SUMMER READS TO FALL IN LOVE!
 
Romance Books
New in Print
Atmosphere : a love story
by Taylor Jenkins Reid

"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s Space Shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits"
All the Stars Align
by Gretchen Schreiber
 
Eighteen-year-old Piper, determined to have a love story as epic as the rest of her family, seeks help from her estranged best friend, Leo, only to discover that love may not be as fated as she once thought.
Can't Get Enough
by Kennedy Ryan

In this 3rd and final novel of the Skyland trilogy, ambitious talent manager Hendrix Barry tries to quell her attraction to off-limits billionaire tech tycoon Maverick Bell while also juggling caregiving responsibilities for her mother, who has Alzheimer's. Will her complicated family dynamics and forbidden feelings keep her from her happily-ever-after? Try this next: Plus Size Player by Danielle Allen.
Never the Roses
by Jennifer K. Lambert

When sorcerer Oneira steals a book from the library of her rival, Stearanos, the two embark on a forbidden correspondence and unexpectedly fall for each other as their kingdoms prepare for war. Try this next: A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall.
New on Digital
All roads lead to Rome
by Yamile Saied Mâendez

Stevie works to avoid grieving someone she lost at 17, taking breaks from her Utah home base to travel the globe; unable to say goodbye after meeting Cristian in Rome, they agree to marry if they're both single at 70, but their friendship grows into something more.
 
The heart's shelter
by Amy Clipston

"Kira Detweiler doesn't plan to be in Lancaster County for long. She's left her family in Indiana to help her aunt after the birth of her fourth boppli. Or at least that's what she tells people. Deep down, she's trying to escape the heartache of a brokenengagement and has no plans to date again anytime soon. Jayden Bontrager watches his older brothers with admiration, and he prays that someday he'll have the kind of life they do. Even so, he's only twenty-three and not in a hurry to marry and start a family. He's content to watch from the sidelines and is happy to see his brothers enjoying a close relationship once again. When Jayden and Kira strike up a friendship, they are each drawn to the other's gentle and humble demeanor, and they feel things for one another unlike anything they've felt before. But Kira is torn between her heart and her home. She sees no point in pursuing a relationship with Jayden when she doesn't plan to put down roots in Pennsylvania. The last thing she needs is another heartbreak. Will Jayden and Kira be able to overcome the obstacles in their path to find the future they both dream of? In this fourth and final book of the Amish Legacy Series, readers will find out if the youngest Bontrager brother will get his happily ever after"
 
Bouquets and Buckles
by Elliott Rose

My plan was to visit my boyfriend back home in Crimson Ridge for the holidays. Except, my surprise trip, after shutting up my florist shop for the festive season, only ended up revealing the worst kind of betrayal.
Now, I'm hiding from the guy I just caught cheating on me, while stranded with a flat tire and a snowstorm approaching. All it took was a slip of my thumb, a press of the wrong contact name in my phone. Instead of dialing my best friend for help, I accidentally called my life-long cowboy crush. My best friend's father. Lucas Rhodes is a man I haven't seen in twelve months. Not since last New Year's Eve when he drove me home... alone. If we get snowed in together on his ranch tonight, how am I supposed to resist my every teenage fantasy when he's looking at me like that?
 
Her Amish refuge
by Pamela Desmond Wright

"Caught in a blizzard pregnant and alone, former Amish woman Florene Schroder stumbles upon an unexpected sanctuary on an Amish farm. She never expects her rescuer to be Gil Kestler, a gentle giant from the community she left behind years ago. Forced together as they brave the storm, their wounded hearts slowly begin to warm toward one another. But as the snow starts to melt, can they conquer their fears to embrace love or will the secrets they harbor keep them apart?"
 
Coming Soon - Place a Hold!
Beach Vibes : A Beach Read Romance Novel
by Susan Mallery

Beth's idyllic life running her Malibu beach shop unravels when she discovers her brother's infidelity and must make a moral decision threatening her newfound happiness and forcing her to choose between love and loyalty. 250,000 first printing.
The anatomy of magic
by J. C. Cervantes

"Lilian Estrada seemingly has it all: an ob-gyn star on the rise, a master at balancing work with whirlwind romances and part of a family of fiercely loyal and exceptional women, all bound together by an extraordinary secret. The Estrada women each possess a unique power, and Lily shines with the rare gift to manipulate memories. Yet not even her mystical abilities can shield her from a harrowing event at the hospital, one that sends her powers--and her confidence--spiraling out of control. Seeking solace, Lily retreats to her family's ancestral home in Mexico, only to find herself face-to-face with a ghost from her past--Sam, the first love she never forgot. Nearly a decade since she last saw him, Sam is hardly the boy she once knew, and as old flames spark to life, Lily must navigate the mysteries of their shared history and the depths of her own heart if she hopes to control her unpredictable magic"
Summer Rom-Coms
Available in Print
Anyone but you

"Bea and Ben look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold--until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple"--
Mississippi masala

An African-American businessman falls in love with an East Indian immigrant in Mississippi, and they are both shocked by the reactions of their families
Meet cute

When Sheila travels back in time to keep trying for the perfect date with Gary, she attempts to erase the pain from his past in order to turn him into the perfect man for her
The Wedding Banquet

"Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend, Min makes a proposal: a green card marriage with Angela in exchange for IVF treatments for her partner, Lee. Plans change when Min's grandmother surprises them with a Korean wedding banquet"--
Available on Digital
Punch-drunk love

A psychologically troubled businessman falls in love with a mysterious woman while he is being blackmailed by the operator of a phone-sex line.
 
Clueless

Cher is the most popular girl at Beverly Hills High, and is very involved with her friends; but when it comes to love, she is clueless.

 
(500) days of Summer

Tom, a romantic greeting card writer, thinks that Summer is the girl of his dreams, but she does not believe that true love exists
 
What will people say

A teenage girl who lives a double life is forced to live with her relatives in Pakistan, where she must learn to adapt to her parents' culture.
 
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