Title: Never Trust a Gemini (Never Trust a Gemini #1) Author: Freja Nicole Woolf Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, LGBTQ, Romance Publisher: Walker Books US Source: Publisher Format: Paperback Release Date: May 9, 2023 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: Cat Phillips has her head in the stars, but her romantic fantasies may ruin her shot at real-life love in this sweet and funny lesbian story. It’s Libra Season, and Cat Phillips is ready to run headfirst into love. The only problem is that her crush is on her best friend, Alison Bridgewater, who is more interested ..read more

Title: Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies Author: Catherine Mack Genre: Mystery, Contemporary Publisher: Minotaur Books Source: Publisher via NetGalley Format: Ebook Release Date: April 30, 2024 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: Ten days, eight suspects, six cities, five authors, three bodies . . . one trip to die for. All that bestselling author Eleanor Dash wants is to get through her book tour in Italy and kill off her main character, Connor Smith, in the next in her Vacation Mysteries series―is that too much to ask? Clearly, because when an attempt is ..read more

Title: Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie Author: Jackie Lau Genre: Romance, Contemporary Publisher: Atria Books Source: Publisher via Edelweiss Format: Ebook Release Date: May 7, 2024 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: A charming rom-com about a young woman’s desperate attempts to fend off her meddling mother…only to find that maybe mother does know best. Mark Chan this. Mark Chan that.  Writer and barista Emily Hung is tired of hearing about the great Mark Chan, the son of her parents’ friends. You’d think he single-handedly stopped climate change and ended child ..read more

Title: An Inconvenient Wife: A Modern Tudor Mystery Author: Karen E. Olson Genre: Contemporary, Thriller, Mystery Publisher: Pegasus Crime Source: Once Upon a Book Club Box Format: Hardcover Release Date: April 2, 2024 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: This astonishing crime novel—inspired by the Tudor era—takes the reader into the world of Kate Parker, who has just married billionaire Hank Tudor when a headless body is discovered near their summer home . . . Kate Parker knows what she’s getting into when she marries billionaire businessman Hank Tudor—she’s his ..read more

Title: Falling Hard for the Royal Guard Author: Megan Clawson Genre: Romance, Contemporary Publisher: Avon Source: Purchased Format: Paperback Release Date: May 2, 2023 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: Despite living in an actual castle, happily ever after is evading Margaret ‘Maggie’ Moore. From her bedroom in the Tower of London, twenty-six-year-old Maggie has always dreamed of her own fairy-tale ending. Yet this is twenty-first century London, so instead of knights on white horses, she has catfish on Tinder. And with her last relationship ending in spectacular fa ..read more

Title: Halfway to Harbor (The House on Sunrise Lagoon #3) Author: Nicole Melleby Genre: Middle Grade, Contemporary, LGBTQ Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Source: Publisher Format: Paperback Release Date: May 7, 2024 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: If you want to get to know Harbor Moore, you need to know three things: 1. Sometimes she signs her name Harbor Ali-O’Connor to match her siblings. 2. She misses her dad a lot, but she doesn’t want to be away from her moms and siblings, either. 3. She just might have her first crush. Harbor is excited to spend the ..read more

Title: Marina in the Middle (The House on Sunrise Lagoon #2) Author: Nicole Melleby Genre: Middle Grade, Contemporary, LGBTQ Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Source: Publisher Format: Paperback Release Date: May 9, 2023 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: The second book in Nicole Melleby’s Sunrise Lagoon series follows Marina, the middle child, in a beautiful, heartfelt exploration of what it means to be brave and how a big family means you never need to be lonely. If you want to get to know Marina Ali-O’Connor, you need to know three things: One, despite her n ..read more

Title: Sam Makes a Splash (The House on Sunrise Lagoon #1) Author: Nicole Melleby Genre: Middle Grade, Contemporary Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Source: Publisher Format: Paperback Release Date: May 9, 2023 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: From acclaimed author Nicole Melleby comes a cheerful, uplifting story of family and belonging, the first in new series perfect for fans of the Vanderbeekers and the Penderwicks. If you want to get to know eleven-year-old Samantha Ali-O’Connor, you need to know three things: One, she isn’t the only one of her siblings w ..read more

Title: Bride Author: Ali Hazelwood Genre: Romance, Paranormal, Contemporary Publisher: Berkley Source: Purchased Format: Paperback Release Date: February 6, 2024 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance. Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast—again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peaceke ..read more

Title: Losing My Breath Author: J. Rose Black Genre: Romance, Contemporary Publisher: Self-published Source: Author Format: Paperback Release Date: November 8, 2023 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: A Marine never says die.  Neither does his princess. Battle lines are drawn when sheltered debutante Meridian Daly moves across the hall from grumpy former special forces Marine Callan Brand. Situated a bit closer than advertised to ‘crime alley’, Meridian’s neighbor finds himself grudgingly guarding the pampered princess out of habit. But with her sharp wit an ..read more