Romance Round-Up (10/25/23)

From a rural ranch in Texas to Manhattan’s underground scene, these romance romps are full of surprises. Enemies to lovers, bad boys, denims, and diamonds—these love stories are sure to excite.

HEDGING YOUR BETS BY JAYNE DENKER

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“Denker returns to cozy Willow Cove (after THE ROM-COM AGENDA) with a fun take on small-town enemies-to-lovers romance.”—Library Journal

BLOSSOM BY HELEN HARDT

Mariah “Mary” Sandusky loves her days working as a sales clerk at a lingerie and sex toy shop and her nights as Blossom, a submissive at the exclusive Black Rose Underground club in Manhattan. She’s content to play with Doms short terms . . . until Ronan O’Connor, a feisty auburn-haired Scotsman—wearing a kilt and nothing else—shows up at the club.

Their attraction is immediate. But Ronan is no ordinary Dom…and he’ll do anything to make Blossom his.

MEANT FOR ME BY TAY MARLEY

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Addie May knows loss like no one else. When she has nothing left for her in Beverly Hills, she flees to Texas, where she meets Zac Ryan—the one man who might change it all. But the small town holds more than just the potential for romance. It holds part of her past, a new beginning, and perhaps, it might just be meant for her.

THE TAKEOVER BY CARA TANAMACHI

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“Tanamachi (THE SECOND YOUR’E SINGLE) shines in this enemies-to-lovers rom-com. Nami and Jae are more alike than either would care to admit, making it easy to see that, underneath their animosity, lies genuine compatibility. Readers will cheer on this pair of sparring hearts.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

HEDGING YOUR BETS by Jayne Denker; 9781250821508; 1/9/24
BLOSSOM by Helen Hardt; 9781649373038; 1/23/24
MEANT FOR ME by Tay Marley; 9781998854394; 2/13/24
THE TAKEOVER by Cara Tanamachi; 9781250842282; 1/30/24