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Second chance at Two Love Lane
by Kieran Kramer
What it's about: When a big Hollywood movie comes to Charleston, professional matchmaker Ella Mancini finally gets her chance to shine, until the male lead, Jason Durant, gives her a run for her money, especially when he hires her to find true love for his annoying sister. This book follow's last year's Christmas at Two Love Lane.
Reviewers say: Kramer brings "her sassy sense of humor to this tale of two perfectly matched protagonists, along with an evocative sense of place and delightfully quirky secondary characters, including Ella’s two nonnas, who almost steal the whole show. An irresistible treat for fans of laughter-laced contemporary romances." (Booklist)
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| The Governess Game by Tessa DareWho is she? Alexandra Mountbatten, clock-setter and accidental governess to two spirited orphans.
What does she want? Chase Reynaud, a.k.a. "Bookshop Rake," the dashing stranger she met while browsing the astronomy section at Hatchard's...who's now her boss.
You might also like: Lenora Bell's What a Difference a Duke Makes, or Eloisa James' Seven Minutes in Heaven, which also feature unconventional governesses hired by the desperate guardians of rambunctious children. |
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Why not tonight
by Susan Mallery
What it's about: Moody, reclusive artist Ronan finds himself stranded for days with his overly-positive and perky studio manager Natalie after a mudslide shuts them inside his mountain home.
Series alert: The Happily Inc. series spins off from the author's beloved Fool's Gold series. You can read each novel independently or start with the first two titles, You say it first and Second chance girl.
Reviewers say: "Both Natalie’s growth as an artist and the path of her relationship with Ronan are wonderful and make for extremely satisfying romantic reading." (Booklist)
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The Christmas Key
by Lori Wilde
What it's about: It's impossible! Naomi Luther was standing face-to-face with the man she'd dreamed about over a year ago. Was it the magic of kismet Christmas cookies that brought him to her? Or is there an even greater force at work? All Naomi knows is she is falling, hard and fast, for the one man all good sense says she should not have.
Reviewers say: "The magnetism between Naomi and Mark is breathtaking and real, and the magic of Christmas enhances their romance. Readers will cheer for the wounded warrior who may just have found a place to call home. " (Publishers Weekly)
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Brave new earl
by Jane Ashford
What it's about: When a beautiful relative of his late wife storms into his grief-stricken household to restore order and take away his son, widower Benjamin Romilly, Earl of Furness, finally comes to his senses and fights for what is his—and for a new beginning.
Reviewers say: "Ashford begins the Way to a Lord's Heart series by, once again, expertly bending the conventions of Regency historicals to gift readers with a refreshingly different, sweetly romantic love story they will long remember." (Booklist)
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| High Risk by Simona AhrnstedtIntroducing: intrepid reporter Ambra Vinter; private security contractor Tom Lexington.
What happens: An investigation into a long-ago sex scandal takes Ambra to Kiruna, Sweden, where she once lived with her abusive foster parents, and where she meets Tom, who'd be perfect if not for his PTSD and the fact that he still carries a torch for his ex.
Author alert: Simona Ahrnstedt is a bestselling author in her native Sweden, due in large part to previous High Stakes series installments Falling and All In. |
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| Wilde in Love by Eloisa JamesIntroducing: Lord Alaric Wilde, the globetrotting author of a series of bestselling travel memoirs.
What happens: Alaric returns to England to discover that he has acquired a passionate female fan base in his absence. Alas, this group does not include the woman he's actually interested in, Miss Wilhelmina "Willa" Ffynche.
Series alert: Wilde in Love kicks off The Wildes of Lindow Castle series, followed by Too Wilde to Wed and Born to be Wilde. |
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| About a Dog: A Bluff Point Romance by Jenn McKinlayWhat it's about: Ever since her fiancé jilted her, Mackenzie "Mac" Harris has avoided her hometown of Bluff Point, Maine. Now maid of honor in her best friend Emma's wedding, Mac must face her past -- including veterinarian Gavin Tolliver, Emma's brother and the man with whom she had a brief but unforgettable rebound fling.
Don't miss: lovable rescue dog Tulip, who plays an important role in the story.
For fans of: Kristan Higgins' The Best Man or Donna Kauffman's Brides of Blueberry Cove series. |
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