The best books of 2025

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My favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Whispers Through Time

Susie Black ❤️ loved this book because...

Hoessli has written a cleverly plotted tale that deftly weaves ribbons of fantasy into a taut plot driven by betrayal, love, loss, trust, family ties, and the inner strength one must summon to face adversity created by both human fallibility and fate and meet one’s challenges head-on rather than looking away. Part romance, part historical thriller, part mystery, part paranormal fantasy, part redemption with a second chance at life and love, Whispers Through Time will capture the imagination of readers who enjoy a love story fueled by a mix of fantasy and reality and believe that things are not always what they appear to be.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Emotions
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Rosetta Diane Hoessli ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Whispers Through Time as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The only man Sierra Masters has ever loved appears with a proposition that could alter her future. She turns him down, but then after experiencing a foretelling dream, decides to take a risk in order to uncover the truth. Hunter Davenport realizes the evidence he's shared with Sierra could indeed destroy her--but it could free her as well. The decision is yanked from her hands when the past and present collide through a historical portal on sacred Native American land. Will she take the gift that is offered? And will Hunter do what he didn't do twelve years earlier--stand by…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Yule Tide

Susie Black ❤️ loved this book because...

Part mystery, part thriller, part paranormal, part redemption with a second chance at making things right, Yule Tide will capture the imagination of readers who enjoy a story fueled by a mix of fantasy and reality and believe that things are not always what they appear to be.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Originality 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Brian Anderson ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Yule Tide as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Following the death of Kris Kringle, the operation of Christmas is taken over by a shadowy organization known as the Company who shutter the toy line at the North Pole and reestablish their base in the newly minted city of Yule Tide. Suspecting their motives, the Archangelic Council recalls its liaison to Christmas-an angel named Harold. When Harold refuses to return to Heaven, he is stripped of his wings and is grounded on Earth. His influence gone, Harold is fired by the Company and becomes a none-too-successful private investigator. But when he is hired by the beautiful wife of a…


My 3rd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Love and the Divorce Lawyer

Susie Black ❤️ loved this book because...

The fast-paced story features a cast of flawed, yet believable, characters who drive the plot. Readers find themselves rooting for the protagonist from the beginning to the end of the tale. The characters evoke strong emotions in readers from the very first page.
A classic case of good versus evil, Love and the Divorce Lawyer is a legal thriller fueled by redemption that will capture the imagination of readers who believe that things are not always what they appear to be. This terrific book has more than earned the five-star rating this reader has given it.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Story/Plot
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Barbara Newhart ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Love and the Divorce Lawyer as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Josephina Jensen, a feisty, justice-seeking divorce lawyer, reluctantly returns to the courtroom after a four-year absence, to help a woman collect an award worth several million dollars from her unscrupulous ex-husband. This decision forces her to cross swords with the brilliant, infuriating, yet ever-so-charming attorney, Richard Diamond, and the ex-husband who will stop at nothing to prevent the dismantling of his empire. Little does anyone know that someone from Josephina's past is also at work, intent on taking care of unfinished business by stopping her permanently.


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

Death by Dreidel

By Susie Black ,

Book cover of Death by Dreidel

What is my book about?

Mermaid Swimwear President Holly Schlivnik attends an industry Hanukkah party to honor Rapido Swimwear CEO Leni Waxman as the Mount Cedars Hospital Woman of the Year. The guest of honor collapses and dies in the middle of the event. An autopsy confirms that Leni expired as a result of poisoning by coming in contact with a purposely contaminated dreidel. There is no shortage of suspects—Leni had no problem destroying anyone who threatened her top-dog swimwear industry position. When Holly’s business partner is wrongly arrested for Leni’s murder, the irreverent sales exec can’t mind her own beeswax. The wise-cracking snoop sticks her nose everywhere it doesn’t belong to flesh out the real killer. But the trail has more twists and turns than a rollercoaster, and nothing turns out how Holly thinks it will as she takes on a ruthless killer hellbent on revenge.

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