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A Lady's Formula for Love
by Elizabeth Everett
Organizing a society to support women scientists while performing clandestine missions for the Crown, genius noblewoman Lady Violet Hughes secretly falls in love with her bodyguard, Arthur Kneland, who investigates a shadowy threat infiltrating Violet’s laboratories.
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Love at First
by Kate Clayborn
Sixteen years ago, a teenaged Will Sterling saw, or rather, heard; the girl of his dreams. Standing beneath an apartment building balcony, he shared a perfect moment with a lovely, warm-voiced stranger. It's a memory that's never faded, though he's put so much of his past behind him. Now an unexpected inheritance has brought Will back to that same address, where he plans to offload his new property and get back to his regular life as an overworked doctor. Instead, he encounters a woman, two balconies above, who's uncannily familiar . . .
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| Ten Things I Hate About the Duke: A Difficult Dukes Novel by Loretta ChaseA Georgian take on The Taming of the Shrew that pairs outspoken politician's daughter Cassandra Pomfret and Lucius Beckingham, the thoroughly disreputable Duke of Ashmont.
For fans of: Valerie Bowman's Playful Brides series or Eloisa James' Desperate Duchesses novels.
Ten Things I Hate about the Duke is the 2nd book in the Difficult Dukes series, after A Duke in Shining Armor. |
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Make Up Break Up
by Lily Menon
Rendered instantly famous when his break-up app becomes meteorically successful, Hudson Craft moves into a new office adjoining the workspace of a commitment-minded woman with whom he once shared a Las Vegas summer fling.
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| Fairy Godmothers, Inc. by Saranna DeWyldeWelcome to Ever After, Missouri, a magical small town seeking to promote itself as a wedding destination.
Where you'll meet: Lucky Fujiki, who would do anything to help her three fairy godmothers restore the town's magic -- even agree to a fake wedding with her first love, chocolatier Ransom Payne.
For fans of: the upbeat, gently humorous paranormal romances of Judi Fennell or Judi McCoy. |
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Enticed By You
by Elle Wright
Businessman Parker Wells, Jr., the new CEO of Wellspring Waters, is nothing like his ethics-challenged father. If only he could convince attorney Kennedi Robinson that he's not a bad guy.
Family plays an important role in this 2nd Wellspring novel, which is full of memorable supporting characters, including Parker's half-siblings and Kennedi's beloved aunt.
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| Would I Lie to the Duke: The Union of the Rakes by Eva LeighSeeking investors for her family's struggling business, Jessica McGale poses as "Lady Whitfield" and falls for Noel, the Duke of Rotherby, who's captivated by the woman he believes to be a wealthy, upper-class widow.
Why you might like it: This 2nd book in the Union of the Rakes series offers a lively Regency-set mash-up of The Secret of My Success and Working Girl. |
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| The Right Swipe by Alisha RaiStarring: Rhiannon "Rhi" Hunter, creator of the popular Crush dating app, and former pro-football player Samson Lima, spokesman for rival dating site Matchmaker -- and the jerk who once ghosted Rhi.
What sets it apart: Nuanced explorations of sensitive issues (CTE's effects on Samson's football-playing relatives, Rhi's experiences as a woman of color in majority white, predominantly male tech spaces).
Is it for you? Though less angst-filled than the author's Forbidden Hearts series, Rhi does have some upsetting run-ins with her abusive ex. |
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| Duchess by Design by Maya RodaleWhat happens: Seeking an American heiress to keep his ancestral estates solvent, Brandon Fiennes, the Duke of Kingston, hires seamstress Adeline Black to identify suitable candidates for marriage.
Reviewers say: This opening installment of the Gilded Age Girls Club series boasts "perfectly placed wit, endlessly amusing characters, and a vividly evoked 1890s New York City setting" (Booklist).
You might also like: Joanna Shupe's Uptown Girls novels. |
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