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The Daydream Cabin by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA headstrong woman discovers it’s never too late for change in New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown’s spirited novel about lost hope and second chances.Substitute counselor for wayward teens isn’t how public-school teacher Jayden Bennett planned to spend her summer vacation. However reluctant, she’s hiking up her jeans and heading for remote Piney Wood Academy in north Texas... -
![The Chronicles of Audy: 4R by Orizuka]()
The Chronicles of Audy: 4R by Orizuka
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHai. Namaku Audy. Umurku 22 tahun. Hidupku tadinya biasa-biasa saja, sampai kedua orangtuaku jatuh bangkrut karena ditipu. Aku hanya tinggal selangkah lagi menuju gelar sarjanaku. Selangkah lagi! Tapi kedua orangtuaku rupanya tega merusak momen itu. Jadi sekarang, di sinilah aku berada. Di rumah aneh yang dihuni oleh 4 bersaudara yang sama anehnya: Regan, Romeo, Rex dan Rafael... -
![The Chronicles of Audy: 21 by Orizuka]()
The Chronicles of Audy: 21 by Orizuka
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHai. Namaku Audy. Umurku masih 22 tahun. Hidupku tadinya biasa-biasa saja, sampai aku memutuskan untuk bekerja di rumah 4R. Aku sempat berhenti, tapi mereka berhasil membujukku untuk kembali setelah memberiku titel baru: "bagian dari keluarga". Di saat aku merasa semakin akrab dengan mereka, pada suatu siang, salah seorang dari mereka mengungkapkan perasaannya kepadaku... -
![Here Come the Girls by Milly Johnson]()
Here Come the Girls by Milly Johnson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTHE TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR! A heartwarming and hilarious novel from the bestselling author of Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Cafe and The Queen of Wishful Thinking .Ven, Roz, Olive and Frankie have been friends since school. They day-dreamed of glorious futures, full of riches, romance and fabulous jobs. The world would be their oyster... -
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![Single for the Summer: The perfect feel-good romantic comedy set on a Greek island by Mandy Baggot]()
Single for the Summer: The perfect feel-good romantic comedy set on a Greek island by Mandy Baggot
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings***Pre-order NOW the go-to book for the summer, from everyone's favourite getaway Queen, Mandy Baggot!*** Tess Parks has made up her mind: love isn’t for her. When it comes to dating she has one rule: after six weeks with a guy, she ends it. So when her heartbroken best friend invites her for a girly getaway in Corfu, Tess is sure she can stick to their pact to stay single for the summer... -
![The Perfect Dress by Carolyn Brown]()
The Perfect Dress by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA plus-size Texas gal has designs on an old crush in New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown’s exuberant, bighearted romance. In the small town of Celeste, Texas, Mitzi Taylor has never quite fit inside the lines... -
![My Favorite Mistake by Marian Keyes]()
My Favorite Mistake by Marian Keyes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAvailable to pre-order now! The hilarious, heartwarming new novel from #1 internationally bestselling author Marian Keyes.Anna has just lost her taste for the big apple . . .Anna has a life to envy. An apartment in New York. A well-meaning (too well-meaning?) partner. And a high-flying job in beauty PR. Who wouldn't want all that? Anna—it turns out... -
![The Beauty of Perhaps by Eryn Scott]()
The Beauty of Perhaps by Eryn Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTeacher required. Must have boat. Molly is a predictable, no surprises, plan ahead kind of girl, and the last person who should answer the ad for a teaching job on the remote Scottish island of Lilliebrae. She’s never been the type of adventurous spirit that would even consider such a radical change. And truthfully, she only took the job after her life in America went from bad to worse... -
![Make or Break at the Lighthouse B&B by Portia MacIntosh]()
Make or Break at the Lighthouse B&B by Portia MacIntosh
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThirty-one-year-old matchmaker Lola James had it all – until she broke her leg at a wedding and discovered that her so-called ‘best friend’ was suddenly too busy to call, her flat had far too many steps, and her boyfriend replaced her quicker than you can say ‘crutches’... -
![Desperate Measures by Elle Casey]()
Desperate Measures by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ELLE CASEY, brings readers the romantic chick lit novel, DESPERATE MEASURES. [Formerly titled Desperate Measures Trilogy: Book 1, Full Measure, published under Elle Casey’s alter ego, Kat Lee... -
![The Yorkshire Pudding Club by Milly Johnson]()
The Yorkshire Pudding Club by Milly Johnson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThree South Yorkshire friends, all on the cusp of 40, fall pregnant at the same time following a visit to an ancient fertility symbol. For Helen, it's a dream come true, although her husband is not as thrilled about it as she had hoped. Not only wrestling with painful ghosts of the past, Helen has to deal with the fact that her outwardly perfect marriage is crumbling before her eyes... -
![Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall]()
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsWanted:One (fake) boyfriendPractically perfect in every wayLuc O'Donnell is tangentially--and reluctantly--famous. His rock star parents split when he was young, and the father he's never met spent the next twenty years cruising in and out of rehab. Now that his dad's making a comeback, Luc's back in the public eye, and one compromising photo is enough to ruin everything... -
![Positively Pippa by Sarah Hegger]()
Positively Pippa by Sarah Hegger
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom author Sarah Hegger comes an exciting new series set in small-town Utah, where secrets don’t keep for long—and love turns up in the most unexpected places. For Pippa Turner there’s only one place to go when her life self-destructs on national TV—home to Ghost Falls, and her heavily perfumed, overly dramatic, but supremely loving grandmother, Philomene... -
![It's Getting Hot in Here by Jane Costello]()
It's Getting Hot in Here by Jane Costello
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHER HOT FLUSHES MUST BE THE PERI-MENOPAUSE. THEY SURELY COULDN'T BE ... LOVE?Lisa Darling - high-flying TV-exec and twice-divorced mother-of-two - has enough on her plate without having to deal with the handsome New Yorker parachuted in to her best friend's job at work... -
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![How to Convince a Boy to Kiss You by Tara Eglington]()
How to Convince a Boy to Kiss You by Tara Eglington
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe course of true love never did run smooth. For a girl who shares her name with a princess (a.k.a Aurora from Sleeping Beauty) Aurora Skye’s life seem fathoms away from a fairytale. Sure, she’s landed Hayden Paris, Potential Prince extraordinaire. And she got her wish -- one first kiss with all the knee-trembling, butterfly-inducing gloriousness she’d hoped for... -
![Not Playing Fair by Terri Osburn]()
Not Playing Fair by Terri Osburn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe universe is not playing fair.First, my new boss says changes are coming to our library that threaten the programs I run. Then a letter arrives from my mother—whom I haven’t seen in more than twenty years—saying who knows what because I’m refusing to open it. Last but not least, the man who dumped me eight months ago is telling people that I’m trying to get him back... -
![From Willa, With Love by Coleen Murtagh Paratore]()
From Willa, With Love by Coleen Murtagh Paratore
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's a surprising, sparkling summer for Willa! It's August on Cape Cod and Willa has a lot to look forward to... -
![Wish I Might by Coleen Murtagh Paratore]()
Wish I Might by Coleen Murtagh Paratore
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the Life of Willa Havisham--the next story! Willa Havisham is Cape Cod's summer girl, and this summer brings new things for everyone. Most notably, a long-lost brother Willa never knew existed... -
![Willa by Heart by Coleen Murtagh Paratore]()
Willa by Heart by Coleen Murtagh Paratore
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's almost summer on Cape Cod, where Willa Havisham and Joey Kennelly are finally enjoying their status as the most compatible couple at Bramble Academy. When the community theater advertises auditions for Our Town, Willa and Joey seem fated to play the romantic leads... -
![Bad Bridesmaid by Portia MacIntosh]()
Bad Bridesmaid by Portia MacIntosh
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratings‘My wedding is ruined and my marriage is going to fail. And it’s all your fault!' LA romcom writer Mia Valentina has it all; money, success, a tanned and toned body, golden blonde hair and a string of sexy lovers. She’s almost forgotten her previous self: plain old Mia Harrison... -
![Until We Collide by Charlotte Fallowfield]()
Until We Collide by Charlotte Fallowfield
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"This is Brit romcom at its finest. Fans of Bridget Jones will love this!" TotallyBooked BlogWhat do you get when you cross a neck brace, a jellyfish, and an encounter with a gorilla? Dating disasters only a quirky and fun woman could endure. With her thirtieth birthday fast-approaching, Paige Taylor knows she must get more than her toes wet in the dating pool... -
![How to Ruin My Teenage Life by Simone Elkeles]()
How to Ruin My Teenage Life by Simone Elkeles
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn this sequel to How to Ruin a Summer Vacation, EVERYTHING in sixteen-year-old Amy Nelson Barak's life is going wrong! Her mom got married and moved to the suburbs, and now they are going to have a baby. Amy moves in with her dad in Chicago and signs him up for an online dating service. His first four dates are that night . . -
![Friends Like These by Hannah Ellis]()
Friends Like These by Hannah Ellis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFinalist in The Wishing Shelf Independent Book Awards 2015! When newly single Marie decides to shake up her social life, she has no idea what she is letting herself in for. With her sights set on the flamboyant Sebastian and his sophisticated group, Marie is sure that things are about to change for the better... -
![Crazy To Leave You by Marilyn Simon Rothstein]()
Crazy To Leave You by Marilyn Simon Rothstein
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the author of Husbands and Other Sharp Objects comes a witty, bighearted novel about the happy accidents that lead to love and second chances.Forty-one years old, the last of her friends to marry, and down to a size 12, Lauren Leo is in her gown and about to tie the knot. There’s just one thing missing: the groom. With one blindsiding text, Lauren is unceremoniously dumped at the altar... -
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![The Bookshop on Rosemary Lane by Ellen Berry]()
The Bookshop on Rosemary Lane by Ellen Berry
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratings**Take a trip to the Yorkshire village of Burley Bridge, where a very special little cookbook shop is about to open its doors…** In the beginning… Kitty Cartwright has always solved her problems in the kitchen. Her cookbooks are her life, and there isn’t an issue that ‘Cooking with Aspic’ can’t fix... -
![Celebrations at the Chateau by Jo Thomas]()
Celebrations at the Chateau by Jo Thomas
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen their grandfather dies, Fliss and her sisters are astonished to inherit a French chateau! Travelling to Normandy to visit the beautiful if faded house, they excitedly make plans over delicious crepes and local cider in the town nearby.They soon discover the chateau needs major work and a huge tax bill is due . . -
![Gimme Some Sugar by Kimberly Kincaid]()
Gimme Some Sugar by Kimberly Kincaid
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOut of the frying pan. . .and into the fire!Desperate to escape the spotlight of her failed marriage to a fellow celebrity-chef, Carly di Matisse left New York City for a tiny town in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The restaurant she's running these days may not be chic, but in Pine Mountain she can pretend to be the tough cookie everybody knows and loves... -
![The French Escape by Suzie Tullett]()
The French Escape by Suzie Tullett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"A fabulously fun and uplifting read. Loved it." --Sarah Hardy, By The Letter Book Reviews"Charming and thoroughly enjoyable . . ." --Rachel Gilbey, reviewerIt's fair to say that Flick has had a terrible year. Her beloved father died, she had the wedding of her dreams and only hours after the ceremony her husband ran out on her... -
![Caddy's World by Hilary McKay]()
Caddy's World by Hilary McKay
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHilary McKay revisits the Casson family, but this time with a difference ... Go back in time ...Caddy is 12, grappling with school, best friends, first boyfriends, younger siblings and the unexpected arrival of one baby Permanent Rose who has arrived in the world a little sooner than expected... -
![The Trove of the Passion Room by Marcia Lynn McClure]()
The Trove of the Passion Room by Marcia Lynn McClure
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSharlamagne Dickens cherished her family, was intrigued by the past, adored antiques, and enjoyed working at the antique store owned by her parents. Her life, like most, had been touched by tragedy and loss, yet she was happy. Though her life was not void of romance, it was void of a certain emotional passion... -
![Goldfish by Nat Luurtsema]()
Goldfish by Nat Luurtsema
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLou Brown is one of the fastest swimmers in the county. She’s not boasting, she really is. So things are looking pretty rosy the day of the Olympic time-trials. With her best mate Hannah by her side, Lou lines up by the edge of the pool, snaps her goggles on and bends into her dive… Everything rests on this race. It’s Lou’s thing. … or it was... -
![Charming Falls Apart: A Novel by Angela Terry]()
Charming Falls Apart: A Novel by Angela Terry
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAllison James is a people pleaser and rule follower, but the day before her thirty-fifth birthday, that all backfires: she is unexpectedly fired from the public relations firm she’s worked at for twelve years, only to come home and find out that her fiancé has been sleeping with her maid of honor.Feeling lost, Allison takes her friend Jordan’s advice and uses the time off for some self-reflection... -
![Noah Goes Nuclear by Simon James Green]()
Noah Goes Nuclear by Simon James Green
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNoah Grimes is back, in a new, original short story!Noah is v excited: his class have been shipped off to a hotel in the Lake District to study a nearby Nuclear Power Station! On arrival, all Noah wants to do is settle in to his crisp hotel sheets and get proper rest, but his conniving secret half-brother Eric Smith has other plans... -
![Ghosts by Dolly Alderton]()
Ghosts by Dolly Alderton
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsA smart, sexy, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about ex-boyfriends, imperfect parents, friends with kids, and a man who disappears the moment he says I love you.Nina Dean is not especially bothered that she's single... -
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![Has Anyone Seen My Sex Life? by Kristen Bailey]()
Has Anyone Seen My Sex Life? by Kristen Bailey
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt’s normal for your washing machine to get more action than you, right? I wake up, bleary-eyed. It’s been two years, six months and three hours since I last shaved my legs, and the llama-patterned knickers I’m wearing have seen better days. We have seven minutes before the kids wake up, and my husband shuffles closer. ‘Ouch,’ he says, a piece of Lego sticking into his back... -
![The Summer Theatre by the Sea by Tracy Corbett]()
The Summer Theatre by the Sea by Tracy Corbett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA summer to remember…Charlotte Saunders has always loved the buzz of city life. So, when she finds herself abruptly fired, dumped and forced to leave London to move in with her sister Lauren in Cornwall, she thinks the world is ending.To keep herself busy in the quiet coastal town, Charlotte agrees to help the local drama club... -
![Kissing Games Of The World by Sandi Kahn Shelton, Maddie Dawson]()
Kissing Games Of The World by Sandi Kahn Shelton, Maddie Dawson
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWarmhearted, insightful, funny and poignant, bestselling author, Maddie Dawson, takes the unfathomable ways of love and family, and celebrates [the joys of] the ordinary craziness of being human. Devoted, creative single-mom Jamie McClintock’s world is thrown into chaos by the sudden death of Harris, her vibrant, elderly landlord... -
![Caddy Ever After by Hilary McKay]()
Caddy Ever After by Hilary McKay
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove is in the air for the Casson family! Four hilarious, endearing tales unfold as Rose, Indigo, Saffy, and Caddy each tell their intertwining stories. Rose begins by showing how she does special with her Valentine's card for Tom in New York. Not to be outdone, Indigo has his own surprise in store for the Valentine,s Day disco at school... -
![The Cafe at Seashell Cove by Karen Clarke]()
The Cafe at Seashell Cove by Karen Clarke
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to the Café at Seashell Cove, where you’ll find irresistible home-baked cakes, smiling friendly faces – and maybe even a second chance at love… When Cassie Maitland needs a holiday from her glamorous but stressful job in event management, she escapes home to gorgeous Seashell Cove, where her family’s cosy café sits perched on the cliffs above sparkling waves and golden sand... -
![A Girl Like You by Gemma Burgess]()
A Girl Like You by Gemma Burgess
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsI've discovered the secret to successful singledom. I'm acting like a man. And it's working.After breaking up with her boyfriend of, well, forever, Abigail Wood must learn how to be single from scratch. Her dating skills are abysmal, and she ricochets from disaster to disaster – until Robert, one of London's most notorious lotharios, agrees to coach her... -
![Fat Chance by Nick Spalding]()
Fat Chance by Nick Spalding
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMeet Zoe and Greg Milton, a married couple who have let themselves go a bit.Zoe was a stunner in her college days, but the intervening decades have added five stone, and removed most of her self-esteem. Greg's rugby-playing days are well and truly behind him, thanks to countless pints of beer and chicken curry... -
![Can I See You Again? by Allison Morgan]()
Can I See You Again? by Allison Morgan
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author of The Someday Jar comes a witty and warm novel about a matchmaker who’s an expert at matters of the heart—except when it comes to her own... Matchmaker Bree Caxton has a 98% success rate, a book about to hit the stands, and an amazing boyfriend. Until, that is, he gets cold feet about their future and runs from their relationship... -
![Love and Blarney by Zara Keane]()
Love and Blarney by Zara Keane
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMarried in Manhattan… Ruairí MacCarthy abandoned his life in New York to deal with a family crisis in Ireland. Twelve months later, he’s traded his three-piece suits and Wall Street career for jeans and a job managing his family’s pub in Ballybeg. When his estranged wife bursts back into his life looking for reconciliation, Ruairí must decide if home is where the heart is... -
![The Love Wars by L. Alison Heller]()
The Love Wars by L. Alison Heller
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBreaking up is hard to do. At least the first few times. Even though Molly Grant has only a handful of relationships behind her, she’s already been through more divorces than she can count. At the premier Manhattan law firm where she’s a matrimonial attorney, the hours are long, the bosses tyrannical, and the bonuses stratospheric. Her clients are rich, famous, and used to getting their way... -
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![The Twelve-Step Plan by Erin Brady]()
The Twelve-Step Plan by Erin Brady
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDr. Sadie Rollins is a well-respected college professor with a serious obsession. She’s in love with a pop star who doesn't even know she exists. It’s the kind of obsession that keeps her up at night. The kind that has her friends and family seeking medical help for her. But it’s the kind that Sadie knows she has to get out her system before it takes over her life... -
![Last Chance Summer: A Short Story by Hope Ramsay]()
Last Chance Summer: A Short Story by Hope Ramsay
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Last Chance captures the essence of Southern charm and quirkiness. I'm totally captivated!" --- Sherryl Woods, New York Times bestselling author It wouldn't be summer without the Watermelon Festival, and single mom Amanda Wright is looking forward to a carefree day eating funnel cakes and sipping sweet tea... -
![My Sort-of, Kind-of Hero by Emily Harper]()
My Sort-of, Kind-of Hero by Emily Harper
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEtty Lawrence is a bestselling romance author. At least− she would be if she could just get someone to read her books. Apparently, Amazon doesn’t consider the 500 books purchased by your mother to be ‘bestseller’ material. When Etty’s given some simple advice from a friend − write what you know − she takes it to heart... -
![Sweetshop of Dreams (A Novel with Recipes) by Jenny Colgan]()
Sweetshop of Dreams (A Novel with Recipes) by Jenny Colgan
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 20 ratings"Sheer indulgence from start to finish."--Sophie Kinsella, #1 New York Times bestselling authorA delicious rom-com about finding yourself and breaking out of routines, The Sweetshop of Dreams is full of tempting desserts, family secrets, and second chances.Rosie Hopkins has gotten used to busy London life. It's...comfortable... -
![Labor of Love by Rachel Hawthorne]()
Labor of Love by Rachel Hawthorne
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsTo Do: Investigate the French Quarter Buy new hammer Stop worrying that hard hat is going to ruin my hair Stop thinking about ex-boyfriend. No guys this summer! Find some cool jazz clubs to visit later Get psychic readings with Jenna and Amber Get Jenna and Amber to stop talking about psychic readings, the cute guy the psychic said I would meet, and the cute guy I just met... -
![Sweet Tea and Sympathy by Molly Harper]()
Sweet Tea and Sympathy by Molly Harper
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom beloved romance author Molly Harper (Half-Moon Hollow and The Nice Girls series) comes the first title in her new rom-com women’s fiction series, Southern Eclectic, which features the lives, losses and loves of the McCready family as they manage their family’s generational funeral home and bait shop (you read that correctly) on the shore of picturesque Lake Sackett, Georgia...
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