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| Honey and Spice by Bolu BabalolaIntroducing: Kikiola "Kiki" Banjo, a British Nigerian student who, as the host of the popular campus radio show Brown Sugar, dispenses relationship advice to her Black peers at Whitewell University.
What happens: Caught kissing Malakai Korede, whom she has publicly denounced as a "Wasteman of Whitewell," Kiki embarks on a face-saving fake relationship with Malakai that soon feels all too real.
Book buzz: This novel by the author of the short story collection Love in Colour is a Reese Witherspoon Book Club selection. |
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| Dream On by Angie HockmanWhat it is: A "wonderfully original spin on amnesia romance" (Publishers Weekly) by the author of Shipped.
What happens: Law student Cass Walker wakes up from a coma and asks for her boyfriend, Devin, who isn't real. Or is he? A chance encounter with the man of her dreams -- and his attractive brother, Perry -- prompts Cass to find out if there's any truth to her false memories.
For fans of: Quirky, lightly magical twist-of-fate stories. |
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| American Royalty by Tracey LivesayWhat it's about: In need of some good publicity to counter a potentially career-derailing viral incident, hip hop star Danielle "Duchess" Nelson agrees to perform at a charity concert in the UK, where she meets the reserved and scholarly Prince Jameson.
For fans of: Alyssa Cole's Reluctant Royals series.
About the author: Tracey Livesay is best known for her popular Girls Trip series. |
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| On Rotation by Shirlene ObuobiStarring: Angie Appiah, a high-achieving Ghanaian American medical student who never questions her life choices until, within a span of days, she gets dumped, nearly flunks an important exam, and meets charismatic artist Ricky Gutierrez.
For fans of: Kimmery Martin's medical dramas or Jane Igharo's novels about women from immigrant families navigating young adulthood. |
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The Bookseller's Promise
by Beth Wiseman
What it is about: Eva Graber has loved Jake since he hired her to work in his bookstore years ago, but he doesn’t seem to notice she’s blossomed into a beautiful woman. When Yvonne shows up and seems like she might turn Jake’s eye, Eva suggests she and Jake should read the book together.
What happens: After the book leads the trio deep into mysterious questions about life and death, love and loss, and the impenetrable purposes of God.
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My Policeman
by Bethan Roberts
Journey back to: 1950's Brighton where Marion first catches sight of Tom. He teaches her to swim, guiding her through the water in the shadow of the city's famous pier.
Years later: Patrick meets Tom who is absolutely besotted by him. In this age it is safer for him to marry Marion and meet Patrick in secret. The two lovers must share him, until one of them breaks and three lives are destroyed. My Policeman is a deeply heartfelt story of love's passionate endurance, and the devastation wrought by an oppressive society.
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Life on the Leash
by Victoria Schade
Meet: Cora has successfully run her own dog training business for years, perfectly content with her beloved rescue pitbull as the main man in her life. She's given everything to her business, and her lack of social life (or slobber-free clothes) has been completely worth it. But all that changes when she meets Charlie, the hottest client she's ever had.
The only problem? Charlie's taken. Luckily, Cora's new friend--Eli--is always there to help Cora with her problems, including her love life. That's why she's shocked to realize that even as things start heating up with Charlie, there might just be a more-than-friends spark between her and Eli, too.
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A Bit Much
by Sarah Jackson
The struggle is real: Alice is falling apart. She's lost her job, her appetite, her ability to sleep. And now she's going to lose Mia, her best friend, who's being treated for a serious illness. Alice then meets her neighbour James. They're interested in each other, but Alice is hesitant; she has never had luck with dating, and she thinks now is a weird time since Mia needs her. Alice struggles to move forward knowing Mia can't.
Canadian Author Alert!
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Harmony of Fire
by Brian Feehan
Supernatural beings: The We—beings who existed long before humans ever did, filled with powerful magic—walk among us. Owen and Alice are both etherealists—rare humans born with magic who are targets for those We. Alice escaped and was trained to be a weapon so she might one day break the bond and safely return home. Everything is going to plan…until she meets Owen.
Meet a supernatural love: Owen is a musician who is trying to outrun his past while keeping safe in an increasingly dangerous world. Owen keeps them on the move until hunters crosses their path.Then he meets Alice. Only through finding each other do either Alice or Owen have a chance of survival.
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A Week at the Shore
by Barbara Delinsky
One phone call: is all it takes to lure Mallory back to her family's Rhode Island beach home. It's been twenty years since she's been gone--running from the scandal that destroyed her parents' marriage, drove her and her two sisters apart, and crushed her relationship with the love of her life, Jack.
But that phone call changes everything: Makes it clear that something has brought the past forward again--something involving Mallory's father. Compelled by concern for her family and by Joy's wish to visit her mother's childhood home, Mallory returns to Bay Bluff, where conflicting loyalties will be faced and painful truths revealed.
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Feels Like Falling
by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Bad karma? When Gray Howard inadvertently gets a stranger, Diana fired from her job at the local pharmacy she offers up her empty guest house out of guilt.
Or just unlucky? Diana Harrington's summer isn't off to the greatest start either: Hours before losing her job, she broke up with her boyfriend and moved out of their shared house.
But can it all change? Diana's tide begins to turn slowly. But when her first love returns, every secret from her past seems to resurface all at once.
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