Get the Beach Chairs Ready — It's Time for Some May Books

In what probably is the book of the summer, we meet Rufus, a future earl, the son of a supermodel, not to mention a man severely in debt, hiding behind fake luxury on Instagram. His mother comes up with a scheme to marry him off for money at his sister’s fabulous resort wedding, but he’s having a hard time deciding which socialite he’ll pursue. Then, there is a volcanic eruption while family secrets are exposed, all leading to a shocking twist.

After a hilarious and petty work blunder lands her in hot water with HR, Jolene gets restrictions on her email from IT. A mix-up grants her full access to the whole company’s private emails instead and she decides to use them for her benefit to avoid upcoming layoffs. Now that she knows everyone’s secrets, will she come clean to her coworkers? All will be revealed in this laugh-out-loud workplace comedy.

In the sequel to “The Guncle,” Patrick attends a destination wedding in Italy for his brother. His niece and nephew are less than thrilled with the arrangement, and the whole thing is headed for disaster unless Patrick can once again save the day and the wedding and maybe get a second chance at love himself in this sweet novel.

A semi-famous artist sets out on a cross-country journey but stops at a motel shortly after leaving her husband and child at home in this raunchy, funny, heartbreaking novel. Now she’s on a journey of self-exploration, which may speak to readers in the middle of life going through their own revelations.

In exchange for a large salary bump, a government worker is assigned to a secret project — to establish if time travel is feasible for both the body and fabric of space-time. She’s paired with a 19th century commander confused by modern inventions and social mores, but the two soon fall in love. Now they need to face the repercussions of what this might mean for them and the universe, too.

Lyla and Nico, facing career roadblocks, try out for a reality show and are suddenly whisked to an island to compete against other couples. Things start to go wrong — cut off from the rest of the world, facing dangerous challenges and a dangerous storm, the couple fights for survival. This thriller will keep you on the edge of your beach chair.

After Lee graduates, she gets a job in a secret government project to train AI how to be a friend. She studies her outgoing roommate for research but when she realizes it’s a project to cure loneliness — an emotion eliminated long ago — she starts taking bigger risks for the project. How far will she go for an algorithm?

On a trip to Prince Edward Island, Lucy falls for a tour guide, Felix, and they have a memorable night together. He’s forbidden fruit though, as he’s the brother of her best friend. Year after year, she returns to the island for one more tryst with Felix, but is careful not to catch feelings. When her friend Bridget runs to the island right before her wedding, Lucy follows but may not be able to resist her true feelings for Felix this time.

What would you do if you found a box on your doorstep that would reveal the exact number of years you will live? When every person on the planet gets one, the world is thrown into turmoil as people decide whether to accept this knowledge or not. As the story weaves through lovers, friends and politicians, none of them will ever be the same.