Love in Winter Wonderland by Abiola Bello

 

“Charming, handsome Trey Anderson balances the pressures of school popularity with a job at his family’s beloved local bookshop, Wonderland.

Quirky, creative Ariel Spencer needs tuition for the prestigious art program of her dreams, and an opening at Wonderland is the answer. When Trey and Ariel learn that Wonderland is on the brink of being shut down by a neighborhood gentrifier, they team up to stop the doors from closing before the Christmas Eve deadline—and embark on a hate-to-love journey that will change them forever.” - taken from Goodreads.

This was a cute Christmas romance that takes place in a London bookshop. Ariel needs tuition money to attend the same art school that her father did. She walks into Wonderland hoping for a position. Enter Trey, Ariel’s secret crush whose family are the longtime owners of the store. He has to tell her that they aren’t hiring. When Trey’s father falls from a ladder and breaks his leg, his mother hires Ariel to help out. It’s not long before Trey and Ariel realize that the bookshop is in financial trouble and must work together to save the business before Christmas Eve and discover love along the way.

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Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey

“Don’t you just love the smell of old books in the morning?

Madeline Moore does. Books & Moore, the musty bookstore her family has owned for generations, is where she feels most herself. Nothing is going to stop her from coming back after college to take over the store from her beloved aunt.

Nothing, that is—until a chain bookstore called Prologue opens across the street and threatens to shut them down.

Madeline sets out to demolish the competition, but Jasper, the guy who works over at Prologue, seems intent on ruining her life. Not only is he taking her customers, he has the unbelievable audacity to be… extremely cute.

But that doesn’t matter. Jasper is the enemy and he will be destroyed. After all—all’s fair in love and (book) wars.” - taken from Goodrerads.com

Madeline Moore’s life has just been turned upside down. With college on the horizon in the fall, her family’s bookstore is struggling to stay afloat, her absentee mother has reentered the picture, and a rival bookstore just opened up across the street. When the hot Jasper walks into Books & Moore, Madeline’s interest is peaked until she realizes that he is the owner’s son of Prologue, her competition. When an all-out battle rages between the two of them, who will be left standing? A story about the challenges of reaching adulthood and making your dreams come true.

This book is for fans of Rachel Lynn Solomon and Laura Taylor Namey.

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Recommended For You by Laura Silverman

 

“Shoshanna Greenberg loves working at Once Upon, her favorite local bookstore. And with her moms fighting at home and her beloved car teetering on the brink of death, the store has become a welcome escape.

When her boss announces a holiday bonus to the person who sells the most books, Shoshanna sees an opportunity to at least fix her car, if none of her other problems. The only person standing in her way? New hire Jake Kaplan.

Jake is an affront to everything Shoshanna stands for. He doesn’t even read! But somehow his sales start to rival hers. Jake may be cute (really cute), and he may be an eligible Jewish single (hard to find south of Atlanta), but he’s also the enemy, and Shoshanna is ready to take him down.

But as the competition intensifies, Jake and Shoshanna grow closer and realize they might be more on the same page than either expects… “ - taken from Goodreads.com

Recommended For You was a cute holiday story that reads like a Hallmark Christmas movie. Shoshana, who is Jewish, loves working at a local bookstore. When her boss offers a holiday bonus for the top seasonal seller, she sees it as a way to get her car fixed if not to relieve some of the tension at home. Jake Kaplan, the cute new hire, is her only competition. With lots of stumbles and realizations, Shoshana soon realizes that Jake isn't what he originally seemed. 

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