🛫 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨 🔍

In 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬, 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧's lead character has secrets that, if revealed, could derail her career, destroy her reputation, &/or decimate her happy family. It's a clever, twisty, thought-provoking thriller at the center of which is a sympathetic woman who fears reverberations from a choice she was forced to make many yrs. ago. Gripping & entertaining. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🔎𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀🔪

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 by 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐲 is absorbing, entertaining, & 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨. The characters are fully developed & emotionally complex, & it's a clever & captivating mystery 𝘢𝘯𝘥 thoughtful consideration of community, family, & the boundaries of our responsibility to protect & care for one another. McKinney illustrates the lasting & life-altering impact of trauma. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📖 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 🌈

𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 is a deeply moving, epic story from a master storyteller. I became a 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝗪𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 fan with 𝗪𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝. His characters take up residence in your heart & will live there for years. Patch's quest seems futile, even foolish to some. But in Whitaker's hands, you'll be glad signed on for the journey. Thanks, Crown Publishing! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌊 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍 🧙‍♀️

How often do you read genres outside your comfort zone? I 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 do, but sometimes you just need a nudge, right?

When 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝗪𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 by 𝐄𝐯𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡 surprisingly landed on my porch, I read the synopsis & am intrigued. A pirate captain who is a witch? Magic? Sea monsters? Ok, HTPBooks, you hooked me & reeled me in. I'm going to read it! Enjoying being a member of HTPHive & discovering new books.

📘 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥 🏠

𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝗪𝐢𝐧𝐬 by by 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 is heralded as a dark, biting, funny, & razor-sharp exploration of class, ambition, & the modern housing crisis. I'll be reading this debut novel soon, thanks to the generous folks at Celadon Books! It will be published 11/25/25, but you can pre-order your copy now: https://tinyurl.com/52a6y4v4

𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨

I recommend 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 by 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 to readers who enjoy atmospheric, gritty, dark mysteries, and a bit of fantasy/magical realism. It is also ideal for those who enjoy in-depth studies of morally ambiguous characters. I recently discussed it with other BookBrowse members as part of their First Impressions program! Thanks to Berkley Publishing for a copy. ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐

✒️𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓒𝓵𝓾𝓫 𝓕𝓲𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷🐦

Have you read 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭? My book club loved it & we had a wonderful discussion. We are all in awe at how masterfully author 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬 tells a story that is moving, at times funny, suspenseful & richly poignant entirely through letters written by her characters. The characters & story will remain with us & live in our hearts for a long, long time. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄⁣
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𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲's 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 is full of humor, charm, & hope, & imbued with depth, emotional resonance, & complications. She explores her characters' familial relationships with compassion, nuance, & revelations. They struggle to balance personal & professional pursuits while attempting to establish a true partnership. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁣
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𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸: https://tinyurl.com/y3vy49tv

📖 𝐔𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 📣

𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐚 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 is an author whose books have been on my radar, but I haven't yet had a chance to read them. Happily, that's about to change!

𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 will be released on April 14, 2026, and it's already on my TBR list. Thriller Book Lovers - The Pulse recently unveiled the cover! It sounds intriguing & suspenseful! 𝘈𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦-𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳!

🌞Ｂｏｏｋ░Ｍａｉｌ📬

I'm 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 up for an engrossing story about second chance(s) & forgiveness. 𝐒𝐨 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞 by 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧, pub. Aug. 12, 2025, piqued my interest even before I learned the main character is a professional woman who had a complicated relationship with an older sister -- themes I can 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 relate to. Thanks, Bibliolifestyle & Harper Muse Books for a copy!🌴🌺

🥃 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍⁣ 🐆
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Author Ann Patchett says 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 by 𝗪𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐕𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧 is “both a work of extraordinary compassion & a really great novel.“ Sounds fascinating & gripping. A man deals with addiction, loneliness, the trauma or past tragedies, & the kind of regret one can only know when at a certain age. Thanks to Bibliolifestyle & Harper Perennial, I'm looking forward to reading this “masterpiece,“ published July 29th.⁣

Author 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐋'𝐄𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞 returns to 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐮𝐦, along with the irascible, cantankerous, but 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 Billie Carson, who features prominently in his Detective Nathan Parker series.The 4th installment, 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, is available now! It can be enjoyed as a stand-alone book. But I recommend reading the prior 3 volumes - 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩, 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝗪𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧, & 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝 - in order, first!

📚 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒚 𝑾𝒓𝒂𝒑-𝑼𝒑 📚

I enjoyed 6️⃣ books!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 by 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 by 𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢 𝘓𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦
𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤 by 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢 𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟 by 𝘈𝘴𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐭𝐬 by 𝘑𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 by 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥

📬 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 📘

How beautiful is this book mail? Publishing August 26, 2025, 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧's new book, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲, is near the top of my TBR pile, thanks to the generous folks at Harlequin Trade Publishing (The Hive)! For historical fiction fans, Martin's books are always auto-reads. I can't wait to curl up on the beach with this beauty. 🌊⛱️

📖 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠📝

I'm enjoying the 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 by 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲! The bestselling author of the Cotton Malone series immediately drew me into his “early, desk-drawer novel,“ a departure from his international mysteries. Full of surprising plot twists, I'm eager to see where the story is headed! Thanks, Tandem Collective Global & Grand Central Publishing!

Laureng Grodstein's 𝗪𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 is a harrowing story inspired by an archive of notebooks, paintings, & drawings buried in milk cans that withstood destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943. She sought to “do justice to those people & their stories, & honor them.” It's a harrowing tale told in a life-affirming manner with memorable characters who cling to optimism & hope. (Thanks, Algonquin Books.) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✿.｡.𝑾𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈.｡.✿

Stories about sisters are perfect to explore complex relationships & emotions. Author/crime podcaster 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟 is the story of 2 young women who work together to discover the fate of their sisters who simply 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 years earlier. Can they find conclusive evidence that law enforcement overlooked? The fast-paced mystery kept me guessing! ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐

💘 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥 ☕️

Debut author 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫 melds romance, intrigue, & humor with an idealistic young woman's quest for justice & integrity in 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 & 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Published June 10, 2025, it's a contemporary coming-of-age story about pursuing one's own dreams rather than the life others envision for you. Thanks to Bibliolifestyle & Blackstone Publishing for a copy! I'm anxious to read this book!

📖 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 🐎

For a change of pace, I enjoyed 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤 by 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐬. She doesn't remember writing the book! Her agent discovered & submitted it to St. Martin's Press. Dallas loves “writing in first voice, using period slang & politically incorrect language, such as 'spinster.'“ An homage to 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘵 & engrossing adventure set in the Old West, you'll welcome the characters into your heart. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

🌝 Ｊｕｎｅ Ｗｒａｐ－Ｕｐ 📚

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝗪𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘣

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝘊𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳
𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝘒𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘦
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝘒𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘔𝘤𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘴
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝘒𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦

👩‍🦳𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 ⛱️

𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐦𝐚𝐧 invokes uproarious laughter, & reduces you to tears of relatability & empathy a few pgs later in 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡 (now in paperback). Thanks, Bibliolifestyle & Harper Perennial. She explores the often bewildering middle years of a woman's life -- she's sandwiched between her grown children & aging parents, life has become “so quiet.“ The sequel, 𝗪𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤, publishes 10/30/25!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📚 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕝 📬

I've been busy dealing with 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 the past few mos. as generous publishers & authors have sent me wonderful books. Getting caught up is a summer priority & I'm excited to read this mystery from new-to-me author, 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝. The synopsis of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐞 𝗪𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 (published June 10) is engrossing. Thanks to Crown Publishing, I'll read it on an upcoming flight!

It's delightful to discover new authors! Thanks to Bibliolifestyle & Harper Perennial, I can experience debut author Johanna Copeland's talent. Her 1st novel, ??? ???? ?? ???? is available. Karen Slaughter calls it a "contemporary take on the balance of power in relationships, & the desire for control." It sounds like the kind of riveting story I love to read by the pool & the summer heat has arrived . . . along with the book.???

Bestselling & award-winning author & investigative journalist 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 spent 𝟷𝟸 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 researching & writing about the McStay family murders. After 3 delays, 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞, is available.The case is particularly fascinating, frustrating, & tragic. Rother never shies away from the truth she uncovers, no matter how disturbing, & poses hard questions, including those law enforcement professionals failed to ask.

📚 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍 📬

I have received so many wonderful books in recent weeks, including 2 books by 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞 & 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐀𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫, 𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝗪𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐞 & 𝗪𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐞, courtesy of Bibliolifestyle & TNZFiction. They are the first 2 books in their Tupelo Grove series. 𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘩 are available now -- 𝗪𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐞 published 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝟹, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻 -- so you can enjoy both romantic mysteries!

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐔𝐩 is the debut novel from 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐨, an entrepreneur & advocate for body acceptance who tells stories “that empower women to improve the relationship they have with their body.“ Courtesy of 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬, there's a copy available in this cute 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 here in Lodi, Calif. I also received a copy to read by the pool this summer.🌞Publication date: 06/24/25.

📖 𝓜𝓪𝔂 𝓦𝓻𝓪𝓹-𝓤𝓹 📖

Despite many unexpected plot twists in my life, I managed to read 3️⃣ books in May that I enjoyed and recommend!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐜 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 by 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘰 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘥
𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 by 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘳
𝐀 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 by 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘩 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘔𝘤𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘯

Many thanks to the publishers, publicists, & authors who have sent me books for their patience & understanding!

📚 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 📬

The past 2 months have been challenging, but I've received some fabulous books that I will be featuring & reading soon, including 𝗪𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐔𝐬 by 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐒𝐲𝐤𝐞𝐬, courtesy of Bibliolifestyle & Harper Perennial. The paperback edition published 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝟼, 2025. It sounds like hilariously escapist summer entertainment, perfect for reading on the patio in the evening!

📖 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐩-𝐔𝐩 📖

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📖 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 by 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪
📖 𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 by 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘢 𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 by 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘩 𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘧𝘧
📖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐬 by 𝘌𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘵
📖 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐭 by 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯
📖 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 by 𝘈𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘎𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘦

📖 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 📣

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐊𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐚, author of 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐤, 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 & the PI Kelly Pruett series, has penned her 3rd 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬.The cover is revealed today! The latest installment will be published in September 2025 by Level Best Books, & promises to be a must-read for mystery fans. This is a great time to read the first 2 volumes if you haven't already.

📚 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 📚

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 is the debut novel from 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫, inspired in part by her undergraduate studies, peers, & lab work in the chemistry department at Harvard University. Courtesy of 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬, I delivered a copy to this adorable Little Free Library here in Lodi, CA, & received a copy that I will be reading in May with fellow booklovers!

𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫's next true crime thriller, 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞, the story of the San Diego McStay family murders & search for justice will be published June 2𝟺, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻. Preorder: https://tinyurl.com/3w2sx4uy. Caitlin is one of our finest investigative reporters & true crime authors, but her books are must-read for anyone who enjoys a captivating mystery! Thanks for Kensington Books / Citadel Press for an advance copy!

𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓬𝓱 𝓦𝓻𝓪𝓹-𝓤𝓹

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐥'𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬
𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝗪𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝
𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲'𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐥
𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨, 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐞𝐧
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
𝐀 𝐌𝐚𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞
𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲

Highly recommend these fabulous books!

📚 March was a very good month from a literary perspective! 📚

📘 𝑪𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍 📕

𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐧 has delighted thriller lovers with 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭, & the utterly diabolical 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞, among others. She never fails to deliver a twisty, suspenseful tale.

Her latest, 𝐀 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, will be published 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵. 𝟿, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻. It's available to pre-order. It sounds intriguing! And the cover is stunning!

🕶 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 🎬

𝐀 𝐌𝐚𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞 by 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐫 is about 3 women seeking a home, a secure place to belong. During the 1950's Red Scare, a blacklisted actress, WWII survivor, & desperate neighbor bond to keep dark secrets. With everything at stake, they must be clever, resourceful, & trust each other. Riveting & entertaining. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸: https://tinyurl.com/35j2wfe3

📬 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕝 📚

I've long been a fan of 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢. I grew to love his writing 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 after reading 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬, a moving & illuminating historical fiction masterpiece set in tumultuous 1968.

So I may have squealed with delight when I found 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 in my mailbox courtesy of Grand Central Publishing. Love WWII-era stories! It's next up for my in-person book club!

📖 𝔽𝕖𝕓𝕣𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝕎𝕣𝕒𝕡-𝕌𝕡 💘

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 by 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘌𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴
📖 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐈𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞 by 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📖 𝐉𝐨𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 by 𝘌𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳
📖 𝐀 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐬 by 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘳
📖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 by 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘥
📖 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡 by 𝘑𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯

📚 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕝 📬

The synopsis of 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐩 by 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧 is . . . well, 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘺! Also intriguing & horrifying.

Thanks to Bibliolifestyle & Harper Perennial, I will be reading this unique & “perfectly twisted debut“ soon.

It was published February 25, 2025, & is available now.

📖 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨 ⚖️

𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 by 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 is a haunting, difficult, but riveting, important story. Convicted killer Wayne Adam Ford will spend life in prison. Meticulous research, straightforward descriptions of his life/crimes, & clear explanations of the legal machinations make the updated edition a must-read for true crime fans.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸: https://tinyurl.com/4p28n3tc

📚 𝓖𝓾𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓐𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓻

𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, author of 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬, writes about the updated edition releasing 2/25 -- new information & developments in the case that inspired her to revise the book, adding 32 pages. She also details why she writes true crime books & the ways in which -- particularly in the case the book is about -- it is a gratifying endeavor.

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵: https://tinyurl.com/y7ftjpv4

📕 𝑪𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍 💘

𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐞's novels have long been auto-reads for me, and I'm delighted to share the 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 cover of her new book, 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧.

It will be published on 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝟾, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻.

Preorder your copy 𝘯𝘰𝘸! https://tinyurl.com/yc29uucr

📖 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘👩‍🍼

𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡 by 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 is a fascinating, horrifying tale informed by extensive research & featuring actual historical figures/settings depicting the Nazi Lebensborn breeding program. It's another gripping depiction of World War II-era terror, & the bravery & heroism exhibited by women. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸: https://tinyurl.com/4e25nuyu

📚 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 📬

I've been blessed to receive many wonderful books recently, including a copy of Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman, courtesy of Bibliolifestyle & W.W.Norton. Among numerous accolades, it was one of Barack Obama's recommended books last summer. I'm anxious to read this contemporary & timely story, and, in fact, I am recommending it to my in-person book club. The paperback edition was published 𝘍𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝟻, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻.

💘 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 👨‍🦳👩‍🦳

𝐀 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐬 is an entertaining & charming second chance love story. Author 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫 imbues it with insight, credibility, & appreciation of his flawed but completely credible, mature characters. Have they grown enough to forgive, respect each other's needs, & keep their union from imploding this time? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📖 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒆 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 💰

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 by 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐝 is underway! With other book lovers, I'm engrossed in the mysterious tale of how a young man from a working class family became one of America's most powerful billionaires. If, like me, you're a fan of Succession, you will definitely enjoy this story!

📖 𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓾𝓪𝓻𝔂 𝓦𝓻𝓪𝓹-𝓤𝓹 📖

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐬 by James L'Etoile

𝐀 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐞 by Joshua Moehling

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 by Kristin Koval

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐲 by Catherine Hokin

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 by Joseph Finder

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐲 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 by Julia Bryan Thomas

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧 by Fiona Davis

𝔾𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝔸𝕦𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕣

𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐋'𝐄𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞 is again my guest at 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘂𝗺, introducing readers to the characters in 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐬, the 2nd volume in his Detective Emily Hunter series set in Sacramento, a town familiar with violent crime & a significant unhoused population. Camps along the rivers are being targeted. Why? Who is the perpetrator? Meet the investigators & a city power-broker who may have his own motives!

📙𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 📘

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝗪𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝗪𝐨𝐫𝐝 by 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧, inspired by an incident early in her professional life, is a clever mystery & timely meditation on the power of words--how rumors spread, what/why we believe, how power is used/abused to manipulate/proliferate info, & the need to fight back. In her “love letter to my 19-year-old self“ Ryan's relatable protagonist refuses to surrender her power. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜

2024 was an oustanding year from a literary perspective. Happily, I read 95 excellent books & 4️⃣0️⃣ of them merited ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! Several were written by debut or new-to-me authors, but 2 of the standouts were 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 & 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 by 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗞𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗿.⁣

My goal for 2025: 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ books.

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʙᴏᴏᴋ(ꜱ) ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜᴇꜱᴛ ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ(ꜱ) ɪɴ 2024?