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When Javi Dumped Mari
by Mia Sosa
In college, best friends Javier Báez and Marisol Campos promised they wouldn't date someone the other didn't approve of, until one night of passion between them torpedoed their relationship. Years later, Javier's finally ready to tell Marisol he loves her -- and then she introduces him to her fiancé, Alex. This feel-good homage to When Harry Met Sally and My Best Friend's Wedding will appeal to fans of Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell.
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Jilted
by Vi Keeland
When Sloane Carrick, a writer for Bride magazine, is forced to fill in for a missing bridesmaid, she is paired with gorgeous but insufferable groomsman Wilder Hayes. They fight all evening -- until they end up in the coat closet for a make-out session. At least she never has to see him again. Until Monday -- when she finds out he's the boss's son and will be working with her the rest of the season.
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All's Fair in Love and Pickleball
by Kate Spencer
Bex Martin's life isn't where she thought it would be at twenty-four. She dropped out of college and moved back home to her small, Southern California hometown to help out at her parents' racquet club after her dad got sick. But over a year later, she's still there, teaching pickleball to seniors, grieving her dad, and trying to help her mom keep the business afloat. Her only distractions are her application to fashion school in Los Angeles and the brooding, grumpy tennis pro, Mateo, who was hired to take over teaching Dad's tennis lessons.
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Manic Pixie Dream Earl
by Jenny Holiday
When not writing, poet Edward Astley, Viscount Featherfinch, spends his time fending off the young ladies of the ton and avoiding his cruel father. As heir to the earldom, Edward knows he must marry someday. Alas, he is already hopelessly in love with someone. But not only is Miss Julianna Evans not a member of the aristocracy, she is a magazine editor -- the only one to publish his work. Also, in all their years of increasingly personal correspondence, they’ve never met. Also, she thinks he’s a woman. Named Euphemia. That is, until Julianna contrives a surpising in-person meeting -- very, very surprising.
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Can't Get Enough
by Kennedy Ryan
Hendrix Barry lives a fabulous life. She has phenomenal friends, a loving family, and a thriving business that places her in the entertainment industry's rarefied air. Who has time for romance? From her experience, there's a low ROI on relationships. She hasn't met the man who can keep up with her anyway. Until...him. Tech mogul Maverick Bell is a dilemma wrapped in an exquisitely tailored suit and knee-melting charm. From their first charged glance at the summer's hottest party, Hendrix feels like she's met her match. Only he can't be. Mav may be the first to make her feel this seen and desired, but he's the last one she can have...this man is off limits if she plans to stay the course she's set for herself.
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Love in Focus
by Lyla Lee
When her boyfriend of seven years breaks up with her, relationship advice columnist Gemma Cho is convinced real love doesn’t exist. As a bisexual woman with no luck in love, she’s ready to give up. Then she’s paired with world-renowned photographer Celeste Min on a career-saving piece on modern love. Celeste, Gemma’s ex who broke her heart in college, reignites old sparks. They struggle to keep things professional, but Gemma wants to fall for Celeste again while ensuring the piece succeeds.
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Gingko Season
by Naomi Xu Elegant
After suffering her first big heartbreak two years earlier, Penelope Lin has built a quiet life with no romantic entanglements. She spends her days cataloging a museum's vast collection of Qing Dynasty bound-foot shoes and in the comfortable company of close friends. One day, she happens to meet Hoang, who confesses to releasing mice from the cancer research lab where he works. Hoang's openness catches Penelope off guard; from then on, she finds her carefully constructed life slowly start to unravel.
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Along Came Amor
by Alexis Daria
Divorced middle school teacher Ava Rodriguez and hotel owner Roman Vásquez's passionate hook-up turns into a no-strings-attached affair that they struggle to keep under wraps (and under control) when they're both asked to be in the wedding party of a mutual friend.
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Silver Elite
by Dani Francis
On the Continent, being Modified like Wren means certain death; forced to join the Continent's elite training program, she's handed the perfect opportunity to strike a blow from inside their ranks, but her commanding officer is the ruthless and irresistible Cross -- how far will she go to protect herself?
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Not Safe for Work
by Nisha J. Tuli
Two workplace enemies find themselves in close proximity on a tropical company retreat that challenges their assumptions -- and just might make them to fall for each other.
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Battle of the Bookstores
by Ali Brady
Rivalry and romance spark when two bookstore managers who are opposites in every way find themselves competing for the same promotion. Despite managing bookstores on the same Boston street, Josie Klein and Ryan Lawson have never interacted much-Josie's store focuses on serious literature, and Ryan's sells romance only. But when the new owner of both stores decides to combine them, the two are thrust into direct competition. Only one manager will be left standing, decided by who turns the most profit over the summer.
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The Summers Between Us
by Noreen Nanja
Lia Juma thought she’d buried the dreams of her heart long ago. But when she’s forced to return to her family’s summer cottage on Pike Bay, the life she’s carefully crafted begins to unravel. The perfect immigrant daughter, Lia has carved out a successful career as a corporate lawyer and has just started dating a man who fulfills all her mother's criteria for the ideal son-in-law. But underneath her polished life lies a secret she’s never spoken of -- one she fears could have destroyed her family a decade ago.
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The Love Fix
by Jill Shalvis
When guarded art appraiser Lexi Clark returns to Sunrise Cove for her late mother's final wish, a road trip with her free-spirited stepsister and childhood rival Heath forces her to confront buried emotions, family fractures, and an unexpected chance at healing and love.
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Set Piece
by Lana Schwartz
Even one year ago, no one would have recognized Jack Felgate at a bar. But after his steamy breakout TV role, he's surprised to be swarmed by fans during a night out with friends. When the practical bartender CJ intervenes to fend off his admirers, he's grateful -- and more than a little eager to stick around for an after-hours drink–turned–tryst. Five years later, Jack shows up to set for his starring role in (yet another?!) adaptation of The Great Gatsby only to find CJ is the film’s production designer.
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