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  • Whisper of Love by Melissa Foster

    Whisper of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Bradens are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. Tempest Braden adores her family and her small hometown, but sometimes too much of a good thing can be confining...
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    family  female-mc  humor  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  epic
  • Heartcross Castle by Christie Barlow

    Heartcross Castle by Christie Barlow

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Love Heart Lane – where friends are there for you no matter whatA second chance…When her grandfather Marley passes away Grace Power discovers she’s been left the beautiful but crumbling estate of Heartcross Castle...
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    family  humor  realistic  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  holidays
  • Trails of Love by Melissa Foster

    Trails of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fall in love with Graham Braden and Morgyn Montgomery in TRAILS OF LOVE. When Graham Braden travels to Oak Falls, Virginia to attend the wedding of his buddy Reed Cross to Grace Montgomery, he sticks around to help with renovations to Reed’s new theater. The last thing he expects is to be asked to assess and possibly invest in Grace’s sister Morgan’s business endeavor...
  • Desire After Dark by Marie Force

    Desire After Dark by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Tobias “Slim” Jackson has the perfect life as a pilot on Gansett Island in the summer and in Florida in the winter. He’s happiest when he’s in the air, or at least that was the case before last summer when he met Erin Barton, Gansett Island’s newest lighthouse keeper. Now he can’t seem to find his usual enthusiasm for flying, winter in the sunny South or anything that doesn’t include her...
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    family  female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  epic
  • Just For This Moment by Kait Nolan

    Just For This Moment by Kait Nolan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A madcap modern marriage of convenience tale sure to leave fans begging for more Maybe there hasn't been actual blood, other than a few paper cuts, but Myles has put plenty of sweat into his independent, local newspaper, and he's even willing to admit to a few manly tears...
  • Sanibel Moonlight by Hope Holloway

    Sanibel Moonlight by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Nearly a year has passed since Eliza arrived for a “few days” on Shellseeker Beach. She has overcome grief, forged lifelong relationships, and finally found a place where her heart can sing.Most of all, she’s found a second chance at romance…but must face one last and unexpected challenge or this new love will slip through her fingers like moonlight on the water...
  • The Lucky Shamrock by Carolyn Brown

    The Lucky Shamrock by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown’s bighearted novel about family, secrets, small-town Texas romance, and—with a little bit of luck—starting over. Family doesn’t mean everyone has to like each other. That’s the case when cousins Taryn, Anna Rose, and Jorja return to Shamrock, Texas, to help manage their grandmother’s flower shop, the Lucky Shamrock...
  • River of Love by Melissa Foster

    River of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    River rafting and adventure company owner Sam Braden works hard and plays harder. He's fast, focused, and determined--and never at a loss for a willing woman to share his time with. The trouble is, the only woman he wants refuses him at every turn. Physician assistant Faith Hayes escaped her painful past and built a safe, happy life in Peaceful Harbor...
  • The Town Square by Ava Miles

    The Town Square by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    1960 is ushering in a new decade of change, and journalist Arthur Hale is determined to be on the forefront of it. A successful New York City journalist, he returns to his hometown of Dare Valley, Colorado to start a new newspaper that will channel the voice of the West, joining the ranks of prestigious papers like The New York Times and The Chicago Tribune...
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    family  female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • One Hundred Goodbyes by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Goodbyes by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome back to Aspen Cove, the town where a stranger is simply a friend you haven’t met… Eden Webster has always been generous to a fault. The word no isn’t in her vocabulary. That’s how at twenty-eight she finds herself homeless, alone, and pregnant in Aspen Cove...
  • The Banty House by Carolyn Brown

    The Banty House by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In the fading town of Rooster, Texas, all that’s really left is a service station, a church…and the Banty House, a long-ago Depression-era brothel. For more than seventy-five years, Betsy, Connie, and Kate Carson have called their mama’s house a home...
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    family  female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The Lilac Bouquet by Carolyn Brown

    The Lilac Bouquet by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Come hell or high water, Emmy Jo Massey will have a wedding. After three generations of Massey women with children out of wedlock, she wants the whole town of Hickory, Texas, to witness the legitimacy of her union with Logan Grady. But dream weddings aren’t cheap...
  • My Forever by Tiffany Patterson

    My Forever by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    SavannahI was only eighteen years old when I thought I had found my happily ever after.After the tragic death of my mother, I married the love of my life, Ace Townsend.Yes, we were young and idealistic, but we had it all figured out. He was going to be a fighter pilot in the Air Force. I would go to medical school to become a doctor for people who couldn’t afford healthcare. People like my mother...
  • Home Sweet Love by Ava Miles

    Home Sweet Love by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Millions 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...
  • Bayside Romance by Melissa Foster

    Bayside Romance by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fall in love at Bayside, where sandy beaches, good friends, and true love come together in the sweet small towns of Cape Cod. Bayside Summers is a series of standalone steamy romance novels featuring alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They're fun, flirty, flawed, deeply emotional, always passionate, and easy to relate to...
  • Can't Fight the Moonlight by Barbara Freethy

    Can't Fight the Moonlight by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Justin Blackwood can't remember a time when he believed in the magic of anything, least of all love. A cynical businessman, who grew up in a broken home, he guards his heart with every breath he takes. His job has taken him all over the world and roots are the last thing he wants...until he meets a beautiful innkeeper in Whisper Lake...
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    family  female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  epic  fiction
  • The Calendar of New Beginnings by Ava Miles

    The Calendar of New Beginnings by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The last thing international photojournalist Lucy O’Brien expected when she returned to her hometown was for her mother to ask her to shoot photos for a ‘Calendar Girls’-like calendar…Of course, it’s all for a good cause—raising money for breast cancer. Lucy agrees to help—ribald photos and all...
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    children  family  female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Anything for Love by Melissa Foster

    Anything for Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Anything For Love is a USA Today BestsellerAfter Charlotte Sterling loses her last family member, she moves to Sterling House, her family’s Colorado mountain inn, to live a solitary life. As an erotic romance writer, her days and nights are filled with passion and intrigue—even if only fictional...
  • Operation Bailey Babies by Piper Rayne

    Operation Bailey Babies by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    BUZZ WHEEL PRESS RELEASE: Don’t drink the Lake Starlight water! Bailey babies are busy growing in their mommies tummies and the Baileys are having a triple baby shower to celebrate. If you want in on the pool on who pops first and when contact me...
  • The Comfort of Secrets by Christine Nolfi

    The Comfort of Secrets by Christine Nolfi

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Cat Mendoza needs a win. After a business failure and years of dating the wrong men, she’s ready to turn things around.First she must convince the residents of Sweet Lake, Ohio, that she’s taking her responsibilities seriously. As the events director of the newly restored Wayfair Inn, she has the support of her best friends, Linnie and Jada...
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    family  female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Wild Love by Melissa Schroeder

    Wild Love by Melissa Schroeder

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'm not the kind of girl who expects happily ever after. In fact, I prefer my partners don't get too clingy. Don't get me wrong. I like a good night of loving, but beyond that, I’m happy to see them leave inthe morning, without my number.Then I met him. Quinn is a big bear of a man, with massive hands and amazing...staying power. Like all night long and the next morning kind of staying power...
  • Scent for Love by Sophia Knightly

    Scent for Love by Sophia Knightly

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s hotter than a habanero. She’s icy champagne. Together they will combust… 
All Gabe Falcon wants is to open a successful and trendy restaurant on the posh side of Naples, Florida.  But what he gets is a glamorous and feisty neighbor who keeps him on his toes--and challenges him at every turn.  
  
Upscale perfumer Lily Marlowe creates custom fragrances for Naples' elite...
  • Thankful in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk

    Thankful in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Keeping this secret could cost him everything…Trinity McConnell came to Good Hope expecting to reconnect with a former colleague, not a former fling. But within hours of arriving in the picturesque small town, she’s face-to-face with Ryder Goodhue, the man who gave her the hottest, most romantic night of her life...
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    children  family  female-mc  humor  adult  book  christian  classics
  • One Hundred Decisions by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Decisions by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome back to Aspen Cove, where home and family take on a whole new meaning… Aspen Cove has offered Natalie Keane the peace and quiet she lacked growing up in foster care. While fear of getting too close to anyone has led her to settle on the outskirts of town, she’s found a happy routine, until life throws her a massive curveball in the form of the little brother she never knew existed...
  • One Hundred Lessons by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Lessons by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome back to Aspen Cove, where love lives and lessons abound for those willing to learn …Schoolteacher Mercy Meyer had dreams of the good life until her cheating husband stole them away. When the scandal broke, she moved to Aspen Cove to lick her wounds and start over...
  • One Hundred Mistakes: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 16 by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Mistakes: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 16 by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome back to Aspen Cove, where love finds you, even when you’re looking the wrong way…As the personal assistant to popstar legend, Indigo, Deanna Archer moved to Aspen Cove for work (and maybe a certain sexy guitar player)...
  • Matchmaking a Single Dad by Angela Denise, Angela Casella

    Matchmaking a Single Dad by Angela Denise, Angela Casella

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They’re all wrong for each other…but sometimes two wrongs do make a right.ColeThe only woman I need in my life is my eight-year-old daughter, Jane. As a widowed brewery owner, I don’t have the time or inclination for anything more serious than a one night stand...
  • The Inn on Mirror Lake by Debbie Mason

    The Inn on Mirror Lake by Debbie Mason

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They swear they’re not right for each other but the matchmakers of Highland Falls are out to prove them wrong.Elliana MacLeod has come home to whip the Mirror Lake Inn into tip-top shape, the only way to prevent her mother from selling the beloved family business...
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    family  female-mc  humor  realistic  adult  book  contemporary  epic
  • Rescue Me by Kelly Collins

    Rescue Me by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Her company is failing. His plan could save it. Will their partnership move from business to pleasure?Carla “Carl” Stevenson takes a special joy in running the local timber mill. But when the economy takes a downturn, selling the family business may be her only heartbreaking option...
  • Know Your Heart by Tracey Alvarez

    Know Your Heart by Tracey Alvarez

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He is the one she couldn’t remember. She is the one he couldn’t forget… After being unexpectedly kicked off a movie set, her part given to a younger actress, Savannah Payne flees to her holiday house in Bounty Bay. There, in her little hideaway managed for her by her older cousin, she’ll be able to lick her wounds privately, and prepare for an audition of a lifetime in L.A...
  • One Hundred Ways by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Ways by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome back to Aspen Cove, the tiny mountain town filled with fresh starts and happily ever afters… After the death of her father, sculptor Riley Black leaves Butte, Montana for Aspen Cove in search of the family she’s never known. There, she will bend steel to her artistic vision… and maybe, just maybe find a place to belong...
  • The Weekend Getaway by Hannah Ellis

    The Weekend Getaway by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A weekend break changes everything…The chemistry between Keira and Noah is instant. It only takes one date for Keira to realise there’s something special between them.When Noah invites her to a family party in his hometown, she eagerly agrees, and by the end of their weekend away she’s absolutely head over heels. Not only for Noah, but for his close-knit family and the stunning Isles of Scilly...
  • Not Without Your Love by Lexi Ryan

    Not Without Your Love by Lexi Ryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Return to Jackson Harbor for the story of two people who never thought to hope for their own happily ever after.Colton McKinley has turned his life around—no more booze, no more drugs, no more self-sabotage. With a new business to run and old promises to keep, the last thing he needs is wild, impulsive Veronica Maddox disrupting his world...
  • The Bridge to a Better Life by Ava Miles

    The Bridge to a Better Life by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author Ava Miles of the #1 National Bestseller NORA ROBERTS LAND comes a humorous and emotional romance about the power of love and second chances—perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber and Susan Mallery. "Ava's story is witty and charming...
  • Worth the Wait by Jessica Prince

    Worth the Wait by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cloverleaf was Mackenzie Webster's escape. It was the place where she'd dreamed of starting over, of creating a new life for her and her children. She had a carefully thought out plan for what this new life would look like, and nowhere in it was there room for a new relationship. But the one thing Kenzie never counted on was meeting Brett Halstead. Brett's life was all about fun and friends...
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    children  family  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  small-town
  • Every Little Kiss by Marina Adair

    Every Little Kiss by Marina Adair

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There’s nothing that single mom Liv Preston won’t do if it means making her six-year-old son smile again. After a heartbreaking two years, her little family is due for some fun in the sun. She just didn’t expect to find it in the big, rugged, Search and Rescue hero next door—who shows her just how exciting, and sexy, life’s adventures can be...
    Categorized as:
    children  family  female-mc  humor  adult  alpha-mc  animals  audiobook
  • My Kinda Night by Lacey Black

    My Kinda Night by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Payton Summer doesn’t have time for love. Between running her own business in her hometown of Jupiter Bay and her monthly night out with her sisters, Payton has no room for men, dating, or the drama that it entails. Her life is fine just the way it is. Yet, her attraction to the one man she shouldn’t want can’t be ignored. Dean McIntire has one rule: don’t date clients...
    Categorized as:
    children  family  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  multi-pov
  • Redwood Bend by Robyn Carr

    Redwood Bend by Robyn Carr

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In Virgin River, you never know what you might find around the bend in the road... Former actor Dylan Childress left the L.A. scene behind years ago for a quiet life running an aviation company in Montana. But with business slowing down, Dylan is starting to wonder whether he should take one of the offers Hollywood keeps sending his way...
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    children  family  female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  celebrity
  • Montana Mornings by Kim Law

    Montana Mornings by Kim Law

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Gabe Wilde has never been more ready for a change. Thirty-three and in the midst of a divorce, he’s packed up his second-grade daughter and come home to Birch Bay, Montana. New house, new career, new life. Only, with changes come stress. His daughter is struggling with the transition to their new norm—and Gabe is out of ideas as to how to help. Erica Bird is mired in her own worries...
  • It Had to Be Fate by Tamra Baumann

    It Had to Be Fate by Tamra Baumann

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Falling for a bad-boy rock star is the last thing single mother Casey Anderson-Bovier should do. Embroiled in a custody battle with her ex, Casey is fighting to raise her boys in their quaint Colorado hometown—a secret haven for celebrities. But when it comes to her hotel’s newest guest, Casey can’t connect the dots...
    Categorized as:
    children  family  female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  colorado
  • Summer in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk

    Summer in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A widow at twenty-six, Primrose Bloom returns to idyllic Good Hope, Wisconsin, with her two rambunctious young boys, seeking the beauty of the lakeside landscape and the comfort of home. After the loss of her husband and her job, all she’s looking for is peace...
  • Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Cafe by Milly Johnson

    Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Cafe by Milly Johnson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Love and friendship bloom at the Sunflower Café…When Connie discovers that Jimmy Diamond, her husband of more than twenty years, is planning to leave her for his office junior, her world is turned upside down.Determined to salvage her pride, she resolves to get her own back...
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  humor  realistic  adult  book  contemporary  drama
  • Starlight on Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs

    Starlight on Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs sweeps readers away to a sun-drenched summer on the shores of Willow Lake in a stunning tale of the delicate ties that bind a family together… and the secrets that tear them apart… When caregiver Faith McCallum arrives at the enchanted, lakeside estate of Avalon's renowned Bellamy family, she's intent on rebuilding her shattered life and...
  • Shelter Me by Kelly Collins

    Shelter Me by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s a city slicker. He’s a man married to small-town living. They are totally wrong for each other … or are they? Emily Flanagan loves everything about the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles, especially her career. But when her mom suddenly takes ill, Emily has to put her life on hold and rush to Frazier Falls...
  • Cowboy Tough by Stacy Finz

    Cowboy Tough by Stacy Finz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Five hundred acres of gorgeous California land is a life-changer for cousins Cash, Jace, and Sawyer—and a surprising chance for each of them to find a game-changing love . . .   Sheriff Jace Dalton’s plate is piled high even before he discovers a stranded motorist just a few miles from his home...
    Categorized as:
    children  family  female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  epic
  • Hot for the Handyman by Whitley Cox

    Hot for the Handyman by Whitley Cox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's got just the right tool to fix her broken heart ...Welcome to Seattle, the Emerald City and home to The Single Moms of Seattle. Three sexy single ladies who drink a ton of wine every Saturday night, bitch about life, have each other's backs, are the ultimate mama bears, and hope to one day, just maybe find love again.This is Bianca’s story ...Bianca’s life is insane...
  • One Hundred Reflections by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Reflections by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Never-married, retired librarian Elsa Buchanan isn’t known for subtlety; she’s known for getting her way. Aging and in questionable health, she’s worried her time for falling in love is overdue. Always up for a challenge, she sets her eyes on irascible Trenton Van der Veen, who is like a first-edition hardback book—quality through and through but showing a lifetime of wear and tear...
  • So Revealing by Kylie Gilmore

    So Revealing by Kylie Gilmore

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The last thing Charlotte Vega needs is a cocky HOT stuntman like Ty Campbell in her life. But when he pulls the ultimate stunt—a sexy romantic gesture that ends with a charming invitation to a sunset dinner cruise—she finds him impossible to resist. Cue disaster...
  • Maybe One Day by Catherine Bybee

    Maybe One Day by Catherine Bybee

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Caribbean cruise opens a widow’s heart to a love she never expected in a breathtaking novel about second chances by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee.Mari D’Angelo’s life is complete. Her children are all married. Two grandbabies fill her days, with two more on the way, and her thriving family restaurant is running on autopilot...
  • Cowboy Up by Stacy Finz

    Cowboy Up by Stacy Finz

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Stacy Finz delivers a fantastic tale of cowboys, cattle rustling and the power of love and family in the California gold country.” —Kate Pearce, New York Times bestselling authorCash, Jace, and Sawyer: Three cousins sharing an inheritance of five hundred acres of prime California ranch land—and a whole lot of surprises . . . Cash Dalton is no rancher...
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