Sweet Reads at the Library 

If entering the month famous for romance and candy hearts has got you in the mood for a sugary sweet rom-com, the library has a whole display of them ready to check out on our second floor. We’ve got all the top authors of the genre from Emily Henry to Jasmine Guillory and Ali Hazelwood.  

Emily Henry’s “Book Lovers” (FIC Hen) is a delightful enemies-to-lovers romance that is heartfelt and full of chemistry and witty dialog. Of course, it is perfect for book lovers! A literary agent whose life is all about books and her work nemesis, a surly book editor, keep meeting again and again with results that surprise them both. Ali Hazelwood’s “Love Theoretically” (FIC Haz) is another best-selling enemies-to-lovers romance, this time with rival physicists, for a steamy STEM story. 

Jasmine Guillory’s “Drunk on Love” (FIC Gui) is set in Napa Valley wine country and is a fabulous modern day romance full of chemistry bubbling between the two main characters. Trish Dollar’s “Off the Map” (FIC Dol) takes place all over as her main character travels the world alone until a wrong turn brings her right to a new travel companion. For nature lovers, Sarah T. Dubb’s “Birding with Benefits,” (FIC Dubb) offers a slow-burn, opposites-attract tale that explores the thrill of finding new love. 

If you want a little edge with your sweet, check out Tessa Bailey’s “My Killer Vacation” (FIC Bailey). An elementary teacher ends up working together with a bounty hunter to solve a murder, on what was meant to be a relaxing Cape Code vacation. This opposites-attract tale delivers clever humor and a mystery along with its scorching romance.   

Blending sweet with supernatural, April Asher’s “Not the Witch You Wed” (FIC Asher Supernatural v.1) explores the relationship between a witch and a shifter, who discover that magic doesn’t make love any easier. This is the first of the “Supernatural Singles” series. 

For historical romance, Evie Dunmore’s “Bringing Down the Duke,” (FIC Dun) takes the reader to England, 1879, where a vicar’s daughter takes on a powerful duke. This is the first of the “A League of Extraordinary Women.” Another historical romance, Suzanne Allain’s “The Ladies Rewrite the Rules” (FIC Allain) takes the reader just a bit further back in time to Regency England, where a young widow takes on high society. If you love Jane Austen, this one is for you. 

These titles are on display until the end of the month. Come in and check out a few with your library card. Many are also available to check out digitally on our free Libby app. Our regular open hours are Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m.

Megan Taylor is Assistant Manager in the Adult Services Department at the Crawfordsville District Public Library.