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The Aunt
By: Courtney Psak Narrator: Lauryn Allman ISBN: 978-1399748193 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Publication Date: 09/22/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS SEP FEATURED #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats (9/23) You think you know your sister? Think again... The day that Amy gets the call, her whole world falls apart. Her younger sister Lexi has been killed in a tragic boating accident, along with her husband. Despite being estranged for the last ten ye
Judith D Collins
Sep 229 min read
Evie Walters Takes the Wheel
By: Kathleen Fox Narrator: Janet Metzger Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662544019 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS OCT FEATURE #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat At 71, she hits the road to find her first love — and herself. A sharp, laugh-out-loud novel about reinvention, regret, and the freedom to start over — no matter what age. In this warmhearted and witty debut, a mysterious gift spurs a widow
Judith D Collins
19 hours ago8 min read
A Killer for Christmas
By: Kim Harrington Narrator: Shaina Summerville ISBN: 9798892425032 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: 09/22/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS SEP Featured #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat Wrapped in red has a bloody new meaning in this contemporary holiday romance with a murderous twist, perfect for readers who enjoyed The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year. Christmasville, Maine, is the only place where Kelsey Hendricks has ever felt happ
Judith D Collins
19 hours ago9 min read
The Munich Affair
By: James Patterson & David Ellis Narrators: Sam Claflin, Lorelei King ISBN: 9780316404099 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Publication Date: 09/21/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "The Munich Affair is a master class in tension and a perfect historical thriller.” —Martha Hall Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls “This World War II-era thriller feels startlingly modern and essential. As you watch a detective, a journali
Judith D Collins
1 day ago4 min read
Deadly Secrets
Dean Lincoln Legal Thriller #4 By Peter O'Mahoney Narrator: Troy Duran ISBN: 9781522616764 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Publication Date: 09/22/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ALC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Secrets. Lies. Explosions. The truth is about to turn deadly. When a teenager is killed at a remote doomsday prepper compound outside Beaufort, South Carolina, attorney Dean Lincoln finds himself defending a young man the law is eager to condemn. The evidence looks
Judith D Collins
2 days ago4 min read
Where the Road Ends
The Jonathan Stride Series #12 By: Brian Freeman Narrator: January LaVoy ISBN:9798228368439 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Hardcover Audio (12/08/2026) My Rating: Currently Listening (ALC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The murder of a judge and his wife turns Jonathan Stride’s world upside down and leaves him facing a shocking crossroad in this electrifying mystery from New York Times bestselling author Brian Freeman. Jonathan Stride’s partne
Judith D Collins
2 days ago2 min read
Call Off The Dark
By: Hallie Shepherd Narrator: Brittany Pressley ISBN:9780063489486 Publisher: HarperAudio Adult William Morrow Publication Date: 09/22/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ALC) (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “Call Off the Dark is my favorite kind of thriller: so moving about true love and the aftermath of loss, and at the same time, twisty, confounding and impossible to put down.” —Clare Leslie Hall, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Broken Country A haunting, atmos
Judith D Collins
2 days ago7 min read
Falling For Peachtree Bluff
By: Kristy Woodson Harvey Narrators: Janet Metzger, Shannon McManus, Rebekkah Ross, Erin Ruth Walker, Candace Thaxton Simon & Schuster ISBN: 9781668219300 Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: 09/15/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Welcome to Peachtree Bluff: a sweet, cozy small town where family is everything. The “go-to for elevated beach reads,” (People), Kristy Woodson Harvey, returns just in time for pumpkin spice season. T
Judith D Collins
Sep 155 min read
Hollow Bones
By: Jodi Picoult Narrators: Rebecca Soler, MacLeod Andrews, Julia Whelan, Jodi Picoult Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593726259 Publisher: Ballantine Publication Date: 09/15/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name comes a riveting novel about the risks we take to protect the ones we love in a world where crisis is always just around the corner. On September 11, 2001, when Molly Fi
Judith D Collins
Sep 156 min read
The Hollow
A Harry Bosch Novel By: Michael Connelly Narrators: Titus Welliver, Cameron Monaghan ISBN: 9780316563857 Publisher: Little Brown & Co. Publication Date: 10/27/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch delves into the darkest chapter of his past in this electric thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly. "The final showdown will make your heart thrum with vigilante pride.” (Kirkus Reviews)
Judith D Collins
Sep 142 min read
Daughters of Gold
By: Robin Mahle ISBN: 9798996605705 Publisher: Harp House Publishing Publication Date: 09/15/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Some women are born to inherit it. Others are forged by it. California, 1852 Gold fever has transformed the American frontier. Men flood west in search of fortune, while new towns emerge from the wilderness almost overnight. For some, the Gold Rush offers the chance to strike it rich. For others, it offers somethi
Judith D Collins
Sep 145 min read
Old Ham
By: Seraphina Nova Glass Narrator: Brittany Pressley ISBN: 979-8347023417 Publisher: Podium Publishing Publication Date: 10/13/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: TBR OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Everyone knows Junie Oldham is more than a little strange—but is she actually dangerous? She's unique, to say the least. Junie Oldham is a middle-aged hoarder who knits sweaters for cats, befriends rescued mice, and pretends to be a recovering alcoholic so she can socialize at AA meetings. Liv
Judith D Collins
Sep 132 min read
A Rainy Night in Georgia
A Lawman's Brutal Murder, a Rogue Southern Sheriff, and a Prosecutor's Quest for Justice By: J. Tom Morgan Narrator: J. Tom Morgan Contributor: John Capouya ISBN:9798349169885 Publisher: Dreamscape Media Publication Date: 09/15/2026 Format:Audio My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ALC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "A sheriff-elect was murdered. I was next on the hit list." —J.Tom Morgan In December 2000, Derwin Brown, the newly elected sheriff of DeKalb County, Georgia, was ambushed and murder
Judith D Collins
Sep 137 min read
Trad Wife
By: Sarah Langan Narrator: Stephanie Németh-Parker Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668229651 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 09/29/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “A genre beast—menacing, claustrophobic, and wholly unexpected.” —Mariana Enriquez, New York Times bestselling author of Our Share of Night From the three-time Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Good Neighbors comes a chilling tale of a journalist's descent into horro
Judith D Collins
Sep 137 min read
The Law Student
The French Illusion .5 A prequel short story By: John Grisham ISBN:978-0385553834 Pub Date: 09/08/2026 Publisher: Doubleday Random House Audio Format: Audio Publication Date: 09/08/2026 My Rating: 5 Stars SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this original prequel to his upcoming thriller, The French Illusion, #1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham introduces his next unforgettable hero in a moving story of family, ambition, and the pursuit of justice. As a college football
Judith D Collins
Sep 126 min read
Emerald Lake
By: Nita Prose ISBN: 9798217298457 Publisher: Ballantine Books Publication Date: 04/06/2027 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) APR 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS An idyllic lakeside cottage hides long-buried secrets in this haunting mystery from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid. For most of her life, Jane Weber has kept the secrets of one devastating summer submerged in the brooding waters of Emerald Lake. Now, at eighty-four and in failing health, all Jane wants is
Judith D Collins
Sep 123 min read
The French Illusion
By: John Grisham Narrator: Michael Beck Random House Audio ISBN: 978-0385550543 Publisher: Doubleday Publication Date: 09/29/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS #1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham delivers a gripping, suspenseful page-turner about a Paris honeymoon gone horribly wrong—and the nightmare that follows. After Paul and Chelsea Tanner’s fairytale wedding, their future is full of promise. But their honeymoon to Paris t
Judith D Collins
Sep 126 min read
The Last 39 Seconds
By: Michelle Gable ISBN: 9781464299391 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 02/09/2027 Format: Papetback My Rating: TBR (ARC) FEB 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS She Loved Him. She Knew Him. Didn't She? Captain Duncan Abernathy crashed a plane on takeoff, killing forty-six people. The official cause? Pilot error. He used the wrong runway. Indy Abernathy doesn't believe it. Her husband flew that route every week. He knew that airport by heart. He wasn't reckless. He wasn't c
Judith D Collins
Sep 122 min read
Home for the Homicides
The Holly & Mark Mystery Series By: Elle Cosimano & Hannah Morrissey Narrators: Angela Dawe, Colin Donnell, Patti Murin ISBN: 9781250413352 Publisher: Minotaur Books | St. Martin's Press Macmillan Audio Publcation Date: 10/13/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS 'Tis the season . . . for murder. A "Hallmark movie with a side of murder," "The festive, quirky love child of a holiday whodunit and a steamy romance.” —Sara Raasch When Special Agents
Judith D Collins
Sep 118 min read
He Had it Coming
A Novella By: Darby Kane Narrators: Josh Bloomberg, Jennifer Pickens, Allyson Ryan ISBN: 978-0063488298 Publisher: William Morrow Paperback Publiction Date: 10/06/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS It’s been eight years since “the incident” that stole the future Jerek Hayes had planned. Accusations. Negative press attention. Rabid anger from people he’s never met. Some say he avoided responsibility for his crime. That his family’s money save
Judith D Collins
Sep 114 min read
The Dog Sitter
By: Eva Lesko Natiello Narrator: Soneela Nankani Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9780998285122 Publisher: Fine Line Publishing Publication Date: 05/19/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS MAY featured #LitLitMiniAuthorChat SEP 2026 MUST-LISTEN AUDIO THE DOG SITTER is a feel-good romp that follows one woman’s unexpected self-discovery when she takes a 30-day dog sitting job in NYC despite not being a dog person (or a people person, frankly). Freshly divorced,
Judith D Collins
Sep 1114 min read
The Beautiful Burn
By: Ken Jaworowski ISBN: 9780802168849 Publisher: Grove Atlantic / Atlantic Crime Publication Date: 03/09/2027 Format: Hardcover My Rating: Currently Reading (ARC) MAR 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS “If you haven't read Jaworowski yet, you should start right now.”—Lisa Scottoline Edgar Award nominee Ken Jaworowski delivers a gripping thriller set in a forgotten Rust Belt town about three ordinary people who must each face the past they fled—or risk watching their dreams burn Locksburg
Judith D Collins
Sep 112 min read
Nothing Even Happened
By: H. Lee Justine ISBN:9798228506824 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Publication Date: 01/26/2027 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR (ARC) JAN 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind meets Station Eleven in H. Lee Justine’s new novel—a trenchant and heartbreaking exploration of what love and humanity mean when life teeters at the edge of annihilation. Elliot and Oliver’s marriage is at a breaking point. Exhausted by the animosity she feels for her husband,
Judith D Collins
Sep 102 min read
Somebody Always Comes Looking
By: Paul Cleave ASIN: B0HHJN1YN9 Publisher: Paul Cleave Publication Date: 09/10/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS It’s funny how a bag full of cash can spin your moral compass all over the map, and who better to understand that than Luca Carpenter? When Luca and Katie meet on a beach in Malaysia, the attraction is immediate. What’s more, it turns out both are from New Zealand – they live only blocks from each other thousands of miles away back h
Judith D Collins
Sep 106 min read
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