| Lady Be Reckless: The Duke's Daughters by Megan FramptonWhat it is: An engaging Regency riff on My Fair Lady -- which, in this case, is more like "My Fair Gentleman."
Starring: Lady Olivia Howett, the duke's daughter who undertakes the task of transforming Edward Wolcott into a matrimonial catch despite his illegitimate birth and rakish ways.
For fans of: Nicole Jordan's My Fair Lover, another Regency-set, gender-swapped Pygmalion retelling. |
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The masterpiece
by Francine Rivers
A successful Los Angeles artist hides behind a veneer of fame his secret activities as an anonymous graffiti artist, an alter ego that his new personal assistant fears could destroy his career before they bond over their mutually tragic pasts in ways that transform their relationship and lives. (religious fiction). Simultaneous.
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I'll be your blue sky
by Marisa De los Santos
Three weeks after an elderly neighbor helps her find the courage to end an unhealthy relationship, Clare unexpectedly inherits a small house from the woman and with the help of loved ones pieces together the story of the house and her courageous benefactor. By the best-selling author of Belong to Me.
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About that kiss
by Jill Shalvis
Forced to contact a seductive fixer who never called her after a passionate first kiss, a woman desperate to recover a precious stolen object makes surprising discoveries that compel both to give their relationship a chance. By the New York Times best-selling author of Accidentally on Purpose. 30,000 first printing.
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| Someone to Love by Mary BaloghWhat it's about: Raised in an orphanage, Anna Snow is shocked to learn that she's really Lady Anastasia Westcott, the legitimate daughter of an earl. Avery Archer, the Duke of Netherby, agrees to help Anna navigate society, never expecting to fall in love with his unlikely protégée.
Series alert: This 1st book in the Westcott series features likable leads and a moving love story; subsequent books follow Anna's half-siblings. |
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| The Wanderer: A Thunder Point Novel by Robyn CarrIntroducing: Hank Cooper, who inherits his army buddy's bait shop in Thunder Point, Oregon. Upon learning that the shop sits on prime beachfront property, Hank can't help but wonder about the circumstances surrounding his friend's death and enlists the aid of Coast Guard pilot Sarah Dupre to discover the truth.
About the author: As with her popular Virgin River novels, author Robyn Carr displays her flair for sympathetic characters and charming small-town settings in this 1st book in the Thunder Point series. |
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| The Infamous Heir: The Spare Heirs by Elizabeth MichelsWhat it's about: Shortly after her fiancé's sudden, suspicious death, Lady Roselyn Gray becomes engaged to his scandalous brother, Ethan, who's the prime suspect. Disinherited pugilist Ethan Moore doesn't want a title or an estate. He does, however, want Roselyn -- which means finding the real killer and clearing his name.
Why you might like it: As suspenseful as it is steamy, The Infamous Heir is the opening installment of the Spare Heirs series, which continues with The Rebel Heir. |
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| Secrets of the Lost Summer by Carla NeggersWhat it's about: Standing in the way of Olivia Frost's plan to turn a historic home in Knights Bridge, Massachusetts into a charming bed-and-breakfast is the derelict cottage next door. Dylan McCaffrey, the cottage's absentee owner, is surprised to learn of his inheritance -- and intrigued by Olivia.
Why you might like it: Olivia and Dylan embark on a tentative, heart-warming romance as they team up to solve the mystery of Dylan's inheritance and uncover the house's long-buried secrets. |
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