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Title: Keeping Lucy Author: T. Greenwood Published: August 2019, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Netgalley Summary:  From the author of Rust & Stardust comes this heartbreaking story, inspired by true events, of how far one mother must go to protect her daughter. Dover, Massachusetts, 1969. Ginny Richardson’s heart was torn open when her baby girl, Lucy, born with Down Syndrome, was taken from her. Under pressure…

   Title: Reviving the Hawthorn Sisters Author: Emily Carpenter Published: October 2020, Lake Union Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 332 pages Source: Publicist Summary:  The bestselling author of Burying the Honeysuckle Girls returns to uncover a faith healer’s elusive and haunted past. Dove Jarrod was a renowned evangelist and faith healer. Only her granddaughter, Eve Candler, knows that Dove was a con artist. In the eight years since Dove’s death, Eve…

  Title: Rupture Author: Ragnar Jonasson Series: Dark Iceland, #4 Published: January 2017, Orenda Books Format: Paperback, 244 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  1955. Two young couples move to the uninhabited, isolated fjord of Hedinsfjörður. Their stay ends abruptly when one of the women meets her death in mysterious circumstances. The case is never solved. Fifty years later an old photograph comes to light, and it becomes clear that the…

  Title: One More for Christmas Author: Sarah Morgan Published: October 2020, HQN Format: ARC E-copy, 384 pages Source: Netgalley Summary:  From the USA TODAY bestselling author of The Christmas Sisters comes this sparkling tale of Christmas redemption. Brimming with Sarah Morgan’s trademark festive cheer, you won’t want to miss it! For sisters Samantha and Ella Mitchell, Christmas is their most precious time of the year—a time for togetherness, love…

  Title: Invisible Girl Author: Lisa Jewell Published: October 2020, Atria Books Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  The author of the “rich, dark, and intricately twisted” (Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author) The Family Upstairs returns with another taut and white-knuckled thriller following a group of people whose lives shockingly intersect when a young woman disappears. Owen Pick’s life is falling apart. In his thirties, a…

Title: The Last Flight Author: Julie Clark Published: June 2020, Sourcebooks Landmark Format: Hardcover, 288 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Two women. Two Flights. One last chance to disappear. Claire Cook has a perfect life. Married to the scion of a political dynasty, with a Manhattan townhouse and a staff of ten, her surroundings are elegant, her days flawlessly choreographed, and her future auspicious. But behind closed doors, nothing is…

  Title: Return to Virgin River Author: Robyn Carr Series: Virgin Carr, #19 Published: October 2020, MIRA Format: Hardcover, 320 pages Source: Publisher via Little Bird Publicity Summary:  #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr returns to the beloved town of Virgin River with a brand-new story about fresh starts, new friends and the magic of Christmas. Kaylee Sloan’s home in Southern California is full of wonderful memories of…

  Title: The Request Author: David Bell Published: June 2020, Berkley Books Format: ARC Paperback, 416 pages Source: Publisher via GetRed PR Summary:  When a man agrees to do a favor for a friend, he gets more than he bargained for as he becomes embroiled in a woman’s murder in this new thriller from the USA Today bestselling author of Layover. Ryan Francis has it all–great job, wonderful wife, beautiful…

  Title: This Secret Thing Author: Marybeth Mayhew Whalen Published: October 2020, Lake Union Publishing Format: Paperback, 304 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Out of love. Out of protection. Out of fear. Everyone has a reason to lie. Everyone in Raleigh, North Carolina, is talking about Norah Ramsey, the single mother accused of being a suburban madam. But Norah’s not the only one keeping secrets. After her mother’s arrest, Norah’s teenage…

  Title: Three Perfect Liars Author: Heidi Perks Published: June 2020, Gallery Books Format: ARC E-copy, 336 pages Source: Netgalley Summary:  From the author of Her One Mistake , hailed as “chilling, captivating” by New York Times bestselling author Megan Miranda, comes a riveting new suspense novel about three ambitious women whose lives are turned upside down in the aftermath of a horrifying fire, which destroys a successful advertising agency…

Title: Their Silent Graves Author: Carla Kovach Series: Detective Gina Harte, #7 Published: September 2020, Bookouture Format: ARC E-copy, 360 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  Dressed in garish Halloween costumes, two teenage girls run through a patch of dense woodland towards the outskirts of town. But before they can reach the safety of the streets beyond, they make a shocking discovery. Following a piece of old rope, the girls…

  Title: Never Turn Back Author: Christopher Swann Published: October 2020, Crooked Lane Books Format: ARC Paperback, 278 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Linwood Barclay meets Michael Farris Smith in this Southern-set domestic thriller about family, vengeance, and atonement from critically acclaimed Southern mystery novelist Christopher Swann. The bonds of family never truly let go. In fact, its grip only tightens the further you try to run: crushing and crippling. Ethan…

  Title: The Nesting Author: C.J. Cooke Published: September 2020, Gallery Books Format: ARC E-copy, 368 pages Source: Netgalley Summary:  The woods are creeping in on a nanny and two young girls in this chilling modern Gothic thriller. Architect Tom Faraday is determined to finish the high-concept, environmentally friendly home he’s building in Norway–in the same place where he lost his wife, Aurelia, to suicide. It was their dream house,…

  Title: The Gone Dead Author: Chanelle Benz Published: March 2020, Ecco Books Format: Paperback, 304 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Booktours Summary:  An electrifying first novel from “a riveting new voice in American fiction” (George Saunders): A young woman returns to her childhood home in the American South and uncovers secrets about her father’s life and death Billie James’ inheritance isn’t much: a little money and a shack in…

Title: The Royal Governess Author: Wendy Holden Published: August 2020, Berkley Format: ARC E-copy, 368 pages Source: Netgalley Summary:  Sunday Times bestselling author Wendy Holden brings to life the unknown childhood years of one of the world’s most iconic figures, Queen Elizabeth II, and reveals the little-known governess who made Britain’s queen into the monarch we know today. In 1933, twenty-two-year-old Marion Crawford accepts the role of a lifetime, tutoring…

  Title: Little Disasters Author: Sarah Vaughan Published: August 2020, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Format: ARC E-copy, 432 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  A new thought-provoking novel exploring the complexity of motherhood and all that connects and disconnects us. You think you know her…but look a little closer. She is a stay-at-home mother-of-three with boundless reserves of patience, energy, and love. After being friends for a decade, this is how…

  Title: Home for the Holidays Author: Sara Richardson Published: September 2020, Forever Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  Sara Richardson writes unputdownable, unforgettable stories from the heart” in this emotional holiday novel, where three sisters have one last Christmas to confront their pasts before their lives change forever (Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author). The Buchanan sisters all share special childhood memories of their Aunt Sassy’s beloved…

  Title: A Mother’s Secret Author: Tess Stimson Published: May 2020, Avon Format: Papberback, 416 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Of course you trust your family… But should you? When every mother’s worst nightmare becomes Maddie’s reality, her first instinct is to turn to those closest to her for support: her loving husband, her brilliant children, her caring mother. But as the truth about what happened to her baby starts to…

Title: The Vacation Author: T.M. Logan Published: July 2020, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 374 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Seven days. Three families. One killer. It was supposed to be the perfect holiday – a group of families enjoying a week together in the sun. Four women who have been best friends for as long as they can remember making the most of a luxurious villa in the south…

  Title: Don’t Look for Me Author: Wendy Walker Published: September 2020, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher via Publicist Summary:  In Wendy Walker’s thrilling novel Don’t Look for Me, the greatest risk isn’t running away. It’s running out of time. One night, Molly Clarke walked away from her life. She doesn’t want to be found. Or at least, that’s the story. The car abandoned miles…

  Title: The Vanishing Half Author: Brit Bennett Published: June 2020, Riverhead Books Format: Hardcover, 343 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  From the New York Times -bestselling author of The Mothers , a stunning new novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white. The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together…

Title: Chaos Author: Iris Johansen Published: September 2020, Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover, 416 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  The #1 New York Times bestselling author introduces CIA agent Alisa Flynn, who is willing to go rogue if it means catching the most heartless band of criminals she’s ever encountered. When CIA agent Alisa Flynn flaunts the rules by breaking into a mansion in the middle of the night, she skillfully…

Title: The Silent House Author: Nell Pattison Series: Paige Northwood, #1 Published: September 2020, Avon Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  If someone was in your house, you’d know . . . Wouldn’t you?  But the Hunter family are deaf, and don’t hear a thing when a shocking crime takes place in the middle of the night. Instead, they wake up to their worst nightmare: the murder of…

Title: For the Best Author: Vanessa Lillie Published: September 2020, Thomas & Mercer Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publicist Summary:  Suspected of a murder she can’t remember, a troubled woman takes an unusual approach to proving her innocence in this gripping thriller from the bestselling author of Little Voices. When Jules Worthington-Smith’s wallet is found next to a dead man, she becomes the prime suspect in his murder. After…

Title: One by One Author: Ruth Ware Published: September 2020, Scout Press Format: ARC E-copy, 384 pages Source: Netgalley Summary:  The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Turn of the Key and In a Dark Dark Wood returns with another suspenseful thriller set on a snow-covered mountain. Getting snowed in at a beautiful, rustic mountain chalet doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world, especially when there’s…

Title: The Woman in the Mirror Author: Rebecca James Published: March 2020, Minotaur Books Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Rebecca James unveils a chilling modern gothic novel of a family consumed by the shadows and secrets of its past in The Woman in the Mirror. For more than two centuries, Winterbourne Hall has stood atop a bluff overseeing the English countryside of Cornwall and the sea beyond.…