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Premise and Setup The glitz of Hollywood collides with the grit of New York City in NYPD Red, the first book in James Patterson and Marshall Karp’s fast-paced thriller series. During “Hollywood on Hudson,” New York is crawling with celebrities, directors, and producers, and the city’s elite police task force—NYPD Red—is on high alert to… Continue reading NYPD Red (NYPD Red #1) by James Patterson & Marshall Karp
In People Watching, Hannah Bonam-Young introduces us to Prudence Welch, a quiet, introverted woman whose life revolves around caring for her mother, recently diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, and working at her father’s gas station in their small Northern Ontario town. Her once-bigger dreams have dimmed under the weight of family responsibilities. Just as life begins… Continue reading People Watching by Hannah Bonam-Young
Ellie Palmer’s debut, Four Weekends and a Funeral, is a tender and witty romance that manages to be both heartfelt and laugh-out-loud funny. Premise and Setup The story follows Alison Mullally, a thirty-year-old BRCA 1 carrier and double mastectomy survivor, who finds herself in a truly awkward situation: at her ex-boyfriend Sam’s funeral, she realizes… Continue reading Four Weekends and a Funeral by Ellie Palmer
The Rabbit Factory is the first book in Marshall Karp’s series featuring LAPD detectives Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs, and it’s a fantastic mix of mystery, satire, and heart. The story kicks off when the actor playing Familyland’s beloved mascot, Rambunctious Rabbit, is murdered on park grounds. What looks like one terrible crime quickly spirals… Continue reading The Rabbit Factory by Marshall Karp
By the time Carrie retires from tennis, she is the best player the world has ever seen. She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Slam titles. And if you ask her, she is entitled to every one. She sacrificed nearly everything to become the best, with her father as her coach. But six years… Continue reading Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Party of Two is another charming romance from Jasmine Guillory that blends humor, heart, and thoughtful discussions of politics and race into a modern love story. The book follows Olivia Monroe, a sharp and ambitious attorney who has just moved to Los Angeles to start her own law firm. Dating is the last thing on… Continue reading Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory
High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the death of his mother, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness. Angry and alone, he takes refuge in his imagination and soon finds that reality and fantasy have begun to meld. While… Continue reading The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Flora is a new mom enamored of her baby girl, Iris, even if she arrived a few weeks early. With her husband still deployed, Flora navigates the newborn stage alone. But as the sleepless nights pass in the loneliness of their half-empty home, the edges of her reality begin to blur. Just as Flora becomes… Continue reading Dearest by Jacquie Walters
In A Killing Cold, Kate Alice Marshall (bestselling author of What Lies in the Woods) delivers a chilling, twisty thriller about family secrets, buried memories, and survival. When Theodora Scott meets Connor Dalton, their romance feels like a whirlwind dream. Six months later, he invites her to Idlewood, his wealthy family’s secluded winter retreat, in… Continue reading A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall
Taylor Jenkins Reid takes readers to space—literally and emotionally—in Atmosphere, a powerful and fast-paced novel set against the backdrop of NASA’s 1980s Space Shuttle program. It opens mid-action during the STS-LR9 mission, quickly immersing us in high-stakes drama before rewinding to show us how each of these characters got to this pivotal moment. At the… Continue reading Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid