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| Birding With Benefits by Sarah T. DubbAs part of her ongoing post-divorce quest to embrace new experiences, 42-year-old Celeste Johanssen agrees to partner with quiet birder John for the Arizona Ornithological Society's annual birdwatching competition. This heartfelt, upbeat debut boasts mature leads, a well-drawn supporting cast, and plenty of authentic birding details. You might also like: Annabel Monaghan's Summer Romance; Maggie North's Rules for Second Chances. |
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At First Spite
by Olivia Dade
Angry at Johnny, the fiancé who dumped her, and Johnny's brother, Matthew, who encouraged him to call off the wedding, Athena Greydon moves into the ten-foot-wide Spite House that stands between the men's homes. However, Athena's plan to be the worst neighbor ever is threatened by her growing feelings for Matthew in this opening installment of the Harlot's Bay series.
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How to End a Love Story
by Yulin Kuang
In this heart-wrenching but hopeful debut by screenwriter and director Yulin Kuang, author Helen Zhang moves to L.A. to write for the TV adaptation of her bestselling YA series and encounters producer Grant Shepard, who played a role in the death of her younger sister. You might also like: Melissa Ferguson's How to Plot a Payback, Xio Axelrod's Love on the Byline.
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A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
by Tia Williams
Against her wealthy family's wishes, floral designer Ricki Wilde opens a flower shop in Harlem and befriends jazz musician Ezra "Breeze" Walker, a man who's fallen out of time. Light speculative elements and dual timelines add intrigue to this sweeping romance by the author of Seven Days in June. You might also like: Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home; Casey McQuiston's One Last Stop.
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Don't Want You Like a Best Friend
by Emma R. Alban
If only Lady Gwen Bertram's wealthy, titled father would marry Miss Elizabeth Demeroven's impoverished widowed mother, it would solve everyone's problems! But as the young ladies scheme to bring their parents together, their own friendship deepens into love. Don't Want You Like a Best Friend is the 1st book in the Victorian-set Mischief & Matchmaking series. Read-alike: Lex Croucher's Infamous.
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Just for the Summer
by Abby Jimenez
Emma and Justin have one thing in common: all of their exes have gone on to find their soul mates after breaking up with them. By that logic, dating each other should produce similar results, right? Read-alikes: Lynn Painter's Happily Never After; Alison Rose Greenberg's Bad Luck Bridesmaid; Jacqueline Firkins' The Predictable Heartbreaks of Imogen Finch.
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Mistakes We Never Made
by Hannah Brown
Reunited for their mutual friend's wedding, former high school debate partners-turned-enemies Emma Townsend and Finn Hughes must put aside their differences in order to track down the runaway bride. You might also like: Jessica Joyce's You With a View; Beth O'Leary's The Road Trip.
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On the Plus Side
by Jenny L. Howe
Cast on the reality TV show On the Plus Side, shy receptionist Everly Winters undergoes an onscreen makeover while bonding behind-the-scenes with gruff cameraman Logan. For fans of: Kate Stayman-London's One to Watch, Julie Murphy's If the Shoe Fits, or Michele Grant's Losing to Win.
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When I Think of You
by Myah Ariel
Aspiring filmmaker Kaliya Wilson's career is going nowhere slowly until she unexpectedly gets her big break. The catch? She'll have to work with up-and-coming director Danny Prescott, the ex-boyfriend who broke her heart. For fans of: Rebekah Weatherspoon's If the Boot Fits; Falon Ballard's Right on Cue; Melissa Ferguson's How to Plot a Payback.
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Sex, Lies and Sensibility
by Nikki Payne
In this "sparkling and sultry" (Publishers Weekly) retelling of Sense and Sensibility by the author of Pride and Protest, sensible Nora Dash and her free-spirited sister, Yanne, inherit a dilapidated inn in rural Maine and must renovate it before Labor Day -- or lose everything. For fans of: Jane Austen-inspired contemporaries such as Sonali Dev's Rajes series or Uzma Jalaluddin's Ayesha at Last and Much Ado About Nada.
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