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Trad Wife
By: Sarah Langan ISBN: 9781668229651 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 09/29/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (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 horror as she uncovers the dark secrets behind a trad wife influe
Judith D Collins
Mar 273 min read
Not A Word
By: Linwood Barclay ISBN: 9780063276383 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: 08/25/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In the latest chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a man’s world is upended after he stumbles upon a grisly crime scene in the family home. Every family has secrets, but when Reece visits his parents’ house, he’s shocked to find them in bed, dead. At first glance it looks like a mur
Judith D Collins
Mar 262 min read
The Village
By: AJ Campbell ASIN: B0GNCZB4CN Publisher: AJ Campbell Publication Date: 03/25/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Justice is coming... and it knows where you live. At exactly 1:45 pm, three phones buzz with the same message: I know what you did on Valentine's Day. Alice... Faith sees it first. Mick sees it next. River sees it last. Each recipient carries a secret from the day Alice vanished, secrets entwined with the whispers of Blackston
Judith D Collins
Mar 254 min read
The Killer In The House
By: Lauren Reding Narrators: Megan Tusing; Caroline Hewitt; Luke Daniels; Marni Penning ISBN: 9781511381345 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Publication Date: 03/24/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this chilling domestic thriller debut, a young woman working as a housekeeper—for the subject of a trending true crime podcast—finds herself in a deadly mess when the truth catches up to the hype. Renee Beale is done settling for dead-end jobs and
Judith D Collins
Mar 244 min read
Two Kinds of Stranger
By: Steve Cavanagh Narrator: Adam Sims Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668093399 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 03/24/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Elly Parker helped a perfect stranger. She didn’t know he was the perfect killer…in another “unguessable and unputdownable” (Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author) psychological thriller from the author of Witness 8. One offers a helping hand. The other is you
Judith D Collins
Mar 245 min read
The Creek, The Crone, and the Crow
By: Leah Weiss Narrator: Kate Forbes Recorded Books ISBN: 9781464250590 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 03//24/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "An impressive blend of history, folklore, and imagination." -Ron Rash, New York Times bestselling author An outsider to the Carolina hills inherits a gift that could change everything for her village on the verge of dying, from the author NPR said "writes with a deep knowledge
Judith D Collins
Mar 245 min read
Beneath a Broken Sky
Ben Packard #4 By: Joshua Moehling Narrator: Linda Jones Sourcebooks ISBN: 978-1728279053 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 05/26/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From USA Today bestselling author Joshua Moehling comes a tense, atmospheric thriller about one detective's search for a mysterious killer in the chaos following a deadly storm… It's a hot, miserable summer in the small town of Sandy Lake. Detective Ben Packard has
Judith D Collins
Mar 242 min read
Where the Truth Lies
By: Katherine Greene Narrators: Amanda Stribling, Tristan Wright, Hallie Ricardo ISBN: 9798892424882 Publisher: Crooked Lane Publication Date: 03/24/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A picture-perfect couple’s sordid past threatens to rock a sleepy Southern town down to its core. Told in alternating timelines, this multi-POV thriller explores toxic masculinity, gender-based violence, and female rage in the tradition of Darby Kane. Childh
Judith D Collins
Mar 244 min read
The First Widows
By: S.E. Reed Narrator: Caitlin Shannon ISBN: 9781837001866 Publisher: Storm Publishing Publication Date: 03/23/2026 Format: e-book & audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Some people will do anything for family. Even kill for it… When Sophia, a wealthy woman far from home, meets Rebecca, a struggling nurse and mother, at a paint-and-sip class in New York, their friendship unfolds just as you might expect. The lonely outsider finds her place. The overwhelmed
Judith D Collins
Mar 235 min read
Operation Boyfriend
An MM fake dating romantic comedy By: Zarah Detand Narrator: Jamie Day Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9781837003037 Publisher: Storm Publishing Publication Date: 05/12/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 3.5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Sharing a king-sized bed while maintaining some personal boundaries? Check. Convincing his family they're madly in love? Easy. Ignoring their sizzling chemistry? Impossible. Dean Hollis has a plan to survive his sister's tropical destination wedding
Judith D Collins
Mar 222 min read
Holy Island
DCI Ryan Mystery #1 By: LJ Ross Narrator: Jonathan Keeble ISBN: 9781464273261 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 04/07/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From acclaimed internationally bestselling author LJ Ross comes a chilling, atmospheric mystery steeped in ritual, secrets, and small-town tensions, perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and Louise Penny. On Holy Island, everyone is a suspect… Detective Chief Inspector Ryan r
Judith D Collins
Mar 224 min read
This Changes Everything
By: Lisa Scottoline ISBN: 9781538770030 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: 07/14/2026 Format:Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this “riveting, deeply felt and empowering thriller that is also a touching ode to female friendship” (Laura Dave) from #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, a woman risks her life to help her closest friend find justice for a tragic crime and realizes she has more power than she ever knew. Julia Pritzker love
Judith D Collins
Mar 223 min read
The Break-Up Retreat
By: Camilla Sten Narrator: Peyton Mader ISBN: 9781250455482 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Minotaur Books Publication Date: 06/09/2026 Format: Audiobook My Rating: TBR (ALC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS An undercover journalist goes to expose an exclusive psychological wellness clinic where women go to recover from heartbreak, with dire consequences, in this creepy thriller from The Bachelorette Party author Camilla Sten. Welcome to Himlafall Clinic, where we use revolutionary therap
Judith D Collins
Mar 222 min read
Great and Unfortunate Things
By: Jason Arday ISBN: 9781668085578 Publisher: Simon & Schuster | 37 Ink Publication Date: 08/11/1026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS With the power of Educated and the emotional sweep of When Breath Becomes Air, Great and Unfortunate Things is the inspiring, underdog story of how an autistic, non-verbal boy who society had all but given up on found his voice, literally and figuratively, became one of the youngest professors in the University of Ca
Judith D Collins
Mar 223 min read
All In Her Hands
By: Audrey Blake Narrator: Susan Lyons Recorded Books ISBN: 9781464220241 Publisher: Soucebooks Landmark Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From USA Today bestselling author Audrey Blake comes a story of love, hope, and perseverance, following one woman's fight against an invisible enemy. One woman physician. A group of talented midwives. A deadly disease spreading. 1849. Dr. Nora Gibson is the only female surgeon
Judith D Collins
Mar 225 min read
Hollow Bones
By: Jodi Picoult Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593726259 Publisher: Ballantine Publication Date: 09/22/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (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 Fitzgerald was only two months old, her mother went to an appointment at the W
Judith D Collins
Mar 212 min read
A Killer for Christmas
By: Kim Harrington ISBN: 9798892425032 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: 09/22/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS 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 happy. When she loses both her job and her boyfriend, the move is a no-br
Judith D Collins
Mar 202 min read
Storm Warning
A Dez Limerick Thriller #4 By: James Byrne ISBN: 9781250319814 Publisher: St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books Publication Date: 05/26/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Dez Limerick has his considerable skills pushed to the limit when, to rescue a friend, he has to get to—and get into—a state of the art facility on full lockdown, with considerable forces determined to stop him. Desmond Aloysius Limerick—'Dez' to all who know him—is a man with a s
Judith D Collins
Mar 202 min read
Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line
Finlay Donovan #6 By: Elle Cosimano Narrator: Angela Dawe ISBN: 9781250337603 Publisher: St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 03/17/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From New York Times bestseller Elle Cosimano comes Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line—the highly anticipated next installment in the beloved Finlay Donovan series. Please enjoy this sample of the book before Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line publis
Judith D Collins
Mar 176 min read
The Hiding Season
By: Ava Glass Narrator: Sophie Amoss Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593972243 Publisher: Ballantine | Bantam Publication Date: 03/17/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this page-turning, atmospheric thriller, a broken woman’s new beginning is upended when she becomes the only witness to a deadly crime . . . making her the next target. After a painful divorce, Maya Landry is in desperate need of a fresh start, which she finds deep in the
Judith D Collins
Mar 175 min read
Life: A Love Story
By: Elizabeth Berg Narrator: Elizabeth Berg ISBN: 9780593446829 Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 03/17/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A warm, intimate novel that reminds us of the richness that can be found all throughout our lives—by the New York Times bestselling author of The Story of Arthur Truluv and Open House As ninety-two-year-old Florence "Flo" Greene nears the end of her life, she writes a letter to Ruthie, the w
Judith D Collins
Mar 176 min read
Buried Lies
Dean Lincoln Legal Thriller #3 By: Peter O'Mahoney Narrator: Troy Duran ISBN: 978-1662525414 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 03/03/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOK A murdered judge. A broken system. And one lawyer who risks everything to expose the truth. When Dean Lincoln takes on the high-profile appeal of a man accused of killing a respected South Carolina judge, he knows the case is stacked against him. But as Lincoln digs
Judith D Collins
Mar 175 min read
You Did Nothing Wrong
By: CG Drews Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld ISBN: 9781250435637 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 03/17/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Domestic suspense meets haunted house horror in this adult debut from the New York Times bestselling author of Don’t Let the Forest In. The walls are closing in on her perfect new life. Single mother Elodie’s life has become a fairy tale. She’s met Bren, equal parts Golden-retriever-devoted and sin
Judith D Collins
Mar 165 min read
Leave It Up To Love
A Short Story By : Kristy Woodson Harvey Narrators: Jorjeana Marie; Courtney Patterson Brilliance Publishing ISBN:9781511388078 Publisher: Amazon Original Stories Publication Date: Format: Auido & e-book My Rating: 5 Stars MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From New York Times bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey comes a funny, feel-good tale—a seaside romp about chasing dreams, losing illusions, and writing your own story. Ready for her big break after publishing her first novel,
Judith D Collins
Mar 164 min read
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