You’ve heard of an armchair detective, but what about an armchair traveler? We can’t always just take off to whatever destination we would like to visit but as readers, we can rely on our favorite storytellers to transport us to different places. In this edition of Book-ation, we’re visiting some of the biggest cities in America. Whether it’s the brutal winters of Chicago or the dry heat of L.A. or a steamy NYC summer, we have romances, thrillers and more that will make you feel like you’re vacationing right from your favorite reading spot.

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Second-chance romance in NYC? Check out Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

Eva Mercy is a single mom and bestselling writer of erotica and Shane Hall is the reclusive award-winning novelist. When Shane unexpectedly shows up in New York, he meets Eva and the two seem to hit it off immediately. But what the two aren’t sharing is that they spent a week in love fifteen years ago. Even if they are pretending to not know one another, they have been sending secret messages to each other through their books for years. With Eva being wary of the man who broke her heart, she can’t deny the attraction is still there and even with the humid Brooklyn summer, things can always get steamier.

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Looking for unexpected love (and cupcakes) in San Diego? Check out Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley

After turning down a proposal on a reality TV show, Jada Townsend-Matthews is one of most disliked women in America. Coming home to San Diego to escape, Jada finds herself working at a new cupcake shop called the Sugar Blitz. Sugar Blitz is owned by professional football player Donovan Dell. When a reporter mistakes the two for a couple, they agree to go with it; after all, the press could make Sugar Blitz really popular and also help Jada’s image. But what happens when faking it makes you feel it?

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Want a domestic suspense in a blustering Chicago winter? Check out She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica

ICU nurse Meghan is trying to balance her job while also being a single mom. When a young woman named Caitlin is brought into the hospital in a coma, a witness comes forward who claims Caitlin may have been pushed from the bridge. Now, Meghan finds herself wrapped up in Caitlin’s life and before she knows it, her and her daughter could be in danger.

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The Whisper NetworkEver wish Big Little Lies took place in Dallas? Check out Whisper Network by Chandler Baker

When three female colleagues notice their male superior being inappropriate with a new woman in the office, they make the decision to band together and bring him down. If they don’t do something now, this man could be the head of the company one day. Although each woman has a different relationship with him, they are aware that their action is needed as every mention of misconduct has been swept under the rug…and it ends here.

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Want to investigate a disappearance in Nashville? Check out No One Knows by J.T. Ellison

Although she was once considered the prime suspect of his murder, Audrey Hamilton has been mourning her missing husband for the last five years. Now that he has been officially declared dead, Aubrey has more questions than ever. Was he murdered or did he take off on his own? Who is the new stranger in Aubrey’s life? Is all of this in her head?

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Want a Hollywood-obsessed murder noir? Check out The Hurricane Blonde by Halley Sutton

Former child star and Hollywood royalty Salma Lowe now works as a tour guide for the Stars Six Feet Under bus tour. Salma spends her days showing tourists where actresses have died, each day being constantly reminded of her sister Tawney’s murder. Tawney was dubbed the “Hurricane Blonde” by the media due to her off-camera behavior and to this day her murder remains unsolved. When a dead body is found on the property Tawney once lived in, Salma is disturbed to find the woman looks just like her sister.

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Want to experience psychological thriller in the beautiful Boston area? Check out White Ivy by Susie Yang

For Ivy, running into Sylvia is pure fate. Years ago, Ivy was in love with Sylvia’s brother, the golden boy Gideon. The romance came to an abrupt end when Ivy was sent to China after her mother found items Ivy had stolen to keep up with the lifestyle she so badly wanted (a trick she learned from her grandmother). Now, Ivy won’t let anything get in her way as she tries to infiltrate her way back into Gideon’s life and finally have the future she’s obsessed over since she was a child. When someone from Ivy’s past comes into the picture, Ivy realizes this person could completely shatter everything she’s ever wanted.

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A Cape Cod escape on the horizon for you? Check out The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

Elle, her husband, and three children are spending the summer at the Paper Palace – the family vacation house that Elle has spent every summer of her life at. This is the summer that will change everything. Just last night, Elle and her oldest friend, Jonas, slept together and now Elle finds herself in a position where she has to make a tough choice. Does she choose her husband, Peter, and the life she’s accustomed to? Or will she pick Jonas and the life she’s always imagined if it weren’t for one tragic event that changed everything?

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Bright Young WomenCan’t decide between Seattle and Tallahassee? Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll has you covered!

Although a serial killer the media dubs the “All-American Sex Killer” is terrorizing the Pacific Northwest, a group of sorority sisters at Florida State University’s Tallahassee campus aren’t concerned for their safety. When sorority president Pamela Schumacher wakes up in the middle of the night to find two of her sorority sisters dead and two others maimed, she realizes terror has come to the east coast. In Seattle, Tina Cannon is desperate for answers regarding the disappearance of her friend, Ruth. Convinced the attack on the sorority house is connected to the disappearance of her friend, Tina travels to Florida for answers and in hopes to meet Pamela.

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