![]() ![]() Image: Dial Press Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens Home Before Dark, at its core an homage to classic gothic novels, is not to be missed. They’re fun, fast-paced, and full of twists that you won’t see coming. Riley Sager has truly cornered the market on summertime thrillers that are perfect for reading at the beach, by the pool, or sitting at home with the air conditioning turned all the way up. The locals are less than thrilled to see her, reporters are lurking around every corner, and something much more sinister seems to be stalking the dust-coated halls of her childhood home. Maggie’s homecoming is unfortunately (and somewhat unsurprisingly) a far from welcome one. What drove them away after the three short weeks they spent there? Is there any credibility to her father’s controversial memoir, House of Horrors? Why can’t Maggie seem to remember the events of that fateful evening? Now a restorer of old homes herself, Maggie has returned and is determined to find some answers in the wake of her father’s death. Twenty-five years ago, in the middle of the night, Maggie Holt’s family fled the rambling Victorian estate where they lived. Image: Dutton Home Before Dark by Riley Sager To make matters infinitely more complicated, romantic feelings are rekindled as their time together comes to a close. ![]() In order to have one last perfect week with their friends, Harriet and Wyn strike a deal: They’ll put aside their differences and share one of the cottage’s guest bedrooms. The cottage is tragically up for sale, and Harriet and Wyn, while outwardly still a perfect couple, have yet to tell their friends that they broke up five months ago. ![]() Things are a bit different this time around, though. that will have you squealing in delight and sighing dreamily in equal measure.Īlternating between past and present timelines, Happy Place explores a tightly knit group of friends who have spent each summer together at a cottage in Maine. Equal parts sweet and spicy, her latest novel, Happy Place, is a second-chance romance with a plethora of classic tropes - fake dating, there’s only one bed, etc. If Riley Sager is the king of summer thrillers, then it’s fair to say that Emily Henry, with titles like Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation already under her belt, is the uncontested queen of summer romance novels. Image: Berkley Books Happy Place by Emily Henry ![]()
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