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The Witch
By: Freida McFadden Narrators: Saskia Maarleveld, Marin Ireland Dreamscape Media ISBN: 978-1464249648 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A brand-new, haunting thriller from Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid! Some secrets don't die―they wait. When Julia Barlow loses her job and her apartment, she has nowhere left to go but Pemberton, her family's sprawling sev
Judith D Collins
1 day ago4 min read
Trust No One
By: Mary Burton Narrators: Megan Tusing, Eric G. Dove, Amy Landon Brilliance Audiio ISBN: 9781662530333 Publisher: Montlake Publication Date: 10/01/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A woman’s unexpected return to her isolated family estate puts her in a killer’s path in this shocking suspense novel by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton. After seventeen years away, public defender Raine Hale returns to her family’s crumbling Vi
Judith D Collins
1 day ago5 min read
Evie Walters Takes the Wheel
By: Kathleen Fox Narrator: Janet Metzger Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662544019 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS OCT FEATURE #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat At 71, she hits the road to find her first love — and herself. A sharp, laugh-out-loud novel about reinvention, regret, and the freedom to start over — no matter what age. In this warmhearted and witty debut, a mysterious gift spurs a widow
Judith D Collins
4 days ago9 min read
Where the Road Ends
The Jonathan Stride Series #12 By: Brian Freeman Narrator: January LaVoy ISBN:9798228368439 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Hardcover & Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) ALC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The murder of a judge and his wife turns Jonathan Stride’s world upside down and leaves him facing a shocking crossroad in this electrifying mystery from New York Times bestselling author Brian Freeman. Jonathan Stride’s partner, Maggie Bei, is
Judith D Collins
4 days ago6 min read
The Paris Files
By: Eva Jurczyk Narrators: Sarah Reny, Helen Laser, Nick Trengove, Louisa Zhu, Mark Bramhall, Xavier Casals, Mozhan Navabi, Suzanne Toren, Steve West, Lynnette R. Freeman Penguin Audio ISBN: 9798217060641 Publisher: Viking | Pamela Dorman Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “Staggeringly good . . . Eva Jurczyk is a dazzling talent, and her dark and beguiling Paris is unforgettable.” —Rosie Walsh A sophisticated, charact
Judith D Collins
4 days ago7 min read
Friends and Family
By: Natalie Baszile Narrator: Karen Murray Penguin Audio ISBN: 9780593492161 Publisher: Viking/Pameal Dorman Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (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
5 days ago9 min read
The Girl in the Lake
A Holmes, Margaret & Poe Mystery By: James Patterson and Brian Sitts Narrator: Christine Lakin ISBN: 9780316600026 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Publication Date: 10/27/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: TBR (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS An icy thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author, James Patterson. At a frozen lakeside crime scene, a corpse carries an accusatory note: “If anything happens to me, arrest Brendan Holmes.” Mysteries trail Brendan Holmes, Margaret
Judith D Collins
Sep 222 min read
The Family Cross
Alex Cross Thriller #36 By: James Patterson Narrator: Dion Graham ISBN: 978-0316569743 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Publication Date: 10/19/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Alex Cross investigates a series of baffling murders while balancing a family crisis that threatens to upend his entire world in this thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author, James Patterson. Alex Cross is a brilliant psychologist―and a relentless hunter of
Judith D Collins
Sep 201 min read
Come And Behold Him
25 Days of Drawing Near to Jesus This Christmas By: Joyce Meyer and Ginger Stache ISBN: 9781546009320 Publisher: FaithWords Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ DOOKS This beautiful, full-color Advent devotional from #1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer and Ginger Stache invites you to savor the joy of the season. Long ago, on a silent night in Bethlehem, a Child came into the world who would change it forever. It was
Judith D Collins
Sep 182 min read
Never Tell A Secret
By: Miranda Rijks ISBN: 978183756796 Publisher: Inkubator Books Publication Date: 10/25/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: TBR (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Having secrets is dangerous. Confessing them can be fatal. Emma’s family is coming apart at the seams. Her marriage to Hayden is crumbling. Their 21-year-old daughter Willow is unraveling after a breakup. Their teenage son Fred is isolated and unhappy. So when they are offered the chance to test ClarityU—a revolutionary AI t
Judith D Collins
Sep 172 min read
The Hollow
A Harry Bosch Novel By: Michael Connelly Narrators: Titus Welliver, Cameron Monaghan ISBN: 9780316563857 Publisher: Little Brown & Co. Publication Date: 10/27/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch delves into the darkest chapter of his past in this electric thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly. "The final showdown will make your heart thrum with vigilante pride.” (Kirkus Reviews)
Judith D Collins
Sep 142 min read
Old Ham
By: Seraphina Nova Glass Narrator: Brittany Pressley ISBN: 979-8347023417 Publisher: Podium Publishing Publication Date: 10/13/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: TBR OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Everyone knows Junie Oldham is more than a little strange—but is she actually dangerous? She's unique, to say the least. Junie Oldham is a middle-aged hoarder who knits sweaters for cats, befriends rescued mice, and pretends to be a recovering alcoholic so she can socialize at AA meetings. Liv
Judith D Collins
Sep 132 min read
To His Ex-Wife
The Stone Family #2 By: Willow Rose Narrator: Madeline Pell ISBN: 9781807222758 Publisher: Bookouture Audio Publication Date: 10/15/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: TBR (ALC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS She sent me a letter. I thought she was dead. Hidden away in their remote cottage in Florida, Emma and her stepdaughter Lily are finally safe to live a peaceful life. Each morning, they plan their new lives over fresh strawberries and perfectly cooked eggs. But despite the locks on
Judith D Collins
Sep 132 min read
Home for the Homicides
The Holly & Mark Mystery Series By: Elle Cosimano & Hannah Morrissey Narrators: Angela Dawe, Colin Donnell, Patti Murin ISBN: 9781250413352 Publisher: Minotaur Books | St. Martin's Press Macmillan Audio Publcation Date: 10/13/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (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
Judith D Collins
Sep 118 min read
He Had it Coming
A Novella By: Darby Kane Narrators: Josh Bloomberg, Jennifer Pickens, Allyson Ryan ISBN: 978-0063488298 Publisher: William Morrow Paperback Publiction Date: 10/06/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS It’s been eight years since “the incident” that stole the future Jerek Hayes had planned. Accusations. Negative press attention. Rabid anger from people he’s never met. Some say he avoided responsibility for his crime. That his family’s money save
Judith D Collins
Sep 114 min read
I'm Here To Help
By: Victoria Helen Stone Narrator: Paige Reisenfeld Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662544309 Publisher: Lake Union Publication Date: 10/27/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS #CoverReveal To stop the corruption in her small town and avenge the victims, a therapist turns vigilante in a shocking novel of psychological suspense by the bestselling author of Jane Doe. Melody Stanford prides herself on being a good person. She’s a loving wife and mothe
Judith D Collins
Sep 92 min read
The Bluff
By: Wade Rouse Narrators: Dan John Miller, Andrew Gibson, Alexandra Hunter, Dawn Harvey, Arthur Morey, Kate Marcin, Petrea Burchard, Michael Crouch, Andrew Eiden, Cassandra Campbell ISBN: 9780778306221 Publisher: MIRA Publication Date: 10/13/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Succession meets The Family Stone in bestselling author Wade Rouse’s humorous and sharply observant look at a family teetering on the edge of merry mayhem. The Cha
Judith D Collins
Sep 43 min read
Look What The Cat Dragged In
By: Jason Rekulak Narrator: Stephanie Németh-Parker ISBN: 9781250451477 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 10/13/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4 Stars (ALC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Pictures and The Last One at the Wedding comes a new supernatural thriller about a young woman pet-sitting a cat with a mysterious secret. Meet Penny Padgett, a twenty-seven-year-old cartoonist in Philadelphia who agrees to pet-sit a
Judith D Collins
Sep 32 min read
Redemption
Faith, Justice, and Sisterhood on Death Row By: Lawrence Wright Narrator: Lawrence Wright Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593805084 Publisher: Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor | Knopf Publication Date: 10/20/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A powerful and startling account of the unsparing connection between a convent of cloistered nuns and the condemned women on Texas’s death row, exploring questions around crime and punishment, faith, an
Judith D Collins
Sep 12 min read
The Queen of Roses
By: Julia Kelly Narrators: Petrea Burchard, Marisa Calin Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668032756 Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date:10/20/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Spanning the ballrooms of Pasadena and the sunlit gardens of Altadena, a new novel of love and sacrifice from the internationally bestselling author of The Light Over London and The Last Garden in England. 1960: Frustrated reporter Theresa Johnson’s life changes when
Judith D Collins
Aug 282 min read
Mercy's Child
By: Richard Paul Evans Narrator: Richard Paul Evans Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN:9781668264218 Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: 10/20/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans comes an emotionally rich work of historical fiction inspired by the true story of Etta Wheeler, a woman whose courage and compassion helped spark a movement that forever changed a country. In 1874, Etta Whe
Judith D Collins
Aug 272 min read
Missing Molly
By: Natalie Barelli Narrator: Lucy Price-Lewis ISBN: 9781464247514 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 10/20/2026 Format:Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From bestselling author Natalie Barelli comes a dark psychological thriller about a cold case, the newspaper investigating it, and the woman for whom it all hits a little too close to home… Millions are searching for the truth. Only she knows it's all a lie. Rachel Holloway has built a
Judith D Collins
Aug 272 min read
Dive Bar At the End of the Road
By: Kelley Armstrong Narrator: Helen Laser, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Shane Ghostkeeper Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250360595 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Final Destination meets The Cabin at the End of the World in this supernatural horror from New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, in which a series of car accidents traps a group of strangers at a dive bar. A forested road a
Judith D Collins
Aug 223 min read
Bark Humbug
Andy Carpenter #34 By: David Rosenfelt Narrator: Grover Gardner ISBN: 9781250446596 Publisher: Minotaur Books Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 10/13/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4 Stars (ALC) (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter helps a desperate sister investigate the widely publicized murder of a gubernatorial candidate in Bark Humbug, the latest Christmas mystery in David Rosenfelt's bestselling series. "Listening to Grover Gardner narrating a D
Judith D Collins
Aug 222 min read
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