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What Grows Dies Here by Anne Malcom
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“You will be loved many times by many men. But you will only ever love one man. And that man will be your destruction.”Wren Whitney lives a beautiful life. She is a child of Beverly Hills, growing up in boarding schools, on private jets—a life of extreme wealth and privilege.Wren Whitney lives for adventure. She is afraid of nothing. She says no to nothing... -
The Reunion At Sugar Sand Inn by Leigh Duncan
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEscape to Sugar Sand Beach with Erin Bradshaw and her best friends for a second chance at all life has to offer.Forty-five year old Erin has grown restless with her life. Which is odd because she’s spent the past thirty years roaming the globe... -
Sweet Tea & Wedding Rings by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn book 4 of this USA Today bestselling series. Mia and Kate are still working on building their new honey business while Travis and Cooper are keeping a big secret that could wreak havoc in both of their relationships.Meanwhile, a former guest of the B&B shows up in the dead of night, and she needs a place to hide... -
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Scorched by Wajdi Mouawad
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwin children Jeanne and Simon want to solve the mystery of their origins. In retracing the bitter history of their mother, who is about to die, other characters come into the story—witnesses or key players able to assist in the investigation. Carried aloft by poetic language, the inquiry pursued by Jeanne and Simon unfolds in a dreamlike atmosphere... -
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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... -
Suloisimmat hetket by Virginie Grimaldi
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHurmaava tarina äidinrakkaudesta ja naisista elämän taitekohdissa.Kun kuopus muuttaa pois kotoa, Élise tuntee itsensä merkityksettömäksi. Lapset vastaavat viesteihin viiveellä, ja seurana on vain masentunut koira. Uutta sisältöä elämään löytyy tanssikurssilta ja vapaaehtoistyöstä vauvaperheiden parissa... -
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes - Review Summary by J.T. Rothing
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you’d like to enhance your experience while reading Me before you , then this book review and study guide is perfect for you! Me Before You by Jojo Moyes is an improbable love story between 2 people who couldn’t have less in common. Lou is 26 years old. She is sweet and adorable, but unskilled... -
Nashville - Part Ten - Not Without You by Inglath Cooper
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes, it's hard to know what we have until we realize we might lose it. CeCe and Holden Ashford have seen many of their dreams come true. Among them, a successful career in Nashville and finding the love of a lifetime in each other... -
Champagne and Daisies by S.J. McCoy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne night out. One balmy evening in Napa Valley. One man, letting loose before embarking on a new business venture. One woman, letting her hair down after another fight with her father over how she runs her winery—and her life. One too many glasses of wine. What does it all add up to? A one night stand.Chelsea Hamilton has led a charmed life. She’s a golden girl who has it all... -
To Trust by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDee Hooper and Jack Brewer grew up next door to each other in sleepy Buckhorn Corner, Oklahoma. From the time they were less than a year old they'd been best friends, but then Dee eloped with a man from Pennsylvania... -
Tollak til Ingeborg by Tore Renberg
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDei kallar han Tollak til Ingeborg. Den gamle stabukken som bur oppe ved sagplassen. Alle veit at han har gjort ting på sin eigen måte. Alle veit kva han gjorde med dei gutane. Alle veit at ungane hans ikke kjem heim så ofte. Alle veit han tok til seg han dei kalla Oddotosken. Og alle hugsar den gode kona hans, Ingeborg. Men det er noko folk ikkje veit.Det er på tide å fortelje... -
The Gin Sisters' Promise by Faith Hogan
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThree estranged sisters. Six months to come back together.When Georgie, Iris and Nola's mother died and their father disappeared into his grief, the sisters made a pact: they would always be there for one another, no matter what.Now, decades later, they haven't spoken for years and can barely stand to be in the same room... -
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Beauford Bend: The Complete Series by Alice Hunter Pace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet the four sexy brothers of Beauford Bend in this enchanting new Southern series by USA Today best-selling author Alicia Hunter Pace! Nearly thirty miles from Nashville sits the boutique town of Beauford, known for its artisan craft shops and colorful personalities - especially the renowned Beauford brothers... -
Because of You by Olivia Miles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the USA Today bestselling master of small-town sagas comes the third book in the Blue Harbor series. Maddie Conway has always dreamed of opening her own bakery, but following in the footsteps of her three successful sisters is turning out to be a lot of pressure... -
Always by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings**Warning: This title is a re-release of Blue's website exclusive Never. It's been totally rewritten with over 116 pages of new content.***Award winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presentsAlwaysKingShe’s been wanting in my bed for a long, long time. I should’ve shut that shit all the way down, but I’ve been flirting with Misty for years... -
Sweet Love by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThings aren't always what they seem... sometimes, they're better. Laura Bennett is bored. Divorced and grieving after the death of her mother, she takes the advice of her adventurous best friend and does the craziest thing she's ever done in her life. Sawyer Griffin is a country music superstar who has burned out and gone home to January Cove for a break... -
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Deacon: The Carmichaels by Leigh Fenty
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Clint Carmichael died, he left a shattered wife and four children. Someone had to take over the reins of the Starlight Ranch.That someone was twenty-three-year-old Deacon. Now, ten years later, the multi-million-dollar ranch is running smoothly under his command. His family, not so much.Deacon’s siblings don’t always appreciate his inherent need to take care of everything and everybody... -
Boss Me by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLast man standing. That’s the way it feels when Will Stevens looks at the happiness and fulfillment his siblings have found. Will isn’t necessarily looking for “happily ever after” but...what if? The one thing that helps him get through the loneliness of bachelorhood is his job. As a paramedic with Rivers Edge Health Center, Will is dedicated to saving lives... -
Unhitched by Jamie Farrell
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas! Tarra Blue found out the hard way that her Vegas annulment didn’t take, and now she’s hunting down her accidental husband to finish what they started ten years ago. Ben Garcia left the corporate world behind when his business partner dropped dead of a heart attack, and he’s doing his best to embrace life as a beach bum... -
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Avah Maldita by simplychummy, Karen Ramirez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Avah Chen is living large, and she is always in charge. She finds herself in good company of her fabulous friends in high places and unexpected ones from around the corner. You would think there's no stopping this little fierce maldita dahil tila nasa kanya na ang lahat - magarang bahay, matagumpay na negosyo at iba pang karangyaan... -
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Nashville Dreams by Pamela M. Kelley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYoung love torn apart by amnesia and a scheming billionaire.Laura Scott lives in a trailer park in Charleston, SC, with her alcoholic but very sweet mother. She is a senior in high school when this story begins and is madly in love with her best friend and soul mate Cole Dawson. His father is Dalton Dawson, a real estate billionaire and junior senator with ambitions to be Governor... -
Days of Wonder by Keith Stuart
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA story about family, love and finding magic in everyday life, Days of Wonder is the most moving novel you'll read all year.Tom, single father to Hannah, is the manager of a tiny local theatre. On the same day each year, he and its colourful cast of part-time actors have staged a fantastical production just for his little girl, a moment of magic to make her childhood unforgettable... -
Rose by Li-Young Lee, Gerald Stern
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this outstanding first book of poems, Lee is unafraid to show emotion, especially when writing about his father or his wife. "But there is wisdom/ in the hour in which a boy/ sits in his room listening," says the first poem, and Lee's silent willingness to step outside himself imbues Rose with a rare sensitivity... -
অপেক্ষা by Humayun Ahmed
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsমানুষের জীবন কি চক্রের মত? চক্রের কোন শুরু নেই, শেষ নেই। মানব জীবনও কি তাই? রহস্যময় চক্রের ভেতর এই জীবন ঘুরপাক খেতে থাকে? শুরু নেই, শেষ নেই। চক্র ঘুরছে।এই চক্রের ভেতরে ঘুরপাক খেতে খেতে অপেক্ষা করে কেউ কেউ। কিংবা সকলেই কিসের... -
Dear Jon by Lori L. Otto
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA summer with his family in Utah is all Jon Scott needs to pull himself together. It's time to focus on his mom's sobriety and the continuing education of his two younger brothers, Will and Max. For once, things seem to be on track with that part of his life. For the first time, he sees real hope for his family... -
Mr. Handsome Hunk: A Manhattan Men Novel by Jacob Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve wanted her my whole life.My best friend’s little sister. But things didn’t work out like they were supposed to.And now she’s back in my life and I’m not sure how I feel about it.She left for college without looking back, and I’m a billionaire bachelor with my eye on lots of prizes now.I’m not the boy she walked away from.Manhattan is my playground, and my family owns the city... -
Summer at the Country Practice by Sharon Booth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe sun is shining on Bramblewick, the little village on the North York Moors. At Bramblewick Primary School the teachers are preparing for their much-needed break, and Izzy and Ash are busy making wedding plans. But for their friend and colleague, Jackson Wade, the long summer holiday isn't so welcome... -
In Little Stars by Linda Green
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a divided northern England, love and hate are about to collide . . .Sylvie and Donna travel on the same train to work each day but have never spoken. Their families are on different sides of the bitter Brexit divide, although the tensions and arguments at home give them much in common... -
A Family Affair: The Wish, Truth in Lies, Book 9 by Mary Campisi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption... It's time to head back to Magdalena, New York, and spend a little time with the people we love to love and even a few we love to hate. Bree Kinkaid is finally going to get her happily-ever-after with Adam Brandon (from Paradise Found, That Second Chance series), but it's not going to be quick or easy.. -
Beneath Winter Sand by Vickie McKeehan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman looking for answers. A man dealing with his past. Hannah Summers lost her innocence the day she came home from school and found police cars in front of her house. Her parents are dead. Her loss is deep, But it's much more than that--her baby brother, Micah, is missing... -
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Finding Cassie: A touching story of family by Anna Jacobs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the teenage girl who's been hanging around near the house knocks on the door and tells her she's her granddaughter, Cassie is shocked rigid. There's only one way this can be true: if Evie is the daughter of the baby Cassie gave away for adoption when she was herself a troubled teenager... -
A Family Affair: The Gift by Mary Campisi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption... It's time to head back to Magdalena, New York, and spend a little time with the people we love to love and even a few we love to hate.Only one thing is missing from Tess and Daniel "Cash" Casherdon's perfect life--a child. Oh, how they long for one to make their life complete. But what is it people say about being careful what you wish for.. -
Sweet Southern Satisfaction by Colbie Kay, Chianti Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaverick Taylor is a cocky bastard. He’s one of the best players on and off the field, but when he meets Cydney Fisher she makes him play the toughest game he’s ever had to win. And this is one game she is determined to make him lose. There's no love at first sight between the pitcher and the spitfire mechanic—in fact, she hates him... -
All The Colours In Between by Eva Jordan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEva Jordan's much-anticipated follow up to the bestselling 183 Times a Year It's not a life, it's an adventure! Lizzie is fast approaching 50. Her once angst ridden teenage daughters, now grown and in their twenties, have flown the nest, Cassie to London and Maisy to Australia... -
Ten Broken Promises by Jeannette Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Connor Falciano resigned from the DEA, security seemed to be the perfect fit. But he has never been able to turn a blind eye to criminal activity, not even if it’s his employer. Connor senses the Henderson family is covering up something, but is it illegal? He’s prepared to do whatever it takes to find out... -
Under the Apple Blossoms: A Lake Harriet Novel by Deanna Lynn Sletten
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes the only one standing in the way of your happiness is you.Debbie Adams has never thought of herself as beautiful or witty. Her short, curvy stature has always made her feel self-conscious. As the owner of Deb’s Bridal Boutique near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, Debbie runs the business she’d inherited after her mother’s death... -
Sanctuary by L.P. Maxa
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYOUR LOVE Evie James loves to read, gets great grades, and enjoys being a good daughter. But after two days at SMU, she learns the entire university is disgusted that she's not a rock princess. Never one to disappoint, and desperate to fit in, she reinvents herself and becomes the darling of her sorority, and the girl everyone wants to be. Except Evie needs a little help to keep up appearances... -
Just a Summer Fling by Alisha Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou know whats not the best way to start off the summer? Being cheated on by your high school sweetheart with your childhood best friend.So when my mom tells me she's going to be moving across the country to live with her fiance, I go with her. I have nothing holding me here anymore and no specific College I want to attend. A new start sounds good right about now... -
Meet Me at Sunset (Evening Island) by Olivia Miles
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Morgan sisters spent many blissful summers at their family’s lake house growing up, but as they grew older, their lives took very different paths. Hope adores her twin girls, but she doesn’t love being a stay-at-home mom... -
Second Chance Summer by Olivia Miles
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the USA Today bestselling master of small-town sagas comes the second installment in the Blue Harbor series—a second-chance romance about finding love when you least expect it. Amelia Conway spent the past twelve years doting on her widowed father and playing mother hen to her younger sisters—and conveniently hiding her heart from love after her high school sweetheart moved away... -
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My Rebound by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA rebound isn’t supposed to last. Though, sometimes, fate has other ideas in this opposites attract, friends with benefits romance.It wasn’t supposed to happen this way.Mackenzie Thomas started planning her future at the age of six. She knew the college she wanted, the career she needed, and the boy she would marry.Only he wasn’t supposed to break up with her in such a spectacular fashion... -
All I Need by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings* January Cove is a series about the Parker family living in a coastal Georgia town. This is book 5 of the series. If you love small town romance with a little comedy thrown in, you'll love this series! * Brad Parker is the funny one in his family, but there's nothing funny about his current situation... -
Holding On by Jill Sanders
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrey McGowan is no stranger to the inside of a jail cell, but this time it really wasn’t his fault. Well… maybe a little. What’s worse is the gorgeous hottie he was defending didn’t even notice. But make no mistake, the jerk she was with, really had it coming... -
Then Comes Love by Olivia Miles
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the USA Today bestselling author of Feels Like Home comes a fun, flirty, sweet summer romance...It’s wedding season in Blue Harbor, and that means warm lake breezes, starry nights, and the promise of a happy ending…for some. Florist Gabby Conway is a hopeless romantic, but lately, she’s starting to feel exactly that: hopeless... -
Lost & Found by Bernadette Marie
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDarcy McCary came to Nashville with some big expectations--to find her birth parents. She had no plans of making a life in Tennessee. But when her sources lead her to Eduardo Keller, her heart took over, and plans changed. Eduardo Keller is a man who goes after what he wants and he doesn't have time for playing games... -
Promise Me: A Novella by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHolly Jenkins watched her best friend finally get her happily ever after. While there’s no one more deserving than Avery Jackson, Holly can’t fight the longing and ache that settles in her chest when she thinks about her own solitary life. After kissing so many frogs, Holly starts to wonder if Prince Charming even exists. Jase Bentley is worn out...
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