Here\u2019s my pick of this week\u2019s new hardback\/paperback fiction titles. In some cases the eBook might already be available. <\/p>\n
Just a reminder, I don\u2019t have access to a complete list of titles being published, and, as I don\u2019t see any advance copies, my choices are based on the cover, blurb, gut instinct and what takes my fancy at the time. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n (NB This post features Affiliate links<\/a> from which I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases) <\/p>\n Historical<\/a><\/strong> (I tend to take this as pre 1960\u2019s ie not in my lifetime!)<\/p>\n Romance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper<\/strong><\/p>\n When a young librarian discovers historic dollhouses in a hidden room, she embarks on an unexpected journey that reveals surprising secrets about the lost miniatures.<\/strong><\/p>\n Tildy Barrows, Head Curator of a beautiful archival library in San Francisco, is meticulously dedicated to the century\u2019s worth of inventory housed in her beloved Beaux Art building. She loves the calm and order in the shelves of books and walls of art. But Tildy\u2019s life takes an unexpected turn when she, first, learns the library is on the verge of bankruptcy and, second, discovers two exquisite never-before-seen dollhouses.<\/p>\n After finding clues hidden within these remarkable miniatures, Tildy sets out to decipher the secret history of the dollhouses, aiming to salvage her cherished library in the process. Her journey introduces her to a world of ambitious and gifted women in Belle \u00c9poque\u00a0Paris, a group of scarred World War I veterans in the English countryside, and Walt Disney\u2019s bustling Burbank studio in the 1950s. As Tildy unravels the mystery, she finds not only inspiring, hidden history, but also a future for herself\u2014and an astonishing familial revelation.<\/p>\n The Unravelling of Mary Reddish by David Whitfield<\/strong><\/p>\n Nottingham, 1827.<\/em>\u00a0Mary Reddish, a young housemaid unjustly committed after defying her employer\u2019s advances, must navigate the brutal treatments of the county asylum while trying to prove her sanity. Meanwhile, Ann and Thomas Morris, the asylum\u2019s matron and director, struggle to uphold humane practices against outdated medical methods that haunt the institution.<\/p>\n As Mary forms an unlikely alliance with a fellow patient, she finds herself at the centre of a battle between compassion and cruelty that will determine the course of her life \u2013 and the future of the asylum itself.<\/p>\n Inspired by real events that took place at England\u2019s first publicly funded asylum in Nottingham,\u00a0The Unravelling of Mary Reddish<\/em>\u00a0shines a light on the brutal reality of mental health care in Georgian Britain.<\/p>\n The House of Seymour by Joanna Hickson<\/strong><\/p>\n Will his ambition be her destiny or her downfall?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n When Isabel Williams is betrothed to John Seymour, Lord of Wolf Hall Manor, she hopes that love and respect will come, despite his cold streak of ruthless ambition.<\/p>\n Jess the shepherdess tends her flock on the wild spaces of Avebury close by, dismissing those who believe it is work for men. Forced to flee after falling under suspicion for the disappearance of a young man, Isabel\u2019s offer of life with the growing Seymour family is the only refuge available to her.<\/p>\n As John\u2019s ambition draws them into the orbit of the divided court of the young King Henry VI, his hunger to succeed takes on a darker edge. Isabel realises her husband will pay any price to get what he wants, even if it means destroying those he has sworn to protect\u2026<\/p>\n One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter<\/strong><\/p>\n Ferrara, Italy. 1940. Lili Passigli is studying at the University of Ferrara when Mussolini\u2019s Racial Laws deem her of \u2018inferior\u2019 Jewish descent, blindsiding her completely. As Hitler\u2019s strength grows across Europe, Lili\u2019s world begins to shrink around her, with the papers awash in Fascist propaganda and the city walls desecrated with anti-semitic slurs. When Germany invades northern Italy, Lili and her best friend Esti find themselves on their own in Nazi-occupied territory.<\/p>\n With the help of the Resistance, Lili and Esti flee with Esti\u2019s two-year-old son Theo, in tow, facing a harrowing journey south toward the Allies and freedom. On this trek through war-torn Italy, they will face untold challenges and devastating decisions.<\/p>\n Brighter Days for the Cornish Girls by Betty Walker<\/strong><\/p>\n The world is at peace at last, is it time for the Cornish Girls to love again?<\/strong><\/p>\n Cornwall, 1947.<\/strong><\/p>\n Tragedy strikes the village and Sheila is determined to help those who are suffering. Sheila is determined to help those who are suffering and soon finds herself seeking out new ways to make a difference. But when her long-term beau proposes, she faces a dilemma: can she give up her new purpose in life?<\/p>\n Land Girl Caroline throws herself into her work after her close friend Selina leaves the farm, and finds solace in new friendships. But when a new arrival comes to the farm, she can\u2019t deny the attraction that springs up between them. Will she find the courage to follow her heart?<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Selina is adjusting to life on Bodmin Moor. Between helping her late sister\u2019s children to navigate their grief and learning to cook, she finds unexpected companionship with William, the family solicitor. And she begins to imagine a future filled with happiness\u2026<\/p>\n The Cornish Girls are ready for the bright promise of peacetime \u2013 but are they ready to open their hearts?<\/p>\n The Cardinal by Alison Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n AN EXTRAORDINARY RISE TO POWER. A TRAGIC FALL FROM GRACE.<\/strong><\/p>\n It begins with young Tom Wolsey, the bright and brilliant son of a Suffolk tradesman, sent to study at Oxford at just eleven years old.<\/p>\n It ends with a disgraced cardinal, cast from the King\u2019s side and estranged from the woman he loves.<\/p>\n The years in between tell the story of a scholar and a lover, a father and a priest. From the court of Henry VIII, Tom builds a powerful empire of church and state. At home in London, away from prying eyes, he finds joy in a secret second life.<\/p>\n But when King Henry, his cherished friend, demands the ultimate sacrifice, what will Wolsey choose?<\/p>\n The Elopement by Gill Hornby<\/strong><\/p>\n 1820. Mary Dorothea Knatchbull is living under the sole charge of her widowed father, Sir Edward \u2013 a man of strict principles and high Christian values.<\/p>\n But when her father marries Miss Fanny Knight of Godmersham Park, Mary\u2019s life is suddenly changed. And as Mary Dorothea starts to bloom into a beautiful young woman, she forms an especial bond with one Mr Knight in particular.<\/p>\n Soon, they are deeply in love and determined to marry. They expect no opposition. After all, each is from a good family and has known the other for some years. Back to Index<\/a><\/p>\n Some Like it Scot by Pepper Basham<\/strong><\/p>\n She lives her life on the fly. His heart is double-knotted to home. Can two different souls create a life together?<\/strong><\/p>\n Popular travel writer and podcaster Katie Campbell roams the world collecting other people\u2019s stories. She\u2019s built a career as \u201cMiss Adventure,\u201d known for saying yes to anything new\u2013country, food, or experience\u2013and predictably finding those adventures taking a downward turn into misadventures.<\/p>\n Offered the chance to explore her ancestral roots through a three-week Edwardian experience, Katie finds herself immersed in the beauty and eccentricity of Scotland. In her period attire, with traditional foods and activities, the opportunities for misadventures are endless, especially with the presence of a maniacal macaw, a jealous co-worker, and an all-too-surly Scotsman.<\/p>\n Reclusive and protective Graeme MacKerrow doesn\u2019t venture far from his island home. A stoic Scotsman, Graeme\u2019s comfort zone has always been family, and after his sister\u2019s death, he\u2019s even more determined to save the MacKerrow ancestral home and keep those he loves close. The sudden intrusion of a six-foot-one American lass, famous for her traveling misfortunes, was far from his plan.<\/p>\n As this world of folklore, community, and woodworkers-in-kilts tempts Katie to discover her own story, could this one grand series of misadventures lead her directly to where she belongs? And would a settled-in-Scot ever risk loosening his grip on what\u2019s familiar to allow a wanderlust writer a home in his heart? How could their very different worlds share the same page of life\u2019s story when \u201chome\u201d is in two very different places? But maybe home\u2013and the future\u2013isn\u2019t quite what either one imagined it would be. Maybe home is less about a place . . . and more about a person.<\/p>\n If You Stayed by Brittainy Cherry<\/strong><\/p>\n There once was a man who loved me, until he forgot every memory we\u2019ve ever shared\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Gabriel Sinclair would forever be my first. My first best friend, my first kiss, my first love\u2026and my first heartbreak. The accident that nearly took his life ripped the memory of me from his grasp\u2014and for the last decades, I\u2019ve let the guilt of that one terrible night keep us apart.<\/p>\n It took me years to make peace with the fact that he would no longer be in my life, so when he shows up as the architect for my new home, my world\u2019s tossed upside down. Now, I\u2019m trapped in a loveless marriage, raising a child, while Gabriel stirs up feelings I thought long buried. It feels like my soul is waking up after years of being in a deep slumber\u2014and my controlling husband will do whatever it takes to keep us apart.<\/p>\n I know I should push Gabriel away to protect him from the shadows surrounding me. Yet, I can\u2019t deny the hope that blooms whenever he\u2019s near\u2014the chance that he might remember me, that we could reclaim the chapters of our story that we\u2019ve lost.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nothing good could come from us, but I can\u2019t help but wonder what would happen if this time\u2026he stayed.\u00a0<\/p>\n There once was a man who loved me\u2026 And now he\u2019s my only hope for tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n Long Story Short by Victoria Walters<\/strong><\/p>\n Can Freya fix Jake\u2019s reputation without losing her heart?<\/p>\n Assistant literary agent Freya Harrison never thought her chance at a big break would look like this: at a swanky romance conference in New York, managing the agency\u2019s most insufferable client.<\/p>\n Sure, Jake Richards is a global best-selling author, adored by all his fans. But on meeting him, Freya finds him arrogant, condescending, and, worst of all, a complete phony.<\/p>\n After being overheard calling romance \u2018easy money\u2019 and his readers \u2018fools\u2019, Jake\u2019s reputation is tanking. And it\u2019s Freya\u2019s job to clean up the mess \u2013 and maybe, finally prove her worth to her boss.<\/p>\n But with Jake one slip away from another PR disaster, doubts are starting to set in. Can she survive this week without losing her mind \u2013 or her heart?<\/p>\n Lessons in Heartbreak by Karla Sorrensen<\/strong><\/p>\n A playboy football player. A shy librarian. When old friends reunite, opposites attract in a witty and lighthearted romance about taking chances and falling in love against the odds.<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s an unwritten rule somewhere: small-town librarians shall not commit spontaneous acts, for fear of mortal embarrassment. I\u2019d certainly just proved it true, though hiring an escort was perfectly logical. How else should I overcome my fear of intimacy without risking heartbreak?<\/p>\n Unfortunately, what came next wasn\u2019t so logical.<\/p>\n Instead of a dating coach, Griffin King showed up. Yes, that Griffin King: my childhood neighbor and now, to my dismay, an obscenely handsome pro football player. He\u2019s not\u00a0actually<\/em>\u00a0an escort, but how was I supposed to know that?<\/p>\n Avoiding him after the mix-up is impossible. The man is\u00a0everywhere<\/em>\u2014put in time-out by his agent after a PR snafu. Griffin might be an outrageous flirt determined to torment me until I snap, but he\u2019s also the perfect man to help me.<\/p>\n The lessons aren\u2019t what I thought they\u2019d be. Neither is Griffin. Every time we touch, every time he shows me a different side to myself\u2014and to him\u2014I can\u2019t help but wonder if we\u2019re about to break another rule: the playboy and the good girl aren\u2019t supposed to fall in love.<\/p>\n Left of Forever by Tarah DeWitt<\/strong><\/p>\n This time they\u2019ll get it right . . .<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Wren and Ellis Byrd fell in love as kids, had their son Sam when they were only teenagers, and built a life together in the coastal town of Spunes, Oregon. They were made for one another . . . until they fell apart.<\/p>\n Now divorced and in their 30s, Wren runs the bakery in town, while Ellis works as a firefighter. They live separate lives, though they are hardly off each other\u2019s minds.<\/p>\n When Sam gets accepted into college and the pair agree to help him move in together, Ellis convinces Wren to take an extended road trip back to Spunes with him to see if they can give their relationship one last chance. Amid the gorgeous scenery of the California coastline, dreamy destinations, and a great deal of long-yearned-for proximity, Wren starts to think it just might be possible. But the two still have to contend with their tumultuous past in order to move forward. And when spoken words fail, sometimes the written word must bridge the gap.<\/p>\n Will they make the most of what\u2019s left of forever?<\/strong> Connor by Samantha Skye<\/strong><\/p>\n The moment a\u00a0billionaire<\/strong>\u00a0walks into my wellness clinic, it\u2019s clear\u00a0we don\u2019t get along<\/strong>. Somewhere between the incense and the herbal tea, he starts insulting the business and stealing my ideas. Right then and there, I decide he needs to go.<\/p>\n But then he\u00a0offers me a job<\/strong>. One I can\u2019t refuse. I have big dreams and even bigger bills to pay, and this opportunity will set me up for life.<\/p>\n So I find myself in Whispers \u2013 the small town where billionaires come to hide. There\u2019s more money in this town per square foot than anywhere else in the country, and thanks to Whiteman Whiskey, I\u2019m now building my dream spa. For them.<\/p>\n But Connor Whiteman and I don\u2019t see eye to eye.<\/p>\n Owner of the company, Connor, is what girls call swoony. He\u2019s huge, all man, charming, seductively sweet \u2013 just like his liquor \u2013 and also best friends with the president. Not to mention, a pain in my side.<\/p>\n As a\u00a0plus-sized woman<\/strong>, I\u2019ve faced my share of insecurities, yet Connor instills confidence I never knew I had. Our arguments become electric, our flirting off the charts. But\u00a0he is my boss,\u00a0<\/strong>I\u2019m his employee<\/strong>, and we\u2019re playing with fire.<\/p>\n I should have stayed away. I should have kept my distance. Because when my past comes back to haunt me, it puts him in danger, and I don\u2019t want them to take Connor down too.<\/p>\n Rewind it Back by Liz Tomforde<\/strong><\/p>\n HALLIE<\/strong><\/p>\n When I was eleven, my family moved next door to his. And when I was nineteen, we broke each other\u2019s hearts.<\/p>\n Six years later, I\u2019ve landed an internship with a big-name interior designer in a new city. Unfortunately, that city just so happens to be the one\u00a0he<\/em>\u00a0plays hockey for.<\/p>\n I thought Chicago was big enough to avoid him, until I get the surprise of a lifetime and unknowingly move in right next door. Even worse? The renovation project I\u2019m assigned to in hopes of turning that internship into my full-time dream job\u2026<\/p>\n It\u2019s\u00a0his<\/em>\u00a0house.<\/p>\n But how am I supposed to update his bachelor pad into a family home when we can\u2019t even stand to be in the same room?<\/p>\n I may have loved Rio DeLuca once, but I\u2019m not that same girl anymore.<\/p>\n RIO<\/strong><\/p>\n I never thought I\u2019d be the only single one left in my friend group. But after years of trying to find love, I\u2019ve concluded it may not exist for me anymore.<\/p>\n That is, until I accidentally hire Hallie Hart to renovate my house and our jaded history has me rewinding memories I\u2019ve kept secret for years.<\/p>\n You see, there\u2019s something that my friends don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n That connection I\u2019ve been looking for since I moved to Chicago, that one person some search their entire lives to find . . . I had already found her when I was twelve years old.<\/p>\n And now the only girl I\u2019ve ever loved is moving into the house next door.<\/p>\n Again.<\/p>\n Heart of the Sun by Mia Sheridan<\/strong><\/p>\n When the world is plunged into darkness,<\/strong> Thirteen years later, Emily is a rising pop sensation in need of security, and Tuck, a brooding ex-con, is in need of a fresh start. When fate brings them together once again, Emily hires him on as her new bodyguard. They butt heads and bicker, just like the old days\u2014yet neither can deny the heat rekindling between them.<\/p>\n But when a cataclysmic solar flare disrupts the electrical grid, society is suddenly plunged into chaos and darkness. For Emily, the familiar comforts of fame and fortune crumble, but for Tuck, this stark new reality could be the chance he needs to finally prove himself. As they come to terms with all they\u2019ve lost and the bitterness that\u2019s kept them apart, they must find their way back to one another and discover a new place, under the sun.<\/p>\n The Love Haters by Katherine Center<\/strong><\/p>\n Katie Vaughn has been burned by love in the past\u2015now she may be lighting her career on fire. She has two choices: wait to get laid off from her job as a video producer or, at her coworker Cole\u2019s request, take a career-making gig profiling Tom \u201cHutch\u201d Hutcheson, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer in Key West.<\/p>\n The catch? Katie\u2019s not exactly qualified. She can\u2019t swim\u2015but fakes it that she can. Plus: Cole is Hutch\u2019s brother. And they don\u2019t get along. Next stop paradise!<\/p>\n But paradise is messier than it seems. As Katie gets entangled with Hutch (the most scientifically good looking man she has ever seen . . . but also a bit of a love hater), along with his colorful Aunt Rue and his rescue Great Dane, she gets trapped in a lie. Or two.<\/p>\n Swim lessons, helicopter flights, conga lines, drinking contests, hurricanes, and stolen kisses ensue\u2015along with chances to tell the truth, to face old fears, and to be truly brave at last.<\/p>\n Not Safe for Work by Nisha J Tuli<\/strong><\/p>\n The company newsletter is about to get spicy . . . \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25<\/strong><\/p>\n Engineer Trishara Malik once dreamed of being the first woman of colour to smash the glass ceiling at WMC Purcell, but after years of dealing with white male privilege and blatant nepotism, she watches her hard-earned promotion go to her nemesis, Rafe Gallagher \u2013 the boss\u2019s son. Teetering on the edge of burnout, Tris is stunned when she\u2019s picked to attend WMC\u2019s corporate leadership retreat in Hawaii. It\u2019s a chance to revive her stalled career and compete for a coveted spot in an executive training program \u2013 plus, three weeks in paradise! The only downside? Rafe is her co-attendee.<\/p>\n Tris plans to avoid Rafe entirely, but when she arrives in Maui, a booking error has them stuck sharing the honeymoon suite \u2013 with only one bed . . . Sure, it\u2019s not all torture. Rafe is a smoldering ten \u2013 okay fine, an eleven \u2013 but after years of competition, they can barely stand being in the same time zone. As they vie against each other during aptitude tests and team-building exercises, Tris begins to realize Rafe might not be the villain after all. With her dreams at stake, can she learn to trust the man who might have been standing in her corner all along?<\/p>\n Seduced by Eden by Jade May<\/strong><\/p>\n One year. Countless lies.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Inside Eden, I\u2019m in control. Men fall at my feet. Because that\u2019s what I do best: find out what they really want\u2026and give it to them.<\/p>\n But when my sister needs life-saving surgery, I have to start playing a bigger game. It\u2019s that or allow myself to be cornered by my toxic family. Again.<\/p>\n The deal is simple. Twelve months of belonging to Dameon Hayward; the powerful, wealthy and inconveniently hot CEO of Hayes & Hayward Media. I\u2019ll be well paid to live at his beck and call\u2026<\/p>\n \u2026if our intoxicating chemistry doesn\u2019t blur the lines.<\/p>\n But Dameon has rules for sharing his hidden needs with women, and I\u2019m steadfast on remaining professional. Until my secret backup plan comes to light, and betrayal rocks our fragile relationship.<\/p>\n That\u2019s when I know I\u2019m in too deep. Because if I lose Dameon now, and I\u2019ve destroyed his trust completely, I\u2019ll have lost everything\u2026<\/p>\n A Good Book by Jewel E Ann<\/strong><\/p>\n Gabriella Jacobson has one goal for her freshman year of college: Get Matthew Cory to fall in love with her.<\/strong><\/p>\n Lucky for Gabby, her best friend, Ben, is attending the same college on a music scholarship. He is the perfect resource-girls love him, and he\u2019s more experienced with relationships than her, since she\u2019s never had a boyfriend.<\/p>\n When Gabby panics before her first date with Matt, she begs Ben to show her how to kiss. But Ben has a secret, one he\u2019s been keeping from Gabby for years. He\u2019s in love with her.<\/p>\n One kiss turns into two, leaving Gabby confused and scared that their friendship might not survive the unforeseen emotions. She avoids Ben until something unexpected changes his life forever, and he\u2019s forced to drop out of school.<\/p>\n Gabby tries to contact him, but he won\u2019t respond. And Matthew Cory, her sister\u2019s ex-boyfriend and handsome law student, is ready to fill the void Ben left behind.<\/p>\n Now that Gabby has the man she thought she wanted, can she forget about the boy who kissed her twice?<\/p>\n Finn by Melanie Moreland<\/strong><\/p>\n His Power Rules the City\u2014But She Rules His Heart.<\/strong><\/p>\n Finn O\u2019Reilly<\/strong> A New Arrival at Samphire Bay by Sasha Morgan<\/strong><\/p>\n Famous actor-turned-director Felix Paschal \u2013 real name\u00a0Adam Sinclair<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 has bought Samphire Bay\u2019s iconic Art Deco house, not only for the privacy it grants him, but also as the location for the new historical drama he is directing. But the sprawling house desperately needs a housekeeper.<\/p>\n Luckily for Adam, local musician\u00a0Emma<\/strong>\u00a0desperately needs money, as she and her band try to make it big. Being a housekeeper proves to be both fulfilling and entertaining, especially when Adam\u2019s show starts filming and sparks fly between the two.<\/p>\n But not everyone is happy with the new resident \u2013 from nasty texts and disturbing letters to fake news leaked to the press, both Adam and Emma will have to work hard to protect their home.<\/p>\n Ride With Me by Simone Soltani<\/strong><\/p>\n Stella Baldwin thought her life couldn\u2019t get worse. Being left at the altar was bad enough, and the drunken rant she posted to her half a million social media followers in the aftermath was the cherry on top. But having to show up at her cousin\u2019s bachelorette party in Las Vegas barely two weeks later feels like a cruel joke.<\/p>\n Thomas Maxwell-Brown is just looking for a good time. With his aristocratic family\u2019s expectations pressing down, his career as a Formula 1 driver threatened by fresh talent, and a new reputation as the most hated man on the grid, he needs a break to clear his head. And what better way to decompress than with a stag party in Vegas?<\/p>\n Stella isn\u2019t the woman Thomas expects to meet that night. And Thomas isn\u2019t the man Stella expects to wake up next to in the morning\u2014with a ring on her finger. Staying married might be the perfect solution to all their problems, even if it is a little wild. Sometimes, what happens in Vegas doesn\u2019t need to stay there\u2026<\/p>\n Live, Ranch, Love by Emma Lucy<\/strong><\/p>\n She\u2019s here to sell his ranch, but he might steal her heart\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n When English wellness influencer Rory Jones inherits her great aunt\u2019s ranch in Colorado, her plan to fix-up and sell-up ASAP hits a snag.<\/p>\n Grumpy head rancher Wyatt Hensley isn\u2019t willing to let a yoga-loving, manifestation guru who doesn\u2019t even know how to ride a horse ruin his ranch.<\/p>\n But when Rory faces up to the fact she hasn\u2019t got anything to rush home for, they strike up a deal that might just save both their jobs.<\/p>\n Can they keep things strictly business, or will their hearts take the reins instead?<\/strong><\/p>\n A Secret Escape by Sarah Morgan<\/strong><\/p>\n A lifelong friendship<\/strong><\/p>\n Childhood friends Milly and Nicole had always been more like sisters so Milly never understood why Nicole dropped out of contact all those months ago. Milly buried that hurt and moved on with her life.<\/p>\n A call for help<\/strong><\/p>\n Now, suddenly, Nicole is begging for Milly\u2019s help. She needs somewhere private to hide, and the only safe place she can think of is Milly\u2019s holiday home business in the Lake District. Milly knows she should tell Nicole no, but she can\u2019t ignore the desperation in her old friend\u2019s voice so, despite her misgivings, she agrees to let Nicole stay.<\/p>\n A summer to reconnect<\/strong><\/p>\n Over a summer of tentative conversations, the two women begin to reconnect, and there\u2019s a potential new romance for Milly too. But then the biggest bombshell of all lands and their delicate friendship is put to the test once more \u2026<\/p>\n Can the friends come together in this time of need, or will this summer break their bond forever?<\/p>\n Slipstream by Madge Maril<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAre you challenging me to win the Grand Prix for your hand, Graywood?\u201d Breathtaking by Bella Matthews<\/strong><\/p>\n Pushing Maddox Beneventi away was the hardest thing I\u2019ve ever done . . . until the day I showed up at his doorstep clutching a positive pregnancy test.<\/em><\/p>\n If you\u2019d have told me we\u2019d be married a month later, I\u2019d have laughed in your face. Because this tall, dark, devastatingly handsome billionaire couldn\u2019t possibly be my happily ever after. Even if he was the only one I\u2019d ever truly wanted.<\/p>\n Fairytales don\u2019t always come true-especially for a princess.<\/p>\n But this isn\u2019t a fairytale.<\/p>\n This is the story of how Maddox Beneventi saved me.<\/p>\n How he fought for me.<\/p>\n For us.<\/p>\n Maybe one day, I\u2019ll tell our child the truth behind our so-called happy ending.<\/p>\n About the pain . . . the devastation and destruction that was left in our wake.<\/p>\n How hard we fought. First each other, then everyone else.<\/p>\n One day, I\u2019ll share that the price we paid was the pain left etched on our souls.<\/p>\n But that day?<\/p>\n That day isn\u2019t today.<\/p>\n The Friendship Fling by Georgia Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n A slow-burn, strangers-to-friends-to-lovers rom-com with a vibrant London setting, sizzling chemistry, and two polar-opposite strangers who just can\u2019t quite seem to let each other go . . .<\/strong><\/p>\n No one would ever call Ava Monroe a people person, which isn\u2019t ideal for a barista in a busy London coffee shop. She\u2019s sarcastic, blunt and cynical, and likes her men with\u00a0strictly\u00a0<\/em>no strings attached. And despite desperate pleas from her best friend Josie to shake up her routine and make some new friends, she refuses to change her carefully controlled life.<\/p>\n That is, until the insufferably cheerful, country-hopping, undeniably gorgeous Finn O\u2019Callaghan rolls into her coffee shop with a horrifyingly perfect proposal \u2013 a strictly friends-only fling. Finn\u2019s only in the city for the summer and needs a local to help him complete his London bucket list before he moves along for good, and Ava needs to reassure Josie she\u2019s got the makings of a social butterfly after all. It\u2019s an offer she can\u2019t refuse.<\/p>\n As their mismatched friendship of convenience slowly becomes more tolerable, and as they work their way through Finn\u2019s bucket list around the sun-drenched city, from rooftops and floating bars to nights at the museum, their adventures \u2013 and Finn\u2019s company \u2013 start to feel\u2026 nice. Incredibly, terrifyingly, dangerously nice.<\/p>\n But Ava has rules \u2013 and good reasons for them \u2013 and as the days get shorter, Finn\u2019s departure gets closer. Because that\u2019s the thing about summer: it always ends. Right?<\/p>\n Only in New York by Melissa Hill<\/strong><\/p>\n LA Publicist Hannah is ready to put her broken heart behind her and start afresh. So when a celebrity client offers to lend her a luxury penthouse apartment in New York City, Hannah jumps at the chance.<\/p>\n But it turns out that balancing a new job and new neighbours is harder than Hannah imagined. With a troublesome \u2013 yet undeniably attractive \u2013 client making headlines for all the wrong reasons, and the secretive curmudgeon next door seemingly on a mission to get her out, Hannah has her hands full.<\/p>\n It\u2019s going to take all her best PR tricks to win over each of these cynics. But it isn\u2019t only their walls that begin breaking down. And as Hannah starts to open her own heart to all the possibilities the city has to offer, a chance at love might be closer than she thinks.<\/p>\n This is New York, after all.<\/p>\n \ud83d\uddfd\ud83d\uddfd\ud83d\uddfd<\/p>\n How to Get Even by Pippa Roscoe<\/strong><\/p>\n Karma\u2019s ready to work<\/strong><\/p>\n Socialite Bella Carmichael\u2019s perfect life was shattered when she was jilted at the altar. But a fated encounter with three perfect strangers at an airport is the beginning of an exhilarating and empowering sisterhood; The Karma Club. Bella doesn\u2019t need a man, she just needs to get even! But instead of her ex-fianc\u00e9, Bella\u2019s target is the man who betrayed her new best friend, Chase Miller; artist, charmer, cheater!<\/p>\n Bella\u2019s strategy is simple; get a job at Chase\u2019s soon-to-be-opening New York art gallery. Make herself indispensable, while subtly chipping away at his reputation and sanity. (She\u2019s so good at her job, he won\u2019t suspect a thing!). And at all costs, ignore the sizzling and very mutual electricity with her off-limits boss!<\/p>\n Going head-to-head with the arrogant artist unleashes a side of Bella she\u2019d long since forgotten. The fiery, imperfect, naughty Bella revels in every challenge he delights in setting her. But when her sabotage goes too far, Bella discovers that there\u2019s more to Chase than The Karma Club thought. Now she must turn her plan from vengeance into redemption and undo all her devious acts, before she falls for him\u2026 or is it too late?<\/p>\n Back to Index<\/a><\/p>\n So that\u2019s all for this week.<\/p>\n Happy Reading!<\/strong><\/p>\nIndex<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Her new stepmother comes from a large, happy and sociable family and Fanny\u2019s sisters become Mary\u2019s first friends. Her aunt, Miss Cassandra Austen of Chawton, is especially kind. Her brothers are not only amusing, but handsome and charming.<\/p>\n
It promises to be the most perfect match. Who would want to stand in their way?<\/p>\nRomance<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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When I was thirteen, he was my first crush.
When I was sixteen, we fell for each other.<\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41cVkkzpurL._SY445_SX342_PQ74_.jpg\")
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Who would you turn to?<\/strong>
Amid the sun-drenched orange groves of California, childhood friends Tuck Mattice and Emily Swanson shared a bond that seemed unbreakable\u2014until life ripped them apart.<\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51ThhoOWABL._SY445_SX342_PQ74_.jpg\")
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Finn O\u2019Reilly Stern, powerful, confident. Oversees his hotel and his syndicate with a commanding presence and leadership, knowing any weakness could be used against him.
And he has none. Except Una Murphy. The woman he lost his heart to and still loves, even though she wants nothing to do with him.
Or so she claims.
When her life is in peril, he won\u2019t stop until she is safe and back where she belongs\u2014with him.
Can he rescue her?
Convince her to stay?
Will she be a part of his world, regardless of the danger, knowing she is safer with him than apart?
She is his world.<\/strong>
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\u201cIf you think winning would be a challenge, I guess not.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>
He points at me, a real scowl on his lips.\u00a0\u201cPut your headphones on and sit where I can find you later, micetta. You\u2019re about to watch the best race of your life.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>
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Lilah never imagined she\u2019d be trading hard-hitting political documentaries for the roar of Formula One engines. Thanks to her boyfriend and co-owner of their film-making business, Max, she\u2019s suddenly thrust into a world she can\u2019t stand.
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Her hopes sink even lower when she meets Arthur Bianco, an enigmatic reserve driver who flirts his way out of every media crisis. But when Max blindsides her by ending their relationship and stealing the company she built, the last person she expects to help her pick up the pieces is Arthur.
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Reluctantly, they strike a truce: he\u2019ll help her regain control of her documentary, and in return, she\u2019ll film his epic racing comeback and earn him a spot with his former racing team.
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The enemy of her enemy is a Formula One driver desperate to break free from his contract. But an unexpected speed bump forces Lilah and Arthur\u2019s partnership to evolve into a fake relationship that feels all too real with sparks flying both on and off the track. Now it seems like her next big story might be more personal than she thought\u2026<\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41MOjZg7wBL._SY445_SX342_PQ74_.jpg\")
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