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Judith D Collins
- 1 day ago
- 3 min
The Gift: A Christmas Thriller novelette
A Christmas Novella By: Freida McFadden ASIN: B0BNZZLKKX Publisher: Hollywood Upstairs Press Publication Date: 12/04/2022 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars DEC 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS It’s Christmas Eve and Stella Hansen is broke. She is so broke that despite working two jobs, she can’t even afford a present for her husband on their first Christmas as man and wife. But then a mysterious storekeeper at a pawn shop offers Stella an intriguing trade. Stella wants more than anything
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Judith D Collins
- 1 day ago
- 6 min
Just the Nicest Couple
By: Mary Kubica ISBN: 9780778333111 Publisher: Park Row Publication Date: 01/10/2023 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars ++ (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST JAN AUTHOR ELEVATOR INTERVIEW A husband’s disappearance links two couples in this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica MARY Kubica’s Just the Nicest Couple is a masterfully written thriller about deception where we least expect it and the danger of a lie tumbling out of control. "Taut and incred
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Judith D Collins
- 2 days ago
- 4 min
The Ingenue
By: Rachel Kapelke-Dale Narrator: Stephanie Willis Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250870681 Publisher: Macmillan Audio St. Martin's Press Publication Date:12/06/2022 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) DEC 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS My Dark Vanessa meets The Queen's Gambit in this new novel of suspense about the bonds of family, the limits of talent, the risks of ambition, and the rewards of revenge. When former piano prodigy Saskia Kreis returns home to Milwaukee after her mother'
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Judith D Collins
- 3 days ago
- 13 min
The Concierge
By: Miranda Rijks ISBN: 978-1837560509 Publisher: Inkubator Books Pub Date: 12/13/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) DEC 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS DEC AUTHOR QA INTERVIEW Their new assistant is friendly, attractive— and hell-bent on revenge. High-flying duo Goldie and Braun Delucci run a major film production company. But recently their gilded lives were touched by tragedy when one of their leading actors, Ally, died in a car crash. What the Deluccis don’t realise is tha
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Judith D Collins
- 4 days ago
- 4 min
Maame
By: Jessica George Narrator: Heather Agyepong Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250282521 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 01/31/2023 Format: e-book and audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars 🎧 (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST DEBUT NOVEL "An utterly charming and deeply moving portrait of the joys––and the guilt––of trying to find your own way in life." ––Celeste Ng, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Meeting MAAME feels like falling in love for the first time: warm, awkward, j
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Judith D Collins
- 5 days ago
- 11 min
The Widow
By: Kaira Rouda ISBN: 978-1542039215 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 12/01/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST DEC 2022 MUST READ BOOKS FEATURED DEC AUTHOR Q&A A husband with secrets. A wife with no limits. A riveting novel of marriage, privilege, and lies by Kaira Rouda, the USA Today bestselling author of The Next Wife. Jody Asher had a plan. Her charismatic husband, Martin, would be a political icon. She, the charming wife, woul
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Judith D Collins
- 5 days ago
- 6 min
The Least Among Us
Series: Julia Geary #2 By: Gwen Florio Narrator: Hillary Huber 🎧 Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9781639100682 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: 12/06/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) DEC 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS Searing social commentary meets chilling suspense as public defender Julia Geary takes a case destined to rock her small town to the core, for fans of John Lescroart. Public defender Julia Geary’s star is rising, and now she’s got her first murder c
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Judith D Collins
- 5 days ago
- 3 min
The Widowmaker
A Black Harbor Novel By: Hannah Morrissey Narrators: XeSands, Adam Verner Macmillan Audio ISBN: 978-1250795977 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date:12/06/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) DEC 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS A wealthy family shrouded in scandal; a detective tasked with solving an impossible cold case; and a woman with a dark past collide in Hannah Morrissey's stunning new Black Harbor mystery, The Widowmaker. Ever since business mogul Clive Reynolds d
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Judith D Collins
- 5 days ago
- 5 min
Little Red House
By: Liv Andersson ISBN: 9781639102037 Publisher: Crooked Lane Publication Date: 12/06/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) DEC 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS Twenty years isn’t enough to erase the sins of the past—but the future is even more terrifying in this thrilling read perfect for fans of Megan Collins and Julia Heaberlin. In 1997, Eve Foster’s daughter, Kelsey, runs away to New Mexico and vanishes without a trace. Eve is convinced that she’s the victim of a serial killer
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Judith D Collins
- 6 days ago
- 3 min
The Family Trap
By: Lorna Dounaeva ISBN: 9781837560455 Publisher: Inkubator Books Publication Date: 12/04/2022 Format: e-books My Rating: 3.5 Stars (ARC) DEC 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS Prudence welcomed Zoe into her home. Now she’s fighting to survive. Two simple words shatter Prudence Ahern’s world - “I’m pregnant.” Her son Nathan is only eighteen when his new girlfriend Zoe drops that little bombshell. Prudence feels she has to support her son and asks Zoe to move in with them. Right from the st
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Judith D Collins
- 7 days ago
- 12 min
The Personal Assistant
By: Kimberly Belle ISBN: 978-0778333630 Publisher: Park Row Publication Date: 11/29/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST NOV AUTHOR ELEVATOR SERIES NOV 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS USA TODAY bestselling author Kimberly Belle returns with a deeply addictive thriller exploring the dark side of the digital world when a mommy-blogger’s assistant goes missing. When Alex first began posting unscripted family moments and motivational messages online, sh
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 29
- 5 min
A Quiet Life
By: Ethan Joella ISBN: 9781982190972 Publisher: Scribner Publication Date: 11/29/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) NOV 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS From the author of A Little Hope—a Read with Jenna Bonus Pick—comes an enormously powerful and life-affirming novel about three individuals whose lives intersect in unforeseen ways. Set in a close-knit Pennsylvania suburb in the grip of winter, A Quiet Life follows three people grappling with loss and finding tender wisdom in th
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 28
- 4 min
The Inmate
By: Freida McFadden
ISBN: 979-8835444670 Narrator: Leslie Howard Publisher: Hollywood Upstairs Press Publication Date: 07/26/2022 Format: Audio 🎧 & e-book My Rating: 5 Stars JULY 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a new nurse practitioner at a men’s maximum-security prison: 1) Treat all prisoners with respect. 2) Never reveal any personal information. 3) Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates. But none of the staff at the pris
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 28
- 4 min
PlantPure Comfort Food
Over 100 Plant-Based and Mostly Gluten-Free Recipes to Nourish Your Body and Soothe Your Soul By: Kim Campbell ISBN: 9781637742273 Publisher: BenBella Books Publication Date 12/13/2022 Format: Paperback & e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) DEC 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS Discover new whole food recipes and plant-based recreations of traditional family dishes—with no oil, often no gluten, and lots of rich, satisfying flavor Good health begins in the kitchen, and great recipes make switc
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 27
- 6 min
So Long Chester Wheeler
By: Catherine Ryan Hyde ISBN: 978-1662505775 Publisher: Lake Union Publication Date: 12/06/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + +(ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST DEC 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS Unlikely road trip companions form an unexpected bond in an uplifting novel about the past―lost and found―by the New York Times and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author. Lewis Madigan is young, gay, out of work, and getting antsy when he’s roped into providing end-of-life care for his insuf
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 27
- 4 min
One By One
By: Freida McFadden Narrator: Alyson Krawchuk ASIN: B0BGQBVD85 Publisher: Hollywood Upstairs Press Publication Date: 10/11/2022 Format: Audiobook 🎧 & e-book My Rating: 5 Stars OCT 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS A night spent sleeping on dirt and leaves is not how Claire Matchett expected to spend her vacation. She thought this would be a break from the stresses of work and raising her young children. A chance to repair her damaged marriage. A week of hiking and hot tubs with two other
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 22
- 5 min
I'm Following You
By: Emily Shiner ISBN: 9781837560516 Publisher: Inkubator Books Publication Date: 12/11/2022 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) DEC 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS Amanda has the perfect life. But someone wants to end it. Amanda loves her life. She’s a highly respected doctor, and she lives in a beautiful home in the best neighborhood in town. But her perfect life begins to crumble when she notices a woman in a red car following her. Then this mysterious person begins an increasing
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 21
- 5 min
What Lies In The Woods
By: Kate Alice Marshall Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250882448 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 01/17/2023 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JAN 2023 MUST-READBOOKS They were eleven when they sent a killer to prison. They were heroes . . . but they were liars. Kate Alice Marshall's What Lies in the Woods is a thrilling novel about friendship, secrets, betrayal, and lies—and having the courage to face the past. Naomi Shaw used to believe in magic. Twenty-two
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 20
- 8 min
The Housemaid
Series: The Housemaid (#1 of 2) By: Freida McFadden Narrator: Lauryn Allman ISBN: 978-1538742570 Publisher: Bookouture Hachette UK Publication Date: 04/26/2022 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars + APRIL 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST “Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I’ll s
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 20
- 4 min
Locust Lane
By: Stephen Amidon Narrator: Cassandra Campbell ISBN: 9781250882110 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 01/17/2023 Format: Audiobook 🎧 My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JAN 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS For fans of Mystic River by Dennis Lehane and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, Stephen Amidon’s Locust Lane is a taut and utterly propulsive story about the search for justice and the fault lines of power and influence in a seemingly idyllic town. Can anyone be trusted? On the s
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 17
- 4 min
A Christmas Memory
By: Richard Paul Evans Narrator: Richard Paul Evans ISBN: 978-1982177447 Publisher: Gallery Books Simon & Schuster Audio Publication Date: 11/22/2022 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars NOV 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS Featured Holiday Read From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box and the Noel Collection comes A Christmas Memory, a poignant, deeply felt novel about loss, grief, the healing power of forgiveness, and the true meaning of the holiday season. I
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 17
- 5 min
All the Dark Places
By: Terri Parlato ISBN: 978-1496738561 Publisher: Kensington Publication Date: 12/27/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) DEC 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS For fans of Megan Miranda and Shari Lapena, this stylish debut thriller from a skillful new voice in suspense, Terri Parlato, introduces seasoned Boston detective Rita Myers investigating the murder of a seemingly perfect husband. Filled with unexpected twists and well-drawn characters, this modern whodunit is set against t
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 15
- 5 min
Desert Star
By: Michael Connelly Series: A Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch Novel #5 Narrators: Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin, Peter Giles ISBN: 978-0316485654 Publisher: Little Brown & Co. Publication Date:11/08/2022 Format: Hardcover & audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars 🎧 NOV 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LAPD detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch team up to hunt the brutal killer who is Bosch’s “white whale”—a man responsible for the murder of an entire family. A year has passed
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 14
- 4 min
A Wish For Winter
By: Viola Shipman ISBN: 9781525804847 Publisher: Graydon House Publication Date: 11/15/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) NOV 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS HOLIDAY NOVEL I love this book—funny, perfect and wonderfully good. A not-to-be-missed delight.” —New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery With echoes of classic Hollywood love stories like Serendipity and An Affair to Remember, Viola Shipman’s latest winter charmer following the USA TODAY bestseller The Secret of S
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