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| The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny BaylissWhat happens: Kate Turner's best friend signs her up for The Twelve Dates of Christmas, a matchmaking service that promises love just in time for the holidays.
Read it for: Kate's comically disastrous dates, which entertain her entire village; mouth-watering descriptions of baked goods; the repartee between Kate and her friend Matt, the owner of the local café.
Reviewers say: This Yuletide-themed British debut "sets a cheerful, wintry scene and populates it with heartfelt characters" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| Written in the Stars by Alexandria BellefleurWhat 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. |
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| A Princess for Christmas by Jenny HolidayA fare to remember: Bronx taxi driver Leo Ricci becomes the unlikely chauffeur to the unexpectedly stranded Princess Marie of Eldovia.
And then: Marie invites Leo and his orphaned 11-year-old sister to her tiny Alpine kingdom for the holidays, where Leo and Marie fall in love amidst Eldovia's elaborate Christmas celebrations.
For fans of: Hallmark Christmas specials such as A Royal Christmas, Crown for Christmas, and A Princess for Christmas (no relation). |
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| The Truth About Dukes by Grace BurrowesStarring: 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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| A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda CollinsWhat it's about: With a serial murderer known as the "Commandments Killer" at large in London, journalist Lady Katherine Bascomb and Detective Inspector Andrew Eversham put aside their differences and join forces to catch a killer before he strikes again.
For fans of: the blend of romance and mystery found in Alissa Johnson's Thief-Takers series, Jillian Stone's Gentlemen of Scotland Yard series, or Stephanie Laurens' Casebook of Barnaby Adair series. |
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| Love in Catalina Cove by Brenda JacksonIntroducing: 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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| An Heiress to Remember by Maya RodaleThe 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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