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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
Jan 197 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
Such a Clever Girl
By: Darby Kane Narrators: Megan Tusing, Rebekkah Ross, Emily Woo Zeller, Mia Hutchinson-Shaw HarperAudio ISBN: 9780063352018 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: 01/20/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Darby Kane, author of the #1 international bestseller Pretty Little Wife, returns with a gripping domestic thriller in which a family goes missing and a long-buried family mystery resurfaces. Fifteen years ago, the Tanner family va
Judith D Collins
Jan 186 min read
Antihero
Orphan X #11 By : Gregg Hurwitz Narrator: Scott Brick ISBN: 9781250871770 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Minotaur Books Publication Date: 02/10/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In the latest in this New York Times best-selling series, Evan Smoak takes on his most complex mission yet—one where he has to not only protect but also avenge, and find a way to balance vengeance with mercy. Once a black ops assassin for the government known as
Judith D Collins
Jan 185 min read
Inside Man
Head Cases #2 By: John McMahon Narrator: Will Damron ISBN: 9781250348326 Publisher: St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books Publication Date: 01/13/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this sequel to McMahon's electrifying series debut, Head Cases, Gardner Camden and the PAR team return to investigate potentially connected cases. FBI Agent Gardner Camden is an analytical genius with an affinity for puzzles. He and his squad of brillia
Judith D Collins
Jan 138 min read
The Briars
By: Sarah Crouch Narrators: Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Helen Laser. Jonathan Todd Ross Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668091883 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 01/13/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The USA TODAY bestselling author of Middletide returns with a lush and atmospheric novel of suspense following a young woman whose job as a game warden puts her in the path of a murderer in a small town eager to protect its own. Des
Judith D Collins
Jan 137 min read
Woman Down
By: Colleen Hoover Narrator: Sarah Naughton Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662539374 Publisher: Montlake Publication Date: 01/13/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a frustrated author looks for her muse in a remote hideaway, but what she finds defies all expectations…and reality. Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest film adaptation fo
Judith D Collins
Jan 135 min read
Anatomy of an Alibi
By: Ashley Elston Narrators: MacLeod Andrews, Saskia Maarleveld, Amanda Stribling, Dan Bittner Penguin Audio ISBN: 9780593834459 Publisher: Viking Penguin Pamela Dorman Books Publication Date: 01/13/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FIRST LIE WINS A tense, feverish thriller about two women’s lives that are forever intertwined when a murder threatens to expose them both. “Elston expertly unrav
Judith D Collins
Jan 137 min read
Redemption
Scott Pratt & the Birth of Joe Dillard (Joe Dillard Series) By: Scott Pratt, J.D. Pratt, Dan Fleser Narrator: Lyle Blaker ISBN: 978-1944083342 Publisher: Phoenix Flying LLC Publication Date: 12/16/2025 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars + DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS Memoir TOP BOOKS OF 2025 “Strange how the waves of destiny wash over a man’s soul, leaving ugly cracks and crevices here, polished splendor over there. Strange indeed.”—Scott Pratt, Bestselling Author of the Joe Dillar
Judith D Collins
Jan 89 min read
The Storm
By: Rachel Hawkins Narrators: Alex Knox; Cathi Colas; Dan Bittner; Jane Oppenheimer; Patti Murin; Petrea Burchard; Stephanie Németh-Parker Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250429759 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 01/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins is back with a thrilling new gothic suspense set in a Gulf Coast beach motel where hurricane season can be murder. St. Medard’
Judith D Collins
Jan 68 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
Wildwood
By: Amy Pease Narrators: Chris Henry Coffey, Amanda Dolan Simon & Schuster Audio Northwoods #2 ISBN: 9781668078723 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 01/06/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the acclaimed author of the “riveting debut” (People) Northwoods, a mother-son law enforcement team confront buried secrets in their small town as they work to expose a conspiracy that goes far beyond the tight-knit community. Deputy Sherif
Judith D Collins
Jan 610 min read
The Charmed Library
By: Jennifer Moorman Narrator: Kathleen McInerney Harper Muse ISBN: 9781400343669 Publisher: HarperMuse Publication Date: 01/06/2026 Format: Audio and e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS With her signature blend of magical and heartfelt storytelling, USA TODAY bestselling author Jennifer Moorman returns with The Charmed Library, a love letter to libraries, favorite childhood stories, and readers who have fallen for fictional heroes. Like many other public
Judith D Collins
Jan 58 min read
The First Time I Saw Him
By: Laura Dave Narrators: Rebecca Lowman, Tessa Albertson, Colin Donnell, CJ Wilson Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 978-1668002964 Publisher: Scribner Publication Date: 01/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Laura Dave continues Hannah Hall's pulse-pounding journey in the riveting and deeply moving sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Apple TV+ show, The Last Thing He Told Me. How far would you go for a second chance? Five ye
Judith D Collins
Jan 45 min read
The Last Father-Daughter Dance
A Short Story By: Lisa Wingate Narrator: Sarah Naughton ISBN: 978-1662537134 Publisher: Amazon Original Stories Publication Date: 01/01/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS For a father and daughter, it’s a journey through the four seasons in a poignant short story about memories and everlasting love by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Wingate. Olympic silver medalist Kalista Brooks has built a successful life in California, complete with
Judith D Collins
Jan 35 min read
What Boys Learn
By: Andromeda Romano-Lax Narrators: Eva Kaminsky; Michael Crouch ISBN: 9798897564262 Publisher: RB Media | Recorded Books SoHo Crime Publication Date: 01/06/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the author of The Deepest Lake comes a gripping novel of psychological suspense that unravels a mother’s worst fear—that her son may have played a part in the murders of two teenage girls in a wealthy Chicago suburb. Over one terrible weekend, two
Judith D Collins
Jan 28 min read
Her Beautiful Life
By: Brianna Labuskes Narrators: Moniqua Plante, Jess Moran, Maria McCann ISBN: 978-1662527456 Pub Date: 01/01/2026 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The truth of one woman’s private life reveals the terrifying depths to which people will go to deceive in a twisting novel of suspense from USA Today bestselling author Brianna Labuskes. When journalist Holland Tate is granted an interview with Catriona Bouchard, her former bes
Judith D Collins
Jan 16 min read
The List of Suspicious Things
By: Jennie Godfrey Narrators: Joanne Froggatt, Mark Noble, Asif Khan, Gemma Whelan, Simon Harvey Tantor Media ISBN: 9781464249051 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 12/30/2025 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2025 "What could be more magical than a writer who can flip from hilarity to darkness and back on the same page? Jennie Godfrey does this and more...in a voice that is as authentic as it is unforgettab
Judith D Collins
Dec 30, 20258 min read
The Doctor
The Doctor's Wife #5 Prequel By: Daniel Hurst ISBN: 9781807220426 Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: 01/23/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Is he the perfect man or the perfect liar? From the moment I first see Doctor Drew Devlin, I want him to be mine. Drew is the perfect man – he’s charming, handsome and wealthy. And I need the security that comes from being with someone like him. I’m at my lowest point and I have nothing to lose;
Judith D Collins
Dec 27, 20254 min read
Skylark
By: Paula McLain Narrators: Paula McLain, Alexa Davalos, Michiel Huisman Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668028155 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 01/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife weaves a mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below—where a woman’s quest for artistic freedom in 1664 intertwines with a doctor’s dangerous mission during the German occupation in the 1940s
Judith D Collins
Dec 26, 20257 min read
The First Thread
FBI Agent Daisy Adams #1 By: Nadija Mujagic Narrators: Matt Godfrey, Jennifer Pickens ISBN: 9798318531545 Publisher: Tantor Audio Publication Date: 12/23/2025 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS The 1980s: a decade when thousands of children vanished—and most were never found. When six-year-old Charlotte Mercer disappears from her front yard in Silver Spring, Maryland, rookie FBI Agent Daisy Adams is thrust into a case that feels more like a haunti
Judith D Collins
Dec 23, 20254 min read
Ordinary Soil
By: Alex Woodard Narrators: Scott Brick; George Newbern Greenleaf Audiobooks ISBN: 9798886454192 Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press Publication Date: 09/16/2025 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) AUG 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP AUDIOBOOKS OF 2025 IPPY Gold Medalist, 2024 “Ordinary Soil brings to haunting life the desperate realities of the American heartland but also offers a glimpse into a better future... a call to action for all of us.” —WOODY HARRELSON Haunted by
Judith D Collins
Dec 14, 20257 min read
The Gallagher Place
By: Julie Doar Narrator: Suzanne Elise Freeman ISBN: 9798992377002 Publisher: Zibby Publishing Publication Date: 12/02/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS “Gothic and twisty! Don’t miss it.” —Lisa Unger, author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six “The narrative culminates in a heartbreaking finale that will haunt readers long after the final page is turned. Doar nails it on her first time out.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) A layered exploration of
Judith D Collins
Dec 11, 20255 min read
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