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| The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie DananThe premise: Although she hasn't set foot in a synagogue since her bat mitzvah, sex worker turned sex educator Naomi Grant is intrigued by a job offer from rabbi Ethan Cohen, who wants to hire Naomi to present a seminar on "Modern Intimacy" at the local JCC.
What sets it apart: relatable characters, a slow-burning romance, and a nuanced depiction of contemporary Judaism.
Crossover alert: Naomi first appears as a supporting character in author Rosie Danan's debut, The Roommate. |
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A perfect Amish romance by Shelley Shepard GrayMeet: Bookmobile librarian turned matchmaker Sarah Anne Miller who learns that her Amish patrons need more than just new books to read. What happens: When Aaron Coblentz, studying for his GED asks Sarah for some study guides, she arranges for Kayla Kaufman to be his tutor. After some personal losses, Kayla finds solace in romance novels. As Aaron and Kayla's study sessions start to feel less like work and more like pleasure, they soon realize that happily ever afters don't only happen in fiction; sometimes they happen when you least expect it. Series alert: This is the first book in the Berlin Bookmobile series by the best-selling author of the Walnut Creek romances.
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| Twice Shy by Sarah HogleMeet: Maybell Parrish, 31-year-old theme park employee, hopeless romantic, and...heiress?
What happens: When Maybell inherits 50 percent of her great aunt's sprawling but dilapidated estate in Tennessee, she must share her new home with its co-owner, gruff groundskeeper Wesley Koehler.
Why you might like it: Upbeat and sugar sweet, this novel by the author of You Deserve Each Other offers a slow-burning opposites-attract romance between likable leads. |
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| Life's Too Short by Abby JimenezCarpe diem: After losing several family members to ALS, Vanessa Price, vowing to live life to the fullest, becomes a famous travel vlogger.
Best laid plans: Vanessa's globe-trotting lifestyle comes to an abrupt halt when she becomes the guardian of her infant niece. Fortunately, her attractive neighbor, corporate lawyer Adrian Copeland, is good with kids.
Is it for you? This 3rd novel in the Friend Zone series (after The Happily Ever After Playlist) tackles some serious issues, including terminal illness, addiction, and suicidal ideation. |
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| To Love and to Loathe by Martha WatersThe participants: longtime adversaries Diana Bourne, Lady Templeton, and Jeremy Overington, the Marquess of Willingham, whose constant bickering masks a smoldering attraction.
The arrangement: a brief affair that will allow Diana to experience the passion she never found with her late husband, and allow Jeremy to receive candid feedback on his skills (or lack thereof?) in the bedroom.
Series alert: To Love and To Loathe is the 2nd entry in the Regency Vows series, which begins with To Have and To Hoax. |
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Outfox by Sandra BrownMeet: FBI agent Drex Easton who is relentlessly driven by a single goal: to outmaneuver the conman once known as Weston Graham.
What happens: Drex suspects that Jasper Ford, recently married to Talia Shafer, a successful, much younger, businesswoman, is really Graham in disguise. The closer he gets to the couple, the more convinced he becomes that Jasper is the clever, merciless predator he's sought--and that his own attraction to Talia threatens to compromise his purpose and integrity.
Is it for you? Well-defined characters complement the twisty plot, which ends with a gratifying final revelation. Brown once again shows that is why she remains at the top of the suspense field
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A lady in disguise : a novel by Sandra ByrdThe cast: Gillian Young, daughter of a murdered Metropolitan Police Officer, and the dashing Viscount Thomas Lockwood, who is helping her with the investigation into her father's double life.
The plot: Gillian takes a job as the principal costume designer at the Theater Royal, Drury Lane. She is convinced that her father has left evidence somewhere that can prove his innocence and reveal the guilty party. But someone wants to stop her from discovering it. She takes on an ingenious disguise and the role of a lifetime to reveal the true killer--before it's too late.
Series alert: A Lady in Disguise is book #3 in The Daughters of Hampshire series.
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| A Spy in the Struggle: A Riveting Must-Read Novel of Suspense by Aya de LeónStarring: corporate-lawyer-turned-FBI-recruit Yolanda Vance, sent undercover to monitor a potentially dangerous Black eco-activist group based in Oakland, California.
What happens: The more Yolanda learns about the group, the more she wonders what the FBI isn't telling her. And then there's her budding relationship with college professor and activist Olujimi "Jimmy" Thomson...
Why you might like it: Like the author's Justice Hustlers series, this steamy standalone blends romance, suspense, and social justice themes. |
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Wired by Julie GarwoodMeet: Allison Trent, a beautiful computer genius and bad-boy FBI agent Liam Scott. What happens: Allison reluctantly partners with Liam to hunt down a cybercriminal in exchange for leniency for her troubled brother, an arrangement that is compromised by their growing attraction to each other. About the Author: Julie Garwood's novels blend her signature humor with plenty of romance and suspense.
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Royal : a novel by Danielle SteelStarring: Seventeen-year-old Princess Charlotte, sent to Yorkshire for her safety during WWII, and the son of her guardians. What happens: Charlotte assumes an alias and enjoys the freedoms of a normal life in Yorkshire before her ill-fated romance with her guardians' son leads to the orphaning of a royal infant. No one, not even she, knows of her lineage. But when a stack of hidden letters comes to light, a secret kept for nearly two decades finally surfaces, and a long lost princess emerges. Why you might like it: A royal alias, a secret romance, a long lost princess, this book has it all!
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