Starting the month off strong with June 2 new book releases. This week’s headliner is Whistler by Ann Patchett, along with the paperback edition of The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy.
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The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy (Paperback Edition)
Paperback Release
Author Brigitte Knightley
Genres Paranormal Fantasy Books, Romantic Fantasy, Gaslamp Fantasy, Action & Adventure Fantasy
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romance featuring a scholarly healer and a gentleman assassin, set in an exquisite fantasy world.
Osric Mordaunt, member of the Fyren Order of assassins, finds himself in dire need of an expert healer. As fate would have it, that very healer is Aurienne Fairhrim, a member of his enemy Order, the Haelen.
Aurienne is desperate for funding to heal the sick, so desperate that when Osric breaks into her office to offer her a bribe for her healing services, she must accept. Even if she loathes him.
A forced collaboration ensues: the brilliant Woman in STEM is coerced into working with the PhD in Murders - much to Aurienne's disgust. Despite being enemies thrown together, as Osric and Aurienne work together to solve not only his illness, but the mysterious reoccurrence of a deadly Pox, they find themselves ardently denying their attraction which seems to only fuel the heat between them.
Romance tropes include:
Enemies to lovers
High interaction slow burn
Hypercompetent idiots
He falls first and harder
Evisceration as a love language
Osric Mordaunt, member of the Fyren Order of assassins, finds himself in dire need of an expert healer. As fate would have it, that very healer is Aurienne Fairhrim, a member of his enemy Order, the Haelen.
Aurienne is desperate for funding to heal the sick, so desperate that when Osric breaks into her office to offer her a bribe for her healing services, she must accept. Even if she loathes him.
A forced collaboration ensues: the brilliant Woman in STEM is coerced into working with the PhD in Murders - much to Aurienne's disgust. Despite being enemies thrown together, as Osric and Aurienne work together to solve not only his illness, but the mysterious reoccurrence of a deadly Pox, they find themselves ardently denying their attraction which seems to only fuel the heat between them.
Romance tropes include:
Enemies to lovers
High interaction slow burn
Hypercompetent idiots
He falls first and harder
Evisceration as a love language
The acclaimed, prize-winning #1 New York Times bestselling writer returns with a moving, luminous novel that reminds us of the sweetness and impermanence of life and the power of connection to defy time.
When Daphne Fuller and her husband Jonathan visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, they notice an older, white-haired gentleman following them. The man turns out to be Eddie Triplett, her former stepfather, who had been married to her mother for a little more than year when Daphne was nine. Now fifty-three, Daphne hasnโt seen Eddie for many years, not since the fateful event that changed the direction of both their lives. Meeting again, time falls away; while their relationship was brief, it had a profound impact on them both, and now that they are reunited, they have no intention of ever being separated again.
Whistler is a story about two adults looking back over the choices they made, and the choices that were made for them. Itโs a story about bravery, memory, the often small yet consequential moments that define our lives, and the endless stream of loss that in time comes for us all. Beautiful in its simplicity, it is ultimately about how love endures, and how the feeling of being known by one other person, even for a short period of time, can change everything.
When Daphne Fuller and her husband Jonathan visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, they notice an older, white-haired gentleman following them. The man turns out to be Eddie Triplett, her former stepfather, who had been married to her mother for a little more than year when Daphne was nine. Now fifty-three, Daphne hasnโt seen Eddie for many years, not since the fateful event that changed the direction of both their lives. Meeting again, time falls away; while their relationship was brief, it had a profound impact on them both, and now that they are reunited, they have no intention of ever being separated again.
Whistler is a story about two adults looking back over the choices they made, and the choices that were made for them. Itโs a story about bravery, memory, the often small yet consequential moments that define our lives, and the endless stream of loss that in time comes for us all. Beautiful in its simplicity, it is ultimately about how love endures, and how the feeling of being known by one other person, even for a short period of time, can change everything.
Land
Author Maggie O'Farrell
Genres Women's Literature & Fiction, Historical British & Irish Literature
Publication Date June 2, 2026
'You will never understand how the land remembers, how deep the roots grow'
A spellbinding story of separation, longing, recovery and survival as a family makes a new home in the aftermath of tragedy.
On a windswept peninsula stretching out into the Atlantic, Tomรกs and his reluctant son, Liam, are working for the great Ordnance Survey project to map the whole of Ireland. The year is 1865, and in a country not long since ravaged and emptied by the Great Hunger, the task is not an easy one. Tomรกs, however, is determined that his maps will be a record of the disaster.
The British soldiers in charge are due to arrive any day, expecting the work to be completed, but Tomรกs is sent off course by an unsettling encounter in a copse. His life, and those of his family, will never be the same again. Liam is terrified by the sudden change in his taciturn father. What was it that caused such cracks to open in Tomรกs and how is Liam, aged only ten, going to finish the mapping, and get them both home?
Land is a story of buried treasure, overlapping lives, ancient woodland, persistent ghosts, a particularly loyal dog, and how, when it comes to both land and history, nothing ever goes away.
A spellbinding story of separation, longing, recovery and survival as a family makes a new home in the aftermath of tragedy.
On a windswept peninsula stretching out into the Atlantic, Tomรกs and his reluctant son, Liam, are working for the great Ordnance Survey project to map the whole of Ireland. The year is 1865, and in a country not long since ravaged and emptied by the Great Hunger, the task is not an easy one. Tomรกs, however, is determined that his maps will be a record of the disaster.
The British soldiers in charge are due to arrive any day, expecting the work to be completed, but Tomรกs is sent off course by an unsettling encounter in a copse. His life, and those of his family, will never be the same again. Liam is terrified by the sudden change in his taciturn father. What was it that caused such cracks to open in Tomรกs and how is Liam, aged only ten, going to finish the mapping, and get them both home?
Land is a story of buried treasure, overlapping lives, ancient woodland, persistent ghosts, a particularly loyal dog, and how, when it comes to both land and history, nothing ever goes away.
I See You've Called in Dead
Paperback Release
Author John Kenney
Genres Comedic Dramas & Plays, Friendship Fiction, Fiction Satire, Dark Humor
Publication Date June 2, 2026
The Office meets Six Feet Under meets About a Boy in this coming-of-middle-age tale about having a second chance to write your lifeโs story.
Bud Stanley is an obituary writer who is afraid to live. Yes, his wife recently left him for a โfar more interestingโ man. Yes, he goes on a particularly awful blind date with a woman who brings her ex. And yes, he has too many glasses of Scotch one night and proceeds to pen and publish his own obituary. The newspaper wants to fire him. But now the companyโs system has him listed as dead. And the company canโt fire a dead person. The ensuing fallout forces him to realize that life may be actually worth living.
As Bud awaits his fate at work, his life hangs in the balance. Given another shot by his boss and encouraged by his best friend, Tim, a worldly and wise former art dealer, Bud starts to attend the wakes and funerals of strangers to learn how to live.
Thurber Prize-winner and New York Times bestselling author John Kenney tells a funny, touching story about life and death, about the search for meaning, about finding and never letting go of the preciousness of life.
Bud Stanley is an obituary writer who is afraid to live. Yes, his wife recently left him for a โfar more interestingโ man. Yes, he goes on a particularly awful blind date with a woman who brings her ex. And yes, he has too many glasses of Scotch one night and proceeds to pen and publish his own obituary. The newspaper wants to fire him. But now the companyโs system has him listed as dead. And the company canโt fire a dead person. The ensuing fallout forces him to realize that life may be actually worth living.
As Bud awaits his fate at work, his life hangs in the balance. Given another shot by his boss and encouraged by his best friend, Tim, a worldly and wise former art dealer, Bud starts to attend the wakes and funerals of strangers to learn how to live.
Thurber Prize-winner and New York Times bestselling author John Kenney tells a funny, touching story about life and death, about the search for meaning, about finding and never letting go of the preciousness of life.
Kissed by the Gods
Author Caty Rogan
Genres Literature & Fiction, Military Romance, Epic Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery Fantasy
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Leina has spent a lifetime submitting. Kneeling. Enduring.
Then soldiers come for her brother, and divine fury surges through her veins. She expects execution for the bodies she left in her wake. Her people have met bloody ends for far, far less.
Instead, Ryot, a godsworn warrior born to privilege and raised in order, drags her into a world that was never meant for her. One of divine armies and death demons, winged war horses and monsters, sacred power and royal secrets.
A kiss from a goddess changes everything.
No longer a criminal, Leina is a prize. The kingdomโs most powerful men want what the goddess touched. Leina wants only one thing, though: freedom for her people. And sheโll trade herself for the strength to destroy the kingdom that broke them.
Conscripted into a war she never asked for, fighting for gods she doesnโt believe in, Leina must decide how far sheโs willing to go and what sheโs willing to lose. Because her power is more than a threat to the kingdomโs buried secrets.
Itโs a death sentence.
Then soldiers come for her brother, and divine fury surges through her veins. She expects execution for the bodies she left in her wake. Her people have met bloody ends for far, far less.
Instead, Ryot, a godsworn warrior born to privilege and raised in order, drags her into a world that was never meant for her. One of divine armies and death demons, winged war horses and monsters, sacred power and royal secrets.
A kiss from a goddess changes everything.
No longer a criminal, Leina is a prize. The kingdomโs most powerful men want what the goddess touched. Leina wants only one thing, though: freedom for her people. And sheโll trade herself for the strength to destroy the kingdom that broke them.
Conscripted into a war she never asked for, fighting for gods she doesnโt believe in, Leina must decide how far sheโs willing to go and what sheโs willing to lose. Because her power is more than a threat to the kingdomโs buried secrets.
Itโs a death sentence.
The Unicorn Hunters
Author Katherine Arden
Genres Fantasy Action & Adventure, Literary Fiction, Paranormal Fantasy Books, Magical Realism
Publication Date June 2, 2026
With her country's future and her own life at stake, an orphaned duchess must journey into a world of myth and there discover a power that may be her salvationโor her demiseโin this enchanting new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Winternight Trilogy and The Warm Hands of Ghosts.
Anne of Brittany was a child when her realm was invaded, her home besieged, and her royal father driven to his death.
Now her treasury is empty, her land occupied by her enemies, and she is ordered, under threat of renewed war, to become queen of her conquerors and marry the King of France.
This marriage means her countryโs annexation. But Anne promised her father that Brittany would never be conquered.
Defiantly, she betroths herself in secret to Franceโs greatest enemy. But in a world where courts may spy on each other by magic, there is only one way to solemnize this illicit union.
Anne takes her court deep into a legendary forest, where the court divinersโ skill cannot reach. The world thinks they are only a hunting party, coursing after unicorns. But that is a lie, a trick, a feint. No one in living memory has seen a unicorn. All Anne wants is this secret wedding, which is her only hope of salvation.
But when against all hope a unicorn appears and a stranger out of legend stumbles from the trees and falls at her feet, Anne is plunged into a world of enchantment where a doomed sovereign might find the power to change her own and her countryโs destinyโor be lost in the shadows forever.
Anne of Brittany was a child when her realm was invaded, her home besieged, and her royal father driven to his death.
Now her treasury is empty, her land occupied by her enemies, and she is ordered, under threat of renewed war, to become queen of her conquerors and marry the King of France.
This marriage means her countryโs annexation. But Anne promised her father that Brittany would never be conquered.
Defiantly, she betroths herself in secret to Franceโs greatest enemy. But in a world where courts may spy on each other by magic, there is only one way to solemnize this illicit union.
Anne takes her court deep into a legendary forest, where the court divinersโ skill cannot reach. The world thinks they are only a hunting party, coursing after unicorns. But that is a lie, a trick, a feint. No one in living memory has seen a unicorn. All Anne wants is this secret wedding, which is her only hope of salvation.
But when against all hope a unicorn appears and a stranger out of legend stumbles from the trees and falls at her feet, Anne is plunged into a world of enchantment where a doomed sovereign might find the power to change her own and her countryโs destinyโor be lost in the shadows forever.
Girl's Girl
Author Sonia Feldman
Genres LGBTQ+ Coming of Age Fiction, Coming of Age Fiction, Friendship Fiction, Goodreads Pride Picks- Spring 2026
Publication Date June 2, 2026
From a dazzling new talent, a sensual and spellbinding novel about one summer that shatters the balance between three best friends, forcing them to confront the line between friendship and desire
Fifteen-year-old Minaโs whole world is her two best friends, but after an unexpected kiss, the established dynamics of their trio quickly unravel. Everything that was once shared openly, from clothes to secrets, now feels impossibly fragile. Loyalties shift and tensions simmer across the long days of this pivotal summer, where the girls have nowhere new to go and everything new to feel.
Looking back, an adult Mina traces the undercurrents of longing that shaped her first experience of desire. The rituals of girlhoodโgossip, selfies, sleepovers, and videogamesโbecome threads in a delicate, volatile web of intimacy, in which everything feels achingly fleeting and permanently etched. Loving one person, Mina learns, can change the way we love everyone elseโincluding ourselves.
Bold, vulnerable, and sharply observant, Girlโs Girl is a sundrenched and dewy snapshot of modern girl culture set in the blaze of one suburban Midwest summer.
Fifteen-year-old Minaโs whole world is her two best friends, but after an unexpected kiss, the established dynamics of their trio quickly unravel. Everything that was once shared openly, from clothes to secrets, now feels impossibly fragile. Loyalties shift and tensions simmer across the long days of this pivotal summer, where the girls have nowhere new to go and everything new to feel.
Looking back, an adult Mina traces the undercurrents of longing that shaped her first experience of desire. The rituals of girlhoodโgossip, selfies, sleepovers, and videogamesโbecome threads in a delicate, volatile web of intimacy, in which everything feels achingly fleeting and permanently etched. Loving one person, Mina learns, can change the way we love everyone elseโincluding ourselves.
Bold, vulnerable, and sharply observant, Girlโs Girl is a sundrenched and dewy snapshot of modern girl culture set in the blaze of one suburban Midwest summer.
The Secret World of Briar Rose
Author Cindy Pham
Genres Teen & Young Adult Social & Family Issue Fiction, Teen & Young Adult Myths & Legends, Teen & Young Adult Epic Fantasy
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A lush and immersive queer โSleeping Beautyโ retelling about escapism, grief, and dreaming of a better world, as imagined by YouTube star Cindy Pham
100 years have passed since the last heir of Gyldan fell into eternal slumber and doomed the once-mighty kingdom into poverty and invasion. At least, thatโs what the fairy tales claim.
Corin is a jaded thief who doesnโt believe in fables, even when she searches Gyldanโs underground tunnels to find her younger sister, Elly, who ran away to find the sleeping princess in hopes of a better life. Corin's conviction is challenged when she discovers the ruins of the ancient castle, maintained by beings from the kingdom's golden age, who protect a hidden portal into princess Amelia's subconscious. Following Ellyโs voice, Corin jumps in the portal and seals the entry behind her.
Inside the lush world of Amelia's dreams, the sisters reunite for a new adventure as they meet Briar Rose, Ameliaโs whimsical alter ego, and Malicine, a sharp-tongued demon with a gift for magic. But as they explore ice castles, sunflower mazes, and star-filled oceans, Corin suspects Briar Rose is hiding darker secrets behind her "perfect" paradise โ and that there are some things their subconscious canโt bury forever.
100 years have passed since the last heir of Gyldan fell into eternal slumber and doomed the once-mighty kingdom into poverty and invasion. At least, thatโs what the fairy tales claim.
Corin is a jaded thief who doesnโt believe in fables, even when she searches Gyldanโs underground tunnels to find her younger sister, Elly, who ran away to find the sleeping princess in hopes of a better life. Corin's conviction is challenged when she discovers the ruins of the ancient castle, maintained by beings from the kingdom's golden age, who protect a hidden portal into princess Amelia's subconscious. Following Ellyโs voice, Corin jumps in the portal and seals the entry behind her.
Inside the lush world of Amelia's dreams, the sisters reunite for a new adventure as they meet Briar Rose, Ameliaโs whimsical alter ego, and Malicine, a sharp-tongued demon with a gift for magic. But as they explore ice castles, sunflower mazes, and star-filled oceans, Corin suspects Briar Rose is hiding darker secrets behind her "perfect" paradise โ and that there are some things their subconscious canโt bury forever.
Shattered Gods
Author Katee Robert
Genres Literature & Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Polyamory Romance
Publication Date June 2, 2026
She was Olympus's Queen. Its sacrifice. Its savior. Its destruction.
Long ago, Circe was Hermes' entire heart. The two women lived on the outskirts of Olympian society, content with a quiet life away from the spotlight. Then Circe caught the eye of Zeusโฆand was forced into a marriage that would take her freedom, her future, and in the end, her life. In the wake of the tragedy, gossip swirled about the woman Zeus married and (allegedly) murderedโฆbut in time, everyone forgot about beautiful, tragic Circe.
Everyone but Hermes, who vowed on that day to bring Olympus to its knees.
Now, fifteen years later, a new Zeus rules the city, a new Hades protects his people, a new hope dawnsโฆand Hermes has begun to think there may be things about Olympus worth saving. With Atalanta by her sideโand slowly rebuilding her heartโHermes may finally be ready to set aside her fury and seek the city's rebirth instead of its total annihilation. But there is a beautiful devil on Hermes' other shoulder: a devil who rose, blood-soaked, from where Zeus left her for dead years ago. A devil who has waited all this time to have her revenge.
And no matter their past, no matter the desperate love they once shared, no matter the complicated triad forming between the three women, Circe will not rest until all of Olympus lays shattered at her feetโฆand the gods help anyone who gets in her way.
A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hermes and Atalanta and Circe.
Long ago, Circe was Hermes' entire heart. The two women lived on the outskirts of Olympian society, content with a quiet life away from the spotlight. Then Circe caught the eye of Zeusโฆand was forced into a marriage that would take her freedom, her future, and in the end, her life. In the wake of the tragedy, gossip swirled about the woman Zeus married and (allegedly) murderedโฆbut in time, everyone forgot about beautiful, tragic Circe.
Everyone but Hermes, who vowed on that day to bring Olympus to its knees.
Now, fifteen years later, a new Zeus rules the city, a new Hades protects his people, a new hope dawnsโฆand Hermes has begun to think there may be things about Olympus worth saving. With Atalanta by her sideโand slowly rebuilding her heartโHermes may finally be ready to set aside her fury and seek the city's rebirth instead of its total annihilation. But there is a beautiful devil on Hermes' other shoulder: a devil who rose, blood-soaked, from where Zeus left her for dead years ago. A devil who has waited all this time to have her revenge.
And no matter their past, no matter the desperate love they once shared, no matter the complicated triad forming between the three women, Circe will not rest until all of Olympus lays shattered at her feetโฆand the gods help anyone who gets in her way.
A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hermes and Atalanta and Circe.
The Heirs
Author Faridah รbรญkรฉ-รyรญmรญdรฉ
Genres Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Death & Dying, Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Adoption, Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Physical & Emotional Abuse, Teen & Young Adult Mysteries & Detective Stories
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A mystery about five teen geniuses, their billionaire father, and the investigation into his murder.
Five prodigies, one dead father, a mansion full of suspectsโฆ
Octavius the Maestro.
Fola the Brain.
Bilal the Olympian.
Perdita the Artist.
Romeo the Failure.
These are the five heirs of the illustrious billionaire Leontes Button. Adopted and viciously trained with their fatherโs infamous โButton Methodโ to prove his hypothesis for creating prodigiesโchild geniusesโthe Button siblings have had no choice but to be brilliant according to their father's impossibly high standards.
Until he is murdered at his annual Prodigy Ball.
Now, all who attended the ball are required to stay in the Button Manor while the police investigate. But the officers have their work cut out for themโeach of the Button siblings has something to hide, but The Heirs aren't the only ones with secrets. After all, Leontes Button was especially good at making enemies. . .
Five prodigies, one dead father, a mansion full of suspectsโฆ
Octavius the Maestro.
Fola the Brain.
Bilal the Olympian.
Perdita the Artist.
Romeo the Failure.
These are the five heirs of the illustrious billionaire Leontes Button. Adopted and viciously trained with their fatherโs infamous โButton Methodโ to prove his hypothesis for creating prodigiesโchild geniusesโthe Button siblings have had no choice but to be brilliant according to their father's impossibly high standards.
Until he is murdered at his annual Prodigy Ball.
Now, all who attended the ball are required to stay in the Button Manor while the police investigate. But the officers have their work cut out for themโeach of the Button siblings has something to hide, but The Heirs aren't the only ones with secrets. After all, Leontes Button was especially good at making enemies. . .
The Children
Author Melissa Albert
Genres Dark Fantasy, Coming of Age Fiction, Gothic Fiction, Family Life Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
An intoxicating, haunting new novel from New York Times bestselling author Melissa Albert, in which the estranged adult children of a legendary author, written into their dead motherโs beloved fantasy series, contend with the vine-like creep of legacy, memory, and magic.
Guinevere Sharpe has two childhoods.
In one, she lives in the wooded shadow of her family's isolated Vermont farmhouse; in the other, the pages of her motherโs world-famous Ninth City books, where her magical adventures have made her a household name. In reality, Guinevere's childhood isn't the enchanted idyll her motherโs readers imagine: she and her older brother are growing up near-feral, unwashed and underfed, escaping each day to the lichen-clotted woods theyโve made their playland. As Edith Sharpeโs books explode into epic popularity, the threats of a rural childhood give way to the escalating perils of fameโuntil the night it all goes up in flames, leaving Edithโs series unfinished and her children the sole survivors.
Now an adult coasting on her mother's name, Guinevere is mid-promotion for a ghostwritten memoir when her estranged brother, an artist who has until now spurned his family's legacy, announces an upcoming installation titled Mother. As rumors swirl around a death connected to his last show, unsettling recollections from Guinevereโs childhood begin to surface. Her public facade starts to crack, forcing her to confront the questions she's spent the last twenty years running from: What really happened the night of the fire? And what dark history lies behind their motherโs creative genius?
Wise to the mythic weight childhood memories gather over time, The Children whispers to you from the hallway outside your bedroom, lights flickering as you turn the pages of a book that didn't seem so scary a moment ago. It's a story for anyone who's ever revisited an old favorite and found it cast in a darker light, the line separating magic and memory blurring as the gap widens between the authors we imagined and the people they turn out to be.
Guinevere Sharpe has two childhoods.
In one, she lives in the wooded shadow of her family's isolated Vermont farmhouse; in the other, the pages of her motherโs world-famous Ninth City books, where her magical adventures have made her a household name. In reality, Guinevere's childhood isn't the enchanted idyll her motherโs readers imagine: she and her older brother are growing up near-feral, unwashed and underfed, escaping each day to the lichen-clotted woods theyโve made their playland. As Edith Sharpeโs books explode into epic popularity, the threats of a rural childhood give way to the escalating perils of fameโuntil the night it all goes up in flames, leaving Edithโs series unfinished and her children the sole survivors.
Now an adult coasting on her mother's name, Guinevere is mid-promotion for a ghostwritten memoir when her estranged brother, an artist who has until now spurned his family's legacy, announces an upcoming installation titled Mother. As rumors swirl around a death connected to his last show, unsettling recollections from Guinevereโs childhood begin to surface. Her public facade starts to crack, forcing her to confront the questions she's spent the last twenty years running from: What really happened the night of the fire? And what dark history lies behind their motherโs creative genius?
Wise to the mythic weight childhood memories gather over time, The Children whispers to you from the hallway outside your bedroom, lights flickering as you turn the pages of a book that didn't seem so scary a moment ago. It's a story for anyone who's ever revisited an old favorite and found it cast in a darker light, the line separating magic and memory blurring as the gap widens between the authors we imagined and the people they turn out to be.
Road Trip
Author Mary Kay Andrews
Genres Women's Domestic Life Fiction, Mothers & Children Fiction, Sisters Fiction, Contemporary Women Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
The Queen of the Summer Read is back with her first novel in two years!
Maeve and Therese Dunigan are sistersโbut the two have been estranged for years. They could not be more Maeve, a rule-follower and Therese, a rebel. But when their mother's death brings the family back together, the two find that they have inherited a paintingโone that could be worth millions and could save each of them from their respective wolves at the door. The only issue is, the painting might be a fake and the only way the can solve the problem is to find the original. This means a road tripโto Ireland, to their family roots, and to a mysterious crime that occurred years ago. With tensions simmering, the two hit the road and find themselves on twisty lanes, in colorful villages, at local pubs, and with handsome men whose gift of the gab is surpassed only by their charm. Can Maeve and Therese find the real painting, remove a family curse, solve a cold case, and actually survive without killing each other? Join Mary Kay Andrews on a road trip that will entertain you for miles.
Maeve and Therese Dunigan are sistersโbut the two have been estranged for years. They could not be more Maeve, a rule-follower and Therese, a rebel. But when their mother's death brings the family back together, the two find that they have inherited a paintingโone that could be worth millions and could save each of them from their respective wolves at the door. The only issue is, the painting might be a fake and the only way the can solve the problem is to find the original. This means a road tripโto Ireland, to their family roots, and to a mysterious crime that occurred years ago. With tensions simmering, the two hit the road and find themselves on twisty lanes, in colorful villages, at local pubs, and with handsome men whose gift of the gab is surpassed only by their charm. Can Maeve and Therese find the real painting, remove a family curse, solve a cold case, and actually survive without killing each other? Join Mary Kay Andrews on a road trip that will entertain you for miles.
Never the Roses
Author Jennifer K. Lambert
Genres Dark Fantasy, Enemies to Lovers Romance, Sword & Sorcery Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy
Publication Date June 2, 2026
UNSTOPPABLE WAR. UNSPEAKABLE SINS. IMPOSSIBLE LOVE.
Genevieve Gornichecโs The Witchโs Heart meets Madeline Millerโs Circe in this epic and deeply emotional romantic fantasy debut by Jennifer K. Lambert. The hardcover edition features beautiful stenciled edges.
The Dread Sorceress Oneira has retired. Sheโs exhausted from fighting the endless wars of kings and queens, and has long accepted that her death is near. Alone at last but for a few uninvited companionsโa near-mythical wolf, a goddessโs avatar, and a feline that embodies magic itselfโOneira realizes that sheโs bored. On a whim, or perhaps at the behest of fate, she makes an unlikely trip to the most extensive library in existence: the home of her most powerful rival, the sorcerer Stearanos.
By recklessly stealing a book from him, Oneira inadvertently initiates a forbidden correspondence. Taunting notes and clever retorts reveal a connection neither has foundโnor could ever findโin any other.
But Oneira soon learns that Stearanos, bound to a vile king, is tasked with waging war on the queen she once served. A relationship with him is far too dangerous to pursue despite their mutual desireโand yet, Oneira canโt seem to stay away.
A bond with Stearanos could alight the long-extinct flame of life within herโฆ or it could destroy her entirely.
Genevieve Gornichecโs The Witchโs Heart meets Madeline Millerโs Circe in this epic and deeply emotional romantic fantasy debut by Jennifer K. Lambert. The hardcover edition features beautiful stenciled edges.
The Dread Sorceress Oneira has retired. Sheโs exhausted from fighting the endless wars of kings and queens, and has long accepted that her death is near. Alone at last but for a few uninvited companionsโa near-mythical wolf, a goddessโs avatar, and a feline that embodies magic itselfโOneira realizes that sheโs bored. On a whim, or perhaps at the behest of fate, she makes an unlikely trip to the most extensive library in existence: the home of her most powerful rival, the sorcerer Stearanos.
By recklessly stealing a book from him, Oneira inadvertently initiates a forbidden correspondence. Taunting notes and clever retorts reveal a connection neither has foundโnor could ever findโin any other.
But Oneira soon learns that Stearanos, bound to a vile king, is tasked with waging war on the queen she once served. A relationship with him is far too dangerous to pursue despite their mutual desireโand yet, Oneira canโt seem to stay away.
A bond with Stearanos could alight the long-extinct flame of life within herโฆ or it could destroy her entirely.
Not a Strong Enough Word
Author Allie Samberts
Genres Literature & Fiction, Special Edition Books
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Scarlett Frye was once a literary genius. With two bestselling novels, a million-dollar book deal, and a love story of her own, she had it allโuntil the pressure broke her. Five years ago, she canceled her book tour, shredded her contract, and disappeared. She left everything behind, including Ryan Whitlock, the editor who believed in herโฆ and the man she loved.
Now, after years of healing, sheโs ready to write again.
For Ryan, Scarlettโs disappearance wasnโt just a professional loss, it was personal. It shattered his heart and sent him into a slump. That is, until an anonymous manuscript lands on his desk. The writing is brilliant, raw, and achingly familiarโit can only be Scarlettโs.
As fate brings them back together, Scarlett reluctantly agrees to let Ryan edit her comeback novel, even though it means working with the man she never stopped loving. Old passions reignite, but when pressure builds and buried secrets resurface, Ryan fears history will repeat itself.
Scarlett walked away once. But as they navigate love, loss, and the weight of the past, she and Ryan must be strong enough to rewrite their story before itโs too late.
Now, after years of healing, sheโs ready to write again.
For Ryan, Scarlettโs disappearance wasnโt just a professional loss, it was personal. It shattered his heart and sent him into a slump. That is, until an anonymous manuscript lands on his desk. The writing is brilliant, raw, and achingly familiarโit can only be Scarlettโs.
As fate brings them back together, Scarlett reluctantly agrees to let Ryan edit her comeback novel, even though it means working with the man she never stopped loving. Old passions reignite, but when pressure builds and buried secrets resurface, Ryan fears history will repeat itself.
Scarlett walked away once. But as they navigate love, loss, and the weight of the past, she and Ryan must be strong enough to rewrite their story before itโs too late.
Lies Between Us
Author Jessica Goodman
Genres Teen & Young Adult Siblings Fiction, Teen & Young Adult Romantic Mysteries & Thrillers, Teen & Young Adult Mysteries & Detective Stories, Teen & Young Adult Contemporary Romance
Publication Date June 2, 2026
The New York Times bestselling author of The Counselors delivers a razor-sharp murder-mystery set during the summer when a local teen's suspicious death exposes the devastating secrets three sisters keep.
Do you ever really know the people you love?
For the Gold sisters and Silver brothers, life has been idyllic, growing up in side-by-side waterfront mansions in a town where doors are never locked and the police do little more than issue speeding tickets. The Golds and Silvers have known each other their entire lives, as neighbors, as friends, as family.
But one carefree summer takes a dark turn when a beach party ends in tragedy and their perfect world cracks wide open. Suddenly, the bonds that tie these families together are strained by suspicion and fear. Painful secrets surface, revealing the fragile truths they've all been hiding.
Lucy, the oldest Gold girl, harbors a crushing secret from her boyfriend, one of the Silver boys. Millie, the middle sister, quietly yearns for the one person she can't have. And the youngest, Frankie, uncovers something that could blow their island apart.
From New York Times bestselling author Jessica Goodman, comes a gripping novel about the lies friends tell, the faรงade siblings build, and how one summer testsโand breaksโthe bonds of family.
Do you ever really know the people you love?
For the Gold sisters and Silver brothers, life has been idyllic, growing up in side-by-side waterfront mansions in a town where doors are never locked and the police do little more than issue speeding tickets. The Golds and Silvers have known each other their entire lives, as neighbors, as friends, as family.
But one carefree summer takes a dark turn when a beach party ends in tragedy and their perfect world cracks wide open. Suddenly, the bonds that tie these families together are strained by suspicion and fear. Painful secrets surface, revealing the fragile truths they've all been hiding.
Lucy, the oldest Gold girl, harbors a crushing secret from her boyfriend, one of the Silver boys. Millie, the middle sister, quietly yearns for the one person she can't have. And the youngest, Frankie, uncovers something that could blow their island apart.
From New York Times bestselling author Jessica Goodman, comes a gripping novel about the lies friends tell, the faรงade siblings build, and how one summer testsโand breaksโthe bonds of family.
Man of My Dreams
Author Olivia Worley
Genres Literature & Fiction, Psychological Thrillers, Suspense Thrillers
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A romance author is shocked when one of her characters-in-progress seemingly comes to lifeโฆ but is he too good to be true, in this dramatic and twisty thriller perfect for fans of Ashley Winstead and Kate Alice Marshall, where the truth really is stranger than fiction.
Bestselling romance author Ivy Harcourt has been as unlucky in love as sheโs been successful in writingโas her sad relationship track attests, there are no good dating options left in New York . . . Until she rescues an escaped dog in the park, and runs into Liam. Charming, British, hot architect Liam. The exact description of the love interest in her next book.
When an instant connection leads to a whirlwind relationship, Ivy is convinced sheโs found the dream man. Except he may be too perfect. He may be hiding something.
And Ivy may have secrets of her own.
Bestselling romance author Ivy Harcourt has been as unlucky in love as sheโs been successful in writingโas her sad relationship track attests, there are no good dating options left in New York . . . Until she rescues an escaped dog in the park, and runs into Liam. Charming, British, hot architect Liam. The exact description of the love interest in her next book.
When an instant connection leads to a whirlwind relationship, Ivy is convinced sheโs found the dream man. Except he may be too perfect. He may be hiding something.
And Ivy may have secrets of her own.
Marion
Author Leah Rowan
Genres Slasher Horrors, Suspense Thrillers, Murder Thrillers
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A twist on Hitchcockโs iconic classic
Psycho
โwhere the leading lady doesn't die, but instead turns the knife on Norm, kicking off a crime spree that turns the silver screen victim into a heroine for our times.
NORMAN WAS HER FIRST.
Marion is in deep. She's stolen money from the Manhattan ad agency where she works in a desperate bid to help her sister escape an abusive marriage, but the bus breaks down before she can make it to Saratoga Springs. It's late at night, and the only place with vacancies is an old set of cabins on the outskirts of town. She pays for a room in cash, and ends up chatting with Norm, the young innkeeper who's handsome, charming and a touch hung-up on his elderly mother. Back in her room, she steps into the shower, scrubbing off the late-summer heat, when the curtain is pulled back...
Norm Billings is there with a knife. He raises his arm to strike, but before he does, Marion knees him in the balls, grabs the knife, and stabs the life out of him. Now, she's covered in blood, and she's a woman on the runโnot just a thief, but a killer, too. Where will she go? How will she save both herself and her sister? And what mysteries will she uncover as she does?
In Psycho, Hitchcock shocked audiences when he killed off his protagonist. But what if the leading lady had fought back? Marion offers an alternate history of the most famous dead blonde to ever grace the silver screen. Only this time, the knife is in her handsโand she's no victim.
NORMAN WAS HER FIRST.
Marion is in deep. She's stolen money from the Manhattan ad agency where she works in a desperate bid to help her sister escape an abusive marriage, but the bus breaks down before she can make it to Saratoga Springs. It's late at night, and the only place with vacancies is an old set of cabins on the outskirts of town. She pays for a room in cash, and ends up chatting with Norm, the young innkeeper who's handsome, charming and a touch hung-up on his elderly mother. Back in her room, she steps into the shower, scrubbing off the late-summer heat, when the curtain is pulled back...
Norm Billings is there with a knife. He raises his arm to strike, but before he does, Marion knees him in the balls, grabs the knife, and stabs the life out of him. Now, she's covered in blood, and she's a woman on the runโnot just a thief, but a killer, too. Where will she go? How will she save both herself and her sister? And what mysteries will she uncover as she does?
In Psycho, Hitchcock shocked audiences when he killed off his protagonist. But what if the leading lady had fought back? Marion offers an alternate history of the most famous dead blonde to ever grace the silver screen. Only this time, the knife is in her handsโand she's no victim.
The Open Era
Author Edward Schmit
Genres LGBTQ+ Books, Genre Literature & Fiction, Contemporary Romance, New Adult & College Romance
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Love evens the score between two tennis players in this stunning debut romance.
Recently-turned-pro tennis player Austin Hardy has been out since high school and it's never been a big deal. That is, until he becomes the first openly gay man to compete in a Grand Slam. Suddenly, being gay is a huge deal, with headlines to prove it.
Unprepared for this new spotlight, Austinโs anxiety disorder hits a breaking point, and he trips and falls at practice. Right next to the very attractive, very talented, and probably straight Diego Cruz, ranked World #2.
The two players start a friendship off the court. But between their flirty banter, mixed signals, and brewing rivalry, Austin is thrown further off his game by Diego.
With the eyes of the world on Austin, the weight of history on his shoulders, and Diego across the net โ he must decide if love means nothing or if love means everything as he battles for the trophy during an electric two weeks at the US Open.
Recently-turned-pro tennis player Austin Hardy has been out since high school and it's never been a big deal. That is, until he becomes the first openly gay man to compete in a Grand Slam. Suddenly, being gay is a huge deal, with headlines to prove it.
Unprepared for this new spotlight, Austinโs anxiety disorder hits a breaking point, and he trips and falls at practice. Right next to the very attractive, very talented, and probably straight Diego Cruz, ranked World #2.
The two players start a friendship off the court. But between their flirty banter, mixed signals, and brewing rivalry, Austin is thrown further off his game by Diego.
With the eyes of the world on Austin, the weight of history on his shoulders, and Diego across the net โ he must decide if love means nothing or if love means everything as he battles for the trophy during an electric two weeks at the US Open.
Father Material
Author Alexis Hall
Genres LGBTQ+ Humorous Fiction, Humorous Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy
Publication Date June 2, 2026
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes...what was that, exactly?
Luc and Oliver have been through it all: fake dating to save Luc's career, I-guess-this-is-actually-for-real dating when all of that blew up spectacularly, (briefly) breaking up over irreconcilable differences, (definitively) getting back together over perfectly reconcilable everything else, (almost) getting married, (finally) moving in together, and ultimately celebrating years of perfect domestic bliss.
But as all their very grown-up-now friends begin reaching new life milestones, advancing careers and having babies, Luc and Oliver decide it's time to open their hearts and lives to something new: a tiny, squirming, adorable bundle of furry joy named Spud.
And maybe now that hearts-and-lives are already open, there's room for someone else. Something more. Something that may require them to find in themselves a little father material.
Luc and Oliver have been through it all: fake dating to save Luc's career, I-guess-this-is-actually-for-real dating when all of that blew up spectacularly, (briefly) breaking up over irreconcilable differences, (definitively) getting back together over perfectly reconcilable everything else, (almost) getting married, (finally) moving in together, and ultimately celebrating years of perfect domestic bliss.
But as all their very grown-up-now friends begin reaching new life milestones, advancing careers and having babies, Luc and Oliver decide it's time to open their hearts and lives to something new: a tiny, squirming, adorable bundle of furry joy named Spud.
And maybe now that hearts-and-lives are already open, there's room for someone else. Something more. Something that may require them to find in themselves a little father material.
Not Good Neighbors
Author Violet Lumani
Genres Literature & Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Enemies to Lovers Romance
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Penny Huff and Jack Craig are neighbors by floor planโฆand enemies by choice.
Thanks to a tragically thin wall in their NYC apartment building, Penny knows far too much about Jackโlike his taste in too-loud music, the noxious fumes from his kitchen, and his habit of suspiciously aggressive vacuuming. And she knows all about the tearful brunette fleeing his apartment the day he moved inโthe one crying about her cheating ex. Not even Jackโs piratical charm can undo what Penny knows: the man is bad news.
When her attempt to get the wall soundproofed literally blows a hole in it, the two are forced into a DIY disaster that traps them in each otherโs lives...and spaces. With eviction looming, prank wars escalating, and unexpected sparks flying, Penny starts to suspect her insufferable neighbor might just be the plot twist her love life needs.
Packed with witty banter, laugh-out-loud moments, and sizzling tension, this fast-paced romantic comedy proves that love can bloom where drywallโand patienceโhave crumbled.
Thanks to a tragically thin wall in their NYC apartment building, Penny knows far too much about Jackโlike his taste in too-loud music, the noxious fumes from his kitchen, and his habit of suspiciously aggressive vacuuming. And she knows all about the tearful brunette fleeing his apartment the day he moved inโthe one crying about her cheating ex. Not even Jackโs piratical charm can undo what Penny knows: the man is bad news.
When her attempt to get the wall soundproofed literally blows a hole in it, the two are forced into a DIY disaster that traps them in each otherโs lives...and spaces. With eviction looming, prank wars escalating, and unexpected sparks flying, Penny starts to suspect her insufferable neighbor might just be the plot twist her love life needs.
Packed with witty banter, laugh-out-loud moments, and sizzling tension, this fast-paced romantic comedy proves that love can bloom where drywallโand patienceโhave crumbled.
Valley of the Moms
Author Hannah Selinger
Genres Suburban Fiction, Mysteries, Murder Thrillers, Domestic Thrillers
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Stepford Wives
meets
Big Little Lies
in this twisty thriller that uncovers the untruths, petty grievances, and local school politics underneath a seemingly quaint small town.
Hamilton, Massachusetts is one of those suburban towns that appears untouched by the outside world where stay-at-home moms wear 2ct diamond studs to the playground, where a million-dollar property is โaffordable,โ and where the Parent Teacher Organization is a hotbed of controversy. Sure, some people struggle to make ends meet, but residents would say discussing such ugly matters is impolite. Hamilton has been like this forever, and everyone likes it that way. almost everyone.
It's not that Anna Plummer doesn't like Hamilton, but she never thought she'd be married with two young kids, comfortable, complacentโฆand growing more bored by the minute. So, when she realizes her second grader won't be able to attend the "Ziti with Your Sweetie" school dance because she didnโt pay for a โPremiumโ membership, she snaps. She sends an email to the terrifying president of the PTOโand all hell breaks loose.
One year later, Anna is found dead in the frozen Ipswich River. Left to pick up the pieces, her husband, Denny, is shaken to his core. He's no expert, but he's seen enough Dateline to know that the police think he's the main suspect. If they aren't going to get justice for Anna, he will. Told through the alternating perspectives of Anna and Denny exactly one year apart, and with a shocking concluding twist, Valley of the Moms is a gripping look at the underpinnings of grief, the social structures of wealth, and the secrets people keepโeven among friends and loved ones.
Hamilton, Massachusetts is one of those suburban towns that appears untouched by the outside world where stay-at-home moms wear 2ct diamond studs to the playground, where a million-dollar property is โaffordable,โ and where the Parent Teacher Organization is a hotbed of controversy. Sure, some people struggle to make ends meet, but residents would say discussing such ugly matters is impolite. Hamilton has been like this forever, and everyone likes it that way. almost everyone.
It's not that Anna Plummer doesn't like Hamilton, but she never thought she'd be married with two young kids, comfortable, complacentโฆand growing more bored by the minute. So, when she realizes her second grader won't be able to attend the "Ziti with Your Sweetie" school dance because she didnโt pay for a โPremiumโ membership, she snaps. She sends an email to the terrifying president of the PTOโand all hell breaks loose.
One year later, Anna is found dead in the frozen Ipswich River. Left to pick up the pieces, her husband, Denny, is shaken to his core. He's no expert, but he's seen enough Dateline to know that the police think he's the main suspect. If they aren't going to get justice for Anna, he will. Told through the alternating perspectives of Anna and Denny exactly one year apart, and with a shocking concluding twist, Valley of the Moms is a gripping look at the underpinnings of grief, the social structures of wealth, and the secrets people keepโeven among friends and loved ones.
The Last Time We Drowned
Author Saratoga Schaefer
Genres Women's Literature & Fiction, Psychological Thrillers, Suspense Thrillers, Murder Thrillers
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Six influencers. One luxury yacht. Nowhere to hide.
Charlie Engels is broke and desperate when her bookstagram account lands her the offer of a lifetime: join Empress, a state-of-the-art yacht houseboat off the Florida Keys turned influencer paradise. Lucrative brand deals and a ready-made โsisterhoodโ of internet starsโit may not be Charlieโs dream job, but she knows sheโd be a fool to turn it down.
Itโs also the perfect distraction; Charlie's eager to outrun her past and a staggering betrayal by her former best friend. Now, aboard Empress, Charlie is surrounded by dazzling women with their own baggage: the magnetic but ruthless leader, the spiraling fashion queen, the inseparable twins, the peacemaker with cracks in her confidence, and the memory of the influencer who Charlie is replacing. The same influencer who Charlie keeps seeing on board, even though the others insist she quit.
But when a hurricane traps the group at sea with their billionaire boss, the dream turns claustrophobic. Communications cut. Supplies dwindling. Old betrayals bubbling to the surface. Then the first body drops.
As paranoia mounts and alliances splinter, Charlie realizes the real danger isnโt the storm outsideโitโs the deadly games being played below deck. And if she canโt outwit a killer, her past wonโt be the only ghost that comes back to drown her.
Razor-sharp, atmospheric, and impossible to put down, THE LAST TIME WE DROWNED is a locked-room psychological thriller where luxury curdles into terror and survival comes at the highest price.
Charlie Engels is broke and desperate when her bookstagram account lands her the offer of a lifetime: join Empress, a state-of-the-art yacht houseboat off the Florida Keys turned influencer paradise. Lucrative brand deals and a ready-made โsisterhoodโ of internet starsโit may not be Charlieโs dream job, but she knows sheโd be a fool to turn it down.
Itโs also the perfect distraction; Charlie's eager to outrun her past and a staggering betrayal by her former best friend. Now, aboard Empress, Charlie is surrounded by dazzling women with their own baggage: the magnetic but ruthless leader, the spiraling fashion queen, the inseparable twins, the peacemaker with cracks in her confidence, and the memory of the influencer who Charlie is replacing. The same influencer who Charlie keeps seeing on board, even though the others insist she quit.
But when a hurricane traps the group at sea with their billionaire boss, the dream turns claustrophobic. Communications cut. Supplies dwindling. Old betrayals bubbling to the surface. Then the first body drops.
As paranoia mounts and alliances splinter, Charlie realizes the real danger isnโt the storm outsideโitโs the deadly games being played below deck. And if she canโt outwit a killer, her past wonโt be the only ghost that comes back to drown her.
Razor-sharp, atmospheric, and impossible to put down, THE LAST TIME WE DROWNED is a locked-room psychological thriller where luxury curdles into terror and survival comes at the highest price.
Nobody's Quest
Author Alyssa Day
Genres Literature & Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy
Publication Date June 2, 2026
The goddess needs a nobody. The prince needs a miracle.
Soli Graymind might be both.
Soli has spent most of her life being invisibleโan indentured servant, a library mold-scrubber, the girl no one sees unless sheโs in the way. So, when the kingโs guards show up with swords drawn, she assumes itโs a mistake.
Itโs not.
Moments later, sheโs standing in the throne room while the king tells her sheโs been chosen to retrieve a set of ancient keysโonly the keys can save the goddess and stop the chaos beyond the palace walls. Because the world isnโt waiting to be saved.
Itโs already burning.
And beside him stands Prince Kaelen: devastatingly beautiful, mercilessly cold, and certain Soli wonโt survive the hard journey ahead.
Heโs probably right.
But Soli's survived a lifetime of hard everything. She may be a nobodyโno training, no real power, and no idea why she was chosenโbut she refuses to be expendable. Even if the quest ahead is anything but simple. When assassins, monsters, and impossible choices fracture the fragile alliance slowly building with the Prince, Soli realizes she canโt hide in the shadows anymore.
Because, for the first time in her life, she has something to loseโฆ
A high-stakes romantasy filled with slow-burn romance, found family, and a heroine who never expected to be anyoneโs first choice.
Soli Graymind might be both.
Soli has spent most of her life being invisibleโan indentured servant, a library mold-scrubber, the girl no one sees unless sheโs in the way. So, when the kingโs guards show up with swords drawn, she assumes itโs a mistake.
Itโs not.
Moments later, sheโs standing in the throne room while the king tells her sheโs been chosen to retrieve a set of ancient keysโonly the keys can save the goddess and stop the chaos beyond the palace walls. Because the world isnโt waiting to be saved.
Itโs already burning.
And beside him stands Prince Kaelen: devastatingly beautiful, mercilessly cold, and certain Soli wonโt survive the hard journey ahead.
Heโs probably right.
But Soli's survived a lifetime of hard everything. She may be a nobodyโno training, no real power, and no idea why she was chosenโbut she refuses to be expendable. Even if the quest ahead is anything but simple. When assassins, monsters, and impossible choices fracture the fragile alliance slowly building with the Prince, Soli realizes she canโt hide in the shadows anymore.
Because, for the first time in her life, she has something to loseโฆ
A high-stakes romantasy filled with slow-burn romance, found family, and a heroine who never expected to be anyoneโs first choice.
My Forever Girl
Author Laura Pavlov
Genres Literature & Fiction, Special Edition Books
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A Small Town, Friends-to-Lovers, Forbidden Love Standalone Romance from USA Today and Amazon #1 Bestselling Author, Laura Pavlov.
Gracie Reynolds and I have been best friends since we were kids.
Sheโs smart, kind, funny, beautifulโand one of the best parts of my life.
When Gracie walks into a room, people notice.
I always notice.
But when she moved across the world with a guy I despised, it felt like Iโd lost a piece of myself.
I missed her in ways I still canโt explain.
Now sheโs backโ and sheโs crashing at my place for a couple of months while she figures things out.
Sheโs single and ready for a fresh start.
Iโve always had her back, and that hasnโt changed.
What has changed?
The way that she looks at me.
The way I canโt stop looking at her.
So, when Gracie makes me a once in a lifetime proposition--obviously, I'm all in.
But this isn't your average gray area--it's a full-on, sweat-inducing, five chili pepper detour we never meant to take.
Gracie has big dreams though, and Iโd never be the guy to hold her back.
Even if all I wantโฆis to be the reason that she stays.
**This is Book 1in the Blue Sky Bay Series. Each can be read as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**
Gracie Reynolds and I have been best friends since we were kids.
Sheโs smart, kind, funny, beautifulโand one of the best parts of my life.
When Gracie walks into a room, people notice.
I always notice.
But when she moved across the world with a guy I despised, it felt like Iโd lost a piece of myself.
I missed her in ways I still canโt explain.
Now sheโs backโ and sheโs crashing at my place for a couple of months while she figures things out.
Sheโs single and ready for a fresh start.
Iโve always had her back, and that hasnโt changed.
What has changed?
The way that she looks at me.
The way I canโt stop looking at her.
So, when Gracie makes me a once in a lifetime proposition--obviously, I'm all in.
But this isn't your average gray area--it's a full-on, sweat-inducing, five chili pepper detour we never meant to take.
Gracie has big dreams though, and Iโd never be the guy to hold her back.
Even if all I wantโฆis to be the reason that she stays.
**This is Book 1in the Blue Sky Bay Series. Each can be read as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**
The Secret Attic
Author Chelsea Conradt
Genres Psychological Horror, Small Town & Rural Fiction, Psychological Thrillers, Suspense Thrillers
Publication Date June 2, 2026
The past isn't just haunting herโit's hunting her.
Addison Lowe knew her mother-in-law despised her, but inheriting Barb's massive estate after her death feels less like closure and more like a trap. Barb's hoarded rooms aren't just filled with clutterโthey're filled with secrets. And it's Addison's job to unearth them while Luke grieves the loss of the mother he could never let go of.
But Luke grows stranger with every box they openโrestless, secretive, cruel in ways Addison has never seen. And the house itself seems to breathe with Barb's presence. Ivy claws through the windows. A murder of crows drops trinkets at her feet. Dolls stare from the shadows, labeled with names Addison doesn't recognizeโuntil she does. One doll bears the name Cassidy Warren, a girl who vanished years ago. And the more Addison uncovers, the more Barb's legacy seems tied to the streak of "bad luck" that has haunted Rockside Bay for decades.
The deeper Addison digs, the clearer it some secrets were meant to stay buried. And the husband she thought she knew may be hiding the darkest one of allโฆ
Addison Lowe knew her mother-in-law despised her, but inheriting Barb's massive estate after her death feels less like closure and more like a trap. Barb's hoarded rooms aren't just filled with clutterโthey're filled with secrets. And it's Addison's job to unearth them while Luke grieves the loss of the mother he could never let go of.
But Luke grows stranger with every box they openโrestless, secretive, cruel in ways Addison has never seen. And the house itself seems to breathe with Barb's presence. Ivy claws through the windows. A murder of crows drops trinkets at her feet. Dolls stare from the shadows, labeled with names Addison doesn't recognizeโuntil she does. One doll bears the name Cassidy Warren, a girl who vanished years ago. And the more Addison uncovers, the more Barb's legacy seems tied to the streak of "bad luck" that has haunted Rockside Bay for decades.
The deeper Addison digs, the clearer it some secrets were meant to stay buried. And the husband she thought she knew may be hiding the darkest one of allโฆ
Backstabbers
Author Eliza Jabore
Genres Slasher Horrors, Friendship Fiction, Suspense Thrillers
Publication Date June 2, 2026
When three friends lose their way in a serial killer's old hunting ground, they must fight to survive the threat in the woodsโand each otherโin this spiky, heart-pounding slasher.
Never turn your back on a friend.
Jade, Stef, and Zoe are hiking Washington's Bones Hollow Trail, braving cougars, black bears, and the storms that roll in without warning. The friends' paranoia isn't helped by listening to a true crime podcast about the serial killer who once roamed this same forest.
Then when Stef twists her ankleโbadlyโthere's no one to hear them scream for help. The only sign of life for miles is a cabin that looks to be straight out of a horror movie, with a man who's all too eager to invite them in.
As things take a chilling turn, the friends must find a way to stay alive together. After all, who can you trust when your back's against the wall? But unfortunately for them, the only thing more twisted than this nightmare is their friendship . . .
Never turn your back on a friend.
Jade, Stef, and Zoe are hiking Washington's Bones Hollow Trail, braving cougars, black bears, and the storms that roll in without warning. The friends' paranoia isn't helped by listening to a true crime podcast about the serial killer who once roamed this same forest.
Then when Stef twists her ankleโbadlyโthere's no one to hear them scream for help. The only sign of life for miles is a cabin that looks to be straight out of a horror movie, with a man who's all too eager to invite them in.
As things take a chilling turn, the friends must find a way to stay alive together. After all, who can you trust when your back's against the wall? But unfortunately for them, the only thing more twisted than this nightmare is their friendship . . .
Sublimation
Author Isabel J. Kim
Genres Immigration Fiction, American Literature, Literary Fiction, Psychological Thrillers
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Doppelgรคngers, corporate intrigue, heartbreak, betrayal, and the harsh permanence of the border: Sublimation is a thrilling and provocative debut for fans of Severance that asks what you'd sacrifice for a different life from award-winning author Isabel J. Kim.
The border cuts you in two.
When you immigrate, you leave a copy of yourself behind, an instance. One person enters their new country; the other stays trapped at home.
Some instances keep in touch, call each other daily, keep their lives and minds in sync in the hopes of reintegrating and resuming a life as one person. Others, like Soyoung Rose Kang, leave home at ten years old and never speak to their other selves again. Rose, in America, never imagined going back to Korea until her grandfather died and her Korean instance called her home for the funeral.
She doesnโt know that Soyoung plans to steal her body and her life.
How far would you go to live the choice you didnโt make?
The border cuts you in two.
When you immigrate, you leave a copy of yourself behind, an instance. One person enters their new country; the other stays trapped at home.
Some instances keep in touch, call each other daily, keep their lives and minds in sync in the hopes of reintegrating and resuming a life as one person. Others, like Soyoung Rose Kang, leave home at ten years old and never speak to their other selves again. Rose, in America, never imagined going back to Korea until her grandfather died and her Korean instance called her home for the funeral.
She doesnโt know that Soyoung plans to steal her body and her life.
How far would you go to live the choice you didnโt make?
An Artful Dodge
Author Karen Odden
Genres 19th Century Historical Fiction, Murder Thrillers
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Victorian London comes to vivid life in this riveting heist novel about an all-female thieving gang and one young womanโs heroic plan to escape a life of crime.
Sheโs stolen gems, purses, and heartsโbut can she steal her life back from the ring of thieves thatโs claimed it?
London, 1879: Twenty-year-old Kit Jimeson has fingers so nimble she can nick a necklace off a lady in a crowded theater without raising alarm. Kit and her dodge partner, Mary, are the highest earners in the notorious all-women thieving ring in South Londonโs Elephant and Castle district.
Kit, whose mother had been a thief before her, dreams of a different life, one where sheโs not constantly on the lookout for constables and plainclothes detectives, and where a mistake or pure bad luck wonโt land her in the hangmanโs noose. She has been saving her earnings so her younger sister, a maid for a wealthy Mayfair family, might have a shot at respectability.
Kit is very close to leaving the life entirely when the legendary former thief Maggie OโConnell brings her plans to a halt. Beautiful, charismatic Maggie has returned to reclaim leadership of the ring after twenty years in a brutal Australian penal colony. But Maggie desires more than mere wealth or power: She longs for revenge against those who sent her away. Kit, with her quick mind and dangerously clever hands, is Maggieโs best weapon. If Kit wants to walk away with her life, she must carry out a heist that will demand every skill she possesses.
Sheโs stolen gems, purses, and heartsโbut can she steal her life back from the ring of thieves thatโs claimed it?
London, 1879: Twenty-year-old Kit Jimeson has fingers so nimble she can nick a necklace off a lady in a crowded theater without raising alarm. Kit and her dodge partner, Mary, are the highest earners in the notorious all-women thieving ring in South Londonโs Elephant and Castle district.
Kit, whose mother had been a thief before her, dreams of a different life, one where sheโs not constantly on the lookout for constables and plainclothes detectives, and where a mistake or pure bad luck wonโt land her in the hangmanโs noose. She has been saving her earnings so her younger sister, a maid for a wealthy Mayfair family, might have a shot at respectability.
Kit is very close to leaving the life entirely when the legendary former thief Maggie OโConnell brings her plans to a halt. Beautiful, charismatic Maggie has returned to reclaim leadership of the ring after twenty years in a brutal Australian penal colony. But Maggie desires more than mere wealth or power: She longs for revenge against those who sent her away. Kit, with her quick mind and dangerously clever hands, is Maggieโs best weapon. If Kit wants to walk away with her life, she must carry out a heist that will demand every skill she possesses.
The Disaster Gay Detective Agency
Author Lev AC Rosen
Genres LGBTQ+ Mystery, LGBTQ+ Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Amateur Sleuths
Publication Date June 2, 2026
From awardโwinning, critically acclaimed crime writer Lev Rosen comes a punchy, hilarious mysteryโthriller. Meet the disaster gays: They're messy. They're queer. And they're about to solve a murderโฆ Or die trying.
Brandon is a hopeless romantic. So when a handsome stranger named Jon checks in at the hotel he works at and invites Brandon to his room, Brandon ignores the advice of his crewโa group of loveable and messy queer twentyโsomethingsโand accepts. What follows is a tale as old as time: they hook up, Jon promises to text, Brandon falls in love, and Jon ghosts. Case closedโor is it?
When Jon checks out early, leaving behind a bag of belongings and his cellphone, Brandon takes the phone and sets out to find him, thinking that this must at last be his Cinderella story.
But he gets more than he bargained for when he witnesses a murderโand sees Jon fleeing the scene.
Determined (and not in over their heads whatsoever), Brandon, Ollie, Nicole, and Ian decide to solve the mystery of the murder and uncover Jon's true identityโฆthey just have to figure it out before a target falls on their own backs.
Brandon is a hopeless romantic. So when a handsome stranger named Jon checks in at the hotel he works at and invites Brandon to his room, Brandon ignores the advice of his crewโa group of loveable and messy queer twentyโsomethingsโand accepts. What follows is a tale as old as time: they hook up, Jon promises to text, Brandon falls in love, and Jon ghosts. Case closedโor is it?
When Jon checks out early, leaving behind a bag of belongings and his cellphone, Brandon takes the phone and sets out to find him, thinking that this must at last be his Cinderella story.
But he gets more than he bargained for when he witnesses a murderโand sees Jon fleeing the scene.
Determined (and not in over their heads whatsoever), Brandon, Ollie, Nicole, and Ian decide to solve the mystery of the murder and uncover Jon's true identityโฆthey just have to figure it out before a target falls on their own backs.
A Pair of Aces
Author Victoria Christopher Murray
Genres Biographical Historical Fiction, Biographical & Autofiction, Black & African American Women's Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A gripping novel about two trailblazing women on opposite sides of the lawโa prosecutor and a madamโwho team up to bring down notorious gangster Lucky Luciano, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the million-copy bestseller The Personal Librarian.
Eunice Carter, assistant district attorney for the City of New York and Manhattanโs first Black female prosecutor, has her sights set on the one and only Lucky Luciano, head of New York Cityโs five largest organized crime families. Other prosectors have tried to bring down Lucky, but theyโve all focused on the crime syndicateโs traditional businessesโbootlegging, gambling, loan sharking, and drug dealingโor tax evasion. No one has thought to approach the mob through its hand in prostitution. Until Eunice. But she canโt get Luciano alone.
Polly Adler has worked long and hard to build up her high-class brothel business. Her client list is filled with well-known names, both the famous and the infamous, who all know her booze is top-notch, her music first-rate, her food exquisite, and her girls the best. But Lucky has gone too far, putting her girls in danger, and Polly finally sees the chance to end his reign once and for all.
Together, Eunice and Polly fashion a case utilizing a network of women. Bridging the enormous divide between them and risking their own lives, they assemble evidence bit by bit, under the nose of the man theyโre trying to convict. It is this very allianceโof two women from vastly different worldsโthat launches the most sensational trial New York City has ever seen.
Eunice Carter, assistant district attorney for the City of New York and Manhattanโs first Black female prosecutor, has her sights set on the one and only Lucky Luciano, head of New York Cityโs five largest organized crime families. Other prosectors have tried to bring down Lucky, but theyโve all focused on the crime syndicateโs traditional businessesโbootlegging, gambling, loan sharking, and drug dealingโor tax evasion. No one has thought to approach the mob through its hand in prostitution. Until Eunice. But she canโt get Luciano alone.
Polly Adler has worked long and hard to build up her high-class brothel business. Her client list is filled with well-known names, both the famous and the infamous, who all know her booze is top-notch, her music first-rate, her food exquisite, and her girls the best. But Lucky has gone too far, putting her girls in danger, and Polly finally sees the chance to end his reign once and for all.
Together, Eunice and Polly fashion a case utilizing a network of women. Bridging the enormous divide between them and risking their own lives, they assemble evidence bit by bit, under the nose of the man theyโre trying to convict. It is this very allianceโof two women from vastly different worldsโthat launches the most sensational trial New York City has ever seen.
The Rainy Day Bookshop
Author Raeanne Thayne
Genres Family Life Fiction, Small Town & Rural Fiction, Friendship Fiction, Women's Divorce Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Sandwiched between caring for her mother and rebuilding the relationship with her estranged daughter, Emma, Rosie Lucasโs life is full. In the best way. With Emma and her 3-year old daughter, Olive, back home, Rosie has a partner for The Rainy Day Bookshop, the family business, and a chance to fix the past. What she doesnโt have time for is a romantic relationship. And even if she did, Andrew Morgan is the last person sheโd choose. Not only is he an arrogant and reclusive writer, but heโs a single dad with two young kids. Sheโs already been there, done that. Still as an irresistible flirtation builds between them, he becomes her unexpected confidante on the distance Rosie canโt seem to overcome with Emma, a secret she canโt quite unravelโฆ
Emma isnโt proud of her past. But sheโs pulled herself up by the bootstraps, caring for her own daughter, and protecting her mom at all costs. Just as she always has. She never told Rosie what she saw all those years ago and she never will. But some secrets refuse to stay buried, and sometimes the truth is more shocking than fiction. Rosie and Emma will have to navigate an unimaginable path forward. Together.
Emma isnโt proud of her past. But sheโs pulled herself up by the bootstraps, caring for her own daughter, and protecting her mom at all costs. Just as she always has. She never told Rosie what she saw all those years ago and she never will. But some secrets refuse to stay buried, and sometimes the truth is more shocking than fiction. Rosie and Emma will have to navigate an unimaginable path forward. Together.
Alan Opts Out
Author Courtney Maum
Genres Family Life Fiction, Suburban Fiction, Humorous Fiction, Literary Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
For readers of Rufi Thorpe and Taffy Brodesser-Akner, the story of an ad exec who bombs the biggest pitch of his career and decides to forgo capitalism and live off the land of his suburban Connecticut home--a timely and comedic take on ambition, consumerism, and the sticker price of happiness from an author known for her stealth, comedic satires of the industrial happiness complex.
Alan Anderson is a powerful advertising executive who has built a successful life and thriving business by making people buy stuff they donโt actually need. Heโs up for the biggest pitch of his career and the account everyone wants, US cowโs milk sales are plummeting, and the C-Suite wants to see trendy oat milk kicked to the curb. But when an anarchist farmer tanks Alanโs presentation, Alan bombs the pitch but ends the day with an epiphany. No longer will he exploit the insecurities of others in the service of capitalism. Alan is opting out.
This development is anathema to his wife, Vivian. Sheโs just a few positive affirmations, a swimming pool, and an exacting series of social tests away from finally becoming part of the elite womenโs club, the Queen Annes, in their adopted town of Greenwich, Connecticut. As if contending with a daughter who wants to write plays (!) and another who has an unnatural empathy with animals isnโt enough to manage, she can only watch as Alan moves into their backyard playhouse to live off the land andโworseโspend time with the family. But instead of shocking the neighbors, Alanโs commitment to a less-is-more lifestyle seems to be catching on. Could everyone want what Alanโs not selling?
Funny, sexy, intelligent, and poignant, Alan Opts Out is the most ambitious novel to date by celebrated author Courtney Maum, acclaimed for her stories that tackle big, chewy subjects of our post-modern America with wit and heart.
Alan Anderson is a powerful advertising executive who has built a successful life and thriving business by making people buy stuff they donโt actually need. Heโs up for the biggest pitch of his career and the account everyone wants, US cowโs milk sales are plummeting, and the C-Suite wants to see trendy oat milk kicked to the curb. But when an anarchist farmer tanks Alanโs presentation, Alan bombs the pitch but ends the day with an epiphany. No longer will he exploit the insecurities of others in the service of capitalism. Alan is opting out.
This development is anathema to his wife, Vivian. Sheโs just a few positive affirmations, a swimming pool, and an exacting series of social tests away from finally becoming part of the elite womenโs club, the Queen Annes, in their adopted town of Greenwich, Connecticut. As if contending with a daughter who wants to write plays (!) and another who has an unnatural empathy with animals isnโt enough to manage, she can only watch as Alan moves into their backyard playhouse to live off the land andโworseโspend time with the family. But instead of shocking the neighbors, Alanโs commitment to a less-is-more lifestyle seems to be catching on. Could everyone want what Alanโs not selling?
Funny, sexy, intelligent, and poignant, Alan Opts Out is the most ambitious novel to date by celebrated author Courtney Maum, acclaimed for her stories that tackle big, chewy subjects of our post-modern America with wit and heart.
Death on the Lanai
Author Rachel Ekstrom Courage
Genres Humor About Law & Crime, TV, Movie & Game Tie-In Fiction, Humorous Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
The
New York Times
bestselling series that began with
Murder by Cheesecake
continues with an all-new Golden Girls cozy mystery!
When the Girls accept a very strange invitation to a lavish party on a remote island estate, they find that murder has a way of ruining even the most glamorous of evenings.
The invite delivered to 6151 Richmond Street was short on details, only promising to celebrate โthe greatest artist of the centuryโ and accompanied by a jewel-encrusted broochโthe whole package a brand of mysterious opulence that another Saturday night of gin rummy just canโt match.
Blanche Devereauxโs passionate dalliances are as plentiful as hot Southern nights, and surely one canโt be expected to remember all of oneโs suitors. But when the Girls disembark the partyโs ferry at a small Biscayne Bay island and meet their secretive host, the memories come flooding she a Radio City Rockette in her twenties, he the poor artist who could offer her nothing but his love. Fate drove them apart, but Declan, now a famous artist El Toro, professes that Blanche has always been his muse.
Featured prominently in his artworks and central to El Toroโs return to the apex of the art world, Blanche is thrilled to have been such an inspiring figure to this man. But looking around at a party filled with those who have made their livings off the artistโs fameโhis assistant, his art dealer, his greatest critic, and moreโDorothy isnโt so sure theyโre welcome on the island after all.
When a tropical storm knocks power out across the island, an optimistic Blanche proclaims that everyone looks better by candlelight anyway. But when Declan is found dead the next morning, all eyes are on her, his supposed muse of thirty-plus years. Trapped at the estate with the other guestsโsuspects allโthe Girls must band together to find the true killer and get back to pleasant evenings of card games and cheesecake.
When the Girls accept a very strange invitation to a lavish party on a remote island estate, they find that murder has a way of ruining even the most glamorous of evenings.
The invite delivered to 6151 Richmond Street was short on details, only promising to celebrate โthe greatest artist of the centuryโ and accompanied by a jewel-encrusted broochโthe whole package a brand of mysterious opulence that another Saturday night of gin rummy just canโt match.
Blanche Devereauxโs passionate dalliances are as plentiful as hot Southern nights, and surely one canโt be expected to remember all of oneโs suitors. But when the Girls disembark the partyโs ferry at a small Biscayne Bay island and meet their secretive host, the memories come flooding she a Radio City Rockette in her twenties, he the poor artist who could offer her nothing but his love. Fate drove them apart, but Declan, now a famous artist El Toro, professes that Blanche has always been his muse.
Featured prominently in his artworks and central to El Toroโs return to the apex of the art world, Blanche is thrilled to have been such an inspiring figure to this man. But looking around at a party filled with those who have made their livings off the artistโs fameโhis assistant, his art dealer, his greatest critic, and moreโDorothy isnโt so sure theyโre welcome on the island after all.
When a tropical storm knocks power out across the island, an optimistic Blanche proclaims that everyone looks better by candlelight anyway. But when Declan is found dead the next morning, all eyes are on her, his supposed muse of thirty-plus years. Trapped at the estate with the other guestsโsuspects allโthe Girls must band together to find the true killer and get back to pleasant evenings of card games and cheesecake.
The Song of Salt and Shadow
Author Seren Rose
Genres Mythology, Folklore, Action & Adventure Romance, Romantasy eBooks
Publication Date June 3, 2026
The Song of Salt and Shadow is an atmospheric sirenโpirate romantasy about lost identity, treacherous seas, and slow-burn enemies-to-lovers tension.
A siren born without a tail.
A song meant to drown pirates.
A pirate ready to drown for her.
Hunted for her blood and the scales that grant humans magic they should never wield, Eryse flees the hunters and climbs aboard a vast black ship. The crew is cursed, and when night falls, ghostly shadows roam the deck. Some would sell her before dawn. Others would keep her. The captain does neither, and he does not let her go.
Caught between a curse that tightens its grip and a sea that never forgives, Eryse cannot live in water and cannot live without it. To reclaim what she has lost, she is forced to confront her own voice and follow a path that leads straight through a pirate who may be just as dangerous as the sea itself.
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A siren born without a tail.
A song meant to drown pirates.
A pirate ready to drown for her.
Hunted for her blood and the scales that grant humans magic they should never wield, Eryse flees the hunters and climbs aboard a vast black ship. The crew is cursed, and when night falls, ghostly shadows roam the deck. Some would sell her before dawn. Others would keep her. The captain does neither, and he does not let her go.
Caught between a curse that tightens its grip and a sea that never forgives, Eryse cannot live in water and cannot live without it. To reclaim what she has lost, she is forced to confront her own voice and follow a path that leads straight through a pirate who may be just as dangerous as the sea itself.
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Shadow Reaper
Author Lynette Noni
Genres Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Action & Adventure, Teen & Young Adult Sword & Sorcery Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult Dark Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Romance
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Never bargain with a reaper.
The city of Aravell is in peril, plagued by a deadly blackmist that kills all it touches and reapers who roam the streets, stealing magic from innocent children in their thirst for power. Seventeen-year-old Viridia Solace has trained for years to hunt these reapers, but their ranks keep growing, led by the man who murdered her parents: the notorious Reaper Priest.
When the Priest's most loyal follower, Reeve Ashton, is captured, he offers Viri a chance to avenge her parents . . . for a price. She knows better than to bargain with a reaper, let alone this reaper, but his offer is too good to resist.
Soon she's breaking him out of prison, colluding with his crew of magic thieves, and following him deep into the blackmist forest in search of an ancient legend, all so they can stop the Reaper Priestโs plot to doom the city. Viri is staking her life on Reeve's plan, but how can she trust a silver-tongued criminal to keep his word? And how can she trust her own heart when a buried secret could shatter everything?
Full of relentless twists, enemies-to-lovers romance, found family, and high stakes action, Shadow Reaper is the start of a breathtaking new duology from international bestselling author Lynette Noni.
The city of Aravell is in peril, plagued by a deadly blackmist that kills all it touches and reapers who roam the streets, stealing magic from innocent children in their thirst for power. Seventeen-year-old Viridia Solace has trained for years to hunt these reapers, but their ranks keep growing, led by the man who murdered her parents: the notorious Reaper Priest.
When the Priest's most loyal follower, Reeve Ashton, is captured, he offers Viri a chance to avenge her parents . . . for a price. She knows better than to bargain with a reaper, let alone this reaper, but his offer is too good to resist.
Soon she's breaking him out of prison, colluding with his crew of magic thieves, and following him deep into the blackmist forest in search of an ancient legend, all so they can stop the Reaper Priestโs plot to doom the city. Viri is staking her life on Reeve's plan, but how can she trust a silver-tongued criminal to keep his word? And how can she trust her own heart when a buried secret could shatter everything?
Full of relentless twists, enemies-to-lovers romance, found family, and high stakes action, Shadow Reaper is the start of a breathtaking new duology from international bestselling author Lynette Noni.
138 Main
Author Gavin Bell
Genres Literature & Fiction, Psychological Thrillers, Terrorism Thrillers, Suspense Thrillers
Publication Date June 2, 2026
AN ADDRESS TO DIE FORโฆ
Thereโs a killer on the loose. And heโs targeting one specific addressโ138 Main Street. The problem? There are over 7,000 Main Streets in the USA. And the police and FBI have no clue which one will be next.
For FBI Special Agent Ben Walker and his rookie colleague, Officer Zoe Hill, the pressure to solve the case is unimaginable. There arenโt enough police officers to cover every house, and vigilante residents are attacking anyone who rings their doorbell. Main Street might be one of Americaโs most popular addresses, but for those living at number 138, it comes down to fight or flight.
Then a manuscript is sent to the New York Times, purporting to be the manifesto of the โMain Street Killerโ and demanding radical social change. As the effect of the terror campaign takes hold across the nation, Walker and Hill find themselves in a race against time to stop the killer. But with their target always several steps ahead, and almost 3,800,000 square miles of ground to cover, theyโll have to find him firstโฆ
Thereโs a killer on the loose. And heโs targeting one specific addressโ138 Main Street. The problem? There are over 7,000 Main Streets in the USA. And the police and FBI have no clue which one will be next.
For FBI Special Agent Ben Walker and his rookie colleague, Officer Zoe Hill, the pressure to solve the case is unimaginable. There arenโt enough police officers to cover every house, and vigilante residents are attacking anyone who rings their doorbell. Main Street might be one of Americaโs most popular addresses, but for those living at number 138, it comes down to fight or flight.
Then a manuscript is sent to the New York Times, purporting to be the manifesto of the โMain Street Killerโ and demanding radical social change. As the effect of the terror campaign takes hold across the nation, Walker and Hill find themselves in a race against time to stop the killer. But with their target always several steps ahead, and almost 3,800,000 square miles of ground to cover, theyโll have to find him firstโฆ
Crescendo
Author Jane Healey
Genres 20th Century Historical Fiction, Coming of Age Fiction, Family Life Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A piano virtuoso and his twin sister become rivals for a new spotlightโthe adoration of a mysterious French patronโduring the hot Parisian summer of 1957.
โAn enthralling literary symphony of ambition, desire, and obsession.โ โLayne Fargo, bestselling author of The Favorites and They Never Learn
Twins Natasha and Max Kitson have lived their lives on the road, together building Max's career as a world-renowned pianist, famous for bringing even the most stalwart audience members to tears. But when, at age 20, the former prodigy begins making uncharacteristic mistakes, he abruptly cancels his remaining concerts and moves himself and his sister into the home of an enigmatic French patron, never realizing that Henri has been his sister's lover.
In Paris, over the course of one summer, Natasha's long-simmering resentments and Max's deep insecurities drive the siblings apart as each vie for Henri's attentions. But neither twin can have their host entirely to themselves, because while, during the day, Henri woos Natasha with lavish gifts and trips to the ballet, it's Max's music that draws Henri from bed each night.
One part delicious family drama, and one part twisted love triangle, Crescendo is an altogether un-put-downable escape to the concert halls, ballet theaters, and bedrooms of 1950s France.
โAn enthralling literary symphony of ambition, desire, and obsession.โ โLayne Fargo, bestselling author of The Favorites and They Never Learn
Twins Natasha and Max Kitson have lived their lives on the road, together building Max's career as a world-renowned pianist, famous for bringing even the most stalwart audience members to tears. But when, at age 20, the former prodigy begins making uncharacteristic mistakes, he abruptly cancels his remaining concerts and moves himself and his sister into the home of an enigmatic French patron, never realizing that Henri has been his sister's lover.
In Paris, over the course of one summer, Natasha's long-simmering resentments and Max's deep insecurities drive the siblings apart as each vie for Henri's attentions. But neither twin can have their host entirely to themselves, because while, during the day, Henri woos Natasha with lavish gifts and trips to the ballet, it's Max's music that draws Henri from bed each night.
One part delicious family drama, and one part twisted love triangle, Crescendo is an altogether un-put-downable escape to the concert halls, ballet theaters, and bedrooms of 1950s France.
The Jellyfish Problem
Author Tessa Yang
Genres Friendship Fiction, Literary Fiction, Paranormal Fantasy Books, Action & Adventure Fantasy
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A marine biologist makes the discovery of a lifetime when called to rescue the inhabitants of a small Maine island being menaced by a giant, glowing jellyfish in this richly imagined, wholly original debut.
Dr. Jo Ness prefers jellyfish to people. Her best friend, Aldo, was the exception, but he died seven months ago. So she spends her days hidden away at an underfunded aquarium with her specimens and a draft of the jellyfish guide she and Aldo had been working on together. His voice is alive in the notes in the margins, and itโs enough. Almost.
Until she receives a call from Nadia, one of the few other humans sheโs loved but whom she hasnโt heard from in years, asking for her help. Nadia tells her a grand tale of a giant jellyfish terrorizing her tiny island off the coast of Maine and sends a grainy video of the creature. Frankly, the footage looks fake, but Jo drops everything to fly across the country to see Nadia again, and to find this supposed sea beast. She couldnโt save Aldo, but perhaps she can help Nadia.
But when Jo arrives on Shattering Point, Nadia is nowhere to be found, and the islanders she meets each have something different to say about the creature theyโve dubbed Clementine . . . a jellyfish who changes all who see it.
At turns an ode to classic sea monster stories and a vibrant tale of human connection, The Jellyfish Problem is an unforgettable debut that announces a new talent.
Dr. Jo Ness prefers jellyfish to people. Her best friend, Aldo, was the exception, but he died seven months ago. So she spends her days hidden away at an underfunded aquarium with her specimens and a draft of the jellyfish guide she and Aldo had been working on together. His voice is alive in the notes in the margins, and itโs enough. Almost.
Until she receives a call from Nadia, one of the few other humans sheโs loved but whom she hasnโt heard from in years, asking for her help. Nadia tells her a grand tale of a giant jellyfish terrorizing her tiny island off the coast of Maine and sends a grainy video of the creature. Frankly, the footage looks fake, but Jo drops everything to fly across the country to see Nadia again, and to find this supposed sea beast. She couldnโt save Aldo, but perhaps she can help Nadia.
But when Jo arrives on Shattering Point, Nadia is nowhere to be found, and the islanders she meets each have something different to say about the creature theyโve dubbed Clementine . . . a jellyfish who changes all who see it.
At turns an ode to classic sea monster stories and a vibrant tale of human connection, The Jellyfish Problem is an unforgettable debut that announces a new talent.
The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue
Author Zoulfa Katouh
Genres Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Death & Dying, Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Emotions & Feelings, Teen & Young Adult Coming of Age Fiction, Teen & Young Adult Magical Realism Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
From the celebrated author of As Long as the Lemon Tree Grows comes a poignant novel about a Syrian American girl who uses a magical sketchbook to turn her grief into art, painting miraculous murals of her motherโs life in Syria.
Seventeen-year-old Jihad Dabbagh has always seen life with a heightened sense for colors, one of many magical blessings the women in her family possess. But Jihad's gift changes depending on her mood. When depression sets in, the world is a colorless oasis, and in the wake of her mother's sudden death, the world has become a permanent shade of grey.
Broken by tragedy, Jihad's family doesn't believe her color loss. Her father sends her to the elite Braxton Academy to finish her senior year. There, Jihad's name and hijab put a target on her back. Her haven comes in the form of an old sketchbook carved from a tree in her hometown in Syria โ a country she only knew through her mother's stories. Jihad hasn't picked up a brush in over a year, but finds herself channeling the colors of her hurt, pain, and grief as she paints the story of her mother's journey in Syria.
When graffiti of that same mural starts magically popping up all over New York, her art goes viral and the world takes notice, the threat of legal consequences is imminent. To reclaim her voice, Jihad will have to paint a new future for herself and Braxton, guided by the resilience of her mother's story.
Seventeen-year-old Jihad Dabbagh has always seen life with a heightened sense for colors, one of many magical blessings the women in her family possess. But Jihad's gift changes depending on her mood. When depression sets in, the world is a colorless oasis, and in the wake of her mother's sudden death, the world has become a permanent shade of grey.
Broken by tragedy, Jihad's family doesn't believe her color loss. Her father sends her to the elite Braxton Academy to finish her senior year. There, Jihad's name and hijab put a target on her back. Her haven comes in the form of an old sketchbook carved from a tree in her hometown in Syria โ a country she only knew through her mother's stories. Jihad hasn't picked up a brush in over a year, but finds herself channeling the colors of her hurt, pain, and grief as she paints the story of her mother's journey in Syria.
When graffiti of that same mural starts magically popping up all over New York, her art goes viral and the world takes notice, the threat of legal consequences is imminent. To reclaim her voice, Jihad will have to paint a new future for herself and Braxton, guided by the resilience of her mother's story.
Down with the Shipmans
Author Meg Mitchell Moore
Genres Parenthood & Children Fiction, Friendship Fiction, Death, Grief & Bereavement Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
From the bestselling author of Mansion Beach, a summery drama following three sisters who return to their childhood home, each with their own secret, perfect for readers of Sandwich and Pineapple Street.
Itโs the week after Fourth of July, and the Shipman sisters are returning to their picturesque summer home on the New Hampshire coast for what they believe is a family reunion, the first without their late mother. However, their tranquil setting quickly becomes a stage for drama when their father, Calvin, drops the bombshell news that he plans to sell the cherished beach house.
Mae, the youngest daughter, who has a newfound penchant for attracting trouble, is distraught, already dealing with her own emotional scars and a problematic rescue dog. Natalie, the middle sister and social media darling known for her seemingly idyllic life as a tradwife, is equally anxious, especially since her flawless public image is on the verge of imploding. Meanwhile, Jordan, the eldest, a high-powered crisis communications expert, is ready to be rid of the house so she can tend to her own professional disaster.
As old memories are stirred up and the sisters navigate both the packing of the house and their personal crises, the arrival of Calvinโs new wife pushes Jordan, Natalie, and Mae to decide how far theyโre willing to go to preserve the Shipman bond.
A delicious summer read that explores the enduring power of family and sister connections, Down with the Shipmans is a humorous, heartfelt reminder that home is not a place, but the people who love you, no matter how imperfectly.
Itโs the week after Fourth of July, and the Shipman sisters are returning to their picturesque summer home on the New Hampshire coast for what they believe is a family reunion, the first without their late mother. However, their tranquil setting quickly becomes a stage for drama when their father, Calvin, drops the bombshell news that he plans to sell the cherished beach house.
Mae, the youngest daughter, who has a newfound penchant for attracting trouble, is distraught, already dealing with her own emotional scars and a problematic rescue dog. Natalie, the middle sister and social media darling known for her seemingly idyllic life as a tradwife, is equally anxious, especially since her flawless public image is on the verge of imploding. Meanwhile, Jordan, the eldest, a high-powered crisis communications expert, is ready to be rid of the house so she can tend to her own professional disaster.
As old memories are stirred up and the sisters navigate both the packing of the house and their personal crises, the arrival of Calvinโs new wife pushes Jordan, Natalie, and Mae to decide how far theyโre willing to go to preserve the Shipman bond.
A delicious summer read that explores the enduring power of family and sister connections, Down with the Shipmans is a humorous, heartfelt reminder that home is not a place, but the people who love you, no matter how imperfectly.
The Windsor Affair
Author Melanie Benjamin
Genres Family Saga Fiction, Biographical Historical Fiction, Multigenerational Fiction, Historical British & Irish Literature
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A scandalous affair. A power struggle for the throne. A sensational rivalry between an English queen and an American commoner. In this electrifying novel, the New York Times bestselling author of The Swans of Fifth Avenue tells the story of the Abdication of Edward VIIIโand the two women at the center of it all.
Feuding Windsor brothers and their wivesโsome things, it seems, never change. The Men: Edward David Windsor, heir to the British throne, and Albert, known as Bertie, his younger brother, โthe spare.โ The Women: Edwardโs wife Wallis, an American divorcรฉe, and Bertie's wife Elizabeth, descended from Scottish nobility. The Feud: a rivalry that will last all their lives, make headlines, and still fuel gossip pages nearly a century later.
The Windsor Affair recreates the cataclysmic events that nearly toppled the monarchy and incited the power struggle between Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the queen-to-be, and Wallis Simpson, aka โThat Woman," who fell into a calculated love affair with Prince Edward. Told from the perspective of both women, the novel propels readers into the fabulous world of the debonair Prince of Wales, cafรฉ society of the 1930s, and the glittering private lives of the Windsors.
The first novel dedicated to the infamous rivalry between these two world-famous women, The Windsor Affair brings us all the gossip and intrigue between the two very differentโyet perhaps more similar than they would admitโwives of royals. As Queen, Elizabeth would become the symbol of British pluck and courage during World War II and remain a British institution for the rest of her long life. Wallis would be forever forced to enact the Worldโs Greatest Love Story even after it sours, as she goes from being admired to vilified and, ultimately, pitied.
Against the backdrop of the Abdication Crisis, World War II, coronations, funerals, births, and deaths, these two women maintain a bitter, biting, sharp-tongued feudโuntil age and the long arm of history bring about a kind of understanding. For the last communication between these bitter rivals was a simple, surprising โIn friendship, Elizabeth.โ
Feuding Windsor brothers and their wivesโsome things, it seems, never change. The Men: Edward David Windsor, heir to the British throne, and Albert, known as Bertie, his younger brother, โthe spare.โ The Women: Edwardโs wife Wallis, an American divorcรฉe, and Bertie's wife Elizabeth, descended from Scottish nobility. The Feud: a rivalry that will last all their lives, make headlines, and still fuel gossip pages nearly a century later.
The Windsor Affair recreates the cataclysmic events that nearly toppled the monarchy and incited the power struggle between Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the queen-to-be, and Wallis Simpson, aka โThat Woman," who fell into a calculated love affair with Prince Edward. Told from the perspective of both women, the novel propels readers into the fabulous world of the debonair Prince of Wales, cafรฉ society of the 1930s, and the glittering private lives of the Windsors.
The first novel dedicated to the infamous rivalry between these two world-famous women, The Windsor Affair brings us all the gossip and intrigue between the two very differentโyet perhaps more similar than they would admitโwives of royals. As Queen, Elizabeth would become the symbol of British pluck and courage during World War II and remain a British institution for the rest of her long life. Wallis would be forever forced to enact the Worldโs Greatest Love Story even after it sours, as she goes from being admired to vilified and, ultimately, pitied.
Against the backdrop of the Abdication Crisis, World War II, coronations, funerals, births, and deaths, these two women maintain a bitter, biting, sharp-tongued feudโuntil age and the long arm of history bring about a kind of understanding. For the last communication between these bitter rivals was a simple, surprising โIn friendship, Elizabeth.โ
Rocket's Red Glare
Author James Patterson
Genres Literature & Fiction, Psychological Thrillers, Political Thrillers, Assassination Thrillers
Publication Date June 8, 2026
From the world's #1 bestselling author: theyโre ex-Special Forces. Theyโre on American soil. Their code name is โRocket's Red Glare.โ
โA military thriller that captures the best of American heroism. Thereโs courage and nonstop action on every page. Nat Phillips is the hero we need.โโBret Baier
"Rocketโs Red Glare brings the heat! In a summer read you will not soon forget, James Patterson and Matt Eversmann combine forces to create unforgettable characters and plot, with breakneck pacing that will keep you riveted through the night! This one is a banger!" โJack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fourth Option
Nat Phillips leads an elite roster of special operators. They are ex-Special Forces, communications specialists, and intelligence officers. Phillips is a brilliant strategist and battle-tested leader who inspires total loyalty in his team. Now these decorated veterans of international warfare are at home and on stand-byโuntil a presidential campaign is interrupted by murder.
Suddenly, the plan is no longer the stuff of Mission: Impossible. Emergency operations happening not overseas but in the centers of American power, from Nantucket to Washington, DC. This national crisis is real.
โA military thriller that captures the best of American heroism. Thereโs courage and nonstop action on every page. Nat Phillips is the hero we need.โโBret Baier
"Rocketโs Red Glare brings the heat! In a summer read you will not soon forget, James Patterson and Matt Eversmann combine forces to create unforgettable characters and plot, with breakneck pacing that will keep you riveted through the night! This one is a banger!" โJack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fourth Option
Nat Phillips leads an elite roster of special operators. They are ex-Special Forces, communications specialists, and intelligence officers. Phillips is a brilliant strategist and battle-tested leader who inspires total loyalty in his team. Now these decorated veterans of international warfare are at home and on stand-byโuntil a presidential campaign is interrupted by murder.
Suddenly, the plan is no longer the stuff of Mission: Impossible. Emergency operations happening not overseas but in the centers of American power, from Nantucket to Washington, DC. This national crisis is real.
The Last Days of Summer
Author Sarra Manning
Genres Friendship Fiction, Travel & Vacation Fiction, Enemies to Lovers Romance
Publication Date June 2, 2026
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Their Will Undone
Author R.J. Valldeperas
Genres Teen & Young Adult Fiction about New Experiences, Teen & Young Adult Coming of Age Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult Epic Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Romance
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A debut YA fantasy must-read for fans of The Winnerโs Curse, What the River Knows, and This Woven Kingdom.
When a maiden is selected to marry the emperor, her journey to the palace will see her fighting both a spark of magical power and her growing feelings for her broody escort in this romantic fantasy duology opener, inspired by a true story from the Inca empire.
In the Amaru Empire, itโs considered an honor to be chosen for the annual harvest. But when guards stole Ninaโs brother away, it devastated her family. So, when the guards returned for Ninaโs sweet sister, she threw herself into their clutches instead. And Nina has spent every moment since then in the acllahuasi, a gilded cage where women are trained to become servants or wives.
When Kasik, an obedient lieutenant in Amaruโs army, is sent to the acllahuasi to retrieve the emperorโs new wife, itโs only the promise of his own commandโand a chance to escape his controlling fatherโthat forces him to accept.
Kasik has no reason to trust Nina, nor she to trust him. But, as they begin their journey, their chemistry is hard to ignore. Also hard to ignore? The tugging sensation of magic in Ninaโs chest, awakening more questions than she can possibly answer as she travels with a handsome stranger to her unknown fate.
When a maiden is selected to marry the emperor, her journey to the palace will see her fighting both a spark of magical power and her growing feelings for her broody escort in this romantic fantasy duology opener, inspired by a true story from the Inca empire.
In the Amaru Empire, itโs considered an honor to be chosen for the annual harvest. But when guards stole Ninaโs brother away, it devastated her family. So, when the guards returned for Ninaโs sweet sister, she threw herself into their clutches instead. And Nina has spent every moment since then in the acllahuasi, a gilded cage where women are trained to become servants or wives.
When Kasik, an obedient lieutenant in Amaruโs army, is sent to the acllahuasi to retrieve the emperorโs new wife, itโs only the promise of his own commandโand a chance to escape his controlling fatherโthat forces him to accept.
Kasik has no reason to trust Nina, nor she to trust him. But, as they begin their journey, their chemistry is hard to ignore. Also hard to ignore? The tugging sensation of magic in Ninaโs chest, awakening more questions than she can possibly answer as she travels with a handsome stranger to her unknown fate.
Tell Your Friends
Author Lauren Wilson
Genres Coming of Age Fiction, Psychological Thrillers, Suspense Thrillers
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A former child star and an envious fan collide in this cat-and-mouse psychological thriller about obsession, self-invention, and the dark side of internet fame.
University was meant to be Crystalโs way out. Growing up, there was nothing in her life that couldnโt be turned into content for her motherโs popular (and profitable) family vlog channel, At Home with the Shawsโincluding the tragic death of her older sister when they were kids. When she arrives on campus, her mother demands she keep filming her every experience for her subscribersโbut Crystal has just one story in mind, one that will blow them all away.
At Home with the Shaws is Crystalโs prison, but it is Alyssaโs escape. An aspiring journalist from a deeply troubled family, she jumps at the chance to help Crystal with an exciting project. When she realizes her new friendโs goal is to expose her family and put an end to the channel, Alyssa becomes desperate to find a way to stop the Shawsโ carefully curated image from shattering.
As the two girls discover unsettling truths about themselves and each other, and shocking new information about the Shaws comes to light, Crystal realizes whatโs really at stake. If she doesnโt figure out whom she can trust, her freedom will cost her much more than just her fame.
University was meant to be Crystalโs way out. Growing up, there was nothing in her life that couldnโt be turned into content for her motherโs popular (and profitable) family vlog channel, At Home with the Shawsโincluding the tragic death of her older sister when they were kids. When she arrives on campus, her mother demands she keep filming her every experience for her subscribersโbut Crystal has just one story in mind, one that will blow them all away.
At Home with the Shaws is Crystalโs prison, but it is Alyssaโs escape. An aspiring journalist from a deeply troubled family, she jumps at the chance to help Crystal with an exciting project. When she realizes her new friendโs goal is to expose her family and put an end to the channel, Alyssa becomes desperate to find a way to stop the Shawsโ carefully curated image from shattering.
As the two girls discover unsettling truths about themselves and each other, and shocking new information about the Shaws comes to light, Crystal realizes whatโs really at stake. If she doesnโt figure out whom she can trust, her freedom will cost her much more than just her fame.
Hunger and Thirst
Author Claire Fuller
Genres Arts & Photography, Psychological Horror
Publication Date June 2, 2026
1987: After a childhood trauma and years in and out of the care system, sixteen-year-old Ursula finds herself with a new job in the postroom of a local art school, a bed in a halfway house, andโdelightfullyโ some new friends, including wild-child, Sue. When Ursula is invited to join a squat at The Underwood, a mysterious house whose owners met a terrible end, she canโt resist the promise of a readymade, hodgepodge family.
But as Sueโs behaviour and demands become more extreme, Ursula who has always been hungryโfor foodโand more importantly for love, acceptance and belonging, carries out her friendโs terrible dare. It's a decision that will haunt her for decades.
Thirty-six years later, Ursula is a renowned, reclusive sculptor living under a pseudonym in London when her identity is exposed by true-crime documentary-maker who is digging into an unsolved disappearance. But it is not only the filmmaker who has discovered Ursulaโs whereabouts, and as her past catches up with her present, Ursula must work out whether the monsters are within her or without.
From critically acclaimed and award-winning author, Claire Fuller, Hunger and Thirst is a compelling and chilling tale of loneliness and female friendship, of the dangerous line between wanting and needing, and of how far a person will go to truly belong.
But as Sueโs behaviour and demands become more extreme, Ursula who has always been hungryโfor foodโand more importantly for love, acceptance and belonging, carries out her friendโs terrible dare. It's a decision that will haunt her for decades.
Thirty-six years later, Ursula is a renowned, reclusive sculptor living under a pseudonym in London when her identity is exposed by true-crime documentary-maker who is digging into an unsolved disappearance. But it is not only the filmmaker who has discovered Ursulaโs whereabouts, and as her past catches up with her present, Ursula must work out whether the monsters are within her or without.
From critically acclaimed and award-winning author, Claire Fuller, Hunger and Thirst is a compelling and chilling tale of loneliness and female friendship, of the dangerous line between wanting and needing, and of how far a person will go to truly belong.
The Guest Book
Author Mae Marvel
Genres LGBTQ+ Books, Literature & Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A romance on an epic, generation-spanning scale, Mae Marvelโs The Guest Book delivers the authorsโ signature heart, sapphic steam, and humor in a book youโll curl up with and never forget.
The whole world believes Cosima Frankโs life has been a fairytale. Now sheโs trying to live up to the overwhelming legacy left to her by her late mother, the Queen of Hollywood. As the pressure begins to build, Cosima does the only thing she can think run straight to the inn where her parents met and fell in love, intent on finishing her motherโs bucket list.
Edie Whitelock isnโt like anyone Cosima has ever met. Sheโs persistent enough to march up to Cosimaโs door and provoke her to get out of bed and follow the disarming woman through the charming English village. Edieโs also on the run from her past, but she finds that she relishes bickering with the pretty Los Angeles princess a whole lot more than she expected. The two women couldnโt be more different, but they find themselves inexplicably drawn to each other.
Trapped indoors by thunderstorms, Cosima and Edie discover the innโs guest book, whose entries date back more than fifty yearsโand inside it, a romantic treasure hunt left behind by a long-ago guest whose clues unexpectedly send them across England, Spain, and France on an adventure they hope will change both of their lives.
But sometimes the treasure you seek isnโt the one you find.
The whole world believes Cosima Frankโs life has been a fairytale. Now sheโs trying to live up to the overwhelming legacy left to her by her late mother, the Queen of Hollywood. As the pressure begins to build, Cosima does the only thing she can think run straight to the inn where her parents met and fell in love, intent on finishing her motherโs bucket list.
Edie Whitelock isnโt like anyone Cosima has ever met. Sheโs persistent enough to march up to Cosimaโs door and provoke her to get out of bed and follow the disarming woman through the charming English village. Edieโs also on the run from her past, but she finds that she relishes bickering with the pretty Los Angeles princess a whole lot more than she expected. The two women couldnโt be more different, but they find themselves inexplicably drawn to each other.
Trapped indoors by thunderstorms, Cosima and Edie discover the innโs guest book, whose entries date back more than fifty yearsโand inside it, a romantic treasure hunt left behind by a long-ago guest whose clues unexpectedly send them across England, Spain, and France on an adventure they hope will change both of their lives.
But sometimes the treasure you seek isnโt the one you find.
Summerland Cove
Author Ellen Baker
Genres Family Saga Fiction, Parenthood & Children Fiction, Multigenerational Fiction, Small Town & Rural Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Apples Never Fall
meets
Maine
in this captivating novel of family secrets, summer celebrations, and putting things back together again after theyโve all fallen apartโ from the acclaimed author of
The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson
.
Lindy has the summer of a lifetime planned at her familyโs beloved cottage in Summerland Cove, Maine, where sheโs spent summers all her life and where she and her husband David met as teenagers. Sheโs slated big events three weekends in a Davidโs fiftieth birthday party, her parentsโ fiftieth anniversary party, and her oldest daughter Haileyโs wedding. But when David doesnโt show up for his own party, everything about the life theyโve created together is thrown into question, as the shattered family sets out looking for him. Has he been in an accident? God forbid, been the victim of a crime? Or is it something more clichรฉโa midlife crisis, an affair? Surely, heโll show up for his beloved daughterโs weddingโwonโt he?
The agonizing days tick by and still no David. Lindyโs four nearly grown children are panicked. Lindy struggles to remain calm, even as long-buried details of the familyโs past begin to surface, offering distressing clues. Meanwhile, her mother seems to be harboring secrets of her own, her father has grown alarmingly absent-minded, and Hailey wrestles with whether she should get married at allโeven if her father does turn up.
A richly drawn novel of mothers, marriages, and one endearingly messy family, Summerland Cove beautifully evokes the crisp air and rocky beaches of coastal Maine, while poignantly revealing how complicated histories can shape the present in unexpected ways.
Lindy has the summer of a lifetime planned at her familyโs beloved cottage in Summerland Cove, Maine, where sheโs spent summers all her life and where she and her husband David met as teenagers. Sheโs slated big events three weekends in a Davidโs fiftieth birthday party, her parentsโ fiftieth anniversary party, and her oldest daughter Haileyโs wedding. But when David doesnโt show up for his own party, everything about the life theyโve created together is thrown into question, as the shattered family sets out looking for him. Has he been in an accident? God forbid, been the victim of a crime? Or is it something more clichรฉโa midlife crisis, an affair? Surely, heโll show up for his beloved daughterโs weddingโwonโt he?
The agonizing days tick by and still no David. Lindyโs four nearly grown children are panicked. Lindy struggles to remain calm, even as long-buried details of the familyโs past begin to surface, offering distressing clues. Meanwhile, her mother seems to be harboring secrets of her own, her father has grown alarmingly absent-minded, and Hailey wrestles with whether she should get married at allโeven if her father does turn up.
A richly drawn novel of mothers, marriages, and one endearingly messy family, Summerland Cove beautifully evokes the crisp air and rocky beaches of coastal Maine, while poignantly revealing how complicated histories can shape the present in unexpected ways.
How to Lose Yourself Completely
Author Peter Bognanni
Genres Teen & Young Adult Survival Stories, Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Depression & Mental Health, Teen & Young Adult Friendship Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
An incredibly poignant story about a teen grappling with grief and anxiety who is sent to wilderness "adventure therapy,โ where he meets a group of friends who will change his life forever. With its captivating voice and dry wit, this novel is perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and John Green.
Ever since Seanโs death, Caseโs anxiety has been spiraling. Sean wasnโt just his older brotherโhe was also Caseโs best friend. The only person who really got him.
When his parents suggest โadventure therapy,โ Case is desperate enough to agree. Maybe roughing it in the woods with a group of anxious strangers will help him find a way forward. After he boards the bus, he sees the one person heโs been trying to Diana. Seanโs girlfriend.
Once they set off, there is the expected cringey singing and forced sharing. But when their counselor mysteriously disappears, the trip suddenly turns into a journey of survival. This group of kids, with nothing in common but their prescriptions and lack of social skills, will have to band together to make it back home. In the process, they will change each otherโs lives forever.
From award-winning author Peter Bognanni comes a profound, surprising, and hopeful novel about grief and love.
Ever since Seanโs death, Caseโs anxiety has been spiraling. Sean wasnโt just his older brotherโhe was also Caseโs best friend. The only person who really got him.
When his parents suggest โadventure therapy,โ Case is desperate enough to agree. Maybe roughing it in the woods with a group of anxious strangers will help him find a way forward. After he boards the bus, he sees the one person heโs been trying to Diana. Seanโs girlfriend.
Once they set off, there is the expected cringey singing and forced sharing. But when their counselor mysteriously disappears, the trip suddenly turns into a journey of survival. This group of kids, with nothing in common but their prescriptions and lack of social skills, will have to band together to make it back home. In the process, they will change each otherโs lives forever.
From award-winning author Peter Bognanni comes a profound, surprising, and hopeful novel about grief and love.
Better Pets
Author Leigh Bardugo
Genres Children's Pet Books, Children's Humor, New Releases
Publication Date June 2, 2026
STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS meets THE BAKERY DRAGON in this laugh out loud picture book about finding the perfect pet, from #1 New York Timesโbestselling author Leigh Bardugo and internationally bestselling illustrator Liz Climo.
Myrtle has a turtle, Sam has a lamb, and Tony has a pony. But Yvette and Evan donโt have any pets . . . until the Better Pets emporium rolls into town featuring some spectacular possibilities!
The Handbag Hyena laughs at all your jokes, youโll always be warm with the Knittinโ Kitten, and it will be impossible to have a bad day with the Chin-Up Chinchilla.
Which fabulous, fantastical pets will Yvette and Evan choose? The adoption fair next door may have a different kind of magic in store!
Bestsellers Leigh Bardugo and Liz Climo celebrate perfect pets everywhere in this rollicking tale.
Myrtle has a turtle, Sam has a lamb, and Tony has a pony. But Yvette and Evan donโt have any pets . . . until the Better Pets emporium rolls into town featuring some spectacular possibilities!
The Handbag Hyena laughs at all your jokes, youโll always be warm with the Knittinโ Kitten, and it will be impossible to have a bad day with the Chin-Up Chinchilla.
Which fabulous, fantastical pets will Yvette and Evan choose? The adoption fair next door may have a different kind of magic in store!
Bestsellers Leigh Bardugo and Liz Climo celebrate perfect pets everywhere in this rollicking tale.
The Anti-Marriage Pact
Author Lindsay MacMillan
Genres Family Life Fiction, Friendship Fiction, Women's Domestic Life Fiction, Women's Friendship Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Four friends. One pact. Zero compromises... Until now.
When EJ and her three roommates swear off marriage and motherhood with their infamous "Anti-Marriage Pact," they think they've got life figured out. No white dresses, no baby fever, no losing themselves to societal expectations. Just fierce friendship, creative ambitions, and the gritty freedom of Brooklyn.
But the bonds that once felt unbreakable start to fray as one friend and then another begins to find love. Meanwhile, Chris walks into EJ's lifeโa buttoned-up tax accountant who dares to question everything she believes about love, commitment, and what it really means to live on your own terms. Now EJ finds herself caught between loyalty to her sisters-in-arms and the terrifying prospect of opening her heart to something she's spent years rejecting. As her carefully constructed world begins to crack, EJ must confront the possibility that maybe, just maybe, she's been wrong about everything.
A wickedly funny and brutally honest exploration of modern feminism, female friendship, and the courage it takes to rewrite the rules of your own life
When EJ and her three roommates swear off marriage and motherhood with their infamous "Anti-Marriage Pact," they think they've got life figured out. No white dresses, no baby fever, no losing themselves to societal expectations. Just fierce friendship, creative ambitions, and the gritty freedom of Brooklyn.
But the bonds that once felt unbreakable start to fray as one friend and then another begins to find love. Meanwhile, Chris walks into EJ's lifeโa buttoned-up tax accountant who dares to question everything she believes about love, commitment, and what it really means to live on your own terms. Now EJ finds herself caught between loyalty to her sisters-in-arms and the terrifying prospect of opening her heart to something she's spent years rejecting. As her carefully constructed world begins to crack, EJ must confront the possibility that maybe, just maybe, she's been wrong about everything.
A wickedly funny and brutally honest exploration of modern feminism, female friendship, and the courage it takes to rewrite the rules of your own life
Shadows of Sparta
Author C.R. Jane
Genres Folklore, Ancient World Historical Romance, Special Edition Books
Publication Date June 2, 2026
In a drought-scorched world plagued by a mysterious force called โthe Dread,โ one woman submits herself to a set of deadly trials in order to save her people. But when Helenaโs bid to become the next queen of Sparta is successful, she must navigate an even more treacherous court while an ancient and forgotten magic is reawakened . . .
Enter the world of Sparta as youโve never experienced it before with the much-anticipated dark romantasy debut, loosely based on the myth of Helen of Troy, from USA Todayโbestselling author C.R. Jane.
Enter the world of Sparta as youโve never experienced it before with the much-anticipated dark romantasy debut, loosely based on the myth of Helen of Troy, from USA Todayโbestselling author C.R. Jane.
The Fire Agent
Author David Baerwald
Genres Family Saga Fiction, World War II Historical Fiction, Historical World War II & Holocaust Fiction, War Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
An unforgettable, sweeping novel of espionage, love, and war that reframes our understanding of the first half of the twentieth century.
Born into an aristocratic German Jewish family, Ernst Baerwald is a gifted linguist, talented musician, and fearless idealist. When heโs recruited in 1900 to become a spyโhis cover working for a company that would become the notorious chemical conglomerate IG Farbenโhis life becomes an extraordinary adventure spanning two continents, two world wars, and impossible choices that will haunt him forever.
From Frankfurt to Milan to Tokyo, Ernst moves through a world of intrigue and passion. He battles Japanโs Yakuza while entertaining its royalty and hosts Europeโs most brilliant performers. He falls deeply in love . . . with two women. He witnesses the rise of fascism in both Japan and Germany. And when the forces of fascism in Japan meet the horrors of Hitlerโs Germany, this German Jew faces an impossible choice: destroy the country he loves most or become complicit in unimaginable evil.
Based on the life of author David Baerwaldโs grandfather, The Fire Agent is historical fiction that reads like a thriller. It carries us from nineteenth-century German idealism to the onset of chemical warfare; from Japanโs organized crime syndicates to FDRโs spy networks; from the Nanking Massacre to the dawn of the Cold War. At its center is the unforgettable character of Ernstโa man who has the courage to fight for whatโs right, even when the cost is everything. The Fire Agent resonates deeply with our own time, providing a lens through which we come to see, and question, ourselves.
Born into an aristocratic German Jewish family, Ernst Baerwald is a gifted linguist, talented musician, and fearless idealist. When heโs recruited in 1900 to become a spyโhis cover working for a company that would become the notorious chemical conglomerate IG Farbenโhis life becomes an extraordinary adventure spanning two continents, two world wars, and impossible choices that will haunt him forever.
From Frankfurt to Milan to Tokyo, Ernst moves through a world of intrigue and passion. He battles Japanโs Yakuza while entertaining its royalty and hosts Europeโs most brilliant performers. He falls deeply in love . . . with two women. He witnesses the rise of fascism in both Japan and Germany. And when the forces of fascism in Japan meet the horrors of Hitlerโs Germany, this German Jew faces an impossible choice: destroy the country he loves most or become complicit in unimaginable evil.
Based on the life of author David Baerwaldโs grandfather, The Fire Agent is historical fiction that reads like a thriller. It carries us from nineteenth-century German idealism to the onset of chemical warfare; from Japanโs organized crime syndicates to FDRโs spy networks; from the Nanking Massacre to the dawn of the Cold War. At its center is the unforgettable character of Ernstโa man who has the courage to fight for whatโs right, even when the cost is everything. The Fire Agent resonates deeply with our own time, providing a lens through which we come to see, and question, ourselves.
Let's Not Go Overboard Here
Author Erica Hendry
Genres Self-Help & Psychology Humor, LGBTQ+ Humorous Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Women's Friendship Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
In this twisty, uproarious debut for fans of The Wedding People and Traitors, a pop culture obsessive uses her reality TV expertise to investigate a suspicious disappearance aboard a yacht โ while falling for a hot deckhand and avoiding confronting her best friendโs untimely passing.
This is a story about a definitely dead girl, a possibly dead girl and a living dead girl. All aboard.
There are a lot of things that pop-culture aficionado Melanie Hoffman is great at: rattling off storylines from The Real Housewives, reciting the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen filmography from memory, and quoting Gossip Girl like itโs The Godfather, to name a few. And then there are the things sheโs not good at: maintaining a healthy work-life balance, sleeping (in general), and being a functioning adult who isnโt completely destroyed by the death of her best friend, Ari. Mel has accepted that nothing will ever fill the crater-sized hole that Ariโs absence has left behind, and the cork on her grief is stopped tight. But then her company requires Mel to take a mandatory vacation. Cue the explosion.
Desperate to avoid two weeks alone with her thoughts, Mel joins her friend Vish on a yacht trip in Greece chartered by his tech company. Itโs the Below Deck fantasy of Melโs dreams, with built-in quasi-celebrities to fixate on in the form of the posh co-founders of Vishโs company. Mel has done enough social media stalking to immediately typecast the fabulous yet fragile Freya, her arrogant boyfriend Seb, and the hardworking and humble Ollie. A luxurious yacht chockful of hot, rich Brits? Mel couldnโt dream up a better distraction from her sorrow. But Melโs dream quickly plunges into nightmarish waters when a sinister conversation overheard in the dead of night convinces Mel that Freya is in danger. And when Freya turns up missing the next morning, Mel immediately clocks what happened with the skill of a rabid true crime fan: Freya was murdered, and Seb is the prime suspect.
But Freyaโs disappearance doesnโt rock the boat in the way Mel is expecting. In fact, no one else onboard seems to think anythingโs fishy. Melโs concern for Freya grows into obsession, and she becomes dead set on saving Freyaโs life like she couldnโt save Ariโs. Though her pop culture analysis skills uncover obvious cracks in the other passengersโ alibis, Melโs desperation threatens to crack her own sanity first. With her time left on the yacht quickly dwindling, Mel must uncover what happened to Freya before going under herself.
This is a story about a definitely dead girl, a possibly dead girl and a living dead girl. All aboard.
There are a lot of things that pop-culture aficionado Melanie Hoffman is great at: rattling off storylines from The Real Housewives, reciting the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen filmography from memory, and quoting Gossip Girl like itโs The Godfather, to name a few. And then there are the things sheโs not good at: maintaining a healthy work-life balance, sleeping (in general), and being a functioning adult who isnโt completely destroyed by the death of her best friend, Ari. Mel has accepted that nothing will ever fill the crater-sized hole that Ariโs absence has left behind, and the cork on her grief is stopped tight. But then her company requires Mel to take a mandatory vacation. Cue the explosion.
Desperate to avoid two weeks alone with her thoughts, Mel joins her friend Vish on a yacht trip in Greece chartered by his tech company. Itโs the Below Deck fantasy of Melโs dreams, with built-in quasi-celebrities to fixate on in the form of the posh co-founders of Vishโs company. Mel has done enough social media stalking to immediately typecast the fabulous yet fragile Freya, her arrogant boyfriend Seb, and the hardworking and humble Ollie. A luxurious yacht chockful of hot, rich Brits? Mel couldnโt dream up a better distraction from her sorrow. But Melโs dream quickly plunges into nightmarish waters when a sinister conversation overheard in the dead of night convinces Mel that Freya is in danger. And when Freya turns up missing the next morning, Mel immediately clocks what happened with the skill of a rabid true crime fan: Freya was murdered, and Seb is the prime suspect.
But Freyaโs disappearance doesnโt rock the boat in the way Mel is expecting. In fact, no one else onboard seems to think anythingโs fishy. Melโs concern for Freya grows into obsession, and she becomes dead set on saving Freyaโs life like she couldnโt save Ariโs. Though her pop culture analysis skills uncover obvious cracks in the other passengersโ alibis, Melโs desperation threatens to crack her own sanity first. With her time left on the yacht quickly dwindling, Mel must uncover what happened to Freya before going under herself.
Just Playing for Keeps
Author Lauren Blakely
Genres Sports Fiction, Women's Literature & Fiction, Romantic Comedy
Publication Date June 3, 2026
A grumpy/sunshine fake dating hockey romance from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely!
Ever hear the story about the dating coach who got dumped on the hockey arenaโs jumbotron?
Everyone did. But I lived it. Including the moment when the teamโs broody, tattooed winger Lake Axelrod swooped in on skates to rescue me from public humiliation.
Even more surprising? When the famously grumpy (and ridiculously sexy) hockey star insists on being my fake boyfriend for my sisterโs high-profile wedding.
Itโs the perfect sweet revenge plan since my ex is the best man. Bonus โ I might even salvage my professional reputation.
We need rules though.
1. To pull this off, everyone from his teammates to my boss has to believe weโre a real couple.
2. That means swoony touches and knee-weakening kisses are required.
3. When it ends, we walk away.
But the intensity in Lakeโs eyes after every post-game kiss makes me wonder if heโs pretending. With each whispered secret, the line between fake and real bends. Until it shatters one night in a hotel room.
Soon, he isnโt just playing the protective boyfriendโheโs the only one who truly sees me.
If Iโm not careful, Iโm going to break the most important rule of all: donโt fall for your fake date.
This is Lake and Remy's romance. Tropes include: grumpy/sunshine hockey romance, fake dating, workplace romance, best friend's brother, obsessed hero
Ever hear the story about the dating coach who got dumped on the hockey arenaโs jumbotron?
Everyone did. But I lived it. Including the moment when the teamโs broody, tattooed winger Lake Axelrod swooped in on skates to rescue me from public humiliation.
Even more surprising? When the famously grumpy (and ridiculously sexy) hockey star insists on being my fake boyfriend for my sisterโs high-profile wedding.
Itโs the perfect sweet revenge plan since my ex is the best man. Bonus โ I might even salvage my professional reputation.
We need rules though.
1. To pull this off, everyone from his teammates to my boss has to believe weโre a real couple.
2. That means swoony touches and knee-weakening kisses are required.
3. When it ends, we walk away.
But the intensity in Lakeโs eyes after every post-game kiss makes me wonder if heโs pretending. With each whispered secret, the line between fake and real bends. Until it shatters one night in a hotel room.
Soon, he isnโt just playing the protective boyfriendโheโs the only one who truly sees me.
If Iโm not careful, Iโm going to break the most important rule of all: donโt fall for your fake date.
This is Lake and Remy's romance. Tropes include: grumpy/sunshine hockey romance, fake dating, workplace romance, best friend's brother, obsessed hero
Mr. Yay
Author Emily Jane
Genres Family Life Fiction, Suburban Fiction, Amateur Sleuths, Humorous Science Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A hilarious, delightful genre-blending speculative novel about rappers and dogs, love and marriage, private detectives, nostalgia, and embracing your true self, in a world where the past is different than what you remember.
Budding musician Fatty Bratty wakes up in his terrible apartment to a random dog. A dog that acts like he belongs there. Except Bratty doesnโt own a dog. He always wanted to but never did. So maybe this random dog is a sign: screw his parentsโ expectations. Forget business school. Instead, over a manic week, he and his best friend write and record their first rap album. They call themselves Mr. Yay.
Brattyโs therapist Miriam remembers a different Mr. Yay, the one from the old childrenโs TV show, the washed-up actor turned first mate who sailed a boat captained by a dog and taught people to be themselves. To just be. But strangely, her husband, Jack, has no memory of the old show at all.
As Mr. Yay climbs the charts with his rap songs, Miriam watches her life unravel. Jack is increasingly absent, more secretive, recklessโhe hardly resembles the man she married. Their friends start acting weird too: drinking excessively, splurging on motorcycles, quitting their jobs, not washing their hair, harboring raccoons. Jack also doesnโt remember things he should about his relationship with Miriam. But he suspects his memory hole is more than it seems. Itโs not just that heโs forgotten the Mr. Yay showโitโs that, on the internet, and according to the studio and half the population, there is no Mr. Yay. There never was.
Witty, heartfelt, deeply weird and utterly original, Mr. Yay explores how we grapple with inexplicable sudden shifts in the world around us, and the conspiracy theories and identity crises they birth. If the past we remember has changed, are we who we think we are? Is anyone?
Budding musician Fatty Bratty wakes up in his terrible apartment to a random dog. A dog that acts like he belongs there. Except Bratty doesnโt own a dog. He always wanted to but never did. So maybe this random dog is a sign: screw his parentsโ expectations. Forget business school. Instead, over a manic week, he and his best friend write and record their first rap album. They call themselves Mr. Yay.
Brattyโs therapist Miriam remembers a different Mr. Yay, the one from the old childrenโs TV show, the washed-up actor turned first mate who sailed a boat captained by a dog and taught people to be themselves. To just be. But strangely, her husband, Jack, has no memory of the old show at all.
As Mr. Yay climbs the charts with his rap songs, Miriam watches her life unravel. Jack is increasingly absent, more secretive, recklessโhe hardly resembles the man she married. Their friends start acting weird too: drinking excessively, splurging on motorcycles, quitting their jobs, not washing their hair, harboring raccoons. Jack also doesnโt remember things he should about his relationship with Miriam. But he suspects his memory hole is more than it seems. Itโs not just that heโs forgotten the Mr. Yay showโitโs that, on the internet, and according to the studio and half the population, there is no Mr. Yay. There never was.
Witty, heartfelt, deeply weird and utterly original, Mr. Yay explores how we grapple with inexplicable sudden shifts in the world around us, and the conspiracy theories and identity crises they birth. If the past we remember has changed, are we who we think we are? Is anyone?
The League of Dangerous Young Ladies
Author J.A. Morgenstein
Genres Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Action & Adventure, Teen & Young Adult Mystery & Thriller Action & Adventure, Teen & Young Adult Fantasy & Supernatural Mysteries & Thrillers, Teen & Young Adult Mysteries & Detective Stories
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Enola Holmes meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this thrilling YA fantasy adventure from debut author J. A. Morgenstein, perfect for fans of Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Philip Pullman.
It's 1909 and Rose Moriartyโteenage daughter of Sherlock Holmes' greatest enemyโhas made a name for herself fighting monsters and solving crimes. But that was before Rose met the one mystery she couldn't the disappearance of her headmistress. Now, her school has shut down, her classmates have scattered, and Rose is on her own.
On the very day Rose receives word that an old friend is dying, the shadowy Count Christoph and his ward Clara show up at her door. Rose has already figured out why they're here (to hire her) and what's in their bag (an ancient orb with incredible powers), but questions Can Rose convince these strangers to help save her friend's life? What are the grotesque, bug-shaped stalkers that plague their every step? And how can Rose pursue this adventure while avoiding a certain boy from her childhood? The only thing certain is that Rose is no longer alone, because danger forges strange alliances . . .
. . . and Professor Moriarty wasn't the only famous villain to have a daughter.
Unexpected friendships, supernatural mystery, high-stakes heists, and budding romance billow together in this thrilling fantasy adventure, which introduces a motley crew of daredevil heroines who hunt monsters . . . in all their forms.
It's 1909 and Rose Moriartyโteenage daughter of Sherlock Holmes' greatest enemyโhas made a name for herself fighting monsters and solving crimes. But that was before Rose met the one mystery she couldn't the disappearance of her headmistress. Now, her school has shut down, her classmates have scattered, and Rose is on her own.
On the very day Rose receives word that an old friend is dying, the shadowy Count Christoph and his ward Clara show up at her door. Rose has already figured out why they're here (to hire her) and what's in their bag (an ancient orb with incredible powers), but questions Can Rose convince these strangers to help save her friend's life? What are the grotesque, bug-shaped stalkers that plague their every step? And how can Rose pursue this adventure while avoiding a certain boy from her childhood? The only thing certain is that Rose is no longer alone, because danger forges strange alliances . . .
. . . and Professor Moriarty wasn't the only famous villain to have a daughter.
Unexpected friendships, supernatural mystery, high-stakes heists, and budding romance billow together in this thrilling fantasy adventure, which introduces a motley crew of daredevil heroines who hunt monsters . . . in all their forms.
The Adventures of Juan Planchard
Author Jonathan Jakubowicz
Genres Comedic Dramas & Plays, Crime Action & Adventure, Mystery Action & Adventure, Thriller & Suspense Action Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Already an underground hit in Latin America, this is The Wolf of Wall Street meets Scarface in a wild, fast-paced ride through sex, drugs, revolution, and the morally gray hustle of a man who dares to game the system that destroyed his country.
โMy name is Juan Planchard. Iโm twenty-nine years old, and I have five million dollars in my account. I own a house in Caracas, another in Madrid, and a high-rise apartment in New York. I run a sportsbook at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. I share a private jet with a friendโs frontman. And Iโm convincedโdown to my bonesโthat every decision I made during the revolution was the right one. My descendants will thank me.โ
So begins The Adventures of Juan Planchard, the story of a middle-class nobody turned millionaire by weaponizing the very corruption that swallowed Venezuela. He dines with oligarchs, sleeps with models, and navigates a world where power is the only currencyโand morality is a luxury no one can afford. But in the middle of the chaos, greed, and blood money, Juan falls hard for Scarlet, a sharp, seductive American beauty who just might be his way outโor his ultimate downfall.
โMy name is Juan Planchard. Iโm twenty-nine years old, and I have five million dollars in my account. I own a house in Caracas, another in Madrid, and a high-rise apartment in New York. I run a sportsbook at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. I share a private jet with a friendโs frontman. And Iโm convincedโdown to my bonesโthat every decision I made during the revolution was the right one. My descendants will thank me.โ
So begins The Adventures of Juan Planchard, the story of a middle-class nobody turned millionaire by weaponizing the very corruption that swallowed Venezuela. He dines with oligarchs, sleeps with models, and navigates a world where power is the only currencyโand morality is a luxury no one can afford. But in the middle of the chaos, greed, and blood money, Juan falls hard for Scarlet, a sharp, seductive American beauty who just might be his way outโor his ultimate downfall.
Kiss Me Forever
Author Carrie Ann Ryan
Genres Parenthood & Children Fiction, Women's Domestic Life Fiction, Contemporary Women Fiction, Contemporary Romance
Publication Date June 8, 2026
Falling for your enemy is bad. Falling for the man you only call your enemy is worse.
Reece Fox is a decade older than me but Iโm his boss. And if the man growls at me one more time, heโs going to learn the true meaning of the Montgomery temper. Yet I canโt stop thinking of him.
After losing my fiancรฉ, Iโve sworn off men, but when Reece does the one thing I never thought heโd doโask for helpโI canโt walk away.
Brooklyn Montgomery is too young for me. Sheโs not only my boss, but my friendโs family. The definition of forbidden. We both know this. But I canโt keep my hands off of her. When we finally give into the heat between us, thereโs no going back.
Only when a little girl shows up to our work, she changes our world completely with one word:
Dad.
Kiss Me Forever is an age gap, workplace, surprise single dad contemporary romance featuring Brooklyn and Reece. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!
Reece Fox is a decade older than me but Iโm his boss. And if the man growls at me one more time, heโs going to learn the true meaning of the Montgomery temper. Yet I canโt stop thinking of him.
After losing my fiancรฉ, Iโve sworn off men, but when Reece does the one thing I never thought heโd doโask for helpโI canโt walk away.
Brooklyn Montgomery is too young for me. Sheโs not only my boss, but my friendโs family. The definition of forbidden. We both know this. But I canโt keep my hands off of her. When we finally give into the heat between us, thereโs no going back.
Only when a little girl shows up to our work, she changes our world completely with one word:
Dad.
Kiss Me Forever is an age gap, workplace, surprise single dad contemporary romance featuring Brooklyn and Reece. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!
The Typing Lady
Author Ruth Ozeki
Genres Genre Literature & Fiction, Short Stories Anthologies, Asian American & Pacific Islander Literature, Paranormal Fantasy Books
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A spellbinding story collection from Booker Prize finalist Ruth Ozeki, about the lives we almost lived, the people we canโt quite forget, and the stories that shape us long after the last page is turned.
In this spirited and emotionally resonant collection, award-winning novelist Ruth Ozeki turns her singular gaze to the short story, exploring childhood ambition, youthful desire, midlife reinvention, and the unsparing clarity of old age. With her distinctive blend of wit, warmth, and deep humanity, she brings us twelve richly imagined stories of characters standing at lifeโs thresholdsโgrappling with faded ideals, evolving identities, and the inevitable compromises that shape a life.
A college student falls for her professor and learns to transmute longing into language. A disquieted husband watches with tenderness and unease as the ghost of his wifeโs ambition roams the woods outside their home. A long-deceased Beat poet hijacks the mind of a young publishing assistant during a sales meeting, railing against the state of modern literature. A curious grandmother creates a fake online dating profile to spy on her granddaughterโs romantic lifeโand sets in motion a deception she canโt control.
Spanning eras and geographiesโfrom a New England college town in the 1970s to downtown Manhattan in the 1990s to a moss-covered Pacific Northwest island during the early pandemicโThe Typing Lady is an electrifying meditation on the stories we tell ourselves, the stories we abandon, and the stories we become. Threaded with the tactile ephemera of writingโtypewriters, letters, manuscripts, and disappearing inkโthe book reveals how we record ourselves in language, and how language, over time, records us in return.
In this spirited and emotionally resonant collection, award-winning novelist Ruth Ozeki turns her singular gaze to the short story, exploring childhood ambition, youthful desire, midlife reinvention, and the unsparing clarity of old age. With her distinctive blend of wit, warmth, and deep humanity, she brings us twelve richly imagined stories of characters standing at lifeโs thresholdsโgrappling with faded ideals, evolving identities, and the inevitable compromises that shape a life.
A college student falls for her professor and learns to transmute longing into language. A disquieted husband watches with tenderness and unease as the ghost of his wifeโs ambition roams the woods outside their home. A long-deceased Beat poet hijacks the mind of a young publishing assistant during a sales meeting, railing against the state of modern literature. A curious grandmother creates a fake online dating profile to spy on her granddaughterโs romantic lifeโand sets in motion a deception she canโt control.
Spanning eras and geographiesโfrom a New England college town in the 1970s to downtown Manhattan in the 1990s to a moss-covered Pacific Northwest island during the early pandemicโThe Typing Lady is an electrifying meditation on the stories we tell ourselves, the stories we abandon, and the stories we become. Threaded with the tactile ephemera of writingโtypewriters, letters, manuscripts, and disappearing inkโthe book reveals how we record ourselves in language, and how language, over time, records us in return.
There's Only One Sin in Hollywood
Author Rasheed Newson
Genres LGBTQ+ Historical Fiction, Black & African American Historical Fiction, Goodreads Pride Picks- Spring 2026
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A cinematic, razor-sharp novel following a backlot fixerโs daring investigation into the suspicious death of a closeted Black actor within the glamorous world of Hollywood, from the bestselling author of My Government Means to Kill Me
Xavier C. Barlow, one of Hollywoodโs young Black stars taking the industry by storm in the late 1950s, is Skyline Studiosโs ambitious attempt to rival Sidney Poitier's burgeoning success. His arrival into the industry is calculated, his charm is magnetic, and his seductive screen presence appeals to both audiences and celebrities across generations.
But years later, after Xavier dies at the height of his fame, Aaron TouissantโSkylineโs designated backlot fixer who helps the studioโs stars stay as deep in the closet as humanly possibleโis finally ready to expose the powerful culprits responsible for his untimely death.
Written as part-confessional, part-cris de coeur from Aaron's panoramic lens, Thereโs Only One Sin in Hollywood is a searing portrait of the movie industry as a manicured minefield and a compelling journey into the queer history of Los Angeles.
Xavier C. Barlow, one of Hollywoodโs young Black stars taking the industry by storm in the late 1950s, is Skyline Studiosโs ambitious attempt to rival Sidney Poitier's burgeoning success. His arrival into the industry is calculated, his charm is magnetic, and his seductive screen presence appeals to both audiences and celebrities across generations.
But years later, after Xavier dies at the height of his fame, Aaron TouissantโSkylineโs designated backlot fixer who helps the studioโs stars stay as deep in the closet as humanly possibleโis finally ready to expose the powerful culprits responsible for his untimely death.
Written as part-confessional, part-cris de coeur from Aaron's panoramic lens, Thereโs Only One Sin in Hollywood is a searing portrait of the movie industry as a manicured minefield and a compelling journey into the queer history of Los Angeles.
For the Bride
Author Becca Grischow
Genres Genre Literature & Fiction, Contemporary Romance, LGBTQ+ Romance
Publication Date June 2, 2026
From the author of Iโll Get Back To You, a sapphic enemies-to-lovers romance that follows a Type-A maid of honor setting out to do the most and a Type-B bridesmaid with her life only just put-together, who must put aside their animosity to plan the wedding of the summer
On the surface, Alice has her life together. She's got a job in music she loves; she's firmly sober; and she's grateful to be back in the good graces of her ex-girlfriend-once-best-friend-now-literal-only-friend Gin. Just in time, too, because Gin's getting married this summer! And Alice gets to be a bridesmaid.
If only the maid-of-honor wasn't Renee Type-A, the opposite of her in every way, and a long-time Alice-hater who's clung to her animosity like a leech. Every second Alice spends around Renee makes her feel like who she used to be, rather than the person sheโs spent years trying to make herself intoโand she doesnโt want to be reminded of her younger self any more than she wants to be thinking, more constantly than she wants to admit, about her hair, her lips, her wit.... No, Alice has her own stuff to figure out. She still loves music, but her career feels directionless. Sheโs grieving the loss of her father just a year ago, to alcohol. And then she finds out that her mother's started to date her fatherโs ex-bandmate, which sends her reelingโฆand with the wedding just around the corner, she doesn't want to bother Gin about any of it.
It's pure chance that Renee runs into Alice, just when she needs someone the mostโand suddenly, everything shifts. Neither of them are what they assumed the other to be. Over the days and nights theyโre spending helping Gin throw a DIY summer wedding of epic proportions, Alice and Renee discover that though they have nothing in commonโthat might be precisely what each of them need. Heartfelt and hopeful, For the Bride is a banter-filled sapphic romance with deep emotional resonance about found family, second chances, and finding love in the unexpected.
On the surface, Alice has her life together. She's got a job in music she loves; she's firmly sober; and she's grateful to be back in the good graces of her ex-girlfriend-once-best-friend-now-literal-only-friend Gin. Just in time, too, because Gin's getting married this summer! And Alice gets to be a bridesmaid.
If only the maid-of-honor wasn't Renee Type-A, the opposite of her in every way, and a long-time Alice-hater who's clung to her animosity like a leech. Every second Alice spends around Renee makes her feel like who she used to be, rather than the person sheโs spent years trying to make herself intoโand she doesnโt want to be reminded of her younger self any more than she wants to be thinking, more constantly than she wants to admit, about her hair, her lips, her wit.... No, Alice has her own stuff to figure out. She still loves music, but her career feels directionless. Sheโs grieving the loss of her father just a year ago, to alcohol. And then she finds out that her mother's started to date her fatherโs ex-bandmate, which sends her reelingโฆand with the wedding just around the corner, she doesn't want to bother Gin about any of it.
It's pure chance that Renee runs into Alice, just when she needs someone the mostโand suddenly, everything shifts. Neither of them are what they assumed the other to be. Over the days and nights theyโre spending helping Gin throw a DIY summer wedding of epic proportions, Alice and Renee discover that though they have nothing in commonโthat might be precisely what each of them need. Heartfelt and hopeful, For the Bride is a banter-filled sapphic romance with deep emotional resonance about found family, second chances, and finding love in the unexpected.
Puck
Author Samantha Allen
Genres Comedic Dramas & Plays, Genre Literature & Fiction, Romantic Comedy, LGBTQ+ Romance
Publication Date June 2, 2026
In this A Midsummer Night's Dream-inspired romcom, Puck is a reality show producer and agent of chaos with a talent for bringing people together . . . and tearing them apart.
Meet Puck: the nonbinary, thirty-year-old mastermind behind "Homewreckers", a dating show that puts troubled couples through hellโwith a little help from their exes. Used to being the one pulling the strings, it shocks Puck when their life undergoes a plot twist of its own and their college roommate Mia announces her engagement to her exโs best friend, Damon. Having only recently broken up with longtime-boyfriend Zander, and never having had much in common with Damon (who lovesick Lena has always pined after), Miaโs news leaves her friend group reelingโand Puckโs mind whirling.
When they arrive for a week of wedding festivities at an upscale resort in the Appalachian forest, Puck immediately sees that Miaโs marriage will lead to misery, and takes it upon themself to save their friends by rearranging the couplesโwithout anyone finding out. But as Puck comes up against a type-A maid of honor hell-bent on making this wedding happen, it becomes clear that they will have to deliver the greatest stunt of their career. If only they can take their eyes off the bridesmaid. After all, the course of true love never did run smoothโฆ
Written with Samantha Allenโs signature charm, wit, and an irresistible dose of Shakespearian mischief, Puck is the ultimate romcom for our chaotic era, and a celebration of the friendships that carry us through it all.
Meet Puck: the nonbinary, thirty-year-old mastermind behind "Homewreckers", a dating show that puts troubled couples through hellโwith a little help from their exes. Used to being the one pulling the strings, it shocks Puck when their life undergoes a plot twist of its own and their college roommate Mia announces her engagement to her exโs best friend, Damon. Having only recently broken up with longtime-boyfriend Zander, and never having had much in common with Damon (who lovesick Lena has always pined after), Miaโs news leaves her friend group reelingโand Puckโs mind whirling.
When they arrive for a week of wedding festivities at an upscale resort in the Appalachian forest, Puck immediately sees that Miaโs marriage will lead to misery, and takes it upon themself to save their friends by rearranging the couplesโwithout anyone finding out. But as Puck comes up against a type-A maid of honor hell-bent on making this wedding happen, it becomes clear that they will have to deliver the greatest stunt of their career. If only they can take their eyes off the bridesmaid. After all, the course of true love never did run smoothโฆ
Written with Samantha Allenโs signature charm, wit, and an irresistible dose of Shakespearian mischief, Puck is the ultimate romcom for our chaotic era, and a celebration of the friendships that carry us through it all.
Moonfall
Author Ed Crocker
Genres Dark Fantasy, Fantasy Action & Adventure, Epic Fantasy, Action & Adventure Fantasy
Publication Date June 2, 2026
The thrilling sequel to Lightfall, a fantasy epic of revolution set in a world of vampires, werewolves, and sorcerers, for fans of Jay Kristoffโs Empire of the Vampire and Cassandra Clareโs Swordcatcher.
The revolution is hereโฆ but in the Everlands, nothing comes easy.
In the last vampire city of First Light, the rebels know the truth about the Grays. But nothing has changed. Sam has a plan to bring the whole rotten city down - a plan of peace, not violence. But in this city, the best laid plans have a way of falling apart, and sheโll need the help of the cityโs ex ruler and former enemy if sheโs to avoid a bloodbath.
Meanwhile, in the Wolflands, Jacob, Sage, and Raven must seek help from the wolves. But when a murder is committed, the land threatens to descend into war, and unless the culprit is found, they might not escape with their lives. But with a long list of suspects and a long set of claws out for them, the odds don't look good.
And then thereโs Neuras Sinassion. Historyโs most dangerous sorcerer has decided itโs finally time to tell his secrets and the truth about the humans. But the truth will come at a price.
When the dust has settled and the bodies are counted, only one thing is certainโthe Everlands will never be the same again.
The revolution is hereโฆ but in the Everlands, nothing comes easy.
In the last vampire city of First Light, the rebels know the truth about the Grays. But nothing has changed. Sam has a plan to bring the whole rotten city down - a plan of peace, not violence. But in this city, the best laid plans have a way of falling apart, and sheโll need the help of the cityโs ex ruler and former enemy if sheโs to avoid a bloodbath.
Meanwhile, in the Wolflands, Jacob, Sage, and Raven must seek help from the wolves. But when a murder is committed, the land threatens to descend into war, and unless the culprit is found, they might not escape with their lives. But with a long list of suspects and a long set of claws out for them, the odds don't look good.
And then thereโs Neuras Sinassion. Historyโs most dangerous sorcerer has decided itโs finally time to tell his secrets and the truth about the humans. But the truth will come at a price.
When the dust has settled and the bodies are counted, only one thing is certainโthe Everlands will never be the same again.
The Chateau on Sunset
Author Natasha Lester
Genres 20th Century Historical Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Women's Friendship Fiction, Mothers & Children Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Epic Love. Tragic Loss. Beautiful Friendship. The entrancing story of an orphan who grows up surrounded by the beautiful and the broken in the world's most infamous hotel.
After her parents' deaths, Aria Jones is sent to live with her reclusive starlet aunt at the Chateau Marmont, the hotel on Hollywood Boulevard with a notorious reputation.
Left alone to wander the hotel, Aria sees everything-all the ways people wheel and deal for fame. But the Marmont isn't meant for young girls with big hearts, and Aria discovers an insidious secret that will haunt her childhood.
As she matures, she finds solace in the hotel's library. Her sole goal is to be as inconspicuous as possible. Until one day, the hotel is sold to mysterious rock star Theo Winchester and his troubled daughter, Adele. Will Aria realise there's more to life than being invisible?
Captivating from its very first page, The Chateau on Sunset blends the beloved Jane Eyre story with the rich and colourful history of the entertainment industry from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Praise for the Natasha Lester bestseller The Mademoiselle Alliance:
'Entertaining and engrossing . . . Natasha Lester uncovers stories of women from history and drapes them in velvet' The Australian Women's Weekly
'Lester writes with razor-sharp research and admiration for a woman whose name deserves to be blazed across the pages of history' KATE QUINN
After her parents' deaths, Aria Jones is sent to live with her reclusive starlet aunt at the Chateau Marmont, the hotel on Hollywood Boulevard with a notorious reputation.
Left alone to wander the hotel, Aria sees everything-all the ways people wheel and deal for fame. But the Marmont isn't meant for young girls with big hearts, and Aria discovers an insidious secret that will haunt her childhood.
As she matures, she finds solace in the hotel's library. Her sole goal is to be as inconspicuous as possible. Until one day, the hotel is sold to mysterious rock star Theo Winchester and his troubled daughter, Adele. Will Aria realise there's more to life than being invisible?
Captivating from its very first page, The Chateau on Sunset blends the beloved Jane Eyre story with the rich and colourful history of the entertainment industry from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Praise for the Natasha Lester bestseller The Mademoiselle Alliance:
'Entertaining and engrossing . . . Natasha Lester uncovers stories of women from history and drapes them in velvet' The Australian Women's Weekly
'Lester writes with razor-sharp research and admiration for a woman whose name deserves to be blazed across the pages of history' KATE QUINN
The Seduction
Author Sara Torres
Genres LGBTQ+ Literary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Psychological Literary Fiction, Romance Literary Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Unspoken tensions simmer between two women under the heat of a Catalan summer in this internationally bestselling, erotic, and quietly radical portrait of queer desire.
In a sun-drenched house on the Catalan coast, a young, queer photographer arrives to capture the portrait of a celebrated writer. But what begins as a professional collaboration slowly unravels into something more intimate and unsettlingโa charged exchange of glances, silence, and shifting emotional boundaries.
The photographer, unnamed and quietly observant, is drawn to the writerโs enigmatic presence, her self-possession, her power. Over shared meals and quiet routines, the difficulty of understanding the desire of the other begins to obsess the narrator. As the summer heat thickens, so too does the unspoken tension between them, heightening the photographerโs insecurities and her perception of her own flaws. When a third woman arrives, an old friend with blurred boundaries, the fragile connection begins to unravel. Is this seduction, or projection? Intimacy, or illusion?
Told through lyrical, introspective prose, The Seduction is a poetic, slow-burn exploration of the complexities of seduction between women, intimacy, queer longing, and the quiet ache of unfulfilled connections.
In a sun-drenched house on the Catalan coast, a young, queer photographer arrives to capture the portrait of a celebrated writer. But what begins as a professional collaboration slowly unravels into something more intimate and unsettlingโa charged exchange of glances, silence, and shifting emotional boundaries.
The photographer, unnamed and quietly observant, is drawn to the writerโs enigmatic presence, her self-possession, her power. Over shared meals and quiet routines, the difficulty of understanding the desire of the other begins to obsess the narrator. As the summer heat thickens, so too does the unspoken tension between them, heightening the photographerโs insecurities and her perception of her own flaws. When a third woman arrives, an old friend with blurred boundaries, the fragile connection begins to unravel. Is this seduction, or projection? Intimacy, or illusion?
Told through lyrical, introspective prose, The Seduction is a poetic, slow-burn exploration of the complexities of seduction between women, intimacy, queer longing, and the quiet ache of unfulfilled connections.
A River Red With Blood
Author John Connolly
Genres Literature & Fiction, Ghost Mysteries, Suspense Thrillers, Teen & Young Adult Literature & Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
New York Times
bestselling author John Connolly delivers a gripping new thriller in the beloved Charlie Parker series about two intertwined disappearances that leave a rural community in shock.
In Maineโs rural Kennebec River Valley, the body of a young man who ran away from a โtroubled teensโ school has been found in the water, apparently drowned after breaking his leg. Meanwhile, a teenage girl, not connected to the school, has gone missing and only one man will be up to the task of solving the two linked disappearances.
In Maineโs rural Kennebec River Valley, the body of a young man who ran away from a โtroubled teensโ school has been found in the water, apparently drowned after breaking his leg. Meanwhile, a teenage girl, not connected to the school, has gone missing and only one man will be up to the task of solving the two linked disappearances.
Meeting New People
Author Daniel M. Lavery
Genres LGBTQ+ Literary Fiction, Friendship Fiction, American Literature, Literary Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
From the author of the national bestseller Womenโs Hotel, the irresistible and wildly entertaining story of one woman contending with age and friendshipโa narrative that reads like an homage to Nora Ephronโs Heartburn.
Sixtysomething, twice-divorced Barbara is at a crossroads. In the midst of her emotional uncertainty, she looks back on the dissolution of the nine best friendships of her life, in hopes of figuring out how to optimize finding her tenth, and hopefully last, best friend. Barbara is acerbic, opinionated, and wrong about many things, but she also doesn't shy away when she's at fault. The turning point of her predicament comes from Barbaraโs choice, in friends, between (too-young) Caitlyn and the (unsuitable) Other Barbara. Will she repeat the exciting mistakes of the past, or will she try a new kind of mistake for a change? She feels like an out-of-season Scrooge who is unexpectedly, and all at once, surprised and entirely transformed by the possibility of joy.
For readers who loved Bobby Finger's The Old Place and Elif Bautmann's Either/Or, Meeting New People will feel like a long-lost companionโLavery at the height of his storytelling powers. It is an unforgettable novel from one of our most inventive and brilliant writers.
Sixtysomething, twice-divorced Barbara is at a crossroads. In the midst of her emotional uncertainty, she looks back on the dissolution of the nine best friendships of her life, in hopes of figuring out how to optimize finding her tenth, and hopefully last, best friend. Barbara is acerbic, opinionated, and wrong about many things, but she also doesn't shy away when she's at fault. The turning point of her predicament comes from Barbaraโs choice, in friends, between (too-young) Caitlyn and the (unsuitable) Other Barbara. Will she repeat the exciting mistakes of the past, or will she try a new kind of mistake for a change? She feels like an out-of-season Scrooge who is unexpectedly, and all at once, surprised and entirely transformed by the possibility of joy.
For readers who loved Bobby Finger's The Old Place and Elif Bautmann's Either/Or, Meeting New People will feel like a long-lost companionโLavery at the height of his storytelling powers. It is an unforgettable novel from one of our most inventive and brilliant writers.
They All Fall in Love at the End
Author Haili Blassingame
Genres Coming of Age Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Goodreads Pride Picks- Spring 2026
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Cat St. Clair is ready for her messy love triangle era now that sheโs in an open relationship. But she didnโt foresee a forbidden love triangle with the only two people who are off limits: her boyfriendโs best friend and his girlfriend. Being a twenty-something writer who lives for the plot, she falls for them anyway, with deliciously disastrous consequences, in this electric literary debut for fans of Xochitl Gonzalez, Coco Mellors, Lily King, and Raven Leilani.
Itโs the fall of 2024, and twenty-four-year-old Cat isnโt asking for too much: all she wants is three boyfriends, to write her little novels, and to survive another chaotic presidential election. Sheโs in an open relationship with her college sweetheart Jay, but nonmonogamy isnโt just a hot trend sheโs trying. Itโs her sliver of freedom in a world eager to wrestle it from her for being a Black woman going after what she wants with reckless abandon.
While political tensions roil the campus where Cat is slowly earning her creative writing degree, she finds herself drawn to Jayโs best friend, Tristan, whoโs smart, super hot, andโฆin a monogamous relationship. And then she meets Tristanโs girlfriend, Nia, a captivating art student with her own gravitational pull.
Friends and family urge her to just be happy with Jay, but Cat is determined to have it allโor blow up her life trying. As she falls for all the wrong people, racking up lies, betrayals, and terrible drafts of her novel, she tries to write her way to a happy ending. But in art, politics, and love, true liberation may take more than rewriting the old scripts. It may mean inventing something entirely new.
Itโs the fall of 2024, and twenty-four-year-old Cat isnโt asking for too much: all she wants is three boyfriends, to write her little novels, and to survive another chaotic presidential election. Sheโs in an open relationship with her college sweetheart Jay, but nonmonogamy isnโt just a hot trend sheโs trying. Itโs her sliver of freedom in a world eager to wrestle it from her for being a Black woman going after what she wants with reckless abandon.
While political tensions roil the campus where Cat is slowly earning her creative writing degree, she finds herself drawn to Jayโs best friend, Tristan, whoโs smart, super hot, andโฆin a monogamous relationship. And then she meets Tristanโs girlfriend, Nia, a captivating art student with her own gravitational pull.
Friends and family urge her to just be happy with Jay, but Cat is determined to have it allโor blow up her life trying. As she falls for all the wrong people, racking up lies, betrayals, and terrible drafts of her novel, she tries to write her way to a happy ending. But in art, politics, and love, true liberation may take more than rewriting the old scripts. It may mean inventing something entirely new.
Rabbit, Fox, Tar
Author P.C. Verrone
Genres Genre Literature & Fiction, Literary Movements & Periods, Black & African American Literature, Folklore
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A mesmerizing, fable-like debut novel about a mysterious young Black woman whose arrival in an insular neighborhood threatens to shake its foundations
When Baby appears in Original Hill, her name is on everyone's lips. A young Black woman is a rare sight in this part of town, and she sits all day on the Foxesโ garden wall, swinging her bare feet and speaking to no one. That is, until the charismatic Lucius โLuckyโ Foote comes along and touches her, sparking their romance. Arm-in-arm with Baby, who seems to exert a seemingly supernatural pull on the other residents, Lucky is confident he will secure the open city council seat away from Babyโs uncle Eugene Fox, the back-from-retirement white incumbent.
With protestors reopening old wounds around the Black neighborhood that was leveled by the nearby highway decades ago and Lucky threatening his position, Fox believes itโs not just a city council seat at stake, but the โsoulโ of Original Hill.
As Baby is woven further into the unraveling community, she begins to stray from Foxโs strict rules and question everything, from where she came from to whoโand whatโshe truly is.
When Baby appears in Original Hill, her name is on everyone's lips. A young Black woman is a rare sight in this part of town, and she sits all day on the Foxesโ garden wall, swinging her bare feet and speaking to no one. That is, until the charismatic Lucius โLuckyโ Foote comes along and touches her, sparking their romance. Arm-in-arm with Baby, who seems to exert a seemingly supernatural pull on the other residents, Lucky is confident he will secure the open city council seat away from Babyโs uncle Eugene Fox, the back-from-retirement white incumbent.
With protestors reopening old wounds around the Black neighborhood that was leveled by the nearby highway decades ago and Lucky threatening his position, Fox believes itโs not just a city council seat at stake, but the โsoulโ of Original Hill.
As Baby is woven further into the unraveling community, she begins to stray from Foxโs strict rules and question everything, from where she came from to whoโand whatโshe truly is.
Sisters of a Halved Heart
Author Nayantara Roy
Genres Family Life Fiction, Asian American & Pacific Islander Literature
Publication Date June 2, 2026
From the author of the highly acclaimed
The Magnificent Ruins
comes the electric story of two sisters who have to navigate a terrible betrayal from within their family.
Indian-American Mira Guhathakurta is a poetry editor at a distinguished literary magazine in New York. She reconnects with Jack, an old acquaintance from college, and feels as if she might have found her soulmate. All that remains is for Jack to meet her her beloved father and sister Joy, a high-powered lawyer. But when Joy commits an unthinkable act of betrayal, the sisters are impossibly fractured and their father's heart is broken. As the sisters navigate their tumultuous relationship and Mira starts over, it turns out that Joy isn't the only one who has been or continues to be dishonest.
In a propulsive story of love and passion and the ultimate pull of family, Sisters of a Halved Heart examines the lengths we will go to in order to make our own narratives of love work out, the lies we tell ourselves, and the ways in which the truth, often right in front of you, can be impossible to see.
Indian-American Mira Guhathakurta is a poetry editor at a distinguished literary magazine in New York. She reconnects with Jack, an old acquaintance from college, and feels as if she might have found her soulmate. All that remains is for Jack to meet her her beloved father and sister Joy, a high-powered lawyer. But when Joy commits an unthinkable act of betrayal, the sisters are impossibly fractured and their father's heart is broken. As the sisters navigate their tumultuous relationship and Mira starts over, it turns out that Joy isn't the only one who has been or continues to be dishonest.
In a propulsive story of love and passion and the ultimate pull of family, Sisters of a Halved Heart examines the lengths we will go to in order to make our own narratives of love work out, the lies we tell ourselves, and the ways in which the truth, often right in front of you, can be impossible to see.
Collapse
Author รdouard Louis
Genres Biographical & Autofiction, Literary Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
From โone of the most important, politically vital and morally bracing writers of his generationโ (The Guardian), an unflinching account of รdouard Louisโs brotherโs life and death.
รdouardโs brother spent much of his life dreaming. He lived in a poor, working-class world, where he imagined that he would become one of the finest butchers in France, that he would travel, that he would make his fortune, that he would restore cathedrals, and that his father, who had disappeared, would return and love him.
But there was no way to escape, no one who could show him how, and everything about himโhis drinking, his violence, his behavior with women and with othersโcondemned him.
At thirty-eight, after years of failure and depression, he was found dead on the floor of his small studio apartment. This book is the story of his collapse.
รdouard Louis traces the life of a man who was in many ways violent, misogynistic, homophobic, brutal. But where might understanding begin, and how far can it extend? In Collapse, Louis pursues every angle for answersโnewly consulting writers and psychoanalysts and questioning his siblings, his mother, his brotherโs partners, and himself. From an outpouring of memory and pain comes a radical gesture of dignity and forgiveness.
รdouardโs brother spent much of his life dreaming. He lived in a poor, working-class world, where he imagined that he would become one of the finest butchers in France, that he would travel, that he would make his fortune, that he would restore cathedrals, and that his father, who had disappeared, would return and love him.
But there was no way to escape, no one who could show him how, and everything about himโhis drinking, his violence, his behavior with women and with othersโcondemned him.
At thirty-eight, after years of failure and depression, he was found dead on the floor of his small studio apartment. This book is the story of his collapse.
รdouard Louis traces the life of a man who was in many ways violent, misogynistic, homophobic, brutal. But where might understanding begin, and how far can it extend? In Collapse, Louis pursues every angle for answersโnewly consulting writers and psychoanalysts and questioning his siblings, his mother, his brotherโs partners, and himself. From an outpouring of memory and pain comes a radical gesture of dignity and forgiveness.
In a city on the brink of revolution, science and passion offer their own strains of violence.
Petrograd, 1916 After her aristocratic family's fall from fortune, Mariya is desperate to survive - and to support her widowed mother and sisters. Matters alleviate when she finds work as an assistant to Dr. Nikolas Rodin, a reclusive scientist. Though the job makes ends meet, she is soon pulled into his strange and secretive world: a world of flickering gaslights, whispered experiments, and a man whose brilliance is as alluring as it is unstable.
Tuberculosis and revolution both ravage Russia. And as political unrest swells and illness creeps closer, Mariya finds herself torn between a future of safety and a love that threatens to unravel everything. But in the dark corridors of the laboratory, nothing is as it seems - and the line between devotion and danger disappears entirely.
Darkly romantic and steeped in suspense, THE LABORATORY ASSISTANT explores the perilous chemistry of desire, madness, and the choices that haunt us.
Petrograd, 1916 After her aristocratic family's fall from fortune, Mariya is desperate to survive - and to support her widowed mother and sisters. Matters alleviate when she finds work as an assistant to Dr. Nikolas Rodin, a reclusive scientist. Though the job makes ends meet, she is soon pulled into his strange and secretive world: a world of flickering gaslights, whispered experiments, and a man whose brilliance is as alluring as it is unstable.
Tuberculosis and revolution both ravage Russia. And as political unrest swells and illness creeps closer, Mariya finds herself torn between a future of safety and a love that threatens to unravel everything. But in the dark corridors of the laboratory, nothing is as it seems - and the line between devotion and danger disappears entirely.
Darkly romantic and steeped in suspense, THE LABORATORY ASSISTANT explores the perilous chemistry of desire, madness, and the choices that haunt us.
A Storm Coming
Author Chuck Locklear
Genres Cultural Heritage Fiction, American Literature, Historical Romances
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A Storm Coming is a sweeping historical novel set in 1710 North Carolina, where a young Tuscarora woman must choose between love and loyalty as colonial forces threaten her peopleโs survival.
A forbidden love, a fractured nation, and an indigenous heroine standing at the crossroads of history.
In 1710 North Carolina, eighteen-year-old Jane of the Tuscarora Nation faces an uncertain future as her peopleโs world begins to unravel. For generations, the Tuscarora have thrived in the lush coastal plains, their lives bound to the rivers, forests, and ancient traditions that sustain them. But English settlers push deeper into their lands, bringing broken promises, stolen territory, and the threat of war.
When Core Tom, a powerful Tuscarora warrior, arrives calling for resistance, Janeโs carefully balanced life is upended. Drawn to his strength and vision, she feels the pull of a forbidden desire that could cost her everythingโher standing, her safety, even her peopleโs trust. Torn between her duty to family and nation, and the dangerous possibility of love, Jane must decide where her loyalties truly lie.
Through Janeโs eyes, A Storm Coming reveals the Tuscarora peopleโs struggle to preserve their culture and sovereignty in the face of colonial expansion. Woven with the rhythms of everyday lifeโharvest feasts, sacred stories, and the bonds of kinshipโthis novel immerses readers in a world rarely explored in historical fiction. As alliances fracture and the storm of war gathers, Jane learns that survival demands more than weaponsโit demands courage, sacrifice, and the strength to choose oneโs own path.
Step into Janeโs world, witness the fight for her peopleโs survival, and experience a story that will stay with you long after the last page.
A forbidden love, a fractured nation, and an indigenous heroine standing at the crossroads of history.
In 1710 North Carolina, eighteen-year-old Jane of the Tuscarora Nation faces an uncertain future as her peopleโs world begins to unravel. For generations, the Tuscarora have thrived in the lush coastal plains, their lives bound to the rivers, forests, and ancient traditions that sustain them. But English settlers push deeper into their lands, bringing broken promises, stolen territory, and the threat of war.
When Core Tom, a powerful Tuscarora warrior, arrives calling for resistance, Janeโs carefully balanced life is upended. Drawn to his strength and vision, she feels the pull of a forbidden desire that could cost her everythingโher standing, her safety, even her peopleโs trust. Torn between her duty to family and nation, and the dangerous possibility of love, Jane must decide where her loyalties truly lie.
Through Janeโs eyes, A Storm Coming reveals the Tuscarora peopleโs struggle to preserve their culture and sovereignty in the face of colonial expansion. Woven with the rhythms of everyday lifeโharvest feasts, sacred stories, and the bonds of kinshipโthis novel immerses readers in a world rarely explored in historical fiction. As alliances fracture and the storm of war gathers, Jane learns that survival demands more than weaponsโit demands courage, sacrifice, and the strength to choose oneโs own path.
Step into Janeโs world, witness the fight for her peopleโs survival, and experience a story that will stay with you long after the last page.
The Home of the Drowned
Author Elin Anna Labba
Genres 20th Century Historical Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
The haunting, multigenerational saga of a family of Sรกmi women fighting the devastation of their way of life
Nothing is true, and everything is true; poetry will never hurt more than what has happened. Every summer, Iลgรก, her mother Rรกvdnรก, and her Aunt รnne travel west to their village on the lake. But the summer Iลgรก is thirteen, they arrive to find their home and possessions have disappeared under water, the land flooded by a dam built to supply hydropower to a society that has continually stolen from them.
The Home of the Drowned follows these womenโs fortunes over forty yearsโfrom 1942 to 1982โas the water their people have lived near for centuries is transformed into a menacing force that threatens all they hold dear. Defying the authorities, Rรกvdnรก decides to build a proper house on the lake to replace what was lost, becoming an unlikely activist even as her actions isolate her family from the rest of the community. Meanwhile, รnneโs health is in decline, and a concerned Iลgรก merely longs to live like everyone elseโan impossible wish when the Swedish state is relentlessly drowning her world.
Drawing on her own familyโs history of forced relocation and violent colonial dispossession, Elin Anna Labbaโs debut novel brings Sรกmi history to the fore through this intimate story. In poetic prose deftly translated by Elizabeth Clark Wessel, she reveals connections between land, water, and people that hauntingly reverberate with the question: what is it that makes a home?
Nothing is true, and everything is true; poetry will never hurt more than what has happened. Every summer, Iลgรก, her mother Rรกvdnรก, and her Aunt รnne travel west to their village on the lake. But the summer Iลgรก is thirteen, they arrive to find their home and possessions have disappeared under water, the land flooded by a dam built to supply hydropower to a society that has continually stolen from them.
The Home of the Drowned follows these womenโs fortunes over forty yearsโfrom 1942 to 1982โas the water their people have lived near for centuries is transformed into a menacing force that threatens all they hold dear. Defying the authorities, Rรกvdnรก decides to build a proper house on the lake to replace what was lost, becoming an unlikely activist even as her actions isolate her family from the rest of the community. Meanwhile, รnneโs health is in decline, and a concerned Iลgรก merely longs to live like everyone elseโan impossible wish when the Swedish state is relentlessly drowning her world.
Drawing on her own familyโs history of forced relocation and violent colonial dispossession, Elin Anna Labbaโs debut novel brings Sรกmi history to the fore through this intimate story. In poetic prose deftly translated by Elizabeth Clark Wessel, she reveals connections between land, water, and people that hauntingly reverberate with the question: what is it that makes a home?
Blunt Instrument
Author Amy Bloom
Genres Literature & Fiction, Traditional Detective Mysteries, Women Sleuths, Private Investigator Mysteries
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A failed professor solves a murder on campus in this new whodunit from the bestselling author of Iโll Be Right Here.
The case of the bludgeoned lecturer has all of Cromwell University reeling, even though the elderly Professor Bullfinch wasnโt particularly well-liked. His ornery nature and Old World approach to campus politics ruffled more than a few feathers over the years, and present tensions within his department mean there are more suspects than mourners in the wake of his death. And the murder weaponโa bronze bust of Nathanial Hawthorneโdoes seem to indicate that the attack may have been academically motivatedโฆ
Enter Dell Chandler, the failed English professor turned self-taught private detective whom Dr. Cutty calls in to investigate the crime. She has the background to tease out the motives among the staff and just enough experience to conduct a thorough inquiry. If she solves the case before the cops do, the university could keep the whole thing quiet, avoiding sensational media about the dark side of campus life. But to do so, sheโll have to dodge her own demons from her past life as a disgraced academic.
Written with the same depth of character and insight that readers have come to expect from author Amy Bloomโs novels and memoirs, Blunt Instrument is an engaging and entertaining mystery with a lovable protagonist at its core.
The case of the bludgeoned lecturer has all of Cromwell University reeling, even though the elderly Professor Bullfinch wasnโt particularly well-liked. His ornery nature and Old World approach to campus politics ruffled more than a few feathers over the years, and present tensions within his department mean there are more suspects than mourners in the wake of his death. And the murder weaponโa bronze bust of Nathanial Hawthorneโdoes seem to indicate that the attack may have been academically motivatedโฆ
Enter Dell Chandler, the failed English professor turned self-taught private detective whom Dr. Cutty calls in to investigate the crime. She has the background to tease out the motives among the staff and just enough experience to conduct a thorough inquiry. If she solves the case before the cops do, the university could keep the whole thing quiet, avoiding sensational media about the dark side of campus life. But to do so, sheโll have to dodge her own demons from her past life as a disgraced academic.
Written with the same depth of character and insight that readers have come to expect from author Amy Bloomโs novels and memoirs, Blunt Instrument is an engaging and entertaining mystery with a lovable protagonist at its core.
Pure Men
Author Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Genres LGBTQ+ Genre Fiction, Drama & Play Types, American Literature
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A young professor grapples with homophobia in Muslim Senegal in this searching, heart-wrenching novel from the National Book Awardโlonglisted author of The Most Secret Memory of Men.
A viral video makes the rounds in Dakar, showing an incensed crowd that gathers to dig up a grave and drag the corpse from holy ground. When Ndรฉnรฉ, a French literature teacher, watches it, heโs surprisingly affected. Who was this man, and what could he have done to deserve such a fate? The answer soon becomes clear: he was a โgรณor-jigรฉen,โ one of the so-called โmen-women,โ the shameful label given to homosexuals, cross-dressers, or any man who lives outside the accepted norm.
Haunted by the video, Ndรฉnรฉ sets out to learn more. With the help of a friend who works in night life, he explores a hidden side of Dakar, away from the rigid Islam of his family and university. Although he feels a certain disgust for homosexuality, heโs moved by the suffering and resilience of the people he meets. But the further he goes, the more he doubts his own identity, threatening to become an object of suspicion and scorn himself.
A powerful, nuanced portrait of queerness in a conservative society, Pure Men asks the fundamental question of how to find the courage to be true to yourself, whatever the cost.
A viral video makes the rounds in Dakar, showing an incensed crowd that gathers to dig up a grave and drag the corpse from holy ground. When Ndรฉnรฉ, a French literature teacher, watches it, heโs surprisingly affected. Who was this man, and what could he have done to deserve such a fate? The answer soon becomes clear: he was a โgรณor-jigรฉen,โ one of the so-called โmen-women,โ the shameful label given to homosexuals, cross-dressers, or any man who lives outside the accepted norm.
Haunted by the video, Ndรฉnรฉ sets out to learn more. With the help of a friend who works in night life, he explores a hidden side of Dakar, away from the rigid Islam of his family and university. Although he feels a certain disgust for homosexuality, heโs moved by the suffering and resilience of the people he meets. But the further he goes, the more he doubts his own identity, threatening to become an object of suspicion and scorn himself.
A powerful, nuanced portrait of queerness in a conservative society, Pure Men asks the fundamental question of how to find the courage to be true to yourself, whatever the cost.
The Other Beautiful People
Author Caroline Bock
Genres City Life Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
About The Other Beautiful People:
In the entertainment world, the spotlight shines on the beautifulโbut behind the scenes are those who make the magic happen. Amy Greene is one of them. As head of marketing and public relations at the Cinema Channel, a beloved yet struggling cable network, Amy is at the height of her career, and torn between work, family, and the secrets she's kept locked away. A dazzling cinematic novel about love, loss, and the search for meaning in work, family, and the spaces in between. "...a remarkable journey..." Kirkus, 4/26
"Aaron Sorkin, move over. Caroline Bockโs beautiful people are fast-talking, witty, and driven. Old-movie references pepper the prose and fuel both the humor and the warmth of this gorgeous novel. No-nonsense New Yorker Amy Greene tries to keep her balance in a time of societal and personal tumult as she navigates a choice of three loves and two crucial voices from her past. The book is an unstoppable ride, a thrilling read."--Virginia Hartman, author of The Marsh Queen
"With a traumatized and ailing husband in the Washington DC suburbs, and a beloved job working for a classic film network in midtown Manhattan, Amy Greene spends her days traversing the Northeast corridor trying to make sense of her complicated family life. Set against the backdrop of a forever changed post-9/11 landscape, Caroline Bockโs The Other Beautiful People is an ode to New York City in all its manic grittiness. It is also an ode to work families and nuclear families as well as a testament to the power of a single aching, forbidden, cinematic kiss." ---Susan Coll, author of eight novels, most recently, The Literati, Bookish People and Real Life and Other Fictions
In the entertainment world, the spotlight shines on the beautifulโbut behind the scenes are those who make the magic happen. Amy Greene is one of them. As head of marketing and public relations at the Cinema Channel, a beloved yet struggling cable network, Amy is at the height of her career, and torn between work, family, and the secrets she's kept locked away. A dazzling cinematic novel about love, loss, and the search for meaning in work, family, and the spaces in between. "...a remarkable journey..." Kirkus, 4/26
"Aaron Sorkin, move over. Caroline Bockโs beautiful people are fast-talking, witty, and driven. Old-movie references pepper the prose and fuel both the humor and the warmth of this gorgeous novel. No-nonsense New Yorker Amy Greene tries to keep her balance in a time of societal and personal tumult as she navigates a choice of three loves and two crucial voices from her past. The book is an unstoppable ride, a thrilling read."--Virginia Hartman, author of The Marsh Queen
"With a traumatized and ailing husband in the Washington DC suburbs, and a beloved job working for a classic film network in midtown Manhattan, Amy Greene spends her days traversing the Northeast corridor trying to make sense of her complicated family life. Set against the backdrop of a forever changed post-9/11 landscape, Caroline Bockโs The Other Beautiful People is an ode to New York City in all its manic grittiness. It is also an ode to work families and nuclear families as well as a testament to the power of a single aching, forbidden, cinematic kiss." ---Susan Coll, author of eight novels, most recently, The Literati, Bookish People and Real Life and Other Fictions
Samantha Spรผk: Paranormal Wedding Planner
Author Aleese Lin
Genres Genre Literature & Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romantasy, Paranormal Fantasy Books
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Aleese Linโs delightful, spookyโor Spรผk-y?โcontemporary romance debut is perfect for fans of Legends & Lattes and Netflixโs Wednesday.
Be it for werewolf, vampire, or fae, Samantha Spรผk is your go-to wedding planner!
...even if that's the last thing she wouldโve imagined for herself. Samantha โSabbyโ Spรผk has spent her whole life trying to escape her familyโs legacy of supernatural chaos. Sheโs finally gotten her college degree and landed herself a nice, normal 9โ5 at a New York City accounting firm. But then she gets the Grandma Rose is gone, and Sabby has been named executor of her (ahem, magically binding) will.
Which means Sabby is stuck in her dreaded hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, taking on odd jobs until she can sell the family home. And the jobs truly are odd, with quite a few not-so-human locals in need of help arranging their weddings. With a literal talking-head assistant and an uncomfortably attractive new manager by her side, Sabby might pull this off in time to salvage her dream jobโฆbut she might also find herself enjoying the paranormal world after all.
Be it for werewolf, vampire, or fae, Samantha Spรผk is your go-to wedding planner!
...even if that's the last thing she wouldโve imagined for herself. Samantha โSabbyโ Spรผk has spent her whole life trying to escape her familyโs legacy of supernatural chaos. Sheโs finally gotten her college degree and landed herself a nice, normal 9โ5 at a New York City accounting firm. But then she gets the Grandma Rose is gone, and Sabby has been named executor of her (ahem, magically binding) will.
Which means Sabby is stuck in her dreaded hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, taking on odd jobs until she can sell the family home. And the jobs truly are odd, with quite a few not-so-human locals in need of help arranging their weddings. With a literal talking-head assistant and an uncomfortably attractive new manager by her side, Sabby might pull this off in time to salvage her dream jobโฆbut she might also find herself enjoying the paranormal world after all.
What Came West
Author Josh Weil
Genres Westerns, American Literature, Literary Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Author of the New York Times Notable The Great Glass Sea (โThe most unexpected second book by a writer of note to appear in years.โ โJohn Freeman, Boston Globe) returns with a gripping adventure story that probes the expansive, shifting wilds of the Sierra Nevada during the Gold Rush.
Since childhood, Silas Hall has never been at ease with people. Only alone in nature, can he find peace. He is relentlessly bullied by classmates and even proximity to his own family fills him with dread. Still, despite his increasing isolation from others, he manages to forge a connection with Delia, a non-verbal housekeeper, and is surprised by the strength of the bond he feels with the child they come to share. But as his son, Elisha, grows up, even that closeness becomes more than Silas can bear. So, he leaves his family to travel west, journeying ever farther in search of a life in which he might belong.
Under the cover of the wilderness, Silas burrows deeper into seclusion. By late 1840, he is one of few white people to have crossed the Sierra Nevada, where he coexists with the native Nisenan villagers at a mutually wary distance. But this fragile peace is disrupted when the promises of the Gold Rush bring a sudden flood of other whites west, leading Silas to commit an act of violence that will drive the last chapter of his life and incur upon the world he loves the full wrath of the world he fled.
In interweaving parts, one a third-person account of Silasโs flight from the manhunt that pursues him and the other an epistolary narrative from Silas to his abandoned, What Came West confronts different forms of American the yearning for freedom and the grandeur of the wild, the corrupting nature of greed, the unforgiving ideals of Manifest Destiny, and the environmental destruction and genocide wrought upon native peoples living on the land that would become known as โGold Country.โ
What Came West is the story of a soul split after a defining moment and the ways in which one man tries to save himself and the world he loves as it vanishes beneath his feet.
Since childhood, Silas Hall has never been at ease with people. Only alone in nature, can he find peace. He is relentlessly bullied by classmates and even proximity to his own family fills him with dread. Still, despite his increasing isolation from others, he manages to forge a connection with Delia, a non-verbal housekeeper, and is surprised by the strength of the bond he feels with the child they come to share. But as his son, Elisha, grows up, even that closeness becomes more than Silas can bear. So, he leaves his family to travel west, journeying ever farther in search of a life in which he might belong.
Under the cover of the wilderness, Silas burrows deeper into seclusion. By late 1840, he is one of few white people to have crossed the Sierra Nevada, where he coexists with the native Nisenan villagers at a mutually wary distance. But this fragile peace is disrupted when the promises of the Gold Rush bring a sudden flood of other whites west, leading Silas to commit an act of violence that will drive the last chapter of his life and incur upon the world he loves the full wrath of the world he fled.
In interweaving parts, one a third-person account of Silasโs flight from the manhunt that pursues him and the other an epistolary narrative from Silas to his abandoned, What Came West confronts different forms of American the yearning for freedom and the grandeur of the wild, the corrupting nature of greed, the unforgiving ideals of Manifest Destiny, and the environmental destruction and genocide wrought upon native peoples living on the land that would become known as โGold Country.โ
What Came West is the story of a soul split after a defining moment and the ways in which one man tries to save himself and the world he loves as it vanishes beneath his feet.
Fancy Meeting You
Author Louise Marburg
Genres Women's Literature & Fiction, Humorous Fiction, Literary Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A middle-aged womanโs unlikely and hilarious tardy coming-of-age.
Laura Harrigan, the snarky protagonist of Fancy Meeting You is a middle-aged, involuntarily unmarried womanโgiven to big lies, profanity, and a deeply wicked sense of humor. To quote โIโve been called an alcoholic, dishonest, crazy, a narcissist, shallow, irresponsible, a slut, and onceโmy favoriteโโtoo smart.โโโ Laura has a snotty sister she occasionally abhors and a best friend and partner in crime, Javier, who regularly hangs out with her at the Chicken Box, where the bartender knows when to call her an Uber. She is a graduate of Harvard who works a job far beneath her capabilities, though it is daily enlivened by the mood swings of her hapless boss.
The story follows Laura in her home in Baltimore and elsewhere through her fiftieth year. Each chapter marks her encounter with a new characterโa family member or two, a potential lover, complete strangersโeach offering their own brand of wisdom or judgement or wacky opinion. Somehow, through these entanglements, Laura begins to gather bits and pieces of the self-knowledge she is lacking. Most, if not all, coming-of-age stories are about young people, but this is a middle-aged coming-of-age.
Laura Harrigan, the snarky protagonist of Fancy Meeting You is a middle-aged, involuntarily unmarried womanโgiven to big lies, profanity, and a deeply wicked sense of humor. To quote โIโve been called an alcoholic, dishonest, crazy, a narcissist, shallow, irresponsible, a slut, and onceโmy favoriteโโtoo smart.โโโ Laura has a snotty sister she occasionally abhors and a best friend and partner in crime, Javier, who regularly hangs out with her at the Chicken Box, where the bartender knows when to call her an Uber. She is a graduate of Harvard who works a job far beneath her capabilities, though it is daily enlivened by the mood swings of her hapless boss.
The story follows Laura in her home in Baltimore and elsewhere through her fiftieth year. Each chapter marks her encounter with a new characterโa family member or two, a potential lover, complete strangersโeach offering their own brand of wisdom or judgement or wacky opinion. Somehow, through these entanglements, Laura begins to gather bits and pieces of the self-knowledge she is lacking. Most, if not all, coming-of-age stories are about young people, but this is a middle-aged coming-of-age.
Every Beat After
Author Sara B. Larson
Genres Contemporary Women Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Clean & Wholesome Romance, Enemies to Lovers Romance
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Sheโs guarding a borrowed heart. Heโs locked his heart away. But the connection igniting between them might become the one thing they canโt live without.
Years after a life-saving heart transplant, Liv Karlsson lives in the fragile space between gratitude and fearโthankful for every heartbeat and afraid of when they might stop. Running her familyโs cozy Swedish bakery gives her purpose, but mounting financial pressures and the shadows of her past leave her wondering: Is she truly living . . . or simply existing?
Then Hunter moves in next door. Guarded, cynical, and annoyingly attractive, heโs everything Liv avoidsโand heโs also unfortunately her roommateโs cousin. But when he unexpectedly steps in to help Liv save the bakery with a new marketing plan, their reluctant partnership sparks something neither one is prepared for. He pushes her. Challenges her. Sees her. Suddenly, the girl whoโs spent years protecting her heart finds it racing for someone who might just understand her better than anyone ever has.
But just as Liv begins to imagine a future worth fighting for, a devastating revelation threatens to unravel everything. Now Liv must face the ultimate test: Will she find the courage to love, or will fear take it all away?
Years after a life-saving heart transplant, Liv Karlsson lives in the fragile space between gratitude and fearโthankful for every heartbeat and afraid of when they might stop. Running her familyโs cozy Swedish bakery gives her purpose, but mounting financial pressures and the shadows of her past leave her wondering: Is she truly living . . . or simply existing?
Then Hunter moves in next door. Guarded, cynical, and annoyingly attractive, heโs everything Liv avoidsโand heโs also unfortunately her roommateโs cousin. But when he unexpectedly steps in to help Liv save the bakery with a new marketing plan, their reluctant partnership sparks something neither one is prepared for. He pushes her. Challenges her. Sees her. Suddenly, the girl whoโs spent years protecting her heart finds it racing for someone who might just understand her better than anyone ever has.
But just as Liv begins to imagine a future worth fighting for, a devastating revelation threatens to unravel everything. Now Liv must face the ultimate test: Will she find the courage to love, or will fear take it all away?
One for the Road
Author Elliot Fletcher
Genres Family Life Fiction, Small Town & Rural Fiction, Women's Domestic Life Fiction, Mothers & Children Fiction
Publication Date June 4, 2026
Prepare to fall in love with Alistair and Isla โฆWhen burnt-out GP Alistair returns to his small hometown on the Isle of Skye, he is feeling pretty low. Especially since his brother started dating his ex.
But with the arrival of Isla, another GP running away from her past, things start to look up for Alistair. Isla's ex-boyfriend is coming to visit and, desperate to not fall back under his spell, Alistair pretends to be her new boyfriend and play a much needed buffer.
And with the pair taking their roles very seriously, they might just forget they are pretending after all โฆ
But with the arrival of Isla, another GP running away from her past, things start to look up for Alistair. Isla's ex-boyfriend is coming to visit and, desperate to not fall back under his spell, Alistair pretends to be her new boyfriend and play a much needed buffer.
And with the pair taking their roles very seriously, they might just forget they are pretending after all โฆ
Skyring Water
Author Louis L'Amour
Genres 20th Century Historical Fiction, Thriller & Suspense Action Fiction, War & Military Action Fiction, Espionage Thrillers
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Louis and Beau LโAmour present a collaboration across time, an epic novel of Cold War suspense, as a pair of unlikely heroes, a woman without a name, and the undefeated agents of the Third Reich find themselves locked in a deadly race to control the greatest secret of the 20th century.
1961. The world is on the brink of nuclear war. Walls are dividing East and West. Empires are crumbling. And in Barcelona, chaos is unleashed when a rogue officer of the East German STASI attempts to blackmail a pair of struggling arms dealers. The secretโ30 tons of stolen gold hidden in an icebound wilderness at the end of the world.
Mike Fowler is a former Navy salvage diver and OSS assassin. Anton Voss is an expatriate German scientist whose past grows darker the closer anyone looks. Once they might have been enemies, yet the two share an inseparable bond; they have saved one anotherโs lives. But all of that is put at risk when Mike discovers Anton standing over a midnight visitor with a gun in his hand.
Now theyโre on the run, allied with gangsters, pursued by the CIA, Israeli intelligence, and a shadowy cabal bent on creating an invisible empire. The trail leads from the rain-soaked docks of Marseilles to the futuristic towers of Caracas and the ruins of a secret island laboratory in Argentine Patagonia. The only way for Mike Fowler to save his oldest friends, and the woman he loves, is to unlock a decades-old mystery buried in his partnerโs Nazi past . . . before it destroys them all.
1961. The world is on the brink of nuclear war. Walls are dividing East and West. Empires are crumbling. And in Barcelona, chaos is unleashed when a rogue officer of the East German STASI attempts to blackmail a pair of struggling arms dealers. The secretโ30 tons of stolen gold hidden in an icebound wilderness at the end of the world.
Mike Fowler is a former Navy salvage diver and OSS assassin. Anton Voss is an expatriate German scientist whose past grows darker the closer anyone looks. Once they might have been enemies, yet the two share an inseparable bond; they have saved one anotherโs lives. But all of that is put at risk when Mike discovers Anton standing over a midnight visitor with a gun in his hand.
Now theyโre on the run, allied with gangsters, pursued by the CIA, Israeli intelligence, and a shadowy cabal bent on creating an invisible empire. The trail leads from the rain-soaked docks of Marseilles to the futuristic towers of Caracas and the ruins of a secret island laboratory in Argentine Patagonia. The only way for Mike Fowler to save his oldest friends, and the woman he loves, is to unlock a decades-old mystery buried in his partnerโs Nazi past . . . before it destroys them all.
The Midas Touch
Author Charles Segars
Genres Historical Fiction, Political Fiction, Thriller & Suspense Action Fiction, War & Military Action Fiction
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Godbound
Author Masha Sova
Genres Dark Fantasy, New Adult & College Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, Dark Fantasy Horror
Publication Date June 6, 2026
The Scarlet Letter meets the divine, deadly trials of The Games Gods Play in this dark, epic romantic fantasy where society weaponizes shame, gods weaponize survival, and love becomes the most dangerous rebellion of all.
They branded her a sinner.
She chose to become a threat.
In a kingdom where a forgotten goddessโs curse has become lawโwhere purity is power and desire is a death sentenceโRaylane has lived her life playing the perfect girl. Obedient. Untouched. Destined for the crown.
All so she might one day reshape a realm that damns cursed women like her motherโฆ women who dared to fall in love.
Until one kiss ruins everything.
Branded impure and cursed with rot-magic that spreads by touch, Raylane is cast into the Trial of the Boundโa brutal arena where champions fight to the death, gods revel in blood, and power feeds on the prayers of the crowd.
Her only hope of survival? Swear fealty to the very goddess who cursed her. In return, the goddess tears a shadowbeast from another world and binds him to Raylaneโs sideโferal, unwilling, and the only one who can help her tame the power threatening to consume her.
He doesnโt want her. Doesnโt trust her. But their fates are entwined, and every step toward mastery binds them tighter.
As her power grows and their bond deepens, Raylane must make an impossible win the trial, free the cursed, and unleash a forgotten goddess bent on reclaiming the worldโฆ or lose everything to save those who now pray for her death.
One path leads to love.
The other, to mercy.
Both end in ruin.
Godbound contains mature content and is recommended for readers 17+. For a full list of content warnings, please visit the authorโs website.
Perfect for fans
- Forced proximity
- Reluctant allies-to-lovers
- Slow burn romance
- Who did this to you
- He nurses her back to health
- Forbidden desire
- One bed and One horse
- Sheโll hate me for this, but at least she'll be safe
... and books like Blood and Ash, The Serpent & the Wings of Night, and The Plated Prisoner Series.
They branded her a sinner.
She chose to become a threat.
In a kingdom where a forgotten goddessโs curse has become lawโwhere purity is power and desire is a death sentenceโRaylane has lived her life playing the perfect girl. Obedient. Untouched. Destined for the crown.
All so she might one day reshape a realm that damns cursed women like her motherโฆ women who dared to fall in love.
Until one kiss ruins everything.
Branded impure and cursed with rot-magic that spreads by touch, Raylane is cast into the Trial of the Boundโa brutal arena where champions fight to the death, gods revel in blood, and power feeds on the prayers of the crowd.
Her only hope of survival? Swear fealty to the very goddess who cursed her. In return, the goddess tears a shadowbeast from another world and binds him to Raylaneโs sideโferal, unwilling, and the only one who can help her tame the power threatening to consume her.
He doesnโt want her. Doesnโt trust her. But their fates are entwined, and every step toward mastery binds them tighter.
As her power grows and their bond deepens, Raylane must make an impossible win the trial, free the cursed, and unleash a forgotten goddess bent on reclaiming the worldโฆ or lose everything to save those who now pray for her death.
One path leads to love.
The other, to mercy.
Both end in ruin.
Godbound contains mature content and is recommended for readers 17+. For a full list of content warnings, please visit the authorโs website.
Perfect for fans
- Forced proximity
- Reluctant allies-to-lovers
- Slow burn romance
- Who did this to you
- He nurses her back to health
- Forbidden desire
- One bed and One horse
- Sheโll hate me for this, but at least she'll be safe
... and books like Blood and Ash, The Serpent & the Wings of Night, and The Plated Prisoner Series.
Scent of Hope
Author Susan May Warren
Genres Christian Mystery & Suspense Romance, Romantic Suspense, Action & Adventure Romance
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Sheriff's daughter Harley Tatum hates injustice, as it hits particularly close to home. Her trauma-riddled past made her vow never to return to Copper Mountain, where she lost her family and was abandoned by the man she loved. But when she receives a call that the drug dealer responsible for so much of her pain is at large, she decides to return to Alaska for one final chance at justice.
The last person Jericho Bowie expected to see in Copper Mountain is the woman he abandoned years ago. When Harley needs his heroic avalanche dog, Orlando, to track down a drug lord, Jericho realizes he has a chance to redeem his mistakes. As they navigate the treacherous Alaskan mountains, tentative feelings grow yet again, but their mission quickly turns defensive as the hunted becomes the hunter, and only courage, trust, and a loyal K9 can lead them home alive.
Bestselling and award-winning author Susan May Warren packs action, adventure, and heart-pounding suspense into her newest K9 novel set in the rugged wilderness of Alaska.
The last person Jericho Bowie expected to see in Copper Mountain is the woman he abandoned years ago. When Harley needs his heroic avalanche dog, Orlando, to track down a drug lord, Jericho realizes he has a chance to redeem his mistakes. As they navigate the treacherous Alaskan mountains, tentative feelings grow yet again, but their mission quickly turns defensive as the hunted becomes the hunter, and only courage, trust, and a loyal K9 can lead them home alive.
Bestselling and award-winning author Susan May Warren packs action, adventure, and heart-pounding suspense into her newest K9 novel set in the rugged wilderness of Alaska.
The Dawn Throne
Author Tara Sim
Genres Literature & Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult eBooks
Publication Date June 2, 2026
In the aftermath of the chaos and tragedy of Godsnight, the heirs find themselves struggling to recover and determine their next moves. But when Phos, the god of light, stages an attack on their realms in a bid for cosmic control, the heirs decide to take the fight to Phos in Solara, the realm of light.
But once in Solara, they discover a realm terrorized by the myth of the Sunslayer who has been targeting those in Phos's bloodline. In order to forge a delicate truce in an attempt to buy time, Nik, Rian, and Julian set off to capture the Sunslayer; while Angelica, Risha, and Dante remain in the city to search for a way to defeat Phos for good.
But once in Solara, they discover a realm terrorized by the myth of the Sunslayer who has been targeting those in Phos's bloodline. In order to forge a delicate truce in an attempt to buy time, Nik, Rian, and Julian set off to capture the Sunslayer; while Angelica, Risha, and Dante remain in the city to search for a way to defeat Phos for good.
Some Sort of Justice
Author Peter Grainger
Genres Literature & Fiction, Police Procedurals, Political Thrillers, Crime Thrillers
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Get ready to be hooked by the thrilling and atmospheric murder mystery from the million-copy-selling crime writer, where an aristocratic fatality leaves behind no body, no forensics, and enemies in the highest places...
'Had me gripped from the very start to the extremely satisfying ending.' ***** Reader Review
'Where has Peter Grainger been my whole life?' ***** Reader Review
'An excellent, intelligent and believable crime series which just gets better.' ***** Reader Review
'Engaging characters, intriguing plots and occasional humour make for a page-turning read.' ***** Reader Review
'I read a LOT of murder mysteries and this series is one of the best!' ***** Reader Review
When Caroline Thorpe succeeded in casting doubt on the verdict of the inquest into her brotherโs death, she could not have anticipated what would follow.
Freddie was Earl Thorpe of Burnham, and as the Kings Lake detectives, headed by DCI Cara Freeman, soon begin to realise, influential people have gone to considerable lengths to cover up a potential scandal surrounding the young manโs death.
Their investigation will take them from Norfolk into the capital, and from idealistic young campaigners to people at the heart of government. The stakes have never been higher for the detectives from Kings Lake Central.
'Once I was ensconced in Kings Lake, in the company of Smith and his team, I didn't want to leave' FINANCIAL TIMES
'The books are comforting, the writing is subtle and the plots are gripping.' THE TIMES
'Had me gripped from the very start to the extremely satisfying ending.' ***** Reader Review
'Where has Peter Grainger been my whole life?' ***** Reader Review
'An excellent, intelligent and believable crime series which just gets better.' ***** Reader Review
'Engaging characters, intriguing plots and occasional humour make for a page-turning read.' ***** Reader Review
'I read a LOT of murder mysteries and this series is one of the best!' ***** Reader Review
When Caroline Thorpe succeeded in casting doubt on the verdict of the inquest into her brotherโs death, she could not have anticipated what would follow.
Freddie was Earl Thorpe of Burnham, and as the Kings Lake detectives, headed by DCI Cara Freeman, soon begin to realise, influential people have gone to considerable lengths to cover up a potential scandal surrounding the young manโs death.
Their investigation will take them from Norfolk into the capital, and from idealistic young campaigners to people at the heart of government. The stakes have never been higher for the detectives from Kings Lake Central.
'Once I was ensconced in Kings Lake, in the company of Smith and his team, I didn't want to leave' FINANCIAL TIMES
'The books are comforting, the writing is subtle and the plots are gripping.' THE TIMES
Emma's Light in the Darkness
Author Anita Fonteboa
Genres Literature & Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Mad Eden
Author Morgan Thomas
Genres LGBTQ+ Literary Fiction, Goodreads Pride Picks- Spring 2026
Publication Date June 2, 2026
From a pathbreaking writer, a thrilling, form-bending novel about a trans healthcare worker whose carefully built life is suddenly imperiled.
Ro and Liam live in a ramshackle cabin in a secluded stretch of Florida. Neither their home nor their sometimes-tumultuous relationship is what the world would call perfect, but to Roโnewly diagnosed with autism and working as a patient navigator for people seeking gender-affirming careโtheir life, despite the deeply inhospitable political climate, is a kind of paradise.
It's hard to pinpoint exactly what shatters their peace. Thereโs Quentin, the unpredictable teenager for whom Liam and Ro are quasi-parents, who visits on his way to college, where he plans to finally start T. Thereโs the appearance of โMad Eden,โ an online fantasy serial about heroic dragon riders that increasingly becomes Roโs obsession. And then thereโs a seemingly innocuous patient video call that results in consequences both unexpected and grave. This triad of circumstances sends Liam's and Roโs world spinning toward disasterโunless Ro can become the real-life hero their situation demands without betraying who they are and who they love.
With colossal heart and preternatural skill, Morgan Thomas crafts a deliciously destabilizing debut novel that challenges us to confront and reinvent questions of language, sex, prejudice, identity, and the shifting scales of morality. Playing with the possible relationship between autism and time to forge an ingenious new kind of storytelling, Mad Eden imagines, with exhilarating courage, how we might yet joyfully live in a precarious world.
Ro and Liam live in a ramshackle cabin in a secluded stretch of Florida. Neither their home nor their sometimes-tumultuous relationship is what the world would call perfect, but to Roโnewly diagnosed with autism and working as a patient navigator for people seeking gender-affirming careโtheir life, despite the deeply inhospitable political climate, is a kind of paradise.
It's hard to pinpoint exactly what shatters their peace. Thereโs Quentin, the unpredictable teenager for whom Liam and Ro are quasi-parents, who visits on his way to college, where he plans to finally start T. Thereโs the appearance of โMad Eden,โ an online fantasy serial about heroic dragon riders that increasingly becomes Roโs obsession. And then thereโs a seemingly innocuous patient video call that results in consequences both unexpected and grave. This triad of circumstances sends Liam's and Roโs world spinning toward disasterโunless Ro can become the real-life hero their situation demands without betraying who they are and who they love.
With colossal heart and preternatural skill, Morgan Thomas crafts a deliciously destabilizing debut novel that challenges us to confront and reinvent questions of language, sex, prejudice, identity, and the shifting scales of morality. Playing with the possible relationship between autism and time to forge an ingenious new kind of storytelling, Mad Eden imagines, with exhilarating courage, how we might yet joyfully live in a precarious world.
Murder and the Missing Treasure
Author C.J. Archer
Genres Women Sleuths, Cozy Mysteries, Amateur Sleuths, Historical Mysteries
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A pirateโs treasure, lost for decades, lures the greedy and adventurer alike. Did someone commit murder to get their hands on it?
When the celebrated biographer of the infamous pirate Blackheart takes a suite at the Mayfair Hotel to live out his final months, Goliath the porter is desperate to ask the one question that has haunted treasure hunters for Where is the loot buried? Forbidden to disturb a guest, he instead visits the man writing the authorโs own life story, only to discover him dead at his desk. Accused of the crime, Goliath turns to Cleo and Harry to clear his name.
As they investigate, the danger escalates when a description of Goliath is splashed across the front page of the newspapers. Itโs only a matter of time before someone connects the hotel porter to the manhunt, and to Harry, who is secretly hiding him.
The hotel is already under siege from the press, as word spreads that Blackheartโs biographer is in residence. The tantalizing link between the treasure and the murder fuels a frenzy, disrupting the hotel and driving away high-profile guests.
With suspects including a titled heir and a man claiming to be Blackheartโs secret grandson, can Cleo untangle fact from fiction before Goliath is discovered and the hotelโs reputation is ruined? And, more importantly for some, will the location of the hidden treasure finally be revealed?
When the celebrated biographer of the infamous pirate Blackheart takes a suite at the Mayfair Hotel to live out his final months, Goliath the porter is desperate to ask the one question that has haunted treasure hunters for Where is the loot buried? Forbidden to disturb a guest, he instead visits the man writing the authorโs own life story, only to discover him dead at his desk. Accused of the crime, Goliath turns to Cleo and Harry to clear his name.
As they investigate, the danger escalates when a description of Goliath is splashed across the front page of the newspapers. Itโs only a matter of time before someone connects the hotel porter to the manhunt, and to Harry, who is secretly hiding him.
The hotel is already under siege from the press, as word spreads that Blackheartโs biographer is in residence. The tantalizing link between the treasure and the murder fuels a frenzy, disrupting the hotel and driving away high-profile guests.
With suspects including a titled heir and a man claiming to be Blackheartโs secret grandson, can Cleo untangle fact from fiction before Goliath is discovered and the hotelโs reputation is ruined? And, more importantly for some, will the location of the hidden treasure finally be revealed?
Dirty Little Secret
Author Tracy Solheim
Genres Literature & Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Sports Romance, Workplace Romance
Publication Date June 8, 2026
He inherited a hockey empire from a father he never knew.
Now heโs risking it all for the one woman he shouldnโt touch.
When Max Kellogg unexpectedly inherits the Milwaukee Mayhem after the death of the man who refused to acknowledge him, the league expects the brash Hollywood nepo baby to crash and burn. Not wanting to give themโor his late fatherโthe satisfaction of being right, Max steps into the spotlightโrewriting contracts, rebuilding the roster, and signing the most electrifying teenage talent professional hockey has ever seen.
Eighteen-year-old phenom Parker Dern is a virtuoso on the iceโand a tabloid sensation off it. The only person who can steady him is his fiercely devoted older sister, Olivia Dern. When Olivia suddenly finds herself unemployed and on the brink of losing the stability sheโs fought so hard to build, Max makes her an offer she canโt refuse: travel with the team. Keep her brother focused. Be his handler. Shield him from the glare of the spotlight.
Itโs supposed to be temporary. Strictly professional.
Until late-night flights, luxury hotel rooms, and private skating sessions begin to blur the lines.
Making his late father pay for a lifetime of neglect has always been Maxโs driving obsession. But when Olivia walks into his carefully calculated world, revenge is no longer the only thing on his mind. And for the first time, Max must decide if payback is worth losing the one person who makes him want something moreโฆ
Tropes:
Opposites attract
Brotherโs boss
Forced Proximity
Now heโs risking it all for the one woman he shouldnโt touch.
When Max Kellogg unexpectedly inherits the Milwaukee Mayhem after the death of the man who refused to acknowledge him, the league expects the brash Hollywood nepo baby to crash and burn. Not wanting to give themโor his late fatherโthe satisfaction of being right, Max steps into the spotlightโrewriting contracts, rebuilding the roster, and signing the most electrifying teenage talent professional hockey has ever seen.
Eighteen-year-old phenom Parker Dern is a virtuoso on the iceโand a tabloid sensation off it. The only person who can steady him is his fiercely devoted older sister, Olivia Dern. When Olivia suddenly finds herself unemployed and on the brink of losing the stability sheโs fought so hard to build, Max makes her an offer she canโt refuse: travel with the team. Keep her brother focused. Be his handler. Shield him from the glare of the spotlight.
Itโs supposed to be temporary. Strictly professional.
Until late-night flights, luxury hotel rooms, and private skating sessions begin to blur the lines.
Making his late father pay for a lifetime of neglect has always been Maxโs driving obsession. But when Olivia walks into his carefully calculated world, revenge is no longer the only thing on his mind. And for the first time, Max must decide if payback is worth losing the one person who makes him want something moreโฆ
Tropes:
Opposites attract
Brotherโs boss
Forced Proximity
InvestiGators: Weather Or Not
Author John Patrick Green
Genres Children's Books, Comics & Graphic Novels, Animals, Humorous, Mystery & Detective
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Multiple-time New York Timesโbestselling sewer-surfing super-sleuths Mango and Brash are back in the ninth volume of the mega-smash-hit InvestiGators series!
The InvestiGatorsโ latest case is a dairy disaster! The city's water supply has been replaced with milk and the newest feline agents, the InvestiGators, donโt seem to be complaining. Whatโs with the simian scientists and why is the rain green?! All will be revealed in this sticky volume of InvestiGators!
Sing the 50 United States!
Author Dr. Seuss
Genres Children's Books, Holidays & Celebrations, Independence Day, Geography & Cultures, Explore the World, Multicultural Stories, Cultural Studies, Travel
Publication Date June 2, 2026
With this newly discovered and never-before-seen picture book by Dr. Seuss himself, celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America! From Alabama to Wyoming, learn the names of all 50 states with a little help from the Cat in the Hat.
To sing the 50 United States
you have to use your brain.
Massachusetts.
Minnesota.
Missouri and Montana.
M-i-s-s-Mississippi.
Maryland!
Michigan and Maine!
In this never-before-seen picture book featuring Dr. Seussโs signature rhyming style, readers will delight in naming the 50 states alongside the beloved Cat in the Hat! Funny, engaging, and educational, this book is ideal for Seuss fans and collectors of all ages. Sing the 50 United States features original, previously unpublished text by Dr. Seuss and brand-new illustrations inspired by his sketches.
At the end of the book youโll find a Publisherโs Note about how this project came to be, including archival images of the original text and sketches by Ted Geiselโa.k.a. Dr. Seuss!
Remove the bookโs jacket to reveal a complete map of the United States on the back, perfect for readers to test their own state-naming skills.
To sing the 50 United States
you have to use your brain.
Massachusetts.
Minnesota.
Missouri and Montana.
M-i-s-s-Mississippi.
Maryland!
Michigan and Maine!
In this never-before-seen picture book featuring Dr. Seussโs signature rhyming style, readers will delight in naming the 50 states alongside the beloved Cat in the Hat! Funny, engaging, and educational, this book is ideal for Seuss fans and collectors of all ages. Sing the 50 United States features original, previously unpublished text by Dr. Seuss and brand-new illustrations inspired by his sketches.
At the end of the book youโll find a Publisherโs Note about how this project came to be, including archival images of the original text and sketches by Ted Geiselโa.k.a. Dr. Seuss!
Remove the bookโs jacket to reveal a complete map of the United States on the back, perfect for readers to test their own state-naming skills.
A Resistance History of the United States
Author Tad Stoermer
Genres History, Americas, United States, Politics & Social Sciences, Sociology, Reference, Politics & Government, Specific Topics
Publication Date June 2, 2026
Revisit the Salem Witch Trials, the Underground Railroad, and other resistance movements of American history to get a bold new understanding of how resistance shaped our pastโand how its principles can change our future. The United States was shaped by resistanceโbut not in the way weโve been taught. The Revolution did not secure liberty; it opened the door to either liberty or oppression, where only white men enjoyed all of the benefits and protections of citizenship. In A Resistance History of the United States, public historian Tad Stoermer shows how from the very beginning, that tensionโbetween the ideals of resistance and the realities of powerโhas defined America more than the Enlightenment ideals enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Utililizing powerful storytelling to focus on keyโand often lesser-knownโmoments in American history, this book reveals the truth of how resistance movements from Colonial times have opposed the powers that be. Stoermer covers an impressive roster of pivotal movements, with each chapter identifying a key resistance movement and principle meant to inspire contemporary readers, including: Baconโs Rebellion/Metacometโs War (1676) Salem Witch Trials (1692) The Black Loyalists (1783) The Underground Railroad (1850) Through these and many more examples, Stoermer dismantles the mythologies that pass for American historyโexposing the curated nostalgia, moral evasions, and institutional silences that have long protected abusive power. What emerges is an essential look at how we can take lessons from the past to understand, and effectively respond to, the injustices we face today.
View from the East Wing
Author Jill Biden
Genres Biographies & Memoirs, Leaders & Notable People, Military, Political, Politics & Social Sciences, Social Sciences, Politics & Government
Publication Date June 2, 2026
A novelist once wrote, โThere are stories one must tell, and years when one must tell them.โ Jill Bidenโs time to discuss her four years in the White House is now. Jill Biden became First Lady at a complicated moment in US history, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the shadow of the January 6 insurrection. These were the circumstances under which she set up office in the East Wing, where she hit the ground running. Throughout her husbandโs presidency, Jill remained a tireless advocate for her causes, including womenโs health, military families, vaccine awareness, cancer initiatives, and education. She made history as the first-ever First Lady to hold an outside job while her husband was in office, continuing to work as a professor at a nearby community college. Yet all the while, she saw herself as an ordinary woman living an extraordinary life. In View from the East Wing, Jill shares her White House experiences for the first time, in her own words. She reflects on the Biden presidency and its impact on her family. She brings you behind the scenes, from Camp David to Air Force One, from grading papers in the Rose Garden to witnessing the abrupt end of her husbandโs bid for reelection. This is the story of a woman dedicated to her roles as a wife, mother, grandmother, teacherโand First Lady of the United States.
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