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Well played
by Jen DeLuca
Spurred by her friends’ engagement to get her own life back on track, a Renaissance Faire cosplay tavern worker reevaluates the object of her planned summer fling, a two-dimensional hunk, when he begins sending romantic e-mails. Original.
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Under the table : a novel
by Stephanie Evanovich
"The best-selling author of ""Big Girl Panties"" presents a modern adaptation of ""My Fair Lady"" in the story of a canny young divorcée who makes over her socially awkward millionaire client, with unexpected results. 50,000 first printing."
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The Rosie project
by Graeme C Simsion
A socially awkward genetics professor who has never been on a second date sets out to find the perfect wife, but instead finds Rosie Jarman, a fiercely independent barmaid who is on a quest to find her biological father
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Bad Bachelor
by Stefanie London
What 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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Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating
by Christina Lauren
Then: Hazel Bradford met Josh Im at a college party, propositioned him and then threw up on his shoes. (Also, she may have sent him a very...um, candid email while high on post-surgery painkillers.)
Now: Seven years after that initial meeting, Hazel and Josh resume their non-relationship, setting each other up on disastrous blind dates as they resist falling for each other.
Reviewers say: "With exuberant humor and unforgettable characters, this romantic comedy is a standout" (Kirkus Reviews).
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Sugar daddy
by Lisa Kleypas
Left behind by an ambitious man who considers her off limits, Texas girl Liberty Jones struggles to raise her younger sister and eventually makes her way to the big city, where she falls under the spell of a billionaire tycoon who holds secrets from Liberty's mother's past. By the author of Devil in Winter. 225,000 first printing.
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In your dreams
by Kristan Higgins
When she and her ex-husband Jack Holland end up in bed together after a wedding, Emmaline Neal chalks their indiscretion up to red wine and chocolate cake until Jack pushes for more, determined to prove that he deserves a second chance. Simultaneous.
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| The Right Swipe by Alisha RaiStarring: Rhiannon "Rhi" Hunter, creator of the popular Crush dating app, and former pro-football player Samson Lima, spokesman for rival dating site Matchmaker -- and the jerk who once ghosted Rhi.
What sets it apart: Nuanced explorations of sensitive issues (CTE's effects on Samson's football-playing relatives, Rhi's experiences as a woman of color in majority white, predominantly male tech spaces).
Is it for you? Though less angst-filled than the author's Forbidden Hearts series, Rhi does have some upsetting run-ins with her abusive ex. |
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Bet me
by Jennifer Crusie
Agreeing not to pursue a relationship after one date, unlikely lovers Min Dobbs and Cal Morrisey find themselves unwittingly thrown together again in the wake of such factors as a jealous ex-boyfriend, a determined psychologist, and a bizarrely intelligent cat. 250,000 first printing.
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How to hack a heartbreak
by Kristin Rockaway
A help-desk tech who supports inept "genius" male co-workers tires of sexual harassment and uses her elite coding skills to create a viral app before she is forced to choose between her relationships and career. Original. 40,000 first printing.
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