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Peer e Kamil by Umera Ahmed
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsImama belongs to Ahmedi religion, a community that is deemed non-Muslim under the constitution of Pakistan and also Shariah laws. Salaar is young man of supreme intelligence and an IQ of 150+. Instead of using his IQ for a good purpose, Salaar considers it a curse and indulges in all kinds of sins, great and small... -
The Last Song: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack by Hal Leonard Corporation
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNote: this is a book of musical scores.PVG Licensed Art & Soundtrack14 songs from the hit movie adapted from Nicholas Sparks' bestselling book and starring Miley Cyrus... -
The Lucky One (Main Theme): Piano Solo, Sheet by Mark Isham
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMark Isham's theme to the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' romantic drama makes a beautiful piano solo. This official sheet music edition allows pianists to bring it to life... -
Something Like Autumn by Jay Bell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLove can appear unexpectedly: a chance meeting at a friend’s wedding, the arrival of a handsome new co-worker… or while being robbed at a convenience store.For some, love seems an impossible dream. Growing up gay in small-town Missouri, Jace Holden thought his chance would never come... -
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To Dream by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGreta Fields had planned to stay one night in Murray County, Oklahoma, to attend her brother's wedding, even though she thought he was making the biggest mistake of his life for the second time. But on her way out of town, she caused a three car pileup when she dropped her cell phone and tried to retrieve it while traveling ninety miles an hour... -
Reckless Beat Boxed Set by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis boxed set contains novel 1, 2 & novella 2.5 in the Reckless Beat series. Blind Attraction He can seduce with a single glance. Peering down at a sea of fans, rock star, Mitchell Davies can’t deny the innocent beauty of a woman in the front row. He’ll stop at nothing to get to know her... -
Black Widow by Nikki Turner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBestselling author Nikki Turner returns with an explosive new novel about a woman at an emotional crossroads and the men left in her wake. Isis Tatum knows firsthand the way love can mess up a person. After all, she saw her mother drive a truck through the home of her father's mistress before killing her dad... -
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Ashes falling for The Sky 2 by Nine Gorman, Mathieu Guibé
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSuite et fin d'Ashes falling for the sky.Après un cliffhanger insoutenable, on retrouve Sky et Ash aux prises avec leurs démons. La réunion de ces deux destins brisés ne se fera pas sans de nouvelles blessures, et révélations sur leurs passés. Nine Gorman et Mathieu Guibé livrent une suite touchante, riche en thématiques fortes, et dont le final ne laissera personne indifférent... -
A Scarcity of Condors by Suanne Laqueur
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJuleón "Jude" Tholet has survival in his DNA. His father, Cleón, lived through imprisonment and torture during Pinochet's military coup in Chile. His mother, Penny, risked everything to gain her husband's freedom and flee the country with their newborn son... -
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Splintered Oak by Tammy L. Gray
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlternate cover edition for B00HCIDE6U A Broken Man... Jake Matthews understands loss. In just one year, he lost his mother, his first love, his career and now his cousin and best friend. Desperate to find some sense of peace, Jake falls into an agreement that could destroy what's left of his floundering life. A Transformed Woman... Naomi Bennett spent the last year finding herself... -
Happiness In Jersey by Jacinta Howard
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe only thing in Jersey Kincaid’s world that she has time for are keeping her grades up so that she doesn’t lose her scholarship to South Texas University, playing the bass in her band, The Prototype, and satisfying her coffee addiction. Oh, and the occasional random hook-up she indulges in to pass the time. Love? Eh, not so much. Save that crap for a Katherine Heigl or Natalie Portman movie... -
Against the Wall by Alexa Land
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDon’t start something you can’t finish.It’s a cliché, but 22-year-old graffiti artist Christian lives by those words. He’s going away when he graduates from art school in just six short months. With so little time left, getting involved with gorgeous Shea Nolan has to be a mistake. If only he could make himself stay away from the sweet, sexy police officer.Christian has a decision to make... -
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Megan's Hero by Sharon Gillenwater
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSix months pregnant, unmarried, broke, and alone, Megan Smith doesn't think things can get much worse--and then they do. Stuck on the road without shelter when a tornado appears, Megan barely escapes with her life. And when Will Callahan comes upon her in the road, her life will never be the same... -
Ashes falling for the Sky by Nine Gorman, Mathieu Guibé
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIl n'est qu'une pluie de cendres. Elle s'est noyée dans un ciel trop vaste. Lors de la soirée de pré-rentrée à l'université, Sky décidée à laisser ses démons derrière elle, jette son dévolu sur Ash. Prête à assumer cette aventure d'un soir, elle ignore les avertissements de sa colocataire et se lance dans le jeu de la séduction, mais perd lamentablement la partie... -
Nashville Dreams by Pamela M. Kelley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYoung love torn apart by amnesia and a scheming billionaire.Laura Scott lives in a trailer park in Charleston, SC, with her alcoholic but very sweet mother. She is a senior in high school when this story begins and is madly in love with her best friend and soul mate Cole Dawson. His father is Dalton Dawson, a real estate billionaire and junior senator with ambitions to be Governor... -
Hasta que el viento te devuelva la sonrisa by Alexandra Roma
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings«¿De qué sirve que dos almas torturadas se encuentren si no es para apoyarse?»¿Qué pasa con la reina del baile cuando termina el instituto?April lo tenía todo: el chico de sus sueños, una beca para una prestigiosa universidad y un prometedor futuro en Nueva York... -
Away by B.A. Wolfe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat good is running AWAY when you only end up lost? Cassandra Pierce had her whole "perfect" life planned out by her parents. One night of pure weakness and lust has her running away from it all and seeking refuge in Alamosa with her best friend. But it seems life has other plans for her when she finds herself lost in the small town of Keaton. Jason Bradley is a charming country guy... -
Chasing Destiny by Eric Jerome Dickey
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBillie is known on the streets as much for her unusual beauty as for her sexy yellow Ducati motorcycle. She can handle just about anything she meets on the road - but this time she might be headed for a crash... -
The House on the Beach by Linda Barrett
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSea View House in Pilgrim Cove offers its residents the sea, the sun, the sound of the surf and the call of the gulls. But sometimes serenity is only an illusion....Laura McCloud has come back to Pilgrim Cove—the source of her fondest childhood memories—to pick up the pieces of her life. The solitude of Sea View House is just what she needs... -
Secret Vows by Rochelle Alers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Hideaway Wedding WagerTwins Ana and Jason and their cousin Nicholas are successful thirty somethings who are single�and loving it. They have no idea that their relatives are betting on which one of them will get married first... -
Dying Wish by Margaret McHeyzer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI have three major loves in my life: my family, my best friend Becky, and ballet. Elijah Turner is quickly becoming the fourth.He's been around as long as I can remember. But now he's much more than just the annoying guy at school.My life was working out perfectly...until it got turned upside down... -
Still Crazy by Judy Prescott Marshall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA strong, loving, and passionate wife discovers a handwritten note that has the power to either destroy her or make her stronger yet.Still Crazy is the story of one woman's journey through pain, betrayal, and forgiveness as she learns to hold onto her faith and, for the first time in her life trust in herself. Julie Holliday has always had a dream – to be the perfect wife... -
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Like the Taste of Summer by Kaje Harper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJack managed to get a scholarship to a small-town college in the middle of the Iowa cornfields, September 1981. It wasn't New York, or California, but he figured it would be better than being home. College would be be a new start in a new place, maybe somewhere he could be himself... -
The Price of Mason by Linda Kage
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI might’ve ruined any chance I ever had at a meaningful relationship when I decided to become a male prostitute at eighteen, but that was okay. I paid off my mom’s debt, the rent, my sister’s hospital bills. I put food on the table and kept eviction notices at bay. It was worth it... -
His Christmas Bride by Lara Van Hulzen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLucas lives in New York, but he's always loved Marietta. When he gets engaged, he decides Montana is exactly the place to get married. Tanner Ranch brings back happy memories of horseback riding and summer nights under the stars making it the perfect place to hold his wedding... -
I Heart Hawaii by Lindsey Kelk
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJoin Angela and Jenny in the series finale of the bestselling I Heart books, on the balmy beaches of Hawaii.When Angela Clark’s best friend Jenny invites her to join a press trip to Hawaii, three days of sun, sea and sleep sounds like the perfect antidote to her crazed life. At work in New York, she’s supposed to be the face of Having It All... -
What if we Drown by Sarah Sprinz, Leonie Landa
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratings„Sie möchte endlich nach vorne blicken. Er macht es ihr unmöglich“Ein Neuanfang – das ist Lauries sehnlichster Wunsch, als sie nach dem tragischen Tod ihres Bruders an die Westküste Kanadas zieht. Noch vor der ersten Vorlesung ihres Medizinstudiums an der University of British Columbia lernt sie Sam kennen und spürt sofort, dass er sie auf eine nie gekannte Weise versteht... -
El chico de las estrellas by Chris Pueyo
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsÉrase un niño que jamás vivió más de dos años seguidos en una misma casa, por lo que decidió pintar las paredes de todas sus habitaciones con estrellas. Su rechazo al colegio y una familia inusual le empujarán a emprender un viaje donde no todo serán constelaciones y pedirle deseos a la luna... -
Bared Souls by Ellie Wade
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlma Weber He told me that he’d destroy me. I knew he wasn’t lying, and I loved him anyway. I believed in love—in him. I just wasn’t prepared to carry the weight of his demons. I wanted forever with him, but life showed me love was temporary, and forever was a dream. Despite everything that happened, even now, I wouldn’t change any of it... -
Taking the Long Way by Lily R. Mason
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne woman's journey towards self-acceptance through love, loss, family, friends, and career. Sample: “I don’t like him,” Natalia mumbled. It was the easiest way to start the conversation. “Um… I’m sorry,” Bridget said. “I don’t like that you’re spending all your time with him,” Natalia said. Her voice sounded pressured and forced, like she had to push a block of ice up from her chest... -
A Little Faith by Emma James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.” ~ Bob Marley Faith was nearly fifteen when her life was torn apart, she sheltered herself from knowing anything about that fateful day. Six years later she is older and stronger and has decided to confront this sexy brotherhood of hot men she ignored for her own survival... -
Let's Hear It for the Boy by T.A. Webb
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAuntie Social is the biggest, baddest drag queen in Atlanta—she knows what she wants and she gets it. She’s tough, merciless, and top dog. That’s what Paul Stewart, reporter for the Journal, had heard, and all he expects when he’s assigned to interview the legend.. But nobody really knows the person behind the make-up... -
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My Lucky Days by S.D. Hendrickson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was an up-and-coming country singer. She was the last girl you'd ever see in a bar. But one night, under those neon lights, Lucky and Katie found each other. Beginnings are always exciting. Always fun. Always hopeful. Katie was in her last year of college. Lucky was still playing local stages. She fell for his voice. She fell for his words. They fell in love. It was beautiful... -
My Butterfly by Laura Miller
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you got a second chance to be with your first love, would you take it? "This is pure romance at its best." ~Romantic Reading Escapes "One of the most beautiful love stories I have ever read." ~Jelena's Book Blog From the author who brought you the national bestselling novel Butterfly Weeds comes the heartwarming story of small-town firefighter Will Stephens... -
Taming the Texas Cowboy by Charlene Sands
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a disaster destroyed nearly everything Maddie Brooks owned, Trey Walker offered the petite redhead shelter at 2 Hope Ranch. A veterinarian, Maddie was smart, sexy, and good with animals… Impossible to resist, yet Trey is convinced he is cursed when it comes to women. The temporary arrangement Maddie made with Trey was supposed to be strictly business... -
Hiding in Park City by RaeAnne Thayne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA single mom on the run and an injured FBI agent find their greatest danger is with each other in this story of secret identity, originally titled Nowhere to Hide and published in 2003! As an on-the-run single mother out to protect her little girls, Lisa Connors needs two things: money, and to keep her identity secret... -
After the Rain by Lisa De Jong
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA novella follow-up to When It Rains. The last few years have been my best and my worst. Now I’m learning to move on after my greatest heartbreak of all. I’m in college with the guy I’ve loved since I was just a kid, but when two people have the history we do, there are always obstacles to overcome. They say love conquers all, and it's time to find out how true that really is... -
A Christmas Song by Tijan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first year was fun. Simple.I had a great roommate, and I was hooking up with a basketball player.Then life happened, and my whole trajectory changed.Gone was the hook-up. Gone was the roommate.My new goal in life wasn’t to enjoy it. It was to get through each day by being blissfully numb.It was working.Until I woke up in my ex’s bed one morning.No purse. No phone. No keys... -
Recovery by Con Riley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSalvage Stories: Book TwoSan Diego is a city of second chances for Jamie Carlson. His new career as a photographer is taking off, and with the support of a loving surrogate family, he’s finally putting his party years behind him. The Bailey family helped him solve his drinking problem, but there’s no easy solution to staying sober now that Belle Bailey’s dying... -
Silver Linings by Kaylee Baldwin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDrew Westfall wants nothing more than to forget what he had to do in the name of "smart" business. Cutting off all ties with his parents—including handing over the entire contents of his trust fund to a charity—he takes off for Bridger, Colorado where his best friend has an extra room for him... -
Perfection: The MacGregor Grooms / A Perfect Neighbor by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe MacGregor Grooms(1998)Daniel MacGregor sets his matchmaking skills against three of his grandsons - D.C., Duncan, and Ian.A Perfect Neighbor(1999)Daniel MacGregor is matchmaking again when he encourages playwright Preston McQuinn to move in across the hall from his granddaughter Cybill Campbell... -
If I Die Young by Talia Jager
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Caelyn Noel was diagnosed with asthma five years ago, it put a damper on things. Now, she’s sixteen and things are finally going her way. She has loving parents, the best friend ever, and the boy she has had a crush on since elementary school has finally noticed her. Then, she collapses in school one day... -
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Pick by K.E. Osborn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanger—it's a word that strikes fear into most people. But for me it's not just a word, it's a legacy, a lifeline, my name. My life has been crazy—ups a downs like the highest rollercoaster you've ridden. On tour with the world’s biggest rock stars and on my way to being one myself. Then I met her. The woman who ruined me completely... -
Lost in Cottonwood Canyon (The Searchers) / How to Train a Cowboy by RaeAnne Thayne, Caro Carson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOriginally published in 2004 and called Nothing to Lose, New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne brings readers a thrilling story of a sister desperate to save her brother’s life and the true crime writer who may be the only man who can help!Crime expert Wyatt McKinnon has built his career by turning high-profile cases into bestsellers... -
His Brown-Eyed Girl by Liz Talley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's saving him from…the kids? Lucas Finlay is used to calling the shots. But looking after his two nephews and niece in New Orleans, he's entirely out of his league. Luckily help is next door. With almost no effort Addy Toussant manages to make order from the kid chaos. Lucas is beyond grateful…he's also very attracted to her. Images of an adults-only playdate are soon dancing in his head... -
Chill by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHE DISAPPEARED. Alaskan bush pilot Luke Webber did not exist until eight years ago. His brutal history still haunts him, but no one will ever know who he used to be. It needs to stay that way, or more people will die. SHE FOUND HIM. Isabella Kopas is on the run, a bullet in her shoulder and a murderer on her tail... -
Doctor's Orders by Ann B. Harrison
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsApril Moore has always been an impulsive dreamer. So when she shows up in Cherry Lake, announcing that she's there to stay and start her own business–a design studio florist shop–her sisters are pleased, but more than a little skeptical... -
Ang Tundo Man May Langit Din by Andres Cristobal Cruz
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"As in theNoli, we have inAng Tundo Mana story of individuals in love, unfolded against a carefully authenticated social background in order to dramatize the contemporary national experience...
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