Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/30/26 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now

I'm listening to Abby Jimenez's newest rom-com with depth, The Night We Met; I'm reading Rachel Hochhauser's Cinderella retelling from the perspective of the "evil" (actually fierce and determined) stepmother, Lady Tremaine; and I'm reading the newest title in Steve Cavanagh's Eddie Flynn mystery series, Two Kinds of Stranger.

What are you reading, bookworms?

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01 The Night We Met (Say You'll Remember Me #2) by Abby Jimenez

Larissa made a split-second decision one night after a concert, when she's shoeless and in need of a ride home: she chose joking, fun-time-guy Mike to drive her. Then she becomes friends with his far-more-serious best friend, Chris, a pharmacist who is kind, thoughtful, and more quiet. That fateful night, Chris had come across as more aloof--but he had been grieving the loss of his mother and his complicated feelings around it.

Now Larissa and Chris feel more and more connected, but because they'd never hurt Mike, they have to remain just friends.

Jimenez offers great banter and fantastic premises, and she works in real-world issues to add depth. So far in this story she's explored money troubles, death and grief, identity theft and financial repercussions, and more.

I'm listening to The Night We Met courtesy of Harper Wave and Libro.fm.

Check out these other Bossy reviews of books by Abby Jimenez.

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02 Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser

Rachel Hochhauser's Lady Tremaine is a retelling of the Cinderella story from the perspective of the "evil" stepmother, who is actually a strong, determined woman set on protecting her daughters and securing futures for them in a world where the safety and security of unmarried women is far from assured.

A royal ball opens up the opportunity for Lady Tremaine to use the respectability of her deceased husband's title to secure invitations for her daughters and her standoffish stepdaughter. After her stepdaughter garners the attention of royalty , Lady Tremaine discovers a destructive secret in the noble family, and she must make crucial decisions around her own flesh and blood and the future of her loved ones.

I received a prepublication edition of Lady Tremaine courtesy of NetGalley and St. Martin's Press.

You might also be interested in Bossy reviews of other retellings.

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03 Two Kinds of Stranger (Eddie Flynn #9) by Steve Cavanagh

Elly Parker is a social media influencer who's happy in her marriage--until she realizes that her husband is having an affair with her best friend.

When Elly sees a stranger with crutches and a suitcase on the steps of the subway platform, she is determined to continue to try to be kind out in the world, despite her pain.

But the stranger's intention was always to draw Elly into a mysterious plan, and now Elly is having trouble getting the police or anyone else to believe in the existence of the unknown man who has turned her life on its head.

I received an electronic prepublication edition of this title courtesy of NetGalley and Atria Books.

Steve Cavanagh is also the author of Kill for Me, Kill for You as well as eight other titles in the Eddie Flynn series, of which this book is a part.