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These stories prove romance can be found everywhere, in colleges, in remote towns, and even at other people’s weddings. Fall in love with these reads, from historical to sports romance books!

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    Lost and Lassoed

    by Lyla Sage

    She thrives in chaos. He prefers routine. The only thing they have in common? How much they hate each other … From the bestselling author of Done and Dusted and Swift and Saddled, the highly anticipated next book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series, a small-town romance in which enemies turn to lovers when they’re forced to work together during one hot summer.
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    This Summer Will Be Different

    by Carley Fortune

    This summer they’ll keep their promise. This summer they won’t give into temptation. This summer will be different. A glorious and tantalizing new escape from #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune.
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    Deep End

    by Ali Hazelwood

    A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis.
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    Kiss Me, Mi Amor

    by Alana Quintana Albertson

    It turns out that a fake relationship is the perfect recipe for a love that sizzles hotter than Santa Barbara’s spiciest salsa … when it’s between enemies.
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    We All Live Here

    by Jojo Moyes

    Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Her career is in freefall and her love life is … complicated. So when her real dad — a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago — suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the final straw. But it turns out even the family you thought you could never forgive might have something to teach you: About love, and what it actually means to be family.
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    The Catch

    by Amy Lea

    A grumpy lobster fisherman tosses a fashion influencer’s impeccably curated life overboard in the next romantic comedy from international bestselling author Amy Lea.
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    Temple of Swoon

    by Jo Segura

    Her mission: Find the Lost City of the Moon in the Amazon rainforest. His mission: Protect the holy temple … and his heart.
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    Funny Story

    by Emily Henry

    A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.
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    Is She Really Going Out with Him?

    by Sophie Cousens

    A hilarious love story about a disillusioned divorcée who agrees to let her children play matchmaker.
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    Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

    by Diana Gabaldon

    War leaves nobody alone. Neither the past, the present, nor the future offers true safety, and the only refuge is what you can protect: Your family, your friends, and your home. Diana Gabaldon returns with the “vast and sweeping” (The Washington Post) new novel in the epic Outlander series.
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    Beg, Borrow, or Steal

    by Sarah Adams

    Two feuding second-grade teachers (and neighbors) find themselves teaming up in this new rivals-to-lovers romance set in Rome, Kentucky — from the New York Times bestselling author of The Rule Book and Practice Makes Perfect.
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    Drunk on Love

    by Jasmine Guillory

    Margot Noble needs some relief from the stress of running the family winery. Enter Luke: Sexy, charming, and best of all in the too-small world of Napa, a stranger. The chemistry between them is undeniable, and Margot is delighted that she lucked into the perfect one-night stand she’ll never have to see again. That is, until the winery’s newest hire, Luke, walks in the next morning … An intoxicating and sparkling romance by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory.
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    The Love Lyric

    by Kristina Forest

    An R&B singer and a corporate executive find love that hits the right notes in this romance by Kristina Forest, USA Today bestselling author of The Partner Plot.
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    A Fate Inked in Blood

    by Danielle L. Jensen

    A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king — while fighting her growing desire for his fiery son — in the first book of a Norse-inspired fantasy romance duology from the author of The Bridge Kingdom series.
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    Can’t Help Faking in Love

    by Swati Hegde

    A young woman with Bollywood roots hires a barista to act as her boyfriend for her cousin’s wedding — only to learn you can’t fake chemistry like theirs — in this desi romance from the author of Match Me If You Can.
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    The Kiss Quotient

    by Helen Hoang

    A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there’s not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick.
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    Spiral

    by Bal Khabra

    He’s on edge while she’s en pointe in this fake-dating sports romance from the author of the smash hit Collide.
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    Dreamland

    by Nicholas Sparks

    A twist you won’t see coming. A love story you’ll never forget. From the acclaimed author of The Notebook comes a powerful novel about risking everything for a dream — and whether it’s possible to leave the past behind.
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    A Novel Love Story

    by Ashley Poston

    A professor of literature finds herself caught up in a work of fiction … literally, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Year Slip and The Dead Romantics.
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    Romantic Comedy: Reese’s Book Club

    by Curtis Sittenfeld

    A comedy writer thinks she’s sworn off love, until a dreamy pop star flips the script on all her assumptions — a “smart, sophisticated, and fun” (Oprah Daily) novel from the author of Eligible, Rodham, and Prep.
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    Lies and Weddings

    by Kevin Kwan

    From the iconic internationally bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians: A forbidden affair erupts volcanically amid a decadent tropical wedding in this outrageous comedy of manners.
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    Only Love Can Hurt Like This

    by Paige Toon

    For fans of Colleen Hoover, an unforgettable and heartbreaking love story with an earth-shattering secret at its core that asks the question: Is love worth risking everything for?
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