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June 2026 Virtual Book Tour: TWO LIVES WITH YOU by Lauren Ho – a Mindy’s Book Studio Selection!

“Who knew flirting with your husband who doesn’t know he’s your husband could be this romantic.” ―Mindy Kaling

“A fascinating and compelling look at one couple’s chance to fall in love again after life has pushed them apart. You’ll be reevaluating your own relationships when you turn the last page.” ―Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Lauren Ho has the rare gift of being hilarious and devastating on the same page. TWO LIVES WITH YOU is a smart, unflinching, deeply human look at love, resentment, desire, and the quiet choices that shape a life. It’s messy, insightful, and wildly entertaining―proof that Ho is operating at the absolute top of her game. Read this if you like your fiction sharp, honest, and just a little bit dangerous.” ―Justinian Huang, bestselling author of Lucky Seed and The Emperor and the Endless Palace

For fans of Rebecca Serle, this sharp, funny, and emotionally resonant novel asks: if you could do it all over again, would you? In Lauren Ho’s poignantly relatable and witty new novel, TWO LIVES WITH YOU she brilliantly explores the consequences when a what-if wish actually comes true.

Critics have lauded Lauren Ho’s previous novels, Last Tang Standing and Lucie Yi is Not a Romantic, as “a mix of laugh-out-loud humor and surprisingly sharp insight.” (-Star Tribune); “voicy and funny, her commentary on-point and her stories a wild ride” (-Ali Hazelwood, The Washington Post); and “vibrant characters and a lovable leading lady readers will root for” (-Kirkus Reviews). So, it’s not surprising that Ho’s latest novel TWO LIVES WITH YOU was selected by actor, writer, producer, and director Mindy Kaling for her Mindy’s Book Studio imprint. Says Kaling, “when a book comes along that lets me explore parallel realities with zero real-world consequences, I’m immediately in.”

Lauren Ho explains the genesis of her engrossing new novel, “I set my mind to explore what happens after the happily-ever-after, or at least the promise of it—in the context of an ordinary millennial couple. Any long-term couple will tell you: Love is a journey, not a fairy tale. I wanted to dig into the raw, unvarnished reality that comes after the storybook ending, when the afterglow fades and real life—the drudgery, the doubts, the distance—starts to seep in, especially when life gets rough. How do we keep love alive while trying not to fall apart ourselves? Where does love go when we are lost? What happens when we can’t even connect with ourselves, let alone our loved ones? I hope that you will find this story an inherently hopeful one, as I intended it to be.”

Lauren Ho artfully explores this question through a marriage on the rocks that gets a second chance when the couple is transported to an alternate future, and they must decide which reality to choose: the one with their long history or the one without it.

To launch the release of TWO LIVES WITH YOU, we’re hosting this exciting virtual book tour from June 1 – June 30th. We hope you’ll follow along as these beloved influencers share reviews, spotlight features, and giveaways!

06/01/26: BRIANA’S BEST READS

06/01/26: THE UNWINED

06/01/26: SPEEDREADSTAGRAM

06/02/26: BIBLIO LAU 19

06/02/26: READING IS MY REMEDY

06/02/26: BOOKS AND CHINOOKS

06/03/26: PURRFECTLY BOOKED

06/03/26: THE BOOK CLUB MOM

06/03/26: READING ON THE BRINK

06/04/26: STOREYBOOK REVIEWS

06/04/26: KATIE NEEDS A BIGGER BOOKSHELF

06/04/26: SECRET READING LIFE

06/05/26: 2 MANY BOOKS 2 LITTLE TIME

06/05/26: PURRFECT PAGES

06/05/26: WUTHERING VINES

06/08/26: BOOKS AND COFFEE MX

06/08/26: SONI READS

06/09/26: BOOK PRINCESS OF CALI

06/09/26: PAGES AND HOOPS

06/09/26: MEGHAN READS BOOKS

06/10/26: NURSE BOOKIE

06/10/26: LEFT ON READ REVIEWS

06/11/26: DANISH MUSTARD READS

06/11/26: LOST IN A BOOK 35

06/12/26: BOOKS LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING

06/12/26: BBECCA MARIE

06/15/26: SUBAKKA BOOKSTUFF

06/15/26: DEA’S BOOKSHELF

06/16/26: BOOK RECS BY CELESTE

06/16/26: LEXIJAVA

06/17/26: NISSA THE BOOKWORM

06/17/26: SARAH AND HER BOOKSHELVES

06/18/26: LOVE MY BOOKS 2020

06/18/26: A NOVEL ACCOUNT

06/19/26: TAMMY READS 62

06/19/26: SUZY APPROVED BOOK REVIEWS

06/20/26: TRAVELISFERS

06/21/26: BOOKPHILE BELLE

06/22/26: BOOKS ABOUND WITH A HOUND

06/22/26: LVNDRGMS3

06/23/26: CAROL DOSCHER READER

06/23/26: BOOKALONG

06/24/26: STEPH ON A SHELF

06/24/26: ARMED WITH A BOOK

06/25/26: SARAH’S BOOKISH REVIEWS

06/25/26: BOOKS AND BIEWERS

06/26/26: WE BREAK FOR BOOKS

06/26/26: MEG’S BOOK CLUB

06/29/26: KIM READS AND READS

06/29/26: JUST ANOTHER MOTHER WITH BOOKS

06/30/26: GLORIANA WONG

06/30/26: JEN’S TOWERING TBR

06/30/26: ATE MARCELA READS

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May 19 – June 19: Virtual Book Tour for DEAR MISSING FRIEND by Susan McGuirk

**For Fans of The Correspondent and The Dictionary of Lost Words!**

“Fans of historical novels will find much to like in McGuirk’s debut. An ambitious work of historical fiction.” –Kirkus Reviews

“In Susan McGuirk’s epistolary novel Dear Missing Friend, letters go where the heart is meant to travel, enabling a kind of freedom that feels unattainable in daily life.” –Foreword Reviews

“McGuirk creates a powerful foundation for a story that embraces many elements, from history to mystery, using Catherine’s strengths and character to bring this era to life. Recommendable to book clubs.” –Midwest Book Review

“It resonates with works like The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan and The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri in its examination of cultural identity and resilience. Urgent and timeless, the novel offers an unflinching look at the cost of forging a new life in a foreign land and a tribute to the women who defied societal constraints. Simply Un-put-downable.” –The Prairies Book Review

ONE WOMAN. TWO MEN. ONE DREAM.

Sag Harbor, New York, 1840s: Catherine McGuirk leaves Ireland and a shipboard proposal behind, determined to forge a new life in America. Amid the bustling height of the whaling era, she marries a dashing sailor who vows to give up life on the sea. But when he vanishes westward in pursuit of gold, she is forced to chart her own course as a governess in Manhattan society. Torn between her ambition, the vanished whaleman she married, and the now-wealthy suitor she refused, she must navigate love, loss, and the tides of a changing world.

From May 19 to June 19 we will celebrate the release of DEAR MISSING FRIEND with this special virtual book tour, and we hope you will follow along to learn more about this breathtaking historical novel debut:

5/19/26: BOOK PRINCESS OF CALI

5/19/26: QUILTED READS

5/20/26: WE LOVE BIG BOOKS AND WE CANNOT LIE

5/21/26: LOVE MY BOOKS 2020

5/22/26: MICHELLE LOVES BOOKS

5/25/26: BOOKS AND COFFEE MX

5/26/26: CASSIE’S BOOKS REVIEWS

5/27/26: EPICUREAN READS

5/28/26: ENJOYING BOOKS AGAIN

5/29/26: TAMMY READS 62

6/1/26: SUBAKKA BOOKSTUFF

6/2/26: A BLUE BOX FULL OF BOOKS

6/3/26: DANISH MUSTARD READS

6/4/26: THE PAGE LADIES READ

6/5/26: READING IS MY REMEDY

6/8/26: BOOKSTAGRAM SAM

6/9/26: JEN’S TOWERING TBR

6/10/26: SARAH’S BOOKISH REVIEWS

6/11/26: NISSA THE BOOKWORM

6/15/26: CAROL DOSCHER READER

6/16/26: BOOKPHILE BELLE

6/17/26: STOREYBOOK REVIEWS

6/18/26: GLORIANA WONG

6/18/26: MARY MARY LIBRARY

6/19/26: BOOKALONG

Learn more about DEAR MISSING FRIEND and Susan McGuirk at: susanmcguirk.com.

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May – June VIRTUAL TOUR: YOU CAN TELL ME by #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller, Melinda Leigh

Crime writer Olivia Cruz is drawn into the dark secrets of a missing friend in a terrifying novel of suspense by #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh

“Leigh keeps the pot boiling with constant attacks, revelations, and other mayhem.” – Kirkus Reviews

With over 16 million copies of her books sold, Melinda Leigh is a suspense and mystery fan favorite. Reviewers also adore her books praising how she “masters every aspect of a thriller, and with every book sets the crime fiction bar higher” (USA Today); how she has a “genuine talent for creating believable, appealing characters and realistic dialogue” (Kirkus Reviews); how her “tight prose matches the well-drawn protagonists” (Publishers Weekly); and how she creates “characters who exemplify the best of human nature, [and] also gives us a dark look at those who do not” (Bookreporter). She is “an author with a very special narrative storytelling style” (Midwest Book Review).

In the first book of her new series featuring true crime writer, Oliva Cruz, Leigh exceeds all expectations. YOU CAN TELL ME is her latest page-turner that will be published on May 12, 2026 (Montlake), just in time for summer suspense reading.

On the three-year anniversary of true crime writer Olivia Cruz’s horrific kidnapping, she’s scheduled to walk her podcaster friend Zoe March through the crime scene, but Zoe fails to show. Olivia knows Zoe would never stand her up—not today.

Zoe’s husband, who claims she never came home the night before, has reported her missing. But marital conflicts make the police suspect she has left him. Olivia thinks otherwise. The police aren’t looking for Zoe, so Olivia begins her own investigation. Retracing her friend’s last steps, she finds Zoe’s phone and a text with one chilling word: Run.

It soon becomes apparent that Zoe has been keeping secrets, and with her true crime podcast, there’s no telling what she has unearthed. To find her, Olivia must dig into her friend’s past. Did Zoe vanish to escape a killer, and is Olivia walking into a deadly trap?

YOU CAN TELL ME is Melinda Leigh at her best, full of unforgettable characters and page-turning suspense.

To launch the release of YOU CAN TELL ME, we’re hosting this exciting virtual book tour from May 11 – June 12th. We hope you’ll follow along as these beloved influencers share reviews, spotlight features, and giveaways:

May 11 @booksandcoffeemx

May 11 @bookgirlbrown_reviews

May 12 @alymaverinoreads

May 12 @bibliopeeks

May 13 @brianas_best_reads

May 13 @diveintoagoodbook

May 14 @books_and_biewers

May 14 @ablueboxfullofbooks

May 15 @megsbookclub

May 15 @wbtbbookreviews

May 16 @books.with.courtney

May 17 @cassies_books_reviews

May 18 @subakka.bookstuff

May 19 @bookrecs_by_celeste

May 19 @inspired.j.reads

May 20 @libraryofbookish

May 20 @bookobsessionslinda

May 21 @reading2escape

May 21 @hooked.by.books

May 22 @littleairplane6

May 22 @reading_is_my_remedy

May 23 @pages_and_pups

May 26 @agirlie_and_herbooks

May 26 @niks.bookshelf

May 27 @rebekahdolmat

May 27 @readingonthebrink

May 28 @plotspawspinot

May 29 @ames_chicreads

May 29 @fishgirllovesbooks

May 30 Karen’s Library

June 1 @thrillerswineandchill

June 1 @abookwormwithwine

June 2 @annaisalwaysreading

June 3 @epicureanreads

June 3 @lovemybooks2020

June 4 @danish_mustardreads

June 5 @tammyreads62

June 7 @nissa_the.bookworm

June 8 @just_another_mother_with_books

June 8 @bbecca_marie

June 9 @xbookwormcafe

June 10 @carol_doscher_reader

June 10 @bethanyburiedinbooks

June 11 @alicias.literary.life

June 11 @myburstingbookbag

June 12 @bookswritingandmore

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MAY VIRTUAL TOUR – THE ROARING RIDLEYS by Debut Author K.M. COLLEY

In Jazz Age New York, a shocking murder shatters the privileged life of the city’s most elite family in a propulsive mystery-thriller debut from author K.M. Colley that spans from Harlem to Long Island’s Gold Coast and high society’s glittering world of deadly secrets.

“All-consuming and totally arresting, The Roaring Ridleys is a party of a read. Colley’s world-building will make you want to sit down with a bottle of champagne, and her edge-of-your-seat plotting will make you want to finish the book (and the bottle!) in one night. Colley loves the 1920s so much, and it’s clear in her writing. This debut author is one to watch!” ―Nekesa Afia, author of As Long as You’re Mine

“The Gilded Age” and “Gossip Girl” meet Alyssa Cole’s When No One is Watching and Sara DiVello’s Broadway Butterfly in THE ROARING RIDLEYS by debut author K.M. Colley (Thomas & Mercer; May 1, 2026). Set in 1920s New York, the story follows the adopted heirs of the city’s most elite family as they find themselves embroiled in a shocking murder when the body of a notorious gossip columnist is found during their family’s legendary soirée—thrusting the siblings into a twisted game of betrayal and revenge, even as the killer lurkers closer than they think.

While this is Colley’s debut as a novelist, she is also an established actress. Known to many as Keturah Maree, she has appeared in The Other Black Girl, Atlanta and Queen Sugar, and her acting background has inspired her cinematic approach to writing. Colley explains, “I’ve always loved the behind-the-scenes of making a show or a movie. As an actress, I don’t just read the lines; I explore why certain choices are made by a character. When I began writing, it came naturally to put myself in the mind of my characters in the same way I would prepare for a role.”

In the glittering world of 1920s New York, the seven Ridley heirs seem to have it all: wealth, status, and protection as the city’s most powerful family, but when notorious gossip columnist Dale Caimen is found dead during their family’s renowned summer soiree, their carefully constructed world begins to crack.

Behind the champagne and jazz, each adopted Ridley sibling harbors secrets that could destroy them. There’s Amelia, the responsible eldest trying to hold it all together; Adesua, whose artistic ambitions in the Harlem Renaissance threaten her family’s expectations; wild child Kavita, whose dangerous nights in speakeasies may have finally caught up with her; Wei, the eldest brother who takes the spotlight any chance he gets; Omar, the stoic and empathetic mediator; Diego, Columbia college student who secretly dreams of being a chef; and Henrik, musically inclined baby brother.

As the murder investigation intensifies, long-buried tensions surface for the diverse Ridley family, who were adopted from their native lands of France, Illinois, India, China, Egypt, Argentina, and United Kingdom family loyalties unravel. Someone knows the truth about the Ridleys―and they’re willing to kill to expose it. In a world where appearance is everything and power comes at a deadly price, the siblings must decide what matters more: protecting the family name or each other.

We think THE ROARING RIDLEYS is the bees knees, and to celebrate its release, we are hosting a virtual book tour throughout the month of May featuring these hotsy-totsy influencers who will share reviews, spotlights, and giveaways. We hope you’ll follow along, pals!

Friday, May 1 – @bookgirlbrown_reviews

Friday, May 1 – @ablueboxfullofbooks

Saturday, May 2 – @epicureanreads

Sunday, May 3 – @shellysbookcorner

Monday, May 4 – @welovebigbooksandwecannotlie

May, May 4 – @libraryofbookish

Monday, May 4 – @bookphile_belle

Tuesday, May 5 – @fishgirllovesbooks

Tuesday, May 5 – @sarahandherbookshelves

Tuesday, May 5 – @storeybookreviews

Wednesday, May 6 – @inspired.j.reads

Wednesday, May 6 – @thelittlibrarian

Thursday, May 7 – @webreakforbooks

Thursday, May 7 – @booknbikram

Friday, May 8 – @lovemybooks2020

Sunday, May 10 – @salliesays_

Monday, May 11 – @megsbookclub

Monday, May 11 – @bbecca_marie

Tuesday, May 12 – @plotspawspinot

Tuesday, May 12 – @candice_reads

Wednesday, May 13 – @rebekahdolmat

Wednesday, May 13 – @alicias.literary.life

Thursday, May 14 – @myburstingbookbag

Thursday, May 14 – @bookedinperpetuity

Friday, May 15 – @reading_is_my_remedy

Friday, May 15 – @teesbookjourney

Saturday, May 16 – @nissa_the.bookworm

Sunday, May 17 – @cassies_books_reviews

Monday, May 18 – @tammyreads62

Tuesday, May 19 – @lexijava

Wednesday, May 20 – @beeisforbooks

Wednesday, May 20 – @readingonthebrink

Thursday, May 21 – @danish_mustardreads

Thursday, May 21 – @sarahs.bookish.reviews

Friday, May 22 – @bookswritingandmore

Friday, May 22 – @rozierreadsandwine

Saturday, May 23 – @pages_and_pups

Sunday, May 24 – @bookdragon217

Tuesday, May 26 – @ames_chicreads

Wednesday, May 27 – @carol_doscher_reader

Thursday, May 28 – @just_another_mother_with_books

Friday, May 29 – @gloriana.wong

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APRIL-MAY Virtual Tour: THE MISSING ONES by New York Times bestselling author A. R. TORRE

In an exclusive and close-knit community, the secrets of the past threaten to destroy three women in a shocking novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author A. R. Torre.

Behind the manicured lawns and guarded gates of Crestmore Estates lies a neighborhood built on secrets.

Five years ago, three residents vanished without a trace. No bodies. No answers. Just rumors, whispered around the country club. Now, when human remains surface on the golf course, old suspicions rematerialize―and the spotlight falls on the women left behind.

Andrea Kendal knows what people think―that her brilliant surgeon husband had something to do with his first wife’s bloody disappearance. Sara Batcher has spent years defending herself against accusations that she killed her husband. And Katie Morrow, the community’s youngest trophy wife, can’t escape the suspicious shadows cast by her husband’s ex-wife.

As the investigation circles closer, the wives find themselves bound together by fear, betrayal, and the ghosts of the missing. In a neighborhood where appearances are everything, each must decide what she’ll sacrifice to protect her carefully constructed life―before someone else decides to shatter them all.

To kick off the release of A.R. Torre’s scintillating new thriller, THE MISSING ONES, we’re hosting this exciting virtual book tour from April 14 – May 15th. We hope you’ll follow along and comment as these beloved influencers share reviews, spotlight features, and giveaways:

04/14/26: @Stacy40Pages

04/14/26: @Booksandcoffeemx

04/14/26: @Bookgirlbrown_reviews

04/15/26: @Diveintoagoodbook

04/15/26: @Brianas_best_reads

04/16/26: @Lovemybooks2020

04/16/26: @Alymaverinoreads

04/17/26: @Thebookclubmom

04/17/26: @Nissa_the.bookworm

04/18/26: @Fishgirllovesbooks

04/20/26: @Abookwormwithwine

04/20/26: @Jenniferk_reads

04/21/26: @Epicureanreads

04/21/26: @Plotspawspinot

04/22/26: @Xbookwormcafe

04/22/26: @Annaisalwaysreading

04/23/26: @Hooked.by.books

04/23/26: @Wbtbbookreviews

04/24/26: @Littleairplane6

04/24/26: @Megsbookclub

04/25/26: @Cassies_books_reviews

04/26/26: @Karens_library

04/27/26: @Subakka.bookstuff

04/27/26: @Bookswritingandmore

04/28/26: @Ames_chicreads

04/28/26: @Inspired.j.reads

04/29/26: @Reading_is_my_remedy

04/29/26: @Readingonthebrink

04/30/26: @Danish_mustardreads

04/30/26: @Rebekahdolmat

05/01/26: @The_dusti_bookshelf

05/01/26: @Addictedtobooks86

05/02/26: @Journalofjaida

05/04/26: @Lcloveslit

05/04/26: @Bbecca_marie

05/05/26: @Lexijava

05/05/26: @Niks.bookshelf

05/06/26: @Myburstingbookbag

05/06/26: @Bookprincessofcali

05/07/26: @Tammyreads62

05/08/26: @Travelisfers

05/08/26: @Ablueboxfullofbooks

05/09/26: @Pages_and_pups

05/11/26: @Books.with.courtney

05/11/26: @Reading.with.reese

05/12/26: @Books_and_biewers

05/13/26: @Sarahandherbookshelves

05/14/26: @Libraryofbookish

05/15/26: @Just_another_mother_with_books

June 2026 Virtual Book Tour: TWO LIVES WITH YOU by Lauren Ho – a Mindy’s Book Studio Selection!

For fans of Rebecca Serle, this sharp, funny, and emotionally resonant novel asks: if you could do it all over again, would you? In Lauren Ho’s poignantly relatable and witty new novel, TWO LIVES WITH YOU she brilliantly explores the consequences when a what-if wish actually comes true.

May 19 – June 19: Virtual Book Tour for DEAR MISSING FRIEND by Susan McGuirk

**For Fans of The Correspondent and The Dictionary of Lost Words!**

ONE WOMAN. TWO MEN. ONE DREAM.

May – June VIRTUAL TOUR: YOU CAN TELL ME by #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller, Melinda Leigh

MAY VIRTUAL TOUR – THE ROARING RIDLEYS by Debut Author K.M. COLLEY

APRIL-MAY Virtual Tour: THE MISSING ONES by New York Times bestselling author A. R. TORRE

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