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Forever Freed by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJackson Parker has seen evil first hand as a Tier 1 government asset with the FBI Hostage Rescue Team. After months of black ops work overseas, he’s finally coming home for a break. But with Keeneston’s wedding of the century, a stowaway on the run, and a plot that could kill thousands of civilians, Jackson gets anything but rest and relaxation... -
![Whisper of Love by Melissa Foster]()
Whisper of Love by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Bradens are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. Tempest Braden adores her family and her small hometown, but sometimes too much of a good thing can be confining... -
![Operation Bailey Wedding by Piper Rayne]()
Operation Bailey Wedding by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNo one could have guessed a marriage could sprout from a one-night stand, but Holly Radcliffe and Austin Bailey appear to be written in the stars. From the backseat of Austin's Jeep to the altar they come... -
![Running with a Sweet Talker by Jami Albright]()
Running with a Sweet Talker by Jami Albright
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe's a take-no-prisoners fireball. He's a sweet-talking charmer. It could be love...if they don't kill each other first. Hotshot lawyer Luanne Price may not believe in happily ever after, but she'd do just about anything to earn her absentee father's love. So when he waltzes back into her life with a plan for her to marry his business associate, she foolishly agrees... -
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![Trails of Love by Melissa Foster]()
Trails of Love by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFall in love with Graham Braden and Morgyn Montgomery in TRAILS OF LOVE. When Graham Braden travels to Oak Falls, Virginia to attend the wedding of his buddy Reed Cross to Grace Montgomery, he sticks around to help with renovations to Reed’s new theater. The last thing he expects is to be asked to assess and possibly invest in Grace’s sister Morgan’s business endeavor... -
![Meant for Love by Marie Force]()
Meant for Love by Marie Force
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt's been twelve years since Jenny Wilks lost her fiancé in the 9/11 attacks in New York City. Since then she's been floundering, trying to find her way. Taking the job as lighthouse keeper on Gansett Island was the best thing she could've done for herself. On the island she's found amazing friends and a wonderful new life. There's only one thing missing and that's romance... -
![Jilted: Nico and Sophie by Tess Thompson]()
Jilted: Nico and Sophie by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDespite being young and romantically inexperienced, Sophie Woods is an old soul who believes in true love, working hard at her bar, and always trusting her instincts. And from the moment she meets Nico, she knows without a doubt that he is her one-and-only... -
![Desire After Dark by Marie Force]()
Desire After Dark by Marie Force
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTobias “Slim” Jackson has the perfect life as a pilot on Gansett Island in the summer and in Florida in the winter. He’s happiest when he’s in the air, or at least that was the case before last summer when he met Erin Barton, Gansett Island’s newest lighthouse keeper. Now he can’t seem to find his usual enthusiasm for flying, winter in the sunny South or anything that doesn’t include her... -
![Sanibel Moonlight by Hope Holloway]()
Sanibel Moonlight by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNearly a year has passed since Eliza arrived for a “few days” on Shellseeker Beach. She has overcome grief, forged lifelong relationships, and finally found a place where her heart can sing.Most of all, she’s found a second chance at romance…but must face one last and unexpected challenge or this new love will slip through her fingers like moonlight on the water... -
![The Lucky Shamrock by Carolyn Brown]()
The Lucky Shamrock by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown’s bighearted novel about family, secrets, small-town Texas romance, and—with a little bit of luck—starting over. Family doesn’t mean everyone has to like each other. That’s the case when cousins Taryn, Anna Rose, and Jorja return to Shamrock, Texas, to help manage their grandmother’s flower shop, the Lucky Shamrock... -
![River of Love by Melissa Foster]()
River of Love by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRiver rafting and adventure company owner Sam Braden works hard and plays harder. He's fast, focused, and determined--and never at a loss for a willing woman to share his time with. The trouble is, the only woman he wants refuses him at every turn. Physician assistant Faith Hayes escaped her painful past and built a safe, happy life in Peaceful Harbor... -
![Finding Acceptance by Christine Gael]()
Finding Acceptance by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAnna Sullivan has just found out that she has another sister…And the news is rocking her world. As she tries to come to grips with her mother’s infidelity and the knowledge that Pop wasn’t her biological father, she loses sight of the fact that there is another person in this equation. Her half-sister, Nikki, who didn’t ask for any of this either... -
![Margaritas at the Beach House Hotel by Judith Keim]()
Margaritas at the Beach House Hotel by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn upscale hotel like The Beach House Hotel sometimes attracts surprise guests….Ann and Rhonda continue overseeing their Beach House Hotel along the Gulf Coast of Florida and providing guests with a lovely experience of good eating, relaxation, and the privacy many of them require... -
![Deleted: Jackson and Maggie by Tess Thompson]()
Deleted: Jackson and Maggie by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJackson Waller has loved Maggie Keene since they were six years old, but their dueling dreams ultimately tore them apart. First love—true love—wasn’t enough to overcome their individual desires to pursue dreams on opposite coasts. When Jackson learns of Maggie’s tragic death on her way to college on the east coast, his heartbreak, compounded by grief, renews his focus on his own future... -
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![Dirty Little Midlife Mistake by Lilian Monroe]()
Dirty Little Midlife Mistake by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHoly heat! Dirty Little Midlife Mistake is packed full of the best kind of bad decisions.Candice Viceroy—widow, mother, business owner—isn’t supposed to kiss anyone.Especially not Hollywood heartthrob and hunky silver fox, Blake Harding.Not in front of half a dozen cameras and a whole movie set’s worth of lights... -
![Dirty Little Midlife Disaster by Lilian Monroe]()
Dirty Little Midlife Disaster by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSizzling-hot and seriously funny. Who said your forties couldn’t be both?Katrina Viceroy is a recently divorced mother of two, and the proud new owner of a flat tire… until leather-clad motorcycle hottie, Mac Blair, arrives to save the day.Mac is the exact opposite of Trina’s ex-husband. He’s got bad boy etched into every line of his muscular body, for one... -
![A Home at Honeysuckle Farm by Christie Barlow]()
A Home at Honeysuckle Farm by Christie Barlow
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA family secret One shocking argument and ten-year-old Alice Parker’s world was turned upside down. Her peaceful life at Honeysuckle Farm in the quiet rural village of Brook Bridge swapped for the bustling metropolis of New York City. Alice’s life was changed forever… A second chance Now, thirteen years later, Alice’s American dream is over... -
![Sanibel Sunsets by Hope Holloway]()
Sanibel Sunsets by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Eliza’s son arrives in Shellseeker Beach, he’s struggling. Dane deeply disapproves of his mother’s relationship with a new man, causing friction in Eliza’s happy life. In addition, he must navigate a whole new life and find a way to channel his emotions in to music. Support comes from the most unexpected corner, surprising everyone…including Dane... -
![The Correspondent by Tess Thompson]()
The Correspondent by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe can’t stand him. He loathes her. Fate has other plans.When a snowstorm strands these enemies in an abandoned cabin, will they begin to see each other in a whole new way?After fighting her way out of poverty, Stormi Collins is finally going places... -
![One Hundred Goodbyes by Kelly Collins]()
One Hundred Goodbyes by Kelly Collins
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome back to Aspen Cove, the town where a stranger is simply a friend you haven’t met… Eden Webster has always been generous to a fault. The word no isn’t in her vocabulary. That’s how at twenty-eight she finds herself homeless, alone, and pregnant in Aspen Cove... -
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Montana Promises by Kim Law
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s falling for his brother’s ex—as if he needs another reason to go. Nate Wilde is ready to leave Birch Bay. He’s been home too long as it is and extending his visit means risking fantasies of staying for good. Wants and desires never work out for him, though. With good comes bad, and he’s had enough bad to last a lifetime. Unfortunately, his siblings need him... -
![An Enchanted Moment on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans]()
An Enchanted Moment on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA brand new and utterly enchanting series by bestselling author Jaimie Admans. A picture-perfect town, a place where dreams come true. Welcome to Ever After Street...A tale as old as time…Since her mum’s death, Marnie Platt has shut herself away from everyone who cares about her. Worse, her beloved bookshop on Ever After Street is suffering too... -
![The Banty House by Carolyn Brown]()
The Banty House by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the fading town of Rooster, Texas, all that’s really left is a service station, a church…and the Banty House, a long-ago Depression-era brothel. For more than seventy-five years, Betsy, Connie, and Kate Carson have called their mama’s house a home... -
![The Lilac Bouquet by Carolyn Brown]()
The Lilac Bouquet by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCome hell or high water, Emmy Jo Massey will have a wedding. After three generations of Massey women with children out of wedlock, she wants the whole town of Hickory, Texas, to witness the legitimacy of her union with Logan Grady. But dream weddings aren’t cheap... -
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![I Saw Her Standing There by Marie Force]()
I Saw Her Standing There by Marie Force
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThere’s a budding romance on Butler Mountain, but in the hornets’ nest known as the Abbott family, keeping a secret is no easy feat… Colton Abbott and Lucy Mulvaney have a secret... -
![Dirty Little Midlife Secret by Lilian Monroe]()
Dirty Little Midlife Secret by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLily Viceroy arrived in Heart’s Cove with a suitcase by her side and two eensy weensy secrets tucked into the corners of her heart.Well, that’s if “eensy” and “weensy” are code for “terrifying” and “dire.”Clearly, the only thing for Lily to do is to engage in a good ol’ bout of denial... -
![Home Sweet Love by Ava Miles]()
Home Sweet Love by Ava Miles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMillions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family. International Bestselling Author Ava Miles shares a powerful tale about the sweetness of home and falling in love for the first time. Chase Parker doesn’t believe in all that gushy home sweet love stuff. Moira Hale sure as heck does... -
![The Pet Doctor by Tess Thompson]()
The Pet Doctor by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s a small-town veterinarian with a love for animals and naps. Haunted by a childhood trauma, she’s terrified of men. Can the truth about her past bring them closer together or tear them apart forever?Breck Stokes is back where he belongs. After years at university, he’s returned to Emerson Pass and taken over his mother’s veterinarian practice... -
![A Change of Heart by Hannah Ellis]()
A Change of Heart by Hannah Ellis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe was never meant to fall for her best friend’s brother...Seren has had a soft spot for her best friend’s brother for as long as she can remember. But when she starts to see Kit as more than just a friend, she knows she’s on dangerous ground.Avoiding him is probably her best course of action, but that’s easier said than done when you live on a tiny island... -
![Ace Magnets by Giulia Lagomarsino]()
Ace Magnets by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAce Magnets is book 3 in the series A Good Run Of Bad Luck and is best read in order.CorduroyCarter Roy, the man that attracts all the ladies, but never gets them. He's sexy and charming, but hasn't found the woman that can keep his attention.AbbyI just moved to this town six months ago, but I'm already loving it! Granted, I get lost a lot and I tend to stick out like a sore thumb... -
![Todos los lugares que mantuvimos en secreto by Inma Rubiales]()
Todos los lugares que mantuvimos en secreto by Inma Rubiales
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNunca pospongas las cosas importantes de la vida«Me aprendí el nombre completo de Maeve, su canción favorita y todas las cosas que la hacían reír mucho antes de aprender a contar hasta diez.»Maeve no sabe mucho sobre sí misma... -
![Finding Forgiveness: A Bluebird Bay Novel by Christine Gael]()
Finding Forgiveness: A Bluebird Bay Novel by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSasha's secret is finally out...And Gabe isn't taking it well. With a baby on the way, they have to figure out how to make their marriage work, but after all the lies, the trust is gone. Can Gabe find it in his heart to forgive her, or will their brand new marriage crumble before it even gets off the ground?Meanwhile, the Sullivan sisters are trying to pick up the pieces after Pop's death... -
![Can't Fight the Moonlight by Barbara Freethy]()
Can't Fight the Moonlight by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJustin Blackwood can't remember a time when he believed in the magic of anything, least of all love. A cynical businessman, who grew up in a broken home, he guards his heart with every breath he takes. His job has taken him all over the world and roots are the last thing he wants...until he meets a beautiful innkeeper in Whisper Lake... -
![The Calendar of New Beginnings by Ava Miles]()
The Calendar of New Beginnings by Ava Miles
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe last thing international photojournalist Lucy O’Brien expected when she returned to her hometown was for her mother to ask her to shoot photos for a ‘Calendar Girls’-like calendar…Of course, it’s all for a good cause—raising money for breast cancer. Lucy agrees to help—ribald photos and all... -
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![Colton by Olivia Sands]()
Colton by Olivia Sands
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to Elm Ridge, Kentucky, where you’ll swoon, smile, and fall helplessly in love with the Green family. Colton Green thinks he’s got life all figured out. He’ll run the Red Widow Bourbon factory—a business that’s been in his family’s name for generations—build a beautiful home, marry a nice country girl, and start a family. After all, family is what the Greens are all about... -
![Dirty Little Midlife Mess: A Fake Relationship Romantic Comedy by Lilian Monroe]()
Dirty Little Midlife Mess: A Fake Relationship Romantic Comedy by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLaugh-out-loud funny, with cover-to-cover banter and red-hot heat. Dirty Little Midlife Mess is not your typical fake relationship romance. It’s better.Simone owes handsome, broody Wesley Byron a favor, and he’s calling it in.He needs a maid.Yes, like the type that cleans a house. Black and white uniform not included (she asked)... -
![Anything for Love by Melissa Foster]()
Anything for Love by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAnything For Love is a USA Today BestsellerAfter Charlotte Sterling loses her last family member, she moves to Sterling House, her family’s Colorado mountain inn, to live a solitary life. As an erotic romance writer, her days and nights are filled with passion and intrigue—even if only fictional... -
![Dirty Little Midlife Dilemma by Lilian Monroe]()
Dirty Little Midlife Dilemma by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA hot, hilarious fresh start! Nora’s forties begin with a bang…or rather, a crash.What’s worse than bumping into a parked motorcycle and tipping it over?Easy. It’s bumping into a motorcycle, tipping it over, and sending it crashing into an entire row of bikes like horrible, slow-motion dominos.What’s even worse than that?Nora knows the answer... -
![The Fire by May Archer]()
The Fire by May Archer
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJAMIE Parker Hoffstraeder is gorgeous, cocky, and totally irrational. He also broke my heart when he left town eleven years, four months, and twenty-eight days ago. Not that I’m counting. I don’t mind admitting it: I was young. I got burned. I learned my lesson... -
![The Comfort of Secrets by Christine Nolfi]()
The Comfort of Secrets by Christine Nolfi
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCat Mendoza needs a win. After a business failure and years of dating the wrong men, she’s ready to turn things around.First she must convince the residents of Sweet Lake, Ohio, that she’s taking her responsibilities seriously. As the events director of the newly restored Wayfair Inn, she has the support of her best friends, Linnie and Jada... -
![Christmas at Wynter House by Emily Harvale]()
Christmas at Wynter House by Emily Harvale
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"This is one Christmas Cracker of a read.” – Rachel’s Random Reads. After a frosty welcome, things soon heat up at Wynter House. Neva Grey is looking forward to spending a quiet Christmas with her family in the cosy cottage they’ve rented in the picture-postcard village of Wyntersleap. Nestled between rolling hills and a gently burbling river, it’s going to be idyllic. Except it’s not... -
![The Sugar Queen by Tess Thompson]()
The Sugar Queen by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTrue love requires commitment, and many times unending sacrifice. . .At the tender age of eighteen, Brandi Vargas watched the love of her life drive out of Emerson Pass, presumably for good. Though she and Trapper Barnes dreamed of attending college and starting their lives together, she was sure she would only get in the way of Trapper's future as a hockey star... -
![The Innkeeper by Tess Thompson]()
The Innkeeper by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was supposed to be a night to forget. After a night of sizzling passion, they agreed to never contact each other again. Fate disagreed.Jamie Wattson has no use for men who leave and as far as she’s concerned, they all do. She’s focused on running her inn and spending time with girlfriends. Life is simple and she wants it that way... -
![Thankful in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk]()
Thankful in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKeeping this secret could cost him everything…Trinity McConnell came to Good Hope expecting to reconnect with a former colleague, not a former fling. But within hours of arriving in the picturesque small town, she’s face-to-face with Ryder Goodhue, the man who gave her the hottest, most romantic night of her life... -
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![Tie the Knot in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk]()
Tie the Knot in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove always finds a way… Lindsay Lohmeier’s life is no bed of roses. After struggling at a job she loved, but ultimately lost, she opened her own florist shop in Good Hope. Her budding business won’t be her only new addition. Lindsay is pregnant. While she’s happy to open her heart to her baby, opening up to the father is another story... -
![One Hundred Choices by Kelly Collins]()
One Hundred Choices by Kelly Collins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKelly Collins welcomes you back to Aspen Cove where acceptance is found in the eyes of a stranger, and love is found in his heart... Horse trainer Trinity Mosier never looks for trouble, but it finds her at every turn. After losing her job, she packs up and moves to Aspen Cove, hoping her brother will take her in... -
![Maintenance Required: A small town romance by Giulia Lagomarsino]()
Maintenance Required: A small town romance by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEricI live my life by a certain standard. There are right and wrong ways to do things, and I always make sure that I'm on the right side. My brothers call me a wet blanket. They say I'm buttoned-up, boring, and that I don't know how to let loose. There's a reason I'm that way, and she just walked through my door. With one wild night, I've thrown all my moral guidelines out the window... -
![One Hundred Mistakes: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 16 by Kelly Collins]()
One Hundred Mistakes: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 16 by Kelly Collins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome back to Aspen Cove, where love finds you, even when you’re looking the wrong way…As the personal assistant to popstar legend, Indigo, Deanna Archer moved to Aspen Cove for work (and maybe a certain sexy guitar player)... -
![Harvest of Love by Melanie Moreland]()
Harvest of Love by Melanie Moreland
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDanica RawlinsShe’s a career woman, constantly busy, under pressure, and in demand. But the job that once seemed like a dream to her now feels more like a nightmare.When the stress gets too much, she escapes the office and drives, discovering beauty in the wide-open spaces that surround her in the country. Leaving the worries behind, if only temporarily... -
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Lemon Drop Cottage by K.T. Dady
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Pepper Bay. A small close-knit community where you’ll find chocolate box cottages, quaint shops, love, drama, and a happily ever after.Snuggle down with this cosy, feel-good, comfort read that whisks you away to a beautiful bay on the Isle of Wight – Perfect for fans of Christie Barlow, Phillipa Ashley, and Holly Martin...
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