Sarah MacLean brings her signature sharpness to contemporary fiction and it suits her perfectly — These Summer Storms is a glittering, thorny family drama I couldn't put down.

Mary Kubica at her most propulsive; It's Not Her is a tightly wound thriller that doesn't let you go, building to a reveal that recontextualizes everything you thought you knew.

J.T. Ellison delivers another suspenseful thriller in You Know Why, a novel filled with secrets, betrayals, and unexpected twists that keep the story moving at a steady pace. As Brooklyn Locke searches for answers following her husband's disappearance, long-buried secrets begin to surface, leading to a mystery that kept me turning pages to see how all the pieces would fit together.

In Your Dreams is exactly the kind of comfort romance the When in Rome series has always done well — warm, small-town, and genuinely sweet, even if it doesn't push beyond that.

Two Twisted Crowns deepens the gothic world of The Shepherd King duology — but the Nightmare's grip on Elspeth is both the book's greatest strength and its source of tension in ways not all readers will find satisfying.

A promising romantasy debut with a genuinely original premise — botanical magic, dark academia, and a murder investigation wrapped in Bridgerton aesthetics. The ambition is real, even if the execution isn't quite there yet.

One Dark Window is the gothic fantasy I didn't know I needed — moody, original, and anchored by one of the most unsettling character dynamics I've read in years.

Six books that feel like a coastal New England summer, hydrangeas and family secrets included.

Kate Stewart closes out the Ravenhood Legacy with everything the series promised — big emotions, complex characters, and a romance that earns every complicated beat.

Carley Fortune has a gift for quiet devastation wrapped in gorgeous settings — Our Perfect Storm is the kind of romance that sneaks up on you, emotionally, like weather rolling in off the water.

Need a steamy, sun-soaked read for your beach bag? Here are 8 romance picks to beat the heat this summer.

Tiffany Crum's debut thriller is a sharp, propulsive read about fame, friendship, and the stories we tell to protect ourselves… and what happens when those stories collide.

Clean Slate introduces Olive Hunt, a crime scene cleaner who’s seen every kind of death imaginable — until a string of staged murders starts leaving her strange, personal calling cards.

Freida McFadden delivers another propulsive, twist-laden thriller — The Teacher moves fast, keeps its cards close, and earns its reveal, even if it's not her most emotionally resonant work.

New to Zodiac Academy and not sure where to start? Here’s the full reading order for all nine books, plus a spoiler-free taste of what each one brings.

Finished A Court of Thorns and Roses and already missing the fae court drama? Here are 12 books to keep that ACOTAR feeling going.

The book that launched a thousand "just one more chapter" nights ‘round the world. The Deal is exactly the kind of romance that makes you remember why you fell in love with the genre in the first place.

Some books don't just take place in summer, they feel like it. These five underrated picks will send you right back to the boat, the beach, the popsicle dripping in the heat.

The Last Letter is the kind of romance that leaves a mark. Tender and devastating in equal measure, built on a premise that should wreck you, and does.

My summer TBR looks a little different this year. No Emily Henry, no Ali Hazelwood… which means I finally have no excuse not to tackle the books that have been sitting on my shelves. Here's what I'm reading, listening to, and rereading this summer.