Here are EWs five April titles.

Parkers sense of humor is matched by equal wells of heart.

But Johnson complicates things further with his angsty backstory.

April Romance The Austen Playbook by Lucy Parker CR: Carina Press The Rose by Tiffany Reisz CR: MIRA Fumbled by Alexa Martin CR: Penguin

Credit: Carina Press; MIRA; Penguin

From foodies to romance readers to Anglophiles, Johnsons characters are instantly relatable and endearing.

Things get complicated when star football player T.K.

Moore, Poppys ex-high-school-boyfriend and the father of her child, comes back into her life.

The Austen Playbook by Lucy Parker CR: Carina Press

Carina Press

Poppy has spent 10 years thinking T.K.

In fact, T.K.

has spent the last decade wondering why Poppy suddenly disappeared from his life without a word.

Getting Hot with the Scot by Melonie Johnson CR: St. Martin’s Press

St. Martin’s Press

But that also means she knows how to create the perfect football hero and T.K.

Moore, with his Chris Hemsworth-worthy blond locks and six-pack (or eight-pack?)

abs, is a delicious snack any reader will love to devour.

Fumbled by Alexa Martin CR: Penguin

Penguin

Hes a teddy bear with Thors body.

To truly love someone requires sacrifice, something that immortality often deems futile.

She selects each myth, and a passage fromThe Wind in the Willows, with care.

The Rose by Tiffany Reisz CR: MIRA

MIRA

This marks Sharmas first adult romance, and her voice is still a bit rough around the edges.

How successful or engaging that is likely depends on how much you enjoy that particular trope.

?Grade: B

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The Takeover Effect by Nisha Sharma CR: HarperCollins

HarperCollins