Taken in the Cold by Roger Stelljes Blog Tour for Booktoure

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Taken in the Cold by Roger Stelljes Synopsis: "Make sure you wrap up warm for school, honey. A blizzard is on the way." Ten-year-old Teddy rolls his eyes at his mother. But then he hears a bang... By the time police arrive, Teddy's mother is dead. His open school backpack is strewn across the hallway. And Teddy is nowhere to be found.   When gunshots ring out from an exclusive family home on the edge of Northern Pine Lake,  Agent Tori Hunter  races through the gathering snowstorm to discover that  ten-year-old Teddy Marist has disappeared . His mother and her new boyfriend are dead in the family kitchen, breakfast still cooking on the stove. And racing to track down Teddy's father,  Tori finds he is missing too.   Local police are certain this is a simple case of a jealous ex-husband turned violent over his recent divorce. But interviewing everyone she can about Teddy's father, Tori's gut has her questioning if he would really kidnap his own child?  An...
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Where You End by Abbott Kahler and Narrated by Megan Tusing and Samantha Desz

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Title: Where You End
Author: Abott Kahler
Narrator: Megan Tusing and Samantha Desz
Genre: Thriller
Format: Audiobook
Listening Length: 11 hours and 16 minutes
Date of Publication: January 16, 2024

Description: "Tusing keeps listeners' attention from the start. At first, her voice has the quality of an ingenue. Desz, as Jude, sounds dominating, subtle, and quietly terrifying. Their voices align beautifully, with a darkness that entices deeper listening, particularly when motivations aren't clear."—AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)

“A perfectly paced, addictive thriller with a vicious twist.”—Paula Hawkins

From bestselling nonfiction author Abbott Kahler comes a spellbinding fiction debut: an unusual form of amnesia upends the lives of identical twins, forcing them to face the indelible, dangerous shadow of the past.

When Kat Bird wakes up from a coma, she sees her mirror image: Jude, her twin sister. Jude’s face and name are the only memories Kat has from before her accident. As Kat tries to make sense of things, she believes Jude will provide all the answers to her most pressing questions:

Who am I?

Where am I?

What actually happened?  

Amid this tragedy, Jude sees an irresistible opportunity: she can give her sister a brand-new past, one worlds away from the lives they actually led. She spins tales of an idyllic childhood, exotic travels, and a bright future.

But if everything was so perfect, who are the mysterious people following Kat? And what explains her uncontrollable flashes of violent anger, which begin to jeopardize a sweet new romance?

Duped by the one person she trusted, Kat must try to untangle fact from fiction. Yet as she pulls at the threads of Jude’s elaborate tapestry, she has no idea of the catastrophe she’s inviting. At stake is not just the twins’ relationship, but their very survival.

Intensely creepy and beautifully written, Abbott Kahler’s Where You End is an unforgettable tale of intrigue, revenge, and the quest for redemption.


My Thoughts: I wasn't sure I was going to like this audiobook at first because the beginning was a bit slow and not too interesting to me. However, as the book continued on it quickly became very interesting.

It tells the story of twins , Kat and Jude. Kat was in a car accident and has a rare kind of amnesia where she loses all her memories but somehow recognizes her sister. Jude takes this opportunity to rewrite their history to protect her sister.

My favorite characters are Kat and Sav. I enjoyed listening to their relationship develop. How their relationship progressed at times made me sad. 

I admire what Jude was trying to do for her sister throughout the book. It's such an interesting concept to be able to rewrite your siblings history.

The story itself was great and was filled with so many unexpected moments. It is such a wild story as you learn more about Kat and Jude and their past history.

The story is narrated by two people and I am growing to love the multiple narrators. Having a different narrator for each twin helped create some separation between the two. They were both able to draw me into the story so well and express the emotional roller coaster that the characters go on.

Rating: 4 out of 5

Many thanks to MacMillan Audio for this audio copy as part of their influencer program.

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