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CHRISTMAS AT THE CHÂTEAU - Rochelle Alers Bainbridge (Book #2) Harlequin Special Edition BUY Reviewer:  Jennifer Copeland |  Rating:  A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Executive chef Viola Williamson has to have the kitchen up and running by the time the Bainbridge House restoration is complete. Working closely with Dom Shaw, Viola is struck by her hotter-than-mulled-cider attraction to her family estate’s handsome caretaker. It’s obvious that he feels it, too—yet Dom keeps his distance. Can Viola convince him that with all this cooking going on, he’s the only one stirring her heart?

INCONVENIENT ATTRACTION - Zuri Day The Eddington Heirs (Book #1) Harlequin Desire BUY Reviewer: Shirley Fleming | Rating: A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Tech developer Cayden Baker has been blindsided by Avery Gray twice. It seems the stunning event planner who totaled his luxury car is also responsible for planning his elite charity event. And since he's a member of the club where she works, fraternizing is strictly off-limits…though he’s never been one to follow others’ rules. Then Cayden discovers Avery’s involvement in a scandal that upended his life years ago. Will it change everything for them now, too?

WHAT HE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS - Brenda Jackson Westmoreland Legacy: The Outlaws (Book #3) Harlequin Desire BUY Reviewer:  Brenda Larnell | Rating: A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCEE

It's been ten years since she broke his heart, but Leslie Cassidy's elegance still stuns rugged Alaskan executive Sloan Outlaw. Now, thanks to a ruthless enemy targeting Leslie's company, Sloan can use his wealth and influence for something nice—and something naughty. He'll save her company—if she'll spend a week with him at his luxurious winter retreat! But when a snowstorm keeps them cabin-bound, this notorious Outlaw will discover that getting what he wants for Christmas might be more than he bargained for…

HOLIDAY PLAYBOOK - Yahrah St. John Locketts  of Tuxedo Park (Book #3) Harlequin Intrigue BUY Reviewer: Cheryl McNeil |  Rating: B+ CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

All marketing executive Giana Lockett wants for Christmas is to land an endorsement deal with Wynn Starks’s sports drink company. It’s tough being the baby girl in a family of alpha men, and this will finally prove her worth to the Locketts’ football dynasty. Also tough? Securing a meeting with Atlanta’s most elusive billionaire. Giana’s not giving up, and once she makes contact, the prize gets closer…and so does Wynn’s bed. The chemistry between her and Wynn is hot. But business is business, until pleasure changes all the rules…

BAYOU CHRISTMAS DISAPPEARANCE - Denise N. Wheatley Harlequin Intrigue BUY Reviewer:  Diertra Thomas |  Rating: A ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

Mona Avery is determined to investigate Dillon Reed’s high-profile missing person case in the Louisiana bayou. Even if stubborn Detective Reed insists the hotshot investigative journalist is a hindrance. For Mona, the case is personal, especially at Christmas. Working closely with the detective makes it hard to deny their attraction. But a killer wants Mona’s story silenced…and only Dillon can keep her safe…

BACKSTAGE BENEFITS - LaQuette Devereaux Inc. (Book #2) Harlequin Desire BUY Reviewer: Cheryl McNeil | Rating: A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Lyric Smith didn’t become the nation’s most successful lifestyle guru by losing focus. Yet Josiah Manning, daytime television’s hottest—and sexiest—young Black producer makes her do just that. Publicly, Josiah wants Lyric to star in a new talk show. Privately, he’s headlining her sexiest fantasies. But when their explosive chemistry leads to complications instead of contracts, will Lyric find the ultimate partner to help her crush her rivals…or exit stage left alone?

PICTURE PERFECT CHRISTMAS - Sharon Blount Coffee Brat Publishing BUY Reviewer: |  Rating: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

After relocating back home to Cappuccino following a bitter divorce, Everly Price isn’t looking for love, much less have any time for it, since her typically sweet son Greyson suddenly starts misbehaving with his friends – most notably Haven kimery. Not only has trying to get her house in order dumped a heap of coal on top of her mistletoe, Everly’s in jeopardy of losing her job, killing her Christmas spirit altogether.