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Categories: Romance,

Contemporary,

Publication date: September 20th, 2022,

4.5 out of 5 stars,

5,486 ratings,

Publisher’s summary,

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twist you won’t see coming. A love story you’ll never forget. From the acclaimed author of The Notebook comes a powerful novel about risking everything for a dream—and whether it’s possible to leave the past behind.

We don’t always get to choose our paths in life; sometimes they choose us.

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: PopSugar.

After fleeing an abusive husband with her six-year-old son, Tommie, Beverly is attempting to create a new life for them in a small town off the beaten track. Despite their newfound freedom, Beverly is constantly on guard: she creates a fake backstory, wears a disguise around town, and buries herself in DIY projects to stave off anxiety. But her stress only rises when Tommie insists he’d been hearing someone walking on the roof and calling his name late at night. With money running out and danger seemingly around every corner, she makes a desperate decision that will rewrite everything she knows to be true. . . .

Meanwhile, Colby Mills is on a heart-pounding journey of another kind. A failed musician, he now heads a small family farm in North Carolina. Seeking a rare break from his duties at home, he spontaneously takes a gig playing in a bar in St. Pete Beach, Florida, where he meets Morgan Lee—and his whole life is turned upside-down.

The daughter of affluent Chicago doctors, Morgan has graduated from a prestigious college music program with the ambition to move to Nashville and become a star. Romantically and musically, she and Colby complete each other in a way that neither has ever known.

In the course of a single unforgettable week, two young people will navigate the exhilarating heights and heartbreak of first love. Hundreds of miles away, Beverly will put her love for her young son to the test. And fate will draw all three people together in a web of life-altering connections . . . forcing each to wonder whether the dream of a better life can ever survive the weight of the past.

Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense,

Legal,

Publication date, May 1st, 2023,

4.3 out of 5 stars,

9 ratings,

Publisher’s summary,

When a small-town lawyer defends a local murder suspect, they are swept into a deadly international coverup.

Lee Acker is horrified by the violent killing of his childhood best friend. And he is equally distraught to discover that he stands wrongly accused of the crime.

As a whirlwind of media frenzy and a high-profile investigation descend on Lee’s ordinarily quiet Georgia town, he boldly flees to Mexico in a hunt for answers.

But Lee barely has time to catch whispers of shady international dealings before he finds himself detained and extradited back to the United States to stand trial.

Now, Lee’s last hope rests with the local legal community’s rising star, Maggie Reynolds, the only defense lawyer who is skilled—and determined—enough to clear his name. Caught in the crosshairs of a deadly game and armed only with the hints and rumors gleaned from Lee’s brief time in Mexico, Maggie and Lee must work against the clock to put together the pieces of an increasingly shocking puzzle.

The picture that takes shape will turn the courtroom on its head . . . and expose a sinister conspiracy that extends far beyond this small Georgia town.

Contains mature themes.

Categories: Literature & Fiction,

Women’s Fiction,

Contemporary,

Publication date: June 29, 2021,

4.6 out of 5 stars,

12,401 ratings,

Publisher’s summary,

From New York Times best-selling author Corinne Michaels comes a heartbreakingly beautiful stand-alone story about letting love in.

I’m losing myself trying to save everyone else….

As a doctor, I walk a dangerously delicate balance of being compassionate but not overly invested. The same is true in my personal life – love is a luxury I can’t afford.

It isn’t until Dr. Westin Grant breaks down all my walls and offers me a future, I find myself wondering if I’m brave enough to risk my heart.

When who I was and who I’ve tried to become collide during my clinical trial, the fate of one patient changes everything.

In a single moment, everything I’ve worked for is jeopardized. My integrity, my career, and even my relationship with Westin.

He loved me once. I just hope he can love me always.

Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense,

Women Sleuths,

Suspense,

Publication date: August 8, 2023,

4.8 out of 5 stars,

25 ratings,

Publisher’s summary,

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author known for her “superb pacing, twisted characters, and captivating prose” (BuzzFeed), Lisa Jewell returns with a scintillating new psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast.

Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summer crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins.

A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix’s children’s school. Josie has been listening to Alix’s podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life.

Josie’s life appears to be strange and complicated, and although Alix finds her unsettling, she can’t quite resist the temptation to keep making the podcast. Slowly she starts to realize that Josie has been hiding some very dark secrets, and before she knows it, Josie has inveigled her way into Alix’s life—and into her home.

But, as quickly as she arrived, Josie disappears. Only then does Alix discover that Josie has left a terrible and terrifying legacy in her wake, and that Alix has become the subject of her own true crime podcast, with her life and her family’s lives under mortal threat.

Who is Josie Fair? And what has she done?

Publication date: July 11th, 2023,

2.3 out of 5 stars,

3 ratings,

Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins,

Publisher’s summary,

Downright irresistible, The Guest Room is a riveting psychological thriller debut about the secrets people hide and the lengths that one woman will take in the pursuit of truth, justice, and an overwhelming thrill.

The mysterious disappearance of Tess’s sister Rosie leaves her grief-stricken and lonely. And when she decides to rent out her sister’s old room to guests, she develops a dangerously bad habit she can’t seem to quit. Tess’s addiction to snooping through their belongings brings an intense adrenaline rush at the possibility of being caught, as she steals forbidden glimpses into the lives of strangers. Amid a numbing pain and loss, the excitement of these invasive investigations is the only thing that makes her feel again.

The luggage of her newest lodger, Arran, introduces a salaciously detailed diary, its secrets almost begging for Tess’s probing eyes. As she reads, she learns about Arran’s infatuation with a beautiful stranger. But the more deeply she dives into the pages, the more sinister and menacing his crush becomes.

Drawn to danger and determined to protect this mystery woman the way she couldn’t protect Rosie, Tess begins to follow Arran. Watching from the shadows of London street corners, Tess must find the object of his attraction. Yet she can’t help but notice similarities between the woman in the diary and herself. Who is truly watching whom?

The Guest Room is a compulsive thriller that will leave listeners wondering “Could someone be watching me?”

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company.

Narrated by: Christopher Ragland,

Series: Pilgrim, Book 1,

Unabridged Audiobook,

Categories: Literature & Fiction,

Political,

Espionage,

Suspense,

Publication date: December 2, 2014,

4.5 out of 5 stars,

11,216 ratings,

Length: 22 hrs and 41 mins,

Publisher’s summary,

“I Am Pilgrim is simply one of the best suspense novels I’ve read in a long time.” —David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author.

“A big, breathless tale of nonstop suspense.” —Janet Maslin, The New York Times.

“The pages fly by ferociously fast. Simply unputdownable.” —Booklist.

A breakneck race against time…and an implacable enemy.

An anonymous young woman murdered in a run-down hotel, all identifying characteristics dissolved by acid.

A father publicly beheaded in the blistering heat of a Saudi Arabian public square.

A notorious Syrian biotech expert found eyeless in a Damascus junkyard.

Smoldering human remains on a remote mountainside in Afghanistan.

A flawless plot to commit an appalling crime against humanity.

One path links them all, and only one man can make the journey.

Pilgrim.

Narrated by: Xe Sands,

Unabridged Audiobook,

Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense,

Women Sleuths,

Crime Thrillers,

Psychological,

Suspense,

Publication date: June 27th, 2023,

3.6 out of 5 stars,

10 ratings,

Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins,

Publisher’s summary,

“Impossible to put down, you won’t know who or what to believe and the creepy location will have you looking over your shoulder more than once.”

—Hannah Mary McKinnon, internationally bestselling author of Never Coming Home.

Intertwining the narrative with the transcript of an anonymous interview, this stunning suspense debut from Katie Garner will take you on a twisting path where nothing—and no one—is what it seems.

Finding the truth seems impossible when her own dark past has her seeing lies everywhere she looks…

From the outside, criminal psychiatrist Dr. Madeline Pine’s life appears picture-perfect—she has a beautiful family, a successful mental health practice and a growing reputation as an expert in female violence. But when she’s called to help investigate a mysterious death at a boarding school for troubled girls, Madeline hesitates. She’s been through tragic cases before, and the one she was entangled in last year nearly destroyed her…

Yet she can’t turn away when she hears about Charley Ridley. After the girl was found shoeless and in pajamas at the bottom of an icy ravine on campus, the police ruled it a tragic accident. But the private investigator hired by her mother has his doubts. If it were Madeline’s daughter who died, she’d want to know why.

Arriving at the secluded campus in upstate New York, Madeline’s met by an unhelpful skeleton staff and the four other students still on campus during winter break. Each seems to hold a piece of the puzzle. And everyone has secrets—Madeline included. But who would kill to protect them?

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley,

Unabridged Audiobook,

Categories: Literature & Fiction,

Coming of Age,

Women’s Fiction,

Publication date: July 25th, 2023,

4.0 out of 5 stars,

2 ratings,

Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins,

Publisher’s summary,

“I love, love, love Lizzy Dent.”—Emily Henry, author of People We Meet on Vacation and Happy Place.

Bridesmaids meets Emily in Paris—in London—in this hilarious and heartfelt story of one handsome neighbor, one no-good ex, and the summer Amy Duffy makes the comeback of her life.

Her past is a mess. But her present is about to get delicious.

Amy is more than one disastrous night of drunken revenge on her boss/ex-boyfriend’s Audi—the night that tanked her rising TV producer career and led to a hasty move to London for a fresh start. She is thirty years of awesomeness. At least, that’s what Amy tells herself every morning before trekking to her mediocre job making trailers at a failing British TV channel.

Two years later, she’s finally starting to believe it. Sparks are flying between her and Jake, her handsome new downstairs neighbor, and there’s a competition at work that just might get her career back on track while bringing her and Jake even closer. But then, in a twisted turn of fate, the ex-boyfriend who wrecked her life is hired as her new boss and past and present are about to epically, hilariously collide.

Narrated by: Laura Jennings,

Unabridged Audiobook,

Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense,

Domestic Thrillers,

Psychological,

Publication date: June 24th, 2021,

4.1 out of 5 stars,

692 global ratings,

Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins,

Publisher’s summary,

Anna’s done bad things before. Neglected and unloved as a child, she had to do whatever it took to keep herself and her little sister, Birdie, safe. But the worst thing she’s ever done is let her sister walk out of a diner when they were teenagers. She would never see her again.

Years later, Anna is a new person. After a whirlwind romance, she’s married handsome, successful, and generous Guy. She has a steady job and a new life of comfort. Things seem perfect.

But she hasn’t told her husband about her dark past or about Birdie, that she’s still looking for her. It’s not about his too-perfect veneer or her suspicion that he flirts with other women; it’s that he has a complicated past and family secrets too—secrets that might be more entwined with hers than he knows.

After all this time, one thing about Anna remains the same: there’s nothing she wouldn’t do for her sister. And when she finds out who’s kept them apart for all these years, there will be hell to pay.

A completely addictive, dark, and eye-opening novel about what people hide behind closed doors, The Secret Sister is a perfect for fans of Megan Miranda and Shari Lapena.

Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky, Samara Naeymi, Andrew Eiden, Michael Crouch, JD Jackson, David de Vries, Susan Dalian,

Unabridged Audiobook,

Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense,

Crime Thrillers,

Psychological,

Suspense,

Publication date: August 1st, 2023,

4.1 out of 5 stars,

28 ratings,

Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins,

Publisher’s summary,

From bestselling author Lisa Gray comes a thrilling tale of a cutthroat contest for the ultimate house-selling commission… one million dollars.

In the elite world of luxury real estate, it is often kill or be killed, something agent Andi Hart knows all too well—and after recent events, she’s ready to set her own rules. So when her boss challenges the team to find a buyer for a glitzy Malibu beach house, with a prize commission of a cool $1 million, she knows it’s her ticket to a new life.

But she’s not the only one who not only wants but needs the money. Each of her four colleagues has secrets they’re eager to hide—secrets $1 million would go a long way in concealing. And soon, it becomes clear all five would do just about anything to get their hands on it…

When a dead body is found at the open house, the dream home becomes a nightmarish crime scene. Has the contest reached a deadly new level, or is there something more sinister at work?