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The Light in the Hallway by Amanda Prowse
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of The Girl in the Corner comes the moving story of a man whose life is changed in an instant. How do you start again when you lose the only love you’ve ever known? When Nick’s wife Kerry falls ill and dies, he realises for the first time how fragile his happiness has always been, and how much he’s been taking his good life and wonderful family for granted... -
![Ayah by Andrea Hirata]()
Ayah by Andrea Hirata
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBetapa Sabari menyayangi Zorro. Ingin dia memeluknya sepanjang waktu. Dia terpesona melihat makhluk kecil yang sangat indah dan seluruh kebaikan yang terpancardarinya. Diciuminya anak itu dari kepala sampai ke jari-jemari kakinya yang mungil. Kalau malam Sabari susah susah tidur lantaran membayangkan bermacam rencanayang akan dia lalui dengan anaknya jika besar nanti... -
![Midnight Shores on Whisling Island by Julia Clemens]()
Midnight Shores on Whisling Island by Julia Clemens
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhisling Island is a beautifully enchanting place, one of healing and growth.Allen is coming home. And sweet Lily is beside herself in joyful, anxious anticipation. After preparing for his homecoming, ensuring that their reunion will be perfect, Lily is thrown a curveball. One she isn't sure how to recover from... -
![Home At Last by Judith Keim]()
Home At Last by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLouise “Lulu” Kingsley is thrilled to discover after years of wishing for a sibling, Cami Chandler is her half-sister. When Cami invites her to live with her at Chandler Hill, Lulu jumps at the chance to leave behind all the heartache in her recent life... -
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![Swimming Lessons by Mary Alice Monroe]()
Swimming Lessons by Mary Alice Monroe
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt's been five years since the original turtle lady, old Miss Lovie Rutledge, passed away, but her legacy lives on with some special women, especially Toy and her daughter, young Little Lovie. Toy Sooner kept her graveside vow to her beloved mentor. She left behind an abusive, dysfunctional lifestyle to become a strong single mother and aquarist at the South Carolina Aquarium... -
![Teardrop Lane by Emily March]()
Teardrop Lane by Emily March
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn Emily March’s beloved new novel set in Eternity Springs, a woman who has given up on dreams of a family meets a man who needs her to complete his own. Town physician Rose Anderson hides a well of sadness behind her cheerful and capable professionalism. Heartbreak has only reinforced her belief that marriage and children aren’t in her future... -
![All We Knew by Jamie Beck]()
All We Knew by Jamie Beck
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFor Hunter and Sara, getting married was easy. It’s staying together that’s the true test of love… Hunter Cabot deeply loves two things: the international tea company he’s helped his father build, and his wife, Sara. From the moment he first saw her wide smile on their college campus years ago, Hunter fell hard... -
![The Summer's End by Mary Alice Monroe]()
The Summer's End by Mary Alice Monroe
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn the powerful and heartwarming conclusion to her bestselling Lowcountry Summer trilogy, New York Times author Mary Alice Monroe brings her readers back to the charm and sultry beauty of Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, to reveal how the pull of family bonds and true love is as strong and steady as the tides... -
![Beneath It All by Tori Madison]()
Beneath It All by Tori Madison
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou. Have. Breast. Cancer. I wasn't prepared to hear those words. Neither was my loving husband, family or friends. And none of us were prepared for what life had in store after they were spoken. I should have seen the signs all around me. I should have paid attention to the people who supposedly loved me, the people who I'd always trusted. But I was blind to what was going on... -
![Fix Her Up by Julia Wolf]()
Fix Her Up by Julia Wolf
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt thirty, I’m starting over after a scandal that nearly ruined me. New job, new fixer-upper house, and all new outlook.How did I end up with a tall, devilishly handsome Israeli roommate? I can't actually tell you. Avi Cohen steamrolled into my life, and I kind of liked it.He's a flirt, but we have a contract and rule number one is no sex... -
![One More Day by Emma Heatherington]()
One More Day by Emma Heatherington
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen everything is lost, can their love survive?Annie Madden and her husband Peter seemed to have the perfect life. They had two beautiful children, a wonderful home and each other. That was before everything changed. Now Annie must face a different life, after a devastating event casts a shadow over her family, and their future...Categorized as:
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![The Beach Babes by Judith Keim]()
The Beach Babes by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOld friends are the best…Catherine “Cate” Tibbs, Brooke Ridley, and Amber Anderson, friends since they were awkward thirteen-year-olds who named themselves “The Beach Babes,” are about to face their 40th birthdays. Because they haven’t been able to get together for some time, Cate arranges for them to rent a house along the Gulf Coast of Florida for a long weekend... -
![Sara's Promise by Deanna Lynn Sletten]()
Sara's Promise by Deanna Lynn Sletten
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDo you believe in soul mates? William Grafton had the perfect life with his lovely wife, Sara, and two wonderful children. But one day his perfect forever was shattered when Sara died suddenly, leaving him alone to raise his children and wonder how he would ever get through life without his soul mate... -
![Love at Last Sight by Jordan Lynde]()
Love at Last Sight by Jordan Lynde
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Rose, I’m sorry, but your eyesight will be gone by the end of this year.” Who knew one simple sentence could change a life so drastically? Rose is a normal seventeen year old girl with a normal life, normal friends, and what she thought to be normal vision. When she receives the news her vision is slowly deteriorating, she doesn't know what to think. Her life is over... -
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![Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk Angpau Merah by Tere Liye]()
Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk Angpau Merah by Tere Liye
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAda tujuh miliar penduduk bumi saat ini. Jika separuh saja dari mereka pernah jatuh cinta, maka setidaknya akan ada satu miliar lebih cerita cinta. Akan ada setidaknya 5 kali dalam setiap detik, 300 kali dalam semenit, 18.000 kali dalam setiap jam, dan nyaris setengah juta sehari-semalam, seseorang entah di belahan dunia mana, berbinar, harap-harap cemas, gemetar, malu-malu menyatakan perasaanya... -
![Love Child by Ashley Farley]()
Love Child by Ashley Farley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSmall-town romantic suspense from USA Today bestselling author, Ashley Farley Casey Hobbs has never met her father. She doesn’t know his identity or where he lives or whether he has children. She’s spent the past three years at her mother’s sickbed, watching cancer eat away her organs and their bank account... -
![When We Were Sisters by Cynthia Ellingsen]()
When We Were Sisters by Cynthia Ellingsen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo sisters who haven’t spoken for twenty years. One summer to bring a family back together.Jayne Winters hasn’t seen her sister Charlotte since that last childhood holiday at their grandmother’s North Carolina beach house. Separated after that summer by their parents in a bitter divorce, Charlotte has never forgiven Jayne for not fighting to stay together...Categorized as:
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![Liars Like Us by Mary Campisi]()
Liars Like Us by Mary Campisi
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUnlock the secrets in Reunion Gap What happens when destiny ignores the rules? Tate Alexander has the good luck to be born with looks and charm, and the bad luck to belong to a family where money and power mean more than honor and integrity. When he returns to Reunion Gap to take over his father’s company, he’s determined to uncover and right the wrongs his father committed... -
![Vintage Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball]()
Vintage Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome back to Ladybug Farm, the place for everyone who ever had a friend... or a dream... -
![Divided Loyalties by Patricia Scanlan]()
Divided Loyalties by Patricia Scanlan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom internationally bestselling author Patricia Scanlan comes a delightful story about the struggles and victories of marriage, and the true meaning of family.One explosive family reunion! Shauna and Greg’s marriage is under pressure. She wants another baby but he doesn’t. She also has to endure her obnoxious in-laws, The Freeloaders: Della, Eddie, and their spoiled kids... -
![Apart at The Seams by Marie Bostwick]()
Apart at The Seams by Marie Bostwick
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwice in her life, college counsellor Gayla Oliver fell in love at first sight. The first time was with Brian - a lean, longhaired, British bass player. Marriage followed quickly, then twins, and gradually their bohemian lifestyle gave way to busy careers in New York. Gayla's second love affair is with New Bern, Connecticut. Like Brian, the laid back town is charming without trying too hard... -
![The Shadow Between Us by Carol Mason]()
The Shadow Between Us by Carol Mason
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat is it about the coast that attracts people running from their past? Maybe there’s something in a sea breeze that blows away your problems. Maybe when you look out at the ocean you can see the future; forget the secrets and pain holding you back. Or at least you can forget them for a time. When Olivia moves to Port Townsend, her marriage is floundering, and her life is in pieces... -
![The Vineyard at Painted Moon by Susan Mallery]()
The Vineyard at Painted Moon by Susan Mallery
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsStep into the vineyard with Susan Mallery’s most irresistible novel yet, as one woman searches for the perfect blend of love, family and wine. Mackenzie Dienes seems to have it all — a beautiful home, close friends and a successful career as an elite winemaker with the family winery. There’s just one problem — it’s not her family, it’s her husband’s... -
![It's Better This Way: A Novel by Debbie Macomber]()
It's Better This Way: A Novel by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter her marriage ends, one woman’s struggle to pick up the pieces finally leads to a new beginning—but is the past truly behind her? In this poignant novel, #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber explores the powerful intersections of love and family. It’s been nearly six years since Julia Jones had her heart broken... -
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![Between You and Me by Carol Mason]()
Between You and Me by Carol Mason
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIs her new husband really who she thinks he is?When young doctor Lauren Matheson meets Joe, an older divorced businessman, at a glittering poolside in California, it’s a chance encounter that seems life-changing for them both. Back home in London, their feelings only strengthen... -
![Tiny White Lies by Fiona Palmer]()
Tiny White Lies by Fiona Palmer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo families escape the rat race to holiday at a remote coastal retreat, but what lies are they telling themselves and each other? The new family drama by beloved Australian storyteller Fiona PalmerAshley has recently lost her husband. Daughter Emily is being bullied online.Best friend Nikki is holding a huge secret... -
![Sweet Magnolia by Debbie White]()
Sweet Magnolia by Debbie White
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExhausted after the grand wedding, Jack and Annie set off to California for their honeymoon only to be called back early because of fire to the bakery. The fire is extensive and they aren’t sure if Sweet Indulgence can be saved. But the Powell’s don’t give up. As Jack and Annie rebuild Sweet Indulgence together, life throws them another much more pleasant surprise. One due in nine months... -
![Breathless: A Passionate Love Story by M.V. Kasi]()
Breathless: A Passionate Love Story by M.V. Kasi
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Myra met Raj Sena, she was still going through a devastating heartbreak. But Raj, with his sweet, melting smiles and charming, determined wooing, swept her away. Six months later, Myra became Raj's wife. The newlyweds were madly in love, their lives filled with happiness, joy and passion. And then, he returned. Varun—Myra's first love. The man, Myra thought was lost to her forever...Categorized as:
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![Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune]()
Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects, in this breathtaking new novel from the New York Times and #1 Globe and Mail bestselling author of Every Summer After.Fern Brookbanks has wasted far too much of her adult life thinking about Will Baxter... -
![Oppa & I: Love Signs by Orizuka, Lia Indra Andriana]()
Oppa & I: Love Signs by Orizuka, Lia Indra Andriana
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJae In:Oppa.Apa yang sedang terjadi?Kenapa hidupku jadi serumit ini?Kenapa aku tak bisa memahami perasaanku sendiri?Jae Kwon:Jae In-a.Oppa pernah bilang kan, kalau Oppa akan selalu ada untukmu?Jadi, kenapa kau harus menyimpannya sendiri?Ada oppa di sini!Oppa & I: Love Signs adalah buku ketiga dari seri Oppa & I yang diangkat dari webseries di koreanupdates... -
![A Good Time by Shannyn Schroeder]()
A Good Time by Shannyn Schroeder
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA passionate free spirit and a sweet-talking playboy sound like a match made in heaven—until life gets in the way of all the fun and games… Indy Adams values her freedom above all else. She works hard to support herself, moonlighting as a waitress while she fights for her first big sale in the Chicago real estate market... -
![A Family Affair: Spring by Mary Campisi]()
A Family Affair: Spring by Mary Campisi
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Family Affair: Spring is a story of betrayal, forgiveness, and redemption, all wrapped up in the lives of the people we love to love, and even a few we love to hate. Harry Blacksworth is rich, handsome, the ultimate playboy with a killer smile and a clever wit. He’s fought it, denied it, ignored it, but the damn truth won’t go away: He’s fallen in love... -
![The Survivor's Guide to Family Happiness by Maddie Dawson, Amy McFadden]()
The Survivor's Guide to Family Happiness by Maddie Dawson, Amy McFadden
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThree women, three lives, and one chance to become a family…whether they want to or not.Newly orphaned, recently divorced, and semiadrift, Nina Popkin is on a search for her birth mother. She’s spent her life looking into strangers’ faces, fantasizing they’re related to her, and now, at thirty-five, she’s ready for answers... -
![The Choices We Make by Karma Brown]()
The Choices We Make by Karma Brown
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFollowing her bestselling debut novel Come Away with Me, Karma Brown returns with an unforgettable story that explores the intricate dynamics between friends and mothersHannah and Kate became friends in the fifth grade, when Hannah hit a boy for looking up Kate's skirt with a mirror... -
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![Country: A Novel by Danielle Steel]()
Country: A Novel by Danielle Steel
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn this rich, involving novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, a woman’s life catapults from the old to the new, as she learns to seize the moment. COUNTRY Stephanie Adams is a devoted stay-at-home mother, married to a successful lawyer in northern California, in a dead marriage she’s stayed in for years for the sake of her children... -
![The Girl in the Corner by Amanda Prowse]()
The Girl in the Corner by Amanda Prowse
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom bestselling author Amanda Prowse comes the poignant tale of a woman who has always been there for her family. But will they be there for her? Rae-Valentine and Howard were childhood sweethearts. They’ve shared twenty-five peaceful years since they were brought together by Dolly, Howard’s larger-than-life sister... -
![Bride by Mistake by Serenity Woods]()
Bride by Mistake by Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne photographer, one wedding dress, one bride by mistake… When a scandal drives famous actress Fliss Rivers to the Bay of Islands, she only plans to stay a few days. She hasn’t seen her old schoolfriend in years, and helping out in Roberta’s bridal shop is a welcome distraction from the intimate details of her life that are splashed all over the internet... -
![After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid]()
After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsWhen Lauren and Ryan’s marriage reaches the breaking point, they come up with an unconventional plan. They decide to take a year off in the hopes of finding a way to fall in love again. One year apart, and only one rule: they cannot contact each other. Aside from that, anything goes...Categorized as:
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![A Woman Betrayed by Barbara Delinsky]()
A Woman Betrayed by Barbara Delinsky
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA classic novel from an exceptional storyteller, A Woman Betrayed, first published in 1991, is a stunning tale of troubling secrets that can hide beneath the placid surface of a seemingly good marriage—and the courage that's needed to move on.Laura Frye has been happily married to her husband, Jeff, for twenty years... -
![Indulge by Angela Graham]()
Indulge by Angela Graham
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA Prequel Novella Logan West’s life is anything but ideal. Mindless sex, tedious business ventures, and the occasional poker game keep him occupied, but he only lives for one thing: fatherhood. Oliver, Logan’s three-year-old son, is his entire world. Raising him alone, Logan finds his only joy in spending time giving Oliver the childhood he deserves... -
![Together Alone by Barbara Delinsky]()
Together Alone by Barbara Delinsky
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Barbara Delinsky weaves a stunning and intricate tapestry of life, love, and acceptance.With their daughters off to college, the time has come for forever best friends Emily, Kay, and Celeste to redefine themselves as women... -
![Dark Promises by Winter Renshaw]()
Dark Promises by Winter Renshaw
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI have a secret … I don’t care if you like me or not. Insatiable lust for power and control runs thick in my veins. My father served as President of the United States of America—and his father before him. Montgomerys are born to lead and rule, to fear nothing and cower to no one, to make allegiances, not friends. But I digress...Categorized as:
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![With All My Love by Patricia Scanlan]()
With All My Love by Patricia Scanlan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA heartwarming novel about a shocking discovery that forever changes the lives of three generations of women.When Briony McAllister takes a trip to visit her mother, Valerie, she uncovers a letter from her long-lost grandmother, bringing to light a nearly unforgivable act her mother has kept secret for decades... -
![The Keepsake Sisters by Lori Wilde]()
The Keepsake Sisters by Lori Wilde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lori Wilde’s heartwarming follow-up to her “page-turning and passionate” (Jill Shalvis) trade paperback debut, The Moonglow Sisters, takes readers back to Moonglow Cove, Texas, with a story of twin sisters separated at birth who are reunited under unforgettable circumstancesIt was a story that couldn’t possibly be true: Identical twins, separated... -
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![Caroline's Sister by Sheila O'Flanagan]()
Caroline's Sister by Sheila O'Flanagan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTo her younger sister, Tessa, Caroline O'Shaughnessy has everything - great looks, easy charm, and the distinctly desirable Damien Woods. But for Caroline, things don't feel quite so rosy. She'd dreamed about moving in with Damien, but not about having his child, just yet. And though he did the honourable thing when she told him she was pregnant, it obviously wasn't what he wanted either... -
![The Good Daughter by Jane Porter]()
The Good Daughter by Jane Porter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove was given to all, except herself . . . Kit Brennan has always been the most grounded of her sisters. A Catholic school English teacher for seventeen years and a constant giver, her decisions have been sound—just not very satisfying... -
![The House by the Creek by Elizabeth Bromke]()
The House by the Creek by Elizabeth Bromke
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMorgan Jo Coyle has been trying to escape her past but when she receives a heart-breaking call from her mother, telling her that her Memaw Essie is on her deathbed, Morgan drops everything to go home to the small town of Brambleberry Creek and face her family—before it’s too late... -
![Summer Island by Kristin Hannah]()
Summer Island by Kristin Hannah
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsYears ago, Nora Bridge walked out on her marriage and left her daughters behind. Now she is a famous talk show host. Her daughter Ruby is a struggling comedienne. The two haven’t spoken in more than a decade. Then a scandal from Nora’s past is exposed, and Ruby is offered a fortune to write a tell-all about her mother... -
![A Woman's Heart by JoAnn Ross]()
A Woman's Heart by JoAnn Ross
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIreland—a land of unbridled spirit, ancient legends, whitewashed cottages and storybook castles. A place where anything can happen and there are no strangers—until now. Quinn Gallagher has reluctantly come to Castlelough. He’s cynical, bitter and disillusioned. But the magic of the west coast is about to change him. He’s never met anyone like Nora Fitzpatrick... -
![Wishful Sinful by Christie Ridgway]()
Wishful Sinful by Christie Ridgway
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYears ago, Rolling Stone magazine dubbed the nine collective children of the most famous band in the world “Rock Royalty.” Now all grown up, the princes and princesses are coming back to L.A.’s Laurel Canyon to discover if love can be found among the ruins of a childhood steeped in sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll...
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