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The Sea Speaks His Name by Leila S. Chudori
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe tragic yet inspiring story of a group of friends, all young and idealistic political activists who faced the iron fist of power in the waning days of the Suharto regime, in the late 1990s.In the twilight hours of a day in March, Biru Laut was ambushed by four unknown men. Together with his friends, Daniel, Sunu and Alex, he was taken to an unknown location... -
![The Singing Trees by Boo Walker]()
The Singing Trees by Boo Walker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA young artist forges a path of self-discovery in an enriching novel about forgiving the past and embracing second chances, from the bestselling author of An Unfinished Story.Maine, 1969. After losing her parents in a car accident, aspiring artist Annalisa Mancuso lives with her grandmother and their large Italian family in the stifling factory town of Payton Mills... -
![Butterfly 2 by Ashley Antoinette]()
Butterfly 2 by Ashley Antoinette
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“One of the biggest names in Urban-fiction, Ashley Antoinette, is back … An intense start to this new series with characters that are real and genuine. It’s a story about love, trying to put the past behind and moving on with your life” - Red Carpet Crash on ButterflyMorgan Atkins is used to losing, but losing Messiah Williams was the most tragic of them all... -
![Secrets at the Last House Before the Sea: A gripping and emotional page-turner by Liz Eeles]()
Secrets at the Last House Before the Sea: A gripping and emotional page-turner by Liz Eeles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the attic of Driftwood House there are stunning views of the deep green sea and sapphire sky... -
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![Heart of Mine by Caroline Fyffe]()
Heart of Mine by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe makes love the grandest adventure on the frontier for the resistant darling of Eden, Colorado. Emma Brinkman is the most eligible bachelorette in town and staying that way. After learning twice that romance is a lie, she's focused only on making the mine she and her sisters inherited a booming success...Categorized as:
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![Cowboy Whispering My Name by Jessie Gussman]()
Cowboy Whispering My Name by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKatie Dettinger didn’t expect to be a single mom. Didn’t expect to have her husband cheat and leave. Didn’t think she’d be alone raising her kids.But she is. And it’s harder than she thought. There’s never enough time, never enough money and now she’s lost her job and might be losing her house... -
![The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson]()
The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFrom the award-winning author of Yellow Wife, a daring and redemptive novel set in 1950s Philadelphia and Washington, DC, that explores what it means to be a woman and a mother, and how much one is willing to sacrifice to achieve her greatest goal... -
![Say Goodbye for Now by Catherine Ryan Hyde]()
Say Goodbye for Now by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOn an isolated Texas ranch, Dr. Lucy cares for abandoned animals. The solitude allows her to avoid the people and places that remind her of the past. Not that any of the townsfolk care. In 1959, no one is interested in a woman doctor. Nor are they welcoming Calvin and Justin Bell, a newly arrived African American father and son... -
![The Queen of Beauty by Petra Durst-Benning, Edwin Miles]()
The Queen of Beauty by Petra Durst-Benning, Edwin Miles
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPetra Durst-Benning’s captivating historical novel pays homage to the trailblazing women of the early twentieth century—like Elizabeth Arden and Estée Lauder—who shaped culture, shattered convention, and strived to make the world around them more beautiful... -
![Virgins of Paradise by Barbara Wood]()
Virgins of Paradise by Barbara Wood
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe acclaimed author of Green City in the Sun and The Dreaming presents a magnificent saga about women in a rich, aristocratic Egyptian family who search for identity amid historic change. A fascinating portrait of an ancient nation mired in superstition, magic, and mythology as it emerges into the modern era... -
![Too Much of a Good Thing by Kimberla Lawson Roby]()
Too Much of a Good Thing by Kimberla Lawson Roby
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the sequel to the enormously successful Casting the First Stone , Kimberla Lawson Roby brings back a character readers love to hate. Curtis Black might be a man of the cloth, but with his irresistible looks, seductive charm, and charismatic personality, he's particularly beloved by his female parishioners––and almost every other woman he's ever met. The trouble is, Curtis is married... -
![True Heart's Desire by Caroline Fyffe]()
True Heart's Desire by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe invites you back to Eden, Colorado, where five sisters have inherited the town—and are winning over men's hearts one by one.Since their father's death summoned Lavinia Brinkman and her four sisters to Eden, Colorado, Lavinia has been content with her new life. Well, almost... -
![Many Sparrows by Lori Benton]()
Many Sparrows by Lori Benton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMany Sparrows When settler Clare Inglesby is widowed on a mountain crossing and her young son, Jacob, captured by Shawnees, she'll do everything in her power to get him back, including cross the Ohio River and march straight into the presence of her enemies deep in Indian country... -
![Cora's Courage by Kathleen Ball]()
Cora's Courage by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChristian Historical Western Romance Cora feels indebted to Eddie Connor who saves her and her baby Esther. She travels on the treacherous Oregon Trail with him. He's not such a hero after all. She works hard yet he criticizes everything she does. He seems a bit crazy... -
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![Philippa Holds Court by Jennie Goutet]()
Philippa Holds Court by Jennie Goutet
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s capable of many things—including driving him mad.At the start of their London Season, Philippa Clavering discovers her friend, Susan, is being pursued by the wrong gentleman and decides to turn Susan’s head to a worthier suitor. Not one to shrink from what she views as her duty and gift, Philippa sets in motion plans to bring about the happy ending her friend deserves... -
![A True Gentleman by M.A. Nichols]()
A True Gentleman by M.A. Nichols
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey say reformed rakes make the best husbands. They were wrong. Ten years ago, Tabby Russell married the man of her dreams. Or so she thought. The reformed rake had seemed vastly appealing when she was younger, but as life marched on and his old habits returned, Tabby realized too late that she should have chosen wiser when facing the marriage alter...Categorized as:
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![The Champagne Queen by Petra Durst-Benning]()
The Champagne Queen by Petra Durst-Benning
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Isabelle took a chance and eloped with Leon Feininger, her true love, she hadn’t stopped to consider what would happen next. Winter on his family’s isolated vineyard proves tougher than she expected, and Isabelle finds herself daydreaming, envisioning the wines she and Leon will make when they have their own land... -
![The First Lady by Carl Weber]()
The First Lady by Carl Weber
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCharlene Wilson, First Lady of First Jamaica Ministries, has lived a good life with her beloved Bishop T.K. Wilson and their two beautiful children. But now that the Lord has seen fit to call her home, someone needs to take care of her man. . . That's why Charlene has planned to hang around in spirit--to make sure T.K. ends up with the right woman. First in line is Marlene, the mother of T.K... -
![The Memory Tree by Linda Gillard]()
The Memory Tree by Linda Gillard
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCan the power of love overcome life’s darkest memories and deepest losses? When her favourite beech tree is felled in a storm, Ann feels as if someone has died. But when long-hidden seed packets are found inside the trunk, Ann realises there are more memories than her own lurking within the ancient tree . . -
![The Memory House by Rachel Hauck]()
The Memory House by Rachel Hauck
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Dress comes a new captivating novel of two women whose lives have been destroyed by disaster but find healing in a special house. In the spring of 1953, Everleigh Applegate is happily married and newly pregnant. But a tornado sweeps through Waco, Texas, taking her hopes of a bright future with it...Categorized as:
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![This Quiet Sky by Joanne Bischof]()
This Quiet Sky by Joanne Bischof
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere is nothing extraordinary about Tucker O’Shay’s dreams. Go to college. Become president. Fall in love. And pretend like he has enough time to get it all done.Sixteen-year-old Sarah Miller doesn’t expect anything out of the ordinary when she begins her first day at the one-room-school house in her new hometown of Rocky Knob... -
![Huckleberry Harvest by Jennifer Beckstrand]()
Huckleberry Harvest by Jennifer Beckstrand
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnna and Felty Helmuth’s zest for matchmaking is unstoppable—and with grown-up grandchild number three on her way to their home in lovely Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin, what better reason to put their talents to work once more?... When Mandy Helmuth hears that her best friend Kristina’s heart has been broken, she decides to visit her grandparents and cheer her up... -
![Written in Love by Kathleen Fuller]()
Written in Love by Kathleen Fuller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a postal error creates pen pals of two young Amish people, can they put behind their past mistakes to see the bright future God has written for them? Jalon Chupp has a past he isn’t proud to claim. He’s worked hard to overcome his youthful mistakes, and he has recommitted himself to his faith... -
![The Empty Hearth by Kitty Neale]()
The Empty Hearth by Kitty Neale
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBattersea in the 50s and 60s. The Pratchett family have to contend with Alfie Pratchett's obsessive jealousy. Although Alfie is a bully, his two teenage children, John and Millie, have learned to dodge him and his moods. Their main concern is to protect their mum... -
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![Things Past Telling: A Novel by Sheila Williams]()
Things Past Telling: A Novel by Sheila Williams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“This is a truly character-driven novel that explores how people define themselves, the creation of family and home, and the importance of memory and language. . . . Fans of historical epics won’t be able to put this book down.”—Historical Novel Society“Emotionally satisfying. . . . A remarkable character portrait... -
![The Best of Everything by Kimberla Lawson Roby]()
The Best of Everything by Kimberla Lawson Roby
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe world-renowned Reverend Curtis Black's daughter, Alicia, is all grown up and even more trouble than her father. The apple certainly doesn't fall far from the tree in this new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Sin No More and Love and Lies. Alicia Black Sullivan swore to never repeat her father's mistakes: she would never break any promises, she would never be unfaithful... -
![God Ain't Blind by Mary Monroe]()
God Ain't Blind by Mary Monroe
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Monroe is a masterful storyteller." -- Philadelphia Inquirer There are some things even forever friends can't fix. . . Annette Goode Davis is a survivor. Life has often knocked her down, but she's never stayed there for long. To Annette, it's all about family and old friends like Rhoda O'Toole. And right now, Annette needs all the friends she can get... -
![Love's Fortune by Laura Frantz]()
Love's Fortune by Laura Frantz
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSheltered since birth at her Kentucky home, Rowena Ballantyne has heard only whispered rumors of her grandfather Silas's vast fortune and grand manor in Pennsylvania... -
![Married Men (A Man's World Series) by Carl Weber]()
Married Men (A Man's World Series) by Carl Weber
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsStep into the world of four married men whose vows didn't guarantee them a "happily ever after". . . Kyle runs a booming business, but his main job is hiding his wife from the sistahs who would skin him alive for marrying a woman like her. . .. Easy-going Allen can please his bossy Mama and his gold-digging fiancée--just not at the same time. . . -
![The Writing Desk by Rachel Hauck]()
The Writing Desk by Rachel Hauck
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTenley Roth’s first book was a literary and commercial success. Now that her second book is due, she’s locked in fear. Can she repeat her earlier success or is she a fraud who merely found a bit of luck? With pressure mounting from her publisher, Tenley is weighted with writer’s block... -
![The Winemaker's Wife by Kristin Harmel]()
The Winemaker's Wife by Kristin Harmel
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe author of the engrossing international bestseller The Room on Rue Amélie returns with a moving story set amid the champagne vineyards of northern France during the darkest days of World War II, perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale.Champagne, 1940: Inès has just married Michel, the owner of storied champagne house Maison Chauveau, when the Germans invade...Categorized as:
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![Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck by Hamka]()
Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck by Hamka
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCerita ini berkisar tentang semangat juang Zainuddin, bagaimana merana dan melaratnya hidup Zainuddin setelah cintanya ditolak oleh keluarga Hayati. Kemudian beliau bangun semula dari segala kedukaan, membuka lembaran baru dalam hidupnya menjadi seorang penulis yang ternama dan berjaya. Ia menceritakan tentang kesetiaan, cinta dan kasihnya Zainuddin terhadap Hayati... -
![Love's Long Journey & Love's Abiding Joy by Janette Oke]()
Love's Long Journey & Love's Abiding Joy by Janette Oke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first series from the pen of Janette Oke, follows the lives of one family through three generations. Lets the reader see the impact that Christian love has on relationships despite adversity and hardship... -
![The Wayward Heart by Nerys Leigh]()
The Wayward Heart by Nerys Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA heart isn't always the best thing to follow.Lizzy Cotton dreams of excitement, adventure, and falling madly in love with a cowboy, and she knows she's perfect to be a cattle rancher's mail order bride.But dreams don't always turn out as planned... -
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![Faltered Beginnings by Kathleen Ball]()
Faltered Beginnings by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Christian Historical Western Romance Mary Beth arrives at the Eastman ranch planning to marry Lex Willis. To her dismay Lex is already married to Iris the love of his life. Mary Beth then confesses she’d been attacked by the same man who tried to attack Iris in Button Hills Texas. Mary Beth also struggles with forgiveness and searches for the answer... -
![The Way to a Man's Heart by Mary Ellis]()
The Way to a Man's Heart by Mary Ellis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMary Ellis (A Widow's Hope and Never Far from Home) concludes her bestselling The Miller Family series with another engaging story set in Holmes County, Ohio. Leah Miller is living her dream come true as she invests in a newly restored diner that caters to locals rather than tourists... -
![Huckleberry Spring by Jennifer Beckstrand]()
Huckleberry Spring by Jennifer Beckstrand
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings>Nothing gives Anna and Felty Helmuth greater satisfaction than seeing their grandchildren happily married--except for planning their next matchmaking venture. And as springtime comes to Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin, the air is filled with promise. . -
![Liverpool Annie by Maureen Lee]()
Liverpool Annie by Maureen Lee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnnie Harrison has a difficult childhood and she eventually goes to live in the Grand Hotel with a rich school friend. Marriage follows and when her husband dies, she throws herself into providing for her children. Starting with a market stall she discovers a talent for designing clothes that develops into a successful business... -
![A Night Rose for the Duke: A Clean & Sweet Regency Historical Romance by Fanny Finch]()
A Night Rose for the Duke: A Clean & Sweet Regency Historical Romance by Fanny Finch
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn English rose, they’d called her once, and her beauty and grace were admired by many. But then things changed, and she was named a flower poisonous... Having suffered tragedy after tragedy, Eleanor Ashford is but a shadow of her former self... -
![Mr Darcy's Persuasion by Cass Grafton, Cassandra Grafton]()
Mr Darcy's Persuasion by Cass Grafton, Cassandra Grafton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo of Jane Austen’s classics collide in this intriguing tale of pride, prejudice and persuasion, set in England’s beautiful West Country.In the aftermath of the Netherfield Ball, Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet are determined to find respite—Darcy from the allure of the lady and the feelings she evokes in him, and Elizabeth from the drama unfolding at Longbourn...Categorized as:
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![A Durable Fire by Stephanie Keating]()
A Durable Fire by Stephanie Keating
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the first years of Kenyan independence, three young women return to the East African highlands where they shared a carefree childhood. Hannah is struggling to preserve her heritage at Langani Farm, where a series of unexplained and violent attacks threaten her security and recent marriage... -
![The Italian Daughter by Soraya M. Lane]()
The Italian Daughter by Soraya M. Lane
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Estee, I bought this ring the day after I saw you on stage, all those years ago. You’re the only woman I’ve ever loved.” Estee wanted to see it so badly, but instead she reached for Felix’s hand and gently closed it over the box. “No,” she whispered. “I want you to propose only when you’re truly free.”Italy, 1946: As Estee bids farewell to Felix her heart breaks...Categorized as:
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![Anna's Crossing by Suzanne Woods Fisher]()
Anna's Crossing by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Anna Konig first meets Bairn, the Scottish ship carpenter of the "Charming Nancy," their encounter is anything but pleasant. Anna is on the ship only to ensure the safe arrival of her loved ones to the New World. Hardened by years of living at sea, Bairn resents toting these naive farmers--dubbed "Peculiars" by deckhands--across the ocean... -
![When I Fall in Love by Wendy Lindstrom]()
When I Fall in Love by Wendy Lindstrom
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Mail Order Bride He Doesn’t Want — A Woman He Can’t Resist Hal Grayson has just buried his brother. He doesn’t need any more surprises — especially a mail order bride that he didn’t order. But the beautiful and strong-willed Miss Mitchell has other ideas, and the woman turns his life upside down...Categorized as:
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![Blood Sisters by Barbara Keating, Stephanie Keating]()
Blood Sisters by Barbara Keating, Stephanie Keating
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKenya 1957. During their childhood years in the Kenya Highlands three girls from vastly different backgrounds become blood sisters, promising that nothing will ever destroy the bond between them. But the legacy of the Mau Mau rebellion, and the tensions and upheavals of newly independent Kenya, tear their childhood dreams apart... -
![Song of the Skylark by Erica James, Nathalie van Gent]()
Song of the Skylark by Erica James, Nathalie van Gent
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLizzie has an unfortunate knack for attracting bad luck, but this time she's hit the jackpot. Losing her heart to her boss at the radio station where she works leads directly to losing her job, and with no money in the bank she's forced to swallow her pride and return home to her parents... -
![The Englisher by Beverly Lewis]()
The Englisher by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAnnie Zook is forced by her father, the bishop, to choose between her forbidden art and joining the church, the only life she knows... -
![Toward the Sea of Freedom by Sarah Lark]()
Toward the Sea of Freedom by Sarah Lark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn mid-nineteenth-century Ireland, charming Kathleen and dashing Michael harbor secrets and dreams. Imagining a life beyond the kitchen and fields of the wealthy family they both work for, they plot to leave their homeland, marry, and raise the child Kathleen is secretly carrying. The luck of the Irish, however, is not on their side... -
![Flowers in the Snow by Danielle Stewart]()
Flowers in the Snow by Danielle Stewart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIf you step across the threshold of Betty Grafton’s house, you can be sure of two things: she’ll feed you until you’re ready to bust and she’ll love you before you even realize you’re worthy of it. She’s spent her life building a family that finally feels complete. But as sad news forces her to relive the darkest moments of her life, she decides to share the story with those she loves... -
![A Well-Tempered Heart by Jan-Philipp Sendker]()
A Well-Tempered Heart by Jan-Philipp Sendker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe sequel to the international best-selling novel The Art of Hearing Heartbeats Almost ten years have passed since Julia Win came back from Burma, her father’s native country. Though she is a successful Manhattan lawyer, her private life is at a crossroads; her boyfriend recently left her, she has suffered a miscarriage, and she is, despite her wealth, unhappy with her professional life...Categorized as:
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