Contemporary Romance

There is a LOT going on in Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone’s holiday rom-com series, A Christmas Notch, and all of it is great. Ready? The setting is the titular little town in Vermont, host to a cottage industry of both squeaky-clean and gloriously dirty holiday movies. The heroine is Sunny Palmer, Christmas Notch’s jack-of-all-trades who’s just sold her very first screenplay. The hero is Isaac Kelly, widower and former member of Ink, the once-popular boy band that the previous two male leads of the series also belonged to. While helping each other work through their respective creative dry spells, Sunny and Isaac find that they also work together in other ways (wink, wink).

There is a LOT going on in Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone’s holiday rom-com series, A Christmas Notch, and all of it is great. Ready? The setting is the titular little town in Vermont, host to a cottage industry of both squeaky-clean and gloriously dirty…

A curmudgeon unearths her holiday spirit during a seasonal tour around London in Martha Waters’ Christmas Is All Around.

A curmudgeon unearths her holiday spirit during a seasonal tour around London in Martha Waters’ Christmas Is All Around.

Simone Soltani revs up the “brother’s best friend” trope with the fast, fun Cross the Line, which is set in the world of Formula One racing.

Simone Soltani revs up the “brother’s best friend” trope with the fast, fun Cross the Line, which is set in the world of Formula One racing.

Just One Taste by Lizzy Dent is a love letter to Italy and its cuisine as much as it is a love story between two Brits on a research trip to the country.

Just One Taste by Lizzy Dent is a love letter to Italy and its cuisine as much as it is a love story between two Brits on a research trip to the country.

The Au Pair Affair is an energetic romp with wisecracking friends, but it also has the sizzling, distinctly sexual energy that’s author Tessa Bailey’s trademark.

The Au Pair Affair is an energetic romp with wisecracking friends, but it also has the sizzling, distinctly sexual energy that’s author Tessa Bailey’s trademark.

Hannah Bonam-Young will make you a believer in the oft-loathed surprise pregnancy trope with Out on a Limb.

Hannah Bonam-Young will make you a believer in the oft-loathed surprise pregnancy trope with Out on a Limb.

Katelyn Doyle’s wise and satisfying Just Some Stupid Love Story follows a potential couple as their relationship develops in fits and starts over the span of five years.

Katelyn Doyle’s wise and satisfying Just Some Stupid Love Story follows a potential couple as their relationship develops in fits and starts over the span of five years.

Kate Young’s charming British English paired with her young millennial protagonist’s quirky, anxious interiority makes Experienced a fun, surprisingly profound read.

Kate Young’s charming British English paired with her young millennial protagonist’s quirky, anxious interiority makes Experienced a fun, surprisingly profound read.

Sarah T. Dubb’s refreshing Birding With Benefits is the rare romance with a couple in their 40s.

Sarah T. Dubb’s refreshing Birding With Benefits is the rare romance with a couple in their 40s.

Lily chooses between her first love, Atlas, and an exciting new man, Ryle, in this stellar romance.

Lily chooses between her first love, Atlas, and an exciting new man, Ryle, in this stellar romance.

Taj McCoy’s The Good Ones Are Taken is fun, fresh and filled with good food, great clothes and scorching love scenes.

Taj McCoy’s The Good Ones Are Taken is fun, fresh and filled with good food, great clothes and scorching love scenes.

Readers of Christa Comes Out of Her Shell will fall in love with both the romance’s quirky heroine and her larger-than-life family.

Readers of Christa Comes Out of Her Shell will fall in love with both the romance’s quirky heroine and her larger-than-life family.

KT Hoffman’s The Prospects is a perfect baseball romance that overflows with love for the sport and its main characters.

KT Hoffman’s The Prospects is a perfect baseball romance that overflows with love for the sport and its main characters.

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