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Dan Amos lost his wife and son years ago, when they inadvertently got in the way of a death threat meant for him. He's never had eyes for anyone since, and he doesn't want to. But fellow Blessings resident Alice Conroy sparks something inside him...Newly widowed, Alice was disillusioned by marriage and isn't looking to fall in love anytime soon. Then a tropical storm blazes a path straight for the Georgia coast, and as the town prepares for the worst, Dan opens his heart and his home. The tempest is raging, but Alice and Dan are learning to find shelter...in each other.
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| Ryder Copeland is an accomplished architect and one heck of a father...not to mention tall and sexy. He's everything a hero should be, and Lord knows, Maisy Kelly has read enough of her great-aunt Eloise's romance novels to recognize one when she sees one. But like all fairy tales, Maisy can't help but wonder if this Prince Charming is too good to be true... Ryder is drawn to the shy, curly haired professor who hires him to convert the Victorian house she's inherited from her aunt into a romance bookstore. Attracted to a woman for the first time since his divorce, Ryder finds himself wishing for a future with Maisy that he knows is impossible. Ryder has never wavered from his plan to leave the small town of Fairdale, North Carolina, so he can give his daughter the life she deserves. But suddenly he's not so sure. And the closer he gets to Maisy, the harder it's going to be to walk away. |
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In a delightful new romantic comedy from Elinor Lipman, one woman's trash becomes another woman's treasure, with deliriously entertaining results. Daphne Maritch doesn't quite know what to make of the heavily annotated high school yearbook she inherits from her mother, who held this relic dear. Too dear.The late June Winter Maritch was the teacher to whom the class of '69 had dedicated its yearbook, and in turn she went on to attend every reunion, scribbling notes and observations after each one--not always charitably--and noting who overstepped boundaries of many kinds. In a fit of decluttering (the yearbook did not, Daphne concluded, "spark joy"), she discards it when she moves to a small New York City apartment. But when it's found in the recycling bin by a busybody neighbor/documentary filmmaker, the yearbook's mysteries--not to mention her own family's--take on a whole new urgency, and Daphne finds herself entangled in a series of events both poignant and absurd.
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In the rugged Ozarks of Branson, Missouri, a woman struggles to save her marriage - and finds answers from an unexpected source... Allison felt like she'd stepped into a fairy tale when she married widower Burke Caldwell. But after less than a year of marriage, he’s become removed and distant. His friends see Allison as little more than a trophy wife, his only daughter regards her as the enemy. With everyone so devoted to the memory of Burke's first wife, Kate, how can Allison possibly compete? Then a harrowing car crash leaves Burke badly injured. But it becomes achingly clear that the woman Burke wants by his side is the wife he lost... No longer able to dismiss the power Kate still holds, Allison can't resist reading a trove of hidden letters from Kate to Burke. What she discovers sets her mind reeling. The letters give Allison an enlightening window into her husband's heart. But will she have the courage to put aside her own fears, and grab hold of a love as big and bold as the man she once dared to marry.
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Harper Lee Wilcox has been marking time in her hometown of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina since her husband, Noah Wilcox’s death, nearly five years earlier. With her son Ben turning five and living at home with her mother, Harper fights a growing restlessness, worried that moving on means leaving the memory of her husband behind. Her best friend, Allison Teague, is dealing with struggles of her own. Her husband, a former SEAL that served with Noah, was injured while deployed and has come home physically healed but fighting PTSD. With three children underfoot and unable to help her husband, Allison is at her wit’s end. In an effort to reenergize her own life, Harper sees an opportunity to help not only Allison but a network of other military wives eager to support her idea of starting a string of coffee houses close to military bases around the country. In her pursuit of her dream, Harper crosses paths with Bennett Caldwell, Noah’s best friend and SEAL brother. A man who has a promise to keep, entangling their lives in ways neither of them can foresee. As her business grows so does an unexpected relationship with Bennett. Can Harper let go of her grief and build a future with Bennett even as the man they both loved haunts their pasts?
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| Just in Time for a Highlander by Gwyn CreadyStarring: Duncan MacHarg, an investment banker with a passion for historical reenactment; Highland lass Abby Kerr, who must defend her clan's territory from the English and save her family from financial ruin.
What happens: Transported back in time to 1706 Scotland, Duncan offers to help Abby. Though his 21st-century skills turn out to be of limited use in the 18th-century Scottish highlands, he has other talents with which to win Abby's heart.
Series alert: This witty and engaging time travel romance is the 1st installment of the the Sirens of the Scottish Borderlands series. |
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| Discovery of Desire by Susanne LordWhat it's about: Arriving in Bombay, India, to wed a man she's never seen, "venture girl" Mina Adams finds herself drawn to explorer Seth Mayhew, who needs her fiancé's help to track down his missing sister.
Series alert: This engaging Victorian romance is the 2nd in the London Explorers series, after In Search of Scandal.
You might also like: Stephanie Laurens' swashbuckling Adventurers Quartet, which begins with The Lady's Command. |
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| Holiday in the Hamptons by Sarah MorganWhat happens: When her ex-husband, veterinarian Seth Carlyle, reappears in her life, Manhattan-based dogwalker Felicity "Fliss" Knight claims to be her twin sister. Since their three-month marriage ended ten years ago, she might just get away with it. (Or not).
Why you might like it: This 5th book in the Manhattan with Love series gives two ex-lovers a second chance at happily-ever-after.
For fans of: Kristan Higgins' My One and Only. |
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| The Other Miss Bridgerton: A Bridgertons Prequel by Julia QuinnWhat happens: During a visit to the Dorset coast, Poppy Bridgerton is accidentally kidnapped by privateer Andrew Rokesby.
Spinoff alert: Set in Georgian England, this 3rd standalone novel of the Rokesby series introduces Julia Quinn fans to the previous generation of the Bridgerton family.
For fans of: Historical romances with long-running family sagas such as Julie Anne Long's Pennyroyal Green series or Stephanie Laurens' Cynster novels. |
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| Acting on Impulse by Mia SosaStarring: personal trainer Tori Alvarez and Hollywood heartthrob Carter Stone, who meet during a Caribbean vacation and decide that what happens in Aruba, stays in Aruba.
You might also like: Alexis Daria's Take the Lead, which also features a Puerto Rican heroine who fears that falling for a celebrity will ruin her life.
Want a taste? "I don't know her name, nationality, age, or occupation, but I know this: Someday I'm going to marry the woman sitting in 12D." |
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