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Title: Jo & Laurie Author: Margaret Stohl & Melissa de la Cruz Published: June 2020, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Reads Format: ARC E-copy, 384 pages Source: Netgalley via @mbc_books Summary:  Bestselling authors Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz bring us a romantic retelling of Little Women starring Jo March and her best friend, the boy next door, Theodore “Laurie” Laurence. 1869, Concord, Massachusetts: After the publication of…

Title: The Golden Cage Author: Camilla Lackberg Published: July 2020, Knopf Publishing Group Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  An exhilarating new novel from a global superstar–a sexy, over-the-top psychological thriller that tells the story of the scorned wife of a billionaire and her delicious plot to get her revenge and bring him to his knees. Faye has loved Jack since they were students at business school. Jack,…

Title: Hurry Home Author: Roz Nay Published: July 2020, Crooked Lane Books Format: ARC Paperback, 262 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  From the bestselling author of Our Little Secret comes a suspenseful new thriller featuring two estranged sisters desperate to keep their deepest and darkest secret where it belongs–in the past. Blood is thicker than water… And it could cost you everything. Alexandra Van Ness has the perfect life. She lives…

Title: The Paris Hours Author: Alex George Published: May 2020, Flatiron Books Format: Hardcover, Source: Personal copy Summary:  One day in the City of Lights. One night in search of lost time. Paris between the wars teems with artists, writers, and musicians, a glittering crucible of genius. But amidst the dazzling creativity of the city’s most famous citizens, four regular people are each searching for something they’ve lost. Camille was…

Title: A Happy Catastrophe Author: Maddie Dawson Published: May 2020, Lake Union Publishing Format: Paperback, 380 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ‘MATCHMAKING FOR BEGINNERS’ COMES A NOVEL ABOUT LOVE, LOSS, AND THE BEAUTIFUL MESS OF FAMILY. Marnie MacGraw and Patrick Delaney have been in love for a few years now, enough to realize that they are imperfectly perfect together. Still, there are somethings that maybe need…

Title: The Dilemma Author: B.A. Paris Published: June 2020, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  It’s Livia’s fortieth birthday and tonight she’s having a party, a party she’s been planning for a long time. The only person missing will be her daughter, Marnie. But Livia has a secret, a secret she’s been keeping from Adam, her husband, until the party is over. Because how can…

Title: Such a Fun Age Author: Kiley Reid Published: December 2019, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Format: ARC Paperback, 307 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets what she wants and has made a living, with her confidence-driven brand, showing other women how to do the same. So she is shocked when her babysitter, Emira Tucker, is confronted while watching the Chamberlains’ toddler one night, walking the aisles…

Title: The Wife Stalker Author: Liv Constantine Published: May 2020, Harper Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Breezing into the tony seaside paradise of Westport, Connecticut, gorgeous thirtysomething Piper Reynard sets down roots, opening a rehab and wellness space and joining a local yacht club. When she meets Leo Drakos, a handsome, successful lawyer, the wedding ring on his finger is the only thing she doesn’t like about…

Title: A Good Marriage Author: Kimberly McCreight Published: May 2020, Harper Format: Hardcover, 400 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Big Little Lies meets Presumed Innocent in this riveting novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia, in which a woman’s brutal murder reveals the perilous compromises some couples make—and the secrets they keep—in order to stay together. Lizzie Kitsakis is working late when she gets the call.…

Title: The Mountains Wild Author: Sarah Stewart Taylor Series: Maggie D’arcy Series, #1 Published: June 2020, Minotaur Books Format: Hardcover, 416 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  In a series debut for fans of Tana French and Kate Atkinson, set in Dublin and New York, homicide detective Maggie D’arcy finally tackles the case that changed the course of her life. Twenty-three years ago, Maggie D’arcy’s family received a call from the Dublin…

Title: The 20th Victim Author: James Patterson Series: Women’s Murder Club, #20 Published: May 2020, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 432 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Three victims, three bullets, three cities. The shooters’ aim is as fearsomely precise as their target selection. When Lindsay realizes that the fallen men and women excel in a lucrative, criminal activity, she leads the charge in the manhunt for the killers. As…

Title: The Mist Author: Ragnar Jonasson Series: Hidden Iceland, #3 Published: June 2020, Minotaur Books Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  The final nail-biting installment in Ragnar Jonasson’s critically-acclaimed Hidden Iceland series, The Mist, from the newest superstar on the Icelandic crime fiction scene. 1987. An isolated farm house in the east of Iceland. The snowstorm should have shut everybody out. But it didn’t. The couple should never…

Title: That’s Not a Thing Author: Jacqueline Friedland Published: April 2020, SparkPress Format: Paperback, 256 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Meredith Altman’s engagement to Wesley Latner ended in spectacular disaster. When Wesley lost his parents in an accident, mere weeks before the wedding date, he blamed Meredith and left for an open-ended journey to Europe, breaking off their engagement and shattering Meredith. It was Aaron Rapp, a former Ivy League football…

Title: The Honey-Don’t List Author: Christina Lauren Published: March 2020, Gallery Books Format: Paperback, 308 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Carey Douglas has worked for home remodeling and design gurus Melissa and Rusty Tripp for nearly a decade. A country girl at heart, Carey started in their first store at sixteen, and—more than anyone would suspect—has helped them build an empire. With a new show and a book about to…

Title: The Good Stranger Author: Dete Meserve Series: Kate Bradley Mystery, #3 Published: May 2020, Lake Union Publishing Format: ARC E-copy, 284 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: From the bestselling author of Good Sam—now a Netflix feature film—comes another Kate Bradley story about the nature of generosity and finding unexpected connections with strangers.   TV reporter Kate Bradley arrives in Manhattan ready to take on a challenging new position…

Title: Daughter of the Reich Author: Louise Fein Published: May 2020, William Morrow Paperbacks Format: ARC Paperback, 560 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  For fans of The Nightingale and All the Light We Cannot See, a spellbinding story of impossible love set against the backdrop of the Nazi regime. As the dutiful daughter of a high-ranking Nazi officer, Hetty Heinrich is keen to play her part in the glorious new Thousand…

Title: Perfectly Famous Author: Emily Liebert Published: June 2020, Gallery Books Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Netgalley Summary:  From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Pretty Revenge—a “gripping tale of subterfuge, betrayal, and retribution” (Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish)—comes the story of a journalist obsessed with finding a crime novelist who disappears after a deadly attack on her beloved daughter. As a mother and a…

Title: Ali Cross Author: James Patterson Series: Ali Cross, #1 Published: November 2019, jimmy patterson Format: Hardcover, 320 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Alex’s son Ali is eager to follow in his father’s footsteps as a detective, but when his best friend goes missing, what price will he have to pay to solve the mystery? Ali Cross has always looked up to his father, former detective and FBI agent Alex…

Title: White Bodies Author: Jane Robin Published: September 2017, Atria Books Format: ARC E-copy, 297 pages Source: Netgalley Summary:  This chilling psychological suspense novel–think Strangers on a Train for the modern age–explores the dark side of love and the unbreakable ties that bind two sisters together. Felix and Tilda seem like the perfect couple: young and in love, a financier and a beautiful up-and-coming starlet. But behind their flawless facade,…

Title: The Silence Author: Susan Allott Published: May 2020, William Morrow Format: Hardcover, 304 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Booktours Summary:  Combining the emotional power and dual narrative style of Before We Were Yours with the nuanced, layered, and atmospheric mystery of , a powerful debut novel revolving around a shocking disappearance, two neighbor families, and shameful secrets from the past that refuse to stay buried. It is 1997, and…

Title: The Murder List Author: Hank Phillippi Ryan Published: August 2019, Forge Books Format: E-book, 304 pages Source: Author/Publicist Summary:  “An exhilarating thrill ride that keeps you turning pages.. Ryan deftly delivers a denouement as shocking as it is satisfying.”–Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish and The Last Time I Saw You Law student Rachel North will tell you, without hesitation, what she knows to be true.…

Title: Buried Angels Author: Patricia Gibney Series: D.I. Lottie Parker, #8 Published: May 2020, Bookouture Format: ARC E-copy, 451 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  Bubbles of cold sweat trickled down Faye’s spine. The hole wasn’t empty. Before she could turn and run, she caught the two sightless eyes staring up at her. Only then did she scream. When Faye Baker discovers a fragile child’s skull behind the walls of…

Title: The Echo Killing Author: Christi Daugherty Series: Harper McClain, #1 Published: March 2018, Minotaur Books Format: Hardcover, 356 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  When a murder echoing a fifteen-year-old cold case rocks the Southern town of Savannah, crime reporter Harper McClain risks everything to find the identity of this calculated killer. A city of antebellum architecture, picturesque parks, and cobblestone streets, Savannah moves at a graceful pace. But for…

Title: The 19th Christmas Author: James Patterson Series: Women’s Murder Club, #19 Published: October 2019, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 344 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: It’s not sleigh beels that are ringing this Christmas. As the holidays approach, Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends in the Women’s Murder Club have much to celebrate. Crime is down. The medical examiner’s office is quiet. Even the courts are showing some…

Title: The Summer Set Author: Aimee Agresti Published: May 2020, Graydon House Format: ARC E-copy, 384 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  The real drama happens backstage in this juicy novel about an idyllic summer theater where hot stars, has-beens and hopefuls chase roles—and each other. Charlie Savoy was once Hollywood’s hottest A-lister. Now, ten years later, she’s pushing forty, exiled from the film world and back at the summer…

Title: The Sunday Girl Author: Pip Drysdale Published: May 2020, Sourcesbook Landmark Format: ARC E-copy, 288 pages Source: Netgalley Summary:  Any woman who’s ever been involved with a bad, bad man and been dumped will understand what it feels like to be broken, broken-hearted and bent on revenge. Taylor Bishop is hurt, angry and wants to destroy Angus Hollingsworth in the way he destroyed her: Insidiously. Irreparably. Like a puzzle,…

Title: The Ingredients of You and Me Author: Nina Bocci Series: Hopeless Romantics, #3 Published: April 2020, Gallery Books Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  From the USA TODAY bestselling author of the “heartwarming and refreshingly sweet” (Lauren Layne, New York Times bestselling author) On the Corner of Love and Hate comes a sizzling and sweet small-town love story that follows a bakery store owner who…

Title: The German Heiress Author: Anika Scott Published: April 2020, William Morrow Paperbacks Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  For readers of The Alice Network and The Lost Girls of Paris, an immersive, heart-pounding debut about a German heiress on the run in post-World War II Germany. Clara Falkenberg, once Germany’s most eligible and lauded heiress, earned the nickname “the Iron Fräulein” during World War II for her…