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  • The Daydream Cabin by Carolyn Brown

    The Daydream Cabin by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A 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...
  • A Woman Trapped by T.B. Markinson

    A Woman Trapped by T.B. Markinson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lizzie Petrie doesn’t know how to handle life in the best of times. When COVID-19 strikes, flipping her entire world upside down, she deals with it in true disastrous Lizzie fashion...
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    lgbtq  humor  wlw  contemporary  lesbian-mc  comedy  audiobook  fiction
  • The Best For Last by Maria Geraci

    The Best For Last by Maria Geraci

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome back to a world where smart heroines and hot heroes collide in the picturesque beach town of Whispering Bay! Kitty Burke’s biological clock isn’t just ticking, it’s gonging. But who wants to be tied down by marriage and a minivan when you have an amazingly sexy boyfriend who worships the ground you walk on? Sure, Steve has never said those three magic words...
  • Just Another Love Song by Kerry Winfrey

    Just Another Love Song by Kerry Winfrey

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two high school sweethearts get a second chance at their perfect ending in this charming new romance by Kerry Winfrey, author of Very Sincerely Yours.Once upon a time, Sandy Macintosh thought she would have her happily ever after with her high school sweetheart, Hank Tillman...
  • Chocoholics Bundle by Tara Sivec

    Chocoholics Bundle by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The entire Chocoholics series is now available in one, special edition book! *This series is a spinoff from the Chocolate Lovers books and should be read after that series.* Book 1 – Love and Lists: Twenty-five-year-old Gavin Ellis has always had the love and support of his family ever since he was a little boy and couldn’t stop talking about his penis...
  • Boys, Toys - Oh My! Volume 1 by A.M. Willard

    Boys, Toys - Oh My! Volume 1 by A.M. Willard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *Warning this could cause strange looks for the laugh out loud moments... It could cause you to pee your pants... Most of all... It could cause you to escape from a long day.* Charlie Evans is the kind of woman who turns crimson red when she hears the word penis, so just imagine what happens when she has to say it to a crowd of strangers...
  • 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...
  • Restored Dreams by L.B. Dunbar

    Restored Dreams by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    More romance for the over forty. Brut Paige needs a life break. As caretaker to his brother, his business, and his son, he's used to being the man to get things done. Yet, along the way, he's forgotten how to have fun. Lily Warren deserves a vacation. She's worked hard to establish her bakery, a lifelong dream. She's proud of her accomplishments. But, she knows there's something missing...
  • Secrets in the Sand by Carolyn Brown

    Secrets in the Sand by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's Texas twang and inimitable sass shine through in this contemporary romance about winning a second chance with a long-lost loveHe left her alone in the sand that nightAnd has regretted it ever sinceBut maybe he can mend itIf only she'll let himTime doesn't heal all wounds... Not when they are deep within the heart like Angela Conrad's...
  • It's Raining Men by Rich Amooi

    It's Raining Men by Rich Amooi

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One Wish. Infinite Possibilities. The ultimate feel-good romantic comedy about love, friendship, and living life to the fullest!Sleep-deprived Faith Daniels is desperate for help to plan the charity bachelor auction for the fall festival. Surprisingly, her best friend agrees to chip in, but the offer comes with strings attached...
  • Living On A Dare by Mary B. Moore

    Living On A Dare by Mary B. Moore

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    JoseEvery little girl dreams of a big white wedding with their knight in shining armor. They’d have 2.5 kids, a beautiful house, birds flying around with crowns made of flowers, and live happily ever after...
  • Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating by Jiang Zi Bei, 酱子贝

    Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating by Jiang Zi Bei, 酱子贝

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The cousin that Jing Huan has been closest to since he was a child was labelled as “the other woman” in a certain popular online game: only after devoting herself did she know that the other party was a jerk with a girlfriend.After several days of being bullied online by people in the game, his cousin went abroad in a fit of anger and sorrow...
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    humor  lgbtq  wlw  book  comedy  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • Endless in Love by Bella Andre, Jennifer Skully

    Endless in Love by Bella Andre, Jennifer Skully

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A sexy billionaire and the one woman he can’t have…Dane Harrington is the epitome of power, wealth, and success. The self-made billionaire is used to getting what he wants, when he wants it. And he’s well aware he wouldn’t be able to get it all done without his brilliant personal assistant, Cammie Chandler.Cammie is smart, beautiful, and fiercely independent...
  • Desperate Measures by Elle Casey

    Desperate Measures by Elle Casey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    NEW 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 Wedding of the Year by Jill Mansell

    The Wedding of the Year by Jill Mansell

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Love, friendship and secrets revealed as the sun beats down on dazzling blue Cornish seas . . . It's set to be the perfect wedding - till the chauffeur is asked to keep driving the bride round the church. This wedding is not going as planned. Lottie is a guest at the wedding when she sees Max for the first time in fifteen years. No kiss since has matched their last kiss together...
  • Kellen's Moment by Robin Alexander

    Kellen's Moment by Robin Alexander

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Kellen McLin has been waiting for her moment for a long time. She says when two people who are meant to be together find each other, they know it instantly. Kellen believes her moment girl has finally arrived, but there’s one big problem—she’s a Sealy. The McLins and the Sealys are south Louisiana’s version of the Hatfields and the McCoys...
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    humor  lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction
  • Two Crazy, One Wild by Shaye Marlow

    Two Crazy, One Wild by Shaye Marlow

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My name is Zack Adderack, and I’m a screw-up, but I can change, if I have to, I guess. But first, I need to shoot a bear. We—my brother, Rory, and I—have declared war on the trebuchet-loving freaks holed up across the river. The other neighbors, for some reason, despise us—but their feelings pale in comparison to what a crazy old hunting guide up in the mountains feels for us ‘lowlanders’...
  • Good Luck Daddy by Allysa Hart, Rayanna Jamison

    Good Luck Daddy by Allysa Hart, Rayanna Jamison

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Keely Whittle is off limits. Keely Whittle is off limits. Keely Whittle is off limits. I've known her for her whole life. She's my deceased best friend's little sister, now my best friend by default, and the closest thing I have left to anything resembling family. Watching out for her should be easy. Second Nature. Something I've always done...
  • The Wedding Season by Kayley Loring

    The Wedding Season by Kayley Loring

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It may be a creative marriage made in heaven, but Erin Duffy is cordially inviting Scott Braddock to go to hell… ERIN: There are millions of guys in L.A. so I why do I keep bumping into my nemesis Scott Braddock? He’s hot. He’s rich. He’s cocky. I’ve been competitive with him as a writer since college, and my former dormmate lost her mind after he had hot sex with her...
  • A Purrfect Gift by Jae

    A Purrfect Gift by Jae

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lena has just moved to Freiburg with her cat, Scully, so when she finds little gifts on her doorstep every day, she thinks they are a welcome-to-the-building Advent calendar from her new neighbors.Caroline, who lives next door, can’t figure out how her stuff keeps disappearing until she catches a cat in the act of stealing from her. She follows the feline felon home—and meets its cute owner...
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    lgbtq  wlw  humor  romance  fiction  contemporary  lesbian-mc  animals
  • Two Hearts - One Mind by R.J. Nolan

    Two Hearts - One Mind by R.J. Nolan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kim is a woman on a mission: She wants to propose to her partner, Jess, on Valentine’s Day. But things don’t turn out as planned, because Jess has a plan of her own…---Note: Previously published in the anthology "Connected Hearts. Four Lesbian Romance Stories" (Publication Date: January 2013 by Ylva Publishing)...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  humor  romance  fiction  medical  lesbian-mc  anthologies
  • 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 ratings
    HER 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...
  • Not Playing Fair by Terri Osburn

    Not Playing Fair by Terri Osburn

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The 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...
  • My Hot Friend by Sophie White

    My Hot Friend by Sophie White

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lexi is on top of the worldThe podcast she co-hosts with her ride-or-die bestie is going stratospheric. But will all this fame and success cost them their friendship?Joanne's just had a babyBut her pals keep forgetting that she's no longer available for tequila-fuelled nights out. She loves her son and her boyfriend but the loneliness is killing her...
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    humor  friendship  fiction  contemporary  comedy  romance  book  adult
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  friendship  humor  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  comedy
  • Better Off Without Him by Dee Ernst

    Better Off Without Him by Dee Ernst

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Mona Berman is an expert at Happily Ever After - after all, she's a best-selling Romance writer and happy endings are what she does best. So when her husband of twenty years leaves her for somebody 15 years younger, 30 pounds lighter, and French, she's got a lot of adjusting to do, both personally and professionally...
  • A Lesbian's Guide to Women by Erica Lee

    A Lesbian's Guide to Women by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Annalise Finch is content - she has a job she enjoys, lives close to her family and friends, and spends most Wednesday nights drinking wine with her grandma. According to her grandma, though, she has lost her sparkle, and the only solution is to join a site to hook up with other women. The only problem (aside from a meddling grandma with a dirty mind) is Annalise doesn’t like women...
  • Blissfully Blindsided by Robin Alexander, Lori Prince

    Blissfully Blindsided by Robin Alexander, Lori Prince

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Blaze Sonnier has had a bad year. In the spring she made national news while dressed as the Easter Bunny in a brawl where she was trying to defend herself, and earned the moniker Bitch Slap Bunny. In the fall the mother who abandoned Blaze for an acting career showed up on her doorstep, not only injured from an accident but broke and in need of a place to stay...
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    lgbtq  humor  wlw  romance  audiobook  contemporary  comedy  small-town
  • Friends Like These by Hannah Ellis

    Friends Like These by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Finalist 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...
  • The Roommate Part 1 by Ivy Smoak

    The Roommate Part 1 by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Take a chance...in the new series THE ROOMMATE by Ivy Smoak. Keira's last single friend just got married, leaving her roommate-less. When Rory shows up at her door for an interview, she's more than a little surprised to find out that a guy has answered her ad. A super sexy guy. Living with a man wasn't exactly what she had in mind...
  • Belinda Blinked 2 by Rocky Flintstone

    Belinda Blinked 2 by Rocky Flintstone

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As you know from Belinda Blinked 1; Belinda is the Sales Director for Steele's Pots and Pans. Based in central London she is the expert in cracking the most difficult of accounts. This is a modern story of sex, erotica and dripping passion. Read how the sexiest sales girl in business earns her huge bonus by being the best at removing her silk blouse...
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    female-mc  humor  lgbtq  audiobook  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction
  • There You Are by Robin Alexander

    There You Are by Robin Alexander

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Instead of becoming a famous fashion designer as she’d dreamed, Brett Bishop ends up working for the twenty-four-year-old daughter of an A-list designer instead. Even though her career plans didn’t turn out as she expected, she still believes her expectations for her love life will be met. Brett is ready to meet Ms. Right Forever if she can get a break in the schedule her young boss dictates...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  comedy  contemporary
  • Best, First, and Last by Amy T. Matthews

    Best, First, and Last by Amy T. Matthews

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In this stirring, spirited, and ultimately joyful new novel from the author of Someone Else’s Bucket List, three generations of women in the same family, whose hearts have been broken in different ways, set out on a challenging journey to see one of the wonders of the world—and find themselves to be just as awe-inspiring. Perfect for fans of Josie Silver and Rebecca Serle...
  • Solve for i by A.E. Dooland

    Solve for i by A.E. Dooland

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Maths wiz Gemma Rowe has found the one problem her maths can’t solve: she’s fallen for her female & very heterosexual best friend. - Gemma Rowe is a shy maths nerd from Sydney who, despite having an affinity for probability and logic, only just worked out at 28 that she's not actually straight. Not only is she not straight, but she’s developed feelings for her best friend Sarah...
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    humor  lgbtq  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  comedy  contemporary
  • The Matchmaker by Natasha West

    The Matchmaker by Natasha West

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If you’re looking for love in the modern age, it shouldn’t be so hard, should it? But for many, swiping right has gotten them nowhere. Some people need the human touch. That’s where Cleo Hicks comes in. She’s an expert matchmaker, a woman who can find love for just about anyone. Except herself. As amazing as Cleo is at arranging love for others, somehow, she never gets the girl...
  • Corsets and Quartets by Mercy DeSimone

    Corsets and Quartets by Mercy DeSimone

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When real life challenges you to write your own story...Josie always dreamed of following in Jane Austen’s footsteps. Instead, she’s surrounded by snarky queens, sullen teens, and a retail job that’s sucking her dry. With her writing and professional career at a standstill, her best friend suggests that what she needs is new inspiration..
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    female-mc  friendship  humor  lgbtq  adult  book  comedy  contemporary
  • Temptation's Edge by Eden Bradley

    Temptation's Edge by Eden Bradley

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens when you let yourself fall… Mischa Kennon isn’t one to take it lying down, at least not until she meets sexy Connor Galloway, a green-eyed Irishman with an air of authority she finds hard to resist. While performing duties as maid of honor to her best friend, Mischa indulges in a casual relationship with Connor...
  • The Hunt by Monica James

    The Hunt by Monica James

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My name is Hunter O’Shea and I have a confession to make…I’ve met a girl who consumes me. I know that makes me sound completely whipped, but Mary “Lamb” Mitts has the power to bring me to my knees…it’s just too bad she hates my guts. But that’s okay, because I hate hers, too. The fiery redhead stirs something in me that I can’t explain...
  • CRAZY SEXY LOVE by Alison G. Bailey

    CRAZY SEXY LOVE by Alison G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sophie is an intelligent independent woman. After her parents’ divorce when she was a child, Sophie tossed the idea of “happily ever after” out the window. No personal attachments or commitments is the way she lives her life. After her best friend, Bryson reunited with her soulmate Hart, Sophie is forced to allow his friends into her world...
  • Someone Like You by Jennifer Gracen

    Someone Like You by Jennifer Gracen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Pierce Harrison--yes, that Pierce Harrison, black sheep of the wealthy Harrison clan--has come home to his family's luxurious Long Island compound. The big question is why the dangerously sexy soccer star agreed to coach a kids' soccer team. His co-coach Abby McCord should be grateful. Instead she's fending off some seriously smoldering advances from the scandal-ridden athlete...
  • Wooing His Accidental Wife by J.B. Heller

    Wooing His Accidental Wife by J.B. Heller

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Marrying my nemesis was not part of my weekend plans... Yet here I am.Last week I woke up married to my baby sister’s best friend. I blame Alcohol. Lots and lots of alcohol and a ridiculous amount of readily available chapels in Vegas.But the catalyst behind our nuptials is of little consequence. It doesn’t change anything. Adley Jane Grander is my wife, and I’m not mad about it...
  • Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Jill Mansell

    Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Jill Mansell

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Dexter Yates loves his fun, care-free London life; he has money, looks and girlfriends galore. But everything changes overnight when his sister dies, leaving him in charge of her eight-month-old daughter Delphi. How is he ever going to cope? Comic-strip artist Molly Hayes lives in the beautiful Cotswold village of Briarwood...
  • 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 ratings
    It’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...
  • Mum on the Run by Fiona Gibson

    Mum on the Run by Fiona Gibson

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Laura Swan was dreading the school sports day Mum's race - but whoever would have thought it could be quite so life-changing? Sports Day at her children's school is a nightmare for Laura because of the event she dreads -- the Mums' Race. She knows the other mothers have been in training for at least three months -- even though they're trying to pretend that they haven't...
  • Liberating Tinkerbell by Myranda Henty

    Liberating Tinkerbell by Myranda Henty

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Surely everyone feels insecure in their relationship every now and then, right? But when Anna begins to suspect her fiance Mason of having a secret, she won't rest until she's discovered the whole truth. With her friends by her side, she begins to realize that not all is as it seems...
  • What Holly's Husband Did by Debbie Viggiano

    What Holly's Husband Did by Debbie Viggiano

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A hilariously funny romp with a twist that will make you gasp! Perfect for fans of Tracy Bloom, Sophie Kinsella and Marian Keyes. Holly Hart has been married for fifteen blissful years to hubby Alex. Well… if you don't count last Christmas, when she accidentally found a load of flirty texts on Alex's phone...
  • One Foot Onto The Ice by Kiki Archer

    One Foot Onto The Ice by Kiki Archer

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Do you ever wonder how your old classmates remember you? Especially those who weren’t in your circle?Susan Quinn, a teacher at St Wilfred’s All-Girls School, and Jenna James, a Club Ski instructor in the French Alps, are about to find out...
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    humor  lgbtq  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  comedy  contemporary
  • Count Your Blessings by Sharon Sala

    Count Your Blessings by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Previously titled Color Me Bad, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sharon Sala dishes up Count Your Blessings, a contemporary romance piled high with love, laughter, and plenty of heart in Blessings, Georgia! As the respectable wife of the town preacher, Patty June Clymer never thought she'd have to worry about a cheating husband...
  • Can I See You Again? by Allison Morgan

    Can I See You Again? by Allison Morgan

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From 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...
  • Rock Stars Don't Like Big Knickers by Nikki Ashton

    Rock Stars Don't Like Big Knickers by Nikki Ashton

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Martha Bright is a feisty, stubborn, single mother who has just landed herself a job. While becoming housekeeper for the new owner of the ‘Big House’ in the Cheshire village where she lives, isn’t her dream job, it will do for now. However, there is one major problem with it. Her boss isn’t the woman who interviewed her, but Luke Mahoney, lead singer of the band Dirty Riches...
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