Love is not just in the air this time of year but also written on paper. Valentine’s Day, and the weeks leading up to it, is all about love stories and appreciating people you hold dear. The best way to get into the Valentine’s spirit is to sit down, take a break, and read a romantic book so good you find yourself giggling at the pages.
The Seven-Year Slip by Ashley Poston
Clementine formed a plan to keep her heart safe so that she could move on after the worst day of her life. For the past year, her plan has worked perfectly without a hitch. For the most part. Then, one day, she finds a man standing in the kitchen of her late aunt’s apartment. The kind of man that, before everything, she would’ve fallen head over heels for and feels herself slipping for one again. Except, he has lived seven years in the past. She refuses to let her heart fall to protect herself, but love just happens to be a matter of timing.
Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams
The most daunting quest for Annie Walker is finding her perfect match. Someone who can compliment her and fit right into her life like the last piece of the puzzle. Everyone knows everyone in her hometown, and the prospects are dwindling by the day. Slowly, Annie starts to think that the problem might be her. Maybe she’s rusty and needs some practice. Fortunately, she has the perfect person in her mind: Will Griffin. Will, the drop-dead gorgeous bodyguard, happens to be in Rome providing security for the most anticipated wedding of the season, and what just so happens to be her brother’s wedding. Will wants no part in her mission, but he doesn’t have the heart to deny her. Amidst lessons together, they learn about each other, growing as friends before those lines start to blur.
Better than the movies by Lynn Painter
Liz Buxbaum gave away her heart to Micheal a long time ago. Unfortunately for Liz, her forever crush never really noticed her, but Liz was determined to change things once he showed up back in town, even befriending Wes Bennet. Her attractive and annoying next-door neighbor somehow managed to get along with Micheal, meaning that Wed is Liz’s way to get on his radar. As they scheme together, Liz finds that her heart isn’t as captured as she thought. She finds herself rethinking everything she ever knew about love and considering that maybe her happily ever after could look different than she planned.
