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Promise Me Never
By: Liv Constantine Narrators: Suzanne Elise Freeman, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Scott Brick, Alex McKenna Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593875230 Publisher: Ballantine | Bantam Publication Date: 08/18/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the New York Times bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish comes an unmissable thriller about a woman who becomes embroiled in the mystery of her husband’s deceased first wife—and after moving to his
Judith D Collins
Aug 185 min read
Don't Look Close
By: Jaima Fixsen Narrator: Libby McKnight Recorded Books ISBN: 9781728294933 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 08/18/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOK AUG #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat Feature BOOK GIVEAWAY CONTEST From USA Today bestselling author Jaima Fixsen, comes a gripping crime novel perfect for fans of William Kent Kruger, following one man who would do anything for his sister, even if it means catching a serial killer… If
Judith D Collins
Aug 1812 min read
Patient 7
By: Sabrina Wade Narrators: Luke Persiani, Patricia Santomasso ISBN: 9798349173264 Publisher: Dreamscape Media Publication Date: 08/18/26 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A psychiatric patient who predicts murders—down to the details. Dr. Rachel Hadley has barely absorbed the shock of her ex-husband, psychiatrist Dr. Colton Hadley, vanishing when County Detective Lane Archer uncovers something Colton left behind: a set of taped interviews no
Judith D Collins
Aug 174 min read
The Murder Trial
By: James Patterson & Nancy Allen ISBN: 9781538758519 Publication Date: 10/23/2026 Publisher: Little Brown & Co. Format: Other My Rating: tbr (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 the mind behind his first maj
Judith D Collins
Aug 171 min read
Brain Damage
By: Freida McFadden Narrator: Megan Tusing ISBN: 978-1464290817 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 08/18/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Intruder! How can you survive when you can't remember who wants you dead? Dr. Charly McKenna had the perfect life: a thriving dermatology practice, a luxury apartment overlooking Central Park, and a handsome husband who adored her. Until th
Judith D Collins
Aug 174 min read
Monster in the Mirror
By: Janasha Prabhu Narrator: Awni Abdi-Bahri ISBN: 9781464290336 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 10/20/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Dark, twisty, and atmospheric debut thriller for readers of The Quiet Tenant and The Butcher. Her uncle was a serial killer. The town whispers, could she be a killer too? On the night Jiah Rai was found cradling her girlfriend Georgia's dead body at the bottom of Wailing Cliff, everyone su
Judith D Collins
Aug 163 min read
We Already Dug the Grave
By: Emma C. Wells Narrator: Sophie Amoss ISBN: 9781464218651 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 09/08/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "This is the kind of book readers love to devour: family secrets, people trying to escape their predetermined roles, and a good dash of the supernatural all blended together in a story that's ultimately about love and loyalty." — Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestseller From the USA To
Judith D Collins
Aug 135 min read
You'll Be Sorry
By: Lisa Gardner Narrator: Hillary Huber ISBN: 9781538765142 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: 08/04/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From a master storyteller comes a “chilling, gripping” standalone (Lisa Jewell): A newlywed couple each with their own secrets. An abandoned lodge with a horrific decades-old mystery. And a small mountain town where everyone believes they know their neighbors…except they don’t. For Raquel
Judith D Collins
Aug 47 min read
Breathing Under Water
By: Jacqueline Friedland Narrators: Cassandra Campbell, Annalee Scott ISBN: 9781400347377 Publisher: Harper Muse Audiobooks Publication Date: 08/04/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "Breathing under Water combines the intrigue of Liane Moriarty’s Big Little Lies, the pacing of Lisa Jewell’s The Family Upstairs, and the glimpse inside the elite athletic world of Alena Dillon’s The Happiest Girl in the World.” —STARRED BOOKLIST REVIEW "A
Judith D Collins
Aug 47 min read
The Women In White
By: Sarah Pekkanen Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250349552 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 08/04/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating:5 Stars (ALC) (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Extrasensory perception. The Gift. A Sixth Sense. Or something else…. In 1964, four remarkable young women at a prestigious university became the subjects of parapsychology experiments by a visionary scientist. On the cusp of a historic breakthrough, the women myst
Judith D Collins
Aug 45 min read
The Amateur
By: Chris Bohjalian Narrator: Melora Hardin ISBN: 9780385551298 Publisher: Doubleday Publication Date: 08/04/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS When a young woman, a golf prodigy, kills a caddy with a stray ball at the country club, the investigation of this freak accident reveals a dark and shocking tale of secret affairs and predatory men, and suddenly a teenager is on trial in this spellbinding novel from the #1 New York Times bestsellin
Judith D Collins
Aug 47 min read
The Wythenshawe Dandy
By: S.J. Galbraith Narrator: Melanie Crawley ISBN: 9781915564207 Audio Publisher: Raconteurs Audio LLP Book/Print Publisher: Salt Publishing Publication Date: 08/03/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS An unoccupied flat. A freshly dressed bed. The body of a young woman laid out neatly on the duvet. The dead girl looks familiar – troublingly familiar – but Detective Inspector Cassie May can't place her. And to compound her troubles, Cassie has
Judith D Collins
Aug 35 min read
The Man
By: Laura Sims Narrators: Will Damron, Cassandra Campbell ISBN: 979-8217177677 Publisher: Penguin Audio Publication Date: 07/07/2026 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars + JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP AUDIOBOOKS OF 2026 PRAISED BY ANA REYES, MONA AWAD, ANDREA BARTZ, VANESSA CHAN, DANIELLE TRUSSONI, AND MORE! "Fiercely intelligent and deeply chilling. . . . The perfect book club read." —Ana Reyes, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Pines From the highly accl
Judith D Collins
Aug 312 min read
Take Hart
Corey in Los Angeles #2 By: Jaime Parker Stickle Narrator: Sarah Naughton ISBN: 978-1662531750 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 08/04/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Between her LAPD consulting gig, fledgling indie news blog, and postpartum panic disorder, former TV journalist Corey Tracey-Lieberman is barely keeping it together. Then a mother named Sonja Hart vanishes in her Highland Park neighborhood, and the case is all but
Judith D Collins
Aug 37 min read
All In
6:30 Man #4 By: David Baldacci ISBN: 9781538758069 Publisher: Grand Central Publication Date: 11/10/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (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 fearless war correspondent Theresa Lee is shot on a storm-swept Manhatta
Judith D Collins
Jul 312 min read
You'll Be Sorry
By: Liz Alterman Narrators: Christine Lakin, Stacy Carolan Simon Maverick ISBN: 978183756762 Publisher: Inkubator Books Publication Date: 08/02/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Revenge is a dish best served now. On the eve of her fortieth birthday, Amelia Montgomery flips through a magazine and freezes at the sight of a familiar face—Ethan Blackmore, the man who shattered her heart more than a decade ago. What should’ve been her hap
Judith D Collins
Jul 316 min read
The Holiday Swap
By: A.J. McDine ISBN: 9504585242899 Publisher: Cherry Tree Publishing Publication Date: 07/30/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS AUG #LiftLiftMiniAuthorChats The Holiday Swap is the explosive new thriller by Amazon bestselling author AJ McDine. Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Claire Douglas and Andrea Mara. We’re broke. The last thing we can afford is a holiday. So when my husband Robin's wealthy boss offers to swap houses for the week,
Judith D Collins
Jul 319 min read
Behind the Mic With Melanie Crawley
Spotlight on a Masterclass in Northern Noir For our August feature on #AudioElevatorSeries, we are scaling new heights with an exclusive look into the dark, atmospheric world of “The Wythenshawe Dandy.” Joining us is a favorite, the brilliant, talented Earphones Award-winning narrator Melanie Crawley, whose 5-star performance transforms S.J. Galbraith’s gritty thriller into an unforgettable, claustrophobic audio experience. Review of The Wythenshawe Dandy ~British Voice Act
Judith D Collins
Jul 2912 min read
The Whisper
By: Chelsea Iversen Narrator: Beth Hicks ISBN: 9781464252297 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 07/28/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS JUL featured #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats Perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman and Riley Sager's Middle of the Night, comes a sweeping, atmospheric thriller following a group of friends and the power given to them by the trees… Rule 1: When the trees whisper, listen. Rule 2: Don't go into the woo
Judith D Collins
Jul 288 min read
Indie Darling
By: Lauren Nossett Narrator: Amara Jasper ISBN: 9781250459046 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 07/28/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4 Stars (ALC) JUL 2026 MUST READ BOOKS A brilliant, breakout novel from ITW THRILLER AWARD-WINNING author Lauren Nossett—a mystery set in Nashville, where a Dolly Parton–loving private detective is drawn into the disappearance of an enigmatic pop star. "THRILLING...[A] propulsive, glittery mystery.” —Lisa Unger, NEW YORK TIMES bestsell
Judith D Collins
Jul 277 min read
Meet the In-laws
Meet the Parents #2 By: Emily Shiner Narrators: Elise Roth, Madeline Pell Hachette UK ISBN: 978-1807221713 Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: 07/30/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS BLOG TOUR STOP JUL 31 Featured #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat JUL 31 As my mom greets my husband for the first time, I spot the new diamonds in her ears. She’s trying to impress him, although I know her smile is fake. But that’s okay. Because so is mine… The mother
Judith D Collins
Jul 258 min read
Our Marriage Is Murder
By: Carol Goodman Narrator: Marni Penning ISBN: 9780063398788 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: 07/21/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (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 myster
Judith D Collins
Jul 217 min read
Lost in the Fire
By: Robin Mahle ISBN: 9781805736615 Publisher: Joffe Books Publication Date: 07/21/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A woman stops me in the street. She’s young, pregnant, and she looks at me like she knows me. “I’m Sophie,” she says. “We used to be best friends.” “Please don’t marry him,” she whispers. “You don’t know who he really is . . . “ I’ve rebuilt my life from the ashes. I lost my husband and child in a devastating house fire. I
Judith D Collins
Jul 205 min read
All the Little Secrets
All the Little Houses #2 By: May Cobb ISBN: 9781464239205 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 11/17/2026 Format: Other My Rating: Currently Reading (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The highly anticipated follow-up to All the Little Houses From the USA Today bestselling author of The Hunting Wives (now a hit Netflix series) comes a deliciously wicked stand-alone sequel to All the Little Houses, as the fallout from an utterly unexpected death reverberates over every
Judith D Collins
Jul 202 min read
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