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A Promise in the Keys by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere’s a little island magic in the air…and the promise of something brand new.With her daughters more settled than ever, it’s time for Beck to live her life in Coconut Key to the fullest. Coquina House Bed & Breakfast is open and running, and with every new challenge, Beck and her mother discover they were born for the life of hospitality... -
![A Wedding in the Keys by Hope Holloway]()
A Wedding in the Keys by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWill there be blue skies and happy lives for the wedding day…or is change in the forecast again?The bonds of love that have formed and grown over the past year in Coconut Key reach a culmination of white lace and champagne…for some. For others, things may not turn out as they expected.New arrivals on the island turn plans and lives upside down, testing the strength of relationships... -
![Sanibel Treasures by Hope Holloway]()
Sanibel Treasures by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew arrivals to Shellseeker Beach prompt Eliza to extend her trip…and fall deeper under the spell of Sanibel Island. The group of close family and friends are determined to settle the ownership of the beachfront property once and for all. But it seems there are forces outside of their control determined to shatter all their dreams... -
![Return by Karen Kingsbury, Gary Smalley]()
Return by Karen Kingsbury, Gary Smalley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Redemption series won "Christian Retailing"’s 2005 Retailer’s Choice Award for Best Series! This touching novel reunites readers with the Baxter family and focuses on the only Baxter son, Luke. He is determined to leave his faith and his past behind and embrace a new, free-thinking future. But what he doesn’t realize is that his past holds a secret even he doesn’t know...Categorized as:
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![Grace in the Flames by Michelle Massaro]()
Grace in the Flames by Michelle Massaro
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA prodigal, a sinner, and a saint… Three people. One God of grace. John Douglas thought he knew the future God had for him--raise a family and grow old with his bride, Hannah. But then a deadly house fire incinerates his faith, destroying the man he’d been. Worship leader Jenni Dupont conquered her demons years ago and has the scars to prove it... -
![In the Company of Strangers by Awais Khan]()
In the Company of Strangers by Awais Khan
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLahore – a city of secretive glamour, whispering elites, and sordid affairs. A city brought to its knees by terrorism. Forty one-year old Mona has almost everything: money, friends, social status… everything except for freedom in the repressed Pakistani society. Languishing in her golden cage, she craves a sense of belonging… of love...Categorized as:
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![The Blessing by Wanda E. Brunstetter]()
The Blessing by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReturn to the Troyer farm where, despite stressful changes occurring in their lives, Joel and Heidi once again open their Ohio home up to those seeking to learn about Amish cooking... -
![Sweet Tea & Christmas Trees by Rachel Hanna]()
Sweet Tea & Christmas Trees by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's Christmas time at Sweet Tea B&B!When Kate and Mia agree to decorate the B&B for the town's annual Christmas house tour, they may have bitten off more than they can chew.Plus, some new guests come to stay at the B&B, and they may have some secrets... -
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Wish Upon a Christmas Star by Karen McQuestion
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGet caught up in a special holiday story about the magic of Christmas and a second chance at love.When Gwen Hayward moves to the quaint town of Poplar Creek, she’s too mired in post-divorce misery to meet the neighbors. That changes when she spots a little girl leave an anonymous wish on the local bookstore’s Christmas tree... -
![He Restores My Soul by LaShonda Bowman]()
He Restores My Soul by LaShonda Bowman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the Langston sisters return home for their mother's funeral, it's not in grief, but in relief. Though Mahalia Langston was known as a gospel music pioneer among the church community, her daughters knew her as someone else altogether. The three women hope that, along with their mother, they can finally bury the secrets that plagued their childhood... -
![Wisteria Winds by Rachel Hanna]()
Wisteria Winds by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere's a hurricane heading straight for Wisteria Island...In book 2 of this popular new Lowcountry women's fiction series, the residents of Wisteria Island are in danger as a hurricane is barreling toward their beloved island... -
![The Preacher's Son by Patricia Johns]()
The Preacher's Son by Patricia Johns
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this poignant new series, Patricia Johns introduces an Amish family striving to reclaim the promise of love, marriage, and community . . . The Amish residents of Bountiful, Pennsylvania, are stunned when preacher Abe Yoder is imprisoned for fraud. For Abe’s son, Isaiah, the news cuts doubly deep. His daet’s misdeeds have cost Isaiah his family’s land and their good name... -
![Friends with the Hero by Jessie Gussman]()
Friends with the Hero by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a chance encounter with a former childhood best friend be the start of a beautiful romance?When volunteer firefighter Frank “Tuck” Tucker responds to a false alarm in the middle of the night at the new bake shop in town, he doesn’t expect to come face to face with his childhood best friend. In her nightgown no less.He also didn’t expect to get hired as her new assistant... -
![The Summer Sisters by Lilly Mirren]()
The Summer Sisters by Lilly Mirren
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSet against the backdrop of the golden sands and crystal clear waters of Cabarita Beach three sisters inherit an inn and discover a mystery about their grandmother's past that changes everything they thought they knew of their family... Bindi Summer, the hard-working manager at The Waratah Inn is tired, feeling low, and wondering where her life is headed...Categorized as:
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![Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs by Leonard Cohen]()
Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs by Leonard Cohen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the decades since he recorded his first album, Leonard Cohen has evolved into an international cult figure--and one of the most literate, daring, and affecting poet-songwriters in the world...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![A Kingsbury Collection: Where Yesterday Lives / When Joy Came to Stay / On Every Side by Karen Kingsbury]()
A Kingsbury Collection: Where Yesterday Lives / When Joy Came to Stay / On Every Side by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree Page-Turning Novels in One Volume! Where Yesterday Lives Ellen Barrett is a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist with an uncertain marriage, a forgotten faith, and haunting memories of her picturesque hometown and the love she left behind. The eldest of five siblings, she longs for the time, long ago, when they were a happy family... -
![The Devoted by Suzanne Woods Fisher]()
The Devoted by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Amish life is all she's ever known--but will it satisfy her soul? Restless and adventurous, Ruthie Stoltzfus is right on the cusp of leaving her Amish home. Secretly, she's earned her GED, saved her money--but she can't quite set her journey into motion. Just as everything falls into place, along comes Patrick Kelly. Patrick is a young man on a journey of his own... -
![Small Town Christmas by Olivia Miles]()
Small Town Christmas by Olivia Miles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the USA Today bestselling author of Christmas at the Cottage comes a heartwarming holiday story about rediscovering the spirit of the season.For Cora Conway, Christmas is always the best time of year. A homebody by nature, she loves nothing more than tinkering in her holiday shop and curling up with a movie and hot chocolate on a snowy evening... -
![Surprises at the Loch by Hannah Ellis]()
Surprises at the Loch by Hannah Ellis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe best moments are the ones we don’t see coming . . .Isla is perfectly content with her solid, stable relationship with Logan. But when they challenge each other to inject some spontaneity into their relationship things quickly get out of hand.Soon, Logan is determined to find the ultimate romantic gesture... -
![The Premonition at Withers Fam by Jaime Jo Wright]()
The Premonition at Withers Fam by Jaime Jo Wright
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn 1910 Michigan, Perliett VanHilton is a self-proclaimed rural healer, leaving the local doctor, George Wasziak, convinced she practices quackery. It doesn't help that her mother, Maribeth VanHilton, is a Spiritualist who regularly offers her services to help others speak to their dearly departed... -
![The Hope We Share by Juliette Duncan]()
The Hope We Share by Juliette Duncan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan the Master Potter work in Rachel and Andrew’s hearts and give them a second chance at love? Rachel Jennings’ unwillingness to forgive God for her twin sister’s death when they were twelve has made her bitter and rebellious. Now, approaching thirty, Rachel flees an unhealthy relationship and heads north with her son, Joshua... -
![A Time to Care by Juliette Duncan]()
A Time to Care by Juliette Duncan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey’ve tied the knot, but will their love last the distance? Wendy didn’t expect to find love again after losing her beloved husband of over 30 years to a heart attack, but after being swept off her feet by a silver-haired Texan cowboy she met in a Dublin hotel, their relationship bloomed, and she agreed to marry him... -
![Gulf Coast Secrets by Maggie Miller]()
Gulf Coast Secrets by Maggie Miller
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEscape to the Gulf Coast of Florida with Georgia Carpenter as she gets a second chance at life, love, and happiness. With the full realization of her inheritance before her, Georgia Carpenter is overwhelmed by the generosity of her late great aunt. What lays ahead of Georgia, however, is more work than she’s ever done in her life...Categorized as:
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![Courting Emily by Amy Lillard]()
Courting Emily by Amy Lillard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to Wells Landing, the close-knit Amish community in Oklahoma, where a hopeful young woman struggles to find true love while staying true to her faith. . . Emily Ebersol is the bishop's daughter, and everyone--including Emily--assumes she'll marry a faithful Amish man and live out her days within the community... -
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Terri by Sharon Srock
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaring for a new foster child while running a thriving day care should keep Terri Hayes more than occupied, but her heart longs for something more. She hungers for a family of her own, and at twenty-nine, she feels time ticking away. When a busted pipe floods her home, Steve Evans offers her the family’s basement apartment as a temporary solution... -
![The Baxters by Karen Kingsbury]()
The Baxters by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA terrible storm builds in the early morning sky over Bloomington, Indiana, as Elizabeth Baxter prepares to celebrate her daughter Kari’s wedding to Tim Jacobs. It’s supposed to be the happiest of days, but Elizabeth can’t shake a growing sense of dread. Is the storm a sign? Something bad is about to happen. Elizabeth knows it... -
![Loving Tessa by Rachel Hanna]()
Loving Tessa by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove Sweet, Contemporary Romance With Lots of Drama? Meet Aaron Parker, The Youngest of the Parker Family in January Cove In book 2 of the January Cove series, we meet one of the Parker brothers, Aaron. The youngest of the five Parker children, Aaron was all set to marry his girlfriend of three years until she broke his heart by cheating on him... -
![Where Do I Go by Neta Jackson, Barbara Rosenblat]()
Where Do I Go by Neta Jackson, Barbara Rosenblat
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn Where Do I Go? by Gold Medallion Award winner Neta Jackson, Gabrielle Fairbanks hopes her move to Chicago will help her find real purpose in life. When she stumbles over a homeless woman and into a job as program director of the House of Hope—a downtown women's homeless shelter—she believes she's found what she's been missing... -
![Seasons Under Heaven by Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock]()
Seasons Under Heaven by Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat does a child s life-threatening illness cost the neighbors of Cedar Circle? What joys can be hidden in life s greatest tragedies? Behind brightly lit windows and on front porches, marriages are tested and mended, hearts broken, hopes resurrected, dreams released and reformed, values and futures shaped, and faith rekindled . . . or found for the first time... -
![The Color of a Memory by Julianne MacLean]()
The Color of a Memory by Julianne MacLean
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFind out why readers everywhere are clamoring for the next instalment of this thrilling, inspiring series. ER nurse Audrey Fitzgerald believed she was married to the perfect man - a heroic firefighter who saved lives, even beyond his own death. But a year after losing him she meets a mysterious woman who has some unexplained connection to her husband... -
![To Get to You by Joanne Bischof]()
To Get to You by Joanne Bischof
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo get to the girl he loves, Riley Kane must head off on a road trip with the father he never knew. Then pray for a miracle.Most teens would love to have a pro surfer for a dad. Just not Riley. Abandoned as a kid, he hates the sound of the ocean and the man who gave himself to it...Categorized as:
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![Untamed Devotion - Sweet Version by Danielle Stewart]()
Untamed Devotion - Sweet Version by Danielle Stewart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnjoy this clean and wholesome version of Untamed Devotion. Same story without the spice. If you prefer the hotter version be sure to download the original. The Sweet version still contains adult situations and relationships. Visiting an exotic tropical beach resort is a dream come true. Working day and night as an employee of one is not... -
![Surprisingly Matched by Cathryn Brown]()
Surprisingly Matched by Cathryn Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSamantha is having a crisis. Andy has the skills to help her. They might be great together but . . . his brothers aren't good matchmakers.Samantha’s dog treat business was doing well. Until her new, horrible website ended it in a day. Andy doesn’t have time to take on another client, even a pretty one. When Samantha and her dog meet him and his four cats, it’s chaos... -
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![Summer's End by Olivia Miles]()
Summer's End by Olivia Miles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe USA Today bestselling author of the Oyster Bay series invites readers to return to Evening Island for a heartwarming, stand-alone story about three sisters at very different crossroads in their lives who reunite for one unforgettable summer at their family's lake house.The Taylor sisters spent every summer at their family’s lake house, but as they grew up, they also grew apart... -
![The Heart of Splendid Lake by Amy Clipston]()
The Heart of Splendid Lake by Amy Clipston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBestselling author Amy Clipston transports readers to a picturesque lakeside town in this heartwarming contemporary romance.Brianna is the youngest of the three Porter sisters and the only one who chose to stay in the small town of Splendid Lake, North Carolina...Categorized as:
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![Christmas At Pelican Beach by Michele Gilcrest]()
Christmas At Pelican Beach by Michele Gilcrest
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHosting Christmas at the cottage this year sounded like the perfect plan…At least that's what everyone thought.Helen couldn't be more pleased to see her daughters, their husbands, and the kids gathered together. The Matthews have always been big on family... -
![Falling for You by Rachel Hanna]()
Falling for You by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJackson Parker is the eldest of the Parker kids in January Cove, a coastal Georgia town. He spent his teens and ear lie twenties taking care of his four younger siblings after losing his father as a young boy. Saddled with responsibility from a young age, he takes his first opportunity to hit the big city as a business man... -
![Coffee at The Beach House Hotel by Judith Keim]()
Coffee at The Beach House Hotel by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAnn and Rhonda continue to deal with guests at The Beach House Hotel on the Gulf Coast of Florida, including Bobby “Bugs” Bailey, a star player in the NFL. At the Vice-President’s suggestion, Bobby’s coach has sent him there to work to help adjust his behavior after Bobby’s life of fame gets out of control...Categorized as:
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![The Father's Tale by Michael D. O'Brien]()
The Father's Tale by Michael D. O'Brien
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCanadian bookseller Alex Graham is a middle-age widower whose quiet life is turned upside down when his college-age son disappears from school in England. Leaving his safe and orderly world for the first time in his life, Graham travels to Oxford, Russia and beyond in search of his lost son who might have become involved with a high-brow, New Age group... -
![Evergreen: A Christiansen Winter Novella by Susan May Warren]()
Evergreen: A Christiansen Winter Novella by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn empty nest has Ingrid Christiansen dreading the upcoming holidays, but her husband, John, couldn't be more excited about this new season of life. He even has a surprise trip abroad planned. He's sure she'll love it. What's more romantic than Christmas in Paris?Before he can stop her, however, Ingrid agrees to spearhead a major church project... -
![Spring's Renewal: Seasons of Sugarcreek, Book Two by Shelley Shepard Gray]()
Spring's Renewal: Seasons of Sugarcreek, Book Two by Shelley Shepard Gray
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTim Graber arrives in Sugarcreek to help his aunt and uncle with spring planting. At first, Tim doesn't fit in with his many cousins and their crowded lifestyle. But when he meets Clara Slabaugh, the local school teacher, he understands why the Lord brought him to Sugarcreek. Clara is shy and quiet... -
![Where Yesterday Lives by Karen Kingsbury]()
Where Yesterday Lives by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAt thirty-one, Ellen Barrett has already won a Pulitzer prize. Sadly, though, her skill as a journalist far surpasses her ability to sort out her troubled past. When she returns to picturesque Petoskey, Michigan, for her beloved father’s funeral, it’s a traumatic emotional and spiritual journey for Ellen—a rediscovery of what is truly important and eternal... -
![Love Story by Karen Kingsbury]()
Love Story by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a new romantic story featuring everyone’s favorite family—the Baxters—which tells the story of how John and Elizabeth first fell in love.From the day they met, John and Elizabeth were destined to fall in love. Their whirlwind romance started when they were young college students and lasted nearly thirty years... -
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![Ella: An Amish Retelling of Cinderella by Sarah Price]()
Ella: An Amish Retelling of Cinderella by Sarah Price
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Sarah Price’s heartwarming Amish version of this best-loved fairytale, a hardworking, overlooked young woman is rewarded in unexpected ways . . . “Be kind and have faith.” Ella Troyer strives to abide by her mother’s final words, although life in the small Amish town of Echo Creek isn’t always easy...Categorized as:
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![Her Family Secret by Melissa Wiesner]()
Her Family Secret by Melissa Wiesner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJune Westwood is devastated by the news the father she never met has died. Now the truth about why Jasper abandoned her as a child will be buried forever. Escaping to the secluded beach house she’s inherited, June hopes to spend time bonding with her two little daughters, away from her hectic job and failing marriage... -
![Anna's Healing by Vannetta Chapman]()
Anna's Healing by Vannetta Chapman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnna’s Healing is the first book in a brand-new collection from popular author Vannetta Chapman. These stories of love and family and Amish community in Oklahoma tell of the miracles that can happen when lives are lived in service to God and to one another. When a tornado strikes the farms surrounding Cody’s Creek, Anna Schwartz’s life is changed forever... -
![Angels and Men by Catherine Fox]()
Angels and Men by Catherine Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsParson’s daughter Mara Johns arrives as a postgraduate student at a great northern cathedral city. Antagonistic to the church and fiercely independent, she repels all friendly overtures and seeks spiritual answers in her theological research. But when her past involvement in an extreme sect resurfaces, she finds her quest won’t stay academic... -
![Summer Loves by Georgia Hill]()
Summer Loves by Georgia Hill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeartbroken after breaking up with her gorgeous boyfriend, Jed, even baking in her beloved Cupcake Café while the summer sun’s shining on Berecombe Beach can’t cheer Millie up! So it’s time to bring in the big guns – her best friend, Dora.But when Dora arrives, it’s clear she’s busy licking her own wounds and Millie can only watch as her friend falls head over heels for an old flame...Categorized as:
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![Together at the Table: A Novel of Lost Love and Second Helpings by Hillary Manton Lodge]()
Together at the Table: A Novel of Lost Love and Second Helpings by Hillary Manton Lodge
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree months ago, Juliette D’Alisa’s world changed. In a bittersweet series of events, her mother’s health took a turn for the worse. Juliette and her brother opened their restaurant together to rave reviews, but her romance with Memphis immunologist Neil McLaren ended in anger and tears...
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