Check Me Out - LKLD February 2026

REMAIN

By Nicholas Sparks

New York architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod, still grieving the death of his sister who could see spirits. In a historic bed-and-breakfast, he meets a young woman named Wren who will challenge every assumption he has about his logical and controlled world.

CONSIDER YOURSELF KISSED

By Jessica Stanley

A literary love story told through ten years in the life of one woman as she tries to build a longed-for family without also losing herself. An entertaining portrayal of the true, grown-up meaning of “happily ever after.”

FIRST-TIME CALLER

By B.K. Borison

Aiden Valentine has a secret: he’s fallen out of love with love. And as the host of Baltimore’s romance hotline, that’s a bit of a problem. But when a young girl calls in to the station asking for dating advice for her mom, the jaded radio host finds he’s not quite ready to hang up on love.

CAN’T GET ENOUGH

By Kennedy Ryan

Hendrix lives a fabulous life. Great friends, a thriving business, even if caring for her aging parent is a

challenge. Who has time for romance? When tech mogul Maverick Bell makes her feel seen and desired, Hendrix needs to decide if it’s time to let herself have it all.

STORY OF MY LIFE

By Lucy Score

Desperate to escape her writer’s block, Hazel leaves her Upper East Side apartment for a house in rural Pennsylvania she bought sight unseen. Nothing goes to plan, but at least she finds swoon-worthy inspiration in her hot, grumpy contractor Cam. It’s all just research. What could go wrong?

THE GEOGRAPHER’S MAP TO ROMANCE

By India Holton

Geography professors in a failed marriage of convenience inconveniently reconnect when both are sent on an emergency mission to a small Welsh village that has suffered a magical disaster in this swoony historical-fantasy rom-com.

SOUNDS LIKE LOVE

By Ashley Poston

A hitmaking songwriter and a bitter musician share a startling and inexplicable connection that they’ll do

anything to shake, but that song stuck in their heads? Maybe it’s there for a reason.

FAKE SKATING

By Lynn Painter

This latest love story from YA and romance specialist Lynn Painter finds childhood friends reuniting as teenagers in their hockey-loving Minnesota hometown. It turns out that teenage relationships are a bit more complicated.