| One & Only by Maurene GooForty-year-old matchmaker Cassia Park must learn to follow her heart when she's forced to choose between 28-year-old Ellis Yang-Cohen, with whom she recently had a fling, and Daniel Nam, Ellis' boss and the person she's fated to marry. YA author Maureen Goo's moving and magical realism-tinged adult debut will appeal to fans of In Five Years by Rebecca Serle. |
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| Graceless Heart by Isabel IbañezDesperate to save her brother, sculptress Ravenna Maffei reveals her magic ability during a competition in a city where magic is forbidden. When she's kidnapped by an influential immortal family and taken to Florence, her abilities put her in the middle of a struggle for power and catch the attention of the family heir. For fans of: historical romantasy with intricate worldbuilding, such as Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu. |
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| A Vow in Vengeance by Jaclyn RodriguezAfter losing her family to the immortals' yearly Selection, vengeful Rune Ryker schemes to be selected so she can reunite with them beyond the magical Wall. Now bound to the druid king, she enrolls at the Forge, where she learns to hone the druids' tarot magic and agrees to a fake relationship with the secretive Prince Draven to rescue her family. This atmospheric dark academia romantasy, the 1st in the Immortal Desires series, is perfect for fans of Arcana Academy by Elise Kova. |
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| The Magic of Untamed Hearts by Raquel Vasquez GillilandAfter awaking from an eight-year magical coma, Sky Flores feels like an outcast in small-town Cranberry, Virginia, a feeling that only gets worse when she begins communicating with local wildlife. When former reporter Adam Noemi arrives in town looking for a story to jump-start his flagging career, Sky offers herself as his subject, hoping that some positive press will cure her loneliness. Fans of The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall will enjoy this 3rd heartfelt novel in the Wild Magic series. |
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Anne of a Different Island
by Virginia Kantra
She believed life could follow a plotline--until the story she was living unraveled. Anne Gallagher has always lived by the book. Anne of Green Gables, that is. Growing up on Mackinac Island, she saw herself as her namesake: the same impulsive charm, the same wild imagination, even the same red hair (dyed, but still). She followed in Anne Shirley's fictional footsteps, chasing dreams of teaching and writing, and falling for her very own storybook hero. But when a string of real-life plot twists--a failing romance, a fight with the administration, and the sudden death of her beloved father--pulls her back to the island she once couldn't wait to leave, Anne is forced to face a truth no story ever prepared her for. Sometimes, life doesn't follow a script. Back in the house she grew up in, Anne must confront her past and the people she left behind, including Joe Miller, the boy who once called her The Pest. It's time to figure out what she wants and rewrite her story to create her own happy ending. Not the book version. The real one.
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Catch Her If You Can
by Tessa Bailey
Madden Donahue, the newest catcher for the Yankees, has been in love with Eve Mitchell since high school, but for some mysterious reason, the burlesque club owner always turns him down. That never stopped him from being her self-appointed protector. Case in point, now that Eve's sister has left Eve with her two children indefinitely, Madden steps in with a proposition--marry him for the much needed health benefits. Eve has secretly harbored feelings for Madden all along, but there's one problem--her best friend Skylar called dibs on him when they were fourteen. Eve has always put their friendship above all else, and she's not willing to risk losing Skylar over a man. Raised by the local strip club owner, Eve is woefully short on friends and treasures the ones she has. But with Skylar happily paired off, Eve finds herself accepting Madden's proposal--on the condition that their marriage remains strictly private. She's not about to let her unique profession and maligned reputation destroy Madden's shiny new career. Madden won't let Eve get away that easily, though. What starts as a marriage of convenience soon ignites into something much hotter, and now it's up to Madden to convince Eve that their connection is far more than a business arrangement. As the passion builds, can their fake marriage become the real deal?
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How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates
by Shailee Thompson
When Jamie Prescott and her best friend Laurie attend a speed-dating event, Jamie expects to meet a roster of mediocre men and indulge in some street food afterwards. She doesn't expect one of her dates to have his throat slit at their table during a blackout. After the lights come back on and there are more bodies on the floor, it becomes clear that dating can be a very dangerous pastime. Armed with makeshift weapons and Jamie's extensive knowledge of what NOT to do in a slasher, the remaining speed daters try to find an exit while the killer adds to their body count. As the night progresses and Jamie comes face-to-mask with the murderer, she begins to suspect they are committing the slayings to woo one of the daters and turn them into a real-life Final Girl. But Jamie has other plans, and as she fights for her life, she can't help but find herself ensconced in a love triangle with two of the other survivors. Will she make it through the bloodshed to find her Happily Ever After? Or does this machete-wielding psychopath have another ending in mind? For fans of Love in the Time of Serial Killers and Butcher & Blackbird, How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates is one killer love story.
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Just for the Cameras (Deluxe Edition)
by Meghan Quinn
They're faking it for the cameras. But what if the sparks are real? Graydon St. John doesn't do drama--or public appearances. The brooding defensive end for the San Francisco Foghorns prefers silence, solitude, and avoiding headlines. But when a league-wide PR scandal forces him into a media stunt at the city zoo, he's suddenly face-to-face with squawking birds, nosy fans, and the zookeeper who seems to hate his guts on sight. Maple Baker loves her flamingos. Loud, pink, messy? Sure. But they're hers. And the last thing she needs is a grumpy football player stomping into her sanctuary with a bad attitude and a bigger ego. Unfortunately, they've been paired for the zoo's new public outreach program, and the cameras are already rolling.The banter is sharp. The tension is electric. And the more they pretend to play nice for the press, the more their fake flirtation starts to feel like something dangerously real.But when family secrets, viral fame, and a PR romance gone off-script threaten everything Maple's worked for, Graydon must decide if he's willing to fight for love--or let it slip away to protect her.
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Books & Bewitchment
by Isla Jewell
Dutiful and hard-working, Rhea Wolfe lives a simple, if mundane, life with her pet parrot in small-town Alabama. Sure, she may not love her desk job working for an insurance agency. And her on-again-off-again relationship with the local mechanic may not have the fiery passion she's read about in her favorite books. Still, things are stable, which is more than she can say about the two hopelessly immature younger sisters who rely on her. But when Rhea's estranged grandmother dies, leaving her everything--including a magical heritage Rhea never knew she carried--she finds herself in Arcadia Falls, the quaint mountain town her mother made her swear to avoid at all costs. While the defunct video store she's also inherited needs a serious upgrade, Rhea's lucky that resident handyman Hunter Blakely is more than happy to help--and more than easy on the eyes. If only he wasn't the grandson of her grandmother's sworn enemy in witchcraft. Yet as Rhea makes plans for the bookstore of her dreams, she learns that her grandmother made a terrible choice, one that could ruin her own chance at happiness. As she gets ever closer to solving the mystery of what exactly is happening, each clue points to Arcadia Falls's magic hanging in the balance. To keep her new home safe, Rhea must step into her enchanted birthright and harness her newfound powers . . . before it's too late.
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