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New Year, New Books – What To Look Forward to in 2023

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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Exeter chapter.

Whether you’re in the mood for something uplifting, inspiring or something that will transport you to a whole other world, 2023’s lineup of new book releases has got you covered. Get ready for your TBR list to get just that little bit longer…

Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes

Release Date: 2nd February

A mix-up at the gym leads two completely different women to walk in each other’s shoes – literally. But having done so, can either ever return to the life they had?

Maame by Jessica George

Release Date: 16th February

Maddie is juggling being the primary caretaker for her father with her unrewarding career. When her mum returns from her latest trip, Maddie leaps at the chance to get out of the family home and finally start living.

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

Release Date: 6th April

A comedy writer thinks she’s sworn off love, until a dreamily handsome pop star flips the script on all her assumptions when they start working together.

Happy Place by Emily Henry

Release Date: 27th April

A couple who broke up months ago make a pact to pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation so that they don’t disappoint their best friends.

A Lady’s Guide to Scandal by Sophie Irwin

Release Date: 11th May

Recently widowed from her marriage of convenience, Eliza, now Dowager Countess of Somerset, is suddenly left titled, rich, and for the first time in her life, in control of her own future.

The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren

Release Date: 16th May

Sparks fly when a romance novelist and a documentary filmmaker join forces to craft the perfect Hollywood love story and take both of their careers to the next level.

Once More With Feeling by Elissa Susman

Release Date: 30th May

A former pop star, whose career went up in smoke, finds herself back in the spotlight when she is asked to star in a Broadway musical that her old flame is directing.

Will They or Won’t They by Ava Wilder

Release Date: 6th June

Two co-stars with a complex history reunite to film the final season of a beloved TV show. To deliver the happy ending the fans have been waiting for, the pair are forced to get closer than ever.

The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

Release Date: 6th July

An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate… only to discover he lives seven years in the past.

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

Release Date: 14th November

When she receives word of her globetrotting parents’ tragic deaths, Inez sails to Cairo yearning for answers. Upon arrival, ancient magic pulls her down a path that will uncover the truth about her parents’ disappearance.

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