Comfort Read

Dylan Morrison

A feel-good M/M cozy romance with fake dating, one slightly demonic orange cat and a slow burn worth swooning over! Sage Ballard needs to rescue his reputation. Kit Forrest just wants to keep his beloved local bookshop from shutting down. All they have to do is convince the world they're madly in love. Pumpkin spice, old paperbacks, and a romance that's about to get very real... What readers are saying about Dylan Morrison's cozy "This. Was. Adorable. I swooned for both of these two HARD! This is grumpy x sunshine delivered!" Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Heartwarming and funny… the banter is truly next level… a wonderful and cozy read." Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Laugh-out-loud funny and heartache-inducing… incredibly satisfying… Morrison's writing is truly distinctive for the genre — intelligent and assured… a book that will stay with me for a long time." Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "One of my books of the year… Funny, charming, compelling" Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This book was a joy… genuine emotional arcs… this really cemented Morrison on my list of must-read authors." Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This book was such a joy to read!… Heartwarming and funny… the banter is truly next level… a wonderful and cozy read." Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Love love love!… Sweet, funny, heartwarming… The characters were so lovable and well developed." Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A slow burn without spice, full of witty characters… the transition in their relationship feels organic." Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "So engaging and funny that I really couldn't put this one down." Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Hilarious and adorable… My partner ended up reading over my shoulder because I kept bursting out laughing." Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Adorable and extremely well-written. I laughed out loud frequently." Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Super sweet and cute!… I highly recommend this book." Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Worship: A Novel

Alice Winn

Irish princess Isode is certain she will marry a king worthy of her, and she believes that king might just be Sir Palomides – if only he would convert to Christianity. Her plans, however, are shattered when a mysterious knight named Tristram defeats her beloved in a tournament. Solitary, handsome, and fast becoming the best knight of all, Tristram has no interest in marrying Isode. He only wanted to win approval – worship – from his idol, Palomides, and a seat with the knights of the Round Table. But after the tournament, Tristram and Isode’s fates are tied, whether they like it or not. As civil war brews in Camelot, Isode tries to regain control of her once glittering future. Amid turmoil and magic, Tristram and Isode set off on a perilous voyage and begin to see each other in a new light. What if their future holds more than either of them could ever imagine?

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Beau Scamp

C.M. Harris

"A very silly, very enjoyable, and very readable romp." — Kirkus Reviews England, 1794: What a time to be alive! Charlotte Goddard has spent her life performing. First, as Charlie, the stable hand raised in breeches by her highwayman father, and then as Beau Scamp, the notorious road thief whose reputation does considerably more work than her actual skills. When a botched robbery brings her face to face with Lady Catherina Pemberton—the childhood friend Charlotte has loved since she was twelve—she finds herself talked out of fleeing to America to avenge her father’s death and instead talked into the most ill-advised disguise of her career: maid to the woman she’s desperately in love with, in the house she’s been robbing, and under the noses of everyone who wants her hanged. A screwball Georgian caper with real blood in its veins. Beneath the wigs and pistols, a tender meditation on grief, class, and the difference between a hiding place and a home. For fans of Emma R. Alban, TJ Alexander, and Cat Sebastian

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The Haunting of Lady Death

Maddie Martinez

From bestselling author Maddie Martinez comes a deliciously dark sapphic retelling of The Phantom of the Opera drenched in Polish folklore–perfect for fans of Ava Reid, Catherynne M. Valente, and S.T. Gibson. A tale of obsession and desire… The city of Larzég glitters as bright as its famous Nectar Performance House, where violinist Kasia has worked her fingers to the bone to chase one dream: becoming Perła, the theater’s prestigious concertmaster. When the current Perła mysteriously dies during a performance, Kasia refuses to be distracted by whispers of a phantom in the theater’s wings. All she sees is her chance to replace the fallen star—until the orchestra director refuses her an audition because of her Azjarian heritage. Devastated, Kasia is desperate enough to strike a bargain with the phantom of the theater—revealed to be Death herself. Behind her dark veil, Lady Death is prepared to help Kasia in her quest to become Perła, if Kasia becomes her companion. But one cannot be companion to Lady Death without bearing her mark, and soon Kasia discovers that her music is entrancing, capable of bending the audience to her will. This alluring new gift thrusts Kasia into the spotlight, but also into the city’s highest circles of power, where influential men seek to control her, Lady Death’s demands grow increasingly dangerous, and Kasia finds herself falling further into the thrall of a master who promises her everything… as long as Death can call Kasia hers.

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