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  • Tempted by Love: Jack "Jock" Steele by Melissa Foster

    Tempted by Love: Jack "Jock" Steele by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Jack "Jock" SteeleEnjoy heart-meltingly beautiful and toe-curlingly sexy romance in Tempted by Love, an emotionally riveting story about a man who has lost it all and carries a torturous secret, a divorced single mother who has everything to lose, and the little girl who helps them heal...
  • Four Ways to Wear a Dress by Gillian Libby

    Four Ways to Wear a Dress by Gillian Libby

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Debut author Gillian Libby brings you a bright and hopeful story about friendship, self-discovery and acceptance, and fighting for your own happiness, even if it looks a little different than everyone else’s...
  • Barátok by Laura Leiner

    Barátok by Laura Leiner

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Reni és Virág ismét nagyon jó barátok a nagy konfliktus után. Virág nemcsak Doriánnal szakított, hanem emós külsejével is: mostantól vidám cuccokban jár, és még a szemüvegét is hajlandó hordani.Reni igyekszik kihasználni minden percet, amit Arnolddal tölthet, ám Cortez ezt egyáltalán nem nézi jó szemmel, ezért a két fiú között egyre nő a feszültség..
  • The Sky of Endless Blue by Ava Miles

    The Sky of Endless Blue by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.60 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 presents the much-anticipated installment of the bestselling Dare Valley series that has captivated readers around the globe about two people coming home and fighting for a second chance. J.T...
  • Before I Do by Sophie Cousens

    Before I Do by Sophie Cousens

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    What would you do if 'the one that got away' turned up the night before your wedding?Head-in-the-stars Audrey is about to marry down-to-earth Josh. Though they are polar opposites, they have a healthy, stable relationship; Josh is just what Audrey needs...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • 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...
  • Stone Cold Kiwi by Rosalind James

    Stone Cold Kiwi by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Let's inventory, shall we? State of my professional life: Brilliant, if counted in terms of sales of eight Poppy Cantwell children's books starring my often-confused blue hippo, Hazel; the very substantial proceeds from selling my Kiwi Adventures New Zealand glamping business; and any number of glossy magazine articles about my charmed existence...
  • 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...
  • Dancing in the Rain: Hideaway Down by Emily Harvale

    Dancing in the Rain: Hideaway Down by Emily Harvale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Take a break in Hideaway Down. It's the perfect place to find romance. Make new friends, meet up with old ones and maybe even fall in love. Happiness comes when you least expect it...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan

    Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Benefits 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...
  • The Remingtons by Melissa Foster

    The Remingtons by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "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 This contemporary romance boxed set includes 3 full length LOVE IN BLOOM: THE REMINGTONS novels: GAME OF LOVE, Bk 1 STROKE OF LOVE, Bk 2 FLAMES OF LOVE, Bk 3 Sneak Peek, SLOPE OF LOVE *** GAME OF LOVE..
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    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
  • Finding My Way by Judith Keim

    Finding My Way by Judith Keim

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Darcy 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 ratings
    When 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...
  • Cougar by M.A. Foster

    Cougar by M.A. Foster

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    At eighteen, I met a man.A man who turned my world upside down and made me the center of his.He claimed us meeting was fate. I agreed.I was the damsel in distress, and he was my white knight.I became his princess, and he was my prince charming.He gave me the fairy tale.The dream.Until fate circled around and turned my dream into a living nightmare...
  • 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...
  • There Must Be An Angel by Sharon Booth

    There Must Be An Angel by Sharon Booth

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "This lovely book tugged at every heart-string. A treat from start to finish. I loved it!" Valerie-Anne Baglietto. When Eliza Jarvis discovers her property show presenter husband, Harry, has been expanding his portfolio with tabloid darling Melody Bird, her perfect life crumbles around her ears...
  • Ready For Flynn, Part 2 by K.L. Shandwick

    Ready For Flynn, Part 2 by K.L. Shandwick

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life for Flynn and Valerie hadn't always been easy. A series of tragedies finally brought them together, and twists of fate made them what they are...
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  multi-pov
  • A tablespoon of Temptation by Kelly Collins

    A tablespoon of Temptation by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s a woman who values honesty. He’s a man telling a lie. Will the truth bring them together or tear them apart?Danielle Morgan doesn’t need a recipe for love, she needs one for life. Hounded by her best friend to find a man or a hobby, she chooses the latter. After all, a hobby won’t break her heart...
  • My Kind of Perfect by Tracy Brogan

    My Kind of Perfect by Tracy Brogan

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Tracy Brogan comes a sweet, funny Trillium Bay romance about moving on, creating your best self, and discovering the true meaning of love...
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Coral Weddings by Jan Moran

    Coral Weddings by Jan Moran

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    While Marina and Jack contemplate their future, her sister Kai and her new fiance Axe are planning their wedding. When disagreements threaten to derail the wedding, the sisters' grandmother, the indomitable Ginger Delavie, doles out unusual advice. Soon, an unforgettable event unfolds...
    Categorized as:
    children  family  female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • 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...
  • 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
  • Kezdet by Laura Leiner

    Kezdet by Laura Leiner

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Új magyar ifjúsági könyvsorozat nyolc kötetben a nagyon tehetséges fiatal szerző tollából! Ha elkezded, biztosan nem tudod majd letenni!!! Tuti, hogy függővé válsz! Egy sorozat a való életről. Egy sorozat, amely itt és most játszódik. Egy gimi, ahová mindenki szívesen járna. Srácok, akik olyanok, mint te és mégis mások...
  • 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...
  • The Lost Secret of Ireland by Susanne O'Leary

    The Lost Secret of Ireland by Susanne O'Leary

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An enchanting summer romance set on the gorgeous Irish coast, where fresh starts are made, love beckons and secrets are sure to unfold…In the tiny village of Sandy Cove in Ireland, Ella Caron is trying to recover. When she moved from Paris to a beautiful coastguard cottage on the sea, she wanted peace and quiet and the space to grieve after her mother’s death...
  • 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...
  • Casanova LLC by Julia Whelan

    Casanova LLC by Julia Whelan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    "CASANOVA LLC is an absolute winner. It is hilarious, charming, sexy, and sweet, with one of the best audio productions I've ever heard. I canceled plans so I could keep listening. Julia Whelan outdid herself with this one...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Tangled Love on Pelican Point by Karice Bolton

    Tangled Love on Pelican Point by Karice Bolton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *Can be read as a standalone* Sophie Bristol works two jobs--sometimes three--and is surrounded by people falling in love and that's great. Really, it's great. It's not like she ever thought she'd find that perfect someone. After all, she learned he probably only exists in some far away land with talking wildlife and glass slippers, and that works perfectly for her busy schedule...
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  epic  fiction
  • Textbook Approach by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Textbook Approach by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WillFrom the moment I saw her, I knew she was different. She wasn't like all the other women I was used to.But then I asked her out and my mind was blown.She was different from every other woman, I just wasn't sure that was a good thing.Relationships? Off the table.Marriage? Not a chance in hell.Geez, I wasn't even allowed to stay the night...
  • A Dollop of Delight by Kelly Collins

    A Dollop of Delight by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s tired of coming in second. He needs to be first. Will a baking competition chill the air or bring heat to the kitchen? Pastry chef Chloe Mason is always chosen last, so when she has to fill a space for a no-show contestant on the popular reality cooking show The Big Bake-off, she vows to settle for nothing less than first place...
  • Kissing Carly (Kiss A Cowboy Series) by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    Kissing Carly (Kiss A Cowboy Series) by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Now available! She never expected to fall in love… Carly Stevens loves to have fun but her carefree lifestyle has finally caught up with her. Broke and in debt, she heads to Montana to spend the summer with her sister, Andi Brennan, at the Brennan ranch. Her sister agrees she can stay on two conditions—she works to pay down her debt and changes her wild-girl ways...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  family  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • The Chocolatier's Secret by Helen J. Rolfe

    The Chocolatier's Secret by Helen J. Rolfe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Will one mistake ruin everything? Andrew Bennett has an idyllic life in Magnolia Creek, Australia. He runs a chocolate business he adores, is married to Gemma, the love of his life, and has a close relationship with his father, Louis...
    Categorized as:
    humor  female-mc  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Annie's Summer by the Sea by Liz Eeles

    Annie's Summer by the Sea by Liz Eeles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Annie Trebarwith unexpectedly inherits Tregavara House, her much-loved family home atop the cliffs of Salt Bay, she begins to wonder: with all the good friends and warm memories she’s made in the village, could it be her forever home? Luckily her gorgeous Poldark-lookalike boyfriend, Josh Pasco, has exactly the same idea...
  • Did My Love Life Shrink in the Wash?: An absolutely laugh-out-loud and feel-good page-turner by Kristen Bailey

    Did My Love Life Shrink in the Wash?: An absolutely laugh-out-loud and feel-good page-turner by Kristen Bailey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s normal to wish that your baby came with a snooze button, right?When I got pregnant, Will and I didn’t have a clue what we were signing up for. It turns out that there’s loads we weren’t warned about:1) In the middle of the night you’ll be begging Siri for advice on getting your baby to sleep. (In case you’re wondering, whale music doesn’t work...
  • Some Like it Hotter by Andrea Simonne

    Some Like it Hotter by Andrea Simonne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes with men… After two failed marriages, sculptor Lindsay West swears she’ll never marry again. What’s the point? Marriage is like agreeing to eat the same flavor of ice cream for the rest of your life. No, thanks. While she’s in Berlin as part of an artist-in-residence program, her studio is robbed and she suddenly finds herself in a desperate situation...
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  humor  adult  alpha-mc  angst  book  contemporary
  • All I Want Is You by Iris Morland

    All I Want Is You by Iris Morland

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You met them in DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME. Now prepare to fall in love with THE YOUNGERS, a brand-new series from Iris Morland, full of sexy men, passionate women, and the love stories you can't get enough of. A brilliant, aloof lawyer, Phin Younger has focused solely on his career and on helping people less fortunate. Living his life without romance? He’s just fine with that...
  • Matched For Love by Tamra Baumann

    Matched For Love by Tamra Baumann

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lori Went is a single mother and a matchmaker without her own match. When she digs up the courage to put her heart on the line again, she finds the dating pool way too crowded with men who aren’t worth the risk. Until she meets a man who on paper shouldn’t be right for her, but he melts her heart and makes her smile. The only problem is he has his sights on someone else...
  • Delight by Lexi Buchanan

    Delight by Lexi Buchanan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kenza nightclub owner, Ruben McKenzie can have any woman he wants, but the only woman he wants is Rosie—his sweet innocent employee, who happens to be eleven years his junior. Watching her parade her hot little body around his club, serving drinks completely unaware of the attention she attracts is driving him to distraction. But when he sees a regular getting close to her, all bets are off...
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  humor  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • This Loving Feeling by Miranda Liasson

    This Loving Feeling by Miranda Liasson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Samantha Rushford’s future looks bright: the high school art teacher is getting ready to leave Mirror Lake and move to Boston with her ambitious boyfriend, and she hopes a diamond ring is just around the corner. But her past still has a hold on her—especially the bittersweet memory of her rebellious ex, who kissed her passionately before he left town without a word...
  • And Now You're Back by Jill Mansell

    And Now You're Back by Jill Mansell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From New York Times and #1 international bestselling queen of romantic women's fiction Jill Mansell comes a poignant, laugh-out-loud, feel good story about second chances, star crossed lovers, and finding your way home. They thought they'd never see him again… Didi Laing met her first love, Shay Mason, on a magical winter visit to Venice...
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Royal Charmer by Kylie Gilmore

    Royal Charmer by Kylie Gilmore

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alice First thing you should know about me—I’m on my honeymoon on Villroy Island without my groom, which was a no brainer given how my ex-fiancé decided to “accidentally” fall in love with my best friend. I don’t want to talk about it.Second thing: I’m a romance author on a generously extended deadline, and I’ve sworn to use this time away productively...
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Nate by Delores Fossen

    Nate by Delores Fossen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On the day Lieutenant Nate Ryland's baby daughter is kidnapped, he finds hope in the most surprising of allies: Darcy Burkhart, a woman he never thought - never wanted - to see again. But Darcy's son has also been taken and there's nothing that will keep them from bringing their children home...
    Categorized as:
    children  female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy
  • Sunrise Over Pebble Bay by Della Galton

    Sunrise Over Pebble Bay by Della Galton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Talented, yet relatively unknown actress and celebration cake baker extraordinaire Olivia Lambert is running out of time.Approaching forty, she’s yet to land the role that will launch her television career and she’s desperate to be a mum.Her new man, Phil Grimshaw from the Bluebell Cliff Hotel, seems the perfect match, but seems to be in no rush to settle down...
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The Trouble With Tinsel by Kelly Collins

    The Trouble With Tinsel by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Beau Tinsel—dark-haired and delicious. As the lead singer for BT and Bads, he’s used to carrying the weight of the world on his broad, sexy, shoulders. This rock star has everything a man could want. Everything but her. When he left Bell Mountain, he took Mandy Sawyer’s heart and never returned—until now. Mandy Sawyer—blonde and broken...
  • The Bachelors by E.S. Carter

    The Bachelors by E.S. Carter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It is a well-known fact that a single man without a penny to his name must be in want of a rich wife. Darcy, Bingham and Wick Austen are about to lose the family business. Without a miracle or a substantial cash investment, Austen's—the bookstore chain that was established by their great-great-grandfather—will go into receivership...
  • Fearless Hart by Kelly Collins

    Fearless Hart by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kelly Collins welcomes you back to Cross Creek where love conquers all—including the secrets that haunt you...Miranda Thomas got under my skin, in a good way. The pretty little sheriff was one-part mystery and the rest perfection. I wanted her, and I intended to make her mine. Our future was as plain as day: husband and wife with two children and a house with a white picket fence...
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