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Steamy romances top JoCo Library’s hottest books of 2023

A trip to the stacks never felt so good.

KCtoday_Romance Novels 2023

O Fabio, Fabio, wherefore art thou Fabio?

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813.085 ... the Dewey Decimal System number to find “Amish Vampire” or “Brewery Owner Intrigue” romance novels at your local library.

These bodice-ripping love stories (okay, not really those ones, though they are entirely real genres) have topped the checkout charts for a while now — including the Johnson County Library’s hottest books of 2023.

Adult fiction’s steamy finalists

Looks like the Paris of the Plains may be giving the City of Love a run for its money...

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