Hallie Barrett’s life has officially imploded. Her hotshot ex was not only her boyfriend but also her coworker and the star of the online show she produced. With the company competition looming and no show to pitch, she’s desperate for inspiration. Enter Hayden Hargrove: cryptid expert, podcast star, and the very passionate (and very handsome)…
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The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife
At 82, Frederick Fife is lonely, broke, and on the verge of homelessness. But when a fall lands him in a nursing home and the staff mistake him for another incoming resident, Fred unexpectedly finds himself with a warm bed, hot meals, and something else he hasn’t had in a long time: a sense of…
Too Old For This
Lottie Jones has spent decades hiding in plain sight. Quiet nights, church bingo, and neighborhood gossip keeping her dark past firmly buried. Once a notorious serial killer, she’s reinvented herself as just another sweet old lady in a sleepy town. But when a persistent journalist shows up asking questions that hit too close to home,…
Say You’ll Remember Me
Abby Jimenez delivers another emotionally resonant love story with heart, humor, and depth. Following Samantha and Xavier, two people carrying heavy burdens from the past while trying to navigate an unexpected but powerful connection. As life’s challenges including illness, family dynamics, and career ambitions, collide with their growing relationship, they must decide what love truly…
Still See You Everywhere
I’m a big Lisa Gardner fan, and I’ve absolutely loved the Frankie Elkin series so far. There’s something about a missing persons investigator who’s not a cop, not a PI, just stubborn and driven, that always pulls me in. That said… spoiler alert: this is my least favorite installment of the series so far. The…
Party of Liars
A Texas-sized Sweet Sixteen with a body count? Count me in. Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox is a fresh, twisty take on the locked-room whodunnit. The story kicks off at Sophie Matthews’s over-the-top birthday bash, hosted in her father’s newly renovated, maybe haunted, cliffside mansion in the Texas Hill Country. Just as the party…
Left of Forever
Left of Forever is a heartfelt, second-chance romance centered on Ellis and Wren, former spouses who find themselves unexpectedly reuniting for a cross-country road trip, thanks to a series of emotional letters and a Byrd family reunion neither quite anticipated. As the miles stretch on, old wounds resurface, truths are finally spoken aloud, and the…
Constituent Service: A Third District Story
I absolutely loved Constituent Service by John Scalzi. It was an irresistibly fun, fast-paced sci-fi novella that had me grinning the entire time. In this audio-exclusive novella, we follow Ashley Perrin, a recent college grad who’s just started her job as a community liaison in the Third District—the only part of the city where aliens…
The World’s Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant
Berkley kindly sent over an early copy of The World’s Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant, and while I enjoyed it, I did feel it could have been leaner in places. Olivia Blunt, a former fact‑checker eager to break into detective work, becomes the assistant to Aubrey Merritt, the country’s most renowned private investigator….
Gone Tonight
Ruth Sterling has spent her entire adult life protecting her daughter Catherine by moving frequently, keeping to herself, and never allowing her past to catch up with her. Now, as Catherine prepares to start a new job in another city, Ruth’s carefully constructed life begins to crack. Told in alternating points of view, Gone Tonight…