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Hey there, book lovers! Guess what? November is finally here, and it’s bringing an incredible lineup of new reads that you won’t want to miss! As the warmth in the air increases and the days stretch longer, there’s no better time to relax with a captivating book..
So, are you ready to dive into some thrilling adventures, fresh perspectives, and unforgettable stories? Here’s a sneak peek at all the exciting titles we’ll be exploring this month.
Holiday rom-com: The Anti-Social Season by Adele Buck
Relationship Status: Doesn’t Get More Complicated Than This
In this offbeat holiday romantic comedy, an overworked firefighter-turned-social media coordinator and a librarian with an unrequited crush break a few rules in the company handbook…
For Thea Martinelli, burnout is real. After working as a firefighter for the Emergency Services Department over the last ten years, she can’t stomach anymore close calls. Just when she’s ready to hang up the hose for good, she’s offered an out: stay on as the station’s new social media manager. It’s a move that would keep her in the squad and off the truck — if she makes it through the probation period.
Basically, she needs to learn everything there is to know about social media…fast.
Librarian and social media coordinator Simon Osman is shocked to learn his new responsibilities include showing Thea Martinelli — his high school crush — the ins and outs of digital engagement. And the fact that she doesn’t even remember him? Not helpful. Still, this could be his chance to finally turn his part-time role into something long-term.
But as the chaos of the holiday season unfolds, Thea and Simon find that the closer they work together, the hotter their attraction burns. Yet giving in to these feelings could mean giving up their careers. Are they willing to risk everything they’ve worked toward…for each other?
Fantasy: A Fire In The Sky by Sophie Jordan
Dragons are extinct. Witches are outcast. Magic is dying. But human lust for power is immortal.
Dragon fire no longer blisters the skies over Penterra, but inside the lavish palace, life is still perilous – especially for Tamsyn. Raised in the glittering court alongside the princesses, it’s her duty to be punished for their misdeeds. Treated as part of the royal family but also as the lowliest servant, Tamsyn fits nowhere. So when she is tasked with the ultimate sacrifice of pretending to be one of the true royal princesses and marry Fell, the Beast of the Borderlands, son to the great dragon slayer, Tamsyn accepts her fate even if it means tricking the deadly warrior.
The wedding night begins with unexpected passion, but ends in near violence when her trickery is exposed. Rather than start a war, Fell accepts Tamsyn as his bride … but Tamsyn isn’t what she seems. She harbours dark secrets, secrets buried so deep even she doesn’t know they exist.
For Tamsyn is more than the false wife of a man who now sees her as his enemy. And when those secrets emerge, they will ignite a flame bright enough to burn the entire kingdom to the bone.
Magic is not dead … it is only sleeping. And it will take one ordinary girl with an extraordinary destiny to awaken it.
Romantasy: The Rogue King by Abigail Owen
The best revenge is worth waiting for. Even if it takes five hundred years…
Brand Astarot is patiently biding his time for a chance to take vengeance on the King of the Gold Dragon Clan. To unleash the rage that he lives with, the grief for his slaughtered family.
Already he can taste the blood, the smoke. The fury.
Until then, Brand remains a rogue dragon shifter, bound to no one but himself. And with the chance to ally himself with a new clan, he’s tracking down a woman who could shift the balance in the world of the dragons.
Only no one told him exactly what or who Kasia Amon is, or that she’s coveted by those who would use her for their own purposes.
Unpredictable and dangerously lethal, Kasia will not be used by anyone – especially the mercenary dragon shifter who calms the inferno raging inside her.
But nothing will stop a dragon who wants to be king…or a rogue who’s out for revenge.
The author of The Games Gods Play brings you Book 1 of the Inferno Rising series.
Don’t miss book 2 The Blood King – also out now!
Rural romance: Outback Reunion by Rachael Johns
They spent one magical night together, but when he woke up she was gone …
Eight years later, Gabriela Jimenez is hoping a couple of weeks in Bunyip Bay with the Grand Jimenez Family Circus will give her and Luna, her daughter, the chance to reconnect after the tragic death of Luna’s father. The last thing Gabi expects is to run into the man she once knew. Mark Morgan is still as sweet and sexy as she remembers, but Gabi is harbouring guilt and dealing with the grief of her in-laws. She can’t afford to let him get under her skin again.
After his successful career in AFL was cut short due to a crushing injury, Mark is struggling to readjust to small-town life and working the family farm. As if this isn’t bad enough, his wife’s betrayal means he may never be able to risk his heart to love again. Mark couldn’t be less interested in the circus that has arrived in town … until he discovers that the woman who vanished from his bed all those years ago without saying goodbye is part of it.
Will a chance meeting lead to something more?
Small-town romance: Forbidden King by Laura Pavlov
She’s the one girl I can’t have, and the only one I want …
A notorious ladies’ man falls first – and falls hard – for his best friend’s sister. Welcome to Magnolia Falls, perfect for fans of Elsie Silver, Lucy Score and B.K. Borison!
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Saylor Woodson is my best friend’s little sister, and she’s completely off limits.
We have a history, a connection – one that no one else knows about. I’ve kept my distance for years, it was easy when she was away at school. But now she’s home, and she’s everywhere I turn. And the way that I want her is unexplainable.
So, I do everything in my power to keep my distance, because her brother is my best friend. My family. But the pull is too strong. I want to claim her and keep her and make her mine.
Once we cross that line in the sand, I’m drowning in this girl and can’t find my way up for air. Guilt hangs over me like a dark cloud, but I can’t seem to walk away, no matter how hard I try.
And now that I’ve had a taste of forever, I’m willing to risk everything to keep it.
Holiday romance: My Kind Of Christmas by Robyn Carr
Welcome back to Virgin River with the books that inspired the hit Netflix series…
While the Riordan brothers have a reputation for being rough-and-tumble, Patrick has always been the gentle, sweet-natured one. But his easygoing manner is tested by his high-octane career as a navy pilot, and for the Riordan men, when the going gets tough…the tough find the love of a good woman.
Angie LeCroix wants to spend the holidays relaxing, away from her well-intentioned but hovering mother. Yet instead of freedom, she gets her uncle, Jack Sheridan. If he had his way, she’d never go out at all. And certainly not with Patrick Riordan. Angie has her own idea of the kind of Christmas she wants — and the kind of man. But the Sheridan and Riordan families have different plans for Patrick and Angie and for Christmas, Virgin River style!
Cowboy romance: Hero For The Holidays by Maisey Yates
This Christmas, could the cowboy from her past unlock the key to her future?
When Landry King shows up at Four Corners Ranch with Lila, the teenage daughter no one ever knew he had, it sets the gossip mill churning. Landry’s daughter has lost her adoptive parents and is in desperate need of a new family. So this Christmas, the untamed cowboy is finally getting the chance to become the father he could never have been when Lila was born. Even if it means dealing with his other biggest regret…
Fia Sullivan hates Landry King. That’s how it’s always been. At least, that’s how it’s been since their dramatic teenage love affair ended in a way that shattered their hearts and left them with wounds that never healed. When Landry dredges up her most agonizing secret, Fia’s devastated…and also overjoyed at the possibility of the new life they could have. But there’s only so long she can be near Landry before their simmering desire reignites. Can they finally overcome their past pain to find new love — and new family — this Christmas?
Contemporary: Finding Their Way Back by Ally Blake & Justine Lewis
Always The Bridesmaid – Ally Blake
The best man proposition…
Charlotte is a bridesmaid-for-hire, but this time a best man is also needed. Conveniently, her old friend is building a beach house next door. She hasn’t seen handsome Beau for years, but begs him to step in anyway. Following a bereavement, Beau is taking a break. Except he can’t refuse Charlie, even if attending a wedding together is harder than expected. Every moment evokes memories of his troubled childhood, while Charlie is more beguiling than ever. A steamy affair seems inevitable. But would it be a road to further heartache, or true happiness?
Swipe Right For Mr Perfect – Justine Lewis
The art of dating a duke…
For art conservationist Laura suffering chronic endometriosis means no relationships. Only, thanks to her interfering mother, she’s matched online with @FarmerDan and can’t bring herself to swipe left…but then she learns ‘Dan’ is really her new boss, Henry, and their attraction is as intense in person as in cyberspace! Being a modern-day duke, Henry’s duty-bound to produce an heir. So while meeting Laura is thrilling, it becomes clear that her condition makes her fertility uncertain. With life pulling them in different directions, is their connection strong enough to flourish offline?
Happy reading!!