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Your bookstore is just so cozy, and maybe you even have Taylor Swift’s Midnights playing over the speakers. So pick up a cute YA romance novel like this one. Two years ago, Maya dumped her boyfriend Jordy after he cheated on her. But the guy just won’t get out of her life, no matter how hard Maya tries to shake him. So why would Maya accept an invitation to be a contestant on Second Chance Romance, a new reality show in which Jordy will re-date his ex-girlfriends in an effort to find “the one that got away”? Revenge, of course. Maya knows if she can just make it to the end, she can reject Jordy and publicly humiliate him. The only problem with Maya’s plan? Skye: the beautiful, charismatic girl Jordy cheated on her with.

Your bookstore celebrates whimsy and probably smells like magic and candles. Grab a copy of Ruth Emmie Lang’s latest The Wilderwomen. Zadie Wilder can see what’s coming before it happens, which means she should have known her mother was going to disappear. But not even her psychic abilities could save Nora Wilder. Zadie’s estranged sister Finn can’t see the future, but she has an uncannily good memory, and is even able to remember the memories of others. One day, Zadie gets a memory that she knows belongs to her mother, so she must still be alive somewhere.

Your bookstore carries all the latest and greatest new literary and contemporary fiction novels that everyone’s going to be talking about. So you need to read this one ASAP! Someday, Maybe is an emotional novel about loss and love. It’s the story of a young woman who is mourning the loss of her husband after he dies by suicide. Thankfully, she has the support of her new friends, her tight-knit Nigerian family, and the memories of the love and laughter she shared with her husband.

Your bookstore is cool and trendy (in a good way)! And what’s trendier than the latest twisty thriller? This winter, it’s going to be all about Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six. In this locked-room thriller, three couples rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a restful, restorative weekend getaway. But with a deadly storm brewing, this relaxing retreat is about to become a nightmare. And as the guests learn the truth of the cabin’s storied past, their own deep, dark secrets are revealed. Meanwhile, someone among them is planning revenge. But who?

Your bookstore has a darker vibe, which means you should grab a book like White Horse. This book follows 35 year old Kari James, an Indigenous woman living in Denver, CO. When Kari’s cousin Debby finds an old family bracelet, the bracelet calls up the ghost of Kari’s dead mother. But something else more sinister and monstrous is awakened as well. Now Kari must dig up her past to discover what happened to her mother all those years ago, even if no one else is able (or willing) to help her.