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A Letter to the Last House Before the Sea: An absolutely stunning page-turner filled with family secrets (Heaven's Cove) by Liz Eeles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHigh on the clifftops, Lettie takes a deep breath of salty air and opens the letter. There is no signature, and the old-fashioned handwriting is faint against the yellowed paper...Categorized as:
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![Seducing Sawyer by Melanie Shawn]()
Seducing Sawyer by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStand-alone Wishing Well, Texas romance, complete with HEA—and plenty of heat and heart along the way! I had to keep my distance… Sawyer Briggs could admit that she was all he ever thought about, but the tall, sexy alpha knew that if he truly wanted what was best for her, he would stay away… It's now or never… Delilah Turner was ready to go for who she really wanted! The curvaceous... -
![All for Victory by Beverley Watts]()
All for Victory by Beverley Watts
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you’re looking for the perfect holiday read, with lots of romance and laugh out loudcomedy, then curl up with the latest entry in the Dartmouth Diaries...It’s not often that a fledgling career in Event Management kicks off with the wedding of a Hollywood superstar... -
![Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan]()
Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou're six years old. Mum's in hospital. Dad says she's 'done something stupid'. She finds it hard to be happy.So you start to make a list of everything that's brilliant about the world. Everything that's worth living for.1. Ice Cream2. Kung Fu Movies3. Burning Things4. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose5. Construction cranes6. MeYou leave it on her pillow... -
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![The Slade Brothers: A Complete Small Town Contemporary Romance Collection by Alexis Winter, Sarah Kil]()
The Slade Brothers: A Complete Small Town Contemporary Romance Collection by Alexis Winter, Sarah Kil
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMeet the Slade Brothers. Brooding. Protective AF. Rich and drop-dead delicious. If you love small-town love stories full of alpha men who will stop at nothing to claim the women they love then grab this complete best-selling Slade Brothers Series in one steamy collection. Books Included:Billionaire's Unexpected BrideI don’t break rules. EVER.1. NEVER mix business with pleasure.2... -
![Kiss A Cowboy (Kiss A Cowboy Series) by Deanna Lynn Sletten]()
Kiss A Cowboy (Kiss A Cowboy Series) by Deanna Lynn Sletten
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew Release! Sometimes fate steps in and changes everything... Andi Stevens drives away from her home town of Seattle and says goodbye to her sister to begin a new life with her fiancé in Buffalo, New York. When her car breaks down in the mountains of Montana, she reluctantly knocks on the door of a cabin for help... -
![Cowboy's Tempting Neighbor by J.P. Comeau]()
Cowboy's Tempting Neighbor by J.P. Comeau
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m a cowboy billionaire with no time to waste. No time for permanent relationships. But, just like my other brothers, I do want children. My only solution was to hire an agency and get a surrogate. And my only problem is the girl that I’m falling for. Ellie, a curvy cowgirl. She’s exactly my type and tailormade for me. But my wounds from my ex are still raw... -
![Sweethearts in South Dakota by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Sweethearts in South Dakota by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWilla Griffin has always known that one day it would be her responsibility to run her grandfather’s ranch—it’s all she’s trained for or ever wanted. When her grandfather dies, and his will says she will lose the ranch if she doesn’t marry within a month, she finds a matchmaker through a Google search and immediately calls her... -
![Picnic, Lightning by Billy Collins]()
Picnic, Lightning by Billy Collins
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWinner of the 1999 Paterson Poetry Prize Over the past decade, Billy Collins has emerged as the most beloved American poet since Robert Frost, garnering critical acclaim and broad popular appeal. Annie Proulx admits, "I have never before felt possessive about a poet, but I am fiercely glad that Billy Collins is ours... -
![Anchored in Alaska by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Anchored in Alaska by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeverly Snow lived a charmed life until a car accident when she was eighteen. She lost her father and sister, and her mother became a quadriplegic all in one night. After giving up her own life for twenty years to care for her mother, she’s at loose ends in the midst of her grief with her mother’s passing... -
![Carolina Booty by T. Lynn Ocean]()
Carolina Booty by T. Lynn Ocean
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJaxie Parker works for one of the best ad agencies in Atlanta and and thrives in the upscale fast lane. She loves everything about the big city including her power-packed days and party-filled nights. But life as she knows it comes to a screetching halt when the boss puts her in charge of the firm’s annual pro bono project, which is to revitalize a small town... -
![Montana Darling by Debra Salonen]()
Montana Darling by Debra Salonen
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer marriage. Her job. Her body image. Mia beat cancer and is ready to rebuild her life in her hometown of Marietta, Montana. Literally. Her first order of business is to build a house on the ten-acre parcel she was awarded in her divorce settlement. And she's damned if she'll let some stranger camp on her land and claim squatter's rights. So maybe he's not a squatter... -
![The Fool's Progress by Edward Abbey]()
The Fool's Progress by Edward Abbey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Fool's Progress, the "fat masterpiece" as Edward Abbey labeled it, is his most important piece of writing: it reveals the complete Ed Abbey, from the green grass of his memory as a child in Appalachia to his approaching death in Tuscon at age sixty two... -
![Nesting in North Carolina by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Nesting in North Carolina by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBecca Jones is certain she is an old maid at twenty-nine. Life seems to be passing her by, but her extreme shyness makes it difficult for her to be around others. When a good friend suggests she call Dr. Lachele at Matchrimony, she agrees, determined to make some changes in her life. Archer Hayes is sick of his mother throwing young debutantes at his feet... -
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![Easter on Lovelace Lane by Alice Ross]()
Easter on Lovelace Lane by Alice Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Dillon Delaney’s life might be far from perfect, but it’s one he’s grown accustomed to. Which is why, when his mother announces her ‘most fabulous idea’ of dispatching him to Lovelace Lane to stay with a grandad he barely knows, he has more than a few reservations... -
![Teasing in Texas by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Teasing in Texas by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJenni Thompson felt like life was passing her by. She was happy with her job as an RN, but she wanted more. Having lived her life under her mother’s exacting thumb, she is afraid to date someone, knowing he’ll never live up to her parents’ expectations. So she contacts a matchmaking service who agrees to introduce her to a man who is right for her at the altar... -
![Maybe in Moab: The Four Corners by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Maybe in Moab: The Four Corners by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSydney Harris is addicted to mail-order bride romances. She loves to read the book and watch the romance unfold with the couple already being married. So when she gets the opportunity to have a modern-day mail-order bride romance of her own, she jumps on it. She only asks that her new husband come to her, because she is a national park ranger, and she can’t relocate... -
![Taming a Texas Rebel by Katie Lane]()
Taming a Texas Rebel by Katie Lane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s the troubled teen turned tortured father. She’s the responsible good-girl turned protective mama. And there’s about to be a Texas-sized showdown. Fifteen years ago, Logan McCord was the classic irresistible rebel of the Double Diamond boys’ ranch. Scarred both physically and emotionally from his abusive father, he kept to himself... -
![The Thunder Rolls by Ali Parker]()
The Thunder Rolls by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s far too old for me, but age is just a number. Crazy enough, I’ve loved her since I was a little boy. But I’m not little anymore. And she’s a widow now. No way in hell I’m letting this chance go by now that I’m in her hometown. I don’t give a damn what people say. The biggest struggle is to get this beautiful woman to see me as more than a rowdy Dawson boy... -
![Taming a Texas Charmer by Katie Lane]()
Taming a Texas Charmer by Katie Lane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s a sweet southern scientist searching for oil—not a wedding ring . . . until she locks horns with a smooth-talking Texan who makes her an offer she can’t refuseDevlin McMillian has spent the last few years searching for oil . . . and not finding a drop. But she knows she has the right land this time. Only one man stands in her way... -
![Stolen by You by Lindsey Hart]()
Stolen by You by Lindsey Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInfiltrating Mr. Hotshot's house in the middle of the night?Yes, that was the plan.Getting my hands on his family jewels?Definitely what I was going for.And I mean actual jewelry, not the other round ball kind of things, alright.Now, catching the guy practically naked in his house?Oh God, definitely not what was supposed to happen... -
![Island: The Complete Stories by Alistair MacLeod]()
Island: The Complete Stories by Alistair MacLeod
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe sixteen exquisitely crafted stories in Island prove Alistair MacLeod to be a master. Quietly, precisely, he has created a body of work that is among the greatest to appear in English in the last fifty years.A book-besotted patriarch releases his only son from the obligations of the sea. A father provokes his young son to violence when he reluctantly sells the family horse...Categorized as:
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![Blue Moon Over Texas by Tori Scott]()
Blue Moon Over Texas by Tori Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook Two of the Lone Star Cowboys Series and the sequel to Blame it on Texas. Carol and Jake were high school sweethearts, but when she chose college over marriage, it cut Jake to the core. When they finally had a second chance at love, she chose to help her brother win custody of his daughter by moving to Dallas to live with them, leaving Jake once again... -
![Conner's Courage by S.J.D. Peterson]()
Conner's Courage by S.J.D. Peterson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJohn Price and Conner Burnett have been part of the Whispering Pines Ranch for the past thirty-seven years. A loving couple who have overcome every obstacle thrown at them, John and Conner are a testament to the strength of true love. But now John is in the hospital with a diagnosis of cancer, fighting for his very life. As his lover struggles, Conner looks back on when they first met... -
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![Kissing in Kansas by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Kissing in Kansas by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBe sure to check out my newest releases, Kissing in Kansas which released September 15th, and Ruby that released August 8th. A complete list of my work can be found here http://wp.me/P4369H-7o Samara Royal feels like life is passing her by. A bookworm who prefers to spend her free-time curled up with a good novel, she doesn't have a lot of opportunities to meet men. Watching her boss, Dr... -
![Only in Oklahoma by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Only in Oklahoma by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMichaela Hunter is at a crossroads in her life. Having just graduated from college, she's about to lose her internship, which is her only job. When she's asked by friend and matchmaker, Lachele Simpson, to agree to marry a man chosen for her, sight unseen, she's hesitant. After a bit of convincing, Michaela agrees to the plan, though she has her doubts about how it will work out... -
![Wooing in Wyoming by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Wooing in Wyoming by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsErin Krol lost the love of her life, and she knows she’ll never love again. Because of her desire for children, she contacts the owner of Matchrimony Dr. Lachele Simpson. When Erin realizes she’s been matched to her very own chocolate maker, she isn’t sure whether to laugh or cry. A honeymoon in Switzerland sounds just perfect—and spending a week touring chocolate factories a dream come true... -
![Charlie's Will by Susan Mackie]()
Charlie's Will by Susan Mackie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA small town rural romance. Rose Gordon knew the farm would be hers when her grandfather died. Strong and sassy, she was the only heir to five generations of cattle country and the magnificent Barrington Homestead. But Charlie’s will was not as she expected and the appearance of Angus Hamilton on the day of the funeral unsettled her... -
![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... -
![Wishing in Wisconsin by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Wishing in Wisconsin by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCindy Lambert thought she was done with the small town of Blevins, Wisconsin, but here she is, back in her home town, managing a bed and breakfast and following her grandmother's dream. The problem is, she's tired of being alone, and there are no single men for miles that she's interested in. Plus, with her busy schedule, she has no time to date anyway... -
![Clueless Cowboy by Mary Connealy]()
Clueless Cowboy by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJake can’t live this way any longer. Burned out, exhausted, and disillusioned, Jake Hanson hits the road. He empties his bank accounts and cuts all ties with everyone he knows. Searching for meaning, he buys a deserted Victorian mansion ten miles from civilization in South Dakota and determines to live off the land... -
![After Tonight, Everything Will Be Different by Adam Gnade]()
After Tonight, Everything Will Be Different by Adam Gnade
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFalling somewhere between Trainspotting and Like Water for Chocolate, Adam Gnade’s self-described “food novel” frames each chapter around a meal, and from there moves wild in all directions. After Tonight, Everything Will Be Different takes place in San Diego taco shops and rundown beach apartments, on the amusement park boardwalk at 3am and in cars bound for Tijuana and drunken glory...Categorized as:
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![Montana Maverick by Debra Salonen]()
Montana Maverick by Debra Salonen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBe careful what you wish for- Meg Zabrinski wants a child. She's a successful scientist, a well-known environmental advocate, and a tenured professor. She doesn't need a man in her life to make this happen. But having a baby alone is a weighty decision, so she retreats to her isolated mountain cabin to write and think... -
![All In One Place by Carolyne Aarsen]()
All In One Place by Carolyne Aarsen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTerra Froese would never win Citizen of the Year and that's fine with her. She lives life on her own terms, bouncing from job to job and going her own way. But when a relationship goes sour she heads out of the city and across the country to find temporary refuge with her sister, Leslie... -
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![Taming the Texas Cowboy by Charlene Sands]()
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... -
![Take a Chance on Me by Jane Porter]()
Take a Chance on Me by Jane Porter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSavvy stylist Amanda Wright loves Marietta, her hair salon, and her clients, and no client is more dear to her heart then eighty year old Bette Justice–even if her years have made her a little fragile... -
![The Cajun Cowboy by Sandra Hill]()
The Cajun Cowboy by Sandra Hill
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCharmaine LeDeux, who owns not one but two beauty salons on the Louisiana bayou, has a loan shark on her tail. As if that's not bad enough, Raoul Lanier, who she thought she divorced years ago, tells her that they're still married! Plus, they've inherited his father's rundown cattle ranch together... -
![Hangwoman: Everyone Loves A Good Hanging by K.R. Meera]()
Hangwoman: Everyone Loves A Good Hanging by K.R. Meera
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAward winning novel Aarachaar(Executioner) is a story based on the Indian culture of caste and religion. Set in Bengal, it tells the story of a family of executioners with a long lineage, beginning in the fourth century BC. The protagonist of the novel, Chetna, is a strong and tenacious woman who struggles to inherit this profession.According to noted literary critic M...Categorized as:
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![Million Dollar Baby: Stories from the Corner by F.X. Toole]()
Million Dollar Baby: Stories from the Corner by F.X. Toole
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis hard-hitting collection of powerful and moving tales based on the experiences of the late, great fight manager and cut man Jerry Boyd, who wrote under the pen name F.X. Toole, is the basis for the Oscar-winning motion picture starring Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman... -
![Tess in Boots by Courtney Rice Gager]()
Tess in Boots by Courtney Rice Gager
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTess Dougherty plans every aspect of her life right down to the last detail. But she doesn't plan on running her boyfriend off by bringing up the topic of marriage before he's ready. And she doesn't plan to lose her job on the day she's set to receive a huge promotion. So when her perfect world unravels, Tess makes a new plan: disappear... -
![Josh by R.C. Ryan]()
Josh by R.C. Ryan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRancher and mountain climber Josh Conway has never backed down from a challenge. So when a photographer disappears in the wilderness during a blizzard, Josh answers the emergency call and leaps into action. Yet he's soon shocked to find the person in "distress" is doing fine-and she's a gorgeous blond spitfire who's as brave and bold as he is... -
![Strictly Confidential Attraction by Brenda Jackson]()
Strictly Confidential Attraction by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I need you, Alli." -- Mark Hartman, desperate new dad Did Mark mean what Alison Lind hoped? Was her boss declaring his passion for her? Did he really feel the same way she secretly felt for him? Apparently not. Turned out that what Alison wanted and what Mark needed were two different things. Instead of asking her to be his lover, he was asking her to be temporary nanny to his baby niece... -
![Lingerie and Lariats by Cheyenne McCray]()
Lingerie and Lariats by Cheyenne McCray
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRenee Winfield returns to southern Arizona where she spent her happiest years as a child with the Camerons before being whisked away to another state. She runs into her childhood crush, Dan Cooper, who’s now the county sheriff. Instant attraction sparks between Renee and Dan but there’s one problem. Renee has traveled to Arizona with her boyfriend, Jerry, who’s also her financial manager... -
![Perfection: The MacGregor Grooms / A Perfect Neighbor by Nora Roberts]()
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... -
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![Next Best Thing by Charity Parkerson]()
Next Best Thing by Charity Parkerson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen artless meets masterful, it’s a battle of opposites attract. The prize is a lifetime of happiness.Orion is caustic and bitter. He doesn’t like people, nor does he enjoy their company. There’s nothing Orion needs beyond a good book. But Tucker keeps coming around and Orion doesn’t understand why he doesn’t want it to stop... -
![Bob's Bride by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Bob's Bride by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTired of working with her ex-boyfriend—especially one who’s now marrying her younger sister—Tessa Stanton realizes it’s time for a change. Inspired by her best friend, she resigns from her teaching job and contacts Dr. Lachele at Matchrimony, hoping to marry a stranger. What better way to completely change her life and find love?Bob Cauldron has ranching in his blood... -
![All Hat by Brad Smith]()
All Hat by Brad Smith
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratings“All Hat is a winner all the way.” — The Globe and Mail Ray Dokes is fresh out of prison and fresh out of options… He’s determined to turn his life around and stay out of trouble, but that means avoiding Sonny Stanton – the rich and violent heir of a thoroughbred dynasty Two horses – one an arrogant creature that’ll bite you as soon as you look away, the other gentle and friendly... -
![A Recipe for Romance by Lara Van Hulzen]()
A Recipe for Romance by Lara Van Hulzen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWes planned a drive by trip to Marietta, Montana to help his dad close a business deal and then to head back to his life in New York. But when his dad volunteers him for the Bachelor Bake-Off to commemorate a local fallen first responder, Wes can’t say no, even though Marietta holds painful memories and baking eludes his skill set... -
![Abbott Awaits: A Novel by Chris Bachelder]()
Abbott Awaits: A Novel by Chris Bachelder
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA quiet tour de force, Abbott Awaits transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary, startlingly depicting the intense and poignant challenges of a vulnerable, imaginative father as he lives his everyday American existence... -
![Lone Star Christmas by Diana Palmer, Joan Johnston]()
Lone Star Christmas by Diana Palmer, Joan Johnston
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTop Silhouette authors Diana Palmer and Joan Johnston have saddled up to bring their loyal readers another original novel each in their respective series, Long, Tall Texans and Hawk's Way! Two romantic Christmas love stories bound in one incredibly priced, mass market sized, hardcover collector's edition...
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