April 18, 2026

Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson:  All rise…for Judge Stone.  The most respected citizen in Union Springs, Alabama (population 3,314), is Judge Mary Stone. She holds two responsibilities sacred: running her family farm and presiding over her courtroom.  Everything changes when she draws the most controversial case in the history of the South.  Criminally, it’s open-and-shut.  Ethically, there is no middle ground.  Essentially, it’s a choice between life and death.

Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser:  This book is a Reese’s Book Club Pick.  With transporting prose and a galloping plot, this wholly original take on Cinderella recasts the wicked stepmother...a riveting, complex tribute to women's strength.

The Invisible Woman by James Patterson and Susan DiLallo:  Elinor Gilbert was once a young woman with a thriving career at the FBI. Now retired, she is personally and professionally forgettable - exactly what her former FBI boss needs. He disguises Elinor as a middle-aged nanny, and casts her as an agent on the inside of his investigation into a New York art dealer suspected of ties to organized crime. But as Elinor pushes toward the truth, her superpower – anonymity - morphs into a fatal flaw. The more the invisible woman integrates into her “host” family, the more dangerously memorable she becomes.

The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez:  In everyone’s life, there’s a split-second decision that can change everything ...For Larissa, it came when choosing who to ride home with after a concert. She and Chris are great friends, sharing many activities and interests. But she didn’t choose Chris to drive her home all those months ago - she went with his best friend, and he became her boyfriend. All Chris wants is for Larissa to be happy. Standing by on the sidelines is slowly killing him, but making a move would destroy someone else.  How can something that feels so right be absolutely impossible? 

The Bookstore Diaries by Susan Mallery:  Jax has a slight issue with control - she needs it. Jax runs the Painted Lady Bookstore, the bookshop she inherited.  She’s living her dream until an unhappy accident erases the names from the bookshop lockboxes where the town keeps their diaries. The only way to find a diary’s owner is…to read it.  As secrets spill and scandals surface, life at the bookshop gets a lot more colorful and chaotic. But for a woman who’s always had to take charge, Jax will see that losing control—especially with the right wrong guy—can set you free.

Felicia’s Favorites by Danielle Steel:  After the unexpected death of their mother, Felicia Morgan Weston, her five daughters are summoned to a historic Connecticut farmhouse for the reading of her will. Still reeling from shock, they hear revelations that will potentially change their lives—and they realize there was much more to their mother than they ever knew.  Each sister is about to receive a gift beyond her wildest dreams from their very private but loving mother, who considered all her girls her favorites.