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Pitcher Perfect by Tessa BaileyWhen Boston University softball pitcher Skylar Paige catches the eye of rookie Boston Bearcats hockey player (and notorious playboy) Robbie Corrigan, she wants nothing to do with him -- until he devises a fake-dating scheme to make her crush jealous.
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Well, Actually: A Novel by Mazey EddingsEva Kitt is forced to confront her ex, Rylie Cooper, on a live episode of her show, where Rylie makes her a deal: allow him to take her on a series of dates to make up for his toxic behavior, then debrief them all on his channel.
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Deadly Storms by Christine FeehanHaunted by a painful past, cafe owner Shabina tries to keep her distance from the man she once hurt, but when danger closes in, she must rely on him for protection and decide what she's ready to risk to survive.
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Kindling by Bonnie WoodsA cozy autumnal retreat in the Scottish Highlands is the perfect escape for city girl, Harper until she is stranded in the forest with nowhere to stay. Fraser, a gruff local woodcutter, reluctantly offers her his lumberjack's cabin on one condition--she mustn't distract him from his duties. But Fraser is finding his beautiful guest annoyingly hard to ignore. And the way he chops firewood--dogged, powerful and precise--is distracting Harper too.
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The Friendship Fling: A Novel by Georgia StoneGuarded, sarcastic London barista Ava Monroe agrees to a rules-based summer friendship with charming traveler Finn O'Callaghan, but as they explore the city together, their connection deepens, forcing Ava to confront the emotions she's kept at bay for years.
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The Battle of the Bookshops by Poppy AlexanderPublishing assistant Jules Capelthorne returns home to quaint seaside village Portneath, England, to help her great-aunt Flo with her family's foundering bookstore. The only problem? Her childhood crush, wealthy Roman Montbeau, is also in town -- and he's just opened a rival bookstore across the street.
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Rivals to Lovers: A Novel by Elise WaylandMo Denton has been obsessed with a classic feminist novel. Mo puts everything she has into writing a modern adaptation of her all-time favorite book but the original author's estate must approve any adaptation. The agent who represents the estate, Wes Spencer, is also working on an updated version of the beloved story and he's reluctant to bring it to Estelle Morgan, the elderly daughter of the original novelist. Estelle invites Mo and Wes to her home for a weekend where they will pitch each book to her and let her decide. Soon, Mo and Wes realize that they have more in common than just their love of the original book.
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Let's Give 'Em Pumpkin toTalk About by Isabelle PoppPrickly textile artist Sadie comes home to Pea Blossom, Indiana, to care for her father's beloved pumpkin patch until the Indiana State Fair pumpkin contest, but wild hogs destroy the patch. Tech-millionaire-turned-farmer Josh offers his help, and a storm-fueled kiss proves there's something between them.
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Hot Desk: A Novel by Laura DickermanTwo rival editors share a desk, and a growing pile of snarky notes, while vying for a legendary author's estate. As their battle intensifies, long-buried secrets from a 1980s publishing friendship threaten to reshape everything they thought they knew.
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See You at The Finish Line by Zac HammettWhen news leaks that Cambridge University athlete George receives academic preferential treatment, he's told he must actually study this year to pass his exams, so that's when he asks economics whizz Lucas for help, who agrees, but on one condition: George will help Lucas finally seduce his long-time crush, Amir.
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