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The Magic of Sea Glass by Jenny Hale
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter the loss of her fiancé a year ago, event planner Lauren Sutton can’t seem to go on with her choice of career or the life she’d built with her fiancé any longer... -
![See You by Dawn Lee McKenna]()
See You by Dawn Lee McKenna
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes the promise of something is so good that it's worth having, even when you know that you can't keep it. See You is not a romance, but it is a love story; one filled with the rawness of and risk and redemption and the dry humor that is the backbone of the South.Emma has loved Jack since she was a little girl... -
![The Beach Trap by Ali Brady]()
The Beach Trap by Ali Brady
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo best friends torn apart by a life-altering secret. They have one summer to set the record straight.When twelve-year-olds Kat Steiner and Blake O’Neill meet at Camp Chickawah, they have an instant connection. But everything falls apart when they learn they’re not just best friends—they’re also half-sisters. Confused and betrayed, their friendship instantly crumbles... -
![The Last Day of Winter by Shari Low]()
The Last Day of Winter by Shari Low
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne December wedding. One runaway bride. One winter's day to bring everyone together again. Today is the day Caro and Cammy are due to walk up the aisle. But Caro's too caught up in the trauma of her past to contemplate their happy ever after. Stacey's decision to return from L.A. is fuelled by one thing – telling Cammy how she feels, before it's too late... -
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![Always You by Belle Brooks, Karen Harper]()
Always You by Belle Brooks, Karen Harper
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I will breathe for you.” Some people’s bodies are built to run marathons. Others to lift and labour. And some are made so graceful their footsteps are barely heard. My body was built to be a vessel. It was Always You. Maybelline Connors knows stars are not always as faultless as they appear... -
![Blue String by Tess Thompson]()
Blue String by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's a single mom happily raising her son with the help of her family. He's a country music star reeling from tragedy. When he shows up on her doorstep asking for a safe place to hide from the world, will she let him into her heart and family?Costume designer Teagan Lanigan only has time to love her work and the young son she’s raising by herself... -
![Brie Visits Master's Italy by Red Phoenix]()
Brie Visits Master's Italy by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrie’s After Graduation Series #7Brie has many exciting lessons yet to learn. There’s a session on belts, an introduction to Master’s new skill and the unwelcomed challenge of jealousy. Master shares his father’s Italian hometown with his little sub. While exploring the island they discover something that has remained hidden for years, waiting for Master’s return... -
![Seaside Embrace by Melissa Foster]()
Seaside Embrace by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou can always rely on Melissa Foster to deliver a story that's fresh, emotional and entertaining. Make sure you have all night, because once you start you won't want to stop reading. Every book's a winner!" --New York Times Bestselling Author Brenda Novak "Like Nora Roberts, Melissa Foster has captivated me with her fantastic, sexy, romantic stories." --Kimberly Winning, avid reader... -
![Seaside Secrets by Melissa Foster]()
Seaside Secrets by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIN SEASIDE SECRETS... Tony Black is the hottest surfer on the planet. He travels the world throughout the year and spends his summers on Cape Cod with his friends, at the Seaside cottages in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. He's got his choice of women, but Amy Maples is the one he wants... -
![More Pleasure than Pain by Kristen Ashley]()
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![Breathe With Me by Red Phoenix]()
Breathe With Me by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen life gets too rough, breathe with me… Tono Nosaka, the Kinbaku rope master, has known heartache and loss—never defeat. He is determined to claim his soulmate. Miss Autumn is courageous and talented, but she hides a personal secret that binds her heart. Just when the walls start to come down, Tono has a dream about Brie so shocking he would make any sacrifice to ensure it never comes true... -
![One Day With You by Shari Low]()
One Day With You by Shari Low
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOne day, five lives, but whose hearts will be broken by nightfall?It started like any other day in the picturesque village of Weirbridge.Tress Walker waved her perfect husband Max off to work, with no idea that she was about to go into labour with their first child. And completely unaware that when she tried to track Max down, he wouldn’t be where he was supposed to be... -
![Change of Tides by Ashley Farley]()
Change of Tides by Ashley Farley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSecond Chances and New RomancesBirdie Fuller doesn’t like change. And a lot of change is happening at once. Her daughter and three-year-old grandson are moving out of her apartment to a nearby city. Will Birdie be able to survive the loneliness without Hannah and Gus? She joins a dating website to find companionship and meets the seemingly perfect man... -
![Seaside Whispers by Melissa Foster]()
Seaside Whispers by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeaside Summers is a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. Fall in love with Matt Lacroux in Seaside Whispers. SEASIDE SUMMERS is the newest addition to the LOVE IN BLOOM series, featuring a group of fun, sexy, and emotional friends who gather each summer at their Cape Cod cottages... -
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![Brie Surrenders her Heart by Red Phoenix]()
Brie Surrenders her Heart by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBrie’s submissive journey has been marked with self-discovery, humor, and sexual exploration. To her delight, Brie is about to enjoy the best scene ever with Master, carrying her to heights never imagined. Friendships deepen, a challenge is accepted, and her film career is launched. But life is a balance.. -
![Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan]()
Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBenefits of a summer romance: it’s always fun, always brief, and no one gets their heart broken.There aren’t enough labeled glass containers to contain the mess that is Ali Morris’s life. Her mom died two years ago, then her husband left, and she hasn’t worn pants with a zipper in longer than she cares to remember. She’s a professional organizer whose pantry is a disgrace... -
![Summer on the Little Cornish Isles: The Starfish Studio: the escapist summer read from the Queen of Cornish romance books by Phillipa Ashley]()
Summer on the Little Cornish Isles: The Starfish Studio: the escapist summer read from the Queen of Cornish romance books by Phillipa Ashley
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFans of Jill Mansell and Carole Matthews will love this gorgeous new book from the author of the bestselling Cornish Café series. One summer can change everything … Poppy has always loved Cornwall – the crisp sea air, the welcoming community. So when her boyfriend Dan suggests they leave their office jobs and take over the Starfish Studio on the Isles of Scilly, Poppy doesn’t need asking twice... -
![Les Coquillages ne s'ouvrent qu'en été by Clara Héraut]()
Les Coquillages ne s'ouvrent qu'en été by Clara Héraut
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsComme chaque année, Léna et Phoebe passent les vacances d’été sur la côte basque. Léna ne rêve que de surf et de faire la fête sur la plage, tandis que Phoebe peine à reprendre son souffle après une première année de fac compliquée. Les deux sœurs ne se parlent presque plus et leur famille est au bord de l’implosion... -
![A Secret in the Keys by Hope Holloway]()
A Secret in the Keys by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe last thing Beck Foster wants to do is attend a party for her estranged aunt in the Florida Keys. One month earlier, Beck’s seemingly ideal existence imploded when her husband of thirty-four years announced he was leaving her. Now, so she has to sell her house, get a job, and somehow put her broken heart and life back together... -
![Seabreeze Shores by Jan Moran]()
Seabreeze Shores by Jan Moran
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs Ivy is adjusting to a new marriage, she must also welcome spa guests and deal with more secrets her old beach house reveals—this time, from the Roaring Twenties.Plus, her sister Shelly is nervous about having her first baby... -
![Last Chance to Fall by Kelsey Kingsley]()
Last Chance to Fall by Kelsey Kingsley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“You look at me like I’m the last woman in the world... -
![Muddy Bottom by Ashley Farley]()
Muddy Bottom by Ashley Farley
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBirdie Fuller’s new year is off to a bad start. Her husband has mysteriously disappeared, leaving Birdie to cope with their unmarried daughter’s unplanned pregnancy. Birdie and Hannah disagree about the baby. Birdie urges her daughter to consider abortion, but Hannah is determined to see the pregnancy to term... -
![No Place Like Home by Barbara Samuel]()
No Place Like Home by Barbara Samuel
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwenty-one years ago, Jewel Sabatino left her childhood behind and never looked back. After a magical taste of fame, she found herself alone with a son to raise and very few options. Now she has left New York for the hills of Colorado, unsure if her family will welcome her back. For Jewel, coming home is falling into a world that smells of Italian restaurants and home-baked pies... -
![Enchant Me by J. Kenner]()
Enchant Me by J. Kenner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFROM NEW YORK TIMES AND #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR J. KENNER comes a seventh full-length novel in the fast-paced saga that began with Release Me, Claim Me, Complete Me, and Anchor Me. It was supposed to be a new beginning for billionaire Damien Stark, his wife Nikki, and their family...I thought I knew everything about my beloved husband, Damien Stark... -
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![A Summer of Secrets by Kay Correll]()
A Summer of Secrets by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA woman with a secret. A man who will never forgive her. Cece Stuart hadn’t planned on ever finding love and she’s made her peace with that. Really, she has… Zach is over women and their secrets. Really, he is… But fate laughed at them, as it often does, and threw them together finishing up a new wedding venue at Sweet River Lodge... -
![The Promise Box by Tricia Goyer]()
The Promise Box by Tricia Goyer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery year, young Amish men descend on the cozy little town of West Kootenai, Montana, arriving in the spring to live there for six months and receive “resident” status for the hunting season in the fall... -
![A Girl's Best Friend: A feel-good countryside escape to warm your heart by Jules Wake]()
A Girl's Best Friend: A feel-good countryside escape to warm your heart by Jules Wake
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to your new cottage in the country - complete with grumpy vet, village gossip and a giant, lolloping, and very muddy dog... City girl Ella wants to take refuge in the country, lick her wounds and work out what she's going to do with the rest of her life. She certainly doesn't want a four-legged house guest or have anything to do with village life... -
![Differently Normal by Tammy Robinson]()
Differently Normal by Tammy Robinson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery family has its issues. For Maddy, life is all about routine. It has to be, to keep her autistic sister happy and healthy. With just Maddy and her mother as Bee’s full time carers, there’s no time in Maddy’s life for complications like friends, let alone a boyfriend... -
![Finding Me by Judith Keim]()
Finding Me by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSheena Sullivan Morelli and her sisters, Darcy and Regan, receive the unexpected news that their Uncle Gavin Sullivan, the black sheep of the family, has left them a hotel on the Gulf coast of Florida. The gift comes with a twist. They must live together for one year at the hotel and prepare the hotel to receive guests within a year... -
![Summer at my Sister's by Emily Harvale]()
Summer at my Sister's by Emily Harvale
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwin sisters. One scorching summer. A bucketful of secrets.Diana’s life is perfect. Her twin sister, Josie’s – not so much. But when secrets are revealed this summer, everything will change.Diana has a rich and successful husband, two talented youngsters and an adorable dog. She always looks as if she’s stepped from the cover of a magazine... -
![Fly Me to Moongate Manor by Kate Forster, Catrin Walker-Booth (Narrator), QUEST from]()
Fly Me to Moongate Manor by Kate Forster, Catrin Walker-Booth (Narrator), QUEST from
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAmanda's world falls apart when her mother passes away. Stuck with a non-committal boyfriend and a soulless job, she has never felt more alone in New York. Ever since his girlfriend left him broke and heartbroken, Simon has been riding his motorcycle around England all summer looking for a distraction... -
![The Path to Sunshine Cove by RaeAnne Thayne]()
The Path to Sunshine Cove by RaeAnne Thayne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“Thayne is a master at creating richly dimensional and kind characters from different generations who find themselves facing difficult challenges.”— Booklist With the emotional pull of Debbie Macomber, Barbara Delinsky and Susan Wiggs, RaeAnne Thayne brings readers an uplifting, brand new story told with her trademark charm and heart... -
![A Good Life by Virginie Grimaldi, Hildegarde Serle]()
A Good Life by Virginie Grimaldi, Hildegarde Serle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLaughter, tears, the transformative power of love, unexpected revelations, and striking natural these are the ingredients that combine to make best-selling author Virginie Grimaldi’s English debut the feel-good read of 2024. Grimaldi is among France’s top ten contemporary authors and her uplifting, unputdownable literary novels have quickly garnered her millions of adoring fans...Categorized as:
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![The Beauty of Rain by Jamie Beck]()
The Beauty of Rain by Jamie Beck
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTwo devoted sisters at a tragic breaking point discover the beautiful and painful truths of being alive in a powerful novel by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Beck.Winning the lottery changed Amy Walsh’s life, but the cost was greater than she could bear. In the aftermath, she struggles to find joy and purpose... -
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![Heartwood by L.G. Pace III, Michelle Pace]()
Heartwood by L.G. Pace III, Michelle Pace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"When we were kids, my cousins planned for their weddings like they were coronations. Sleepovers revolved around notebooks stuffed with clippings from bridal magazines and elaborate plans scrawled in purple ink. Horse drawn carriages, twenty tiered cakes, groomsmen in tails, and scads of bridesmaids, none of whom were nearly as pretty as the bride... -
![One More Thing: by Lilliana Anderson]()
One More Thing: by Lilliana Anderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI didn't ask to slip on a piece of gum then fall in love with a man who would die before the ink was dry on our marriage certificate. But that's what fate had in store and it broke me. I vowed I would never fall in love again. Five years later, fate has one more thing in store for me. It wants to play around in my life again. Its tool? Another blasted stick of gum... -
![An Amish Surprise (2) (Berlin Bookmobile Series, The) by Shelley Shepard Gray]()
An Amish Surprise (2) (Berlin Bookmobile Series, The) by Shelley Shepard Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the second installment of the “enjoyable and charming” ( USA TODAY ) Shelley Shepard Gray’s delightful Berlin Bookmobile series, librarian Sarah Anne Miller returns to Berlin to help a childless Amish couple form the family they’ve always prayed for.Miriam and Calvin Gingerich have been trying for a baby for several years, but the Lord hasn’t seen fit to bless them... -
![Finding Forever by J.L. Perry]()
Finding Forever by J.L. Perry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNobody said it would be easy, nothing worth having ever is.LOGANAt first glance, she stole all the air from my lungs, and a year later, nothing has changed. There’s no doubt in my mind Brooke’s the one I’ve been longing for. She’s awoken something inside me … something that’s been lying dormant for ten long years... -
![Stalemate: Murdoch Mafia Novella by Samantha Barrett]()
Stalemate: Murdoch Mafia Novella by Samantha Barrett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAre you ready to meet the next generation of Murdoch's and hear from the OG's... -
![Summertime at the Cornish Confetti Agency by Daisy James]()
Summertime at the Cornish Confetti Agency by Daisy James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s Summertime at The Cornish Confetti Agency!When Lexie Harrington is asked to co-ordinate Kat and Dylan’s ‘English village fête’ wedding, she’s determined that this time everything will go according to her carefully laid plans; no ice bucket challenges, no whoopee cushions, and absolutely no googly eyes attached to everything in sight!With gorgeous journalist-cum-wedding columnist Theo Barker... -
![The Summer Cottage by Annie Rains]()
The Summer Cottage by Annie Rains
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis summer, they'll learn that home is where the heart is.Somerset Lake is the perfect place for Trisha Langly and her son to start over. As the new manager for the Somerset Cottages, Trisha is instantly charmed by the property's elderly residents and her firecracker of a new boss, Vi Fletcher. But Trisha is less enchanted by Vi's protective grandson Jake... -
![Plantation by Dorothea Benton Frank]()
Plantation by Dorothea Benton Frank
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPat Conroy called Dorothea Benton Frank’s debut, Sullivan’s Island , “hilarious and wise,” while Anne Rivers Siddons declared that it “roars with life.” Now Frank evokes a lush plantation in the heart of modern-day South Carolina—where family ties and hidden truths run as deep and dark as the mighty Edisto River… Caroline Wimbley Levine always swore she’d never go home again... -
![The Wedding Cake Tree by Melanie Hudson]()
The Wedding Cake Tree by Melanie Hudson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA journey across England puts two strangers on the road to love in this contemporary British romance.Winner of the Romantic Novelists’ Association 2016 Contemporary Romantic Novel of the Year Award Celebrity photographer Grace Buchanan always assumed she would inherit her mother’s cottage in Devon. But it turns out she knows far less about her mother than she thought... -
![Those Summer Nights by Mandy Baggot]()
Those Summer Nights by Mandy Baggot
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSunshine, soft white sand and a sizzling hot millionaire – you don’t get trouble in paradise, right? Imogen Charlton is sorted. Dead-beat husband? History. Dream job? Application sent. But then her impulsive brother, Harry, spends every last penny on a Greek restaurant in Corfu, and is determined to run it himself. It’s up to Imogen to bring him to his senses... -
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![Wildflower Bay: The Heartwarming Feel-Good Story from the Author of The Telephone Box Library by Rachael Lucas]()
Wildflower Bay: The Heartwarming Feel-Good Story from the Author of The Telephone Box Library by Rachael Lucas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWildflower Bay is a stunning, romantic summer read by Rachael Lucas.This little island has some big secrets...Isla's got her dream job as head stylist at the most exclusive salon in Edinburgh. The fact that she's been so single-minded in her career that she's forgotten to have a life has completely passed her by - until disaster strikes... -
![The Head That Wears the Crown by Mariah Stewart]()
The Head That Wears the Crown by Mariah Stewart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA fortysomething woman’s ordinary life takes a royal detour in an engaging novel about embracing a family legacy and stepping up when it matters most by New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart... -
![Beach House Memories by Mary Alice Monroe]()
Beach House Memories by Mary Alice Monroe
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsShe felt it now. She was slipping into the insistent undertow of the past. There was no use fighting it. It was so easy to simply close her eyes. And relinquish. Autumn brings its own haunting beauty to the sun-soaked beaches and dunes on Isle of Palms, where Olivia “Lovie” Rutledge lives in her beloved Primrose Cottage with her daughter, Cara... -
![Glass Girl by Laura Anderson Kurk]()
Glass Girl by Laura Anderson Kurk
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Glass Girl is a story of mercy…vast and unending. Delicately powerful.” –Darby Karchut, author of Finn Finnegan and Griffin Rising “First love, family ties, authentically imperfect characters... -
![Feel like Makin' Love by Barbara S. Stewart]()
Feel like Makin' Love by Barbara S. Stewart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAndy Stevens was a ‘Rock God’ of the music world in the 1970s and 80s. He lived his life on the road, going from one concert venue to the next. And then he met the sweet girl-next-door, Beth Morgan, his “Bethy”... -
![One Hot Texas Summer by Nicole Flockton]()
One Hot Texas Summer by Nicole Flockton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s been fooled before by sweet words and hot kisses Kelly Turner loves being a florist, and being asked to take the lead on the new site for the town’s festival is an honor. If only she didn’t have to work closely with the town player, Tate Prentice. After being burned once by a serial cheater, her inconvenient attraction toward Tate needs to be nipped in the bud...
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