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My Husband Next Door
By: K. L. Slater ISBN: 9781835252741 Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: 10/28/2025 Format: e-book My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) OCT 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS The perfect way for us to live. The perfect way for him to hide… My husband Matt and I are an ordinary married couple in every way but one. At the end of each day, we return to our own homes and our own spaces. Some people think this arrangement is odd, but for us it’s perfect. But beyond the fairy lights I string at my wind
Judith D Collins
Oct 264 min read
The Mad Wife
By: Meagan Church Narrator: Susan Bennett Recorded Books ISBN: 978-1464252556 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 09/30/2025 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) SEP 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS SEP FEATURED #AuthorElevatorSeries #TopBooksof2025 With odes of The Bell Jar comes a searing historical suspense following a 1950s housewife who, when a mysterious new wife moves across the way, begins to unearth dark secrets about her neighborhood and her own mind. In
Judith D Collins
Oct 2615 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) NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS NOV featured #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats The Plot meets Disclaimer in a simmering, slow-burn domestic thriller and psychological suspense novel that explores the stories
Judith D Collins
Oct 233 min read
Good Hair Days
By: Grace Helena Walz Narrators: Natalie Duke, Reba Buhr ISBN: 978-1400345663 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: 11/11/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS Two sisters, a failing family business, and a whole lot of hairspray--Good Hair Days is a modern twist on Steel Magnolias with a little extra Dolly Parton flair. "I've really messed it all up, Georgia," Junie says. "And this time it's the shop. June's is in trouble." June's B
Judith D Collins
Oct 233 min read
The One Day You Were My Husband
By: Rosie Walsh ISBN: 9798217060450 Publisher: Viking Penguin Pamela Dorman Books Publication Date: 05/19/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the New York Times–bestselling author of Ghosted and The Love of My Life comes an unmissable emotional thriller: an up-all-night, page-turning love story with a very dark secret at its heart. Carrie and Johan marry on a beach in Thailand only months into their whirlwind romance. Carrie, a British su
Judith D Collins
Oct 232 min read
The Room Next Door
By : Wendy Walker Narrators: Julia Whelan, Elizabeth Evans, Bebe Wood, full cast Publisher: Audible Originals Pub Date: 10/09/2025 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars OCT 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS From the bestselling author of Mad Love and American Girl comes a propulsive new thriller with a spectacular twist and an acclaimed cast. They were best friends forever. Until the night one of them disappeared. In 2010, Brooke Lowry, Carrie Hollis, and Eve Shay were inseparable. But on the
Judith D Collins
Oct 235 min read
The Better Mother
By: Jennifer van der Kleut 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 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 Cradle, perfect for fans of The Last Mrs. Parrish. Sti
Judith D Collins
Oct 223 min read
When I Kill You
By: B.A. Paris ISBN: 978-1250289445 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 02/17/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) 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 silent calls to her office, and a huge
Judith D Collins
Oct 222 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
Oct 212 min read
Girl Dinner
By: Olivie Blake Narrators: Rita Amparita; Stephanie Németh-Parker ISBN: 9781250402738 Publisher: Mcmillan Audio Publication Date: 10/21/2025 Format: Audio My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ALC) OCT 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS #MacAudio2025 From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Girl Dinner is a darkly-fun novel about power, lust, and eating your fill, as wealthy moms and sorority girls practice a sinister new wellness trend . . . Good girls deserve a treat. Every member
Judith D Collins
Oct 217 min read
The Proving Ground
Lincoln Lawyer #8 By: Michael Connelly Narrator: Peter Giles ISBN: 978-0316563826 Publisher: Little Brown & Co. Publication Date: 10/21/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) OCT 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2025 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly, the Lincoln Lawyer is back with a case against an AI company whose product may have been responsible for the murder of a young girl. Following his “resurrection walk” and need for a new direct
Judith D Collins
Oct 217 min read
Vicious Cycle
Corey in Los Angeles #1 By: Jaime Parker Stickle Narrator: Sarah Naughton Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781511354462 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 10/21/2025 Format: audio and e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) OCT 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS A former reporter gets a new spin on life in this gripping debut from author Jaime Parker Stickle, whose psychological roller-coaster ride set in sunny Los Angeles tackles motherhood and murder. New mother Corey Tracey-Lieberman wa
Judith D Collins
Oct 215 min read
The Widow
By: John Grisham Narrator: Mchael Beck Random House Audio ISBN: 9780385548984 Publisher: Doubleday Publication Date: 10/21/2025 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) OCT 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2025 The master of the legal thriller returns this fall with his first-ever whodunit. #1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham is the acclaimed master of the legal thriller. Now, he’s back with his first-ever whodunit, even more suspenseful than his courtroom
Judith D Collins
Oct 216 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) NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS 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
Oct 202 min read
The Women of Artemis
By: Hannah Lynn Narrator: Frances Butt Tantor Media ISBN: 9781728284323 Publisher: Sourebooks Landmark Publication date: 10/21/2025 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) OCT 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS Mothers. Daughters. Warriors. Women. This is the never-before-told story of history's most ferocious heroines: this is the rise of the Amazons. When she first married at fourteen, Otrera imagined a relationship full of love. A partnership. Years later, living in destitution wit
Judith D Collins
Oct 195 min read
The Drop
By: S.R. Masters ISBN: 9781464245923 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 04/21/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: TBR (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 career,
Judith D Collins
Oct 192 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) NOV Featured #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat NOV 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS #CoverReveal 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 G
Judith D Collins
Oct 189 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: TBR (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’s Ba
Judith D Collins
Oct 183 min read
Good Joy Bad Joy
By: Mikki Brammer ISBN: 9781250284433 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 05/19/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the bestselling author of The Collected Regrets of Clover comes a vibrant, heartfelt novel about friendship over the decades, self-discovery, and what it means to have a life well-lived. Break the rules. Find your joy. For over eighty years, Joy Bridport has played by the rules: she's been a devoted wife and mother,
Judith D Collins
Oct 183 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: 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 trut
Judith D Collins
Oct 184 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
Oct 183 min read
Such a Bad Influence
By: Grace Demyan Narrator: Charlotte Lobdell Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662529061 Publisher: Lake Union Publication Date: 10/21/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) OCT 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS DEBUT NOVEL In this humorous and heartfelt novel, a blueberry farmer teams up with a teenager in need to start a revenge business. What could possibly go wrong? In rural Ohio, the last connections lonesome Felicity Lavigne has to her late mom are the blueberry farm she inherited a
Judith D Collins
Oct 184 min read
The Pursued
A True Story of Stalking, Memory, and Madness in America's Heartland By: Corey Mead ISBN: 978-1662527814 Publisher: Little A Publication Date: 12/01/2025 Format: e-book My Rating: TBR 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 wife and mother from Kansas, was tormented by an
Judith D Collins
Oct 182 min read
The Wife Deserved It
A Novella By: Darby Kane Narrators: Johnathan McClain, Eva Kaminsky HarperAudio ISBN: 978-0063486089 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date:10/21/2025 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ALC) OCT 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS Darby Kane, author of #1 international bestseller Pretty Little Wife, delivers an unputdownable domestic thriller novella in which a man has laid the foundation for the perfect murder... or so he thinks. Reid Cavanagh is done with his marriage. He wants
Judith D Collins
Oct 184 min read
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