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Judith D Collins
- 3 days ago
- 11 min
Biography of X
By: Catherine Lacey Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Publisher: RB Media Recorded Books Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication Date: 03/21/2023 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars 🎧 MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS From one of our fiercest stylists, a roaring epic chronicling the life, times, and secrets of a notorious artist. When X―an iconoclastic artist, writer, and polarizing shape-shifter―falls dead in her office, her widow, wild with grief and refusing everyone’s good advice, hu
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Judith D Collins
- 4 days ago
- 6 min
Her Deadly Game
By: Robert Dugoni Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662500190 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 03/28/2023 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS A defense attorney is prepared to play. But is she a pawn in a master’s deadly match? A twisting novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni. Keera Duggan was building a solid reputation as a Seattle prosecutor, until her romantic relationship w
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 15
- 5 min
Earth's the Right Place for Love
By: Elizabeth Berg Narrator: Elizabeth Berg Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593446799 Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 3/21/2023 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS This beautiful new novel by the beloved author of Open House and Talk Before Sleep tells the story of two young people growing up in Mason, Missouri, and how Arthur Moses, a shy young man, becomes the wise and compassionate person readers loved in The Story of Arthur Trulu
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 7
- 10 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
- Mar 6
- 16 min
The House Guest
By: Hank Phillippi Ryan ISBN: 978-1250849564 Publisher: Forge Books Narrator: Stephanie Willing Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 02/07/2023 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST FEB AUTHOR ELEVATOR INTERVIEW FEB 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS The House Guest is another diabolical cat-and-mouse thriller from USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan—but which character is the cat, and which character is the mouse? After every divorce, one spouse gets all
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 5
- 4 min
Letters To A Stranger
By: Sarah Mitchell
ISBN: 9781803149530 Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: 03/09/2023 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS Dearest E. I thought of you today, like I do every day. I hope you are safe. I’m scared that you are not. And that it’s all my fault. But know this forever – I love you. R. x It is summer 1939 and, even in rural Norfolk, no one can ignore the fact that the world is on the brink of war. But seventeen-year-old Ruby is tryi
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 4
- 5 min
The Lost English Girl
By: Julia Kelly Narrators: Danielle Cohen, Raphael Corkhill Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 978-1982171704 Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: 03/07/2023 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS The acclaimed author of the “sweeping and beautifully written novel” (Woman’s World) The Light Over London weaves an epic saga of love, motherhood, and betrayal set against World War II. Liverpool, 1935: Raised in a strict Catholic family, Viv Byrne knows
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 2
- 9 min
Wonderland
By Jennifer Hillier Narrator: Eunice Wong Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781501115189 Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Pocket Books Publication Date: 04/11/2023 Format: Audiobook & e-book My Rating: 5 Stars + TOP BOOKS OF 2015 APRIL 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS From the bestselling author of the hugely popular thrillers Things We Do in the Dark, Little Secrets, and Jar of Hearts comes Wonderland, a roller coaster of a listen. Now in audio for the first time! After a personal tragedy and professio
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Judith D Collins
- Mar 1
- 5 min
The Summer House
By: Keri Beevis Narrator: Shakira Shute ISBN: 978-1804151259 Publisher: Boldwood Books Publication Date: 03/06/3023 Format: e-book My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS All NEW from bestselling psychological thriller writer Keri Beevis. Mead House was once our childhood home. Despite my fears, I always knew we would have to return to face the demons of our past. Back to the place where it happened, to where, as carefree teenagers, we lost our elder sister in the
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 28
- 5 min
What Have We Done
By: Alex Finlay Narrators: Brittany Pressley, James Patrick Cronin, Jon Lindstrom, Maggie Thompson Macmillan Audio ISBN: 978-1250863720 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 03/07/2023 Format: Audiobook, e-book, hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST- READ BOOKS In this “top-notch mystery thriller” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from Alex Finlay, What Have We Done is a tale about the lives we leave behind and the secrets we carry with us forever. A st
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 27
- 4 min
The Surgeon
By: Leslie Wolfe Narrator: Gwendolyn Druyor ISBN: 978-1837903313 Publisher: Hachette UK | Bookouture Publication Date: 03/08/2023 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 3.5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS Trusted surgeon. Loving wife. Murderer? Before my world came crashing down, I had it all. The successful career I dreamed of. The beautiful red-brick home where I could relax in front of the fire. The handsome, devoted husband whose blue eyes and charming smile always made me fee
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 27
- 5 min
A Flaw in the Design
By: Nathan Oats Narrator: David Pittu Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593446706 Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 03/212023 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS A professor’s life is turned upside down when he takes in his charming, wildly dangerous nephew, whose wealthy parents have just died under mysterious circumstances, in this propulsive, edge-of-your-seat debut psychological thriller. Gil is living a quiet life a
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 27
- 4 min
All That Is Mine I Carry With Me
By: William Landay ISBN: 9780345531841 Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 03/07/2023 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS A mother vanished. A father presumed guilty. There is no proof. There are no witnesses. For the children, there is only doubt. From the New York Times bestselling author of Defending Jacob. . . . “Astonishing, powerful, and provocative, this book is worth the excruciating wait for another William Landay.”—Louise Penn
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 21
- 3 min
He Said He Would Be Late
By: Justine Sullivan Narrated by Kelli Tager ISBN: 9781250882455 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 03/14/2023 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 4.5 Stars 🎧 (ARC) MARCH 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS A fast-paced, twisty psychological debut about the complexities of marriage and new motherhood, told through the frenetic lens of a wife seeking the truth about her husband, at all costs, as the validity of the life she once knew unravels page by page. Liz Bennett knows that she is o
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 20
- 6 min
The Housemaid's Secret
Series: The Housemaid (2 of 2) By: Freida McFadden Narrator: Lauryn Allman ASIN: B0BGXYL3BZISBN Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: 02/20/2023 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars ++ (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST FEB 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS “Don’t go in the guest bedroom.” A shadow falls on Douglas Garrick’s face as he touches the door with his fingertips. “My wife… she’s very ill.” As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling abou
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 18
- 7 min
It's One of Us
By: J. T. Ellison Narrator: Julia Whelan Harlequin Audio
ISBN: 978-0778311768 Publisher: MIRA Publication Date: 02/21/2023 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST FEB 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS Everybody lies. Even the ones you think you know best of all . . . Olivia Bender designs exquisite home interiors that satisfy the most demanding clients. But her own deepest desire can’t be fulfilled by marble counters or the perfect rug. She desperately wants to be a
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 18
- 6 min
A Country You Can Leave
By: Asale Angel-Ajani Narrator: Amanda Cordner ISBN: 9781250894588 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 02/21/2023 Format: Audio 🎧 e-book My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) FEB 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS A stunning debut novel following the turbulent relationship of a Black, biracial teen and her ferocious Russian mother, struggling to survive in the California desert. When sixteen-year-old Lara and her fiery mother, Yevgenia, find themselves homeless again, the misnamed Oasis Mobil
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 18
- 5 min
The Last Orphan
Series: Orphan X # 8 of 8 By: Gregg Hurwitz Narrator: Scott Brick ISBN: 978-1250252326 Publisher: Minotaur Books Macmillan Audio 🔉 Publication Date: 02/14/2023 Format: Hardcover, e-book, audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST FEB 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS Evan Smoak returns in The Last Orphan, the latest New York Times bestselling Orphan X thriller--when everything changes and everything is at risk. As a child, Evan Smoak was plucked out of a group home, raised an
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 16
- 4 min
Lying Beside You
Series: Cyrus Haven #3 By: Michael Robotham Narrator: Joe Jameson Simon & Schuster Audio
ISBN: 9781982166489 Publisher: Scribner Publication Date: 02/14/2023 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST FEB 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS Cyrus Haven and Evie Cormac return in Robotham’s latest page-turning, psychological thriller in this “gripping and eerie” (Karin Slaughter) series, reaffirming why Stephen King has proclaimed this author “an absolute master.” If
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 16
- 5 min
I Have Some Questions for You
By: Rebecca Makkai Narrators: Julia Whelan, JD Jackson Penguin Audio ISBN: 9780593490143 Publisher: Viking Publication Date: 02/21/2023 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by TIME, The Seattle Times, Good Housekeeping, Today.com, Southern Living, and CrimeReads The riveting new novel from the author of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist The Great Believers A successful film professor and podcas
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 15
- 6 min
The Applicant
By: Nazli Koca Narrator: Günes Sensoy ISBN: 9781705090824 Publisher: RB Media, Recorded Books Publication Date: 02/14/2023 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 4 Stars 🎧 (ARC) FEB 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS A singular debut from “an important and radical new literary voice” (Elif Batuman), The Applicant explores with wit and brevity what it means to be an immigrant, woman, and emerging writer. It’s 2017 and Leyla, a Turkish twenty-something living in Berlin is scrubbing toilets at an Ali
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 15
- 7 min
You Can't Hide
By: Emily Shiner ISBN: 9781837560851 Publisher: Inkubator Books Publication Date: 02/19/2023 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS Beth thought she’d escaped her past. But all this time, it’s been waiting for her… Beth and Ian are desperate to have a child. So much so that they decide to sell his family cabin in upstate New York to pay for IVF. When they arrive at the cabin, they meet Ryan, the caretaker. But Ryan is not who he says he is… He’s here
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 7
- 6 min
The House of Eve
By: Sadeqa Johnson ISBN: 9781982197360 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 02/07/2023 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars ++ (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST FEB 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS BLACK HISTORY MONTH PICK From the award-winning author of Yellow Wife, a daring, beautiful, and redemptive novel that explores what it means to be a woman and a mother, and how much one is willing to sacrifice to achieve her greatest goal. 1950s Philadelphia: fifteen-year-old Ruby Pearsall is
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Judith D Collins
- Feb 6
- 4 min
The Suspect
By: Kathryn Croft Narrator: Tamsin Kennard ISBN: 9781837903894 Publisher: Bookouture Audio Publication Date: 02/08/2023 Format: Audiobook & e-book My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) FEB 2023 MUST-READ BOOKS My family said he killed my mother. They lied… I was just a little girl, fast asleep in my stroller, the day my mother was killed. I don’t remember anything about the sunny day that turned so dark. She’d be so happy for me now, twenty years later, with my dream job as a photographer
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