FIRST CHAPTER FUN

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 south of France—it should be a straightforward final job for Dora. She’s a smart, stunning and discree...

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 Scarlett meet Thomas in college—the chemistry is instantaneous. They grow closer while playing the Da...

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 to her childhood home with one goal in mind―find the mythic research her father, the infamous Last Bee...

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 the entitled visitors at the reservation’s casino…and for the nameless, disembodied entity that stalk...

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 off." Her brother's words echo in Sam Montgomery's ear as she turns onto the quiet Nor...

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 about herself—her name, her appearance, her backstory. She’s no longer the terrified teenager a rapt a...

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 NEVER MEANT TO MEET YOU : Self-appointed fixer of other people’s woes Marjette Lewis is uncharact...

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 that satisfy the most demanding clients. But her own deepest desire can’t be fulfilled by marble coun...

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 eerily quiet. Her mother Jane is missing. Nothing else is out of place. There is no sign of struggle. Her...

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 kidnapped by Hinga, a corrupt police officer working for drug lords, and Ciru, a complicated woman with...

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 the dream” looks more like scrubbing puke out of couture dresses worn by hard-partying runway models...

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 for years. They keep to themselves, never venture far from home, and their collection of tinctures and s...

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 kidnapped by Hinga, a corrupt police officer working for drug lords, and Ciru, a complicated woman with a t...

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 players on the world stage is part of the job. The Tribe, a powerful business syndicate in Africa, ensu...

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 House Guest : After every divorce, one spouse gets all the friends. What does the other one get? If the...

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 available now! About Just The Nicest Couple : Jake Hayes is missing. This much is certain. At first, his wi...

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. Fearful for her life, Hannah is desperate to get out of occupied Europe. But with no safe way to leave, she...

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 icon. She, the charming wife, would fuel his success. For fifteen congressional terms, they were the gold...

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 desperate for a new start. So when a client offered her a life-changing payout to indulge a harmless, if odd...

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 First Chapter Fun, live, every Tuesday at 12.30pm ET for the opening pages of a new book on Facebook and/or...

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 photographer, travels to Iceland for a photo shoot with an enigmatic artist who wants to capture the country’s i...

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 and close by her side for over two decades, working and living at their successful Maine river lodge. Sh...

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 Kitty don’t have much in common. BettyKay has risked her family’s disapproval to pursue her dreams away f...

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 wonders. When an uncle falls ill, Hannah and her young, neurodivergent son, Nicky, decide to...