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Where has the last decade gone? If you’re still reeling with the fact that it’s 2020 (and who isn’t?), join us in #20BacklistIn2020 Challenge! Take a look at your TBR list and make the pledge to read 20 of those outstanding books this year. If you’re looking for some inspiration for what to put on your list, here’s a peek at what we’re planning on reading this year.

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1	The Good Girl by Mary Kubica (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 293,417 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 96,195 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 51,096 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 37,855 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Rage by Bob Woodward 4.17 avg rating — 26,455 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	A Flaw in the Blood by Stephanie Barron 3.35 avg rating — 1,245 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 82,270 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump by Mary C. Jordan 3.10 avg rating — 2,308 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 58,666 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Beautiful Exiles by Meg Waite Clayton (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 10,563 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 36,427 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Woman of a Thousand Names by Alexandra Lapierre 3.91 avg rating — 596 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Virgin River (Virgin River, #1) by Robyn Carr (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 81,869 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Accomplice by Joseph Kanon (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 3,554 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Cottages on Silver Beach (Haven Point, #8) by RaeAnne Thayne (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 3,840 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Murder in the Lincoln White House (Lincoln's White House Mystery Book 1) by C.M. Gleason 3.90 avg rating — 736 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Secrets of the Tulip Sisters by Susan Mallery (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 8,967 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Martyr (John Shakespeare, #1) by Rory Clements 3.84 avg rating — 4,400 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Cooper's Charm (Summer Resort, #1) by Lori Foster (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 3,637 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Hemingway's Girl by Erika Robuck (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 5,960 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 50,782 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	A Divided Loyalty (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #22) by Charles Todd (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5,612 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Cactus by Sarah Haywood (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 77,292 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Murder in the Oval Library (Lincoln's White House Mystery, #2) by C.M. Gleason 4.05 avg rating — 369 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Beach House (Beach House, #1) by Mary Alice Monroe (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 31,078 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Caesar of Paris: Napoleon Bonaparte, Rome, and the Artistic Obsession that Shaped an Empire by Susan Jaques (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Welcome to Moonlight Harbor (Moonlight Harbor, #1) by Sheila Roberts (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 4,175 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 59,394 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Before I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 40,128 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Beautiful Fools: The Last Affair of Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald by R. Clifton Spargo 3.26 avg rating — 559 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Haunted (Harrison Investigation, #1) by Heather Graham (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 7,617 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby by Sarah Churchwell (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 2,417 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Darkest Warrior (Lords of the Underworld, #14) by Gena Showalter (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 6,349 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The It Girls: A Gilded Age Historical Romance of Two Famous Sisters – Scandal, Survival on the Titanic, and Hollywood Fame by Karen Harper 3.02 avg rating — 2,046 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Unbridled by Diana Palmer 4.10 avg rating — 1,649 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 175,235 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Best Day Ever (Family Secrets, #1) by Kaira Rouda (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 20,877 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Katheryn Howard: the Scandalous Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #5) by Alison Weir 4.10 avg rating — 7,597 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The One by John Marrs (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 352,905 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Mrs. Hemingway by Naomi Wood (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 10,264 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Call Me Zelda by Erika Robuck (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 4,787 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 59,668 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Witches of St. Petersburg by Imogen Edwards-Jones 3.32 avg rating — 4,391 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Lost Diary of Venice by Margaux Deroux (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 940 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The King at the Edge of the World by Arthur Phillips (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 2,584 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The First Actress by C.W. Gortner (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 1,771 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 15,946 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Murder at the Capitol (Lincoln's White House Mystery, #3) by C.M. Gleason 4.20 avg rating — 280 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Queen's Secret: A Novel of England's World War II Queen by Karen Harper 3.47 avg rating — 8,849 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Queen's Fortune by Allison Pataki (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 10,418 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Borgia Confessions by Alyssa Palombo (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 951 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	And They Called It Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis by Stephanie Marie Thornton (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 5,996 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Cartier's Hope by M.J. Rose (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 1,596 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Tubman Command: A Novel by Elizabeth Cobbs (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 1,050 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Red Daughter by John Burnham Schwartz 3.36 avg rating — 1,145 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	A Cruel Deception (Bess Crawford, #11) by Charles Todd (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 4,447 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Queene's Cure (Elizabeth I, #4) by Karen Harper 3.87 avg rating — 543 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 183,118 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr by Susan Holloway Scott (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 5,050 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Love and Ruin by Paula McLain (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 27,117 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 25,098 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	City of God: A Novel of the Borgias by Cecelia Holland 3.57 avg rating — 147 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Rome's Fallen Eagle (Vespasian, #4) by Robert Fabbri 4.26 avg rating — 1,955 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	False God of Rome (Vespasian, #3) by Robert Fabbri 4.24 avg rating — 2,265 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 14,572 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Paris Wife by Paula McLain (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 307,661 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Winter Siege by Ariana Franklin 3.97 avg rating — 4,248 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Traitor's Wife by Allison Pataki (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 15,112 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Rome's Executioner (Vespasian, #2) by Robert Fabbri 4.18 avg rating — 2,743 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Tribune of Rome (Vespasian, #1) by Robert Fabbri 4.11 avg rating — 4,371 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Leonardo's Swans by Karen Essex (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 6,323 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	A Gladiator Dies Only Once (Roma Sub Rosa, #11) by Steven Saylor 3.98 avg rating — 2,221 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Scarlet Contessa by Jeanne Kalogridis (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 3,276 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	I, Mona Lisa by Jeanne Kalogridis (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 8,687 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Mademoiselle Chanel by C.W. Gortner (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 12,966 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars