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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
- 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
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 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
- 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
- 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 14
- 3 min
Never Lie
By: Freida McFadden Narrator: Leslie Howard ISBN: 9781666626063 Publisher: Dreamscape Media Publication Date: 11/08/2022 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 4.5 Stars 🎧 (ARC) NOV 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate… with no chance
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 12
- 4 min
A Light in the Forest
By: Melissa Payne ISBN: 9781662503689 Publisher: Lake Union Publication Date: 12/13/2022 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) DEC 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS From Melissa Payne, bestselling author of The Night of Many Endings, comes an emotional and suspenseful novel about the weight of secrets and the healing power of friends and family. Vega Jones escapes an abusive relationship with nothing but her two-month-old baby and the van she grew up in. Her destination is a small Oh
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 8
- 6 min
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
By: Lisa Unger ISBN: 978-0778333234 Publisher: Park Row Publication Date: 11/08/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars ++ (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST NOV 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS "A deliciously tense ride." —Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of One By One Three couples rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway to die for in this chilling locked-room thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger. What could be more restful, more restorative,
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 8
- 4 min
The Resemblance
By: Lauren Nossett ISBN: 9781250868923 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Flatiron Books Publication Date: 11/08/2022 Format: Audiobook Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld 9 Hours, 57 Minutes, 59 Seconds My Rating: 5 Stars 🎧 (ARC) NOV 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS LIST Lauren Nossett’s artfully written debut, The Resemblance is an exhilarating, atmospheric campus thriller reminiscent of The Secret History and The Likeness. Never betray the brotherhood On a chilly November morning at the University o
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 6
- 4 min
The Secret She Kept
By: Cathryn Grant ISBN: 9781837560684 Publisher: Inkubator Books Publication Date: 12/13/2022 Format: e-book My Rating: 3.5 Stars (ARC) (rounded to 4 stars) DEC 2022 MUST READ BOOKS There are some things you just don’t see coming. Like Nadia. Ruth feels like she’s living the dream. She is happily married to the love of her life, Cameron, and she is deeply fulfilled in her work - running the wellness center that grew out of their shared vision. But something feels off to Ruth
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 6
- 5 min
Now is Not the Time to Panic
By: Kevin Wilson ISBN: 978-0062913500 Publisher: Ecco Narrator: Ginnifer Goodwin HarperAudio Publication Date: 11/08/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) NOV 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS A Most Anticipated Book of Fall from: Associated Press * Atlanta Journal-Constitution * Barnes & Noble * BookPage * Book Riot * The Boston Globe * Entertainment Weekly * Esquire * Garden & Gun * LitHub * St. Louis Post-Dispatch * Sunset Magazine * Time * Town & Country * The Millions * USA Tod
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 4
- 17 min
The Lost Girls of Willowbrook
By: Ellen Marie Wiseman ISBN: 978-1496715883 Publisher: Kensington Publication Date: 08/30/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST AUG 2022 AUTHOR INTERVIEW AUG 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS Instant New York Times Bestseller! Perfect for readers of Margaret Atwood and Girl, Interrupted, the evocative new book from the New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan Collector blends fact, fiction, and the urban legend of Cropsey in 1970s New York. This is t
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Judith D Collins
- Nov 1
- 4 min
The Last Party
By: Clare Mackintosh Series: DC Morgan #1 ISBN: 9781728250960 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 11/08/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) NOV 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS It's the party to end all parties....but not everyone is here to celebrate. On New Year's Eve, Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests. His vacation homes on Mirror Lake are a success, and he's generously invited the village to drink champagne with their wealthy new neighbors. But by midni
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