20 Backlist in 2020 Challenge (75 books)

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 — 275,004 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 — 93,009 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) 3.83 avg rating — 48,453 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) 3.79 avg rating — 35,912 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 — 25,927 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 — 1,243 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) 3.94 avg rating — 80,417 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 — 2,238 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 — 56,509 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 — 10,474 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) 3.65 avg rating — 33,716 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 3.90 avg rating — 558 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 — 79,375 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) 3.77 avg rating — 3,318 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 — 3,681 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 — 679 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 — 8,658 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 3.82 avg rating — 4,168 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 — 3,547 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 — 5,794 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 — 49,514 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 — 5,389 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 — 75,203 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 4.03 avg rating — 329 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 — 30,352 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) 3.56 avg rating — 32 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) 4.06 avg rating — 4,031 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 — 58,170 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 — 36,695 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 3.25 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) 4.02 avg rating — 7,463 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 — 2,276 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 — 6,247 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 Novel by Karen Harper 3.01 avg rating — 1,961 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 — 1,574 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 — 153,810 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) 3.72 avg rating — 20,313 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 — 7,040 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) 4.09 avg rating — 298,771 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 — 10,063 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 — 4,723 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) 3.86 avg rating — 58,453 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 — 4,211 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) 3.58 avg rating — 917 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) 3.54 avg rating — 2,511 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) 4.07 avg rating — 1,660 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 — 14,905 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 4.21 avg rating — 265 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 3.46 avg rating — 8,350 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 — 9,389 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) 3.81 avg rating — 922 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) 4.19 avg rating — 5,697 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) 3.66 avg rating — 1,568 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 — 1,033 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 — 1,114 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 — 4,332 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 3.86 avg rating — 539 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 — 161,033 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) 4.22 avg rating — 4,093 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 — 26,536 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) 3.94 avg rating — 21,835 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 3.58 avg rating — 144 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 — 1,865 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 — 2,171 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 — 14,122 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 — 303,823 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 — 4,134 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) 3.90 avg rating — 14,010 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 — 2,641 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 — 4,196 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 — 6,277 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 — 2,171 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 — 3,250 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 — 8,618 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 — 12,580 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