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5 Books That Will Make You Believe In Love

By Sandra Haney

It can be difficult to maintain your optimism about love if you're going through a difficult period in your dating life or are currently experiencing heartbreak. However, the reality is that there are just as many opportunities for enduring love and happiness in this life as there are for experiencing heartbreak. (And it goes for romantic relationships just as much as for strong friendships!) Sometimes all it takes to be upbeat about love is to surround oneself with uplifting stories, and books are a terrific place to start. To clear the clutter in your heart and remind yourself that love is, in fact, all around us, lose yourself in one of the five books listed below.

1. The One Woman by Laura May

Correct Person. Incorrect timing.

As a graphic designer, Julie works with what the eye cannot see, yet no matter the perspective she takes, her life and her relationship with her lover Mark are unremarkable. Till she runs into Ann. Ann possesses charm, beauty, and success. Julie is unable to dismiss the chemistry they had when they randomly crossed paths. The spark ignites when their present recombined in Barcelona, and it cannot be put out. Julie is forced to choose between her love for Ann and her commitment to Mark when tragedy strikes. When the time is off, can real love endure?

Read in Laura May’s novel.

2. Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

Lily Wilder didn't have much patience for the job growing up as the daughter of infamous treasure hunter and absent father Duke Wilder, nor did she have much money in the bank. But Lily is nothing if not resourceful; she now leads visitors on made-up treasure hunts through Utah's red rock canyons using Duke's highly sought-after hand-drawn maps. It pays the bills, but it doesn't leave her with enough money to realize her dream of reacquiring the beloved ranch her father sold decades earlier, and it certainly isn't enough to deal with the sight of the ex-boyfriend entering her life with a mismatched group of companions prepared to hit the trails. To be completely honest, Lily would like to take him into the forest and leave him there.

Leo Grady was aware that there could be mirages in the desert, but they had just begun their journey away from civilization when the outline of his worst regret became apparent in the flickering light of the campfire. Leo is prepared to move on from the past and is desperate to get back in touch with his one and only love. Unfortunately, Lily Wilder is all business and has drawn a firm boundary stating that it will never happen.

The gang begins to wonder, however, if perhaps the rumor of the hidden wealth wasn't a hoax after all as the journey goes horrifically and hilariously wrong. There is an opportunity to make amends for both their own and Duke's past wrongs, but only if Leo and Lily are willing to face the past and come to terms with it.

Leo and Lily must choose whether to risk their lives and their hearts on the adventure of a lifetime while alone under the stars in the remote and hazardous mazes of the Canyonlands.

3. Set on You by Amy Lea

Crystal Chen, a curvy fitness advocate, made her name by busting gym myths and largely ignoring trolls. She has little energy left for men after her recent split and instead seeks comfort in the gym, her haven of strength and optimism.

Enter cocky new gym goer firefighter Scott Ritchie, who frequently takes her preferred squat rack. As these fierce rivals compete for control of the gym, sparks fly. The last thing they anticipate, however, is to run into each other at their grandparents' engagement party after a series of escalating insults.

Prior to their grandparents' wedding, Crystal learns that underneath Scott's muscular demeanor is a tender heart. They may have discovered her soul mate after connecting over common interests in family, exercise, and corny pick-up lines. But vicious internet trolls push their burgeoning romance to the ultimate test when a picture of them goes viral.

4. Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Weather has always captivated Ari Abrams, and she enjoys practically every aspect of her career as a TV meteorologist. Legendary Seattle weatherwoman Torrance Hale, Ari's supervisor, is unable to provide the mentoring Ari seeks because of her tumultuous marriage to the station's news director. Ari, a person who thrives on positivity and brightness, is at her wit's end. Russell Barringer, a lovely but reticent sports reporter, is the only one who seems to comprehend how she is feeling.

Following a disastrous holiday party, Ari and Russell decide to work together to resolve the marital problems between their bosses. Through multiple dates and covert presents, they begin to nudge their bosses into reconciliation. Nevertheless, their well-intentioned intervention backfires when true chemistry develops between Russell and Ari.

Working closely with Russell entails letting him see aspects of Ari that she keeps private from the public. Will he be able to accept both her clear skies and her dark clouds?

5. Bet on It by Jodie Slaughter

Aja Owens is suffering a panic attack when she first meets the man of her dreams at the Piggly Wiggly's frozen food area. The second time, he is introduced to her as the semi-estranged grandson of her favorite bingo partner. After that, she only needs to play one game before realizing that he's going to be problematic. Problems are something she already has a plenty of, if anything.

There are just two worthwhile things in Greenbelt, South Carolina, in Walker Abbott's opinion. His ill grandmother and the peach pie at his former go-to diner. After more than a decade gone, he drags himself back, counting down the days until Gram recovers and he can return to his real life. Outside of those municipal bounds, far from the trauma. Aja arrives to upend everything just as he begins to believe his scheme is sound.

They have a hurriedly drafted sex agreement based on bingo that is designed to prevent things between them from getting out of hand. Especially when allowing their emotions to rule them would entail upsetting their perfectly regulated lives. Emotions, though, are like bingo callers in that they won't go away.

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Guest post by Sandra Haney.

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