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  • Four Ways to Wear a Dress by Gillian Libby

    Four Ways to Wear a Dress by Gillian Libby

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Debut author Gillian Libby brings you a bright and hopeful story about friendship, self-discovery and acceptance, and fighting for your own happiness, even if it looks a little different than everyone else’s...
  • The Light in the Hallway by Amanda Prowse

    The Light in the Hallway by Amanda Prowse

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    From the bestselling author of The Girl in the Corner comes the moving story of a man whose life is changed in an instant. How do you start again when you lose the only love you’ve ever known? When Nick’s wife Kerry falls ill and dies, he realises for the first time how fragile his happiness has always been, and how much he’s been taking his good life and wonderful family for granted...
  • The Summer of New Beginnings by Bette Lee Crosby

    The Summer of New Beginnings by Bette Lee Crosby

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One family learns that love is the greatest miracle of all. Aspiring journalist Meghan Briggs has always been the responsible one in the family. So when her father passes away unexpectedly, leaving behind his at-risk business, she steps up to save his legacy—even if that means putting her own dreams on hold. Tracy couldn’t be more different from her sister...
  • The English Billionaire by Serenity Woods

    The English Billionaire by Serenity Woods

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Imagine meeting the richest, most gorgeous guy in London… And he's obsessed with YOU...On my thirtieth birthday, I decide it’s time to make some changes.Okay, it’s really only one change.No more men.Gone is the boyfriend who cheated on me with my best friend.Gone are all the disastrous relationships that have left me dispirited and jaded...
  • The Sky of Endless Blue by Ava Miles

    The Sky of Endless Blue by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family. International Bestselling Author Ava Miles presents the much-anticipated installment of the bestselling Dare Valley series that has captivated readers around the globe about two people coming home and fighting for a second chance. J.T...
  • Pequena coreografia do adeus by Aline Bei

    Pequena coreografia do adeus by Aline Bei

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Julia é filha de pais separados: sua mãe não suporta a ideia de ter sido abandonada pelo marido, enquanto seu pai não suporta a ideia de ter sido casado. Sufocada por uma atmosfera de brigas constantes e falta de afeto, a jovem escritora tenta reconhecer sua individualidade e dar sentido à sua história, tentando se desvencilhar dos traumas familiares...
  • Lighthouse Cove by Rachel Hanna

    Lighthouse Cove by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In book 7 of the South Carolina Sunsets series, a newcomer arrives in Seagrove to take care of the lighthouse, but what is this person hiding in their past?Meanwhile, catch up with your other favorite characters like Dawson & Julie, Janine & William, Meg and Christian, Dixie & Harry and...
  • My Wounded Billionaire by Serenity Woods

    My Wounded Billionaire by Serenity Woods

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Never fall in love with a wounded hero… Since I turned thirty, all I can think about is having a baby. Someone of my own I can love. Someone who won’t break my heart. But I don’t want another relationship ever again. I thought about going to a clinic. But I like the idea of knowing the identity of the father of my child, even if we’re not an item. So I pick Marc...
  • Ayah by Andrea Hirata

    Ayah by Andrea Hirata

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

    Home Sweet Love by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family. International Bestselling Author Ava Miles shares a powerful tale about the sweetness of home and falling in love for the first time. Chase Parker doesn’t believe in all that gushy home sweet love stuff. Moira Hale sure as heck does...
  • The Right Time by Danielle Steel

    The Right Time by Danielle Steel

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Filled with heartbreak and betrayal, triumph and fulfillment, The Right Time is an intimate, richly rewarding novel about pursuing one’s passion and succeeding beyond one’s wildest dreams...
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    drama  family  female-mc  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The Next Best Day by Sharon Sala

    The Next Best Day by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Beloved and bestselling author Sharon Sala brings you a brand-new contemporary romance filled with second chances, new beginnings, and a Southern small town you won't want to leave...
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    drama  family  female-mc  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • My One True North by Milly Johnson

    My One True North by Milly Johnson

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A gorgeous read full of hope, warmth and heartfelt emotion from the Sunday Times bestselling author ?‘The feeling you get when you read a Milly Johnson book should be bottled and made available on the NHS’ Debbie JohnsonLaurie and Pete should never have met. But fate has pushed them together for a reason.   Six months ago, on the same night, Laurie and Pete both lost their partners...
  • The Chronicles of Audy: 4R by Orizuka

    The Chronicles of Audy: 4R by Orizuka

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Hai. Namaku Audy. Umurku 22 tahun. Hidupku tadinya biasa-biasa saja, sampai kedua orangtuaku jatuh bangkrut karena ditipu. Aku hanya tinggal selangkah lagi menuju gelar sarjanaku. Selangkah lagi! Tapi kedua orangtuaku rupanya tega merusak momen itu. Jadi sekarang, di sinilah aku berada. Di rumah aneh yang dihuni oleh 4 bersaudara yang sama anehnya: Regan, Romeo, Rex dan Rafael...
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    drama  family  friendship  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • I Wanted You To Know by Laura Pearson

    I Wanted You To Know by Laura Pearson

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Dear Edie, I wanted you to know so many things. I wanted to tell you them in person, as you grew. But it wasn’t to be.Jess never imagined she’d be navigating single motherhood, let alone while facing breast cancer. A life that should be just beginning is interrupted by worried looks, heavy conversations, and the possibility of leaving her daughter to grow up without her...
  • Nantucket Weddings by Pamela M. Kelley

    Nantucket Weddings by Pamela M. Kelley

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Mia Maxwell used to have her dream job. She is a sought after wedding planner on Nantucket, with no shortage of business. But she is struggling a bit to get back to loving her job. It has been bittersweet to plan other people's weddings--ever since her own fiance died two weeks before their wedding...
  • My Roommate, the Billionaire by Serenity Woods

    My Roommate, the Billionaire by Serenity Woods

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Never fall in love with your roommate… I am not going to fall in love with Albie King. That was the first thought that passed through my mind when I met my new landlord. For four months, I’ve managed to keep my distance. Lord knows, I don’t need another rich playboy to break my heart. One was enough for any girl. But Fate, it seems, has other ideas...
  • My Wicked Billionaire by Serenity Woods

    My Wicked Billionaire by Serenity Woods

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Never fall in love when it’s supposed to be just for fun… It’s the day before my brother’s wedding in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. It’s also the last day of my studies before I qualify as a veterinarian. At last, I can put aside my ditzy image and be the sophisticated career woman I’ve always wanted to be. Except I don’t notice my watch has stopped, and I miss my flight...
  • No Place Like Home: A Novel by Barbara O'Neal

    No Place Like Home: A Novel by Barbara O'Neal

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An enriching and deeply moving novel about love and loss, the bonds of family and friends, and coming home by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids.Life didn’t turn out the way Jewel Sabatino planned. However long she’s been gone, home is waiting.At seventeen, Jewel fled Colorado for New York City and didn’t look back...
  • The Oyster Diver's Secret by Caroline Säfstrand, A.A. Prime

    The Oyster Diver's Secret by Caroline Säfstrand, A.A. Prime

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Set on the beautiful Swedish coast, this is a story of deep friendship and hope, about facing the worst parts of ourselves and stepping into a new future.Inez is ready to clean out her life. Seventy years old and no longer working as a women’s fiction author, her life has been accumulating in piles around her Swedish cottage by the sea. But it’s not just the house that needs cleaning...
  • The Lost Secret of Ireland by Susanne O'Leary

    The Lost Secret of Ireland by Susanne O'Leary

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An enchanting summer romance set on the gorgeous Irish coast, where fresh starts are made, love beckons and secrets are sure to unfold…In the tiny village of Sandy Cove in Ireland, Ella Caron is trying to recover. When she moved from Paris to a beautiful coastguard cottage on the sea, she wanted peace and quiet and the space to grieve after her mother’s death...
  • Lost and Found by Danielle Steel

    Lost and Found by Danielle Steel

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What might have been? That tantalizing question propels a woman on a cross-country adventure to reunite with the men she loved and let go, in Danielle Steel’s exhilarating new novel. It all starts with a fall from a ladder, in a firehouse in New York City...
  • Casanova LLC by Julia Whelan

    Casanova LLC by Julia Whelan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    "CASANOVA LLC is an absolute winner. It is hilarious, charming, sexy, and sweet, with one of the best audio productions I've ever heard. I canceled plans so I could keep listening. Julia Whelan outdid herself with this one...
  • Textbook Approach by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Textbook Approach by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WillFrom the moment I saw her, I knew she was different. She wasn't like all the other women I was used to.But then I asked her out and my mind was blown.She was different from every other woman, I just wasn't sure that was a good thing.Relationships? Off the table.Marriage? Not a chance in hell.Geez, I wasn't even allowed to stay the night...
  • Annie's Summer by the Sea by Liz Eeles

    Annie's Summer by the Sea by Liz Eeles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Annie Trebarwith unexpectedly inherits Tregavara House, her much-loved family home atop the cliffs of Salt Bay, she begins to wonder: with all the good friends and warm memories she’s made in the village, could it be her forever home? Luckily her gorgeous Poldark-lookalike boyfriend, Josh Pasco, has exactly the same idea...
  • Finding Peace by Bridget E. Baker, B.E. Baker

    Finding Peace by Bridget E. Baker, B.E. Baker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Keeping score is the quickest way to lose. Anica Maggard was born under a lucky star. Her big sister became her very best friend. Her debut novel was an instant bestseller. She lived in the apartment of her dreams at the age of twenty-five. But luck changes. . . and sometimes it runs out entirely.Cancer steals her sister, and that loss robs Anica of her words...
  • Sara's Promise by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    Sara's Promise by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Do you believe in soul mates? William Grafton had the perfect life with his lovely wife, Sara, and two wonderful children. But one day his perfect forever was shattered when Sara died suddenly, leaving him alone to raise his children and wonder how he would ever get through life without his soul mate...
    Categorized as:
    drama  family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Four Wishes by Christine Nolfi

    Four Wishes by Christine Nolfi

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Meade Williams has a successful company, an ailing father—and a secret desire to find love at last. Dr. Mary Chance isn’t sure the time is right to expand her family. Birdie Kaminsky has married the man of her dreams, but yearns to grow closer to her powerful sister. And young Glade Wilson must confront the daunting truth that she’ll become a mother before finishing high school...
  • A Broken Kind of Beautiful by Katie Ganshert

    A Broken Kind of Beautiful by Katie Ganshert

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fashion is a fickle industry, a frightening fact for twenty-four-year-old model Ivy Clark. Ten years in and she's learned a sacred truth -- appearance is everything. Nobody cares about her broken past as long as she looks beautiful for the camera. This is the only life Ivy knows -- so when it starts to unravel, she'll do anything to hold on...
  • Upside Down by Danielle Steel

    Upside Down by Danielle Steel

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Oscar-winning actress Ardith Law is a Hollywood icon. Radiant at sixty-two, she is the epitome of glamour and a highly respected artist. But her success has come at a she has a strained relationship with her daughter, Morgan, who at thirty-eight still blames Ardith for putting her career before being a mother...
  • The Stars Don't Lie by Boo Walker

    The Stars Don't Lie by Boo Walker

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A man who thought he put his shattered past behind him embarks on a reflective journey home in a heartfelt novel by the bestselling author of The Singing Trees and A Spanish Sunrise.Haunted by a tragic decision he made twenty years ago, veterinarian Dr. Carver Livingston has not once returned to his Vermont hometown...
  • A Bittersweet Surprise by Cynthia Ellingsen

    A Bittersweet Surprise by Cynthia Ellingsen

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A mysterious, heartwarming tale of small-town intrigue, family secrets, and the possibility of new love from the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Lighthouse Keeper.Emma Laurent has always preferred helping others to asking for help. But now, she’s the one in need...
  • Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk Angpau Merah by Tere Liye

    Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk Angpau Merah by Tere Liye

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

    Tangled Vines by Megan Mayfair

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Amelia O'Sullivan is a photographer who has always viewed herself through the wrong lens. When her marriage publicly crashes around her, she flees to the safety of her aunt's country property to pick up the pieces...
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  friendship  adult  book  contemporary  epic  fiction
  • Love Child by Ashley Farley

    Love Child by Ashley Farley

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

    Cherished by Kim Cash Tate

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Before healing can begin for Kelli and Heather, they need to believe they are worth cherishing. Kelli London once dreamed of being a songwriter. As crazy as it seemed, she hoped that God would use the lyrics that came to her even while she slept. She dreamed about Brian too, that the love they shared as high-school students would grow into marriage...
    Categorized as:
    drama  family  female-mc  friendship  adult  black-mc  book  christian
  • Finding the Rainbow by Traci Borum

    Finding the Rainbow by Traci Borum

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Holly Newbury’s life is on hold in the cozy English village of Chilton Crosse. While her friends are marrying, having children, and embarking on successful careers, Holly is raising her three younger sisters and working part time at the village art gallery. Her life feels incomplete, but family is more important to her than anything...
  • Liars Like Us by Mary Campisi

    Liars Like Us by Mary Campisi

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Unlock the secrets in Reunion Gap What happens when destiny ignores the rules? Tate Alexander has the good luck to be born with looks and charm, and the bad luck to belong to a family where money and power mean more than honor and integrity. When he returns to Reunion Gap to take over his father’s company, he’s determined to uncover and right the wrongs his father committed...
  • The Almost Wife: A gorgeous feel good romance that will bring a tear to your eye by Jade Beer

    The Almost Wife: A gorgeous feel good romance that will bring a tear to your eye by Jade Beer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Three women, three white dresses, three big days all set… but only two will make it up the aisle, and only one will marry. An unforgettable page-turner about love, family and life’s unexpected second chances. Jessie has always known she doesn’t belong. Only her fiancé Adam makes her feel good enough, exactly as she is...
  • The Sugarhouse Blues by Mariah Stewart

    The Sugarhouse Blues by Mariah Stewart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Mariah Stewart's second novel in the Hudson Sisters series... Allie, Des, and Cara, each having her own reasons for wanting a share of their father's estate, meet in the grand Victorian home in which he grew up, only to be greeted by another secret he purposely hid from them: his sister Bonnie...
  • The Shadow Between Us by Carol Mason

    The Shadow Between Us by Carol Mason

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What is it about the coast that attracts people running from their past? Maybe there’s something in a sea breeze that blows away your problems. Maybe when you look out at the ocean you can see the future; forget the secrets and pain holding you back. Or at least you can forget them for a time. When Olivia moves to Port Townsend, her marriage is floundering, and her life is in pieces...
  • The Passions of Chelsea Kane by Barbara Delinsky

    The Passions of Chelsea Kane by Barbara Delinsky

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    After the death of her adoptive mother, thirty-six-year-old Chelsea Kane is consumed by the need to uncover her biological heritage. Taking a break from her successful architecture career, she arrives in the New Hampshire town where she was born, determined to learn the truth, her only clue a tarnished silver key...
  • Silent Night by Danielle Steel

    Silent Night by Danielle Steel

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A shocking accident. A little girl struggling to survive. And the childless aunt who transforms her own world to help her . . . Danielle Steel's latest novel is a deeply moving story of resilience and hope. Paige Watts is the ultimate stage mother. The daughter of Hollywood royalty, Paige channels her acting dreams into making her own daughter, Emma, a star...
  • Fall from Grace by Danielle Steel

    Fall from Grace by Danielle Steel

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel comes the gripping story of a woman who loses everything—her husband, her home, her sense of self and safety, and her freedom. Sydney Wells’s perfect life with her wealthy, devoted husband vanishes when he dies suddenly in an accident. Widowed at forty-nine, she discovers he has failed to include her in his will...
  • Winter in Tokyo by Ilana Tan

    Winter in Tokyo by Ilana Tan

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Tetangga baruku, Nishimura Kazuto, datang ke Tokyo untuk mencari suasana baru. Itulah katanya, tapi menurutku alasannya lebih dari itu. Dia orang yang baik, menyenangkan, dan bisa diandalkan. Perlahan-lahan---mungkin sejak malam Natal itu---aku mulai memandangnya dengan cara yang berbeda. Dan sejak itu pula rasanya sulit membayangkan hidup tanpa dia...
  • The Calamity Janes: Gina & Emma: To Catch a Thief by Sherryl Woods

    The Calamity Janes: Gina & Emma: To Catch a Thief by Sherryl Woods

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods returns with two enthralling tales of the Calamity Janes…fierce friends facing challenges in life and love To Catch a Thief Gina Petrillo thought she was on the run from her troubles…but they followed her home to Winding River, Wyoming...
  • Sweet Magnolia by Debbie White

    Sweet Magnolia by Debbie White

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Exhausted after the grand wedding, Jack and Annie set off to California for their honeymoon only to be called back early because of fire to the bakery. The fire is extensive and they aren’t sure if Sweet Indulgence can be saved. But the Powell’s don’t give up. As Jack and Annie rebuild Sweet Indulgence together, life throws them another much more pleasant surprise. One due in nine months...
  • The River Runs South by Audrey Ingram

    The River Runs South by Audrey Ingram

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This transporting and illuminating debut novel will resonate with readers who have ever felt a little bit lost, perfect for fans of Kristy Woodson Harvey and Linda Holmes.Exploring love, loss, and the courage of starting over fresh, this novel will appeal to readers on the hunt for emotionally rich fiction...
  • Wanting Happily Ever After by Elena Aitken

    Wanting Happily Ever After by Elena Aitken

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s her best friend. She’s holding on to an old hurt. Will guarding her heart keep her from the one thing that can heal her for good?Sarah Lewis, a fiercely independent single mom who has sworn off love since the death of her husband...
  • Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

    Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects, in this breathtaking new novel from the New York Times and #1 Globe and Mail bestselling author of Every Summer After.Fern Brookbanks has wasted far too much of her adult life thinking about Will Baxter...
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