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Brooklynite Eva Mercy is a single mom and bestselling erotica writer. Shane Hall is an enigmatic, award-winning author who shows up in New York. When Shane and Eva meet at a literary event, sparks fly.

When his sister's best friend turns up in Seattle unexpectedly, Brendon jumps at the chance to hang out with her. He's crushed on Annie since they were kids, and the stars have finally aligned. Annie booked a spur-of-the-moment trip to Seattle to spend time with friends before moving across the globe. She's not looking for love, especially with her best friend's brother. Annie remembers Brendon as a sweet, dorky kid. Except, Brendon has changed, and now, Annie can't keep away.

Lara Barnes is on top of the world. But when her fiancé disappears on their wedding day, every plan she has for the future comes crashing down. Desperate, Lara's search for answers unexpectedly leads to her great-grandmother's journals. They sweep her into a story of a dark circus and ill-fated love, as secrets about Lara's family history come to light and reveal a long-time curse on the women in her family. It's a curse that might be tied to her fiancé's mysterious fate.

Just as in every other place in the world, teenagers in Rome forge their own path separate from their parents. Some are hardworking and studious like Babi, a young girl waiting to find the love of her life. Then there are bad boys like Step, who are from the wrong side of the tracks. The Romeo and Juliet of their time, Babi and Step are from different worlds, want different things, but cannot help falling in love. Although their relationship won't be easy, their love may be the best thing to ever happen to them.

For years Jess believed that Joe had abandoned her during her greatest time of need. Seventeen years later, when cleaning out her mother's house, Jess unpacks a box of cards and letters hidden in the attic and makes a discovery that changes everything about life as she knows it. Shaken but empowered, Jess sets out on a remarkable journey to follow a set of faded postmarks around the world. Is Joe still alive? Does he know that Jess never forgot him? Maybe their love story isn't over.

When Miss Quinn Cooper arrives in Emerson Pass, Colorado, her entire life is packed into one small suitcase. Her family is depending upon her for their survival back home in Boston. Lord Alexander Barnes, the self-appointed mayor of the rugged mountain community, is counting on Miss Cooper to prove herself a fitting teacher for the entire town. With his own resources, the widower builds a schoolhouse and recruits the young teacher from the east, and all is well until necessity forces the lovely, young newcomer to also take a room in the Barnes' home.

An escape from the netherworld soon pits Veritas and Ian against supernatural beings seeking to rule over mortals. Now, they must rally friends and foes alike, if the vampire council doesn't execute Veritas first.

Lady Joan can't seem to avoid scandals, but her latest plan could ruin her: to join a theater act in the title role of a prince, in breeches. Viscount Greywick vows that he will keep her safe, and strikes a bargain.

Special Agents Amy Larson and Hunter Forrest team up to investigate a ritualistic murder. Even with Hunter's insider knowledge of cults, the mystery is more dangerous than either could have predicted.

Exit West meets An American Marriage in this breathtaking and evocative novel about a young Syrian couple in the throes of new love, on the cusp of their bright future...when a travel ban rips them apart on the eve of their son's birth-from the author of the "absorbing page-turner" ( People ) The Girls at 17 Swann Street . Hadi and Sama are a young Syrian couple flying high on a whirlwind love, dreaming up a life in the country that brought them together. She had come to Boston years before chasing dreams of a bigger life; he'd landed there as a sponsored refugee from a bloody civil war.