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Lillie Vale

Lillie Vale, upon discovering she could not be one of Santa’s elves or attend Hogwarts, decided to become a writer to create a little magic of her own. Enjoying the romantic and eerie in equal measure, she’s probably always writing a book where the main characters kiss or kill. Born in Mumbai, she has lived in many U.S. states, and now resides in an Indiana college town where the corn whispers and no one has a clue that she is actually the long-lost caps lock queen. Small Town Hearts is her debut novel.

Genres: Romance, Young Adult Romance

Novels

   Small Town Hearts (2019)
   Beauty and the Besharam (2021)
   The Shaadi Set-Up (2021)
   The Decoy Girlfriend (2022)
   Wrapped with a Beau (2023)

Lillie Vale recommends

Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment (2024)
Arushi Avachat
"Part family drama, part good old high school antics, Avachat's debut affectionately portrays the conflict and love in Arya Khanna's Punjabi-American family coming to a head during the hubbub of planning her older sister's wedding, all while she tries to figure out if her competitive relationship with the student body president could be something more. A sweet, culturally rich story about first love, forgiveness, and realizing people aren't always what they seem."

Never Meant to Stay (2023)
Trisha Das
"Never Meant to Stay is a sumptuously layered feast for the senses - part fam-dram, part romance. Trisha Das portrays Indian family dynamics with thoughtful, tender care, especially the ways in which love gets tangled up with past hurts, romantic relationships, and familial and societal expectations. As much about belonging as it is falling in love, Never Meant to Stay follows Samara Mansingh, a transient Mary Poppins' esque heroine who (unlike Poppins herself) is very much meant to stay. Das writes the Khanna family with empathy and warmth, from their squabbles to the fierce way they claim Samara as one of their own. Das's Delhi setting bursts onto the page with vibrancy, with almost every chapter liberally sprinkled with dishes you'll salivate for. You'll gobble up this book."

One Christmas Morning (2023)
Rachel Greenlaw
"One Christmas Morning poignantly captures love in all its marvelous, messy, heartbreaking glory. Well balanced and compelling, equal importance is given to the love we have for ourselves and for others: family, friends, and partners. Readers at a crossroads of their own will find much to root for as Eva explores what she wants from her one and only precious life. A spellbinding journey of transformation that will break your heart and put it back together again."

The Christmas Cafe (2023)
Eliza Evans
"The Christmas Cafe is a sweetly cozy, wholesome journey of self-discovery. . . . Stocking-stuffed with a sugary plot, a warm and caring hero and heroine, and scrumptious, absolutely drool-worthy festive baking, you'll be yearning for Christmas no matter the season. The Christmas Cafe will bake your spirits bright!"

Dealbreakers (2023)
Lauren Forsythe
"While life might sometimes go off track, Lauren Forsythe's Dealbreakers never does. Forsythe's sophomore novel is a reminder of the power of living in the moment and the courage in trusting your journey. Fun, fresh, and brimming with warmth, this quick-witted workplace romance features a spunky, self-assured heroine who knows what she wants, a charming hero with hidden depths, absolutely crackling dialogue, self-deprecating humor, super cool date activities, and a supportive friend group. I'm rooting for Marina and Lucas in whatever games they play next!"

Wanderlust (2023)
Elle Everhart
"Wanderlust is perfect for anyone who's longed to travel the globe seeking love, adventure, and even themselves. This is a soaring escapist romance that unpacks timely real-life issues and reminds us that trusting your own heart can lead to destinations unknown and unforgettable, that going away means coming back, and that the best journeys are in memories, not miles. Wanderlust is a book to be whisked away and enjoyed in a sun-drenched somewhere."

The Make-Up Test (2022)
Jenny L Howe
"Full of deliciously biting banter, laugh-out-loud observation, and heartbreaking introspection...While body positivity, frank conversations about anxiety, and navigating fraught parent-adult child relationships and friendships on the cusp of change are sure to be relatable, it's the bittersweet longing in Allison and Colin's slow-burn exes-to-friends-to-lovers relationship that takes center stage....By my troth, if this second-chance debut isn't on your TBR already, fie on you!"

Lucie Yi Is Not A Romantic (2022)
Lauren Ho
"Lucie Yi Is Not a Romantic is a reassuring and tender look at modern motherhood, families born and found, and the breadth of parent-child relationships. With clever, quippy narration, Lauren Ho delivers honest, upbeat observation on the physical, social, and emotional transformations of motherhood, especially as it relates to class and cultural differences when co-parenting. Lucie Yi Is Not a Romantic exists in that wonderful, terrifying gap between what we think motherhood looks like and what it actually is."

How to Fake It in Hollywood (2022)
Ava Wilder
"The banter and sexual tension between Grey and Ethan is fire-emoji immaculate. Ava Wilder doesn't shy away from exploring the dark side of fame in such a cutthroat industry, and her unforgettable characters' growth shines all the brighter for it."

Weather Girl (2022)
Rachel Lynn Solomon
"Tender, playful, and achingly vulnerable, Weather Girl sparkles like sunbeams piercing through a rain shower. With her signature heart and heat, Solomon crafts a compulsively unputdownable love story with endearingly flawed, accessible, and lovable characters to root for. Weather Girl's forecast: delightful with a chance of happy-crying."

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