From dreams that become reality, a tragic romance, a determined ex and an unexpected murder, to a memoir from one of television’s most popular reality stars, these five page-turners are hotter than the summer sun.
DON’T OPEN YOUR EYES
BY LIV CONSTANTINE
Annabelle Reynolds has the perfect life, or so it seems. Her husband adores her, they have two delightful daughters, and she thoroughly enjoys her career. Yet she’s inexplicably burdened by ominous dreams about her future, dreams that her physician husband is judgmental of. Initially, she, too, believes these dreams are a result of her overactive imagination. But when they start coming true, Annabelle realizes that they’re actually more akin to premonitions. And, suddenly, every decision she makes feels terrifying. What if she can’t stop horrible things from happening to her children? As her current life starts to collide with her destiny and secrets are revealed, she wrestles with how much control she can hold on to, and whether she can alter what’s meant to be.
THE SUMMER WE RAN
BY AUDREY INGRAM
“Keep quiet and stay out of trouble,” said Tess Murphy’s mom, in the summer of 1996, when she was a teenager. Why? Because her mother had just taken a new job as a cook at an affluent Virginia estate, and she was nervous that her outspoken daughter might ruin the opportunity. What she never considered was that Tess would fall for Grant Alexander, the high-society boy next door. And that their love would grow fiercely. Two decades after the abrupt and heartbreaking end of their romance, Tess and Grant both run for Governor of Virginia, where secrets from their past threaten to shatter their lives. Told from multiple perspectives, this book focuses on the painstaking decision two people must reach in order to find happiness.
SO HAPPY TOGETHER
BY OLIVIA WORLEY
Jane, 24, is trying to succeed as a playwright and find love in Manhattan, both harder than she expected. When she meets Colin—who seems perfect for her—she feels like her luck has changed. So much so that she’s not even deterred when he breaks things off after six dates. She’s confident she’ll win him back…until Colin begins dating Zoe, who’s beautiful and nice. Still, Jane knows that Zoe doesn’t have what it takes to love Colin the way she does. She just has to prove it, which is why she sneaks into Colin’s apartment and discovers something so shocking that it will entangle them all in a dangerous web of lies, secrets, and murder. Bottom line: Some hearts get broken, and some get even.
DYING TO MEET YOU
BY SARINA BOWEN
Rowan Gallagher is a single mom and a gifted architect. Yet, on the inside, she’s a mess, obsessed with stalking her ex’s avatar all over Portland after their breakup. As it turns out, tracking his every move is infuriating, especially when he’s dining out while she’s pitying herself at home. When he finally parks in their favorite waterfront spot, Rowan sets off to see who else is in his car. But instead of catching him with another woman, she witnesses his murder and becomes the primary suspect. Though she’s not the only one hiding things. As she searches for the truth, she discovers the dead man was stalking her, too. Desperate to clear her name, Rowan spirals into the dark plot that killed him.
MY GOOD SIDE
BY SCHEANA SHAY
In this intimate memoir from Scheana Shay, the Vanderpump Rules star peels back the layers of her true self—the good and the bad—taking readers on a nostalgia trip down memory lane, from being bullied as a child and an adult to her hot Hollywood black book, her acting career, setting the record straight about her relationship with Eddie Cibrian and her chart-topping podcast, Scheananigans. She dishes all of the drama from eleven seasons of VPR (yes, Scandoval!), her various heartbreaks (including a public divorce), her struggles with fertility and pregnancy loss, as well as the behind-the-scenes moments that were left on the cutting room floor. She also reveals how her outlook on love led her to become the mom she thought she may never be
EMILY LIEBERT
Emily Liebert is the USA Today bestselling author of seven novels and a New York Times bestselling celebrity ghostwriter. Her books are available worldwide.
Photographs: portrait by Kyle Norton; book covers contributed