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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 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
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) NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP THRILLERS OF 2025! #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats QA 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 fan
Judith D Collins
Dec 49 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) DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS DEC Featured QA #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat “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 n
Judith D Collins
Dec 29 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) DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS DEC Featured QA #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats 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 bene
Judith D Collins
Dec 29 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) NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS NOV featured #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats The Plot meets Disclaimer in a simmering, slow-burn domestic thriller and psychological suspense novel that explores the stories
Judith D Collins
Nov 258 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) NOV Featured #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS #CoverReveal 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 G
Judith D Collins
Nov 109 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) NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS #CoverReveal NOV #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats 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 bee
Judith D Collins
Nov 109 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 86 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 414 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) NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS NOV Featured QA #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat 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, Andre
Judith D Collins
Nov 47 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) OCT 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS OCT Featured #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat #CoverReveal 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
Judith D Collins
Oct 288 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) SEP 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS SEP FEATURED #AuthorElevatorSeries #TopBooksof2025 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
Judith D Collins
Oct 2615 min read
The Hitchhikers
By: Chevy Stevens Narrators: Lindsey Dorcus, Moniqua Plante Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250133656 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication...
Judith D Collins
Oct 710 min read
Too Old For This
By: Samantha Downing Narrator: Elizabeth Wiley Penguin Audio ISBN: 978-0593101032 Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: 08/12/2025...
Judith D Collins
Aug 2611 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 3011 min read
Our Last Resort
By: Clémence Michallon Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593802762 Publisher: Knopf Publication Date: 07/08/2025...
Judith D Collins
Jul 2015 min read
Bald-Faced Liar
By: Victoria Helen Stone Narrator: Soneela Nankani Brilliance Audio ISBN: 978-1662514616 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Publication...
Judith D Collins
Jul 1714 min read
The Farmhouse
By: Chelsea Conradt Narrator: Brittany Pressley Sourcebooks The Farmhouse ISBN: 978-1464229169 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication...
Judith D Collins
Jul 1410 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...
Judith D Collins
Jul 811 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 54 min read
Sing Me Home to Carolina
By: Joy Callaway Narrator: Alexandra Ryan Spotify Audiobooks ISBN: 9798892421119 Publisher: Alcove Press Publication Date: 06/10/2025...
Judith D Collins
Jul 15 min read
After Paris
By: Mary Ellen Taylor Narrators: Caroline Hewitt, Devon Sorvari, Elisabeth Lagelee, David de Vries, Braden Wright ISBN: 9781662513442...
Judith D Collins
Jun 2813 min read
Letters From Strangers
By: Susan Walter Narrators: Selah Victor, Eddie Lopez, Moniqua Plante Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662523496 Publisher: Lake Union...
Judith D Collins
Jun 2716 min read
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