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Wild Reverenceby Rebecca RossIn a land where gods often kill each other to steal power and alliances break as quickly as they are forged, Matilda, the youngest goddess of her clan, must come of age sooner than most. And to complicate matters, there is a mortal boy who dreams of her, despite the fact they have never met in the waking world.  
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  | The Battle of the Bookshops by Poppy AlexanderIn this feel-good contemporary retelling of Romeo and Juliet, publishing assistant Jules Capelthorne returns home to quaint seaside village Portneath, England, to help her great-aunt Flo with her family's foundering bookstore. The only problem? Her childhood crush, wealthy Roman Montbeau, is also in town -- and he's just opened a rival bookstore across the street.  |  
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A Circle of Uncommon Witches    by Paige CrutcherDoreen MacKinnon, a powerful witch cursed to never find love, releases Ambrose MacDonald, the vengeful witch who cursed her family centuries ago, and together they navigate trials across mystical realms to break the curse, uncovering unexpected connections and testing Doreen's resolve and sacrifices. 
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Into the Woods    by Jenny HolidayAt a summer arts camp, Gretchen, a jaded dance instructor, tries to avoid romance, but sparks fly with broody rockstar Teddy. The pair have a fling that may become something deeper if she's willing to risk her heart again.  
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Focus on: Paranormal Romances
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  | 		A Wolf in Duke's Clothing	 by Susanna AllenWolf-shifter Alfred Blakesley, the Duke of Lowell, abducts the Honorable Felicity Templeton from a ballroom, and then introduces her to his pack and their unconventional way of life in this steamy 1st in the Regency Shapeshifters of the Beau Monde series. Try this next: Highland Dragon Warrior by Isabel Cooper.  |  
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  | 		A Ghost in Shining Armor	 by Therese BeharrieGemma Daniels' meet-cute with Levi Walker takes an unexpected turn when she discovers he's actually a ghost who's been sent to help her reunite with the twin sister she never knew she had. But what she doesn't know is that if Levi succeeds, he'll be returned to life; if he fails, he'll be gone for good. Will their slow-burn relationship -- and Levi -- survive the challenge? For fans of: Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland.  |  
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  | 		Bears Behaving Badly	 by MaryJanice DavidsonWerebear Annette Garsea, a dedicated Interspecies Placement Agency caseworker, teams up with her colleague (and secret crush), bear-shifter PI David Auberon, to protect a group of shifter teens from traffickers. This 1st in the action-packed BeWere My Heart series will appeal to fans of The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson and Shelly Laurenston's Honey Badger Chronicles novels.  |  
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  | 		Fang Fiction	 by Kate Stayman-LondonWhen hotel manager Tess Rosenbloom discovers that the vampire world of her favorite book series is real, she finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about the Blood Feud novels -- including the villainous Callum's true nature. Readers who enjoy witty love letters to fantasy fandoms, like Rosie Danan's Fan Service, will sink their teeth into this "clever, richly imagined, and downright fun" romance (Booklist).   |  
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