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The Cove
Summer Suspense Mysteries Book #1 By: LJ Ross ISBN: 9781464273698 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars(ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From blockbusting, acclaimed writer LJ Ross comes a gripping, escapist thriller about a woman who survives a notorious killer—only to discover that some threats aren’t left behind. Perfect for fans of Kaira Rouda and Sally Hepworth, THE COVE is a tense, atmospheric page-turner where starting
Judith D Collins
May 54 min read
Summer State Of Mind
By: Kristy Woodson Harvey Narrators: Cassandra Campbell, Stephanie Einstein, Matt Pittenger ISBN: 978-1668074886 Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “Queen of the beach read,” (Cosmopolitan) New York Times bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey returns with a heartfelt escape to coastal Carolina. After the worst day in her professional life, burnt-out NICU nurse Daisy Stevens runs to Cape Ca
Judith D Collins
May 46 min read
Operation Boyfriend
An MM fake dating romantic comedy By: Zarah Detand Narrator: Jamie Day Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9781837003037 Publisher: Storm Publishing Publication Date: 05/12/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4 stars (ALC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Sharing a king-sized bed while maintaining some personal boundaries? Check. Convincing his family they're madly in love? Easy. Ignoring their sizzling chemistry? Impossible. Dean Hollis has a plan to survive his sister's tropical destination wedding:
Judith D Collins
May 34 min read
The Island Club
By Nicola Harrison Narrator: Raven Wildewood Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9781250277404 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 04/28/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS An unputdownable novel of loves lost and found, shocking secrets—and the power of female friendship. 1956: On idyllic Balboa Island, just off the California coast, life seems peaceful and welcoming. But when the lives of three women begin to unravel in shockingly different wa
Judith D Collins
May 25 min read
The Replacement
By: Liv Constantine Narrators: Suzanne Elise Freeman, Rachel L. Jacobs ASIN: B0FZD2BHCP Publisher: Amazon Original Stories Publication Date: 06/01/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A Hollywood icon struggling to revive her career befriends a gifted newcomer with a secret agenda in a twisty short story about the true price of fame by a New York Times bestselling author. Once Hollywood royalty, Veronica Van Arden has been upstaged by box office fl
Judith D Collins
Apr 294 min read
Redbelly Crossing
By: Candice Fox Narrators: Jeremy Water, Lani Tupu Spotify Audiobooks ISBN: 9798892425650 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: 04/28/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A fractured family of police detectives must solve the murder of a young woman in a small Australian town, unearthing dark secrets thought long buried. Since a violent confrontation tore apart a family five years ago, brothers and fellow cops Russell and Evan haven’
Judith D Collins
Apr 285 min read
First Sign of Danger
A Haven's Rock Novel By: Kelley Armstrong Narrator: Thérèse Plummer ISBN: 9781250434562 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Minotaur Books Publication Date: 02/17/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4 Stars (ALC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong continues the atmospheric Haven's Rock series as Casey Duncan investigates a threat to their off-the-grid Yukon town. Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are entering a new chapter
Judith D Collins
Apr 245 min read
Mad Mabel
By: Sally Hepworth Narrators: Sally Hepworth, Hannah Fredericksen, Jenny Seedsman ISBN: 9781250284549 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 04/21/2026 Format: Hardcover & audio My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) (ALC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2026 There are two kinds of people no one ever expects to be murderers: little girls and old ladies. Meet Mad Mabel. Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick is eighty-one years old. She's lived on her idyllic street, Kenny Lane, for six
Judith D Collins
Apr 217 min read
The Mountains We Call Home
The Book Woman's Legacy By: Kim Michele Richardson Narrator: Katie Schorr ISBN: 978-1464239342 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 04/21/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this standalone and companion novel to the The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek series, our heroine for the ages, legendary book woman, Cussy Lovett, returns home. A powerful testament of strength, survival, and the magic of the printed word, The Mountains
Judith D Collins
Apr 217 min read
The Unforgettable Mailman
By: April Howells Narrator: Adam Xavier Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9798892425261 Publisher: Alcove Press Publication Date: 04/21/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Featured April Lit Lift Mini Author Chat It's never too late for the adventure of a lifetime, even if you can't remember why you started. The Unforgettable Mailman is a heartwarming story about intergenerational friendship and the power of human connection, perfect for fans of Fre
Judith D Collins
Apr 2110 min read
Best Boy
By: Deborah Goodrich Royce Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Blackstone Publishing ISBN: 9798895653340 Publisher: Post Hill Press Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Hardcover & Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A gripping psychological thriller, Best Boy teeters on the knife-edge of memory and identity when the arrival of a shocking letter threatens the carefully constructed life of a woman desperate to outrun her past. Viveca Stevenson has it all: a handsom
Judith D Collins
Apr 209 min read
Her First Lie
Hannah Bauer #.5 By: Lucinda Berry Narrators: Charlotte Lobdell, Tim Lounibos Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662526060 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 04/21/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this chilling prequel to The Perfect Child, USA Today bestselling author Lucinda Berry plunges readers into the dark origins of a family’s secrets, where good intentions pave the road to unspeakable acts and a mother’s love might be the dea
Judith D Collins
Apr 204 min read
The Caretaker
By: Marcus Kliewer Narrators: Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Corey Brill Simoni & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781982198817 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 04/21/2026 Format:Hsrdcover My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Follow the Rites... Nothing less than the survival of humanity is at stake. From Marcus Kliewer, a new “titan of the macabre and unsettling” (Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author), comes a supernatural horror about a young woman who ac
Judith D Collins
Apr 205 min read
The Drop
By: S.R. Masters ISBN: 9781464245923 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 04/21/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A terrifyingly twisty, wholly original thriller following a group of amusement park visitors who get stuck on a roller coaster high above the ground—with no way down. Seven hundred feet in the air, no one can hear you scream. Some might say that thirtysomething Cady Ellison landed herself a strange creative car
Judith D Collins
Apr 203 min read
The Hill
By: Harriet Clark Narrator: Maggie Thompson ISBN: 9781250436177 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS BEST DEBUT After her mother is sentenced to life in a hilltop prison, Suzanna vows to return to the hill forever. An unexpectedly funny and deeply moving novel about the many ways we punish and return to each other. Suzanna Klein was a baby when her mother got up early one morning to rob a bank
Judith D Collins
Apr 197 min read
A Murder Most Camp
By: Nicolas DiDomizio Narrator: Mark Sanderlin Sourcebooks ISBN: 9781464250064 Publication Date: 04/28/2026 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The Guncle meets Every Time I Go On Vacation Someone Dies in this fun, twisty mystery following a spoiled nepo baby forced to work at a struggling summer camp who stumbles into a real-life murder mystery he has no choice but to solve. Rustic cabins. Lakefront bonfires. A pa
Judith D Collins
Apr 186 min read
How To Get Away With Murder
By: Rebecca Philipson Narrators: Michael Geary; Tamsin Kennard Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250434586 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "If you picked up this book because you truly want to get away with murder, you will not be disappointed. Simply turn the page and we'll get started." This fresh debut thriller finds a Scotland Yard detective trying to find the author of a self-help book that p
Judith D Collins
Apr 176 min read
The Only One Who Knows
By: Lisa M. Matlin Narrator: Nikki Thomas ISBN: 9780593599983 Publisher: Ballantine | Bantam Publication Date: 03/03/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A disgraced TV news reporter returns to her violent hometown to investigate a series of deadly shark attacks in this nail-biting suspense novel from the author of The Stranger Upstairs. “A gothic coastal noir about generational violence and the cyclical nature of predation, The Only One Who
Judith D Collins
Apr 175 min read
In Her Defense
By: Philippa Malicka Narrator: Anna Popplewell IBBN: 9781668033623 Publisher: Scribner Publication Date: 02/03/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A young woman at the periphery of a high-stakes celebrity trial is the only one with the evidence that can make or break the case—but spilling her secret could ruin her life. The whole country has been riveted by the trial: beloved TV star and national treasure Anna Finbow has accused therapist Jean
Judith D Collins
Apr 166 min read
Lake Effect
By: Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney Narrator: Marin Ireland ISBN: 9780063377684 Publisher: Ecco Publication Date: 03/03/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nest and Good Company comes a wry and tender portrait of two families forever changed by one lovestruck decision that will reverberate for decades. It’s 1977 and an air of restlessness has settled on the residents of Cambridge Road in Rochester, Ne
Judith D Collins
Apr 156 min read
The Delivery
A Mercury Carter Thriller #2 By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins Narrator: Peter Berkrot ISBN: 9781696622363 Publisher: Highbridge Audio Publication Date: 03/24/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Merc Carter is not your typical deliveryman. A former postal inspector, he specializes in moving sensitive or dangerous packages—of all sorts—from point A to B. And sometimes he needs his gun to do so. Carter's current mission leads him to Providence, Rhode Is
Judith D Collins
Apr 156 min read
Handle With Care
By: Marybeth Mayhew Whalen Narrator: Jane Oppenheimer ISBN: 978-1400345069 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Fiction Publication Date: 04/14/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) (ALC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Apr featured #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat Three women walk into a post office. No, this isn't the beginning of a joke. It's the beginning of a hostage situation. On an ordinary spring afternoon in a small-town post office, a domestic dispute spirals out of control. The husband
Judith D Collins
Apr 1413 min read
Too Close to Home
By: Seraphina Nova Glass Narrators: Brittany Pressley, Rebecca Lowman, Karissa Vacker Harlequin Audio ISBN: 978-0778306436 Publisher: Park Row Publication Date: 04/14/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The two-time Edgar Award–nominated author of ON A QUIET STREET and THE VACANCY IN ROOM 10, Seraphina Nova Glass, is back with TOO CLOSE TO HOME Nothing in this idyllic community is quite what it seems… Those lucky enough to live in the elite la
Judith D Collins
Apr 145 min read
The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives
By: Elizabeth Arnott Narrators: Saskia Maarleveld, Karissa Vacker Penguin Audio ISBN: 9780593952993 Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: 03/03/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY MARIE CLAIRE AND A BEST BOOK FOR BOOK CLUBS IN 2026 BY GLAMOUR A remarkable trio whose lives have been cracked wide open by their husbands’ crimes unite to catch a serial killer in this dazzlingly captivating novel. Beverley,
Judith D Collins
Apr 146 min read
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