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| In a Not So Perfect World by Neely Tubati AlexanderIn exchange for a free trip to Turks and Caicos, overworked video game designer Sloane Cooper is more than willing to pose as her neighbor Charlie's new girlfriend as part of his ill-advised plan to win back his ex. For fans of: Elle Everhart's Wanderlust; Priscilla Oliveras' Island Affair; Sidney Halston's The Valentine's Hate. |
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| The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate ClaybornYears after their mother ran off with an infamous con artist, Jess accompanies her half-sister Tegan on a journey to find out what happened, accompanied by a pair of true crime podcasters. This novel by the author of Love Lettering offers an "engrossing road trip romance that doubles as a journey of self-discovery" (Publishers Weekly). You might also like: Alicia Thompson's Love in the Time of Serial Killers; Nicole Deese's The Roads We Follow. |
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| Here We Go Again by Alison CochrunThis moving romance by the author of The Charm Offensive reunites estranged best friends Rosemary Hale and Logan Maletis, who agree to put up with each other long enough to honor their dying mentor's request to accompany him on a cross-country road trip. Read-alikes: Elia Winters' Hairpin Curves; Sarah Adler's Mrs. Nash's Ashes. |
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| The Love Remedy by Elizabeth EverettApothecary Lucinda Peterson hires private investigator Jonathan Thorne to track down her ex-lover, who seduced her in order to steal her formula for throat drops. Jonathan, a former boxer, single father, and recovering alcoholic, has enough complications in his life without getting involved with Lucinda, but discovers he can't resist her. This steamy Victorian romance kicks off the Damsels of Discovery series. |
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| Just for the Summer by Abby JimenezEmma and Justin have one thing in common: all of their exes have gone on to find their soul mates after breaking up with them. By that logic, dating each other should produce similar results, right? Read-alikes: Lynn Painter's Happily Never After; Alison Rose Greenberg's Bad Luck Bridesmaid; Jacqueline Firkins' The Predictable Heartbreaks of Imogen Finch. |
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| The Duchess by Sophie JordanThe survivor of an abusive marriage, Valencia, the dowager duchess of Dedham, looks forward to a well-deserved widowhood. And then her husband's handsome heir, Rhain Lloyd, shows up with his six unmarried sisters in tow. Read-alikes: Sara Bennett's Dreaming of a Duke Like You; Sophie Irwin's A Lady's Guide to Scandal; Janna McGregor's Widow Rules series. |
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| Maya's Laws of Love by Alina KhawajaBelieving she's cursed when it comes to love, Maya Mirza agrees to an arranged marriage. Then, en route to her wedding in Pakistan, she unexpectedly meets the man of her dreams. You might also like: Sara Jafari's The Mismatch; Noreen Mughee's The Mis-Arrangement of Sana Saeed; Amal Awad's Courting Samira. |
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| How to End a Love Story by Yulin KuangIn this heart-wrenching but hopeful debut by screenwriter and director Yulin Kuang, author Helen Zhang moves to L.A. to write for the TV adaptation of her bestselling YA series and encounters producer Grant Shepard, who played a role in the death of her younger sister. You might also like: Melissa Ferguson's How to Plot a Payback, Xio Axelrod's Love on the Byline. |
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| Flirty Little Secret by Jessica LepeAs @TheMissGuidedCounselor, high school guidance counselor Lucy Galindo secretly dispenses advice online. Among Lucy's many followers is her colleague and crush, history teacher Aldrich Fletcher, who soon slides into her DMs. Read-alikes: Christina Lauren's My Favorite Half-Night Stand; Lauren Layne's To Sir, With Love; Betsy St. Amant's Tacos for Two. |
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| Hathor and the Prince by J.J. McAvoyNearing the end of her second London season without a suitor, Hathor Du Bell despairs of finding a husband until a new prospect arrives on the scene in the form of Prince Wilhelm Augustus Karl Von Edward of Malrovia. Too bad he's insufferable. Hathor and the Prince marks the 3rd Du Bells novel, after Verity and the Forbidden Suitor. For fans of: TV's Bridgerton; Vanessa Riley's Betting Against the Duke series. |
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