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"It's like we're a catastrophe waiting to happen." ~ from J. Lynn's Wait for Me
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New and Recently Released!
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| Kiss Me Hello: A Sweetest Kisses Novel by Grace BurrowesContemporary Romance. When he's not busy as managing partner of his family's law firm, attorney MacKenzie "Mac" Knightley rehabilitates and trains horses for a therapeutic riding program. His life is rewarding but lonely until he meets his new neighbor, Sidonie "Sid" Lindstrom and her foster son, Luis. When Sid expresses an aversion to lawyers, Mac decides to let her believe that he's nothing more than a farrier. But when Luis' case worker threatens to take the boy away, Mac steps in to help the woman he's come to love, even if it means alienating her forever. Kiss Me Hello concludes the Sweetest Kisses trilogy; MacKenzie's brothers meet their matches in A Single Kiss and The First Kiss. |
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| A Good Rake is Hard to Find: A Lords of Anarchy Novel by Manda CollinsRegency Historical. Nora Craven knows that her brother Jonathan was murdered by the Lords of Anarchy, the ruthless gang that operates under the cover of a driving club. Unfortunately, to seek justice for Jonathan, she'll need additional evidence that's beyond her reach. Enter Jonathan's best friend, Freddy Lisle, who also happens to be Nora's former fiancé. Due to his family connections (the group's leader is his cousin) and his own disreputable past, Freddy is able to infiltrate the Lords of Anarchy while Nora poses as his betrothed in order to talk to the wives and mistresses of the club's members. Steamy and suspenseful, A Good Rake is Hard to Find is the 1st installment of a new series. |
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| Driving Heat: The Blue Collar Lover Series by Zuri DayMulticultural Romance. When Los Angeles bus driver Byron Carter falls hard for successful career woman and fellow single parent Cynthia Hall, he discovers that good looks and charm aren't enough to win her heart -- even if her body is easily persuaded by both. Cynthia's privileged upbringing has led her to believe that her perfect match is an educated, professional man. Can "regular guy" Byron change her mind? For another steamy African-American romance that crosses the class divide, try Niobia Bryant's Red Hot, which pairs a poor little rich girl with a blue-collar single dad. |
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| Four Nights With the Duke by Eloisa JamesRegency Historical. Although she swore she'd never marry, Mia Carrington is forced to beg Evander "Vander" Brody, Duke of Pindar, to become her husband in order to legally obtain guardianship of her young nephew. Vander agrees, since the arrangement will benefit him, but proposes one condition: that they engage in marital relations four nights a year. Mia presents her counter-offer: no sex, ever. Intrigued, Vander attempts to woo his bride and quickly discovers that there's more to Mia than meets the eye. Witty and engaging, Four Nights with the Duke is the 2nd book in the Desperate Duchesses by the Numbers series, after Three Weeks with Lady X. |
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| Of Silk and Steam by Bec McMasterParanormal Romance. The first time that Leo Barrons saw Aramina "Mina" Duvall, the Duchess of Casavian, she'd just stabbed a fellow blue blood through the heart. The second time, she's about to be apprehended by the Prince Consort's Falcons. For the price of a kiss, Leo offers to help Mina escape, though Mina wishes that she didn't have to trust the heir of the Duke of Caine, who killed her father. And why does he have to be so attractive? Set in a gritty, atmospheric Victorian London in which the vampiric blue bloods of the Echelon face off against their human thralls with the aid of clockwork technology, this 5th book in the London Steampunk series should satisfy fans of both romance and urban fantasy; newcomers should start at the beginning, with Kiss of Steel. |
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Focus on: New Adult Romance
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| All Lined Up: A Rusk University Novel by Cora CarmackNew Adult Romance. As the daughter of a high school football coach in a town where the sport is practically a religion, Dallas Cole can't wait to leave for college. Unfortunately, Rusk University -- far from her first-choice, but better than nothing -- has just hired her father to coach the university's football team. When she meets football star Carson McClain, she's almost wiling to overlook the fact that he's an athlete. And though Carson needs to keep his head in the game, his attraction to Dallas makes concentrating on football impossible -- and that's before he learns that she's his coach's daughter. Fans of the TV show Friday Night Lights should enjoy this series, which continues with All Broke Down and All Played Out. |
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| Nash: A Marked Men Novel by Jay CrownoverNew Adult Romance. Nash Donovan doesn't remember ruining Saint Ford's life when they were in high school, but he's certainly aware of her dislike of him when he encounters her at the hospital where his uncle is receiving treatment. Saint, once a high school misfit, has grown up to be a skilled and compassionate nurse, as well as a very attractive woman. And though she doesn't think she can ever forgive Nash, she also can't stand by and let him self-destruct when his family needs him the most. A bad boy, a good girl, and their rocky road to love drive the plot of this 4th moody and steamy installment of the Marked Men series, after Rule, Jet, and Rome. Desperately seeking more brooding loner heroes, preferably with lots of ink? Check out Kylie Scott's Stage Dive novels or A.L. Jackson's Closer to You series. |
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| Breathe Into Me by Sara FawkesNew Adult Romance. Living in a trailer park with her dysfunctional family, dating an abusive boyfriend, and working two low-wage, dead-end jobs, high school dropout Lacey St. James tries not to think about the future. That is, until she meets Everett Ward, a well-heeled college student who's come to her small Mississippi town for the summer to work as the caretaker at a local mansion. Everett's kindness (including an offer to help Lacey study for the GED) weakens her defenses, but after a lifetime of being hurt by the people she loves, Lacey doesn't think she wants -- or deserves -- happiness. For another moving new adult romance about a down-on-her-luck girl and the gentle guy who inspires her to expand her horizons, try Colleen Hoover's Slammed. |
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| Wait For You by J. LynnNew Adult Romance. After a horrific high school experience, 19-year-old Avery Morgansten can't wait to escape her hometown and reinvent herself at college. Soon after she arrives on the West Virginia campus, Avery meets handsome Cameron "Cam" Hamilton, who chooses her as his partner in astronomy class. Although she can't understand why the school's most eligible bachelor would be interested in stargazing with her, Avery's strong feelings for Cam prompt her to take a chance on love. But will Cam stand by Avery when her past catches up to her? This fast-paced novel kicks off the With You series, which may appeal to fans of other high-drama collegiate new adult romances, such as Jamie McGuire's Beautiful Disaster. |
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| Torn: A Novel by K.A. RobinsonNew Adult Romance. With best friend Logan by her side, Chloe Richards looks forward to starting her freshman year at West Virginia University. Although she experiences an instant, overwhelming attraction to a fellow classmate, brooding hottie Drake Allen, Chloe is thrown for a loop when Logan suddenly reveals his feelings for her. Will Chloe choose the bad boy on campus or the guy next door? Readers looking to sink their teeth into a juicy love triangle will devour Torn -- and will be pleased to know that the entire gang returns for more drama in Twisted. |
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