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| The Only Purple House in Town by Ann AguirreWhat it's about: Iris Collins, the least magical, most chaotic person in her family of psychic vampires, transforms an inherited property into a boardinghouse that welcomes other misfits, including shapeshifter Eli Reese.
Can you start here? Although The Only Purple House in Town is the 4th book in the Fix-It Witches series, no prior knowledge of the series is required to enjoy this cozy story of love and found family.
For fans of: small-town paranormal romances in the vein of Erin Sterling's Graves Glen Stories, Celestine Martin's Elemental Love series, or Lana Harper's Witches of Thistle Grove novels. |
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| A Rulebook for Restless Rogues by Jess EverleeWhat it's about: Lifelong friends David Forester, manager of The Curious Fox, and Noah Clarke, who delights the club's patrons as "Miss Penelope Primrose, the Queen of Cards," try to save their workplace, which provides a crucial safe haven for Victorian London's gay men.
Series alert: A Rulebook for Restless Rogues is the 2nd book in the Lucky Lovers of London series, after A Gentleman's Book of Vices.
For fans of: K.J. Charles or Cat Sebastian. |
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| Bookshop Cinderella by Laura Lee GuhrkeWhat it's about: Maximillian Shaw, the Duke of Westbourne, makes a bet with his friends that he can transform London bookshop owner Evie Harlow into the toast of the ton.
Reviewers say: an "enchanting Victorian London-set mash-up of Pygmalion and Cinderella" (Publishers Weekly).
For fans of: Maya Rodale's Lady Claire is All That, Tessa Dare's Any Duchess Will Do, or Megan Frampton's My Fair Duchess. |
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| Love, Theoretically by Ali HazelwoodMeet: theoretical physicist Elsie Hannaway, adjunct professor by day, girlfriend-for-hire by night, and her professional nemesis, experimental physicist Jonathan "Jack" Turner-Smith, who stands in the way of a life-changing tenure track job.
Crossover alert: Although Love, Theoretically is a standalone story, fans of Ali Hazelwood's previous novels, The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain, will enjoy cameos by some familiar characters. |
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| The Notorious Lord Knightly by Lorraine HeathRumor has it... that Arthur Pennington, the Earl of Knightly, is "Lord K," the notorious seducer in My Secret Desires, a scandalous memoir anonymously published by his former lover, Regina Leyland.
Read it for: a steamy second chance romance, Victorian-style sexual tension and angst, and a secret baby.
You might also like: Eva Leigh's A Rogue's Rules for Seduction or Janna MacGregor's How to Best a Marquess. |
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| A Lady's Guide to Scandal by Sophie IrwinWhat it's about: Liberated from an unhappy marriage by the death of her much older husband, Eliza Balfour decamps to Bath to pursue painting -- and finds herself torn between two very different men: army officer Oliver Courtney, her first love, and scandalous poet Lord Melville.
Is it for you? The love triangle is central to the plot of this 2nd book in the Lady's Guide series (after A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting), which centers its heroine's journey to happiness and personal fulfillment. |
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| It Happened One Fight by Maureen Lee LenkerHollywood, 1936: Movie star Joan Davis despises Dash Howard, her onscreen leading man and, thanks to a prank gone awry, lawful husband. Now they must survive a six-week shoot in Reno while waiting for their divorce to come through.
Why you might like it: This "delightful love letter to the screwball comedy" (Publishers Weekly) by Entertainment Weekly reporter Maureen Lee Lenker "takes readers back to the days of old Hollywood" (Booklist). |
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| The Seven Year Slip by Ashley PostonWhat happens: Book publicist Clementine moves into her late aunt's "magical" Upper East Side apartment and falls for her temporary roommate Iwan, who's living seven years in the past.
Why you might like it: This hopeful time slip romance by the author of The Dead Romantics boasts well-drawn characters and moving meditations on love and grief.
For fans of: contemporary romances with light speculative elements, such as Casey McQuiston's One Last Stop, Kylie Scott's End of Story, or Christina Lauren's In a Holidaze. |
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| Kiss Me, Mi Amor by Alana Quintana AlbertsonWhat it's about: As a favor to her sister, organic farmer Carolina Flores reluctantly embarks on a fake relationship with Enrique Montez, whose family founded the Taco King fast-casual dining empire.
Series alert: This riff on The Taming of the Shrew is the 2nd in the Love & Tacos series, after Ramón and Julieta.
For fans of: Shakespeare-influenced enemies-to-lovers stories such as Kiss Me, Catalina by Priscilla Oliveras or Ben and Beatriz by Katalina Gamarra. |
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| Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn SolomonStarring: Chandler Cohen, ghostwriter of celebrity memoirs, and her new client, former teen heartthrob Finn Walsh, with whom she recently had an extremely disappointing one-night stand.
What happens: While accompanying Finn to fan conventions for research purposes, Chandler agrees to tutor him in the art of lovemaking.
Reviewers say: This "hot and heartfelt" (Publishers Weekly) novel by the author of The Ex Talk "emphasizes silliness and sexiness in equal parts" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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