June 2017 list by J. Yaka
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Return to Huckleberry Hill
by Jennifer Beckstrand
When the woman he loves gets engaged to his best friend, Reuben Helmuth flees to his grandfather’s house on Huckleberry Hill, where he meets his best friend’s sister, Fern, who is determined to help him find forgiveness—and love.
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A Most Unlikely Duke
by Sophie Barnes
Raphe Matthews hasn’t stepped foot in polite circles since a tragedy left his once-noble family impoverished and in debt. The bare-knuckle boxer has spent the last fifteen years eking out an existence for himself and his two sisters. But when a stunning reversal of fortune lands Raphe the title of Duke of Huntley, he’s determined to make a go of becoming a proper lord, but he’ll need a little help, and his captivating neighbor might be just the woman for the job.
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A Match Made in Texas
by Margaret Brownley
Texas’ first female sheriff, Amanda Lockwood is determined to stop the crime wave plaguing the town, but finds herself in hot water after she saves a suspected killer from a lynch mob.
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A Sky Full of Stars
by Samantha Chase
Chosen to lead a team of scientists to view an annual meteor shower, astrophysicist Owen Shaughnessy desperately wants out until his mentor suggests hiring Brooke Shelton, a perfect assistant who surprises him in ways the stars never could.
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A Merciful Truth
by Kendra Elliot
Raised by a family of survivalists, FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick can take on any challenge—even the hostile reception to her homecoming. But she’s not the only one causing chaos in the rural community of Eagle’s Nest, Oregon. At first believed to be teenage pranks, a series of fires takes a deadly turn with the murder of two sheriff’s deputies. Now, along with Police Chief Truman Daly, Mercy is on the hunt for an arsonist turned killer.
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A Touch of Frost
by Jo Goodman
Left for dead after his train is robbed at gunpoint, Remington Frost rescues Phoebe Apple, the woman he was shadowing for protection, from her kidnappers and takes her to his ranch where he falls in love with the brave beauty.
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Gone to Dust
by Liliana Hart
A popular romance novelist who doesn’t believe in love, but does believe in family, Miller Darling arrives in Last Stop, Texas, to find her missing brother, but instead finds Colin Moreau, a Gravedigger, who will follow her into the greatest danger to prove that love is worth the risk.
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Positively Pippa
by Sarah Hegger
After her life self-destructs on national TV, Pippa Turner returns home to Ghost Falls and her loving grandmother where she, deciding to give her life a much-needed makeover, sets her sights on her gorgeous high school crush, adding him to the top of her to-do list.
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Sweetbriar Cottage
by Denise Hunter
"When Noah and Josephine Mitchell discover their divorce was never actually finalized, their lives are turned upside down...Following his divorce, Noah gave up his dream job, settling at a remote horse ranch in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Georgia, putting much-needed distance between himself and the former love of his life. But then Noah gets a letter from the IRS claiming he and Josephine are still married. Still angry over the demise of their marriage, he confronts her for the first time in months. They discover that Josephine neglected to file the final paperwork and they are, in fact, still married. Josephine is no happier about the news than Noah. The sooner they put this marriage behind them, the better."
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The Pleasures of Passion
by Sabrina Jeffries
Forced to marry another man after Niall Lindsey leaves without warning, widow Brilliana Taylor wants nothing to do with him when he returns, until she needs his help in saving her father.
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Dating You / Hating You
by Christina Lauren
When their two agencies merge and they vie for the same position, high-powered Hollywood agents Carter and Evie find their blossoming romance turning into an all-out war of sabotage, forcing them both to question what they really want in life—and what is truly important.
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Say You're Sorry
by Melinda Leigh
After the devastating loss of her husband in Iraq, Morgan Dane returns to Scarlet Falls, seeking the comfort of her hometown. Now, surrounded by family, she’s finally found peace and a promising career opportunity—until her babysitter is killed and her neighbor asks her to defend his son, Nick, who stands accused of the murder.
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Jane of Austin: A Novel of Sweet Tea and Sensibility
by Hillary Manton Lodge
"Just a few years after their father's business scandal shatters their lives, Jane and Celia Woodward find themselves forced out of their San Francisco tea shop.The last thing Jane wants is to leave their beloved shop on Valencia Street, but when Celia insists on a move to Austin, Texas, the sisters pack up their kid sister Margot and Jane's tea plants, determined to start over yet again. In this modern spin on the Austen classic, Sense and Sensibility, the Woodward sisters must contend with new ingredients in unfamiliar kitchens, a dash of heartbreak, and the fragile hope that maybe home isn't so far away."
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Run to Ground
by Katie Ruggle
Grieving the death of his K9 partner, Theo Bosco has no room in his life for distractions. Though his instincts scream that he should avoid Juliet 'Jules' Jackson, he can't seem to stay away. It doesn't help that Theo's new K9 companion has fallen head over paws with Jules's rambunctious family.
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The Reluctant Highlander: A Highland Romance
by Amanda Scott
Ordinarily, Lady Fiona Ormiston wouldn’t think of forming an alliance with an ungroomed, barbaric Highlander, despite the protection he offers. But now, by request of the king, Sir Adham MacFinlagh, a brazen stranger and outsider unlike anyone she has met before, is to be her husband. Torn from solitude and the comfort of her family to make a home with the rugged knight, Fiona surrenders to Adham’s powerfully passionate—and shockingly tender—touch, only to discover her new husband’s family ties may lie with an enemy of the king.
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The Darkest Promise
by Gena Showalter
An iron-willed sovereign meets a the somber beauty who melts him with a glance.
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Silver Silence: A Psy-Changeling Trinity Novel
by Nalini Singh
A first entry in a story arc tied to the best-selling Psy-Changeling series finds Silver Mercant, a negotiator for peace for a fledgling Trinity Accord, targeted by an assassination plot and finding protection from Valentin Nikolaev, alpha of the wild StoneWater Bears.
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Until It Fades
by K. A. Tucker
" Twenty-four-year-old truck stop waitress and single mother Catherine Wright has simple goals: to give her five-year-old daughter a happy life and to never again be the talk of the town in Balsam, Pennsylvania: population two thousand outside of tourist season. And then one foggy night, on a lonely road back from another failed attempt at a relationship, Catherine saves a man's life. It isn't until after the police have arrived that Catherine realizes exactly who it is she has saved: Brett Madden, hockey icon and media darling. "
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The Fortune Teller
by Gwendolyn Womack
Deciphering an extremely rare manuscript from the time of Cleopatra, antiquities appraiser Semele Cavnow begins to perceive a bizarre connection between herself and the manuscript before she is compelled by a dangerous adversary to work with a secretive client. By the award-winning author of The Memory Painter.
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