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| Lady Be Reckless: The Duke's Daughters by Megan FramptonWhat it is: An engaging Regency riff on My Fair Lady -- which, in this case, is more like "My Fair Gentleman."
Starring: Lady Olivia Howett, the duke's daughter who undertakes the task of transforming Edward Wolcott into a matrimonial catch despite his illegitimate birth and rakish ways.
For fans of: Nicole Jordan's My Fair Lover, another Regency-set, gender-swapped Pygmalion retelling. |
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Surprise Me : a Novel
by Sophie Kinsella
What it's about: When the fragile contentment in their marriage is shattered by someone's casual remark about how many more years they will be together, Sylvie and Dan agree to arrange surprises for each other to revitalize their relationship, only to encounter a comical series of mishaps.
Who might like it:: Fans of Kinsella's Shopaholic series.
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Straying : a Novel
by Molly McCloskey
What it's about: Settling into married life in western Ireland, a young American woman navigates challenging cultural gaps, only to embark on a summertime affair that ends her marriage, an event that she reevaluates years later while working in war zones in different world regions.
What the reviewers say: "The tale of an idle transgression turns into a profound meditation on love in this ferociously well-written novel ... McCloskey writes with shattering insight on loss, and the way that it can make us feel tender towards the world." —The Guardian
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The Burial Society : a Novel
by Nina Sadowsky
What it's about: Discovering her father dead in a luxury hotel room in Paris, Natalie is forced to confront the violent events that led to her mother's disappearance years earlier and finds herself on a collision course with her brother, a mysterious woman and dangerous family secrets.
More about the author: Nina Sadowsky has written numerous original screenplays and adaptations for such companies as The Walt Disney Company, Working Title Films, and Lifetime Television. She was the executive producer of The Wedding Planner, has produced many other films, and was president of Meg Ryan’s Prufrock Pictures for more than five years. Sadowsky is currently an adjunct professor at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, teaching both script development and producing. This is her second novel, following Just Fall
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| Someone to Love by Mary BaloghWhat it's about: Raised in an orphanage, Anna Snow is shocked to learn that she's really Lady Anastasia Westcott, the legitimate daughter of an earl. Avery Archer, the Duke of Netherby, agrees to help Anna navigate society, never expecting to fall in love with his unlikely protégée.
Series alert: This 1st book in the Westcott series features likable leads and a moving love story; subsequent books follow Anna's half-siblings. |
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| The Wanderer: A Thunder Point Novel by Robyn CarrIntroducing: Hank Cooper, who inherits his army buddy's bait shop in Thunder Point, Oregon. Upon learning that the shop sits on prime beachfront property, Hank can't help but wonder about the circumstances surrounding his friend's death and enlists the aid of Coast Guard pilot Sarah Dupre to discover the truth.
About the author: As with her popular Virgin River novels, author Robyn Carr displays her flair for sympathetic characters and charming small-town settings in this 1st book in the Thunder Point series. |
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| Marry in Haste: A Marriage of Convenience Romance by Anne GracieWhat it's about: Major Calbourne "Cal" Rutherford's newly inherited title comes with many responsibilities, including guardianship of his high-spirited half-sisters. Would schoolteacher Emmaline Westwood accept a position as their chaperone? No? What about as Cal's wife?
Series alert: Marry in Haste kicks off the Marriage of Convenience series, which follows Cal and his relatives as they embark on practical unions that (surprise!) lead to lasting love. |
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| The Infamous Heir: The Spare Heirs by Elizabeth MichelsWhat it's about: Shortly after her fiancé's sudden, suspicious death, Lady Roselyn Gray becomes engaged to his scandalous brother, Ethan, who's the prime suspect. Disinherited pugilist Ethan Moore doesn't want a title or an estate. He does, however, want Roselyn -- which means finding the real killer and clearing his name.
Why you might like it: As suspenseful as it is steamy, The Infamous Heir is the opening installment of the Spare Heirs series, which continues with The Rebel Heir. |
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| Secrets of the Lost Summer by Carla NeggersWhat it's about: Standing in the way of Olivia Frost's plan to turn a historic home in Knights Bridge, Massachusetts into a charming bed-and-breakfast is the derelict cottage next door. Dylan McCaffrey, the cottage's absentee owner, is surprised to learn of his inheritance -- and intrigued by Olivia.
Why you might like it: Olivia and Dylan embark on a tentative, heart-warming romance as they team up to solve the mystery of Dylan's inheritance and uncover the house's long-buried secrets. |
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