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  Book Summary: “What happens on an Irish bus tour  stays  on an Irish bus tour…” Maisie King: Blonde American Meny creater for a future restaurant  Dress-with-sneakers wearer Two-time county fair winner for Junior Market Hogs On her way to the Emerald Isle for the first time ever And she. can’t. wait. After three months sampling the best food Europe has to offer, Maisie and her aunt finally arrive for their two-week-long bus tour around Northern Ireland, the land of Maisie's ancestors.  With plans to be chauffeured from pub to castle to historical site, Maisie has all the time in the world to eat all the food, take all the photos, absorb all the inspiration, and find all the recipes she needs for her soon-to-be-opening restaurant. This is going to be a breeze. Or so she thinks. As her American luck has it, Maisie’s plan to get anything done at all is promptly thrown out the window the second she spies the group’s tour guide—the too-attractive-for-his-own-good F...

  Book Summary: She’s focused on her career,  not   on the sweet coworker chipping away at the industrial-strength walls around her heart. Nicole Delaney is eager to make her mark as a librarian at a charming Florida college, but an ambitious, and potentially controversial, project leads her straight into the one thing she’s set on avoiding—romance. When her boss pairs her with the endearingly awkward Adam, a fellow librarian, she’s caught off guard. Adam is thoughtful, steady, and patient; he might be just what Nicole doesn’t know she needs. Though Adam’s heart has been set on Nicole from the beginning, it’s her anxious mind that he needs to win over. As they navigate their growing connection and step outside their comfort zones, both at work and in their relationship, they discover that facing life’s challenges is much easier when you have someone by your side. Love in the Stacks  is a closed door/just kisses, slow burn, workplace romcom featuring two nerdy librari...

  Book Summary: She’s sworn off love; he’s ready to make a move—who knew sparks could fly this fast? June Harper is perfectly happy running her small-town hardware store and avoiding messy relationships. But when a Hollywood film crew descends on her quiet town, she catches the eye of Jonah James, the charming and confident lead actor. The last thing June needs is to become his latest distraction, especially when they couldn’t be more different. Jonah’s all about making it big in Hollywood—until he meets June. Her sharp wit and fierce independence are like nothing he’s ever seen, and he just can’t resist pushing her buttons. What’s a little harmless flirting while he’s stuck in town? But when sabotage strikes the film set and June becomes the target, protecting her becomes Jonah’s top priority. As the playful banter fades and the stakes rise, he realizes he’s willing to risk everything to keep her safe—and their feelings for each other are suddenly impossible to ignore . Can they c...

  Book Summary: Pull off the swankiest New Year’s benefit gala the city has ever seen? Kaitlyn Armstrong has got this. Do it with the high school rival who once humiliated her? Kaitlyn Armstrong so does not have this… Kaitlyn Armstrong has a mission this holiday pull off a glitzy fundraising gala to redeem her family’s reputation. After all, besides one tiny—okay, catastrophic—failure in high school, Kaitlyn is her family’s rock. Who better to trust? But then Kaitlyn meets the architect she must work with to pull off the event. Micah Croft is the man who broke her nose, her heart, and her perfect academic record in high school. Now he’s breaking her eight-year streak of avoiding him. Kaitlyn fell under his spell once and it ruined graduation. Distraction means failure, and she can’t fail again—not when it will cost her family public humiliation in front of Austin’s social elite. When the gala plans go wrong, and Micah is the only part that feels right, can Kaitlyn risk choosing him...

Book Summary: The person he despised most could turn out to be his greatest chance at love. Lord Winston Lockwood is haunted by his past and bound by social expectations. He remains at Brockhall Manor to ensure his aunt and her son remain safe from her abusive husband. Adding to his frustration, Miss Bawden’s constant presence threatens to drive him mad. Amid the upheaval of her father’s newfound title, Miss Mattie Bawden is struggling to help her cousin cope with the tragic loss of her parents. Desperate for assistance, she turns to the last person she would ever expect: the insufferable Lord Winston. As they call a truce, they soon realize how indubitably well-suited they are as friends. But when a dire threat looms, bringing danger to their very doorsteps, Winston understands he must confront his own feelings and risk revealing his true emotions, or he could lose the woman he has come to realize he cannot live without. My Review: Mattie and Winston’s story is a must read for fans of...

  Book Summary: Helena is a healer. Ivan is her prisoner. Caught in the crossfire of war, they must choose: loyalty, or love.  The Balkans, 1383  A sudden conflict between Serbs and Greeks has forced Ivan to join his brother and fight with the Serbian army. On the battlefield, Ivan is wounded and captured by the hostile Greeks, becoming a hostage in a deadly bid for power. Helena, a Greek midwife, is tasked to care for Ivan, a request that will not only test her healing abilities but also her loyalty. Though war has made her reluctant patient an enemy, she can’t help but forge a connection with him, yet falling in love with him could turn her world upside down and brand her a traitor.  As the Ottoman Empire extends its grip into the Balkans, events beyond their control force Ivan and Helena to choose between loyalty to their families and people or following the longings of their hearts.  Award-winning historical novelist A. L. Sowards creates an engaging world o...