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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
3 days ago10 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
Jan 296 min read
When I Kill You
By: B.A. Paris Narrator: Georgia Maguire ISBN: 978-1250289445 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 02/17/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The multimillion-copy and New York Times bestseller B. A. Paris returns with a triumphant, unsettling new suspense novel. Who is watching Nell Masters? Nell Masters is certain someone is following her. The hairs on the back of her neck rise when she travels to and from work, there are si
Judith D Collins
Jan 296 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
Jan 197 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
Jan 614 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
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
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
The House on Mountain Laurel Lane
Gold Creek #2 By: Eileen Goudge Narrator: Rosanna Pilcher Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662518140 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Publication Date: 11/11/2025 Format: Paperback, e-book, audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) A widow and mom of two struggles to let go of the past and embrace the future in a powerful novel about friendship, love, and taking risks by New York Times bestselling author Eileen Goudge. Ever since her husband Sean’s death, Jo Myers just can’t move on. U
Judith D Collins
Nov 10, 20259 min read
Always and Forever
By: Lorraine Zago Rosenthal ISBN: 979-8990833159 Publisher: Tribeca Press Publication Date: 11/11/2025 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) Three decades ago, a tragedy ignited a chain of events that devastated two New York City families and still haunts them today. Even their youngest members, Suzanne Starek and Jay Darnell, haven't been left unscathed. Suzanne is at the end of her twenties and has been plagued by misfortune, including her parents’ ill-fated union and
Judith D Collins
Nov 10, 20259 min read
Good Hair Days
By: Grace Helena Walz Narrators: Natalie Duke, Reba Buhr ISBN: 978-1400345663 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: 11/11/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS Two sisters, a failing family business, and a whole lot of hairspray--Good Hair Days is a modern twist on Steel Magnolias with a little extra Dolly Parton flair. "I've really messed it all up, Georgia," Junie says. "And this time it's the shop. June's is in trouble." June's B
Judith D Collins
Nov 8, 20256 min read
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Deluxe Collectors Limited Edition The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek #1 By: Kim MIchele Richardson Narrator: Katie Schorr Blackstone Audio ISBN: 978-1464246524 Publisher: Sourebooks Landmark Publication Date: 11/04/2025 Format: Paperback Deluxe Collectors Limited Edition My Rating: 5 Stars + NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS THE LIMITED EDITION COLLECTOR'S EDITION WITH DESIGNED EDGES! The bestselling historical fiction novel from Kim Michele Richardson, this is a novel following Cu
Judith D Collins
Nov 4, 202514 min read
Forget You Saw Her
Series: Ask for Andrea #.5 By: Noelle W. Ihli Narrators: Andi Arndt, Carlotta Brentan, Brittany Pressley Simon Maverick ISBN: 9798992716108 Publisher: Dynamite Books Publication Date: 11/04/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) She lost her daughter once. Now, she’ll go to hell and back to find her. Seventeen years ago, Sabina made the most difficult decision of her life: giving her newborn daughter, Andrea, up for adoption. She’s lived with the guilt ever since, cling
Judith D Collins
Nov 4, 20257 min read
6:40 to Montreal
By: Eva Jurczyk Narrator: Allyson Morgan Recorded Books ISBN: 9781728295725 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 10/28/2025 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) No WiFi, no distractions. No way out… Agatha's husband has bought her a first-class ticket on the scenic six-hour train from Toronto to Montreal as a gift—a one-day writing retreat so she can get some serious work done on her new book, a highly-anticipated follow-up to Agatha's runaway bestseller deb
Judith D Collins
Oct 28, 20258 min read
The Mad Wife
By: Meagan Church Narrator: Susan Bennett Recorded Books ISBN: 978-1464252556 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 09/30/2025 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) With odes of The Bell Jar comes a searing historical suspense following a 1950s housewife who, when a mysterious new wife moves across the way, begins to unearth dark secrets about her neighborhood and her own mind. In the 1950s, nothing is valued more than conformity, and Lulu Mayfield has spen
Judith D Collins
Oct 26, 202515 min read
The Hitchhikers
By: Chevy Stevens Narrators: Lindsey Dorcus, Moniqua Plante Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250133656 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 10/072025 Format: Hardcover & audio My Rating: 5 Stars ++ (ARC) (ALC) TOP BOOKS OF 2025! WITH OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD . . . CHEVY STEVENS has garnered acclaim from literary giants, including Stephen King who called THOSE GIRLS “incredibly scary and suspenseful” and Gillian Flynn who called STILL MISSING “utterly absorbing.” The a
Judith D Collins
Oct 7, 202510 min read
Too Old For This
By: Samantha Downing Narrator: Elizabeth Wiley Penguin Audio ISBN: 978-0593101032 Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: 08/12/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars ++ A retired serial killer’s quiet life is upended by an unexpected visitor. To protect her secret, there’s only one option left—what’s another murder? From bestselling author Samantha Downing. Lottie Jones thought her crimes were behind her. Decades earlier, she changed her identity and tucked herself away in a s
Judith D Collins
Aug 26, 202511 min read
The Lies They Told
By: Ellen Marie Wiseman Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers Recorded Books ISBN: 9781496741509 Publisher: Kensington Books Publication Date:...
Judith D Collins
Jul 30, 202511 min read
Our Last Resort
By: Clémence Michallon Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593802762 Publisher: Knopf Publication Date: 07/08/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) From the bestselling author of The Quiet Tenant comes a propulsive new thriller: Fifteen years ago, Frida and her brother escaped a cult. Now her brother is the prime suspect in a murder investigation—and it isn’t the first time . A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE SUMMER: The New York Times, USA Today, O
Judith D Collins
Jul 20, 202515 min read
Bald-Faced Liar
By: Victoria Helen Stone Narrator: Soneela Nankani Brilliance Audio ISBN: 978-1662514616 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Publication Date: 06/01/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars +(ARC) Living a lie becomes a matter of life and death for a woman hiding from her past in a novel of mounting psychological suspense by the bestselling author of Jane Doe and The Hook. Traveling nurse Elizabeth May has a promising new home in Santa Cruz. And another new identity. It’s a pattern
Judith D Collins
Jul 17, 202514 min read
The Farmhouse
By: Chelsea Conradt Narrator: Brittany Pressley Sourcebooks The Farmhouse ISBN: 978-1464229169 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 06/17/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) Every woman who has lived on this farm has died. Emily just moved in. When Emily Hauk's mother dies, it's time for her and her husband, Josh, to finally leave San Francisco. A farm in rural Nebraska is everything they want for a fresh start: clear skies, low costs, and distance from the
Judith D Collins
Jul 14, 202510 min read
Claire Casey's Had Enough
By: Liz Alterman Narrator: Stephanie Rose Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9781448315772 Publisher: Severn House Publication Date: 06/03/2025 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) Back in the day, Claire had dreams. She was going to be somebody! Now a forty-something mom of three (four if you count her husband!), drowning in laundry and PTA chores, with a job she can’t stand, she's finally had enough . . . A hilarious, heart-warming mom-com, perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella a
Judith D Collins
Jul 8, 202511 min read
You Shouldn't Have Done That
By: Liz Alterman Narrator: Cat Protano Dreamscape Media Audio Pub: 07/29/2025 ISBN: 9781837565320 Publisher: Inkubator Books Publication...
Judith D Collins
Jul 5, 20254 min read
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