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Cover of At First Spite. Man and woman standing in profile, backs/sides barely touching. Man is wearing black suit and has one eyebrow raised. Woman is wearing flowy wrap dress, glasses and is smiling slightly. Cover of At First Spite. Man and woman standing in profile, backs/sides barely touching. Man is wearing black suit and has one eyebrow raised. Woman is wearing flowy wrap dress, glasses and is smiling slightly. Cover of At First Spite. Man and woman standing in profile, backs/sides barely touching. Man is wearing black suit and has one eyebrow raised. Woman is wearing flowy wrap dress, glasses and is smiling slightly. Cover of At First Spite. Man and woman standing in profile, backs/sides barely touching. Man is wearing black suit and has one eyebrow raised. Woman is wearing flowy wrap dress, glasses and is smiling slightly. Cover of At First Spite. Man and woman standing in profile, backs/sides barely touching. Man is wearing black suit and has one eyebrow raised. Woman is wearing flowy wrap dress, glasses and is smiling slightly. Cover of At First Spite. Man and woman standing in profile, backs/sides barely touching. Man is wearing black suit and has one eyebrow raised. Woman is wearing flowy wrap dress, glasses and is smiling slightly. Cover of At First Spite. Man and woman standing in profile, backs/sides barely touching. Man is wearing black suit and has one eyebrow raised. Woman is wearing flowy wrap dress, glasses and is smiling slightly.

Steamy Reads for the Summer

Written by alamancelibraries on . Posted in Book Reviews.

When the temperature rises, so does our love of a good steamy romance! Here are some perfect choices for summer reads at the pool or on vacation.

Cover of At First Spite. Man and woman standing in profile, backs/sides barely touching. Man is wearing black suit and has one eyebrow raised. Woman is wearing flowy wrap dress, glasses and is smiling slightly.

At first spite : a Harlot’s Bay novel by Dade, Olivia – Athena is living in Spite House, which is an apt name for our 10-foot wide house attached to her ex Johnny’s house on one side, and just four feet away from her ex’s older brother on the other side! She wants to hate Johnny’s older brother Matthew, but he’s helpful, and listens to her, and he’s very sexy, even if he did convince Johnny to leave her.

Cover of Birding with Benefits. Woman with brown hair chewing her lip, holding binoculars. In one lens, you can see a yellow bird. In the other, you see a man with brown hair and beard looking toward the bird.

Birding with benefits by Dubb, Sarah T. – The year of “yes” leads Celeste to agree to partner with John for a birding event (never mind that she knows nothing about birding). But several days in the Arizona wilderness with a patient teacher, who she realizes she is very attracted to, leads to them upgrading their relationship to “birders with benefits.” But when the event is over, will he fly away?

Cover of Triple Sec. Glass of a fruity drink in the middle, with three arms/hands grabbing the glass - two female and one male.

Triple sec : a novel by Alexander, T. J. – Mel is a bartender at an Instagram-worthy spot, and sees the good and the bad (mostly the bad) of dating every day. When Bebe and Kade walk into the bar, she’s intrigued by Bebe. Bebe and Kade have an open relationship, so Mel overcomes her hesitations and agrees to go on a date with Bebe. But she also feels chemistry and connection with Kade. Can they make a polyamorous relationship work?

Cover of Blood on the Tide. Red/pink cover, gold mirror, gold chain and pendant on the left, and the hint of a black tail like a fish or mermaid on the right.

Blood on the tide by Robert, Katee – Romantasy hits the high seas with Blood on the Tide. Lizzie is a vampire who is on the rampage, trying to get her family’s heirlooms back from the vicious Cŵn Annwn. She rescues a selkie named Maeve, who can help her get through the Threshold. Maeve forms an uneasy partnership with Lizzie to get her skin back, but she can’t help falling in love with the vampire’s bites.

Cover of That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon. Demon with pointy ears, not wearing a shirt, clutching a woman wearing a white off the shoulder shirt and holding a beer stein.

That time I got drunk and saved a demon by Lemming, Kimberly – Cinnamon wants to live a quiet life, but that’s not to be, after she saves Fallon, a demon. Fallon is determined to kill the evil witch who is enslaving his people, and he’s dragging Cinnamon along for the ride.

Cover of The Prospects. Two baseball players wearing green jerseys. One is holding the other up in the air and they are celebrating.

The prospects : a novel by Hoffman, KT – Gene is the first openly transgender professional baseball player. When his former teammate/rival Luis is traded to his minor league team, their chemistry on and off the field is horrible (at first). But spending all that time together on the field and on the bus leads to tension and electric glances between them. Can they make their major league dreams come true?

Mary Beth Adams is the Community Engagement Librarian for Alamance County Public Libraries. You can reach her at madams@alamancelibraries.org.