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Only Ever You by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTorn between two brothers, Reese Brady must choose whether to live out her fantasies or opt for stability. She bears the load of her guilt to the point of exhaustion, excusing unsavory behavior as a form of self-punishment. Despite the temptation of one man, she commits to the other. When a family crisis strikes, Reese is forced into the arms of the wrong man... -
Home At Last by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLouise “Lulu” Kingsley is thrilled to discover after years of wishing for a sibling, Cami Chandler is her half-sister. When Cami invites her to live with her at Chandler Hill, Lulu jumps at the chance to leave behind all the heartache in her recent life... -
Vineyard Winds by Katie Winters
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe eighteenth book of the Vineyard Sunset Series is coming next. This vibrant cast of characters live out their dreams on Martha's Vineyard. This is the story of the Sheridan and Montgomery siblings, a heartwarming journey of friendship, loss, and love that will have you wanting the next book... -
Side Trip by Kerry Lonsdale
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn unforgettable and breathtaking novel of love, loss, and the unexpected routes that life takes from Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kerry Lonsdale.With her deceased sister’s Route 66 bucket list in hand, California girl Joy Evers sets out on a cross-country road trip to meet up with her fiancé, checking off the bullets along the way... -
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We All Fall Down by Karen Cimms
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeing married to a rock star isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Kate and Billy McDonald have defied the odds. For twenty-two years they’ve loved each other fiercely, but it hasn’t always been easy. On the road most of the time and fighting for a foothold in the music industry, Billy struggles to make a name for himself... -
Redemption Weather by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen I married Walker Smithson, I thought it was the happiest day of my life.My family was there, we had a bright future ahead of us, and the world was ours for the taking.Then the storms started coming.First, there was the one that took my family.Then, there was the one that took my husband... -
The Journey Home by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFate has a way of stepping in and righting itself when we least expect it. Maddison Powers has been regretting the biggest mistake of her life when she walked away from the only man who has ever sparked something deep inside her. After comparing every guy she dates to Cale Blackwood, she finally gives up all hope of ever finding him. One dare by Maddison throws Cale back into her life.. -
To Believe by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRoseanna Cahill didn't believe in happily-ever-after anymore. Not after a marriage that should never have started and which ended after four years. Country hearts like hers didn t mix with city hearts like that of Colin Vance Fields III, better known as Trey. She thought she'd seen the last of Trey but then his sister showed up at her door begging for her help... -
The Carrero Effect by L.T. Marshall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmma Anderson has everything in her life worked out, the perfect job in a Manhattan empire allowing her to live a quiet organised and safe existence. A necessity to her. That is until a promotion sends her straight into the presence of her young, super hot playboy billionaire boss and stuck as his right-hand man every waking moment of every single day... -
Back to You by Claudia Y. Burgoa
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor the first time in his life, Wes Ahern has encountered something—someone—he can’t fix. Not with his hands, his words, not even with his love. His head tells him Abby had to get out of Colorado to heal from the nightmare that nearly took her from him. To mend her wounded body, piece her broken spirit back together, and find out who she is behind the mask she felt forced to wear...Categorized as:
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One More Day by Emma Heatherington
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen everything is lost, can their love survive?Annie Madden and her husband Peter seemed to have the perfect life. They had two beautiful children, a wonderful home and each other. That was before everything changed. Now Annie must face a different life, after a devastating event casts a shadow over her family, and their future...Categorized as:
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Love War by Cary Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when happily ever after isn't happy? When everything you thought you knew changes? Obligation...Marriage Betrayal...FreedomUntil him. Until her.Second chances... Until them.Deceit...Doubt... -
Moonlight and Promises by Michele Brouder
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRead the generational saga about three sisters and their grandmother and her friends in the beachside town of Hideaway Bay.Always the rebel and the oldest of the Monroe sisters, Isabelle returns to Hideaway Bay at the request of one of her sisters. She’s never stayed long enough in any one place. The last thing Isabelle Monroe wants is to be tied down...Categorized as:
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It Ended with the Truth by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Brian Fox finally tells the truth, it costs him everything. His company. His friends. The girl he loves. He’s forced to start over, and it’s his brother who once again steps in. Working for a record label isn’t how he imagined his life when he owned a successful company, and life on the road only makes him long for everything the truth cost him... -
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One More Time by R.B. Hilliard
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the second Dillon Whitaker sets eyes on Isabella Fisher, he is captivated. After one night in her bed, he is consumed. In a moment of weakness, he walks away. Isabella throws away her moral compass for a night with Dillon. As he walks away, Dillon leaves Isabella with so much more than hurt feelings. He leaves her with unexpected consequences... -
The Beach Babes by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOld friends are the best…Catherine “Cate” Tibbs, Brooke Ridley, and Amber Anderson, friends since they were awkward thirteen-year-olds who named themselves “The Beach Babes,” are about to face their 40th birthdays. Because they haven’t been able to get together for some time, Cate arranges for them to rent a house along the Gulf Coast of Florida for a long weekend... -
Falling Star by Terri Osburn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA country star looking for a comeback has one last shot at fame—and he might just have one last shot at love. Naomi Mallard is a fixer by nature. And as PR manager for Nashville’s Shooting Stars record label, she’s facing her biggest fix: redeeming country music bad boy Chance Colburn. But in Naomi’s eyes, a police record and a stint in rehab are the least of Chance’s sins... -
Truth of the Matter by Jamie Beck
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsStarting over means looking back for a mother and daughter on the road to reinventing themselves in a moving novel about family secrets and second chances by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jamie Beck.Seventeen years ago, two pink stripes on a pregnancy test changed Anne Sullivan’s life... -
Surviving Love by M.S. Brannon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“She is my heart and the other half of my life, and now, that life no longer exists." ~Drake Evans, Surviving LoveFor Drake Evans, life was once happy. He was living the kind of existence that any man would envy. By his side was the woman he loved and a daughter he cherished... -
Glitter on the Web by Ginger Voight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter Eli Blake’s viral video “Big Girl/Big Heart” shoots him right to the top of the charts, he rises to fame shamelessly tapping into this niche. Because of his striking good looks, all his faithful groupies want desperately to believe every word he sings, like he’s not another run-of-the-mill superficial jerk. One little wrinkle. He totally is... -
Fail to Fight by Maci Dillon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn emotional story of unrequited love… Chloe Now, I ask you not to condemn the man I loved without knowing all the details. What he did was inexcusable and unforgettable, yes, but I wanted to forgive. What I struggled with was why he left me scared and broken, without a fight. With no goodbye, no closure. And without closure, there was no moving on... -
Spoons by Ev Bishop
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s an extreme heat wave at River’s Sigh B & B, but things have never been colder between Noelle Archer and her husband Cade. Dragged there for a reunion with Cade’s screwed up family, Noelle is confused, resentful—and considering divorce...Categorized as:
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Fat Cat Liar by Ahren Sanders
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUSA Today & Amazon Bestselling Author, Ahren Sanders, brings you a brand new romance that will leave you breathless and begging for more. Now available exclusively on Kindle Unlimited. The night I met Greer Palmer was no coincidence.The plan was perfect.Everything was in place. All I had to do was get her attention and the rest would take its course... -
Proven by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI followed my heart from San Diego, California to Cedar Falls, West Virginia. Too bad that heart wasn’t worth the trip.Thankfully, I had my job, new friends - which consisted of an entire motorcycle club I’d fallen into - and my newfound responsibility for a family that was torn apart by needless tragedy... -
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Ten Reasons to Stay ( (The Risky Hearts Duet) Book 1) by Candace Knoebel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne day a week—Thursdays—my husband and I could do whatever or whomever we pleased. Protection was non-negotiable. And no matter what, we had to be home by midnight. Jack was the one who wanted an open marriage, but we were supposed to keep things simple. No strings. No commitments. It seemed so easy… until it wasn’t... -
Rewrite by Stephanie Rose
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce upon a time, a girl loved a boy and he loved her back. They lived happily ever after. But our story was never that simple. I loved Josh with all I had, right until the day he left. Now, all these years later, he was back—and wanting me the way I’d always longed for him. Except now, I belonged to someone else. Someone who never left me the way Josh had. I figured that was the end of our story... -
The Teacher by Meg Gray
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn life, there are no certainties. Emma Hewitt finds herself facing a number of uncertain challenges as she tries to find her footing in the big city of Portland, Oregon. The safety and simplicity of the small town she once knew is a distant memory as she embarks on her toughest year of teaching in her young career... -
Mirror Mirror by Patricia Scanlan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Chris Wallace looks in the mirror, he sees a deep and complex man. He is, in fact, selfish, shallow and very, very devious - a master of deceit. Suzy Wallace, a woman scorned, wreaks havoc and revenge on her husband's mistress, once her best friend, now her sworn enemy. She will never forgive and never forget... -
Young Enough by Charmaine Pauls
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAN OLDER WOMAN YOUNGER MAN ROMANCEI thought I’d lost everything. My life was in tatters when a man half my age broke into my property and invaded my future. Our love is forbidden, but I’m single and he’s all the taboo I crave... -
Before It Stains by R.E. Bradshaw
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFalling in love is easy. Staying in love is work.Stephanie Austin has it all – a loving wife of 17 years, a handsome teenage son, a comfortable home in the suburbs, professional success, and a bright future. At forty, Stephanie’s life is all she’d ever dreamed of, but like the old blues song says, “What a difference a day makes... -
Summer At Willow Tree Farm by Heidi Rice
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs home always where the heart is? When Ellie spent a summer with her mum on a Wiltshire commune in the 90s it was a bigger disaster than Leo DiCaprio’s trip aboard the Titanic – so fleeing to America seemed a perfect plan.But now, with her marriage falling apart, running back to her mum seems like the only option for her and her son Josh... -
Young Love by Alyson Santos, Aly Stiles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes you need to let yourself fall…Recently divorced Sienna Porter has the life she’s supposed to. A house, career, even a hot young contractor working upstairs to distract her. At thirty-eight, she’s entitled to a little fun (according to her best friend, anyway).Pain, though— it’s so clever in the way it infects hope and poisons happiness. Jace Beckett should be flying high... -
Fix You by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJessica Walker had the perfect husband, the perfect son, the perfect life…until she realized it was all a lie. In the wake of her husband’s shocking infidelity, she knows only one thing: she has to start over. With her sister’s help, she buys a dilapidated lakeside mansion with the crazy idea of turning it into an inn... -
Rainy Days by A.S. Kelly, Kathleen Fitzgerald
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTormented rock star Liam O’Reilly left Dublin and achieved success, hoping to build a new life, free from the demons of his past... -
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Second Chance by Bj Harvey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this hot new angsty romance from USA Today bestselling author BJ Harvey, the once-burned-forever-commitment-shy best friend from One Shot faces her own moral dilemma of the heart When life gives me lemons, I always make lemonade. Living every day like it could be my last, I'm content with the choices I've made and do so unapologetically... -
Silent Signs by Ana Simons
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings~When life falls apart, what if sharing your secrets with a perfect stranger made it all fall back into place? ~ On the fateful weekend her husband puts an end to their marriage, Sophie Thompson must leave for a two-week work assignment in London. As she juggles her emotions at the airport terminal, Matthew O’Brian observes her, intrigued...Categorized as:
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Breathless: A Passionate Love Story by M.V. Kasi
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Myra met Raj Sena, she was still going through a devastating heartbreak. But Raj, with his sweet, melting smiles and charming, determined wooing, swept her away. Six months later, Myra became Raj's wife. The newlyweds were madly in love, their lives filled with happiness, joy and passion. And then, he returned. Varun—Myra's first love. The man, Myra thought was lost to her forever...Categorized as:
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Lines Drawn by Ker Dukey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne phone call. One secret.One moment changed us all. Everything is different now and learning to survive all over again comes with a price. Deception, heartbreak, and sorrow implode the relationships that were once strong... -
Pleasure Extraordinaire 3 by Liv Bennett
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe dream I thought I was living in turns out to be the worst nightmare of my life. What Michael wants from me is more than posing as his girlfriend but he won’t tell me why he hired me in the first place. I witness ugliness and abuse everywhere I turn. There is only one person who can rescue me from this hell. Zane. But he won’t do it for free... -
A Good Time by Shannyn Schroeder
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA passionate free spirit and a sweet-talking playboy sound like a match made in heaven—until life gets in the way of all the fun and games… Indy Adams values her freedom above all else. She works hard to support herself, moonlighting as a waitress while she fights for her first big sale in the Chicago real estate market... -
When Life Sucks! [The Novella Collection 1] by J.E. Daelman
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTW - Mention of cheating, but not seen and has a twist of course.Milder MC read by International Bestselling Author J.E. DaelmanAlice likes things tidy. Her job as a senior financial administrator is challenging but satisfying... -
A Woman Betrayed by Barbara Delinsky
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA classic novel from an exceptional storyteller, A Woman Betrayed, first published in 1991, is a stunning tale of troubling secrets that can hide beneath the placid surface of a seemingly good marriage—and the courage that's needed to move on.Laura Frye has been happily married to her husband, Jeff, for twenty years... -
Return to Homecoming Ranch by Julia London
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCurly-haired Libby Tyler never stops smiling…until her beloved boyfriend suddenly forces her out of their home and away from his adoring kids. When she learns he dumped her for his flighty ex-wife, Libby’s sadness turns to fury—and she very publicly smashes his truck with a golf club, earning herself a trip to a mental health center for some “rest... -
My Perfect Life at Cornish Cottage by S.J. Crabb
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA deliciously romantic and humorous read about love, loss and starting again. Sophie Bailey has it all or so she thinks until one day she wakes up to find that her husband of 20 years is leaving her for a younger woman. With no job, no money, no self esteem and the threat of losing her home Sophie will have to push aside her heartbreak and act fast... -
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Rainfall by Melissa Delport
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPaige’s father has Alzheimers, and her fiancé is shot and killed in an armed robbery. Paige fights her depression and pulls herself out of the dark place that she has succumbed to, with monumental effort and a new-found determination to live her life to the fullest, doing things that both terrify and exhilarate her.When Paige meets Adam, the attraction is instantaneous... -
Caroline's Sister by Sheila O'Flanagan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTo her younger sister, Tessa, Caroline O'Shaughnessy has everything - great looks, easy charm, and the distinctly desirable Damien Woods. But for Caroline, things don't feel quite so rosy. She'd dreamed about moving in with Damien, but not about having his child, just yet. And though he did the honourable thing when she told him she was pregnant, it obviously wasn't what he wanted either... -
Loving You Always by Kennedy Ryan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKerris Moreton should be the happiest woman in the world: She has a successful business and is about to start the family she's always wanted. But the man of her dreams-the one whose green eyes see straight into her soul and whose gentle hands make her body hum with pleasure-is not hers. Each secret moment with Walsh Bennett serves to remind Kerris of what she's missing... -
A Little Bit of Us by A.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI remember the time I was free, I didn't care to love, I only cared about myself. Now I'm stuck. Stuck with a man who destroyed my heart, stuck in a protective bubble that keeps me from reality. What happens when that bubble pops? What happens when reality hits me in the face? How will I cope with my new life, my new future? Will I ever forgive James? I want to.. -
Sins of the Mother by Tara Hyland
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the author of Daughters of Fortune comes a sweeping family drama that follows a mother and daughter through the poverty of post-WWII Ireland and London and into the glamour of 1950s Hollywood and beyond, revealing the ways in which family ties can never be broken... -
Letting Go by Holly Renee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Kat was forced to leave the only home she had ever known due to her brother's secrets, she wasn't prepared for what was waiting for her in Tennessee or the choices it would force her to make. Kat instantly knew she didn't like Blake Reagan. He was cocky, stubborn, and infuriating. What Kat didn't understand was why she couldn't stop thinking about him or the way he made her feel...Categorized as:
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