Sarah MacLean brings her signature sharpness to contemporary fiction and it suits her perfectly — These Summer Storms is a glittering, thorny family drama I couldn't put down.

Mary Kubica at her most propulsive; It's Not Her is a tightly wound thriller that doesn't let you go, building to a reveal that recontextualizes everything you thought you knew.

J.T. Ellison delivers another suspenseful thriller in You Know Why, a novel filled with secrets, betrayals, and unexpected twists that keep the story moving at a steady pace. As Brooklyn Locke searches for answers following her husband's disappearance, long-buried secrets begin to surface, leading to a mystery that kept me turning pages to see how all the pieces would fit together.

In Your Dreams is exactly the kind of comfort romance the When in Rome series has always done well — warm, small-town, and genuinely sweet, even if it doesn't push beyond that.

Two Twisted Crowns deepens the gothic world of The Shepherd King duology — but the Nightmare's grip on Elspeth is both the book's greatest strength and its source of tension in ways not all readers will find satisfying.

A promising romantasy debut with a genuinely original premise — botanical magic, dark academia, and a murder investigation wrapped in Bridgerton aesthetics. The ambition is real, even if the execution isn't quite there yet.

One Dark Window is the gothic fantasy I didn't know I needed — moody, original, and anchored by one of the most unsettling character dynamics I've read in years.

Kate Stewart closes out the Ravenhood Legacy with everything the series promised — big emotions, complex characters, and a romance that earns every complicated beat.

Carley Fortune has a gift for quiet devastation wrapped in gorgeous settings — Our Perfect Storm is the kind of romance that sneaks up on you, emotionally, like weather rolling in off the water.

Tiffany Crum's debut thriller is a sharp, propulsive read about fame, friendship, and the stories we tell to protect ourselves… and what happens when those stories collide.

Clean Slate introduces Olive Hunt, a crime scene cleaner who’s seen every kind of death imaginable — until a string of staged murders starts leaving her strange, personal calling cards.

Freida McFadden delivers another propulsive, twist-laden thriller — The Teacher moves fast, keeps its cards close, and earns its reveal, even if it's not her most emotionally resonant work.

The book that launched a thousand "just one more chapter" nights ‘round the world. The Deal is exactly the kind of romance that makes you remember why you fell in love with the genre in the first place.

The Last Letter is the kind of romance that leaves a mark. Tender and devastating in equal measure, built on a premise that should wreck you, and does.

A swoony, slow-burn romance with humor, heart, and a strong sense of place. Perfect for fans of enemies-to-lovers stories set in cozy, scenic villages.

An extraordinary addition to the Hunger Games universe—tense, emotional, and devastatingly human. Haymitch finally gets the story he deserves.

A dark, fascinating return to Panem that dives into ambition, morality, and the making of a villain. While not as gripping as the original trilogy, it offers chilling insight into the early Hunger Games.

Read my review of Brooke Shields’ thoughtful memoir on aging, motherhood, and female identity. A powerful take on what it means to grow older in a youth-obsessed world.

Last Seen might be my favorite J.T. Ellison standalone yet. Gritty, chilling, and brilliantly paced, this thriller had me wide-eyed at 2 AM. Halley James is a knockout of a protagonist, and the twists? Absolutely brutal—in the best way. Thriller fans, don’t walk—run.

Read my 4-star review of One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle—an emotional, transportive story of grief, identity, and the magic of second chances in Positano, Italy.