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| Yours Truly by Abby JimenezWhat happens: After inadvertently offending his new colleague, Dr. Briana Ortiz, socially awkward emergency room physician Jacob Maddox writes her an apology letter, sparking a friendship that turns into more as these two wounded souls open up to each other.
Why you might like it: As with author Abby Jimenez's previous books, this 2nd Part of Your World novel sensitively incorporates serious issues into a deeply emotional love story between well-drawn leads. |
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The Stand-Up Groomsman
by Jackie Lau
What it's about: Although sitcom star Melvin Lee and artist-turned-banker Vivian Liao can't stand each other, their respective best friends just got engaged -- which means the newly appointed Best Man and Maid of Honor will be spending a lot of time together.
Why you might like it: Bisexual Asian leads, a slow-burning enemies-to-lovers plot, and sensitive depictions of trauma and mental illness distinguish this novel by the author of Donut Fall in Love.
For fans of: Jasmine Guillory's The Wedding Party.
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The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks
by Shauna Robinson
Banned from selling anything written this century, bookstore manager Maggie Banks, to keep the business afloat, starts an underground book club that unexpectedly unearths a town secret that could upend everything, forcing her to choose between the books that formed a small town's history or the stories poised to change it all
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In It to Win It
by Sharon C. Cooper
Then: College student Morgan Redford, the wealthy daughter of a socialite and a Hollywood A-lister, dated Drake Faulkner...and ghosted him after he became the guardian of his orphaned younger siblings.
Now: Bidding on a commercial building brings them back together: developer Drake wants the property for his real estate empire, while Morgan seeks a larger space for her nonprofit organization.
Family ties: Although In It to Win It is a standalone book, Morgan is the younger sister of Karter Redford, the star of author Sharon C. Cooper's previous novel, Business Not As Usual.
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The Valentine's Hate
by Sidney Halston
What happens: While in Cancún for her best friend's wedding, Lisette Alonso and her childhood nemesis, Brian Anderson, agree to a mutually beneficial fake relationship.
Read it for: "clever plotting, laugh-out-loud dialogue, and a memorable cast" (Publishers Weekly).
For fans of: the enemies-to-lovers arc of Mazey Eddings' The Plus One; the anti-Valentine's vibe of Cara Tanamachi's The Second You're Single.
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The Boxing Baroness
by Minerva Spencer
In this corner: Marianne Simpson, who joined Farnham's Fantastical Female Fayre, her uncle's traveling circus, in the wake of a scandal, and now makes her living as a pugilist.
And in this corner: St. John "Sin" Powell, the Duke of Staunton, who is not above a bit of extortion to secure Marianne's cooperation in his plan to extract information from her scheming ex-lover regarding the fate of Sin's missing brother, who disappeared in France.
For fans of: Edie Kay's When the Blood Is Up series.
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A Touch of Moonlight
by Yaffa S. Santos
The premise: Nobody outside of Larimar Cintrón's very traditional Dominican family knows that she's a ciguapa, transforming into a long-haired creature with backward-facing legs every full moon.
The problem: As if her monthly transformation weren't enough of a dealbreaker, her role as brand manager for the Beacon Cafe chain means that her budding relationship with baker Ray Antonio Concepción will end once she effectively puts his establishment out of business.
Why you might like it: As with author Yaffa S. Santos' debut, A Taste of Sage, this romance offers delicious recipes as well as a hint of magic.
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Twisted
by Emily McIntire
She's his diamond in the rough. He's her worst nightmare. Yasmin Karam was raised in prosperity. Daughter to one of the richest men in the world, she's been fortunate to never know strife. When her father falls ill, he has one last wish: to see her married to someone of his choosing. Determined to make his last days his happiest, she agrees. But there's one problem: her heart belongs to someone else. A servant. A street rat. A man who would never be considered worthy. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Yasmin strikes a deal with an unlikely ally-Julian Faraci, her father's right hand man-not realizing he has his own twisted agenda.
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For Twice in my Life
by Annette Christie
Layla's chaotic life transformed when she met Ian Barnett. Ambitious, committed, and thoughtful, Ian has been everything she'd dreamed of, and she knows he'd say the same of her. So when he breaks up with her out of the blue, Layla is stunned. What wentwrong? But then, Layla gets a call from the local hospital. Ian's had a biking accident. He's okay, but he needs someone -- his someone -- to get him home safely. As it becomes clear Ian doesn't remember he ended things, it also becomes clear that the accident has given him a new outlook on life...and Layla a second chance to get things right.
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The Love Scribe
by Amy Meyerson
While trying to harness her extraordinary gift -- the ability to write stories that make others fall in love - -Alice is summoned to the estate of the reclusive Madeline Alger and her mysterious library where she is faced with her most challenging assignment yet, one that forces her to confront her own guarded heart.
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Not Your Ex's Hexes
by April Asher
Agreeing to a no-strings-attached affair with Damien Adams, who cannot fall in love due to his ex's hex, witch and supernatural bounty hunter Rose Maxwell tries to focus on herself but is too distracted by this broody half-demon who, if he loses his heart, will lose his humanity.
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Radiant sin
by Katee Robert
When Zeus orders her and her boss. Apollo, to go“undercover” as a couple at a week-long house party hosted by the new power player in Olympus, Cassandra finds their fake relationship becoming all too real, but if their host finds out their true purpose, that will be the least of her worries.
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