In Great Big Beautiful Life, Emily Henry leans away from her traditional rom-com voice and introduces deeper themes that bleed into contemporary and women’s fiction as well.

By slowly revealing the truth of famous heiress Margaret’s complex past, Henry adds a layer of mystery and intrigue that goes well beyond the romantic tension between professional writers Alice and Hayden. While there's unquestionably a romantic thread to the book, the bulk of the plot is much more about a personal legacy and the convoluted ways that family histories are woven together.

All the Colors of the Dark tells the story of "Patch," a one-eyed boy who is just 13 when girls begin to go missing in his town. When he rescues the daughter of a wealthy family, the latest target in the crime spree, he inadvertently kicks off a tidal wave that ripples for a lifetime. This book is billed as both a crime story and a love story, and it is — but not love in the way you may think. It encompasses romantic love, but also the gruff love of a neighbor, the fearful love of a parent, the loyal love of friendship, and all the many shades in between.

The Last Verse should be a big hit with both crime fiction and historical drama lovers alike. Twyla is a nineteen-year-old aspiring musician who decides to head to Nashville with little but the guitar on her back. When she is swept up into a crime and circumstances wholly outside of her nature, she writes a song and sings it to what she thinks is an empty bar. Weeks later, though, she hears another woman performing it on the radio — and it's an instant hit.