Summer is a perfect time to relax with a compelling, lighthearted read, but it can be frustrating when you're 100th on the wait list for the hottest book that Oprah or Reese just recommended. While you wait for great new books like The Vanishing Half, 28 Summers, or Beach Read to come in, here are some books about new romances and family drama from the last few years that you might have missed out on before, but now you can get them without a wait list. (You can request them for curbside pickup or make an appointment to come in the library to pick them out!)
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Very nice
by Marcy Dermansky A darkly humorous tale of privilege, race and bad behavior find a wealthy Connecticut divorcée and her college-age daughter becoming unlikely rivals in a romantic triangle involving the latter's creative writing professor. By the author of Bad Marie. |
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Queenie : a novel
by Candice Carty-Williams Constantly compared to her white middle-class peers, a young Jamaican-British woman in London makes a series of questionable decisions in the aftermath of a messy breakup before challenging herself to figure out who she wants to be. |
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The wedding party
by Jasmine Guillory After mistakenly spending a night together, Maddie and Theo uncomfortably share bridal party responsibilities for their best friend's wedding, but despite the sharp barbs they toss at each other, a simmering attraction lingers that just won't fade. |
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Breathe in, cash out : a novel
by Madeleine Henry Banking analyst Allegra Cobb plans to quit the minute her year-end bonus hits her account, finally pursuing her yoga career full-time; but an intense relationship with the #InstaFamous guru throws a wrench in her plans. |
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Get a life, Chloe Brown : a novel
by Talia Hibbert Emerging from a life-threatening illness, a fiercely organized but unfulfilled computer geek recruits a mysterious artist to help her establish meaning in her life, before finding herself engaged in reckless but thrilling activities. |
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The bride test
by Helen Hoang "When his difficulties with processing emotions complicate the search for his bride, a Vietnamese-American man on the autism spectrum is pursued by a hopelessly smitten girl from the Ho Chi Min City slums. By the author of ""The Kiss Quotient"". |
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Evvie Drake starts over : a novel
by Linda Holmes Young widow Evvie Drake and major league pitcher Dean Tenney, who has lost his game and needs a chance to reset his life, form an unlikely relationship when Dean moves into an apartment at the back of Evvie's house. |
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Ayesha at last
by Uzma Jalaluddin Reluctantly working as a teacher to pay off her debts to her wealthy uncle, Ayesha Shamsi finds herself falling for her cousin's conservative and judgmental fiancé. |
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Erotic stories for Punjabi widows
by Balli Kaur Jaswal The modern daughter of Indian immigrants in cosmopolitan London impulsively takes a creative writing job to help her family and is assigned to a class of proper Sikh widows who reveal personal memories and fantasies through their writing. |
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The Matchmaker's List
by Sonya Lalli Raina Anand navigates a series of disastrous blind dates in her efforts to balance her tight-knit Indian-immigrant community's traditional expectations with her own ideas of what modern romance is. |
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Red, white & royal blue
by Casey McQuiston After an international incident affects U.S. and British relations, the president's son Alex and Prince Henry must pretend to be best friends, but as they spend time together, the two begin a secret romance that could derail a presidential campaign. |
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Convenience store woman
by Sayaka Murata A Japanese woman who has been working at a convenience store for 18 years, much to the disappointment of her family, finds friendship with an alienated, cynical and bitter young man who becomes her coworker. |
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When Katie met Cassidy
by Camille Perri A romantic comedy about gender and sexuality follows the experiences of a traditionally minded Midwesterner who, in the aftermath of an ended engagement, finds herself in a transformative relationship with a self-assured New York businesswoman. |
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The right swipe : a novel
by Alisha Rai Cynical dating app creator Rhiannon Hunter must decide whether or not to give former pro-football player Samson Lima, who wooed her during one magical night and then disappeared, a second chance despite the fact that his in league with a business rival. |
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New people
by Danzy Senna Working on her dissertation while planning her wedding to her college sweetheart, Maria, a young woman from Brooklyn being featured in a documentary about mixed-heritage couples, risks the life she has worked so hard to achieve by fantasizing about a poet she barely knows. |