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Main Characters
by Bobby Palmer
When Clara and Seb first cross paths in a London square, it's the start of something exciting. Clara, an aspiring director stuck in an entry-level job, itches to pick up a camera. Seb, having floated between music, modeling, and now acting, struggles to find purpose in his work. Yet as random chance brings the two back together, time and time again, neither could predict that their magnetic connection is set to change their lives. But everyone else does. The spark between Clara and Seb is exactly what falling in love should look like: exhilarating, passionate, undeniable. The two become a whirlwind, their relationship enthralling everyone they come across. But as the years go on and tensions flair, a last-ditch attempt to save their great romance ends with a gut-wrenching betrayal.
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How the Story Goes
by Andrew Forrester
Whit Longacre has a monumental task writing the final book of his dead wife Helen's mega-popular children's fantasy series for her legions of waiting fans. Whit is the author of moderately successful (but well-received!) literary mysteries.Whit meets Merritt Pryor, who works at the local bookstore in their small New a superfan of the Greenwood Castle series, they come up with a plan to tackle the book together. But when Whit uncovers a buried secret about Helen's final wishes, he questions everything about what he and Merritt have created together, endangering the tender, electrifying partnership that has transformed their lives. Can Whit and Merritt come up with an ending that feels right...for both a beloved series and for their battered hearts?
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Hollywood, Ending
by John Green
For rising talents Kai Laramie and Juniper Castillo, being cast in the buzzy biopic Andy Warhol Never Gets Old is the opportunity they've both been waiting for. They're on the verge of breaking out, and maybe even falling in love. Soon, the movie is blowing up, and so are their lives--in exciting, but also terrifying, ways. Hollywood, Ending is a deeply observed novel about the tension between a public and a private life, and the audacity to pursue the kind of love we all deserve.
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| A Mannequin for Christmas by Timothy JanovskyVintage shop owner and depressed singleton Henry Aster wishes he could find the perfect man for Christmas. The next morning, he discovers that one of the mannequins in his store has magically come to life and is calling himself Aidan. The pair have until New Year’s Eve to fall in love before Aidan turns back into a mannequin for good -- will they be able to pull it off? Hot Frosty fans will enjoy this funny and sweet holiday romance. Try these next: Good Spirits by B.K. Borison; Her Knight at the Museum by Bryn Donovan. |
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Christmas Staycation (Standard Edition)
by Meghan Quinn
Nolan never met a spotlight he didn't like. As a major league baseball player with a filthy mouth, an ego the size of the North Pole, and zero interest in behaving, he's perfectly happy breezing into Christmas in Kringletown like the charming disaster everyone expects him to be. Taran, on the other hand, has made an art form out of keeping the peace. She's polished, careful, and so committed to making everyone else happy that she's somehow agreed to a fake wedding with her ex just to keep her family's holiday from imploding. There's only one problem: the ex in question is Nolan's brother, and Nolan sees right through her. He knows Taran deserves better than pretending her way through life.And he'd really like better to be him. Now Taran is juggling family expectations, holiday chaos, and a man who is far too cocky, far too funny, and far too determined to bulldoze every wall she's ever built.But with Christmas closing in, secrets snowballing, and one very fake engagement threatening to blow up in spectacular fashion, this holiday season is about to get messy. And someone's sure to end up on the naughty list.
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| A Ferry Merry Christmas by Debbie MacomberSet over the course of a few hours two days before Christmas, this cozy holiday romance from bestselling author Debbie Macomber stars an ensemble cast who shares stories while stuck on a stalled ferry to Seattle. New relationships are formed and old ones are healed in this “gentle, feel-good story” (Publishers Weekly). Try this next: The Twelve Loves of Christmas: An Advent Romance Collection, featuring stories by Alexandria Bellefleur, Zakiya N. Jamal, Susan Lee, and more. |
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It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder
by Ally Carter
Ella Chambers didn't kill Liam Montgomery. If she had, she certainly wouldn't have done it outside his family's mansion during the Christmas party of the year. She definitely wouldn't have loaded his body into the trunk of her car. And she absolutely would not have announced to the town that the boy who ruined her life ten years ago was so dead to her. But now Liam is missing--nothing but a bloody spot on the drive and a host of unanswered questions--and Ella is the only person who knows he's still alive. So it's up to her to prove it. Liam Montgomery didn't want to die. But, it turns out, when you're the sole heir to a billionaire, someone might want you dead. Luckily for Liam, being dead works for him. Now he's on the hunt for a killer. Unfortunately, Ella is on the hunt for him. She'll have to prove he's still alive to clear her name, but that's easier said than done in a quaint mountain town where everyone knows your story but no one knows the truth. Can the billionaire's grandson and the housekeeper's daughter join forces to catch a killer? Or is their past too steeped in secrets and lies? As the storm of the century blows in, every step will bring these two childhood rivals closer to a killer--and each other. Because, this Christmas, only one thing is certain: it's beginning to look a lot like murder.
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| The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah by Jean MeltzerWhile working on a TV musical version of A Christmas Carol, producer Evelyn Schwartz suffers a head injury and discovers that the on-set doctor is her ex-husband, David Adler. When she’s visited by eight ghosts of Hanukkahs past, showing her memories from her relationship with David, she chalks it up to her injury, but starts to wonder if she should give their relationship another shot. For another heartwarming romance set over the course of several Hanukkahs, check out Eight Ways to Say I Love You by Amanda Elliot. |
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| Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew NormanGrieving the loss of their respective spouses, Grace White and Henry Adler find comfort in watching holiday movies together…until their friendship threatens to become something more. Are they ready to move on? For fans of: hopeful novels of life after loss, like Abbi Waxman’s The Garden of Small Beginnings and Libby Page’s This Book Made Me Think of You. |
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