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Romance
Summer is the perfect time to indulge in some pure escape fiction, where problems have solutions and a happy ending is guaranteed --- so toss a few romances into your beach bag along with the sunblock. Romance books run the gamut from sensual to suspenseful to side-splittingly funny, and we've got some of everything for you. Go ahead --- indulge!

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FIREFLY BEACH
by Luanne Rice
Caroline Renwick and her two sisters gather at their childhood home, Firefly Hill, for the summer. When a man from her past arrives, Caroline must confront not only the feelings she has for him but also her family's past...to which he may hold the key. "Exciting, emotional, terrific. What more could you want?" —The New York Times Book Review




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GOING OVERBOARD
by Christina Skye
Photographer Carly Sullivan is stuck on a cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean without a male model --- until she spots Ford McKay, who claims to be a rancher from Wyoming. Carly isn't convinced he's telling the truth about his profession, and her suspicions prove correct when all hell breaks loose on their island paradise. "Christina Skye always serves up the perfect mix of suspense, excitement and romance." —Rocky Mountain News



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THE HEIR
by Johanna Lindsey
At his grandfather's English estate, Highlander Duncan MacTavish, far from home and the life he loves, finds himself drawn to the Honorable Sabrina Lambert. In classic Lindsey fashion, their complicated courtship is fraught with obstacles --- Duncan's fiancée, family obligations, scandalous rumors that taint Sabrina's family name --- that must be overcome.




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HOUSE OF DREAMS
by Brenda Joyce
This spellbinding tale finds a shy historical novelist and her glamorous sister encountering mysterious happenings at a remote Spanish castle. People magazine said that Brenda Joyce “keeps the reader guessing. She also manages to spin a first-rate tale of romance—and sibling rivalry—amidst all the spookiness.”



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THE INDISCRETION
by Judith Ivory
When a straight-laced noble beauty is stranded in the English countryside with a rugged Texas millionaire who just missed his own wedding, their affair is over almost as soon as it begins. Will they be able reconcile their passion with society's — and their family's — expectations?



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JEWELS OF THE SUN
TEARS OF THE MOON
HEART OF THE SEA
by Nora Roberts
Escape to the coast of Ireland, where romance and magic abound in a trilogy about three siblings --- each of whom must find love in order to break the bonds of a centuries-old fairy curse.



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NAME DROPPING
by Jane Heller
When Manhattan preschool teacher Nancy Stern is mistaken for the celebrity journalist with the same name who has just moved into her apartment building, she accepts one of the erroneous invitations. The charade is over when the other Nancy is killed, but was it also a case of mistaken identity for the murderer?




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STATELY PURSUITS
by Katie Fforde
Hetty Longden agrees to house sit a dilapidated manor in the English countryside and soon finds herself at odds with the man who plans to destroy the mansion and build a theme park --- and Hetty must quickly come up with a plan to save the historic house. This is romantic comedy skillfully rendered with a light touch and complete with a colorful cast of characters.




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WELCOME TO TEMPTATION
by Jennifer Crusie
With her trademark blend of humor, wit, and romance, Jennifer Crusie delivers a lively tale of two sisters as they wreak havoc on Temptation, Ohio, while making a documentary film.







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WICKED WIDOW
by Amanda Quick
Rumor has it that Madeline Deveridge had a hand in her husband's demise, and she blackmails Artemis Hunt, the secret owner of London's most notorious pleasure garden, into helping her discover the truth. Amanda Quick always delivers a spirited tale, and WICKED WIDOW is no exception!




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WINTER SOLSTICE
by Rosamunde Pilcher
Christmas is fast approaching, and the five people who have gathered at a Victorian mansion in northern Scotland vary in almost every way except one --- each is coming to terms with a challenge or a loss. As time passes, those in need inevitably find solace in the most unexpected of places.




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