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Out today!💚 Happy Pub Day.

New cover Paperback & Hardcover

WARD D
@fmcfaddenauthor
@poisonedpenpress
@netgalley
🎧@lesliehowardnarrates
5🌟STARS

Full review: 🔗bio/blog
bit.ly/WardDJDC

Freida McFadden, the queen of thrills, returns with her latest gripping medical thriller, WARD D —a medical student assigned to spend the night in a locked psychiatric ward. Nothing can prepare her for the nightmare that awaits.

Another well-crafted psychological thriller in which the torments of the past return to wreak havoc in the present.

About...

Medical student Amy Brenner has been assigned to overnight call on the primary locked psychiatric unit, Ward D. She cannot tell Dr. Sleepy why she cannot sleep because she is terrified of Ward D.

The last time she visited Ward D was a decade ago. The person told her she should be the one locked up.

Flashback to eight years earlier, alternating with the present—we learn of Amy's friendship with Jade. Jade is raised by a single mother who is on drugs most of the time, and Jade runs wild. She tried to kill someone once, and Amy went to the authorities.

Now Jade is in Ward D, and Amy is not looking forward to being locked up in a psych ward. What if she cannot get out? How will she escape?

My thoughts...

A twisty, chilling locked-room thriller of vengeance, secrets, obsession, revenge, justice, and one woman's dark past. A well-crafted psychological/medical thriller.

WARD D reminds me a little of THE LOST GIRLS OF WILLOWBROOK (loved, even though it is based on a true story); some parts are reminiscent of Ward D, especially the reporter, patients, and the locked room part.

Frightening, a darkly thrilling tale of survival and obsession. McFadden never disappoints. Fans of Freida's THE INMATE will enjoy this one. As always, she entertains! Do not take this one too seriously—it is fiction.

#jdcmustreadbooks #pubday #FreidaMcFadden #WardD #mar2025books #poisonedpenpress #netgalley #bookblogger

Out today!💚 Happy Pub Day.

New cover Paperback & Hardcover

WARD D
@fmcfaddenauthor
@poisonedpenpress
@netgalley
🎧@lesliehowardnarrates
5🌟STARS

Full review: 🔗bio/blog
bit.ly/WardDJDC

Freida McFadden, the queen of thrills, returns with her latest gripping medical thriller, WARD D —a medical student assigned to spend the night in a locked psychiatric ward. Nothing can prepare her for the nightmare that awaits.

Another well-crafted psychological thriller in which the torments of the past return to wreak havoc in the present.

About...

Medical student Amy Brenner has been assigned to overnight call on the primary locked psychiatric unit, Ward D. She cannot tell Dr. Sleepy why she cannot sleep because she is terrified of Ward D.

The last time she visited Ward D was a decade ago. The person told her she should be the one locked up.

Flashback to eight years earlier, alternating with the present—we learn of Amy's friendship with Jade. Jade is raised by a single mother who is on drugs most of the time, and Jade runs wild. She tried to kill someone once, and Amy went to the authorities.

Now Jade is in Ward D, and Amy is not looking forward to being locked up in a psych ward. What if she cannot get out? How will she escape?

My thoughts...

A twisty, chilling locked-room thriller of vengeance, secrets, obsession, revenge, justice, and one woman's dark past. A well-crafted psychological/medical thriller.

WARD D reminds me a little of THE LOST GIRLS OF WILLOWBROOK (loved, even though it is based on a true story); some parts are reminiscent of Ward D, especially the reporter, patients, and the locked room part.

Frightening, a darkly thrilling tale of survival and obsession. McFadden never disappoints. Fans of Freida's THE INMATE will enjoy this one. As always, she entertains! Do not take this one too seriously—it is fiction.

#jdcmustreadbooks #pubday #FreidaMcFadden #WardD #mar2025books #poisonedpenpress #netgalley #bookblogger

BOOK MAIL! 📚

Very excited about reading these highly anticipated titles! Mar-Jul 2025

All titles are on my blog - read more about each, the author, and pre-order links.

~THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US
~Working and Homeless in America
@brian_goldstone
Mar 25, 2025
@crownpublishing
#CurrentlyReading 🤎

Through the unforgettable stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend—the dramatic rise of the “working homeless” in cities across America.

~VIOLETS ARE BLUE
@mirandarijksauthor
Apr 06, 2025
@inkubatorbooks

Her perfect home.
Her perfect man.
How wrong can she be?

~FIRST-TIME MOTHER
@ajcampbellauthor
Apr 14, 2025
@bookouture
#BlogTourHost

My baby is missing.
Everyone thinks it’s my fault.

~NIGHTSHADE
Detective Stilwell #1
@michaelconnellybooks
May 20, 2025
@littlebrown

🤎Coming up next for me.
Introducing Detective Stilwell: a cop relentlessly following his mission in the seemingly idyllic setting of Catalina Island.

~FULFILLMENT
Lee Cole #LeeCole
Jun 17, 2025
@aaknopf

🤎Set in Paducah, Kentucky, Lee Cole’s follow-up to Groundskeeping (“An exacting, beautifully textured debut novel . . . presages a major career”—The New York Times Book Review) is a powerful, page-turning story of two half brothers navigating the complexities of class and privilege in the American South.

~GUESS AGAIN
@charliedonlea
Jul 29, 2025
@kensingtonbooks

On the 10th anniversary of a teenage girl’s disappearance, her cold case breaks open in dangerous ways…and threatens to tear apart her small Wisconsin town again in the masterfully twisty new psychological suspense novel from the internationally bestselling author of Twenty Years Later.

Which books are you looking forward to reading?

#jdcmustreadbooks #ARCs ##ThereIsNoPlaceForUs #VioletsAreBlue #FirstTimeMother #Nightshade #Fulfillment #GuessAgain #netgalley #bookblogger

BOOK MAIL! 📚

Very excited about reading these highly anticipated titles! Mar-Jul 2025

All titles are on my blog - read more about each, the author, and pre-order links.

~THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US
~Working and Homeless in America
@brian_goldstone
Mar 25, 2025
@crownpublishing
#CurrentlyReading 🤎

Through the unforgettable stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend—the dramatic rise of the “working homeless” in cities across America.

~VIOLETS ARE BLUE
@mirandarijksauthor
Apr 06, 2025
@inkubatorbooks

Her perfect home.
Her perfect man.
How wrong can she be?

~FIRST-TIME MOTHER
@ajcampbellauthor
Apr 14, 2025
@bookouture
#BlogTourHost

My baby is missing.
Everyone thinks it’s my fault.

~NIGHTSHADE
Detective Stilwell #1
@michaelconnellybooks
May 20, 2025
@littlebrown

🤎Coming up next for me.
Introducing Detective Stilwell: a cop relentlessly following his mission in the seemingly idyllic setting of Catalina Island.

~FULFILLMENT
Lee Cole #LeeCole
Jun 17, 2025
@aaknopf

🤎Set in Paducah, Kentucky, Lee Cole’s follow-up to Groundskeeping (“An exacting, beautifully textured debut novel . . . presages a major career”—The New York Times Book Review) is a powerful, page-turning story of two half brothers navigating the complexities of class and privilege in the American South.

~GUESS AGAIN
@charliedonlea
Jul 29, 2025
@kensingtonbooks

On the 10th anniversary of a teenage girl’s disappearance, her cold case breaks open in dangerous ways…and threatens to tear apart her small Wisconsin town again in the masterfully twisty new psychological suspense novel from the internationally bestselling author of Twenty Years Later.

Which books are you looking forward to reading?

#jdcmustreadbooks #ARCs ##ThereIsNoPlaceForUs #VioletsAreBlue #FirstTimeMother #Nightshade #Fulfillment #GuessAgain #netgalley #bookblogger

QUOTE FOR THE DAY...☕

"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it."
—Henry David Thoreau

Success often happens to people who are so focused on their work and goals that they aren't actively seeking recognition or looking for validation; they are too busy doing what they love and striving to achieve their ambitions.

Bring it on!

Key points about the quote:

~Focus on action, not seeking attention:
The idea is that when fully immersed in your pursuits, success naturally follows rather than being the primary objective.

~Avoiding distractions:
By not constantly looking for validation or comparing yourself to others, you can remain focused on the task at hand.

~Intrinsic motivation:
True success comes from a genuine passion for what you do, not just the pursuit of external rewards.

#jdcmustreadbooks #quotes #affirmations #mar2025 #lifequotes
#henrydavidthoreauquote

QUOTE FOR THE DAY...☕

"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it."
—Henry David Thoreau

Success often happens to people who are so focused on their work and goals that they aren't actively seeking recognition or looking for validation; they are too busy doing what they love and striving to achieve their ambitions.

Bring it on!

Key points about the quote:

~Focus on action, not seeking attention:
The idea is that when fully immersed in your pursuits, success naturally follows rather than being the primary objective.

~Avoiding distractions:
By not constantly looking for validation or comparing yourself to others, you can remain focused on the task at hand.

~Intrinsic motivation:
True success comes from a genuine passion for what you do, not just the pursuit of external rewards.

#jdcmustreadbooks #quotes #affirmations #mar2025 #lifequotes
#henrydavidthoreauquote

Happy Pub Day! 🎂 🥂🏆🍾🎈

To all these extraordinary authors, publishers, narrators, and titles!
Out Today.

Separate postings with reviews coming.

Highly recommend all 8 audios for your listening pleasure.

~FINLAY DONOVAN DIGS HER OWN GRAVE
Finlay Donovan #5
@ellecosimano
🎧Angela Dawe
@macmillan.audio
My favorite of the series!

~BLOOD MOON
@sandrabrownauthor
🎧Kyf Brewer
@hachetteaudio

~THE BROKEN COUNTRY
@clarelesliehall
🎧Hattie Morahan
@simon.audio

~YOU KILLED ME FIRST
@johnmarrs.author
🎧 Elizabeth Knowelden, Moira Quirk, Clare Corbett, Deepa Samuel, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Steve West, @grshalan
Rachael Beresford
@brilliancepublishing
#Currently Listening

~WILD DARK SHORE
@charlottemcconaghy
🎧Cooper Mortlock; Katherine Littrell
Saskia Maarleveld; Steve West
@macmillan.audio
#MacAudio2025

~DON’T TELL ME HOW TO DIE
@marshallkarpauthor
🎧@januarylavoy
@blackstonepublishing

~THE GOOD SAMARITAN
@toni.halleen
🎧Adam Verner; Tara Sands; Carolyn Jania; Giordan Diaz
@harperaudio

~SPELL FREEDOM
The Underground Schools That Built the Civil Rights Movement
@efwauthor
🎧@rmilesvox
@simon.audio

Something for everyone. Which book/audio are you most excited to read/listen?

For more March books see my March Newsletter 🔗 bio

#jdcmustreadbooks #mar2025books #iloveaudiobooks #pubday #netgalley #macaudio2025 #macmillanaudio #simonaudio #blackstoneaudio #harperaudio #brillianceaudio #bookblogger

Happy Pub Day! 🎂 🥂🏆🍾🎈

To all these extraordinary authors, publishers, narrators, and titles!
Out Today.

Separate postings with reviews coming.

Highly recommend all 8 audios for your listening pleasure.

~FINLAY DONOVAN DIGS HER OWN GRAVE
Finlay Donovan #5
@ellecosimano
🎧Angela Dawe
@macmillan.audio
My favorite of the series!

~BLOOD MOON
@sandrabrownauthor
🎧Kyf Brewer
@hachetteaudio

~THE BROKEN COUNTRY
@clarelesliehall
🎧Hattie Morahan
@simon.audio

~YOU KILLED ME FIRST
@johnmarrs.author
🎧 Elizabeth Knowelden, Moira Quirk, Clare Corbett, Deepa Samuel, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Steve West, @grshalan
Rachael Beresford
@brilliancepublishing
#Currently Listening

~WILD DARK SHORE
@charlottemcconaghy
🎧Cooper Mortlock; Katherine Littrell
Saskia Maarleveld; Steve West
@macmillan.audio
#MacAudio2025

~DON’T TELL ME HOW TO DIE
@marshallkarpauthor
🎧@januarylavoy
@blackstonepublishing

~THE GOOD SAMARITAN
@toni.halleen
🎧Adam Verner; Tara Sands; Carolyn Jania; Giordan Diaz
@harperaudio

~SPELL FREEDOM
The Underground Schools That Built the Civil Rights Movement
@efwauthor
🎧@rmilesvox
@simon.audio

Something for everyone. Which book/audio are you most excited to read/listen?

For more March books see my March Newsletter 🔗 bio

#jdcmustreadbooks #mar2025books #iloveaudiobooks #pubday #netgalley #macaudio2025 #macmillanaudio #simonaudio #blackstoneaudio #harperaudio #brillianceaudio #bookblogger

MARCH 2025
25 Top #JDCMustReadBooks

Mar Newsletter: 🔗bio
bit.ly/March2025NewsJDC

👉💚3 Featured #AuthorElevatorSeries
& #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats

Mar 1

4⭐Stars
MR. WHISPER
Andrew Mayne
🎧Jennifer O'Donnell; Susannah Jones; Will Damron; James Anderson Foster (audio 5 Stars)

Mar 3

5⭐Stars
THE BOOKSELLER
Valerie Keogh
🎧Rose Robinson

4.5⭐Stars
MESSAGE DELETED
K. L. Slater
🎧Annabel Scholey

Mar 4

5⭐Stars +
FINLAY DONOVAN DIGS HER OWN GRAVE
Elle Cosimano
🎧Angela Dawe

5⭐Stars
BLOOD MOON
Sandra Brown
🎧Kyf Brewer

5⭐Stars
THE BROKEN COUNTRY
Clare Leslie Hall
🎧Hattie Morahan

4⭐Stars
WILD DARK SHORE
Charlotte McConaghy
🎧Cooper Mortlock; Katherine Littrell; Saskia Maarleveld; Steve West

5⭐Stars
SPELL FREEDOM
Elaine Weiss
🎧Robin Miles

TBR
YOU KILLED ME FIRST
John Marrs
🎧Elizabeth Knowelden, Moira Quirk, Clare Corbett, Deepa Samuel, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Steve West, Gail Shalan, Rachael Beresford

4⭐Stars
THE GOOD SAMARITAN
Toni Halleen
🎧Adam Verner; Tara Sands; Carolyn Jania; Giordan Diaz

Mar 11

5⭐Stars
YOU DESERVE TO KNOW
Aggie Blum Thompson
🎧 Alex Picard
💚Q&A

5⭐Stars
THE WOMEN ON PLATFORM TWO
Laura Anthony
🎧Jessica Regan, Shakira Shute

5⭐Stars
JANE & DAN AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Colleen Oakley
🎧Hillary Huber

5⭐Stars
COUNTING BACKWARDS
Jaqueline Friedland
🎧Amanda Stribling; Carolyn Jania

Mar 13

5⭐Stars
THE SKIERS
Jen Craven
💚Q&A

Mar 18

5⭐Stars +
THE SUMMER GUESTS
Tess Gerritsen
🎧Hillary Huber

5⭐Stars
THE STORY SHE LEFT BEHIND
Patti Callahan Henry
🎧Julia Whelan, Theo Solomon

TBR
WHITE LINE FEVER
K.C. Jones
🎧Kate Handford

Mar 23

CURRENTLY READING
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT
Liz Alterman

Mar 25

5⭐Stars
THIS BOOK WILL BURY ME
Ashley Winstread
🎧 Leslie Howard
💚QA

5⭐Stars
NOBODY'S FOOL
Harlan Coben
🎧Vikas Adam

TBR
THE UNLUCKY ONES
Hannah Morrissey
🎧Angela Dawe, Robb Moreira

CURRENTLY READING
THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US
Working and Homeless in America
Brian Goldstone
🎧Brian Goldstone, Dion Graham

4⭐Stars
SALTWATER
Katy Hays
🎧 Allyson Ryan, Cassandra Campbell, Carlotta Brentan

Mar 28

TBR
MY HUSBAND'S MISTRESS
Willow Rose

#jdcmustreadbooks #mar2025books #mar2025news #MacAudio2025 #netgalley

MARCH 2025
25 Top #JDCMustReadBooks

Mar Newsletter: 🔗bio
bit.ly/March2025NewsJDC

👉💚3 Featured #AuthorElevatorSeries
& #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats

Mar 1

4⭐Stars
MR. WHISPER
Andrew Mayne
🎧Jennifer O'Donnell; Susannah Jones; Will Damron; James Anderson Foster (audio 5 Stars)

Mar 3

5⭐Stars
THE BOOKSELLER
Valerie Keogh
🎧Rose Robinson

4.5⭐Stars
MESSAGE DELETED
K. L. Slater
🎧Annabel Scholey

Mar 4

5⭐Stars +
FINLAY DONOVAN DIGS HER OWN GRAVE
Elle Cosimano
🎧Angela Dawe

5⭐Stars
BLOOD MOON
Sandra Brown
🎧Kyf Brewer

5⭐Stars
THE BROKEN COUNTRY
Clare Leslie Hall
🎧Hattie Morahan

4⭐Stars
WILD DARK SHORE
Charlotte McConaghy
🎧Cooper Mortlock; Katherine Littrell; Saskia Maarleveld; Steve West

5⭐Stars
SPELL FREEDOM
Elaine Weiss
🎧Robin Miles

TBR
YOU KILLED ME FIRST
John Marrs
🎧Elizabeth Knowelden, Moira Quirk, Clare Corbett, Deepa Samuel, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Steve West, Gail Shalan, Rachael Beresford

4⭐Stars
THE GOOD SAMARITAN
Toni Halleen
🎧Adam Verner; Tara Sands; Carolyn Jania; Giordan Diaz

Mar 11

5⭐Stars
YOU DESERVE TO KNOW
Aggie Blum Thompson
🎧 Alex Picard
💚Q&A

5⭐Stars
THE WOMEN ON PLATFORM TWO
Laura Anthony
🎧Jessica Regan, Shakira Shute

5⭐Stars
JANE & DAN AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Colleen Oakley
🎧Hillary Huber

5⭐Stars
COUNTING BACKWARDS
Jaqueline Friedland
🎧Amanda Stribling; Carolyn Jania

Mar 13

5⭐Stars
THE SKIERS
Jen Craven
💚Q&A

Mar 18

5⭐Stars +
THE SUMMER GUESTS
Tess Gerritsen
🎧Hillary Huber

5⭐Stars
THE STORY SHE LEFT BEHIND
Patti Callahan Henry
🎧Julia Whelan, Theo Solomon

TBR
WHITE LINE FEVER
K.C. Jones
🎧Kate Handford

Mar 23

CURRENTLY READING
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT
Liz Alterman

Mar 25

5⭐Stars
THIS BOOK WILL BURY ME
Ashley Winstread
🎧 Leslie Howard
💚QA

5⭐Stars
NOBODY'S FOOL
Harlan Coben
🎧Vikas Adam

TBR
THE UNLUCKY ONES
Hannah Morrissey
🎧Angela Dawe, Robb Moreira

CURRENTLY READING
THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US
Working and Homeless in America
Brian Goldstone
🎧Brian Goldstone, Dion Graham

4⭐Stars
SALTWATER
Katy Hays
🎧 Allyson Ryan, Cassandra Campbell, Carlotta Brentan

Mar 28

TBR
MY HUSBAND'S MISTRESS
Willow Rose

#jdcmustreadbooks #mar2025books #mar2025news #MacAudio2025 #netgalley

HELLO, MARCH 2025! 🍀

📰MARCH NEWSLETTER
🔗 bio
bit.ly/March2025NewsJDC

Welcome 🌷 Spring!

Spring is the season that brings life back into what winter took away. It's the season that reminds us that change, though uncomfortable, isn't always a bad thing.

Metaphorically speaking, spring reminds people that even after a hard season, something brighter, better, and more beautiful can bloom.

Hello 🍀 March!
May the early spring
Awaken your soul and
Remind you to
Celebrate a new beginning with the
Hope and liveness it brings
—OurMindfulLife.com

"Don’t compare your first page with someone else’s last chapter. Focus on being better each day.

🚺Mar 8, 2025
International Women's Day

💚Reminders for March
~Your well-being is worth taking care of.
~Your stories are worth telling.
~Your feelings are worth respecting.
~Your growth is worth investing in.
~Your potential is worth exploring.
~Your future is worth expecting.

🔰Literary Holidays | MARCH
Small Press Month
Women's History Month

Mar 1: Int'l Hug a Librarian Day
Mar 2: Nat Read Across America Day
Mar 4: National Grammar Day
Mar 5-11: Read an Ebook Week | Return Borrowed Books Week
Mar 14: National Write Your Story Day
Mar 16: Nat Freedom of Information Day
Mar 16-22–World Folktales & Fables Week
Mar 19–International Read to Me Day
Mar 20: World Storytelling Day
Mar 21: World Poetry Day
Mar 25: Tolkien Reading Day

Happy 🎂 Birthday!
Pisces (Mar 1-20)
Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19)

🍀"May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go."

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

March Must-Read Books, Upcoming interviews (3), Feb wrap-up, and an April Sneak! All coming in the next post.

Enjoy March!

#jdcmustreadbooks #Mar2025Newsletter #springnewsletter #bookblogger

HELLO, MARCH 2025! 🍀

📰MARCH NEWSLETTER
🔗 bio
bit.ly/March2025NewsJDC

Welcome 🌷 Spring!

Spring is the season that brings life back into what winter took away. It's the season that reminds us that change, though uncomfortable, isn't always a bad thing.

Metaphorically speaking, spring reminds people that even after a hard season, something brighter, better, and more beautiful can bloom.

Hello 🍀 March!
May the early spring
Awaken your soul and
Remind you to
Celebrate a new beginning with the
Hope and liveness it brings
—OurMindfulLife.com

"Don’t compare your first page with someone else’s last chapter. Focus on being better each day.

🚺Mar 8, 2025
International Women's Day

💚Reminders for March
~Your well-being is worth taking care of.
~Your stories are worth telling.
~Your feelings are worth respecting.
~Your growth is worth investing in.
~Your potential is worth exploring.
~Your future is worth expecting.

🔰Literary Holidays | MARCH
Small Press Month
Women's History Month

Mar 1: Int'l Hug a Librarian Day
Mar 2: Nat Read Across America Day
Mar 4: National Grammar Day
Mar 5-11: Read an Ebook Week | Return Borrowed Books Week
Mar 14: National Write Your Story Day
Mar 16: Nat Freedom of Information Day
Mar 16-22–World Folktales & Fables Week
Mar 19–International Read to Me Day
Mar 20: World Storytelling Day
Mar 21: World Poetry Day
Mar 25: Tolkien Reading Day

Happy 🎂 Birthday!
Pisces (Mar 1-20)
Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19)

🍀"May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go."

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

March Must-Read Books, Upcoming interviews (3), Feb wrap-up, and an April Sneak! All coming in the next post.

Enjoy March!

#jdcmustreadbooks #Mar2025Newsletter #springnewsletter #bookblogger

Thanks to these extraordinary storytellers, titles, and audiobooks.

#AuthorElevatorSeries (7 yrs)
#JDCMustReadBooks (11 yrs)

Behind the book & the author
Behind the mic & audiobook

Thanks to the 3 Feb ❤️
Authors & Narrator
👉View 3 Interviews: 🔗bio

BEHIND THE MIC
narrator, storyteller, audiobooks, & inside the booth.

Thanks for being the first #AudioElevatorSeries (new)
The fabulous @grshalan
Voice Artist, Actor, Puppeteer

Featuring:
#1 Audiobook 2025
ACE, MARVEL, SPY
@jennilwalsh
@harperaudio

CROSS MY HEART @megancollinswriter
@simon.audio

THE BUSINESS TRIP
@jessiegarcia_author
@macmillan.audio

ONLY AFTER WE MET
@alicekellen_
@dreamscape_media

Others discussed QA
THE SHUTOUTS
@gabriellekorn
@macmillan.audio

MEDEA
@eilishquin
@simon.audio

I MADE IT OUT OF CLAY
@bethkander
@harperaudio

ALONE
@megan_e_freeman_writer
@simon.audio

THE WRITING RETREAT
@juliabartz
@simon.audio

YOU KILLED ME FIRST
@johnmarrs.author
@brilliancepublishing

FABLE FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
@avasreid
@harperaudio

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS
@marisakanter
@macmillan.audio

2024 Favorites:

ONE WRONG WORD
@hankpryan
@macmillan.audio

LIKE A MOTHER
@minahardywritesbooks
@dreamscape_media

THE HOUSE ON COLD CREEK LANE
@lizalterman
@dreamscape_media

#AuthorElevatorSeries
Two favorites:

A LONG TIME GONE
@jmoehling
#BenPackard Series
@poisonedpenpress

SOUTHERN BY DESIGN
@gracehelenabooks
@harpermusebooks

Upcoming 🍀March!
All favorites.

Please don't miss these. Sign up for my newsletter to have them delivered to your inbox. 🔗bio Sign up

11 Mar
~YOU DESERVE TO KNOW
@aggie.blum.thompson
@forgereads

13 Mar
#LitLiftMiniAuthorChats
~THE SKIERS
@jencravenauthor

25 Mar
~THIS BOOK WILL BURY ME
@ashleywinsteadbooks
@bookmarked

For all past QA interviews
bit.ly/AuthorElevatorSeries
click on year or 🔗bio

🙏Thanks for connecting readers, listeners, writers, and narrators.

#jdcmustreadbooks #AuthorElevatorSeries #AudioElevatorSeries #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats
#gailshalan #joshuamoehling #gracehelenawalz #aggieblumthompson #jencraven #ashleywinstead

Thanks to these extraordinary storytellers, titles, and audiobooks.

#AuthorElevatorSeries (7 yrs)
#JDCMustReadBooks (11 yrs)

Behind the book & the author
Behind the mic & audiobook

Thanks to the 3 Feb ❤️
Authors & Narrator
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BEHIND THE MIC
narrator, storyteller, audiobooks, & inside the booth.

Thanks for being the first #AudioElevatorSeries (new)
The fabulous @grshalan
Voice Artist, Actor, Puppeteer

Featuring:
#1 Audiobook 2025
ACE, MARVEL, SPY
@jennilwalsh
@harperaudio

CROSS MY HEART @megancollinswriter
@simon.audio

THE BUSINESS TRIP
@jessiegarcia_author
@macmillan.audio

ONLY AFTER WE MET
@alicekellen_
@dreamscape_media

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YOU KILLED ME FIRST
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@jmoehling
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@gracehelenabooks
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11 Mar
~YOU DESERVE TO KNOW
@aggie.blum.thompson
@forgereads

13 Mar
#LitLiftMiniAuthorChats
~THE SKIERS
@jencravenauthor

25 Mar
~THIS BOOK WILL BURY ME
@ashleywinsteadbooks
@bookmarked

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🙏Thanks for connecting readers, listeners, writers, and narrators.

#jdcmustreadbooks #AuthorElevatorSeries #AudioElevatorSeries #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats
#gailshalan #joshuamoehling #gracehelenawalz #aggieblumthompson #jencraven #ashleywinstead

Out Mar 3rd! #BookReview

THE BOOKSELLER
@valeriekeogh2
@theboldbookclub
@netgalley
🎧Rose Robinson

5 ❤️Stars
Full Review: bit.ly/TheBooksellerJDC
🔗bio/blog

Valerie Keogh returns with her latest twisty, domestic suspense thriller, THE BOOKSELLER.

When a woman is released from prison and opens a bookshop to start over fresh, her past meets the present, keeping you glued to the pages until the satisfying conclusion.

About...

Helen Appleby spent two years in prison and was released, spending the remainder of her sentence on license.

Books were her childhood escape, and she decided to use the money her mother had left her to buy a second-hand bookshop.

But things do not go as she planned. The past never stays hidden.

My thoughts...

THE BOOKSELLER is highly entertaining (cozy mystery vibes), with humor, and a flawed protagonist you will root for.

I enjoyed the fun literary references, and the bookshop setting —while trying to solve the mystery and how the pieces would come together. Who is trying to set her up and frame her?

You get clues, but you will not find Helen's real secret until she confesses towards the end.

A former prisoner navigates life on the outside while revisiting a traumatic childhood that has carried over into adulthood.

Helen is an interesting character for anyone who's ever experienced trauma and wishes to turn their life around. Reinvention, second chances, and tackling the obstacles.

Another gripping psychological suspense from Keogh. I enjoy her writing style and the short chapters with tantalizing teasers.

Helen does not seem like a murderer. She is paranoid and doubts everyone's actions due to Toby. I enjoyed all the side characters: Moira, Jen, Sarah, Jared, Dilly, Zander, Alex, and particularly, Jess!

A wicked fun ending. Funny, clever, twisty and surprising. I would love to see Helen again with more adventures and her charming bookshop in future books.

#jdcmustreadbooks #TheBookseller #ValerieKeogh #mar2025books #pubday #bookblogger #bookstagram #netgalley

Out Mar 3rd! #BookReview

THE BOOKSELLER
@valeriekeogh2
@theboldbookclub
@netgalley
🎧Rose Robinson

5 ❤️Stars
Full Review: bit.ly/TheBooksellerJDC
🔗bio/blog

Valerie Keogh returns with her latest twisty, domestic suspense thriller, THE BOOKSELLER.

When a woman is released from prison and opens a bookshop to start over fresh, her past meets the present, keeping you glued to the pages until the satisfying conclusion.

About...

Helen Appleby spent two years in prison and was released, spending the remainder of her sentence on license.

Books were her childhood escape, and she decided to use the money her mother had left her to buy a second-hand bookshop.

But things do not go as she planned. The past never stays hidden.

My thoughts...

THE BOOKSELLER is highly entertaining (cozy mystery vibes), with humor, and a flawed protagonist you will root for.

I enjoyed the fun literary references, and the bookshop setting —while trying to solve the mystery and how the pieces would come together. Who is trying to set her up and frame her?

You get clues, but you will not find Helen's real secret until she confesses towards the end.

A former prisoner navigates life on the outside while revisiting a traumatic childhood that has carried over into adulthood.

Helen is an interesting character for anyone who's ever experienced trauma and wishes to turn their life around. Reinvention, second chances, and tackling the obstacles.

Another gripping psychological suspense from Keogh. I enjoy her writing style and the short chapters with tantalizing teasers.

Helen does not seem like a murderer. She is paranoid and doubts everyone's actions due to Toby. I enjoyed all the side characters: Moira, Jen, Sarah, Jared, Dilly, Zander, Alex, and particularly, Jess!

A wicked fun ending. Funny, clever, twisty and surprising. I would love to see Helen again with more adventures and her charming bookshop in future books.

#jdcmustreadbooks #TheBookseller #ValerieKeogh #mar2025books #pubday #bookblogger #bookstagram #netgalley

Out Now! 💛 #BookReview

MR. WHISPER
@andrewmayne
@amazonpublishing
@brilliancepublishing
🎧 @jwdamron
@jamesandersonfoster
@ohsusannahjones
Jennifer O'Donnell

Book: 4 Stars
Audio: 5 Stars

Full Review: 🔗bio/blog
bit.ly/MrWhisperJDC

Andrew Mayne (artificial intelligence developer, consultant, and Wall Street Journal best-selling author) introduces the first in a new mind-bending series, The Specialists #1 series, MR. WHISPER, his latest technological thriller.

Meet a team of four brilliant investigators with unique skills and backgrounds as they combine forces to outwit an insidious master of online mind control.

"Log in. Make the connection. Do exactly as you are told."

My thoughts...

THE SPECIALISTS TEAM consists of a scientific genius Theo Cray, underwater investigator Sloan McPherson, FBI agent Jessica Blackwood, and former spy Brad Trasker.

Set primarily in FL, it consists of three fascinating investigations connected by this brilliant team of specialists in this mind-bending thriller with psychological intrigue.

If you have read the other books by the author, you are in for a treat, finding four protagonists from his three different series.

The author keeps you on the edge of your seat with the investigations, with a cast of quirky, brilliantly clever specialized investigators mixed with humor. Fans will anxiously await the next episode.

An excellent storyteller with a fascinating background —the author keeps you in suspense, moving from location to investigator with a multi-layered plot & plenty of twists.

Great characterization, suspenseful, and thought-provoking with a supernatural twist.

Audiobook...

Enhance your reading experience with the audiobook, narrated by a talented cast that brings the characters to life, making for an engaging and fascinating performance. Will Damron and James Anderson Foster (favorites), Jennifer O'Donnell and Susannah Jones, elevate the novel and add distinct voices to keep you entertained and hooked!

Recs...

For fans of John McMahon's Head Cases (also narrated by Will Damron- highly recommend).

#jdcmustreadbooks #MrWhisper #AndrewMayne #mar2025books #bookblogger

Out Now! 💛 #BookReview

MR. WHISPER
@andrewmayne
@amazonpublishing
@brilliancepublishing
🎧 @jwdamron
@jamesandersonfoster
@ohsusannahjones
Jennifer O'Donnell

Book: 4 Stars
Audio: 5 Stars

Full Review: 🔗bio/blog
bit.ly/MrWhisperJDC

Andrew Mayne (artificial intelligence developer, consultant, and Wall Street Journal best-selling author) introduces the first in a new mind-bending series, The Specialists #1 series, MR. WHISPER, his latest technological thriller.

Meet a team of four brilliant investigators with unique skills and backgrounds as they combine forces to outwit an insidious master of online mind control.

"Log in. Make the connection. Do exactly as you are told."

My thoughts...

THE SPECIALISTS TEAM consists of a scientific genius Theo Cray, underwater investigator Sloan McPherson, FBI agent Jessica Blackwood, and former spy Brad Trasker.

Set primarily in FL, it consists of three fascinating investigations connected by this brilliant team of specialists in this mind-bending thriller with psychological intrigue.

If you have read the other books by the author, you are in for a treat, finding four protagonists from his three different series.

The author keeps you on the edge of your seat with the investigations, with a cast of quirky, brilliantly clever specialized investigators mixed with humor. Fans will anxiously await the next episode.

An excellent storyteller with a fascinating background —the author keeps you in suspense, moving from location to investigator with a multi-layered plot & plenty of twists.

Great characterization, suspenseful, and thought-provoking with a supernatural twist.

Audiobook...

Enhance your reading experience with the audiobook, narrated by a talented cast that brings the characters to life, making for an engaging and fascinating performance. Will Damron and James Anderson Foster (favorites), Jennifer O'Donnell and Susannah Jones, elevate the novel and add distinct voices to keep you entertained and hooked!

Recs...

For fans of John McMahon's Head Cases (also narrated by Will Damron- highly recommend).

#jdcmustreadbooks #MrWhisper #AndrewMayne #mar2025books #bookblogger

Coming Mar 3rd! 🧡#BookReview

4.5 🌟STARS
MESSAGE DELETED
@klslaterauthor
@bookouture
@netgalley

Full Review: 🔗bio blog
bit.ly/MessageDeletedJDC

K.L. Slater (favorite author) returns with her latest gripping twisty who and whydunit thriller, MESSAGE DELETED.

A desperate message from a woman's best friend appears, then the message shockingly disappears, and so has her friend and family.

My thoughts...

MESSAGE DELETED is a suspenseful, highly entertaining thriller that grabs you from the beginning to the end.

The plot is filled with unexpected twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat, eager to uncover the next turn of events.

From past to present, we meet the characters and their history, each twist adding a new layer of intrigue.

The detectives and police are investigating, but Saffy must take it upon herself and follow the clues to determine what happened to her best friend and goddaughter; After all, they tell each other everything. Right? But is Leona keeping secrets?

The author cleverly ratchets up the suspense, full of mystery, twists, and intrigue. We also meet Saffy's sister, Poppy, and her connections with twists and turns, with surprises, a mysterious cabin, deeply buried memories, and plenty of SECRETS leading up to unraveling the real killer and motive.

Told from multiple POVs, including Saffy, Leona, and Poppy from past to present, the narrative becomes multi-layered and complex.

Each character is intricately developed, with their secrets and motivations, making the story all the more engaging and the characters more relatable.

An unpredictable, gripping psychological whodunit suspense thriller.

The author's masterful storytelling will keep you turning the pages into the wee hours of the morning, anxious to see how the mystery will unfold, and thrilled by the suspenseful narrative.

Recs...

For fans of the author and those who enjoy works by Freida McFadden, Daniel Hurst, Victoria Helen Stone, Emily Shiner and Miranda Rijks.

#jdcmustreadbooks #MessageDeleted #KLSlater #mar2025books #pubday #bookblogger #bookstagram #netgalley #bookouture

Coming Mar 3rd! 🧡#BookReview

4.5 🌟STARS
MESSAGE DELETED
@klslaterauthor
@bookouture
@netgalley

Full Review: 🔗bio blog
bit.ly/MessageDeletedJDC

K.L. Slater (favorite author) returns with her latest gripping twisty who and whydunit thriller, MESSAGE DELETED.

A desperate message from a woman's best friend appears, then the message shockingly disappears, and so has her friend and family.

My thoughts...

MESSAGE DELETED is a suspenseful, highly entertaining thriller that grabs you from the beginning to the end.

The plot is filled with unexpected twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat, eager to uncover the next turn of events.

From past to present, we meet the characters and their history, each twist adding a new layer of intrigue.

The detectives and police are investigating, but Saffy must take it upon herself and follow the clues to determine what happened to her best friend and goddaughter; After all, they tell each other everything. Right? But is Leona keeping secrets?

The author cleverly ratchets up the suspense, full of mystery, twists, and intrigue. We also meet Saffy's sister, Poppy, and her connections with twists and turns, with surprises, a mysterious cabin, deeply buried memories, and plenty of SECRETS leading up to unraveling the real killer and motive.

Told from multiple POVs, including Saffy, Leona, and Poppy from past to present, the narrative becomes multi-layered and complex.

Each character is intricately developed, with their secrets and motivations, making the story all the more engaging and the characters more relatable.

An unpredictable, gripping psychological whodunit suspense thriller.

The author's masterful storytelling will keep you turning the pages into the wee hours of the morning, anxious to see how the mystery will unfold, and thrilled by the suspenseful narrative.

Recs...

For fans of the author and those who enjoy works by Freida McFadden, Daniel Hurst, Victoria Helen Stone, Emily Shiner and Miranda Rijks.

#jdcmustreadbooks #MessageDeleted #KLSlater #mar2025books #pubday #bookblogger #bookstagram #netgalley #bookouture

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