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The House Swap
By: Keri Beevis Narrator: Imogen Church ISBN: 9781835336236 Publisher: Boldwood Books Publication Date: 09/012026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS What began with trust, ends with betrayal and danger… I needed to escape. Somewhere quiet. Somewhere safe. So I decide to swap homes with Tom, a man I’ve grown close to, and fly to his villa in Crete with my best friend Keira. Winter sun. Empty beaches. Silence. At last, I can breathe. At first, it
Judith D Collins
Aug 315 min read
Hillbilly Hypocrisy
JD Vance and the Dark Future of MAGA Politics By: Nathan J. Robinson ISBN: 9781250438546 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 02/09/2027 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR (ARC) FEB 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS An eye-opening exploration of the man at the center of a movement poised to reshape the fabric of American society. JD Vance has rapidly risen to power and become the most likely individual to succeed Donald Trump as leader of the MAGA movement. Yet his core politica
Judith D Collins
Aug 312 min read
The Damage Man
An Orphan X Short Story By: Gregg Hurwitz Narrator: Scott Brick ISBN: 9781250474377 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 09/01/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Once the U.S. government’s deadliest off-the-books assassin, Evan Smoak was known only as Orphan X. He broke free from the Program, vanished, and reinvented himself as The Nowhere Man — the last hope for those with nowhere else to turn. This program is read by AudioFile Gol
Judith D Collins
Aug 314 min read
The Secrets We Hide
By: Karin Slaughter North Falls #2 Narrator: Kathleen Early ISBN: 978-0063458789 Publisher: Willliam Morrow Publication Date: 08/11/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The next thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and the Will Trent Series. Welcome back to North Falls — a small town with big secrets. Sheriff Emmy Clifton and her sister, ex-federal agent Jude Archer
Judith D Collins
Aug 305 min read
Murder on Charity Lane
A Marigold Cottages Mystery #2 By: Jo Nichols Narrators: Jim Meskimen, Meg Price ISBN: 9781250356574 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 08/18/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Months after the shocking murders at Marigold Cottages, eccentric landlady Mrs. B finds the peace and quiet a little too peaceful. That’s why she invites her young friend CJ Moore to move into a now-vacant cottage: CJ is a suspect in the death of her employer
Judith D Collins
Aug 294 min read
Brimstone Hollow
An Annie Gore Novel #2 By: Archer Sullivan Narrator: Emily Pike Stewart ISBN: 9781250338716 Publisher: St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books Publication Date: 08/11/1026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Following her powerful debut in The Witch’s Orchard, private investigator Annie Gore returns in Brimstone Hollow, bringing readers back to the mountains that author Archer Sullivan, a ninth-generation Appalachian, knows so well. There isn’
Judith D Collins
Aug 295 min read
Saving Noah
By: Lucinda Berry Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie ISBN: 9781464292132 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 09/08/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A mother's love is supposed to be unconditional. But what if it shouldn't be? Noah is the boy everyone admires—an honor student, a champion swimmer, a hometown success story. Until he confesses to sexually abusing young girls during swim practice. In a single moment, his future evapo
Judith D Collins
Aug 264 min read
She's Mine
By: Susan Walter ISBN: 9798228682108 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Publication Date: 02/16/2027 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR (ARC) FEB 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS When a four-year-old girl disappears the night after her birthday party, all the guests are suspects. Except for the one who turned up dead. Mary Kubica meets Lisa Jewell in this dark and twisty mystery of domestic suspense. Summer Brownley is barely holding it together. Her marriage is ending and her heart is in p
Judith D Collins
Aug 262 min read
Great and Unfortunate Things
By: Jason Arday Narrator:Jason Arday ISBN: 9781668085578 Publisher: Simon & Schuster | 37 Ink Publication Date: 08/11/1026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Memoir With the power of Educated and the emotional sweep of When Breath Becomes Air, Great and Unfortunate Things is the inspiring, underdog story of how an autistic, non-verbal boy who society had all but given up on found his voice, literally and figuratively, became one of the youngest pr
Judith D Collins
Aug 265 min read
They Say A Girl Died Here
ISBN: By: Sarah Pinborough Narrator:Saskia Maarleveld ISBN: 9781250444714 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 08/25/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes, a thrilling, genre-bending mystery about two murdered girls, a town with dark secrets, and a race to break a deadly cycle Anna Maybourne never imagined herself living in a place like Harper’s Creek, a nowhere town full of d
Judith D Collins
Aug 256 min read
Heart of Glass
By: Jennifer Hillier Narrators: Brittany Pressley, Chris Brinkley, Eunice Wong, Ferdelle Capistrano, January LaVoy Macmillan Audio ISBN: 978-1250763181 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 08/25/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) (ALC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP AUDIOBOOKS OF 2026 A serial killer recants his long-ago confession regarding a small-town high school girl―and her then-best friends are forced to confront what really happened that night and what
Judith D Collins
Aug 246 min read
The Shadow Friends
Martini Club #3 By: Tess Gerritsen Narrator: Hillary Huber ISBN: 978-1662533419 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 08/25/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen comes a harrowing and emotional thriller where ghosts of the Cold War return with a vengeance—and cannot be outrun. When a renowned disease expert and Russian defector dies mysteriously during a global affairs conference in
Judith D Collins
Aug 245 min read
Big Little Truths
Big LIttle Lies #2 By: Liane Moriarty Narrators: Caroline Lee, Ella Le Fournour, Liane Moriarty ISBN: 978-0593798638 Publisher: Crown Publication Date: 08/25/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars AUG 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BIG LITTLE LIES, THE RUNAWAY PHENOMENON THAT INSPIRED THE MEGAHIT HBO SERIES In this highly anticipated sequel, Liane Moriarty examines the complexities of modern women’s lives, shining light on family dynamics
Judith D Collins
Aug 246 min read
Wicked Wanted Widows
The Widows #3 By: Kimberly Belle, Vanessa Lillie; Cate Holahan Narrators: Ariel Blake, Dina Pearlman, Karissa Vacker, Barrie Kreinik, Kevin T. Collins, Helen Laser, Neil Hellegers ISBN: 9781464255502 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 08/25/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The Widows are back in this thrilling third installment of the Young Rich Widows series! This time, a Providence bank robbery-turned-kidnapping creates cha
Judith D Collins
Aug 245 min read
Not A Word
By: Linwood Barclay Narrators: Nan McNamara, Johnathan McClain ISBN: 9780063276383 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: 08/25/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In the latest chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a man’s world is upended after he stumbles upon a grisly crime scene in the family home. Every family has secrets, but when Reece visits his parents’ house, he’s shocked to find them in
Judith D Collins
Aug 245 min read
The Things You'll Never Know
By: Ashley Audrian ISBN: 9780593832059 Publisher: Viking Penguin | Pamela Dorman Books Publication Date: 01/12/2027 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) JAN 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS Nobody delves as deep into the guts of motherhood as Ashley Audrain; she really is in a league of her own.” —Lisa Jewell From the New York Times bestselling author of The Push, a bold, unputdownable story of motherhood, desire, betrayal, and loss told by a mother after her own death. “All those moments
Judith D Collins
Aug 223 min read
Bad Intentions
By: Iliana Xander ISBN: 9781464264283 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 08/25/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The next heart-pounding thriller from bestselling author Iliana Xander. Josie Boots messed up. Really badly. So she returns to her small hometown of Burnville to care for her ailing grandmother. It's been twenty-five years since an unspeakable crime rocked Burnville. Twenty-five years since her grandmother's trial
Judith D Collins
Aug 204 min read
Heart of the Wild
By: Patti Callahan Henry ISBN: 9781668097489 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 04/20/2027 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) APR 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS “Once again, Patti Callahan Henry delivers a beautifully crafted story—I don’t know how she does it. Heart of the Wild is a captivating read.” —Allen Levi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Theo of Golden New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry’s riveting new novel takes readers deep into the woods wh
Judith D Collins
Aug 184 min read
Promise Me Never
By: Liv Constantine Narrators: Suzanne Elise Freeman, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Scott Brick, Alex McKenna Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593875230 Publisher: Ballantine | Bantam Publication Date: 08/18/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the New York Times bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish comes an unmissable thriller about a woman who becomes embroiled in the mystery of her husband’s deceased first wife—and after moving to his
Judith D Collins
Aug 185 min read
Don't Look Close
By: Jaima Fixsen Narrator: Libby McKnight Recorded Books ISBN: 9781728294933 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 08/18/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOK AUG #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat Feature BOOK GIVEAWAY CONTEST From USA Today bestselling author Jaima Fixsen, comes a gripping crime novel perfect for fans of William Kent Kruger, following one man who would do anything for his sister, even if it means catching a serial killer… If
Judith D Collins
Aug 1712 min read
Patient 7
By: Sabrina Wade Narrators: Luke Persiani, Patricia Santomasso ISBN: 9798349173264 Publisher: Dreamscape Media Publication Date: 08/18/26 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A psychiatric patient who predicts murders—down to the details. Dr. Rachel Hadley has barely absorbed the shock of her ex-husband, psychiatrist Dr. Colton Hadley, vanishing when County Detective Lane Archer uncovers something Colton left behind: a set of taped interviews no
Judith D Collins
Aug 164 min read
Brain Damage
By: Freida McFadden Narrator: Megan Tusing ISBN: 978-1464290817 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 08/18/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Intruder! How can you survive when you can't remember who wants you dead? Dr. Charly McKenna had the perfect life: a thriving dermatology practice, a luxury apartment overlooking Central Park, and a handsome husband who adored her. Until th
Judith D Collins
Aug 164 min read
The Truth About Ruby Cooper
By: Liz Nugent Narrators: Lisa Flanagan, Helen Laser, Alana Kerr Collins, Jennifer Fitzgerald, GM Hakim ISBN: 9781668204658 Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: 01/26/2027 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR (ARC) JAN 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS “I couldn't stop reading! Absolutely a triumph!” —Freida McFadden, New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid From the internationally bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond comes a twisted suspense novel about two sisters an
Judith D Collins
Aug 146 min read
Same River Twice
By: Wiley Cash ISBN: 9780063210684 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: 04/06/2027 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) APR 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS “It’s rare to encounter a book that’s both thrilling and thoughtful, but that is Wiley Cash’s specialty. Same River Twice is the kind of gripping read you stay up too late with. But ultimately it’s so much more, a perceptive and quite moving novel about family, fate, and how history isn’t an abstract idea, but the force that sha
Judith D Collins
Aug 133 min read
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