#SRC2026 Ambassador

For our 2026 Summer Reading Challenge, each ambassador will receive one of the six tracks outlined below, each with four books, plus exclusive chances to apply to review nearly a dozen add-on books from the lineup. Please review the tracks below then fill out the form linked at the bottom of the page for a chance to be selected as an #SRC2026 Ambassador.

Out May 5 | Learn More

“Queen of the beach read,” (Cosmopolitan) New York Times bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey returns with a heartfelt escape to coastal Carolina.

Out May 19 | Learn More

 “Center employs the forced proximity trope to excellent effect in bringing these two back together, and the characters’ sparkling banter effortlessly captures their long-standing intimacy. It’s a joy to watch their friends-to-lovers journey unfold.” ―Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

Out June 9 | Learn More

An aspiring newspaper reporter comes across a mystery that threatens to turn the Cold War hot in a funny, thrilling, and strictly undercover romantic comedy by the bestselling author of Don’t Forget to Write.

Out July 28 | Learn More

 After a long break from dating, Leti reconnects with a disastrously familiar match who becomes her brother’s roommate, and as he takes over her dating apps, their chaotic dynamic slowly turns into unexpected romance.

Out May 26 | Learn More

A hardworking single mom returns to her seaside hometown and stumbles into a fake dating situationship with a wealthy, workaholic scion, from the New York Times bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script.

Out July 7 | Learn More

After an accident erases years of his memory, a man returns to his family’s ranch in hopes of piecing back together the life and love he thought he had lost forever.

Out July 21 | Learn More

Sparks fly on a road trip through the Scottish highlands in this delightful forced proximity romance. “Naina Kumar is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine. Her books are brilliant, witty, sexy, and so damn good.”—Hannah Bonam-Young, bestselling author of Out on a Limb

Out August 4 | Learn More

A stunning novel of romance and redemption set in the Spunes, OR world, filled with heartbreak and hope from “master of emotion” (Rachel Lynn Solomon) USA Today bestselling author Tarah DeWitt.

Out May 19 | Learn More

When a local mother goes missing, two estranged sisters are pulled back into each other’s lives and forced to confront old wounds, fractured trust, and the many ways a woman can disappear in plain sight.

Out June 2 | Learn More

Four friends. One pact. Zero compromises… Until now. A wickedly funny and brutally honest exploration of modern feminism, female friendship, and the courage it takes to rewrite the rules of your own life.

Out June 9 | Learn More

Bestselling young adult author Mary H.K. Choi debuts a brilliantly observed adult novel about mothers, daughters and the complexity of family set against the backdrop of Hollywood.

Out August 4 | Learn More

The current is threatening to pull them under. A deeply moving exploration of motherhood, sacrifice, and the extraordinary connections that emerge when we’re brave enough to let others see our struggles.

Out May 5 | Learn More

Fresh and fast-paced, Shadows on Sidewalks takes us on a roller coaster as James Grady demonstrates his mastery of the noir form and shines a light on the modern condition.

Out May 19 | Learn More

A small-town PI is drawn into a killer conspiracy in a breathtaking novel of suspense by the New York Times bestselling author of the Anthony Award–nominated These Toxic Things.

Out June 23 | Learn More

A steamy, suspenseful friends-to-lovers romance between a relentless journalist and a mysterious lawyer with a complicated shared past, set against a fictionalized Washington, DC, this fast-paced, high-stakes story explores reclaiming identity, challenging power, and the pursuit of a new American dream.

Out July 14 | Learn More

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a sizzling noir about desire, danger, and greed, in which seduction is the ultimate con.

Out June 2 | Learn More

In this twisty, uproarious debut, a pop culture obsessive uses her reality TV expertise to investigate a suspicious disappearance aboard a yacht … while falling for a hot deckhand and avoiding confronting her best friend’s untimely passing—perfect for fans of The Wedding People and Traitors.

Out June 16 | Learn More

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters comes a witty and wonderful new novel about one unforgettable family and the journeys we take—across oceans and through heartbreak—to find our way back to love.

Out July 7 | Learn More

Will she catch feelings … or catch a killer? A disgraced true-crime podcaster returns home to hunt a serial killer she misidentified—only to realize her next suspect might be one of the three men she’s falling for, and he could be planning her murder.

Out July 21 | Learn More

Suspects abound when a much-despised neighbor is killed, perfect for fans of Only Murders in the Building and Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club.

Out May 12 | Learn More

A French chateau. A forest with secrets. A magical spring. Welcome to La Chanson, where lost souls are found again… Whimsical and atmospheric, The River Muse will enchant readers with its myth and music.

Out May 26 | Learn More

A terrible family curse threatens four generations of women in a spellbinding novel of haunting secrets, magic, and healing by the Edgar Award–nominated author of The Taken Ones.

Out June 9 | Learn More

“Filled with tension, excitement, and brilliant plot twists, the story moves at a breakneck pace against the backdrop of Gerstenblatt’s meticulous research. Luminous.” —Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Queen

Out July 28 | Learn More

Rapunzel meets Six of Crows in this darkly imagined high fantasy for fans of T. Kingfisher’s Nettle & Bone, The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart, Naomi Novik’s Uprooted, and Disney’s Tangled, as a woman with amnesia—and magical hair—searches for her lost memories while navigating a web of royal intrigue, bone magic, and secret monasteries.