Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams (Dell) is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Emily and Jack have been enemies since freshman year of college when he spilled coffee on her. They both ended up as teachers in Rome, KY, until Jack left to live with his fiancée in Nebraska. Emily thought she was finally free of him, until he shows up at her school and at “her” table at the local diner, after calling off his wedding. They fall back into their old ways but also find that they’re falling for each other. Matters become tense when Jack purchases the dilapidated house next door to Emily. Fixing the house at all hours of the night, shirtless no less, infuriates Emily—and they’re both keeping secrets about their side careers as writers. When those secrets inadvertently get out, they find themselves working together, and things quickly ignite between them. The characters also grapple with harbored family secrets and emotional abuse. VERDICT Full of heart and heat, this third “When in Rome” story (after Practice Makes Perfect) is not to be missed and can be read as a stand-alone, with appeal for romance and relationship fiction readers.—Erin Holt

The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest (Berkley; LJ starred review)

Appeared on the February 2023 LibraryReads list

"Lily Greene needs a date for her sister’s wedding but doesn’t want her family’s “help” to find one. She ends up asking her hot neighbor Nick for help instead, but complications ensue when she realizes he’s N.R. Strickland—the fantasy author who ghosted her. The lead characters who see the best in each other and help each other grow make for a satisfying second-chance romance."—Midge Loery, Mark Twain Library, Redding, CT

Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley (St. Martin's Griffin)

Appeared on the June 2022 LibaryReads list

 “When fashionable, privileged Jada is cut off by her parents, her NFL-team-owning grandmother suggests that she work at a cupcake shop—one that happens to be owned by player Donovan Dell, the sexy but stuck-up guy Jada insulted previously. Neither of them counted on the sweet and spicy vibes that grow between them. A frothy fun read!”—Laura Eckert, Clermont County Public Library, Milford, OH

What You Wish For by Katherine Center

Appeared on the July 2020 LibraryReads list

 "Sam thought the dynamic Duncan Carpenter was out of her life forever, until he returns to the school at which she's a librarian and makes her think she might just get her happily ever after. For fans of JoJo Moyes and Rebecca Serle."—Tracy Babiasz, Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill, NC