Many of these
books begin with a not-so-wonderful incident, but you'll be smiling through
your yawns by the final page, because you're going to want to read every one of
them in a single sitting.
The Sweeney Sisters by Lian Dolan (HarperCollins, 28 April 2020).

Their one
touchstone is their father, Bill Sweeney, an internationally famous literary
lion and college professor universally adored by critics, publishers, and book
lovers. When Bill dies unexpectedly one cool June night, his shell-shocked
daughters return to their childhood home. They aren’t quite sure what the
future holds without their larger-than-life father, but they do know how to
throw an Irish wake to honor a man of his stature.
Grown-up Pose by Sonya Lalli (Penguin Publishing Group, 24 March 2020).
Miss Cecily's Recipes for Exceptional Ladies by Vicky Zimmerman (Sourcebooks, 9 June 2020).
When her life
falls apart on the eve of her 40th birthday, Kate Parker finds herself
volunteering at the Lauderdale House for Exceptional Ladies. There she meets
97-year-old Cecily Finn. Cecily’s tongue is as sharp as her mind, but she’s fed
up with pretty much everything.
Adulting
shouldn’t be this hard. Especially in your thirties. Having been pressured by
her tight-knit community to get married at a young age to her first serious
boyfriend, Anu Desai is now on her own again and feels like she is starting
from the beginning.
But Anu doesn’t have time to start over. Telling her parents that she was separating from her husband was the hardest thing she’s ever done—and she’s still dealing with the fallout. She has her young daughter to support and when she invests all of her savings into running her own yoga studio, the feelings of irresponsibility send Anu reeling.
But Anu doesn’t have time to start over. Telling her parents that she was separating from her husband was the hardest thing she’s ever done—and she’s still dealing with the fallout. She has her young daughter to support and when she invests all of her savings into running her own yoga studio, the feelings of irresponsibility send Anu reeling.
Ghosting by Tash Skilton (Kensington, 26 May 2020).
Dumped by his fiancée, not only is Miles couch-surfing
across New York City, but downsizing has forced him to set up shop at a local
café. Also, he no longer believes in love. Not a good look in his line of
work…helping people find love as a ghostwriter for a failing dating site.
Zoey’s eccentric L.A. boss sent her packing to New York to “grow.” But beneath her chill Cali demeanor, Zoey’s anxiety makes her terrified to venture beyond the café across the street into the big city…
Finding themselves competing for space at Café Crudite, the only thing Miles and Zoey think they share is their daily battle for last day-old biscotti and a mutual dislike of each other. They don’t know they’re both writers, creating “authentic” profiles for rival online dating services. They think they have absolutely nothing in common. . . . until they meet anonymously online while pretending to be their clients and sparks fly.

Zoey’s eccentric L.A. boss sent her packing to New York to “grow.” But beneath her chill Cali demeanor, Zoey’s anxiety makes her terrified to venture beyond the café across the street into the big city…
Finding themselves competing for space at Café Crudite, the only thing Miles and Zoey think they share is their daily battle for last day-old biscotti and a mutual dislike of each other. They don’t know they’re both writers, creating “authentic” profiles for rival online dating services. They think they have absolutely nothing in common. . . . until they meet anonymously online while pretending to be their clients and sparks fly.
The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs (HarperCollins, 7 July 2020).
In the wake of a
shocking tragedy, Natalie Harper inherits her mother’s charming but financially
strapped bookshop in San Francisco. She also becomes caretaker for her ailing
grandfather Andrew, her only living relative—not counting her scoundrel father.
But the gruff, deeply kind Andrew has begun displaying signs of decline. Natalie thinks it’s best to move him to an assisted living facility to ensure the care he needs. To pay for it, she plans to close the bookstore and sell the derelict but valuable building on historic Perdita Street, which is in need of constant fixing. There’s only one problem–Grandpa Andrew owns the building and refuses to sell. Natalie adores her grandfather; she’ll do whatever it takes to make his final years happy. Besides, she loves the store and its books provide welcome solace for her overwhelming grief.

But the gruff, deeply kind Andrew has begun displaying signs of decline. Natalie thinks it’s best to move him to an assisted living facility to ensure the care he needs. To pay for it, she plans to close the bookstore and sell the derelict but valuable building on historic Perdita Street, which is in need of constant fixing. There’s only one problem–Grandpa Andrew owns the building and refuses to sell. Natalie adores her grandfather; she’ll do whatever it takes to make his final years happy. Besides, she loves the store and its books provide welcome solace for her overwhelming grief.
Miss Cecily's Recipes for Exceptional Ladies by Vicky Zimmerman (Sourcebooks, 9 June 2020).

Having no patience with Kate’s choices, Cecily
prescribes her a self-help book with a difference. Food for Thought: a charming
1950s cookbook high on enthusiasm, featuring menus for anything life can throw
at the “easily dismayed.” So begins an unlikely friendship between two lonely
and stubborn souls - one at the end of her life, one stuck in the middle - who
discover one big life lesson: never be ashamed to ask for more.
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