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  • Moonlight and Ashes by Rosie Goodwin

    Moonlight and Ashes by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Despite being trapped in an abusive marriage, Maggie still feels blessed with her eight-year-old twins, Danny and Lizzie, and baby girl, Lucy. But when the Second World War begins it seems that her blessings may have run out.Although the war lets her escape her husband when he's sent to the front, she must also lose the twins, as they're evacuated to North Wales...
  • Who Will Hear Me When I Cry by David Johnson

    Who Will Hear Me When I Cry by David Johnson

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In the final chapter of the Tucker series, David Johnson introduces us to a new family – a family in need of the kind of help that only Tucker and her family can give.Benjamin Trevathan, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, and a speech impediment, is a boy saddled with adult responsibilities in the midst of his dysfunctional home...
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    epic  family  audiobook  christian  fiction  sad
  • Cruising Cowboys: A Cruise Ship Cozy Mystery Novel by Hope Callaghan

    Cruising Cowboys: A Cruise Ship Cozy Mystery Novel by Hope Callaghan

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    family  friendship  cozy  humor  killer
  • Nantucket Jubilee by Katie Winters

    Nantucket Jubilee by Katie Winters

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's time for the Nantucket Jubilee— an iconic celebration that calls back the most secretive of the Copperfield children, Ella.Twenty-five years ago, Quentin, Julia, and Alana fled The Copperfield House, leaving Greta and Ella alone— feeling completely abandoned.But it wasn’t the first time.Abandonment, as it turns out, has been the theme of Ella’s life. And she doesn’t even know it, yet...
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    epic  family  friendship  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • Frank and Red by Matt Coyne, James Killeen

    Frank and Red by Matt Coyne, James Killeen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Estranged from his friends, son, and the ever-changing world beyond his front gate, Frank is a reclusive curmudgeon whose only company is the 'ghost' of his dead wife, Marcie. Then six-year-old Red moves in next door. A boy struggling to adjust to the separation of his mum and dad, a new school, and the demonic school bully, Red is curious, smart, and talkative. And he has a trampoline...
  • What Grows Dies Here by Anne Malcom

    What Grows Dies Here by Anne Malcom

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “You will be loved many times by many men. But you will only ever love one man. And that man will be your destruction.”Wren Whitney lives a beautiful life. She is a child of Beverly Hills, growing up in boarding schools, on private jets—a life of extreme wealth and privilege.Wren Whitney lives for adventure. She is afraid of nothing. She says no to nothing...
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    epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Five of a Kind: Kind Brothers Book 5 by Sandi Lynn

    Five of a Kind: Kind Brothers Book 5 by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    One letter that altered my life.A fake birth certificate.A father I never knew about.And four brothers who were the same age as I was.At thirty-three years old, I was the CEO of Sterling Capital, thanks to my uncle who took me under his wing and introduced me to the world of investing...
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    epic  family  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The Woman from Beaumont Farm by AnneMarie Brear

    The Woman from Beaumont Farm by AnneMarie Brear

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From the author of the bestselling The Slum AngelSequel to The Market Stall Girl 1914, West Yorkshire, England.Newly married to Noah Jackson, Beth is happily content working on her family’s market stall while Noah fulfills his dreams of being a teacher...
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    epic  family  20th-century  adult  book  fiction  historical
  • Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen

    Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “Family isn’t always your relatives. It’s the ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile, and who love you no matter what.”Teachers do so much more than just teach academics. They build a sense of community within their classrooms, creating a home away from home where they make their students feel safe, included, and loved...
  • Red Mountain Burning by Boo Walker

    Red Mountain Burning by Boo Walker

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Why must all good things come to an end? In Washington State wine country, Red Mountain is a refuge for searchers and wanderers, artists and lovers, farmers and chefs--people looking for a place to belong. Despite the stunning landscape, the world-class wines, and their best efforts, the eccentric inhabitants often attract trouble...
  • Our Little Secret by Rosie Goodwin

    Our Little Secret by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    At just twenty years old, Claire McMullen is the new owner of the Seabourne Hotel. She's a mystery to everyone around her - and that's how she wants to keep it. Abused as a child and forced to sell her body to survive, Claire has built a barrier around herself that she is sure no one will ever penetrate...
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    epic  family  friendship  abuse  adult  audiobook  book  fiction
  • Born to Trouble: All she wanted was a better life… by Rita Bradshaw

    Born to Trouble: All she wanted was a better life… by Rita Bradshaw

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A compelling saga guaranteed to tug at the heartstrings.Born into the worst of families in Sunderland's filthy, crime-ridden East End, Pearl Croft's childhood is miserable. Shortly after her violent, drunken father is killed in a fight, Pearl's elder brothers are sent to prison leaving her, still a child herself, to care for her baby brothers...
  • Roots of Vengeance by Maggie Cole

    Roots of Vengeance by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nothing about Connor Brooks is average. Not his looks, or kisses, or touches.He’s my target. Falling in love isn’t part of the assignment.My job is to determine if he’s a Twisted Heart, the vicious gang who killed my family.He’s innocent, but discovers my secret.My cover is blown. My heart shattered.But I annihilated his.Going forward, I tell my boss to only give me the most dangerous men...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  book  fiction  suspense
  • The Kind Brothers: Kind Brothers Book 6 by Sandi Lynn

    The Kind Brothers: Kind Brothers Book 6 by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The family you have grown to love is back in the explosive FINALE of the Kind Brothers Series!MORE INFO COMING...
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    epic  family  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Sealed With a Loving Kiss by Ellie Dean

    Sealed With a Loving Kiss by Ellie Dean

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The gripping new Second World War novel from Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of While We're Apart.After the death of her parents in a bombing raid, Mary Jones discovers a secret in the pages of father’s diaries. Her search for the truth brings her to Cliffehaven on the south coast...
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    epic  family  20th-century  adult  book  fiction  historical
  • Cece by AnneMarie Brear

    Cece by AnneMarie Brear

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's the third sister, often overlooked and the last to know about anything that's happening in the family.Cece is gifted a cottage in the Scottish Highlands. She doesn't want a cottage or to go to Scotland. Her sisters' gifts were much more interesting...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  20th-century  adult  book  fiction  historical
  • Memories of the Beach by Kay Correll

    Memories of the Beach by Kay Correll

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What if the imaginary friend you had as a child… turns out to be not so imaginary after all?Aspen receives a mysterious letter from her mother asking her to come to an all-expenses-paid week at Blue Heron Cottages. The very mother who disappeared from her life over twenty years ago.Willow receives her own letter asking her to come to the resort...
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    epic  family  friendship  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • One Perfect Family by Anna Jacobs

    One Perfect Family by Anna Jacobs

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lancashire, 1934. When Tam Crawford is unexpectedly bequeathed some money, he can finally realise his dream of settling down in the beautiful village of Ellindale. Tam knows he can be impulsive - his nickname isn't Crazy Tam for nothing! - but this time he is determined not to be ruled by his big heart and hot head...
  • Nantucket Homes by Pamela M. Kelley

    Nantucket Homes by Pamela M. Kelley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It's Fall on Nantucket--and change is in the air! There's a new arrival to the island. Kay Johnson, a widow, was a friend of Lisa's mother and is like an aunt to Lisa. Kay is excited to relax and enjoy Nantucket—she’s already signed up for a Needlepoint class. She’s not at all looking for romance, but she is happy to make a new friend in neighbor Walter Sturgess, a widower...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  friendship  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • Forsaken by Rosie Goodwin

    Forsaken by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Born on a Friday, Sophie Winters has always been a loving and giving child, who'd do anything for her family. Yet her father, Bill, has always seemed to resent her. For her mother's sake, Sophie learns to live with Bill's animosity - until the night he drunkenly forces himself upon her.Left pregnant and ashamed at seventeen, Sophie doesn't know where to turn...
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    epic  family  adult  book  fiction  historical
  • Making Waves by Meredith Summers

    Making Waves by Meredith Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Maxi’s life is about to change, but not in the way she expects... Maxi Stevens is at a crossroads. Things between her and James haven’t been the same since their kids left the nest. When she finds proof that indicates he may have strayed, she strikes out on her own. James’ infidelity has a silver lining, though...
  • Dancing Till Midnight by Rosie Goodwin

    Dancing Till Midnight by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Life has been cruel to Grace Collins. Orphaned as a child, she is raised by her severely religious aunt, Emily. Starved of love, she falls for the first man who shows her affection, Barry Swan. And when Grace falls pregnant, Emily disowns her.Barry and Grace marry and, for a while, she knows happiness. Barry adores her and is a wonderful father, but Grace feels that something is missing...
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    epic  family  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  historical
  • Men of Inked Series by Chelle Bliss

    Men of Inked Series by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Gallo Siblings never believed in a happily ever after for themselves, despite the example of their parents, Sal and Maria (see prequel, 'The Gallos').One by one the siblings are each consumed by a love so grand it alters their reality. Unwilling to let go, they fall hopelessly in love and hold on tight. Each story involves different main characters...
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    epic  family  adult  book  fiction  humor
  • A Christmas Affair by Iris Bolling

    A Christmas Affair by Iris Bolling

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens when dysfunctional families meet the Lassiters?They all learn the meaning of LOVE...Love is Kind, Love is Patient, and Love… lasts for a lifetime even if it kills you.Christmas is the time when wishes come true. Be careful what you ask for. I fell in love with you at a wedding...
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    epic  family  adult  black-mc  book  fiction  poc-mc
  • Masks of Devotion by Maggie Cole

    Masks of Devotion by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kade Coral was my brother's best friend and always in my life. Until he wasn’t.We flirted for years and finally confessed our love.Six hours after I woke up in his arms, he moved.Three years have passed and not one word from him.And nothing recreates the zing I had with Kade.That includes party boy Fisher Corbyn who wants to get serious...
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    epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  suspense
  • Life, Part 2: Lydia's Story--The Second Chance by S.W. Hubbard

    Life, Part 2: Lydia's Story--The Second Chance by S.W. Hubbard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lydia Eastlee has skipped a decade of her life. When she married a much older man, Lydia took a shortcut from grad student to middle-aged matron. Do not pass go. Do not drink jug wine or buy Ikea bookshelves. Now Lydia finds herself a 45-year-old widow...
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    epic  family  friendship  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • Starfish Cottage by Meredith Summers

    Starfish Cottage by Meredith Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Maddie Montgomery has finally found her slice of heaven - a charming cottage on the sugar-sand beach of Shell Cove, Maine. There’s only one problem, the flow of tourists to Shell Cove dried up years ago and now it’s up to her to bring them back...
  • Finding Home on Whisling Island by Julia Clemens

    Finding Home on Whisling Island by Julia Clemens

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Five women. Five beautiful stories. Follow the women of Whisling as they navigate life searching for peace, hope, and home.Olivia was sure she'd endured the last of Bart's torment, but he's back. And Olivia isn't sure she has what it takes to stand up to him once again. But she has to. Because this time, if Olivia falters, she won't be the one to suffer. No, the suffering will fall on her girls...
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    epic  family  friendship  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • The Bad Apple by Rosie Goodwin

    The Bad Apple by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Louise Hart has endured a great deal of pain from her callous husband Paul, but one cold December night in 1959 she can take no more. She and her son Davey escape their Coventry high-rise flat and flee to Tanglewood, the dilapidated ivy-clad mansion where her mother Dolly runs an animal sanctuary...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  book  fiction
  • Sisters and Sunrises by Julia Clemens

    Sisters and Sunrises by Julia Clemens

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The women of Whisling are back!In recent days, life has been much kinder to Deb and Gen than in times past. And not only has life been kind, both are in for some of the greatest highs they've ever experienced. Luke has a big surprise up his sleeve for Deb, and Gen's family is about to welcome one of their greatest blessings...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  friendship  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • Jessie's Promise by Rosie Clarke

    Jessie's Promise by Rosie Clarke

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From the bestselling author of LIZZIE'S SECRET and LIZZIE'S WAR, a story about resilient, strong women surviving adversity post World War 1. DEVON 1918. When Jessie Hale loses her nursing job at the end of the First World War, she leaves London to become the nursemaid to the Kendle family in Devon. On arrival she finds the family in disarray...
  • Me and My Fear by Francesca Sanna

    Me and My Fear by Francesca Sanna

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When a young girl has to move countries and start at a new school, her fear tells her to be alone and afraid. How can she hope to make friends if she doesn't understand anyone? Surely no one else feels the same way...From the award-winning author and illustrator of The Journey, this insightful and delicately told story shows that we can all find friendship and comfort when we share our fears...
  • Beautiful by Danielle Steel

    Beautiful by Danielle Steel

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A renowned supermodel's world is torn apart in an instant, sending her on an unexpected journey of discovery in this masterful novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel. Veronique Vincent is a star. At age twenty-two, she is one of the most sought-after models in fashion, gracing the covers of magazines and walking the runways of haute couture shows across the globe...
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    epic  family  friendship  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • One Hundred Whispers: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 18 by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Whispers: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 18 by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome back to Aspen Cove, where everything is safe, including your secrets…After being booted from her hit renovation show, Reno or Wreck It, for a mistake that wasn’t hers, Jewel Monroe moves to Aspen Cove to lick her wounds. No one seems to know who she is, and that’s a secret she wants to keep...
  • Forever Home by Tammy L. Grace

    Forever Home by Tammy L. Grace

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A new path. A wishful goal. Will family drama drag her away from her pursuit of happiness?Successful attorney Izzy Griffin longs to slow down and reinvent herself. Approaching retirement and with a messy divorce fifteen years behind her, she relocates to an idyllic island, where her brother runs a family winery...
  • Prosecco and Peonies by SJ McCoy

    Prosecco and Peonies by SJ McCoy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sweet and steamy second chance romance from SJ McCoy. Marcos and Molly were high school sweethearts; that couple who everyone—including Molly—thought would get married, have babies, and live happily ever after. It didn’t work out that way, though. Marcos returned to Sicily to run his family winery. Molly stayed in Napa to run her family restaurant...
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    epic  family  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Bayou Devils MC: The Complete Series by A.M. Myers

    Bayou Devils MC: The Complete Series by A.M. Myers

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The men of the Bayou Devils MC live by a code of loyalty and justice, working tirelessly to fight for those who cannot defend themselves. They are stubborn, arrogant, sexy as hell, and once they set their sights on a woman, they won’t stop until they claim her as their own...
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    family  epic  biker  fiction  suspense  book  adult
  • Please Don't Say Goodbye by S.J. McCoy

    Please Don't Say Goodbye by S.J. McCoy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life doesn’t always go the way we think it will, does it? Elle moved to the city and did well in her career, but not so well in her life – at least, not her love life. One disastrous relationship and one daughter later, she’s back home, living and working with her mom. She knows how lucky she is to have a soft place to land and this time, she’s not going to mess up...
    Categorized as:
    family  epic  contemporary  small-town  fiction  book  adult
  • The Station: Volume Two by Mel A. Rowe

    The Station: Volume Two by Mel A. Rowe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love or legacy – only one can be chosen.“It was going to kill him to say goodbye to one to keep the other, when his family’s legacy already dictated which one he had to choose and which one to let go ...”Jake is set to take the reins as the next cattle king on the largest cattle station in the Northern Territory...
    Categorized as:
    family  epic  romance  fiction  travel  book  adult
  • Pride of Lancashire by Anna Jacobs

    Pride of Lancashire by Anna Jacobs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Carrie, the oldest child of ten, is devastated when her father dies and her family is thrown out of their terraced house in Hedderby. But she finds work as a cleaner in a local pub, while her idle mother falls straight into the arms of the town's stingiest landlord...
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    epic  family  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  historical
  • Return to Sarah's Valley: Sequel to Sarah's Valley by Sharon Mierke

    Return to Sarah's Valley: Sequel to Sarah's Valley by Sharon Mierke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Return to Sarah's Valley is a follow-up story to Sarah's Valley, which was published in 2012 by the same author, Sharon Mierke. In Sarah's Valley, Patrick Smithson meets Frank Lawdry. Frank, who prefers his Abenaki name, Winnipesaukee, spends the night recalling his life story. He and his sister, Sarah, were left orphans when everyone on a wagon train died in a horrific tragedy...
  • The Girls from the Local by Rosie Archer

    The Girls from the Local by Rosie Archer

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gosport, Hampshire 1943, and even in the middle of war the local pub provides a warm welcome, thanks to its trio of barmaids. Ruby has been living and working at the Point of No Return pub since her parents were killed by a bomb. She loves the bustle of the pub; it helps take her mind off worrying about her fiance, Joe, away fighting in France...
  • The Stanislaski Series Collection Volume 1 by Nora Roberts

    The Stanislaski Series Collection Volume 1 by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    TAMING NATASHAComposer Spencer Kimball and his young daughter are new to town. It’s a small community, and in such close quarters beauty is hard to miss—and when he sets eyes on Natasha Stanislaski, he’s thunderstruck by the intensity of his attraction. The former ballet dancer turned toy shop owner has a fiery temperament, and it draws Spencer like a moth to a flame...
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    epic  family  adult  anthologies  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • A Time for Renewal by Anna Jacobs

    A Time for Renewal by Anna Jacobs

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the wake of World War Two, the whole country is desperate for houses, with very little money available to rebuild. In the town of Rivenshaw in Lancashire, Mayne Esher has no choice but to turn Esherwood, the war-damaged stately home which has been in his family for generations, into flats...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  20th-century  adult  book  fiction  historical
  • Emma's War by Rosie Clarke

    Emma's War by Rosie Clarke

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    All she wanted was her husband to come home… Newly married to the caring RAF pilot Jonathan Reece, Emma thinks that life couldn’t be better. But her happiness is short-lived: within months, Jon’s plane is shot down over France and he is declared missing, presumed dead. Alone and with two children to care for, Emma’s first thought is how to support her family...
  • Hattie's Mill by Marcia Willett

    Hattie's Mill by Marcia Willett

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hattie Weatherall's heart leapt when she first saw Abbot's Mill, and with her dog and an assortment of wild fowl for company she sets about renovating the mill. Sarah Farley feels a pang of envy for Hattie's freedom. For over twenty years, Sarah has tolerated her husband's infidelities - and her love for him is about to be tested again..
    Categorized as:
    family  friendship  adult  book  fiction  marriage  romance
  • A Kind Wedding: Nathan & Sofia by Sandi Lynn

    A Kind Wedding: Nathan & Sofia by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wedding bells are ringing for Nathan & Sofia!Join Nathan and Sofia as they try to juggle their family life and careers all while trying to plan the perfect wedding.Enjoy bonfires, brotherly talks, weekly surf time, music, laughter, and more in this next installment of the Kind Brothers Series...
    Categorized as:
    family  epic  romance  fiction  contemporary  book  adult
  • Jillian Jiggs by Phoebe Gilman

    Jillian Jiggs by Phoebe Gilman

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jillian Jiggs-- who spends most of her time making up games and playing dress-up-- is much too busy to clean her...
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