Romance And Horror Are In The Air In April's 9 New Books

In the early 2000s, the Griffin Sisters ruled the pop charts, graced the covers of magazines and even made appearances on "SNL" and MTV. Abruptly, the sisters, who had always been total opposites, broke up the band and went their separate ways. Years later, one of their daughters tries to uncover what really happened but revelations mean there’s a whole lot of forgiving and forgetting that needs to happen before a reunion is even possible.

Secrets tear a marriage apart and the split ripples through generations in this family saga. Lily has a secret son, Ryan has an alcohol addiction and not even their deep love for one another can save their relationship. When their daughter meets her long-lost half-brother, she needs to dive back into the pain in order to open herself up to love again.

Julie and Chloe are identical twins who were separated at a young age. Julie leads the humble life of a cashier while Chloe is a glamourous influencer. When Julie finds Chloe dead, she slips effortlessly into her online life, assuming her identity. An island retreat with Chloe’s friends makes the plan unravel, though, and the Julie starts to realize that the circumstances surrounding Chloe’s death make her the next target.

As a crime scene cleaner, Cora is used to a gory mess, but nothing could prepare her to witness her sister Delilah pushed in from of a train and killed. Even worse, the murderer shouted a racial slur before the fatal push: “bat eater.” Now she finds bat carcasses at all of her crime scenes and the victims are East Asian women. In this bloody pandemic-set horror novel, Cora needs to grapple with what haunts her.

One night just isn’t enough time for Xavier and Samantha, but she must move 2,000 miles away to deal with her family crisis. She begs the gorgeous veterinarian to forget her, but there’s something too strong to ignore. As romantic is Jimenez’s writing is, it’s her humor that makes her novels so irresistible.

Uptight Avery is fresh off a breakup and ready to mingle, but she doesn’t know where to start or how to flirt, especially with other women. Taylor is also fresh off a breakup but she’s a little too good at flirting and needs to slow down. She promises her friend she’ll take a two month break from sex, so she agrees to give Avery flirting lessons. Of course, Taylor’s lessons work a little too good and now Avery wants Taylor. The feeling is mutual, but have they already ruined a good thing?

Alice and Hayden are chasing the same goal—to write the biography of a storied heiress. The 80-year-old has invited them both to her private island and gives them each a piece of her story. They can’t collaborate because of the NDAs and the distracting attraction growing between them. Alice wants this to be her big break while Hayden wants another Pulitzer. It’s up to them to decide how this story ends.

Five high school friends find a staircase to nowhere in the woods. One walks up the staircase and never returns, and the staircase vanishes. Twenty years pass and the staircase returns. Do the friends dare go searching for their friend?

A nautical archeologist in search of priceless gems follows the trail to Positano in this vacation-ready read. Haven’s father spotted the gems on his final dive, but when she arrives, tales of sorcery swirl before her, along with threatening storms. Can she unravel the curse of a scorned lover to save the town?