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Dear Mother
By: Rea Frey Narrator: Jennifer Jill Araya ISBN: 9781662532283 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 04/28/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In a tense thriller set deep amid the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a determined mother works to uncover the secrets of her family’s dark past, fearful of what their history may reveal. After a childhood riddled with trauma and unanswered questions, Isabelle Archer vows to chase down the tru
Judith D Collins
Apr 94 min read
The Missing Ones
By: A. R. Torre Narrator: Moniqua Plante Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662534218 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 04/14/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In an exclusive and close-knit community, the secrets of the past threaten to destroy three women in a shocking novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author A. R. Torre. Behind the manicured lawns and guarded gates of Crestmore Estates lies a neighborhood built on sec
Judith D Collins
Apr 94 min read
The Summer House Murder
By: Ava Roberts Narrator: Zura Johnson. Spotify Audiobooks ISBN: 9798892424851 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: 04/07/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A summer trip to the Adirondacks is turned upside down when a woman’s body is discovered in the lake in this twisty thriller, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Paula Hawkins. Sisters Esme, Piper, and Regina go on their annual visit to their remote summer house on Lake Geo
Judith D Collins
Apr 96 min read
Love By The Book
By: Jessica George Narrator: Isabel Adomakoh Young Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250282545 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 04/07/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Friendship is the love story you can count on. Remy is lucky. Her debut novel, based on her three best friends, became an instant bestseller when it was released, and her agent and publisher are clamoring for a follow-up. But just as Remy’s creative inspiration s
Judith D Collins
Apr 98 min read
Who Knew the Ridpath Girl
By: Stacy Johns Narrator: Carlotta Brentan ISBN: 9781464230967 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Pulication Date: 04/14/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A gripping mystery perfect for fans of Amy Tintera following one man's investigation into the death of his sister years earlier, forcing him to confront old faces, a strong-willed detective, and a string of new murders in his remote small town. Welcome to Meander, where truths are best left b
Judith D Collins
Apr 86 min read
The Moonshine Women
By: Michelle Collins Anderson Narrators: Libby McKnight, Graham Winton Recorded Books ISBN: 9781496748300 Publisher: Kensington Publishing A John Scognamiglio Book Publication Date: 03/31/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS MAR #LITLIFTMINIAUTHORCHAT In the Prohibition era Missouri Ozarks, three sisters take over their father’s moonshine business in an evocative story of reinvention, sisterhood, and the alchemy of love for readers of Jeannett
Judith D Collins
Mar 3111 min read
A Spell for Saints and Sinners
By: Emily Carpenter Narrator: Cassandra Campbell ISBN: 9798899741241 Publisher: Recorded Books Publication Date: 03/31/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Like a gender-flipped Saltburn set amidst the moss-draped, haunted beauty of Savannah, this intoxicating blend of Southern suspense and modern witchcraft from bestselling author Emily Carpenter casts a spell of class, power, and possession. In a city where ghosts linger in the moss and mone
Judith D Collins
Mar 287 min read
Sorry for Your Loss
By: Georgia McVeigh Narrator: Billie Fulford-Brown ISBN: 9798217047727 Publisher: Dutton Publication Date: 03/31/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS The story of two people, both as magnetic as they are dangerous, who get caught in an electric game of cat and mouse The question is, Who is the predator and who is the prey? Meet Iris: a dark soul with a propensity for obsession, still reeling from a recent loss, who relies on a local grief g
Judith D Collins
Mar 286 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
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
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
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
Murder Will Out
By: Jennifer K. Breedlove Narrator: Gail Shalan ISBN: 9781250436016 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Minatour Books Publication Date: 02/17/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award winner Jennifer K. Breedlove brings coastal Maine to life in Murder Will Out, a lighter, modern gothic mystery that's as atmospheric as it is heart-warming. Come for the memories. Stay for the murder... Little
Judith D Collins
Mar 225 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
Mother Is Watching
By: Karma Brown Narrator: Karissa Vacker ISBN: 9798217045716 Publisher: Dutton Publication Date: 03/17/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The chilling horror debut from a #1 international bestselling author—an art conservator’s obsession with a mysterious painting spirals into a nightmarish descent, where the line between reality and the supernatural shatters, threatening both her sanity and her life Mathilde "Tilly" Crewson, a thirty-nine-
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
Judge Stone
By: Viola Davis James Patterson ISBN: 9781668653685 Publisher: Hachette Audio Little, Brown & Company Publication Date: 03/09/2026 Format: Audio and Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars +(ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP AUDIOBOOKS OF 2026 Read by Academy Award–winning actress Viola Davis Academy Award winning actress Viola Davis and the world's #1 bestselling author James Patterson’s Judge Stone “delivers first-class courtroom drama, small-town excitement, and strong characters all
Judith D Collins
Mar 156 min read
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