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Summer reading by Jenn McKinlayWhile chaperoning her half-brother, who is in a robotics competition at the local library, chef Samantha Gale meets Bennett Reynolds, who has come to Martha's Vineyard to find his father, and as their summer fling heats up, they both realize they may have stumbled upon happily-ever-after. |
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| Meet Me at the Lake by Carley FortuneWhat it's about: Ten years after Fern Brookbanks and Will Baxter spent a life-changing 24 hours together in Toronto, Fern is back in her rural Ontario hometown and running her late mother's lakeside resort, when Will checks in.
Reviewers say: "The emotions are big, messy, and realistic" (Publishers Weekly) in this novel by the author of Every Summer After.
For fans of: dual-timeline second chance romances such as Annabel Monaghan's Same Time Next Summer or Christina Lauren's Twice in a Blue Moon. |
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Emma of 83rd Street by Audrey BellezzaA bored New York City graduate student befriends a wide-eyed Ohio transplant and the pair's budding friendship is disrupted by an overbearing neighbor who likes to lecture her on everything she is doing wrong to hide a growing attraction. |
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| Yours Truly by Abby JimenezWhat happens: After inadvertently offending his new colleague, Dr. Briana Ortiz, socially awkward emergency room physician Jacob Maddox writes her an apology letter, sparking a friendship that turns into more as these two wounded souls open up to each other.
Why you might like it: As with author Abby Jimenez's previous books, this 2nd Part of Your World novel sensitively incorporates serious issues into a deeply emotional love story between well-drawn leads. |
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The boyfriend candidate by Ashley WinsteadAfter a freak lightning storm, which interrupts her first one-night stand, shy librarian Alexis Stone is thrust into the spotlight when photographers catch her in the arms of the hotshot candidate running for governor of Texas who, to squelch rumors, demands she pretends to be his girlfriend until election day. |
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Nice Earls Do by Susanna CraigThe prequel novella to a new series that offers a modern twist on the genre, from Susanna Craig, one of the most acclaimed voices in Regency romance. Will appeal to fans of Ella Quinn, Sabrina Jeffries, and those who love faster-paced, innovative historical romance featuring strong women. |
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Duke Looks Like a Groomsman by Valerie BowmanRhys Sheffield, the Duke of Worthington, has bet his friends an ungodly sum of money that despite his loftiness, he can pass himself off as a servant at the house party of the Season. But when his clever ex-flame arrives and recognizes Rhys in the stables pretending to be a groomsman, she realizes it's the perfect opportunity to pay him back for breaking off their engagement. |
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| Zora Books Her Happy Ever After by Taj McCoyStarring: independent bookstore owner Zora Dizon; her longtime literary crush, mystery writer Lawrence Michaels; and Lawrence's attractive but grumpy best friend Reid Hughes, who's not quite what he seems.
Reviewers say: a "soul-satisfying romance featuring a readily relatable, curvy-where-it-counts heroine" (Booklist) by the author of Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell.
For fans of: the Black book-loving heroines (and their enigmatic author crushes) found in Jasmine Guillory's By the Book or Kristina Forest's The Neighbor Favor. |
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| Sugar, Spice, and Can't Play Nice by Annika SharmaStarring: aspiring fashion designer Payal, who risks losing everything she's worked for when her parents demand that she marry playboy Ayaan Malhotra to save the family business.
Series alert: Sugar, Spice, and Can't Play Nice is the 2nd book in the Chai Masala Club series (after Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words), which follows the romantic journeys of four South Asian college friends.
For fans of: Sonya Singh's Sari, Not Sari or Sajni Patel's The Trouble with Hating You. |
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| To Swoon and To Spar by Martha WatersWhat it's about: To reclaim Trethwick Abbey, his family's Cornish estate, Peter Bourne, Viscount Penvale, must marry Jane Spencer, the current owner's ward. In retaliation for her arranged marriage, Jane stages a haunting at Trethwick Abbey to drive off her new husband.
Why you might like it: This witty 4th installment of the Regency Vows series offers a gentle enemies-to-lovers romance while giving "a clever nod to the screwball spooky delights of Austen's Gothic-tinged Northanger Abbey" (Booklist). |
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