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• Zomromcom

  Dade, Olivia,

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  Who knew a post-zombie apocalypse world could feel so normalized and hilarious? A supernatural romp including vampires, humans, zombies, fae, trolls, and witches. I wish I could be friends with all of them! Well, maybe not the zombies. - Liza D.

• Great Big Beautiful Life

  Henry, Emily,

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  This book weaves many emotions and interpersonal relationships into a big beautiful story. With romance, heartfelt family moments, and a mystery that keeps you wondering until the end, it is an amazing book that made me cry by the end. - Emily H.

• The Favorites

  a Novel

  Fargo, Layne,

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  Just the frothiest, most delicious romantic melodrama that will have you running to YouTube to watch ice dancing performances. - Kady F.

• Black Woods, Blue Sky

  a Novel

  Ivey, Eowyn,

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  Be careful when you meet an intriguing new man. He might have a really big secret... I love how in this author's books, the membrane between the mythic and the natural is all too permeable. Gorgeous writing about Alaska, too! - Diana A.

• Dream State

  a Novel

  Puchner, Eric,

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  This novel took an unflinching look at how relationships evolve over time in a way that seemed unique to me, and it also looks at how climate change affects Montana from 2004 into our future in the 2030s. - Eric P.

• Wild Dark Shore

  a Novel

  McConaghy, Charlotte,

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  This is full of so many things I like, a wild setting, a potential romance, secrets, and beautiful writing about the natural world. The audiobook reader was wonderful too. - Diana A.

• Heart the Lover

  a Novel

  King, Lily,

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  I read this book with my eyes full of tears. It is about how even though you love the life you have, you can still carry real grief for the lives you wound up not living. - Diana A

• Kiss Me, Maybe

  Gamez, Gabriella,

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  As a queer latina librarian, I love having a queer latina librarian find love in a romance book! This series has focused on latina librarians finding love with all the tropes and cuteness of regular romance books. It brings me happiness! - Yesenia R.

• Can't Get Enough

  Ryan, Kennedy,

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  A little drama, a little spice, Kennedy Ryan can do no wrong. - Lana S.

• Bed and Breakup

  Dumond, Susie,

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  A charming queer romance that had me crossing my fingers and toes for an estranged couple and their small town that knows love when they see it. - Matt S.

• Of Monsters and Mainframes

  Truelove, Barbara,

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  It all starts when a vampire boards a spaceship: A navigational AI that falls in love with its medical AI, Universal Studios Monsters, interplanetary intrigue. This comedy horror sci-fi novel is a hoot! - Chloe S.

• When the Tides Held the Moon

  Kelley, Venessa Vida,

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  A truly beautiful (illustrated!) romance in the face of capitalism, colonialism, and Coney Island. - Leo B.

• The Entanglement of Rival Wizards

  Raasch, Sara,

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  Enemies to lovers, but it's a human and an elf stuck on an experiment that they have to finish together. - Ash W.

• Atmosphere

  a Love Story

  Reid, Taylor Jenkins,

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  Gimme Space! Lots of space! Also some science, romance, and great characters to root for. Also a few to root against in this tense ride of a book. - Matt S.

• Firebird

  Cross, Juliette,

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  Dark romantasy for the Roman Empire girlies. A thrilling emotional rollercoaster with a smart, powerful female main character. - Willa M.

• The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy

  Knightley, Brigitte,

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  Much snark, many tongues in cheeks! Racy, genre-mocking enemies-to-lovers was a hoot, great on audio and a fast read, too. Seana L.

• I Wanna Be Your Girl. 1

  Takase, Umi,

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  A manga examination of queer allyship and personal sexuality and gender exploration. This series especially shines is in its nuanced handling of prejudice and acceptance of trans issues, and the ways people can go from one to the other. - Chloe S.

• Fan Service

  Danan, Rosie,

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  I went feral for this werewolf romcom! If you’ve ever been obsessed with a supernatural teen show, you should sharpen your claws and read this immediately. It also gets bonus points for featuring main characters in their 30s and 40s. - Liza M.

• Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame

  Yang, Neon,

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  A famed dragon slayer goes on a journey to a kingdom that worships the beasts she's spent her whole life killing. What if there is more to the dragons than she's been taught? - Aley U.

• A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

  Mandanna, Sangu,

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  I hope Sangu Mandanna keeps writing cozy fantasies about witches falling in love and found family and wondrous magic and grief—she knows just how to hold a heart. - Jessica G.