NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2026-- The William Morrow Group of HarperCollins Publishers announces captivating books perfect for reading all summer long, with some of their hottest and most anticipated titles of the season. As people look to pack their beach bags and find their next great escape, this diverse lineup offers something for everyone, from sweeping historical fiction and thrilling mysteries to lush romances. With some titles already on sale and others coming in June, July, and August, there’s no drought of new reads to pick up all summer long!

• SWEET HEAT by Bolu Babalola: The bestselling author of the Reese’s Book Club pick Honey and Spice returns with a sexy, hilarious, and heartfelt standalone novel starring Kiki Banjo, a young woman who hosts a podcast about modern love, even though her own love life is a hot mess. When her ex comes back into the picture, Kiki must decide whether she’s ready to risk it all—or let her heart burn again.

• CALLER UNKNOWN by Gillian McAllister: How far would you go to rescue your child? A mother races against the clock—and finds herself on the wrong side of the law—in a desperate fight to save her teenage daughter in this pulse-pounding thriller from the author of Reese’s Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time.

• THE FOURSOME by Christina Baker Kline: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline comes a boldly original reimagining of an astonishing true story: two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina—Kline’s own distant relatives—who married world-famous conjoined twins from Siam.

• THE CHILDREN by Melissa Albert: An intoxicating, haunting new novel from New York Times bestselling author Melissa Albert, in which the estranged adult children of a legendary author, written into their dead mother’s beloved fantasy series, contend with the vine-like creep of legacy, memory, and magic.

• MY KILLER VACATION by Tessa Bailey: A brash bounty hunter and an energetic elementary school teacher become the murder-solving team no one asked for—but they’re stuck together, come hell or high tide, until a killer is found in this enemies-to-lovers spicy rom-com featuring a brand-new bonus novella from Tessa Bailey, #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer.

• TROPESICK by Lauren Okie: In this slow-burning romance, two childhood neighbors, connected by a shared tragedy, unexpectedly reunite to ghostwrite a love story for a reclusive author. Spending the summer at her secluded Hamptons estate, they soon discover that dozens of classic romance tropes, including the ones they’re crafting on page, are mysteriously playing out in real life.

• SINGLE GIRLS by John Searles: An infectious and utterly charming fictionalization of the iconic Helen Gurley Brown’s early years at the helm of Cosmopolitan, and the intrepid group of women she took under her wing to create one of the most talked about magazines of all time.

• YES, CHEF by Grace Reilly: The Bear meets It Happened One Summer in this delicious new romance from USA Today bestselling author Grace Reilly, in which a down-on-his-luck chef and a determined social media maven strike a reluctant deal to bring a beloved restaurant back to life.

• THE SEEKERS OF DEER CREEK by Thao Thai: From the national bestselling author of Banyan Moon, a captivating, evocative story of two estranged sisters on a quest to find a painting by a forgotten Vietnamese artist that holds the truth of their family’s fractured past.

• THE SECRETS WE HIDE by Karin Slaughter: The next thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and the Will Trent Series.

• HEIR OF PROPHECY by Analeigh Sbrana: The first thrilling novel in a new adult romantasy duology following a young woman who finds herself the Chosen One to two conflicting prophecies—from the author of Lore of the Wilds.

Give yourself the gift of an exciting new adventure this season. We invite reviewers and media professionals to feature these page-turning titles in upcoming summer reading roundups, beach read guides, and seasonal recommendations – these selections will help audiences find the perfect match for their warm-weather reading lists. Review copies of all titles are available upon request.

More about the Morrow Group:
William Morrow is also the flagship imprint for the Morrow Group at HarperCollins, which includes other leading imprints like Avon, a leading romance and romantic comedy imprint; Harper Voyager, a premier home for science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction; Mariner, which publishes literary fiction, upmarket nonfiction, and an enduring backlist of classics; Dey Street Books, focused on pop culture and celebrity authors; and Harvest Books and Harper Wave, which specialize in lifestyle, wellness, and cookbooks.

More about HarperCollins Publishers:
HarperCollins Publishers is the second largest consumer book publisher in the world, with operations in 15 countries. With more than 200 years of history and 120+ branded imprints around the world, HarperCollins publishes approximately 10,000 new books every year in 16 languages and has a print and digital catalog of more than 200,000 titles. Writing across dozens of genres, HarperCollins authors include winners of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Newbery and Caldecott Medals, and the Man Booker Prize. HarperCollins, headquartered in New York, is a subsidiary of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) and can be visited online at corporate.harpercollins.com.

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