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| Fan Service by Rosie Danan"Danan's one of the best at breaking your heart with a single sentence...Because as romance readers we want to feel just as shattered -- and just as redeemed -- as the people on the page."--New York Times Book Review
Years after Devin Ashwood, the star of werewolf detective show The Arcane Files, broke bisexual superfan Alex Lawson's heart, he turns to her for help after he discovers he's turning into a werewolf for real. This steamy, paranormal enemies-to-lovers rom-com will appeal to fans of How to Help a Hungry Werewolf by Charlotte Stein. |
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Never Planned on You
by Lindsay Hameroff
A glittering, laugh-out-loud second chance romance that reminds us true love is sometimes the one thing you never planned on.
Ali Rubin's drunken bet in London leads to a matching tattoo with stranger Graham, and when he unexpectedly shows up in her hometown, Baltimore, to get married at his grandmother's historic hotel—where Ali is planning the wedding—they try to ignore their chemistry. .
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Maine Characters
by Hannah Orenstein
A May 2025 LibraryReads Pick
Named Most Anticipated by Today.com, New York Post and Bustle
From beloved author Hannah Orenstein, this love letter to lake life is "the Parent Trap for adults," the story of two half-sisters who meet for the first time at their father's cabin in Maine after his unexpected death.
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Unlikely Story
by Ali Rosen
A swoonworthy romance bursting with wit about a therapist who falls for the wrong man...but perhaps the right one was hiding in the margins all along.
As a relationship therapist, Nora helps patients explore their feelings honestly. But she's hiding an embarrassing relationship secret of her own: she's in love with someone she's never even met. J edits the advice column Nora's been writing anonymously for the last seven years. He's in London, she's in New York, and they communicate solely through shared files. When he confides that his girlfriend's out of the picture, and her boss asks her to come to London, Nora takes both as a sign. But that's not the only thing on her mind. A client's ex-boyfriend just moved into her co-op, directly beneath her. Eli blames Nora for his breakup and seems determined to make her life miserable, gleefully planning a noisy renovation. Yet despite all his bluster, Nora eventually starts to see the softness behind Eli's brusque, charming exterior... and after a slipup reveals a startling secret, Nora wonders whether someone can be two things at once.
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| My Big Fat Fake Marriage by Charlotte SteinSomething has to give... Could it be her heart?
When editor Henry Samuel "Beck" Beckett confesses to his neighbor, aspiring writer Connie Evans, that he has lied to his coworkers about being married, she offers to pose as his wife at a company writing retreat. As the tension builds between them at the retreat, they discover that there's only one bed... For fans of: The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez. |
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Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May |
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Yin Yang Love Song
by Lauren Kung Jessen
This charming rom-com is filled with Chinese traditions and a curse-breaking love story.
Cursed to never find true love, Chinese herbalist Chryssy Hua Williams agrees to a fake relationship with playboy cellist Vin Chao to help their respective careers, but soon finds herself catching real feelings. Can she overcome her family's curse? For fans of: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez.
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Something Cheeky
by Thien-Kim Lam
"Lam is... the queen of sex-positive multiracial romance." -- Booklist
Zoe is enjoying life as a plus-size lingerie designer when suddenly her college best friend Derek asks her to design costumes for the Vietnamese Cinderella musical they created years ago?—?working together brings them closer than ever, but will Derek and Zoe's creative differences close the curtain on them forever?
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Time Loops & Meet Cutes
by Jackie Lau
A thoroughly unique love story about a woman reliving the same Friday over and over again--and the intriguing man who can't quite remember her.
Noelle Tom meets good-looking Cam, who appears in multiple places on her Friday. While the brewery owner seems to have no memory of their encounters, there are signs he might be the key to getting un-stuck. But Noelle can’t figure out how, even when she steps outside of her comfort zone and lives a little. As she grows attached to him, she becomes more worried that she’ll never escape the loop and he’ll never recall her name. And if she does ever get out, can they be together in the “real” world?
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The Matchmaker
by Aisha Saeed
A society matchmaker realizes she's in danger when her clients' weddings are sabotaged in increasingly disturbing ways.
In Atlanta, third-generation matchmaker Nura Khan thrives in her career while navigating her complicated feelings for her pretend fiancé, Azar, but her success is jeopardized when a couple's wedding falls apart, leading to a series of suspicious and threatening events that challenge her safety and her business.
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The Girl Most Likely To
by Julie Tieu
"For the rom-com fans, you can never go wrong with a Julie Tieu book."-- Buzzfeed
Newly unemployed Rachel Dang, who was voted "Most Likely to Succeed" in high school, attends her 20-year class reunion, where she runs into former frenemy and academic rival Danny Phan. As the pair relive the nostalgia of their early aughts school days, they find themselves rekindling their complicated connection to each other. Try this next: The Hookup Plan by Farrah Rochon.
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| Flirting Lessons by Jasmine GuilloryA captivating and sizzling new queer romance.
Fresh off a break-up with her longtime boyfriend, timid Avery Jensen meets free-spirited commitment-phobe Taylor Cameron, who offers her weekly flirting lessons to help her get back in the dating pool. Little does Avery know that Taylor has just accepted a bet to not sleep with anyone for the summer...and she's finding it increasingly difficult to resist her new friend. Try this next: You Had Me at Happy Hour by Timothy Janovsky. |
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| The Big Fix by Holly JamesA modern blend of screwball action and romantic attraction when a case of mistaken identity lands a college professor on the run with a mysterious-and dangerously hot-fixer.
A murder at an estate sale sends college professor Penny Collins and fixer Anthony Pierce on the run from adversaries who mistakenly believe they're a couple. This action-packed romantic suspense from the author of Name Your Price will appeal to fans of Ally Carter's The Blonde Identity. |
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| Insignificant Others by Sarah JioA romantic, escapist novel following a young woman stuck in a time loop of one-day relationships with romantic partners from her past.
Newly single and heartbroken, workaholic corporate exec Lena Westbrook holes up at her aunt's house on Bainbridge Island, only to wake up the next morning in Paris, engaged to a man from her past. With each passing day, Lena finds herself in a new place and in a new relationship with a former acquaintance. Will she find love with the one that got away? And who exactly is the one that got away? For fans of: The Husbands by Holly Gramazio. |
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| The Love We Found by Jill SantopoloThe romantic sequel to bestselling The Light We Lost.
Lucy Carter Maxwell travels to Rome in hopes of finding a connection to her late love, photographer Gabriel Samson. When she meets handsome doctor Dax Armstrong, she finds herself wondering if she's ready for a second chance at romance. Try this next: The Trail of Lost Hearts by Tracey Garvis Graves. |
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| Just Our Luck by Denise WilliamsA lottery ticket + donuts = love in this steamy new fake dating romance.
Unemployed Sybil Sweet buys a lottery ticket on a whim but leaves it behind after a steamy one-night stand with donut shop worker Kieran Anderson. When the ticket turns out to be a winner, Kieran tracks Sybil down on a local news show, and the pair decide to fake a relationship to help Kieran's flagging business and Sybil's relationship with her family. Try this next: A Legend in the Baking by Jamie Wesley. |
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