After a crushing separation and bankruptcy of her and her partner’s design business, Polly Waterford moves to the somewhat isolated and run-down island of Mount Polbearne on the little money she has left to figure out her next steps. With so much free time and so little to do, she pours her heart into baking as a release. The townspeople, including the cute beekeeper from the American South and the charming local fisherman, adore her breads and desserts, so much so that they try to hide it from her disgruntled landlady and owner of the only (and terrible) bakery in town. Author Jenny Colgan takes us along as we watch Polly’s struggles and victories in love, individuality, death, business, and friendship.

Who would have guessed that when rivals First Son of the United States Alex Claremont-Diaz and British Prince Henry have to pretend to be friends for the sake of international relations after a wedding cake mishap, love was under the surface and ready to blossom. Yet despite the growing feelings, the two must keep their relationship a secret as not to disrupt Alex’s mother’s campaign nor paint the image of the Crown in the “wrong light.” Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston sweetly takes you through their hidden romance as they take on life in the global spotlight.

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab takes us to a London where magic exists and those in possession of it can travel between alternate worlds. After Black London, filled with unquenchable and evil power, became a threat to the others, the doors were shut down to all except the Antari, a nearly extinct race of people who still have the ability to make these doors. To do so, they must use blood and a piece of the other worlds, which is only impossible for Black London, where no trace exists in the others any longer… or so we believe. The story has us follow Kell, an Antari from the lush and magically blessed Red London and Lila, a supposedly human girl with a penchant for trouble from the lacking Grey London, as they try to escape the power hungry White London’s rulers and return a powerful talisman to Black London.

In order to convince her best friend Anh that she is over the ex Anh wants to get with, Olive Smith, PhD candidate at Stanford, kisses a random man in the hallway to put on a ruse. It just so happens that that man is not only one of the department’s best researchers, but is also one who is rude, moody, and notorious for treating his students like trash. Yet, rather than filing a Title IX complaint, Dr. Adam Carlsen agrees to fake-date Olive for the time being so her plan could work. Shocked by his agreement, Olive goes on fake dates with him only to find the dates are feeling more and more real each time.