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| It's Me They Follow by Jeannine A. CookThe Shopkeeper, a touch-phobic 40-year-old woman who has never been kissed, decides to conquer her fears by opening a bookstore in Philadelphia, where she falls for a fellow touch-starved man, monk-in-training ME. This magical realism-tinged meta debut will appeal to fans of A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston. |
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| Overdue by Stephanie PerkinsTwenty-nine-year-old librarian Ingrid Dahl is ready to settle down with Corey, her boyfriend of 11 years, until he suggests they take a month off to date other people. When she tries to make a move on her secret crush, grumpy coworker Macon, he rejects her, but the pair's growing friendship has the potential to become something more when her arrangement with Corey gets extended. This slow-burn adult debut from YA author Stephanie Perkins (Anna and the French Kiss) will appeal to fans of Cruel Summer by Maisey Yates and the film How to Be Single. |
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| We Met Like This by Kasie WestHopeless romantic and dating app-averse literary agent Margot keeps getting matched with Oliver, who she swiped right on three years ago but hasn't seen again since their single bad date. Will these opposites find a second chance at love? This banter-filled adult debut from YA author Kasie West (Better Than Revenge) will appeal to fans of The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai. |
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Focus on: Holiday Romances
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| Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa StapleySet in 2000, when Christmas, Hanukkah, and Ramadan overlapped, this feel-good novel co-written by Uzma Jalaluddin (Much Ado About Nada) and Marissa Stapley (The Lightning Bottles) stars snowbound strangers who take refuge in picturesque small-town Snow Falls, Ontario, where they find love, friendship, and plenty of holiday spirit. |
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The Matzah Ball
by Jean Meltzer
Meet: Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt, a Jewish woman with myalgic encelphalomyelitis whose prestigious family is unaware of her secret career as a bestselling author of Christmas-themed holiday romances.
What happens: With her editor demanding a Hanukkah romance, Rachel seeks inspiration at the Matzah Ball Max, an event produced by her summer camp crush-turned-nemesis, Jacob Greenberg.
Reviewers say: "A sparkling holiday romance told with both honesty and heart" (Kirkus Reviews).
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| The Merry Matchmaker by Sheila RobertsIn this heartfelt contemporary romance inspired by Jane Austen's Emma, 50-year-old widow and gift shop owner Frankie Lane plans a Christmas event and plays matchmaker for everyone in her small town -- including hardware store owner Mitch, who clearly has a crush on her. |
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Holidays in Manhattan
by Jennifer Gracen
They didn’t believe in holiday magic… until it happens to them. Anna McKinnon is a free spirit. As a bartender in New York City, she answers to no one, keeps what she calls “vampire hours” – and likes it that way. She secretly wishes to find real love, the forever kind her brothers have all found. But love has not only eluded her, it’s burned her badly. Keeping things light is how Anna copes. David Beren is a high-powered, intense investment banker in the heart of Manhattan. His 80-hour work weeks took over his life long ago, but now, at 35, he’s ready for something more. But what? And then he meets Anna. She’s unexpected – full of light, color, and laughter. Anna knocks him off his game and his feet, and he’s never been happier. Can total opposites – a feisty, bold girl from Ireland and a quiet, straight-laced Jewish guy from New Jersey – find love at the holidays? With the double whammy of a Hanukkah miracle and some Christmas magic, they just might.
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