Goodreads Release date: May 14, 2024 Publisher: Ballantine Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: Once upon a time, the Peacock sisters were little girls who combed each other’s tangled hair. But decades of secrets have led them to separate lives—and to telling lies, to themselves and to one another. Sylvie is getting married. Again. A librarian and … Continue reading Lovers and Liars by Amanda Eyre Ward
Category: General Fiction
Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman
Goodreads Release date: April 16, 2024 Publisher: Berkley Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: After a tumultuous childhood, Christa Liddle has hidden away, both figuratively and literally. Happily studying sea snails in the middle of the Indian Ocean, Christa finds her tranquil existence thrown into chaos when her once-famous father—long thought dead after a plane crash—turns out … Continue reading Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman
Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
Goodreads Release date: March 19, 2024 Publisher: Atria Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Romance Synopsis: Daphne Bell believes the universe has a plan for her. Every time she meets a new man, she receives a slip of paper with his name and a number on it—the exact amount of time they will be together. The papers told her she’d … Continue reading Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
The Friendship Club by Robyn Carr
Goodreads Release date: January 23, 2024 Publisher: MIRA Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: Four women come together at a tumultuous time in their lives, forging an unbreakable bond that will leave them all forever changed. Celebrity cooking show host Marni McGuire has seen it all. She’s been married—twice—and widowed and divorced. Now in her midfifties, she’s … Continue reading The Friendship Club by Robyn Carr
It All Comes Back to You by Melissa Wiesner
Goodreads Release date: August 22, 2023 Publisher: Bookouture Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Romance Synopsis: Anna works two jobs to get herself through college and never, ever talks about her family. It’s easier to keep her distance from everyone until she can finally leave her old life behind. That is, until chance throws her together with Gabe … Continue reading It All Comes Back to You by Melissa Wiesner
The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner
Goodreads Release date: August 29, 2023 Publisher: Atria Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: Thirty-three-year-old Abby Stern has made it to a happy place. True, she still has gig jobs instead of a career, and the apartment where she’s lived since college still looks like she’s just moved in. But she’s got good friends, her bike, and … Continue reading The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner
Sunshine Nails by Mai Nguyen
Goodreads Release date: July 4, 2023 Publisher: Atria Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: A tender, humorous, and page-turning debut about a Vietnamese Canadian family in Toronto who will do whatever it takes to protect their no-frills nail salon after a new high end salon opens up—even if it tears the family apart. Perfect for readers of Olga … Continue reading Sunshine Nails by Mai Nguyen
Forever Hold Your Peace by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke
Goodreads Release date: July 11, 2023 Publisher: Alcove Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: Father of the Bride meets Bride Wars in Forever Hold Your Peace, in which two ex-best friends find themselves shockingly entangled after more than two decades apart, for fans of Good Company.When their newly engaged kids ask all four divorced parents to meet … Continue reading Forever Hold Your Peace by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke
Charm City Rocks by Matthew Norman
Goodreads Release date: June 6, 2023 Publisher: Dell Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: When a single dad meets the former rock star crush of his youth, everything they thought they knew about happiness and love is thrown into chaos in this hopeful, heartwarming romantic comedyBilly Perkins is happy. No, for real. It’s kind of his thing, … Continue reading Charm City Rocks by Matthew Norman
The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
Goodreads Release date: May 30, 2023 Publisher: Putnam Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: A Big Chill for our times, celebrating decades-long friendships and promises—especially to ourselves—by the bestselling and beloved author of The Guncle.It’s been a minute—or five years—since Jordan Vargas last saw his college friends, and twenty-eight years since their graduation when their adult lives … Continue reading The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
