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| The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay AdamsWhat it's about: Professional baseball player Gavin Scott will do anything to win his wife Thea back, even...join a romance book club?
Why you might like it: Gavin learns to be a better man by unlearning some bad habits, Thea embarks on a quest to balance personal goals and family commitments, and the members of the book club offer hilarious advice throughout.
Don't miss: excerpts from Courting the Countess, the fictional Regency romance that Gavin uses as his instruction manual. |
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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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Sweet heat
by Zuri Day
Competing in a major cooking contest to launch his own dessert franchise, Marvin Carter goes up against Naomi Carter, a confident, large-and-in-charge beauty, but jealousy from the other contestants threatens to destroy their hopes and dreams.
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| Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia HibbertWhat happens: Following a near-death experience, web developer Chloe Brown takes stock of her life and finds it lacking.
Carpe diem! Chloe's ambitious "Get a Life List" (e.g. "Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex") will require some help from building superintendent (and secret artist) Redford "Red" Morgan.
What sets it apart: a diverse cast of well-drawn characters and a sensitive portrayal of living with fibromyalgia. |
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Tempted at midnight
by Cheris F Hodges
When her hot one-night stand on New Year’s Eve turns out to be CEO of Jordan Industries Erik Jordan – and her new boss, hopeless romantic interior designer Sylvie Gates must make the best of a sticky situation.
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| Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina LaurenThen: During a trip to London, 18-year-old Tate Jones, the incognito daughter of a Hollywood star, embarks on a whirlwind romance with college student Sam Brandis, who breaks her heart with a betrayal.
Now: Ten years later, Tate is set to star in a film with her famous father -- a film that Sam wrote, which means that he'll be on set.
Is it for you? Fans of the authors' Hating You/Dating You or The Unhoneymooners may find this moving second chance romance more poignant than zany. |
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| The Perfect Present by Rochelle Alers, Cheris Hodges, and Pamele YayeWhat it is: a trio of heartwarming African American holiday romances.
Contains: Rochelle Alers' "A Christmas Layover," in which things heat up between two snowbound travelers; Cheris Hodges' "The Christmas Lesson," which offers a pair of almost-lovers a second chance to get it right; and Pamela Yaye's "Christmas with You," in which a one-night stand promises to turn into something more.
"Series" alert: Like its predecessors Holiday Temptation and A Christmas Kiss, this seasonal romance anthology spotlights some of Dafina Books' most popular authors. |
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Merry cowboy Christmas
by Carolyn Brown
When Fiona Logan returns home to the Lucky Penny Ranch for the holidays, cowboy Jud Dawson finds himself falling in love with the funny and smart beauty and sets out to convince her to stick around, which might just take a Christmas miracle.
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Seduction on a snowy night
by Madeline Hunter
From three popular Regency-romance authors comes a trio of Christmas- and winter-inspired tales, from a surprise snowstorm to the comfort of a blazing fire to the heat of a lover’s kisses.
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| The Good, the Bad, and the Duke by Janna MacGregorHome alone! Left behind in London when her family decamps to the countryside, Lady Daphne Hallworth spends Christmas working on a personal project, which leads to an unexpected reunion with Paul Barstowe, the notorious Duke of Southart.
The backstory: The rest of the Hallworths may hate Paul, the former best friend of Daphne's brother, but Daphne has never given up on the kind young man she once knew.
Is it for you? Paul was the villain of previous installments the Cavensham Heiresses series; in this 4th entry, he's a reformed rake trying to repair his bad reputation. |
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| Alaskan Holiday: A Novel by Debbie MacomberIntroducing: Josie Avery, an up-and-coming chef who takes a seasonal job in Ponder, Alaska; swordsmith Palmer Saxon, who's head-over-heels in love with Josie but struggles to express his feelings.
What happens: After Palmer proposes, Josie declines and returns to Seattle, only to discover that she can't stop thinking about him.
Why you might like it: Debbie Macomber is the queen of heartwarming holiday romances, some of which have been made into Hallmark movies. |
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Prince George's County Memorial Library System 9601 Capital Lane Largo, Maryland 20774 301-699-3500www.pgcmls.info/ |
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