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The Birdwatcher
By: Jacquelyn Mitchard Narrator: Gail Shalan ISBN: 9780778368670 Publisher: Harlequin Audio | MIRA Publication Date: 12/09/2025 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS A Zibby's Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2025! From New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard comes a page-turning drama that explores the beauty of female friendship; the relationship between money, power, and sex; and the very human desire to protect the ones we love most. When
Judith D Collins
Dec 11, 20258 min read
Murder in the Dollhouse
The Jennifer Dulos Story By: Rich Cohen Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini ISBN: 9781250401717 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 05/20/2025 Format: Audiobook Duration: 8 hrs, 11 min, 33 sec My Rating: 5 Stars +(ALC) MAY 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS Non-fiction #MacAudio2025 TOP AUDIOBOOKS OF 2025 A nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat investigation into the mysterious disappearance of Jennifer Dulos and the aftershocks that rattled a wealthy suburb. Rich Cohen’s Murder in the Dollhous
Judith D Collins
Dec 7, 20258 min read
Code Blue
Sisterhood #37 By: Fern Michaels Narrator: Laural Merlington Recorded Books (Publisher) ISBN: 9781496760517 Publisher: Kensington Publication Date: 12/16/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS The newest action-packed, ripped-from-the-headlines adventure in The Sisterhood from #1 bestselling author Fern Michaels. The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and years of adventure. Armed with vast resources, top-not
Judith D Collins
Dec 7, 20254 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
Night Watcher
By: Daphne Woolsoncroft Narrators: Daphne Woolsoncroft, Helen Laser, Will Collyer ISBN: 9781538770900 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: 07/08/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) JUL 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS Nola Strate, a late-night call-in radio host in Portland, Oregon, listens to stories of hauntings and cryptic sightings for a living. But one foggy, wet evening, when a caller describes an eerie scene that triggers memories of Nola’s escape f
Judith D Collins
Dec 3, 20255 min read
Class Action
What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You by Gail Ward Olmsted ISBN: 978-1685136840 Publisher: Black Rose Writing Publication Date: 12/11/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS R U in? Need $ now 3rd year law student Lennon Gallagher’s life turns from complicated to overwhelming when she receives a message meant for someone else. The text offers an advance copy of a final exam—a guaranteed ‘A’—but accepting it will violate the honors code she refuses to b
Judith D Collins
Dec 3, 20257 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
The Confession
By: M.A. Hunter Narrator: Julie Maisey ISBN: 9781835617540 Publisher: Boldwood Books Publication Date: 12/04/2025 Format: e-book My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS A BRAND-NEW pulse-pounding psychological thriller from M. A. Hunter. If you like Claire Douglas and Lisa Jewell, then you will LOVE this! 'I loved this rollercoaster ride of a novel, full of unexpected twists and turns. Read it in one sitting!' - Jill Childs How far would you go to keep your secrets
Judith D Collins
Dec 1, 20255 min read
The Pursued
A True Story of Stalking, Memory, and Madness in America's Heartland By: Corey Mead Narrator: Nikki Zakocs Brilliance Audio ISBN: 978-1662527814 Publisher: Little A Publication Date:12/01/2025 Format: e-book My Rating: 4.5 Stars DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS The terrifying true story of a woman at war with a violent stalker who eluded the police for years―until they found the truth in the last place anyone would have dared to look. From 1977 to 1981, Ruth Finley, an ordinary wif
Judith D Collins
Dec 1, 20254 min read
The Kill Clause
A SHORT STORY By: Lisa Unger Narrator: Vivienne Leheny Amazon Original Stories ISBN: 978-1662526954 Publisher: Audible Originals Publication Date: 12/01/2025 Format: audio & e-book My Rating: 5 Stars DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS A hired killer finds herself caught between her conscience and her contract over the holidays in this riveting short thriller from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger. A hit woman’s work doesn’t stop for the holidays. As the advent calendar wind
Judith D Collins
Dec 1, 20254 min read
Dark Humor
A Nils Shapiro Novel #5 By: Matt Goldman Narrator: MacLeod Andrews Blacksone Publishing ISBN: 9781448317936 Publisher: Severn House Publication Date: 12/02/2026 Folrmat: 4 Stars (ARC) DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS Nils Shapiro embarks on an international quest to avenge his wife’s murder in this gripping, emotionally charged thriller from New York Times bestselling and Emmy Award-winning author Matt Goldman. “Irreverent and insightful, private detective Nils Shapiro is sure to bec
Judith D Collins
Dec 1, 20256 min read
All Eyes on Him
(Deluxe Edition) By: Iliana Xander Narrators: Melissa Redmond, Jake Bordeaux, Laura Horowitz, Walker Williams ISBN: 9781464264276 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 12/02/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) DEC 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS *The deluxe edition will include limited designed edges* From #1 bestselling author Iliana Xander comes a twisty, fast-paced psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Freida McFadden. He's the Man of the Year. But what if
Judith D Collins
Nov 30, 20254 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
Nash Falls
Walter Nash #1 By: David Baldacci Narrators: MacLeod Andrews, Christine Lakin, Larry Herron, Shiromi Arserio, Will Collyer ISBN: 9781538757987 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: 11/11/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + + (ARC) (ALC) NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2025 TOP AUDIOBOOKS OF 2025 When Walter Nash is recruited by the FBI to help bring down a global crime network his life is turned completely upside down in this thriller from #1 New Yor
Judith D Collins
Nov 19, 20258 min read
Unmarried
Perfect Couples #2 By: Emily Shiner Narrators: Madeline Pell, Stephanie Cannon, Patricia Rodriguez ISBN: 978-1805500902 Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: 11/19/2025 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS #BlogTourStop Nov 19 He killed his first wife. But I married him to protect my own secrets… I never expected to find my happily ever after with Dr Mitch Ellis. I wore a lace dress with an extravagant train to our wedding at the biggest church
Judith D Collins
Nov 19, 20254 min read
You Watched in Silence
By: H. Lee Justine Narrator: Brittany Pressley ISBN: 9798874899158 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Puiblicaiton Date: 11/18/2025 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS “Bewitching: a dark-hearted, full-blooded thriller, the sort of potent potion Riley Sager and Stacy Willingham might brew. Part psychological suspense, part is-it-or-isn’t-it horror … and altogether likely to spook you right off of social media. You might watch in silence, but you’
Judith D Collins
Nov 18, 20257 min read
The Burning Library
By: Gilly Macmillan Narrators: Rose Robinson, Steph de Whalley Harper Audio ISBN: 9780063422919 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: 11/18/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS From the internationally bestselling author of The Nanny and What She Knew comes a thrilling dark academic tale of murder, obsession, and ruthless ambition, set in remote St Andrews, Scotland. A deadly rivalry. A chilling secret. One woman who can decipher the tr
Judith D Collins
Nov 18, 20257 min read
Not Her Daughter
By: Robin Mahle Secrets and Suspense He's Lying About Everything #2 ISBN: 9781805732624 Publisher: Joffe Books Publication Date: 11/18/2025 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS My husband was cheating on me with another woman. I killed her in self-defence – and I was left with her baby. Everyone thinks I’m just a single mom, trying to rebuild her life. They don’t know the truth I buried, along with my past. My name is Evelyn Moore. I used to b
Judith D Collins
Nov 17, 20254 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
Falling Apart and Other Gifts from the Universe
By: Catherine Ryan Hyde Narrators: Michael Crouch, Coleen Marlo Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662522345 Publisher: Lake Union Publication Date: 11/11/1025 Format: e-book and audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS Two disparate people—lost in their own way—find an unexpected healing connection in a poignant novel about redemption and chosen family by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde. An army veteran with a career as a beat cop behind
Judith D Collins
Nov 9, 20256 min read
Evensong
By: Stewart O'Nan Narrator: Nancy Linari Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9780802166432 Publisher: Grove Atlantic Atlantic Monthly Press Publication Date: 11/11/2025 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS “Stewart O’Nan has been one of the best chroniclers of the lives of American women.” – Susan Straight An intimate, moving novel that follows The Humpty Dumpty Club, a group of women of a certain age who band together to help one another and their c
Judith D Collins
Nov 9, 20257 min read
One Little Mistake
By: Miranda Rijks ISBN: 9781837566648 Publisher: Inkubator Books Publication Date: 11/09/2025 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS Some thoughts should never be shared. Kate thought the spreadsheet was harmless—a private ranking of her four best friends detailing their various strengths and weaknesses. But when it leaks online and goes viral, her carefully curated life implodes. Social invitations vanish, her business crumbles, even her marriage st
Judith D Collins
Nov 9, 20256 min read
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