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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 — 296,979 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 Paris Wife by Paula McLain (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 308,326 ratings score: 154, 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
3	The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 96,734 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
3	The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 51,545 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
5	Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 38,173 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
5	Rage by Bob Woodward 4.17 avg rating — 26,527 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
7	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
8	The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 82,551 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
8	The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump by Mary C. Jordan 3.10 avg rating — 2,317 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
10	The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 59,053 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
10	Beautiful Exiles by Meg Waite Clayton (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 10,570 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
12	The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 36,935 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
12	The Woman of a Thousand Names by Alexandra Lapierre 3.91 avg rating — 605 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
14	Virgin River (Virgin River, #1) by Robyn Carr (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 82,252 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
14	The Accomplice by Joseph Kanon (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 3,587 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
16	The Cottages on Silver Beach (Haven Point, #8) by RaeAnne Thayne (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 3,869 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
16	Murder in the Lincoln White House (Lincoln's White House Mystery Book 1) by C.M. Gleason 3.90 avg rating — 745 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
18	Secrets of the Tulip Sisters by Susan Mallery (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 9,015 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
18	Martyr (John Shakespeare, #1) by Rory Clements 3.84 avg rating — 4,444 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
20	Cooper's Charm (Summer Resort, #1) by Lori Foster (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 3,657 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
20	Hemingway's Girl by Erika Robuck (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 5,987 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
22	The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 50,976 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
22	A Divided Loyalty (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #22) by Charles Todd (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5,657 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
24	The Cactus by Sarah Haywood (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 77,664 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
24	Murder in the Oval Library (Lincoln's White House Mystery, #2) by C.M. Gleason 4.04 avg rating — 376 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
26	The Beach House (Beach House, #1) by Mary Alice Monroe (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 31,253 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
26	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
28	Welcome to Moonlight Harbor (Moonlight Harbor, #1) by Sheila Roberts (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 4,188 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
28	A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 59,615 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
30	Before I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 40,661 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
30	Beautiful Fools: The Last Affair of Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald by R. Clifton Spargo 3.26 avg rating — 562 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
32	Haunted (Harrison Investigation, #1) by Heather Graham (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 7,667 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
32	Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby by Sarah Churchwell (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 2,436 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
34	The Darkest Warrior (Lords of the Underworld, #14) by Gena Showalter (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 6,354 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
34	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 — 2,060 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
36	Unbridled by Diana Palmer 4.10 avg rating — 1,656 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
36	The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 178,950 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
38	Best Day Ever (Family Secrets, #1) by Kaira Rouda (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 21,004 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
38	Katheryn Howard: the Scandalous Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #5) by Alison Weir 4.10 avg rating — 7,681 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
40	The One by John Marrs (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 360,991 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
40	Mrs. Hemingway by Naomi Wood (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 10,299 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
42	Call Me Zelda by Erika Robuck (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 4,793 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
43	Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 59,842 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
44	The Witches of St. Petersburg by Imogen Edwards-Jones 3.33 avg rating — 4,427 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
45	The Lost Diary of Venice by Margaux Deroux (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 943 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
46	The King at the Edge of the World by Arthur Phillips (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 2,589 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
47	The First Actress by C.W. Gortner (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 1,790 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
48	A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 16,111 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
49	Murder at the Capitol (Lincoln's White House Mystery, #3) by C.M. Gleason 4.21 avg rating — 282 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
50	The Queen's Secret: A Novel of England's World War II Queen by Karen Harper 3.47 avg rating — 8,937 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
51	The Queen's Fortune by Allison Pataki (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 10,600 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
52	The Borgia Confessions by Alyssa Palombo (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 955 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
53	And They Called It Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis by Stephanie Marie Thornton (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 6,057 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
54	Cartier's Hope by M.J. Rose (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 1,599 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
55	The Tubman Command: A Novel by Elizabeth Cobbs (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 1,057 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
56	The Red Daughter by John Burnham Schwartz 3.36 avg rating — 1,146 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
57	A Cruel Deception (Bess Crawford, #11) by Charles Todd (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 4,472 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
58	The Queene's Cure (Elizabeth I, #4) by Karen Harper 3.87 avg rating — 544 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
59	The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 187,085 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
60	The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr by Susan Holloway Scott (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 5,151 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
61	Love and Ruin by Paula McLain (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 27,226 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
62	A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 25,422 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
63	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
64	Rome's Fallen Eagle (Vespasian, #4) by Robert Fabbri 4.26 avg rating — 1,976 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
65	False God of Rome (Vespasian, #3) by Robert Fabbri 4.24 avg rating — 2,285 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
66	The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 14,645 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
67	The Winter Siege by Ariana Franklin 3.97 avg rating — 4,262 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 — 15,322 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 — 2,776 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 — 4,406 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 — 6,333 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 — 2,228 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 — 3,280 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 — 8,697 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 — 13,038 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