| Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia HibbertWhat happens: Following a near-death experience, web developer Chloe Brown takes stock of her life and finds it lacking.
Carpe diem! Chloe's ambitious "Get a Life List" (e.g. "Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex") will require some help from building superintendent (and secret artist) Redford "Red" Morgan.
What sets it apart: a diverse cast of well-drawn characters and a sensitive portrayal of living with fibromyalgia. |
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| Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina LaurenThen: During a trip to London, 18-year-old Tate Jones, the incognito daughter of a Hollywood star, embarks on a whirlwind romance with college student Sam Brandis, who breaks her heart with a betrayal.
Now: Ten years later, Tate is set to star in a film with her famous father -- a film that Sam wrote, which means that he'll be on set.
Is it for you? Fans of the authors' Hating You/Dating You or The Unhoneymooners may find this moving second chance romance more poignant than zany. |
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| This Earl of Mine by Kate BatemanThe plan: To secure her inheritance, which is contingent upon marriage, Georgiana Caversteed heads to Newgate Prison and weds inmate Ben Wylde, who's about to be transported to Australia. Problem solved!
Or is it? Georgiana discovers that Ben, an earl's son, was only posing as a felon to gather intelligence for the Crown. Now legally married, they decide to make their relationship real -- starting with a public courtship.
Why you might like it: This 1st book in the Bow Street Bachelors series playfully subverts aspects of both the "marriage of convenience" and "fake relationship" tropes. |
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Someone to Remember : a Westcott Story
by Mary Balogh
A noblewoman who has established a solitary life caring for her aging dowager countess mother resists the renewed courtship of a viscount she once loved decades earlier. By the best-selling author of Someone to Honor.
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| The Perfect Present by Rochelle Alers, Cheris Hodges, and Pamele YayeWhat it is: a trio of heartwarming African American holiday romances.
Contains: Rochelle Alers' "A Christmas Layover," in which things heat up between two snowbound travelers; Cheris Hodges' "The Christmas Lesson," which offers a pair of almost-lovers a second chance to get it right; and Pamela Yaye's "Christmas with You," in which a one-night stand promises to turn into something more.
"Series" alert: Like its predecessors Holiday Temptation and A Christmas Kiss, this seasonal romance anthology spotlights some of Dafina Books' most popular authors. |
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| Alaskan Holiday: A Novel by Debbie MacomberIntroducing: Josie Avery, an up-and-coming chef who takes a seasonal job in Ponder, Alaska; swordsmith Palmer Saxon, who's head-over-heels in love with Josie but struggles to express his feelings.
What happens: After Palmer proposes, Josie declines and returns to Seattle, only to discover that she can't stop thinking about him.
Why you might like it: Debbie Macomber is the queen of heartwarming holiday romances, some of which have been made into Hallmark movies. |
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All through the night : a troubleshooter Christmas
by Suzanne Brockmann
When one of the Troubleshooters announces plans for a quiet holiday wedding for close friends and family, the ceremony is transformed unexpectedly by a nosy reporter, a dashing personal assistant, and a stalker out to claim the object of his obsession.
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Christmas from the heart
by Sheila Roberts
When his car breaks down outside the small town of Pine River, Washington, Guy Hightower is rescued by Olivia Berg, whose charity he has refused to support, and he struggles to hide his identity while staying with her family.
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