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The strawberry patch pancake house
by Laurie Gilmore
Renowned chef Archer moves to Dream Harbor to raise his daughter, Daisy, and reluctantly hires Iris, a free-spirited job-hopper, as a nanny, sparking unexpected connections and the possibility of love as they navigate their new roles and Daisy's matchmaking efforts. Original.
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| When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida KelleyIn 1910 Coney Island, New York, orphaned blacksmith Benny Caldera is welcomed to the Luna Park carnival with open arms. When he's tasked with maintaining the tank of captive merman Rio, the pair develop a connection, forcing Benny to decide if he's ready to risk losing the only family he's ever known for love. This atmospheric illustrated fantasy will appeal to fans of the film The Shape of Water and The First Bright Thing by J.R. Dawson. |
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| Gold Coast Dilemma by Nana MaloneTwo years ago, Ghanaian American heiress Ofosua Addo shared an unforgettable kiss with a stranger at a party, though she never saw him again. Now an editor at Drake Publishing, Ofosua is given the opportunity to run her own imprint -- and Cole Drake, the CEO's nephew and the man who stood her up, is brought in to help her oversee it. Try this next: On Rotation by Shirlene Obuobi. |
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Pickleballers
by Ilana Long
After her husband leaves her for another woman, Meg Bloomberg takes up pickleball, where she crosses paths (and paddles) with Ethan Fine, a handsome environmentalist who's determined to turn her neighborhood pickleball court into a nature preserve. This feel-good enemies-to-lovers debut will appeal to fans of Hedging Your Bets by Jayne Denker.
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How to steal a galaxy
by Beth Revis
Ada reluctantly accepts a rebel mission to a gala where her target for recruitment, Rian, awaits?—?unaware that she plans to kidnap him, in the second novel of the series following Full Speed to a Crash Landing.
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Focus on: LGBTQIA+ Romances
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| Chef's Kiss by T.J. AlexanderAs culinary publisher The Discerning Chef pivots to video, recipe developer Simone Larkspur navigates a fraught working relationship with test kitchen manager Ray Lyton, which gets more complicated when Ray comes out as nonbinary. For fans of: Anita Kelly's Love & Other Disasters. |
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| The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ CharlesIn 1810 Kent, England, London clerk Gareth Inglis unexpectedly inherits a baronetcy and an estate on Romney Marsh, where he encounters his former lover, Josiah "Joss" Doomsday, now the head of a smuggling gang. This 1st in the Doomsday Books series will appeal to fans of Cat Sebastian. |
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Wild things : a novel
by Laura Kay
"A warmhearted, hilarious queer rom-com about what happens when a group of friends are actually brave enough to live the dream and give up their dreary city apartments to buy a house in the country together. El is in a rut. She's been hiding in the photocopier room at the same dead-end job for longer than she cares to remember, she's sharing a flat with a girl who leaves passive-aggressive smiley face notes on the fridge about milk consumption and, worst of all, she's been in unrequited love with her best friend, effortlessly cool lesbian Ray, for years. So when a plan is hatched for El, Ray, and their two other closest friends-newly heartbroken Will and karaoke-and-Twilight-superfan Jamie-to ditch the big city and move out to a ramshackle house on the edge of an English country village, it feels like just the escape she needs. Despite being the DIY challenge of a lifetime, the newly named Lavender House has all the makings of becoming the queer commune of the friends' dreams. (Will has been given a passas the gang's Token Straight.) But as they start plotting their bright new future and making preparations for a grand housewarming party to thank the surprisingly but wonderfully welcoming community, El is forced to confront her feelings for Ray-the feelings that she's been desperately trying to keep buried. Is it worth ruining a perfectly good friendship for a chance at love?"
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| An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana HerreraIn 1889, Dominican artist Manuela del Carmen Caceres Galvan is determined to enjoy a summer in Paris before submitting to a loveless marriage, and enlists Cora Kempf Bristol, the widowed Duchess of Sundridge, to serve as her guide to the city's lesbian enclaves. This 2nd in the Las Léonas series will appeal to fans of Vanessa Riley's Rogues and Remarkable Women series, Liana de la Rosa's Luna Sisters books, and Olivia Waite's Feminine Pursuits novels. |
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| All The Right Notes by Dominic LimFrustrated composer Quito Cruz recruits his one-time musical collaborator and ex-lover Emmett Aoki, now an actor, to perform at Quito's dad's retirement concert. Though it's been 20 years since they last spoke, the attraction between the two still smolders. Try this next: If You Love Something by Jayce Ellis. |
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