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Our Favorite Romances Set In Bookstores

Bookstores are some of the most romantic places to fall in love. These stories feature everything that will make your bookish heart swoon, from meet-cutes in the stacks to small-town cozy bookshops.

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    How to Find Love in a Bookshop

    by Veronica Henry

    This charming book is a beautiful homage to bookstores and the power of books to unite us all. Emilia is the owner of Nightingale Books, the local indie in a little village. She took over the shop when her father died, but is struggling to keep the business afloat. The temptation to sell is getting stronger, but her loyal customers have become like a surrogate family. With an unforgettable cast of characters, this book will stay with you past the last page.
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    Goodnight June

    by Sarah Jio

    Who doesn’t love Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown? Everyone knows this classic bedtime story, but no one knows the origins of how this story came to be. Author Sarah Jio creates her own version of events in her delightful novel, Goodnight June. When June is asked to settle her great-aunt Ruby’s estate, she comes upon a stack of letters between Ruby and Margaret Wise Brown, and finds herself immersed in the world of the “great green room.”
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    The Little Paris Bookshop

    by Nina George

    A floating bookstore on a boat on the Seine, could there be a more perfect setting for a novel? Better yet, the bookstore is run by Monsieur Perdu, a self-described literary apothecary who can prescribe the perfect book to cure whatever ails the soul. He has helped countless people mend broken hearts and souls, but the only person he can’t seem to help, is himself.
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    Much Ado About You

    by Samantha Young

    Evie Starling needs a break from her humdrum life. So when the opportunity to take a holiday in the remote English countryside arises, and includes a job at the local bookstore, Much Ado About Books, Evie jumps at the chance. She quickly becomes enthralled with the villagers, especially Roane Robson, the local farmer who may make the prospect of going back to her real life impossible.
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    The Bookshop of Second Chances

    by Jackie Fraser

    Thea Mottram is at a crossroads in life and decides to visit Scotland to take over her uncle’s home and antique book collection. She gets along with everyone except for the local bookshop owner whom she hopes to sell her uncle’s book collection. However, bickering with him leads to feelings she hasn’t experienced in a long time, and her short visit to Scotland may not be so short after all.
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    Beach Read

    by Emily Henry

    Augustus Everett and January Andrews are complete opposites. He is an acclaimed author of literary fiction, she writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast. However, both bogged down by writer’s block, they decide to switch stories, Augustus will write something happy and January will write the next Great American Novel. Everyone will finish a book and no one will fall in love…
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    Well Met

    by Jen DeLuca

    Emily gets roped into a local Renaissance Faire in a small town for a summer. The schoolteacher in charge of the volunteers, Simon, could not be more annoying. This is his father’s legacy, and he has no time for Emily’s lighthearted approach to life. However, who can resist a little harmless flirtation?
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    The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted

    by Robert Hillman

    Set in 1968 in rural Australia, Hannah arrives determined to open the town’s first bookshop. Even though Tom has only read one book in his life, they discover a spark. As the two spend more time together, he uncovers Hannah’s haunted past as well as hope for a new beginning.
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    The Secret of Lost Things

    by Sheridan Hay

    Rosemary arrives in New York and takes a job at a vast, chaotic emporium of used and rare books. Part literary adventure and part portrait of a young woman making a life for herself, this novel is an enchanting celebration of books.
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    Words in Deep Blue

    by Cath Crowley

    Rachel had a crush on Henry years ago and tucked a love letter in his favorite book in his family’s bookstore. However, nothing came of it as far as she knew at the time, and now Rachel has returned working at that same bookstore. As Henry and Rachel work side by side, maybe there might be a second chance.
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    The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

    by Abbi Waxman

    Nina has everything she wants in life: a job in a bookstore, a great trivia team, and of course her cat Phil. When her father she never knew suddenly dies, she finds out she has family close by excited to meet her. Dreading to come out of her comfortable shell, Nina will have to decide if she’s ready to get to know new people in her life, including a potential suitor.
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