

Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt is a nice Jewish girl with a shameful secret: she loves Christmas. “The Matzah Ball had me laughing out loud…an all-around terrific read.”-Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author But can she embrace the unlikely, ruggedly handsome muse-who pushes every one of her buttons-to save the wedding, her career and, just maybe, write her own happy ending?Īmazon | Barnes & Noble | Google Play | Kobo | Apple Books | Indiebound | Indigo | Audible | Goodreads The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer With her wedding duties intensifying, her deadline getting closer by the second and her bills not paying themselves, Kara knows there’s only one way for her to finish her book and to give her characters the ever-after they deserve. But Ryan’s unexpected arrival sparks a creative awakening in Kara that inspires the steamy historical romance she desperately needs to deliver. The last thing she needs is for her infuriating first love, Ryan Thompson, to suddenly appear in the wedding party.

As a bestselling romance novelist and influential bookstagrammer, she’s fine with getting her happily-ever-after fix between the covers of a book.īut right now? Not only is Kara’s best friend getting married next week-which means big wedding stress-but the deadline for her next novel is looming, and she hasn’t written a single word.

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Kara Sullivan’s life is full of love-albeit fictional. Inspiration can come from the most unlikely-and inconvenient-sources. She lives outside of Washington DC with her family and two bratty cats.“Bromely does a deft job at keeping the twists and turns of this reunion realistic and utterly romantic.” - USA Today Liz Lawson is the author of “The Lucky Ones, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2020, and the upcoming YA mystery The Agathas, which she co-wrote with NYT Bestselling author Kathleen Glasgow. Support local bookshops by buying your contemporary romances at. Honorable mentions: Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas, The Layover by Lacie Waldon, A Pho Love Story by Loan Le. Plus, it features one of the most endearing best-friendships in recent memory. Henry doesn’t shy away from tackling hard subjects, putting her characters in painful situations that allow them to grow even outside of the burgeoning central romance, while also providing the reader with amply witty banter. Henry’s adult debut is voicey, heartwarming, and will grab you from the very first page and not let you go. Full of banter and fun, the book also touches on deeper issues as Emma struggles to figure out the best way to come out as bisexual to her family, and Sophia deals with the aftermath of her parents’ divorce.īeach Read by Emily Henry Emily Henry is well on her way to becoming a household name, and Beach Read is one of the prime reasons why. I Think I Love You by Auriane Desombre Um, a Sapphic, YA, modern-day retelling of Much Ado about Nothing? Sign us up.ĭesombre’s debut is dual-POV and set during a NYC summer against the backdrop of an independent film festival. In recent years, thanks in large part to social media, the trope has come back with a vengeance, and we’re here to bring you ten of the best examples of it in contemporary romance novels. Perhaps the most famous example of this is Pride & Prejudice, but the trope existed well before Jane Austen’s time-think about Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and The Taming of the Shrew. Since the beginning of time (or at least, modern literature), humans have loved stories centered around couples who initially hate each other but slowly, and usually because of circumstances outside of their control, fall in love.
