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| Daggerbound by T. KingfisherWhile transporting an ancient sword to a temple, scholar Edmund is set upon by banditsand is forced to draw the sword to defend himself. But instead of unsheathing a weapon, he summons the Dervish, an immortal warrior cursed to serve whoever wields the sword. As they traverse a dangerous countryside, the pair's banter-filled misadventures unexpectedly lead to love. For fans of: Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by Greer Stothers. |
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Counting Down to You
by Emily Stone
A young woman travels to the Alps to complete her best friend's last request--and finds a love that's closer to home than she realizes in this heartfelt romance from the author of Always, in December and Yours for the Season. Ali has always loved Christmas, but this year she doesn't think she'll get through it. Christmas was always her and her best friend Robyn's holiday--every year they made each other an advent calendar with challenges to complete before Christmas. Tell the hot guy at the coffee shop you like him. Delete your terrible ex's phone number. Throw out the bathroom scales. But this Christmas, there is no Robyn, because she didn't get the heart transplant she desperately needed. There is a calendar, though. Robyn gave it to Ali before she died and made her promise to open it come December. And Ali is going to keep her promise, no matter how much it hurts. The very first challenge sends Ali to the Alps, where she takes up a seasonal job at a ski lodge she and Robyn had planned to visit. But when another challenge leads her co-workers to mistakenly assume that Ali is dating her boss--stoic, seriously hot Leo--things get much more complicated. To save her from embarrassment, Leo offers to keep up the charade until Ali leaves. As Ali spends more time with him, she realizes Leo is grieving too--though for who or what, she doesn't know. And as he begins helping her complete her advent challenges, she realizes she might just want to date him for real. But there's a lot they still don't know about each other, and the truth behind Leo's grief could bring them closer than before... or tear them apart forever.
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Cozy Little Christmas: A Second Chances Holiday Romance Novel
by Raeanne Thayne
Christmas in Shelter Springs is the season of twinkling lights, open hearts and unexpected second chances. And for Hannah Goodwin, it also brings the one person she never wanted to see again...Hannah's built a full life for herself in the warmth of her close-knit town, with her family, her work and her music. And when her dear friend Morgan desperately needs her help, Hannah temporarily steps in to care for Morgan's children. That's what friends do--especially at the holidays. But she never expected to run into Wes Kenner...Moving back home is the last thing K9 law enforcement officer Wes Kenner ever wanted. It's where he fell in love with Hannah--and where an accident changed his mother's life forever. But when his grandfather needs a helping hand, he can't say no. It's the perfect opportunity for him and his beloved K9, Kodiak, to recover. Still, seeing Hannah again fills him with regret--and hope.After all this time, Hannah still represents all of the joy and light Wes pushed out of his life. Everything he's desperate to get back. And as Hannah brings much-needed holiday magic to Morgan--and her kids--he realizes this is his chance. Because this Christmas, all he wants is her.A cozy and uplifting reunion romance about two exes who work together at the holidays to help a family in need--and realize their Christmas wish is for a second chance with their first love.Perfect for readers who love: Holiday feels Reunion romance Second chance Forced proximity Longing Small town setting
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Back Where We Started
by Becca Freeman
A rising Hollywood star explores the road not taken with her first love in this tender second-chance romance by the author of The Christmas Orphans Club Katie's wildest dreams have come true. She's a Hollywood actress, booked and busy, and promoting her latest film. Sure, she still struggles with sexist media malignment and unimaginative roles, but from where she stands today, her hometown of Dutch Ridge, Pennsylvania feels a million miles away--and that makes it all worth it. Because Dutch Ridge can only ever represent Drew. Every street is filled with memories of their shared adolescence, how they were each other's first everything, the hours they spent planning for the future. Drew was the only person in Dutch Ridge who didn't make Katie feel delusional for dreaming big, because he did, too. She was going to be the next Julia Roberts, and he was going to be president someday. Was it their extraordinary level of ambition that brought them together at sixteen? It was definitely what drove them apart in the years after. But now, a promise to her sister forces Katie to return to Dutch Ridge for Christmas, where she runs into Drew, who seems to have followed a different path from the one they once dreamed up. And strangely, he seems...happy. As their run-ins heat up and the two can't keep themselves away from each other, Katie begins to wonder whether her accolade-filled Hollywood life really fulfills her after all. Back Where We Started is an emotional second-chance romance, a story about allowing oneself to change, the addictive nature of achievement, and how we make room in our lives for what matters most.
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Focus on: Paranormal Romance
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| Fan Service by Rosie DananYears after Devin Ashwood, the star of werewolf detective show The Arcane Files, broke bisexual superfan Alex Lawson's heart, he turns to her for help after he discovers he's turning into a werewolf for real. This steamy enemies-to-lovers rom-com will appeal to fans of How to Help a Hungry Werewolf by Charlotte Stein. |
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| Magical Meet Cute by Jean MeltzerShaken by the sudden appearance of antisemitic flyers in her Woodstock, New York neighborhood, Jewish witch Faye Kaplan creates a clay golem of her dream guy for protection. The next morning, she accidentally hits a man while riding her bike -- a man who looks suspiciously like her golem. Jean Meltzer's page-turning blend of romance and magical realism tackles real-world issues with humor and heart. For fans of: Writing Mr. Right by Alina Khawaja. |
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| The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan ParrishParanoid Edgar Parrish, plagued by his ability to see ghosts, rarely leaves his house, until a chance encounter with transmasculine burlesque performer and haunted house designer Jamie Wendon-Dale has him reconsidering his life of solitude. But when a ghost interrupts their first date, Edgar worries that telling the truth will make Jamie leave him. Try this next: Soul Searching by Lyla Sage. |
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Luna Trials
by Heather K. Carson
She wants to escape. He wants to win. Neither of them were looking for love, but sparks fly as their fates collide on the popular wolf shifter dating show, Mating Season.Aspen: I'm the lowest-ranking wolf from a pack that only exists to guard the shifter prison in our territory, but I've been planning my escape for years. I just have to make it through one more heat, then I'm done with this pack and the alpha-holes that run it. Everything changes when my pack gets an invitation to Mating Season, the reality show where Alphas and Lunas from around the country meet to pick their chosen mates. And my Alpha is sending me. I'm forced into a dangerous world where TV producers dictate the rules. As if that wasn't crazy enough, a powerful and sinfully handsome Alpha has his sights on me, making me a target for the elite shifters from other packs. I never wanted to pick a chosen mate or settle down as some Alpha's bride. I wanted freedom. But now I have to act the part viewers expect if I have any hope of surviving this year's Mating Season. Ranger: The unmated Alphas may be on this show to find a match, but I came here for one reason...And it wasn't her. When she walks into the wolf den wearing an oversized fluffy sweater and blinking those big brown eyes, my beast immediately staked his claim. I'm here to play the Alpha Games, but I intend to win so much more. I know what she is to me. She knows it too even if she denies the pull.Aspen is mine. Luna Trials, book one of Mating Season, is a dual POV wolf shifter romance story set in a future world where fated mates have become a thing of the past as humans and shifters integrate into a blended society. Warning: These books will tease you mercilessly with spice as they progress through the trilogy to the overall HEA. (Books are on a rapid release schedule and will all come out by this summer- 2024). If you like females who stand up for themselves, overly possessive alpha males, and laughing at bad reality television, scroll up now to start reading about the 7th Annual Mating Season. Tropes: Humor (sometimes dark)Slow Burn Spice MFMorally-gray Male MCWitty & Strong Female Wolf ShiftersPack PoliticsDating ShowsRags to RichesLovable Side CharactersA Twist on Fated Mates
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