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| The Spanish Love Deception by Elena ArmasThe problem: Catalina "Lina" Martín needs a plus-one to save face at her sister's wedding in Spain because her ex, the groom's best man, just got engaged and her handsome American boyfriend is...um, imaginary.
The solution? Aaron Blackford, Lina's least favorite colleague, offers to be her real pretend boyfriend, setting the stage for comedy, drama, and romance. |
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| A Perfect Equation by Elizabeth EverettStarring: Mathematician Letitia Fenley and William Hughes, Viscount Greycliff, longtime enemies tasked with running Athena's Retreat, a secret club for female scientists.
What happens: Letty and Grey battle their mutual attraction while facing off against the Guardians of Domesticity, an association of gentlemen who believe a woman's place is in the home. |
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| Kamila Knows Best by Farah HeronWhat it is: a warmhearted retelling of Emma by the author of Accidentally Engaged.
Starring: accountant Kamila Hussain, who's too busy helping her family and friends to focus on her love life, and Rohan Nasser, Kamila's best friend, who may just be her perfect match.
You might also like: Uzma Jalaluddin's Ayesha at Last, another Austen-inspired contemporary romance set in Toronto and featuring a predominantly South Asian cast. |
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| The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes by Eva LeighIntroducing: Kieran Ransome, 3rd son of an earl and an unrepentant rogue; and prim and proper Celeste Kilburn, who agrees to help Kieran repair his reputation if he'll help her ruin hers by showing her the seedier side of London.
Series alert: This "risqué romp" kicks off the Last Chance Scoundrels series, about a group of men who must find respectable brides or be disinherited. |
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| The Soulmate Equation by Christina LaurenA match made in hell: After submitting a DNA sample to the matchmaking startup GeneticAlly, statistician and single mom Jess Davis is horrified when her "diamond match" (indicating soulmate-level compatibility) is revealed to be her arrogant coffee shop nemesis "Americano" -- a.k.a. Dr. River Peña, the company's founder.
Diamonds are forever? GeneticAlly offers the financially strapped Jess $30,000 if she dates River for three months -- enough time to either validate their score by falling in love or ruin the company by proving they're totally wrong for each other. |
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| Make Up Break Up by Lily MenonWhat it is: Bestselling YA author Sandhya Menon's (When Dimple Met Rishi) adult debut, an enemies-to-lovers romance about rival dating app creators.
Starring: One-time lovers Annika Dev and Hudson Craft, who must work in adjacent offices while competing for funding at the upcoming Entrepreneurs Pitching Investors Competition (EPIC).
Also available in eAudiobook on Hoopla |
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| Loathe at First Sight by Suzanne ParkWhat it's about: As a Korean American woman in the video game industry, Melody Joo is accustomed to doing her job in challenge mode. And that's before being put in charge of a high-profile project alongside white company intern Nolan MacKenzie, the boss' nephew.
Is it for you? Melody's workplace is a toxic stew of racism and misogyny; she's also on the receiving end of online harassment that makes Gamergate look tame. |
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| The Right Swipe by Alisha RaiStarring: Rhiannon "Rhi" Hunter, creator of the popular Crush dating app, and former pro-football player Samson Lima, spokesman for rival dating site Matchmaker -- and the jerk who once ghosted Rhi.
What sets it apart: Nuanced explorations of sensitive issues (CTE's effects on Samson's football-playing relatives, Rhi's experiences as a woman of color in majority white, predominantly male tech spaces).
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| The Boyfriend Project by Farrah RochonWhat happens: After software engineer Samiah Brooks discovers that her so-called boyfriend has been three-timing her, she bonds with his other girlfriends as they vow to dedicate the next six months to focusing on themselves and their life goals.
And then... Samiah's new coworker, Daniel Collins, makes her wonder if she was a little too hasty in swearing off men. Little does she know that Daniel isn't exactly what he seems. |
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