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American Royals
by Katharine McGee
Summary: An alternate-history tale reimagines America as a monarchy and follows the experiences of a princess who struggles with her feelings for an off-limits boy, while her handsome twin brother is pursued by two very different girls.
McGee: By the best-selling author of the Thousandth Floor trilogy.
Escapism: At its finest.
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Husband Material
by Emily Belden
What happens: Hiding the fact that she is a widow from those around her, 29-year-old Charlotte Rosen searches for answers and forgiveness when her late husband’s ashes land on her doorstep five years after his death.
Similar Titles: The One and Only by Emily Giffin, I Almost Forgot about You by Terry McMillan and Daughters of the Bride by Susan Mallery.
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| The Honey-Don't List by Christina LaurenStarring: Carey Duncan and James McCann, overworked assistants to celebrity couple Melissa and Russell Tripp. Can they prevent the public from learning that the Tripps secretly hate each other?
For fans of: road trip novels, enemies-to-lovers romances, and Netflix's rom com Set It Up.
Author alert: Christina Lauren is the popular author duo behind numerous witty romantic comedies, including Dating You / Hating You, My Favorite Half-Night Stand, and The Unhoneymooners. |
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| If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlaneMeet: attorney Laurie Watkinson, recently dumped by her long-term partner but still forced to see him every day at work -- and hear all about his new girlfriend's pregnancy.
Her accomplice: Jamie Carter, Laurie's womanizing colleague, who's willing to use his marketing savvy to make their fake relationship look Instagram-perfect.
Is it for you? More Marian Keyes than Sophie Kinsella, this British romance pairs a fun and flirty office fauxmance with serious themes such as racism, workplace discrimination, and overcoming childhood trauma. |
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| To Have and To Hoax by Martha WatersWhat happens: Estranged spouses James and Violet Audley engage in a game of one-upmanship that has the curious effect of rekindling their relationship.
For fans of: Tessa Dare's Spindle Cove novels, Loretta Chase's Carsington Brothers series.
Reviewers say: "the Regency-set equivalent of a classic 1930s-40s screwball romantic comedy" (Booklist). |
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The Bromance Book Club
by Lyssa Kay Adams
What it's about: Professional baseball player Gavin Scott will do anything to win his wife Thea back, even...join a romance book club?
Why you might like it: Gavin learns to be a better man by unlearning some bad habits, Thea embarks on a quest to balance personal goals and family commitments, and the members of the book club offer hilarious advice throughout.
Don't miss: excerpts from Courting the Countess, the fictional Regency romance that Gavin uses as his instruction manual.
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The One & Only
by Emily Giffin
Summary: Thirty-three-year-old Shea Rigsby has spent her entire life in Walker, Texas—a small college town that lives and dies by football, a passion she unabashedly shares. Raised alongside her best friend, Lucy, the daughter of Walker's legendary head coach, Clive Carr, Shea was too devoted to her hometown team to leave. Instead she stayed in Walker for college, even taking a job in the university athletic department after graduation, where she has remained for more than a decade. But when an unexpected tragedy strikes the tight-knit Walker community, Shea's comfortable world is upended, and she begins to wonder if the life she's chosen is really enough for her. As she finally gives up her safety net to set out on an unexpected path, Shea discovers unsettling truths about the people and things she has always trusted most—and is forced to confront her deepest desires, fears, and secrets.
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Fumbled
by Alexa Martin
What it's about: Poppy Patterson is a nightclub waitress; TK Moore is a wide receiver for the Denver Mustangs. These former high school sweethearts no longer have anything in common -- except their nine-year-old son, whom TK has never met.
About the author: Married to a former NFL player, author Alexa Martin draws on her own experiences to authentically depict the world of pro football in this 2nd book in the Playbook series, after Intercepted.
For fans of: fast-paced multicultural sports romances such as Regina Hart's Brooklyn Monarchs series.
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Evvie Drake Starts Over
by Linda Holmes
Summary: Young widow Evvie Drake and major league pitcher Dean Tenney, who has lost his game and needs a chance to reset his life, form an unlikely relationship when Dean moves into an apartment at the back of Evvie's house.
Is it for you? If you like your romances with some sports action, you should try it.
Bookclub Pick: It's quickly becoming a favorite.
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| First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsWhat it's about: Hired to tail retired quarterback Cooper Graham, private investigator Piper Dove has to think fast when Graham catches her in the act. Pretending to be his stalker seems easier than admitting the truth.
Read it for: Susan Elizabeth Phillips' signature blend of romance and comedic hijinks.
Series alert: Although this 8th Chicago Stars novel easily stands on its own, the series begins with It Had to Be You. |
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