Jess and Trisha do a bit of follow-up, try to design the perfect starter catalogue for book stores new to romance, talk about some upcoming titles they’re excited about, and recommend some light and delightful reads.

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BOOKS:

Wrong to Need Youby Alisha Rai

Bad Bloodby M. Malone

My So-Called Bollywood Lifeby Nisha Sharma

Long Shotby Kennedy Ryan

The Duchess Warby Courtney Milan

Indigoby Beverly Jenkins

Let It Shineby Alyssa Cole

The Kiss Quotientby Helen Hoang

Syncopationby Ana Zabo

Truth or Beardby Penny Reid

Flirting with Disasterby Victoria Dahl

An Extraordinary Unionby Alyssa Cole

Duchess by Designby Maya Rodale

Rafeby Rebekah Weatherspoon

Wolfsongby T.J. Klune

Rebelby Beverly Jenkins

Reverbby Anna Zabo

Tell Me How You Really Feelby Aminah Mae Safi

That Kind of Guyby Talia Hibbert

Goalie Interferenceby Avon Gale andPiper Vaughn

Sapphire Flamesby Ilona Andrews

Can’t Escape Loveby Alyssa Cole

The Key to Happily Ever Afterby Tif Marcelo

A Duke in Disguiseby Cat Sebastian

The Duchess Dealby Tessa Dare

Let us know what books to recommend to our indie bookstores, and tell us what you’re excited to read this summer. Find us on email (trisha@riotnewmedia.comandjessica@riotnewmedia.com), Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).

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