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Long Weekends & Vacation Reads
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items Vacation calls for stories you can sink into without overthinking—books that are fun, fast-moving, and easy to keep reading long after “just one more chapter.” Bonus points if the series is complete! No end of vacation cliff hangers for you. This bo...
FBI agents with "special" talents solve murders in Heather Graham's Krewe of Hunters series. You can start with book #1, Phantom Evil, but truthfully every book in the series can be read as a stand along novel. Sure, it's more fun to binge read the e...
Phantom Evil
The daughters (sort of) of Dr Jekyll, Mr Hyde, Dr Frankenstein, Dr Moreau and Dr Rappaccini join together with Holmes and Watson to solve a sting of murders. Book 1 of The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Society. Affiliate link
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter, The Athena Club Book #1
A fantasy young adult novel with 3 books in the series. Ancient evil and a world-ending threat. A reluctant hero, an assassin, and a mysterious immortal travel the realm to prevent the enemy from opening the door to destruction. Their journey forces ...
Realm Breaker, Realm Breaker Book #1
Wildly popular and now on Netflix. Regency romance with enough in the series to last your entire vacation. Affiliate link
The Duke and I, Bridgerton Book #1
Gritty and fast paced, and 12 books in the series - perfect for your stay-cation reading. In Atlanta, a recently released sex offender becomes the prime suspect when a brutal murder closely mirrors the work of a long-inactive serial killer. As polic...
Triptych, Will Trent Book #1
With 13 books, the Rizzoli and Isles series by Tess Gerritsen will keep you reading to the very end. The inspirations for the popular TV show, the books follow Detective Jane Rizzoli and Dr Maura Isles thru murders across the Boston area. Affiliate link
The Surgeon - Rizzoli & Isles #1
5 book series, with several short stories, that follows Olivia Jones, Chicago socialite, when her life falls apart and she begins digging deep in to her past. With both biological parent in prison for a string of ritual serial murders and a town full of odd-happening, there is plenty to keep you glue to the pages. Affiliate link.
Omens, Cainsville #1
Harry Dresden is a professional wizard in modern-day Chicago who consults for the police on supernatural cases. He’s hired to investigate a brutal double murder tied to dark magic—something rare and dangerous. As Dresden digs deeper, he uncovers a ro...
Storm Front, Dresden Files Book #1
Set in fictional Paynes Hollow, NY along the coast of Lake Ontario, this is Kelley Armstong' 2025 standalone novel with mystery, suspense and paranormal themes. Sam's inheritance comes with strings that pull her back to childhood trauma and dredge up...
The Haunting of Paynes Hollow: A Novel
Based on the novel by Rumaan Alam, this Netflix film starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans and Kevin Bacon is A surprising, unsettling novel that satisfies on more than one level: It's a thrill...
Leave the World Behind
I've read and re-read this several times. This time around, it hit a little different. I'm not much of a TV watcher, but I sure hope the series is as good as the book! Affiliate link
The Handmaid's Tale
Former MP Jack Reacher takes names and kicks butts. He drifts from place to place, going where he wants, when he wants. Until someone makes trouble. I love the entire series, much better than the movies 🤢Affiliate link
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
A modern Gothic tale about a widower who lives in the cemetery with his children and a woman who is pulled into something spooky. Affiliate link
What Happens at Nightfall