Romance-novel-obsessed Luna Starr decides to turn her cowboy fantasies into reality by purchasing a tiny farm in Celestial, Texas after life throws her a curveball. Enter Tate Jacobs, the town’s handyman and high school football coach who ironically hates cowboys despite his family owning the largest ranch in town. As Tate helps Luna fix up…
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Headlights
FBI Special Agent Daniel Stansfield is ready to walk away from the job for good but on his last day, he’s pulled back to Denver with a chilling message: it’s happening again. Seemingly innocent people are waking up on the side of the highway wearing the skin of victims they’ve never met, each with a…
June 2026 Book of the Month
Book of the Month June picks are here and I have thoughts. This month’s lineup feels a little different from the typical BOTM vibe, it’s a bit of an eclectic mix and I’m not sure all of them scream “BOTM pick” to me. That said, the add-ons are surprisingly strong this month and there are…
Aardvark June 2026
Aardvark June picks are here and this might be my favorite month from them yet. If you’re not familiar, aardvark is a book subscription that leans a little darker, a little more literary, and a little more indie than some of the bigger boxes. I genuinely look forward to seeing what they pick every month….
Aardvark May 2026
The May Aardvark picks are here, and this month’s lineup is interesting. It’s a solid spread. There’s gothic fiction, horror, something lighter, and a few that are harder to pin down, which is honestly what I love about Aardvark. They never give you exactly what you expect. I shared my predictions for May a few…
The Shippers
JoJo Burton has been bad at love her entire life and she’s decided to fix that once and for all at her sister’s destination wedding on a cruise ship. Her plan: woo the neighborhood guy who was her first crush and first kiss for some long-overdue closure. The problem? She ropes in her childhood best…
The Jellyfish Problem
Marine biologist Dr. Jo Ness prefers jellyfish to people. Since her best friend Aldo died seven months ago, she’s been hiding away at an underfunded aquarium, finishing the jellyfish guide they were writing together and keeping his voice alive through his notes in the margins. When Nadia, one of the few other humans she’s ever…
Brimstone Hollow
PI Annie Gore is back and this time she’s heading into the hollers of Eastern Kentucky to investigate the death of one of Appalachia’s last snake-handling preachers. His estranged daughter Katie May thinks someone rushed the funeral and the whole thing feels wrong. Annie takes the case because she sees herself in Katie, a woman…
The Break-Up Retreat
Journalist Isobel goes undercover at a remote wellness clinic deep in the Swedish woods where women go to heal from devastating breakups. The catch? Some of the patients are never heard from again. Armed with a fake story and a hidden phone, she’s there to expose the clinic’s founder and get answers for the families…
I’m Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home
After spending decades in prison for serial murder, Carol is thrilled to trade her tiny cell for a spot in Sheldon Oaks, a luxury retirement home where she plans to make friends, take up baking, and leave the killing behind. That plan falls apart fast when a fellow resident, a former police commissioner, drops dead…