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Call Me by Your Name
by André Aciman

The sudden and powerful attraction between a teenage boy and a summer guest at his parents' house on the Italian Riviera has a profound and lasting influence that will mark them both for a lifetime.

Chef's Kiss
by T. J. Alexander

A perfectionist pastry chef working at a cookbook publisher must learn how to deal with the obnoxiously chipper new kitchen manager who begins softening her heart and comes out as nonbinary to mixed reactions at work.

Would You Rather
by Allison Ashley

When chronically ill Mia gets the opportunity to pursue her dream degree, her best friend Noah offers to marry her so she can quit her job to study full-time and still keep the insurance, giving him two years to convince her that they actually belong together, forever.

Honey and Spice
by Bolu Babalola

A young black British woman with a popular student radio show that dishes out relationship advice finds her show and her reputation on the line after she publicly makes out with a man she publicly denounced.

Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?
by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

A 30-something, Oxford-educated, British Nigerian woman with a high-paying job and good friends, Yinka, whose aunties frequently pray for her delivery from singledom, must find a date for her cousin's wedding with the help of a spreadsheet and her best friend.

A Proposal They Can't Refuse
by Natalie Caña

Kamilah, a Puerto Rican chef and Liam, an Irish American whiskey distiller are blackmailed by their grandfathers, best friends since boyhood, into getting married or risk losing the building that houses both their businesses.

The Emma Project
by Sonali Dev

When she runs into Vansh Raje, who she hoped never to see again after getting out of a 10-year-long fake relationship with his brother, Knightlina, working to bring economic independence to millions of women in South Asia, wonders if a no-strings-attached affair is worth risking her life's work for.

The Gentleman's Book of Vices
by Jess Everlee

Determined to meet Miles Montague, his favorite author, in person before he's married to a woman he cannot love, dandy Charlie Price, in 1883 London, finally gets his chance, setting off a passionate affair that neither of them had seen coming.

Hooked on you
by Kathleen Fuller

When her grandmother injures herself sliding into third base, Riley McAllister must return to her small hometown to help run the family yarn store in this sweet, lighthearted romantic comedy.

The Princess Bride
by William Goldman

Published to coincide with the film's 30th anniversary, a deluxe edition of the modern classic features a gift-appropriate format with foil and embossing on the cover, a color rendition of its endpaper map and 50 full-page color illustrations.

A Ballad of Love and Glory
by Reyna Grande

Widowed by the Texas Rangers in the fight over the disputed Rio Grande boundary, a Mexican woman, skilled at healing, joins the Mexican army and falls in love with a Yankee deserter.

The Wedding Date
by Jasmine Guillory

Stranded together in an elevator during a power outage, Drew and Alexa agree to pose as a couple at an ex's wedding and discover afterwards that they are unable to forget each other.

Free Love
by Tessa Hadley

In 1967 London, a pretty, dutiful homemaker and wife drinks too much at a party and ends up kissing the son of an old friend who comes for dinner, causing her to question her life.

Husband Material
by Alexis J. Hall

Feeling pressured by so many people around them getting married, Luc decides that it might be time to propose to his boyfriend Oscar in the second novel of the series following Boyfriend Material.

Loathe to Love You
by Ali Hazelwood

Three "STEMinist" novellas from the New York Times best-selling author of The Love Hypothesis include tales of an environmental engineer forced to cohabitate with a big-oil lawyer, and a civil engineer who gets stuck in an elevator.

Book Lovers
by Emily Henry

Agreeing to a holiday escape to the country, literary agent Nora keeps running into a bookish, hardheaded, arrogant editor she knows from Manhattan, and wishes she didn't, even as she discovers they have more in common than previously thought.

Take a Hint, Dani Brown
by Talia Hibbert

A young woman who agrees to fake-date her friend after a video of him “rescuing” her from their office building goes viral.

Dream On
by Angie Hockman

A year after surviving a car accident that left her flooded with memories of a boyfriend named Devon--someone who does not exist--Cass Walker runs into him in a Cleveland flower shop and the pair begin a real-life romance.

Never Been Kissed
by Timothy Janovsky

Wren Roland, who has never been kissed, but wants that movie-perfect ending more than anything, wonders if he'll get his chance when his #1 pre-coming-out-crush helps him on a special project to save his struggling drive-in for good.

Vanessa Jared's Got a Man
by LaQuette

When a sexy sheriff shows up on her doorstop, wanting her to keep his sister from marrying her no-good ex, 40-something divorcee Vanessa Jared is not down for this at all until she discovers he's stolen something from her and the game is on.

Something Wilder
by Christina Lauren

When the man who broke her heart is in her tourist group, Lily Wilder, the daughter of a notorious treasure hunter, after the trip goes horribly and hilariously wrong, must decide whether she'll risk her life and heart on the adventure of a lifetime.

After Hours on Milagro Street
by Angelina M. Lopez

When Alejandra Torres returns to Milagro Street to renovate her grandmother's bar, all that stands in her way of success is handsome brainiac Jeremiah Post, the tenant living above the bar, who does not believe Alex has her family's best interests at heart.

The Siren of Sussex
by Mimi Matthews

Welcomed into fashionable society wearing the designs of boundary-pushing, half-Indian designer Ahmad Malik, daring equestrienne Evelyn Maltravers must decide what matters mostmaking her mark or following her heart.

One Last Stop
by Casey McQuiston

Cynical August starts to believe in the impossible when meets Jane on the subway, a mysterious punk rocker she forms a crush on, who is literally displaced in time from the 1970s and is trying to find her way back.

Corinne
by Rebecca Morrow

Fifteen years after being forced to build a new life after being cast out of the fundamentalist church she was raised in since birth, Corinne Callahan realizes she never stopped missing the man she once loved.

The Reunion
by Kayla Olson

When a major streaming service hosts a 20-year reunion special, Liv Latimer, the former star of a popular teen drama, is happy to be back on set until new rivalries among the cast make her question whether returning to the past is what she needs to finally get her own happy ending.

Pride and Protest
by Nikki Payne

Determined to take her neighborhood back from a soulless property developer, DJ Liza B. goes head-to-head with CEO Dorsey Fitzgerald and finds her life turned upside down when her protest results in a viral meme that changes everything, including her feelings for Dorsey.

When Katie Met Cassidy
by Camille Perri

Katie Daniels is a perfection-seeking 28-year-old lawyer living the New York dream. She's engaged to charming art curator Paul Michael, has successfully made her way up the ladder at a multinational law firm, and has a hold on apartments in Soho and the West Village. Suffice it to say, she has come a long way from her Kentucky upbringing. But the rug is swept from under Katie when she is suddenly dumped by her fiance, Paul Michael, leaving her devastated and completely lost. On a whim, she agrees to have a drink with Cassidy Price-a self-assured, sexually promiscuous woman she meets at work. The two form a newfound friendship, which soon brings into question everything Katie thought she knew about sex--and love.

The Perks of Loving a Wallflower
by Erica Ridley

A master of disguise, Thomasina Wynchester finds more than her mission at stake when her new client turns out to be the highborn lady she's secretly smitten with.

The Lady's Mine
by Francine Rivers

1875. When Kathryn Walsh arrives in the tiny mining town of Calvada, falling in love is the furthest thing from her mind. Banished from Boston by her wealthy stepfather, she has come to claim an inheritance from the uncle she never knew: a defunct newspaper office on a main street overflowing with brothels and saloons, and a seemingly worthless mine. Moved by the oppression of the local miners and their families, Kathryn decides to relaunch her uncle's newspaper-and then finds herself in the middle of a maelstrom, pitted against Calvada's most powerful men. But Kathryn intends to continue to say-and publish-whatever she pleases, especially when she knows she's right. Matthias Beck, owner of a local saloon and hotel, has a special interest in the new lady in town. He instantly recognizes C. T. Walsh's same tenacity in the beautiful and outspoken redhead-and knows all too well how dangerous that family trait can be. While Kathryn may be right about Calvada's problems, her righteousness could also get her killed. But when the handsome hotelier keeps finding himself on the same side of the issues as the opinionated Miss Walsh, Matthias's restless search for purpose becomes all about answering the call of his heart.

Neon gods
by Katee Robert

To escape her controlling mother, an arranged marriage and the ultra-modern city of Olympus, Persephone Dimitrou makes a devils bargain with a man who she once believed was a myth who awakens her heart and body to a world she never knew existed.

The Boyfriend Project
by Farrah Rochon

Samiah Brooks never thought she would be "that" girl. But a live tweet of a horrific date just revealed the painful truth: she's been catfished by a three-timing jerk of a boyfriend. Suddenly Samiah--along with his two other "girlfriends," London and Taylor--have gone viral online. Now the three new besties are making a pact to spend the next six months investing in themselves. No men, no dating, and no worrying about their relationship status . . .

For once Samiah is putting herself first, and that includes finally developing the app she's always dreamed of creating. Which is the exact moment she meets the deliciously sexy, honey-eyed Daniel Collins at work. What are the chances? When it comes to love, there's no such thing as a coincidence. But is Daniel really boyfriend material or is he maybe just a little too good to be true?

In Search of a Prince
by Toni Shiloh

Brielle Adebayo's simple life unravels when she discovers she is a princess in the African kingdom of Oloro Ilé and must immediately assume her royal position. Brielle comes to love the island's culture and studies the language with her handsome tutor. But when her political rivals force her to make a difficult choice, a wrong decision could change her life.

Weather Girl
by Rachel Lynn Solomon

In the aftermath of a disastrous holiday party, TV meteorologist Ari Abrams and sports reporter Russell Barringer team up to solve their bosses' relationship issues, but their well-meaning meddling backfires when real chemistry builds between them.

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