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Matchmaking for Beginners
by Maddie Dawson
Marnie MacGraw wants an ordinary life—a husband, kids, and a minivan in the suburbs. Now that she’s marrying the man of her dreams, she’s sure this is the life she’ll get. Then Marnie meets Blix Holliday, her fiancé’s irascible matchmaking great-aunt who’s dying, and everything changes—just as Blix told her it would.
When her marriage ends after two miserable weeks, Marnie is understandably shocked. She’s even more astonished to find that she’s inherited Blix’s Brooklyn brownstone along with all of Blix’s unfinished “projects”: the heartbroken, oddball friends and neighbors running from happiness. Marnie doesn’t believe she’s anything special, but Blix somehow knew she was the perfect person to follow in her matchmaker footsteps.
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| Someone to Care by Mary BaloghWhat it's about: Two years after the death of her husband, 40-something former countess Viola Kingsley throws caution to the wind when she runs away with Marcel Lamarr, a womanizer whose reputation is well-known to the Regency ton.
Is it for you? If you like unexpected heroines, you'll root for this mature and endearing widow as she pursues a second chance at love.
Series alert: This is the 4th book in the Westcott series, following Someone to Wed. |
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How to walk away : a novel
by Katherine Center
Margaret Jacobsen is just about to step into the bright future she’s worked for so hard and so long: a new dream job, a fiancé she adores, and the promise of a picture-perfect life just around the corner. Then, suddenly, on what should have been one of the happiest days of her life, everything she worked for is taken away in a brief, tumultuous moment.
In the hospital and forced to face the possibility that nothing will ever be the same again, Maggie must confront the unthinkable. First there is her fiancé, Chip, who wallows in self-pity while simultaneously expecting to be forgiven. Then, there's her sister Kit, who shows up after pulling a three-year vanishing act. Finally, there's Ian, her physical therapist, the one the nurses said was too tough for her. Ian, who won't let her give in to her pity, and who sees her like no one has seen her before. Sometimes the last thing you want is the one thing you need. Sometimes we all need someone to catch us when we fall. And sometimes love can find us in the least likely place we would ever expect.
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| A Scandalous Deal by Joanna ShupeStarring: Aspiring young architect Lady Eva Hyde, who has had the misfortune of not one but three dead fiancés; Phillip Mansfield, a hotel magnate in New York City who reluctantly agrees to let Eva oversee a construction project.
Why you might like it: You'll root for ambitious Eva as she goes after her dream to be a successful career woman in Gilded Age society.
Series alert: This is the 2nd entry in the Four Hundred series, following A Daring Arrangement. |
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To the Moon and Back
by Karen Kingsbury
Brady Bradshaw was a child when the Oklahoma City bombing killed his mother. Every year, Brady visits the memorial site on the anniversary to remember her. A decade ago on that day, he met Jenna Phillips, who was also a child when her parents were killed in the attack. Brady and Jenna shared a deep heart connection and a single beautiful day together at the memorial. But after that, Brady never saw Jenna again. Every year when he returns, he leaves a note for her in hopes that he might find her again.
Deeply emotional and beautifully romantic, To the Moon and Back is an unlikely love story about healing, redemption, hope and the belief that sometimes a new tomorrow can grow from the ashes of a shattered yesterday.
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| Three Weeks with Lady X by Eloisa JamesWhat it’s about: Thorn Dautry has three weeks to transform his ramshackle country estate into the showpiece that he hopes will help him woo his future bride, Laetitia Rainsford. Instead, he's surprised by a steadily escalating flirtation with the feisty interior designer, Lady Xenobia India.
Series alert: This Georgian romance is loosely tied to author Eloisa James’ Desperate Duchesses series and is the 1st in the Desperate Duchesses by the Numbers series (followed by Four Nights with a Duke). |
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| The Next Always by Nora RobertsWhat it’s about: In Boonsboro, Maryland, architect Beckett Montgomery has set about restoring a historic inn to its former glory -- which might just give him a chance with bookstore manager Clare Brewster, the young widow on whom he’s had a crush since high school.
Read it for: an idyllic small-town setting, charming characters, and a heartwarming tale of second chances.
Series info: This contemporary romance is the 1st in a trilogy; the 2nd is The Last Boyfriend, followed by The Perfect Hope. |
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