Anna Maybourne has just moved to Harper’s Creek, a small, struggling farming community haunted by the unsolved murders of two young women who died three years apart. The suspected killer is dead, but Anna isn’t convinced the right person was caught. When her grandmother, who is battling dementia, starts saying things about the victims that…
26 Most Anticipated for Fall 2026
There’s something about fall that just hits different for reading. The air finally cools off (eventually, if you live in Texas, more like “theoretically”), the TBR gets moodier, and publishers apparently know exactly what we need because September through November is absolutely stacked this year. Thrillers that feel better read with a blanket, romantasy with…
The Unknown
In 1926, five women disappeared from a commune for spiritual mediums on a remote island in Vermont. The only trace of them was five dresses hanging from the branches of an old oak tree. Now, a hundred years later, struggling actress Marin Keane lands a role in a major motion picture about the unsolved mystery…
The Secrets We Hide
Welcome back to North Falls, a small town with big secrets. When gunshots ring out at 1601 Iris Drive, Sheriff Emmy Clifton and her sister, ex-federal agent Jude Archer, discover a devastating scene: Allison Vickery murdered in her own kitchen and her teenage daughter bleeding and left for dead upstairs. Everyone thinks they know what…
Aardvark August 2026
August’s Aardvark box is here and this one hit close to home in the best way. A few of these I already own, one is signed, one is a sequel I’ve been waiting on just to match my shelf, and one I’ll be honest about not finishing yet. Let’s get into it. If you are…
August 2026 Book of the Month
August’s Book of the Month box just dropped and it’s an exciting lineup this month. We’ve got two debuts, an early release from a repeat favorite, and one book I’ve already read and loved enough to review. On top of the five mains, this month’s collection picks lean into something a little different with a…
King of Pride
Kai Young is a billionaire heir to a media empire. He’s reserved, controlled, and proper to a fault. Isabella Valencia is a bartender at the exclusive club where Kai is a member She’s bold, impulsive, purple-haired, and full of life. They’re opposites in every way and she’s strictly off limits. But the chemistry between them…
Wisdom Corner
Virgil Wounded Horse is desperately trying to escape his past as a hired vigilante on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. But when a legendary figure from the reservation is murdered, he’s pulled back into the job. This time with threats coming from a neighboring street gang looking to expand their territory and a shady politician who…
Heart of Glass
Twenty-five years ago in Seaside, Washington, Sam met three inseparable teenage girls at the local amusement park. Days later, one of them was found dead in a flooded cranberry bog, and Sam was arrested as the Carnival Killer. Best friends Barb and Nicolette moved on with their lives, one staying in Seaside as a local…
August 2026 BOTM Predictions
As the summer heat lingers and the back-to-school buzz starts creeping in, August often brings a curious mix of sun-drenched reads and introspective storytelling. It’s the perfect time for transitional fiction which are books that sit at the intersection of breezy and bold, comfort and complexity. BOTM tends to lean into that late-summer energy with…