The summer is known for the time of beach reads, and there’s no doubt that there are some excellent releases that you need to check out. However, you don’t necessarily always want to read romance. And if you are reading romance, maybe dark romance is more your cup of tea.
In some great news, there’s an excellent mixture of books coming out in June 2026. They’re sure to be your next summer obsession, whether you want romance, horror, fantasy, or historical fiction. Now you’ll just need to decide what you’re reading first.
‘The Last Time We Drowned’ by Saratoga Schaefer
If you love psychological thrillers mixed with luxury and influence, then you’ll want to check out The Last Time We Drowned by Saratoga Schaefer, coming out on June 2, 2026. It follows six influencers on one luxury yacht, and that means there’s nowhere to hide.
Charlie Engels is a broke and desperate influencer who suddenly gets the offer of a lifetime. To join other influencers on the Empress, a state-of-the-art yacht houseboat just off the Florida Keys. So, off she goes, but she soon realizes that it may not be the dream job she once believed it would be.
To start with, Charlie is constantly seeing the same influencer that everyone else says quit. Then there’s a hurricane that traps them all at sea. With communications cut and supplies dwindling, the group needs to figure out how to survive. That’s even harder when the first body drops.
Courtesy of Penguin Random House‘A Pair of Aces’ by Victoria Christopher Murray and Marie Benedict
For those in the mood for historical fiction, Victoria Christopher Murray and Marie Benedicthave teamed up once more to bring a story based somewhat on a true story. You know the story of Lucky Luciano, but do you know the story of the women who helped to bring him down? That’s what A Pair of Aces will tell when it’s released on June 2, 2026.
Eunice Carter, the first Black female prosecutor in Manhattan, is determined to bring down Lucky. The problem is that she can’t get Lucky alone, and so, she turns to a woman who she doesn’t necessarily like, creating an unlikely allyship with Polly Adler.
Polly has spent her life building up her high-class brothel business. She knows some of the most famous people in New York, her booze is the best, and her music and food tastes are to die for. She wouldn’t usually turn on her clients, but when Lucky puts one of her girls in danger, she is determined to bring him down.
Courtes of Zando Imprint‘Harvest Season’ by Brynne Weaver
For those who adore any of Brynne Weaver’s books, Harvest Season will be a must. Yes, it has a boat-load of trigger warnings to start, and it’s just as wild and fun as the Ruinous Love trilogy. If you haven’t read Tourist Season yet, you need to read that one first, as Harvest Season is the second book in a new trilogy and follows all the same characters.
Harvest Season picks up off the back of Tourist Season, where Nolan has learned that not everyone is who he believes them to be. Now there’s a group of true crime enthusiasts looking for missing people who Nolan knows are dead, and he needs to avoid suspicion while protecting those around him.
Meanwhile, Harper has tried everything to avoid her past resurfacing, but Nolan has learned the truth. Now, she’s not sure who she can trust. Can she even trust herself? Find out on June 9, 2026.
Courtesy of MacMillan Publishers‘Light Wielder’ by Rachel Schneider
The long-awaited sequel to Metal Slinger is finally here, and you need to add it to your reading list. Rachel Schneider picks up four years later in Light Wielder, with Jovie now dealing with the consequences of her actions. After choosing to spare King Edmond’s life but take his magic, the whole land has found itself in a brutal war.
All Jovie wants is to protect the people of Maile from the conflict she started. If that means avoiding Acker and further breaking his heart, then so be it.
As for Acker, he knows that he has to help in his father’s war, and that means an arranged marriage with a woman who absolutely abhors him. At the back of his mind is Jovie. While she may have betrayed him and their dreams together, he finds himself connected to her, and has even found a way into her dreams. How will it all play out? You’ll get to read it all on June 9, 2026.
Courtesy of Del Ray Books‘Wildflower’ by Becky Jenkinson
If you need something a little more whimsical in the fantasy realm, then you’ll want to turn to Wildflower by Becky Jenkinson. Her debut novel features hand-drawn flowers at the start of each chapter, bringing a more immersive element to the story that you can read on June 16, 2026.
When Fliss was born, she was cursed to always tell the truth. That means she says little to avoid trouble, but when she gets an anonymous request to find a specific and mysterious flower, she finds herself on the path to Willoh Vane, an outcast sorcerer.
Willoh has been accused of using dark magic to corrupt the northern forest. As Fliss comes across him, she finds herself torn, as it turns out that Willoh is also her best friend’s enemy. However, Will offers to help gather the rare flowers and potentially help protect the land from a brutal disaster.
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Courtesy of Penguin Random House‘The Someday Garden’ by Ashley Poston
A slightly more realistic fantasy story to check out is The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston, and it’s also available on June 16, 2026. This one follows Sophie Drear as she plans to escape to coastal Maine for the summer.
While working on revitalizing the grounds of Lilymoor House, she finds a door that never appears in the same place twice. This door leads her to an unfinished garden that has a man trapped inside.
To make matters worse, the gardens of Lilymoor won’t be nurtured or tamed. On top of that, the owner has wild ideas about who could ake over when she retires. Can Sophie figure out exactly what Lilymoor needs to bloom again, and can the man on the other side of the mysterious door help?
Courtesy of Viking Books‘Tillinghast’ by Clare Cavenagh
Are you in the mood for horror? How about Tillinghast by Clare Cavenagh, releasing on June 23, 2026? This vampiric horror was inspired by real events from the 19th century in New England, offering that extra layer of fun.
Stutley Tillinghast has avoided contact with humans as much as possible, living as the minister of a remote rural parish. It’s the best way to avoid the frenzied and bloody end when he does end up around people. However, it’s a lonely life, as he’s only ever met one person like him: the woman who made him.
Things change when a girl arrives in search of him. She shares the same surname and has an uncanny resemblance to the woman whom Tillinghast has long tried to forget. To make matters worse, she’s sick, and Tillinghast is the only person who can help her.
Courtesy of Penguin Random House‘The Shampoo Effect’ by Jenny Jackson
At the end of the month, we get a beach read that you won’t want to skip over. Jenny Jackson’s The Shampoo Effect arrives on June 30, 3036, and it brings what initially seems to be a classic romance as Caroline Lash immediately falls head-over-heels for Van Whittaker as she arrives in Greenhead, Massachusetts.
Van is a Border collie of a man, but there’s an issue with the friend group. His ex-girlfriend, Bailey, runs in the same group of friends, and when she turns out to be pregnant with Van’s baby, Caroline’s life turns on its head.
As Caroline is quickly cast out of the friend group, she has to figure out what to do next. How about exposing the long-held secrets of the entire town? Sometimes, you need to watch who you mess with.
Courtesy of Agenda Collective‘The Kings of Vegas’ by Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman
Do you need something a little like Succession? Then The Kings of Vegas by Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman is where to turn next. This is a story of crime, sibling rivalry, and everything that happens in Sin City (and stays there, of course!), and it’s out on June 30, 2026.
Josie King left Las Vegas in the ‘90s, and she never thought she would go back. She couldn’t stick wit the family business of running casinos, and decided a quieter life as an accountant was the way to go. However, 15 years later, she’s back after the unexpected death of her father.
During the will reading, Josie and her siblings learn that they need to spend three years working together at The Jackpot, the notorious family casino, if they want to inherit anything. Josie agrees to take over the casino’s finances, and that’s when she learns that everything in the city has changed and Las Vegas is far more dangerous than it once was.
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