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Esmeraldas Blick

by Karoline Toso

Series:

Esmeraldas Blick

Genres:

Historical fiction

Tropes:

Baby acquisition, Doorstop baby, Framed for a crime, Rape, Surprise baby acquisition

Characters:

Adult characters, Child characters, Priests and Clergy

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Minor Detail

by Adiana Shibli

Series:

Genres:

Historical fiction

Tropes:

Amateur detective, Close-knit community protects their own, Implied Autism, Kidnapping, Loosely based on a true story, Rape

Characters:

Adult characters, Autistic character(s), Journalist, Soldier

Time Periods:

1940-1949, Information Age

Places:

Israel, Palestine, State of Palestine

The Love Hypothesis

by Ali Hazelwood

Series:

Genres:

Contemporary romance, Humor, New adult fiction, Slice of life

Tropes:

Age Difference, Breaking the fourth wall, Coming of age, Crush on teacher, Fake dating, Feelings realization, Fluff, Friends to lovers, Grumpy/sunshine, Kissing to avoid suspicion, Miscommunication, Opposites attract, Pining, Playing the long game, Slice of life, Woman in a man's world

Characters:

Academic, Characters in their 20s, Characters in their 30s, College student, Scientist, Teacher

Time Periods:

Places:

United States, University

The Duke Who Didn’t

by Courtney Milan

Series:

The Wedgeford Trials

Genres:

Victorian romance

Tropes:

Childhood friends, Friends to lovers, Secret identity

Characters:

Characters in their 20s, Chinese diasporic main character(s), Entrepreneur, Nobility

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Banana Fish, Vol. 1

by Akimi Yoshida, Matt Thorn (Translator)

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Genres:

Conspiracy thriller

Tropes:

Betrayal, Conspiracy, Fish out of water, Hostage situation, Organized crime

Characters:

Adult characters, American main character, East Asian main character(s), Gangster, Photographer, Teen main character(s)

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Places:

You Could Make a Life

by Taylor Fitzpatrick

Series:

Genres:

Contemporary romance, Romance, Sports fiction, Sports romance

Tropes:

Friends to lovers, Men loving men, Sports teams

Characters:

Adult characters, Hockey player, New adult main characters

Time Periods:

2000s, 2010-2020

Places:

Canada, Toronto

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Series:

Genres:

Coming-of-age fiction, Contemporary fiction, Contemporary romance, Realistic fiction, Romance

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Characters:

Latine/North American main character(s), Teen main character(s)

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Places:

Peter Cabot Gets Lost

by Cat Sebastian

Series:

The Cabots (Cat Sebastian)

Genres:

Historical romance

Tropes:

Grumpy/sunshine, Men loving men, Only one bed, Prince(ss) and pauper, Road trip

Characters:

Characters in their 20s, New adult main characters, White/European diasporic main character(s)

Time Periods:

Places:

The Missing Page

by Cat Sebastian

Series:

Page and Sommers

Genres:

Cozy mystery, Historical mystery

Tropes:

Complicated inheritance, Dysfunctional family, Secret relationship

Characters:

Doctor, Spy, Transgender side character(s), White/European main character(s)

Time Periods:

1940s, Post WWII

Places:

Tommy Cabot Was Here

by Cat Sebastian

Series:

The Cabots (Cat Sebastian)

Genres:

Historical romance

Tropes:

Second chance romance

Characters:

Closeted main character(s), Divorced main character

Time Periods:

Places:

Think of England

by K.J. Charles

Series:

Genres:

Historical romance

Tropes:

Enemies to lovers, Fear of commitment, Kissing to avoid suspicion, Mystery plot, Queer awakening, Spies

Characters:

Character(s) with amputation(s), Cisgender man main character(s), English main character, Former military, Gay main character(s), Poet, White/European main character(s)

Time Periods:

Places:

Country manor, England

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Heated Rivalry

Series:

Genres:

Contemporary romance, Hockey romance, Sports romance

Tropes:

Enemies to lovers, Long distance relationship, Men loving men, Rivals to lovers, Secret relationship, Sports teams

Characters:

Bisexual main character(s), Closeted main character(s), East Asian main character(s), Hockey player, Queer main character(s), Russian main character

Time Periods:

Places:

Boston, Toronto

Mass Effect: The Complete Comics

by Jeremy Barlow, John Jackson Miller, Mac Walters

Series:

Genres:

Science fiction

Tropes:

Ensemble cast, Evil AI, Heist, Snarky AI, Spaceship crew

Characters:

Time Periods:

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The Monster Baru Cormorant

by Seth Dickinson

Series:

Genres:

Tropes:

Deadly game, Fish out of water, Road trip, Unreliable narrator

Characters:

Femme fatale, Lesbian main character(s), Morally grey main character, Nonbinary main character(s)

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The Traitor Baru Cormorant

by Seth Dickinson

Series:

Genres:

Fantasy, Historical fantasy, Speculative fiction

Tropes:

Feelings denial, Feelings realization, Rivals to lovers, Unreliable narrator, Women loving women

Characters:

Character with substance abuse issues, Character(s) with TBI, Lesbian main character(s), Morally grey main character

Time Periods:

Places:

Pride and Prejudice

by Anna Quindlen, Jane Austen

Series:

Genres:

Brit Lit, Comedy of manners, Humor, Literary Classics

Tropes:

Enemies to lovers

Characters:

White/Western European main character(s)

Time Periods:

Places:

British Isles, Domestic, England, Europe

Red, White & Royal Blue

by Casey McQuiston

Series:

Genres:

Contemporary romance, New adult fiction

Tropes:

Celebrity relationships, Coming out, Enemies to lovers, Epistolary, Fake relationship, Long distance relationship, Men loving men, Politics, Secret relationship

Characters:

Bisexual main character(s), Characters in their 20s, Gay main character(s), Gay side character(s), Latine/Latin American main character(s), Royalty

Time Periods:

Places:

Austin, London, Los Angeles, Paris, Washington, D.C.

Beartown

by Fredrik Backman, Neil Smith

Series:

Genres:

Contemporary fiction

Tropes:

Athletes are untouchable, Close-knit community protects their own, Ensemble cast, Slice of life

Characters:

Adult characters, High school student, Student athlete, Teen main character(s)

Time Periods:

Information Age

Places:

Residential, Small town, Sweden

Strange the Dreamer

by Laini Taylor

Series:

Genres:

Tropes:

Characters:

Adult characters, Ageless or immortal characters, Characters aged over 50, Characters in their late teens, Librarian, Magic user, Teen main character(s)

Time Periods:

Iron Age (Fantastical)

Places:

City, Fantastic world, Unnamed