Enjoy these fresh, uplifting stories to welcome the warmth and renewal of spring.
Yeonnam-Dong’s Smiley Laundromat by Jiyun Kim
In a rapidly gentrifying Seoul neighborhood, the Smiley Laundromat becomes a hub of connection and mystery when customers discover a notebook that draws them into each other’s lives, leading them to share personal stories and eventually unite to uncover a hidden secret.
First-Time Caller by B. K. Borison
Secretly disillusioned with love, romance radio host Aiden Valentine goes viral after giving dating advice to a young girl’s mom, Lucie Stone, forcing them both to confront their feelings as sparks fly behind the scenes.
The Mulligan Curse by Diane Barnes
Mary Mulligan’s daughter is moving overseas, her husband prefers golfing, and she regrets abandoning her career. Plus, her teeth hurt. Ignoring stories that removing her wisdom teeth will erase the last thirty years, Mary finds herself twenty-four again. With her dreams ahead of her, she realizes they aren’t as important as what she once had. Now, she must figure out how to get it all back.
Reeling after her mother’s death, Presley, a cynical late-night comedy writer, finds solace in stand-up and unexpected friendships when her late mother’s best friend takes her under her wing and introduces her to her son.
Yin Yang Love Song by Lauren Kung Jessen
Chinese herbalist Chryssy Hua Williams, reeling from her ninth breakup and skeptical of her family’s curse on love, contents herself with running a retreat for the heartbroken with her aunties, until celebrity cellist Vin Chao proposes a fake-dating arrangement to boost their careers.
Tell it to Me Singing by Tita Ramírez
A Cuban American family is sent into a tailspin when the ailing matriarch confesses the first of several shocking secrets to her daughter before undergoing heart surgery in this tender and twisty debut novel.
Every Tom, Dick & Harry by Elinor Lipman
Emma Lewis reluctantly takes over her parents’ estate-sale business, facing her quirkiest job yet involving clearing a scandalous B&B, but as she navigates its colorful clients, she discovers unexpected paths to fulfillment and happiness.
The Year of What If by Phaedra Patrick
Visiting a fortune teller before her wedding, Carla Carter, when it is revealed that a different man holds the key to her happiness, someone she met 21 years ago, she embarks on a journey to find her perfect match, hoping a face from her past will help break her family’s curse.
Once destined for Olympic glory, ski legend Claudine Potts and her daughter Wylie were torn apart by injury, anxiety, and years of silence. Now, a European fitness competition offers a chance to reconnect. Can they overcome old wounds and icy secrets to rebuild their bond?
