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Summer State Of Mind
By: Kristy Woodson Harvey ISBN: 978-1668074886 Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Other My Rating: Current Reading (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “Queen of the beach read,” (Cosmopolitan) New York Times bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey returns with a heartfelt escape to coastal Carolina. After the worst day in her professional life, burnt-out NICU nurse Daisy Stevens runs to Cape Carolina, looking for a new life—and possibly new romance. On
Judith D Collins
2 hours ago2 min read
Inside Man
Head Cases #2 By: John McMahon Narrator: Will Damron ISBN: 9781250348326 Publisher: St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books Publication Date: 01/13/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this sequel to McMahon's electrifying series debut, Head Cases, Gardner Camden and the PAR team return to investigate potentially connected cases. FBI Agent Gardner Camden is an analytical genius with an affinity for puzzles. He and his squad of brillia
Judith D Collins
1 day ago2 min read
Good Intentions
By: Marisa Walz Narrator: Brittany Pressley Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250433787 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 02/03/2026 Format: Audiobook/e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "A stunning debut with razor-sharp tension and surprising twists." —Jeneva Rose Even the best intentions can grow into obsession . . . On the surface, Cady has the perfect life. She has a thriving luxury event-planning business, the man she’s loved since she w
Judith D Collins
1 day ago3 min read
The Moonshine Women
By: Michelle Collins Anderson ISBN: 9781496748300 Publisher: Kensington Publication Date: 03/31/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS #CoverReveal In the Prohibition era Missouri Ozarks, three sisters take over their father’s moonshine business in an evocative story of reinvention, sisterhood, and the alchemy of love for readers of Jeannette Walls, Fannie Flagg, Sue Monk Kidd, and Donna Everhart. Every batch of Strong moonshine has its own spec
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2 days ago3 min read
Such a Clever Girl
By: Darby Kane Narrators: Megan Tusing, Rebekkah Ross, Emily Woo Zeller, Mia Hutchinson-Shaw HarperAudio ISBN: 9780063352018 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: 01/20/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Darby Kane, author of the #1 international bestseller Pretty Little Wife, returns with a gripping domestic thriller in which a family goes missing and a long-buried family mystery resurfaces. Fifteen years ago, the Tanner family va
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2 days ago2 min read
All the Little Houses
By: May Cobb Narrators: Malin Akerman, Allyson Ryan, Alexandra Hunter, James Fouhey ISBN: 9781464245794 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 01/20/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2026 Adults can behave badly too... It's the mid-1980s in the tiny town of Longview, Texas. Nellie Anderson, the beautiful daughter of the Anderson family dynasty, has burst onto the scene. She always gets what she wants. What she
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2 days ago4 min read
My Husband's Wife
By: Alice Feeney Narrators: Bel Powley, Henry Rowley, Richard Armitage ISBN: 9781250337818 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Flatiron Books Publication Date: 01/20/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ALC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP AUDIOBOOKS OF 2026 The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, and revenge. “Nonstop thrills! The best Feeney book yet!” ―FREIDA M
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2 days ago2 min read
Anatomy of an Alibi
By: Ashley Elston Narrators: MacLeod Andrews, Saskia Maarleveld, Amanda Stribling, Dan Bittner Penguin Audio ISBN: 9780593834459 Publisher: Viking Penguin Pamela Dorman Books Publication Date: 01/13/2026 Format: Other My Rating: Currently Reading (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FIRST LIE WINS A tense, feverish thriller about two women’s lives that are forever intertwined when a murder threatens to expose them both. “Elston exp
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2 days ago3 min read
Road Trip
By: Mary Kay Andrews Narrator: Kathleen McInerney Macmillan Audio ISBN: 978-1250372895 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 06/02/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS #CoverReveal Rolling hills, hot men with accents, and a trip to Ireland two sisters might not survive. The queen of summer beach reads and New York Times Bestselling author, Mary Kay Andrews is crossing the pond! Road Trip marks Andrews’ first novel in two years, the book w
Judith D Collins
6 days ago3 min read
Dear Debbie
By: Frieda McFadden Narrators: Julia Whelan, January LaVoy, Scott Brick Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9781464249624 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 01/27/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A brand new twisted thriller that will have you cheering "good for her!" from the #1 New York Times bestselling and global sensation Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid! Sometimes, enough is enough… Debbie Mullen is losing it. For years, s
Judith D Collins
Dec 142 min read
It Could Have Been Her
By: Lisa Jewell ISBN: 9781668033906 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 06/23/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell brings her signature dark, atmospheric suspense and sharp acuity to this new psychological thriller about a lost dog, a missing woman, and a mysterious house. Jane Trevally is walking her dogs on her country estate one May afternoon when a small white dog appears. The teenaged
Judith D Collins
Dec 102 min read
The Last Father-Daughter Dance
A Short Story By: Lisa Wingate Narrator: Sarah Naughton ISBN: 978-1662537134 Publisher: Amazon Original Stories Publication Date: 01/01/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS For a father and daughter, it’s a journey through the four seasons in a poignant short story about memories and everlasting love by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Wingate. Olympic silver medalist Kalista Brooks has built a successful life in California, complete with
Judith D Collins
Dec 102 min read
The Place Between Our Pains
A Memoir of What Joy Can Survive By: K. J. Ramsey ISBN: 9780593727393 Publisher: Convergent | Convergent Books Publication Date: 05/19/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A poetic, darkly funny memoir of one woman’s trip across the national parks straight into life-threatening illness and the joy that still holds us, no matter how much life hurts. After over a decade of fighting chronic illness, trauma therapist and beloved author K.J. Ramsey was
Judith D Collins
Dec 73 min read
Ours is a Tale of Murder
By: Nora Murphy Narrators: Katharine Chin, Jane Oppenheimer, Gary Bennett, Curtis Michael Holland ISBN: 9781464250880 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 02/10/2025 Format: Paperback My Rating: Currently Reading (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "A shocking collision made all the more satisfying by Murphy's brilliant twists...Clear your schedule―you won't be putting this down until that last, mesmerizing page." ―Carter Wilson, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bes
Judith D Collins
Dec 72 min read
The Storm
By: Rachel Hawkins Narrators: Alex Knox; Cathi Colas; Dan Bittner; Jane Oppenheimer; Patti Murin; Petrea Burchard; Stephanie Németh-Parker Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250429759 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 01/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins is back with a thrilling new gothic suspense set in a Gulf Coast beach motel where hurricane season can be murder. St. Medard’
Judith D Collins
Dec 73 min read
The Second Chance Trailer Park
By: Katie Powner ISBN: 9798892425742 Publisher: Alcove Press Publication Date: 07/21/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: TBR (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From award-winning author Katie Powner comes a funny feel-good novel about a woman discovering her second chance at life. This charming and heartfelt story is perfect for readers who loved Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame. Fifty-two-year-old Meredith McGillicutty is not having a midlife crisis. She’s just ready for a change of pace
Judith D Collins
Dec 72 min read
The Better Mother
By: Jennifer van der Kleut Narrator: Xe Sands Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9798892424028 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: 02/10/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS FEB Featured #AuthorElevatorSeries QA TOP DEBUT OF 2026 A woman ends up pregnant after a casual fling, but the father's girlfriend has much more sinister intentions in this plot-driven suspense debut. A modern spin on Fatal Attraction meets The Hand that Rocks the C
Judith D Collins
Dec 77 min read
The Charmed Library
By: Jennifer Moorman Narrator: Kathleen McInerney Harper Muse ISBN: 9781400343669 Publisher: HarperMuse Publication Date: 01/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS With her signature blend of magical and heartfelt storytelling, USA TODAY bestselling author Jennifer Moorman returns with The Charmed Library, a love letter to libraries, favorite childhood stories, and readers who have fallen for fictional heroes. Like many other public libraries, the
Judith D Collins
Dec 74 min read
Blade
By: Wendy Walker ISBN: 9781662531927 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 02/01/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From USA Today bestselling author—and former competitive skater—Wendy Walker comes a chilling psychological thriller set in the cutthroat world of elite figure skating. Ana Robbins was an Olympic star in the making—until tragedy forced her to leave that world behind. At the age of sixteen, she gave up her dream and ne
Judith D Collins
Dec 74 min read
The Star Society
By: Gabriella Saab Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld ISBN: 9781400351305 Publisher: Harper Muse Publication Date: 01/06/2026 Format: Paperback & audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Uncover the captivating tale of two extraordinary sisters in The Star Society, a thrilling historical novel that transports readers from the shadows of the Dutch Resistance to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. Inspired by the indomitable spirit of Audrey Hepburn, this gripping
Judith D Collins
Dec 614 min read
Our Marriage Is Murder
By: Carol Goodman ISBN: 9780063398788 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: 07/21/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: TBR (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In the latest thrilling mystery from Mary Higgins Clark Award–winning author Carol Goodman, a writers’ conference at an Italian castle turns deadly when a killer begins using a husband-and-wife writing team’s novel as a blueprint for murder. Fred and Thea Morgan-Lane are the envy of the mystery community, the perfect part
Judith D Collins
Dec 42 min read
Killer Vibes
A Peter Key Novel #1 By: Jack Friday ISBN: 9781250428615 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 07/14/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A wild and wickedly funny series debut, introducing readers to the irresistible and irrepressible private investigator, Peter Key. "Everything you want in a great mystery."—Steven Rowley "Peter Key is my new favorite amateur sleuth."—Elle Cosimano Meet Peter Key: self-proclaimed “laziest private investigato
Judith D Collins
Dec 42 min read
The Anniversary
By: Alex Finlay ISBN: 978-1250360755 Publisher: Minotuar Books Publication Date: 05/12/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the bestselling author of Parents Weekend, comes one of the most anticipated thrillers of the year. Every Year He Comes For Them. On one fateful night in 1992, the lives of two seventeen-year-olds are changed and intertwined forever. Quinn Riley, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks, is arrested after he innocently tri
Judith D Collins
Dec 42 min read
The Top Of The World
By: Ethan Joella ISBN: 9781668024621 Publisher: Scribner Publication Date: 06/30/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A heartbreaking, life-affirming new novel by Ethan Joella—author of the Read with Jenna Bonus Pick A Little Hope—about a young woman searching for answers about her brother’s last days. June 1975. Maggie Bishop has just graduated high school, the future hers to embrace—but she’s still reeling from the death of her older brother
Judith D Collins
Dec 32 min read
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