Romance
April 2025
Recent Releases
Pickleballers
by Ilana Long

"A pickleball newbie looking to recover from life's swings and misses crosses paddles with love in this debut romantic comedy. Meg Bloomberg is in a pickle. When Meg's ex turns out to be a total dink, her bestie suggests a mood-lifting pickleball excursion to Bainbridge Island. It's supposed to be an easy lob, a way to heal--not the opening serve to a new courtside romance that's doomed to spin out. But no matter how Meg tries, she can't shake her feelings for Ethan Fine. A charismatic environmental consultant and Bainbridge local, Ethan is eager to play with her on--and off--the court. But when Meg discovers that Ethan's pickleball promises are not the real dill, she decides the match is over. It's time for Meg to take control of her own game. And maybe, just maybe...love will bounce back"
Promise Me Sunshine
by Cara Bastone

Grief-stricken after the death of her best friend, Brooklyn nanny Helen "Lenny" Bellamy strikes up an unlikely friendship with her charge's protective uncle, Miles, who has his own experiences with loss. As the pair try to make their way through Lenny's "Live Again" list, they discover they just might be what the other needs to move on. Try this next: Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez.
Four weekends and a funeral : a novel
by Ellie Palmer

After a meltdown, Flo reluctantly joins her family on a Greek vacation where she must confront her secret crush on Jamie, her brother's best friend, leading to two weeks of awkward yet steamy interactions.
Haunted ever after
by Jen DeLuca

In the ghostly town of Boneyard Key, coffee shop owner Nick Royer and new resident Cassie Rutherford bond over shared haunted experiences and growing attraction as they navigate the spooky quirks of her historic, clearly haunted cottage.
Educating Caroline
by Meg Cabot

Lady Caroline Linford is horrified to discover her fiancé, the Marquis of Winchilsea, in the arms of another woman. Unfortunately, the rest of Victorian society doesn't seem to understand the betrayal. Such extracurriculars are par for the course - society believes there is certainly no reason for Caroline to cancel their imminent wedding. But Caroline is determined to make sure that the man she is to marry will desire only her, so she enlists the best teacher in the art of romance - London's most notorious rake, Braden Granville. As their passionate tutelage begins, sparks fly and the lines between teacher and student get increasingly blurred. Now there is just one last lesson to learn - on the subject of true love, the heart chooses its own unpredictable ways.
The fiancâe dilemma
by Elena Armas

Josie Moore has given the opposite sex--and love--plenty of chances. Four exactly, if you count all her failed engagements, and five if you include her no-longer-absentee father. Nonetheless, when the influential man decides to announce his retirement with a splashy magazine piece and Josie learns that her romantic history isn't great PR for the family, she jumps at the chance to offer a solution. Matthew Flanagan is in the mud. Literally. Not only has he been fired from his job, but after taking a wrong turn on his way to Green Oak, North Carolina, his car is stuck. So, he grabs a duffel bag with his essentials and goes in search of a place to crash until he gets his life (and vehicle) back on track. But instead, he stumbles upon his best friend's sister, Josie, greeting him as her fiance.
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.
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