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Another Fine Mess
Bless Your Heart #2 By: Lindy Ryan Narrator: Stephanie Németh-Parker ISBN: 9781250324238 Publisher: St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books Publication Date: 04/15/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ALC) (ARC) APR 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS From Lindy Ryan, "one of the “most electrifying voices in the horror genre” (Gwendolyn Kiste), Another Fine Mess brings the Evans women back around in this unputdownable, crackling, rollicking mystery of humor, heart, and horror. Making sure de
Judith D Collins
5 days ago3 min read
Separation of Church and Hate
A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds By: John Fugelsang Narrator: John Fugelsang Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 978-1668066898 Publisher: Avid Reader Press Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 09/09/2025 Format: audio, e-book, hardcover My Rating: Currently Listening/Reading SEP 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In the spirit of George Carlin and Christopher Hitchens, the son of a former Catholi
Judith D Collins
7 days ago6 min read
A Forty Year Kiss
By: Nickolas Butler Narrator: Richard Poe RBmedia | Recorded Books ISBN: 9781464221248 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 02/04/2025 Format: Audio & e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) FEB 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS New Paperback edition From the critically acclaimed author of Shotgun Lovesongs comes an exquisitely written, small-town story about one couple's hard-won second chance at love, forty years after their divorce. Charlie and Vivian parted ways after jus
Judith D Collins
Jan 186 min read
Analog Sun
By: Alex Woodard Narrator: Scott Brick ISBN: 9780983988656 Publisher: Alex Woodward Publication Date: 11/24/2025 Format: Audio My Rating: Currently Listening (ALC) NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS “Stunning, with a twist I didn’t see coming. Analog Sun is the perfect antidote to our digital overwhelm—and a beautiful invitation to a more meaningful, joyful life.”— Zach Bush, MD, leading educator on human and planetary health A lost traveler wakes up bruised, broken, and confused in a
Judith D Collins
Jan 152 min read
Redemption
Scott Pratt & the Birth of Joe Dillard (Joe Dillard Series) By: Scott Pratt, J.D. Pratt, Dan Fleser Narrator: Lyle Blaker ISBN: 978-1944083342 Publisher: Phoenix Flying LLC Publication Date: 12/16/2025 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars + DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS Memoir TOP BOOKS OF 2025 “Strange how the waves of destiny wash over a man’s soul, leaving ugly cracks and crevices here, polished splendor over there. Strange indeed.”—Scott Pratt, Bestselling Author of the Joe Dillar
Judith D Collins
Jan 89 min read
The List of Suspicious Things
By: Jennie Godfrey Narrators: Joanne Froggatt, Mark Noble, Asif Khan, Gemma Whelan, Simon Harvey Tantor Media ISBN: 9781464249051 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 12/30/2025 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2025 "What could be more magical than a writer who can flip from hilarity to darkness and back on the same page? Jennie Godfrey does this and more...in a voice that is as authentic as it is unforgettab
Judith D Collins
Dec 30, 20258 min read
The First Thread
FBI Agent Daisy Adams #1 By: Nadija Mujagic Narrators: Matt Godfrey, Jennifer Pickens ISBN: 9798318531545 Publisher: Tantor Audio Publication Date: 12/23/2025 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS The 1980s: a decade when thousands of children vanished—and most were never found. When six-year-old Charlotte Mercer disappears from her front yard in Silver Spring, Maryland, rookie FBI Agent Daisy Adams is thrust into a case that feels more like a haunti
Judith D Collins
Dec 23, 20254 min read
Ordinary Soil
By: Alex Woodard Narrators: Scott Brick; George Newbern Greenleaf Audiobooks ISBN: 9798886454192 Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press Publication Date: 09/16/2025 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) AUG 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP AUDIOBOOKS OF 2025 IPPY Gold Medalist, 2024 “Ordinary Soil brings to haunting life the desperate realities of the American heartland but also offers a glimpse into a better future... a call to action for all of us.” —WOODY HARRELSON Haunted by
Judith D Collins
Dec 14, 20257 min read
The Gallagher Place
By: Julie Doar Narrator: Suzanne Elise Freeman ISBN: 9798992377002 Publisher: Zibby Publishing Publication Date: 12/02/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS “Gothic and twisty! Don’t miss it.” —Lisa Unger, author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six “The narrative culminates in a heartbreaking finale that will haunt readers long after the final page is turned. Doar nails it on her first time out.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) A layered exploration of
Judith D Collins
Dec 11, 20255 min read
The Birdwatcher
By: Jacquelyn Mitchard Narrator: Gail Shalan ISBN: 9780778368670 Publisher: Harlequin Audio | MIRA Publication Date: 12/09/2025 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS A Zibby's Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2025! From New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard comes a page-turning drama that explores the beauty of female friendship; the relationship between money, power, and sex; and the very human desire to protect the ones we love most. When
Judith D Collins
Dec 11, 20258 min read
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
By: Jessica Guerrieri Narrator: Jessica Guerrieri, Mia Hutchinson-Shaw ISBN: 9781400345953 Publisher: HarperCollins Focus Harper Muse Publication Date: 05/13/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) (ALC) MAY 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS Leah O'Connor is torn between the life she's currently living and the allure of a phantom life that can no longer be hers. Swept off her feet by the gentle charm of Lucas O'Connor, Leah's unexpected pregnancy changes the course of her carefree a
Judith D Collins
Dec 10, 20258 min read
Murder in the Dollhouse
The Jennifer Dulos Story By: Rich Cohen Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini ISBN: 9781250401717 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 05/20/2025 Format: Audiobook Duration: 8 hrs, 11 min, 33 sec My Rating: 5 Stars +(ALC) MAY 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS Non-fiction #MacAudio2025 TOP AUDIOBOOKS OF 2025 A nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat investigation into the mysterious disappearance of Jennifer Dulos and the aftershocks that rattled a wealthy suburb. Rich Cohen’s Murder in the Dollhous
Judith D Collins
Dec 7, 20258 min read
Code Blue
Sisterhood #37 By: Fern Michaels Narrator: Laural Merlington Recorded Books (Publisher) ISBN: 9781496760517 Publisher: Kensington Publication Date: 12/16/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS The newest action-packed, ripped-from-the-headlines adventure in The Sisterhood from #1 bestselling author Fern Michaels. The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and years of adventure. Armed with vast resources, top-not
Judith D Collins
Dec 7, 20254 min read
You'll Never Know
By: Caleb Stephens Narrators: Danny Montooth, Brittany Pressley, and Adam Verner ISBN: 9798991461016 Publisher: Thrillerscape Press Publication Date:11/18/2025 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) TOP THRILLERS OF 2025! When his wife and unborn child are abducted, Grant Wilson races against the clock in this pulse-pounding thriller packed with riddles, danger, and the desperate fight to save his family, perfect for fans of Adrian McKinty’s The Chain. They took his wife.
Judith D Collins
Dec 4, 20259 min read
Night Watcher
By: Daphne Woolsoncroft Narrators: Daphne Woolsoncroft, Helen Laser, Will Collyer ISBN: 9781538770900 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: 07/08/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) JUL 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS Nola Strate, a late-night call-in radio host in Portland, Oregon, listens to stories of hauntings and cryptic sightings for a living. But one foggy, wet evening, when a caller describes an eerie scene that triggers memories of Nola’s escape f
Judith D Collins
Dec 3, 20255 min read
Class Action
What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You by Gail Ward Olmsted ISBN: 978-1685136840 Publisher: Black Rose Writing Publication Date: 12/11/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS R U in? Need $ now 3rd year law student Lennon Gallagher’s life turns from complicated to overwhelming when she receives a message meant for someone else. The text offers an advance copy of a final exam—a guaranteed ‘A’—but accepting it will violate the honors code she refuses to b
Judith D Collins
Dec 3, 20257 min read
Watch Us Fall
By: Christina Kovac Narrators: Rebekkah Ross, James Fouhey ISBN: 9781501141720 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 12/02/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) “A stunning work of suspense that’s impossible to put down. Christina Kovac masterfully combines a twisty missing person mystery, a heartbreaking love story, and an insightful exploration of the nature of obsession and trauma. I loved this novel.” —Angie Kim, New York Times bestselling author of Happines
Judith D Collins
Dec 2, 20259 min read
Needle Lake
By: Justine Champine Narrator: Gail Shalan Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593447239 Publisher: The Dial Press | Random House Publication Date:12/02/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) Two cousins on very different sides of teen girlhood spend one winter together that changes both of their lives forever. And once, after Elna came to stay, I watched a man drown there on Christmas Eve, his body trapped beneath the ice. Fourteen-year-old Ida was born with a hole in her h
Judith D Collins
Dec 2, 20259 min read
The Confession
By: M.A. Hunter Narrator: Julie Maisey ISBN: 9781835617540 Publisher: Boldwood Books Publication Date: 12/04/2025 Format: e-book My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS A BRAND-NEW pulse-pounding psychological thriller from M. A. Hunter. If you like Claire Douglas and Lisa Jewell, then you will LOVE this! 'I loved this rollercoaster ride of a novel, full of unexpected twists and turns. Read it in one sitting!' - Jill Childs How far would you go to keep your secrets
Judith D Collins
Dec 1, 20255 min read
The Pursued
A True Story of Stalking, Memory, and Madness in America's Heartland By: Corey Mead Narrator: Nikki Zakocs Brilliance Audio ISBN: 978-1662527814 Publisher: Little A Publication Date:12/01/2025 Format: e-book My Rating: 4.5 Stars DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS The terrifying true story of a woman at war with a violent stalker who eluded the police for years―until they found the truth in the last place anyone would have dared to look. From 1977 to 1981, Ruth Finley, an ordinary wif
Judith D Collins
Dec 1, 20254 min read
The Kill Clause
A SHORT STORY By: Lisa Unger Narrator: Vivienne Leheny Amazon Original Stories ISBN: 978-1662526954 Publisher: Audible Originals Publication Date: 12/01/2025 Format: audio & e-book My Rating: 5 Stars DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS A hired killer finds herself caught between her conscience and her contract over the holidays in this riveting short thriller from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger. A hit woman’s work doesn’t stop for the holidays. As the advent calendar wind
Judith D Collins
Dec 1, 20254 min read
Dark Humor
A Nils Shapiro Novel #5 By: Matt Goldman Narrator: MacLeod Andrews Blacksone Publishing ISBN: 9781448317936 Publisher: Severn House Publication Date: 12/02/2026 Folrmat: 4 Stars (ARC) DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS Nils Shapiro embarks on an international quest to avenge his wife’s murder in this gripping, emotionally charged thriller from New York Times bestselling and Emmy Award-winning author Matt Goldman. “Irreverent and insightful, private detective Nils Shapiro is sure to bec
Judith D Collins
Dec 1, 20256 min read
All Eyes on Him
(Deluxe Edition) By: Iliana Xander Narrators: Melissa Redmond, Jake Bordeaux, Laura Horowitz, Walker Williams ISBN: 9781464264276 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 12/02/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS *The deluxe edition will include limited designed edges* From #1 bestselling author Iliana Xander comes a twisty, fast-paced psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Freida McFadden. He's the Man of the Year. But what if
Judith D Collins
Nov 30, 20254 min read
A Different Type of Poison
Not every invitation is meant to be accepted. This one could be her last. by Liz Alterman Narrators: Anna Caputo, Rachel F. Hirsch, Leslie Howard Simon Maverick ISBN: 9798999924704 Publisher: One More Page Press Publication Date: 11/25/2025 Format: e-book & audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) The Plot meets Disclaimer in a simmering, slow-burn domestic thriller and psychological suspense novel that explores the stories we tell, the secrets we bury, and the price we pay for both, p
Judith D Collins
Nov 25, 20258 min read
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