Week of May 17, 2021
The Princess Diariesย meetsย Crazy Rich Asiansย in Emiko Jeanโsย Tokyo Ever After, a โrefreshing, spot-onโ (Booklist, starred review) story of an ordinary Japanese-American girl who discovers that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan.
Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit inโit isnโt easy being Japanese American in her small, mostly white, northern California town. Raised by a single mother, itโs always been Izumiโor Izzy, because โItโs easier this wayโโand her mom against the world. But then Izumi discovers a clue to her previously unknown fatherโs identityโฆand heโs none other than the Crown Prince of Japan. Which means outspoken, irreverent Izzy isย literallyย a princess.
In a whirlwind, Izumi travels to Japan to meet the father she never knew and discover the country she always dreamed of. But being a princess isnโt all ball gowns and tiaras. There are conniving cousins, a hungry press, a scowling but handsome bodyguard who just might be her soulmate, and thousands of years of tradition and customs to learn practically overnight.
Izumi soon finds herself caught between worlds, and between versions of herselfโback home, she was never โAmericanโ enough, and in Japan, she must prove sheโs โJapaneseโ enough. Will Izumi crumble under the weight of the crown, or will she live out her fairy tale, happily ever after?
Frankly in Loveย meetsย Shark Tankย in this feel-good romantic comedy about two entrepreneurial Korean American teens who butt headsโand maybe fall in loveโwhile running competing Korean beauty businesses at their high school.
Thereโs nothing Valerie Kwon loves more than making a good sale. Together with her cousin Charlie, they run V&C K-BEAUTY, their schoolโs most successful student-run enterprise. With each sale, Valerie gets closer to taking her beloved and adventurous halmeoni to her dream city, Paris.
Enter the new kid in class, Wes Jung, who is determined to pursue music after graduation despite his parentsโ major disapproval. When his classmates clamor to buy the K-pop branded beauty products his mom gave him to โmake new friends,โ he sees an opportunityโone that may be the key to help him pay for the music school tuition he knows his parents wonโt coverโฆ
What he doesnโt realize, though, is that he is now V&C K-BEAUTYโs biggest competitor.
Stakes are high as Valerie and Wes try to outsell each other, make the most money, and take the throne for the best business in schoolโall while trying to resist the undeniable spark thatโs crackling between them. From hiring spies to all-or-nothing bets, the competition is much more than either of them bargained for.
But one thing is clear: only one Korean business can come out on top.
A family reunion for the ages when two clans convene for the summer at their beloved getaway in the Catskillsโperfect for fans ofย Dirty Dancingย andย The Marvelous Mrs. Maiselโfrom the acclaimed author ofย The Floating Feldmans.
In its heyday, The Golden Hotel was the crown jewel of the hotter-than-hot Catskills vacation scene. For more than sixty years, the Goldman and Weingold families โ best friends and business partners โ have presided over this glamorous resort which served as a second home for well-heeled guests and celebrities. But the Catskills are not what they used to be โ and neither is the relationship between the Goldmans and the Weingolds. As the facilities and management begin to fall apart, a tempting offer to sell forces the two families together again to make a heart-wrenching decision. Can they save their beloved Golden or is it too late?
Long-buried secrets emerge, new dramas and financial scandal erupt, and everyone from the traditional grandparents to the millennial grandchildren wants a say in the hotelโs future. Business and pleasure clash in this fast-paced, hilarious, nostalgia-filled story, where the hotel owners rediscover the magic of a bygone era of nonstop fun even as they grapple with what may be their last resort.
Theย New York Timesย bestselling author ofย The Unhoneymoonersย returns with a witty and effervescent novel about what happens when two people with everything on the line are thrown together by scienceโor is it fate?ย Perfect for fans ofย The Rosie Projectย andย One Plus One.
Single mom Jessica Davis is a data and statistics wizard, but no amount of number crunching can convince her to step back into the dating world. Raised by her grandparentsโwho now help raise her seven-year-old daughter, JunoโJess has been left behind too often to feel comfortable letting anyone in. After all, her father was never around, her hard-partying mother disappeared when she was six, and her ex decided he wasnโt โfather materialโ before Juno was even born. Jess holds her loved ones close, but working constantly to stay afloat is hard…and lonely.
But then Jess hears about GeneticAlly, a buzzy new DNA-based matchmaking company thatโs predicted to change dating forever. Finding a soulmate through DNA? The reliability of numbers:ย Thisย Jess understands.
At least she thought she did, until her test shows an unheard-of 98 percent compatibility with another subject in the database: one of GeneticAllyโs founders, Dr. River Peรฑa. This is one number she canโt wrap her head around, because she already knows Dr. Peรฑa. The stuck-up, stubborn man is without a doubt not her soulmate. But GeneticAlly has a proposition: Get to know him and weโll pay you. Jessโwho is barely making ends meetโis in no position to turn it down, despite her skepticism about the project and her dislike for River. As the pair are dragged from one event to the next as the โDiamond Matchโ that could launch GeneticAllyโs valuation sky-high, Jess begins to realize that there might be more to the scientistโand the science behind a soulmateโthan she thought.
Funny, warm, and full of heart,ย The Soulmate Equationย proves that the delicate balance between fate and choice can never be calculated
From the #1ย New York Timesย bestselling author ofย The Devil Wears Pradaย andย When Life Gives You Lululemonsย comes a highly entertaining, sharply observed novel about sisters, their perfect lives . . . and their perfect lies.
A seat at the anchor desk of the most-watched morning show. Recognized by millions across the country, thanks in part to her flawless blond highlights and Botox-smoothed skin. An adoring husband and a Princeton-bound daughter. Peyton is that woman. She has it all.
Until . . .
Skye, her sister, is a stay-at-home mom living in a glitzy suburb of New York. She has degrees from all the right schools and can helicopter-parent with the best of them. But Skye is different from the rest. Sheโs looking for something real and dreams of a life beyond the PTA and pickup.
Until . . .
Max, Peytonโs bright and quirky seventeen-year-old daughter, is poised to kiss her fancy private school goodbye and head off to pursue her dreams in film. Sheโs waited her entire life for this opportunity.
Until . . .
One little lie. Thatโs all it takes. For the illusions to crack. For resentments to surface. Suddenly the grass doesnโt look so green. And theyโre left wondering: will they have what it takes to survive the truth?
Fans of Casey McQuiston, Christina Lauren, and Abby Jimenez will love this scrumptious and sweet romantic comedy from theย “dizzyingly talented writer” ofย Boyfriend Materialย (Entertainment Weekly)
Following the recipe is the key to a successful bake. Rosaline Palmer has always lived by those rulesโwell, except for when she dropped out of college to raise her daughter, Amelie. Now, with a paycheck as useful as greaseproof paper and a house crumbling faster than biscuits in tea, sheโs teetering on the edge of financial disaster. But where thereโs a whisk thereโs a way . . . and Rosaline has just landed a spot on the nationโs most beloved baking show.
Winning the prize money would give her daughter the life she deservesโand Rosaline is determined to stick to the instructions. However, more than collapsing trifles stand between Rosaline and sweet, sweet victory.ย Suave, well-educated, and parent-approved Alain Pope knows all the right moves to sweep her off her feet, but itโs shy electrician Harry Dobson who makes Rosaline question her long-held beliefsโabout herself, her family, and her desires.
Rosaline fears falling for Harry is a guaranteed recipe for disaster. Yet as the competitionโand the ovensโheat up, Rosaline starts to realize the most delicious bakes come from the heart.
“Dark and twisty, with white-knuckle tension and jaw-dropping surprises.” โRiley Sager,ย New York Timesย bestselling author ofย Home Before Dark
In this smart and chilling thriller, master of suspense Mary Kubica takes domestic secrets to a whole new level, showing that some people will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.
People don’t just disappear without a traceโฆ
Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing. Not long after, Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter, Delilah, vanish just blocks away from where Shelby was last seen, striking fear into their once-peaceful community. Are these incidents connected? After an elusive search that yields more questions than answers, the case eventually goes cold.
Now, eleven years later, Delilah shockingly returns. Everyone wants to know what happened to her, but no one is prepared for what they’ll findโฆ
From New York Times bestselling author, JB Salsbury, comes an angsty new romance with a bossy hero and woman who was born to survive.
To me, he was Grizzly.
To the world, I would learn, heโs someone else completely.
I should have died on that mountain.
But he rescued me.
More animal than man, heโs cold, distant, and fiercely territorial. He seems to hate me for simply breathing, and yet, he brought me back to life.
After my return to the city, I canโt stop thinking about him. His rough hands, intense glare, and the way he cared for me as if I meant something to him.
He tells me heโs dangerous. That Iโm not safe around him. I would eventually understand why he warned me away. But by then itโs too late. My heart is his.
I’m Everett โRettโ Ramses.
New Orleans is my world, my realm, and my domain.
After what I’ve done, some people say Iโm the devil.
I say I’m a man who knows what he wants, and nothing stops me from getting what I desire.
I took New Orleans, and now I want Emma OโBrien.
As the daughter of my fatherโs rival and sworn enemy, her fate is to be my wife.
Emma is in my world now.
It’s time she makes a deal with the devil.
Have you been Aleatha’d?
Enter the dangerous and mysterious world of New Orleans in this all new full-length romantic suspense novel, DEVIL’S DEAL. For a sneak peek into their first meeting with no spoilers, check out the enticing prequel, โFateโs Demandโ available everywhere.
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Rett and Emmaโs intriguing story begins with DEVILโS DEAL, book one of the Devil Series Duet, and concludes with ANGELโS PROMISE. Donโt miss a word of this new and exciting duet.
Heโll keep her safe, no matter the price.
Investigative reporter Ellie Holmes has uncovered billionaire Devlin Saintโs dark and dangerous secrets, and he has both stripped away her protective armor and tamed the wildness within her. Bound by a shared past and the hope of a blissful future, they grow even closer, each exposing more of themselves as their love deepens.
But now that Devlinโs true identity has been publicly revealed, old enemies appear, intent on destroying Devlin. And while he vows to enlist all of his resources to protect her, Ellie soon realizes that the only way to save them both is to take the last, final step to fully join Devlin in the dark.
Fromย USA Todayย Bestselling Author Devney Perry comes aย small town, surprise pregnancy romance.
Leo Winter loves his life. He works when he needs money. He rides when he craves freedom. He frequents the local bar when he wants a good time. The Tin Gypsies might be a memory, but the bachelor life he lived with his motorcycle club still suits him fine. So when a one-night stand surprises him at a family barbecue and claims sheโs pregnant with his child, heโs certain heโs died and gone to hell.
Cassandra Cline took one night off from her structured life. One. And now her wild fling with the local bad boy has turned her life sideways. Her dreams and academic career are circling the drain, and none of it would have happened if sheโd stayed far, far away from Leo.
Except avoiding him is impossible, especially when sheโs forced to move home to Clifton Forge, Montana. And he refuses to leave her side when a series of strange accidents put her and their baby at risk. But are they accidents? Or is she standing in the middle of a battlefield she doesnโt understand?
Her only allies are people she barely knows. And a man who has the potential to steal her heart.
If only heโd stop playing the fool.
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