Sunburned by Katherine Wood

Synopsis: St. Barth’s has a murder rate of zero. But that’s about to change.

When Audrey Collet’s ex Tyson calls, threatening to expose the skeletons in her closet unless she helps him figure out who is blackmailing him, she wants nothing more than to refuse. Though their relationship ended over a decade ago, the scars are deep. And since his tech company made him a billionaire, he’s become more than a little eccentric . . . and paranoid. But a foot has washed ashore in the Everglades, and Tyson is quick to remind Audrey that it’s one whose long-dead owner they both have a connection to, which could prove problematic.

Publication Date: July 1, 2025

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Random House/Bantam.

Vera, or Faith by Gary Shteyngart

Synopsis: A poignant, sharp-eyed, and bitterly funny tale of a family struggling to stay together in a country rapidly coming apart, told through the eyes of their wondrous ten-year-old daughter, by the bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story and Our Country Friends.

Publication Date: July 8, 2025

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Random House/Bantam.

My Train Leaves at Three by Natalie Guerrero

Synopsis: By a striking new voice in fiction, an electric coming-of-age novel that explores grief, family, sexuality, and love as an ambitious young woman from Washington Heights tries to make it on Broadway.

Publication Date: July 15, 2025

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Random House/One World.

These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean

Synopsis: From New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean, a razor-sharp, wildly sexy novel about a wealthy New England family’s long-overdue reckoning . . . and the one week that threatens to tear them apart.

Publication Date: July 8, 2025

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Random House/Ballantine Books.

Arcana Academy by Elise Kova

Synopsis: A woman who wields magical tarot cards lands herself in a false engagement with the headmaster of a mysterious academy in this first installment of an enthralling fantasy romance series from the bestselling author of A Deal with the Elf King.

Publication Date: July 22, 2025

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Random House/Del Rey.

An Oral History of Atlantis: Stories by Ed Park

Synopsis: Gilt-edged stories that slice clean through the mundanity of modern life, from the author of Same Bed Different Dreams, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

Publication Date: July 29, 2025

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Random House.

A Twist of Fate by Se-Ah Jang

Synopsis: Two women meet on a train. Each is running from a deadly secret. When one disappears, the other decides to take her place—for better, or for worse.

Publication Date: July 29, 2025

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Random House/Bantam.

In Deadly Company by L.S. Stratton

Synopsis: An incisive workplace satire and twisty murder mystery featuring a young executive assistant who realizes the peril in being diligently attentive to her boss’s whims.

Publication Date: September 2, 2025

I received an advance reader’s copy from Booksparks.

A Thousand Ways to Die: The True Cost of Violence of Black Life in America by Trymaine Lee

Synopsis: A deeply personal exploration of the generational impact of guns on the Black experience in America. In this powerful narrative, Lee weaves together three strands: the long and bloody history of African Americans and guns; his work as a chronicler of gun violence, tallying the costs and riches generated by both the legal and illegal gun industries; and his own life story. 

Publication Date: September 9, 2025

I received an advance reader’s copy from the publisher, St. Martin’s Press.

Christmas People by Iva-Marie Palmer

Synopsis: The Seven Year Slip meets Hallmark with a dash of sass and a sprinkle of sexiness in this sparkling Christmas rom com . . . with a speculative twist!

Publication Date: September 30, 2025

I received an advance reader’s copy from the publisher, St. Martin’s Griffin.

The Widow by John Grisham

Synopsis: #1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham is the acclaimed master of the legal thriller. Now, he’s back with his first-ever whodunit, even more suspenseful than his courtroom dramas, as a small-time lawyer accused of murder races to find the real killer to clear his name.

Publication Date: October 21, 2025

I received an advance reader’s copy from the publisher, Doubleday.

The Nimbus by Robert P. Baired

Synopsis: A dazzling debut novel about a child whose literal enlightenment sets the stage for an exuberant tragicomedy of marriage, religion, and parenthood.

Publication Date: June 10, 2025

I received a gifted copy from a Goodreads giveaway.

Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Synopsis: A chance at love might not be out of this world in this astronomically charming romantic comedy from the USA Today bestselling author of Love and Other Conspiracies.

Publication Date: August 12, 2025

I received an electronic advance reader’s copy from the publisher, Berkley.