Life’s Too Short by Abby Jimenez

Vanessa is a free-spirited woman who enjoys life to the fullest. She is afraid that she could have the same deadly hereditary disease as her mother, but she is determined to live each day to the fullest. Adrian Copeland, the handsome lawyer who lives next door, enters the picture. He offers to assist Vanessa with her sister’s young daughter, whom she is caring for, and a bond forms between them as a result. This is the third book in Jimenz’s The Friend Zone series, but you can read it as a standalone novel as well.

Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne

With her best-selling debut novel, The Hating Game, Sally Thorne solidified herself as the queen of romance. Second First Impressions, her third novel, has fewer jabs than her earlier enemies-to-lovers book, yet it is no less endearing. The story begins in a retirement home, when Ruthie, a front-desk employee, meets a tattooed male attendant for two 90-year-old women.

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Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

After a failed bank heist, a robber accidentally takes an apartment full of potential buyers hostage, everyone, involved — from the arguing young couple to the wealthy, icy banker to the robber — will have to confront the issues that are threatening to boil over. It’s a lighthearted, amusing story that will have you on the edge of your seat, but it’s also a heartbreaking look at what makes us human and what that humanity implies we owe each other.

The Inheritance Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

When millionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves her almost all of his wealth, Avery’s world is turned upside down. The problem is that Avery has no idea why, as she has no idea who Tobias is. To receive her inheritance, she must solve a series of puzzles, riddles, and codes peppered throughout Hawthorne House, which is home to Tobias’ family, which includes four fascinating and scary (not to mention attractive) boys who grew up believing they would inherit billions. Caught in the world of rich people, Avery must learn how to play the game.

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

If summer could be squeezed into a novel, Malibu Rising would be it. Jenkins, Taylor Reid transports us to the life of the four Riva siblings, sons and daughters of a famous actress, on one fatal night. Nina Riva is hosting a party on a special day in 1983. Reid uses flashbacks and memories from the incident to show how the family was established.

It Had to Be You by Georgia Clark

It Had to Be You can be described as the Love Actually of beach reading. The story depicts a series of connected love stories that revolve around a wedding planner and is written in a bright and entertaining style. The book solidifies the fact that there is enough love for everyone.

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Hannah Hall believes she knows her one-year-old husband. He then vanishes, leaving her to look after his 16-year-old daughter. Hold on tight because The Last Thing He Told Me is full of surprises, including the FBI, sinister tech firms, and suspense. As the story unfolds, you’ll be as shocked as Hannah.

A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin

The title of this very entertaining novel refers to a women’s only club. Journalist Jillian Beckley is keen to join their ranks, but she isn’t expecting to discover what she does beneath quirky wallpaper and feminist slogans. Laura Hankin’s novel is lighthearted, amusing, and insightful.

Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland

The Golden Hotel has been a popular holiday location in the Catskills for almost 60 years. The magnificent resort, like the relationship between the two families that control it, isn’t what it used to be. They have one final summer to attempt to rescue the cherished Golden before it’s too late, with a sale offer on the table. But, when old secrets, fresh drama, and generational divides surface, they’ll find it more difficult than they anticipated to revive the magic.

What’s Done in Darkness by Laura McHugh

When more information about her kidnapping as a teenager turns public, a woman revisits it in this novel. Laura McHugh’s psychological thrillers share a common location in the Midwest with Ozarks, as well as carefully drawn characters and objectively distressing events.

The Charmed Wife by Olga Grushin

What happens if your fairy tale doesn’t come out the way you had wished? The off-kilter Cinderella retelling The Charmed Wife will have you turning pages and rethinking what makes a happy ending in a story.

The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Two public radio colleagues, Shay and Dominic, are forced to work together on a new radio show: two exes who provide love advice live on air. The only issue? Shay and Dom aren’t exes, but they’ll have to act like they are in order to keep their jobs.

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Alex and Poppy are close pals and polar opposites who used to take a week-long vacation together every year until they were separated after a feud. At Poppy’s request, they reunite for another trip. Is a week enough to heal their friendship and then some?

We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz

Every year, Emily and her best friend Kristen go on a hiking trip. And it’s ended with blood on the floor and Kristen’s story of a hook-up gone wrong for the second year in a row. Was it truly two years in a row of bizarre behavior, or is Kristen hiding something?