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The Love Haters by Katherine CenterVideo producer Katie Vaughn heads to Key West to profile Coast Guard rescue swimmer Tom “Hutch” Hutcheson, but between his family drama, her escalating lies, and their growing attraction, she must confront her fears and find courage in paradise. You might also like: The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon.
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A wallflower by choice, wealthy Lucy Penhallow would rather sit out the dancing all season than listen to false flattery from the fortune hunters who pursue her. But when she and her best friend's brother witness a crime in progress, they'll need to put every skill Lucy's learned from reading detective stories to the test in their hunt for a missing woman. As their investigation progresses, their once unwelcome alliance becomes something more, a love match neither will give up. But there's a killer watching their romance from the wings who's only too happy to keep these meddlesome sleuths together ... in the afterlife. Try this next: To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters. |
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32 Days in Mayby Betty CorrelloAfter a shocking lupus diagnosis turned her life upside down, Nadia Fabiola is desperate for a sense of control over her body, her life, and her mental health. When her rheumatologist not-so-subtly sets her up with his infamous former-actor cousin, Marco Antoniou, Nadia is skeptical. After a messy (but fun) first date, they decide that a May-long fling could be just what the doctor ordered: no commitment, no strings, just one month of escape. As the stress of their whirlwind romance takes its toll on Nadia's health, she's forced to decide if a chance at love is worth the risk of trusting someone new. Read-alike: Kissing Kosher by Jean Meltzer.
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| Along Came Amor by Alexis DariaIn bestselling author Alexis Daria's final novel in the Primas of Power trilogy, 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. For fans of: The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory. |
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Any Trope But Youby Victoria LavineWhen beloved romance author Margot Bradley's Happily Never After document is hacked and released to the public, she finds herself canceled by her readers and dropped by her publisher. She decides to trade meet-cutes for murder, the fictional kind. During a six-week stay in a remote Alaskan resort to pen her first murder mystery, Margot finds herself running from a moose and leaping into the arms of the handsome proprietor, making her fear she's just landed in a romance novel instead. Dr. Forrest Wakefield left his dream job as a cancer researcher to work at his family's resort caring for his stubborn, ailing father, but then Margot shows up. As long snowy nights and one unlikely trope after another draw Margot and Forrest together, they'll each have to learn to overcome their fears and set their aside assumptions before Margot leaves, or risk becoming a Happily Never After story themselves. Try this next: It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey.
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| Rules for Ruin by Mimi MatthewsEuphemia Flite, a pupil of a school that trains young women to dismantle the patriarchy of Victorian England, is assigned to ruin the reputation of Viscount Compton, who is working to block a women's rights bill in Parliament. When she crosses paths with Gabriel Royce, a bookie who hopes the viscount can help reform the slums, sparks fly despite their conflicting goals. This fast-paced and witty 1st in the Crinoline Academy series is perfect for fans of The Love Remedy by Elizabeth Everett. |
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It's a Love Story by Annabel MonaghanThe heartwarming and hilarious story of Jane Jackson, who spent her adolescence as the funny girl, the barbecue-sauce-in-her-braces punchline on a B-list tv show, and learning that true love doesn't exist. Now a grown woman, she is determined to be the executive calling the shots, and never to be laughed at again. Try this next: Once More With Feeling by Elissa Sussman.
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Swept Away by Beth O'LearyZeke and Lexi go back to his late father's houseboat for a one-night stand, but when a miscommunication means no one tied the houseboat to the dock, they awake miles from shore and are stuck together for days on end, giving them time to get to know each other and possibly fall in love. For fans of Sophie Kinsella, Sally Thorne, and Mhairi McFarlane.
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| Worth Fighting For by Jesse Q. SutantoIn this contemporary spin on Disney's Mulan, and the 5th in the Meant to Be series of Disney film reimaginings, Fa Mulan pretends to be her hospitalized father to acquire a whiskey brand owned by the Li family, who invite her to their ranch to prove her mettle. Keeping up the ruse proves difficult once she crosses paths with Li Shang, the heir to the family business with whom she finds herself instantly smitten. For fans of: The Rajes series by Sonali Dev. |
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