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I'll Be Your Blue Sky
by Marisa De Los Santos
What it's about: Three weeks after an elderly neighbor helps her find the courage to end an unhealthy relationship, Clare unexpectedly inherits a small house from the woman and with the help of loved ones pieces together the story of the house and her courageous benefactor.
Also by this author: The Precious One; Falling Together.
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The Queen of Hearts
by Kimmery Martin
What it's about: Zadie Anson and Emma Colley have been best friends since their early twenties, when they first began navigating serious romantic relationships amid the intensity of medical school. Their lives in Charlotte, North Carolina are chaotic but fulfilling, until the return of a former colleague unearths a secret one of them has been harboring for years, and Zadie begins to question everything she thought she knew about her closest friend.
What reviewers are saying: "A book about female friendships that unapologetically wears its heart on its sleeve." -- Kirkus
"Emotional and difficult to put down, Martin's excellent story of friendship is shrewdly plotted and contains a cast of flawed, rich, believable characters." Agent: Jane Dystel, Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. -- Publishers Weekly.
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Call Me Zebra
by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
What it's about: The last surviving member of a line of exiled, bookish anarchists, atheists and autodidacts leaves her New York home for Barcelona to retrace the journey she made years earlier with her father, only to forge an unexpected connection with a man with very different perspectives.
For fans of: adventure fiction, love stories, and literary fiction.
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Match Made in Manhattan : A Novel
by Amanda Stauffer
What it's about: serial monogamist Alison signs up for a popular dating app optimistically explores the New York City singles' scene. Giving each date her "pants speech"—her pants aren't coming off unless she has a real connection with someone—she desperately wants to push past the awkward small-talk phase to find true love, but finding "the one" is starting to feel impossible. That is, until she meets sophisticated, hot, and funny Luke.
For fans of: The Bachelorette and Bridget Jones.
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| Between the Devil and the Duke by Kelly BowenStarring: Gambler Lady Angelique Archer, whose aptitude for numbers attract the notice of Alexander Lavoie, the handsome casino owner who offers her a job.
Read it for: an intelligent and resourceful heroine and a hero who admires her as much for her brains as for her beauty.
Try this next: With its gaming den setting, this 3rd in the Season of Scandal series is a good bet for fans of Sarah MacLean's Rules of Scoundrels books, particularly One Good Earl Deserves Another. |
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| Devil in Spring by Lisa KleypasWhat it's about: To save her reputation after she's caught in a compromising position, Lady Pandora Ravenel must wed notorious rake Gabriel Challon, Lord St. Vincent.
Why you might like it: In this often humorous (but still steamy) marriage-of-convenience story, a headstrong heroine unwittingly reforms the rogue who adores her exactly the way she is.
Crossover alert: Gabriel is the son of Evie and Sebastian from Devil in Winter, part of author Lisa Kleypas' Wallflower series. |
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The Devil Who Tamed Her
by Johanna Lindsey
What it's about: Offended by an earl's daughter's rude temperament and blatant attempts to escalate her own status, wealthy Raphael Locke takes the young woman under his wing to prove to a friend that he can transform her into a good-natured and eligible match for a gentleman, but his scheme backfires when he learns her personal story and falls for her.
Also by this author: Beautiful Tempest, Wildfire in his Arms, Let Love Find You.
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| Devil's Moon by Amanda ScottWhat it's about: After her twin, the laird, dies in battle, Lady Robina "Robby" Gledstanes takes charge of Coklaw Castle. Capable Robby doesn't need any help from Sir David "Devil" Ormiston...or so she thinks.
Why you might like it: Set during the Anglo-Scottish wars, this 2nd Border Nights novel entertains and informs with a blend of steamy romance and well-researched historical detail.
For fans of: Hannah Howell's Highland Romances or Mary Wine's Sutherland series. |
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