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Business or Pleasure
by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Starring: Chandler Cohen, ghostwriter of celebrity memoirs, and her new client, former teen heartthrob Finn Walsh, with whom she recently had an extremely disappointing one-night stand.
What happens: While accompanying Finn to fan conventions for research purposes, Chandler agrees to tutor him in the art of lovemaking.
Reviewers say: This "hot and heartfelt" (Publishers Weekly) novel by the author of The Ex Talk "emphasizes silliness and sexiness in equal parts" (Kirkus Reviews).
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| Kiss the Girl by Zoraida CórdovaWhat it is: a charming retelling of Disney's The Little Mermaid by the author of the On the Verge series.
Starring: pop star Ariel del Mar, who -- desperate to experience a "normal" life -- disguises herself as merch girl "Melody" and goes on tour with up-and-coming musician Eric Reyes.
Series alert: Kiss the Girl is the 3nd standalone installment of the fairy tale-inspired Meant to Be series, after Julie Murphy's If the Shoe Fits and Jasmine Guillory's By the Book. |
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A Lady's Guide to Scandal
by Sophie Irwin
What it's about: Liberated from an unhappy marriage by the death of her much older husband, Eliza Balfour decamps to Bath to pursue painting -- and finds herself torn between two very different men: army officer Oliver Courtney, her first love, and scandalous poet Lord Melville.
Is it for you? The love triangle is central to the plot of this 2nd book in the Lady's Guide series (after A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting), which centers its heroine's journey to happiness and personal fulfillment.
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| Marry Me by Midnight by Felicia GrossmanAnnouncing her intentions: In need of a husband, Sephardi heiress Isabelle Lira hosts a series of events to which she invites every eligible Jewish man in London.
Protecting her interests: To ensure that her future groom won't try to undermine her position in the family firm, she hires penniless Ashkenazi custodian Aaron Ellenberg to learn as much as he can about her suitors before she chooses one.
Why you might like it: Set in 1832 London, this well-researched opening installment of the Once Upon the East End series offers a gender-flipped Cinderella story with Jewish leads. |
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| In the Case of Heartbreak by Courtney KaeWhat it's about: Reeling from personal and professional setbacks, shy pastry chef Ben Parris flees to his grandmother's house, only to discover that his longtime crush, musician Adam Reed, will be providing the entertainment at G-ma's upcoming, sure-to-be-epic 80th birthday bash.
You should know... that although this 2nd Fern Falls novels takes place beyond the borders of the series' titular town, In the Case of Heartbreak still contains the cozy and LGBTQIA-friendly small-town atmosphere that charmed readers of In the Event of Love. |
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| How to Tame a Wild Rogue by Julie Anne LongGimme shelter: With a ferocious storm battering London, Lady Daphne Worth and her unexpected rescuer, privateer Lorcan St. Leger, must pose as husband and wife to secure the last available room at the Grand Palace on the Thames.
Why you might like it: Opposites attract in this slow-burning but steamy, forced proximity Regency romance, the 6th book in the Palace of Rogues series, which begins with Lady Derring Takes a Lover. |
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Bookshop Cinderella
by Laura Lee Guhrke
What it's about: Maximillian Shaw, the Duke of Westbourne, makes a bet with his friends that he can transform London bookshop owner Evie Harlow into the toast of the ton.
Reviewers say: an "enchanting Victorian London-set mash-up of Pygmalion and Cinderella" (Publishers Weekly).
For fans of: Maya Rodale's Lady Claire is All That, Tessa Dare's Any Duchess Will Do, or Megan Frampton's My Fair Duchess.
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| Cruel Seduction by Katee RobertWelcome to: Olympus City, ruled by the wealthy and powerful Thirteen, who style themselves after the Greek Gods.
Where you'll meet: newlyweds Aphrodite and Hephaestus, who -- unhappy in their arranged marriage -- set out to seduce each other's love interests, with unexpected results.
Is it for you? This steamy 5th book in the Dark Olympus series offers a "delicious polyamorous enemies-to-lovers romance" (Library Journal). |
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| Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha SharmaWhat happens: Wedding planner Bobbi Kaur must team up with her nemesis, chef Benjamin "Bunty" Padda, to catch the saboteur whose actions threaten her best friend's special day and Bobbi's own career.
Series alert: This loose adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing marks the 2nd installment of the If Shakespeare Was an Auntie series, after Dating Dr. Dil. |
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