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Where Butterflies Wander by Suzanne Redfearn
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of In an Instant comes the moving story of a family grappling with grief and a woman with the power to help them through it—or stand in their way.After a tragic accident claims the life of one of her children, Marie Egide is desperate to carve out a fresh start for her family... -
![The Start of Something Wonderful by Jessica Redland]()
The Start of Something Wonderful by Jessica Redland
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAutumn Laine has lost her creative sparkle. After losing her grandad and her job as an illustrator in quick succession, she is at a crossroads in life and needs a break. Spending time with her parents in Paris, even in the artistic community of Montmartre, doesn't appear to be the answer... -
![Finding Home: A heartwarming summer romance read! by Kate Field]()
Finding Home: A heartwarming summer romance read! by Kate Field
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe might not have much in this world, but it cost nothing to be kind…Meet Miranda Brown: you can call her Mim. She’s jobless, homeless and living in her car… but with a history like hers she knows she has a huge amount to be grateful for.Meet Beatrice and William Howard: Bill and Bea to you... -
![A Home at Honeysuckle Farm by Christie Barlow]()
A Home at Honeysuckle Farm by Christie Barlow
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA family secret One shocking argument and ten-year-old Alice Parker’s world was turned upside down. Her peaceful life at Honeysuckle Farm in the quiet rural village of Brook Bridge swapped for the bustling metropolis of New York City. Alice’s life was changed forever… A second chance Now, thirteen years later, Alice’s American dream is over... -
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![The Place We Call Home by Faith Hogan]()
The Place We Call Home by Faith Hogan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWelcome to Ballycove, the home of Corrigan Mills...Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Irish countryside the famed mills have created the finest wool in all of Ireland. Run by the seemingly perfect Corrigan family, but every family has its secrets, and how the mills came to be the Corrigan's is one of them.. -
![The Lilac Bouquet by Carolyn Brown]()
The Lilac Bouquet by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCome 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... -
![Home Sweet Love by Ava Miles]()
Home Sweet Love by Ava Miles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMillions 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... -
![A Change of Heart by Hannah Ellis]()
A Change of Heart by Hannah Ellis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe was never meant to fall for her best friend’s brother...Seren has had a soft spot for her best friend’s brother for as long as she can remember. But when she starts to see Kit as more than just a friend, she knows she’s on dangerous ground.Avoiding him is probably her best course of action, but that’s easier said than done when you live on a tiny island... -
![Meadow Falls by Carolyn Brown]()
Meadow Falls by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn emotional novel about a small-town Texas family, forgiveness, and coming to terms with the past by New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown.Angela Marie has spent all of her thirty-five years on Meadow Falls, the farm that’s been in her Texas family for generations. It wasn’t her plan. It was an obligation... -
![The Saturday Morning Park Run: A gloriously uplifting and page-turning book that will make you feel happy! by Jules Wake]()
The Saturday Morning Park Run: A gloriously uplifting and page-turning book that will make you feel happy! by Jules Wake
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is the story of two women.One old, one young.One looking for new adventures. One looking for a purpose.Both needing a friend.And this is how, along with two little girls in need of a family, a gorgeous stranger, and a scruffy dog, they bring the whole community together every Saturday morning for love, laughter and a little bit of running…(well, power walking)... -
![Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon]()
Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter five hectic years of retirement from Lord’s Chapel, Father Tim Kavanagh returns with his wife, Cynthia, from a so-called pleasure trip to the land of his Irish ancestors. While glad to be at home in Mitford, something is definitely missing: a pulpit. But when he’s offered one, he decides he doesn’t want it. Maybe he’s lost his passion... -
![Eventide by Kent Haruf]()
Eventide by Kent Haruf
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsKent Haruf, award-winning, bestselling author of Plainsong returns to the high-plains town of Holt, Colorado, with a novel of masterful authority. The aging McPheron brothers are learning to live without Victoria Roubideaux, the single mother they took in and who has now left their ranch to start college...Categorized as:
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![Maintenance Required: A small town romance by Giulia Lagomarsino]()
Maintenance Required: A small town romance by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEricI live my life by a certain standard. There are right and wrong ways to do things, and I always make sure that I'm on the right side. My brothers call me a wet blanket. They say I'm buttoned-up, boring, and that I don't know how to let loose. There's a reason I'm that way, and she just walked through my door. With one wild night, I've thrown all my moral guidelines out the window... -
![Lemon Drop Cottage by K.T. Dady]()
Lemon Drop Cottage by K.T. Dady
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Pepper Bay. A small close-knit community where you’ll find chocolate box cottages, quaint shops, love, drama, and a happily ever after.Snuggle down with this cosy, feel-good, comfort read that whisks you away to a beautiful bay on the Isle of Wight – Perfect for fans of Christie Barlow, Phillipa Ashley, and Holly Martin... -
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![The Weekend Getaway by Hannah Ellis]()
The Weekend Getaway by Hannah Ellis
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA 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... -
![The Cottage on Lily Pond Lane-Part Two: Summer secrets by Emily Harvale]()
The Cottage on Lily Pond Lane-Part Two: Summer secrets by Emily Harvale
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEscape to the seaside village of Little Pondale with Part Two of this heart-warming and romantic, four-part serial. Mia Ward was amazed to inherit her great-aunt Matilda’s thatched cottage in the tiny seaside village of Little Pondale – especially as Mia didn’t know she had a great-aunt Matilda... -
![Shepherds Abiding by Jan Karon]()
Shepherds Abiding by Jan Karon
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe eighth novel in the beloved Mitford series, by the bestselling author of At Home in Mitford and Somebody Safe with Somebody Good Millions of Americans have found Mitford to be a favorite home-away-from-home, and countless readers have long wondered what Christmas in Mitford would be like... -
![A Light in the Window by Jan Karon]()
A Light in the Window by Jan Karon
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratings- Readers will enjoy a story from the popular series-packaged bestseller!- Includes new Reader's Guide for group discussion or personal...Categorized as:
drama family friendship historical-fiction humor literary-fiction realistic 20th-century -
![Carolina Breeze by Denise Hunter]()
Carolina Breeze by Denise Hunter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of The Convenient Groom and A December Bride (now beloved Hallmark Original movies) comes the second novel in the Bluebell Inn series! Following the sudden death of his parents, Levi Bennett left his life in Denver to return to his hometown of Bluebell, North Carolina... -
![Teardrop Lane by Emily March]()
Teardrop Lane by Emily March
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn Emily March’s beloved new novel set in Eternity Springs, a woman who has given up on dreams of a family meets a man who needs her to complete his own. Town physician Rose Anderson hides a well of sadness behind her cheerful and capable professionalism. Heartbreak has only reinforced her belief that marriage and children aren’t in her future... -
![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 ratingsLove 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... -
![One Last Thing Before I Go by Michele Brouder]()
One Last Thing Before I Go by Michele Brouder
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe retired librarian from Hideaway Bay, Carol Rimmer, has been handed a terminal diagnosis. As she looks over the course of her life, she decides she must do one more thing before she goes. But she’s going to need help and who better to ask than Thelma Schumacher. Despite their history, she puts aside any dislike she has for the woman and asks for help in her last task... -
![One Hundred Intentions by Kelly Collins]()
One Hundred Intentions by Kelly Collins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman building a future.A man unearthing his past.Will what they uncover create true love?Author Reese Arden has been hiding most of her life. Some would call her a wallflower, but she’s the root of that flower, hidden far beneath the soil, where no one can see her, hear her, or shame her... -
![Tinsel and Tatas: A Holiday Romantic Comedy Anthology by Kilby Blades, Serena Bell]()
Tinsel and Tatas: A Holiday Romantic Comedy Anthology by Kilby Blades, Serena Bell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet a head start on the holiday spirit by reading for a great cause! Nearly twenty of today’s most entertaining rom-com authors have teamed up to sell #Books4Boobs. This collection of holiday shorts ranges from sweet to steamy and promises to entertain... -
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![Lost and Found Sisters by Jill Shalvis]()
Lost and Found Sisters by Jill Shalvis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes her first women's fiction novel—an unforgettable story of friendship, love, family, and sisterhood—perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Susan Mallery, and Kristan Higgins. They say life can change in an instant… After losing her sister in a devastating car accident, chef Quinn Weller is finally getting her life back on track... -
![Coming Home to Merriment Bay: Part One: A Reunion by Emily Harvale]()
Coming Home to Merriment Bay: Part One: A Reunion by Emily Harvale
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA heartwarming four-part serial about family, friendship, and finding the strength to put the past behind you and step into a bright, new future filled with love and laughter.After eighteen years apart, reclusive Cat Devon still recognises her mum’s handwriting... -
![So Good by Darcy Burke]()
So Good by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCameron 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... -
![The Addendum by Melanie Moreland]()
The Addendum by Melanie Moreland
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou can change your future but you can’t escape your past Life is good for Richard VanRyan.His family is growing. His life is rich. He has everything he could desire, and he is blessed with all he never knew he needed.Until the day his past shows up and tosses a grenade into his future... -
![Vision in White by Nora Roberts]()
Vision in White by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsNora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac—the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut's premier wedding planning companies.After years of throwing make-believe weddings in the backyard, flowers, photography, desserts, and details are what these women do best: a guaranteed perfect, beautiful day full of memories to last the rest of your life... -
![Reflection Point by Emily March]()
Reflection Point by Emily March
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn beloved author Emily March’s new novel about a special place and its remarkable residents, a woman betrayed by life discovers the healing power of love in Eternity Springs. Savannah Moore arrives in Eternity Springs alone, determined to put her troubled past behind her... -
![Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout]()
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThe iconic Olive struggles to understand not only herself and her own life but also the lives of those around her in the town of Crosby, Maine... -
![Under the Southern Sky by Kristy Woodson Harvey]()
Under the Southern Sky by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsRecently separated Amelia Saxton, a dedicated journalist, never expected that uncovering the biggest story of her career would become deeply personal. But when she discovers that a cluster of embryos belonging to her childhood friend Parker and his late wife Greer have been deemed “abandoned,” she’s put in the unenviable position of telling Parker—and dredging up old wounds in the process... -
![Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon, Sami Siltala]()
Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon, Sami Siltala
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsReaders of the nine bestselling Mitford novels have been captivated by Jan Karon's gift for illuminating the struggles that creep into everyday lives along with a vividly imagined world (People). They learned quickly that after you've spent time in Mitford, you'll want to come back (Chicago Tribune)... -
![Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo]()
Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsRichard Russo's slyly funny and moving novel follows the unexpected operation of grace in a deadbeat town in upstate New York—and in the life of one of its unluckiest citizens, Sully, who has been doing the wrong thing triumphantly for fifty years... -
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![The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan]()
The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA grand baronial house on Loch Ness, a quirky small-town bookseller, and a single mom looking for a fresh start all come together in this witty and warm-hearted novel by New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan.Desperate to escape from London, single mother Lottie wants to build a new life for herself and her son Raffie...Categorized as:
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![Texas Twist by Cynthia D'Alba]()
Texas Twist by Cynthia D'Alba
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReal bad boys can grow up to be real good men. Paige Ryan has lost everything important in her life. Her parents, her lover, her horse, her life on the rodeo tour. Lost about her future, she moves to Whispering Springs, Texas to be near her step-brother... -
![Summer Strawberries at Swallowtail Bay: The hilarious and heartwarming romantic comedy, a perfect summer read for fans of Cathy Bramley! by Katie Ginger]()
Summer Strawberries at Swallowtail Bay: The hilarious and heartwarming romantic comedy, a perfect summer read for fans of Cathy Bramley! by Katie Ginger
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrab your strawberries and cream and get ready to return to the beautiful Swallowtail Bay! Summer is in full swing and the locals are getting excited for the launch of the Swallowtail Bay strawberry food festival... -
![Sea Glass Summer by Miranda Liasson]()
Sea Glass Summer by Miranda Liasson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA moving, uplifting novel about motherhood, starting over, and an unexpected summer romance… Kit Blakemore is ready to live again. After her husband died while serving in the military, she was in a haze of grief. Now she wants to reclaim her former self—finish her degree and find a better career to provide for their sweet little boy, Oliver... -
![Keeping You by Daphne Elliot]()
Keeping You by Daphne Elliot
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was my first kiss. My first love. And my first heartbreak . Twenty years later, our reunion is not the meet-cute I imagined. Instead, it's a meet-puke when I find Callum Quinn throwing up on my front lawn. We’ve both come a long way since high school. I’m a free spirit single mom, back in town with twin boys and a family farm to save... -
![The Lily Garden by Barbara Josselsohn]()
The Lily Garden by Barbara Josselsohn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe held the letter that she had found in the garden, and noticed the distinctive curls of her father’s handwriting etched on the worn paper. Her life had already been turned upside down by one family secret, would his last words force her to leave her childhood home forever?When Caroline left Lake Summers thirty years ago, she thought she’d never go back to the place where she lost her parents...Categorized as:
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![The Way We Weren't by Phoebe Fox]()
The Way We Weren't by Phoebe Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn unlikely friendship between a septuagenarian and a younger woman becomes a story of broken trust, lost love, and the unexpected blooming of hope against the longest odds... -
![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... -
![Now and Forever by Michele Brouder]()
Now and Forever by Michele Brouder
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the small town of Hideaway Bay prepares for the wedding of Alice Monroe and Colonel Jack Stirling everything that can go wrong, does.Meanwhile, Della Rossi, the owner of the Hideaway Bay Olive Oil Shop, is busy with her social club and their genealogy project. But the dive into the past opens up a can of worms for one of the residents... -
![The Little Guesthouse of New Beginnings by Donna Ashcroft]()
The Little Guesthouse of New Beginnings by Donna Ashcroft
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Sunshine Hideaway, with its big bay windows and stunning view of Sunflower Island’s golden beaches, is the only place Madison Skylar has ever truly thought of as home. Could returning to the island be the second chance she needs? When twenty-three-year-old Madison arrives at The Sunshine Hideaway, she discovers the beautiful little guesthouse is falling into disrepair... -
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![A Summer to Remember by Sue Moorcroft]()
A Summer to Remember by Sue Moorcroft
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratings‘I love all of Sue Moorcroft’s books!’Katie FfordeThe perfect village offers the perfect escape – right?Nelson’s Bar is the perfect little seaside village. Tucked away against the Norfolk coast, this is just the place to come when you want to get away from it all: no phone signal, no wifi, no problems... -
![A Stardance Summer by Emily March]()
A Stardance Summer by Emily March
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLili Howe took a leap of faith when she decided to join the Tornado Alleycats, her elderly landlady’s all-female glamour-camping club. Lili’s always given everything to her career, putting herself on track to become her CPA firm’s youngest partner. But now that Lili’s carefully planned future is shattered, she’s willing to let summer work its magic on her―at all costs... -
![Some Kind of Wonderful by Sarah Morgan]()
Some Kind of Wonderful by Sarah Morgan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan will sweep you away with her Puffin Island series! In a town where anything can happen, sometimes love can be found in the most unlikely place of all… Her whole life, Puffin Islander Brittany Forrest has dreamed of adventure. And at the age of eighteen, she thought she'd found it in bad boy Zachary Flynn... -
![An Endless Summer by C.J. Duggan]()
An Endless Summer by C.J. Duggan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSean looked out over the lake, squinting against the sunlight. He turned to me, his expression sobering as his eyes flicked over my face in a silent study. “Come on Amy, I saved you once, I’ll save you again.”I met his stare unflinchingly. “I don’t need saving.”A wicked grin formed slowly... -
![Heartache Falls by Emily March]()
Heartache Falls by Emily March
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe healing magic of Eternity Springs continues in this new novel in Emily March’s vibrant series about a very special town and the people who need it most. Married for more than twenty years, and with her children out of the nest, Ali Timberlake has come to Eternity Springs alone... -
![Cancel the Wedding by Carolyn T. Dingman]()
Cancel the Wedding by Carolyn T. Dingman
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA heartfelt fiction debut that will appeal to fans of Emily Giffin’s Southern charm and Jennifer Weiner’s compelling, emotionally resonant novels about the frustrations of blood ties, Cancel the Wedding follows one woman’s journey to discover the secrets of her mother’s hidden past—and confront her own uncertain future...Categorized as:
drama family grief historical-fiction literary-fiction season-summer adult audiobook
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