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The Keeper of Stars by Buck Turner
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNOW A #1 BESTSELLERWho says you can’t rewrite the stars?1962—Twelve years removed from the summer when she first gave her heart away, Dr. Elizabeth (Ellie) Spencer, Professor of Astronomy at Indiana University, receives a mysterious package that has her asking that very question.Inside the unmarked box is a novel written by Ellie’s first love, Jack Bennett...Categorized as:
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পুতুলনাচের ইতিকথা by Manik Bandopadhyay, Zakir Talukder
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsপুতুলনাচের ইতিকথা মানিক বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের তৃতীয় উপন্যাস এবং চতুর্থ মুদ্রিত গ্রন্থ। উপন্যাসটি ভারতবর্ষ পত্রিকায় বাংলা ১৩৪১ সালের পৌষ থেকে ১৩৪২ সালের অগ্রহায়ণ পর্যন্ত ধারাবাহিকভাবে প্রকাশিত হয়। পরবর্তীতে ১৯৩৬ সালে এটি বই আকারে প্রকাশিত... -
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Scorched by Wajdi Mouawad
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwin children Jeanne and Simon want to solve the mystery of their origins. In retracing the bitter history of their mother, who is about to die, other characters come into the story—witnesses or key players able to assist in the investigation. Carried aloft by poetic language, the inquiry pursued by Jeanne and Simon unfolds in a dreamlike atmosphere... -
![The Magic of Ramblings by Kate Field]()
The Magic of Ramblings by Kate Field
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRunning away can be the answer if you run to the right place…When Cassie accepts a job as companion to an old lady in a remote Lancashire village, she hopes for a quiet life where she can forget herself, her past and most especially men... -
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![His Best Friend's Sister in the Show Me State (Cowboy Crossing Book 8) (Cowboy Crossing Western Sweet Romance) by Jessie Gussman]()
His Best Friend's Sister in the Show Me State (Cowboy Crossing Book 8) (Cowboy Crossing Western Sweet Romance) by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPreston Harding witnessed his best friend’s death in the prime of his life. Alcohol has numbed the pain. Until his son’s mother drops the boy off on his doorstep and tells him she is dying. Suddenly he’s responsible for a young life and is facing another death. Thankfully, hospice is taking care of everything except the child.Athena Coleman loves her job as a hospice nurse...Categorized as:
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The Ruthless Billionaire: A Clean Billionaire Romance (California Elite) by Evangeline Kelly
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe needed to marry one of the women on his father’s list. She wanted to find her missing brother. Neither of them counted on falling in love. Lucas Armstrong didn’t believe love existed. He was a ruthless man, ready to follow in his father’s footsteps... -
![Slow Brewing Tea by Randy Loubier]()
Slow Brewing Tea by Randy Loubier
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSlow Brewing Tea is an epic spiritual adventure and a touching love story that will compel you to look deeper at your relationships with your God, your spouse and the path beneath your feet.Isaiah set off on a ten day motorcycle adventure in northern, rural Japan... -
![Two of a Kind: Return to Lighthouse Point by Kay Correll]()
Two of a Kind: Return to Lighthouse Point by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes all you need is to believe in yourself… Charlotte finds herself living back on Belle Island, struggling to make a living in her now floundering art career. She moves in with her life-long friend, Robin, and attempts to find her love of painting again and prove to her family that she’s a successful artist... -
![Slow Road to Love by Juliette Duncan]()
Slow Road to Love by Juliette Duncan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA divorced reporter on a remote assignment. An alluring cattleman who captures her heart… City dwelling Maggie Donovan is trying her best to let go of her resentment after her high-profile politician husband of thirty-five years left her for a much younger woman. Her focus now is her job as a reporter for the Country Women’s Magazine, her two adult children, and her church... -
![Slow Path to Peace: A Mature-Age Christian Romance by Juliette Duncan]()
Slow Path to Peace: A Mature-Age Christian Romance by Juliette Duncan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith their lives stripped bare, can Serena and David find peace? Serena used to be young and beautiful. Now, her face is scarred for life.Will there ever come a time when she can look in the mirror and not be repulsed by her horrid, ugly, wrinkled skin?Will she ever see herself as God sees her? As a precious, much-loved daughter of the King?David is riddled with guilt... -
![Forever Cherished by Juliette Duncan]()
Forever Cherished by Juliette Duncan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes, the hardest person to love is yourself… Now Tessa's dream of living in the country has been realized, she wants to share her and Ben's blessings with others, but when a sad, lonely woman comes to stay, Tessa starts to think she's bitten off more than she can chew, and has to rely on her faith at every turn... -
![A Wedding to Celebrate by Evangeline Kelly]()
A Wedding to Celebrate by Evangeline Kelly
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJosie Johnson has a passion for planning weddings, until the day everything goes wrong and her client threatens to personally escort her off the premises.The humiliation of that event makes her question her future as a professional wedding planner... -
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Hot for Teacher by Whitley Cox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's not her teacher anymore, but he can still teach her a few things.Welcome to Seattle, the Emerald City and home to The Single Moms of Seattle. Three sexy single ladies who drink a ton of wine every Saturday night, bitch about life, have each other's backs, are the ultimate mama bears, and hope to one day, just maybe find love again.This is Celeste's story .. -
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Sierra Jensen Collection, Vol. 4 by Robin Jones Gunn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCollege on the Horizon She’s the bold, free-spirited type. She’s young, she’s fun, and she’s following God... -
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![Sierra Jensen Collection, Vol. 3 by Robin Jones Gunn]()
Sierra Jensen Collection, Vol. 3 by Robin Jones Gunn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHappenstance…or God’s Great Plan? She’s the bold, free-spirited type. She’s cute, she’s fun, and she’s following God... -
![Sierra Jensen Collection, Vol. 2 by Robin Jones Gunn]()
Sierra Jensen Collection, Vol. 2 by Robin Jones Gunn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHappenstance or God s Great Plan? She s the bold, free-spirited type. She s cute, she s fun, and she s following God... -
![Selected Poems by E.E. Cummings]()
Selected Poems by E.E. Cummings
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe one hundred and fifty-six poems here, arranged in twelve sections and introduced by E. E. Cummings's biographer, include his most popular poems, spanning his earliest creations, his vivacious linguistic acrobatics, up to his last valedictory sonnets. Also featured are thirteen drawings, oils, and watercolors by Cummings, most of them never before published... -
![The Collected Poems, Vol. 2: 1939-1962 by William Carlos Williams]()
The Collected Poems, Vol. 2: 1939-1962 by William Carlos Williams
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratings'And when the second and final colume of Williams' 'Collected Poems' is published, it should become even more apparent that he is this century's major American poet... -
![Kiss, Kiss; Over To You; Switch Bitch; Someone Like You; Four Tales Of The Unexpected; My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl]()
Kiss, Kiss; Over To You; Switch Bitch; Someone Like You; Four Tales Of The Unexpected; My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings... -
![One Chance At Forever: A Realistic Christian Romance About Finding God And Love by T.K. Chapin]()
One Chance At Forever: A Realistic Christian Romance About Finding God And Love by T.K. Chapin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs it possible to be happy when you have nothing?Wyatt is an intellectual. He’s also a wealthy widow. His heart longs to make sense of what happened and desires to know if lasting beauty truly exists.One evening he meets a stranger who changes his life forever... -
![Dallas and the Cowboy by Linda Goodnight]()
Dallas and the Cowboy by Linda Goodnight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe just had to add the sheriff part. Show off his authority. Typical cop. But the memory of strong arms and a warm chest came back to her. Comforting, secure. He’d taken care of her. Linda Goodnight is a RITA award-winning, New York Times and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author of more than 3 million books sold... -
![The Billionaire's Bodyguard by Elana Johnson, Bonnie R. Paulson]()
The Billionaire's Bodyguard by Elana Johnson, Bonnie R. Paulson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWomen can be rich too...and this female billionaire can usually take care of herself just fine, thank you very much. But she has no defense against her past...or the gorgeous man she hires to protect her from it... -
![The Billionaire's Boyfriend by Elana Johnson, Bonnie R. Paulson]()
The Billionaire's Boyfriend by Elana Johnson, Bonnie R. Paulson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a closet organizer fit herself into a single father's hectic life? Or will this female billionaire choose work over love.. -
![Surprisingly Matched by Cathryn Brown]()
Surprisingly Matched by Cathryn Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSamantha is having a crisis. Andy has the skills to help her. They might be great together but . . . his brothers aren't good matchmakers.Samantha’s dog treat business was doing well. Until her new, horrible website ended it in a day. Andy doesn’t have time to take on another client, even a pretty one. When Samantha and her dog meet him and his four cats, it’s chaos... -
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![Blind Date with my Billionaire Protector by Evangeline Kelly]()
Blind Date with my Billionaire Protector by Evangeline Kelly
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe has a history of rescuing women. She’s fresh out of a bad relationship and doesn’t want any man to take care of her.Izabella Reed got on a bus and headed to New York with the intention of vanishing from her abusive ex-fiancé. She promised she would never trust a man again, especially if he had money. Living off the grid was the only way to protect herself, but it came with a few complications... -
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The Gift of Love by Delaney Cameron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeah didn’t plan to still be searching for love so late in her twenties. Her looks almost guaranteed her success with the opposite sex, but quantity doesn’t mean quality. Good thing she’s got a great career to fall back on. The only dark cloud on that particular horizon is the enigmatic Dr. Levy, the man she’s come to think of as a permanent thorn in her side... -
![Collision of Wills: An Opposites Attract Christian Romance (California Elite) by Evangeline Kelly]()
Collision of Wills: An Opposites Attract Christian Romance (California Elite) by Evangeline Kelly
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA snobby rich girl meets a rough around the edges artist. Can two people from completely different worlds come together? Alexa Covington was a snobby rich girl from a wealthy community in Malibu, California. She liked pretty boys, shopping, and trips to the spa with her posse of mean girls—in that order... -
![Waiting for a Girl Like You by Delaney Cameron]()
Waiting for a Girl Like You by Delaney Cameron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman unsure of her future, a man determined to hide his past, and the meeting neither of them can forget.Rowan has no regrets about spending most of her adult life taking care of her younger siblings, but she can’t help feeling that she’s been standing still while everyone else has moved on. A new job takes her to the coastal town of St... -
![A New Year's Kiss by Delaney Cameron]()
A New Year's Kiss by Delaney Cameron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo people disappointed in love. A second chance that almost doesn’t happen. Will love triumph in the end? Working as a tour guide wasn’t anywhere in Norah’s five-year plan when she started her master’s program in art history. Neither was losing the man she hoped to marry. But life seldom goes according to plan. When her grandparents needed her, they took precedence over everything else... -
![Yours, With Love by Delaney Cameron]()
Yours, With Love by Delaney Cameron
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn unexpected inheritance brings Ellen back to her hometown of St. Marys. After an absence of ten years, she never expects to run into Quinn, one of her sister’s old boyfriends and her teenage obsession. If it's true that it's a small world, it's also true that it can be a cruel one. The good-looking eighteen-year-old who touched her young heart is no more... -
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Love at Wild Harbor by Grace Worthington
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne chocolate shop. Two fixer uppers. Three feisty sisters. One sweet love story to bring it all together.Lily Woods never expected to start life over again at thirty. But when she opens a chocolate shop and buys a dilapidated beach cottage in Wild Harbor, she’s ready to begin a new chapter, spending her days and nights creating fabulous chocolate treats...Categorized as:
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![In My Father's Court by Isaac Bashevis Singer]()
In My Father's Court by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLike Isaac Bashevis Singer's fiction, this poignant memoir of his childhood in the household and rabbinical court of his father is full of spirits and demons, washerwomen and rabbis, beggars and rich men...Categorized as:
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![Boo's Shoes - A Rabbit and Fox Story: Learn To Tie Shoelaces by Sybrina Durant]()
Boo's Shoes - A Rabbit and Fox Story: Learn To Tie Shoelaces by Sybrina Durant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo Laces! That’s what Boo, the bunny, always says. He doesn’t want to learn to tie them. He has plenty of shoes for every occasion and none of them have laces or strings. So, what’s the point of learning to tie? His friend, Farah Fox, convinces him that it’s a skill he can use. . . and one that might make him happier, too.This book is meant to be a parent-child activity... -
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Crossbones (Cross your Heart and Die, #3) by Diane L. Kowalyshyn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKeme didn't think his life could get worse until he's turned into a windigo––a creature with an insatiable appetite for human flesh. An attempt to end his life frees Arthur, the victim ensnared in Keme’s internal soul-cache. Arthur is propelled into dominance and Keme recedes into obscurity. Two souls inhabit one body and the turnabout causes abominable evil to reign supreme... -
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![Into the Amish by Erin Brady, Sarah Price]()
Into the Amish by Erin Brady, Sarah Price
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmily Lawson had everything going for her: a dream job as an attorney in a major law firm, the perfect apartment with spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline, the best place to get a mani and pedi and the ideal man who also happened to be the most sought-after bachelor in New York City. When she says yes to Arthur Carrington II’s marriage proposal, her life is suddenly turned upside down... -
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Out of the Ashes by T.K. Chapin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOUT OF THE ASHES is book two of the Contemporary Christian Romance Series, EMBERS & ASHES. Follow the lives of the men of Fire station #9 as they face the fires on and off the job. Inspirational romance stories full of faith, hope and love that will leave you feeling inspired. ""You have to have faith, Kane. And faith is felt with the fingertips of your soul... -
![Promises of Love by Juliette Duncan]()
Promises of Love by Juliette Duncan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Harrison, a charming, handsome veterinarian surgeon proposes to Zoe, a promising medical student, on Christmas Day, she’s over the moon and in love. Less than two days later, she wonders if she’s made a mistake. Zoe had been ignoring God, but when her heart is stirred and her faith is rekindled, she’s faced with an impossible decision... -
![Meant for Each Other by Delaney Cameron]()
Meant for Each Other by Delaney Cameron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKirsten is thrilled to return to the place where she spent so many summers as a child. Here she can forget the episode that nearly ruined her last year of college... -
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Island Dreams by Evangeline Kelly
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA free trip leads to island romance.It was a miracle. I never won anything. But here I was, boarding a plane for an all-expenses paid trip to Makani Island. Alone. I wasn’t expecting anything more than a soul-soothing vacation.Then I met him. A total grouch, or so I thought. A guy I wouldn’t want to see again. Ever. But somehow, he convinced me to take a walk on the beach... -
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Springtime at the Grand Hotel by Amie Denman, May Williams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEveryone deserves a second chance… Adam Bradstreet loves fighting fires for a big city department until a building collapse leaves him injured and feeling guilty for his partner’s death. With a five-year-old son in tow, he arrives on White Pine Island for a temporary position on the island department. He plans to recover physically and emotionally while spending time with his son... -
![Summer Morning, Summer Night by Ray Bradbury]()
Summer Morning, Summer Night by Ray Bradbury
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGreen Town, Illinois stands at the very heart of Ray Bradbury Country. A lovingly re-imagined version of the author's native Waukegan, it has served as the setting for such modern classics as Dandelion Wine, Something Wicked This Way Comes, and Farewell Summer...Categorized as:
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![The Seaside Cocktail Campervan by Caroline Roberts]()
The Seaside Cocktail Campervan by Caroline Roberts
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBringing love, laughter and friendship from coast to coast…*The new heatwarming and cosy romance from Caroline Roberts – the only seaside escape you need this summer!*Next stop: seaside, sunshine and romance!When Lucy isn’t in her cosy cottage by the sea, she’s winding through the Northumberland coast with her loveable Dachsund Daisy, cooking up a storm at the local village celebrations... -
![Mountain of Spices by Hannah Hurnard]()
Mountain of Spices by Hannah Hurnard
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn allegory of the nine spices mentioned in Song of Solomon compared with the nine fruits of the Spirit... -
![Summer at Oyster Bay by Jenny Hale]()
Summer at Oyster Bay by Jenny Hale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSummer at Oyster Bay is the perfect, feel-good summer romance, about the importance of home and family, learning what love is, and living for the moment. They say falling in love is easy. But what if you know it’ll break your heart? For Emily Tate, returning to her charming childhood home Oyster Bay is like coming up for air after the fast pace of her city life... -
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![War of the Foxes by Richard Siken]()
War of the Foxes by Richard Siken
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIn this long-awaited follow-up to Crush, Yale Series of Younger Poets prize-winner Richard Siken turns toward the problems of making and representation, in an unrelenting interrogation of our world of doublings... -
![Every Good Work by Urcelia Teixeira]()
Every Good Work by Urcelia Teixeira
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeware the eye of the storm…Adam Cross faces a life-changing decision when he returns in the gripping Christian suspense series finale!When a massive hurricane hits Turtle Cove, Chief Perry and his team battle to save the community. As the small coastal town’s residents come together in the wake of the disaster, the discovery of an unfamiliar survivor who washed ashore has the townsfolk guessing... -
![Seaside Heartbeats by Stacy Claflin]()
Seaside Heartbeats by Stacy Claflin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter years of hard work, architect Lana Summers just wants a relaxing vacation in the beach town of Kittle Falls. Instead, she suffers unexpected heart problems, and finds herself in the office of a gorgeous cardiologist—who only makes her heart work harder. Brayden Hunter left his successful cardiology practice in Dallas to be closer to his aging parents... -
![My Best Friend's Forbidden Brother by Lindsey Hart]()
My Best Friend's Forbidden Brother by Lindsey Hart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNever have I ever kissed my best friend's brother... FALSE!He is a high-profile CEO.He is my best friend's big brother.He is absolutely "pinky swear type" forbidden.And he totally hates me.BUT he is the only one I can turn to for help.Add a little blackmail to get that help and voila.Now, I guess he hates me twice as much.He thinks I'm a frilly dumb blonde wrapped in pink... -
![Out of the Blue by Bella Osborne]()
Out of the Blue by Bella Osborne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the first part in a brand new four-part serial from Bella Osborne.Regan is holding a winning lottery ticket.Goodbye to the boyfriend who never had her back, and so long to the job she can’t stand!Except it’s all a bit too good to be true…When Regan gets pranked, she finds herself jobless, homeless and boyfriendless in one fell swoop... -
![A Crown of Feathers by Isaac Bashevis Singer]()
A Crown of Feathers by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer"--Cover...
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