My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney

Title: My Husband's Wife

Author: Alice Feeney

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Release Date: January 27, 2026

The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, and revenge.

Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into, Spyglass, an enchanting old house in Hope Falls, nothing is as it should be. Her key doesn’t fit. A woman, eerily similar to her, answers the door. And her husband insists that the stranger is his wife.

One house. One husband. Two women. Someone is lying.

Six months earlier, a reclusive Londoner called Birdy, reeling from a life-changing diagnosis, inherits Spyglass. This unexpected gift from a long-lost grandmother brings her to the pretty seaside village of Hope Falls. But then Birdy stumbles upon a shadowy London clinic that claims to be able to predict a person's date of death, including her own. Secrets start to unravel, and as the line between truth and lies blurs, Birdy feels compelled to right some old wrongs.

My Husband’s Wife is a tangled web of deception, obsession, and mystery that will keep you guessing until the last page. Prepare yourself for the ultimate mind-bending marriage thriller and step inside Spyglass – if you dare – to experience a story where nothing is as it seems.

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Quite a few plot twists!

Eden Fox is an artist and something of a recluse. She has recently moved to Spyglass in Hope Falls, and tonight is the first time she’s opening her gallery in town. Before heading out, she goes on her regular run, taking only her key with her. When she finishes, she tries to open the front door, but the lock won’t work. She knocks—and is shocked to see a woman who looks exactly like her open the door. The woman claims she is Eden Fox. Eden is stunned. She doesn’t know what to do next before the door slams shut in her face.

Six months earlier, Birdy received terrible news: she had been diagnosed with a terminal illness. She also inherits Spyglass after her grandmother passes away. At Spyglass, she finds an invitation from a London company claiming they can predict the exact date of her death.

I’m so happy I went in blind with this book—no idea what I was getting into. I have to say, it has quite a convoluted plot with several genuine shocks. Truly entertaining, even though it’s confusing at the beginning.

The narrators did a great job. I especially loved the sound effects during the running scenes. Great job!

Cliffhanger: No

4/5 Fangs

A complimentary copy was provided by Macmillan Audio via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Twelve Months by Jim ButcherThe Dresden Files #18

Title: Twelve Months

Series: The Dresden Files #18 

Author: Jim Butcher

Publisher: Ace

Release Date: January 20, 2026

Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard, has always managed to save the day—but, in this powerful entry in the Dresden Files, can he save himself?

One year. 365 days. Twelve months.

Harry Dresden has been through a lot, and so has his city. After Harry and his allies narrowly managed to save Chicago from being razed, everything is different—and it’s not just the current lack of electricity.

Harry lost people he cared about in the battle, and that’s the kind of loss that takes a toll. Harry being Harry, he’s doing his best to help the city and his friends recover and rebuild, but it’s a heavy load. He needs time.

Time is one thing Harry doesn’t have, however. Ghouls are prowling Chicago and killing innocent civilians. Harry’s brother is dying, and Harry doesn’t know how to help him. And last but certainly not least, the Winter Queen of the Fae has allied with the White Court of vampires—and Harry’s been betrothed to the seductive, deadly vampire Lara Raith to seal the deal.

It’s been a tough year. More than ever, the city needs Harry Dresden the wizard—but after loss and grief, is there enough left of him to rise to the challenge?

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Finally!

The wait is over after Battle Ground was published in 2020!

As a huge fan of this series, I was thrilled to get my hands on Twelve Months.

Twelve Months is all about Harry’s year after the battle, a time when he sustained devastating personal losses. At first, Harry has no motivation to do much beyond some exercise. People are still dying or getting into trouble, and little by little, he begins to emerge from his grief. Eventually, he also has to deal with Mab, the Winter Queen of the Fae, who has ordered him—as her Knight of Winter—to marry the White Court vampire Lara Raith.

Harry is forced to take Lara on a monthly public date, with plenty of Winter Court fae and White Court vampires present to witness it. Over time, I think Lara starts to see who Harry really is, and he begins to look beyond her facade. One of their shared goals is to bring Thomas back without him dying. Spells and deals are made to plan for it. It’s not easy, but Harry will never give up.

As always, listening to James Marsters narrate the audiobook is the best! He does so many voices, and every single one sounds perfect. No one else could do this job.

I’m already excited for Mirror, Mirror, which is coming out in 2027… hoping it’s true.

Cliffhanger: No

4.5/5 Fangs

A complimentary copy was provided by Ace via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Save Us by Mona KastenMaxton Hall #3

Title: Save Us

Series: Maxton Hall #3

Author: Mona Kasten

Publisher: Berkley

The third and final book in the international bestselling Maxton Hall series—now a Prime Video streaming series—in English for the first time.

Can they save themselves? Or will they destroy each other?

Ruby is in shock: Her worst nightmare has come true, and now Oxford and all her dreams that finally seemed within reach are at risk. Worst of all, everything points to James as the one responsible, even after everything they’ve been through together. Ruby thought that she had met the real James—the one who has his own dreams, the one who makes her laugh and makes her heart beat faster with a single glance.

However, after an explosive fight between the two, they discover a terrible truth. Together, Ruby fights to graduate, as James tries to clear her name at school. But that means once again James must challenge his father and his expectations for him. And despite everything, James still threatens to break under the obligations to his family. Ruby and James must ask themselves if the worlds they live in are perhaps too different after all, or if they can finally find a way back to each other.

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I'm happy with the ending!

At the beginning of Save Us, Ruby's future is uncertain, and James might be the one to blame.

Ruby and James are still fighting the outside forces that want to tear them apart. They’re fighting for their love. At the same time, James feels a heavy responsibility toward his family legacy. Although he would rather forge his own path, he can’t bear the thought of letting his mother down. Ruby, meanwhile, is still fighting to keep her dream of attending Oxford without losing James.

How can they both be happy in the end with their choices without losing each other?

I really enjoyed this final book. Ruby and James evolved so much and finally started trusting each other. They realized they were stronger together than apart.

I was also deeply invested in all the subplots. I was rooting hard for good outcomes for the three other couples.

The ending, even though everything was tied up a bit too perfectly, still worked for me!

Cliffhanger: No

4/5 Fangs

This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum

Title: This Story Might Save Your Life

Author: Tiffany Crum

Narrators: Julia Whelan, Sean Patrick Hopkins

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Release Date: March 10, 2026

Best friends Benny and Joy like to say they’ve been saving each other’s lives since the moment they met. Until the day Joy disappears and Benny is suspected of murder . . .

Benny Abbott and Joy Moore host one of the most beloved podcasts in the world. Each week, they delight listeners with a different “against all odds” survival story, gleefully finding the weird, life-affirming humor in near-death experiences. Since their first episode on Joy’s experience with severe narcolepsy, they’ve been the best friends everyone wants to befriend—and thanks to the meticulous management of Joy’s husband, Xander, they’ve built a lucrative empire.

The problem is, their next survival story may be their own. When Benny arrives at Joy and Xander’s one morning to record, he finds shattered glass and an empty house. The one clue shedding light on the couple’s disappearance is the incomplete, previously unseen first draft of Joy’s memoir. Benny is desperate to find them, even when the police soon zero in on him as their prime suspect.

Millions of devoted listeners think they know the “real” Benny and Joy. But as the hours tick by, and the odds seem increasingly stacked against Joy and Xander being found alive, not even the most devoted fans could guess the terrible secrets their favorite famous BFFs have hidden from the world—and from each other.

A Macmillan Audio production from Pine & Cedar Books

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I want all my friends to read this one, and I hope they love it as much as I did.

Joy Moore and Benny Abbott have been friends for several years. When they met, they decided to be friends—and they’ve been best friends ever since. For the last few years, they’ve run one of the most famous podcasts in the world together. Joy’s husband handles all the behind-the-scenes work and keeps everything running smoothly.

One morning, Benny shows up to tape the next episode, but no one is home. To Benny, this is very strange—Joy would never disappear right before taping. He becomes even more worried when Joy’s dog is found outside the house. Benny knows something bad has happened.

Benny is desperate; he wants his best friend back.

So what happened to Joy and Xander?

And this is where I stopped. I don’t recommend reading any further spoilers. Better to go in blind.

This Story Might Save Your Life was refreshing in its delivery. It’s definitely a debut worth reading—and recommending wholeheartedly.

Just so you know, I devoured the audiobook. It helped that both narrators—Julia Whelan and Sean Patrick Hopkins—are outstanding.

In case you missed it at the beginning of this review: Read this book!

Cliffhanger: No

5/5 Fangs

A complimentary copy was provided by Macmillan Audio via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Save You by Mona KastenMaxton Hall #2

Title: Save you

Series: Maxton Hall #2

Author: Mona Kasten

Publisher: Berkley

The second book in the international bestselling Maxton Hall series—now a Prime Video streaming series—in English for the first time.

After all the hurt between them, will they be able to find their way back to each other?

Ruby Bell thought that she and James Beaufort had something special. She’s never had such strong feelings for someone. And after his betrayal, she’s also never felt this much hurt. Ruby just wants her old life back before she knew anyone at Maxton Hall, before she knew James. She used to be able to rely on her studies to keep her focused, but school is no longer a refuge—not when she sees James everywhere. But she has to stay on track, especially with university looming over them and the uncertainty of what the future holds.

Despite everything, Ruby wants to support James as he struggles with his father’s expectations of him taking over the family business. But she makes one thing very clear: she is not willing to forgive him or give him a second chance. As love and hate compete for Ruby's heart, James will try everything he can to win her back.

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Second in the Maxton Hall series.

The book picks up exactly where the previous one left off. Both Ruby and James are heartbroken, but for completely different reasons.

James deals with his pain in all the unhealthy ways possible. He pushes Ruby away and even pushes his twin sister, Lydia, away—though she deserves so much better, in my opinion. At first, James’s friends encourage his bad behavior, but later, they’re just there to support him.

Ruby copes by throwing herself into her schoolwork and her job on the events committee. She refuses to let James ruin her time at Maxton Hall. She tries to ignore him, but when he finally wakes up from his horrible behavior, he realizes he needs Ruby. He’s ready to fight to win her back. Just when things start looking better for them, the other shoe drops.

I’m deeply invested in the trio of girls—Ruby, Lydia, and Ember—and their happily-ever-afters.

Save You ends with another cliffhanger. Diving straight into Save Us right away.

Cliffhanger: Yes

4/5 Fangs

Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukess

 

Title: Welcome to Murder Week

Author:  Karen Dukess

Publisher: Gallery/Scout Press

Release Date: June 10, 2025

In this delightfully funny and heartfelt new novel from the author of the “bittersweet page-turner” ( The New York Times ) The Last Book Party , an American woman travels to the English countryside when she discovers tickets her late mother had purchased for a murder mystery simulation in a small British town.

When thirty-four-year-old Cath loses her mostly absentee mother, she is ambivalent. With days of quiet, unassuming routine in Buffalo, New York, Cath consciously avoids the impulsive, thrill-seeking lifestyle that her mother once led. But when she’s forced to go through her mother’s things one afternoon, Cath is perplexed to find tickets for an upcoming “murder week” in England’s Peak a whole town has come together to stage a fake murder mystery to attract tourism to their quaint hamlet. Baffled but helplessly intrigued by her mother’s secret purchase, Cath decides to go on the trip herself—and begins a journey she never could have anticipated.

Teaming up with her two cottage-mates, both ardent mystery lovers—Wyatt Green, forty, who works unhappily in his husband’s birding store, and Amity Clark, fifty, a divorced romance writer struggling with her novels—Cath sets about solving the “crime” and begins to unravel shocking truths about her mother along the way. Amidst a fling—or something more—with the handsome local maker of artisanal gin, Cath and her irresistibly charming fellow sleuths will find this week of fake murder may help them face up to a very real crossroads in their own lives.

Witty, wise, and deliciously escapist, Welcome to Murder Week is a fresh, inventive twist on the murder mystery and a touching portrayal of one daughter’s reckoning with her grief, her past—and her own budding sense of adventure.

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A cozy mystery with a side of romance!

Cath is in her thirties. She is an optician who took over the practice when her boss retired. Her former boss now lives with her, and she leads a tranquil, predictable life. When Cath was young, her mother left her with her grandmother. Over the years, her mother has drifted in and out of her life—showing up briefly before disappearing again. Now her mother has died of a stroke, and Cath doesn’t know how to feel about it; she’s been mostly absent for Cath’s entire life.

Then Cath finds tickets for a paid murder-mystery simulation in a small town in England. She decides to go, and several things happen at once: she meets the charming local bar owner, Dev Sharma; she’s assigned two friendly housemates and teammates, Wyatt Green and Amity Clark; and for some reason, she feels an inexplicable connection to the town even though she has never been there before.

Welcome to Murder Week was super entertaining. It made me want to participate in one of these events—I would love to do it. It sounds like so much fun. Wyatt and Amity made excellent secondary characters, and the romance played out beautifully. Quite enjoyable.

Cliffhanger: No

4/5 Fangs

Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson

 

Title: Her Every Fear 

Author: Peter Swanson

Publisher: William Morrow

Release Date: January 10, 2017 

Growing up, Kate Priddy was always a bit neurotic, experiencing momentary bouts of anxiety that exploded into full-blown panic attacks after an ex-boyfriend kidnapped her and nearly ended her life. When Corbin Dell, a distant cousin in Boston, suggests the two temporarily swap apartments, Kate, an art student in London, agrees, hoping that time away in a new place will help her overcome the recent wreckage of her life.

Soon after her arrival at Corbin’s grand apartment on Beacon Hill, Kate makes a shocking discovery: his next-door neighbor, a young woman named Audrey Marshall, has been murdered. When the police question her about Corbin, a shaken Kate has few answers, and many questions of her own—curiosity that intensifies when she meets Alan Cherney, a handsome, quiet tenant who lives across the courtyard, in the apartment facing Audrey’s. Alan saw Corbin surreptitiously come and go from Audrey’s place, yet he’s denied knowing her. Then, Kate runs into a tearful man claiming to be the dead woman’s old boyfriend, who insists Corbin did the deed the night that he left for London.

When she reaches out to her cousin, he proclaims his innocence and calms her nerves--until she comes across disturbing objects hidden in the apartment and accidentally learns that Corbin is not where he says he is. Could Corbin be a killer? What about Alan? Kate finds herself drawn to this appealing man who seems so sincere, yet she isn’t sure. Jet-lagged and emotionally unstable, her imagination full of dark images caused by the terror of her past, Kate can barely trust herself, so how could she take the chance on a stranger she’s just met?

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Not The Holiday!

Kate Priddy has decided to swap homes with her distant cousin, Corbin Dell. Corbin is moving to London for six months for work, and during that time Kate will stay in his upscale Boston apartment on Beacon Hill while he stays in her flat.

For Kate, this is a huge step. She was almost killed by her ex-boyfriend, and since that terrible night she has become increasingly paranoid, with worsening anxiety and a vivid worst-case-scenario imagination.

When she arrives in Boston and reaches Corbin’s apartment, she sees a woman banging on the door next door. Kate immediately senses something is wrong with the young woman who lives there. The next morning, the police are on the scene—and yes, Kate was right. Corbin’s neighbor, Audrey Marshall, is dead.

Soon after, Kate meets two men. The first is Alan Cherney, a tenant in the same building who lives directly across from Audrey’s apartment. The second she encounters while leaving the building to get something to eat; the young man tells her he used to be Audrey’s friend and is convinced Corbin killed her.

Alan tells Kate that Corbin used to see Audrey—he saw them together from his apartment—yet Corbin denied even knowing her.

Could Corbin be a killer? Is Kate’s life in danger?

Her Every Fear was addictive, with good twists and a little bit of everything. The constant need to know what was really going on kept me turning pages or accelerating the speed of my audiobook! 

Cliffhanger: No

4/5 Fangs