This lively mix of big names and new discoveries offers quickly engaging plots and summery settings whether readers are miles from the beach, atop a city skyscraper, at a lake house, or on the sidelines of a Little League game. Get ready to dive into the deep end. Summer will go swimmingly with these 19 selections.

FICTION

Bostwick, Marie. Esme Cahill Fails Spectacularly. Morrow. May 2023. 368p. ISBN 9780062997319. pap. $18.99. F

Chau, C.K. Good Fortune. Harper Via. Jul. 2023. 400p. ISBN 9780063293762. $29.99. F

★Cleeton, Chanel. The Cuban Heiress. Berkley. Apr. 2023. 304p. ISBN 9780593440483. pap. $17. F

Hanks, Tom. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece. Knopf. May 2023. 448p. ISBN 9780525655596. $32.50. F

★Hilderbrand, Elin. The Five-Star Weekend. Little, Brown. Jun. 2023. 384p. ISBN 9780316258777. $30. F

Lin, Katherine. You Can’t Stay Here Forever. Harper. Jun. 2023. 304p. ISBN 9780063241435. $28.99. F

Moore, Meg Mitchell. Summer Stage. Morrow. May 2023. 336p. ISBN 9780063026162. $30. F

★Simpson, Mona. Commitment. Knopf. Mar. 2023. 416p. ISBN 9780593319277. $30. F

Urrea, Luis Alberto. Good Night, Irene. Little, Brown. May 2023. 416p. ISBN 9780316265850. $29. F

MYSTERY & SUSPENSE

Abbott, Megan. Beware the Woman. Putnam. May 2023. 304p. ISBN 9780593084939. $28. SUSPENSE

★Clark, Mary Higgins & Alafair Burke. Where Are the Children Now? S. & S. (Where Are the Children, Bk. 2). Apr. 2023. 288p. ISBN 9781982189419. $27.99. SUSPENSE

★Newman, T.J. Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421. Avid Reader. May 2023. 288p. ISBN 9781982177911. $28. THRILLER

★Winslow, Don. City of Dreams. Morrow. (City on Fire, Bk. 3). Apr. 2023. 320p. ISBN 9780062851239. $30. THRILLER

ROMANCE

Carter, Ally. The Blonde Identity. Avon. Aug. 2023. 304p. ISBN 9780063276642. $29. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

★McKinlay, Jenn. Summer Reading. Berkley. May 2023. 480p. ISBN 9780593545720. pap. $17. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Monaghan, Annabel. Same Time Next Summer. Putnam. Jun. 2023. 320p. ISBN 9780593544969. pap. $17. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

★Slaughter, Jodie. Play To Win. St. Martin’s Griffin. Jul. 2023. 320p. ISBN 9781250821843. pap. $17. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

NONFICTION

★Fernandez, Maria Elena. And Don’t F&%k It Up: An Oral History of RuPaul’s Drag Race (The First Ten Years). Grand Central. Jun. 2023. 496p. ISBN 9781538717660. $30. TV

★Mann, William J. Bogie & Bacall: The Surprising True Story of Hollywood’s Greatest Love Affair. Harper. Jun. 2023. 656p. ISBN 9780063026391. $35. BIOG