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| A Rogue of One's Own by Evie DunmoreWhat it's about: To promote the cause of women's suffrage, Lady Lucie Tedbury acquires a partial ownership stake in a publishing house only to discover that her new business partner is none other than her childhood nemesis, Lord Tristan Ballentine.
Want a taste? "No, she was a political activist approaching the age of 30. She was not just left on the shelf, she was the shelf."
Series alert: A Rogue of One's Own is the 2nd book in the League of Extraordinary Women series, after Bringing Down the Duke. |
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After sundown : a novel
by Linda Howard
Sela Gordon, the shy owner of a Tennessee general store, prefers solitude, but if anyone can chip away at her protective shell, it’s the handsome, mysterious, ex-military man who’s been hiding for two years in the wilds of Cove Mountain.
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500 miles from you : a novel
by Jenny Colgan
A London nurse suffering from PTSD is transferred to a small town in the Scottish Highlands, switching places with an Army veteran who feels like a fish out of water in the city, uniting the pair in an email friendship
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| You Lucky Dog by Julia LondonWhat happens: Due to a mix-up on the part of Brant the dog-walker, spunky publicist Carly Kennedy and shy neuroscience professor Tobias Maxwell "Max" Sheffington now have each other's basset hounds.
And then: Pups Baxter and Hazel fall in love, paving the way for Carly and Max's own unlikely romance.
Read it for: likable leads, a witty opposites-attract romance, and a zany supporting cast. |
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My One True North by Milly JohnsonSix months ago, on the same night, Laurie and Pete both lost their partners. Overwhelmed by their grief, they join the same counselling group… and change their lives forever. From their profound sadness, Pete and Laurie begin to find happiness and healing. Except, the more they get to know one another, the more Laurie begins to spot the strange parallels in their stories. Then Pete discovers a truth that changes everything - one which threatens to reverse everything they’ve worked towards. But, as surely as a compass points north, some people cannot be kept apart.
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The Little Bakery of Hopes and Dreams by Kellie HailesThe most magical time of the year... Josie Donnelly spends most years pretending that Christmas doesn't even happen! So, she hopes that the sleepy village of Sunnycombe will be the perfect place to escape the festivities... Or so she thought! Spending time with (far too handsome) bakery owner Callan Stewart and his young daughter, Mia, makes her long for the family Christmas she's missed out on. Could the little bakery on the hill be her own recipe for a happy ever after this year...?
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Focus on: Paranormal Romance
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Lethal game
by Christine Feehan
Recuperating in San Diego after a painful injury, GhostWalker Malichai Fortunes bonds with a woman he believes possesses GhostWalker healing powers before confronting a difficult choice in the wake of a threat he cannot manage alone.
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| Shades of Wicked by Jeaniene FrostWhat happens: Veritas, a vampire Law Guardian, forges an temporary alliance with Ian, a roguish vampire master, in order to defeat their common enemy, the time-freezing, soul-stealing demon Dagon.
Read it for: "wild, magically enhanced sex and bloody, bone-pulverizing battles" (Booklist).
Spinoff alert: Set in the world of the Night Huntress series, this 1st book in the Night Rebel pairs fan-favorite Ian and former supporting character Veritas, whose relationship continues to evolve in Wicked Bite. |
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The house in the cerulean sea
by TJ Klune
Given a curious classified assignment to evaluate the potential risks posed by six supernatural orphans, a case worker at the Department in Charge of Magical Youth bonds with an enigmatic caregiver who hides dangerous secrets.
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The sinner
by J. R. Ward
Mercenary Syn forges a passionate connection with a woman undergoing transition with no understanding of her nature, forging an unlikely alliance with Dhestroyer Butch O’Neal to stop a threat against the Omega.
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