Ages 18+
Jake Laurent is a famous actor, Kat is his friend and ex-lover with whom he has a history. Now they’re back in each other’s lives and they’re trying to keep whatever this relationship is under wraps from the media as they galavant in Copenhagen. Kat has her daughter to worry about and Jake has his reputation. Can they keep their privacy and still make it work? This was an easy, romantic read.
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Grades 9-12
This sweet YA romance also deals with tough topics such as eating disorders and cheating. Evie fleas to London to visit her dad when a video of her telling off her cheating ex-boyfriend goes viral. She promised herself that she’d swore off guys, but quickly meets and falls for Aiden, a kind, funny, busker whose music she kind of loves. Don’t miss the latest YA romance from Elizabeth Eulberg!
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Grades 9 – 12
Sydney Ciara Warren is excited to start her first year of college, even though her high school bestie will be attending a different university. She knows she’ll have to make new friends, but she’s hoping her interest in writing and fashion will ultimately help her with that, even if she has no idea what she wants to do with her life just yet. Sydney Ciara finds comfort in blogging about her life, and meets someone online who calls themself “X,” quickly catching feelings. This story is told through blog posts, tweets, emails and more, and I love a good multimedia novel!
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Ages 18+
Evans’ latest Christmas romance follows Leigh Beth Stilton, a woman who is single by choice, and who has never liked the holidays. She grew up in an unstable home, and escaped an abusive marriage, and has had enough.
She doesn’t care about Christmas, but she does care about her favorite author, J.D. Harper, a man whose books spoke to her long ago when she happened upon one of them in a bookstore years ago. Now she finally has a chance to attend one of his signings and meet him in person.
Richard Paul Evans’ books tug at your heartstrings, and this one is no different. I absolutely adored this book!
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Grades 9-12
This sapphic holiday romance follows teen actor Arden James and her former best friend Caroline Beckett as they find their way back to each other for a purely business relationship.
Arden is up for a huge role with a picky director who wants to prove that she’s a small-town girl, and Caroline will do anything to beef up her would-be journalist portfolio to get into Columbia. So, the two agree to a fake-dating scenario, where Caroline gets to write the article about Arden for Cosmo Magazine. Win-win, right?
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Ages 18+
Tanner Hughes is about to embark on his next tour as an army ranger, but stops in Asheboro, North Carolina first, where he meets Kaitlyn Cooper. Kaitlyn is a doctor and a single mom to a teen girl and a young boy.
Meanwhile, Kaitlyn’s 83-year-old neighbor Jasper lives alone with only his dog for company.
Sparks takes readers on a journey that intertwines these character’s lives in a way that we won’t soon forget.
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Ages 18+
In this sequel to The Location Shoot, famous actor Finn Forrester and his love interest Ella Sinclair are madly in love and recently engaged. Ella moves into Finn’s Beverly Hills mansion, and she must adjust to Finn’s lavish lifestyle.
By 40% into the book, there was no conflict to speak of, and the book was too overly saccharine for me. If you love celebrity romance and feel-good vibes, you will love this book, but unfortunately, I found myself skimming the book after a while, and it just didn’t work for me.
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Ages 18+
Theo and Kit are two bisexual exes who swear they’re over each other – except they’re totally not. Then they accidentally find themselves on the same European food and wine tour, and they are trapped with each other for three weeks. Not so bad, right? Get ready for a tons of sex, food and gorgeous views in this wild ride of a romance novel.
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Ages 18+
Juliana Zhao is determined to win the Asian Americans in Business Competition, and she will do that with her friend Eric. That is, until he bails on her, and she is forced to partner with her nemesis, Garrett. The two make an unlikely pair and begin to answer anonymous submissions of questions about love. This book was a cute YA rom-com that is perfect for fans of Emma Lord and Emiko Jean.
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Ages 18+
Cary and Shiloh have known each other since their school days, and they meet back up at a mutual friend’s wedding in 2006. Going back and forth from their high school days to now, Rowell tells us Shiloh and Cary’s story, but will they end up together? This book was slow for me in the beginning and I almost gave up on it, but I stuck with it and I’m glad I did.
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