Did you know that August is National Romance Awareness Month? Apparently it's because August 14th is 6 months after Valentine's Day, so August serves as a reminder to keep romance alive throughout the year. A great way to keep romance alive is to read about it, of course! Here are some recent and upcoming romance novels for you to live.
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American royalty
by Tracey Livesay A talented rapper is on the verge of signing a stellar business deal until an incident with a rising pop star goes viral threatens everything and she agrees to perform for the Queen to drum up positive publicity. |
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By the book
by Jasmine Guillory A young, black woman working in publishing makes a surprise connection with an author who has failed to deliver his highly anticipated manuscript, in the second novel of the series following If the Shoe Fits. |
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A Caribbean heiress in Paris
by Adriana Herrera Three best friends at the 1889 Worlds Fair have goals: going to the most scandalous places in Paris, kissing disreputable men and absolutely not falling in love in the first novel of a new series. |
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Delilah Green doesn't care
by Ashley Herring Blake Pressured into photographing her estranged step-sister’s wedding, Delilah Green reluctantly returns home to Bright Falls where she finds herself falling for one of the stuck-up bridesmaids after the pair are forced together during party preparations. |
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Fake it till you bake it
by Jamie Wesley After a polarizing stint on a reality tv dating show, a woman takes a job at a San Diego cupcake bakery whose uptight owner and professional football player decides to take advantage of their rumored affair. |
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The hookup plan
by Farrah Rochon When she decides to have a no-strings affair with millionaire Drew Sullivan, who happens to be her archnemesis, successful pediatric surgeon London Kelley finds their relationship turning into something more until she discovers the real reason he's back home. |
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I'm so (not) over you
by Kosoko Jackson Pretending to still be his ex's current boyfriend in front of his parents, Kian reluctantly winds up being Hudson's plus-one at a splashy Georgia wedding and the pair find themselves in need of hashing out their true feelings. |
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A lady for a duke
by Alexis J. Hall When Viola Caroll was presumed dead at Waterloo she took the opportunity to live, at last, as herself. But freedom does not come without a price, and Viola paid for hers with the loss of her wealth, her title, and her closest companion, Justin de Vere, the Duke of Gracewood. Only when their families reconnect, years after the war, does Viola learn how deep that loss truly was. Shattered without her, Gracewood has retreated so far into grief that Viola barely recognises her old friend in the lonely, brooding man he has become. As Viola strives to bring Gracewood back to himself, fresh desires give new names to old feelings. Feelings that would have been impossible once and may be impossible still, but which Viola cannot deny. Even if they cost her everything, all over again. |
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The lifestyle
by Taylor Hahn When she catches her husband cheating, Georgina Wagman, since divorce is not part of her 5-year plan, convinces him to become swingers to save their marriage--a foolproof plan ends up putting her own happiness at risk when she runs into a college ex at a swingers party. |
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Nobody's Princess
by Erica Ridley Secretly planning to become her country's first Royal Guardswoman, Kunigunde de Heusch, on a mission in London to prove herself worthy, encounters Graham Wynchester, a man who believes in her dream, making her want to open her heart. |
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The perfect crimes of Marian Hayes
by Cat Sebastian Fleeing to the countryside after shooting her evil, murderous husband, the Duchess of Clare turns to a charismatic blackmailer, highwayman and con-artist for help and together they discover more true joy and peace that either has felt in ages until their pasts intervene. |
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The siren of Sussex
by Mimi Matthews Welcomed into fashionable society wearing the designs of boundary-pushing, half-Indian designer Ahmad Malik, daring equestrienne Evelyn Maltravers must decide what matters most--making her mark or following her heart. |
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Something wilder
by Christina Lauren When the man who broke her heart is in her tourist group, Lily Wilder, the daughter of a notorious treasure hunter, after the trip goes horribly and hilariously wrong, must decide whether she'll risk her life and heart on the adventure of a lifetime. |
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Sophie Go's lonely hearts club
by Roselle Lim Revealed as a fraud, matchmaker Sophie Go, desperate for clients, convinces a secret club within her condo complex to hire her and finds her matchmaking skills put to the test as she learns the depths of loneliness, heartbreak and love by attempting to make the hardest matches of her life. |
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The wedding crasher
by Mia Sosa Crashing the wedding of complete strangers who don't belong together, Solange agrees to be the former grooms pretend girlfriend to make up for her interference, and as they fake date for the benefit of his colleagues, they form an undeniable connection. |
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You made a fool of death with your beauty
by Akwaeke Emezi Learning how to feel joy while healing from loss, Feyi Adekola starts dating the perfect guy, but discovers she has feelings for someone else who is off limits and must decide just how far she is willing to go for a second chance at love. |