| Blind Kiss by Renée CarlinoWhat it's about: Penny and Gavin met in college when they shared a life-changing kiss as part of a psychology experiment. Despite off-the-charts chemistry, they decided they were better off as friends. Now, 14 years later, both wonder (not for the first time) if they made a mistake.
Is it for you? Bad timing and missed opportunities make for a long and winding road to romance for these unlucky soulmates. Fans of angst-y, high-drama reads will eat this novel up.
Try this next: Jessica Park's 180 Seconds. |
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Love and ruin : a novel
by Paula McLain
The best-selling author of The Paris Wife returns to her fan-favorite subject, Ernest Hemingway, in a tale set on the eve of World War II that is inspired by his passionate, stormy marriage to a fiercely independent, ambitious young Martha Gellhorn, who would become one of the 20th century's leading war correspondents.
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You me everything
by Catherine Isaac
Set in the French countryside on an idyllic summer vacation, a delicious, tender novel about finding every bit of joy in life no matter what's thrown at us Sick of his lies, cheating ways, and complete lack of interest in fatherhood, Jessica left her boyfriend, Adam, only months after she gave birth to their son--and never looked back.
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Bellewether
by Susanna Kearsley
As war is raging, young French Canadian lieutenant Jean-Philippe de Sabran is captured and billeted with a Long Island family, becoming an unwilling and unwelcome guest that soon has feelings for the daughter of the house, Lydia Wilde.
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| No Place for a Dame by Connie BrockwayWhat it's about: Astronomer Avery Quinn's plan to pose as a man and present her discovery of a new comet to the all-male British Astronomical Society has just one flaw: she doesn't know how to behave like one. Enter Giles Dalton, Marquis of Strand, her reluctant tutor and admirer.
You might also like: Courtney Milan's The Countess Conspiracy or Elizabeth Essex's A Scandal to Remember, which feature women scientists who enlist men to help them sneak past the gatekeepers of the male-dominated scientific establishment. |
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| Duke of Pleasure by Elizabeth HoytWho's that girl? By day, errand "boy" Alf does odd jobs throughout Georgian London, but at night Alfreda McNally dons a harlequin costume to fight crime as the Ghost of St. Giles.
What happens: When Alf saves the life of Hugh Fitzroy, the Duke of Kyle, he hires her to gather information on the Lords of Chaos, a dangerous secret society. Their investigation brings them too close for comfort.
Series alert: This 12th installment of the Maiden Lane series gives two supporting characters their own story. Alf first appeared in Lord of Darkness, while Hugh made his debut in Duke of Sin. |
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| Forever Your Earl by Eva LeighWhat happens: A fixture of the scandal sheets, Daniel Balfour, the Earl of Ashford, offers newspaper editor Eleanor Hawke an exclusive opportunity to shadow him and report on how he actually spends his days -- and nights!
Series alert: Forever Your Earl kicks off the Wicked Quills of London series.
You might also like: Maya Rodale's Writing Girls series, whose romances unfold against the backdrop of Regency-era tabloid scandals. |
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| The Librarian and the Spy by Susan MannIntroducing: reference librarian Quinn Ellington, and James Lockwood, the British insurance agent who's secretly an American spy.
What happens: Following a meet-cute at the library, Quinn proves to James that her research skills are more than up to the task of helping him locate a hidden cache of weapons sought by nefarious arms dealers.
Why you might like it: This fast-paced 1st book in the Librarian/Spy Escapades sends its likable leads on a romantic thrill-ride. |
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