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Where the Wildflowers Grow
By: Terah Shelton Harris Narrators: Terah Shelton Harris, Tracie Thoms, Diontae Black ISBN: 978-1464229220 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 02/17/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS #CoverReveal TOP BOOKS OF 2026! From acclaimed author Terah Shelton Harris comes a poignant story of survival and redemption that questions what it means to stop existing and start living. Leigh is the last of the Wildes. She knows this becau
Judith D Collins
Feb 188 min read
I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home
By: Fergus Craig Narrator: Joan Walker Penguin Audio IBBN: 9798217189052 Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: 02/17/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS BLOG TOUR Feb 17 SPOTLIGHT After a decades-long stint in prison, former serial killer Carol is looking to kick back and relax in her new retirement home...until a fellow resident drops dead and Carol has to prove she actually didn't do it this time.... Carol is delighted to be leaving her tiny
Judith D Collins
Feb 176 min read
To His New Wife
By: Willow Rose Narrator: Madeline Pell ISBN: 9781805505822 Publisher: Bookouture Hachette UK Publication Date: 02/12/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS His ex sent me a letter. I thought she was dead . Emma’s life has been perfect ever since she met Benjamin. Behind his kind smile he’s not just a successful surgeon, but a devoted father to his daughter Lily. As she wakes up beside him in their king-size bed every morning, Emma can’t belie
Judith D Collins
Feb 104 min read
Keeper of Lost Children
By: Sadequa Johnson Narrators: Sadeqa Johnson, Ariel Blake, Karen Chilton, Adam Lazarre-White Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668069912 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 02/10/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The House of Eve, one American woman’s vision in post WWII Germany will tie together three people in an unexpected way. Lost in the streets and smoldering
Judith D Collins
Feb 86 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
It's Not Her
By: Mary Kubica Narrators: Jennifer Jill Araya, Brittany Pressley, Gary Tiedemann ISBN: 978-0778387992 Publisher: Harlequin Audio | Park Row Publication Date: 02/03/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “A gripping thrill ride with razor sharp tension and a whiplash ending I never saw coming. Kubica is a masterful storyteller!” —Jeneva Rose, #1 New York Times bestselling author Two families vacationing at a secluded lake resort are at the center of a
Judith D Collins
Feb 85 min read
Dirty Metal
By: Allison LaMothe Narrator: Gail Shalan ISBN: 9781250433275 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 02/03/2026 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS An electrifying new voice in crime fiction: Allison LaMothe’s debut is a gritty, fast-paced mystery about a reporter running down two huge stories at once “Allison LaMothe is a wildly talented writer with an exacting eye for detail and her tenacious tabloid reporter, Parker Snow, is gutsy
Judith D Collins
Feb 47 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
Impostor
An Alexander Gregory Thriller #1 (of 6) By: L. J. Ross Narrator: Hugh Dancy ISBN: 9781464273872 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 02/03/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From internationally bestselling author LJ Ross comes a tense, atmospheric thriller that explores how far we'll go to understand—and survive—the darkness around us. In the remote hills of western Ireland, fear spreads as the locals struggle to make sense o
Judith D Collins
Feb 47 min read
Good Intentions
By: Marisa Walz Narrator: Brittany Pressley Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250433787 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 02/03/2026 Format: Audiobook/e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "A stunning debut with razor-sharp tension and surprising twists." —Jeneva Rose Even the best intentions can grow into obsession . . . On the surface, Cady has the perfect life. She has a thriving luxury event-planning business, the man she’s loved since she w
Judith D Collins
Feb 36 min read
We Were Never Friends
By: Kaira Rouda Narrators: January LaVoy, Hillary Huber, Tara Sands, Patricia Santomasso Sourcebooks ISBN: 9781464244995 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 02/03/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "As twisty and suspenseful as it gets...instead of looking to the future, these old friends and sorority sisters discover it’s not so easy to bury the past. A haunting page-turner. I loved it!" — Robyn Harding, bestselling author of
Judith D Collins
Feb 37 min read
Blade
By: Wendy Walker Narrator: Julia Whelan ISBN: 9781662531927 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 02/01/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From USA Today bestselling author—and former competitive skater—Wendy Walker comes a chilling psychological thriller set in the cutthroat world of elite figure skating. Ana Robbins was an Olympic star in the making—until tragedy forced her to leave that world behind. At the age of sixteen, she g
Judith D Collins
Feb 17 min read
Read Between The Lies
By: Jesse Q. Sutanto Narrator: Eunice Wong ISBN: 978-1662534645 Publisher: Mindy's Book Studio Publication Date: 02/01/2026 Format: audio/e-book My Rating: 4 Stars FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “Read Between the Lies is a dark, delicious takedown of cancel culture and the publishing industry―I read it in two sittings because I had to stop midway and go google my own name. Highly recommend.” ―Mindy Kaling In this claustrophobic psychological suspense from USA Today bestselling aut
Judith D Collins
Jan 316 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
Dear Debbie
By: Frieda McFadden Narrators: Julia Whelan, January LaVoy, Scott Brick Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9781464249624 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 01/27/2026 Format: Paperback & Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A brand new twisted thriller that will have you cheering "good for her!" from the #1 New York Times bestselling and global sensation Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid! Sometimes, enough is enough… Debbie Mullen is losing it
Judith D Collins
Jan 276 min read
Her Cold Justice
Keera Duggan #3 By: Robert Dugoni Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld ISBN: 9781511348386 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 01/27/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ALC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS To save a client accused of murder, defense attorney Keera Duggan must fight a complex web of corruption in a riveting novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni. In a quiet South Seattle neighborhood, a suspected drug smuggler and
Judith D Collins
Jan 276 min read
Women of a Promiscuous Nature
By: Donna Everhart Narrator: Lisa Larsen Tantor Media ISBN: 9781496740724 Publisher: Kensington Publication Date: 01/27/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS *A Publishers Marketplace BUZZ BOOKS Selection* Accused of “promiscuity” in 1940s North Carolina, a young woman unjustly incarcerated and subjected to involuntary medical treatment at The State Industrial Farm Colony for Women decides to fight back in this powerful, shockingly timely nove
Judith D Collins
Jan 279 min read
The Girls Before
By: Kate Alice Marshall Narrators: Ina Barrón, Karissa Vacker Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250343086 Publisher: Pine and Cedar Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4 Stars (ALC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A search & rescue expert. A kidnapped woman. The lost girls who haunt them both. “A superb mystery. . . Readers will be thinking about this long after they turn the last page.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) There is a girl in a basement. The door has stopp
Judith D Collins
Jan 236 min read
Ours is a Tale of Murder
By: Nora Murphy Narrators: Katharine Chin, Jane Oppenheimer, Gary Bennett, Curtis Michael Holland ISBN: 9781464250880 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 02/10/2025 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP THRILLERS OF 2026 "A shocking collision made all the more satisfying by Murphy's brilliant twists...Clear your schedule―you won't be putting this down until that last, mesmerizing page." ―Carter Wilson, USA Today and Publis
Judith D Collins
Jan 206 min read
All the Little Houses
By: May Cobb Narrators: Malin Akerman, Allyson Ryan, Alexandra Hunter, James Fouhey ISBN: 9781464245794 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 01/20/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2026 Adults can behave badly too... It's the mid-1980s in the tiny town of Longview, Texas. Nellie Anderson, the beautiful daughter of the Anderson family dynasty, has burst onto the scene. She always gets what she wants. What she
Judith D Collins
Jan 208 min read
My Husband's Wife
By: Alice Feeney Narrators: Bel Powley, Henry Rowley, Richard Armitage ISBN: 9781250337818 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Flatiron Books Publication Date: 01/20/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ALC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP AUDIOBOOKS OF 2026 The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, and revenge. “Nonstop thrills! The best Feeney book yet!” ―FREIDA M
Judith D Collins
Jan 208 min read
The Fair Weather Friend
By: Jessie Garcia Narrator: Gail Shalan Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250364456 Publisher : St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 01/20/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The next gripping domestic suspense novel from Jessie Garcia. It's always sunny in Detroit for Faith Richards. The popular TV meteorologist, endearingly referred to as "The Fair Weather Friend" by her viewers, has the world by the tail. But one night, Faith leaves work on
Judith D Collins
Jan 196 min read
A Forty Year Kiss
By: Nickolas Butler Narrator: Richard Poe RBmedia | Recorded Books ISBN: 9781464221248 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 02/04/2025 Format: Audio & e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) FEB 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS New Paperback edition From the critically acclaimed author of Shotgun Lovesongs comes an exquisitely written, small-town story about one couple's hard-won second chance at love, forty years after their divorce. Charlie and Vivian parted ways after jus
Judith D Collins
Jan 186 min read
The Future Saints
By: Ashley Winstead Narrators: Ali Andre Ali, Brittany Pressley, Vikas Adam, Tyla Collier ISBN: 9781668024669 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 01/20/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Perfect for fans of Daisy Jones and the Six and In Five Years—a beautiful, powerful, and transportive new novel about a music executive desperately trying to bring a rock band back from the brink, from bestselling author Ashley Winstead. This is a love s
Judith D Collins
Jan 188 min read
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