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Healed: Stone and Pepper by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's Cliffside Bay and beyond in this heartwarming enemies-to-lovers romantic adventure from USA Today bestselling author Tess Thompson. Stone Hickman is the last of a dying breed. The former Marine believes in integrity, service to his country, a hard day's work, and taking care of his loved ones... -
![O Peso do Pássaro Morto by Aline Bei]()
O Peso do Pássaro Morto by Aline Bei
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA vida de uma mulher, dos 8 aos 52, desde as singelezas cotidianas até as tragédias que persistem, uma geração após a outra. Um livro denso e leve, violento e poético. É assim O Peso do Pássaro Morto, romance de estreia de Aline Bei, onde acompanhamos uma mulher que, com todas as forças, tenta não coincidir apenas com a dor de que é feita... -
![La misión de Rox by Laura Gallego García]()
La misión de Rox by Laura Gallego García
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRox ha partido a la región del oeste, devastada por los monstruos, en busca de una aldea perdida habitada por Guardianes. Mientras una riada de supervivientes acude a la Ciudadela en busca de un refugio seguro, tras sus muros florece un nuevo movimiento filosófico, la Senda del Manantial, cuyo líder predica el fin del mundo conocido… para bien o para mal...Categorized as:
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![Marred: Kyle and Violet by Tess Thompson]()
Marred: Kyle and Violet by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKyle Hicks started with nothing. Now he's a self-made man. And as luck would have it, his latest project as a real estate developer lands him in Cliffside Bay with his very best friends, The Dogs. At the end of his grueling work days, Kyle's got just enough time left for his buddies and not much else... -
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![Strip Me Bare by Kimberly Brown]()
Strip Me Bare by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when two people from different worlds find solace in each other?Alaina Jareau was born into a life of privilege. With the world at her fingertips, there was never much that she longed for that money couldn’t buy… except true happiness. For years now, she’s been hiding behind her influencer persona, showing off her life of luxury... -
![The Light in the Hallway by Amanda Prowse]()
The Light in the Hallway by Amanda Prowse
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of The Girl in the Corner comes the moving story of a man whose life is changed in an instant. How do you start again when you lose the only love you’ve ever known? When Nick’s wife Kerry falls ill and dies, he realises for the first time how fragile his happiness has always been, and how much he’s been taking his good life and wonderful family for granted... -
![Tudo é rio by Carla Madeira]()
Tudo é rio by Carla Madeira
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPor este livro passa um rio. Em sua correnteza, a obsessão de três personagens que não sabem desistir. Com uma narrativa profundamente sensível, Carla Madeira nos convida para uma aventura corajosa pela natureza humana, em toda a sua complexidade... -
![Hlomu the Wife by Dudu Busani-Dube]()
Hlomu the Wife by Dudu Busani-Dube
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHlomu the Wife is essentially a love story that takes its cues from life in a South African township. A young woman named Mahlomu meets Mqhele Zulu and they fall in love. Even though aspects of Mqhele's personality and past make her uncomfortable, Hlomu is happy. Their love is strong and they stand by each other through good and bad... -
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Afterburn by Nia Forrester
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe sequel, and conclusion to 'Afterwards'.Chris Scaife is not the man Robyn Crandall thought he was.Now that she’s shown him the possibility of a new life, she knows that Chris wants it. And he’s used to getting what he wants. But Robyn is seeing some possibilities of her own, as a highly-valued member of the legal team at Chris’ multimillion dollar corporation...Categorized as:
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![The Dark Side of Skin by Jeferson Tenório]()
The Dark Side of Skin by Jeferson Tenório
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLife under Brazil’s brutal “cordial racism” comes painfully alive in this novel of fathers and sons. How do you become the protagonist of your own life? For Pedro, it means searching for his murdered father in the objects he left behind―an archeology of affections... -
![The Color of Destiny by Julianne MacLean]()
The Color of Destiny by Julianne MacLean
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEighteen years ago a teenage pregnancy changed Kate Worthington’s life forever. Faced with many difficult decisions, she chose to follow her heart and embrace an uncertain future with the father of her baby and her devoted first love… At the same time, in another part of the world, sixteen-year-old Ryan Hamilton makes his own share of mistakes, but learns important lessons along the way... -
![Pequena coreografia do adeus by Aline Bei]()
Pequena coreografia do adeus by Aline Bei
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJulia é filha de pais separados: sua mãe não suporta a ideia de ter sido abandonada pelo marido, enquanto seu pai não suporta a ideia de ter sido casado. Sufocada por uma atmosfera de brigas constantes e falta de afeto, a jovem escritora tenta reconhecer sua individualidade e dar sentido à sua história, tentando se desvencilhar dos traumas familiares... -
![Write My Name Across the Sky by Barbara O'Neal]()
Write My Name Across the Sky by Barbara O'Neal
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids returns with a tale of two generations of women reconciling family secrets and past regrets.Life’s beautiful for seventysomething influencer Gloria Rose, in her Upper West Side loft with rooftop garden and scores of Instagram followers—until she gets word that her old flame has been arrested for art theft and forgery... -
![Le Fils de Mille Hommes by Valter Hugo Mãe]()
Le Fils de Mille Hommes by Valter Hugo Mãe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCrisóstomo, un pêcheur solitaire, décide à quarante ans de prendre son destin en main. Il se construit une famille, puisque l’amour est avant tout la volonté d’aimer. Il choisit un fils en apprivoisant le petit orphelin abandonné par le village, puis une femme au passé tourmenté les rejoint, et autour de ce noyau se forme une famille peu commune de laissés-pour-compte et d’éclopés... -
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![Rainbow Sprinkles by Pepper North, Paige Michaels]()
Rainbow Sprinkles by Pepper North, Paige Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Little Cakes, the bakery that plays Daddy matchmaker!Ellie Wilmoth has dreamed of owning her own cupcake bakery. Now that Little Cakes is about to open, nothing can distract her. Okay, maybe one thing. While crafting her first featured cupcake, she's interrupted by her handsome new landlord, and his commanding presence is impossible to ignore... -
![Terri by Sharon Srock]()
Terri by Sharon Srock
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaring for a new foster child while running a thriving day care should keep Terri Hayes more than occupied, but her heart longs for something more. She hungers for a family of her own, and at twenty-nine, she feels time ticking away. When a busted pipe floods her home, Steve Evans offers her the family’s basement apartment as a temporary solution... -
![I Know Who Holds Tomorrow by Francis Ray]()
I Know Who Holds Tomorrow by Francis Ray
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn her mind's eyes, she could see Wes, tall and elegant in his tailored tuxedo with a patterned vest, black tie, and snow white pocket square. Her red Valentino slip gown highlighted her honeyed complexion and chocolate brown eyes. The gown also picked up the red in Wes's vest and the red in the rose in his lapel. They were the perfect couple and it was show time. And she wanted to scream... -
![Chasing the Stars by Virginie Grimaldi]()
Chasing the Stars by Virginie Grimaldi
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis journey could change everything...Maybe if she hadn't lost her job, Anna would never have dreamed of being so impulsive. Or perhaps if Chloe wasn't always having her heart broken, or if Lily was happy at school. But when Anna realises that her family is falling apart, only a grand, spontaneous gesture will do...Categorized as:
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![Loving Mr. Wright by Brenda Barrett]()
Loving Mr. Wright by Brenda Barrett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA man with a past. A woman who was tired of being single. Erica was tired of searching for the right man, she had all but resigned herself to a single life but then the mysterious Caleb Wright showed up and Erica saw one last opportunity to ditch her single life. He was perfect for her... -
![The Permanence of Pain by Desiree Lafawn]()
The Permanence of Pain by Desiree Lafawn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo broken people don’t make a whole. But together, they might have a chance at redemption. Regina O’Shea is used to being tested. As a talented salesperson and strong-willed woman in a male-dominated industry, she has to be prepared for whatever they throw at her. But losing her lover to her good friend and client is the one thing she never expected—and her walls start coming down... -
![Carry Her Heart by Holly Jacobs]()
Carry Her Heart by Holly Jacobs
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Maybe we live our lives constantly becoming and rebecoming. Maybe we’re always in the process of metamorphosing into something new.” In her journal, writer Piper George notes the change of seasons. Each entry marks the passage of time since she became a teen mother and put her baby up for adoption... -
![Sara's Promise by Deanna Lynn Sletten]()
Sara's Promise by Deanna Lynn Sletten
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDo you believe in soul mates? William Grafton had the perfect life with his lovely wife, Sara, and two wonderful children. But one day his perfect forever was shattered when Sara died suddenly, leaving him alone to raise his children and wonder how he would ever get through life without his soul mate... -
![Love at Last Sight by Jordan Lynde]()
Love at Last Sight by Jordan Lynde
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Rose, I’m sorry, but your eyesight will be gone by the end of this year.” Who knew one simple sentence could change a life so drastically? Rose is a normal seventeen year old girl with a normal life, normal friends, and what she thought to be normal vision. When she receives the news her vision is slowly deteriorating, she doesn't know what to think. Her life is over... -
![Our Song: The Wilder Books #1 by Savannah Kade]()
Our Song: The Wilder Books #1 by Savannah Kade
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJD Hewlitt gave up the good life. He quit his high-stress job, sold his high-rise condo, and left his high-maintenance girlfriend behind to start over in Nashville. Three years later, his band Wilder is still struggling for the recognition they deserve and his hopes aren’t what they used to be... -
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![Véspera by Carla Madeira]()
Véspera by Carla Madeira
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNovo romance da autora do fenômeno Tudo é rio, Véspera retoma a escrita brilhante e contagiante de Carla Madeira, que desperta todo tipo de emoção no leitor. Carla Madeira cria personagens que parecem estar vivos diante de nós. As emoções que sentem são palpáveis e suas reações, autênticas. Temos a sensação de conhecê-los de perto, inclusive as contradições e os pontos cegos... -
![You Then, Me Now by Nick Alexander]()
You Then, Me Now by Nick Alexander
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsShe’s given her daughter everything. Now it’s time to give her the truth. Becky’s father is not just absent: he’s a mystery, a gaping hole in her past. He died before she was born and for her mother, Laura, the subject is strictly off-limits. But when Laura books an unexpected trip to Greece, Becky decides to join her, determined to get closer to her mother—and to the truth... -
![A Natureza da Mordida by Carla Madeira]()
A Natureza da Mordida by Carla Madeira
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA Natureza da Mordida, segundo livro de Carla Madeira, autora de “Tudo é rio”, é um livro sobre a amizade. É sobretudo um livro marcado pelo amor à literatura. Olívia e Biá, as duas protagonistas da história, se encontram pela primeira vez num pequeno sebo improvisado... -
![A Love Story by David Weaver]()
A Love Story by David Weaver
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"A ground-breaking literary masterpiece!" -{Sentinel Daily} Independent writing phenom David Weaver has a dazzling gift for creating emotional, tear-inducing scenes even for the most stone faced reader. Quick witted, poetic, and written with a razor sharp prose that will have you reciting entire paragraphs to your friends. A masterful blend of erotica and emotions... -
![Perfect for Him by Suzanne Jenkins]()
Perfect for Him by Suzanne Jenkins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a young wife and mother hears she hasn’t got long to live, she discovers a unique way of making sure her family will be okay after she’s gone. Implementing her plan keeps her busy until the end, when everything falls into place perfectly. Perfect for Him is a tale of two lovers whose lifetime romance sustains them, as an unwanted ending looms in the near future... -
![Disaster Girl by Michelle Dayton]()
Disaster Girl by Michelle Dayton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only thing she knows better than walking into a disaster is digging herself out of one.Tess Greene knows disaster—dating disasters, computer disasters, family disasters, you name it. But just when her life is finally almost perfect, she’s targeted by an internet celebrity who runs a revenge porn site admired by douchebags across the country... -
![Finding His Cheer by Claire Wilder]()
Finding His Cheer by Claire Wilder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI never wanted to love again. Until love came knocking on my door.HEATHAfter losing my wife, the only thing I wanted to do was raise my eight-year-old daughter and get through the day in one piece. Then my neighbor Morgan appeared on my doorstep with a favor to ask. My sexy, sweet, lovely neighbor. Suddenly I'm shocked to find the haze in my brain lifting... -
![Liars Like Us by Mary Campisi]()
Liars Like Us by Mary Campisi
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUnlock the secrets in Reunion Gap What happens when destiny ignores the rules? Tate Alexander has the good luck to be born with looks and charm, and the bad luck to belong to a family where money and power mean more than honor and integrity. When he returns to Reunion Gap to take over his father’s company, he’s determined to uncover and right the wrongs his father committed... -
![Vista Chinesa by Tatiana Salem Levy]()
Vista Chinesa by Tatiana Salem Levy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInspired by a real event, this is the story of a woman and a city that were violated.It is 2014. There is euphoria in Brazil, especially in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The World Cup is about to take place, and the 2016 Olympics are in sight. It is a time of hope and of frenzied construction.Júlia is a partner with an architecture firm that is planning projects for the future Vila Olímpica... -
![You Are Loved by Jo Platt]()
You Are Loved by Jo Platt
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes, life needs a rewrite… Author Grace Waterhouse has hit rock bottom. Her ex-husband has just had a baby with his new partner and her latest novel is… well, the less said the better... -
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![The Shadow Between Us by Carol Mason]()
The Shadow Between Us by Carol Mason
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat is it about the coast that attracts people running from their past? Maybe there’s something in a sea breeze that blows away your problems. Maybe when you look out at the ocean you can see the future; forget the secrets and pain holding you back. Or at least you can forget them for a time. When Olivia moves to Port Townsend, her marriage is floundering, and her life is in pieces... -
![Absence of Grace by Ann Warner]()
Absence of Grace by Ann Warner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe memory of an act committed when she was nineteen has woven a dark thread through Clen McClendon's life. It is a darkness Clen ignores until the discovery of her husband's infidelity propels her into a quest for redemption and forgiveness. Leaving her old life, she begins a search for a place to call home and a new way to live... -
![When I Was Invisible by Dorothy Koomson]()
When I Was Invisible by Dorothy Koomson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratings'Do you ever wonder if you've lived the life you were meant to?' I ask her. She sighs, and dips her head. 'Even if I do, what difference will it make?' In 1988, two eight-year-old girls with almost identical names and the same love of ballet meet for the first time. They seem destined to be best friends forever and to become professional dancers... -
![Her Mother's Shadow by Diane Chamberlain]()
Her Mother's Shadow by Diane Chamberlain
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAnnie A loving mother and wife, Annie O'Neill was the heart of the small community of Kiss River. But her generous nature hid a darker side that remained secret for years after her tragic death. Lacey When Lacey O'Neill finally learns the shattering truth about the mother she's spent a decade emulating, the foundation of her life begins to crumble... -
![O rio que me corta por dentro by Raul Damasceno]()
O rio que me corta por dentro by Raul Damasceno
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Me leva pra casa..." Em Carrasco, um lugarejo perdido nas entranhas do sertão cearense, corre um rio onde dois meninos gastam suas infâncias em mergulhos. Cícero e Luzimar, amigos inseparáveis, companheiros de aventuras por estas matas acinzentadas... -
![Dream a Little Dream by Sue Moorcroft]()
Dream a Little Dream by Sue Moorcroft
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat would you give to make your dreams come true? Liza Reece has a dream. Working as a reflexologist for a troubled holistic centre isn’t enough. When the opportunity arises to take over the Centre she jumps at it. Problem is, she needs funds, and fast, as she’s not the only one interested. Dominic Christy has dreams of his own... -
![Another's Child: A Gripping Novel by Einat Danon]()
Another's Child: A Gripping Novel by Einat Danon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsImagine inheriting a child that you don’t even know! One morning, Yael and Arik Katz are startled by a surprise inheritance: Noa, the ten-year-old daughter of Canadian friends with whom they had made a long-forgotten will-exchange agreement, is delivered to their doorstep with no warning...Categorized as:
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![The One by Maria Realf, Sabine Längsfeld]()
The One by Maria Realf, Sabine Längsfeld
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou never forget the one. You’ll never forget this book. Fall in love with this beautiful love story. A must read for fans of Jojo Moyes’ Me Before You and Cecelia Ahern’s PS I Love You Lizzie Sparkes should be the happiest girl in the world – she’s three months away from marrying The One in the wedding of her dreams! But then The One before the One walks back in to her life with a bombshell... -
![A Good Time by Shannyn Schroeder]()
A Good Time by Shannyn Schroeder
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA passionate free spirit and a sweet-talking playboy sound like a match made in heaven—until life gets in the way of all the fun and games… Indy Adams values her freedom above all else. She works hard to support herself, moonlighting as a waitress while she fights for her first big sale in the Chicago real estate market... -
![Two Tears in a Bucket by Traci Bee]()
Two Tears in a Bucket by Traci Bee
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBetrayed by her cold, callous mother and abused by her alcoholic stepfather, eighteen-year-old Simone Woodard is kicked out of the house like a bag of trash and left to survive on her own. While struggling to create a life for herself, her beauty and innocence captivate Kevin Kennard, a handsome, hazel-eyed felon with an addiction to all things illegal... -
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![Ruth Robinson's Year of Miracles by Frances Garrood]()
Ruth Robinson's Year of Miracles by Frances Garrood
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA heart-warming read full of quirky characters! Perfect for fans of Gail Honeyman, Rachel Joyce, Joanna Cannon and Graeme Simsion… All Ruth Robinson ever wanted was the man of her dreams. But she lost the man, and got a baby instead… Six months ago, Ruth Robinson had a regular job, a monthly salary and a comfortable flat to go home to... -
![A Family Affair: Spring by Mary Campisi]()
A Family Affair: Spring by Mary Campisi
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Family Affair: Spring is a story of betrayal, forgiveness, and redemption, all wrapped up in the lives of the people we love to love, and even a few we love to hate. Harry Blacksworth is rich, handsome, the ultimate playboy with a killer smile and a clever wit. He’s fought it, denied it, ignored it, but the damn truth won’t go away: He’s fallen in love... -
![Holly Freakin' Hughes by Kelsey Kingsley]()
Holly Freakin' Hughes by Kelsey Kingsley
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"People like you don't fall in love with people like me." Meet Holly Hughes , a moderately successful teen advice columnist living in a studio apartment on the Upper East Side with her boyfriend Stephen. She has it all, but at the ripe age of thirty-one, she wants more. She wants to be married, she wants a family, and she's going to have it all with Stephen... -
![The Key to My Heart by Lia Louis, Victoria Fox]()
The Key to My Heart by Lia Louis, Victoria Fox
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratings10 hours, 16 minutes A heartwarming novel about hope after loss as a young widow receives mysterious messages of love from the “must-buy author” (Jodi Picoult) of Eight Perfect Hours.Sparkly and charming Natalie Fincher has it all—a handsome new husband, a fixer-upper cottage of her dreams, and the opportunity to tour with the musical she’s spent years writing... -
![Where The Light Gets In by Lucy Dillon]()
Where The Light Gets In by Lucy Dillon
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe daughter of a celebrated illustrator, Lorna Larkham has spent years trying to live up to her mother’s talent – but after a disappointing time at art school and a disastrous foray into the art world, she has come to the conclusion she just doesn’t have the creative spark... -
![The Wideness of the Sea by Katie Curtis]()
The Wideness of the Sea by Katie Curtis
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAnna Goodrich is a 28-year-old artist in New York City, out on a Friday night in the city when she gets the call that her uncle has suddenly died. When she returns home to mid-coast Maine for his funeral, she faces all that she left behind when she left seven years earlier. The pain of her own mother’s death, the fractured relationships with her father, and her first love...
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