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One Good Thing
By: Alexander Potter Narrator: Margaret Cabourn-Smith ISBN: 9798991140218 Publisher: Zibby Publishing Publication Date: 12/01/2026 Format: Audiobook My Rating: Currently Listening (ALC) DEC 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A heartwarming, feel-good novel about unexpected friendships and new beginnings. “A life-affirming reminder that hope has a way of showing up exactly when we need it—and a celebration of the beautiful things worth waiting for. A true tonic for the soul.” —Anna Johnsto
Judith D Collins
3 hours ago3 min read
Southern Dons
By: Will Damron ISBN: 9798228917385 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Publication Date: 03/23/2027 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (pre-ordered) MAR 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS #CoverReveal From award-winning narrator Will Damron, Southern Dons is a thrilling saga perfect for fans of The Godfather and Succession. Thirty-five-year-old Ivy Armistead has just been named the next CEO of Atlantic Southern, the powerful Virginia shipping conglomerate that her family has controlled for more th
Judith D Collins
14 hours ago2 min read
Mirror Image
By: Lauren E. Rico Narrators: Victoria Villarreal, Jennifer Jill Araya ISBN: 9781522616023 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Thomas & Mercer Publication Date 11/01/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars + (ALC) (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Top Books & Audiobooks of 2026! Award-winning author Lauren E. Rico’s intense psychological thriller plumbs the depths of trauma and identity in an emotional story about twin sisters set against the murky backdrop of the Everglades. Dr. Jennife
Judith D Collins
23 hours ago5 min read
Birth of the Witch
A Coven of Three Trilogy Book 1 By: Nora Roberts Narrator: Stephanie Németh-Parker ISBN: 9781250452061 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 11/17/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The first novel in the enchanting new epic by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Bride Trilogy, Nora Roberts Niamh McShane was born a witch and died a witch in the same moment, at the tender age of thirteen. A victim of the madness that sp
Judith D Collins
2 days ago5 min read
What She Took
A Black Lake Thriller By: Christina McDonald ISBN: 9781738518456 Publisher: Intrigue Ink Publishing Publication Date: 01/26/2027 Format: e-book My Rating: TBR (ARC) JAN 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS A desperate woman accepts a dangerous deal at a remote lakeside lodge in exchange for one small thing, in this twisty cat-and-mouse thriller from the USA Today bestselling author of The Night Olivia Fell. Sunday Reese is broke, hunted by a loan shark, and out of options. So when a car cras
Judith D Collins
2 days ago2 min read
This House Has A Murder Problem
By: Nicholas DiDomizio ISBN: 9781464250095 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 06/01/2027 Format: Paperbacl My Rating: TBR (ARC) JUN 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS #CoverReveal With odes to The Saturday Night Ghost Club and the tongue-in-cheek voice of Benjamin Stevenson comes a cozy mystery set in a world where all houses are haunted, so picking the right ghost is just as important as picking the right floorplan. Especially if that house is haunted not only by a spirit bu
Judith D Collins
3 days ago2 min read
First Love Last Love
By: Adele Griffin Narrators: Justis Bolding, Nick Mills, Christina Moore Recorded Books ISBN: 9781728264080 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 11/03/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS NOV Featured #LitLiftMiniAutohrChats A Star is Born meets Christina Lauren's Love and Other Words in this deeply romantic, emotionally sweeping novel about first love, fame, and the long road to finding yourself—even if it takes a lifetime. W
Judith D Collins
4 days ago11 min read
The Only One
By: Lorraine Zago Rosenthal ISBN: 979-8993150307 Publisher: Tribeca Press Publication Date: 11/10/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Featured NOV #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats Eden Russo is lucky in many ways, but her life is far from perfect. She can’t remember a time when her devoted father, Marty—the owner of a popular Brooklyn restaurant—and her protective brother, Drew—an aspiring lawyer—weren’t at odds. She also has no memory of her mother,
Judith D Collins
4 days ago9 min read
Daisy
By: Katie Cotugno Narrator: Helen Laser ISBN: 9781250483614 Publisher: Macmillan Audio St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 01/05/2027 Format: Audio My Rating: Currently Listening (ALC) (ARC) JAN 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS THE PAST GLITTERS. THE TRUTH KILLS. Whatever happened to Daisy Buchanan? The psychological suspense debut from a New York Times bestselling author that reimagines Fitzgerald’s iconic heroine as a contemporary Long Island socialite in the aftermath of Gatsby’s dea
Judith D Collins
4 days ago3 min read
All In
6:30 Man #4 By: David Baldacci Narrators: Zach Villa, Christine Lakin, Mela Lee, Jim Meskimen ISBN: 9781538758069 Publisher: Grand Central Publication Date: 11/10/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this exciting thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci, the 6:20 Man is leaving U.S soil—this time drawn into a storm of billion-dollar secrets and international power plays that could shatter the world order. When fear
Judith D Collins
4 days ago5 min read
Leave At The First Lie
By: Aime Austin ISBN: 9781644140710 Publisher: Moore Digital Media Publication Date: 01/19/2027 Format: e-book My Rating: TBR (ARC) JAN 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS he most dangerous lies are the ones we want to believe. At forty-three, Summer Morris is on the edge of a comeback. Her band, her art, a life that’s finally hers again. Then Nikolai walks in, and he is everything she never let herself want. Immediate. Intense. Certain. He proposes before their first date is over, and she
Judith D Collins
5 days ago2 min read
Come And Behold Him
25 Days of Drawing Near to Jesus This Christmas By: Joyce Meyer and Ginger Stache ISBN: 9781546009320 Publisher: FaithWords Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ DOOKS This beautiful, full-color Advent devotional from #1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer and Ginger Stache invites you to savor the joy of the season. Long ago, on a silent night in Bethlehem, a Child came into the world who would change it forev
Judith D Collins
6 days ago5 min read
Before I Disappear
By: Cate Quinn Narrator: Tiffany Williams ISBN: 9781464293405 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 11/10/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS NOV featured #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats From the acclaimed author of The Clinic and The Bridesmaid comes a pulse pounding thriller following a criminologist who wakes in a remote motel with no memory of how she got there, or the people who claim they will protect her. Criminologist April An
Judith D Collins
6 days ago5 min read
The Murder Trial
By: James Patterson & Nancy Allen Narrator: Marsai Martin ISBN: 9781538758519 Publication Date: 11/23/2026 Publisher: Little Brown & Co. Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A young woman stands trial for the double murder of her parents in this thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author, James Patterson. Eighteen-year-old Janelle Thompson is used to seeing her adoptive parents in the news. Her father is a rising political star. Her mother is t
Judith D Collins
6 days ago4 min read
Indefensible
By: Jon Cowan ISBN: 9781668051160 Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: 05/25/2027 Format: Paperbak My Rating: TBR (ARC) MAY 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS From a writer and executive producer of Suits comes the sequel to Proof (which The New York Times called "a terrific legal thriller”) featuring LA lawyer Jake West—perfect for fans of #1 bestselling authors John Grisham and Scott Turow. Following the breakout events of the acclaimed thriller Proof, attorney Jake West has rebui
Judith D Collins
6 days ago2 min read
Like Mother Like Murder
By: Nora Murphy ISBN: 9781628864045 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 03/23/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) MAR 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS #LandmarkPartner From the author of Ours is a Tale of Murder comes a thrilling new story about murder that runs in the family. Told through dual timelines and haunting letters from prison, Like Mother Like Murder is a propulsive psychological thriller perfect for fans of Tarryn Fisher and Iliana Xander. At thirty-four, Ju
Judith D Collins
6 days ago1 min read
What Mother Knows
By: Chad Zunker Narrator: Austin Rising Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662529924 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 11/03/3026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS An attorney’s defense of his own mother in a murder trial exposes a dark world of deception in a gripping thriller by Chad Zunker, Amazon Charts bestselling author of Not Our Daughter and Family Money. Twenty-six-year-old Denver attorney Josh King returns to Austin after his est
Judith D Collins
6 days ago4 min read
The Woman I've Become
By: Debra Webb Narrator: Amy McFadden ISBN: 9781522616269 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Publication Date: 11/01/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4 Stars (ALC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Decades after a girl escaped a serial killer’s lair, the secrets of the past return to haunt her in a twisted novel of psychological suspense from USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb. Twenty years ago, Julia Belmont escaped a serial killer’s captivity, but her best friend disappeared forever. Reb
Judith D Collins
6 days ago5 min read
Split Second: Thirty-Two Switcheroo
Stephanie Plum #32 By: Janet Evanovich Narrator: Lorelei King Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668069707 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 11/10/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Stephanie Plum’s life is never boring, not even for a split second, in the adrenaline-fueled new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich. In a now-or-never moment, Stephanie Plum made the decision of a lifetime. But some lifetimes are
Judith D Collins
Oct 305 min read
The Not So Happy Couple
By: Emily Shiner ISBN: 9781807222505 Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: 10/30/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS BLOG TOUR STOP OCT 30 It was their happily ever after. Until they found the body… I’ve been playing the perfect wife to Bradley for a year now, cooking dinner every night and making sure his suits are pressed just the way he likes them. This weekend, we’re taking a trip on his yacht for our anniversary. But on board, a dead bo
Judith D Collins
Oct 284 min read
Address Unknown
Mercury Carter Thrillers Book #3 By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins ISBN: 9781613168608 Publisher: Penzler Publishers The Mysterious Press Publication Date: 03/30/2027 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR (ARC) MAR 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS In this new Mercury Carter thriller, the self-styled freelance mailman crisscrosses the Southwest as he juggles his latest delivery with his search for his father’s killer and for a missing fitness fanatic. Mercury Carter’s current assignment seems innocuo
Judith D Collins
Oct 272 min read
Dive Bar At the End of the Road
By: Kelley Armstrong Narrator: Helen Laser, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Shane Ghostkeeper Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250360595 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Final Destination meets The Cabin at the End of the World in this supernatural horror from New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, in which a series of car accidents traps a group of strangers at a dive bar. A forested road a
Judith D Collins
Oct 275 min read
The Almost Wife
By: Jennifer Coburn ISBN: 9781464247354 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 05/25/2027 Format: Paperback My Rating: TBR (ARC) MAY 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS #LandmarkPartner In the spirit of The Book Club for Troublesome Women, The Almost Wife follows a Jersey girl whose abruptly canceled wedding ushers her into an unexpected arrangement in the heart of 1950s New York City. Newly single Angela Sabatini is finally in New York City, forging her own path after a last-min
Judith D Collins
Oct 273 min read
The Parkwood Murders
Detective Nicola Bridge #2 By: Chris Chibnall ISBN: 9780593831601 Publisher: Viking Penguin Pamela Dorman Books Publication Date: 12/01/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) DEC 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The gripping new mystery from the bestselling author of Death at the White Hart Parkwood Holiday Village is a serene haven: idyllic woodland, a sparkling lake, customer service on tap around the clock. It’s the kind of place families return to year after year. But for Detective
Judith D Collins
Oct 272 min read
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