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Good Intentions: A Novel by Kasim AliA young, British Pakistani man, Nur, falls in love with Yasmina, a beautiful Black aspiring journalist, and starts down a path of self-destruction as he tries to please both his strict family and his girlfriend.
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| Honey and Spice by Bolu BabalolaIntroducing: Kikiola "Kiki" Banjo, a British Nigerian student who, as the host of the popular campus radio show Brown Sugar, dispenses relationship advice to her Black peers at Whitewell University.
What happens: Caught kissing Malakai Korede, whom she has publicly denounced as a "Wasteman of Whitewell," Kiki embarks on a face-saving fake relationship with Malakai that soon feels all too real.
Book buzz: This novel by the author of the short story collection Love in Colour is a Reese Witherspoon Book Club selection. |
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Looking for Leroy by Melody CarlsonBrynna Philips is ready to give up on love. But when her fellow teacher invites her on a trip through Sonoma wine country, she's reminded of her first crush, whose family owned a vineyard there. Is there any chance she can find him. . . and one last chance for love? |
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A Very Nice Girl: A Novel by Imogen CrimpAnna, an ambitious young opera singer meets Max, an older, charismatic financier while signing at an expensive jazz club and must decide between her dedication to her craft and their intense, demanding and all-consuming affair.
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Heartbrokeby Chelsea BiekerA collection of short stories set in California from the author of Godshot include the tales of a woman stealing a baby from a shelter, a phone-sex operator who meets a lavender-eyed cowboy and teenagers playing a dangerous online game. |
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The Sign for Home: A Novel by Blair FellArlo Dilly, deaf, blind, a Jehovah's Witness and under the strict guardianship of his controlling uncle, sets out, with his gay interpreter and his wildly inappropriate Belgian best friend, to find the love of his life, who he thought he lost forever.
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| The Dead Romantics by Ashley PostonStarring: Florence Day, a ghostwriter for a bestselling romance writer, and her new editor, Benji Andor, an actual ghost.
What happens: When her father unexpectedly dies, Florence must return to her hometown, while also dealing with Benji, who is not about to let anyone's death interfere with Florence's looming, last-chance deadline.
Is it for you? Although it ends happily, this Good Morning America Book Club pick tackles some heavy themes. |
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Free Love: A Novel by Tessa HadleyIn 1967 London, a pretty, dutiful homemaker and wife drinks too much at a party and ends up kissing the son of an old friend who comes for dinner, causing her to question her life. Also available through Axis 360 and Audiobook |
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A Ballad of Love and Glory: A Novel by Reyna GrandeWidowed by the Texas Rangers in the fight over the disputed Rio Grande boundary, a Mexican woman, skilled at healing, joins the Mexican army and falls in love with a Yankee deserter. |
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Michigan City, Indiana 46360
219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
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