Delilah grew up in Bright Falls and was always unhappy there - she never wanted to go back, certainly not now with her life in New York as a professional photographer. That all changed when her stepsister, Astrid, pressures her into photographing her wedding. Delilah plans to be out quickly until she runs into Claire Sutherland. Claire, a single mother who runs a bookstore, dislikes surprises and dislikes Delilah Green until the two are forced together during wedding preparations.
August moves to New York with the knowledge that true love isn't real and the only person you can depend on is yourself. Living with roommates, working as a waitress, and commuting via subway is not not going to change that. But she finds her daily commute brightened by the presence of a mysterious girl, Jane. As she gets closer to Jane she finds that something is wrong - Jane has been transported in time from the '70s and needs August's help.
Grace is a star on the US Women's National Soccer Team when an injury takes her out of the season. Her spot on the team is taken by Phoebe, the exact opposite of Grace. Grace begins a short lived one sided rivalry with Phoebe before eventually becoming friends. As they grow closer they find themselves as something more than friends and must find a way to share the spotlight and play together as the world cup approaches and Grace, now fully healed, has the opportunity to rejoin the team.
Viv is an orc who is ready to start over again, leaving her life of bloodshed behind. She opens a coffee shop in the town of Thune, a troubled enterprise as Viv doesn't actually know what coffee is per se... or how to make it for that matter. Realizing she's in over her head, Viv seeks out some help with her business and ends up finding something more.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu MandannaMika is a South Asian witch who is one of the only witches in Britain. She knows well enough to avoid too much attention by staying away from other witches. She allows herself one outlet, a social media account where she posts videos "pretending" to be a witch. Little does she know that this account will lead to a message asking her to come teach three young witches at the Nowhere House. Mika goes, discovering a community of people like her to call her own, one of which just so happens to be a cute, but disgruntled, librarian named Jamie.
Act your Age, Eve Brown by Talia HibbertEve Brown has given up. Nothing goes right, nothing matters, so who cares? When her life philosophy ends up ruining an expensive wedding, her parents put their foot down and demand she grows up and proves herself. She meets Jacob, the perfectionist owner of a bed and breakfast, where she is rejected for an open chef position. Ultimately, this results in Eve hitting Jacob with her car - on accident, of course. Injured, jacob must accept her help and the more time they spend together the closer they find themselves becoming.
Kiki is the student host of the radio show "Brown Sugar" and, adept at avoiding relationships, she is the perfect person to ensure that the womenat Whitewell University don't fall into messy relationships. Unfortunately, Kiki has just put the future of her show in jeopardy by publicly kissing the guy she just labeled "Wasteman of Whitewell," Malakai. Soon enough, the two find themselves involved in a fake relationship in order to save their reputations - but is it all really fake?
The Bride Test by Helen HoangKhai Diep has always struggled with love - really with feelings in general. He's autistic and he doesn't experience the big feelings, like love or grief, the way that others seem to. He feels broken. As he continues to avoid relationships his mother takes control and flies home to Vietnam in order to find him a bride. Esme Tran has always felt out of place, mixed race and living in a poor neighborhood, she jumps at the chance to trave to the US and marry. She doesn't plan on catching feelings, just bettering her family's position, but she quickly finds herself falling for Khai.
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