Our May 2025 Picks
 
Recent Releases
Flirting Lessons
by Jasmine Guillory

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. 
Kate Landry Has a Plan
by Rebekah Millet

Forty-year-old Kate Landry leads a structured life running a beignet café in New Orleans until an unpredictable and hunky librarian drops into her world. Micah Guidry was her first kiss and is the first man in years to make her consider dating again. But past hurts have a tight hold on Kate, and falling in love in the Big Easy might be too hard.
Unromance
by Erin Connor

In search of inspiration to break her writer's block, romance author Sawyer Greene agrees to help her recent one-night stand, TV star and hopeless romantic Mason West, become disillusioned with love. The pair craft a list of romantic tropes that Sawyer will ruin for Mason, but their platonic dates quickly turn into something more in this "immensely charming debut" (Kirkus Reviews). For fans of: Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon. 
 
Story of My Life
by Lucy Score

Plagued by writer's block and evicted from her New York City apartment, romance author Hazel Hart impulsively moves to small town Story Lake, PA for a fresh start. But her new digs' quirks outweigh its charms, and she enlists the help of grouchy contractor Campbell Bishop, who just might end up fixing her heart as well as her home. For fans of: Schitt's Creek; Curves for Days by Laura Moher.
Fan Service
by Rosie Danan

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.
The Love We Found
by Jill Santopolo

In this 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.
Insignificant Others
by Sarah Jio

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. 
My Big Fat Fake Marriage
by Charlotte Stein

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.
Focus on: AANHPI Romance
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Celebrate AANHPI culture with these romance titles!
 
Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie
by Jackie Lau

Forced to work together for her sister's wedding, writer Emily Hung and sweater-vest-wearing engineer Mark Chan fake a relationship to put an end to her marriage-minded mom's meddling, but soon their fake dates become all too real, making her realize an argyle sweater isn't so ugly after all.
Your Driver is Waiting
by Priya Guns

For the first time ever, Damani, who drives for an app, starts dating a white girl with money, but when their romance intensifies and she finally lets her guard down, her girlfriend does something unforgivable, setting off an explosive chain of events.
Jasmine and Jake Rock the Boat
by Sonya Lalli

Trapped on a 10-day seniors' cruise with her parents and family friends, Jasmine Randhawa is forced to spend time with her childhood acquaintance—and enemy—Jake Dhillon, but when she realizes they have much in common, she wonders if their newfound relationship is strong enough to last on land.
The Singles Table
by Sara Desai

Thrown together for the entire wedding season after a crazy encounter, former military security specialist Jay Dayai and celebrity-obsessed lawyer Zara Patel make a deal that benefits them both until it brings them together in ways they never expected.
Lies and Weddings
by Kevin Kwan

Forced to attend his sister's wedding to seduce a woman with money and get his family out of debt, Rufus, the future Earl of Greshambury, finds their plans—and their reputation—going up in flames when a secret tryst and tragedy become known, revealing a shocking twist.
A Song for the Stars
by Ilima Todd

After a misunderstanding with English sailors results in a skirmish, the second daughter of a Hawaiian chief rescues the wounded man who killed her fiancé and reluctantly nurses him back to health.
Sophie Go's Lonely Hearts Club
by Roselle Lim

Revealed as a fraud, matchmaker Sophie Go, desperate for clients, convinces a secret club within her condo complex to hire. However, she finds her matchmaking skills put to the test as she learns the depths of loneliness, heartbreak, and love by attempting to make the hardest matches of her life.
How to end a love story : a novel
by Yulin Kuang

A best-selling author with writer's block heads to L.A. for the film adaptation of her book where she must collaborate with a screenwriter who was involved in the tragic accident that bound them together 13 years prior.
 
Romantasy Book Club
 
Join us for our next meeting:
Tuesday, June 3, 6:30 pm
Library Meeting Room on Lower Level
Looking to read more Romantasy and meet other readers? Stop by for our Romantasy Book Club! The club usually meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30, but we do recommend confirming details on our events calendar in case of changes. Copies of our next book are on reserve at the Circulation Desk. Don't forget to bring your dragon!
Our next book club pick:
Fear the Flames
by Olivia Rose Darling

An exiled princess stripped of her dragons, Elwoen Atarah, establishes a secret kingdom of her own and plans vengeance against her father, King Garrick of Imirath, with the help of the most feared, dangerous man in Ravaryn.
 
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