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Finding Forever (Treading Water) by Marie Force
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe long-awaited finale to Marie’s beloved Treading Water Series is HERE at last! Maggie Harrington is in way, way over her head, running Matthews House, the shelter her famous sister Kate and brother-in-law Reid have opened, using Reid’s family estate to provide support to women and children in crisis. This job is just what Maggie needed after a disastrous episode in New York—or so she thought... -
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Wish Upon a Christmas Star by Karen McQuestion
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGet caught up in a special holiday story about the magic of Christmas and a second chance at love.When Gwen Hayward moves to the quaint town of Poplar Creek, she’s too mired in post-divorce misery to meet the neighbors. That changes when she spots a little girl leave an anonymous wish on the local bookstore’s Christmas tree... -
![The Edge of Belonging by Amanda Cox]()
The Edge of Belonging by Amanda Cox
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Ivy Rose returns to her hometown to oversee an estate sale, she soon discovers that her grandmother left behind more than trinkets and photo frames--she provided a path to the truth behind Ivy's adoption. Shocked, Ivy seeks clues to her past, but a key piece to the mystery is missing... -
![Something Like Family by Heather Burch]()
Something Like Family by Heather Burch
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAbandoned by his mother when he was young, twenty-two-year-old Rave Wayne knows all about loss. That doesn’t mean he’s used to it. After he’s dumped by the girlfriend he assumed he’d spend his life with, Rave is longing more than ever to connect.Then, as if by miracle, he receives an invitation from his grandfather, a man he thought was long gone, to come for a visit to rural Tennessee... -
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![The Canal Boat Café Christmas: Starboard Home by Cressida McLaughlin]()
The Canal Boat Café Christmas: Starboard Home by Cressida McLaughlin
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Christmas special continuing the charming and heart-warming story of The Canal Boat Café, the runaway bestseller Summer and Mason take their upbeat and feelgood Canal Boat Café to London for Christmas, with unexpected results. Starboard Home – Summer and Mason find themselves unexpectedly spending the entire Christmas holiday in Little Venice when the canal freezes over... -
![Feliz Naughty Dog by Roxanne St. Claire]()
Feliz Naughty Dog by Roxanne St. Claire
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPru Kilcannon has one goal when she wakes on Christmas Eve – to perform the most “Random Acts of Christmas Kindness” so she can spread cheer and ensure her high school wins the county-wide “RACK IT UP” contest. But when her friends decide to team up with their boyfriends, the ever-helpful Dogmothers enlist the new kid in school as Pru’s partner for the contest... -
![What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella]()
What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom #1 bestselling author Sophie Kinsella, an unforgettable story—by turns heartbreaking and life-affirming—of a renowned novelist facing a devastating diagnosis and learning to live and love anew.“The bravest book you’ll read all year.”—Jodi Picoult “What Does It Feel Like? is fiction, but it is my most autobiographical work to date. Eve’s story is my story... -
![Finding My Way by Judith Keim]()
Finding My Way by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDarcy Sullivan and her two sisters continue to work hard at the Salty Key Inn, the small, Florida hotel they unexpectedly inherited. In order to inherit the rest of Uncle Gavin’s sizeable estate, they must meet his challenge to open the neglected hotel by the end of the year... -
![The Bookshop of Hopes and Dreams: A charming tale of heartbreak and healing by Hannah Ellis]()
The Bookshop of Hopes and Dreams: A charming tale of heartbreak and healing by Hannah Ellis
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Tara Fitzpatrick tells a string of lies during the world’s most informal job interview she has no idea of the path she’s set herself on. Renovating the rundown bookshop with her new boss, James, turns out to be more fulfilling than she could ever have imagined. Soon, she finds herself falling in love with the quaint little shop. And with James... -
![Tell Me This Is Forever: The British Billionaires by J.S. Scott]()
Tell Me This Is Forever: The British Billionaires by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat happens when the guy I've hero-worshipped for years on a television screen suddenly shows up in real life?I never expected to meet the legendary Leo Lancaster in the flesh. We don't exactly mingle in the same circles, even though he's a wildlife biologist and I'm an exotic animal veterinarian... -
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Sunset by Jessie Cave
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe debut adult novel from Jessie Cave is a spry yet reflective comedy of sisterhood, loneliness and second chances as a rootless young woman starts to piece her life back together again.Sunset is an unconventional love story about putting yourself back together when the sky has fallen in.Ruth and Hannah are sisters. They build each other up, and tear each other down... -
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![I Wanted You To Know by Laura Pearson]()
I Wanted You To Know by Laura Pearson
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDear Edie, I wanted you to know so many things. I wanted to tell you them in person, as you grew. But it wasn’t to be.Jess never imagined she’d be navigating single motherhood, let alone while facing breast cancer. A life that should be just beginning is interrupted by worried looks, heavy conversations, and the possibility of leaving her daughter to grow up without her... -
![Boots and Bedlam by Ashley Farley]()
Boots and Bedlam by Ashley Farley
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratings‘Tis the season for chaos.Wedding bells will soon be ringing in the Lowcountry. All Sam Sweeney wants is to marry her man on Christmas Eve surrounded by family and friends. But emerging complications, some humorous and some not so humorous, threaten to converge and derail the best-laid plans during the busy stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas... -
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![Giving Up for You by L.M. Carr]()
Giving Up for You by L.M. Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBreaking rules and tearing down walls, Adam Lawson and Mia Delaney give into a passionate love affair neither can resist. The love and intense bond they share is stronger than ever... -
![Lemon Drop Cottage by K.T. Dady]()
Lemon Drop Cottage by K.T. Dady
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Pepper Bay. A small close-knit community where you’ll find chocolate box cottages, quaint shops, love, drama, and a happily ever after.Snuggle down with this cosy, feel-good, comfort read that whisks you away to a beautiful bay on the Isle of Wight – Perfect for fans of Christie Barlow, Phillipa Ashley, and Holly Martin... -
![This Fragile Life by Kate Hewitt]()
This Fragile Life by Kate Hewitt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlso published at The Other MotherYou love your best friend. You trust her with your life. But could you give her the most precious gift of all?Alex's life is a mess. She's barely holding down a job, only just affording her apartment, and can't remember when she was last in a relationship. An unexpected pregnancy is the last thing she needs.Martha's life is on track... -
![Cánh Đồng Bất Tận by Nguyễn Ngọc Tư]()
Cánh Đồng Bất Tận by Nguyễn Ngọc Tư
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCánh đồng bất tận bao gồm những truyện hay và mới nhất của nhà văn Nguyễn Ngọc Tư. Đây là tác phẩm đang gây xôn xao trong đời sống văn học, bởi ở đó người ta tìm thấy sự dữ dội, khốc liệt của đời sống thôn dã qua cái nhìn của một cô gái. Bi kịch về nỗi mất mát, sự cô đơn được đẩy lên đến tận cùng, khiến người đọc có lúc cảm thấy nhói tim.. -
![What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange]()
What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Tracey Lange, a poignant story about the resilience of family, the importance of community, and the magic of middle school hockeyWhen Kyle McCray gets word his father has suffered a debilitating stroke, he returns to his hometown of Potsdam, New York, where he doesn’t expect a warm welcome... -
![Moonlight and Promises by Michele Brouder]()
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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![Two of a Kind by Abbie Zanders]()
Two of a Kind by Abbie Zanders
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpencer Dumas is an asshole, and he’s fine with that. As the CEO of Dumas Industries, the billionaire playboy couldn’t care less what people think of him. He’s got money, power, prestige, and plenty of female attention to keep him satisfied. In fact, he wants for nothing, except possibly the one thing his wealth and privilege won't allow: a life of his own... -
![Oh Crumbs (Choc Lit) by Kathryn Freeman]()
Oh Crumbs (Choc Lit) by Kathryn Freeman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnother fun, fabulous read from Kathryn Freeman. You'll want to lock yourself away with this one! Sometimes life just takes the biscuit … Abby Spencer knows she can come across as an airhead – she talks too much and is a bit of a klutz – but there’s more to her than that... -
![You Are Here by David Nicholls]()
You Are Here by David Nicholls
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMarnie is stuck.Stuck working alone in her London flat, stuck battling the long afternoons and a life that increasingly feels like it's passing her by.Michael is coming undone.Reeling from his wife's departure, increasingly reclusive, taking himself on long, solitary walks across the moors and fells... -
![Coming Home to Hideaway Bay by Michele Brouder]()
Coming Home to Hideaway Bay by Michele Brouder
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen Lily Ford returns to her lakeside hometown of Hideaway Bay for her grandmother’s funeral, the reunion with her estranged sisters is anything but easy as old wounds surface quickly. Recently widowed and still reeling from the secrets her late husband left behind, Lily finds herself at a crossroad, questioning everything about herself and the people she thought she knew... -
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![Center of Gravity by Neve Wilder]()
Center of Gravity by Neve Wilder
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen life comes apart at the seams, love is the only thread that can mend it Accountant Rob Macomb has a stable job that he’s good at and… that’s about it. A year of nothing but heartache leaves him seeking refuge from loneliness and grief behind spreadsheets, punishing daily runs, and the occasional anonymous tryst... -
![An Unexpected Gift by Melanie Moreland, M. Moreland]()
An Unexpected Gift by Melanie Moreland, M. Moreland
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn unplanned journey A change of direction The meeting of two lost hearts When Evan Brooks sets out to repair his fractured relationship with his family, a broken-down car and an unplanned detour lead him to Holly Cole. Her eyes captivate him. Her words comfort him. Her heart warms him...Categorized as:
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![Always You and Me by Dani Atkins]()
Always You and Me by Dani Atkins
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Fractured comes a moving, heart-mending and uplifting novel of love, hope and second chances.Then…On the eve of her wedding to Adam, Lily’s best friend Josh unexpectedly walked out of her life, and she hasn’t seen him since.Lily and Adam are blissfully happy, until he falls ill...Categorized as:
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![The Lodge on Holly Road by Sheila Roberts]()
The Lodge on Holly Road by Sheila Roberts
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingswww.SheilasPlace.com How Santa Gets His Christmas Spirit Back… James Claussen has played Santa for years, but now that he's a widower, he's lost interest—in everything. So his daughter, Brooke, kidnaps him from the mall (in his Santa suit!) and takes him to Icicle Falls. She's arranged a special Christmas at the lodge owned by long-widowed Olivia Wallace and her son, Eric... -
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Cub Creek by Grace Greene
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the heart of Virginia, where the forests shelter secrets and the creeks run strong and deep ~ Libbie Havens doesn’t need anyone. She’s fine on her own. When she chances upon the secluded house on Cub Creek she purchases it. She’ll show her cousin Liz, and other doubters, that she can rise above her past and live happily and successfully on her own terms... -
![Heart the Lover by Lily King]()
Heart the Lover by Lily King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Lily King has written another masterpiece. This book overflows with her brilliance and her heart. We are so lucky.” —Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of This Time TomorrowFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers comes a magnificent and intimate new novel of desire, friendship, and the lasting impact of first loveYou knew I’d write a book about you someday... -
![Stepping Up by Sarah Turner]()
Stepping Up by Sarah Turner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBeth has never stuck at anything.She's quit more jobs and relationships than she can remember and she still sleeps in her childhood bedroom. It's not that she hasn't tried to grow up, it's just that so far, the only commitment she's held down is Friday drinks at the village pub.Then, in the space of a morning, her world changes... -
![The Dragons of Alsace Farm by Laurie L.C. Lewis]()
The Dragons of Alsace Farm by Laurie L.C. Lewis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFears and secrets are the dragons we each must face. . .In need of his own redemption, Noah Carter finally confronts his childhood hero, the once-beloved uncle who betrayed him. Instead of vengeance, he offers forgiveness, also granting Uncle John a most curious request—for Noah to work on the ramshackle farm of Agnes Deveraux Keller, a French WWII survivor with dementia... -
![The Bluebell Girls: An absolutely gorgeous and uplifting summer romance by Barbara Josselsohn]()
The Bluebell Girls: An absolutely gorgeous and uplifting summer romance by Barbara Josselsohn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree generations. One summer that will change everything.Growing up in Lake Summers, Jenna and her mother Sweet were known as the bluebell girls. Jenna was carefree, always running barefoot through their wildflower garden, and no one expected her to live in their little lake house in the Adirondack Mountains forever... -
![Turtle Reef by Jennifer Scoullar]()
Turtle Reef by Jennifer Scoullar
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan Zoe protect the reef she loves? Or will fighting to save it mean she loses everything? From the bestselling author of Billabong Bend, Brumby’s Run and Currawong Creek comes a wonderful novel set against the spectacular beauty of Queensland’s far north coast. Unlucky-in-love zoologist Zoe King has had enough of Sydney...Categorized as:
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![The Ones That Got Away by Suanne Laqueur]()
The Ones That Got Away by Suanne Laqueur
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPlenty of fish in the sea. But none like the ones that got away.Author Suanne Laqueur gives her readers an intimate, guided tour of the award-winning novel, The Man I Love. From the embryonic chapters written over twenty years ago to scenes cut from the final draft, you’ll witness the crafting of an emotional journey and the evolution of the beloved characters within The Fish Tales...Categorized as:
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![A Gift of Grace by Inglath Cooper]()
A Gift of Grace by Inglath Cooper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnjoy this fan-favorite story of love, redemption and finding family from RITA® Award—winning author Inglath Cooper.In a moment of grief, Caleb Tucker made the biggest mistake of his life. He gave away his wife’s baby, born under the most tragic circumstances.Three years later he gets a second chance... -
![Starry, Starry Night by Marcia Willett]()
Starry, Starry Night by Marcia Willett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPraise for Marcia Willett: 'A warm and engaging read.' Trisha Ashley'A beautifully woven tale of families and their secrets...' Liz Fenwick, bestselling author of The Cornish House'Riveting, moving and utterly feel-good.' Daily Mail 'Sweeping powers of description transport her readers to another time and place...Categorized as:
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![Justin's Journey by C.W. Gray]()
Justin's Journey by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Hobson Hills Short Hobson Hills Omegas: Book 4.5 Justin Ames has lived on the outskirts of Hobson Hills for most of his life. While many of the people he knew had loving, supportive families, Justin only had his unreliable, pill addicted mother. For a long time, he believed that he could only trust and rely on himself. Then he fell in love. He made friends... -
![The Lily Garden by Barbara Josselsohn]()
The Lily Garden by Barbara Josselsohn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe held the letter that she had found in the garden, and noticed the distinctive curls of her father’s handwriting etched on the worn paper. Her life had already been turned upside down by one family secret, would his last words force her to leave her childhood home forever?When Caroline left Lake Summers thirty years ago, she thought she’d never go back to the place where she lost her parents...Categorized as:
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![My Perfect Remix by Swati M.H.]()
My Perfect Remix by Swati M.H.
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe was my best friend.The fiercely protective boy who always caught me when I fell.Until I moved away.Now, ten years later, Logan Miller is a gorgeous, Grammy-winning DJ and a dedicated single dad—and hotter than any hit on the Billboards!When our paths cross again, fantasies of him turn into reality...Categorized as:
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![The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer]()
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMikki Brammer's The Collected Regrets of Clover is a big-hearted and life-affirming debut about a death doula who, in caring for others at the end of their life, has forgotten how to live her own, for readers of The Midnight Library... -
![Just One Favor by Stephanie Rose]()
Just One Favor by Stephanie Rose
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTyler Bennett and I hate each other.The annoying jerk my parents forced me to play with as a kid grew up to be a sexy, grumpy baker who still can’t stand me. Sure, maybe I enjoy our bitter banter, his cocky smirk, his chocolate chip cookies. But there’s a reason I can’t play nice. You’re wondering why—if I hate the guy so much—did I agree to be his fake date to his cousin’s wedding? Look...Categorized as:
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![The Farmhouse: A Hickory Grove Novel by Elizabeth Bromke]()
The Farmhouse: A Hickory Grove Novel by Elizabeth Bromke
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA desperate hairdresser. Her handsome friend. And a farmhouse full of secrets. When Maggie Devereux is served an unexpected eviction notice, everything falls apart. Out of options, the nearly divorced forty-something stumbles across an unopened letter regarding her late aunt's estate: a ramshackle farmhouse on the outskirts of town... -
![The Teacher by Meg Gray]()
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... -
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![The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett]()
The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA darkly comic and warm-hearted novel about an old man on a cross-country mission to reunite with his high school crush—bringing together his adult daughter, two orphaned kids, and a cat who can predict death—from the beloved author of Rabbit Cake and Unlikely AnimalsAt sixty-three years old, million-dollar lottery winner PJ Halliday would be the luckiest man in Pondville, Massachusetts, if it... -
![The Lilac House by Barbara Josselsohn]()
The Lilac House by Barbara Josselsohn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan one summer house bring two broken hearts together? Summer escapes to Lilac House have always been a source of comfort for Anna Harris. Though things will never be the same since her husband’s death, she knows that it is there, nestled in Lake Summers in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains, that she and her children Zac and Evie can begin to build a new life... -
![The Atonement by Beverly Lewis]()
The Atonement by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Must-Have Novel from the #1 Name in Amish Fiction The mistakes of the past haunt Lucy Flaud, who years ago stopped attending the activities for courting-age young people in her hometown of Bird-in-Hand... -
![For Keeps by Chautona Havig]()
For Keeps by Chautona Havig
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHer first six months of "motherhood" included an ant infestation, a major move, house renovation, and lessons in how to be a mom to eight lively children. Now that the house is nearly complete, her children are headed back to school, and she has a few tantrums under her hymn-singing belt, Aggie is certain life will settle down. Poor Aggie.. -
![Remind Me by Samantha Chase]()
Remind Me by Samantha Chase
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s been years since Mallory Westbrook set foot in Magnolia Sound, but the death of her great-grandfather forces her back. Two weeks to get his affairs in order then she would return to her life in New York. The perfect plan, if not for Jake Summerford—her first love who broke her heart... -
![The Cinnamon Peeler: Selected Poems by Michael Ondaatje]()
The Cinnamon Peeler: Selected Poems by Michael Ondaatje
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMichael Ondaatje’s new selected poems, The Cinnamon Peeler, brings together poems written between 1963 and 1990, including work from his most recent collection, Secular Love. These poems bear witness to the extraordinary gifts that have won high praise for this truly original poet and novelist...Categorized as:
family literary-fiction 20th-century adult anthologies contemporary fiction male-author
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