Readers' Advisory: Romance

Vanessa Jared, a 40-something divorcee, decided that the best way to pull herself out of their post-divorce slump was to form The Savvy, Sexy, Singles Club and start the "Do Me" portion of her and her friends' lives.

When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes to her grandmother Eileen's house for some long-overdue rest. Eileen is newly single and about to turn eighty. She'd like a second chance at love, but her tiny Yorkshire village doesn't offer many eligible gentlemen. So they decide to try a two-month swap.

Vivian Forest has been out of the country a grand total of one time, so when she gets the chance to tag along on her daughter Maddie's work trip to England to style a royal family member, she can't refuse. She's excited to spend the holidays taking in the magnificent British sights, but what she doesn't expect is to become instantly attracted to a certain private secretary, his charming accent, and unyielding formality.

A New York Times Bestselling AuthorA Survivors' Club NovelFrom the legendary bestselling author of Only a Kiss and Only a Promise comes the final book in the rapturous Survivor's Club series -- as the future of one man lies within the heart of a lost but never-forgotten love.

When his wife asks for a divorce, Nashville Legends second baseman Gavin Scott finds help from an unlikely source: a secret romance book club made up of Nashville's top alpha men. With the help of their current read, a steamy Regency titled Courting the Countess, the guys coach Gavin on saving his marriage.

Can you fall in love like they do in the movies? It's Evie's job to find out. If she can't convince her film agency's biggest client, Ezra Chester, to write the romantic-comedy screenplay he owes producers, her career will be over. The catch? He thinks rom-coms are unrealistic and he'll only put pen to paper if Evie shows him that it's possible to meet a man the way it happens on the big screen.

Meet Emma, a young woman with a huge heart and a few little secrets: secrets from her boyfriend, secrets from her mother, and secrets she wouldn't share with anyone in the world. Until she spills them all to a handsome stranger on a plane. At least, she thought he was a stranger. . . . But come Monday, Emma's office is abuzz about the arrival of Jack Harper, the company's elusive CEO.

Having decided she will never marry, Kate plans to escape her meddlesome family by travelling to India. Her mother agrees on the condition that she gets--and rejects--three marriage proposals. To fulfill her end of the bargain Kate travels to the manor of Blackmoore in northern England, where her plans go awry.

Amber Marie Sterlington, the Rage of the Season in Regency-era London, has her pick of men, and she knows what she wants most in a husband: a title and a fortune. Why would she ever marry for something as fickle as love? And why would she ever look twice at Thomas Richards, a third son of a country lord?

After smallpox kills her mother and siblings, Gloriana Womack is dedicated to holding together what's left of her fractured family. Luke Carson arrives in Duluth to shepherd the construction of the railroad and reunite with his brother. When tragedy strikes, Gloriana and Luke must help each other through their grief and find their lives inextricably linked

Business consultant Rose Josten has put everything into a job she does not really like just to take care of her sisters after their parents died. Now, thanks to Emma, Rose is helping Ash chase her filmmaking dream by pitching a new project to a famous producer.

The synopsis in a book proposal is more than a summary of plot points or an outline of subjects to be covered. It's a convincing argument that the reader (editor, agent) needs and wants the story or argument you have to share in your memoir or non-fiction book manuscript.

Anna is a cosmetic chemist in her mid-twenties, working to create the next big thing in the world of makeup. But she's also hopelessly in love with Craig Kimball, who happens to be her boss's boss. In an uncharacteristically bold move, she decides to quit her job in order to pursue Craig.

Rowan is determined to renovate Dreamland, their family theme park. And fulfill his grandfather's last wish while also getting his inheritance. But then he comes across the beautiful, and talented Zahra and she awakes inside him a side that has long stayed dormant.

Hallie Welch fell hard for Julian Vos at fourteen, after they almost kissed in the dark vineyards of his family's winery. Now the prodigal hottie has returned to Napa Valley and when Hallie is hired to revamp the gardens on the Vos estate, she wonders if she'll finally get that smooch.

A shy bookworm enlists her charming neighbor to help her score a date, not knowing he's the obscure author she's been corresponding with, in this sparkling and heart-fluttering romance by Kristina Forest.

Divorce attorney RJ would never describe herself as romantic. But when she ends up officiating an unplanned wedding for a newly engaged couple in a park, her life is turned upside down. The video of the ceremony goes viral, and she finds herself in the unlikely position of being a sought-after local wedding officiant.

Nora's life is books, and she knows that she is not the plucky heroine, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. The only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby.

After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild.

Lily deals with her chaotic life as a floral shop owner, single mom and co-parent with her ex-husband — who can't seem to grasp the fact that they will never get back together.

A STEMinist rom-com in which a scientist is forced to work on a project with her nemesis--with explosive results. Like an avenging, purple-haired Jedi bringing balance to the mansplained universe, Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do?

When Percy returns to the lake for Sam's mother's funeral, their connection is as undeniable as it had always been. But until Percy can confront the decisions she made and the years she's spent punishing herself for them, they'll never know whether their love might be bigger than the biggest mistakes of their past.

Delilah Green swore she would never go back to Bright Falls—nothing is there for her but memories of a lonely childhood where she was little more than a burden to her cold and distant stepfamily. Her life is in New York, with her photography career finally gaining steam and her bed never empty.

Fox Thornton, who's got a reputation around Westport as the flirtatious player that's hard to shake. Everyone in town assumes that he'll never keep a woman for longer than a night, much less ever settle down with one for good.