Romance
March 2023
Recent Releases
Georgie, All Along: An Uplifting and Unforgettable Love Story
by Kate Clayborn

Home again: Suddenly jobless, personal assistant Georgie Mulcahy returns to her hometown, where she rediscovers the diary she created with her best friend Bel containing all their teenage hopes and dreams.

The next chapter: Georgie decides to use the diary as a roadmap for her new life, with help from reformed bad boy Levi Fanning, the brooding older brother of her long-ago high school crush.

Why you might like it: This "introspective romance" (Publishers Weekly) by the author of Love Lettering features sympathetic characters who fall in love while helping each other find themselves.
Glitterland: A Spires Story
by Alexis Hall

Starring: Literary novelist Ash Winters, whose bipolar disorder has negatively impacted both his career and his personal life; and Darian Taylor, the working-class "glitter pirate" from Essex who may be the first person to truly understand and accept Ash for who he is.

Is it for you? Narrated by the perpetually anxious Ash, this 1st Spires novel immerses readers in its main character's mind while rendering Darian's dialogue in phonetic Estuary English, jararnwhatamean, babes?

Series alert: Originally published in 2013 by a small press, author Alexis Hall's debut novel is now being released along with its sequels, Waiting for the Flood, For Real, and Pansies.
The Reunion
by Kayla Olson

Reunited: Former costars and ex-BFFs Liv Latimer and Ransom Joel must confront past hurts and unresolved feelings as they shoot a reunion special for Girl on the Verge, the teen drama that made them both famous.

Read it for: a closed-door friends-to-lovers romance, behind-the-scenes drama in the entertainment industry, and reflections on celebrity culture.

You might also like: Christina Lauren's Twice in a Blue Moon, Ava Wilder's How to Fake It in Hollywood, or Lucy Parker's London Weekly series.
The Second You're Single
by Cara Tanamachi

What it's about: Bacon-loving, Valentine's-Day-hating freelance writer Sora Reid's pledge to #GoSolo during February may not withstand her inconvenient attraction to brawny baker Jack Mann.

Is it for you? In addition to a subplot revolving around the male lead's scheming ex, this first-person POV romantic comedy also contains discussions about weight loss and dieting.

Want a taste? "Valentine's Day has snuck up on me like a porch pirate."
Do I Know You?
by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka

The premise: Although they've given up on their five-year marriage, Eliza and Graham Cutler nevertheless decide to take their planned anniversary vacation.

And then: When a new acquaintance introduces them to each other, the couple pretends to be strangers and, as they embark on a whirlwind "affair," rediscover the spark they thought was gone forever.

For fans of: marriage-in-trouble second chance romances such as Tessa Bailey's Love Her or Lose Her, Lyssa Kay Adams' The Bromance Book Club, or Joanna Bolouri's Relight My Fire.
Owner of a lonely heart : a novel
by Eva Carter

When fate brings Gemma, a young widow rethinking her life, and Dan, whose 12-year-old daughter is receiving treatment for a brain tumor, together one hot July morning, it becomes clear that this summer could change everything as the walls they’ve each built to protect themselves start to crumble. Original.
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