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What It's about: Beckett, a solider in Afghanistan, falls in love with Ryan's sister through her letters to him and, despite feeling guilty over his friend's death, seeks her out to fulfill his promise to watch over her.
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Struggling to hold her late father's business together in spite of her less-motivated siblings, Fixie Farr cashes in an IOU from a handsome stranger to find employment for her childhood crush.
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Eliza Herman, a descendant of the Greek god Eros, finds herself working in her family's Cupid-for-hire store, enchanting people looking for love, under the supervision of Jake Sanders, whom she had a crush on as a teenager.
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A retelling of "Pride and Prejudice" set in modern-day Pakistan finds a practical-minded teacher from a family of sisters evaluating her resolve never to marry after encountering a brusque but compelling man during a series of lavish wedding parties.
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| A charming multicultural romantic comedy, set in Toronto against the backdrop of the city's Indian immigrant community. To forestall her beloved grandmother's attempts at matchmaking, investment analyst Raina Anand lets her Nani believe that she's gay. Now she's no longer besieged by bachelors, but at what cost?
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| The Duchess Deal: Girl Meets Duke by Tessa DareWhat happens: When seamstress Emma Gladstone presents the formidable Duke of Ashbury with the bill for his ex-fiancée's wedding dress, she receives a marriage proposal instead of payment.
Wait, what? Believing that his battle-scarred face deters potential brides, Ashbury is willing to compensate a stranger for bearing his heir -- and can't believe that Emma could possibly want him for a husband.
Why you might like it: Witty banter and comedic situations add levity to an emotionally intense Beauty and the Beast story in this 1st installment of the Girl Meets Duke series. |
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| The CEO Buys In: Wager of Hearts: Book One by Nancy HerknessThe situation: Billionaire Nathan Trainor makes a bet with his fellow one-percenters: whoever can't find his soul mate (and marry her) within a year must donate a staggering sum of money to charity.
And then: a flu epidemic leaves Nathan at the mercy of office temp Chloe Russell, who just might be the woman for him. But does her distaste for corporate culture make their relationship a nonstarter?
Series alert: The CEO Buys In kicks off the Wager of Hearts series, about a trio of wealthy men searching for love. |
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| While the Duke Was Sleeping by Sophie JordanWhat it's about: Mistaken for the comatose Duke of Autenberry's fiancée, shop clerk Poppy Fairchurch feels compelled to keep up the ruse. Can she fool Autenberry's handsome half-brother, Struan Mackenzie? Does she even want to?
Why you might like it: This opening installment of the Rogue Files is a playful, Regency-set homage to the romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping. |
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| Hurts to Love You by Alisha RaiStarring: heiress Evangeline "Eve" Chandler and her longtime crush, tattoo artist Gabriel Hunter, who's off-limits for so many reasons.
What happens: Squeezed into cramped quarters during a wedding party, they finally act on years of pent-up lust.
Why you might like it: Inter-class romance and family drama fuel this angsty, steamy 3rd installment of the Forbidden Hearts series. |
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