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The Twelve Dates of Christmas
by Jenny Bayliss (Available in the North Carolina Digital Library)
What it's about: Signing up with a dating agency during the holiday season against her better judgment, a jaded career woman endures one disastrous date after another before finding romance in an unexpected place.
Why you might like it: A first novel from newcomer Jenny Bayliss, this novel might be for you if you like small town romance with a twist.
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Written in the Stars
by Alexandria Bellefleur
What happens: The stars don't align when astrologer Elle Jones and actuary Darcy Lowell meet for the first time -- on a blind date arranged by Darcy's brother (who's also Elle's business partner).
Love rising: Elle and Darcy decide that a fake relationship will prevent further matchmaking by meddlesome relatives.
For fans of: the fake relationship in Lilah Suzanne's Jilted, the "opposites attract" dynamic in Alexis Hall's Boyfriend Material, or the astrology theme of Minnie Darke's Star-Crossed.
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The Truth About Dukes
by Grace Burrowes
Starring: Robert Rothmere, Duke of Rothhaven, whose childhood seizures led to his involuntary commitment in an asylum, and Lady Constance Wentworth, the runaway who befriended Robert while employed as a maid in the institution.
What happens: Robert seeks a respectable wife and Constance, whom he has loved since they were teenagers, is his first choice, but Constance has a secret that could jeopardize everything.
Series alert: The Truth About Dukes is the moving 5th book in the Rogues to Riches series, which begins with My One and Only Duke.
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If the Boot Fits
by Rebekah Weatherspoon
What it's about: After their one-night stand, aspiring screenwriter Amanda McQueen doesn't expect to see Oscar-winning actor Sam Pleasant again. But their worlds collide once more when she's invited to a wedding at Sam's family's ranch.
Read it for: an upbeat contemporary Cinderella story that doesn't downplay the challenges of being Black in Hollywood.
Series alert: If the Boot Fits is the 2nd book in the Cowboys of California series, after A Cowboy to Remember.
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Love in Catalina Cove
by Brenda Jackson
Introducing: New Yorker-by-choice Vashti Alcindor, who never thought she'd return to Catalina Cove, the small Louisiana town that made her adolescence miserable.
Until... Vashti inherits her beloved aunt's bed-and-breakfast and, as she wrestles over whether to sell the property or refurbish it, gets involved with Sheriff Sawyer Grisham.
For fans of: Rochelle Alers' Innkeepers series, Nora Roberts' Inn Boonsboro trilogy.
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| Strategic Seduction by Cheris HodgesBest laid plans: PR rep Alicia Michaels never mixes business with pleasure. But her newest client, recently divorced hotel magnate Richmond Crawford, tempts her to break her own rules.
But wait, there's more: Both Alicia and Richmond must confront toxic people from their pasts if they want a future together.
For fans of: Elle Wright's Wellspring novels or Synithia Williams' Jackson Falls series, which also feature career-minded leads whose pursuit of success is threatened by family drama. |
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| Would I Lie to the Duke: The Union of the Rakes by Eva Leigh (Available in the North Carolina Digital Library)What happens: Seeking investors for her family's struggling business, Jessica McGale poses as "Lady Whitfield" and falls for Noel, the Duke of Rotherby, who's captivated by the woman he believes to be a wealthy, upper-class widow.
Why you might like it: This 2nd book in the Union of the Rakes series offers a lively Regency-set mash-up of The Secret of My Success and Working Girl. |
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An Heiress to Remember
by Maya Rodale
The situation: "When one had burned their bridges, ruined their reputation, and still smoldered with possibilities, what else could one do but escape to Manhattan?"
New York, 1895: After marrying, and ultimately divorcing, a duke, heiress Beatrice Goodwin returns to Manhattan to save her family's struggling retail empire and matches wits with her old flame, Wes Dalton, now the wealthy owner of a rival department store chain.
Series alert: An Heiress to Remember is the 3rd book in the Gilded Age Girls Club series, which starts with Duchess by Design.
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