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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Remy Pendergast, vampire hunter, and his unexpected companions, royal vampires Lord Zidan Malekh and Lady Xiaodan Song, are on the road through the kingdom of Aluria again after a hard-won first battle against the formidable Night Empress, who threatens to undo a fragile peace between humans and vampires. Xiaodan, severely injured, has lost her powers to vanquish the enemy's new superbreed of vampire, but if the trio can make it to Fata Morgana,...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Coming from a moderately traditional Muslim family, twenty-seven-year-old Samira Abdel-Aziz has endured her fair share of arranged matches--first dates she calls "doorknock appeals," where she and her possible suitors eat snacks in her living room in the company of both sets of parents. Her general rule: no shoes with tassels, no cheesy leather jackets, no mustaches. A girl has to have some standards, right? The truth is, Samira is already experiencing...
Author
Series
Rural route 8 volume 2
Publisher
Urban Books, LLC
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"With the dust settling on tragic events that took place just months prior in Clarkston, the residents of the small yuppie town press forward, carrying on their mundane lives as if the puzzling string of murders hadn't taken place. Still, there is one person who is unable to go back to the way things were. How can she? Evelyn Todd has woken up not knowing her true identity or how she wound up in that hospital bed, with wires attached to every extremity,...
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Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Nineteen-year-old Ada adores spending every summer in a Turkish seaside town with her mother and grandmother at the family villa. The glittering waters, picturesque olive groves, and her spirited friends make it easy for Ada to leave her idle life in California behind. But no matter how much Ada feels she belongs to the country where her mother grew up, deep down, her connection to the culture feels as fleeting as the seasons. When Levent, a mysterious...
5) Holiday read
Author
Publisher
Aria
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When romance-fanatic Candice meets writer Alexis, she thinks her happy ending is finally on its way. He walks into her struggling Cornish surf school, and they hit it off straight away. Until she discovers that Alexis has been using their courtship as inspiration for the romantic novel he's struggling to write. When Alexis offers to bring her in on the deal if Candice helps him deliver a winning book to his publisher, she accepts, and along with...
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Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When her grandmother gifts her a jasmine flower, Deepa Josyula wishes for her dream boyfriend, which sets in motion a chain of events that makes her question what her heart truly wants-- the perfect boy brought by magic or the uncertainty of the boy next door"--
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Series
Publisher
Carina Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Charlie Dee is headed for burnout. They've been burned before, both by their bio family and the now-defunct queer collective they once called home. So when they're asked to take a work trip outside the city, they jump at the chance. Sure, it's additional work with no additional pay, but it's also an excuse to get out of town, and out of their own head. That dream is shattered when Charlie opens the door to their supposedly private rental. There's...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Hatori is flying high after Rita kisses her at the fireworks show, and even Adachi's early return can't bring her down--after all, Rita seems to be seriously torn, which surely means that Hatori has a fighting chance! But when the saintlike Adachi catches wind of their affair and is forced to confront the possibility of losing Rita for good, will she be able to practice what she preached and let him go with a smile?"--
Series
Criterion collection volume 723
Pub. Date
2014
Language
Español
Description
A pair of horny Mexico City teenagers from different classes who, after their girlfriends jet off to Italy for the summer, are bewitched by a gorgeous older Spanish woman they meet at a wedding. When she agrees to accompany them on a trip to a faraway beach, the three form an increasingly intense and sensual alliance that ultimately strips them both physically and emotionally bare.
Un par de adolescentes en celo Ciudad de México a partir de diferentes...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Hatori decides to follow her rival-in-love's example and become a kind and proper heroine, and Hiromitsu's cousin Moe has offered her services to help Hatori get the guy...Well, that was the plan, at least, until Moe also falls for Rita's charms! With Moe using every weapon in her arsenal to seduce Rita, Hatori must decide whether to take her cues from the ever-dignified Adachi or to follow her instincts and cut Moe down to size!"--
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Hatori finally has a bona fide boyfriend, and it's like the heavens are rewarding her for all the pain they put her through! Fun? Check. Hot? Double-check. Loves her and only her? She's still wor king on that one, but now that Hiromitsu is actually committed to this relationship, it's only a matter of time. Plus, everyone around her is super-happy for her--everyone, that is, except Rita. Confronted by the reality that Hatori is moving on, Rita is...
12) Dear John
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
While John, a young soldier, is home on a temporary leave, he meets and falls in love with Savannah, a college girl on her spring break. Savannah promises to write to John when he is sent overseas. Over the next seven years, the couple continues to be separated by John's increasingly dangerous deployments. Though they meet only sporadically, they continue to stay in touch through love letters that eventually bring fateful consequences.
Author
Series
I Florio volume 2
Publisher
HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
Description
From the author of the acclaimed The Florios of Sicily, a magnificent novel that explores the origins of one of Italy's most powerful and notorious families, men and women whose ruthless ambition and caprice would chart the course of modern Italian history -- a tale of grand historical dramas, exotic locales, political intrigue, and heartbreaking romance that rivals the bestselling works of Philippa Gregory, Jennifer Chiaverini, and Adriana Trigiani....
Author
Publisher
Catapult
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
Description
"Helen, a jittery attorney with a self-destructive streak, is secretly reeling from a disturbing crime of neglect that her parents recently committed. Historically happy to compartmentalize -- distracting herself by hooking up with lesbian couples, doting on her grandmother, and flirting with a young administrative assistant -- Helen finally meets her match with Catherine and Katrina, a married couple who startle and intrigue her with their ever-increasing...
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Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"In the 1880s in Glasgow, Scotland, medical student Archibald McCandless finds himself enchanted with the intriguing creature known as Bella Baxter. Supposedly the product of the fiendish scientist Godwin Baxter, Bella was resurrected for the sole purpose of fulfilling the whims of her benefactor. As his desire turns to obsession, Archibald's motives to free Bella are revealed to be as selfish as Godwin's, who claims her body and soul. But Bella has...
16) Butterfly
Author
Series
Butterfly novels volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Run away from the boy that give you butterflies, he's going to break your heart." Morgan Atkins had been told that phrase ever since she was a little girl and still she allowed herself to fall for the boy that made her heart flutter. After losing her first love, Morgan is terrified to love again. She's settled for a comfortable life with a respectable man. She has everything. She's living in the lap of luxury and although she's comfortable, she's...
Author
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Ada is 26 and having a grand time just trying to figure it all out. An Australian living in London, she ekes out a living as a poorly-paid cabaret performer and part-time temp. And yet she can't imagine wanting to be any other age. Ada's a seeker, a perpetually moving ball of excess. Every night is an opportunity to be thrilled and every morning a chance to recount it to her friends. So when Ada falls for Sadie and Stuart at the same time she doesn't...
18) Butterfly: 2
Author
Series
Butterfly novels volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
After thinking that her lover, Messiah Williams, is dead, Morgan Atkins falls in love with his best friend, but she needs to make important decisions about her life when she discovers that Messiah is very much alive.
19) Girl abroad
Author
Publisher
Bloom Books, an imprint of Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When nineteen-year-old Abbey Bly gets the opportunity to study abroad for a year in London, it's the perfect chance to finally slip out from under the thumb of her beloved but overbearing retired rock star father. She's ready to be free, to discover herself--but first off, to meet the girls she's rooming with. That is, until she arrives at her gorgeous new flat to discover those roommates are actually all boys. Charming, funny, insufferably attractive...
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