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4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE MIDNIGHT CAROUSEL by Fiza Saeed McLynn
Publication Date: January 13, 2026
The Night Circus meets Water for Elephants in this enchanting, darkly glittering story of grief, obsession, revenge, and enduring love.
1920, Chicago
Maisie Marlowe has come to America for a fresh start. After discovering an antique fairground carousel, she is...
5-STAR REVIEW: ADELAIDE: PAINTER OF THE REVOLUTION by Janell Strube
Publication Date: January 13, 2026
In a world where women are seen but rarely heard, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard refuses to be silenced.
The daughter of Parisian shopkeepers, Adélaïde dreams not of marriage or titles but of earning a place among the masters...
4-STAR REVIEW: MURDER YOUR DARLINGS by Jenna Blum
Publication Date: January 13, 2026
For every woman who’s ever fallen for a bad man comes a hilarious and eviscerating tale of love, loss, and deadlines from New York Times bestselling author Jenna Blum.
Known for such brilliant historical novels as Those Who Save...
5-STAR REVIEW: THE HUNTED by Steven Russo
Publication Date: January 1, 2026
Ophelia Harris, a former CIA analyst who went to work for a private intelligence and security firm working in Afghanistan, has been trying hard to stay under the radar.
What seems like a lifetime ago and...
4-STAR REVIEW: THE TRAFFICKER by Scott Gerber
Publication Date: January 13, 2026
When a fourteen-year-old girl is discovered by an off-duty police officer at a truck stop outside of Toledo, Ohio, she won’t reveal her name, what she’s doing, or where she’s from. A concerned juvenile court...
5-STAR REVIEW: THE MURDER AT WORLD’S END by Ross Montgomery
Stockingham & Pike: Book 1
Publication Date: January 6, 2026
Knives Out meets Downton Abbey! Secrets, murder, and mayhem collide as this unlikely sleuthing duo—an under-butler and a foul-mouthed octogenarian—hunt a killer in a manor sealed against the end of the world, in...
4-STAR REVIEW: GHOST TOWN by James R. Gregory
Publication Date: January 13, 2026
In the isolated coal mining town of Sulphur Creek in the late 1800s, young Sammy Murphy’s world is a blend of shadowy tunnels and unspoken secrets. Born into solitude and pushed into reclusion, Sammy’s quiet...
4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE LIE SHE TOLD by Emma Robinson
Publication Date: January 9, 2026
‘Natalie, it’s mum. You need to come home. It’s your father…’ Clutching the phone, my hands shaking, my entire world tilts. For years I’ve run from a family secret which threatened to devastate us all....
4-STAR REVIEW: THE ILLUMINATION: IZOL by Mescal
Publication Date: December 7, 2025
She went into the woods an ordinary young woman. She returned marked by destiny.
When Izol crosses the boundary of the forbidden forest, she encounters a terror that should have ended her life. Instead, she is...
4-STAR REVIEW: DOLLARTORIUM by Ron Pullins
Publication Date: February 10, 2026
Like Orwell's Animal Farm, Catch 22, and Gulliver’s Travels, Dollartorium is a deceptively simple story that belies the complicated truth of capitalism.
The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting screwed.
Ralph makes world-class corndogs...
4.5-STAR REVIEW: SHE TOOK MY BABY by Steena Holmes
Publication Date: January 5, 2026
I look after her children. But I know she stole mine…
As a nanny for the wealthy Eatons, Trina watches every day as Rosalind Eaton cradles the baby close. Trina’s baby.
The sweet little boy won’t settle—he never does in Rosalind’s...
5-STAR REVIEW: SHADOW OF THE QUEEN by Scott Finley
Voyages of the Queen: Book 1
Publication Date: June 15, 2024
October, 1929. Murder books passage on the British luxury liner Queen Victoria, turning ship's nurse Maeve Chandler into an amateur sleuth apprenticing under the tutelage of mystery writer Agatha Christie....
4-STAR REVIEW: AXE AND GRIND by Taylor Hutton
Publication Date: January 6, 2026
In this decadently dark romance, a virtual dating experiment spins into a deadly web of obsession, greed, love, and passion.
Josie Greene has always been a glass half-full kind of girl. But after a messy breakup,...
4-STAR REVIEW: OPERATION SOUTH PACIFIC by Stephen J. May
Publication Date: January 6, 2026
Set in the lush Pacific islands during World War II, Operation South Pacific relates the story of aspiring novelist and U.S. Navy Lieutenant James Michener.
While attempting to write about his war experiences and fulfill his military obligations,...
5-STAR REVIEW: THE HOUSEWIFE NEXT DOOR by LynDee Walker REVIEWER’S CHOICE! 🏆
Publication Date: January 7, 2026
I thought she was perfect. Until her daughter told me about the little girl in the garden…
I was jealous of my perfect new neighbor SarahBeth. Six tow-headed children, blackberry pies bubbling in the oven, married to...
5-STAR REVIEW: THE VIPER by Brad Meltzer
Escape Artist: Book 3
Publication Date: January 6, 2026
New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer is back with his thrilling Zig and Nola series, unraveling a shocking cold case with a personal—and deadly—twist.
Andrew Fechmeier is a master at hiding. He'd better...
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