Title: Under the Southern Sky Author: Kristy Woodson Harvey Published: April 2021, Gallery Books Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Author Summary: Two childhood friends discover that love—and family—can be found in unconventional ways in this timely, moving novel from the USA TODAY bestselling author of the “beautifully Southern, evocative Peachtree Bluff series” (Kristin Harmel, internationally bestselling author of The Winemaker’s Wife). Recently separated Amelia Buxton, a dedicated journalist,…

  Title: Into the Black Nowhere Author: Meg Gardiner Series: UNSUB, #2 Published: January 2018, Dutton Format: Hardcover, 368 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: Inspired by real-life serial killer Ted Bundy, an exhilarating thriller in which FBI profiler Caitlin Hendrix faces off against a charming, merciless serial killerIn southern Texas, on Saturday nights, women are disappearing. One vanishes from a movie theater. Another is ripped from her car at a…

  Title: The Lies You Told Author: Harriet Tyce Published: December 2020, Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In the playground it’s the law of the jungle But at the school gate, there are no rules at all…  When Sadie Roper moves back to London, she’s determined to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. First, she needs to get her daughter settled into a…

  Title: Our Darkest Night Author: Jennifer Robson Published: January 2021, William Morrow Paperbacks Format: Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: To survive the Holocaust, a young Jewish woman must pose as a Christian farmer’s wife in this unforgettable novel from USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Robson—a story of terror, hope, love, and sacrifice, inspired by true events, that vividly evokes the most perilous days of World War II.It is…

  Title: The Vines Author: Shelley Nolden Series: The Vines, #1 Published: March 2021, Freiling Publishing Format: ARC E-copy, 391 pages Source: Netgalley Summary: In the shadows of New York City lies forbidden North Brother Island, where the remains of a shuttered hospital hide the haunting memories of century-old quarantines and human experiments. The ruins conceal the scarred and beautiful Cora, imprisoned by contagions and the doctors who torment her.…

  Title: Libertie Author: Kaitlyn Greenidge Published: March 2021, Algonquin Books Format: Hardcover, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary: The critically acclaimed and Whiting Award–winning author of We Love You, Charlie Freeman returns with an unforgettable story about the meaning of freedom.   Coming of age as a free-born Black girl in Reconstruction-era Brooklyn, Libertie Sampson was all too aware that her purposeful mother, a practicing physician, had a vision for…

  Title: When I Ran Away Author: Ilona Bannister Published: March 2021, Doubleday Books Format: Hardcover, 336 pages Source: Publisher via Author Summary: A rich, bighearted debut that takes us from working-class Staten Island in the wake of the September 11th attacks to moneyed London a decade later, revealing a story of loss, motherhood, and love, perfect for fans of Gail Honeyman and Ann Napolitano.As the Twin Towers collapse, Gigi…

  Title: One in Three Author: Tess Stimson Published: January 2021, Avon Format: Paperback, 448 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Both of them loved him. One of them killed him . . . Louise has had to watch her husband, Andrew, start a new family in the four years since he left her. The ‘other woman’ is now his wife – but Louise isn’t ready to let Caz enjoy the life…

  Title: Watch Her Sleep Author: L.T. Vargus, Tim McBain Series: Charlotte Winters, #3 Published: March 2021, Bookouture Format: ARC E-copy, 375 pages Source: Netgalley Summary: Nestled in the autumn leaves, her hair tangled in thick brambles, the girl looks like she could be sleeping amongst the wild roses. But the trail of red across her delicate throat means this is a slumber she will never wake from… When a…

  Title: The Betrayal Author: Terry Lynn Thomas Series: Olivia Sinclair, #1 Published: October 2020 , HQ Digital Format: ARC E-galley, 234 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: Attorney Olivia Sinclair is shocked when she receives an anonymous video showing her husband Richard sleeping with someone else. After years of handling other people’s divorces, she thought she could recognise a marriage in trouble. She angrily throws Richard out of the…

  Title: After Alice Fell Author: Kim Taylor Blakemore Published: March 2021, Lake Union Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 288 pages Source: Author Summary: Until she discovers the truth of her sister’s death, no one will rest in peace. New Hampshire, 1865. Marion Abbott is summoned to Brawders House asylum to collect the body of her sister, Alice. She’d been found dead after falling four stories from a steep-pitched roof. Officially:…

  Title: Our Last Echoes Author: Kate Alice Marshall Published: March 2021, Viking Books for Young Readers Format: ARC E-copy, 416 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: Kara Thomas meets Twin Peaks in this supernatural thriller about one girl’s hunt for the truth about her mother’s disappearance.Sophia’s first memory is of drowning. She remembers the darkness of the water and the briny taste as it fills her throat. She remembers…

  Title: Everything After Author: Jill Santopolo Published: March 2021, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Format: Hardcover, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  The Light We Lost mixes with a touch of Daisy Jones and the Six in this novel of first love, passion, and the power of choice–and how we cannot escape the people we are meant to be. Two loves. Two choices. One chance to follow her dreams. Emily has come…

Title: Too Good To Be True Author: Carola Lovering Published: March 2021, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC E-copy, 352 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  ONE LOVE STORY. TWO MARRIAGES. THREE VERSIONS OF THE TRUTH. Skye Starling is overjoyed when her boyfriend, Burke Michaels, proposes after a whirlwind courtship. Though Skye seems to have the world at her fingertips―she’s smart, beautiful, and from a well-off family―she’s also battled crippling OCD…

Title: The Light We Lost Author: Jill Santopolo Published: February 2018, G.P Putnam’s Sons Format: Paperback, 338 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “It’s the epic love story of 2017.”—Redbook “One Day meets Me Before You meets your weekender bag.”—The Skimm    “Extraordinary.”—Emily Giffin He was the first person to inspire her, to move her, to truly understand her. Was he meant to be the last? Lucy is faced with a…

  Title: More Than Words Author: Jill Santopolo Published: February 2020, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Format: Paperback, 368 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  From the New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost comes a tender and moving new novel about a woman at a crossroads after the death of her father, and caught between the love of two men. “A smart, sexy, delicious novel.”–People Nina has always known…

  Title: The Restoration of Celia Fairchild Author: Marie Bostwick Published: March 2021, William Morrow Paperbacks Format: ARC Paperback, 416 pages Source: UplitReads Summary:  “The Restoration of Celia Fairchild is wise, witty, and utterly compelling.” —Jane Green, New York Times bestselling author of The Friends We Keep Evvie Drake Starts Over meets The Friday Night Knitting Club in this wise and witty novel about a fired advice columnist who discovers…

  Title: The Half Sister Author: Sandi Jones Published: June 2020, Minotaur Books Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Goodreads Summary:  Her arrival will ruin everything Kate and Lauren. Sisters who are always there for each other. But as they gather for their weekly Sunday lunch, a knock on the door changes everything. The new arrival, Jess, claims to be their half-sister, but that would mean the unthinkable . .…