Books like 'Summer of Secrets'
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Redeeming The Rose by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife is about checks and balances. People hurt people, and often, they die. Even as a paramedic, I can’t save everyone, but that doesn’t mean I’m not gonna try.My baby sister was a sick child. Her illnesses were the reason I chose the career I did, but her innocence and fragility also made me a man who refuses to let her live her life without my guiding hand...Categorized as:
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The Trouble With Him by Kat T. Masen
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe trouble with him is he never was supposed to belong to me…Everyone assumes I have the perfect life. And why not? I’m Ava Edwards—daughter of billionaire mogul Lex Edwards.I had everyone fooled until New Year’s Eve when my life fell apart.Then he walked into the same bar looking just as devastatingly handsome as I remembered him.A long-lost friend who I considered family—once upon a time...Categorized as:
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The Trouble With Us by Kat T. Masen
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe trouble with love is timing is everything…AmeliaI was never supposed to fall in love with an older man. Let alone a man who is practically family.We were too much, too soon. Our families were caught in the crossfire of our forbidden affair. So, we said our goodbyes.Four years have passed, and my ex is back from London.He’s just as devastatingly handsome as I remember... -
Sorrow by Tiffanie DeBartolo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom Tiffanie DeBartolo, author of God Shaped Hole, How to Kill a Rock Star, and Grace: The Jeff Buckley Story, comes Sorrow, a poignant story about friendship and love, art and music, and how these pursuits can save us from ourselves.Joe Harper has backpedaled throughout his life. A once-promising guitar prodigy, he’s been living without direction since abandoning his musical dreams...Categorized as:
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Bound by R. Phillips
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"To know the truth of our story."Everything in life has a price. Nothing is ever freely gifted. The universe always comes, whether in the brightest, cheek-aching second of the day or the darkest, most plaintive hour of the night, to collect its payment. To rattle and shake your world. To slither into the illusion of Eden painted by strokes of lies and deceit... -
Summer at the Little Cottage on the Hill: An utterly uplifting holiday romance to escape with by Emma Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTake an endless stroll through wild meadows and breathe in the sweet aroma of flowers in full bloom. The first ever guest at the little cottage on the hill is looking for an escape, but her past is not far behind her… Thirty-two-year-old ‘ice queen’ Isobel slams the cottage door and pulls the curtains shut... -
Material Girl by Keisha Ervin
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDylan Monroe Carter, is a material girl living in a material world. She has it all. A loving husband, adorable son, successful career and great friends. But nothing good can last forever. There are secrets and betrayals looming that will destroy Dylan and everyone around her. National Best Selling Author, Keisha Ervin, returns with the finale edition to the highly acclaimed Material Girl series... -
The Trouble With Fate by Kat T. Masen
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI am nothing like my sisters.The Edwards’ daughters have a reputation for falling in love under forbidden circumstances.Not me, though.I’m the calm, collected one and Daddy’s new favorite since I cause the least trouble.This is all thanks to my long-time best friend, Cruz Cooper.He’s every bit the crazy person I’m not and keeps me grounded with college despite his wild ways...Categorized as:
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The Beach House by Jenny Hale
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“Oh, my goodness,” she whispered. At the bottom of the box was a stack of letters. Tied with a ribbon, the pages were faded with age. “These are all addressed from here,” she said, “but they’ve never been sent.”When her gram passes away, Melanie Simpson feels utterly lost. She has no idea what to do with her life after she has devoted years to looking after her beloved grandmother... -
A Place to Start Over - Second Edition by Susan Mackie
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecond Edition with five new Bonus Chapters.Can one bad decision change your life?While recuperating from her biggest mistake, Harriet’s had time to plan a fresh start, away from the city.With a business plan on her laptop and determination in her heart, she leaves Sydney, heading north... -
A Summer of Surprises by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJill Conroy is tricked by her sister into becoming the housekeeper and cook for the summer at Seashell Cottage where Greg Campbell and his nephew, Brody, have been hired to do maintenance projects on the house. Annoyed at first, Jill soon realizes how wonderful it is to be away from her home in New York and the memories of her deceased, emotionally abusive husband... -
A Summer Escape and Strawberry Cake at the Cosy Kettle: A feel good, laugh out loud romantic comedy by Liz Eeles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Cosy Kettle café is the perfect place to escape this summer, for fans of Cathy Bramley, Jenny Colgan and Debbie Johnson...Categorized as:
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From His Lips by Leylah Attar
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTroy Heathgate has it all - brains, brawn and the kind of smile that just begs a ribbon. Everything but the woman he loves. But now he’s back and determined to possess her. There’s just one catch - she’s married to another man. This short story (90 pages) contains spoilers. It is meant to be read after the full length novel, 53 Letters For My Lover...Categorized as:
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Summer at the Little Wedding Shop by Jane Linfoot
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings‘A sparkling, laugh-out-loud, romantic read’ Phillipa Ashley, bestselling author of Summer at the Cornish Cafe ‘The perfect holiday read to warm your heart’ #1 Bestselling author Tracy Bloom The third book in the bestselling series, ‘The Little Wedding Shop by the Sea’... -
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The Cottage on Sunshine Beach by Holly Martin
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsStep into the delightful seaside village of Sandcastle Bay, where you’ll discover golden sand, welcoming smiles and an unforgettable romance… Melody Rosewood loves her new home in idyllic Sandcastle Bay . The beautiful little cottage on the edge of Sunshine Beach , with its bright yellow door and view of the sea has captured her heart... -
A Good Life by Virginie Grimaldi, Hildegarde Serle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLaughter, tears, the transformative power of love, unexpected revelations, and striking natural these are the ingredients that combine to make best-selling author Virginie Grimaldi’s English debut the feel-good read of 2024. Grimaldi is among France’s top ten contemporary authors and her uplifting, unputdownable literary novels have quickly garnered her millions of adoring fans...Categorized as:
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Double Time by Julie Prestsater
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMegan Miller has done the crush thing, had her heart broken and flirted with a close friend to the point of an almost relationship. She is over the drama of her Freshman and Sophomore years and is ready to be single and to mingle. With Keesha and Steph by her side the girls are ready to rock the single hood in their Junior year... -
Marry Me Mad: The Rousseaus #2 by Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDid you fall in love with The English Brothers? Were you hot for the Winslows? Katy Regnery's New York Times bestselling Blueberry Lane series continues with The Rousseau siblings in 2016! For as long as Madeleine “Mad” Rousseau can remember, she’s been the “sweet” twin to her sister Jax’s “sassy.” But after an especially painful break-up, Mad decides she’s had enough of being sweet... -
Quedará el amor by Alice Kellen
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEl sol baña los acantilados y las aguas turquesas del mar de Cornualles cuando Jane Bellamy y Cedric Stone se conocen en el verano de 1939. No están destinados a ser una ecuación perfecta, pero son jóvenes y el amor lo arrolla todo a su paso. Así que esta historia comienza como otras muchas: él y ella se enamoran. Hay primeras palabras, primeras miradas y primeros besos. Y luego nada... -
Secrets of Santorini by Patricia Wilson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe'll uncover the shocking secrets of her past in paradise . . . Sent away to convent school at the age of six, Irini McGuire has never really known her celebrated archaeologist mother, Bridget, who lives on the paradise island of Santorini. So, when Irini receives news that Bridget has been injured at a dig and is in coma she knows it is time to return to the island of her birth...Categorized as:
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One Hot Summer by Kat French
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings** A SIZZLING ROMP WITH A GREAT CAST OF CHARACTERS** Alice McBride’s husband Brad is super famous, totally gorgeous . . . and having an affair with his co-star. And now it’s splashed across all the newspapers. After kicking Brad out, Alice decides to rent out her beloved home for the summer. And the last person she expects to arrive at Borne Manor is a sexy cowboy called Robinson... -
Rock Stars Do It by Jasinda Wilder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***Enjoy all three of the Rock Stars Do It stories in one volume!*** Rock Stars Do It Harder Chase Delany is a rock star. Rock stars are expected to rock hard onstage and party even harder offstage. Chase is living up to those expectations, and then some. He leaves everything he's got onstage, and drowns the ache in his soul at the bottom of a tequila bottle. And then there are the girls.. -
Night Jasmine by Mary Lou Widmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTWO MEN...ONE LOVE... Brutally exposed to the naked facts of life, Katie Raspanti fled the dingy hovels of the slums to become a kitchen maid in New Orleans's most elegant household. She was no more than a child, but all too soon she became the tantalizing beauty who commanded the hearts of two brothers, both willing to abandon family and fortune to be at her side... -
Following His Heart by Donna Fasano
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***USA Today Bestselling Author*** Sara Carson is a 30-something widow with a busy life. Two fun-loving best friends, a caring mom who needs her, and a thriving sweet shop. What more could a woman want? But when the ancient plumbing in her shop springs a leak and a gorgeous, dark-eyed stranger rushes to her rescue, hilarity unfolds—and Sara quickly sees exactly what she’s been missing... -
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Ethan by Susan Ward, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAVERY… With every kiss I fell deeper, ready to move from friends to lovers and positive we were going to be incredible together. Then after the hottest sex of my life, Ethan switched on a dime, and broke my heart. I can’t forget how he hurt me. No matter how right this feels. No girl would forgive him...Categorized as:
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Dearest Mary Jane by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"The moment I set eyes on a handsome, rich man I shall marry him." So said Felicity, and as she was the glamorous sister with a successful career as an international model, Mary Jane had no reason to doubt her. Mary Jane was the stay at home with no talents to speak of and a face that never merited a second glance... -
The Bakery at Seashell Cove: A feel good, laugh out loud romantic comedy by Karen Clarke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn absolutely hilarious, uplifting summer read about living life to the full! Meg Larson thought she had everything she wanted: she works in the local bakery, she’s months away from marrying her high-school sweetheart, and home is beautiful, sunny Seashell Cove , where the sky is blue, the sea is turquoise and the sand is golden... -
Summer at 23 The Strand by Linda Mitchelmore
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEscape to the seaside this summer!After actress Martha’s painful break-up hits the headlines, the warm golden sands and sparkling seas of Elberry Cove are the perfect escape from the paparazzi!Nestled amongst a gorgeous line of brightly-coloured beach chalets, Number 23 The Strand is a home from home, a secret paradise where she can slowly begin to piece her heart back together... -
J.C. and the Bijoux Jolis by Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDid you fall in love with The English Brothers? Were you hot for the Winslows? Katy Regnery's New York Times bestselling Blueberry Lane series continues with The Rousseau siblings in 2016! Jean-Christian “J.C.” Rousseau’s reputation as a charming flirt has been well-established in Philadelphia, and he’s never had trouble winning a woman’s heart. So, when Libitz Feingold, the best friend of J.C...Categorized as:
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Spiralling Skywards: Book One Falling by Lesley Jones
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt only takes one defining moment. One look. One dance. One conversation. Sarah knows from the second she meets Liam that their connection is more than just instant attraction. It’s deep, it’s consuming, and has the potential to be the real thing. But true love comes at a price... -
The Little Bed & Breakfast by the Sea by Jennifer Joyce
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEscape to the seaside this summer! Mae loves running her little Bed & Breakfast, it’s the perfect place to raise her adorable four-year-old daughter! And no matter how persistently local vet, Alfie, chases her, she just doesn’t have time for men in her life... -
The Moment I Met You by Debbie Johnson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'A laugh-cry book from first page to last' MILLY JOHNSON on Maybe One DayIt only takes a second...For life to change forever.Elena Godwin could never have known that her dream holiday to Mexico would change her life forever. She thought that she was in charge of her own destiny. But on a gorgeous summer evening, her whole world is ripped from her feet in a single moment...Categorized as:
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Letting in Light by Emma Davies
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRowan Hill seemed like the perfect place for Ellie to escape and lick her wounds; a huge estate surrounded by a nice big wall and plenty of peace, quiet, and time to think ... Will has a reputation for being a humourless grumpy loner, but it’s his estate and he doesn’t want anything to change; things would be perfect if everyone would just leave him alone... -
Sweetgrass by Mary Alice Monroe
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSweetgrass is a historic tract of land in South Carolina that has been home to the Blakely family for eight generations. But Sweetgrass—named for the indigenous grass that grows in the area—is in trouble. Taxes are skyrocketing. Bulldozers are leveling the surrounding properties. And the Blakelys could be forced to sell the one thing that continues to hold their disintegrating family together... -
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Pioneer Summer: A Novel by Elena Malisova, Katerina Silvanova
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis star-crossed gay romance is a #1 bestselling TikTok sensation that took listeners by storm, made international news, and catalyzed one of Russia’s largest-ever crackdowns on LGBTQ representation The year is 1986, and Yurka Konev, 16, has been sent off for another summer at Pioneer Camp...Categorized as:
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Matters of the Heart by Fiona Palmer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA classic love story about manners, men and modern romance retold by bestselling Australian author, Fiona Palmer Western Australia, 2019: The Bennets are a farming family struggling to make ends meet. Lizzy, passionate about working the land, is determined to save the farm... -
Forbidden Fruit: Volume Two by Kasey Millstead, Adriane Leigh
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA collection of erotic forbidden romance novellas from some of today's bestselling authors. Release date: April 2014 Novellas include: Dancing with Desire by Kasey Millstead The rules are clear: No sex with the patrons. Dance like no one’s watching. Fuck them with your eyes. Make love to them with your moves. But, no sex with the patrons. Ever...Categorized as:
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Touched by Sabre Rose
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings– Lauren –Instead of walking down the aisle, I was starting over.New home. New job. New life.Blocked memories.There was no choice.But I wasn’t expecting him.Gabe was nothing more than a fantasy. Young. Irresponsible. Charming.I wasn’t looking for anything, too busy licking my wounds.Nothing could happen. Nothing should happen.But it did . . -
Talking at Night by Claire Daverley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecret walks and late-night phone calls. An undeniable chemistry. A tragedy that haunts them both. A powerful yet tender love story between two people who can’t help but be pulled back to one another, time and againThis is the story of Will and Rosie. Bad boy meets good girl, opposites in every way...Categorized as:
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Come Apart by Crystal Kaswell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today bestseller Crystal Kaswell comes an emotional roller coaster about two damaged souls trying to piece themselves back togetherOn paper, Alyssa has everything she wants. Booming career. Beautiful home. A tall, dark, handsome man who knows how to make her purr.Who's drifting further and further every day.Someone else needs him. Someone who doesn't want to share... -
Refuge by N.G. Osborne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn a dusty, sweltering night, Noor Khan, a beautiful, headstrong Afghan refugee, comes face-to-face with Charlie Matthews, a brash, young American aid worker. To Noor's fury, Charlie breaks every cultural norm and pursues her. She wants nothing to do with him: her sole aim in life is to earn an overseas scholarship so she can escape the miseries of the refugee camps...Categorized as:
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Defy the Stars by Sophie McKenzie
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter months apart, everyone thinks that River is successfully building a future without Flynn. Indeed, she has almost convinced herself that she is moving on. And then, one day, Flynn is back, bringing with him tales of his glamorous new life... -
The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInspired by C. S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, this wild and wondrous novel is a fairy tale for grown-ups who still knock on the back of wardrobes—just in case—from the author of The Wishing Game...Categorized as:
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In This Life by Christine Brae
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLovers don’t finally meet somewhere, They’re in each other all along. RUMI It starts out so simply. Anna runs away to Thailand, drags her best friend Dante with her and spends a few weeks away, taking on other people’s problems while getting away from her own...Categorized as:
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All Night Woman by Abbie Zanders
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLiz Benning is a successful, professional woman. When she thought about her 35th birthday, she pictured a nice dinner, a sappy chick flick with some gratuitous frontal nudity, and cake – lots of cake – with her best friend. She certainly didn’t envision male strippers, public humiliation, or a night in the police station...Categorized as:
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Prima Donna by Karen Swan
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBreaking the rules was what she liked best. That was her sport. Renegade, rebel, bad girl. Getting away with it. Pia Soto is the sexy and glamorous prima ballerina, the Brazilian bombshell who's shaking up the ballet world with her outrageous behaviour. She's wild and precocious, and she's a survivor. She's determined that no man will ever control her destiny...Categorized as:
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Sugar and Spice by Shari L. Tapscott
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFueled by love and determination, twenty-one-year-old Harper took a great leap of faith and transferred home from college to finally declare her feelings to Brandon, the boy who's adored her since they were children. There was only one thing that could derail her perfect plan, and that was Brandon showing up with a new girlfriend the very same weekend...Categorized as:
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Jack by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJack I'm driving along when I see a woman sitting in a puddle on the side of the road. I stop to help her and instantly need to have her. Our chemistry is explosive, quite literally. It seems we are going to have to repair a few things. She's feisty and sexy as hell, but I keep screwing it up. Harper This day couldn't get any worse. All that's left is for lightning to strike me...Categorized as:
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Hello Salma by Erisca Febriani
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Kata 'putus' sedemikian gampangnya keluar dari mulut kamu?Emang saya yang terus berjuang, tapi yang diperjuangkan juga jangan seenaknya". Itu kalimat terakhir yang keluar dari bibir Nathan setelah tahu Salma dengan mudah memutuskan hubungan mereka. Merasa kalau perjuangan cintanya tidak dihargai Salma, Nathan memilih pergi dan pindah ke sekolah baru karena sebuah masalah... -
The Treble With Men by Piper Sheldon
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs far as Green Valley is concerned, Kim Dae disappeared into the Wraiths a decade ago. They were sort of right. Kim has spent her life since Jethro fighting her curious nature and trying to blend into the background. Unfortunately for her, a mysterious Maestro comes to town and takes quick notice of her for reasons unknown to anybody...
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