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  • Buried in Secrets by Denise Grover Swank

    Buried in Secrets by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Book four of the USA Today bestselling Carly Moore series.Be careful where you dig…Life in Drum, Tennessee has been quiet since corruption was uncovered in the sheriff’s department three months ago—too quiet. Still, Carly is shocked when she discovers one of her sweetest lunch customers at the tavern has committed murder in cold blood...
  • Heartcross Castle by Christie Barlow

    Heartcross Castle by Christie Barlow

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

    Trails of Love by Melissa Foster

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

    Beside Golden Irish Fields by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Art teacher Angie Newcastle’s life is all monotone.She wasn’t always this dull. She’d been an up-and-coming artist with the world at her feet. But after contracting the Wrong Man Syndrome and spending years doubting herself, she no longer recognizes herself.When she loses her job, she can’t afford to keep ignoring the obvious: her life needs a serious overhaul...
  • Runaway to Romance by Cathryn Brown

    Runaway to Romance by Cathryn Brown

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “Southern ladies didn’t make a scene. Her mother would tell her to march her hiney back into that church and marry the man.”Cassie’s in her wedding dress and ready to walk down the aisle. Minutes later, she’s a runaway bride on her way to nowhere. Two Hearts, Tennessee, fits that description perfectly.She’s also a wedding planner...
  • The Town Square by Ava Miles

    The Town Square by Ava Miles

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

    Rise by Nikita Parmenter

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As if taking over the Ravens wasn’t going to be complicated enough, Jynx has already taken a job for the leader of the Romanos, and of course, it can’t be straightforward.People from their pasts are popping up from all directions, all posing very different threats and entwining them in ways they could have never imagined...
  • The Lilac Bouquet by Carolyn Brown

    The Lilac Bouquet by Carolyn Brown

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

    Can't Fight the Moonlight by Barbara Freethy

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

    Shelter Me Home by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Alaskan wilderness is no home for the faint of heart, but Farrah Fennel has lived in the small town of Cooper Landing before and knows exactly what to expect. At least, she thinks she does. One chance meeting with her high school crush, Aanon Falk, and she’s second guessing her decision to run from the city. Farrah has come home hiding a secret...
  • Ex Best Thing by Marika Ray

    Ex Best Thing by Marika Ray

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    First rule in the sister’s handbook: don’t date your sister’s ex-boyfriend.Oops.If there was one man on the planet I shouldn’t be looking at twice, it’s Daire Beneventi. Sure, he’s my sister’s ex, but he’s also the leather jacket to my quilt tote bag...
  • 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...
  • The End of Summer by Makeandoffer

    The End of Summer by Makeandoffer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Summer Jacobs knew full well about her town’s tradition. Every year at the end of the summer, a party would be held on school grounds without the knowledge of the parents or the teachers. It had been happening since before Summer was born and never once was anyone the wiser. This year however, everyone was going to find out...
  • One Hundred Mistakes: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 16 by Kelly Collins

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

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome back to Aspen Cove, where love finds you, even when you’re looking the wrong way…As the personal assistant to popstar legend, Indigo, Deanna Archer moved to Aspen Cove for work (and maybe a certain sexy guitar player)...
  • The Inn on Mirror Lake by Debbie Mason

    The Inn on Mirror Lake by Debbie Mason

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

    Rescue Me by Kelly Collins

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

    Ax To Grind by Tonya Kappes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Southerners keep their secrets swept under the rug, but what happens when that rug goes up for sale? Bestselling author Berlye Stone, the most famous citizen to ever come out of Cottonwood, Kentucky, has died and put all her worldly possessions up for auction, but not without leaving one more manuscript behind. A hidden tell-all about Cottonwood that’s got more gossip than a ladies’ luncheon...
  • A Dragon for Christmas by Zoe Chant

    A Dragon for Christmas by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A single mother who wants to give her son a merry Christmas… A dragon shifter cop who doesn’t know the meaning of the word ‘holiday’… And a Christmas resort with a deadly secret. Things have been tough for Georgia. Her husband walked out and she works two jobs to make ends meet...
  • The Only One by Melody Grace

    The Only One by Melody Grace

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Brooke Delancey is looking for a fresh start. She’s packed up her heartbreak and traded her old life for a new beginning, managing the prettiest hotel on Cape Cod. She swears this time will be different: no drama, no distractions, and definitely no heart-stopping kisses with a handsome stranger. Which is exactly what she finds the night she meets Riley Ford...
  • The Weekend Getaway by Hannah Ellis

    The Weekend Getaway by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A weekend break changes everything…The chemistry between Keira and Noah is instant. It only takes one date for Keira to realise there’s something special between them.When Noah invites her to a family party in his hometown, she eagerly agrees, and by the end of their weekend away she’s absolutely head over heels. Not only for Noah, but for his close-knit family and the stunning Isles of Scilly...
  • Tempting as Sin by Rosalind James

    Tempting as Sin by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Once bitten, twice shy. Rafe Blackstone may play the sexiest werewolf superhero to ever melt women's . . . hearts . . . on the big screen, but Lily Hollander has already been bitten by an actor, and once was enough. So when Australia's favorite son walks into Sinful Desires, Lily’s lingerie store, she's not impressed...
  • Not Without Your Love by Lexi Ryan

    Not Without Your Love by Lexi Ryan

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

    The Bridge to a Better Life by Ava Miles

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

    Dare Me Once by Shelly Alexander

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Love is a risk worth taking in this sizzling romance about secrets and second chances… Scarlett Devereaux’s life on the Gulf Coast went from riches to rags so scandalously fast that she barely had time to kiss her Jimmy Choos goodbye...
  • Hello Darling by Kayley Loring

    Hello Darling by Kayley Loring

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Millions of women all over the world would drop their knickers for British movie star Evan Hunter. Now he’s falling for the one American woman who won’t…Yet...
  • Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Cafe by Milly Johnson

    Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Cafe by Milly Johnson

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

    Jeremiah by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Time is literally slipping through my fingers, and so is my sanity.I can’t come to terms with the fact that I’m about to dive in head first with another Casanova Bachelor.Jeremiah Edwards.He’s a big, rough and tough. His hands are as strong as his will and as the first couple of days in his company slip by I realize something terrible: I like him.A lot...
  • 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...
  • Stalky by J.D. Light

    Stalky by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a shy omega and a stoic man don't know how to communicate, things tend to go unsaid.When Jett proposes to Brewer in a moment of pain killer induced highness, Brewer knows it's only because the omega wants "big, strong kids who can fight back," and he can't blame him considering what the omega blabbed to him about his last relationship while inebriated...
    Categorized as:
    humor  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  lgbtq  mlm
  • Seizing Mack: A Contemporary Love Story by Abbie Zanders

    Seizing Mack: A Contemporary Love Story by Abbie Zanders

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Carpe the romance... The Marines gave Heather “Mack” McKenzie a lot of things. Self-discipline. An arsenal of swear words. And the carpe diem attitude to make her fitness center, Seize, a success. The hot new vice cop in town makes her breath catch...
  • 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...
  • Ginger by Lucy McConnell

    Ginger by Lucy McConnell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Christmas Magic is changing and the Kringle Family scrambles to keep up in this fun and romantic, sweet Christmas romance from Author Lucy McConnell. When Ginger Kringle is branded to wear the magic red suit, she has to fall in love and get married before Christmas Eve to save the family business. After being given a list (Santas love lists!) of potential Mr...
  • It Only Took You by Wendy Vella

    It Only Took You by Wendy Vella

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When LA cop Katie McBride almost dies in a shooting, it shakes her tough exterior to the very core. She's busy drowning her sorrows in a bottle of bourbon when her childhood crush, Sheriff Cubby Hawker, ambles through the door...
  • Chance at Love on Mystic Bay by Karice Bolton

    Chance at Love on Mystic Bay by Karice Bolton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Maddie has never been boy crazy. She’s never cared about relationships. She’s never dreamed of a knight in shining armor coming to her rescue. She’d much rather build her own empire and spend nights in with a cup of tea and a good book, and she’s found the perfect place to do both, Fireweed Island...
  • So Revealing by Kylie Gilmore

    So Revealing by Kylie Gilmore

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

    All About That Kiss by Susan Hatler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    City girl Janine Wilson’s career is taking off but the same can’t be said about her love life. No matter—as manager of the Inn at Blue Moon Bay, Janine’s in charge of throwing a huge party to celebrate the Inn’s recent expansion and doesn’t have time for distractions...
  • A Hippogriff for Christmas by Zoe Chant

    A Hippogriff for Christmas by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He has three days to convince her to love Christmas...Annie’s never had a family she could celebrate Christmas with. She’d be just as happy to work right through the holiday season at her busy bakery, but her well-meaning boss demands that she take some time off. Her plan: too much Netflix, and way too much pie...
  • Moose Be Love by Jacqueline Winters

    Moose Be Love by Jacqueline Winters

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was only supposed to convince her to stay. Falling in love wasn’t part of the plan. Moose Be Love: A Sunset Ridge Sweet Romance Book 1 Small town contemporary romance When Cadence Whitmore and her two sisters inherit the Sunset Ridge Lodge, their immediate plan is to sell it...
  • Mountain Seeking Pilot by Marley Michaels

    Mountain Seeking Pilot by Marley Michaels

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Helicopter Pilot, Rhys Cooper, has spent his life flying to new heights in dangerous and daring rescues. Wanting to slow down, he decides to move to his family's spiritual home to lay some roots just like his doctor brother before him. But first thing's first, knocking down the old house he just bought and building his dream home with a picture-perfect view of Moose Mountain...
  • Christmas on Reindeer Road (Highland Falls (2)) by Debbie Mason

    Christmas on Reindeer Road (Highland Falls (2)) by Debbie Mason

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fans of RaeAnne Thayne and Debbie Macomber will love this USA Today bestselling author's latest holiday romance about two single parents whose holiday wishes come true in the small town of Highland Falls...
  • 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...
  • Dirty Talk by Tara Crescent

    Dirty Talk by Tara Crescent

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Secret confession – I love Dirty Talk. A standalone romance with an HEA ending and no cliffhangers. James Fowler and Lucas Bennett are the sexiest guys in New Summit. Vloggers, celebrities and hosts of the hottest, steamiest show on the internet. Dirty Talk. I might be a teeny bit attracted to them. Oh, who am I kidding? I can’t get enough of them...
  • Running to My Wolf by Lola Glass

    Running to My Wolf by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It was time to chase my mate.After a few lonely years of modeling, babysitting for my friends, and enough therapy to fix a serial killer, I was ready to reclaim my mate.I boxed up my sexy, expensive clothes and threw them in storage.I quit the job that put up a massive wall between us.I chopped the hair that made me millions...
  • So Good by Darcy Burke

    So Good by Darcy Burke

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cameron Westcott has spent eight years recovering from heartbreak by keeping romantic entanglements casual and simple. He’s never minded being called a manwhore, but after two years immersing himself in his new winery, he might be ready for the next chapter. Especially when he meets a sexy wine distributor—only she says she isn’t interested...
  • One Kind Heart by Christine DePetrillo

    One Kind Heart by Christine DePetrillo

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dakota Brenton spends his days leading thrill seekers on adventures through the woods of Maplehaven, Vermont. He’s traveled all over the world on expeditions, but he always comes back home to the cozy town his ancestors founded. Dakota loves his free-spirit lifestyle. He comes and goes as he pleases, however, he can’t help wanting more...
  • When You Kiss Me by Bella Andre

    When You Kiss Me by Bella Andre

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lola Sullivan has been stared at by men since she was thirteen years old, but no one has ever seen the real her. Not until venture capitalist Duncan Lyman walks into her textile design studio and they’re drawn to each other on every level. When deep passion sparks between them, along with an amazingly powerful emotional connection, they stay up all night together...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  comedy  contemporary  family
  • Home on Apple Blossom Road by Sheila Roberts

    Home on Apple Blossom Road by Sheila Roberts

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Home is where the love is… Colin Wright and Mia Blair grew up in Icicle Falls, but they left years ago—and not on good terms. Now Colin's grandmother, Justine, has died, and they've come home to honor this woman they both loved. That's when they get some unexpected news. They're about to inherit something. Jointly. They just have no idea what...
  • Forbidden Single Dad by Crystal Monroe

    Forbidden Single Dad by Crystal Monroe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Being a single dad is hard enough.Keeping my hands off the nanny is about to kill me.I messed up.I fell for my daughter's nanny.But there was NO WAY I could resist.Ruby's innocent, perky, and hot AF.Especially when she dances in my kitchen with her assets bouncing under a thin cotton dress.But she's also my best friend’s little sister.I can’t betray him...
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