The Quirky Bookworm

Annabel Monaghan is a new author for me. I found her books while searching on Amazon, and then visited her website. She seems like such a fun, personable author. Her newest book, Summer Romance, is set to published June 4th, 2024. Current works available are Same Time Next Summer (named a Best Book of the Summer by Real Simple, Reader’s Digest, Country Living, The Skimm, BookBub and Goodreads) and Nora Goes off Script.

Susan Wiggs is the author I think of first when it comes to writing family dramas. She’s an international bestselling author and has won several RITA awards, which is the highest award for the romance genre. Welcome to Beach Town (June 2023) is her most recent published novel.

Neely Tubati Alexander is a fairly new author. Her second novel, In a Not So Perfect World (March 2024), is a Good Morning America Pick, and a SheReads and Zibby Mag Most Anticipated Book of the Year.

Victoria Benton Frank is the daughter of the late author, Dorothea Benton Frank. I loved Dorothea’s writings and so I’m looking forward to reading Victoria’s. Her first book, My Magnolia Summer was published in 2023, and the paperback copy is set to release on June 18th, 2024.

Pamela Kelley is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Kelley resides in Cape Cod and is an avid reader of women’s literature. Preorder Seaside Sisters (June 4th, 2024) here.

Jane L. Rosen is an author and screenwriter. Her second novel, Eliza Starts a Rumor (2020), has been optioned by NBC and is available here. Seven Summer Weekends is set to publish June 4th, 2024.

Kate Spencer might be a familiar name from her nonfiction work, The Dead Moms Club: A Memoir about Death, Grief and Surviving the Mother of All Losses (2017). Her novel, One Last Summer, is set to publish on June 11th, 2024. Her first novel, In a New York Minute, is available here. Spencer is a freelance writer and the co-host of the podcast, Forever 35.

Rebecca Serle is the New York Times Bestselling Author of In Five Years and One Italian Summer. Her most recent novel, Expiration Dates (March 2024), is an Amazon Editor’s Pick for Literature and Fiction.

Jill Shalvis is one of the most beloved authors in the romance genre. The Bright Spot (January 2024) is her most recent published work in The Sunrise Cove Series, which are standalone novels, connected by setting, not characters, according to Shalvis. Her next expected work in the series, The Summer Escape, is set to be published in June 2024. Shalvis’s website is adorable and so well organized that it speaks to my millennial librarian heart.

Robyn Carr is now an internationally known name due to the hit Netflix series based on her bestselling series, Virgin River. Carr’s latest novel, The Friendship Club (January 2024) is a contemporary stand-alone. Her next expected published novel is Four Friends (June 25th, 2024) and is also a contemporary stand-alone novel.

Emma Grey’s first novel for adults, The Last Love Note (November 2023), is a December Indie Next Pick, A Book of the Month Selection and Book of the Year Nominee, and a Washington Post Noteworthy Book.

Susan Mallery has sold 40 million copies of her novels worldwide. Her latest book, The Summer Book Club (February 2024), is a chick lit stand-alone novel. Her next work, For the Love of Summer, is set to publish on June 4th, 2024.

I read Melody Carlson’s book for teenagers, and my mom loved her books for women. She has over 200 book titles published. Carlson is the recipient of the Gold Medallion and RITA award for her works. I found Just for the Summer (March 2024) while browsing at the library this week.

Brenda Novak is an award-winning author (RITA, National Reader’s Choice, and Bookseller’s Best) of multiple series and stand-alone novels. She has also raised over $2.5 million for diabetes research after her son was diagnosed with Type 1 (Brenda Novak for the Cure). Tourist Season (April 2024) is her newest novel. Novak has several new releases arriving this summer that are available for pre-order here.

Carley Fortune is the New York Times Bestselling Author of Every Summer After and Meet Me at the Lake. She’s also an award-winning journalist and worked as an editor for several of Canada’s top publications, most recently Executive Editor of Refinery29 Canada. This Summer Will Be Different (May 2024) is Fortune’s highly anticipated third novel.

I haven’t read the fantastically talented Emily Giffin in years. I loved her books in high school and college. Remember Something Borrowed? I look forward to reading her newest debut, The Summer Pact, available on July 9th, 2024.

Jan Moran is an author, speaker and consultant. The bestselling Sea Breeze Inn Series is optioned for television. Seabreeze Gala is #10 and most recent novel published in the series. Book #11, Seabreeze Library, is set to publish in March 2025.

RaeAnne Thayne always had to carry a book in her hand as a child, and she knew from a young age she would be a writer. Her latest stand-alone novel, 15 Summers Later, is available on June 15th, 2024. Click here for a list of Thayne’s book series in order and to purchase.

Cecelia Scott loves the beach, sun, sand, light romances and her state of residence, Florida. Her most recent series, Young at Heart, is set in Rosemary Beach, FL and debuts on June 7th, 2024. The 7 book series will be available to download on Kindle.

Savannah Carlisle is a former attorney turned writer, speaker and consultant in both the sports and travel industries. The Library of Second Chances is her fiction debut.

Kristy Woodson Harvey is part of the Friends and Fiction Group with Mary Kay, Patti Callahan Henry and Kristin Harmel. They post their latest books, show (YouTube and FB), merchandise, book bundles and tour dates. A Happier Life (stand-alone) is available on June 25th, 2024. Harvey’s bestselling Peachtree Bluff Series is in development with NBC.

Sarah Morgan is the recipient of the RITA Award. She’s sold over 21 million copies of her novels. The Summer Swap (May 2024) is her most recent published title.