The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary

After Tiffy breaks up with her boyfriend, she is finding it hard to find somewhere to live in London on her limited budget. She decides her best option is to share a flat with a man named Leon. Leon, with his job as a palliative care nurse, only needs the apartment from 9am-6pm weekdays, since he spends weekends at his girlfriend's house. This arrangement suits Tiffy perfectly with her job as an assistant book editor at a small publishing house. Even though they are never at the flat at the same time, their lives begin to intermingle as they learn about each other through their possessions and notes to each other, which are at first pithy and humorous, then turn caring as they get involved in their respective lives. Soon, both Tiffy and Leon realize they have feelings for each other. Will they end up as more than just flatmates? The Flatshare is a light, fun debut novel similar to Jojo Moyes and Jenny Colgan. It will be published in May.

American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt by Karen Harper

Near the turn of the 20th century, Consuelo Vanderbilt is forced to marry Charles Spencer-Churchill by her mother, Alva, and she is miserable because she loves someone else. However, having Consuelo become a duchess and lady of Blenheim Palace is too much of a coup to dissuade Alva from her plans. Moving from America to England and getting used to all the British customs is, at first, a huge task for Consuelo, but soon she finds her stride and place--even winning over members of the royal family. Can she ever be truly happy married to someone she doesn't care for? American Duchess recounts Consuelo's life and loves in an intimate and entertaining style.

Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson

Artist Henrietta "Hen" Mazur is convinced her next-door neighbor Matthew Dolamore is a killer. While at Matthew's home for dinner one night, Hen sees a fencing trophy that she believes belonged to murder victim Dustin Miller, who lived down the street from Hen when she lived in Cambridge. Hen isn't sure what to do because she has bipolar disorder and is doing well now, but while in college she had an episode and was arrested for attacking another student because Hen believed the student was a murderer. Hen feels the police won't believe her now, but when Hen begins to follow Matthew, she becomes a witness to his violence and her and Matthew's lives become forever intertwined. I always look forward to a new Peter Swanson novel and this one doesn't disappoint. Before She Knew Him is a page turner in the style of Alfred Hitchcock.

The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen

As she gets ready to turn twenty-one, Emily Bryce longs to help with the war effort. Her parents, overly concerned with their station in life, consider it beneath them to let Emily do more than visit the local hospital with her mother. After her birthday, Emily breaks away from her parents and ends up working for the Women's Land Army, harvesting crops and doing other farm work. She also falls in love with Australian pilot Robbie Kerr, which brings more of her parent's disapproval. The Victory Garden is a cozy story about Emily finding her own way amidst the turmoil of World War I.