"A luminous telling of two modern romances, a book that lingers sweetly and hilariously in the memory." —Dallas Morning News Guido and Vincent are childhood best friends—third cousins, really—living in Cambridge and dreaming about their futures. Guido plans to write poetry while Vincent feels confident he will win a Nobel prize for physics. When Guido spots Holly while exiting a museum, he can immediately sense that she will be quirky, difficult, and hard to live with. He loves her on sight. Vincent, open-minded and cheerful, meets Misty at work. Though she is a bored and misanthropic brunette, he finds himself desperate to know her. Through courtship, jealousy, estrangement, and other perils, Happy All the Time follows four sane, intelligent, and good-intentioned people who manage to find love in spite of themselves.

Happy All the Time: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries)

Literature & Fiction

Colwin, Laurie

Humor & Satire

VINTAGE

This Bird Has Flown: A Novel

A delightfully funny and romantic debut novel from Susanna Hoffs, celebrated performer and co-founder of The Bangles, that is "part British romcom, part Jane Eyre, and one hundred percent enjoyable" (Tom Perrotta). Music. Fate. Redemption. Love. Jane Start is thirty-three, broke, and recently single. Ten years prior, she had a hit song--written by&nbsp;world-famous superstar Jonesy--but Jane hasn't had a breakout since.&nbsp;Now she's living out of four garbage bags at her parents' house, reduced to performing to Karaoke tracks in Las&nbsp;Vegas.&nbsp;Rock bottom.&nbsp; &nbsp; But when her longtime&nbsp;manager Pippa sends Jane to London to regroup,&nbsp;she's seated next to an intriguing stranger on the flight--the&nbsp;other&nbsp;Tom Hardy, an elegantly handsome Oxford professor of literature. Jane is instantly smitten by Tom, and soon, truly inspired. But it's not Jane's&nbsp;past&nbsp;alone that&nbsp;haunts her second chance at stardom, and at love. Is Tom all that he seems? And can Jane emerge&nbsp;from the shadow of Jonesy's earlier hit,&nbsp;and into the light of her own? &nbsp; In turns deeply sexy, riotously funny, and utterly joyful,&nbsp;This Bird Has Flown&nbsp;explores love, passion, and the ghosts of our past, and offers a glimpse inside the music business that could only come from beloved songwriter Susanna Hoffs. "In this sexy, page-turning treat, Susanna Hoffs writes as engagingly as she sings." --Helen Fielding, author of the bestselling sensation Bridget Jones's Diary "An addictive medley of music, romance, secrets, and sex." --Tom Perrotta, New York Times bestselling author of The Leftovers &nbsp;

Romance

Hoffs, Susanna

Contemporary

Little, Brown and Company

This delightfully funny and steamy novel about music, fate,&nbsp;and love from beloved songwriter and Bangles&nbsp;co-founder Susanna Hoffs is "a&nbsp;total knockout" and "the smart, ferocious rock-star redemption romance you didn't know you needed" (New York Times Book Review). Jane Start is thirty-three, broke, and recently single. Ten years prior, she had a hit song--written by&nbsp;world-famous superstar Jonesy--but Jane hasn't had a breakout since.&nbsp;Now she's living out of four garbage bags at her parents' house, reduced to performing to Karaoke tracks in Las&nbsp;Vegas.&nbsp;Rock bottom. But when her longtime&nbsp;manager Pippa sends Jane to London to regroup,&nbsp;she's seated next to an intriguing stranger on the flight--the&nbsp;other&nbsp;Tom Hardy, an elegantly handsome Oxford professor of literature. Jane is instantly smitten by Tom, and soon, truly inspired. But it's not Jane's&nbsp;past&nbsp;alone that&nbsp;haunts her second chance at stardom, and at love. Is Tom all that he seems? And can Jane emerge&nbsp;from the shadow of Jonesy's earlier hit,&nbsp;and into the light of her own? In turns deeply sexy, riotously funny, and utterly joyful,&nbsp;This Bird Has Flown&nbsp;explores love, passion, and the ghosts of our past, and offers a glimpse inside the music business that could only come from beloved songwriter Susanna Hoffs. "Clever and entertaining&nbsp;. . .&nbsp;with an insider's feel for the mixed blessings of pop fame&#8203;."&nbsp;--Los Angeles Times "Part British romcom, part Jane Eyre, and one hundred percent enjoyable."--Tom Perrotta "In this sexy, page-turning treat, Susanna Hoffs writes as engagingly as she sings." --Helen Fielding "This isn't just a book, it's a love song, and it should come as no surprise that Susanna Hoffs has crafted the perfect one to put on your playlist." &#8213;Christina Lauren "A sweet and tender romance--and a valentine to music."&nbsp;--NPR "This book is a blast . . . about art and new beginnings and love and friendship and taking risks, it's such a fun read." &#8213;Jasmine Guillory

Back Bay Books

Every Summer After: A heartbreakingly gripping story of love and loss

Fortune, Carley

Genre Fiction

Piatkus

Couldn't get enough of The Fine Print? 
Fall in love with the next book in Lauren Asher's hot and sexy Dreamland Billionaires series . . .\nDeclan 
I'm destined to become the next CEO of my family's media empire. 
The only problem? My grandfather's inheritance clause. 
Fulfilling his dying wish of getting married and having an heir seemed impossible until my assistant volunteered for the job. 
Our marriage was supposed to be the perfect solution to my biggest problem. 
But the more we act in love for the public, the more unsure I feel about our contract. 
Caring about Iris was never part of the deal. 
Especially not when breaking her heart is inevitable.\nIris 
My plan to marry Declan was simple in theory. 
Move in together. Throw a wedding. Have a baby. 
We set rules to prevent any kind of issues. 
Ones that were never meant to be broken, no matter how much Declan tempts me. 
But what happens when our fake relationship bleeds into our real one? 
Falling in love was never an option. 
At least not for me.\nTerms and Conditions is the second book in a series of spicy standalone novels featuring three billionaire brothers.

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Asher, Lauren

Final Offer: the Sunday Times bestselling second chance romance - Meet the new Dreamland billionaire... (Dreamland Billionaires)

Little, Brown Book Group

Discover the addictive world of the Twisted series from TikTok sensation, Ana Huang! 
Read Twisted Love now for a brother's best friend romance.\nHe has a heart of ice . . . But for her, he'd burn the world.\nAlex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can't escape.\nDriven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart.\nBut when he's forced to look after his best friend's sister, he starts to feel something in his chest: 
A crack. 
To melt. 
A fire that could end his world as he knew it.\n***\nAva Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can't remember.\nBut despite her broken past, she's never stopped seeing the beauty in the world . . . including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn't want.\nHer brother's best friend. 
Her neighbour. 
Her saviour and her downfall.\nTheirs is a love that was never supposed to happen - but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both . . . and everything they hold dear.\nTwisted Love is a brother's best friend/opposites attract romance with a hint of suspense. It's book one in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone.\nWARNING: This book contains a jealous/possessive antihero, explicit sexual content and profanity. Recommended for 18+.

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Huang, Ana

Literary

The Love of My Life: A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)

"Rosie Walsh's The Love of My Life is my favorite kind of thriller--gripping, heartbreaking and impossible to put down."--Laura Dave From the New York Times bestselling author of Ghosted comes a love story wrapped in a mystery: an up-all-night page-turner with a dark secret at its core I have held you at night for ten years and I didn't even know your name.&nbsp;We have a child together. A dog, a house. &nbsp; Who are you? Emma loves her husband Leo and their young daughter Ruby: she'd do anything for them. But almost everything she's told them about herself is a lie. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And she might just have got away with it, if it weren't for her husband's job. Leo is an obituary writer; Emma a well-known marine biologist. When she suffers a serious illness, Leo copes by&nbsp;doing what he knows best - researching and writing about his wife's life. But as he starts to unravel the truth, he discovers the&nbsp;woman he loves doesn't really exist.&nbsp;Even her name isn't real. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When the very darkest moments of Emma's past finally emerge, she must somehow prove to Leo that she really is the woman he always thought she was . . . &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But first, she must tell him about the other love of her life.

The Love of My Life: A Novel

Walsh, Rosie

Pamela Dorman Books

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK "Gripping, heartbreaking and impossible to put down."--Laura Dave "A dazzling supernova of a book, it picks you up on line one and doesn't let you go until the very end." --Lisa Jewell From the New York Times bestselling author of Ghosted comes a love story wrapped in a mystery: an up-all-night page-turner with a dark secret at its core Emma loves her husband Leo and their young daughter Ruby: she'd do anything for them. But almost everything she's told them about herself is a lie. And she might just have got away with it, if it weren't for her husband's job. Leo is an obituary writer; Emma a well-known marine biologist. When she suffers a serious illness, Leo copes by&nbsp;doing what he knows best - researching and writing about his wife's life. But as he starts to unravel the truth, he discovers the&nbsp;woman he loves doesn't really exist.&nbsp;Even her name isn't real. When the very darkest moments of Emma's past finally emerge, she must somehow prove to Leo that she really is the woman he always thought she was . . . But first, she must tell him about the other love of her life.

Penguin Books

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