September 2017 list by J. Yaka
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Breakfast in Bed
by Rochelle Alers
After losing her job as a professional chef in Manhattan, Tonya Martin heads to New Orleans to follow her dream of opening a restaurant in the Garden District in the second novel of the series following The Inheritance.
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Last Gentleman Standing
by Jane Ashford
An independent 24-year-old heiress, Elisabeth Elham, tired of all the fortune hunters vying for her attention, finds herself drawn to the only man in London not trying to charm her when he saves her from a sinister suitor who draws her into a dangerous scheme. By the author of What the Duke Doesn't Know.
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Disorderly Conduct
by Tessa Bailey
After ending a brief steamy affair with hot police academy cadet, Charlie Burns, Ever Carmichael keeps running into the charming, commitment-phobic man at every turn and soon realizes that maybe, for the first time in her life, she wants more than short-term satisfaction. By a New York Times best-selling author..
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Before I Knew
by Jamie Beck
On the second anniversary of her husband’s suicide, Colby Cabot-Baxter is ready to let go of her grief and the mistakes made during her turbulent marriage. Her fresh start comes in the form of A CertainTea, the restaurant she’s set to open along Lake Sandy, Oregon, with help from her family. But when her executive chef quits just weeks before the grand opening, Colby is pressured to hire old family friend Alec Morgan. His award-winning reputation could generate buzz, but their friendship has withered since her husband’s reckless dare cost Alec’s brother his life.
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Wicked Abyss
by Kresley Cole
Millennia after being cursed by a treacherous fey beauty who died before he could exact revenge, Sian is transformed into a demonic beast at the same time the fey is reincarnated, a transformation that prompts him to take her prisoner in his mystical castle. By the award-winning author of the Game Makers series.
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A Dangerous Engagement
by Melanie Dickerson
Just as merchant’s daughter Felicity Mayson is spurned once again because of her meager dowry, she receives an unexpected invitation to Lady Blackstone’s country home. Being introduced to the wealthy Oliver Ratley is an admitted delight, as is his rather heedless yet inviting proposal of marriage. Only when another of Lady Blackstone’s handsome guests catches Felicity’s attention does she realize that nothing is what it seems at Doverton Hall.
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Duke with Benefits
by Manda Collins
Mathematician Lady Daphne Forsyth is on a treasure hunt; her success depends on whether or not she can solve the legendary Cameron Cipher, an encrypted message hidden in the library of a country estate. With untold riches at stake, Dalton Beauchamp, the Duke of Maitland, is nothing but a sexy, sexy distraction. Following hot on the heels of Ready Set Rogue, Duke with Benefits is the 2nd book in the Studies in Scandal series, about a bluestocking quartet whose unconventional benefactress bequeaths them a stately home.
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Need You Now
by Emma Douglas
Not the marrying kind, Faith Harper, who runs the music empire her late rock star father left behind, keeps her relationships short, casual and far away from where she lives on Lansing Island, until she meets tennis star Caleb White who is looking for more than a distraction.
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Dark Legacy
by Christine Feehan
Struggling to manage the pain that has overwhelmed her since her ordeal in the underground labyrinth, Emeline Sanchez is haunted by the voice of the evil master vampire who exchanged blood with her and considers a terrible sacrifice to protect the children once under his thrall.
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When the Scoundrel Sins
by Anna Harrington
To inherit the only home she has ever known, Annabelle Green must quickly find a husband, which is no easy task since her reputation is in ruins, and asks reckless rogue and childhood nemesis Quinto Carlisle, a confirmed bachelor, for help in finding her a suitable match. By the author of Dukes Are Forever.
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My Fair Lover
by Nicole Jordan
Tasked with turning American privateer Brandon Deverill into a proper English lord and finding him a suitable bride, matchmaker Lady Katherine Wilde agrees to his demands only if he protects her from pirates during her search for a buried family treasure.
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| Blue Hollow Falls by Donna KauffmanWhen Sunny Goodwin inherits an old silk mill from the father she's never met, her first impulse is to sell the place and get out of Blue Hollow Falls, Virginia, as fast as she can. However, two people may change her mind: her 10-year-old half-sister, Bailey, and Iraq War veteran Sawyer Hartwell, who dreams of turning the old mill into a space for local artisans. Like Jill Shavis' Simply Irresistible, this heartwarming series opener introduces a sympathetic heroine whose surprise inheritance reunites families, forges friendships, and leads to love. |
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Dirty Dancing at Devil's Leap
by Julie Anne Long
Determined to get her hands on the glorious old abandoned Coltrane mansion, Avalon Harwood must go up against Maximillian “Mac” Coltrane—her greatest enemy—to get what she wants and soon finds herself not only fighting for the house but for the love they once shared.
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Maybe I Do
by Nicole McLaughlin
A wedding photographer who hates weddings, Charlotte Linley, who was once left at the altar, forms a partnership with divorcé Dean Troyer, one of the owners of Kansas City’s hottest wedding venues, and as they work closely together, their connection deepens and they wonder if it is finally their turn to have their own real-life happily ever after.
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Escape to You
by Jennifer Ryan
When undercover DEA Agent Beck “Trigger” Cooke offers her and her child refuge in his home, actress Ashley Swan falls in love with this man with a dark past, but in order to feel truly safe, the crazed captor from whom she escaped must be brought to justice.
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Can't Hardly Breathe
by Gena Showalter
Bullied in high school, Dorothea Mathis's past is full of memories she'd rather forget. But there's one she can't seem to shake—her long-standing crush on former army ranger Daniel Porter. Now that the sexy bad boy has started using her inn as his personal playground, she should kick him out…but his every heated glance makes her want to join him instead.
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So I Married a Sorcerer
by Kerrelyn Sparks
Born with powers that forced her into hiding, Brigitta, a princess hidden away from her villainous half-brother, turns to a roguish pirate named Rupert, who has the power to harness the wind, for help when her brother discovers her existence and sets out to destroy her.
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The Laird Takes a Bride
by Lisa Berne
Forced to marry due to an ancient decree, laird of his clan and master of Castle Tadgh, Alasdair Penhallow, finds his search for a biddable wife over when fate hands him Fiona Douglass, a stubborn, high-spirited beauty who challenges him at every turn.
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Caught by the Scot
by Karen Hawkins
To secure his rightful inheritance, Scottish privateer Conner Douglas must quickly marry a respectable, well-born woman and sets out to convince his childhood friend and plain spinster Miss Theodora Cumberbatch-Snowe, to be his wife—a mission that takes an unexpected and passionate turn.
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| Highland Spitfire by Mary WineAt the command of Scotland's Regent, Ailis Robertson must wed Bhaic MacPherson and put an end to the generations-long feud between their families. Their refusal will mean treason -- and death. If the couple can't make their marriage work, their kin will be executed. Following its proud and headstrong leads from bad blood to mad love, Highland Spitfire opens the Highland Weddings series, whose atmospheric setting and family rivalries should appeal to fans of Hannah Howell's Highland Romances or Kinley MacGregor's Brotherhood of the Sword books. |
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