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A Good Dose of Pleasure: A Morgan Man Novel
by Zuri Day
What it's about: After years of putting her own dreams on hold to care for her dying mother, Anise Cartier -- née Shirley Anne Carter -- leaves Nebraska for Los Angeles, where she's landed a coveted internship at the Creative Space, a prestigious artists' community. Her personal life is on the upswing, as well: newly single, she's enjoying getting to know attractive physician Gregory Morgan. Unfortunately, Anise's studio is located on the site where Gregory plans to establish a medical research center. Fate has brought them together, but will real estate tear them apart?
Series Alert: This is the 2nd book in the Morgan Men series.
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A Gentleman Undone
by Cecilia Grant
What it's about: Miss Lydia Slaughter uses her gambling skills to achieve financial independence, only to discover that she cannot legally control her own money. Fortunately, retired soldier Will Blackshear is willing to help...for a price.
Why you might like it: This 2nd book in the Blackshear family romances, after A Lady Awakened, features unconventional, self-reliant leads who defy society's rules to pursue love and personal fulfillment.
Try this next: Kelly Bowen's The Devil and the Duke, another steamy Regency romance about a lady cardsharp who finds her perfect partner.
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A Prince on Paper
by Alyssa Cole
What happens: Shy, sheltered Nya Jerami surprises everyone when she agrees to a fake engagement to globetrotting playboy prince Johan Maximillian von Braustein of Liechtienbourg.
Why you might like it: While the romance is steamy, this 3rd installment of the Reluctant Royals series devotes equal attention to the personal growth of its leads, who are cheered on by supportive friends.
Want a taste? "She'd been guilted and wheedled and talked down to until she was a nonplayer character in the role-playing game of her own life."
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A Promise of Fire
by Amanda Bouchet
What it's about: Despite her reputation as a Kingmaker, soothsayer Catalia "Cat" Fisa has turned her back on both the magic-wielding elite who use their gifts to oppress their subjects and the non-magical upstarts who would use her powers to further their own political agendas. She succeeds by disguising herself as an elderly fortune teller in a traveling circus until she's captured by Griffin, a warlord who needs Cat's assistance to defend his realm. Dismissing him as yet another power-hungry political player, Cat comes to revise her opinion as he defends her from assassins.
Series Alert: Fans of fantasy romance will be pleased to know that A Promise of Fire is the 1st book in a series.
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| Mostly Sunny by Jamie PopeStarring: Manhattan social worker Sunshine "Sunny" Gibson and high-profile attorney Julian King.
What happens: Sunny seeks Julian's help in fighting a legal challenge to a foster child's pending adoption. In the process, they discover that they have more in common than they thought.
Is it for you? This emotionally intense series opener deals with issues of mental illness, child abuse, and abandonment. Although sensitively addressed, the subject matter may not be for all readers. |
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| Hold Me In Contempt by Wendy WilliamsStarring: New Yorker Kimberly "Kim" Kind, the assistant DA whose complicated personal life threatens her professional success, and the man she can't resist, Rig "King" O'Donnell, a brooding bad boy with ties to the Irish mob.
Read it for: a flawed heroine with a take-no-prisoners narrative voice, a steamy romance between two wounded souls, and a well-drawn supporting cast that infuses humor into the drama.
Author alert: American media personality Wendy Williams is the host of The Wendy Williams Show. |
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