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| Fix Her Up by Tessa BaileyStarring: professional clown Georgette "Georgie" Castle, whom no one takes seriously, and her longtime crush, Travis "Two Bats" Ford, a former major league baseball player who turns to flipping houses after a career-ending injury.
What happens: Hoping to shake the reputations that are holding them back, the two embark on a fake relationship that scandalizes their small town and soon turns into the real thing.
For fans of: Susan Elizabeth Phillips' funny-yet-steamy Chicago Stars series. |
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The marriage clock : a novel
by Zara Raheem
Given three months by her traditional parents to find a husband or agree to an arranged marriage, a Muslim-American woman with dreams of Bollywood romance starts dating in hopes of finding love on her own terms. Original. 40,000 first printing.
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Someone to honor
by Mary Balogh
Abigail Westcott must contend with the infuriating charms of Gilbert Bennington, the lieutenant colonel and superior officer who has escorted her wounded brother, Harry, home from the wars with Napoleon. By the New York Times best-selling author of Someone to Care. Simultaneous
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Ayesha at Last
by Uzma Jalaluddin
Starring: Ayesha Shamsi, substitute teacher and aspiring poet; Khalid Mirza, whose traditional dress and socially awkward manner disguise the fact that he may be perfect for Ayesha.
Why you might like it: Sympathetic leads and a diverse supporting cast anchor this warmhearted Pride and Prejudice retelling set in Toronto.
For fans of: the authentic Muslim Canadian characters in Sonya Lalli's The Matchmaker's List; modern multicultural Jane Austen adaptations such as Soniah Kamal's Unmarriageable.
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| Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry WinfreyIntroducing: Annie Cassidy, an aspiring screenwriter who's obsessed with romantic comedies and tired of waiting for her own leading man to make his entrance.
Enter: actual movie star Drew Danforth, whose film-set "meet-cute" with Annie leads to love...with a lot of bantering and bickering along the way.
About the title: "Tom Hanks isn't so much a person as a representation of the kind of man I deserve, as my mom told me over and over." |
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| The Lady Travelers Guide to Deception with an Unlikely Earl by Victoria AlexanderThe problem: Despite the success of her serial "Tales of a Lady Adventurer in Egypt," Miss Sidney Gordon Honeywell has never ventured beyond England. And now the Earl of Brenton is accusing her of fraud.
The solution: a publisher-funded trip to Egypt in the company of Earl-in-disguise Harry Armstrong, as well as three elderly chaperones-turned-matchmakers.
For fans of: the blend of mystery and romance in Elizabeth Peter's Amelia Peabody mysteries; the Egyptian-themed screwball comedy of Connie Brockway's The Other Guy's Bride. |
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Temptation's darling
by Johanna Lindsey
Pursuing a politically advantageous marriage in in Regency-era England in spite of her unconventional upbringing, the daughter of a high-profile exile considers a pompous suitor before an unexpected proposal comes from a royal insider. 100,000 first printing.
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Project duchess
by Sabrina Jeffries
A series of stepfathers and a difficult childhood have left Fletcher “Grey” Pryde, Fifth Duke of Greycourt, with a guarded heart, enviable wealth and the undeserved reputation of a rogue, but when his mother is widowed yet again and he meets the woman managing his stepfather’s funeral, he has trouble keeping her at arm’s length. Original.
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That inevitable Victorian thing
by E. K Johnston
Preparing for her arranged marriage and coronation in an alternate-universe near-future where the British Empire never fell, crown princess Victoria-Margaret, a descendent of Victoria I, embarks on a final summer filled with balls and freedom before forging an unusual bond with a geneticist's daughter and a shipping heir. Simultaneous eBook.
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Richmond, Virginia 23219
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