Lower East Side Librarian

Best place to meet a bae: in a hospital drip room, obviously. Isabel has rheumatoid arthritis, and she's getting an infusion when she meets Sasha, who has Gaucher disease. They hit it off right away, but Ibby doesn't want to risk dating. Her mom left her dad recently, and there are other reasons that she thinks she's not built for love.

A Peyton Place for the Upper East Side mommy set, this story about a recovering rock singer and the parents of the children she leads in the Hokey Pokey is full of jealousy and intrigue. The characters are surprisingly rich for a takedown of the wealthy members of an infant and toddlers playgroup.