5 contemporary recs to spruce up your spring

Happy spring! Now that the days are getting longer (finally!), it's the perfect time to take your reading out doors and into the sunshine. If you're looking for something to help lift your spirits after the long winter, these five books are sure to put a little spring in your step!

Bad Bachelor by Stefanie London

When the hot new app for reviewing NYC's most eligible bachelors announces Reed McMahon as the lowest-ranked "bad bachelor," this public relations professional needs a PR miracle of his own. Even Darcy, the prickly librarian he's offered to help, wants nothing to do with him. But, once Darcy glimpses the man behind the rumors, she starts to think that maybe there's more to the man than his reputation.

Equal parts passion and humor make this flirty contemporary a perfect springtime read!

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Love Game by Maggie Wells

When Danny McMillan arrives at Wolcott University as the new football coach, he's running away from scandal. Sparks fly when he meets Kate Snyder, the university's women's basketball coaching legend, and she makes it clear that he's on her turf. Once these two finally see eye-to-eye, passions ignite—but is it enough to overcome the tensions that fueled their feud in the first place?

This one is something special: snappy writing, older protagonists, fantastic female friendships, and a look at the complex gender politics of the sports world.

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No Earls Allowed by Shana Galen

Lady Juliana needs all the help she can get running a ramshackle orphanage with children in need. Fortunately for her, Major Neil Wraxall is protective, handy with repairs, and perfect with the children. Yet their burgeoning attraction could soon turn to scandal—if lurking danger doesn't find them first. 

Escape to Galen's dazzling Regency world, then stay for the swoon-worthy hero, headstrong heroine, and an absolutely thrilling conclusion!

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Every Deep Desire by Sharon Wray

Former Green Beret Rafe Montfort returns to the sultry, Georgia swamps to reclaim everything he's lost—including his ex-wife, Juliet Capel. It's taken Juliet eight long years to move on without Rafe, and she's not letting him back in her heart so easily. But, the swamps hold a deadly secret and Juliet soon learns that her heart isn't the only thing that's in danger.

Action, adventure, and romance abound in Wray's pulse-pounding romantic suspense debut! 

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The Last Wolf by Maria Vale

Silver Nilsdottir is at the bottom of her Pack’s social order with little chance for a decent mate and a better life. Until the day a stranger stumbles into their territory, wounded and beaten, and Silver decides to risk everything on Tiberius Leveraux. But Tiberius isn’t all he seems, and in the fragile balance of Pack and wild, he may tip the destiny of all wolves…

Lush worldbuilding and startlingly original wolf lore make this fantasy romance a must-read!