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Return to Cherry Blossom Way / by Chin, Jeannie.;
When her latest assignment takes her back home, travel writer May Wu runs into her ex, Han Leung, who has put his own desires on hold for family duty until his encounter with May makes him realize that love is even stronger the second time around.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Asian Americans; Travel writers; Family-owned business enterprises; Man-woman relationships;
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An American beauty / by Abé, Shana,author.;
"When a railroad baron falls for a uniform girl at a gambling parlor thirty years his junior, he moves her to New York posing as a well-heeled Southern widow where her shrewd investing instincts build her a fortune"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Businesspeople; May-December romances;
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The music of what happens / by Konigsberg, Bill.;
It is summer in Phoenix, and seventeen-year-old Maximo offers to help a Jordan, a fellow student in high school, with the food truck that belonged to Jordan's deceased father, and which may be the only thing standing between homelessness for Jordan and his mom; the boys are strongly attracted to each other, but as their romance develops it is threatened by the secrets they are hiding--and by the racism and homophobia of those around them.LSC
Subjects: Gay teenagers; Hispanic American teenagers; Homophobia; Racism; Identity (Psychology); Male rape; Mothers and sons; Secrecy;
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Sex and vanity : a novel / by Kwan, Kevin,author.;
"The iconic author of the bestselling phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians returns with a glittering tale of love and longing as a young woman finds herself torn between two worlds--the WASP establishment of her father's family and George Zao, a man she is desperately trying to avoid falling in love with"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Asian Americans; Rich people;
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Sorry, bro / by Voskuni, Taleen,author.;
"When Nar's non-Armenian boyfriend gets down on one knee and proposes to her in front of a room full of drunk San Francisco tech boys, she realizes it's time to find someone who shares her idea of romance. Enter her mother--armed with plenty of mom-guilt and a spreadsheet of Facebook-stalked Armenian men, she convinces Nar to attend Explore Armenia, a month-long series of events in the city. But it's not the mom-approved playboy doctor or wealthy engineer who catches her eye: it's Erebuni, a woman as equally immersed in the witchy arts as she is in preserving Armenian identity. Suddenly, with Erebuni as her wingwoman, the events feel like far less of a chore, and much more of an adventure"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Bisexual fiction.; Novels.; Armenian Americans; Bisexual women; Bisexuality; Coming out (Sexual orientation); Dating services; Families; Female friendship; Mothers and daughters; Separation (Psychology); Sexual orientation;
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The business of lovers / by Dickey, Eric Jerome,author.;
"Unlike their younger brother Andre, whose star as a comedian is rising, neither Dwayne nor Brick Duquesne is having luck with his career - and they're unluckier still in love. Dwayne has just been fired from his latest acting role and barely has enough money to get by after paying child support to his former lover, while Brick struggles to return to his uninspiring, white-collar job after suffering a health emergency and a nasty breakup with the woman he still loves. Neither brother is looking to get entangled with a woman anytime soon, but love - and lust - has a way of twisting the best-laid plans"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Erotic fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Brothers; African Americans;
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How to be a wallflower / by James, Eloisa.;
"Miss Cleopatra Lewis is about to be launched in society by her aristocratic grandfather. But since she has no intention of marrying, she visits a costume emporium specifically to order unflattering dresses guaranteed to put off any prospective suitors. Powerful and charismatic Jacob Astor Addison is in London... He's furious when a she-devil masquerading as an English lady steals Quimby's Costume Emporium from under his nose. Jake strikes a devil's bargain, offering to design her 'wallflower wardrobe' and giving Cleo the chance to design his... And somehow in the middle of their lively competition, Jake becomes her closest friend."--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Aristocracy (Social class); Americans; Rich people; Man-woman relationships;
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Instructions for dancing / by Yoon, Nicola.;
Evie Thomas experiences something strange when she witnesses a couple kiss and is overtaken with a vision of how their romance began and how it will end. As Evie tries to figure out why this is happening, she finds herself at La Brea Dance studio, learning to waltz, fox-trot, and tango with a boy named X. They are entered in a ballroom dancing competition even though they have just met. Evie does not want to fall for X because of her visions of heartbreak, but as they are drawn towards each other, Evie is forced to question all she thought she knew about life and love.LSC
Subjects: African Americans; Dating (Social customs); Divorce; Visions; Books; Dance;
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Diving into forever / by Greer, Laurel,author.;
"To complete his beloved late sister's bucket list, chef Kellan Murphy needs to triumph over his fear of deep water. Enter American dive instructor Sam Walker, as kind as he is electrifying to every fiber of Kell's being. Sam's soon nudging his way into the Irishman's heart. But with Kellan's dive certification comes an inheritance ... and the restaurant of his dreams a continent away. Is Kellan's future really on Oyster Island-with Sam?"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Cooks; Diving; Gay men;
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The son of Mr. Suleman : a novel / by Dickey, Eric Jerome,author.;
"Professor Pi Suleman is a black man from Memphis and proud of it. Still, he has to endure a lot as an adjunct professor at the city's prestigious University Along the Nile, a hard-earned career that is crushing his spirit. Pi is constantly forced to bite his tongue in the face of one of his tenured colleague's prejudice and microaggressions. At the same time, he's being blackmailed by a powerful UAN professor who threatens to claim he has assaulted her; he is unable to reveal that she is actually sexually violating him, trapped in a he-said-she-said with a white woman that, in this society, Pi knows he will never win"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Social problem fiction.; African American men; College teachers; Extortion; Fathers and sons; Man-woman relationships; Racism; Sex crimes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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