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| The Lady Travelers Guide to Larceny With a Dashing Stranger by Victoria AlexanderWhat it's about: Left penniless by her spendthrift husband, widow Lady Wilhelmina Bascombe accepts a job escorting wealthy tourists to Venice, which will allow her to search for a missing painting (It's a long story!). Complications soon arise in the form of one Dante Augustus Montague.
You might also like: Fans of Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell books may appreciate the mystery, exotic setting, and flirting-and-fighting leads in this humorous, mildly sensual 2nd volume of the Victorian-set Lady Travelers Guide series. |
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The Summer That Made Us
by Robyn Carr
What it's about: Returning to her childhood summer home to rebuild her life after losing her job, a television talk-show host is flooded with memories of the summers she spent with her sisters and cousins before a tragic event that they seem to remember quite differently.
For fans of: According to the magazine Booklist this title's themes of responsibility, forgiveness, and the agony and ecstasy of female relatives will appeal to readers of Debbie Macomber and Susan Wiggs.
Author notes: Robyn Carr is a RITA® Award-winning, eleven-time #1 New York Times bestselling author of almost sixty novels, including the critically acclaimed Virgin River series.
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The Woman Who Couldn't Scream
by Christina Dodd
What's it about: Traveling the world beside the wealthy older man who regards her as his trophy, beautiful Merida, a woman unable to speak because of a traumatic accident years earlier, reinvents herself and vows revenge on those responsible for her pain in the aftermath of her husband's death.
Series alert: Book 4 in the Virtue Falls series, these books are centered around women who witness or thwart serious crimes, these romantic suspense novels feature dry wit, tight plotting, and abundant passion. Their brooding, often flawed heroines collide with sadistic criminals and handsome men who may or may not help them in each action-packed entry filled with unbearable tension and some very steamy interludes.
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Second Chance Girl
by Susan Mallery
What it's about: A biologist finds herself falling for her handsome neighbor after they spend time together trying to adopt a herd for her lonely giraffe.
Read it for: the sweet romances of quirky and smart gamekeeper Carol and her fun, antique-shop owner sister, Violet.
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| Moonlight Over Manhattan by Sarah MorganWhat it's about: Just days after making a pledge to take more risks, painfully shy Harriet Knight has become the live-in dog sitter of hot ER doctor Ethan Black. But is she brave enough to act on her feelings?
Why you might like it: This 6th book in the From Manhattan with Love series features likable leads and a sweet holiday romance set in New York City.
Look for: cameos by Harriet's siblings, who found love in previous series installments New York, Actually and Holiday in the Hamptons. |
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| Between the Devil and the Duke by Kelly BowenStarring: Gambler Lady Angelique Archer, whose aptitude for numbers attract the notice of Alexander Lavoie, the handsome casino owner who offers her a job.
Read it for: an intelligent and resourceful heroine and a hero who admires her as much for her brains as for her beauty.
Try this next: With its gaming den setting, this 3rd in the Season of Scandal series is a good bet for fans of Sarah MacLean's Rules of Scoundrels books, particularly One Good Earl Deserves Another. |
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Till Dawn with the Devil
by Alexandra Hawkins
What it's about: When scandal strikes, prim and proper beauty Lady Sophia has no one to turn to except Gabriel "Reign" Housely, the Earl of Rainecourt, who everyone believes was involved in the death of his first wife.
Series alert: This is Book 2 of the Lords of Vice series. Start the series with Book 1, All Night with a Rogue
For fans of: Fast-paced, steamy historical Regency Romances, such as those written by Cathy Maxwell or Caroline Linden.
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Don't Bargain With the Devil
by Sabrina Jeffries
What it's about: When world-famous magician Diego Montalvo arrives to turn the bordering estate into a scandalous pleasure garden, the future of Charlotte Harris's finishing school is in danger and outspoken Lucinda Seton will stop at nothing to foil his plans and save the school.
Starring: Fiery art teacher Lucy Seton and illusionist Diego Montalvo.
What reviewers say: Honor wars with desire as the sexual tension crackles across the pages of this witty, deliciously sensual, secret-laden story. (Library Journal)
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| Devil in Spring by Lisa KleypasWhat it's about: To save her reputation after she's caught in a compromising position, Lady Pandora Ravenel must wed notorious rake Gabriel Challon, Lord St. Vincent.
Why you might like it: In this often humorous (but still steamy) marriage-of-convenience story, a headstrong heroine unwittingly reforms the rogue who adores her exactly the way she is.
Crossover alert: Gabriel is the son of Evie and Sebastian from Devil in Winter, part of author Lisa Kleypas' Wallflower series. |
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The Devil in Denim
by Melanie Scott
What it's about: Maggie Jameson has spent her entire life preparing to take over from her father as owner of the New York Saints baseball team. Then dad sells the franchise to businessman Alex Winters, who hires Maggie to reassure the team's stakeholders. Working side by side soon turns these adversaries into lovers.
What reviewers say: Less explicit than Jaci Burton's Play by Play novels but spicier than Jennifer Season's Diamonds and Dugouts books, this 1st book in the New York Saints series should be a hit with fans of baseball-themed sports romances.
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