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Risky Play
by Rachel Van Dyken
Starring: Mackenzie "Mack" Dupont, a 30-year-old virgin heiress who's just been left at the altar, and Slade Rodriguez, a pro soccer player with a broken heart.
What happens: Mack's solo "honeymoon" in Mexico leads to a rebound fling with Slade. Although both give fake names, the truth comes out when Mack is hired as Slade's personal assistant.
You might also like: Jaci Burton's Rules of Contact, which is more explicit than Risky Play but offers a similar high-drama sports-themed workplace romance.
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Come Sundown
by Nora Roberts
What it's about: As if running her family's Montana resort didn't present enough of a challenge, Bodine "Bo" Longbow now faces unexpected reunions with her teenage crush, Callen Skinner, and her traumatized aunt Alice, who’s just escaped her captor of more than 20 years.
Read it for: the surprisingly sweet romance that develops between Bo and Callen as they hunt for the bad guy.
Is it for you? Come Sundown contains scenes of captivity and torture that put it on the grittier side of Nora Roberts' oeuvre.
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The Good Ones
by Jenn McKinlay
What happens: Maisy Kelly hires restoration architect Ryder Copeland to renovate her great-aunt's ramshackle Queen Anne house, which she plans to turn into a romance bookstore.
Why you might like it: Set in North Carolina, this heartwarming opening installment of the Happily Ever After series boasts small-town charm and relatable characters.
For fans of: renovation-themed romances such as Nora Roberts' Inn Boonsboro trilogy or Susan Wiggs' Bella Vista series.
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Waiting for Tom Hanks
by Kerry Winfrey
Introducing: Annie Cassidy, an aspiring screenwriter who's obsessed with romantic comedies and tired of waiting for her own leading man to make his entrance.
Enter: Actual movie star, Drew Danforth, whose film-set "meet-cute" with Annie leads to love...with a lot of bantering and bickering along the way.
About the title: "Tom Hanks isn't so much a person as a representation of the kind of man I deserve, as my mom told me over and over."
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Don't You Forget About Me
by Mhairi McFarlane
What it's about: Fired from her job and then dumped by her cheating boyfriend, Georgina Horspool discovers that her new boss is Lucas McCarthy, her first love, who...doesn't even recognize her?
Read it for: "a heroine with a laugh-out-loud voice, an endearing romance, and.lashings of drama" (NPR).
Is it for you? More chick lit than rom com, this witty novel emphasizes Georgina's personal growth as she decides what she wants out of life and love.
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Rainy Day Friends
by Jill Shalvis
What it’s about: Newly widowed graphic designer Lanie Jacobs doesn’t think her life can get much worse -- but then she discovers that her deceased husband had several other wives while they were married. In need of healing, Lanie heads to a winery in California, never imagining that she might find real, lasting love there, too.
Why you might like it: Fans of Susan Mallery and Kristan Higgins will enjoy this warm-hearted, emotional contemporary romance.
Reviewers say: "impossible to put down" (Publishers Weekly).
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A Wedding at Two Love Lane
by Kieran Kramer
What it's about: Professional matchmaker Greer Jones says yes to a one-of-a-kind wedding dress, the prize in a couples' contest. Since singleton Greer is sans groom, curmudgeonly British artist Ford Smith serves as her fake fiancé, while concealing his true (aristocratic) identity.
Series alert: Opposites attract in this second installment of the Two Love Lane series, set in an authentically depicted Charleston, South Carolina.
For fans of: the upbeat romantic comedy of Katie MacAlister's A Matchmaker in Wonderland series.
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About a Dog: A Bluff Point Romance
by Jenn McKinlay
What it's about: Ever since her fiancé jilted her, Mackenzie "Mac" Harris has avoided her hometown of Bluff Point, Maine. Now maid of honor in her best friend Emma's wedding, Mac must face her past -- including veterinarian Gavin Tolliver, Emma's brother and the man with whom she had a brief but unforgettable rebound fling.
Don't miss: lovable rescue dog Tulip, who plays an important role in the story.
For fans of: Kristan Higgins' The Best Man.
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For All Time
by Jude Deveraux
What happens: Upon meeting Toby Wyndam at his cousin's wedding, Prince Graydon Montgomery of Anconia believes he may have found his soul mate. So he trades places with his twin brother in order to spend some quality time with Toby.
Is it for you? Subtle paranormal elements hint at the couple's destiny.
Series alert: Due to the genealogical complexity of the Montgomery family, newcomers to the Nantucket Brides series may want to start at the beginning with True Love.
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Devil in Spring
by Lisa Kleypas
What it's about: To save her reputation after she's caught in a compromising position, Lady Pandora Ravenel must wed notorious rake Gabriel Challon, Lord St. Vincent.
Why you might like it: In this often humorous (but still steamy) marriage-of-convenience story, a headstrong heroine unwittingly reforms the rogue who adores her exactly the way she is.
Crossover alert: Gabriel is the son of Evie and Sebastian from Devil in Winter, part of author Lisa Kleypas' Wallflower series.
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