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One in a Million
by Janet Dailey
When Frank Culhane, the wealthy patriarch of one of Texas's most prestigious families, is murdered, Detective Sam Rafferty, a city outsider, is propelled into a tangle of simmering rivalries and forbidden attractions as Frank's second wife and his scorned first wife hold the future of his ranching dynasty in their hands.
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Bride
by Ali Hazelwood
Misery Lark, daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest must abandonee her cloaked existence among humans and uphold a historic alliance with the Weres by marrying their Alpha, Lowe Moreland.
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| At First Spite by Olivia DadeAngry at Johnny, the fiancé who dumped her, and Johnny's brother, Matthew, who encouraged him to call off the wedding, Athena Greydon moves into the ten-foot-wide Spite House that stands between the men's homes. However, Athena's plan to be the worst neighbor ever is threatened by her growing feelings for Matthew in this opening installment of the Harlot's Bay series. |
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The Bright Spot: A Novel
by Jill Shalvis
Luna Wright is a lot of things, but sweet and trusting isn't on the list. However, she is a sucker for the underdog and a hard-luck story. Adopted at birth, she's created her own inner circle, a motley crew which includes her bestie Willow, to help her run the struggling but charming Apple Ridge Farm. With a farm-to-table café, as well as a menagerie of rescued animals, it's the best home she's ever known. But, when the owner - Silas - passes away, Luna discovers the farm is now under control of his investment manager, the enigmatic Jameson Hayes...and her. Now Luna's carefully controlled corner of the world is threatened and she, along with some help from her friends, has to dig deep to find true strength and the real meaning of love and family.
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The Night Island
by Jayne Ann Krentz
When a mysterious informant disappears, Talia March, searching for a list of people like her and her friends, is forced to team up with Luke Rand, a hunted and haunted man chasing the same list, when they are both targeted by a killer.
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The Good Part: A Novel
by Sophie Cousens
When she makes a wish to skip to the good part of her life, 26-year-old Lucy Young wakes up to a handsome husband, a high-powered job and two perfect children, and as she embraces the new relationships and the perks of maturity, she must ask herself some difficult questions.
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| The Catch by Amy LeaA series of mishaps leads Boston fashion influencer Melanie Karisen to pose as the fiancée of Nova Scotia innkeeper Evan Whaler in this mash-up of While You Were Sleeping and The Proposal. The Catch marks the 3rd installment of the Influencers series, which begins with Set On You. |
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The Lily of Ludgate Hill
by Mimi Matthews
A confirmed spinster and equestrienne, Lady Anne Deveril, in exchange for a favor, agrees to attend a holiday house party with Felix Hartford during which their unrequited feelings are at last laid bare as she loosens the reins and lets him take control.
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| Sex, Lies and Sensibility by Nikki PayneIn this "sparkling and sultry" (Publishers Weekly) retelling of Sense and Sensibility by the author of Pride and Protest, sensible Nora Dash and her free-spirited sister, Yanne, inherit a dilapidated inn in rural Maine and must renovate it before Labor Day -- or lose everything. For fans of: Jane Austen-inspired contemporaries such as Sonali Dev's Rajes series or Uzma Jalaluddin's Ayesha at Last and Much Ado About Nada. |
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The Baker's Man: A Novel
by Jennifer Moorman
Gifted with culinary superpowers, Anna O'Brien, after getting her heart broken, opens a mysterious box left to her by her late grandmother, finding a recipe to bake“the perfect man,” and when it actually works, bringing Elijah into her life, she must decide what's real and what's magic. Original.
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