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| Forever and a Duke by Grace BurrowesWhat it's about: Irregularities in his estate's finances bring Wrexham, Duke of Elsmore, to bank auditor Eleanora Hatfield, whose facility with numbers intrigues him almost as much as her mysterious past.
Why you might like it: This 3rd book in the Rogues to Riches series boasts well-matched leads from different social classes whose romantic relationship is based on trust and mutual respect.
For fans of: the leisurely pacing, emotional depth, and nuanced characterization of Mary Balogh's novels |
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| Not the Girl You Marry by Andie J. ChristopherThis One Weird Trick Will Boost Her Career: Despite her aversion to romance, event planner Hannah Mayfield really wants to branch out into weddings, which requires her to appear happily coupled.
You Won't Believe What This Fake Boyfriend Did: Clickbait creator Jack Nolan must produce one more listicle before he can pursue Serious Journalism. But writing "How to Lose a Girl" requires winning one first.
3 Things Romantic Comedy Fans Will Love: an unapologetically snarky biracial heroine, a surprisingly likable ladies-man hero, and a gender-swapped, #ownvoices take on How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. |
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The Christmas boutique
by Jennifer Chiaverini
When severe wintry weather damages a church hosting the annual Christmas boutique, Sylvia offers space at Elm Creek Manor, where fundraising efforts are complicated by the private struggles of her fellow quilters.
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Aiming for love by Mary Connealy Josephine Nordegren is one of three sisters who grew up nearly wild in southwestern Colorado. She has the archery skills of Robin Hood and the curiosity of the Little Mermaid, fascinated by but locked away from the forbidden outside world--a world she's been raised to believe killed her parents. When David Warden, a rancher, brings in a herd much too close to the girls' secret home, her older sister especially is frightened, but Jo is too interested to stay away.
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| Would Like to Meet by Rachel WintersWhat it's about: Tasked with getting her agency's star client to finish the screenplay he's (supposed to be) writing, assistant Evie recreates "meet-cutes" from classic romantic comedies -- and learns a few lessons about life and love along the way.
For fans of: the quintessential Britishness of Bridget Jones' Diary; the unabashed rom com fandom in Kerry Winfrey's Waiting for Tom Hanks. |
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Can't Get You Out of My Mind
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The Sisters café
by Carolyn Brown
"Cathy's biological clock has passed the ticking stage and gone over into the "blown plumb up" place. She dreams of a husband, baby, and little house in Cadillac-but in order to get it, she'll have to deal with an overbearing mother-in-law. Marty isn't interested in settling down with one man. Lord, what a waste of good cowboys that would be. But as she spends more time working on her vintage Caddy with an old friend, she discovers that love has been hot on her heels for a long time"
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| The Wedding Party by Jasmine GuilloryThe premise: Maddie Forest and Theo Stephens share a best friend (Alexa) and a mutual antipathy (longstanding).
What happens: After hooking up, neither can stop thinking about the other. And that's before Alexa asks them both to be in her bridal party, which will require near-constant togetherness.
You might also like: the similarly witty and wedding-themed enemies-to-lovers romance of Christina Lauren's The Unhoneymooners. |
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| Hello Stranger by Lisa KleypasIntroducing: Garrett Gibson, Victorian England's only woman physician, and her self-appointed protector Ethan Ransom, the former Scotland Yard detective (and spy) who discovers that she's no damsel in distress.
Read it for: "elegant prose, a fascinating heroine, and a Victorian London constructed with compelling historical detail" (Kirkus Reviews).
Series alert: Hello Stranger is the 4th book in the Ravenels series, which begins with Cold-Hearted Rake. |
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| Hate to Want You by Alisha RaiWhat it's about: Once a year, Nicholas Chandler and Olivia Kane meet up for a night of passion. Obviously their feuding families can never find out about their annual "sex marathon." Obviously they will.
Why you might like it: Angsty and erotic, this opening installment of the Forbidden Hearts series boasts a diverse cast and a sensitive depiction of its heroine's struggles with depression.
Want a taste? "Love rarely conquered all, the true villains almost always went unpunished, and happily ever afters? Ha." |
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Wrapped up in you
by Jill Shalvis
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.
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