Grand Gesture Books' owner shares V-Day novel picks

• Set in Victorian times, an assassin quickly falls in love with his target.

🦴 "Digging Up Love" by Chandra Blumberg

• "This is such a charming Black love story set in rural Illinois that I think more people should know about," Morgan said.

💌 "The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy" by Megan Bannen

• This fantasy romance was so good, that Morgan slid into author Bannen's DMs to befriend her.
• "It's got 'You've Got Mail' spirit, undertakers, demigods, a man who is TALL, and so much heart," she told Axios via email.

🧹 "The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches" by Sangu Mandanna

• This novel features a sweet love story, a great cast of secondary characters and a splash of the grumpy-sunshine trope.
• "I loved it so much that I cried at the end," Morgan said.

💒 "The Fiancée Farce" by Alexandria Bellefleur

• This book has "the perfect amount of wooing, heat, and humor," according to Morgan, and centers around a marriage of convenience that turns into much more.