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Somebody Like You: A Small Town Single Mom Sports Romance by Carrie Elks
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe’s rich, talented and way out of her league. Now he’s making her an offer she can’t refuse…Football has always been Cam Hartson’s life. When he's forced to retire following an injury, he slinks back to his small home town, planning to lie low and lick his wounds. Until he meets Mia Devlin. The beautiful single mom of two tearaway boys has no interest in love...Categorized as:
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Fresh Water for Flowers: A Novel by Valérie Perrin
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsViolette Toussaint is the caretaker at a cemetery in a small town in Bourgogne. Casual mourners, regular visitors, and sundry colleagues—gravediggers, groundskeepers, and a priest—visit her to warm themselves in her lodge, where laughter, companionship, and occasional tears mix with the coffee she offers them. Her life is lived to the rhythms of their funny, moving confidences... -
Q by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSome chances are worth taking. Twenty years had come and gone. My brothers were now older with crow’s feet and silvered hair. Their kids were no longer kids. Prospects had become brothers, and more had come to take their place. It was tough to see that everything had changed— Everything except me. I was a stone left unturned. I thought my day would never come. But then, I saw her... -
Inked Playboy by Sloane Howell, Alex Wolf
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt all starts with a forbidden one-night stand.It should end there, but it doesn't.Cole Miller could have any woman on the planet--except her.Harlow Collins is off limits for a million reasons.But, there's something about her black hair and icy blue eyes that sear a hole in his chest every time he catches a glimpse of her.It's more than looks, though...Categorized as:
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Sin Bin by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLogan “Bruiser” Brassard and Meadow Ryan are no strangers to heartache, loss, and trauma. When they met as foster children, they both bore deep scars from the horrors life had inflicted. Although their time together at the group home was brief, they never forgot each other. Fast forward fifteen years, and Meadow is an unemployed social worker down on her luck...Categorized as:
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Often by Danielle Norman
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDifficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations… He wore suits and I wore biker boots. He went to University and I went to Trade school. He lived in a big home and I lived in a tiny apartment. When my world was turned upside down, he took me in his arms and promised to help me find a new direction...Categorized as:
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Dreaming of Rome by T.A. Williams
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRome is where the heart is… The heartwarming read of the summer Jo has had enough of handsome men. After a painful break-up, she’s decided she doesn’t believe in love. Then, while on a professional trip to the magical city of Rome, she meets Corrado, a scientist and her brother-in-law to be, who doesn’t believe in love either. To him, it’s just a biochemical reaction... -
The Season of Dreams by Fiona Valpy
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this romantic tale in the Escape to France collection from bestselling author Fiona Valpy, Sara has one summer to make wedding wishes come true... -
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... -
The Wedding by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s always been him. Even when I was buried so deep beneath the guilt and the obligation of being the Casanova Girl, it was always him. And now, twelve months after I started this journey of love and friendship and goodbyes, I can finally look him in the eyes on our wedding day and say the words I never thought I’d be lucky enough to say. I do. There is still much to settle... -
Maybe One Day: A Novel by Debbie Johnson
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the spirit of Ruth Hogan and Adriana Trigiani, bestselling British author Debbie Johnson brings us the ultimate in “happy tears”: a heartfelt story about a woman seizing the chance to reconnect with her lost love.The truth changes everything.For years Jess believed that Joe—the father of her child and the only man she ever loved—had abandoned her during her greatest time of need... -
Villa of Sun and Secrets by Jennifer Bohnet
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCarla Sullivan’s 50th birthday is fast approaching when her whole world is turned upside down. Discovering her feckless husband is having yet another affair and following her mother’s death, she is in need of an escape. Finding an envelope addressed to her mother’s estranged sister Josette in the South of France gives Carla the perfect plan... -
Claiming Her Innocence by Vivian Wood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller Vivian Wood He’s gonna make sure he’s her first. Ryan Scott is big, bad, and he has a body made for sin. When he leaves the SEALs and heads home to D.C., the first person he wants to see is his best friend, Poppy Baker. Just to be around her, of course… nothing funny. Their friendship isn’t like that...Categorized as:
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Inked Devotion: Montgomery Ink: Fort Collins by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Montgomery Ink saga from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with a road trip romance between two friends running from their past.Brenna Garrett watched her best friend fall in love with another woman all the while keeping his darkest secrets from her. Now she’ll have to figure out who she is without him while not letting the rest of the Montgomerys see her break...Categorized as:
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Give Me the Weekend by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat do I look like, a baby machine?I swear all my family wants from me is kids. Or at least my mother does.But I'm the black sheep of the family. The one that left for bigger and better things.No farm for me. I'm a self-made billionaire bad boy now.Real Estate is the game and making money is my thing...Categorized as:
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The Little Village of New Starts by Donna Ashcroft
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes turning everything upside down feels just right… Evie Stuart is playing it safe. She lives on her family’s remote farm in the Scottish Highlands and never ventures beyond the local village of Lockton. The most unpredictable events in her life are the antics of Miss Daisy, her grandmother Agnes’s pygmy goat...Categorized as:
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Royal Games by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery girl dreams of falling in love with a prince.When I met Jeremy, I thought he was my prince.Caring. Compassionate. Sensitive.And, unfortunately for me... Not attracted to women.So here I am, thirty years old and divorced when most of my friends are just getting married. In desperate need of a restart, I set off on a road trip to learn how to love myself again... -
Inked Obsession by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Montgomery Ink saga from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with a second chance romance sure to tug at your heartstrings.When men in uniform showed up on Eliza Wilder-Strong’s doorstep, she knew her life would be irrevocably altered. She not only lost her husband, but the future she’d carefully planned...Categorized as:
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A Little Piece of Paradise by T.A. Williams
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe inheritance of a lifetime... with a catch When Sophie’s uncle leaves her a castle in the Italian Riviera in his will, she can’t believe her luck. The catch? She and her estranged sister, Rachel, must live there together for three months in order to inherit it...Categorized as:
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Christmas in the Little Irish Village by Michelle Vernal
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to the little Irish village where Christmas celebrations are in full swing! Twinkling lights, cosy fires and big mugs of hot chocolate are in abundance as Shannon Kelly returns home to the Shamrock Inn. Will this be the year she finds the man of her dreams or is she destined to be forever unlucky in love?Thirty-four-year-old Shannon is heartbroken following an unexpected break up... -
Merry Little Midlife Matchmaker by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEveryone in Heart's Cove knows Lizzie Butler as the reliable single mom who keeps their tight-knit community running. What they don't know is that she's been secretly pining for her brother's best friend since high school—the same man they've just volunteered her to matchmake for.Sean Hardy returned to his hometown looking for community, not complications...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... -
Alaska Spark by LoLo Paige
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a chance encounter on a wildfire lead to true love under a midnight sun?Tara Waters loves being a firefighter and the adrenaline rush of fighting wildfires and saving lives is her calling. She must be on her game to join an elite hotshot crew in Montana. But when Tara is sent to fight fires in Alaska, her dream falls out of reach...Categorized as:
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The Voices Are Back by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJust a word, yet one person came to mind.Morrigan St. Pete.The woman that’d been hounding my every step since the day she was born. From the moment we first comforted each other in the hospital, to the day that I left her to follow her dreams, I knew that she was my one... -
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The Four Seasons Box Set: The Four Seasons Books 1-4 by Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBodyguard Gene is used to putting himself in the line of fire, but this time the target is the one who's aiming at his heart...Rowan escapes into the mountains with her gorgeous best friend, Hitch, only to discover there's only one cabin and one bed...Rhett fell in love with Neve a long time ago and was foolish enough to lose her. He's not going to make the same mistake again.. -
Levi by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLevi Morgan. The rock star all the girls want to be with and men want to be. He’s rugged, sexy, dangerous, and more than a little broken. And he’s all mine for the month of August. I didn’t expect the month to go like this. Although I should have seen some of it coming... -
One More Chance by Samantha Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwenty-three years ago, he hopped on a bus to pursue his dreams in the music business.But that meant leaving behind the girl who could never really be his.Now older, wiser, and insanely successful, Mick Tyler has achieved everything he ever wanted, but he’s never been more miserable... -
Love Required by Melanie Codina
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJason Michaels knows second chances are very much a part of “happy ever after.” He’s seen it firsthand, more than once. So when will it be his turn? He has a great group of friends and family to share his life with, but he knows there is one thing still missing... -
Hook Me Up by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan’t find love? Good. I’m your guy.I mean, not your guy per se, but the guy to find you the love of your life.I’m the best damn matchmaker there ever was.Except when it comes to my own life.Why bother? I’m too busy setting up other couples and enjoying success anyway.I’ve been hooking people up since I was a teenager. Great at it then, and getting paid for it now...Categorized as:
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Caught by Janet Elizabeth Henderson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe wants forever. She just wants his body. Neither of them want to give in. Mitch Harris has it all. As a successful music manager, who isn’t hard to look at, he has women falling at his feet. And that’s just the way he likes it. For years he’s laughed as, one by one, his buddies have found their women and settled down. He vowed it would never happen to him...Categorized as:
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Chasing The Sun by Carrie Elks
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome back to Angel Sands, where the air is heating up...Some people are like sun rays, impossible to pin down. But from the moment Jackson sets eyes on Lydia Paxton, he wants her anyway. Now he just needs to persuade her that he's playing for keeps.Chasing The Sun is an all-new standalone romance, set in the small town of Angel Sands...Categorized as:
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The Girls from Sandycove by Siân O'Gorman
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA mother and daughter adrift, a friend in need, and a village to really call home… When Kate O’Hare discovers she’s about to become a mother, she packs up her life in France to return home to regroup and put down some roots...Categorized as:
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Secrets on the Italian Island by T.A. Williams
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer work has got in the way of relationships before – but never like thisAnna’s job as a geologist takes her all over the world, including to the beautiful island of Elba, where she’s sent to look for precious metals. And the island isn’t the only thing that’s gorgeous – she can’t believe her luck when she meets windsurfer Marco and sparks fly...Categorized as:
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One Good Thing by Alexandra Potter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne Good Thing is the new heartwarming, hilarious alternative love story, from the author of Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up, Alexandra PotterIn life, nothing is certain. Just when you think you have it all figured out, something can happen to change the course of everything . . .Liv Brooks is still in shock... -
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Lil's Bus Trip by Judy Leigh
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the USA Today bestselling author of Five French Hens and The Old Girls' Network comes a story of the journey of a lifetime across Europe in pursuit of memories, love, and new adventures... -
You Only Live Once by Maxine Morrey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Lily’s husband dies, she moves to the edge of a tiny village, settling into a solitary life, her only real company her brother and his family. A quiet life becomes her safe space, with no risk of getting hurt.When her brother offers her spare room to his oldest friend, Jack, Lily’s reluctant – but knowing how much she owes her family, can’t say no...Categorized as:
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Giving It All by Christi Barth
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristi Barth’s smoking-hot contemporary romance series continues as the five best friends who survived a tragedy as teenagers take to their Naked Men podcast to open up about women. In Giving It All, the group’s globe-trotting hunk discovers that you need to go home to find love. Logan Marsh never stays in one place for long...Categorized as:
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Hard Rock Love by Athena Wright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s my big sister’s best friend. This rock star god knows I’m off-limits. But is that a rule he’s willing to break? Seth Powers is wild. He’s devilish. He’s hot as sin. He’s also my big sister Everly's best friend and a rock star drummer in one of the hottest bands around. My silly schoolgirl crush from years ago has turned into a burning desire. I crave his strong fingers caressing my skin... -
Knuckles by Savannah Rylan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRide or die.That's what they say right?Well right now, I don't know which to do.When Melanie shows up I know I'm in trouble.She was my foster sibling once. Off-limits.And now she's on her own.No family.Nobody to care for her.Except me.I always knew there was something more to us.But I didn't know she'd be mine forever...Categorized as:
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Boys of Summer by A.E. Wasp
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTeammates, roommates, friends with benefits. What could go wrong? Boys of Summer is a book about finding the perfect person to ride shotgun with on the crazy road trip called life. It contains a Dolly Parton lookalike, an unfortunate deer versus car incident, and poorly-timed epiphanies. Everybody leaves. That was the first lesson Thunder goalie James McVicker ever learned...Categorized as:
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Persuading Spring: A Sexy New Zealand Romance by Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA hot fling offers them both a chance to escape their pasts… Four friends. Four seasons. Four ways to fall in love. Book 4: Persuading Spring Bridget Hitchcock – Birdie to her friends – is getting married to the man of her dreams. Or so she keeps telling herself... -
Taming Bull: A Friends to Lovers Military MC Romance by Harley Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe friend zone: a black hole from which there is no escape. Or so they say. But Lily Perkins is desperate to climb out of the frigid void and into the scorching embrace of former sailor Deryk “Bull” Roberts. If only she can get her Bull-headed bestie to cooperate...Categorized as:
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The Unlikely Life of Maisie Meadows by Jenni Keer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPraise for Jenni Keer: ‘A charming read!’ Heidi Swain ‘A wonderful antidote to a harsh world’ Bella Osborne ‘A magical story about love and friendship, full of fun and sparkle...Categorized as:
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The Cottage at Plum Tree Bay: An uplifting, cosy Cornish romance by Darcie Boleyn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne summer can change everything... Catherine Bromley has spent her life in Penhallow Sands, dedicating herself to work and supporting her emotionally fragile mother. Since her father left, it’s always been the two of them and Catherine has no interest in romance. What’s the point when men just leave? And besides, her mother needs her... -
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Stranded with the Billionaire by Sophie Brooks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith a snowstorm on the way, she needs someone to keep her warm… I had to see her one last time.Fiona’s red hair and luscious curves are etched in my mind.She runs a soup kitchen, taking care of people in need. I want to take care of her. She thinks I’m an ordinary volunteer. But I’m the billionaire who increased her funding.I’m supposed to be on a plane to Europe...Categorized as:
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Inviting Trouble by Kylie Gilmore
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA best friend's little sister romance... Madison Campbell has worshipped her older brother’s best friend Parker Shaw for as long as she can remember. So the night before he leaves for the Air Force, she decides he’s leaving town with her virginity. All she has to do is transform her tomboy self into a sexy woman with a bit of borrowed makeup and some creative fashion choices...Categorized as:
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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’... -
Jacob's Ladder: Eli by Katie Ashley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne wouldn’t expect a sexy-as-sin rocker like Eli Renard to spend time with a woman just as a friend, but that’s exactly what Emersyn Wallace is to him. Just a friend. Even though she’s matured into a beauty, Eli still doesn’t remotely see his childhood pal as a sex-object... -
The Fast Lane by Sharon M. Peterson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA totally hilarious friends-to-lovers, brother’s best friend romantic comedyHe’s the only person who can give me a ride to my brother’s wedding, and he’s also the one man I absolutely CANNOT have feelings for. My brother’s best friend is strictly off limits… Isn’t he?I should have known my mom would go totally overboard packing for my brother’s big day... -
Finding Hope in Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA heartwarming story of friendship, new beginnings, and second chances that will have you reaching for the tissues!Lucy Brown has spent years hiding from the world, as far away as she could get from her old life – and her ex-husband – back in London...
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