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| The First Time at Firelight Falls: A Hellcat Canyon Novel by Julie Anne LongWhat it’s about: In Hellcat Canyon, California, elementary school principal and ex-Navy SEAL Gabe Caldera falls for single-mom Eden Harwood -- but Eden’s got a ten-year-old secret (the identity of her daughter’s father) and the past has just come knocking.
Is it for you? This 4th novel in the Hellcat Canyon series (after Dirty Dancing at Devil’s Leap) is for readers who enjoy fun, realistic, small-town contemporary romances.
You might also like: Susan Mallery’s Fool's Gold series; start with Chasing Perfect. |
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| The One You Can't Forget by Roni LorenFeaturing: School-shooting survivor and Austin, Texas, divorce attorney Rebecca Lindt, who is traumatized again when she’s mugged; and Wes Garrett, a former chef -- and the ex-husband of one of Rebecca’s former divorce clients -- who comes to her rescue in more ways than one.
Why you might like it: This bittersweet contemporary romance deals sensitively and realistically with topics like trauma, addiction, and recovery.
Series alert: This is the 2nd in a new series, after The One Who Got Away. |
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| How to Forget a Duke: Misadventures in Matchmaking by Vivienne LorretWhat it’s about: Matchmaker Jacinda Bourne, part-owner of the Bourne Matrimonial Agency, has one simple rule: never fall in love with a client. But this axiom is put to the test when she develops amnesia after an accident en route to the home of her client, Crispin Montague, fifth Duke of Rydstrom.
Reviewers say: This Regency is bursting with "captivating characters, clever plotting, and copious amounts of sizzling sensuality" (Booklist). |
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| When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille PerriWhat it's about: Corporate attorney Katie Daniels has just been dumped by her art-curator fiancé. But when she meets Cassidy Price, a charismatic lawyer who wears men’s suits, Katie begins to wonder if her newfound friend is everything she’s been looking for.
Is it for you? If you're looking for something new, you'll appreciate this refreshing take on female sexuality and gender identity in the Big Apple.
You might also like: Other recent LGBTQIA contemporary romances to check out are Blend by Georgia Beers and Room Service by Fiona Riley. |
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| Rainy Day Friends by Jill ShalvisWhat it’s about: Newly widowed graphic designer Lanie Jacobs doesn’t think her life can get much worse -- but then she discovers that her deceased husband had several other wives while they were married. In need of healing, Lanie heads to a winery in California, never imagining that she might find real, lasting love there, too.
Why you might like it: Fans of Susan Mallery and Kristan Higgins will enjoy this warm-hearted, emotional contemporary romance.
Reviewers say: "impossible to put down" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| A Winter Wedding: A Love for All Seasons by Amanda ForesterWhat it's about: James Lockton, Duke of Marchford, would sooner face an invading army than a gaggle of giggling debutantes. He would happily settle down with sensible young Miss Penelope Rose, but she has other ideas: she helps operate a matchmaking service and finding James a suitable bride would be a boon to business -- if only he'd stop flirting with her!
Series alert: A Winter Wedding is the 3rd Regency installment of the Marriage Mart series, after A Wedding in Springtime and A Midsummer Bride. |
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Secrets of a Scandalous Heiress
by Theresa Romain
Regency Historical. Arriving in Bath under an assumed name, heiress Augusta Meredith enjoys the freedom of being Mrs. Flowers, a widow with no particular social status...until she encounters an old acquaintance from London. Joss Everett, the Anglo-Indian secretary of the thoroughly disreputable Baron Sutcliffe, agrees to keep Augusta's secret in exchange for her help in solving an unusual problem involving his employer. Temporarily joining forces, they soon begin to desire a more permanent arrangement. Don't miss this 3rd book in the Matchmaker series, after It Takes Two to Tangle and To Charm a Naughty Countess.
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Ever after
by Jude Deveraux
Hiring a friend's cousin to be her physical therapist after inheriting a house on Nantucket, Hallie Hartley discovers that her housemate is suffering from PTSD during a summer marked by regional mysteries, matchmaking ghosts and island romance.
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| 'Til Death Do Us Part by Amanda QuickWhat it’s about: In Victorian England, Calista Langley is well into her 20s (diving headlong into spinster territory) and running an "introduction" matchmaking service. But things take an unexpected turn when author Trent Hastings arrives on the scene -- and a stalker begins leaving Calista mysterious memento mori.
Why you might like it: This romantic suspense story has Gothic flare, moments of humor, complex characters and a clever plot.
You might also like: A Talent for Trickery by Alissa Johnson |
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My Fair Lover
by Nicole Jordan
Regency Historical. Six years ago, Lady Katharine Wilde threw herself at American privateer and merchant Brandon Deverill and was rebuffed. Now Brandon, who has just inherited a title, needs Katharine's help to acquire the social polish he'll need to navigate his new life. Despite her reservations, Katharine agrees to turn him into a proper gentleman if he promises to serve as her bodyguard during a dangerous voyage to France. This Regency-era, gender-flipped Pygmalion story is the 5th book in the Legendary Lovers series, which begins with Princess Charming.
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