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Chocolate Psychology
Tuesday, February 13, 5:30 pm
Manhattan-Elwood Public Library
Did you know chocolate can help you mentally? Join us for some fun facts about chocolate. We will be tasting and ranking from our favorite to our least favorite!
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Last Call at the Local
by Sarah Grunder Ruiz
Stranded in Ireland after her guitar is stolen, American singer-songwriter Rainie Hart takes a job at a pub owned by Jack Dunne, whose untreated OCD threatens his livelihood. Sympathetic leads must unpack their emotional baggage before they can find their happily-ever-after in this 3rd book in the series that began with Love, Lists, and Fancy Ships.
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| Second Duke's the Charm by Kate BatemanAs co-owners of the London private investigative agency King & Co., childhood friends Tess, Ellie, and Daisy are experienced in the discreet handling of scandalous matters. But virginal dowager duchess Tess may have met her match in Justin Thornton, the new Duke of Wansford in this opening installment of the Her Majesty's Rebels series. Read-alikes: Julie Anne Long's Palace of Rogues series; Lenora Bell's Disgraceful Dukes series. |
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Midnight ruin
by Katee Robert
Falling in love with Charon Ariti, Hades's right-hand man, Eurydice Dimitriou, determined to give him her innocence, takes her place next to him until her ex, Orpheus Makos, arrives in the underworld, determined to do anything to get her back. Original.
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| Never Meant to Stay by Trisha DasStuck in Delhi and in need of a place to stay, wedding photographer Samara Mansingh moves in with the Khannas, family friends she hasn't seen since childhood. Despite a lifetime of never letting others get too close, Samara soon bonds with everyone, particularly handsome eldest son Sharav. This heartwarming homage to Georgette Heyer's The Grand Sophy boasts well-drawn characters and a chaste forced-proximity romance between likeable leads. |
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Always remember / : Ben's Story
by Mary Balogh
The ton suspiciously gossips about the bastard son of the Earl of Stratton who embarks on a friendship with Lady Jennifer, left unable to walk by a childhood illness, in the third novel of the series following Remember Me.
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Lone Oaks Crossing
by Janet Dailey
Determined to save the family farm from foreclosure, Derby-winning horse trainer Jo Beth Ellis reinvents the property as a healing retreat for horses and makes a deal with her handsome neighbor in hopes of winning a trifecta—a champion horse, a happy family and a forever love.
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| Red String Theory by Lauren Kung JessenArtist Rooney Gao spends one enchanted evening with NASA engineer Jack Liu at a Lantern Festival celebration before they return to their very different lives on opposite coasts. But fate has other plans for them. Fans of the film Serendipity should enjoy this "smart, sensitive, and striking" (Kirkus Reviews) romance by the author of Lunar Love. |
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Holiday country
by çInci Atrek
Spending the summer in Turkey with her family, Ada begins to imagine a different future for her mother after a mysterious man from her past returns and must come to terms with her own attraction to him.
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| That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly LemmingHumble spice trader Cinnamon Hotpepper ventures far outside her comfort zone when she rescues demon Fallon Ozul, who brings her along on a dangerous quest to destroy an evil goddess. Originally self-published, this "delightfully over-the-top and raunchy" (Booklist) fantasy romance marks the 1st installment of the Mead Mishaps series, which continues with That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf. |
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Artfully Yours
by Joanna Lowell
Raised by her art-forger brother, Nina Finch would rather be baking instead of painting and accepts a job in the household of London's most discerning art critic, who knows the paintings are fakes, but not that she painted them.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District
240 Whitson St., Manhattan, Illinois 60442
(815) 478-3987https://mpld.org/ |
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