Looking for Love in Dangerous Places

Matchmakers Run Amok

Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai

contemporary romance, Avon, October 2022

Mira's and Naveen's pasts come back to bite them while offering opportunities to heal in this romp with substance.

Sweetwater and the Witch (Harmony #16) by Jayne Castle

paranormal romance, Berkley, September 2022

Can two people with sketchy dating histories perfectly match each other? Ravenna and Ethan find out while working together to answer questions about shady dealings.

The Matchmaker's Lonely Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen

historical mystery romance, Shadow Mountain, September 2021

An intrepid amateur sleuth crosses paths with a cynical police detective and alters the course of their lives and those they love.

New Spins on Old Tales

Robin Hood

A Turn of the Tide (A Stitch in Time #3) by Kelley Armstrong

historical time travel romance, KLA Fricke, Inc., October 2022

Greek mythology

The Maiden and the Unseen by Jeanette Rose & Alexis Rune

contemporary supernatural romance, Rose and Star Publishing, September 2022

Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"

Ben and Beatriz by Katalina Gamarra

contemporary New Adult romance, Graydon House, August 2022

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