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| Fix Her Up by Tessa BaileyStarring: professional clown Georgette "Georgie" Castle, whom no one takes seriously, and her longtime crush, Travis "Two Bats" Ford, a former major league baseball player who turns to flipping houses after a career-ending injury.
Hoping to shake the reputations that are holding them back, the two embark on a fake relationship that scandalizes their small town and soon turns into the real thing.
For fans of: Susan Elizabeth Phillips' funny-yet-steamy Chicago Stars series. |
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| The Friend Zone by Abby JimenezEntrepreneur Kristen Petersen really likes firefighter Josh Copeland, but her scheduled hysterectomy does not bode well for a relationship given that Josh wants lots of kids.
While Kristen's struggle with severe fibroids is sensitively depicted, readers anticipating a realistic story about coming to terms with infertility may be surprised by a late-in-the-book plot twist.
Debut novelist and Food Network champion Abby Jimenez is arguably best known for her bakery's viral "Vageode" cake. |
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All It Takes
by Kristen Proby
A Manhattan playboy faces a test of his plans to never settle down after meeting a new colleague who doesn’t fall for his usual charms in the second novel of the series following All the Way.
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| Jackson by Emily MarchSeeking a fresh start, widowed writer Caroline Carruthers moves to Redemption, Texas, to open a bookstore -- and meets divorced dad Jackson McBride, part-owner of the Enchanted Canyon Ranch.
Two wounded souls find unexpected love in this 1st spin-off of the popular Eternity Springs series, which offers a gentle romance between sympathetic leads and a charming small-town setting. |
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| Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry WinfreyAnnie Cassidy dreams of being the next Nora Ephron. She spends her days writing screenplays, rewatching Sleepless in Seattle, and waiting for her movie-perfect meet-cute. If she could just find her own Tom Hanks—a man who’s sweet, sensitive, and possibly owns a houseboat—her problems would disappear and her life would be perfect. But Tom Hanks is nowhere in sight.
When a movie starts filming in her neighborhood and Annie gets a job on set, it seems like a sign. Then Annie meets the lead actor, Drew Danforth, a cocky prankster who couldn’t be less like Tom Hanks if he tried. Their meet-cute is more of a meet-fail, but soon Annie finds herself sharing some classic rom-com moments with Drew. Her Tom Hanks can’t be an actor who’s leaving town in a matter of days...can he? |
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| The Lady Travelers Guide to Deception with an Unlikely Earl by Victoria AlexanderDespite the success of her serial "Tales of a Lady Adventurer in Egypt," Miss Sidney Gordon Honeywell has never ventured beyond England. And now the Earl of Brenton is accusing her of fraud.
The solution: a publisher-funded trip to Egypt in the company of Earl-in-disguise Harry Armstrong, as well as three elderly chaperones-turned-matchmakers.
For fans of: the blend of mystery and romance in Elizabeth Peter's Amelia Peabody mysteries; the Egyptian-themed screwball comedy of Connie Brockway's The Other Guy's Bride. |
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| The Highlander by Kerrigan ByrneFor Philomena St. Vincent, on the run from the abusive husband who put her in an asylum, there's no better place to hide than the castle of Laird Liam MacKenzie, a.k.a. the "demon Highlander."
Steamy and suspenseful, this 3rd book in the Victorian Rebels series boasts a brooding hero, a resilient heroine, and dramatic twists and turns as the couple uncover each other's secrets.
You might also like: Jennifer Ashley's similarly moody Highland Pleasure series, which starts with The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie. |
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| A Lady's Code of Misconduct by Meredith DuranAfter waking up from a coma, politician Crispin Burke seeks to learn why he was attacked and left for dead; he must also renew his acquaintance with his wife Jane, whom he doesn't remember.
Jane Mason worries that Crispin will regain his memory and discover that they're not really married, a discovery that would place both of them in danger.
Why you might like it: a slow-burn Victorian romance within a (fake) marriage of convenience, political intrigue, and a dash of amnesia make this 5th Rules for the Reckless novel a riveting read. |
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| The Truth about Love and Dukes by Laura Lee GuhrkeBlaming Society Snippets advice columnist "Lady Truelove" for his mother's scandalous elopement, Henry Cavanaugh, Duke of Torquil, goes head-to-head with publisher Irene Deverill, a commoner who's not about to let a peer of the realm ruin her business.
Why you might like it: An outspoken suffragist and a prim-and-proper duke engage in a battle of wits on their way to happily-ever-after in this 1st installment in the Dear Lady Truelove series. |
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| Devil's Daughter: The Ravenels Meet the Wallflowers by Lisa KleypasPhoebe, Lady Clare, has heard nothing but bad things about West Ravenel, her late husband's nemesis. But she's having trouble reconciling his reputation with the (kind, charming) man himself.
Why you might like it: a spirited heroine, a self-reformed rake, and their steamy courtship, one rendered with "stylish prose, sharp wit, and swoon-worthy sensuality" (Booklist).
Crossover alert: Characters from RITA award-winning author Lisa Kleypas' Wallflowers series (Devil in Winter) appear in this engaging 5th Ravenels novel. |
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