July 11\, 2022: \;The Marquess Makes His Move \;by D.C. Quincy
\n"London's most renowned mapmaker is a woman...but nobody knows it. If anyo ne discovers that Rose Fleming is the power and talent behind the family b usiness\, the scandal could ruin them. Rose's secret is tested by the arri val of a handsome new footman who shows far too much interest in his new m istress. Rose battles an intense attraction to the enigmatic servant\, but maintaining a proper distance isn't easy when you and temptation live und er the same roof. Few have met the reclusive half-Arab Marquess of Brandon \, who is rumored to live with a harem of beauties among his mother's peop le near Jerusalem. Brandon couldn't care less what society thinks of him\, or that his fellow peers are disdainful of his common blood\, but he won' t stand for being robbed. That's why he's disguised himself as a footman i n the home of a respected mapmaker who cheated Brandon out of his land. Bu t the nobleman's plans for retribution are complicated by his growing attr action for the secretive lady of the house. When Brandon uncovers the shoc king truth about Rose's role in his stolen birthright\, can a love born of deception really conquer all?"
\nAugust 8\, 2022: Layla by Colleen Hoover
\n"W hen Leeds meets Layla\, he's convinced he'll spend the rest of his life wi th her--until an unexpected attack leaves Layla fighting for her life. Aft er weeks in the hospital\, Layla recovers physically\, but the emotional a nd mental scarring has altered the woman Leeds fell in love with. In order to put their relationship back on track\, Leeds whisks Layla away to the bed-and-breakfast where they first met. Once they arrive\, Layla's behavio r takes a bizarre turn. And that's just one of many inexplicable occurrenc es"
\nSeptember 19\, 2022: \;Act Your Age\, Eve Brown \;by Talia Hibbert
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"Eve
Brown is a certified hot mess. No matter how hard she strives to do right\
, her life always goes horribly wrong--so she's given up trying. But when
her personal brand of chaos ruins an expensive wedding (someone had to lib
erate those poor doves)\, her parents draw the line. It's time for Eve to
grow up and prove herself even though she's not entirely sure how. Jacob W
ayne is in control. Always. The bed and breakfast owner s on a mission to
dominate the hospitality industry and he expects nothing less than perfect
ion. So when a purple-haired tornado of a woman turns up out of the blue t
o interview for his open chef position\, he tells her the brutal truth: no
t a chance in hell. Then she hits him with her car supposedly by accident.
Yeah\, right. Now his arm is broken\, his B&\;B is understaffed\, and
the dangerously unpredictable Eve is fluttering around\, trying to help. B
efore long\, she's infiltrated his work\, his kitchen and his spare bedroo
m. Jacob hates everything about it. Or rather\, he should. Sunny\, chaotic
Eve is his natural-born nemesis\, but the longer these two enemies spend
in close quarters\, the more their animosity turns into something else. Li
ke Eve\, the heat between them is impossible to ignore and it's melting Ja
cob s frosty exterior."
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