New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers May 14, 2023 1. Happy Place by Emily Henry A former couple pretend to be together for the sake of their friends during their annual getaway in Maine. 2. Simply Lies by David Baldacci A former detective becomes the prime suspect in a murder case involving a man with mob ties who was in witness protection. 3. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show. 4. In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune When an unfamiliar android turns up, the security of a family consisting of a human and three robots is imperiled. 5. Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane As desegregation comes to Boston's public schools, a young Black man is found dead and a woman searches for her missing daughter. 6. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano In an homage to Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, a young man's dark past resurfaces as he gets to know the family of his college sweetheart. 7. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design. 8. Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls Nine years after being cast out, a young woman returns to reclaim her place in her family and comes into her own as a bootlegger. 9. The Way of the Bear by Anne Hillerman The eighth book in the Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series. Puzzling deaths occur near Utah's Bears Ears National Monument. 10. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse. 11. Dark Angel by John Sandford The second book in the Letty Davenport series. Letty takes an undercover assignment that puts her in harm's way with a group of hackers. 12. Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld A late-night show's sketch writer may become involved with a pop music sensation who is a guest host. 13. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there. 14. You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose A blossoming romance between a New Yorker and a rancher morphs into something potentially destructive. 15. Night Angel Nemesis by Brent Weeks The High King Logan Gyre asks Kylar Stern to protect his kingdom and twin sons. ©2023 All rights reserved by New York Times Syndication Sales Corp. This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.   A version of this list appears in the May 14, 2023 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 29, 2023. Atlantic County Library System | 40 Farragut Avenue, Mays Landing, NJ 08330 Phone: (609) 625-2776 | www.atlanticlibrary.org        Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson Atlantic County Board of Commissioners, Maureen Kern, Chairwoman