Alexandra's Staff Picks

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1. Ben and Beatriz

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Author:
Gamarra, Katalina
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5 stars
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Athens Drive Community - Romance
GAMARRA
Duraleigh Road - Romance
GAMARRA
East Regional - Romance
GAMARRA
Description:
"Beatriz Herrera is a fierce woman who will take you down with her quick wit and keen intellect. And after the results of the 2016 election worked hard to erase her identity as a queer biracial woman, she'd be right to. Especially if you come for her sweet BFF cousin, Hero. Beatriz would do anything for her, a loyalty that lands Beatriz precisely where she doesn't want to be: spending a week at the ridiculous Cape Cod mansion of stupid-hot playboy...

2. Swordcrossed

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Author:
Marske, Freya
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Athens Drive Community - Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
MARSKE
Cary Regional - Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
MARSKE
Eva H. Perry Regional - Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
MARSKE
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"High heat. Low stakes. Sharp steel. The cozy, low stakes of Legends & Lattes meets the scorching bodyguard fantasy of Jennifer L. Armentrout's From Blood and Ash in this enemies-to-lovers romance where, yes, the swords do cross. Mattinesh Jay, dutiful heir to his struggling family business, needs to hire an experienced swordsman to serve as best man for his arranged marriage. Sword-challenge at the ceremony could destroy all hope of restoring his...