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| Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia HibbertWhat happens: Determined to prove to her wealthy parents that she can support herself, 26-year-old Eve Brown lands a job at the picturesque Castell Cottage Bed and Breakfast after (accidentally!) injuring its gruff proprietor, Jacob Wayne.
Why you might like it: This lively conclusion to the Brown Sisters trilogy (beginning with Get a Life, Chloe Brown) features authentically depicted autistic leads, a story that's equal parts zany and moving, a complimentary playlist, and rogue ducks. |
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The Forever Girl
by Jill Shalvis
Returning to her hometown to attend an estranged friend’s wedding, Maze navigates unexpected secrets with her childhood circle of friends while discovering that she still has feelings for a long-ago crush.
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| Wild Rain: Women Who Dare by Beverly JenkinsWhat happens: Wyoming rancher Spring Rain Lee rescues traveling reporter Garrett McCray from a blizzard, earning his respect and -- if she'll have it -- his love.
Read it for: a fiercely independent heroine battling past trauma, a gentle hero forging his own path in life, and meticulously researched depictions of the lives of Black people in the 19th-century American West.
Series alert: Wild Rain is the 2nd book in the Women Who Dare series, which links the author's House of LeVeq and Old West series. |
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| First Comes Like by Alisha RaiStarring: Pakistani American beauty influencer Jia Ahmed, and actor Dev Dixit, the Bollywood scion who slid into her DMs months ago but now claims not to know who she is. (How dare he!)
What happens: Horrified that someone has been impersonating him online, Dev makes it up to Jia by agreeing to pose as her boyfriend.
Why you might like it: This upbeat and witty 3rd installment of the Modern Love series (after Girl Gone Viral) introduces likable leads and their supportive extended families. |
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| Honey Girl by Morgan RogersStarring: Astronomer Grace Porter, who arrives in Las Vegas to celebrate finishing her Ph.D and wakes up married to Brooklyn-based radio host Yuki Yamamoto.
What happens: Burned out by the challenges of being a queer, Black scientist in white, male-dominated academia, Grace heads to New York to clear her head and see if this thing with Yuki has potential.
What sets it apart: Although Grace and Yuki's love story anchors the narrative, this debut also saves plenty of space for Grace's journey of self-discovery and the couple's respective circles of friends. |
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Float Plan
by Trish Doller
Hiring a sailor to navigate the boat trip she planned before her fiancé’s death, Anna begins healing from a broken heart in the wake of an unexpected romance.
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