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| Honey and Spice by Bolu BabalolaIntroducing: Kikiola "Kiki" Banjo, a British Nigerian student who, as the host of the popular campus radio show Brown Sugar, dispenses relationship advice to her Black peers at Whitewell University.
What happens: Caught kissing Malakai Korede, whom she has publicly denounced as a "Wasteman of Whitewell," Kiki embarks on a face-saving fake relationship with Malakai that soon feels all too real.
Book buzz: This novel by the author of the short story collection Love in Colour is a Reese Witherspoon Book Club selection. |
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| Lucie Yi Is Not A Romantic by Lauren HoWhat it's about: Determined to pursue her dream of motherhood, single management consultant Lucie Yi connects with software engineer Collin Read through an elective co-parenting website.
Everything is going to plan... until a pregnant Lucie returns home to Singapore with Collin in tow, much to the dismay of her parents -- and her ex-fiancé, who wants to pick up where they left off.
Reviewers say: Kirkus Reviews calls this novel by the author of Last Tang Standing "a beautiful exploration of both grief and romance starring a lovably hilarious heroine." |
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| You Were Made to Be Mine by Julie Anne LongWhat it's about: Hired by the shady Earl of Brundage to locate his missing fiancée, Lady Aurelie Capet, former British spymaster Christian Hawkes locates the woman in question at a London boardinghouse and must decide if he really wants to return her to her betrothed.
Series alert: This slow-burning romance is the 5th book in the Palace of Rogues series, which begins with Lady Derring Takes a Lover.
For fans of: Joanna Bourne's The Spymaster's Lady, K.C. Bateman's To Steal a Heart. |
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| On Rotation by Shirlene ObuobiStarring: Angie Appiah, a high-achieving Ghanaian American medical student who never questions her life choices until, within a span of days, she gets dumped, nearly flunks an important exam, and meets charismatic artist Ricky Gutierrez.
For fans of: Kimmery Martin's medical dramas or Jane Igharo's novels about women from immigrant families navigating young adulthood. |
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