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Off the Shelf: Library has You Covered in Every Area as it Embraces August as Read a Romance Month

By Savanna Draper on August 07, 2024 from Off the Shelf

August is Read a Romance Month! Although romance is not everyone’s go-to genre, you would be surprised at how many sub-genres of romance there are including historical, inspirational, suspense, gothic, fantasy, contemporary, and so many more! Most people believe romance novels are written only for women, but I find that to be incorrect. I know many men who also enjoy what we would consider a romance novel, the trick is finding one with a plot and sub-genre that is interesting to you. No matter how you slice the romance genre, the Bridgeport Public Library has a slew of these books. Check out some of these reads and fall in love page after page!
 
Happy Medium by Sarah Adler follows the twists and turns of fake spirit medium Gretchen Acorn who is happy to help when her client hires her to investigate the unexplained phenomena preventing the sale of her bridge partner's struggling goat farm. Gretchen may be a fraud, but she'd like to think she's a beneficent one. If "cleansing" the property will help a nice old man finally retire and put some much-needed cash in her pockets at the same time, who's she to say no? This situation is not going to turn out how Gretchen thinks. 
 
How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang revolves around bestselling author Helen who pours everything into her career. She's even scored a coveted spot in the writers' room of the TV adaptation of her popular young adult novels, and if she can hide her imposter syndrome and overcome her writer's block, surely the rest of her life will fall into place too. LA is the fresh start she needs. After all, no one knows her there. Except ... Grant. 
 
Isabel and the Rogue by Liana De La Rosa follows Isabel Luna Valdés who has long since resigned herself to being the "forgotten" Luna sister. But thanks to familial connections to the Mexican ambassador in London, wallflower Isabel is poised to unearth any British intelligence hidden by the ton that might aid Mexico during the French Occupation. Though she slips easily from crowded ballrooms into libraries and private studies, Isabel's search is hampered by trysting couples and prowling rogues—including the rakish Captain Sirius Dawson.
 
The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center centers on Emma Wheeler who desperately longs to be a screenwriter. She's spent her life studying, obsessing over, and writing romantic comedies. But she's also been the sole caretaker for her kind-hearted dad, who needs full-time care. Now, when she gets a chance to re-write a script for famous screenwriter Charlie Yates, it's a break too big to pass up. Will this script be flipped?

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