Romance
June 2024
Recent Releases
Happy Medium
by Sarah Adler

Hired to perform a spiritual cleanse on a goat farm, fraudulent medium Gretchen Acorn encounters skeptical farmer Charlie Waybill and his cousin Everett, a ghost who wants her to lift a century-old curse on the property. Read-alikes: Rosie Danan's Do Your Worst; Claire Kann's Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places.
When I Think of You
by Myah Ariel

Aspiring filmmaker Kaliya Wilson's career is going nowhere slowly until she unexpectedly gets her big break. The catch? She'll have to work with up-and-coming director Danny Prescott, the ex-boyfriend who broke her heart. For fans of: Rebekah Weatherspoon's If the Boot Fits; Falon Ballard's Right on Cue; Melissa Ferguson's How to Plot a Payback. 
Truly, Madly, Deeply
by Alexandria Bellefleur

Romance novelist Truly Livingston and divorce lawyer Colin McCory meet -- and clash -- on a dating-themed podcast, then struggle to follow their own relationship advice in this steamy rom-com by the author of the Written in the Stars series. Read-alikes: Rachel Lynn Solomon's The Ex Talk; Kris Ripper's The Love Study; Erin La Rosa's Plot Twist. 
Mistakes We Never Made
by Hannah Brown

Reunited for their mutual friend's wedding, former high school debate partners-turned-enemies Emma Townsend and Finn Hughes must put aside their differences in order to track down the runaway bride. You might also like: Jessica Joyce's You With a View; Beth O'Leary's The Road Trip.
Late Bloomer
by Mazey Eddings

A lottery win allows artist Opal Devlin to purchase a struggling flower farm in Asheville, North Carolina, where she encounters Pepper Smith, who claims she's the rightful owner. Surely they can come to some kind of arrangement? You might also like: Jennifer Dugan's The Ride of Her Life; Sarah Hogle's Twice Shy; Laura Moher's Curves for Days.
Wake Me Most Wickedly
by Felicia Grossman

Banker Solomon Weiss seeks a suitable wife to help restore his family's fortune and reputation. Unfortunately, that rules out Whitechapel pawnbroker Hannah Moses, who's eked out a living on the margins of society since her parents' disgrace. Set in 1832 London, this 2nd installment of the Once Upon the East End series offers a gender-flipped version of Snow White with Ashkenazi Jewish leads.
Earls Trip
by Jenny Holiday

On the eve of their annual two-week gentlemen's holiday, three titled best friends find their plans upended by a family friend's request that they rescue his wayward daughters (who have no intention of being saved). For fans of: Victoria Alexander's Lady Travelers series; Sarah MacLean's The Rogue Not Taken; Tessa Dare's A Week to Be Wicked.
Love, Unscripted
by Denise Hunter

When her bestselling romance novel earns a movie option, Chloe is appalled that a notorious Hollywood playboy has been cast as the hero until he offers an irresistible bargain—if she poses as his girlfriend, he will take her direction on the role that could save his career.
My Season of Scandal
by Julie Anne Long

Temporary residency at the Grand Palace on the Thames boarding house is about the only thing rakish MP Lord Dominic Kirke and innocent country lass Catherine Keating have in common. That, and a smoldering mutual attraction that threatens to consume them both. My Season of Scandal is the 7th book in the Palace of Rogues series, which begins with Lady Derring Takes a Lover.
You Should Be So Lucky
by Cat Sebastian

Shortstop Eddie O'Leary is in a batting slump, while depressed reporter Mark Bailey, assigned to cover Eddie's first season with the New York Robins, would rather not be on the sports beat at all. But their current career woes are nothing compared to what would happen if they gave into mutual desire. Set during the summer of 1960, this "home run of a romance" (Booklist) by the author of We Could Be So Good offers a poignant yet hopeful slow-burn, opposites attract love story.
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