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Water from My Heart by Charles Martin, Mieke Prins
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Charles Martin's breathtaking novel of love and redemption.Charlie Finn had to grow up fast, living alone by age sixteen. Highly intelligent, he earned a life-changing scholarship to Harvard, where he learned how to survive and thrive on the outskirts of privileged society...Categorized as:
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Crew by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCrew Anderson has been keeping a secret from his family — a huge secret that he doesn’t know how to handle. But soon he learns he can’t face this situation alone. So he goes to Darla, the best friend of his brother’s fiancé, Daisy, who happens to be a social worker...Categorized as:
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Shadow Game by Shawna Coleing
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe must put her faith in a God she doesn’t trust in order to save a man she can never have.Morgan Caine spent three years in prison for a crime she didn’t commit before being acquitted, but that doesn’t mean she’s innocent. While trying to rebuild her life, she takes a gamble and hacks into a computer network, stumbling across an assassination plot in the process... -
Five Years in Yemen: A Titus Ray Thriller by Luana Ehrlich
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA CIA contractor goes missing in Iraq. Five years later, he turns up in Yemen. Now, it’s up to Titus to find out if he’s a traitor or a patriot. After Titus accepts an assignment to bring rogue CIA contractor Jacob Levin back to the States, he learns the operation has been put on hold pending Presidential approval. That’s fine with him... -
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Road to Love by Nicole Falls
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmerson Parker is a walking ball of stress. Still reeling from the untimely demise of a relationship that she thought would last forever, work strain, & longstanding family drama, she is in dire need of respite. A freak occurrence coupled with a little bit of desperation to get away from it all leads her on an adventure—a cross-country road trip back to her hometown of Ragston, MI... -
Capturing Sosimo: A Sweet Romantic Suspense by Sara Blackard
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA billionaire inventor hiding her identity. An ex-soldier determined to protect her. Will her lies compromise their chance at love?There’s nothing Sosimo Rivas hates more than liars.But in his new job with Stryker Security Force as private protection for the rich, he sees his fair share of them. Sosimo spends most of his time working on old engines and keeping their clients safe... -
Cold Fear by Susan Sleeman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA shared past…Riley Glen’s former girlfriend, recording artist Leah Kent, is performing at a summer concert nearby and calls to tell him she’s in danger and needs his help. After the concert, he discovers her bending over a girl’s dead body, and the girl has Leah’s name freshly tattooed on her wrist. Leah claims she just found the body and didn’t have anything to do with the murder... -
Legacy Rejected by Robin Patchen
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll she wants is a home, but there is no safe haven when mobsters are after you. Realtor Ginny Lamont's family has abandoned her, leaving her with nothing but a warning that she’s in danger. But Ginny's built a home in New Hampshire. After a childhood of nomadic living, she’s not running again, certainly not because of some nameless, baseless threat... -
Stepping to a New Day by Beverly Jenkins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins returns to the town of Henry Adams with a story of family, friendship, love, and second chances.In Henry Adams, Kansas, you can’t start over without stirring things up . . .Many a good woman has had to leave a no-good man, but how many of them took a back-seat to his 600-lb...Categorized as:
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Beyond Dreams by Abby Brooks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou know that feeling when the famous musician you're totally crushing on shows up at your brother’s wedding dressed as Elvis? Really? Huh. Guess it’s just me, then... Collin West isn't just hot. And he's not just 'the next big thing,' either. He's the biggest thing to happen to music since...music. He's got heart. And soul. And the most adorable ginger hair that’s somehow always a little mussed... -
Saving Her Cowboy by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s the man. He should be saving her. But instead, she’s the one saving him. After surviving a few combat fights in the military, Bart Miller is suffering from a severe case of PTSD. No matter how hard he tries, life on the ranch just isn’t the same anymore. His family thinks he’s improving, but they don’t know about the night terrors that plague him almost every night... -
Crazy Thing Called Love by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWant the most romantic honeymoon experience you can get? I’m your gal.Unfortunately, it isn’t by experience that I know these things.Love doesn’t come easily to an overworked type-A planner who manages romance at the most luxurious resort in the Virgin Islands.I have far too many boxes to check to be checking out anything but forms, schedules, and rose petals.God, the rose petals in this place... -
Preacher Dom by Lucian Bane
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA man of God returns to Hell, Michigan, after serving 7 years in prison. Seeking God’s direction in his new life, Daniel is led to a place called Sodom and Gomorrah--the city’s BDSM club where he runs into Nineveh, a woman trapped in a bad situation with no way out... -
One Singing Bachelorette by Jennifer Youngblood
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Romeo Family Romance Series continues with Lexi Romeo’s story. This one is a crossover with the popular O'Brien family romance series.It's not easy being a cousin to the illustrious Romeos and having to walk in their shadows. However, Lexi Romeo is holding her own. She's determined to make it as a singer and songwriter... -
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One Fake Fiancé by Jennifer Youngblood
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe dreams of owning a ranch. She needs a fiancé pronto. Can the cowboy and the debutante find common ground? Or will their shot at happily-ever-after get stomped to smithereens before it even has a chance to begin? Lucas Romeo has no time for love. He’s been down that road before, and it didn’t end well...Categorized as:
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Read Between The Lines by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTalented. Successful. Wealthy. That’s me, and I look damn good in a three-piece suit or in nothing at all. Nudity is my jam. I’m an artist and my favorite inspiration is the female figure. Curvy. Beautiful. Lush. My life is perfect. Fast cars. Big luxurious home. And we’re opening more galleries across the country. The only thing I don’t have is inconsequential: love... -
The Proposal by Jess Mastorakos
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy best friend Shelby convinced me to hire her flash mob company to propose to my girlfriend. Then I was rejected in front of the whole town.To be fair, I probably should have seen that coming. No one thought we'd last.And in a place where everybody knows everybody's business, maybe they know something else I don't ... like that my best friend has been the right one for me all along...Categorized as:
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Loving the Entertainer by Cami Checketts
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA famous hotshot and the woman who broke his heart.Being famous isn’t enough for Sawyer, he has to make everyone around him famous. When the woman who told him he’d never be enough comes back into town it’s time to show her all she’s missing out on...Categorized as:
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Tangled Up In You by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDetective Adam Cole has been a loner for as long as he can remember. He's very good at protecting people. He's great at being a friend, but relationships that go beyond that—not so much. A darkness in his past prevents him from making himself open and vulnerable... -
Amish Promises by Leslie Gould
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJourney Down a Quiet Lane in Lancaster County Where Love and Heartache and Friendship and Healing Meet When Joel and Shani Beck arrive at their new home, they're looking for peace. Shani is thrilled to have Joel back from Iraq, but he needs time to heal, and the quiet of Lancaster seems just the place...Categorized as:
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Letters of Freedom : The Carmel Sheehan Story - Book 1 by Jean Grainger
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSomewhere between the light and the shadow, the cared for and the unloved, stands Carmel Sheehan. Cast off as a ward of the Irish state, Carmel enters adulthood a broken woman. Yearning for a sense of belonging and in desperation to find her place in the world, Carmel agrees to a marriage of convenience, and resigns herself to a quiet and unfulfilled life...Categorized as:
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One Last Summer by Victoria Connelly
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey have the whole summer ahead of them. Is it enough to rekindle the friendship they once shared? Harriet Greenleaf dreams of spending the summer in a beautiful ancient priory on the Somerset coast with her two best friends—but her dream is bittersweet...Categorized as:
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Unwritten by Charles Martin
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn actress running from her past finds escape with a man hiding from his future.When someone wants to be lost, a home tucked among the Ten Thousand Islands off the Florida coast is a good place to live. A couple decent boats, and a deep knowledge of fishing and a man can get by without ever having to talk to another soul...Categorized as:
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Chasing the Stars by Virginie Grimaldi
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis journey could change everything...Maybe if she hadn't lost her job, Anna would never have dreamed of being so impulsive. Or perhaps if Chloe wasn't always having her heart broken, or if Lily was happy at school. But when Anna realises that her family is falling apart, only a grand, spontaneous gesture will do...Categorized as:
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No Mistaken Identity for a Cowboy by Alexa Verde
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSmall-town romance with faith, humor, and more than a dash of danger!A quirky woman with secrets, a military hero helping her search for her birth parents, and a case of mistaken identity… Escape to Cowboy Crossing, where people care about each other, romances are sweet, and six cowboy brothers with Irish blood fall in love when they least expect it... -
Mountain Seeking Princess: A Full Length Moose Mountain Novel by Marley Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMoose Mountain has been calling her protectors back to the mountain for a reason—she’s under threat and needs to be saved. It’s time to call in a champion and crown a new queen.Martie Cooper has lived her life constantly searching for something to fill an untouchable void in her heart...Categorized as:
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Scarlet Lies: Book One in the Scarlet Series by Lani Young
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLies are beautiful – when the truth hurts. Sixteen years ago, Scarlet’s family sent her away in disgrace. She’s been back once – with disastrous consequences. Now, her little sister is getting married and Scarlet's headed home once more... -
My Favorite Moosetake by Jacqueline Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sous chef with her life in limbo, the Army veteran who broke her heart, and their second chance at forever.Sous chef Tessa Whitmore has always had it all figured out, and she’s never been afraid to go after what she wants. When she’s selected to be a contestant on the reality cooking competition show Order Up: Las Vegas, it never occurs to her that she won’t take first place... -
Perfect Casanova by Fabiola Francisco
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's a single mom. He's her sexy cowboy neighbor. Will he be able to break through her guarded heart? When I move next door to a sexy cowboy, I know right away that he’s trouble. I won’t fall for his charms, though. My priority is keeping my son safe and starting fresh in this new town.Levi keeps on knocking on my door, though, showing me what life could be like if I let my guard down...Categorized as:
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The Bridesmaid by Jess Mastorakos
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve heard she’s always a bridesmaid and never a bride. But I’d make her mine, if she’d let me.Three years ago, I left South Carolina and the woman I loved without looking back. Okay, that’s a lie. I’ve spent a fair amount of time imagining myself lounging under that Spanish moss with her.Back then, we didn’t have a care in the world. It was simple. Easy. Right. In fact, I’d been about to propose... -
Anonymoosely Yours by Jacqueline Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA single mom putting her life back together after an unexpected divorce, an Army veteran who’s secretly been in love with her, and the decision that risks their friendship in the pursuit of more.Sophie Whitmore fled with her daughter Caroline to Sunset Ridge, Alaska months after her now ex-husband left her for another woman... -
The Planner by Jess Mastorakos
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s my best friend’s sister, which makes her off-limits. So why can’t I stay away?I’m a master at hiding my true feelings for Aria Bristol. Well, except for that one time. That one kiss. She almost figured me out then, and I vowed to never let it happen again.The fact that we were separated by thousands of miles helped a lot...Categorized as:
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The Fearless Warrior by Kimberly Krey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Jace moves in with Amy to protect her from a predator, romance blooms, and Amy wonders who will protect her heart. Denver’s Average Amy does TV reviews for the latest trends, but when her name ends up on a human trafficking website, life feels anything but average. Especially when old crush turned hot Navy SEAL Jace Burns shows up at her door offering protection...Categorized as:
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Bear’s Midlife Surprise by Aline Ash
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when a lifelong bachelor and a recent divorcee, both adamant about avoiding relationships, collide in a whirlwind of midlife passion and an unexpected surprise?JanuaryAfter a bitter divorce in her 40s, January swears off love, embracing her newfound freedom. Men are strictly off-limits and she has no regrets, except for one: not having children... -
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FATED by A.S Roberts
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen naive, British physiotherapist, Frankie Jones, is offered the job of a lifetime, she decides letting go of her grief and moving on is exactly what the doctor ordered. But when she comes face to face with a sexy and irresistible blast from her past, she realises that this time she just can't walk away. Even if it means stirring up old memories and pain.. -
Brides and Bouquets At Cedarwood Lodge by Rebecca Raisin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristmas has come to Cedarwood Lodge in the second part of the feel-good romance serial from best selling author, Rebecca Raisin! Dreaming of a happily ever after at Cedarwood Lodge is Clio Winters’ current focus, especially with a winter wonderland wedding expo planned...Categorized as:
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Her Dream Date Boss: Billionaire Boss Romances (Steele Family Romance) by Cami Checketts
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA charming billionaire, a woman hiding behind her big glasses and frumpy shirts, and their dream date gone extremely wrong. Mae Delaney has fallen in love with her boss, Slade Steele, over video chats. When he flies into her hometown and asks her to meet for dinner, she thinks all her dreams are about to come true... -
The Lifetime of A Second by Jennifer Millikin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*Author's Note: Each novel in the Time Series can be read as a standalone. Brynn Escape. That was my sole focus. Forget the headlines, forget the threats. Forgetting what I’ve done? Never. To disappear, I needed money. I fled the big city in the desert to hide in a small town amongst the pines. The plan? Blend in, work until I have what I need, and then vanish...Categorized as:
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Reclaimed by Jennifer Rodewald
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGod takes broken things and makes them beautiful again. He reclaims our desolate places. Suzanna Wilton has had a heavy share of heartache in her twenty-seven years. Left wounded by a marriage cut short, she leaves city life to take up residency in a tiny Nebraska town. Her introduction to her neighbor Paul Rustin is a disaster... -
Dear California by Brooke St. James
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMartin Outfitters had a potentially lucrative partnership in the works with a clothing company based in California. A face-to-face meeting with the owner was all they needed to seal the deal. Cole Martin was confident he could take care of business, and he offered to make the trip. When his father suggested he take a vacation on the West Coast after the meeting, Cole refused...Categorized as:
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Loving You by Leeanna Morgan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf making a bride’s dream come true is easy…why is falling in love so hard? Annie O’Leary’s life ended the day her baby died. But then she moved to Montana and found a purpose, a reason for waking up each morning. There’s something about Bozeman, something about the friends she’s made that keeps her feet firmly anchored to the ground and her heart in one piece... -
The Billionaire's Marriage Bargain by Melody Archer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Billionaire software developer impatient to claim his inheritance, a childhood friend determined to save her late father’s ranch, and a marriage of convenience. Adam Stevenson, must marry in 30 days to receive his great-grandfather's inheritance. The walls around Adam's heart, won't let him fall in love...Categorized as:
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Our Song by Lauren Runow
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter a devastating accident crushed my dreams, I ended up back in my hometown teaching kindergarten. I was trying to make the best of it. That is, until the world I had to leave behind, showed up in my classroom in the form of a five-year-old little girl. Her father living the exact life I almost had. Adam Jacobson is known as the bad boy of rock...Categorized as:
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MISS: A Second Chance Standalone Romance by Harloe Rae
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Harloe Rae nails the gut-wrenching, bittersweet emotion of a second-chance love story with MISS and delivers a tender, steamy and sigh-worthy romance." — Mary, USA Today HEA Delilah Sage was my comfort within all the pain. A saving grace when I needed an escape. The only one who understood me. But our dreams were doomed from the start. And I left her clinging to false hope...Categorized as:
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One Mountain Away by Emilie Richards
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCharlotte Hale plans to change her life one careful step at a time With nothing but brains, ambition and sheer nerve, Charlotte Hale built a career as a tough, savvy real-estate developer. Her reputation is rock solid…but her life is empty. One terrifying day, Charlotte realizes that her friends are as grasping and insincere as she is...Categorized as:
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Rantau 1 Muara by Ahmad Fuadi
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlif merasa berdiri di pucuk dunia. Bagaimana tidak? Dia telah mengelilingi separuh dunia, tulisannya tersebar di banyak media, dan diwisuda dengan nilai terbaik. Dia yakin perusahaan-perusahaan akan berlomba-lomba merekrutnya. Namun Alif lulus di saat yang salah. Akhir 90-an, krisis ekonomi mencekik Indonesia dan negara bergolak di masa reformasi... -
Summer at Forget-Me-Not Cottage by Helen Rolfe
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome back to Little Woodville.Visit old friends and new in this super, summer escapist read.Morgan Rosewood finds herself at a crossroads in her life after returning home to Forget-Me-Not Cottage to care for her ailing mother. She and boyfriend Ronan, had plans, big plans, but all these hopes and dreams are put on hold when Morgan's mum suddenly dies...Categorized as:
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Love You Through It by Fabiola Francisco
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter witnessing Bri Carmichael’s pain, Cole Burkely is determined to help her heal. That home visit changed my life. She is a shell of the person I knew. I just want each day to end so the night can swallow my pain. She still has so much to give. I’m empty. I want to help her stand on her own again. I’m not ready to let go. She’s worth sticking around for...Categorized as:
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If I Could Stay by Annette K. Larsen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey killed her mother, and if they find her, Leila could be next. Being pursued from one state to another, she has learned to constantly look over her shoulder, and when necessary, to become someone new. She’s burned through four cities and four identities, always managing to stay one step ahead. Now Leila is left with nothing...Categorized as:
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The True Love Bookshop by Annie Rains
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s ready to start a new chapter in her life… For Tess Lane, owning Lakeside Books is a dream come true, but it’s the weekly book club she hosts for the women in town that Tess enjoys the most. The gatherings have been her lifeline over the past three years since her husband’s mysterious death...
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