Truly a story to make you laugh and cry, this is a glorious will-they-won't-they contemporary romance that brims with those first love feels. Ella is only a teenager when she falls head over heels for Lowe, but afraid of being hurt, she resigns…
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Romance - eBooks & eAudiobooks - Christchurch City Libraries
A great list of romance reads available through Libby, Borrowbox, and OverDrive. Would you like to be distracted with thoughts of romance? Here are a few romantic reads that might tickle your fancy. A Christchurch City Libraries list.
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- Chandler Cohen is a ghostwriter drowning her sorrows when she has a one night stand with a charming stranger at the bar that is...less than satisfactory. Things get even more awkward when that charming but inadequate stranger turns out to be the…
- Carley Fortune's beach-side romance books are always the perfect flirty summer read. In her latest, Lucy is vacationing on Prince Edward Island when she's drawn to Felix, a local. But what she doesn't know is that Felix is her best friend's younger…
- If you like a little depth and realism in your romance, look no further than The Lifeline. Will is a volunteer for an anonymous crisis hotline when he receives a call from Annie, whose life seems to be falling apart around her. As their calls become…
- Ali hasn't quite felt like herself in a while. Grieving the loss of both her marriage and her mother, and juggling three kids, she longs to add some spark back into her life (and have a reason to wear something other than elasticated pants). When a…
- In Victorian era London, Lucy is an apothecary on the brink of discovering a cure for croup when her secret formula is stolen. Desperate to retrieve it, she hires a gruff private investigator to track down the culprit, they form an unlikely…
- This is the historical queer love story of your dreams. New York City, 1950s: Nick has finally made his way to reporting for one of the biggest newspapers in the city. Andy is the son of the paper tycoon who wants nothing to do with the family…
- A sweeping historical romance that will dazzle you and steal your heart. In 1879, Samuel lives a meagre life in the crowded tenements of Glasgow with his younger sister, while Hailey, the daughter of a banker, has only known privilege. When Samuel…
- An queer romcom with an original premise, this is full of chemistry, spice, and healthy communication! Katie Price is a small-town Wisconsin girl who hit the big time, becoming an A-list actress and a household name. When she comes home for the…
- Layla, 35, recently divorced and missing her glory days as the lead singer in a band, teaches music at an elementary school, where Josh's daughter is about to attend. Josh is a single dad still reeling from the breakup of his 20-year marriage, and…
- Set in London, this is a gentle and heartwarming story of a grand but shabby house in Notting Hill inhabited by four strangers. Jess meets Alex, lawyer turned nurse, at a Christmas dinner party hosted by their landlord. There is an immediate spark…
- Not a light romance, rather a deeper exploration of love and obsession between three damaged people and how to move forward away from an abused past, this is the bold and heart-wrenching story of Lily, who has a troubled history of family trauma and…
- Set in the South in the era of the American Civil War, Gone with the Wind follows the headstrong Scarlett O'Hara, daughter of a well-off plantation owner. A classic, this is a sweeping romantic story of love, war and adventure. If you like novels…
- A new outback saga from the author that started it all. Idealistic and straight-talking Drift is a fiercely independent itinerant cattle drover in rural WA – although what would she do without her dad? When she is faced with a sudden life-change she…
- Poignant and timely, and a stunning example of how inspiring and uplifting Australian Rural Romance can be. Alice and Rick share a fractured life. They're no longer together as husband and wife, Alice lives and works in Ballarat while Rick remained…
- A dramatic story of love, lust, royal politics and ambition. The book that inspired the movie of the same name, Philippa Gregory's take on Mary Boleyn's life during King Edward IIV's rule. Truly a delicious read if you are looking for a juicy piece…
- Another great Sarah Waters historical romance with a really great plot! There is a reason this book is on many of those 'books to read before you die' lists. A story about cross-dressing lesbians set in the Victorian era that explores a time where…
- If you've read all of the Fifty Shades series and are looking for something similar and perhaps a little wilder this is a good place to start. Sylvia Day is known for her romance novels and her erotica series. This one is part of a series so if you…
- Spanning four countries, ‘The Daughter of Fortune’ is the story of a young Chilean girl, Eliza Sommers, who lives in the care of Victorian spinster Rose Sommers. Left on Rose’s doorstep as a child, Eliza and her siblings are brought up as English.…
- 'Woman in Love' follows on from Lawrence's 'The Rainbow' with the stories of two sisters and their romantic liaisons'- Ursula Brangwen with an isolated intellectual and Gudrun with the son of a coal mine owner. Whether you love or hate this…
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