My 2026 Reads

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about the books I've read this year.

italics = books I've read

38. No Place I'd Rather Be by Cathy Lamb (audio-book)

37. Good Joy, Bad Joy: A Novel by Mikki Brammer

36. Summer State of Mind by Kristy Woodson Harvey

35. This Weekend Doesn't End Well for Anyone (The Vacation Mysteries, #3) by Catherine Mack

34. The Mountains We Call Home (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #3) by Kim Michele Richardson

33. The Memory Library by Kate Storey

32. Shibby Magee by Carrie Kabak

31. A Gritty Little Tourist Town by Willa Goodfellow

30. A Crimson Promise (Crimson Grove Book 2) by Grace Greene

29. The Diner (The Seaside Saga Book 26) by Joanne DeMaio

28. The Doll's House: A Short Story by Lisa Unger, Lisa (audio-book)

27. Everything We Left Behind (Everything #2) by Kerry Lonsdale (audio-book)

26. Dark Current (Sutherlin Files Book 2) by Ashley Farley

25. Ship of Dreams by Donna Jones Alward 

24. Everything We Keep (Everything, #1) by Kerry Lonsdale (audio-book)

23. Twinkle of Doubt by Patricia Leavy

22. Nine Missing Girls by Steena Holmes

21. One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware (audio-book)

20. Ticket To Ride (Hart's Ridge Book 15) by Kay Bratt

19. Life: A Love Story: A Novel by Elizabeth Berg

18. Escape from Passignano by Normandie Fischer

17. Lola Gillette and the Summer of Second Chances by Kimberly Behre Kenna

16. The Sisters of Book Row by Shelley Noble

15. Leave It Up To Love by Kristy Woodson Harvey (audio-book)

14. One Beautiful Year of Normal by Sandra K. Griffith

13. In the Shadow of Silence by Rae Dumont

12. Leave It Up To Love by Kristy Woodson Harvey

11. When I Kill You by B. A. Paris

10. The Fourth Princess by Janie Chang

9. All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood (audio-book)

8. Keeper of Lost Children  by Sadeqa Johnson

7. Restrung: Fatherhood in a Different Key by Matt Fogelson

6. The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) by Heather Morris

5. The Unwritten Rules of Magic by Harper Ross

4. A Tiny White Light: A Memoir of a Mind in Crisis by Linda Bass

3. The Fair Weather Friend by Jessie Garcia

2. Her Last Christmas by Claire McGowan, Claire (audio-book)

1. A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James

Updated ~ May 1, 2026