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| Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa BaileyIntroducing: Rosie and Dominic Vega, high school sweethearts who married young -- and have since drifted apart.
Why you might like it: This 2nd book in the Hot & Hammered series (after Fix Her Up) introduces a pair of sympathetic leads whose desire to reconnect leads to situations both comical and deeply moving as they follow the advice of their unorthodox couples counselor.
For fans of: Lyssa Kay Adams' The Bromance Book Club. |
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| The Arrangement by Sylvia Day, Minerva Spencer, and Kristin VaydenWhat it is: a trio of steamy Regency-set novellas that explore a favorite historical romance trope: the marriage of convenience.
Contains: Sylvia Day's "Mischief and the Marquess," in which parental pressure prompts childhood friends to prove that they're totally wrong for each other; Minerva Spencer's "The Duke's Treasure," starring an heiress and the duke she has long loved from afar; and "The Inconvenient Countess," about an impoverished gentlewoman who reluctantly weds a titled rogue seeking a "respectable" wife. |
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| Then, Now, Always by Mona ShroffWhat happens: In need of legal counsel for her 15-year-old daughter, Samantha, bakery owner Maya Rao seeks the assistance of Samantha's father, lawyer Sam Hutcherson. Which means telling Sam that he has a daughter.
Why you might like it: Sam and Maya's shared Indian heritage is an integral part of this moving second-chance romance, which shifts back and forth between the couple's youthful courtship and their present-day reunion. |
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The country guesthouse by Robyn CarrA woman unexpectedly raising her sister’s son and a man mourning his own child discover healing and community support through their mutual love of the orphaned boy. By the award-winning author of the Virgin River series. Pace: Leisurely paced Tone: Atmospheric Writing Style: Engaging
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| Cold Nose, Warm Heart by Mara WellsStarring: Riley Carson, the eager-but-inexperienced building manager of a senior-living apartment complex; and Caleb Donovan, scion of a real-estate dynasty, who wants to convert the building into luxury condos and turn the adjacent dog park into a parking lot.
Why you might like it: Set in Miami's South Beach, this 1st heartwarming book in the Fur Haven Dog Park kicks off an engaging contemporary romance series centered around a dog park that serves as a community hub. |
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Almost Just Friends by Jill ShalvisAnticipating well-earned freedom after raising her siblings, a tough woman forges an unexpected bond with an enigmatic stranger before a massive storm and demons from the past throw everything she believes into question. By a New York Times best-selling author. Themes: Love in a small town Character: Authentic; Strong female Tone: Heartwarming Writing Style: Engaging
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| This Scot of Mine by Sophie JordanThe problem: For generations, Clan MacLarin has been under a curse: each laird is fated to die before the birth of his first child.
The solution: Laird Hunt MacLarin weds the pregnant Lady Clara Autenberry. Unfortunately for MacLarin, Clara invented the pregnancy to escape her engagement to a cruel man.
You might also like: Grace Burrowes' Windham Brides series or Lisa Berne's Penhallow Dynasty novels, which are also set in Scotland during the Regency period. |
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| The Highlander Who Protected Me by Vanessa KellyA woman in danger: Pregnant Lady Ainsley Matthews needs a husband to protect her and her unborn child from the baby's father, her abusive fiancé.
A couple with history: Ainsley reluctantly accepts a proposal from her old flame Royal Kendrick, with whom she once tried to elope before their families discovered their plans and intervened.
Reviewers say: "sensuous romance, elaborately developed characters, and a fast-moving plot" (Publishers Weekly) distinguish this 1st Clan Kendrick novel. |
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| Highland Captive by Alyson McLayneWhat it's about: Two years ago, Gavin MacKinnon's baby son, Ewan, disappeared during a Highland gathering. Now Ewan has been found in the loving care of Deirdre MacIntyre, who has always believed that the boy was her late husband's illegitimate child.
Series alert: Set in 15th-century Scotland, Highland Captive is the 4th installment of the Sons of Gregor MacLeod series, which follows the five foster sons of a laird. |
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| To Love a Duchess by Karen RanneyWhat it's about: While searching for evidence of treason by the late Duke of Marsley, Scottish intelligence operative Adam Drummond, disguised as a servant, meets his match in Marsley's much-younger widow, Suzanne Whitcomb.
Series alert: To Love a Duchess kicks off the All for Love series, which moves back and forth between Victorian England and Scotland.
For fans of: the emotional intensity of Jennifer Ashley's Highland Pleasures series. |
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