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Burning Embers by Stacey Reynolds
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDuty calls for the youngest O'Brien son. Then in a flash of heat, smoke, and flame comes a time of great suffering. Seany O'Brien has kept with family tradition, choosing a career as a first responder. But his choice brings risk and heartbreaking sacrifice. Lost in a fog of pain and grief, not even the fierce love of the O'Brien clan can pull him from his unending nightmare... -
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My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings21 hours, 30 minutes #1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a stranger’s life twenty-five years later... -
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Finding Love at Mermaid Terrace by Kate Forster
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLove comes when you least expect it...Tressa Buckland likes her quiet life in Port Lowdy, with its cobbled streets and colourful terraced houses overlooking the sea. Her job at the local paper allows her to pursue her art in her free time, with no one but her tabby cat Ginger Pickles to mind her in Mermaid Terrace...Categorized as:
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![Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece by Yvonne Korshak]()
Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece by Yvonne Korshak
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSTEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORYTwo lovers crest the wave of the golden age of Pericles, statesman and general, and Aspasia, his courtesan, a philosopher's daughter, and a brilliant woman in her own right. In a world of hierarchies, he is at the top when she arrives as little more than flotsam cast up on Athenian shores...Categorized as:
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Rebel Without a Claus by Zara Keane
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMakeup. Mannequins. Murder. When ex-cop-turned-P.I. Maggie Doyle scores a lucrative undercover job at the makeup counter at a fashionable Galway department store, she expects discounted lipstick and an easy paycheck. After an altercation with a customer leads to a dead body in Maggie’s bathtub, she and her assistant realize there’s more to the department store case than missing cash... -
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Promises to Keep by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I hae tae live up tae my promises. Or I ought not tae make them so earnestly.” —Magnus“I would never want the lesson to be to make fewer promises, less earnestly. It’s one of the greatest things about you.” —KaitlynMagnus and Kaitlyn have new commitments, adventures, and dangers. He has challenges that await. She has loved ones to protect...Categorized as:
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![Bound by Song by Tracey Jane Jackson, Piper Davenport]()
Bound by Song by Tracey Jane Jackson, Piper Davenport
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMaximilian MacMillan is brooding, mysterious, and drop-dead gorgeous. He's also the lead singer of the most popular and successful band in the world. His ability to weave a fantasy in lyrics offers him anything he desires. When he meets his mate backstage at one of his concerts, he expects she will fall into his arms and thank him for being hers. She doesn’t... -
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Los renglones torcidos de Dios by Luca de Tena, Luca de Tena
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsthis book is from Andres Bello... -
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Örökké by Laura Leiner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratings„Okos kis könyv ez, elindult a saját útjára. Én pedig most magára hagyom, elengedem, hiszen én azt hiszem, mindent megtettem, amit lehetett, mindent úgy írtam, ahogy szerettem volna, most pedig elégedett vagyok az eredménnyel, mert tudom, én a kezdetek kezdetén valami ilyesmit akartam a végére. Nem egy finálét, elcsépelt ömlengést vagy túlcsavart szálakat... -
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Bound by Sight by Piper Davenport, Piper Davenport
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings18+ for language and sexual situations... Andi Rivers has had a hard life. She's working on putting the pieces back together after a failed marriage that nearly broke her. Returning to the one place she'd rather forget, Andi finds that an old flame could reignite a fire she never knew was burning... -
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SHADOW PANTHEON by Eric Nierstedt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe PANTHEON saga continues…Months after saving the world from Armageddon, the forgotten gods of the Silent Pantheon learn their actions had an unforeseen consequence. Now, they must travel across America with new allies, to find mortals blessed with a special gift—the reborn soul of a god.But they are not alone... -
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Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family, from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney. Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common.Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties—successful, competent, and apparently unassailable... -
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Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest by A.A. Milne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"A complete chapter from the original Winnie-the-Pooh"--Back cover... -
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![Desperately Entwined by Emily Jane Trent]()
Desperately Entwined by Emily Jane Trent
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDesperately Entwined, Book 8, is the dramatic conclusion of Touched By You: Natalie loves Tanner too much, and her heart might burst. If only he felt the same…. Her life has become inexorably entwined with his, and she’s desperate to have a future with him. Can Tanner make the commitment she longs for, or will the romance end? “She loved him so much she thought her heart might burst... -
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Greeking Out by Colette Davison
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo men who’ve never met and only spoken via a hook-up app, can a singles holiday in Crete give them both what they crave—love?ApolloA year of messaging on the Cuffd app, has lead me to understand one thing, Troy is the one meaningful relationship I’ve ever had. There are two things stopping it from being more, I’m an adult film star and there’s also an ocean between us... -
![The Getaway by Isabelle Broom]()
The Getaway by Isabelle Broom
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes it takes losing everything to find the person you need . . .Most people travel to Croatia for its endless sunshine, pebbly beaches and crystal clear sea.Kate goes there to disappear.She needs to escape from a life that has fallen apart in spectacular and public fashion, and no one on the beautiful island of Hvar knows who she is or what she's running away from... -
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Ana no by Agustín Gómez Arcos
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAna Paucha, que se llamaba a sí misma Ana no, era una mujer de mar, de sol, de dicha, prendada de su marido, pescador, y de sus tres hijos. El marido y los dos hijos mayores murieron en la guerra, el pequeño está preso... -
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Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWell, Sailor. Here we are once more, you and me in one another's arms. The Earth rotates beneath us and all is well, for now...In her first novel for over a decade, Claire Kilroy takes us deep into the early days of motherhood...Categorized as:
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![The Secret Cove in Croatia by Julie Caplin]()
The Secret Cove in Croatia by Julie Caplin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSail away to beautiful Croatia for summer sun, sparkling turquoise seas and a will-they-won’t-they romance you won’t be able to put down!When no-nonsense, down-to-earth Maddie Wilcox is offered the chance to work on a luxury yacht for the summer, she can’t say no... -
![Vlak u snijegu by Mato Lovrak]()
Vlak u snijegu by Mato Lovrak
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRoman Vlak u snijegu (prvotno naslovljen Djeca velikog sela) napisao je Mato Lovrak 1931. godine kao mlad učitelj, inspiriran stvarnim događajem. Roman je strukturiran u obliku pitke, djeci bliske proze koja se odlikuje jednostavnom, a dinamičnom fabulom, oblikovanom u stilu pustolovnog zapleta...Categorized as:
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![Together by Christmas by Karen Swan]()
Together by Christmas by Karen Swan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsInternational bestseller Karen Swan returns with another moving, surprising and heartwarming novel for the holiday season.When Lee first came to Amsterdam, it was with a newborn baby and a secret... -
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Model Undercover: London by Carina Axelsson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPosing as a model gets Axelle the kinds of connections that make her the fashion elite's go-to detective. Her newest case? The attack on famous fashion photographer Gavin Tempest that's left him in the hospital. The police may have ruled it a mugging, but Gavin's sister has special intel for Axelle that points to something more sinister..Categorized as:
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Star Crossed by J.S. Taylor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe final instalment in the bestselling Starlight Trilogy... A young singer and a dangerous mentor 'X Factor meets Fifty Shades - I can't get enough of this series!' Total Book Blog The last book in the Starlight Trilogy sees Summer and Adam explore the dangerous depths of their relationship. But when Adam opens his heart, a deadly threat could tear them both apart... -
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![What If I Never Get Over You by Paige Toon]()
What If I Never Get Over You by Paige Toon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne Day meets a contemporary Bridgerton in this high-drama, escapist wonder of a love story, Paige Toon’s best yet.Three days to fall in love. Six years to try to forget.Ellie didn’t expect to fall in love while interrailing through Europe. But she also didn’t expect to meet a man like Ash... -
![The Place We Met by Isabelle Broom]()
The Place We Met by Isabelle Broom
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLake Como, Italy, New Year's Eve. The perfect place to fall in love? Or the perfect place for everything to fall apart? 'Utterly romantic' Adele Parks, bestselling author of The Image of You Lucy may have suffered her fair share of bad men, but now she has Pete. Finally, a man worth sharing her favourite place with, Lake Como... -
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Cimitirul by Adrian Teleşpan, Maria Zurbagiu
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAdrian Green este un homosexual român care se mută la Londra pentru că.. e obosit. Deși nu prea mai are chef de muncă, își găsește, totuși, un job: administrator de cimitir.Pe măsură ce interacționează cu diverși clienți, vii sau morți, Adrian ne spune exact ce crede el despre religie, bani, sex sau moarte, concepte pe care le descrie cu o sinceritate crudă, foarte mult umor si sarcasm... -
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Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSantorini felt like an island holding its breath. As if it were keeping in a secret...Liv Varanakis doesn’t like to think about her father much, which makes sense—he fled to Greece when she was only eight, leaving her with just a few painful memories of their shared love for the lost city of Atlantis...Categorized as:
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The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom the author of Skippy Dies comes Paul Murray's The Bee Sting, an irresistibly funny, wise, and thought-provoking tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good person when the world is falling apart.The Barnes family is in trouble... -
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Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSpanning twenty years and one life-altering summer in Croatia, Slanting Towards the Sea is at once an unforgettable love story and a powerful exploration of what it means to come of age in a country younger than oneself.Ivona divorced the love of her life, Vlaho, a decade ago. They met as students at the turn of the new millennium, when democratic Croatia was alive with hope and promise...Categorized as:
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One Last Letter from Greece by Emma Cowell
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWill walking in her mother’s footsteps help Sophie discover who she was meant to be all along…?Devastated by her mother’s death, Sophie longs to get away from an empty house full of memories and a life that hasn’t quite turned out as she had imagined...Categorized as:
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A Taste of Home by Heidi Swain
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFliss Brown has grown up living with her mother on the Rossi family’s Italian fruit farm... -
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In the Greek Midwinter by Mandy Baggot
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt was supposed to be a holiday of a lifetime…But when Jen’s boyfriend David suddenly cancels their romantic Paris trip, needing to urgently travel to Athens for work, it’s best friend Bonnie who suggests they surprise him.Having already booked the time off from her events company – Christmas Every Day – Jen decides an impromptu and romantic gesture might be just what their relationship needs...Categorized as:
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![Under a Greek Sun by Mandy Baggot]()
Under a Greek Sun by Mandy Baggot
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHer job as a counsellor has been as taxing as it has been rewarding, and she can’t wait for some downtime on the Greek island of Corfu with best-friend, Gabby...Categorized as:
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![עניינים אנושיים by Karine Tuil, קארין טואיל]()
עניינים אנושיים by Karine Tuil, קארין טואיל
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsמשפחת פארל היא לכאורה משפחה פריזאית לדוגמה: ז'אן הוא פרשן פוליטי ותיק ומוערך, קלייר היא סופרת ופעילה פמיניסטית בולטת, ובנם אלכסנדר הוא סטודנט באוניברסיטת סטנפורד היוקרתית בארצות הברית.אלא שמאחורי תדמית המשפחה המצליחה מסתתרים חיים כפולים של שני בני הזוג, חיים שמתנפצים לעין כול כאשר אלכסנדר מואשם באונס בתו של המאהב של קלייר. הבן הנערץ טוען שהכול קרה בהסכמה... -
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Greek Secret by Francesca Catlow
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSet on the sun-drenched island of Corfu, Greek Secret is the perfect romantic getaway for fans of Karen Swan, Kate Frost and Paige Toon.When Ruby arrives in Corfu, she’s greeted by a sparkling sea, hot sand and a new future...Categorized as:
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![Coming Home to Winter Island by Jo Thomas]()
Coming Home to Winter Island by Jo Thomas
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWrap up warm and explore the breath-taking beauty of a remote Scottish island and an old house waiting to unlock enchanting family secrets.Do you need to find out where you've come from before you can know what the future holds?Ruby's singing career is on the verge of hitting the big time, when her voice breaks. Fearing her career is over, she signs up for a retreat in Tenerife to recover...Categorized as:
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![The Cyclist Conspiracy by Svetislav Basara]()
The Cyclist Conspiracy by Svetislav Basara
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Cyclist Conspiracy tells the tale of a secret Brotherhood who meet in dreams, gain esoteric knowledge from contemplation of the bicycle, and seek to move in and out of history, manipulating events; the Brothers are part of a conspiracy so vast and so secret that, in many cases, the conspirators themselves are unaware of their participation in it... -
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Craving by Cara McKenna
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the second title in the Curio Vignettes series, follow-up stories to the novel Curio. What a difference a season makes. In the spring, Caroly arrived on Didier Pedra’s doorstep in Paris as so many women have—ready to buy an evening’s pleasure with a gorgeous man skilled in the craft of seduction. She was a trembling virgin then, but so much has changed... -
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Becoming Ted by Matt Cain
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA charming, joyful and surprising story about love, friendship and learning to be true to yourself, Becoming Ted will steal your heart.Ted Ainsworth has always worked at his family's ice-cream business in the quiet Lancashire town of St Luke's-on-Sea. But the truth is, he's never wanted to work for the family firm - he doesn't even like ice-cream, though he's never told his parents that...Categorized as:
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![Death by Baguette: A Valentine's Day Murder in Paris by Jennifer S. Alderson]()
Death by Baguette: A Valentine's Day Murder in Paris by Jennifer S. Alderson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDeath by Baguette: A Valentine’s Day Murder in ParisParis—the city of love, lights … and murder? Join tour guide Lana Hansen as she escorts five couples on an unforgettable Valentine-themed vacation to France! Unfortunately it will be the last trip for one passenger…Lana Hansen’s future is looking bright. She has money in her bank account, a babysitter for her cat, and even a boyfriend... -
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The Highland Crush by Amy McGavin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIona Stewart, the girl I grew up with, is back in Bannock, and it's like an old wound has been ripped open.Memories of our time together—our childhood mischief, the twilight talks by the loch, the nights we spent wrapped in each other's arms—come crashing back.Things between us couldn't be more different now. She avoids me at all costs...Categorized as:
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![Love Me to Death by Marissa Clarke]()
Love Me to Death by Marissa Clarke
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMedical research scientist Elena Arcos has always lived her life under the radar, which is not easy to do when you live with the craziest woman in the world. But eccentric Aunt Uza is a picnic compared to the other people who enter her orderly life after she is shot in a convenience store robbery... -
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Reversal by Cara McKenna
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the third title in the Curio Vignettes series, follow-up stories to the novel Curio. Didier Pedra can read a woman’s body like a book, sense her deepest needs and satisfy her every craving. It’s his job, after all. But drop him in the center of Paris, the only city he’s ever known, and he’s lost, reduced to a trembling wreck by agoraphobia... -
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The Heart's Domination by Emily Jane Trent
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNatalie gave her body, but he took her heart. Does she have his? Will her love be enough for both of them? The sex gets hotter, and Tanner just might get burned. “A white rose lay on the table beside Natalie. Swept up in the moment, Tanner had purchased the single rose from a street vendor, and presented it to her with a gallant bow... -
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Bound By Love by Emily Jane Trent
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNatalie’s submission has Tanner’s desire spiraling out of control. She’s in touch with sexual pleasures she never dreamed of, and can’t imagine life without him. Tanner admits to his obsession with Natalie, but is that all it is? “I never met a woman I crave, like I crave you. It’s not so much what we do, as how we do it. There are no words. It’s different with you... -
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A Highland Home by Cali MacKay
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRowan Campbell is desperate for answers. She’s lived her life without knowing a thing about her father, her mother refusing to speak of him, even on her deathbed. With her cheating fiancé gone and no one else in her life, Rowan moves to her mother’s hometown in Scotland, determined to find the father she’s never known... -
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One Cornish Summer by Liz Fenwick
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAgainst the beauty of Cornwall, a story of two women struggling with their past: one cannot remember hers, the other cannot forget...When Hebe receives a life-changing diagnosis at only 53, she struggles to make sense of what it will mean for her, her job and the man she loves... -
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The Summer of Everything by Michelle Montebello
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor twenty years, Belle Hamilton has waited patiently for her partner Ben to propose. When he drops a spectacular bombshell on their relationship, everything she holds dear crumbles around her.With her life in tatters, she packs her bags and heads to Europe, finding her way to the cobbled streets of Rome... -
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Miranda's Viking by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReeducating RolfA Viking warrior was sitting in scientist Miranda O'Shea's living room, learning English and marveling over light bulbs. Yesterday Rolf Magnusson had been frozen solid, his body perfectly preserved in a glacial cave, where she'd discovered him...
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