Goodreads Release date: August 22, 2023 Publisher: Bookouture Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Romance Synopsis: Anna works two jobs to get herself through college and never, ever talks about her family. It’s easier to keep her distance from everyone until she can finally leave her old life behind. That is, until chance throws her together with Gabe … Continue reading Review: It All Comes Back to You by Melissa Wiesner

Goodreads Release date: September 21, 2023 Genre: Mystery/Thriller Synopsis: In California’s Silicon Valley, even a children’s playgroup can be a place for power-brokering, innovation, and cut-throat competition. In Oak Valley, a wealthy suburb of Silicon Valley, Alex Drake runs “the” playgroup in town. Even in a place where its seems like everyone has a multi-million … Continue reading Review: The Playgroup by Jami Worthington

Goodreads Release date: November 14, 2023 Publisher: Thomas and Mercer Genre: Mystery/Thriller Synopsis: She’s a pariah with a killer past. Her bid to escape it is nothing short of terrifying in a heart-pounding novel of suspense by Washington Post and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Minka Kent. Afton Teachout has been an outcast in her … Continue reading Review: After Dark by Minka Kent

Goodreads Release date: October 31, 2023 Genre: Mystery/Thriller Synopsis: On the day author Mari Montgomery receives the email, she has little left to live for. The message—simple yet utterly life-changing—offers a glimmer of hope to her dismal existence. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime, and if she takes it, it could change everything. Mari’s immediate … Continue reading Review: Do Not Open by Kiersten Modglin

Goodreads Release date: October 10, 2023 Publisher: Canary Street Press Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: Come home to Shelter Springs this Christmas, where hearts are warm and hopes are bright… Growing up at the Shelter Inn hotel, Natalie Shepherd envied guests who could come and go as they pleased. So when it was time to finally … Continue reading Review: Christmas at the Shelter Inn by RaeAnne Thayne

Goodreads Release date: October 3, 2023 Publisher: MIRA Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: Sunny, Arianna and Molly are three women having three very different but equally terrible Christmases. Sunny is a newlywed with two new stepkids who want nothing to do with her; Arianna is newly divorced, living with her mom again and hates sending her … Continue reading The Twelve Months of Christmas by Shelia Roberts

Goodreads Release date: October 24, 2023 Publisher: Lake Union Genre: Mystery/Thriller Synopsis: Audrey Singer revels in her position as the admissions director of an exclusive Manhattan private school. Parents cater to her whims and desires, desperate to give their children an edge. Audrey’s power is undeniable; privilege comes with the territory. Her perfect marriage completes … Continue reading Review: The Last Applicant by Rebecca Hanover

Goodreads Release date: October 10, 2023 Publisher: Lake Union Genre: Mystery Synopsis: Astrid Johansen swore she would never return to Heron Bay, Washington. In that idyllic coastal town, her little sister, Nina, drowned in a reflecting pool under Astrid’s watch seventeen years ago. Though guilt has kept her away, Astrid can’t ignore her aunt Maude’s … Continue reading Review: Dreaming of Water by A. J. Banner