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<\/a>Hero Wanted<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Betina M. Krahn<\/p>\nWhen dashing, determined bachelor Rafe Townsend, and beautiful, impetuous Lauren Alcott are trapped into an engagement by their powerful business magnate fathers, their attraction suggests there may be pleasurable compensations to matrimony after all. Until an outing together puts a damper on their future…<\/em><\/p>\n Lauren is appalled when Rafe refuses to help two women whose boat has overturned on a river. Stripping her outer clothing, she dives in to rescue them herself\u2014delighting a nearby reporter. Soon, newspapers and scandal sheets have labeled Rafe as \u201cless than heroic,\u201d for all of London to see, while Lauren is viewed by many as brazen. Besieged by scandalous rumors, and with both their reputations in the balance, what ensues is a prickly scheme that will either forge a partnership of deception\u2014or blaze a path to true love.<\/em><\/p>\n _______________________________<\/p>\n Two psychics plunge into a dark world of deadly secrets in this second installment of the Fogg Lake trilogy by\u00a0New York Times\u00a0bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz.<\/em><\/p>\n North Chastain possesses a paranormal talent that gives him the ability to track down the most dangerous psychic criminals. When his father suddenly falls into a coma, North is convinced it was caused by a deadly artifact traced back to the days of a secret government laboratory known only as the Bluestone Project. North knows his only hope of saving his father is to find the artifact. He is good when it comes to tracking down killers but to locate the relic, he’s going to need help from a psychic who knows the shadowy world of obsessive collectors, deceptive dealers, and ruthless raiders\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n With her reputation in ruins after a false accusation, antique expert Sierra Raines is looking for a fresh start. She turns to the murky backwaters of the paranormal artifacts trade, finding and transporting valuable objects with a psychic provenance. When North Chastain approaches her for help, Sierra takes him on as a client, though not without reservations. North represents the mysterious Foundation, the secretive organization established to police the underworld populated by psychic criminals and those, like Sierra, who make a living in the shadows of that world.<\/em><\/p>\n North and Sierra soon find themselves at the scene of The Incident that occurred decades ago in Fogg Lake. The town and its residents were forever changed by the disaster in the nearby Bluestone Project labs. The pair unearth shocking truths about what happened that fateful night, but they are playing with fire\u2014someone in town knows what they\u2019ve discovered and will do anything to make sure the secrets stay buried.<\/em><\/p>\n This book is also available in the following formats:<\/p>\n ______________________________<\/p>\n Aja Everett longs to turn her old family ranch into a place where anyone can find rest and healing. But her big heart’s bound to get her in trouble if she’s not careful\u2014someone wants her gone, and they’ll do whatever it takes to drive her away from the land that’s her lifeblood. Whether she’s willing to admit it or not, she needs help.<\/em><\/p>\n She needs a man like Ranger Jackson Dean.<\/em><\/p>\n Jackson doesn’t trust love. He once made the mistake of following his heart and all he’d gotten was pain in return. But when city-slicking do-gooder Aja Everett asks for his help, he can’t stay away\u2026and as attraction sizzles and protective instincts flare, she may be the only woman able to restore the heart of this Texas Ranger.<\/em><\/p>\n __________________________<\/p>\n Two childhood friends are playing house\u2014and maybe playing for keeps\u2014in this sexy, and unpredictable marriage-of-convenience romance.<\/em><\/p>\n To save her Tennessee bed-and-breakfast, Sophie Bates needs a fast-cash miracle. Holden McKenzie, her childhood best friend, needs to prove to a prospective employer that he\u2019s a committed man. Their fortunes on the line, Holden proposes\u2026a solution.<\/em><\/p>\n He\u2019ll take care of Sophie\u2019s bills if she agrees to a temporary marriage of convenience. And why not? They\u2019re comfortable together, they have fun, and they trust each other. It\u2019s as simple as saying \u201cI do.\u201d But the off-the-cuff wedding has all of Honey Creek talking\u2014and Sophie and Holden realizing that their perfect arrangement is working too well. If they\u2019re not careful, this marriage could turn into a love story.<\/em><\/p>\n __________________________<\/p>\n In this irresistible historical romance\u00a0debut, a seasoned spy sets out to rescue the childhood friend he once loved from a reputation-destroying rumor\u2014only to discover that she is actually the source.<\/em><\/p>\n After enduring five interminable seasons, Lottie Carlisle has had enough of shallow London society, her boring little life, and her uncle Alfred’s meddling. When he demands she accept a proposal by the end of next season or else he will choose a husband for her, she devises a plan: create a scandal shocking enough to make her unmarriageable and spend her spinsterhood far enough away in the countryside where no one will ever recognize her.<\/em><\/p>\n Alec Gresham hasn’t seen Lottie since he left his childhood friend without a word five years ago. So he’s not surprised to find her furious when he appears on her doorstep. Especially bearing the news he brings: her uncle is dying, her blasted reputation is still intact, and Lottie must return home. As they make the journey back to her family estate, it becomes increasingly clear that the last five years hasn’t erased their history, nor their explosive chemistry. Can Lottie look past her old heartache and trust Alec, or will his secrets doom their relationship once again?<\/em><\/p>\n ______________________________<\/p>\n It was a story that couldn\u2019t possibly be true: Identical twins, separated at birth. Anna Drury wouldn\u2019t have believed it, but the woman standing before her was physically alike her in every way\u2026and held in her hands a keepsake baby bracelet, the same as Anna had.\u00a0 How could it be?<\/em><\/p>\n Anna\u2014with her tall, strong husband and two adorable children, grew up loved and secure, and she freely opens her heart to others, so she embraces the idea of her new-found sister, Amelia. Everyone tells Anna to tread carefully, but Amelia is family, she sees it in the other woman\u2019s face and knows it in the depth of her soul. And family should always be welcome.<\/em><\/p>\n Once the shock settles and the dust clears, the sisters learn about each other as they unravel the secrets of their past and separation. Anna wants to believe that life with her new-found sister will be perfect, but just as they are bonding in a special way, Amelia reveals the true reason for their reunion. Her kidneys are failing, and Anna could be her perfect match.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n But if Anna agrees to her request it might threaten everything she holds dear, her marriage, her health\u2026even her life. Faced with this dilemma, Anna must ask herself a hard question, how far will she go to help her twin, the woman who is her other half\u2026and a woman she doesn\u2019t really know?<\/em><\/p>\n This book is also available in the following format:<\/p>\n ______________________________<\/p>\n What is a Victorian lady’s formula for love? Mix one brilliant noblewoman and her enigmatic protection officer. Add in a measure of danger and attraction. Heat over the warmth of humor and friendship, and the result is more than simple chemistry\u2014it’s elemental.<\/em><\/p>\n Lady Violet Hughes is keeping secrets. First, she founded a clandestine sanctuary for England’s most brilliant female scientists. Second, she is using her genius on a confidential mission for the Crown. But the biggest secret of all? Her feelings for protection officer Arthur Kneland.<\/em><\/p>\n Solitary and reserved, Arthur learned the hard way to put duty first. But the more time he spends in the company of Violet and the eccentric club members, the more his best intentions go up in flames. Literally.<\/em><\/p>\n When a shadowy threat infiltrates Violet’s laboratories, endangering her life and her work, scientist and bodyguard will find all their theories put to the test\u2014and learn that the most important discoveries are those of the heart.<\/em><\/p>\n This book is also available in the following format:<\/p>\n _________________________________<\/p>\n Four best friends return home to find more than they ever dared dream of in this delightful quartet from bestselling authors\u00a0Maisey Yates,\u00a0Caitlin Crews,\u00a0Jackie Ashenden\u00a0and\u00a0Nicole Helm.<\/em><\/p>\n When they were girls, best friends Hope, Charity, Pru and Kit made a pact. If, at thirty, they weren’t happy with their lives, they would return home to Jasper Creek, Oregon. And when Hope’s wedding implodes, they decide it’s time.<\/em><\/p>\n While Hope is uncertain she’ll find her way back to the man she left behind, Kit finds herself kissing the man of her high school fantasies, good girl Charity decides to have some fun with a bad boy and Pru develops feelings for the one man she shouldn’t touch–her brother’s best friend.<\/em><\/p>\n All they wanted was to make their small-town childhood dreams a reality. But along the way, these four women also have to contend with their very own good old-fashioned cowboys.<\/em><\/p>\n This book is also available in the following format:<\/p>\n _____________________________<\/p>\n The second novel in\u00a0USA Today\u00a0bestselling author Beverly Jenkins\u2019 compelling new Women Who Dare series follows a female rancher in Wyoming after the Civil War.<\/em><\/p>\n A reporter has come to Wyoming to do a story on doctors for his Black newspaper back east. He thinks Colton Lee will be an interesting subject\u2026until he meets Colton\u2019s sister, Spring. She runs her own ranch, wears denim pants instead of dresses, and is the most fascinating woman he\u2019s ever met.<\/em><\/p>\n But Spring, who has overcome a raucous and scandalous past, isn\u2019t looking for, nor does she want, love. As their attraction grows, will their differences come between them or unite them for an everlasting love?<\/em><\/p>\n ______________________________<\/p>\n Set against the breezy backdrop of coastal Rhode Island, bestselling author Marina Adair\u2019s latest novel asks whether two of a small town\u2019s biggest hearts can learn to put themselves first\u2014in the name of love.<\/em><\/p>\n As caregiver for her autistic brother, Beckett Hayes knows how meaningful a little extra help can be when life happens. Which is why she runs Consider It Done, a personal concierge service in her small town. Her job also gives her the flexibility to follow her passion, being Rome, Rhode Island’s unofficial special needs advocate, training emotional support companions in her spare time. There’s not much of that, though, and certainly not enough for serious dating. It’s always been family first for Beck. But one unquestionably gorgeous, good-natured man is suddenly a temptation that’s getting tougher to resist…<\/em><\/p>\n Sixteen years ago, Levi Rhodes was ready to sail off into the sunset–literally. But then his father’s death and his sister’s unexpected pregnancy postponed his sailing scholarship and the adventures he had planned. Running the family marina and bar was the least he could do for his grieving mother. Plus, his niece needed a father-figure. But now that she’s in high school and has her bio-dad in her life, Levi’s wondering if it’s time to get his sea legs under him again…until curvy, caring Beck showed up in his bar, and then in his dreams.<\/em><\/p>\n ______________________________<\/p>\n The Lost Manuscript\u00a0is a charming epistolary novel about the love of books and magical ability they have to bring people together.<\/em><\/p>\n When Anne-Lise Briard books a room at the Beau Rivage Hotel for her vacation on the Brittany coast, she has no idea this trip will start her on the path to unearthing a mystery. In search of something to read, she opens up her bedside table drawer in her hotel room, and inside she finds an abandoned manuscript. Halfway through the pages, an address is written. She sends pages to the address, in hopes of potentially hearing a response from the unknown author. But not before she reads the story and falls in love with it. The response, which she receives a few days later, astonishes her…<\/em><\/p>\n Not only does the author write back, but he confesses that he lost the manuscript 30 years prior on a flight to Montreal. And then he reveals something even more shocking–that he was not the author of the second half of the book.<\/em><\/p>\n Anne-Lise can’t rest until she discovers who this second mystery author is, and in doing so tracks down every person who has held this manuscript in their hands. Through the letters exchanged by the people whose lives the manuscript has touched, she discovers long-lost love stories and intimate secrets. Romances blossom and new friends are made. Everyone’s lives are made better by this book–and isn’t that the point of reading? And finally, with a plot twist you don’t see coming, she uncovers the astonishing identity of the author who finished the story.<\/em><\/p>\n ______________________________<\/p>\n A teenage movie crush set her standards high. Now a real man needs to meet them. Fast.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Chicago obstetrician Mackenzie \u201cMac\u201d Huntress set her standards for men very high early on. It\u2019s been over twenty years since she fell for a fictional movie heartthrob, and Mac\u2019s content to wait for the real version to come along; it\u2019s her nagging mother who\u2019s not happy with the timeline. So Mac falls back on her lifelong Mom-surviving skill\u2014lying. The latest fabrication: a handsome neurologist named Michael. Pity he\u2019s too busy to meet her friends and family. Problem solved.<\/em><\/p>\n But when Mac\u2019s little sister announces her engagement, Mac is expected to introduce her elusive \u201cplus-one\u201d at the wedding, leaving her with only forty days to find a flesh-and-blood stand-in for the imaginary Michael. And the only potential Mr. Right comes with a big hitch.<\/em><\/p>\n However, it turns out Mac\u2019s not the only one bringing secrets to the wedding. With expectations high, and shocking truths to be revealed, Mac\u2019s left to find her own happy ending, which isn\u2019t as simple as in the movies\u2026though it\u2019s definitely worth waiting for.<\/em><\/p>\n _______________________________<\/p>\n What happens when the person you find MOST impossible becomes impossible to resist? Opposites distract in this hilarious romantic comedy about America’s least likely couple.<\/em><\/p>\n There’s just one thing standing between liberal Senate staffer Kate Adams and passage of the landmark legislation she’s been fighting for all year: Ben Mackenzie, intimidating gatekeeper for one of DC’s most powerful conservative senators. After Kate and Ben lock horns in a meet-not-so-cute, they vow to take each other down–by any means necessary.<\/em><\/p>\n She thinks he’s arrogant (and doesn’t deserve those gorgeous green eyes). He thinks she’s too quick to judge (and irresistibly distracting). But as their endless game of one-upmanship becomes Kate’s favorite part of the day, she starts to wonder if her feelings for Ben are closer to attraction than animosity…and maybe their sparring is flirting. And when Kate realizes there’s more to Ben than meets the eye, she’s forced her to confront her biggest fear: In her sworn enemy, she may have found her perfect match.<\/em><\/p>\n ____________________________<\/p>\n The life Olivia Harper always dreamed of isn\u2019t so dreamy these days. The 16-hour work days are unfulfilling and so are things with her on-again, off-again boyfriend. But when she hears that her estranged mother, Juliet, has been seriously injured in a car accident, Liv has no choice but to pack up her life and head home to beautiful Cape Sanctuary on the Northern California coast.<\/em><\/p>\n It\u2019s just for a few months\u2014that\u2019s what Liv keeps telling herself. But the closer she gets to Cape Sanctuary, the painful memories start flooding back: Natalie, her vibrant, passionate older sister who downward-spiraled into addiction. The fights with her mother who enabled her sister at every turn. The overdose that took Natalie, leaving her now-teenaged daughter, Caitlin, an orphan.<\/em><\/p>\n As Liv tries to balance her own needs with those of her injured mother and an obstinate, resentful fifteen-year-old, it becomes clear that all three Harper women have been keeping heartbreaking secrets from one another. And as those secrets are revealed, Liv, Juliet, and Caitlin will see that it\u2019s never too late\u2014or too early\u2014to heal family wounds and find forgiveness.<\/em><\/p>\n This book is also available in the following formats:<\/p>\n ___________________________<\/p>\n In a world of danger and uncertainty, the Alpha has enough to worry about without him…<\/em><\/p>\n For Alpha Evie Kitwanasdottir, things are never easy. The Great North Pack has just survived a deadly attack. Evie is determined to do whatever is necessary to keep her Pack safe, especially from the four Shifters who are their prisoners.<\/em><\/p>\n Constantine lost his parents and his humanity on the same devastating day. He has been a thoughtless killer ever since. When Constantine is moved to live under Evie’s watchful eye, he discovers that taking directions and having a purpose are not the same thing.<\/em><\/p>\n Each moment spent together brings new revelations to Constantine, who begins to understand the loneliness of being Alpha. He finds strength and direction in helping Evie, but there is no room for a small love in the Pack, so Constantine must work harder than ever to prove to Evie he is capable of a love big enough for the Great North Pack itself.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Are you looking for a new book? Check out the following new romance titles available at our Fairmount Street Branch. 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<\/a>All the Colors of Night<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>by Jayne Ann Krentz<\/p>\n\n
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<\/a>Jackson<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by LaQuette<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/like-you-love-me.jpg?resize=249%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Like You Love Me<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Adriana Locke<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/rogue-to-remember.jpg?resize=272%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>A Rogue to Remember<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Emily Sullivan<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/keepsake-sisters.jpg?resize=265%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>The Keepsake Sisters<\/a><\/strong> <\/em>by Lori Wilde<\/p>\n\n
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<\/a>A Lady’s Formula for Love<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Elizabeth Everett<\/p>\n\n
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<\/a>A Good Old-Fashioned Cowboy\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em>by Maisey Yates, Caitlin Crews, Jackie Ashenden, and Nicole Helm<\/p>\n\n
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<\/a>Wild Rain<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>by Beverly Jenkins<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hopeless-romantic.jpg?resize=268%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Hopeless Romantic\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em>by Marina Adair<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-lost-manuscript.jpg?resize=261%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>The Lost Manuscript<\/a><\/strong> <\/em>by Cathy Bonidan; translated from the French by Emma Ramadan<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jake-ryan-complex.jpg?resize=249%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>The Jake Ryan Complex<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Bethany Crandell<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/meet-you-in-the-middle.jpg?resize=266%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Meet You in the Middle<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Devon Daniels<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sea-glass-cottage.jpg?resize=265%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>The Sea Glass Cottage<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by RaeAnne Thayne<\/p>\n\n
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<\/a>Season of the Wolf<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>by Maria Vale<\/p>\n