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| Ride the High Lonesome by Rosanne BittnerWyoming Territory, 1869: Stranded in outlaw country, Kate Winters, the sole survivor of an Oregon-bound wagon train, saves the life of Luke Bowden, who was attacked and left for dead by the same bandits who killed her traveling companions.
What happens next: Love blossoms as Kate and Luke undertake a treacherous journey across unforgiving terrain, but Luke's desire for vengeance threatens to tear the couple apart.
Series alert: Ride the High Lonesome is the 1st book in the Outlaw Trail series. |
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| Sweet Talkin' Lover by Tracey LivesayHer story: Caila Harris has her eye on the C-suite of the cosmetics company where she works, which means heading to Bradleton, Virginia, to shut down an unprofitable factory. No hot mayor is going to stand in the way of a well-deserved promotion!
His story: Wyatt Bradley, a.k.a. "Mayor McHottie," knows that the factory is crucial to the town's economic survival. Surely he can convince the beautiful Chicago businesswoman to keep it open.
Why you might like it: Sympathetic protagonists from very different backgrounds find common ground and a happily-ever-after in this 1st Girls' Trip novel, which introduces four African American college friends. |
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| The Cost of Honor by Diana Muñoz StewartStarring: Tony Parish, the sole male member of the League of Warrior Women vigilante family; and entrepreneur Honor Silva, who gets caught up in a whirlwind of danger and passion after she saves Tony's life.
Read it for: "tantalizing intrigue, effective red herrings, and red-hot romance" (Publishers Weekly).
Is it for you? Set in Dominica, this intricately plotted 3rd book in the Black Ops Confidential romantic suspense series includes a human trafficking subplot and mentions of child abuse. |
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Chasing Cassandra
by Lisa Kleypas
What it is: Determined to marry for love, Lady Cassandra Ravenel resists the advances of compelling railroad magnate Tom Severin, who takes advantage of a situation that nearly destroys Cassandra’s reputation.
About the author: Lisa's novel's Marrying Winterborne and Hello Stranger made the New York Times Bestseller List
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The beekeeper's ball
by Susan Wiggs
What it is: While transforming Bella Vista, her childhood home, into a destination cooking school, chef Isabel Johansen finds her plans interrupted by war-torn journalist Cormac O'Neill who has arrived to dig up old history.
Why you should read it: The second of Wiggs' Bella Vista Chronicles, after The Apple Orchard (2013), features a nice bonus: a delightfully unique boy-meets-girl opening.
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Wrapped up in you
by Jill Shalvis
What it is: Organizing a fiercely stable life to compensate for a childhood spent constantly on the move, Ivy resists the advances of a man she believes will also prove temporary, a vacationing rancher who would avoid heartbreak.
Why you should read it: RITA Award-winning Shalvis serves up another rewarding addition to her Heartbreaker Bay series with a holiday-sprinkled contemporary romance that deftly pivots between snarky humor and sexy romance without missing a beat, while also celebrating the power of forgiveness, family, and friendship.
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More to love
by Alison Bliss
What it is: When he pretends to be a health inspector to get close to buxom beauty and gourmet food truck owner Jessa Gibson, Max Hager, as things heat up between them, must reveal the truth before he gets in even more hot water.
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