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| What a Difference a Duke Makes by Lenora BellWhat it's about: Hired to care for the Duke of Banksford's twins (who have scared off at least four previous governesses), Mari Perkins bonds with her charges while battling her attraction to her new employer.
Series alert: What a Difference a Duke Makes is the 1st steamy installment of the School for Dukes series.
You might also like: Eloisa James' Seven Minutes in Heaven, also starring an unlikely governess who falls in love with the inventor who hires her to supervise a pair of rambunctious children. |
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Shot on Gold
by Jaci Burton
What it's about: United States Olympic teammates, hockey player "Mad Dog" Madigan and figure skater Amber Sloane, heat up the ice at the Winter Olympics in more ways than one.
Is it for you? Potent sex scenes—including a red-hot interlude on Olympic ice—abound. Burton's careful crafting of complex characters enhance this irresistible, heartfelt treat.
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As You Wish
by Jude Deveraux
What it's about: Gathering in a house in Summer Hill, Virginia, to support one another through marital woes, three women from different generations reflect on their experiences with estrangement, expectation and infidelity while resolving to pursue life on their own terms.
Series alert: As You Wish is the third in the Summerhouse series.
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| Ashes on the Moor by Sarah M. EdenWhat it's about: Tragedy upends Evangeline Blake's privileged life, forcing her to accept a teaching position in the West Yorkshire factory town of Smeatley. Helping Evangeline adjust to her new situation is Irish brick mason Dermot McCormick, who appreciates her kindness toward his young son, Ronan.
Why you might like it: This chaste Victorian romance offers an uplifting friends-to-lovers storyline, a strong sense of place, and a sensitively depicted inter-class romance. |
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Together Forever
by Jody Hedlund
What it's about: Taking a job with the Children's Aid Society of 1858 New York to find her lost sister, Marianne finds herself drawn to a fellow agent before their work in a small Illinois railroad town is upended by tragedy.
Series alert: Book 2 in the Orphan Train series.
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| Bad Bachelor by Stefanie LondonWhat you need to know: Think Yelp for dating and you've got the ultra-popular app Bad Bachelors, which encourages singles to post reviews of their dates. That's bad news for Reed McMahon, currently the lowest-rated man in New York City due to his womanizing ways.
Starring: Brooklyn librarian Darcy Greer, who works with Reed on a fundraising project after he decides that pro bono work will improve his image.
For fans of: Sarah Title's The Undateable, another engaging novel in which a librarian finds unexpected love as a result of internet notoriety. |
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