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HAPPENSTANCE by Tessa Bailey

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 โ€ข  Romance

From #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer comes a romantic comedy about an accidental relationship between three smitten menโ€ฆand one commitment phobic woman.

Elise Brandeis has never won a Pulitzerโ€”and she never will. At least not while sheโ€™s delivering sandwiches at the Gotham Times, instead of working there as an actual reporter. Her only shot at seeing her byline in print is to prove to the no nonsense managing editor that she has a nose for news. And sheโ€™s got just the story to grab her elusive attention.

Right after she delivers this turkey on ciabatta.

Chasing down leads brings Elise to Roosevelt Island, but just when the trail of clues begins to take shape, she gets stuck. Literally. On a cable car with three strangers who couldnโ€™t be more different. An uptight rugby coach, a construction worker and a former adult film star she pretends not to recognize a little too well.

At first, Elise wants nothing more than to be rescued ASAP.

An hour later, everything has changed. By pure happenstance, four separate journeys have collided in an intense, meaningful way. Suddenly, disentangling their lives feels more impossible than winning that Pulitzer. Good thing Elise is too busy proving herself at work to consider three boyfriends. Nobody has time for thatโ€”even if they make giving in feel oh so right. But three heads are better than one and these loners will teach themselves to work together to win Elise over foreverโ€ฆ

And more importantly, keep their dirty socks off her floor.

SECLUDED CABIN SLEEPS SIX by Lisa Unger

RELEASES November 8

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 โ€ข  Psychological Thriller

Three couples rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway to die for in this chilling locked-room thriller byNew York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger.

What could be more restful than a weekend getaway with family and friends? An isolated luxury cabin in the woods, spectacular views, a hot tub and a personal chef. Hannahโ€™s generous brother found the listing online. The reviews are stellar. Itโ€™ll be three couples on this trip with good food, good company and lots of R & R.

But the dreamy weekend is about to turn into a nightmare.

A deadly storm is brewing. The rental host seems just a little too present. The personal chef reveals that their beautiful house has a spine-tingling history. And the friends have their own complicated past, with secrets that run blood deep.

How well does Hannah know her brother, her own husband? Can she trust her best friend? Meanwhile, someone is determined to ruin the weekend, looking to exact a payback for deeds long buried. Who is the stranger among them?

PRINCESS AND THE PLAYER by Ilsa Madden-Mills

RELEASES November 8

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 โ€ข  Romance

A masquerade ball brings together an NFL player and a penniless princess in this smart and sexy romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills.

Levelheaded Francesca Lane never thought sheโ€™d miss her own wedding. But when her fiancรฉ betrays her, she puts on her wedding dress and ditches the altar for a masquerade ballโ€”at an exclusive lifestyle club.

There, she meets unknown-to-her NFL star Tuck Avery, dressed as a prince and hiding behind a maskโ€”heโ€™s there to celebrate his birthday. For one night, Francesca and Tuck indulge in a wickedly incognito affair. No names. No strings. And the masks donโ€™t come off.

Unfortunately, Francesca realizes quickly that her masked prince is the wealthy jock who lives in the penthouse of her apartment building. His hobbies include parties and supermodelsโ€”or so the tabloids say. Getting tangled up with a shallow jerk is the last thing Francesca needs right now, so she vows to keep Tuck from recognizing her (not that sheโ€™s his type anyway).

But fate has a teeny-tiny trick up her sleeveโ€ฆa plus sign on a pregnancy test. Can this tormented prince accept love, or will he push his princess away forever?

THE FAMILY GAME by Catherine Steadman

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 โ€ข  Psychological Thriller

 โ€ข  RECOMMENDED

From the New York Times bestselling author of Something in the Water, Mr. Nobody, and The Disappearing Act. . . .

THE RULES
1. Listen carefully
2. Do your research
3. Trust no one
4. Run for your life

Harriet Reed, a novelist on the brink of literary stardom, is newly engaged to Edward Holbeck, the heir of an extremely powerful family. And even though Edward has long tried to severe ties with them, news of the coupleโ€™s marital bliss has the Holbecks inching back into their lives.

As Harriet is drawn into their lavish world, the family seems perfectly welcoming. So when Edwardโ€™s father, Robert, hands Harriet a tape of a book heโ€™s been working on, she is desperate to listen.

But as she presses play, itโ€™s clear that this isnโ€™t just a novel. Itโ€™s a confession.

A confession to a grisly crime. A murder. And, suddenly, the game is in motion.

Feeling isolated and confused, Harriet must work out if this is part of a plan to test her loyalty. Or something far darker. What is it that Robert sees in her? Why give her the power to destroy everything?

This might be a game to the Holbeck familyโ€”but losing might still prove deadly.

READY OR NOT, HERE THEY COME . . .

JUST WHAT I NEEDED by Kylie Scott

RELEASES November 8

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 โ€ข  Romance

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kylie Scott comes a new story in her Stage Dive seriesโ€ฆ

When the Stage Dive crew decides to help, they do it in a big way.

Nanny and housekeeper Jude has been going through a dry patch. Getting ready to dip her toes back into the dating pool is a little nerve racking. And the offers of assistance from her boss, David Ferris, and his band are not helping. Right up until music producer Dean Jennings arrives to work on the bandโ€™s latest album.

But Dean is more than a little wary of dating anyone with anything to do with the Stage Dive crew after losing Lena to lead singer Jimmy Ferris all those years ago. Can Jude a) Convince the crew to stay out of her business and b) Woo the man of her dreams?

BETTER THAN FICTION by Alexa Martin

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 โ€ข  Romantic Comedy

Love isnโ€™t always by the book in this charming romantic comedy about a bookseller discovering how to be the main character in her story.

As a self-proclaimed book hater and a firm believer that the movie is always better, Drew Young didnโ€™t anticipate inheriting her grandmaโ€™s bookstore, the Book Nook. Sheโ€™s in way over her head even before the shopโ€™s resident book club, comprising seven of the naughtiest old ladies ever, begin to do what they do bestโ€”meddle.

Bestselling author Jasper Williams is a hopeless romantic. When he meets Drew at his Book Nook signing event, he becomes determined to show her the beauty of reading. He curates a book bucket list in exchange for her help exploring the local Denver scene for his current manuscript. From going river rafting to trying local restaurants, Drew begins to connect with Jasper in a way she only thought happened in fiction.

When messy family ties jeopardize the future of the Book Nook, Drew is caught between a bookshelf and a hard place. Sheโ€™s reminded that real life isnโ€™t always big dreams and sweeping romance. But Jasper is the plot twist she never saw coming and heโ€™s writing a happily ever after just for them.

FORBIDDEN FRENCH by R.S. Grey

RELEASES November 10

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 โ€ข  Romantic Comedy

Once upon a time, Emmett Mercier was the golden boy of St. Johnโ€™s Boarding School. The crown prince of his fatherโ€™s vast business empire, unapologetically attractiveโ€ฆoh, and fluent in French.

At school, I kept a picture of him hidden beneath my pillow, a tiny token of my adolescent infatuation, but I might as well have been worshiping a distant demigod. He was hardly aware of my existence. I was far too young, and he was far too consequentialโ€”until one day we found ourselves alone together in the dark library and struck up a friendshipโ€ฆof sorts.

But in the years since leaving St. Johnโ€™s, Iโ€™ve no longer bothered yearning for Emmett. What a useless dream. I would have gone crazy trying to keep up with his jet-setting life. Which Parisian hotel is he calling home now? Is there some new lithe model draping herself across his lap today?

My negligence comes back to bite me. Iโ€™m ill-prepared the day he strides into my art gallery. Thereโ€™s only a mere trace of the boy I once knew. Self-assured, handsome, intoxicatingโ€”Emmett is more man than I can handle.

Thereโ€™s no room for him in my gilded cage. My life is planned to a T. From where I go to how I dress, it all depends on the calculated whims of my grandmother. Soon, Iโ€™ll even dutifully walk down the aisle toward a man of her choosing.

Emmett canโ€™t stand my obedience. Now that weโ€™ve rekindled our friendship, heโ€™s intent on unearthing my heartโ€™s true motives.

And therein lies the problem: I was doing just fine without him, but now that heโ€™s rattling the bars of my cage, Iโ€™m forced to acknowledge the truth.

Once upon a time, Emmett Mercier was all I wanted. The midnight wanderings, the whispered nothings, the unbearable longingโ€”they etched indelible marks on my soul. Even now, after all these years, my heart is only fluent in one language.
Forbidden French.

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