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| Unfortunately Yours by Tessa BaileyA marriage of convenience: Natalie Vos, heiress to a winemaking fortune, needs a spouse in order to access her trust fund, while former Navy SEAL and struggling vintner August Cates needs cash to keep his late best friend's dream alive. Too bad they can't stand each other.
Why you might like it: Set in California's Napa Valley, this 2nd in bestselling author Tessa Bailey's A Vine Mess series, after Secretly Yours, is "brimming with witty banter and sizzling with chemistry" (Library Journal). |
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| Single Dads Club by Therese BeharrieWhat happens: Single father Rowan Quinn moves to Sugarbush Bay, South Africa, with his infant son, Declan, and meets heiress-turned-waitress Delilah Huntington, who helps him adjust to parenthood and get to know his new home.
Read it for: an opposites-attract, friends-to-lovers romance; sympathetic leads who must unpack their emotional baggage before they can become a family; and the supportive friendships among the town's single fathers. |
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| Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy HartWhat it is: a "a raucous rom-com update" (Publishers Weekly) of the film Planes, Trains, and Automobiles that sends a chatty choreographer and a reserved actuary on a wild cross-country road trip.
Starring: Cassidy Bliss, who's desperate to reach Los Angeles in time for her sister's wedding, and Luke Carlisle, summoned to California to help out during a family emergency.
For fans of: Sarah Adler's Mrs. Nash's Ashes or Angie Hockman's Shipped. |
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| An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana HerreraParis, 1889: Before submitting to a loveless marriage, Dominican artist Manuela del Carmen Caceres Galvan is determined to enjoy a summer in Paris, and enlists Cora Kempf Bristol, the widowed Duchess of Sundridge, to serve as her guide to the city's lesbian enclaves.
Series alert: This engaging and well-researched novel is the 2nd installment in the Las Léonas series, after A Caribbean Heiress in Paris.
For fans of: Vanessa Riley's Rogues and Remarkable Women series, Liana de la Rosa's Luna Sisters books, or Olivia Waite's Feminine Pursuits novels. |
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| I Am Ayah: The Way Home by Donna HillStarring: photographer Alessandra Fleming, who returns home to Sag Harbor, New York, to help her estranged father and begins to experience visions of a life that's not her own.
What happens: With the help of ethnographer Zach Renard, her father's neighbor, Alessandra delves into her family history and uncovers secrets.
Reviewers say: "a beautiful love story that doubles as a heartfelt family saga" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| All The Right Notes by Dominic LimThen: "Emmett Aoki walked in after sixth period had already started, landing like a bomb in the middle of Handel's 'Hallelujah' chorus," forever changing the life of Quito Cruz, who became Emmett's friend, musical collaborator, and secret lover...until they had a falling out.
Now: Frustrated composer Quito must recruit Emmett, now an actor, to perform at Quito's dad's retirement concert. Though it's been 20 years since they last spoke, the attraction between the two still smolders. |
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| Unladylike Lessons in Love by Amita MurrayWhat it's about: Forced to make her own way in the world, Lila Marleigh, the daughter of an English earl and his Indian mistress, is the proprietress of an exclusive London club. But suddenly, she needs help and Ivor Tristam, who despises her, is the only one who can provide it.
Reviewers say: This series opener by the author of the Arya Winters cozy mysteries offers a "Regency romance that doubles as a moving mystery" (Library Journal).
For fans of: Sarah MacLean's Hell's Belles novels, Eva Leigh's London Underground books, or Julie Anne Long's Palace of Rogues series. |
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| We Could Be So Good by Cat SebastianNew York, 1958: closeted gay journalist Nick Russo becomes a reluctant mentor to cub reporter Andy Fleming, the bisexual son of the paper's owner, as they investigate police corruption and navigate their growing feelings for each other.
Why you might like it: Although We Could Be So Good does not sugarcoat the period's homophobia, this gentle, low-angst romance celebrates the simple joys and small moments of its leads' relationship as they fight for their happily-ever-after. |
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| The Dueling Duchess by Minerva SpencerHit me with your best shot: French markswoman Cecile Tremblay, a performer in Farnham's Fantastical Female Fayre, unexpectedly encounters Gaius "Guy" Darlington, the ex-lover who wronged her, but who's now determined to win her back (if she'll let him).
Series alert: The Dueling Duchess marks the 2nd installment of the Wicked Women of Whitechapel series, which begins with The Boxing Baroness. |
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| Once More With Feeling by Elissa SussmanWhat happens: Kathleen Rosenberg, once a household name as pop star Katee Rose, and Calvin Tyler Kirby, formerly of the boy band CrushZone, become reluctant Broadway costars decades after their scandalous relationship destroyed her career.
Why you might like it: This novel by the author of Funny You Should Ask draws inspiration from early-aughts celebrity culture as it presents a witty friends-to-lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers second chance romance.
You might also like: Kayla Olson's The Reunion or Ava Wilder's Will They or Won’t They. |
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