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  • Always You by Belle Brooks, Karen Harper

    Always You by Belle Brooks, Karen Harper

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “I will breathe for you.” Some people’s bodies are built to run marathons. Others to lift and labour. And some are made so graceful their footsteps are barely heard. My body was built to be a vessel. It was Always You. Maybelline Connors knows stars are not always as faultless as they appear...
  • Saving Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea

    Saving Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The kids and their favorite teacher from Because of Mr. Terupt and Mr. Terupt Falls Again return for a third book in the funny, warmhearted series for fans of Wonder. Seventh grade was going to be awesome. The only thing missing was Mr. Terupt.The kids from Mr. Terupt’s fifth- and sixth-grade classes are entering their first year of junior high school...
  • Coral Cafe by Jan Moran

    Coral Cafe by Jan Moran

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Marina Moore decides to expand her farmers market and pop-up dinner business, the next step is a cafe on the shores of Summer Beach. But challenges loom, and Marina must quickly become more creative than ever, especially when her children need help. Her sister Kai's position with a musical theater troupe forces more changes...
  • Seabreeze Book Club by Jan Moran

    Seabreeze Book Club by Jan Moran

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A new bookshop on the beach. A sizzling summer ahead. Join a new book club at the Seabreeze Inn.**From a USA Today bestselling author.**When sisters Ivy and Shelly Bay form a book club to help support a local bookshop on the beach, friends and guests of the inn are eager to join. Yet nothing is quite as it seems in the book club.Meanwhile, a discovery in the historic beach house inn causes a stir...
  • Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins

    Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    They used to joke about it. Like many brilliant scientists, Josh sometimes had trouble remembering things that needed doing in the "real" world--like buying groceries, eating regular meals, and talking to people. But he was happy to have his beloved wife, Lauren, remind him with her "honey do" lists. He just never realized how much he would need one when she was gone...
    Categorized as:
    children  family  friendship  sad  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Ayah by Andrea Hirata

    Ayah by Andrea Hirata

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Betapa Sabari menyayangi Zorro. Ingin dia memeluknya sepanjang waktu. Dia terpesona melihat makhluk kecil yang sangat indah dan seluruh kebaikan yang terpancardarinya. Diciuminya anak itu dari kepala sampai ke jari-jemari kakinya yang mungil. Kalau malam Sabari susah susah tidur lantaran membayangkan bermacam rencanayang akan dia lalui dengan anaknya jika besar nanti...
  • A Real Cowboy Rides a Motorcycle by Stephanie Rowe

    A Real Cowboy Rides a Motorcycle by Stephanie Rowe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In USA Today bestselling author Stephanie Rowe's newest novel, a woman who has forfeited her dreams for a family finds love and hope in the arms of a rebellious cowboy. After inexplicably abandoning a championship bull riding career, Zane Stockton has become a vagabond. He lives on his motorcycle, using the open road to shield himself from the dark shadows which haunt him...
  • The Calendar of New Beginnings by Ava Miles

    The Calendar of New Beginnings by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The last thing international photojournalist Lucy O’Brien expected when she returned to her hometown was for her mother to ask her to shoot photos for a ‘Calendar Girls’-like calendar…Of course, it’s all for a good cause—raising money for breast cancer. Lucy agrees to help—ribald photos and all...
  • November Blues by Sharon M. Draper

    November Blues by Sharon M. Draper

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When November Nelson loses her boyfriend, Josh, to a pledge stunt gone horribly wrong, she thinks her life can't possibly get any worse. But Josh left something behind that will change November's life forever, and now she's faced with the biggest decision she could ever imagine. How in the world will she tell her mom? And how will Josh's parents take the news? She's never needed a friend more...
  • Captive Films: 1.5 by Jillian Dodd

    Captive Films: 1.5 by Jillian Dodd

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If you are a fan of The Keatyn Chronicles, you will love reconnecting with your favorite characters as adults. In reality TV form, this series follows the lives and loves of those who work at Captive Films. Hot, successful, playboy Riley Johnson, whose business success far exceeds his success in love. Movie star, Keatyn Douglas, whose epic love story has spawned a series of books and movies...
  • Rules for Loving by Susan Hawke

    Rules for Loving by Susan Hawke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Davey’s Rule #85: Daddy will always treat his boy like he's Daddy’s world… because that’s how it should be!Note: This is a 37k collection of short stories that follow the final book in the Davey’s Rules series.Revisit all your favorite couples and families from Daddy’s Lap in this five-part, seven-story collection that shows them all living their happily-ever-afters...
  • Coral Weddings by Jan Moran

    Coral Weddings by Jan Moran

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    While Marina and Jack contemplate their future, her sister Kai and her new fiance Axe are planning their wedding. When disagreements threaten to derail the wedding, the sisters' grandmother, the indomitable Ginger Delavie, doles out unusual advice. Soon, an unforgettable event unfolds...
  • Differently Normal by Tammy Robinson

    Differently Normal by Tammy Robinson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Every family has its issues. For Maddy, life is all about routine. It has to be, to keep her autistic sister happy and healthy. With just Maddy and her mother as Bee’s full time carers, there’s no time in Maddy’s life for complications like friends, let alone a boyfriend...
  • You're Bacon Me Crazy by Suzanne Nelson

    You're Bacon Me Crazy by Suzanne Nelson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Tessa loves working at the trendy food truck her aunt runs in their native San Francisco. Whipping up creative treats, serving yummy BLTs to her classmates after school… Tessa feels like she’s living the dream. Then the dream turns into a nightmare. Popular, arrogant Asher starts working at the truck! He can’t make a sandwich to save his life, and on top of it all, he’s frustratingly cute...
  • Bronxwood by Coe Booth

    Bronxwood by Coe Booth

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The acclaimed author of TYRELL and KENDRA returns to PUSH to continue Tyrell's astonishing story. Tyrell's father is just out of jail, and Tyrell doesn't know how to deal with that. It's bad enough that his brother Troy is in foster care and that his mother is no help whatsoever. Now there's another thing up in his face, just when he's trying to settle down...
  • Our Song by Dani Atkins, Dawn Murphy

    Our Song by Dani Atkins, Dawn Murphy

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The stunning new emotional drama from ebook phenomenon Dani Atkins, author of Fractured - perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Dorothy Koomson.This is the story of Ally and Charlotte, whose paths have intersected over the years though they've never really been close friends. Charlotte married Ally's ex and first true love, David...
    Categorized as:
    family  friendship  sad  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  drama
  • Vivian, Midnight Call Girl by Danielle Norman

    Vivian, Midnight Call Girl by Danielle Norman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Drunk dialing at it's finest...All it took was a couple bottles of champagne...And a fully charged cellphone,For me to go from widow to call girl.Talking to a stranger in the middle of the night was the push I needed.To feel something again.Something safe.It’s not like I will ever run into him.We don’t even know each other... yet...
  • Always Us by Stephanie Rose

    Always Us by Stephanie Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    **ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED WITH THE HOT FOR THE HOLIDAYS ANTHOLOGY**After seven years of marriage, Lucas and Samantha are still crazy, head over heels in love. But happily ever after is now overrun by a teenager in a hurry to grow up, and a toddler demanding everyone’s full attention...
  • Some Like It Hot at the Picture House by the Sea: Part Four by Holly Hepburn

    Some Like It Hot at the Picture House by the Sea: Part Four by Holly Hepburn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Part Four in the brilliant new series from the bestselling author of The Star and Sixpence series. Perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley.   After several months in Cornwall helping her grandfather run the family business, Gina has almost forgotten what London life is like, and her boyfriend Max has most definitely noticed...
  • One More Thing: by Lilliana Anderson

    One More Thing: by Lilliana Anderson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I didn't ask to slip on a piece of gum then fall in love with a man who would die before the ink was dry on our marriage certificate. But that's what fate had in store and it broke me. I vowed I would never fall in love again. Five years later, fate has one more thing in store for me. It wants to play around in my life again. Its tool? Another blasted stick of gum...
    Categorized as:
    family  friendship  sad  adult  book  contemporary  death  female-mc
  • Fanning the Biker's Flame by Piper Davenport

    Fanning the Biker's Flame by Piper Davenport

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ShadowAs a newly patched member of the Dogs of Fire Motorcycle Club, and a recruit for the Savannah Fire Department, the world is mine for the taking. With more women than I can handle and my brothers at my side, I feel invincible.Turns out, my Achilles heel might be a woman whose life has just gone up in flames...
  • Finding Forever by J.L. Perry

    Finding Forever by J.L. Perry

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nobody said it would be easy, nothing worth having ever is.LOGANAt first glance, she stole all the air from my lungs, and a year later, nothing has changed. There’s no doubt in my mind Brooke’s the one I’ve been longing for. She’s awoken something inside me … something that’s been lying dormant for ten long years...
    Categorized as:
    sad  family  romance  contemporary  billionaire  fiction  book  adult
  • The Greatest Gift by Felice Stevens

    The Greatest Gift by Felice Stevens

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After five years, Alex Stern and Rafe Hazelton have what seems to be the perfect marriage. Alex is entering his last years of residency and Rafe’s veterinary business is busier than ever. For Rafe, all that is missing is a child, but Alex, afraid of ending up to be a man like his father, isn’t as sure. He doesn't want to make any mistakes...
    Categorized as:
    children  family  sad  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  holidays
  • Every Time a Bell Rings by Barbara Ankrum

    Every Time a Bell Rings by Barbara Ankrum

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Once upon a time, he was everything to her, except for one thing: her futureChristmas sparkles from every bough and window at the cozy Four Winds Ski Resort, where single mother Eden Kendall and her eight-year-old son are spending the holiday. A surprise marriage proposal from her boss’s son wasn’t on her Christmas list, but it’s the perfect excuse to get away and weigh her options...
    Categorized as:
    family  children  romance  contemporary  fiction  holidays  book  adult
  • Lost In Him by Carrie Elks

    Lost In Him by Carrie Elks

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Chris Vaughn doesn’t want to be seen as Hollywood’s sexiest bad boy anymore.He wants to make the movie he’s dreamed of ever since he was a child.And the pretty beach town of Angel Sands is the perfect place to do it.There’s one small problem. He needs a nanny for his six-year-old daughter. And fast.Enter Chelsea Kennedy.She’s the perfect caregiver on paper. And more than easy on the eye...
  • Macarons at Midnight: A Wish Novel by Suzanne Nelson

    Macarons at Midnight: A Wish Novel by Suzanne Nelson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When Lise Santos stumbles into a bakery's midnight taste test, she meets a supercute boy. He's as sweet as the macarons they share, and Lise is totally smitten. She's pretty sure he is, too -- but they never get a chance to exchange names. Now Lise has to find him again...
  • My Girl by Patricia Hermes

    My Girl by Patricia Hermes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When your Dad's an undertaker, your Mom's in heaven, and your Grandma's got a screw loose... it's good to have a friend who understands you. Even if he is a boy. Thomas J. is Vada's best friend. They live near enough to each other to bike ride over and play, or even just hang out. The two are always together, sharing their afternoons, their adventures in the lake, and all of their secrets...
  • A Place to Call Home by Carole Matthews

    A Place to Call Home by Carole Matthews

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ayesha knows that she must escape from her marriage for the sake of her daughter, Sabina. Slipping away in the dead of the night, they head for London to start a new life. Hayden, a reclusive pop star, hides himself away in the mansion which he shares with two more damaged souls - Crystal, a professional dancer with a kind heart and Joy, an ill-tempered retiree...
  • Save the Cupcake! by Lisa Papademetriou

    Save the Cupcake! by Lisa Papademetriou

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This delicious new series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Papademetriou is a real treat -- full of humor and heart and cupcakes!Confession: My life is soooo not sprinkles and sunshine . . . Hayley's world is far from perfect: her parents have divorced, her mom has lost her job, and she and her sister Chloe are stuck sharing a bedroom in their grandmother's apartment...
  • Cake Pop Crush: A Wish Novel by Suzanne Nelson

    Cake Pop Crush: A Wish Novel by Suzanne Nelson

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sometimes friends, school, and boys can be a recipe for disaster! This sweet treat of a read is irresistible.Alicia Ramirez has always loved baking. Her family owns Say It With Flour, the small bakery in town. And Ali's specialties are cake pops: delicious confections on a stick...
  • I Want to Live by Lurlene McDaniel

    I Want to Live by Lurlene McDaniel

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Dawn Rochelle has just turned fourteen, and her cancer has been in remission for almost a year. This summer, as she helps prepare for her brother's wedding and goes to camp, her life seems almost normal again.But when Dawn returns home from camp, she's suddenly tired all the time. Her latest test results show that the worst has happened: Her leukemia is no longer in remission...
    Categorized as:
    children  family  sad  book  contemporary  death  drama  fiction
  • Sweet Honey by Cathy Cassidy

    Sweet Honey by Cathy Cassidy

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    HONEY. Ringletty blonde hair, creamy skin, artistic, moody, charming . . .Honey is going to live with her dad in Australia. Determined to make a fresh start, she couldn't be further away from the tough times at Tanglewood.Her new life is a dream come true - until school begins...
  • Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk Angpau Merah by Tere Liye

    Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk Angpau Merah by Tere Liye

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Ada tujuh miliar penduduk bumi saat ini. Jika separuh saja dari mereka pernah jatuh cinta, maka setidaknya akan ada satu miliar lebih cerita cinta. Akan ada setidaknya 5 kali dalam setiap detik, 300 kali dalam semenit, 18.000 kali dalam setiap jam, dan nyaris setengah juta sehari-semalam, seseorang entah di belahan dunia mana, berbinar, harap-harap cemas, gemetar, malu-malu menyatakan perasaanya...
  • Shake It Off by Suzanne Nelson

    Shake It Off by Suzanne Nelson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bria is used to city life in Chicago, but is headed to her aunt and uncle's Iowa creamery for the summer. Their dairy operation offers a taste of country living to passersby, who can stop in for a milkshake, a wagon ride, and a trip through the corn maze. Bria is definitely out of her element, but her cousin, Wren, loves working on her parents' farm...
  • Feel like Makin' Love by Barbara S. Stewart

    Feel like Makin' Love by Barbara S. Stewart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Andy Stevens was a ‘Rock God’ of the music world in the 1970s and 80s. He lived his life on the road, going from one concert venue to the next. And then he met the sweet girl-next-door, Beth Morgan, his “Bethy”...
    Categorized as:
    family  sad  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult  romance
  • A Beautiful Star by Lilliana Anderson

    A Beautiful Star by Lilliana Anderson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Jonathan decided to help Lisa, he was trying to atone in some way for his past sins. He certainly wasn't expecting to be pulled into a night full of hiding out from the press with a journalist called Sandra Haegen, and almost being choked to death by a rockstar in love with his ex.When Sandra decided to help Lisa by feeding Perry, she was just trying to be a good person...
  • Love Child by Ashley Farley

    Love Child by Ashley Farley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Small-town romantic suspense from USA Today bestselling author, Ashley Farley Casey Hobbs has never met her father. She doesn’t know his identity or where he lives or whether he has children. She’s spent the past three years at her mother’s sickbed, watching cancer eat away her organs and their bank account...
  • Sweet Water: Destination Billionaire Romance by Laurie Lewis

    Sweet Water: Destination Billionaire Romance by Laurie Lewis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Olivia joined friends Hudson Bauer and Jeff McAllister in developing a business. While she and Hudson dreamed of using their success to improve the world, Jeff set his sights and fortunes on Olivia. On the most important night of Hudson’s life, Olivia and Jeff eloped. Betrayed, Hudson ended the partnership, throwing Jeff and Olivia aside as he made his own fortune...
  • Little Harbour by Sophia Soames

    Little Harbour by Sophia Soames

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is a story about life and death, because there was never anyone else for Jens. He had been with Sofie almost all his life, from the day they met at school when they were fifteen, until the day she took her final breath against his chest. She was always everything to him. As he was to her. He never doubted that. Not for a minute...
  • Husband Auditions: A Novel by Angela Ruth Strong

    Husband Auditions: A Novel by Angela Ruth Strong

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How far would you go to find the perfect husband? All the way back to the 1950s?In a world full of happily-ever-after love, Meri Newberg feels like the last young woman on the planet to be single, at least in her Christian friend group...
  • The Story Series: Tell Me a Story- The COMPLETE Novel (Story) by Tamara Lush

    The Story Series: Tell Me a Story- The COMPLETE Novel (Story) by Tamara Lush

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Buy the five-episode bundle and save! *** "A steamy romance plus a captivating storyline makes this the perfect read for any 50 Shades lover." - Redbook Magazine “Tamara has such an engaging voice, sexy, likeable heroes and heroines and a wry sense of humor...
    Categorized as:
    children  family  romance  contemporary  steamy  fiction  book  adult
  • Grocery Girl by Virginia'dele Smith

    Grocery Girl by Virginia'dele Smith

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She inhales life with every breath. He’s suffered a world of pain. Can they rise above tragedy to find their happily ever after?Maree Davenport refuses to let a tearful past rule her future. After losing her parents at the age of five, the big-hearted fabric designer is determined to embrace her feelings and find happiness no matter what...
  • His Uptown Girl by Liz Talley

    His Uptown Girl by Liz Talley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life doesn't follow rules... Jazz pianist Dez Batiste knows this all too well. It's taken him years to return to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina swept away what mattered most. His musician's soul is still lost in the wreckage, but he's after a brand-new future by opening an Uptown jazz club. Too bad the distractingly sexy Eleanor Theriot is getting in his way...
  • Change of Heart by Judith Keim

    Change of Heart by Judith Keim

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Emerson “Em” Jordan always wanted a Valentine’s Day wedding. But after being dumped by her boyfriend, she spends the holiday at Seashell Cottage on the Gulf Coast of Florida with Devin Gerard, a family friend who has no interest in her or any other woman and is instead concentrating on his pediatric medical practice and continuing medical missions in Costa Rica...
  • Finding Him by J.L. Perry

    Finding Him by J.L. Perry

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There’s never a wrong time for the right person. BROOKENot everything in life is supposed to be beautiful or long-lasting. I truly believe that we don’t meet people by accident—they come into our lives for a reason.Although things were definitely changing for the worst in my marriage, I still thought Jake was the person I was going to grow old with...
    Categorized as:
    sad  family  romance  contemporary  billionaire  fiction  book  adult
  • Never Let Me Go by Elena Aitken

    Never Let Me Go by Elena Aitken

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s not looking for love, but she’s the sunshine to his grump and six months is a long time to deny his desire. Chase never fit in with his big tight-knit family. Always on the outside looking in, as soon as he could, he left small-town life—and his family—behind. Now, a clause in his father’s will has forced him home for Six. Long. Months...
    Categorized as:
    sad  family  romance  contemporary  small-town  fiction  book  adult
  • Accidentally Famous by Lisa Papademetriou

    Accidentally Famous by Lisa Papademetriou

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Meet Amy Flowers, a seventh grader who marches to her own beat: Being the new girl at exclusive Allington Academy doesn't break her stride! Meet the League: They rule the school, and their queen is oh-so-mean Fiona, who doesn't exactly appreciate Amy's individuality. This time, Amy is helping League lieutenant Jenelle with a charity fashion show...
  • When Love Hurts by Shaquanda Dalton

    When Love Hurts by Shaquanda Dalton

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ever since her grandmother died on the day of her high school graduation, Jessica never had a family. Now she's grown up and has fallen in love with a man named Chris that she thought was her soul mate. But she was wrong. When she discovers evidence of Chris' infidelity she confronts him. One thing leads to another and she leaves his place battered and bruised...
    Categorized as:
    family  friendship  sad  abuse  adult  angst  book  contemporary
  • Wonder With Me by Kristen Proby

    Wonder With Me by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Proby comes a new story in her With Me In Seattle series… Reed Taylor doesn’t pay much attention to the holidays—until he receives a surprise present. Four-year-old Piper is the daughter he never knew about, and with the death of her mother, is also now the roommate he never expected...
  • Accidentally Friends by Lisa Papademetriou

    Accidentally Friends by Lisa Papademetriou

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The fourth book in our first Candy Apple mini-series from New York Times-bestselling author Lisa Papademetriou! Seventh grader Amy Flowers is at it again in her fourth fish-out-of-water adventure at super-snooty Allington Academy...
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