| Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry WinfreyIntroducing: Annie Cassidy, an aspiring screenwriter who's obsessed with romantic comedies and tired of waiting for her own leading man to make his entrance.
Enter: actual movie star Drew Danforth, whose film-set "meet-cute" with Annie leads to love...with a lot of bantering and bickering along the way.
About the title: "Tom Hanks isn't so much a person as a representation of the kind of man I deserve, as my mom told me over and over." |
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The Greek Escape
by Karen Swan
What it's about: Running from heartbreak, Chloe Marston leaves her old life in London for a fresh start in New York at a luxury concierge company. But a terrible accident forces her to step into a new role, up close and personal with the company's most esteemed and powerful clients, one of whom is the charismatic Joe Lincoln. When he asks her to find him a secluded holiday home in the Greek Islands, she sets about sourcing the perfect retreat. But when Tom, her ex, unexpectedly shows up in Manhattan and the stability of her new life is thrown off-balance again, she jumps at the chance to help Joe inspect the holiday house; escaping to Greece will give her the time and space to decide where her future truly lies. Tom is the man she has loved for so long but he has hurt her before - can she give him another chance? And as she draws closer to Joe, does she even want to? As magnetic as he is mysterious, there's an undeniable chemistry between them that she can't resist. But whatever her heart is telling her, she's in over her head - another client's wife has mysteriously disappeared and serious allegations about Joe threaten more than just her happiness. Who can she trust? And will Chloe uncover the truth in time?
For fans of: Victoria Hislop and Santa Montefiore
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Driven to distraction
by Lori Foster
What it's about: An ambitious woman who collects rare valuables for her wealthy boss finds her professional focus compromised by her irresistible attraction to a hard-muscled new associate before a dangerous enemy threatens both of their lives.
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Keep her safe : a novel
by K. A. Tucker
What it's about: The privileged son of a highly decorated Austin police chief struggles with his mother's end-of-life revelation about her role in destroying an innocent family's life, a dangerous secret he investigates at the side of a corrupt police officer's hardworking daughter.
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A risk worth taking
by Brynn Kelly
What it's about: After her whistleblower fiancé is murdered, Samira Desta, hunted by one of the world’s most powerful men, comes out of hiding to take him down before his mercenaries find her with the help of a charming Scottish Legionnaire who puts his career and life on the line to keep her safe.
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Jane Austen's first love : a novel : the missing manuscripts of Jane Austen
by Syrie James
What it's about: Visiting her brother in Kent to celebrate his engagement, fifteen-year-old Jane Austen meets wealthy, handsome Edward Taylor. Unsure of her budding relationship, Jane seeks distraction by attempting to correct the pairings of other prospective couples. But when her matchmaking aspirations go awry, Jane discovers the danger of relying on first impressions.
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| Devil's Daughter: The Ravenels Meet the Wallflowers by Lisa KleypasWhat it's about: Phoebe, Lady Clare, has heard nothing but bad things about West Ravenel, her late husband's nemesis. But she's having trouble reconciling his reputation with the (kind, charming) man himself.
Read it for: a spirited heroine, a self-reformed rake, and their steamy courtship, one rendered with "stylish prose, sharp wit, and swoon-worthy sensuality" (Booklist).
Crossover alert: Characters from RITA award-winning author Lisa Kleypas' Wallflowers series (Devil in Winter) appear in this engaging 5th Ravenels novel. |
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A sapphire season : a novel
by Lynn Morris
What it's about: Sir Giles Knyvet and Lady Mirabella Tirel were childhood playmates and close friends. Giles secretly loves Mirabella but plans to settle an old family debt before sharing his feelings. When Mirabella decides to endure one more London season, find a suitable match and settle down in the country, Giles fears he may have run out of time.
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The noble servant
by Melanie Dickerson
What it is: A latest Christian fairy tale reimagining by the award-winning author of The Healer's Apprentice follows the experiences of penniless Lady Magdalen and Steffan, the cast-out Duke of Wolfberg, who enter a marriage of convenience together and work to reclaim their rightful titles in the aftermath of an evil conspiracy.
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My One and Only Duke
by Grace Burrowes
What it's about: If London banker Quinn Wentworth is going to hang for a crime he didn't commit, he can at least do some good before he dies by marrying pregnant widow Jane Winston and bequeathing her his fortune.
But then: Quinn receives a last-minute reprieve once it's discovered that he's the long-lost heir to a dukedom. Now Quinn is faced with a dilemma: embrace his new life as a married man or seek revenge against the man who set him up.
Crossover alert: This 1st book in the Rogues to Riches series is loosely linked to the author's True Gentlemen novels.
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