Genre Friday: Romance (12/8/23)

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We are swooning over these novels where a young girl learns to cope with chronic illness, three teens discover a fictional character has gotten into the real world, childhood friends reunite after having changed a lot, a governess fakes her way through her job, a Navy SEAL returns home to find the woman whose life he saved, and a social worker gets mixed up with vampires.

ELLIE HAYCOCK IS TOTALLY NORMAL BY GRETCHEN SCHREIBER

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“Schreiber…employs witty banter and acerbic first-person narration to unravel complexities of disability identity as Ellie learns to self-advocate, redefines what ‘normal’ means to her, and reckons with how chronic illness can affect relationships with others and oneself.”–Publishers Weekly

THE PERFECT GUY DOESN’T EXIST BY SOPHIE GONZALES

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“Gonzales…adeptly treads a tricky yet insightful balance of real life and fiction to explore the sometimes messy nature of emotions, relationships, and wish fulfillment. A secondary focus on the flaws of common fanfic tropes injects additional cleverness into this good-humored rom-com.”–Publishers Weekly

IN THE ORBIT OF YOU BY ASHLEY SCHUMACHER

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It’s been years since Nova Evans last saw Sam. She was too young then to understand why he had to move away, all she knew is that they promised to find each other when they were older, something she thought was impossible. Until she bumps into Sam in her new school, and realizes he has clearly forgotten their childhood promise.

TROUBLE BY LEX CROUCHER

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Emily Laurence is a liar. She’s not polite, she’s not polished, and she has never taught a child in her life. This position was meant to be her sister, Amy’s, but Amy is unwell and needs a doctor. So here Emily is, pretending to be something she’s not.

PLAY DIRTY BY LORA LEIGH

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She saved his life when they were kids and then he saved hers. Poppy knew she would never love anyone the way she loved Jack Lee Bridger. But after a near tragedy, Jack left home to become a Navy SEAL and Poppy knew there wouldn’t be another like him. Now it’s years later and danger is dogging her footsteps, and Jack is back.

FILTHY RICH FAE BY GENEVA LEE

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When social worker Cate discovers her young client has fallen in with the mysterious local crime lord Lachlan Gage, she offers him a bargain and unwittingly binds herself to the prince of the Unseelie Court. Lachlan is as charismatic as he is deadly, and the fae underworld is as seductive as it is dangerous. To win her freedom, she must join the Wild Hunt.

ELLIE HAYCOCK IS TOTALLY NORMAL by Gretchen Schreiber; 9781250892164; 3/5/24
THE PERFECT GUY DOESN’T EXIST by Sophie Gonzales; 9781250819185; 3/26/24
IN THE ORBIT OF YOU by Ashley Schumacher; 9781250886040; 3/19/24
TROUBLE by Lex Croucher; 9781250323965; 3/5/24
PLAY DIRTY by Lora Leigh; 9781250904812; 3/26/24
FILTHY RICH FAE by Geneva Lee; 9781649375773; 3/26/24

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