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Diverse Romances

The following is a list of Diverse Romances available on HOOPLA and Libby. These stories will make you swoon!


LIBBY
Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail / Ashley Herring Blake
For Astrid Parker, failure is unacceptable. Ever since she broke up with her fiancé a year ago, she’s been focused on her career – her friends might say she’s obsessed, but she knows she’s just driven. When Pru Everwood asks her to be the designer for the Everwood Inn’s renovation, Astrid is thrilled. However, Astrid never planned on Jordan Everwood, Pru’s granddaughter and the lead carpenter for the renovation, who despises every modern design decision Astrid makes. Somewhere along the way, their dislike for each other evolves into something quite different, and Astrid must decide what success truly means.
FORMAT(S): Eaudiobook & Ebook

HOOPLA
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen / KJ Charles
Abandoned by his father, Gareth Inglis grew up lonely, prickly, and well used to disappointment. Still, he longs for a connection. Joss Doomsday has run the Doomsday smuggling clan since he was a boy. When the new baronet-his old lover-agrees to testify against Joss’s sister, Joss acts fast to stop him. Their reunion is anything but happy, yet after the dust settles, neither can stay away. Soon, all Joss and Gareth want is the chance to be together.
FORMAT(S): Eaudiobook & Ebook

LIBBY
Kiss Her Once for Me / Alison Cochrun
Recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver had her dream job in animation and a Christmas Eve meet-cute with a woman at a bookstore that led her to fall in love over the course of a single night. But after a betrayal the next morning…she finds herself adrift, alone, and desperate for money. Finding work at a local coffee shop, she’s just getting through the days – until Andrew, the shop’s landlord, proposes a marriage of convenience that will give him his inheritance and alleviate Ellie’s financial woes and isolation. But when Andrew introduces his new fiancée to his sister, Ellie is shocked to discover it’s Jack – the mysterious woman she fell for over the course of one magical Christmas Eve the year before. Now, Ellie must choose between the safety of a fake relationship and the risk of something real.
FORMAT(S): Eaudiobook & Ebook

LIBBY
In It to Win It / Sharon Cooper
When real estate developer Drake Faulkner learns that his ex, Morgan – the one who ghosted him years ago – is a potential buyer for the property his eccentric mentor is selling, his competitive streak amps up. No way is he letting her win the property he wants. Two entrepreneurs compete for property but secure the biggest win of all – each other.
FORMAT(S): Eaudiobook & Ebook

HOOPLA
Take the Lead / Alexis Daria
Gina Morales wants to make it big. In her four seasons on The Dance Off, she’s never even made it to the finals. But her latest partner, the sexy star of an Alaskan wilderness show, could be her chance. Who knew the strong, silent, survivalist-type had moves like that?
FORMAT(S): Eaudiobook

HOOPLA
Twelve Hours in Manhattan / Maan Gabriel
Bianca Maria Curtis is at the brink of losing it all when she meets Eric at a bar in Manhattan. Eric, as it turns out, is the famous Korean drama celebrity Park Hyun Min, and he’s in town for one night to escape the pressures of fame. From walking along Fifth Avenue to eating ice cream at Serendipity to sharing tender moments on top of the Empire State building, sparks fly as Bianca and Eric spend twelve magical hours far away from their respective lives.
FORMAT(S): Ebook

LIBBY
Where We End & Begin / Jane Igharo
Dunni hasn’t seen her high school boyfriend, Obinna, since she left Nigeria to attend college in America. Before their devastating separation, they vowed to find their way back to each other one day. Twelve years later, and their vow is a thing of the past. Dunni works as a geneticist in Seattle and is engaged to a man she doesn’t love but one her parents approve of. Her future is laid out for her, and everything is going according to plan until she returns to Nigeria for a friend’s wedding and runs into Obinna. The shy, awkward boy she loved as a teenager is now a sophisticated, confident man. Things have changed, but there’s still an undeniable connection between them.
FORMAT(S): Ebook

HOOPLA
Token / Beverley Kendall
Two years ago, Kennedy Mitchell was plucked from the reception desk and placed in the corporate boardroom in the name of diversity. Rather than play along, she and her best friend founded Token, a boutique PR agency that helps “diversity-challenged” companies and celebrities. When Kennedy’s ex shows up needing help repairing his company’s reputation, things get even more complicated. She knows his character is being wrongly maligned, but she’s reluctant to get involved – professionally and emotionally.
FORMAT(S): Eaudiobook

LIBBY
The Hookup Plan / Farrah Rochon
London Kelly has worked incredibly hard to become a successful pediatrician, but the stress of her job never eases. Ready to let loose a little bit, she figures a one-night stand at her high school reunion with the incredibly sexy Drew Sullivan will be the perfect way to forget about her work troubles. But she soon finds out that Drew has been hired by the hospital where she works to spearhead a buy-out. Now London and Drew are on opposite sides of the boardroom table, while she tries to protect her patients and her job. Good thing she has her two besties, Samiah, and Taylor, to help her sort everything out.
FORMAT(S): Ebook

LIBBY
Before I Let Go / Kennedy Ryan
Their love was supposed to last forever. But when life delivered blow after devastating blow, Yasmen and Josiah Wade found that love alone couldn’t solve or save everything. It couldn’t save their marriage. Yasmen wasn’t prepared for how her life fell apart, but she’s finally starting to find joy again.
FORMAT(S): Eaudiobook

HOOPLA
Dating Dr. Dil / Nisha Sharma
Nisha Sharma’s hilarious new romantic comedy inspired by The Taming of the Shrew features a love-phobic TV doctor who must convince a love-obsessed homebody they are destined to be together. Even though they have conflicting views on love-matches and arranged-matches, the more time Prem spends with Kareena, the more he begins to believe she’s the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with. But for Prem and Kareena to find their happily ever after, they must admit that hate has turned into fate.
FORMAT(S): Eaudiobook & Ebook

HOOPLA
Sugar, Spice, and Can’t Play NiceAnnika Sharma
Payal is a girl on the verge of living a life she’s always dreamt of, becoming a rising star in fashion. But then her parents insist she marry fellow Londoner, and serial dater, Ayaan Malhotra to save their company. Ayaan has always been seen as the reckless spare to his brother, the golden child heir to their parents’ company. He’d prefer not to marry either but agrees to do so to get 50 percent stake in his parents’ company. Neither Payal nor Ayaan anticipate the challenges of keeping their respective agendas behind the engagement to themselves. But as the two race toward an impending engagement ceremony date, they realize that maybe they aren’t just in this for business…and perhaps, love is in the cards after all
FORMAT(S): Eaudiobook & Ebook

HOOPLA
To Win a Prince / Toni Shiloh
As a fashion aficionado and best friend of the queen of the African island country Oloro Ilé, Iris Blakely dreams of using her talent to start a business to help citizens in impoverished areas. But when she discovers that Ekon Diallo will be her business consultant, the battle between her desires and reality begins. As Iris strives to get her business off the ground while keeping her heart intact, will her dreams of happily ever after surviving the challenges she faces?
FORMAT(S): Ebook

HOOPLA
Circling Back to You / Julie Tieu  (*Please search for this title in HOOPLA)
Cadence Lim has transformed from behind-the-scenes number cruncher to an integral part of the sales team at Prism Realty, but she can’t seem to shake the desire for a new beginning. At least Cadence can always lean on her favorite co-worker and co-conspirator, Matt Escanilla. A top broker with an unsuccessful love life, the forever single Matt is constantly being nagged by his loving Filipino family to settle down. When competing promotions threaten to separate Cadence and Matt, these office besties must work together to round up their ambitions and families to pursue their overdue romance.
FORMAT(S): Eaudiobook & Ebook

LP: June 2023