The Hotel Nantucket, by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown), is the top holds title of the week (6/13/22). LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

The latest from the prolific and popular Hilderbrand (following Golden Girl) takes a satisfying look behind the scenes of a luxury Nantucket hotel. London-based billionaire Xavier Darling buys and lavishly renovates the long-derelict Hotel Nantucket, hoping to win the coveted “Five Keys” rating from an Instagram travel influencer. When he needs a local general manager, he hires Lizbet Keaton, who doesn’t have hotel experience but previously ran a successful restaurant for 15 years, until she was betrayed by her business partner boyfriend. Staff shortages at the Hotel Nantucket (perhaps an oblique reference to COVID-era labor shortages) drive Lizbet to hire a raft of similarly inexperienced workers—disparate characters with slowly revealed backstories and secrets. The hotel turns out to be haunted by the ghost of a young chambermaid who was murdered there a hundred years earlier; to end the haunting, the hotel staff will have to help the ghost get closure. Beyond the intrigue, readers will learn something of the way a luxury hotel runs, including the long hours and dedication of the staff. VERDICT References to pop culture (music, celebrities, social media, fashion) will please a modern crowd, and readers will cheer for Lizbet, the crew of the Hotel Nantucket, and the ghost.—Reviewed by Jan Marry

Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert (Avon; LJ starred review)

Appeared on the March 2021 LibraryReads list

“Eve Brown thinks she’s a failure, constantly flitting from one job to another. When her parents ask her to commit to something, she runs—and ends up in a charming B&B, where the uptight owner desperately needs her help. This is a sweet, funny love story about learning to appreciate yourself.”—Beth DeGeer, Bartlesville Public Library, Bartlesville, OK

The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan (Morrow)

Appeared on the Sept 2016 LibraryReads list

“Despite losing her job as a librarian who liked to put the right book into a patron’s hands, Nina continues her mission by moving to rural Scotland, purchasing a van, converting it into a bookmobile, and taking to the road. The plot revolves around the romance of the road, the romance of books and reading, and just plain old romance. Another marvelous book by Colgan! A gem of a book!”—Virginia Holsten, Vinton Public Library, Vinton, IA

The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews (St. Martin's)

Appeared on the May 2021 LibraryReads list

“Letty is on the run with her four-year-old niece, afraid she will be accused of her sister’s murder. She ends up at a beach front motel in Florida full of interesting and entertaining characters. Murder, fugitives, romance, and a great cast of characters. A perfect beach read. For readers who enjoy books by Elin Hildenbrand and Janet Evanovich.”—Sandy Ruhmann, Allen Park Public Library, Allen Park, MI