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I've been catching up on the latest books from some of my favorite authors. I find it so thrilling to see a new book on the shelf that I know I will love from beginning to end. (Any of you experience the same thrill??) I highly recommend all of the following books! Read them! Buy them! Download them! Request them from your nearest library!

Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult
This author always writes about the most interesting issues. Her books always have some legal issue involved, but I wouldn't consider them court dramas. The issues are always super interesting and this one is definitely unique. It has to do with a father who takes care of wolves, who basically gave up his family to study and take care of them. His daughter lives with him, but his son lives in Thailand and his ex-wife has remarried. He gets into an accident and ends up in a coma. His kids haven't seen each other in years, and both have different ideas about how to take care of their father and the wolves. It's a really cool story and has a lot of interesting information about wolves. It still isn't better than my favorite book by her, though...possibly my favorite book of all time, which is The Pact. Forget Lone Wolf. Read The Pact, instead.

The Witness by Nora Roberts

I love Nora Roberts. Many of you know that she is my number one favorite author of all time, so I may be a bit biased when I say that all of her books are amazing...but The Witness may be one of my favorites. It was such an interesting story and I finished it in less than a week! It's about a girl who witnesses a murder when she was a teenager, then changes her name, cuts all ties with everyone, and lives on the move for 12 years. She settles down in a little town, hoping to keep to herself and keep herself protected. But being a loner and secretive in a small town rarely works out and she ends up drawing people to her. Against her better judgement, she gets involved with the town chief, who quickly realizes she is hiding from something and desperately wants her to let him in, so he can protect her. The book has suspense, romance, humor, intrigue...if you want proof that Nora Roberts' books aren't trashy romance novels, read this one!! 

The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton

If I had one word to describe Kate Morton, it would be "twists." She is the queen of the amazing plot twist. All of her books have had an epic twist that changes the whole way the reader had read the book thus far...to the point where you almost want to read it again with your new knowledge. If you are looking for a new author in your lives, someone different and interesting, pick this author. This book is about a daughter who witness a tragic event when she was a teenager and never tells anyone about it. The book goes back and forth between her childhood, present day (she is in her 60s), and back when her mother was a teenager. Read this book and then read The Forgotten Garden, which is my favorite book from her.