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Romance May 2018 "Brice Kingsley stood, flexing every muscle in his body to ensure he remained upright." "Thanks to the news he'd just received, Brice was like a volcano ready to explode." ~from Martha Kennerson's Be My Forever Bride
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Ambra Vinter dreams of making it to the top of her chosen field. But instead, the beautiful young journalist is sent on assignment to Kiruna, a tiny mining town far north of Stockholm, chasing after yesterday’s news. In December, this is a place on the edge of darkness—and Ambra’s memories of it are just as bleak, for it is where she once suffered at the hands of a brutal foster father. Yet it is here, in the middle of nowhere, that she meets a man who takes her breath away . . . Tom Lexington has left Special Forces for a career in private security. But he is still haunted by a mission that almost cost him his life—and by the woman who shattered his heart. When he meets Ambra in a café, she brings a promise of light, and heat, to his life—if he dares to let go of all he’s been holding onto. Now, as Ambra risks looking more closely at her own painful past, and stumbles into a story that’s hotter than she ever expected, she and Tom must decide whether to take a chance on each other and come in from the cold . . .
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Be My Forever Bride by Martha Kennerson It was like something out of a fairy tale: being swept off her feet, then eloping with her one true love, Houston oil tycoon Brice Kingsley. Then a devastating diagnosis and a threat from her past forced Brooke Smith Kingsley to leave the man she loved. Now she has a chance to make things right, but only if she can keep her secret—and her distance—from her irresistible husband. Though he couldn’t accept Brooke’s reasons for running away, Brice never gave up on her or their marriage. And with the beautiful tax attorney back in his life, reigniting passion stronger than before, he can’t bear to let her go ever again. Even as a revenge-seeking blackmailer schemes to bring down the Kingsley empire, Brice will fight for their future—a love that’s for now and forever.
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| What a Difference a Duke Makes by Lenora BellWhat it's about: Hired to care for the Duke of Banksford's twins (who have scared off at least four previous governesses), Mari Perkins bonds with her charges while battling her attraction to her new employer.
Series alert: What a Difference a Duke Makes is the 1st steamy installment of the School for Dukes series.
You might also like: Eloisa James' Seven Minutes in Heaven, also starring an unlikely governess who falls in love with the inventor who hires her to supervise a pair of rambunctious children. |
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| A Princess in Theory by Alyssa ColeIntroducing: Prince Thabiso, heir to the throne of Thesolo, and sleep-deprived, perpetually broke American graduate student Naledi Smith.
What happens: When Naledi receives an email informing her that she is the long-lost fiancée of an African prince, she chalks it up to a scam. Little does she know that it's true -- and that her handsome new neighbor "Jamal" is her betrothed in disguise.
For fans of: the 1988 romantic comedy Coming to America. |
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Hurts to Love You by Alisha RaiHarboring a secret crush on her big brother’s friend, who happens to be the son of her family’s housekeeper, heiress Evangeline Chandler, forbidden to date the help, follows her heart when a wedding party forces them into tight quarters, a situation that becomes the start of something special until long-buried secrets threaten to tear them apart.
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| Ashes on the Moor by Sarah M. EdenWhat it's about: Tragedy upends Evangeline Blake's privileged life, forcing her to accept a teaching position in the West Yorkshire factory town of Smeatley. Helping Evangeline adjust to her new situation is Irish brick mason Dermot McCormick, who appreciates her kindness toward his young son, Ronan.
Why you might like it: This chaste Victorian romance offers an uplifting friends-to-lovers storyline, a strong sense of place, and a sensitively depicted inter-class romance. |
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Surrender to the Highlander by Lynsay SandsOwing her life to Highlander Niels Buchanan and his brothers, Lady Edith Drummond must protect her heart from the fierce warrior who will do anything —including defeating her family’s enemies—to make her his. By a USA Today best-selling author.
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| No Earls Allowed by Shana GalenWhat it's about: Lady Juliana runs a London orphanage -- much to the dismay of her father, an earl, who enlists military veteran Neil Wraxall to bring her home. But Neil, impressed by Juliana's resolve, becomes her assistant and ally instead.
Series alert: No Earls Allowed is the 2nd book in the Survivors series, after Third Son's a Charm.
Reviewers say: Publishers Weekly predicts that a "marvelous hero and heroine will put this on many keeper shelves." |
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About That Kiss by Jill ShalvisForced to contact a seductive fixer who never called her after a passionate first kiss, a woman desperate to recover a precious stolen object makes surprising discoveries that compel both to give their relationship a chance. By the New York Times best-selling author of Accidentally on Purpose.
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| Bad Bachelor by Stefanie LondonWhat you need to know: Think Yelp for dating and you've got the ultra-popular app Bad Bachelors, which encourages singles to post reviews of their dates. That's bad news for Reed McMahon, currently the lowest-rated man in New York City due to his womanizing ways.
Starring: Brooklyn librarian Darcy Greer, who works with Reed on a fundraising project after he decides that pro bono work will improve his image.
For fans of: Sarah Title's The Undateable, another engaging novel in which a librarian finds unexpected love as a result of internet notoriety. |
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| From Kiss to Queen by Janet ChapmanStarring: "Plain" Jane Abbott, and her kidnapper, Mark, who's hiding a secret.
What it's about: After she saves his life, Mark -- who's actually Crown Prince Markov Lakeland of Shelikova -- decides to repay Jane by making her his wife.
For fans of: modern-day fairy tales featuring very persistent heroes. |
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| For All Time by Jude DeverauxWhat happens: Upon meeting Toby Wyndam at his cousin's wedding, Prince Graydon Montgomery of Anconia believes he may have found his soul mate. So he trades places with his twin brother in order to spend some quality time with Toby.
Is it for you? Subtle paranormal elements hint at the couple's destiny.
Series alert: Due to the genealogical complexity of the Montgomery family, newcomers to the Nantucket Brides series may want to start at the beginning with True Love. |
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| How To Tame Your Duke by Juliana GrayWhat it's about: Exiled from the tiny principality of Holstein-Schweinwald-Huhnhof, Princess Emilie disguises herself as a man and is hired by yhe Duke of Ashland, a disfigured former soldier and single father.
Why you might like it: Shades of Jane Eyre and Beauty and the Beast enhance this lyrical and emotionally intense romance, set in Victorian England.
Series alert: How to Tame Your Duke is the 1st book in a series by the author of the popular Affairs by Moonlight trilogy. |
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| The Princess and the Peer by Tracy Anne WarrenWhat it's about: With an arranged marriage looming, Princess Emma Von Aufenstadt escapes to London to enjoy her last week of freedom. When a stolen reticule leaves her stranded and penniless, Nick, the Earl of Lyndhurst, steps in to save the day...and capture her heart.
For fans of: Christina Dodd's Lost Princesses trilogy.
Series alert: This Regency-era homage to Roman Holiday kicks off the Princess Brides trilogy. |
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