Title: The Butterfly Girl Author: Rene Denfeld Series: Naomi Cottle, #2 Published: October 2019, Harper Format: ARC Paperback, 272 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  The Butterfly Girl is a riveting novel that ripples with truth, exploring the depths of love and sacrifice in the face of a past that cannot be left dead and buried. Margaret Atwood raved on twitter about this “heartbreaking, finger-gnawing, yet ultimately hopeful novel.”   A year…

Title: Little Voices Author: Vanessa Lillie Published: October 2019, Thomas & Mercer Format: Paperback, 336 pages  Source: Author / Little Bird Publicity Summary:  The voice in her head says he’s guilty. She knows he’s innocent. Devon Burges is in the throes of a high-risk birth when she learns of her dear friend’s murder. The police quickly name another friend as the chief suspect, but Devon doesn’t buy it—and despite her…

Title: The Last Book Party Author: Karen Dukess Published: July 2019, Henry Holt & Co Format: ARC Paperback, 256 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  A propulsive tale of ambition and romance, set in the publishing world of 1980’s New York and the timeless beaches of Cape Cod. In the summer of 1987, 25-year-old Eve Rosen is an aspiring writer languishing in a low-level assistant job, unable to shake the shadow of…

Title: Shattered Mirror Author: Iris Johansen Series: Eve Duncan, #23 Published: April 2018, St. Martin’s Press Format: Hardcover, 339 pages Source: Library Summary:  From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes Shattered Mirror, a new explosive thriller featuring forensic sculptor Eve Duncan. Iris Johansen returns with a thrilling novel of action and danger where fan favorite Eve Duncan is thrown once more into a deadly game of intrigue. It…

Title: Ambush Author: James Patterson Series: Michael Bennett, #11 Published: October 2018, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 303 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Only Detective Michael Bennett stands in the way of two lethal cartels fighting for New York City’s multi-million-dollar opioid trade. And they know where Bennett, and his family, live. An anonymous tip about a crime in Upper Manhattan proves to be a setup. An officer is…

Title: A Stranger on the Beach Author: Michele Campbell Published: July 2019, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC E-copy, 352 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  There is a stranger outside Caroline’s house. Her spectacular new beach house, built for hosting expensive parties and vacationing with the family she thought she’d have. But her husband is lying to her and everything in her life is upside down, so when the stranger,…

Title: Manhunt Author: James Patterson Series: Michael Bennet, #10.5 Published: November 2017, BookShots Format: Paperback, 144 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Michael Bennett, be grateful you’re alive. Someone attacked the Thanksgiving Day Parade directly in front of Michael Bennett and his family. The television news called it “holiday terror”–Michael Bennett calls it personal. The hunt is on…. ***Short & Sweet Reviews are short, quick reviews. These will mainly be used for…

Title: The Widow of Pale Harbor Author: Hester Fox Published: September 2019, Graydon House Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Maine, 1846. Gideon Stone is desperate to escape the ghosts that haunt him in Massachusetts after his wife’s death, so he moves to Pale Harbor, Maine, where there is a vacancy for a new minister. Gideon and his late wife had always dreamed of building their own church,…

Title: The Stranger Inside Author: Lisa Unger Published: September 2019, Park Row Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Even good people are drawn to do evil things… Twelve-year-old Rain Winter narrowly escaped an abduction while walking to a friend’s house. Her two best friends, Tess and Hank, were not as lucky. Tess never came home, and Hank was held in captivity before managing to escape. Their abductor was…

Title: The Second Chance Supper Club Author: Nicole Meier Published: September 2019, Lake Union Publishing Format: Paperback, 272 pages Source: Publisher via GetRed PR Summary:  Two estranged sisters reunite in an emotional novel of family, forgiveness, lost hope, and new beginnings. They had a forever bond, until a sudden tragedy thrust them apart. Now, each at a crossroad in her own life, two sisters’ paths are about to intersect. Broadcast…

Title: Things You Save in a Fire Author: Katherine Center Published: August 2019, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk Away comes a stunning new novel about family, hope, and learning to love against all odds. Cassie Hanwell was born for emergencies. As one of the only female firefighters in her Texas firehouse, she’s seen…

Title: The 17th Suspect Author: James Patterson Series: Women’s Murder Club, #17 Published: April 2018, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 351 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  In this #1 NYT bestseller, Sergeant Lindsay Boxer puts her life on the line to protect San Francisco from a shrewd and unpredictable killer.   When a series of shootings exposes San Francisco to a mysterious killer, a reluctant woman decides to put…

Title: Mind Game Author: Iris Johansen Series: Eve Duncan, #22 Published: October 2017, St. Martin’s Press Format: Hardcover, 384 pages Source: Library Summary:  With Iris Johansen’s trademark adventure, intrigue, and explosive energy, Mind Game is a propulsive thriller that’s impossible to put down. Scotland holds a treasure that Jane MacGuire has been hunting for years. But as she scours the Highlands in search of it, she’s plagued by dreams of…

Title: The Nanny Author: Gilly Macmillan Published: September 2019, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  When her beloved nanny, Hannah, left without a trace in the summer of 1988, seven-year-old Jocelyn Holt was devastated. Haunted by the loss, Jo grew up bitter and distant, and eventually left her parents and Lake Hall, their faded aristocratic home, behind. Thirty years later, Jo returns to the house and…

Title: Mrs. Everything Author: Jennifer Weiner Published: June 2019, Atria Books Format: Hardcopy, 480 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  From Jennifer Weiner, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Who Do You Love and In Her Shoes, comes a smart, thoughtful, and timely exploration of two sisters’ lives from the 1950s to the present as they struggle to find their places—and be true to themselves—in a rapidly evolving world.…

Title: A Nearly Normal Family Author: M.T. Edvardsson Published: June 2019, Celadon Books Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  M.T. Edvardsson’s A Nearly Normal Family is a gripping legal thriller that forces the reader to consider: How far would you go to protect the ones you love? In this twisted narrative of love and murder, a horrific crime makes a seemingly normal family question everything they thought they…

Title: The Secrets We Kept Author: Lara Prescott Published: September 2019, Knopf Publishing Group Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  A thrilling tale of secretaries turned spies, of love and duty, and of sacrifice—inspired by the true story of the CIA plot to infiltrate the hearts and minds of Soviet Russia, not with propaganda, but with the greatest love story of the twentieth century: Doctor Zhivago. At the…