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A guide to being just friends : a novel
by Sophie Sullivan
"When Harry Met Sally meets 500 Days of Summer in A Guide to Being Just Friends, a playful and emotional romantic comedy from the author of Ten Rules for Faking It. "Sophie Sullivan's writing feels like a warm hug." -Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of The Ex Talk. Hailey Sharp has a one-track mind. Get By the Cup salad shop off the ground. Do literally everything possible to make it a success. Repeat. With a head full of entrepreneurial ideas and a bad ex in her rearview, her one and only focus is living life the way she wants to. No distractions. Wes Jansen never did understand the fuss about relationships. With a string of lackluster first dates and the pain from his parents' angry divorce following him around, he'd much rather find someone whohe likes, but won't love. Companionship, not passion, is the name of the game. When Hailey and Wes find each other in a disastrous meet cute that wasn't even intended for them, they embarrassingly go their separate ways. But when Wes finds Hailey to apologize for his behavior, they strike a friendship. Because that's all this can be. Hailey doesn't want any distractions. Wes doesn't want to fall in love. What could possibly go wrong? "A joyful, swoony romance full of heart and humor!" -Sarah Adams, author of The Cheat Sheet"
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Secretly yours : a novel
by Tessa Bailey
Returning home to his family's winery, Professor Julian Vos, on sabbatical from his ivy league job, finds himself distracted from his plans to write a novel by eccentric, chronically late, unbelievably beautiful gardener Hallie Welch, who is a burst of color in his gray-scale life. 30,000 first printing.
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In the lives of puppets
by TJ Klune
When an unwitting act of betrayal leads to the capture of his android Gio, who once hunted humans, Victor Lawson and his assembled family must journey across an unforgiving and otherworldly country to the City of Electric Dreams to rescue Gio from decommission, or worse, reprogramming. 400,000 first printing.
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The last tale of the flower bride : a novel
by Roshani Chokshi
Breaking the promise he made to his beautiful wife, to never pry into her past, when they arrive at her childhood home, a crumbling manor shrouded in mystery, a scholar of myths must choose between reality and fantasy, even if doing so threatens to destroy their marriage—or their lives. 60,000 first printing.
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50 ways to win back your lover
by Kelly Siskind
Ten years after being forced into witness protection because of his father's crimes, a man devises a creative way to win back his high school sweetheart when a change in fortune gives them a second chance
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After hours on Milagro Street
by Angelina M. Lopez
When Alejandra Torres returns to Milagro Street to renovate her grandmother's bar, all that stands in her way of success is handsome brainiac Jeremiah Post, the tenant living above the bar, who does not believe Alex has her family's best interests at heart
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The secret lives of country gentlemen
by KJ Charles
The leader of the Doomsday smuggling clan, Joss Doomsday, to save his sister from a hanging offense, blackmails Sir Gareth with the secret of their relationship to force him to recant, but is unable to stary away from this well-mannered gentleman—and the danger and mystery he brings. Original.
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Miss Newbury's list
by Megan Walker
Creating a list of ten things to do before her marriage to the Duke of Marlow, Rosalind Newbury enlists the help of her best friend, Liza, and prodigal son-turned-boxer, Charlie, with whom she falls in love, forcing her to choose between following her heart and family duty. Original.
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The American roommate experiment : a novel
by Elena Armas
Suffering from writer's block, romance author Rosie Graham, with her own apartment under construction, shares a space with Lucas, her best friend's cousin on whom she has a crush, who offers to take her on a series of experimental dates to jump-start her inspiration. Original.
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Ben and Beatriz
by Katalina Gamarra
Beatriz Herrera, a queer, biracial Harvard senior must put aside her dislike for rich, white playboy, Ben Montgomery, in order to save someone's life in a reimagined version of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Original. 100,000 first printing.
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Astrid Parker doesn't fail
by Ashley Herring Blake
Tempers rise on a popular home improvement show when an interior designer, Astrid Parker, repeatedly bumps heads with a carpenter trying to preserve the history of her family's inn, until the tension flares into something more. Original.
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All the lost places
by Amanda Dykes
"Discovered floating in a basket along the canals of Venice, Sebastien Trovato wrestles with questions of his origins. Decades later, on an assignment to translate a rare book, Daniel Goodman finds himself embroiled in a web of secrets carefully kept within the ancient city and in the mystery of the man whose story the book does not finish: Sebastien"
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Even though i knew the end
by C. L. Polk
Offered one last job before serving an eternity in hell, a magical detective in Chicago is given three days to track down the White City Vampire and the chance to live out the rest of her life. 60,000 first printing.
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Ana takes Manhattan
by Lissette Decos
A reality TV producer who orchestrates extravagant marriage proposals decides to start directing her own life and living with no regrets and discovers that just makes things messier until she just listens to her heart. Original. 30,000 first printing.
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Anatomy of a meet cute
by Addie Woolridge
"Sparks fly when an ob-gyn butts heads with a doctor at her new hospital in this delightfully charming romance about bad timing, good friends, and fresh starts"
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Cold light of day
by Elizabeth Goddard
"Police Chief Autumn Long is fighting to keep her job when an unexpected wave of violent crime sweeps through her small Alaskan town. Does Grier Carter, a relative newcomer to town, actually have her back? Or is she all alone as the body count rises?"
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The backup plan : a novel
by Jill Shalvis
When she inherits a falling-apart-at-the-seams old Wild West B&B along with her ex-best friend Lauren and Knox, the guy who once broke her heart, Alice unexpectedly finds acceptance, true friendship and love as they work together to restore the inn to its former glory. 30,000 first printing.
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Paris Daillencourt is about to crumble
by Alexis J. Hall
When his roommate enters him in the nation's favorite baking show, Paris Daillencourt finds love with a fellow contestant until his fear of failure spoils his happiness, forcing him to face his past, his future and his constant self-doubt to embrace the sweet things in life. Original. 30,000 first printing.
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The echo of old books : a novel
by Barbara Davis
"Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer's affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old paper, ink, and leather. She can feel the echoes of the books' previous owners--an emotional fingerprint only she can read. When Ashlyn discovers a pair of beautifully bound volumes that appear to have never been published, her gift quickly becomes an obsession. Not only is each inscribed with a startling incrimination, but the authors, Hemi and Belle, tell conflicting sides of a tragic romance. With no traceof how these mysterious books came into the world, Ashlyn is caught up in a decades-old literary mystery, beckoned by two hearts in ruins, whoever they were, wherever they are. Determined to learn the truth behind the doomed lovers' tale, she reads on, following a trail of broken promises and seemingly unforgivable betrayals. The more Ashlyn learns about Hemi and Belle, the nearer she comes to bringing closure to their love story--and to the unfinished chapters of her own life"--Book jacket flap
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Jasmine and Jake rock the boat
by Sonya Lalli
Trapped on a 10-day seniors' cruise with her parents and family friends, Jasmine Randhawa is forced to spend time with her childhood acquaintance—and enemy—Jake Dhillon, but when she realizes they have much in common, she wonders if their newfound relationship is strong enough to last on land. Original.
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The romantic agenda
by Claire Kann
"Joy is in love with Malcolm. Malcolm wants to date Summer. Summer is in love with love. And Fox is Summer's ex-boyfriend. Thirty, flirty, and asexual, Joy is secretly in love with her best friend, Malcolm, but she's never been brave enough to say so. When he unexpectedly announces that he's met the love of his life-and no, it's not Joy-she's heartbroken. Malcolm invites her on a weekend getaway, and Joy decides it's her last chance to show him exactly what he's overlooking. But maybe Joy is the one missing something...or someone...and his name is Fox. Fox sees a kindred spirit in Joy-and decides to help her. He proposes they pretend to fall for each other on the weekend trip to make Malcolm jealous. But spending time with Fox shows Joy what it's like tonot be the third wheel, and there's no mistaking the way he makes her feel. Could Fox be the romantic partner she's always deserved?"
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