10 Must-Read New Books Out This Week

When her cookbook publisher pivots to video, Simone, a baker, gets stuck working with her infuriatingly cheery colleague, Ray. Simone eventually softens to Ray, but when they comes out as nonbinary, Simone must choose between her dream job and the person she’s just begun to love.

When a desperate young woman marries a dashing suitor she barely knows, she thinks she's found a stable home. But Don Rodolfo Solórzano’s first wife died under mysterious circumstances, and now, left alone in his palatial home, Beatriz begins to understand why.

A modern-day exploration of sexuality, ethics, and consent, Lillian Fishman’s Acts of Service follows a young woman who forms a polyamorous triad with a boss-employee couple after posting her nudes online.

Izzy’s the only Black employee at the publishing house where she works, and she has yet to climb the corporate ladder. So when a cantankerous author needs a push to get his manuscript going, Izzy signs up to tame the beast... and winds up falling in love in the process.

Perfect for fans of My Dark Vanessa and My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness, Michelle Hart’s We Do What We Do in the Dark follows the reclusive Mallory as she re-examines a fateful college love affair.

In this new romance from the author of Meet Cute Diary, the sons of rival café owners form an enemies-to-lovers bond after a new restaurant threatens to draw customers away from their parents’ businesses.

Seanan McGuire’s magical sequel to Middlegame follows two teens — one of whom has recently died and comes back to life — as they set off on a cross-country journey to join a fierce competition that could be their only shot at longterm happiness.

Chloe’s been determined to be named valedictorian ever since her moms enrolled her in Willowgrove Christian Academy. But when her biggest rival, the principal’s daughter, kisses her and then disappears, Chloe must work to unravel the mystery before graduation.

After an eldritch entity boards a space vessel, the communications specialist onboard, Alto, awakens to find the entire crew missing. In order to send for help, Alto will have to stare down an alien force that can crack human minds.

In this timely and incisive new novel, corporations control the planet, and the planet is dying. The world government’s First Daughter needs to convince the Shareholders to take action on climate change — but to do so, she’ll have to air her father’s dirty laundry.