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| A Duke in Shining Armor by Loretta ChaseWhat it's about: Runaway bride Olympia Hightower flees across London, accompanied by her groom's best friend, the disreputable Duke of Ripley, who has vowed to protect her until she can be safely returned to her fiancé. But can he convince her to go through with the wedding? And does he really want to?
Series alert: A Duke in Shining Armor kicks off the Difficult Dukes series. Fans of the author's Dressmakers series will appreciate this fast-paced novel's upbeat storyline and balance of witty banter and emotional intensity. |
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| The Bride Who Got Lucky by Janna MacGregorWhat it's about: Lady Emma Cavensham's best friend was murdered by her husband, who's now about to wed Wife No. 2. To bring the killer to justice, Emma will need the help of Nicholas St. Mauer, Earl of Somerton. But for fiercely independent Emma, the thought of relying on any man is unbearable -- especially after she falls for him.
Reviewers say: Booklist raves about the "effortlessly elegant writing, richly nuanced characterization, and lushly sensual love scenes" in this 2nd Cavensham Heiresses novel, which follows The Bad Luck Bride. |
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| Wrong to Need You by Alisha RaiWhat it's about: After a decade of self-imposed exile, Jackson Kane is back in town. While he can't do much about his bad reputation, he knows he can help Sadia Ahmed, his brother’s widow and the only woman he has ever loved.
Read it for: Drama with a capital D, along with a diverse cast of complex characters, make this 2nd book in the Forbidden Hearts series a must-read for fans of second-chance romances that focus on love and redemption. |
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P.S. from Paris : a novel
by Marc Levy
What it's about: A successful British actress and an American author hide out in Paris for personal reasons and are matched up through a dating website; fate keeps pushing them together even though they are determined to just be friends.
Reviewers say: Goodreads says its a romantic novel from popular French writer Marc Levy whose books are without exception gentle, charming, light and heart-warming, with a very French feel to them, a bit quirky with sparkly dialogue and engaging characters
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| The Hunter by Kerrigan ByrneWhat it's about: London's most feared assassin, Christopher Argent has, never allowed emotion to interfere with business -- until he's hired to kill actress Millicent "Millie" LeCour. He offers her a deal: he'll provide protection for her and her young son in exchange for one night in his bed.
Series alert:The Hunter is the 2nd book in the Victorian Rebels series, after The Highwayman.
Try this next: Moody, steamy, and suspenseful, The Hunter may appeal to fans of Jennifer Ashley's Highland Pleasure series. |
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| Shadow Rider by Christine FeehanIntroducing: Francesca Cappello, who moves to Chicago to start a new life and "Shadow Rider" Stefano Ferraro, head of the city's most notorious crime family, who claims Francesca as his own.
Read it for: a vulnerable but resilient heroine and an alpha male hero who will stop at nothing to protect the woman he loves.
Author alert: Mega-popular author Christine Feehan starts a new paranormal romance series sure to please fans of her bestselling Dark and Ghostwalkers series. |
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| Duke of Sin by Elizabeth HoytStarring: Valentine Napier, the depraved Duke of Montgomery, and Bridget Crumb, the prim and proper housekeeper who's been sent to spy on him.
Is it for you? The Maiden Lane books are known for their troubled heroes whose motives are pure but whose activities may or may not be, strictly speaking, legal. This 10th series installment ups the ante with flamboyant Val, a blackmailer who puts a price on everything, even love. |
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Make mine a bad boy by Katie LaneWhat it's about: Returning home to Bramble, Texas, to rekindle a romance with her high school flame, Hope Scroggs, former head cheerleader and homecoming queen, finds her plans going awry when he marries someone else and she is stuck with the one man from her past she can't shake. Series alert: Make mine a bad boy is the second in the Deep in the Heart of Texas series. |
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Sweet stuff by Donna KauffmanIntroducing: Cupcake club member Riley Brown, who has found her bliss on Georgia's quiet Sugarberry Island after years of Chicago's city life, sets her sights on Quinn Brannigan, a bad boy author who she craves more than buttercream icing. Is it for you? If you like fast-paced, up-beat, amusing, engaging books in series, then try this title. |
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