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A New York Times Notable Book of 2023A New York Times Books Review Best Romances of 2023 pick • Apple Books’ Best Books of the Month • Amazon Best Books of the Month Editor’s Pick, Romance • An NPR “Books We Love” • Library Journal Romance Pick of the Month • LibraryReads Hall of Fame: June 2023 • Publishers Weekly Best Romances of 2023Casey McQuiston meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in this mid-century grumpy/sunshine rom-dram about a scrappy reporter and a newspaper mogul’s son "‘for Newsies shippers,’ [that] absolutely delivers” (Dahlia Adler, Buzzfeed Books).“A spectacularly talented writer!” —Julia QuinnNick Russo has worked his way from a rough Brooklyn neighborhood to a reporting job at one of the city’s biggest newspapers. But the late 1950s are a hostile time for gay men, and Nick knows that he can’t let anyone into his life. He just never counted on meeting someone as impossible to say no to as Andy.Andy Fleming’s newspaper-tycoon father wants him to take over the family business. Andy, though, has no intention of running the paper. He’s barely able to run his life—he’s never paid a bill on time, routinely gets lost on the way to work, and would rather gouge out his own eyes than deal with office politics. Andy agrees to work for a year in the newsroom, knowing he’ll make an ass of himself and hate every second of it.Except, Nick Russo keeps rescuing Andy: showing him the ropes, tracking down his keys, freeing his tie when it gets stuck in the ancient filing cabinets. Their unlikely friendship soon sharpens into feelings they can’t deny. But what feels possible in secret—this fragile, tender thing between them—seems doomed in the light of day. Now Nick and Andy have to decide if, for the first time, they’re willing to fight.

A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Emily Henry ----- Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it... right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra. Which is how Daphne begins her new story: Stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children's librarian (that barely pays the bills), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra's ex, Miles Nowak. Scruffy and chaotic - with a penchant for taking solace in the sounds of heart break love ballads - Miles is exactly the opposite of practical, buttoned up Daphne, whose coworkers know so little about her they have a running bet that she's either FBI or in witness protection. The roommates mainly avoid one another, until one day, while drowning their sorrows, they form a tenuous friendship and a plan. If said plan also involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their summer adventures together, well, who could blame them? But it's all just for show, of course, because there's no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fiancé's new fiancée's ex... right? ----- 'One of my favourite authors' Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us 'The master of witty repartee' Daily Mail 'Emily Henry never fails to deliver great banter and a romance to swoon over' Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones and the Six 'I've loved every single one of her books more than the previous, to the point that I cannot wait to see what her next title will do to me!' Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis 'Emily Henry's books are a gift, the perfect balance between steamy and sweet' V. E Schwab, GALLANT 'Nobody does it quite like Emily Henry' Casey McQuiston, RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE 'Our generation's answer to Nora Ephron' Sophie Cousens, THIS TIME NEXT YEAR 'My newest automatic-buy author' Jodi Picoult, WISH YOU WERE HERE 'Emily Henry has become one of my favourite authors' Beth O'Leary, THE FLATSHARE 'As a storyteller, Henry is in a class of her own' Elle Kennedy, THE DEAL

Estranged exes must stick close together to save their best friend’s wedding after a string of disasters in this swoony and steamy second-chance romance from the USA Today bestselling author of You, with a View.Georgia Woodward lives by her lists, none more so than the one about her ex, Eli Mora. It’s full of the ironclad dos and don’ts they’ve been following since she returned to the Bay Area after their cataclysmic breakup five years ago.With the wedding of their mutual best friend, Adam, looming, and them about to step into their roles as best woman and man, Georgia’s never needed it more. She refuses to threaten their tight-knit friend group with her messy—and still very present—feelings. The rules on that list will keep her cool, calm, and compartmentalized.What’s not on her list? Eli arriving from New York with a new rule-breaking attitude or the all-inclusive venue burning to the ground, leaving the bride and groom in dire straits. Nor does she anticipate Adam asking her and Eli to help him make a miracle happen. Together.As Georgia and Eli rush up to Napa Valley to pull off the perfect wedding, their old chemistry comes back in technicolor. Somewhere between cake tastings gone wrong, disastrous DJ auditions, and Eli’s heated attention, Georgia starts recognizing the man she fell in love with before. And if she lets herself break her rules, she might find what they’re building isn’t the something old that ruined them—it’s a chance at something new.

“A BINGEABLE FIVE-STAR READ.” —ABBY JIMENEZ, New York Times bestselling author of Yours TrulyThe romantic and hilarious story of a professional organizer whose life is a mess, and the summer she gets unstuck with the help of someone unexpected from her past, by the bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script.“I loved it—brims with heart, wit, and longing.” — CARLEY FORTUNE, #1 New York Times bestselling authorBenefits of a summer romance: It’s always fun, always brief, and no one gets their heart broken.Ali Morris is a professional organizer whose own life is a mess. Her mom died two years ago, then her husband left, and she hasn’t worn pants with a zipper in longer than she cares to remember.No one is more surprised than Ali when the first time she takes off her wedding ring and puts on pants with hardware—overalls count, right?—she meets someone. Or rather, her dog claims a man for her...by peeing on him. Ethan smiles at Ali like her pants are just right—like he likes what he sees. He looks at her like she’s a younger, braver version of herself. The last thing newly single mom Ali needs is to make her life messier, but there’s no harm in a little summer romance. Is there?

✨Pre-order the first ever magical small-town romance from B.K. Borison, 'the most exciting new voice in romance' and author of the Lovelight series, now!✨ ***

Childhood Friends Reconnect As Grown-up Rivals—and Maybe Something More—in This Witty Filipino Romance From Carla De Guzman. What’s Written In The Stars Isn’t Always The Whole Story… Chocolate Maker And Shop Owner Kira Luz Isn’t Looking For Love, But If Fate Leads Her That Way, So Be It. When She Randomly Runs Into Her Childhood Crush, Santi, On Vacation, It Feels Like The Stars Are Trying To Tell Her Something. Memories Of Their Time Growing Up In Lipa—not To Mention The Steamy Kiss They Share When They Reconnect—get Her Heart Pounding. But She Has To Go Back To Lipa While He’s Headed For Manila, And Long Distance Is Kind Of An Issue. Until He Moves Back Home…and Distance Becomes The Least Of Their Problems. Estranged Hotel Heir Anton Santi Santillan Is Left Adrift When His Grandfather Abruptly Cuts Him Out Of The Family Business. But He Finds His Footing Again Running A Small Niche Hotel Back In Lipa. The Downside Of Living In His Old Hometown: It’s No Manila, That’s For Sure. The Upside: Seeing Kira Again. Kira, Who Loves Food As Much As He Does. Kira, Who Loves Kissing As Much As He Does. Kira, Whose Family Owns The Property—including Her Shop—his Grandfather Wants Him To Buy Out From Underneath Them. Mixing Love And Chocolate And Family Just Might Get Messy. And Sometimes Messy Is Exactly What Fate Had In Mind. The Laneways Book 1: Sweet On You Book 2: A Match Made In Lipa

The New York Times bestselling On Dublin Street series whisks readers away to Scotland for romance, passion, and drama. Now, three favorite novellas from the series are presented in one fabulous bundle: CASTLE HILL Braden Carmichael never imagined he’d fall as hard and as fast as he did for Jocelyn Butler, and now that he has her, he’s never letting go. But when things start to move faster than Joss anticipated, she finds herself panicking—and risking their hard-earned happily ever after... UNTIL FOUNTAIN BRIDGE Adam Sutherland spent too much time denying his feelings for Ellie Carmichael, just because she was his best friend Braden’s little sister. Only now that he’s decided to make Ellie his, she’s going to let him know just how close he came to losing her... ONE KING'S WAY As soon as Rain Alexander walked into Craig Lanaghan’s life, he realized their explosive chemistry could mean more than just passion. But as things heat up between them, her past could force her to make a heartbreaking choice between their love and her family... Praise for the New York Times Bestselling On Dublin Street Series “Really sexy.”—USA Today “[An] unforgettable love story.”—RT Book Reviews “Smart and sexy, Young writes stories that stay with you long after you flip that last page.”—Under the Covers 

One man. One woman. Two dogs.Meet Molly—New York’s most famous advice columnist, she considers herself an expert at relationships…as long as they’re other people’s. Still bruised from her last breakup, Molly is in no rush to find happily-ever-after—the only love of her life is her dalmatian, Valentine.Meet Daniel—A cynical divorce lawyer, he’s hardwired to think relationships are a bad idea. If you don’t get involved, no one can get hurt. Until he finds himself borrowing a dog to meet the gorgeous woman he sees running in Central Park every morning…Molly and Daniel both think they know everything about relationships. But as they try—and fail—to resist their undeniable chemistry, they’ll soon discover they just might have a lot left to learn…

Winter in Manhattan...and someone's keeping a secret. The day her husband Alex picks up a backpack and goes travelling, Angela Clark promises to stay out of trouble and keep both Louboutins on the ground. So when her best friend's boyfriend confides in her, it can't hurt to help him pick out a ring at Tiffany's surely? And when her fashion magazine announces major changes, being terminally late and arguing with your boss isn't that bad, is it? Then suddenly there's another big secret Angela's got to keep - and the man she loves is still thousands of miles away. As the wedding of the year looms, Angela is going to need her friends by her side as her old life looks set to change forever.

"Turano takes readers on a lighthearted romp through matchmaking season . . . . This is a delight."--Publishers Weekly on A Match in the MakingAfter five unsuccessful Seasons on the marriage mart, Miss Adelaide Duveen has resigned herself to the notion that she's destined to remain a spinster forever--a rather dismal prospect, but one that will allow her to concentrate on her darling cats and books. However, when she inadvertently stumbles upon Mr. Gideon Abbott engaged in a clandestine activity during a dinner party, Adelaide finds herself thrust into a world of intrigue that resembles the plots in the spy novels she devours.Former intelligence agent Gideon Abbott feels responsible for Adelaide after society threatens to banish her because of the distraction she caused to save his investigation. Hoping to return the favor, he turns to a good friend--and one of high society's leaders--to take Adelaide in hand and turn her fashionable. When danger surrounds them and Adelaide finds herself a target of the criminals in Gideon's case, the spark of love between them threatens to be quenched for good--along with their lives.