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Her One Regret by Donna Freitas #bookreview #audiobook

Her One Regret by Donna Freitas #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Recorded Books for the ALC and Soho Crime, #partner, for the advanced copy of Her One Regret in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Soho Crime / Recorded Books Published: November 4, 2025   Summary: From the author of the book club favorite The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano comes a riveting feminist thriller that tackles an unspeakable taboo: regretting motherhood. When successful Rhode Island real…

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The Cross by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Cross by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Libro.fm for the ALC of The Cross in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Originals Published: November 18, 2025   Summary: A race-against-time audio thriller from the author of the “unguessable and unputdownable” (Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Kill for Me, Kill for You. Cross-examination isn’t a war of words. It’s not a legal battle. It’s not about who shouts the hardest or loudest.…

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Wings of Madness by R. John Dingle #bookreview #series

Wings of Madness by R. John Dingle #bookreview #series

Thank you to the author for the advanced e-copy of Wings of Madness in exchange for my honest opinion. Publisher: Tule Publishing Published: November 12, 2025   Summary: Serial killers, like madness and gravity, just need a small push… The body of a third young woman is discovered in a field outside Pawtucket Falls in New England the day FBI agent and profiler Gus Wheeler and his partner arrive to investigate a…

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With Friends Like These by Alissa Lee #bookreview

With Friends Like These by Alissa Lee #bookreview

Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of With Friends Like These in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books Published: November 4, 2025   Summary: A group of Harvard alums have played a secret game for decades but as the stakes rise, deadly consequences emerge from old lies. An unputdownable debut thriller for readers of the suspenseful novels of Julia Bartz and Ruth Ware. Harvard promised them…

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The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold #bookreview

The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold #bookreview

Thank you to MBC Books, #partner, for a finished copy of The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Published: November 1, 2025   Summary: A harrowing abduction becomes a tantalizing nationwide game in a twisty and ingenious novel of suspense by a USA Today bestselling author. Alice Ingold has been kidnapped. Call the police. Alert the media. You can’t play this game without all the…

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The Chateau by Avery Bishop #bookreview #audiobook

The Chateau by Avery Bishop #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to ThrillerBookLovers The Pulse, HTP Books, #partner, for the ALC of The Chateau in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Audible Originals Published: August 21, 2025   Summary: A luxurious resort. A dream getaway. A murder that changes everything. Nina and Michael Carr are newlyweds on a romantic minimoon at The Chateau, an exclusive resort nestled in the Catskill Mountains. The setting is perfect—stunning views, lavish accommodations, and a…

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The Farmhouse by Chelsea Conradt #bookreview #audiobook #debut

The Farmhouse by Chelsea Conradt #bookreview #audiobook #debut

Thank you Poisoned Pen Press, #partner, for the finished copy of The Farmhouse in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press / Sourcebooks Published: June 17, 2025   Summary: Every woman who has lived on this farm has died. Emily just moved in. When Emily Hauk’s mother dies, it’s time for her and her husband, Josh, to finally leave San Francisco. A…

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Gone in the Night by Joanna Schaffhausen #bookreview #audiobook #series

Gone in the Night by Joanna Schaffhausen #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Dead and Gone in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Dreamscape Media Published: August 12, 2025   Summary: Detective Annalisa Vega hasn’t forgiven her brother for his role in a murder, and he hasn’t forgiven her for turning him in, so she’s surprised when he asks her to visit him…

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The Sister’s Curse by Nicola Solvinic #bookreview #series

The Sister’s Curse by Nicola Solvinic #bookreview #series

Thank you Berkley Pub, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Sister’s Curse in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Berkley Published: October 21, 2025   Summary: There’s something in the water in Bayern County… When mysterious drownings plague her small town, a detective haunted by her serial killer father must uncover whether revenge, ancient legends, or something darker lurks beneath the surface. Lieutenant Anna Koray thought she’d finally found solid ground…

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The Underdog by Sagit Schwartz #bookreview #audiobook

The Underdog by Sagit Schwartz #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to the author for the ALC and ThrillerBookLovers The Pulse, #partner, for an advanced e- copy of The Underdog in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Jagged Edge Press / Jagged Edge Press Published: October 14, 2025   Summary: When Liz, a down-on-her-luck director stuck working as a chaperone for a reality TV music show, picks up a new contestant from a psychiatric hospital, dubbed “The Singing Patient” by…

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The Widow by John Grisham #bookreview #audiobook

The Widow by John Grisham #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Penguin Random House Audio for the ALC and Doubleday, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Widow in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Doubleday / PRH Audio Published: October 21, 2025   Summary: Simon Latch is a lawyer in rural Virginia, making just enough to pay his bills while his marriage slowly falls apart. Then into his office walks Eleanor Barnett, an elderly widow in need of…

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The Wife Deserved It by Darby Kane #bookreview #audiobook

The Wife Deserved It by Darby Kane #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to Harper Audio for the ALC and ThrillerBookLovers The Pulse, HTP Books, #partner, for an advanced e- copy of The Wife Deserved It in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow / Harper Audio Published: October 21, 2025   Summary: Darby Kane, author of #1 international bestseller Pretty Little Wife, delivers an unputdownable domestic thriller novella in which a man has laid the foundation for the perfect murder… or…

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Body of Water by Adam Godfrey

Body of Water by Adam Godfrey

Thank you Sourcebooks Landmark, #partner, for the advanced copy of Body of Water in exchange for my honest review. I got the audiobook via one of my audio subscriptions. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Published: September 23, 2025   Summary: For fans of Stephen King’s The Mist and the HBO hit show The Last of Us comes a wildly inventive, sinister thriller following an estranged father and daughter who find themselves trapped in a diner by a living…

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Not Good People by Audra McElyea #bookreview

Not Good People by Audra McElyea #bookreview

Thank you to the author, #partner, for an advanced copy of Not Good People in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Counterplay Press Published: October 14, 2025   Summary: When a group of strangers win a weeklong stay at a primitive-style castle in the Blue Ridge Mountains, it feels like they’ve won the lottery. But when a deadly snowstorm hits the moment they arrive, unease settles in because now they’re bound…

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The Graceview Patient by Caitlin Starling #bookreview #audiobook

The Graceview Patient by Caitlin Starling #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the advanced e-copy of The Graceview Patient in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: October 14, 2025   Summary: Misery meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers in this genre-bending, claustrophobic hospital gothic from the bestselling author of The Death of Jane Lawrence. Margaret lives with a rare autoimmune condition that has destroyed her life, leaving…

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Keep This for Me by Jennifer Fawcett #bookreview

Keep This for Me by Jennifer Fawcett #bookreview

Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Keep This for Me in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books Published: October 7, 2025   Summary: The acclaimed author of the “chilling, mesmerizing debut” (Rachel Harrison, author of The Return ) Beneath the Stairs returns with a gripping, atmospheric suspense novel about a woman investigating a serial killer’s connection to her mother’s disappearance—for fans of I Have Some Questions for You and Notes on an…

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The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware #bookreview #series

The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware #bookreview #series

Thank you Gallery Books/Scout Press, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Woman in Suite 11 in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Gallery Books/Scout Press Published: July 8, 2025   Summary: In this follow-up to #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruth Ware’s multi-million copy mega-hit The Women in Cabin 10, Lo Blacklock returns to attend the opening of a luxury hotel, only to find herself in a white-knuckled race across Europe.…

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The Killer Question by Janice Hallett #bookreview

The Killer Question by Janice Hallett #bookreview

Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Killer Question in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books Published: August 5, 2025   Summary: Janice Hallett, “the new queen of crime” (Electric Literature), returns with a fresh, edge-of-your-seat mystery that takes place at a pub’s weekly trivia night, revealed through quiz categories, phone messages, and email correspondence. Sue and Mal Eastwood run an isolated rural pub called…

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The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens #bookreview #audiobook

The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the advanced copy of The Hitchhikers in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: October 7, 2025   Summary: The open road beckons. A chance for them to reconnect. Then they make a fatal mistake. It’s the summer of 1976 and Alice and Tom set out on the remote Canadian highways…

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The Making of Jackson Parrish by Liv Constantine #bookreview #audiobook

The Making of Jackson Parrish by Liv Constantine #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC of The Making of Jackson Parrish in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Random House Audio Published: September 16, 2025   Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish comes a gripping, original audiobook set in the intoxicating world of the Parrish universe— The Making of Jackson Parrish. Every villain has an origin story, and Jackson Parrish is no exception. A single scandalous…

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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jonasson #bookreview #audiobook #translatedbook

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jonasson #bookreview #audiobook #translatedbook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: September 9, 2025   Summary: One winter evening bestselling crime author, Elín S. Jónsdóttir goes missing. There are no clues to her disappearance and it is up to young detective, Helgi, to crack the case before…

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Other People’s Houses by Clare Mackintosh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Other People’s Houses by Clare Mackintosh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Libro.fm / Highbride Audio for the ALC of Other People’s Houses in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the print copy for my collection. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark / Highbridge Audio Published: September 16, 2025   Summary: New York Times bestselling author Clare Mackintosh is back with another unputdownable installment in the DC Morgan series. You want what they have, but what price would you pay? The Hill is the kind…

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Kiss Her Goodbye by Lisa Gardner #bookreview #audiobook #series

Kiss Her Goodbye by Lisa Gardner #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC and @NovelSuspects & Grand Central Publishing, #partner, for the advanced copy of  Kiss Her Goodbye in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Audio Published: August 12, 2025   Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner returns with the 4th installment in her bestselling Frankie Elkin series, in which Frankie is called to Tucson, Arizona, to find a missing Afghan refugee, whose…

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The Witch’s Orchard by Archer Sullivan #bookreview #audiobook #debut

The Witch’s Orchard by Archer Sullivan #bookreview #audiobook #debut

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Witch’s Orchard in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: August 12, 2025   Summary: A ninth generation Appalachian herself, Archer Sullivan brings the mountains of North Carolina to life in The Witch’s Orchard, a wonderfully atmospheric novel that introduces private investigator Annie Gore. Former Air Force Special Investigator…

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The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O’Neill #bookreview #audiobook #debut

The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O’Neill #bookreview #audiobook #debut

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Henry Holt Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Irish Goodbye in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Henry Holt Books / Macmillan Audio Published: September 30, 2025   Summary: In this debut, for fans of J. Courtney Sullivan and Mary Beth Keane, three adult sisters grapple with a shared tragedy over a Thanksgiving weekend spent in their childhood home, navigating…

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Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham #bookreview

Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham #bookreview

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Forget Me Not in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: August 26, 2025   Summary: Twenty-two years ago, Claire Campbell’s older sister, Natalie, disappeared shortly after her eighteenth birthday. Days later, her blood was found in a car, a man was arrested, and the case was swiftly closed. In the decades since, Claire has attempted to forget…

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The Gatsby Gambit by Claire Anderson-Wheeler #bookreview #audiobook

The Gatsby Gambit by Claire Anderson-Wheeler #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / PRH Audio for the ALC of The Gatsby Gambit in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the print copy for my collection. Publisher: Viking / Penguin Audio Published: April 1, 2025   Summary: A clever, transporting murder mystery, The Gatsby Gambit explores a world of class, money, glamour, and foul play—and reimagines some of America’s most beloved literary characters Greta Gatsby has at last graduated from her…

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The Vanishing Place by Zoe Rankin #bookreview

The Vanishing Place by Zoe Rankin #bookreview

Thank you Berkley Pub, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Vanishing Place  in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Berkley Published: September 16, 2025   Summary: A shocking murder in the New Zealand bush—and the witness who looks all too familiar—draws a woman back to the very place she swore she’d never return to in this breakneck debut thriller. A child who ran from the forest. A woman who…

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Play Nice by Rachel Harrison #bookreview #audiobook #blogtour

Play Nice by Rachel Harrison #bookreview #audiobook #blogtour

Thank you Libro.fm / Penguin Random House Audio for the ALC and Berkley Pub, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Play Nice in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Berkley / PRH Audio Published: September 9, 2025   Summary: A woman must confront the demons of her past when she attempts to fix up her childhood home in this devilishly clever take on the haunted house. Clio Louise Barnes leads a…

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This Is a Safe Space by Lucinda Berry #bookreview #audiobook

This Is a Safe Space by Lucinda Berry #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC of This Is a Safe Space in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Originals Published: October 21, 2025   Summary: A therapist discovers an unnerving connection between one of her patients and her own family in this gripping audio thriller by the bestselling author of The Perfect Child and One of Our Own . Jenna, who runs a successful…

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I Would Die for You by Sandie Jones #bookreview #audiobook

I Would Die for You by Sandie Jones #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of I Would Die for You in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: March 25, 2025   Summary: Now: Nicole Forbes lives a quiet life in a small seaside Californian town with her husband and daughter. She is not expecting a writer to knock on her door asking for…

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Hunter’s Heart Ridge by Sarah Stewart Taylor #bookreview #series

Hunter’s Heart Ridge by Sarah Stewart Taylor #bookreview #series

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Hunter’s Heart Ridge in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: August 5, 2025   Summary: In this sequel to Taylor’s lyrical series debut, Agony Hill, Detective Frank Warren and his formerly CIA-connected neighbor Alice Bellows return to investigate the death of a diplomat. It’s November of 1965 and the second weekend of Vermont’s regular deer season. Vermont State…

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We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter #bookreview #series

We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter #bookreview #series

Thank you William Morrow, #partner for the advanced copy of We Are All Guilty Here in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Published: August 12, 2025   Summary: The first thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and the Will Trent series. Welcome to North Falls—a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think. Until the night of the fireworks. When two teenage…

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Last Seen by J.T. Ellison #bookreview

Last Seen by J.T. Ellison #bookreview

Thank you Over the River PR, #partner, for the advanced copy of Last Seen in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Published: August 1, 2025   Summary: From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes a twisted psychological thriller about the bonds of family and the disconnect between memory and the truth. Come here. Come closer. Halley James knows her marriage is over. But she’s not prepared for the…

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Spider to the Fly by J.H. Markert #bookreview

Spider to the Fly by J.H. Markert #bookreview

Thank you Crooked Lane Book, #partner, for the advanced copy of Spider to The Fly in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Published: September 2, 2025   Summary: A true crime author helps in a desperate hunt for a killer in this dark and twisted thriller from the deviously inventive horror author that Peter Farris calls the “clear heir to Stephen King.” Perfect for fans of cat and mouse…

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The Devil’s Advocate by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Devil’s Advocate by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you LibroFm / Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Devil’s Advocate in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: August 5, 2025   Summary: This high-octane legal thriller from the international bestselling author of Kill for Me, Kill for You will “make your palms sweat and your blood run cold” (The Times, London) as…

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What About the Bodies by Ken Jaworowski #bookreview

What About the Bodies by Ken Jaworowski #bookreview

Thank you Atlantic Crime, #partner, for the advanced copy of What About the Bodies in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atlantic Crime Published: September 2, 2025   Summary: In this propulsive crime novel from Edgar Award nominee Ken Jaworowski, three lives collide in a gritty rust-belt town—a single mother covering up a deadly mistake, a young man on a mission to honor a dying wish, and a musician racing to escape…

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She Didn’t See It Coming by Shari Lapena #bookreview #audioreview

She Didn’t See It Coming by Shari Lapena #bookreview #audioreview

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC of She Didn’t See It Coming in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Penguin Audio Published: July 29, 2025   Summary: When a beloved wife and mother disappears, a luxurious condo building transforms into a potential crime scene, and the investigation begins: can the detectives find her before it’s too late? Bryden and Sam have it all: thriving careers, a smart apartment in…

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Vantage Point by Sara Sligar #bookreview #audiobook

Vantage Point by Sara Sligar #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio, #partner, for the ALC of Vantage Point in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the physical copy for own my copy. Publisher: MCD / Macmillan Audio Published: January 14, 2025   Summary: Succession meets Megan Abbott in this seductive Gothic suspense novel about the dramatic downfall of one of America’s most affluent families. The old-money Wieland family has it all—wealth, status, power. They’re also famously cursed.…

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Too Old for This by Samantha Downing #bookreview #audiobook

Too Old for This by Samantha Downing #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Kathleen Carter Communications/Berkley, #partner, for the finished copy of Too Old for This in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Berkley / Penguin Audio Published: August 12, 2025   Summary: A retired serial killer’s quiet life is upended by an unexpected visitor. To protect her secret, there’s only one option left—what’s another murder? From bestselling author Samantha Downing. Lottie Jones thought her crimes were…

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Miles in Time by Lee Matthew Goldberg #bookreview #series

Miles in Time by Lee Matthew Goldberg #bookreview #series

Thank you to the author for the finished copy of Miles in Time in exchange for my honest opinion. Publisher: Wise Wolf Books Published: May 2, 2025   Summary: Solve the mystery, save the future… 14-year-old Miles Hardy spends most of his time as an amateur Sherlock Holmes and running his detective agency with his good friend and loyal assistant, Kevin. However, in sleepy Frontier, Iowa, it’s been hard to…

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Last One Out by Steph Nelson #bookreview #audiobook

Last One Out by Steph Nelson #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon Maverick, #partner, for the ALC of Last One Out in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Simon Maverick Audio Published: June 10, 2025   Summary: Perfect for fans of Noelle Ihli and Stacy Willingham, this chilling, riveting thriller unravels the dark secrets behind Chloe Webster’s disappearance and her shocking return twenty-five years later, as her cousin Frankie races to uncover a truth more terrifying than she could imagine.…

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The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Penguin Random House Audio, #partner for the advanced listening copy of The Maid’s Secret in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Published: April 8, 2025   Summary: When a daring art heist takes place at the Regency Grand, Molly’s life is threatened. The question is who’s out to get her, and why? Long-buried secrets will be revealed in this intriguing and heartwarming novel from the…

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All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman #bookreview

All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman #bookreview

Thank you G.P. Putnam’s Sons, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of All the Other Mothers Hate Me in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: G. P. Putnam’s Sons Published: March 11, 2025   Summary: “The missing boy is 10-year-old Alfie Risby, and to be perfectly honest with you, he’s a little shit.” Florence Grimes, age thirty-one, always takes the easy way out. Single, broke and unfulfilled after the humiliating end to her…

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The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani #bookreview #audiobook

The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm/PRH Audio for the ALC and MB Communications/Dutton, #partner, for the finished copy of The View from Lake Como in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Dutton / Penguin Audio Published: July 8, 2025   Summary: From the beloved New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani, a “dazzling” storyteller (Washington Post), and a “comedy writer with a heart of gold” (NYT), comes a novel about one woman’s quest to build her…

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Guess Again by Charlie Donlea #bookreview

Guess Again by Charlie Donlea #bookreview

Thank you Kensington Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Guess Again in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Kensington Books Published: July 29, 2025   Summary: On the 10th anniversary of a teenage girl’s disappearance, her cold case breaks open in dangerous ways…and threatens to tear apart her small Wisconsin town all over again in the masterfully twisty new psychological suspense novel from the internationally bestselling author of Twenty Years Later.…

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Such Quiet Girls by Noelle W. Ihli #bookreview #audiobook

Such Quiet Girls by Noelle W. Ihli #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon Maverick, #partner, for the ALC of Such Quiet Girls in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Simon Maverick Audio Published: April 29, 2025   Summary: Ten children, abducted in broad daylight—and buried alive. Sage and her sister won’t make it home from school today. Neither will the other children on Bus 315. But that’s only the beginning of the nightmare. New bus driver Jessa blames herself for what…

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The King’s Messenger by Susanna Kearsley #bookreview

The King’s Messenger by Susanna Kearsley #bookreview

Thank you Sourcebooks Landmark, #partner, for the finished copy of The King’s Messenger in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Published: March 4, 2025   Summary: For fans of Diana Gabaldon and Philippa Gregory, courtly rivalry and intrigue… 1613:  King James – sixth of Scotland, first of England, son of Mary, Queen of Scots – has unified both countries under one crown. But the death of his eldest son,…

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The Blue Horse by Bruce Borgos #bookreview #bookseries

The Blue Horse by Bruce Borgos #bookreview #bookseries

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Blue Horse in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: July 8, 2025   Summary: A controversial wild horse round-up in the high desert of Nevada results in two murders and too many suspects for Sheriff Porter Beck to deal with. A helicopter driving a controversial round-up of wild horses suddenly crashes and the pilot is found…

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Isola by Allegra Goodman #bookreview #audiobook #bookclubread

Isola by Allegra Goodman #bookreview #audiobook #bookclubread

I purchased this book for my own collection. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: The Dial Press Published: February 4, 2025   Summary: A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this epic saga of love, faith, and defiance from the bestselling author of Sam. Heir to a fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility. Then she is orphaned, and her guardian—an…

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