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Judith D Collins
- 10 hours ago
- 5 min
When We Let Go
By: Rochelle Weinstein ISBN: 978-1662501036 Publisher: Lake Union Publication Date: 05/17/2022 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars ++ (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST From the Author The story begins in South Florida at Vizcaya and continues in Crystal, North Carolina, a fictitious town modeled after my beloved Beech Mountain. But how gorgeous is this cover?! This has to be my favorite of all of my books, and kudos to my publisher for nailing it on the first try. Can you spot th
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Judith D Collins
- May 15
- 3 min
It All Comes Down to This
By: Therese Anne Fowler ISBN: 978-1250278074 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 06/07/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST A warm, keenly perceptive novel of sisterhood, heartbreak, home, and what it takes to remake a life at its halfway point, for fans of Ann Patchett and Emma Straub. Meet the Geller sisters: Beck, Claire, and Sophie, a trio of strong-minded women whose pragmatic, widowed mother, Marti, will be dying soon and
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Judith D Collins
- May 10
- 5 min
The Summer Place
By: Jennifer Weiner ISBN: 978-1501133572 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 05/10/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of That Summer comes another heartfelt and unputdownable novel of family, secrets, and the ties that bind. When Veronica Levy bought her home on the Outer Cape, she imagined generations of her family gathering there each summer for many years to come—but things didn’t work out
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Judith D Collins
- Apr 12
- 9 min
Take My Hand
By: Dolen Perkins-Valdez ISBN: 978-0593337691 Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: 04/12/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars +++ (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST BLOG TOUR April 12 “Deeply empathetic yet unflinching in its gaze… an unforgettable exploration of responsibility and redemption, the dangers of good intentions, and the folly of believing anyone can decide what's best for another's life.”—Celeste Ng Dolen was inspired to write TAKE MY HAND by a 1973 lawsuit on
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Judith D Collins
- Apr 12
- 6 min
The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare
By: Kimberly Brock ISBN: 978-1400234202 Publisher: HarperMuse Publication Date: 04/12/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars The fate of the world is often driven by the curiosity of a girl. What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke remains a mystery, but the women who descended from Eleanor Dare have long known the truth lies in what she left behind: a message carved onto a large stone and the contents of her treasured Commonplace Book. Brought from England on Eleanor’
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Judith D Collins
- Apr 1
- 5 min
The Echoes
The Kinship Series Book 4 By: Jess Montgomery ISBN: 9781250839664 Publisher: St Martins Press/Minotaur Books Publication Date: 03/29/2022 Format: Other Macmillan Audio Audiobook Narrated by Susan Bennett My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) The fourth in Jess Montgomery's evocative Kinship series, The Echoes combines exquisite storytelling with extraordinary crime plotting. "A beautifully written tour de force." —Linda Castillo on The Stills As July 4, 1928 approaches, Sheriff Lily Ross
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 15
- 6 min
The Match
By: Harlan Coben ISBN: 978-1538748282 Publisher: Grand Central Publication Date: 03/15/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) From the modern master of suspense comes a gripping new thriller in which Wilde follows a tip that may finally reveal the truth behind his abandonment . . . Only to end up in the sights of a ruthless killer. After months away, Wilde has returned to the Ramapo Mountains in the wake of a failed bid at domesticity that confirms what he’s known
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 11
- 7 min
Ocean State
By: Stewart O'Nan ISBN: 9781666534986 Publisher: Dreamscape Media Publication Date: 03/15/2022 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 3.5 Stars (ARC) In the first line of Ocean State, we learn that a high-school student was murdered, and we find out who did it. The story that unfolds from there with incredible momentum is thus one of the build-up to and fall-out from the murder, told through the alternating perspectives of the four women at its heart. The murderer Angel, her mother Car
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 9
- 4 min
The Golden Couple
By: Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen ISBN: 9781250273208 Publisher: St Martins Press Publication Date: 03/08/2022 Format: Other e-book & audiobook Narrators: Karissa Vacker & Marin Ireland Macmillan Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST The Golden Couple is the next electrifying novel from Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo behind You Are Not Alone, An Anonymous Girl, and The Wife Between Us. If Avery Chambers can
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 8
- 8 min
The Night Shift
By: Alex Finlay ISBN: 978-1250268884 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 03/01/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars +++ TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST From the author of the breakout thriller Every Last Fear, comes Alex Finlay's electrifying next novel The Night Shift, about a pair of small-town murders fifteen years apart―and the ties that bind them. One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2022: • PopSugar • Goodreads • Book Riot • BookBub • The Nerd Daily • SheReads • Cri
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 7
- 7 min
Like A Sister
By: Kellye Garrett ISBN: 978-0316256704 Publisher: Mulholland Books Publication Date: 03/08/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST When the body of disgraced reality TV star Desiree Pierce is found on a playground in the Bronx the morning after her 25th birthday party, the police and the media are quick to declare her death an overdose. It’s a tragedy, certainly, but not a crime. But Desiree’s half-sister Lena Scott knows that can’t be the cas
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 6
- 4 min
The Chase
By: Candice Fox ISBN: 9781250837035 Publisher: Macmillan Audio/Forge Books Publication Date: 03/08/2022 Format: Audiobook Narrated by: David de Vries and Lisa Negron My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) A Macmillan Audio production from Forge Books The Chase is a modern The Fugitive with characters only #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author Candice Fox can write. “Are you listening, Warden?” “What do you want?” “I want you to let them out.” “Which inmates are we talkin
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 25
- 4 min
Until We Meet
By: Camille di Maio ISBN: 153873804X Publisher: Forever Publication Date: 03/01/2022 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars A poignant and page-turning story of three women whose lives are forever changed by war.… New York City, 1943 Can one small act change the course of a life? Margaret’s job at the Navy Yard brings her freedoms she never dared imagine, but she wants to do something more personal to help the war effort. Knitting socks for soldiers is a way to occupy her quiet
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 22
- 6 min
Carolina Built
By: Kianna Alexander ISBN: 978-1982163686 Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: 02/22/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST A vivid and moving novel based on the incredible life of real estate magnate Josephine N. Leary—a previously untold story of passion, perseverance, and building a legacy after emancipation in North Carolina. Josephine N. Leary is determined to build a life of her own and a future for her family. When she moves to Ede
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 21
- 7 min
One Step Too Far
Series: Frankie Elkin #2 By: Lisa Gardner ISBN: 978-0593185414 Publisher: Dutton Publication Date: 01/18/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars +++ (ARC) Worthy of 10 STARS! TOP BOOKS OF 2022 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner, a thrilling new novel that sends Frankie Elkin into the woods in search of a lost man—and the shocking truth about why he went missing in the first place. Frankie Elkin, who readers first met in Before She Disappeared, learns of
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 21
- 12 min
Catch Her When She Falls
By: Allison Buccola ISBN: 978-0593231296 Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 02/01/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars DEBUT NOVEL TOP BOOKS OF 2022 FEATURED FEB AUTHOR QA In this “propulsive” (Kimberly McCreight) debut thriller, a young woman questions everything she thought she knew about the shocking murder that changed her life when she was in high school. “A riveting game of cat and mouse with a startling conclusion.”—Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 21
- 15 min
My Darling Husband
An Elevator Ride Q&A with internationally bestselling author Kimberly Belle and her latest thriller MY DARLING HUSBAND!
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 20
- 12 min
A Flicker in the Dark
By: Stacy Willingham ISBN: 978-1250803825 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 01/11/2022 Format: Hardcover, e-book, audiobook Narrator: Karissa Vacker My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST TOP DEBUT JAN AUTHOR Q&A From debut author Stacy Willingham comes a masterfully done, lyrical thriller, certain to be the launch of an amazing career. A Flicker in the Dark is eerily compelling to the very last page. When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 17
- 8 min
Somebody's Home
By: Kaira Rouda ISBN: 9781542026116 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 01/18/2022 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 A quiet neighborhood. A lovely home. A promising new beginning. In a heartbeat everything can change in this propulsive novel of suspense by USA Today bestselling author Kaira Rouda. Julie Jones has left her suffocating marriage. With her teenage daughter, Jess, she’s starting over. Their new house in Oceanside is the fir
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 15
- 5 min
Dark Horse
Series: Orphan X (7 of 7) By: Greg Hurwitz ISBN: 9781250252302 Publisher: St Martin's Press Publication Date: 02/08/2022 Format: Other Narrated by: Scott Brick My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 Gregg Hurwitz's New York Times bestselling series returns when Orphan X faces his most challenging mission ever in Dark Horse. Evan Smoak is a man with many identities and a challenging past. As Orphan X, he was a government assassin for the off-the-books Orphan Program. Aft
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 4
- 4 min
Don't Get Close
By: Matt Miksa ASIN: B09S1ZWW9Y Publisher: Dreamscape Media Publication Date: 03/08/2022 Narrator: Kristin Price Format: Audiobook My Rating: 3.5 Stars Special Agent Vera Taggart walked away from a promising career as an artist to join the FBI, and she impresses her new colleagues with her eerie ability to divine conclusions from the grisliest crime scenes. Taggart’s first assignment is a decades-old cold case centered on a cult of suicide bombers known as the Sons of Elijah
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 1
- 7 min
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead
Series: Finlay Donovan #2 By: Elle Cosimano ISBN: 978-1250242181 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 02/01/2022 Format: Audio/e-book My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) Audio Narrator: Angela Dawe Macmillan Audio (Publisher) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 From Edgar-Award nominee Elle Cosimano, comes Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead―the hilarious and heart-pounding follow-up to Finlay Donovan is Killing It. "A funny and smart, twisty and surprising series."―Megan Miranda Finlay Donovan is―o
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Judith D Collins
- Jan 24
- 7 min
Greenwich Park
By: Katherine Faulkner ISBN: 978-1982150310 Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: 01/25/2021 Format: Audiobook Simon & Schuster Audio Narrated by: Laura Kirman My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) DEBUT NOVEL A twisty, whip-smart debut thriller, as electrifying as the #1 New York Times bestseller The Girl on the Train, about impending motherhood, unreliable friendship, and the high price of keeping secrets. Helen’s idyllic life—handsome architect husband, gorgeous Victorian house,
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Judith D Collins
- Jan 4
- 5 min
Reckless Girls
By: Rachel Hawkins ISBN: 978-1250274250 Publisher: St Martin's Press Publication Date: 01/04/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 4 Stars From Rachel Hawkins, the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs, comes Reckless Girls, a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set on an isolated Pacific island with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware. ONE ISLAND Beautiful, wild, and strange―Meroe Island is a desolate spot in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with
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