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When It Rains: The bittersweet romance you won't want to miss by Brooke Harris
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe bittersweet romance you won't want to miss. Perfect for fans of Me before You and The Notebook. I'm dying. I'm not afraid. It's my time. I see so much of me in my granddaughter. I know she will help our family once I'm gone. I just hope she can help herself before it's too late. My grandmother is dying. I'm afraid that it's time. She has given me a gift. A book... -
![Family Secrets at Hedgehog Hollow by Jessica Redland]()
Family Secrets at Hedgehog Hollow by Jessica Redland
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEvery family has its secrets, and at Hedgehog Hollow there is no exception...It was always Samantha's dream to run her beautiful rescue centre, Hedgehog Hollow, full-time. But just as her wish comes true, she becomes a victim of her own kindness when she finds herself with a house full of guests - all with their own problems and secrets - looking to her for support... -
![Seabreeze Wedding by Jan Moran]()
Seabreeze Wedding by Jan Moran
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe high summer season. A long-awaited wedding. Surprises at a historic beach inn.**From a USA Today bestselling author**At the historic Seabreeze Inn, sisters Ivy and Shelly Bay are busier than ever with wedding plans of their own, although challenges threaten to derail the special events. New guests are also throwing a wedding at the inn, bringing a host of trials and chaos... -
![What Do You Do With a Chance? by Kobi Yamada]()
What Do You Do With a Chance? by Kobi Yamada
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe award–winning creators of The New York Times best sellers What Do You Do With an Idea? and What Do You Do With a Problem? return with a captivating story about a child who isn't sure what to make of a chance encounter and then discovers that when you have courage, take chances, and say yes to new experiences, amazing things can happen... -
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![The Last Day of Winter by Shari Low]()
The Last Day of Winter by Shari Low
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne December wedding. One runaway bride. One winter's day to bring everyone together again. Today is the day Caro and Cammy are due to walk up the aisle. But Caro's too caught up in the trauma of her past to contemplate their happy ever after. Stacey's decision to return from L.A. is fuelled by one thing – telling Cammy how she feels, before it's too late... -
![Blue String by Tess Thompson]()
Blue String by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's a single mom happily raising her son with the help of her family. He's a country music star reeling from tragedy. When he shows up on her doorstep asking for a safe place to hide from the world, will she let him into her heart and family?Costume designer Teagan Lanigan only has time to love her work and the young son she’s raising by herself... -
![Fireflies & Family Ties by Rachel Hanna]()
Fireflies & Family Ties by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Meg shows up at her mother's door, she has no idea how to break the news to her. She's come home from France, pregnant. At just nineteen years old, this wasn't where she saw her life going.Now, trying to hide her growing belly and figure out her next decision, she moves in with her mother, sister and aunt on Seabreeze Island... -
![Seabreeze Reunion by Jan Moran]()
Seabreeze Reunion by Jan Moran
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat could possibly go wrong at a family reunion? At the Seabreeze Inn, you just never know...Ivy and Shelly are looking forward to hosting a long-awaited family reunion at the Seabreeze Inn... -
![Coral Holiday by Jan Moran]()
Coral Holiday by Jan Moran
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA heartwarming holiday special in Summer Beach.*A USA Today Bestselling Series*Marina Moore's new Coral Cafe is a favorite of locals and visitors alike. When her sister Kai throws her energy into creating a Summer Beach performing arts theater, the entire family gets involved. Soon they are in a race to open by the holiday season... -
![Burned by Ellen Hopkins]()
Burned by Ellen Hopkins
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsI do know things really began to spin out of control after my first sex dream.It all started with a dream. Nothing exceptional, just a typical fantasy about a boy, the kind of dream that most teen girls experience. But Pattyn Von Stratten is not like most teen girls... -
![The Desert Flowers - Lily by Judith Keim]()
The Desert Flowers - Lily by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree talented women are brought together by a man they all love, becoming his Desert Flowers, who work together to save his hotel from being ruined by the company buying it…When Lily Weaver is asked to help Alec Thurston, the one man she’s ever truly loved, and to come to Palm Desert, California, she doesn’t hesitate... -
![No Place too Far by Kay Bratt]()
No Place too Far by Kay Bratt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMaggie Dalton was forced to uproot her entire life to protect herself and her son. Just when she thinks she’s outrun her past, she’ll have to face her fears in this emotional and suspenseful novel by the bestselling author of Wish Me Home.After a year on the move, single mom Maggie Dalton has found a safe haven with her son in Maui... -
![A Million Dreams by Dani Atkins]()
A Million Dreams by Dani Atkins
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBeth Brandon always dreamed of owning a florist, but today the bouquets of peonies and bright spring flowers are failing to calm her nerves. Because today, Beth has a life-changing decision to share with her husband.Izzy Vaughan thought she and her husband would stay together forever, but sometime last year, their love began to fade... -
![The Glass Girl by Kathleen Glasgow]()
The Glass Girl by Kathleen Glasgow
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEveryone in fifteen-year-old Bella’s life needs something from her. Her mom needs her to help around the house; her dad needs her to not make waves; her ex needs her to not be so much. The only person who never needed anything from her was her grandmother—and now she’s dead.There’s only one thing that dulls the pressure: alcohol... -
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![Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins]()
Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThey 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... -
![Sunsets & Second Chances by Rachel Hanna]()
Sunsets & Second Chances by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHe’s standing in front of her… … after ten long years. No one knows why Dixie’s son is standing there, on Christmas Day, no less. And he doesn’t look happy.Dixie is keeping a big secret that will shake up everyone around her.Julie’s daughter, Colleen, is coming home for a visit, but she’s not alone. Janine makes a new friend, but nobody is thrilled about it... -
![When Forever Changes by Siobhan Davis, Sara Eirew]()
When Forever Changes by Siobhan Davis, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the USA Today bestselling author of Inseparable comes another emotional, angsty, friends-to-lovers, second-chance romance. STANDALONE title. Gabby Looking back, I should have seen the signs. Perhaps I did, but I subconsciously chose to ignore them. From the time I was ten, when I first met Dylan, I knew he was my forever guy... -
![I Hid My Voice by Parinoush Saniee]()
I Hid My Voice by Parinoush Saniee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is the story, based on fact, of a boy who couldn’t speak until the age of seven. Now twenty, he describes the events of his life.Four-year-old Shahaab has not started talking. The family doctor believes there is no cause for concern; nevertheless, Shahaab is ridiculed by others who call him "dumb... -
![The Pet Doctor by Tess Thompson]()
The Pet Doctor by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s a small-town veterinarian with a love for animals and naps. Haunted by a childhood trauma, she’s terrified of men. Can the truth about her past bring them closer together or tear them apart forever?Breck Stokes is back where he belongs. After years at university, he’s returned to Emerson Pass and taken over his mother’s veterinarian practice... -
![A Time to Forgive by Kay Correll]()
A Time to Forgive by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes is very, very hard to forget or forgive… Bree Stuart wants nothing more than to pack up her parents’ cabin on Lone Elk Lake and get it ready to sell. One less reminder of her past. Jason Cassidy is thrilled to see his friend, Bree, back in Sweet River Falls after twenty years. He offers to help her get the cabin ready to put on the market... -
![Obsession by Shantel Tessier]()
Obsession by Shantel Tessier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI have lost those who I have loved. I have bled for those I hate. I have lied to those who are honest. What am I? You're a sinner dressed in white. You’re a ghost in the night. You're the demons that I fight. Who are you? Both of us were sinners. She was hell-bent on revenge, and I was determined to let her have it. She was a beautiful sin that alone would be my damnation... -
![Sunshine Avenue by Jan Moran]()
Sunshine Avenue by Jan Moran
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJunie Raines is ready for a second chance at life on a sunny island off the coast of Southern California. She’s managing the gift shop at the Majestic Hotel, a Victorian-era beach resort, but her sister Maileah is driving her bonkers. And now she wants to live with her... -
![The Beachside Inn by Fiona Baker]()
The Beachside Inn by Fiona Baker
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEscape to Marigold Island, a charming New England town with a cast of characters who will come to feel like old friends!Lydia Walker and Angela Collins both need a fresh start.A year ago, Lydia became a widow at thirty-eight when she lost her beloved husband to cancer, and despite the support of her friends and her teenage daughter, Holly, she’s had a hard time moving on from the loss... -
![The Moonlighters Collection: Truth Stained Lies, Distortion, Twisted Innocence by Terri Blackstock]()
The Moonlighters Collection: Truth Stained Lies, Distortion, Twisted Innocence by Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTerri Blackstock’s bestselling Moonlighters trilogy—now available in one volume! Truth Stained Lies When truth doesn’t make sense, will lies prevail? Distortion A husband’s lies can have deadly consequences. Twisted Innocence Holly Cramer’s past choices have finally caught up to her, but she never expected them to endanger her baby... -
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![The Desert Flowers - Willow by Judith Keim]()
The Desert Flowers - Willow by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe power of love and the strength of women working together are proved once again.When Willow Sanchez is asked to help Alec Thurston, the man for whom her parents work and who’s always treated her as the daughter he once lost, she doesn’t hesitate to leave Boston and come back home to Palm Desert, California...Categorized as:
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![Saltwater Studios by Amelia Addler]()
Saltwater Studios by Amelia Addler
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe truth can set you free… or completely destroy you… Morgan Allen has neither the time nor the patience for shenanigans. Running her wedding photography business by day and searching for new evidence in the cold-case death of her mother by night leaves no room in her life for much else... -
![The Boy Under the Table by Nicole Trope]()
The Boy Under the Table by Nicole Trope
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTina is a young woman hiding from her grief on the streets of the Cross. On a cold night in the middle of winter she breaks all her own rules when she agrees to go home with a customer.What she finds in his house will change her life forever.Across the country Sarah and Doug are trapped in limbo, struggling to accept the loss that now governs their lives... -
![New Beginnings on Railway Lane by Alison Sherlock]()
New Beginnings on Railway Lane by Alison Sherlock
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen high flying, workaholic Katy Smith is suddenly made redundant, she needs to find a job fast!After mistakenly answering an advert online, she quickly realises that the rundown railway station in sleepy Cranfield isn’t the 5-star London hotels she’s used to working in!But a job’s a job. Right?Chef Ryan Connelly is having a crisis of confidence after his Italian dream turns sour... -
![The Desert Flowers - Rose by Judith Keim]()
The Desert Flowers - Rose by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree talented women brought together by a man’s love…When Rose Macklin is asked to help Alec Thurston, the one man she’s ever truly loved, by coming to Palm Desert, California, she doesn’t hesitate. He’s dying of cancer and needs her help overseeing the sale of his hotel, the Desert Sage Inn, to another hotel group...Categorized as:
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![A Summer of Secrets by Kay Correll]()
A Summer of Secrets by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA woman with a secret. A man who will never forgive her. Cece Stuart hadn’t planned on ever finding love and she’s made her peace with that. Really, she has… Zach is over women and their secrets. Really, he is… But fate laughed at them, as it often does, and threw them together finishing up a new wedding venue at Sweet River Lodge... -
![A Memory to Cherish by Kay Correll]()
A Memory to Cherish by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes just A Memory to Cherish isn't enough… Beth Cassidy is out to prove something. To the town and herself. When she decides to run for mayor, the one thing she doesn’t count on is bad-boy Mac McKenna showing back up in her life... -
![Christmas at The Beach House Hotel by Judith Keim]()
Christmas at The Beach House Hotel by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnn and Rhonda are fed up with the way the new, majority owners are changing The Beach House Hotel from the small, elegant hotel they once owned and operated into a tacky, South Beach wannabe property. What’s their only recourse? Buy back the property to save it from getting even worse... -
![No Wedding Like Nantucket by Grace Palmer]()
No Wedding Like Nantucket by Grace Palmer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe wedding of the year versus the storm of the century. Who will win?Things are finally looking up for the Benson family. After a year of tough choices and big leaps of faith, it seems like love, success, and happiness are right in their grasp. But with a wedding on the horizon and a successful new restaurant growing faster than anyone ever expected, everyone certainly has their hands full... -
![Third Time's The Charm by Liz Talley]()
Third Time's The Charm by Liz Talley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen you find someone who has no hope left, give the bracelet to her… Sunshine “Sunny” Voorhees David would rather be dead than back in Morning Glory, Mississippi. But after losing both her husband and a pregnancy, she comes home temporarily to the place she swore she’d never return... -
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![Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier]()
Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsMarin had the perfect life. Married to her college sweetheart, she owns a chain of upscale hair salons, and Derek runs his own company. They're admired in their community and are a loving family—until their world falls apart the day their son Sebastian is taken.A year later, Marin is a shadow of herself. The FBI search has gone cold. The publicity has faded. She and her husband rarely speak... -
![GUIDE STAR a gripping and emotional rollercoaster of a novel about love, life and not giving up by Joy Ellis]()
GUIDE STAR a gripping and emotional rollercoaster of a novel about love, life and not giving up by Joy Ellis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDo you love emotional and gripping fiction full of twists about people fighting back against what life throws at them? Then try this book by a #1 best-selling author now. You won't want to put it down. WHO DO YOU TURN TO WHEN LIFE GOES WRONG? WHO IS YOUR GUIDE STAR? What readers are saying about GUIDE STAR “ Loved this book... -
![The Memory Box by Kay Correll]()
The Memory Box by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes, mistakes are made for the best of reasons… When Dr. Clay Miller returns to Comfort Crossing with his two daughters, Jenny Bouchard knows it is time. Time to tell him the truth, no matter the consequences. Clay has a son, Nathan. From the moment Jenny and Clay see each other again, the attraction still pulsates between them, a fact they both do their best to ignore... -
![No Beach Like Nantucket by Grace Palmer]()
No Beach Like Nantucket by Grace Palmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Benson family needs a fresh start. Can they find peace and happiness on the beaches of Nantucket?Last summer, a storm blew the Benson family’s lives to bits.It’s been almost a year since that fateful day.Since they learned that life at the beach isn’t all sunshine and rainbows.They’re doing their best to pick up the pieces.Mae is running the Sweet Island Inn... -
![My Husband's Daughter by Emma Robinson]()
My Husband's Daughter by Emma Robinson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCara took a deep breath and let it out slowly. ‘She’s not just my daughter,’ she said as she turned in her seat to face Jack. This man she had once loved, but who she hadn’t seen for nearly five years. ‘Sophie is your daughter too.’It is past ten o’clock on a cold Friday night when Rebecca and her husband Jack’s doorbell rings... -
![After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick, Nick Podehl]()
After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick, Nick Podehl
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsEven though the cancer should be far behind him, Jeffrey still worries that it will return. He's got normal teen stuff to deal with, too - friends, parents, girls, school.Normally, he'd ask his older brother, Steven, for advice. But Steven, always the trusty, responsible one, is finally rebelling and has taken off to Africa to join a drumming circle and 'find himself.'Jeffrey feels abandoned... -
![Finding Me by Judith Keim]()
Finding Me by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSheena Sullivan Morelli and her sisters, Darcy and Regan, receive the unexpected news that their Uncle Gavin Sullivan, the black sheep of the family, has left them a hotel on the Gulf coast of Florida. The gift comes with a twist. They must live together for one year at the hotel and prepare the hotel to receive guests within a year... -
![Finding Perfect by Elly Swartz]()
Finding Perfect by Elly Swartz
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTo Molly Nathans, perfect is:• The number four• The tip of a newly sharpened number two pencil• A crisp, white pad of paper • Her neatly aligned glass animal figurinesWhat’s not perfect is Molly’s mother leaving the family to take a faraway job with the promise to return in one year...Categorized as:
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![Blue Wide Sky by Inglath Cooper]()
Blue Wide Sky by Inglath Cooper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFirst love. . . forever love. Sixteen-year old Gabby Hayden wasn’t the kind of girl who gave a hoot about boys. She had a few real loves. Water-skiing, going out on Smith Mountain Lake with her dad and her dog. Anything else ranked a distant second. Until the summer she met smart, caring, gorgeous Sam Tatum and gave him her heart... -
![Sunrise over Strawberry Hill Farm by Alison Sherlock]()
Sunrise over Strawberry Hill Farm by Alison Sherlock
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPre-order the BRAND NEW romance from Alison Sherlock She drives a tractor. He arrives in a red Ferrari. What could possibly go wrong? Flora Barton is desperate to save her family home Strawberry Hill Farm. She only needs one thing - a great business idea to keep the farm afloat!So, when Nico Rossi arrives from Italy with a crazy plan to save the farm, Flora should be overjoyed... -
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![Snared by L.L. Collins]()
Snared by L.L. Collins
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBEAU has never known a good life, only the torment that lives inside his head every day. The only way to block out the darkness that shrouds him is through the rhythmic beat of his drums. Knowing what happens when he opens up to anyone, Beau buries his pain deep inside, keeping it all to himself. APRIL has lived a life of wealth and privilege, full of love and support... -
![Tilly's Tuscan Teashop: A gorgeously uplifting summer read by Daisy James]()
Tilly's Tuscan Teashop: A gorgeously uplifting summer read by Daisy James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Tilly's Tuscan Teashop, the first book in a brand new series from the author of the Hummingbird Hotel and the Cornish Confetti Agency series.When photographer Natalie Nicholson’s beach hut studio – and everything she’s spent the last two years working on – is destroyed in a fire, she doesn’t think things can get any worse... -
![The Story of Our Life by Shari Low]()
The Story of Our Life by Shari Low
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsUnwind, laugh, cry ... but feel uplifted with this bittersweet love story. Perfect for the fans of Jo-Jo Moyes and Marian Keyes. So what would you do if your husband slept with another woman? Colm strolled into my life fifteen years ago. If there's ever such a thing as love at first sight, that was it for us both... -
![Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls]()
Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"My name is Sam. I am eleven years old. I collect stories and fantastic facts. By the time you read this, I will probably be dead." Sam loves facts. He wants to know about UFOs and horror movies and airships and ghosts and scientists, and how it feels to kiss a girl. And because he has leukaemia he wants to know the facts about dying. Sam needs answers to the questions nobody will answer... -
![This Is Me by Shari Low]()
This Is Me by Shari Low
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is... Denise. Married to Ray, her first and only love, Denise has never for one moment regretted putting the husband she idolised on a pedestal above everyone and everything else. But, after forty years of marriage, he is gone, leaving Denise to discover that their perfect marriage was fatally flawed. Now she faces a future alone, but first she must face the betrayals of the past. This is... -
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Last Seen by Lucy Clarke
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIn a small seaside community, there’s always somebody watching… Twisty, pacy, and superbly plotted, Last Seen is the perfect psychological page-turner for fans of Clare Mackintosh and Sabine Durrant. Seven years ago, two boys went missing at sea – and only one was brought to shore. The Sandbank, a remote stretch of coast dotted with beach huts, was scarred forever...
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