Happy New Year! Hope you got some great reading in last year and can’t wait for everything to release this year! Here are just a few of the titles that we can’t wait to read!

Critical Threat

Lynette Eason

Revell Publishing

January 3, 2023

Romantic/Suspense

Everything is just Beginning

Erin Bartels

Revell Publishing

January 23, 2023

Contemporary

Under Fire

Lynn H. Blackburn

Revell Publishing

March 7, 2023

Romantic/Suspense

No More Secrets

Kerry Lonsdale

Lake Union Publishing

March 14, 2023

Contemporary/Suspense

Her Deadly Game

Robert Dugoni

Thomas & Mercer

March 28, 2023

Suspense/Thriller

The Vanishing at Castle Moreau

Jaime Jo Wright

Bethany House Publishing

April 4, 2023

Time-Slip/Suspense

Broker of Lies

Steven James

Tyndale House Publishing

April 11, 2023

Suspense/Thriller

The Libyan Diversion

Joel C. Rosenberg

Tyndale House Publishing

May 16, 2023

Suspense/Thriller

The Wayward Prince

Leonard Goldbert

St. Martin’s Press

July 11, 2023

Mystery

The Inheritance Games Series

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Little Brown Books

September 1, 2020

YA

It’s new year’s eve and what better way to celebrate than sharing our top picks for 2022. Any of these make your favorite list?

The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip by Sara Brunsvold

The Extraordinary Death of Mrs. Kip is just that, an extraordinary book, especially when you realize this is a debut book. Sara Brunsvold has written a delightful new story that is going to be in the running for one of my favorite books of the year.

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The Souls of Lost Lake by Jaime Jo Wright

Jaime Jo Wright is fast becoming one of my favorite authors. I was slow to pick up her books because she writes part of her stories in the past and historical fiction has not been one of my top go to genres. But when you write in the way Jamie Jo Wright does, it doesn’t really matter if it is past, present, or future; the story is so good it takes time out of the equation and puts the reader deep within the story. I am finding with each of her books that I read it is better than the last and The Souls of Lost Lake is no exception.

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The Girl Who Could Breathe Underwater by Erin Bartels

Erin Bartels has become one of those authors that I read every book she writes without even reading the synopsis or looking at the cover.  The stories are just that good and the tension and internal conflict her characters have intensifies with each story.  The Girl Who Can Breathe Underwater is no exception to either tension or conflict. 

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The Local by Joey Hartstone

I love a good legal thriller and Hartstone definitely delivered a fantastic story.  As a fellow Texan, I have friends who are patent lawyers in Marshall, so it was fun to pick their brain while I read this story to get an idea of what goes on.  The book centers more on the criminal case of the murdered judge instead of patent law, which probably makes the book move faster and get readers more engaged. 

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Upgrade by Blake Crouch

If you pick up a Blake Crouch book, you know that you are going to be in for a wild ride that will likely result in sleepless nights while reading the book and after reading the book because you keep thinking about it for months.  Upgrade was no exception to his formula.  However, he changed tactics a bit and strayed from his usual focus on quantum entanglement to human gene modification.  He has also moved from being more current day to a time of a dystopian world after disasters. 

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Willow by Ronie Kendig

Ronie Kendig is really amazing me with this new series. I have enjoyed her writing for years, but this is my favorite series of hers by far. The way she has written the characters in these books have hooked me faster than most authors have ever been able to and kept me glued to the pages with all the feels for what is happening. I am deeply invested with the characters both from Stone and now Willow.

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Life Flight by Lynette Eason

With each new book, Lynette Eason has shown that she is a powerhouse when it comes to romantic suspense and is leaving others far behind. I keep saying each new book is her best, but it is true, and Life Flight is leaps and bounds ahead of her others. Some books have the ability to make a movie play out in my mind while I read, but those are few and far between. Life Flight was a great movie in my mind that I hated to see it end. The book started with the kind of action you see in the climax of most others that then peters off for the rest of the pages. But here it never petered out or slacked in any way, even to the last pages I never once felt the tension let up.

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Dark Angel by Brian Andrews & Jeffrey Wilson

There is a lot to unpack within the pages of this novel, but for me, it was well written with a fast plot, characters I wanted to see succeed and a lot of moments that left me with some good questions to ponder about life, spiritual matters and so much more. This is a book that will leave readers thinking about more than just the work of fiction.

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Today is one of our favorite days because we get to give a shout out for books that we are looking forward to and show some cool cover art! Are any of these in your reading list?

Life Flight by Lynette Eason

Set to release January 4th. This new series will attract new fans to Eason’s writing while keeping her current fans begging for more! Find out more here!

Sunrise by Susan May Warren

Set to release January 4th. Another new series by Susan May Warren is in the works and multiple books are set to release throughout the year. Contemporary romance fans will want to make sure this in on their list! Find out more here!

Stone by Ronie Kendig

Set to release January 6th. This series strays a bit from Kendig’s typical military thrillers into a straight up romantic suspense, but don’t worry, it will be just as good! Find out more here!

Court by Tracy Wolff

Set to release February 1st. This has been our new vampire guilty pleasure series. While similar to other series, it is just unique enough to make us love it. Both the 4th and 5th books release in 2022. Find out more here!

Fires of Edo by Susan Spann

Set to release February 15th. It has been a long time since Spann released a new Hiro Hattori novel! This series following a Portuguese Jesuit priest and Samurai assassin has some of the best friendly banter found within its pages, but enough mystery and intrigue to keep readers pull in! Find out more here!

Malicious Intent by Lynn H. Blackburn

Set to release March 1st. A master of romantic suspense, Blackburn’s next installment in the Defend and Protect series is guaranteed to keep readers glued to the pages! Find out more here!

The Souls of Lost Lake by Jaime Jo Wright

Set to release April 5th. The balance between darkness and light in Wright’s books is unique. This new book will likely garner several new readers! Find out more here!

Dark Angel by Andrews & Wilson

Set to release April 5th. We just stumbled upon this author duo last year and can’t believe we haven’t run across them before. We made sure to get them in our to read pile from now on! Find out more here!

No More Lies by Kerry Lonsdale

Set to release May 10th. No More Words was left wide open to explore more about what happened to these characters and Lonsdale’s follow up in this series will do just that! Find out more here!

Elysium Tide by James R. Hannibal

Set to release June 7th. Hannibal is a master at stories filled with mystery, twists, and turns. Sometimes there is a hint of romance, but don’t be fooled into thinking that is the key theme! Find out more here!

The Blue Diamond by Leonard Goldberg

Set to release June 14th. The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes series has become one of our absolute favorites every year. Readers will race against the characters to see if they can solver the mystery first! Find out more here!

Upgrade by Blake Crouch

Set to release July 19th. We haven’t found anyone who can write mind blowing stories quite like Crouch. Even if your not an expert in quantum physics (like most if not all of us) these stories will grab a hold of readers and take them for a ride without slowing down in the least! Find out more here!

What She Found by Robert Dugoni

Set to release August 23rd. What year could be complete without a new Tracy Crosswhite novel? This is likely our favorite series of all time! If you haven’t read any of this series, we suggest to start today! Find out more here!

Happy New Years Eve to all our readers! And with the last day of the year comes our compiled list of our top reads. This is a bloggers biggest challenge of the year given the number of books that we go through, but we still managed to narrow it down. Hope you enjoyed these as much as we did!

Top Pick – After She Falls by Carmen Schober

We can’t say enough good this about this book. Suspense, romance, drama, and MMA fighting all wrapped up into one little package!

Runner Up – All That We Carried by Erin Bartels

Another fantastic read that was just shy of taking the top spot! The tension in this story is so tight that readers may become high strung by the end, but it is so worth it!

Runner Up – Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Every year needs a good sci/fi selection and Andy Weir is back at the top of his game. This is quite the lengthy story, but most readers will have it finished in a just a few days.

Runner Up – On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor by Jaime Jo Wright

A master of the time slip formula, Wright gives readers exactly what they expect from her and keep coming back for more!

Runner Up – The World Played Chess by Robert Dugoni

A master storyteller lacks nothing regardless of the genre he writes in. Fans of Dugoni will love this book as much as any other he has put out there.

Honorable Mention – No More Words by Kerry Lonsdale

Lonsdale’s writing on family drama might just make you forget yours is so bad for a little while. Peek into another messed up family’s life to take the edge off!

Honorable Mention – Rembrandt Stone Series by David James Warren

This entire series of six installments was released over 2021 and each book was better than the previous. Such a fantastic series that we can’t recommend it enough.

Honorable Mention – The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery by Amanda Cox

Another time slip makes it on the top list this year! With family secrets on the line, it’s easy to see why it ranks so high!

Honorable Mention – Never Miss by Melissa Koslin

Romantic suspense at its best and a debut novel to boot! Koslin is making our watch list for 2022!

Honorable Mention – Dark Intercept by Andrews & Wilson

Got to love suspense thrillers and we can’t believe we haven’t picked up on this duo before!