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Somebody like you
by Donna Alward
When the Darling, Vermont town council wants Aiden Gallagher and Laurel to recreate their kiss from 20 years earlier on the town’s famed Kissing Bridge, the couple, who haven’t spoken since high school, wonders if this will lead to a second chance at love for two hearts in desperate need of healing.
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| The Thing About Love by Julie JamesContemporary Romance. Bitter rivals since their FBI training days, special agents Jessica Harlow and John Shepherd are now partners. Sent to Jacksonville, Florida, for an undercover operation, they soon discover that they're more compatible than they ever imagined -- both on the job and in bed. But neither is looking for a relationship: John has his heart set on joining the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team; recent divorcée Jessica has decided to focus on her career. Bantering leads and a steamy enemies-to-lovers storyline make this 6th installment of author Julie James' popular FBI/US Attorneys series a must-read. |
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The bachelor auction by Rachel Van DykenTired of waiting on her demanding, entitled sisters and running her cleaning business, Jane discovers that princes do exist when a party and a broken-shoe incident lead her into the arms of a handsome billionaire.
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Devil in spring by Lisa KleypasPreferring a career to participating in the London season, strong-willed debutante Lady Pandora Ravenel unexpectedly meets her match in notorious rake Lord St. Vincent, who talks her into a marriage of convenience as part of his plan to win her heart.
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| In Bed with a Spy by Alyssa AlexanderRegency Historical. When Lilias Fairchild saw her Army Major husband struck down during the Battle of Waterloo, she grabbed a saber and began slaying enemy soldiers on the spot. Among the many who witnessed that event is British spy Alastair Whitemore, Marquess of Angelstone. Two years later, they meet again in a London ballroom and are immediately drawn to each other. But both harbor secrets and, as they soon discover, secrets mean danger. Thrown together by threats on their lives, Lilias and Alastair must decide whether or not they can trust each other, let alone surrender to love. This steamy and suspenseful tale of romance and espionage may appeal to fans of Celeste Bradley's Royal Four series or Caroline Linden's Bow Street Agents novels. |
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| Beyond the Sunrise by Mary BaloghGeorgian Romance. At age 15, Jeanne Morisette, the half-English daughter of an exiled French nobleman, met 17-year-old Robert Blake, the Marquess of Quesnay's illegitimate son. It was love at first sight for both, but alas, Jeanne's father intervened and they were separated. Years later, in Portugal, widowed Jeanne -- now known as Joana da Fonte, Marquesa das Minas -- is unexpectedly reunited with Blake, now an army captain and a spy. But Blake's clandestine business and Jeanne's own secret mission may prevent them from picking up where they left off. Beyond the Sunrise is a moving story of misunderstandings and second chances. |
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| Rogue Spy by Joanna BourneHistorical Romance. During the French Revolution, the Cachés ranked among France's deadliest weapons: orphans trained in combat and espionage, then placed in English households as spies. Once known as "Devoir," Thomas "Pax" Paxton has since defected to the British Intelligence Service. His associate "Vérité," now Camille "Cami" Leyland, has gone into hiding. However, when a mysterious blackmailer threatens to reveal her true identity, Cami must face her past -- a move that will reunite her with Pax, the man who may be her future. If you enjoy historical romances with suspenseful, action-packed plots, don't miss this 5th gripping installment of the Spymaster series, which begins with The Spymaster's Lady. |
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| Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta ChaseRegency Historical. After years of spying for England (and bedding beautiful-but-deadly women), James Cordier is ready to retire and settle down. But before he's free to do so, he must complete one final mission: retrieving a bundle of incriminating letters from notorious courtesan Francesca Bonnard. Francesca, divorced and living in Venice ever since the affair that ruined her reputation, knows a thing or two about heartbreak and scandal. So when attractive, mysterious James shows up, she's not about to trust him with her secrets -- or her heart. Author Loretta Chase specializes in complex, sympathetic characters with bad reputations, so if you enjoy Your Scandalous Ways, you might try one of her other books, such as Lord of Scoundrels. |
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| How to Woo a Reluctant Lady by Sabrina JeffriesRegency Historical. Faced with an ultimatum to marry or be disinherited, novelist Lady Minerva Sharpe calls her family's bluff by concocting a fake engagement to barrister Giles Masters. Surely her grandmother, who controls the purse strings, would prefer she remain unwed rather than shackle herself to a notorious libertine! Giles agrees to the scheme provided that she retire her most popular character, a rakish spy that closely resembles Giles -- an agent of the Crown who feels that her portrayal hits a bit too close to home. How to Woo a Reluctant Lady is the 3rd book in the Hellions of Halstead Hall series, which begins with The Truth About Lord Stoneville. |
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