Half the world is preparing to enjoy the sun, while others will soon be curling up by the fire, so why not do it with a new book? Whether you’re after a mystery, a little history, or simply an intriguing new read, then you’ll be sure to find something amongst our June releases! In Lisa Gray’s Thin Air, a PI investigates a girl kidnapped twenty-five years ago, which just happens to be her, while Bryan Reardon’s The Perfect Plan follows two brothers locked in a dangerous game. Meanwhile, in Jennifer Weiner’s Mrs. Everything follow the lives of two sisters from the 1950’s to now, and Elin Hilderbrand’s Summer of ’69 follows a story of drama, intrigue, and upheaval in a 1960s summer.
Read on to discover our June fiction picks and tell us in the comments below if you will be checking any of them out!
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
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A dazzling, multigenerational novel in which the four adult daughters of a Chicago couple–still madly in love after forty years–recklessly ignite old rivalries until a long-buried secret threatens to shatter the lives they’ve built.
Thin Air by Lisa Gray
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Private investigator Jessica Shaw is used to getting anonymous tips. But after receiving a photo of a three-year-old kidnapped from Los Angeles twenty-five years ago, Jessica is stunned to recognise the little girl as herself…
The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Howe
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New York Times bestselling author Katherine Howe returns to the world of The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane with a bewitching story of a New England history professor who must race against time to free her family from a curse.
We Never Told by Diana Altman
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Set in an era when unwed mothers were shamed and pressured into giving their newborns away, We Never Told is a slice of America when the Hollywood lifestyle was at its height. That era still haunts us today, because those babies did not disappear; they grew up and went searching. Sonya is determined to unearth her glamorous mother’s secret, but when she finally does, she discovers something much worse than those around her ever could have imagined.
The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda
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From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls, a suspenseful new novel about an idyllic town in Maine dealing with the suspicious death of one of their own—and her best “summer” friend, who is trying to uncover the truth…before fingers point her way.
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
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A smart, thoughtful, and timely exploration of two sisters’ lives from the 1950s to the present as they struggle to find their places—and be true to themselves—in a rapidly evolving world. Mrs. Everything is an ambitious, richly textured journey through history—and herstory—as these two sisters navigate a changing America over the course of their lives.
After The End by Clare Mackintosh
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From New York Times bestselling author Clare Mackintosh, a deeply moving and page-turning novel about an impossible choice—and the two paths fate could take.
Searching For Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok
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A poignant and suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties binding three women—two sisters and their mother—in one Chinese immigrant family and explores what happens when the eldest daughter disappears, and a series of family secrets emerge, from the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Translation.
Summer of ’69 by Elin Hilderbrand
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Follow New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand back in time and join a Nantucket family as they experience the drama, intrigue, and upheaval of a 1960s summer.
The Perfect Plan by Bryan Reardon
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From New York Times bestselling author Bryan Reardon comes a tense, twisting story about two brothers locked together in a dangerous game–and an unforgettable tale of a family’s dark secrets.
The Summer Country by Lauren Willig
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The New York Times bestselling historical novelist delivers her biggest, boldest, and most ambitious novel yet—a sweeping, dramatic Victorian epic of lost love, lies, jealousy, and rebellion set in colonial Barbados.
Valencia and Valentine by Suzy Krause
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For readers of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, debut author Suzy Krause delivers a quirky, colourful story about love, loss, second chances, and what it means to truly live.
