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| A Lady's Formula for Love by Elizabeth EverettStarring: Violet Hughes, Lady Greycliff, the founder of Athena's Retreat, a clandestine club for women scientists; and her taciturn bodyguard, Arthur Kneland, who must protect her from the dangerous organization targeting the Retreat and its members.
Reviewers say: This opening installment of the Secret Scientists of London series is a "fiercely feminist, achingly romantic, and intensely sensual love story" (Booklist).
For fans of: The strong-willed women and well-drawn Victorian setting of Evie Dunmore's League of Extraordinary Women series. |
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| An Unexpected Earl by Anna HarringtonThen: Penniless orphan Brandon Pearce fell for girl-next-door Amelia Howard, much to the dismay of her wealthy family, which drove the young lovers apart.
Now: Brandon, a decorated veteran who has just inherited an earldom, is reunited with Amelia, who needs his help dealing with a blackmailer intent on ruining her family.
Why you might like it: This 2nd book in the Lords of the Armory series (after An Inconvenient Duke) offers a second chance at love for childhood sweethearts, plus skullduggery and secret societies. |
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| Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia HibbertWhat happens: Determined to prove to her wealthy parents that she can support herself, 26-year-old Eve Brown lands a job at the picturesque Castell Cottage Bed and Breakfast after (accidentally!) injuring its gruff proprietor, Jacob Wayne.
Why you might like it: This lively conclusion to the Brown Sisters trilogy (beginning with Get a Life, Chloe Brown) features authentically depicted autistic leads, a story that's equal parts zany and moving, a complimentary playlist, and rogue ducks. |
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| Waiting for a Scot Like You by Eva LeighWhat it's about: As a favor to an old friend, Major Duncan McCameron agrees to escort Beatrice, the widowed Lady Farris, to a house party in the country. A house party that's...well, more of an orgy, to be honest.
Why you might like it: This 3rd Union of the Rakes novel follows an older heroine, her younger paramour, and their many misadventures on the road to love, and features homages to beloved 1980s movies including Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Footloose. |
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| The Duke Heist by Erica RidleyThe players: The Wychesters, a band of orphans adopted by an eccentric aristocrat who turned them into Regency London's version of Robin Hood.
The score: a painting currently in the possession of Laurence Gosling, the new Duke of Faircliffe, which was stolen from the Wynchesters by Laurence's late father.
The plan: Unassuming Chloe Wynchester will infiltrate the ducal household, retrieve the painting, and...accidentally kidnap the duke? Oops. |
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| Honey Girl by Morgan RogersStarring: Astronomer Grace Porter, who arrives in Las Vegas to celebrate finishing her Ph.D and wakes up married to Brooklyn-based radio host Yuki Yamamoto.
What happens: Burned out by the challenges of being a queer, Black scientist in white, male-dominated academia, Grace heads to New York to clear her head and see if this thing with Yuki has potential.
What sets it apart: Although Grace and Yuki's love story anchors the narrative, this debut also saves plenty of space for Grace's journey of self-discovery and the couple's respective circles of friends. |
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