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For the East Coast

     Charm City Rocks by Matthew Norman

Billy Perkins is a music teacher working out of his apartment where he lives with his teenage son over a record shop called Charm City Rocks in Baltimore, Maryland. Margot Hammer is a former drummer of a rock band past its prime, living alone in New York City when a documentary thrusts her back into the spotlight. Billy has had a crush on Margot since his youth, but the two have never crossed paths until his son orchestrates a scheme to have Margot perform at Charm City Rocks. 

 


For New York City

     You, Again by Kate Goldbeck

It's hate at first sight for Ari and Josh when they first meet in New York. Ari is a struggling comedian who likes her freedom. Josh is an ambitious chef looking for The One. Years after first meeting, Ari and Josh meet again and, surprisingly, find friendship. It seems that spending time with your enemy isn't so bad when you've both gone through a heart-wrenching breakup. The friendship they find is even better than the romance they lost. Or... is it a friendship? Or something more?

 


For the Pacific Northwest

     Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Ari Abrams loves everything about her job as a TV meteorologist...or almost everything. Her boss, Torrance Hale, is a legendary weatherwoman but is too distracted by her ex-husband, the station's new director, to be the mentor Ari wants. Ari finds solace in the sweet sports reporter, Russel. Working together, Russel and Ari attempt to fix their bosses' relationship, getting to know each other better in the process.

 


For California

    Secretly yours by Tessa Bailey

Hallie Welch and Julian Vos fell for each other at age fourteen after a romp in his family vineyards one night. Or... Hallie fell for Julian after they almost kissed in the vineyards and he left their hometown to go become a professor at an ivy league. Now, years later, Julian is back to write a novel, and Hallie has been hired to revamp the gardens on his family estate. They spend their time pining after each other, leading to Hallie leaving an anonymous note confessing her love for Julian that sticks in his mind day and night. 

 


For the Southwest

    Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

Lily works as a tour guide who takes tourists on fake treasure hunts through the canyons of Utah using the maps she inherited from her treasure hunter father. She likes her job well enough but has yet to fulfill her dream of buying back the family ranch. Things go awry when Lily's ex, Leo, shows up with a group of his friends one day ready to take a hike through the wilderness. Leo is ready to reconnect, but Lily isn't one to be distracted so easily. Alone in the canyons, Leo and Lily must work through their differences and see if they can rediscover lost treasure or, perhaps, lost love. 

 


For the South

    The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

Florence Day is a ghostwriter for a famous romance author, but, fresh from a breakup, she's having some trouble finishing her latest book by her deadline, which her handsome new editor refuses to extend. As she struggles to finish her book, she gets the news that her father has passed away and Florence must return home to her family's funeral parlor in South Carolina after fleeing from her hometown 10 years ago. Oh, did I mention that Florence can speak to ghosts? Her belief in true love is dead and so is he. Will he be able to convince her to believe in romance again? Will Florence be able to finish her novel and save her career? Will she be able to put to rest the ghosts of her past?


For the Midwest

     Beach Read by Emily Henry

January Andrews and Augustus Everett are complete opposites. She's a bestselling romance author, and he writes dark, acclaimed literary fiction. They'll be living next door to each other in neighboring lake houses in Michigan for the next three months. One evening, both overcome with writer's block, they make an agreement – January will write the next Great American Novel and Augustus will write a romcom. In order to do so, they'll have to go out on field trips to interview cult members and find romance novel inspiration (definitely NOT dates). It's all research of course. No feelings involved. Or... okay maybe there are SOME feelings involved.


For the UK

     Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall

Rosaline Palmer, a single mother who loves baking and believes in following her set plan, has just managed to win a spot of the Great British Bake Off. Winning this prize would bring Rosaline out of financial ruin and allow her to finally give her daughter and herself the life they deserve. However, things don't quite go how she expected in the baking tent and she finds herself questioning her plan when she meets her competitor, Harry Dobson. 

 


For the Caribbean

     You Made a Fool of Death with your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

Five years after the love of her life was killed in an accident, Feyi Adekola is finally ready to re-enter the dating scene. She's not prepared for anything serious but finds herself falling into a whirlwind summer romance that takers her away to a tropical island. She's dating the perfect guy, but Feyi feels like something is off about it all and finds her eyes wandering to the one person on the island who is definitely off limits to her. Suddenly, her summer has gotten a whole lot more complicated and Feyi must learn to answer bigger questions about herself, her career, and love.

 


For India

    The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama

Mr. Ali has found retirement to be all too boring. So, naturally, he decides to open a marriage bureau as a matchmaker. Mr. Ali and his assistant, Aruna, are kept busy by a steady stream of clientele, including a divorced woman who finds herself drawn back to her ex, a man looking to find his short daughter a tall husband, and a young doctor who can never find someone good enough for his high standards. All of Mr. Ali's clients leave happy and in love, but soon he finds that his own assistant, Aruna, hides a secret that will be unraveled in the course of their work. 

 


For Peru

    Asiri and the Amaru by Natalia Hernandez

Asiri has the ability to speak with animals, but, uncomfortable with her ability, she flees her home to a coastal village where her talent will be unknown and she'll finally be able to live a normal life. In her new home she finds herself continuously crossing paths with an animal healer, Dario, putting her secret at risk of being revealed. By chance, Asiri and Dario discover an injured Amaru, a creature that was thought to be mythical. Now she and Dario must help save the creature all while maintaining her secret and keeping the animal away from the village. Oh, and Asiri and Dario can't fall in love of course.

 

Maybe Something a bit Closer to Home?

Set in Texas

The Boyfriend Candidate
by Ashley Winstead

A fake relationship to real relationship love story between a librarian and a Candidate for the Texas Governor. 

Fool me Once
By Ashley Winstead

Two exes come back to each other working together to get a clean energy bill passed in Texas.

The Bodyguard
by Katherine Center

He's a Hollywood heartthrob. She's the bodyguard contracted to protect him at his family's Texas ranch.

 

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