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All the Lies We See
Jess Lambert Thriller #3 By: Christina McDonald ISBN: 978-1738518425 Publisher: Intrigue Ink Publishing Publication Date: 07/07/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS JUL FEATURED #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat Framed for murder. A viral video proves it. The case she abandoned after her daughter died could save—or destroy her, from the USA Today bestselling author of The Night Olivia Fell. Detective Jess Lambert is days away from the trial of the woman a
Judith D Collins
Jun 159 min read
Heart of Glass
By: Jennifer Hillier Narrators: Brittany Pressley, Chris Brinkley, Eunice Wong, Ferdelle Capistrano, January LaVoy Macmillan Audio ISBN: 978-1250763181 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 08/25/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) (ALC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP AUDIOBOOKS OF 2026 A serial killer recants his long-ago confession regarding a small-town high school girl―and her then-best friends are forced to confront what really happened that night and what
Judith D Collins
Jun 136 min read
Paper Ghosts
By: Sarah Addison Allen Narrator: Marin Ireland ISBN: 9781250283429 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 09/01/0206 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The highly anticipated new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Other Birds hailed as “whimsical, wise, and delightfully mysterious.” (Real Simple) Every family has its secrets...The Wester women live inside theirs. For generations, Wester House has stood as a monumen
Judith D Collins
Jun 137 min read
Beach Thriller
By: Jamie Day Narrators: Emily Shaffer, Jane Oppenheimer, Jennifer Pickens, Megan Tusing Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250358233 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 06/09/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS BEST SUMMER MYSTERY JUN #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat Feature The next riveting summer suspense by the author of THE BLOCK PARTY, ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY, and THE LAKE ESCAPE Jamie Day. It's been nearly twenty years since Holly last visited
Judith D Collins
Jun 813 min read
The Secret Attic
By: Chelsea Conradt Narrator: Brittany Pressley Sourcebooks ISBN: 978-1464229190 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 06/02/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "Haunting and atmospheric." ―Nalini Singh, New York Times bestselling author, for The Farmhouse The past isn't just haunting her―it's hunting her. Addison Lowe knew her mother-in-law despised her, but inheriting Barb's massive estate after her death feels less like closure an
Judith D Collins
Jun 27 min read
You First
A Joe Goldberg Prequel Book #5 YOU By: Caroline Kepnes Narrator: Santino Fontana ISBN: 9780399591464 Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 06/09/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “The most distinctive voice in thrillers is back.”—Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List and The Midnight Feast How did Joe Goldberg become Joe Goldberg? What led to his first love . . . first obsession . . . first kill? Find out in
Judith D Collins
May 316 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
May 286 min read
The Neighbors Are Watching
By: Maggie Blum Thompson Narrator: Alex Picard Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250412553 Publisher: St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books Publication Date: 06/30/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the "master of suburban scandal" (Samantha M. Bailey) comes a scandalous, twisty thriller about obsession, betrayal, and the price of perfection Just outside Washington, DC, sits Eastbrook, Bethesda—a leafy suburb with top schools, pristine landscapes,
Judith D Collins
May 246 min read
Storm Warning
A Dez Limerick Thriller #4 By: James Byrne Narrator: Ruairi Conaghan Vibrance Press ISBN: 9781250319814 Publisher: St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books Publication Date: 05/26/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (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 Limer
Judith D Collins
May 224 min read
Both Can Be True
By: Jessica Guerrieri Narrators:Jessica Guerrier, Helen Laser, Mia Hutchinson-Shaw, Rebecca Lowman ISBN: 9781400345984 Publisher: Harper Muse Publictaion Date: 05/19/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS MAY #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat When a local mother goes missing, two estranged sisters are pulled back into each other’s lives and forced to confront old wounds, fractured trust, and the many ways a woman can disappear in plain sight. Frankie i
Judith D Collins
May 2016 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
May 209 min read
The Burning Side
By: Sarah Damoff Narrators: Stacy Gonzalez, Timothy Andrés Pabon, Jackie Sanders Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668085011 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 5/19/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the author of The Bright Years, the story of April and Leo, a couple on the brink of collapse. When their house goes up in flames, family secrets and thorny histories emerge as they are forced to decide what is worth salvaging. W
Judith D Collins
May 195 min read
The Dog Sitter
By: Eva Lesko Natiello 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 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, newly evicted, and suddenly strapped, Colleen Fitzroy has no choice bu
Judith D Collins
May 1913 min read
The River Muse
By: Laura Resau Narrator: Cassandra Campbell ISBN: 9781400349142 Duration: 11 Hrs. 53 Min Publisher: Harper Muse Publication Date: 05/12/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A French chateau. A forest with secrets. A magical spring. Welcome to La Chanson, where lost souls are found again… At the brink of summer, Callie arrives in a secluded village in the South of France with her young daughter, after barely escaping her menacing ex-partner. Desperat
Judith D Collins
May 186 min read
The Place Between Our Pains
A Memoir of What Joy Can Survive By: K. J. Ramsey Narrator: K.J. Ramsey ISBN: 9780593727393 Publisher: Convergent | Convergent Books Publication Date: 05/19/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Memoir TOP BOOKS OF 2026 LIST! 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 ill
Judith D Collins
May 188 min read
The Wolf At The Door
Margot Phalen FBI Series By: Kate Wiley Narrator: Lauryn Allman Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9781837001637 Publisher: Storm Publishing Publication Date: 05/19/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS When seven skeletons are unearthed along the Appalachian Trail, FBI Special Agent Margot Phalen thinks she already knows who put them there. Margot knows how predators hunt. As the daughter of one of America’s most notorious serial killers, she’s turned
Judith D Collins
May 185 min read
The Final Target
By: Nora Roberts Narrator: January LaVoy Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250413581 Publisher: St Martin's Press Publication Date: 05/26/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A young author becomes the object of a fan’s desire—and rage—in the gripping thriller by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Hidden Nature. He showed up at Arden Bowie’s debut author appearance with a copy of her novel and an eager smile. He showered her with compli
Judith D Collins
May 165 min read
21 Willow Lane
By: Keri Beevis Narrator: Shakira Shute ISBN: 9781835336137 Publisher: Boldwood Books Publication Date: 05/22/2926 Format: e-book My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Discover the BRAND NEW gripping psychological thriller from the INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING author of The House Sitter, Keri Beevis Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Claire McGowan and Lisa Jewell! Some friendships - and secrets - should stay buried forever… Everyone said a change of scenery would
Judith D Collins
May 155 min read
Everything Has Happened
By: T. Greenwood Narrator: Therese Plummer ISBN: 9798892425292 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: 04/28/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2026! A disappearance from the past echoes in the future in this ambitious and wrenching mystery, perfect for readers of The God of the Woods. In 1986, a child disappeared. Nearly forty years later, a tip line rings. It’s been almost four decades since Edie Marshall’s little bro
Judith D Collins
May 79 min read
The Unforgettable Mailman
By: April Howells Narrator: Adam Xavier Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9798892425261 Publisher: Alcove Press Publication Date: 04/21/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Featured April Lit Lift Mini Author Chat It's never too late for the adventure of a lifetime, even if you can't remember why you started. The Unforgettable Mailman is a heartwarming story about intergenerational friendship and the power of human connection, perfect for fans of Fre
Judith D Collins
Apr 2110 min read
Handle With Care
By: Marybeth Mayhew Whalen Narrator: Jane Oppenheimer ISBN: 978-1400345069 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Fiction Publication Date: 04/14/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) (ALC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Apr featured #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat Three women walk into a post office. No, this isn't the beginning of a joke. It's the beginning of a hostage situation. On an ordinary spring afternoon in a small-town post office, a domestic dispute spirals out of control. The husband
Judith D Collins
Apr 1413 min read
Served Him Right
By: Lisa Unger Narrators: Kristen Sieh, Vivienne Leheny, Brittany Pressley, Soneela Nankani, Tim Paige, Petrea Burchard Harlequin Audio ISBN: 9780778360056 Publisher: Park Row Publication Date: 03/10/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “A twisty and pacy thriller.” —Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid series A woman’s brunch with friends quickly turns dark in this gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling a
Judith D Collins
Mar 106 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 Cr
Judith D Collins
Feb 89 min read
The Good Mothers
By: Caitlin Weaver Narrator: Anne McDonagh ISBN: 9781837001682 Publisher: Storm Publishing Publication Date: 01/15/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats QA With an eight-year-old son struggling with ADHD and nowhere else to turn, soon-to-be-divorced mom Lacey answers a life-saving ad: “Seeking responsible single mom to join our household. Motherhood can be lonely and we support each other!” When she arrives at Wildwood La
Judith D Collins
Feb 410 min read
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