The Last Resort by Marissa Stapley Genre : Mystery Stand alone About the Book  : Run by celebrity power couple Drs. Miles and Grace Markell, The Harmony Resort offers a chance for partners to repair their relationships in a luxurious setting on the gorgeous Mayan Riviera. * Johanna and Ben have a marriage that looks perfect on the surface, but in reality, they don’t know each other at all. Shell and Colin fight constantly: Colin is a...

Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah, Mae, Safi Genre : YA, Romance Stand alone About the Book  : Sana Khan is a cheerleader and a straight A student. She’s the classic (somewhat obnoxious) overachiever determined to win. * Rachel Recht is a wannabe director who’s obsesssed with movies and ready to make her own masterpiece. As she’s casting her senior film project, she knows she’s found the perfect lead –...

The Better Sister by Alafair Burke Narration : Sophie Amoss, Samantha Desz, Mike Chamberlain Genre : Thriller Stand alone About the Book  : Though Chloe was the younger of the two Taylor sisters, she always seemed to be in charge. Nicky was always restless . . . and more than a little reckless—the opposite of her ambitious little sister. Chloe earned a scholarship to an Ivy League school and moved to New York City, where she landed a coveted...

The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen Genre : YA Stand alone About the Book  : Emma Saylor doesn’t remember a lot about her mother, who died when she was ten. Now it’s just Emma and her dad, and life is good… until Emma is unexpectedly sent to spend the summer with her mother’s family. When Emma arrives at North Lake, she realizes there are actually two very different communities there. Her mother grew up in working class North Lake,...

I don’t review all the books I read – and too often, I end up not reviewing some of my favorite reads, too worried I won’t be able to do them justice. But really, it’s never too late to talk about your favorite books! And so, with a new summer beginning, I wanted to talk about three very different books I read and adored last summer. If you are looking for a great read this season, maybe one of these will work for you! *...

Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson Audio narration : Sophie Amoss, Graham Halstead Genre : Thriller Series : Stand alone About the Book  : Hen and her husband Lloyd have settled into a quiet life in a new house outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Hen is an illustrator and works out of a studio nearby, and has found the right meds to control her bipolar disorder. Finally, she’s found some stability and peace. But when they meet the neighbors...

The Wife by Alafair Burke Narration : Xe Sands Genre : Thriller Stand alone About the Book  : When Angela met Jason Powell, she assumed their romance would be a short-lived fling. To her surprise, Jason, a brilliant economics professor at NYU, had other plans, and they married the following summer. For Angela, the marriage turned out to be a chance to reboot her life. She and her son were finally able to move out of her mother’s home...

The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy Genre : Thriller Stand alone About the Book  : They call themselves the May Mothers—a collection of new moms who gave birth in the same month. Twice a week, they get together in Prospect Park, seeking refuge from the isolation of new motherhood. When the group’s members agree to meet for drinks at a hip local bar, they have in mind a casual evening of fun, a brief break from their daily routine. But on...