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In June 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett’s intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother,… Continue reading The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone thinks so at Vixed, the nutritional supplement company where Dawn works as an accountant. She never says the right thing. She has no friends. And she is always at her desk at precisely 8:45 a.m. So when Dawn doesn't show up to the office one morning, her coworker… Continue reading The Coworker by Freida McFadden
I went into A Little Buzzed by Alys Murray not really knowing what to expect—and honestly, that made it even more fun. This one definitely leans into the rom-com chaos, but it also had a surprising amount of heart that caught me off guard. At first glance, the premise is playful and a little over-the-top… Continue reading A Little Buzzed by Alys Murray
Evie Jones has dedicated her life and very limited funds working for Southern Service Paws, the company that matched her with the love of her Charlie, a service-dog trained to assist with her epilepsy. But it’s no secret that the company has been struggling to make ends meet. It’s up to her and her long-time… Continue reading The Match by Sarah Adams
Home alone with her young children during a blizzard, a mother tucks her son back into bed in the middle of the night. She hears a noise—old houses are always making some kind of noise. But this sound is disturbingly familiar: it’s the tread of footsteps, unusually heavy and slow, coming up the stairs. She… Continue reading Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra
After really enjoying First Time Caller, I was curious to see if the second book in B.K. Borison’s Heartstrings series would surprise me in the same way. Jackson Clark was already an intriguing side character in the first book, so I was especially excited to finally get his story. Jackson is the quiet, somewhat misunderstood… Continue reading And Now, Back to You by B.K. Borison (Heartstrings #2)
My Husband’s Wife is one of those thrillers that starts off quietly unsettling and then completely takes over your brain. At first, I wasn’t sure where this story was headed. You’re dropped into a situation that feels strange and disorienting, and you just kind of sit there thinking, Okay… but where is this going? And… Continue reading My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney
April was vivacious, bright, occasionally vicious, and the ultimate It girl. She quickly pulled Hannah into her dazzling orbit. Together, they developed a group of devoted and inseparable friends—Will, Hugh, Ryan, and Emily—during their first term. By the end of the second, April was dead. Now, a decade later, Hannah and Will are expecting their… Continue reading The It Girl by Ruth Ware
If you’re looking for a sweet, feel-good YA romance with major K-pop energy, XOXO by Axie Oh might just be the perfect cozy listen. It’s a light, heartwarming story about music, first love, and learning to step outside your comfort zone—wrapped up in a swoony, Seoul-set romance that feels straight out of a K-drama. The… Continue reading XOXO by Axie Oh
Two years ago, Maria Fontana was the deciding vote on a jury that set alleged serial killer Wyatt Butler free. Now, she and her family are enjoying vacation on a two week long transatlantic cruise. But when passengers are discovered brutally murdered in a similar way to Butler's ritualistic MO, the ship goes on lockdown.… Continue reading The Stowaway by James S. Murray