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of THE LAST BEEKEEPER by Julie Carrick Dalton, which is available now! About THE LAST BEEKEEPER: It’s been more than a decade since the world has come undone, and Sasha Severn has returned...

    Apr 25, 2023

    31m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 331 – SISTERS OF THE LOST NATION by Nick Medina

    Listen to internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of SISTERS OF THE LOST NATION by Nick Medina, which is available April 18! About SISTERS OF THE LOST NATION: Anna Horn is always looking over her shoulder. For the bullies who torment her, for...

    Apr 11, 2023

    27m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 330 – A HOUSE WITH GOOD BONES

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 330 – A HOUSE WITH GOOD BONES by T. Kingfisher Listen to bestselling, award-winning crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of A HOUSE WITH GOOD BONES by T. Kingfisher, which is available now. About A HOUSE WITH GOOD BONES: "Mom seems...

    Apr 4, 2023

    30m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 329 – THOSE EMPTY EYES by Charlie Donlea

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 329 – THOSE EMPTY EYES by Charlie Donlea Listen to bestselling, award-winning crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of THOSE EMPTY EYES by Charlie Donlea, which is out now! About THOSE EMPTY EYES: Alex Armstrong has changed everything...

    Mar 28, 2023

    31m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 328 – NEVER MEANT TO MEET YOU by Alli Frank & Asha Youmans

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 328 – NEVER MEANT TO MEET YOU by Alli Frank & Asha Youmans Listen to internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of NEVER MEANT TO MEET YOU by Alli Frank & Asha Youmans (AlliandAsha), which is available now! About…

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    Mar 21, 2023

    33m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 327 – IT’S ONE OF US by J.T. Ellison

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 327 – IT’S ONE OF US by J.T. Ellison Listen to internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of IT’S ONE OF US by J.T. Ellison, which is available now! About IT’S ONE OF US: Olivia Bender designs exquisite home interiors...

    Mar 14, 2023

    30m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 326 – ALL THAT IS MINE I CARRY WITH ME by William Landay

    Listen to bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of ALL THAT IS MINE I CARRY WITH ME by William Landay, which is available now. About ALL THAT IS MINE I CARRY WITH ME: In November 1975, ten-year-old Miranda Larkin comes home from school to find her house...

    Mar 7, 2023

    32m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 323 – TRUTH IS A FLIGHTLESS BIRD by Akbar Hussain

    Listen to author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of TRUTH IS A FLIGHTLESS BIRD by Akbar Hussain, which is available now! About TRUTH IS A FLIGHTLESS BIRD: Nice, an eccentric UN worker, involved in the dangerous world of her drug trafficking boyfriend in Mogadishu, is...

    Feb 28, 2023

    29m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 325 – SOMEONE HAD TO DO IT by Amber & Danielle Brown

    Listen to Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of SOMEONE HAD TO DO IT by Amber & Danielle Brown, which is available now! About SOMEONE HAD TO DO IT: Brandi Maxwell is living her dream as an intern at the prestigious Manhattan fashion house Simon Van Doren. Except “living…

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    Feb 28, 2023

    30m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 324 – BLACK CANDLE WOMEN by Diane Marie Brown

    Listen to author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of BLACK CANDLE WOMEN by Diane Marie Brown, which is available now! About BLACK CANDLE WOMEN: Generations of Montrose women—Augusta, Victoria, Willow—have lived together in their quaint two-story bungalow in California…

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    Feb 21, 2023

    28m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 323 – TRUTH IS A FLIGHTLESS BIRD by Akbar Hussain

    Listen to crime author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of TRUTH IS A FLIGHTLESS BIRD by Akbar Hussain, available now! About TRUTH IS A FLIGHTLESS BIRD: Nice, an eccentric UN worker, involved in the dangerous world of her drug trafficking boyfriend in Mogadishu, is...

    Feb 14, 2023

    29m
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    First Chapter Fun – Episode 322 - THEY COME AT KNIGHT by Yasmin Angoe

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 322 – THEY COME AT KNIGHT by Yasmin Angoe Listen to crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of THEY COME AT KNIGHT by Yasmin Angoe, which is available now! About THEY COME AT KNIGHT: For elite assassin Nena Knight, eliminating dangerous...

    Feb 7, 2023

    31m
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    First Chapter Fun - Episode 321 - THE HOUSE GUEST by Hank Phillippi Ryan

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 321 – THE HOUSE GUEST by Hank Phillippi Ryan Listen to internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of The House Guest by First Chapter Fun's very own Hank Phillippi Ryan, which is available February 7, 2023! About The...

    Jan 31, 2023

    52m
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    First Chapter Fun - Episode 320 - JUST THE NICEST COUPLE by Mary Kubica

    First Chapter Fun - Episode 320 - JUST THE NICEST COUPLE by Mary Kubica Listen to powerhouse, multi award-winning, nationally bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of the instant New York Times bestseller Just The Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica, which is...

    Jan 24, 2023

    32m
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    First Chapter Fun - Episode 319 - CODE NAME SAPPHIRE by Pam Jenoff

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 319 – CODE NAME SAPPHIRE by Pam Jenoff Listen to Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff, which is available February 7, 2023! About Code Name Sapphire: 1942. Hannah Martel has narrowly escaped Nazi Germany.…

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    Jan 17, 2023

    33m
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    First Chapter Fun - Episode 318 - THE WIDOW by Kaira Rouda

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 318 – THE WIDOW by Kaira Rouda Listen to bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of The Widow by Kaira Rouda, which is available now! About The Widow: Jody Asher had a plan. Her charismatic husband, Martin, would be a political…

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    Jan 11, 2023

    32m
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    First Chapter Fun - Episode 317 - THE BLUE BAR by Damyanti Biswas

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 317 – THE BLUE BAR by Damyanti Biswas Listen to bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of The Blue Bar by Damyanti Biswas, which is available now! About The Blue Bar: After years of dancing in Mumbai’s bars, Tara Mondal was...

    Jan 11, 2023

    57m
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    First Chapter Fun - Episode 316 - HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

    Hurray! It's Hannah and Hank's annual Holiday Celebration! Tune in to hear some holiday banter with bestselling authors Hank Phillippi Ryan and Hannah Mary McKinnon. Includes a special reading of the poem 'Twas The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore. Join Hannah Mary and Hank for…

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    Jan 11, 2023

    42m
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    First Chapter Fun - Episode 315 - THE COLOR OF ICE by Barbara Linn Probst

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 315 – THE COLOR OF ICE by Barbara Linn Probst Listen to bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of The Color of Ice by Barbara Linn Probst, which is available now! About The Color of Ice: Cathryn McAllister, a freelance...

    Jan 11, 2023

    27m
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    First Chapter Fun - Episode 314 - DARK RIVERS TO CROSS by Lynne Reeves

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 314 – DARK RIVERS TO CROSS by Lynne Reeves Listen to bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of Dark Rivers To Cross by Lynne Reeves, which is available now! About Dark Rivers To Cross: Lena Blackwell has kept her sons sheltered…

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    Jan 11, 2023

    31m
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    First Chapter Fun - Episode 313 - THE SUNSHINE GIRLS by Molly Fader

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 313 – THE SUNSHINE GIRLS by Molly Fader Listen to bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon read the description and opening pages of The Sunshine Girls by Molly Fader, which is available now! About The Sunshine Girls: 1967 Iowa. Nursing school roommates BettyKay and…

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    Jan 11, 2023

    30m
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    First Chapter Fun - Episode 312 - ASHTON HALL by Lauren Belfer

    First Chapter Fun – Episode 312 – ASHTON HALL by Lauren Belfer Listen to bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of Ashton Hall by Lauren Belfer, which is available now! About Ashton Hall: “How many lives can you imagine yourself living?” Or so Hannah Larson...

    Jan 11, 2023

    31m