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THE SPICY LIBRARIAN

Muddy Stilettos

We are delighted to have won the Arts, Culture and Theatre Award at this year's Muddy Stilettos Awards. Thank you to all who voted for us. Here we share some of our Top Picks for summer reading, exclusively for the Muddy Stilettos community.

Top Picks for Muddy Stilettos

The Stopover (Miles High Club Book 1) | TL Swan

The Stopover

Miles High Club · Book 1
TL Swan

£9.99

Summer of Love | Lily Easton

Summer of Love

Lily Easton

£9.99

Book cover for 'The Spanish Love Deception' by Elena Armas, featuring a coral pink background with yellow script title text, white title text, illustrated figures, and a yellow burst reading 'Ultimate Fake Dating Romance'.
Book cover for 'The Spanish Love Deception' by Elena Armas, featuring a coral pink background with stylized illustrations of a woman in a yellow dress, a man in a black suit, a pink airplane, and colorful suitcases.

The Spanish Love Deception

Elena Armas

£9.99

Book cover for the novel 'It Happened One Summer' by Tessa Bailey, featuring a blue background with large white title text, an illustrated man in a red cap and jeans on the left, and an illustrated woman in a red dress on the right. A yellow starburst in the top-left corner says 'Fun and Spicy'.
It Happened One Summer | Tessa Bailey

It Happened One Summer

Tessa Bailey

£9.99

Book cover for 'The Unhoney Mooners' by Christina Lauren, featuring a bright tropical beach scene with palm trees, two people reclining in lounge chairs, and a yellow starburst badge that reads 'Modern Classic'.
Book cover for 'The Unhoney-Mooners' by Christina Lauren, featuring a bright beach scene with palm trees, two people reclining in lounge chairs, and bold title text over a yellow and blue background.

The Unhoneymooners

Christina Lauren

£10.99

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