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The Place Between Our Pains
A Memoir of What Joy Can Survive By: K. J. Ramsey Narrator: K.J. Ramsey ISBN: 9780593727393 Publisher: Convergent | Convergent Books Publication Date: 05/19/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Memoir TOP BOOKS OF 2026 LIST! A poetic, darkly funny memoir of one woman’s trip across the national parks straight into life-threatening illness and the joy that still holds us, no matter how much life hurts. After over a decade of fighting chronic ill
Judith D Collins
May 188 min read
The Wolf At The Door
Margot Phalen FBI Series By: Kate Wiley Narrator: Lauryn Allman Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9781837001637 Publisher: Storm Publishing Publication Date: 05/19/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS When seven skeletons are unearthed along the Appalachian Trail, FBI Special Agent Margot Phalen thinks she already knows who put them there. Margot knows how predators hunt. As the daughter of one of America’s most notorious serial killers, she’s turned
Judith D Collins
May 185 min read
The Divorce
By: Freida McFadden Narrators: January LaVoy, Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland Dreamscape Media ISBN: 978-1464249631 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 05/26/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS What is a happily ever after really worth? Naomi was living the quintessential love story. Boy meets girl. They fall in love, get married, buy a dream house, start a family . . . Then—he kicks her out, hires the city’s best divorce lawyers, drai
Judith D Collins
May 175 min read
The Sky Beneath Her
By: Mary Ellen Taylor ISBN: 978-1662530159 Publisher: Montlake Publication Date: 07/01/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS An unforgettable tale of lost love and buried truths, where the mysteries of a famous shipwreck hold the key to one woman’s future—and the truth of her mother’s final days. It’s been seven years since a tragic diving accident took her mother’s life, leaving Tula Cassidy with a crushing fear of the sea. The ocean she once loved is no
Judith D Collins
May 172 min read
The Au Pair
By: Teddy Wayne Narrator: Eric A. Altheide ISBN: 9780063457201 Publisher: HarperAudio Adult | Harper Publication Date: 06/30/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A NEW YORK TIMES NOVEL EVERYONE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT and NOVEL EVERYONE WILL BE READING THIS SUMMER A Boston Globe, Seattle Times, New York Post, Lit Hub, and Zibby Books most-anticipated/summer books pick Award-winning author Teddy Wayne follows his breakout sensation The Winner—a New York
Judith D Collins
May 176 min read
The Safe Room
By: Lisa Unger ISBN: 978-1662537653 Publisher: Amazon Original Stories Publication Date: 07/01/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: TBR JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Private investigator Rae Donovan’s relationship with her father is distant to the point of estrangement. But when she learns he’s dying in hospice, she drops everything to be at his side. By the time she arrives, he’s already too far gone to speak, and a doctor says his death is consistent with poisoning. As she scours his
Judith D Collins
May 162 min read
The One Day You Were My Husband
By: Rosie Walsh Narrator: Emilia Fox Penguin Audio ISBN: 9798217060450 Publisher: Viking Penguin Pamela Dorman Books Publication Date: 05/19/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 4.5 Stars (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 thei
Judith D Collins
May 168 min read
The Final Target
By: Nora Roberts Narrator: January LaVoy Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250413581 Publisher: St Martin's Press Publication Date: 05/26/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A young author becomes the object of a fan’s desire—and rage—in the gripping thriller by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Hidden Nature. He showed up at Arden Bowie’s debut author appearance with a copy of her novel and an eager smile. He showered her with compli
Judith D Collins
May 165 min read
21 Willow Lane
By: Keri Beevis Narrator: Shakira Shute ISBN: 9781835336137 Publisher: Boldwood Books Publication Date: 05/22/2926 Format: e-book My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Discover the BRAND NEW gripping psychological thriller from the INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING author of The House Sitter, Keri Beevis Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Claire McGowan and Lisa Jewell! Some friendships - and secrets - should stay buried forever… Everyone said a change of scenery would
Judith D Collins
May 155 min read
Friends and Family
By: Natalie Baszile Narrator: TBA Penguin Audio ISBN: 9780593492161 Publisher: Viking/Pameal Dorman Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: Currently Reading (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the author of Queen Sugar, a piercing examination of friendship and loyalty as two best friends find themselves at odds over their beliefs on race, identity and allyship, especially when it comes to their teenage children Babs and Nora became friends thanks to their kids
Judith D Collins
May 143 min read
Nantucket Second Chances
By: Pamela Kelley Narrator: Stephanie Németh-Parker Sourcebooks Audio ISBN: 9781464246234 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 06/09/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Nantucket is the perfect place for a new beginning. Claire Shipman never imagined she'd be the single mom of a teenager, going through a contentious divorce, and unexpectedly pregnant. On the bright side, at least she's on Nantucket, where she grew up, and wher
Judith D Collins
May 144 min read
The Break-Up Retreat
By: Camilla Sten Narrator: Peyton Mader ISBN: 9781250455482 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Minotaur Books Publication Date: 06/09/2026 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 4 Stars (ALC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS An undercover journalist goes to expose an exclusive psychological wellness clinic where women go to recover from heartbreak, with dire consequences, in this creepy thriller from The Bachelorette Party author Camilla Sten. Welcome to Himlafall Clinic, where we use revolutionary th
Judith D Collins
May 144 min read
Bitterfrost
By: Bryan Gruley A Bitterfrost Thriller #1 ISBN: 9781448315406 Publisher: Severn House Publication Date: 04/01/2025 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) APR 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS The first in a brand-new crime thriller series from Edgar nominee and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Bryan Gruley. Feisty defence attorney, Devyn Payne faces off against veteran detective, Garth Klimmek as they work to solve a vicious double homicide in their small, icy town of Bitterfrost. Thi
Judith D Collins
May 136 min read
Home for the Homicides
The Holly & Mark Mystery Series By: Elle Cosimano & Hannah Morrissey ISBN: 9781250413352 Publisher: Minotaur Books | St. Martin's Press Publcation Date: 10/13/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS 'Tis the season . . . for murder. A "Hallmark movie with a side of murder," "The festive, quirky love child of a holiday whodunit and a steamy romance.” —Sara Raasch When Special Agents Holly Frost and Mark Shepherd report to the idyllic town of Christmas
Judith D Collins
May 134 min read
The Fake Wife
By: Emily Shiner ISBN: 9781805509127 Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: 05/11/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS BLOG TOUR STOP As I watch Darren bury his wife’s body in the backyard, I know I need to act fast. I’m going to be her replacement. He’ll never know what’s coming… The next day, I smile down at Darren in bed next to me. When he wakes up, I’m going to tell him I’m his new wife. I’ll keep this beautiful house clean and host the
Judith D Collins
May 115 min read
Dissection of a Murder
By: Jo Murray Narrator: Joanne Froggatt Penguin Audio ISBN: 9798217177004 Publisher: Dutton Publication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TO BE ADAPTED FOR THE SECOND SEASON OF APPLE TV+’S PRESUMED INNOCENT, STARRING EMMY AWARD-WINNER RACHEL BROSNAHAN Nothing is as it seems—and no one is telling the truth—in this page-turning thriller about a young lawyer forced to defend a man on trial for murder against the mentor who taug
Judith D Collins
May 118 min read
Tell Me Something True
By: Michael Robotham ISBN: 9780802168924 Publisher: Grove Atlantic Publication Date: 01/05/2027 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) JAN 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS “No one does suspense better.” —Stephen King The astonishing, moving crime epic from award-winning and bestselling Michael Robotham: a mystery, a coming-of-age tale, and a love story wrapped into one, set against the simmering tensions of a small Australian town I look along the road and notice how many people are st
Judith D Collins
May 93 min read
The May House
By: Jillian Cantor Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668091159 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 05/12/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Three adult sisters inherit a beach house from their grandmother on the condition they return every May to spend one week together, earthing family secrets, unrequited love, and the deep bonds of sisterhood in this shimmering new novel from the USA TODAY bestselling au
Judith D Collins
May 95 min read
The Forgotten Midwife
By: Laura Anthony Narrators: Helen Laser, Maeve Smyth Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668047415 Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: 05/12/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Set in the dual timelines of present-day New Jersey and 1950s Ireland, and based on real historical events, comes a powerful, poignant novel of sisterhood, family secrets, and resilience from the author of the “profound, moving, and memorable” (Fresh Fiction) The W
Judith D Collins
May 95 min read
The Anniversary
By: Alex Finlay Narrators: Ari Fliakos, Brittany Pressley Macmillan Audio ISBN: 978-1250360755 Publisher: Minotuar Books Publication Date: 05/12/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the bestselling author of Parents Weekend, comes one of the most anticipated thrillers of the year. Every Year He Comes For Them. On one fateful night in 1992, the lives of two seventeen-year-olds are changed and intertwined forever. Quinn Riley, a boy f
Judith D Collins
May 97 min read
The Kindness of Strangers
By: Emma Garman Narrator: Olivia Dowd Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668222546 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 05/12/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "MAY FEATURED LITERARY NOIR!" A wildly entertaining debut and homage to the classic murder mystery set in post-WWII London where a stranger’s arrival at a boarding house sets a deadly chain of events in motion—perfect for fans of Kate Atkinson, Agatha Christie, and Richard Osm
Judith D Collins
May 911 min read
Everything Has Happened
By: T. Greenwood Narrator: Therese Plummer ISBN: 9798892425292 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: 04/28/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2026! A disappearance from the past echoes in the future in this ambitious and wrenching mystery, perfect for readers of The God of the Woods. In 1986, a child disappeared. Nearly forty years later, a tip line rings. It’s been almost four decades since Edie Marshall’s little bro
Judith D Collins
May 79 min read
Enormous Wings
By: Laurie Frankel Narrator: Becky Ann Baker ISBN: 9781250446794 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Henry Holt & Co. Publication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the beloved New York Times bestselling author Laurie Frankel, an exuberant and timely new novel At seventy-seven, Pepper Mills is too old to be a stranger in a strange land. She didn’t choose the Vista View Retirement Community of Austin, Texas—that would be her three
Judith D Collins
May 68 min read
The Calamity Club
By: Kathryn Stockett Narrators: Jenna Lamia, January LaVoy Spotify Audiobooks ISBN: 9781954118812 Publisher: Spiegel & Grau Publication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC): MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, GOODREADS, TOWN & COUNTRY, MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNE, GARDEN & GUN, AARP, WOMAN’S WORLD, COUNTRY LIVING, AND OPRAH DAILY “So immersive, exciting, and downright fabulous, you never want it to end.”—Opra
Judith D Collins
May 57 min read
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