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Layover by Emily Henry
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is an extended Beach Read epilogue...Categorized as:
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Four Ways to Wear a Dress by Gillian Libby
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDebut author Gillian Libby brings you a bright and hopeful story about friendship, self-discovery and acceptance, and fighting for your own happiness, even if it looks a little different than everyone else’s... -
Crazy Eights by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey say he’s a murderer - so she ran.I say she’s mine - so I must follow.Even knowing the inevitable pain that’s coming straight for me, I’ll continue to search, to wish, and when I eventually find her, continue to kiss her.Because when a Kincaid knows, he knows.*Crazy Eights is the conclusion to Jamie and Cam's story... -
The Sky of Endless Blue by Ava Miles
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMillions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family. International Bestselling Author Ava Miles presents the much-anticipated installment of the bestselling Dare Valley series that has captivated readers around the globe about two people coming home and fighting for a second chance. J.T... -
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Retuned: The Price of Time by Tania Joyce
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA vacation. An unforgettable accident. Lives are changed forever.Gemma and Kyle wanted a quick getaway before they recorded their new album.But one fateful mistake changes their lives forever.Heartbreaking decisions must be made.Friendships will be tried and tested...Categorized as:
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Fireworks over the Loch by Hannah Ellis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA sleepy Scottish village is about to be woken up … With her boyfriend moving to her hometown of Lannick, Leana Mackenzie is floating on cloud nine. All she needs now is for them to find a home of their own. Alasdair’s lack of interest in house-hunting soon has her worried.For Isla and Logan, moving in together is the logical next step in their relationship... -
Home Sweet Love by Ava Miles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMillions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family. International Bestselling Author Ava Miles shares a powerful tale about the sweetness of home and falling in love for the first time. Chase Parker doesn’t believe in all that gushy home sweet love stuff. Moira Hale sure as heck does... -
Overachiever by S.M. Shade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt started with a summer job and a ridiculous sex dream.If you were to ask my friends to describe me, they’d tell you I’m an ambitious person. Responsible, driven, and focused on my goals. Words like stubborn and uptight would probably get thrown in there too. I’m not sure about that, but I know who I’m not.I’m not the woman who lets a guy derail me from my plans... -
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... -
Break the Ice by L.A. Cotton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author L A Cotton comes a brother's best friend sports romance. Lakeshore U, where hockey is religion, and the players are gods. Are you ready to fall in love with a Laker?When Aurora Hart moves in with her brother and his two teammates, it’s only supposed to be a temporary fix.Enter Noah Holden.Cocky. Heartbreaker...Categorized as:
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Return to the Little French Guesthouse by Helen Pollard
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBlue skies, new love, and a glass of Bordeaux . . . what could possibly go wrong? When Emmy Jamieson leaves her life behind and moves to La Cour des Roses , a gorgeous guesthouse amidst vineyards in France, everything is resting on her success as the new guesthouse manager... -
There's Something About Mira by Sonali Dev
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Sonali Dev comes the heartfelt story of a woman determined to reunite a lost ring with its owner, who ends up finding herself along the way.Mira Salvi has the perfect life—a job she loves, a fiancé everyone adores, and the secure future she’s always imagined for herself...Categorized as:
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The Epilogue by Michelle Heard
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWealth and power make them untouchable.The monarchs of Trinity Academy.Falcon Reyes.Mason Chargill.Lake Cutler.Julian Reyes.The epilogue to the bestselling Trinity Academy series.Note: All books have to be read in order... -
All Tied Up by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve never walked down the aisle, but I get paid to stand beside it.Why I’m a wedding planner is beyond me.Oh yeah. I love the pretty dresses, the food, the glamour and glitz.Getting dressed up and owning the night, though I always go home alone.It’s a weird setup.Being in business is all I’ve ever wanted, and yet the one I chose depresses me beyond belief.Either way, I’m damn good at my job... -
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Annie's Lovely Choir by the Sea by Liz Eeles
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrepare to be whisked away to the Cornish seaside, where clear blue skies, crashing waves, and a welcoming choir await you. Annie Trebarwith has no family to tie her down, and she likes it that way... -
Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsInternational bestseller Mhairi McFarlane delivers a sharp, emotional new novel about a woman who calls off her engagement to "the perfect man" and moves in with a charming stranger who makes her question everything about her life, her past, and the secrets she's kept for far too long…Harriet Hatley is the most in-demand wedding photographer in town, but she doesn’t believe in romance, loathes... -
Fool Me Once by Ashley Winstead
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLee Stone is a twenty-first-century woman: she kicks butt at her job as a communications director at a women-run electric car company (that’s better than Tesla, thank you) and after work she is “Stoner,” drinking guys under the table and never letting any of them get too comfortable in her bed…That’s because Lee’s learned one big lesson: never trust love... -
The Lost Secret of Ireland by Susanne O'Leary
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn enchanting summer romance set on the gorgeous Irish coast, where fresh starts are made, love beckons and secrets are sure to unfold…In the tiny village of Sandy Cove in Ireland, Ella Caron is trying to recover. When she moved from Paris to a beautiful coastguard cottage on the sea, she wanted peace and quiet and the space to grieve after her mother’s death... -
Light Through the Vines by Fiona Valpy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this tale of fresh starts in the Escape to France collection from bestselling author Fiona Valpy, Gina has lost everything. Can a crumbling old cottage offer her a new life, new love—and new hope?Gina’s London life lies in tatters: she has lost her father, her steady job as a wine buyer and her suave but unfaithful boyfriend... -
The Girl I Used to Know by Faith Hogan
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA beautiful, emotive and spell-binding story of two women who find friendship and second chances when they least expect it. Perfect for the fans of Patricia Scanlan. Amanda King and Tess Cuffe are strangers who share the same Georgian house, but their lives couldn't be more different. Amanda seems to have it all, absolute perfection. She projects all the accoutrements of a lady who lunches... -
Casanova LLC by Julia Whelan
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratings"CASANOVA LLC is an absolute winner. It is hilarious, charming, sexy, and sweet, with one of the best audio productions I've ever heard. I canceled plans so I could keep listening. Julia Whelan outdid herself with this one... -
Textbook Approach by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWillFrom the moment I saw her, I knew she was different. She wasn't like all the other women I was used to.But then I asked her out and my mind was blown.She was different from every other woman, I just wasn't sure that was a good thing.Relationships? Off the table.Marriage? Not a chance in hell.Geez, I wasn't even allowed to stay the night... -
Annie's Summer by the Sea by Liz Eeles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Annie Trebarwith unexpectedly inherits Tregavara House, her much-loved family home atop the cliffs of Salt Bay, she begins to wonder: with all the good friends and warm memories she’s made in the village, could it be her forever home? Luckily her gorgeous Poldark-lookalike boyfriend, Josh Pasco, has exactly the same idea... -
Did My Love Life Shrink in the Wash?: An absolutely laugh-out-loud and feel-good page-turner by Kristen Bailey
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s normal to wish that your baby came with a snooze button, right?When I got pregnant, Will and I didn’t have a clue what we were signing up for. It turns out that there’s loads we weren’t warned about:1) In the middle of the night you’ll be begging Siri for advice on getting your baby to sleep. (In case you’re wondering, whale music doesn’t work... -
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All I Want Is You by Iris Morland
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou met them in DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME. Now prepare to fall in love with THE YOUNGERS, a brand-new series from Iris Morland, full of sexy men, passionate women, and the love stories you can't get enough of. A brilliant, aloof lawyer, Phin Younger has focused solely on his career and on helping people less fortunate. Living his life without romance? He’s just fine with that... -
Summer Days at Clifftop Cottage by Eliza J. Scott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to your happy place…As summer comes to the tranquil shores of Micklewick Bay, Maggie Marsay is on cloud nine. She can barely keep up with orders for her handmade teddy bears, turning her crafting hobby into a thriving business... -
Good Material by Dolly Alderton
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom the New York Times best-selling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About a story of heartbreak and friendship and how to survive bothAndy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he can't work out why she stopped.Now he is. . -
Dirty Stranger by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIslaI'm paying alimony to my idiot ex-husband, my business hardly makes enough to keep the lights on and I'm literally holding my car together with duct tape. Scratch that, I'm holding my life together with duct tape. So I won't go on a date with the mysterious, new-in-town barista who makes my morning soy hazelnut lattee just the way I like it.. -
Always Remember by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHow long does it take for a long-distance relationship to break down? Sixteen months. When Jen and Carl put their relationship to rest after Christmas, Jen’s biggest problem is going back to London ten days earlier than planned – and her ever-present attraction to Samuel ‘Bing’ Edwards. Bing has no idea why Jen left Devon so fast... -
Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI have finally trapped a Sex God. He is mine, miney, mine, mine. There is a song in my heart and do you know what it is? It is that well-known chart topper "Robbie, oh Robbie, I . . . er . . . Lobbie You!!! I Do I Do!!!" Georgia Nicolson is now the girlfriend of the Sex God (aka Robbie), and everything should be perfect... -
Sunrise Over Pebble Bay by Della Galton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTalented, yet relatively unknown actress and celebration cake baker extraordinaire Olivia Lambert is running out of time.Approaching forty, she’s yet to land the role that will launch her television career and she’s desperate to be a mum.Her new man, Phil Grimshaw from the Bluebell Cliff Hotel, seems the perfect match, but seems to be in no rush to settle down... -
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... -
Fearless Hart by Kelly Collins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKelly Collins welcomes you back to Cross Creek where love conquers all—including the secrets that haunt you...Miranda Thomas got under my skin, in a good way. The pretty little sheriff was one-part mystery and the rest perfection. I wanted her, and I intended to make her mine. Our future was as plain as day: husband and wife with two children and a house with a white picket fence... -
Big Love in Small Places by Theresa Paolo
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet cozy in your favorite spot and visit each of Theresa Paolo's small towns where love, laughter and happily ever afters are guaranteed... -
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An Ocean Between Us by Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill Danny tell Hermione the truth and do what he’s told himself he would never do: fall in love? Treats to Tempt You Book 7 An “opposites attract” fun and sexy romance. When Lady Hermione Spencer’s parents ask her to housesit their summer home in New Zealand while they have some landscaping work carried out, Hermione’s happy to agree... -
Had to Be You: an Oyster Bay novel by Olivia Miles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the USA Today bestselling author of Feels Like Home and Christmas at the Cottage, comes the next installment in the Oyster Bay series. Wedding planner Chloe Larson is perfectly content helping other women find their happy endings. Love is the last thing on her mind, especially when she has a business to grow... -
Very Nearly Normal by Hannah Sunderland
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings‘Delightfully romantic’ ISABELLE BROOM‘A compelling, quirky love story’ MIRANDA DICKINSONEffie’s not perfect. Neither is Theo. But together, they’re pretty close. Matilda ‘Effie’ Heaton has always felt like she’s swimming against the tide. Everyone around her has life sorted, but Effie’s living with her parents and crying into a wine bottle at night... -
It All Started With You by Debbie Howells
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI always thought I was going to be a girl who did something. I was going to run my own business and find fame and fortune! Fall in love…But here I am. Still waiting for it all to happen, sitting on the floor, surrounded by lilies and roses, trying to do my best friend’s wedding flowers because – in her words – ‘how hard can it be, Frankie?’...Categorized as:
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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 Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsStrangers aboard a London bus unite to help an elderly man find his missed love connection in the heartwarming new novel from the author of The Last Chance Library.When Libby Nicholls arrives in London, brokenhearted and with her life in tatters, the first person she meets on the bus is elderly Frank... -
Le journal d'Aurélie Laflamme - Tome 8 Les pieds sur terre by India Desjardins
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsL’heure n’est plus à la procrastination pour Aurélie Laflamme ! À quelques mois de la fin du secondaire, elle a très peu de temps à consacrer à sa vie personnelle et devra mettre les bouchées doubles pour réussir son année. Elle doit remplir sa demande d’admission au cégep, préciser ses projets de carrière et, par-dessus tout, réussir à se convaincre que ses neurones sont bel et bien fonctionnels... -
An Almost Perfect Summer by Jill Mansell
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNick is the most intriguing man Nella has met in a while. He's a 9 in the looks department (no one gets a 10), he makes her laugh, and he keeps her company when she ends up in A&E. But they live hundreds of miles apart.Then Nella loses her job. There's a perfect role on offer at a Cotswolds holiday retreat. The catch is that her boss would be Nick... -
Everything She Needs by K.L. Shandwick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLily’s back on her home turf in London for Christmas, after a turbulent term, studying music in Miami. She wonders if her relationship with Will can survive their stupidity and what this means for their music collaboration. Lily realises all too late, that she’s fallen hard for Alfie despite his declaration to her that he can’t love her... -
Kiss And Make Up by Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBy the bestselling author of the Three Wise Men Box Set (USA Today bestsellers list November 2016) – a series of individual sexy contemporary romances. Read in any order and enjoy! Book 1: Kiss & Make Up Previous published by Entangled Publishing. Lights, camera… Action! It's been a year since makeup artist Tabby Rogers's life was turned upside-down. Now she's back on track... -
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Rock Hard Boss by Fern Fraser
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s not who she thinks he is. He’s so much more.♥Max Steele is not my type, despite his fame, OTT good looks, muscles and deep set soulful blue eyes.Other people may fawn over the ex-rock star. Not me.He’s cocky, arrogant and rude …. a total alpha hole!Accepting a short term, highly paid role as his PA was a mistake. Being close to him stirs up feelings I do not want. Not with him...Categorized as:
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No Way to Treat a Lady by Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHayley’s not brave enough to expose her stretch marks to a complete stranger. Then she meets Jed Williams... This sexy short novella is meant to be a “taster” for the Treats to Tempt You series of contemporary romances set in the sub-tropical Northland of New Zealand. Adults only... -
When Everything Changes by Michelle Pennington
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI know everything about boys—except how to kiss one. This summer has been weird.All my friends are finding love and I'm the last one who still hasn't been kissed. Now I have a bet with my friend Piper to see who can meet someone new and get a kiss. I thought it might motivate me because I hate to lose...Categorized as:
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Melody's Crush by Alora Dillon, Donna Hunter
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings18 year old Melody Jenkins has spent the last 3 years of high school crushing on one guy, Jake Kensington, who sees her as no more than a sister from another mister and best friend. Not wanting to risk their friendship, Melody has kept her crush a secret and her emotions in check whenever she's around him... which is daily since they live on the same property...Categorized as:
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Lessons in Gravity by Jessica Peterson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaddie Lucas is only looking for a one night stand… While studying in Spain for her semester abroad, Maddie hopes to escape the drama surrounding her parents’ divorce—a divorce she may or may not have caused—while researching Spanish architecture for her thesis. And if she hooks up with hot Madrileños along the way? All the better. But handsome Spaniard Javier Montoya wants so much more... -
It Takes Two by Emily Harvale
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA fabulously feel-good romance Alison Warner knows love doesn’t always last. Wedded bliss is hit and miss and she’s not taking any chances. She’s the daughter of divorce lawyers, so Ali knows the statistics by heart. Now her parents are adding to the numbers and Ali’s more certain than ever: marriage is not for her. Others do not share her views...
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