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3 Romances For Your August Escape

The lazy days of August call for getaway reading, so we've got three romances that'll take you from old China to the small-town South, featuring couples who learn love is closer than they think.
Maya Rodale is a best-selling romance author. / JGI/Daniel Grill/Blend Images / Getty Images

Maya Rodale is a best-selling romance author.

The lazy days of August call for some wonderfully escapist fiction, and here are three excellent romance novels that deliver. Whether in a small Southern town or a palace in China, these stories show couples discovering that true love is real — and closer than they might expect. All it takes is open eyes and an open heart to find the happily-ever-after waiting nearby.

For every romance reader, there's some by Jessica Lemmon. Every morning at 11:45, marketing vice president Jacqueline Butler pauses to enjoy the view of the shirtless hunk who runs by her office window. But he's not the guy for her — that would be Vince, her fellow VP, divorcee and best friend.

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