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A Wedding in the Country by Katie Fforde Starring: 1963 London is just beginning to swing as Lizzie moves in. Meanwhile, her mom is keen that she should meet a Suitable Man and have a nice wedding in the country. Lizzie is determined to have some fun first as cuts her hair, buys a new dress with a fashionably short hemline, and moves to a grand but rundown house with her best friends. But wait, there's more: Lizzie is falling in love with a man who appears to be engaged to someone else. Read it for: The fashion and friendships of the 1960's.
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| Life's Too Short by Abby JimenezCarpe diem: After losing several family members to ALS, Vanessa Price, vowing to live life to the fullest, becomes a famous travel vlogger.
Best laid plans: Vanessa's globe-trotting lifestyle comes to an abrupt halt when she becomes the guardian of her infant niece. Fortunately, her attractive neighbor, corporate lawyer Adrian Copeland, is good with kids.
Is it for you? This 3rd novel in the Friend Zone series (after The Happily Ever After Playlist) tackles some serious issues, including terminal illness, addiction, and suicidal ideation. |
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| To Love and to Loathe by Martha WatersThe participants: longtime adversaries Diana Bourne, Lady Templeton, and Jeremy Overington, the Marquess of Willingham, whose constant bickering masks a smoldering attraction.
The arrangement: a brief affair that will allow Diana to experience the passion she never found with her late husband, and allow Jeremy to receive candid feedback on his skills (or lack thereof?) in the bedroom.
Series alert: To Love and To Loathe is the 2nd entry in the Regency Vows series, which begins with To Have and To Hoax. |
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Back in the Burbs by Tracy Wolff and Avery FlynnWhat happens: After a messy divorce, Mallory loses her job and her New York apartment and is forced to move to a house left to her by her great aunt, hoping she can survive an unlikely life in the suburbs next door to an attractive but grumpy neighbor. Read it for: The laughs and the HOA hijinks.
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Much Ado about You
by Samantha Young
The Set Up: When Evangeline is passed over for promotion at work, Evie realizes she needs to make a change. In a burst of impulsivity, she plans a holiday in a quaint English village. The holiday package comes with a temporary position at Much Ado About Books.
The Problem: Roane Robson, the charismatic and sexy farmer who tempts Evie every day with his flirtations. Evie is determined to keep him at bay because a holiday romance can only end in heartbreak, right?
Is there a solution? Evie can't deny their connection but could their whirlwind romance could turn in to the forever kind of love?
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Knit, purl, a baby and a girl
by Hettie Bell
Cast on: Joining a knitting circle when she becomes unexpectedly pregnant, Poppy creates baby blankets, booties and hats before falling in love with the group’s charismatic leader, Rhiannon, who transforms Poppy’s understandings about relationships and family.
Especially for: fans of contemporary romance with quirky characters, and a heartwarming story.
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| Fallen by Rebecca ZanettiThe mission: Hacker Brigid Banaghan and her handler, Raider Tanaka, must pose as an engaged couple during a visit to her father's farm as part of an undercover operation to infiltrate the Irish mob.
The problem(s): Still reeling from the discovery of her dad's criminal ties, Brigid also struggles to resist her attraction to the mysterious Raider.
Series alert: Fallen is the 2nd in the Deep Ops series, which follows a special unit of misfit federal agents. |
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| This Earl of Mine by Kate BatemanThe plan: To secure her inheritance, which is contingent upon marriage, Georgiana Caversteed heads to Newgate Prison and weds inmate Ben Wylde, who's about to be transported to Australia. Problem solved!
Or is it? Georgiana discovers that Ben, an earl's son, was only posing as a felon to gather intelligence for the Crown. Now legally married, they decide to make their relationship real -- starting with a public courtship.
Why you might like it: This 1st book in the Bow Street Bachelors series playfully subverts aspects of both the 'marriage of convenience' and 'fake relationship' tropes. |
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The Prince of Spies by Elizabeth CamdenWhat it's about: Luke's hidden past as a spy has him carrying out an ambitious agenda-thwarting the reelection of his only real enemy. But trouble begins when he falls for Marianne, the congressman's daughter. Can their newfound love survive a political firestorm, or will three generations of family rivalry drive them apart forever? Why you might like it: Part 3 of the gentle reads 'Hope and Glory,' series, each book is a standalone title. Fans of Tracie Peterson will enjoy this book.
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The Son of Mr. Suleman
by Eric Jerome Dickey
What happens: Targeted and blackmailed by racist colleagues, a Black professor at a Memphis university is called away from a whirlwind romance by the death of his father and a family that has never acknowledged him.
What sets it apart: Literary and erotic, a combination not seen often. This is book is a powerhouse by the late New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey.
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The Boy Toy by Nicola MarshStarring: Samira, who is returning home to Australia from L.A. After nearly a decade of estrangement from the Indian mother who arranged her marriage to a faithless man, an L.A. businesswoman coaches an attractive stuntman who remembers her from a steamy one-night stand.
Read it for: The drama, the entertainment, and the endless flirtation!
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