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Watching Over Her by Jean-Baptiste AndreaFrom French literary talent and Prix Goncourt winner Jean-Baptiste Andrea, a sprawling fresco and star-crossed love story (The New York Times) following a dwarf and skilled sculptor as he recounts the moments in his life that inspired his mysteriously powerful masterpiece. Perfect for readers of Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar and Abraham Verghese's The Covenant of Water.
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Remember That Day by Mary BaloghA soldier and a pacifist make the unlikeliest of pairs, but when attraction sparks, there's nothing that can prevent their love from igniting. Winifred Cunningham, the adopted daughter of a portrait painter, hopes that her new close friend, Owen Ware, will soon ask for her hand in marriage. But when Owen introduces Winifred to his elder brother Nicholas, the late Earl of Stratton's second son, the slow burn of attraction between them begins. Remember That Day is the fifth book in the Ravenswood series following Remember When.
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| One & Only by Maurene GooForty-year-old matchmaker Cassia Park must learn to follow her heart when she's forced to choose between 28-year-old Ellis Yang-Cohen, with whom she recently had a fling, and Daniel Nam, Ellis' boss and the person she's fated to marry. YA author Maureen Goo's moving and magical realism-tinged adult debut will appeal to fans of In Five Years by Rebecca Serle. |
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Rules of the Heart by Janice HadlowAt 33, Lady Harriet Bessborough is unhappily married and the mother of four. So when she's pursued by a charming younger man, she begins an affair. This isn't unusual in her circle, but she must follow the rules: don't embarrass your husband, be discrete, and don't fall in love. The affair lasts for years, but Harriet doesn't follow the last rule, resulting in heartbreak. For fans of: well-researched historical novels starring real people; leisurely paced, emotional tales of love.
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| Graceless Heart by Isabel IbañezDesperate to save her brother, sculptress Ravenna Maffei reveals her magic ability during a competition in a city where magic is forbidden. When she's kidnapped by an influential immortal family and taken to Florence, her abilities put her in the middle of a struggle for power and catch the attention of the family heir. For fans of: historical romantasy with intricate worldbuilding, such as Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu. |
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You & Me and You & Me and You & Me by Josie LloydMarried for nearly twenty-five years and stuck in a rut, their future looks, well, boring. Then Adam stumbles across a box of old mixtapes he and Jules made for each other when they were young and falling in love. He dusts off his vintage stereo, inserts one of the cassettes, presses Play ...and the unbelievable happens. With the power to travel back in time, Jules and Adam can recapture the headiness of falling in love. But they soon realize that visiting the past could be as dangerous as it is addictive, because the temptation to change just a few tiny things is irresistible. You might also like Ashley Poston's The Seven Year Slip.
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The End of Romance by Lily MeyerA big-hearted, wise, unceasingly buoyant love story about a woman who, after escaping a bruising marriage, theorizes that happiness is possible solely with the eradication of all romance--only to find someone that could change her life forever. Cleverly constructed, delightfully funny, and beautifully written, The End of Romance is an anti-romance romance novel that charts its fallible heroine's tumultuous journey to love and happiness with erudition and deep feeling. A story for anyone who, despite their very best efforts, has fallen in love, and wondered why. Try this next: The Happiness Plan by Susan Mallery.
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The Charmed Library by Jennifer MoormanStella Parker works as an assistant librarian in a small-town North Carolina library while navigating personal loss and uncertainty about her future. Unaware that the library possesses unusual properties, she begins to experience changes in a lifelong ability to perceive words visually after destroying a personal journal. Stella soon encounters characters who appear to have crossed from works of fiction into the real world, including a figure from a favorite novel. As she learns more about the nature of the library and its limitations, she becomes involved in protecting its secrets while forming new personal connections. You may also like: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow.
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And the Crowd Went Wild: A Chicago Stars Novel by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsSusan Elizabeth Phillips is back with the latest novel in her beloved Chicago Stars series, featuring a romance between a star quarterback and one of the country's most beautiful--and misunderstood--actresses. For fans of enemies-to-lovers and second-chance romances.
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