Goodreads Release date: June 18, 2024 Publisher: Doubleday Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: Same As It Ever Was showcases the consummate style, signature wit, and profound emotional intelligence that made The Most Fun We Ever Hadone of the most beloved novels of the past decade. Featuring a memorably messy family and the multifaceted marriage at its heart, Lombardo’s … Continue reading Review: Same As it Ever Was by Claire Lombardo

Goodreads Release date: June 18, 2024 Publisher: Atria Genre: Thriller, Horror Synopsis: Get Out meets Parasite in this eerily haunting debut and Reddit hit—soon to be a Netflix original movie starring Blake Lively—about two homeowners whose lives are turned upside down when the house’s previous residents unexpectedly visit. As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and … Continue reading Review: We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

Goodreads Release date: June 11, 2024 Publisher: William Morrow Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: As the child of a Hooters waitress and an ex-pro wrestler, Margo Millet's always known she’d have to make it on her own. So she enrolls at her local junior college, even though she can’t imagine how she’ll ever make a living. … Continue reading Review: Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

Goodreads Amazon Release date: June 11, 2024 Publisher: Berkley Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: After the Jacobson siblings win a life-changing fortune in the lottery, they assume their messy lives will transform into sleek, storybook perfection—but they couldn’t be more wrong in the new laugh-out-loud novel from beloved author Elyssa Friedland.The four Jacobson children were raised … Continue reading Review: Jackpot Summer by Elyssa Friedland

Goodreads Amazon Release date: June 11, 2024 Publisher: Avon Genre: Contemporary Romance Synopsis: Secrets are revealed and forbidden sparks ignited in this sizzling Sunrise Cove tale of enemies to lovers, redemption, missing treasures, and love—by romance superstar and New York Timesbestselling author Jill Shalvis. Anna Moore didn’t just wake up one day and decide to go … Continue reading Review: The Summer Escape by Jill Shalvis

Goodreads Amazon Release date: June 4, 2024 Publisher: Berkley Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: A woman inherits a beach house, along with a series of weekend guests, while butting heads with the irritable (and irritatingly handsome) man next door, in this sparkling new escape from Jane L. Rosen.When a Zoom disaster upends Addison Irwin’s decade-long career at … Continue reading Review: Seven Summer Weekends by Jane L. Rosen

Goodreads Amazon Release date: May 28, 2024 Publisher: Lake Union Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: For three sisters, this Memorial Day weekend is a much-anticipated reunion—and a sizzling escape—where secrets, lovers, and betrayals collide in a small coastal town. It’s Memorial Day weekend, the annual kickoff to summer for the Lancaster sisters. But the festivities take … Continue reading Review: Feels Like Summer by Wendy Francis

Goodreads Amazon Release date: May 21, 2024 Publisher: Putnam Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: From the nationally bestselling author of The Guncle comes the much-anticipated sequel, in which Patrick O’Hara is called back to his guncle duties…at a big, family wedding in Lake Como, Italy. Patrick O’Hara is finally in a league of his own…professionally. Inspired by his … Continue reading Review: The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley

Goodreads Amazon Release date: May 28, 2024 Publisher: Minotaur Genre: Mystery/Thriller Synopsis: For the past five years, Ryan Richardson has relived that terrible night. The car door ripping open. The crushing blow to the head. The hands yanking him from the vehicle. His girlfriend Ali’s piercing scream as she is taken. With no trace of … Continue reading Review: If Something Happens to Me by Alex Findlay

Goodreads Amazon Release date: May 14, 2024 Publisher: Blackstone Genre: Mystery/Thriller Synopsis: When single mom Jo Dykstra was at her lowest—jobless and penniless—her childhood friend Dana McFarlane helped her out bigtime by securing her a teaching job and thus an opportunity for a new life in the affluent Pacific Northwest town of Glebes Bay. So, … Continue reading Review: A Friend Indeed by Elka Ray