A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

Sera Swan lost almost all of her magic abilities fifteen years ago when she brought her great-aunt Jasmine back from the dead. Now in her thirties, she runs an inn called Batty Hole, where a quirky group of people have taken up permanent residence. Along with Sera and Jasmine, there's Sera's young cousin Theo, Clemmie (a fellow witch trapped in the body of a fox, Nicholas (who works at the local medieval fair and wears his armor almost all of the time) and Matilda (an older woman who tends to the garden). They have formed a close knit family who are there for each other. In addition, Sera would like nothing more than to get her power back. In fact, when she was a teenager she was a witch of unusual promise, rivalling only Albert Grey, who then and now is the most powerful witch in England. All Sera has to do is get her hands on the book "The Ninth Compendium of Uncommon Spells" which contains a spell that Sera believes will restore all her power, but having been expelled from the British Guild of Sorcery years ago, this is a huge task. Will Luke Larsen, who arrives at the inn with his young sister Posy, be able to help? Only time will tell...

Port Anna by Libby Buck

Gwen has come back to live at Periwinkle, the cottage in Maine her family has owned for generations. Fired from her job in North Carolina, she's hoping for a fresh start, even though Port Anna holds both good and bad memories. Although the cottage is not winterized, Gwen hopes her new job at the high school will provide some financial relief. It's obvious to those around Gwen that her old friend, Hugh, would like nothing more than to buy the land that Periwinkle sits on. Can Gwen hold onto the cottage and build a new life in Port Anna? A great read-alike for Sarah Addison Allen and Ellen Airgood.

Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell

When Ash's mother, Nina, starts dating Nick Radcliffe, she becomes very uneasy. Her dad Paddy died a year ago, and the whole family still feels his loss. Meanwhile, in another English town, florist Martha wonders about her husband Alistair's absence. What the reader knows is that Nick and Alistair are the same person and it's likely that neither of those names are real. This man has swindled many women out of money, broken their hearts, and destroyed lives. Don't Let Him In is a page turner recounting how Ash (along with Paddy's first girlfriend Jane) begins to connect the dots of Nick's past. Can the women convince Nina that Nick is dangerous--and finally make Nick pay for all his evil deeds? One of Jewell's best...

Hazel Says No by Jessica Berger Gross

Hazel, a senior in high school, moves with her parents Claire and Gus and her younger brother Wolf to Riverburg, Maine from Brooklyn. Gus has just started a new job at the small liberal arts college in town. On the first day of classes, Hazel's principal, Mr. White, propositions her. Dumbfounded and disgusted, Hazel screams no and runs from the room. In Hazel Says No, the reader follows the Greenberg Blum family over the next nine months as all their lives are changed by the incident. A great read-alike for Tom Perrotta.

The Second Chance Convenience Store by Kim Ho-Yeon

Mrs. Yeom is thrilled to get her missing wallet back. The man that returns it, Dokgo, has been homeless for several years and accepts free meals from the convenience store that Mrs. Yeom owns, rather than a monetary reward. Soon, Dokgo is working the night shift at Mrs. Yeom's store and doing an excellent job. What caused Dokgo to be in his current situation? The Second Chance Convenience Store reveals Dokgo's past, along with the lives of the others who work at and frequent the store. Read-alikes include The Passengers on the Hankyu Line and Yeonnam-Dong's Smiley Laundromat.