Romances Just in Time for Valentine's Day

Steamy Romances to Enjoy

 In Stefanie London's Bad Bachelor, everyone is talking about the hot new app that ranks New York's most eligible bachelors. It's not the Prince Charmings on the list that has everyone abuzz, but the list of so-called "Bad Bachelors"--NYC's most notorious bad boys. Number one on that list is Public Relations guru Reed McMahon, but he's ready to clock the next person who mentions Bad Bachelors to him. Reed is known as an "image fixer," but he needs a PR miracle of his own. He decides that helping a struggling library run by Darcy Greer may just be what he needs to take his mind off the list. Darcy is a streetwise Brooklynite who knows Reed is just the sort of guy she should avoid, however, the library is in desperate need of his help, so she reluctantly agrees to work with him. She soon realizes that there is more to Reed than his reputation and maybe, just maybe, he's the One for her.

In Tempest by Beverly Jenkins, Regan Carmichael is an independent spirit who has traveled to the Wyoming Territory as the mail order bride for Dr. Colton Lee. Only, when she arrives she shoots her intended in the shoulder instead of greeting him with a kiss. It was an honest mistake, but Regan begins to question her decision to marry a man she's never met. Colton buried his heart with his first wife and is insisting that he only wishes to marry so that his daughter will not grow up without a mother. However, the thought of having a forthright woman bold enough to brave the wilds of Wyoming begins to stir something in his soul. Despite his family's disapproval and the threat from an unseen enemy, Colton decides to risk it all to make this match a true union of body and soul.

All I Want for Halloween is a romance novel by Marie Harte. Sadie Liberato is tired of plain life, so she plans on letting go at the costume party this Halloween. Dressed up and anonymous, Sadie hasn't felt this powerful, sexy, and free in a long while. Gear Blackstone has decided to cut loose for one night and the added anonymity of a mask helps. His cheating ex and slime-ball best friend really threw him for a loop and managed to send his life into a tailspin. Gear manages to find the sexiest, snarkiest woman he's ever met. There is no doubt that Sadie and Gear have a scorching encounter and they each want to meet the other in real life, but will the heat remain when the masks come off?

Twelve Nights of Temptation by Barbara Dunlop is part of Whiskey Bay Brides trilogy. Even covered in grease, marine mechanic Tasha Lowell excites Matt Emerson who owns a charter-boat empire. Matt knows that Tasha isn't interested in a romance with the boss, so he keeps his distance. Yet, a saboteur has targeted Matt's business and Tasha agrees to accompany him to the holiday ball to gather intel. Tasha was beautiful before the makeover, but now she takes Matt's breath away and keeping things strictly business is no longer an option.

August is Romance Awareness Month!

During August, why not celebrate Romance Awareness Month by checking out some of our romance novels?  We have authors from classical to modern day, including :

• Charlotte Bronte
• Jane Austin
• Joyce Carol Oates
• Denise Hunter
• Beverly Jenkins
• Cindy Woodsmall
• Jane Peart
• Lynsay Sands
• Jodi Thomas

Need more suggestions?  Watch our Facebook page for romance novels that have been turned into movies.

Love is in the Air

Barking Up the Wrong Tree is a Bluff Point Romance by Jenn McKinlay. Carly DeCusati has returned to Bluff Point, Maine licking her wounds after her life fell apart. She is determined to get things back on track. She starts by trying to find a home for an elderly golden retriever and an excessively chatty parrot she inherited just as things were crumbling around her. Hunky one-night stand, James Sinclair agrees to help her if she will just give him the time of day. He doesn't care that she doesn't do relationships, he is determined to win Carly's heart, but will James's secrets tear them apart before they get their happily-ever-after?

Right Where We Belong is a Silver Springs Novel by Brenda Novak. With her husband arrested for attacking three women, Savanna Gray is in desperate need of a change. She takes her two kids and high-tails it to Silver Springs as soon as the divorce is settled. The old farmhouse her late father was going to renovate looks like a good place to get back on track and take charge of something. Gavin Turner is the one person who can understand Savanna's struggle to start over. Gavin was abandoned when he was five and it wasn't until he found his way to the New Horizons Boys Ranch as a teen that her finally began to heal. In spite of her attraction to Gavin, Savanna is reluctant to let him close; after all, her ex had a similar sad backstory and look how that turned out.

Tomorrow the Glory is a Graham Novel by Heather Graham. Kendall Moore is a high spirited southern belle, but a cruel marriage-bed betrayal forces this proud and beautiful woman to risk her life for freedom. Brent McClain is a Confederate agent who meets Kendall aboard the warship Jenni-Lyn and loses his heart in a single night of passion. When war and treason tear them apart--Brent into a raging battle and Kendall in her determined flight from a vengeful husband--these two lovers can only hold onto the promise of tomorrow and the love that will burn eternally in their hearts.


Other Romances for Your Consideration:

 August is Romance Awareness Month and we will be featuring a difference romance author everyday on our Facebook page including both old favorites and newcomers to our shelves.

Pick one up to enjoy today!

Want to Add a Little Heat to Your Summer?

     Summer is the perfect time to pick up a steamy paperback romance and relax with a tall glass of iced tea. Whether you like old fashioned "clean" romance like Jane Austen or if you go for the steamy, modern-day fare, you can find it here at the library. This week--in that spirit--I thought I would feature some of our new paperback romances, but with a supernatural twist.

     First, we have one of the newest Otherworld Novels by Yasmine Galenorn called "Darkness Raging." This series follows the D'Artigo sisters--Camille the good witch; Delilah the werecat and Death Maiden; and Menolly the vampire married to a werepuma. These cunning half-human, half-Fae sisters used to work for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency, but as of late they have been battling the forces of darkness amassing to break free of the Sub Realms to make their way onto the streets of Seattle. When Menolly's wife, Nerissa, is kidnapped by the enemy, she will lead her army of vampires to the depths of the Subterranean Realms and she is wholly prepared to destroy anyone who gets in her way.

     Next, there is "Dead Heat: An Alpha and Omega Novel" by Patricia Briggs. Charles Cornick and Anna Latham are mated werewolves who have been very busy lately. Charles is enforcer for his father, but with a lull in business, the two lovebirds decide to take a pleasure trip to Arizona. Unfortunately for them, they stumble upon a sinister plot by a dangerous fae being. It seems the fae have decided to escalate their cold war with the human race. They have been secretly replacing human children with fae-blooded clones and Charles and Anna know they will be squarely in the cross fire. Will these two ever get a break?

     "Runaway Vampire" is an Argeneau Novel by Lynsay Sands. Dante Notte is an immortal vampire hot on the trail of the people who kidnapped his twin. Unfortunately, Mary Winslow has just run over Dante with her RV while escaping the exact same bad guys. His broken ribs and punctured lung are nothing compared to the intense electric feeling he gets whenever her gets near Mary. He knows that this smart, stubborn woman is supposed to be his life mate. Mary feels the same irresistible connection to Dante as well, but trusting her feelings will mean putting her life in the hands of an immortal being who is the very definition of a perfect stranger.

     Finally, we have "White Tiger: a Shifters Unbound Novel" by Jennifer Ashley. For the past twenty years, Kendrick--a white tiger Shifter--has been the guardian of a group of shape shifters who are living in secret and constantly in fear of being found out and consigned to Shiftertowns. When Kendricks group is found out and forced to flee, he becomes more desperate than ever to protect them. Addison Price is a lonely waitress at a diner in the middle of nowhere, but she has noticed a great many unusual strangers drifting through. None have been as imposing or enigmatic as the fugitive who wields a broadsword with the ease and skill of a master. When he risks his life to save her, Addison's fear turns to empathy and finally to desire. As she learns more about Kendrick and his cubs, the more she wants to help them, no matter the cost.