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  • The Color of a Silver Lining by Julianne MacLean

    The Color of a Silver Lining by Julianne MacLean

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean comes an inspiring novel about secrets, forgiveness, and second chances. It’s the newest title in her popular Color of Heaven Series, where people are affected by real life magic and miracles that change everything they once believed about life and love...
  • Eternally Yours by Brenda Jackson

    Eternally Yours by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Friends… Attorney Syneda Walters and fellow attorney Clayton Madaris are just friends…the last two people likely to end up as lovers. Syneda holds all men at arm's length because of the father whose name she never knew. Clayton has always been a playboy, and no woman has ever come close to keeping his interest for very long...
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    family  female-mc  adult  black-mc  book  contemporary  fiction  poc-mc
  • Mistletoe and Magic for the Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Mistletoe and Magic for the Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    But for single mum and busy midwife Nadia, it’s quickly turning into her worst Christmas ever.Her marriage is over, and whilst her husband has moved on, Nadia finds herself back home, squashed into her mum’s spare room with her two small children. They might not be a perfect family anymore, but Nadia is determined to make this Christmas special for them...
  • A Kade Christmas by Tijan

    A Kade Christmas by Tijan

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Logan and Taylor head to Hawaii for their own getaway.What happens there was supposed to "stay" there, but when James decides to disrupt the entire family with his latest scandal, all the secrets start coming out.Mason's getting a call.Nate takes a trip.There might be some dogs and alpacas involved too...
  • Sail Away by Ashley Farley

    Sail Away by Ashley Farley

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Three women form a village to help a friend in need. Becca has embarked on the most important mission of her life. She trusts no one, and she’s running out of time. On a whim, she rents a beach cottage on Palmetto Island for the summer. She’s searching for a solution to her problem. Help comes in an unexpected friendship with the young woman next door...
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    family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  epic  fiction  romance
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Lowcountry on My Mind by Ashley Farley

    Lowcountry on My Mind by Ashley Farley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Childhood friends reunite in an explosive tale of family dysfunction and romance gone wrong.Amelia has been plotting to escape her abusive husband for years. When her mama’s untimely death provides an unexpected opportunity, she hops on the next bus to the South Carolina Lowcountry. Her husband will eventually come for her. But she’s prepared...
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    family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery  romance
  • Coral Cottage by Jan Moran

    Coral Cottage by Jan Moran

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When news anchor Marina Moore’s well-structured life blows up on national television, she seeks refuge at the family beach house. Built on the shores of Summer Beach, the Coral Cottage was a wedding gift to her grandmother. Single by choice at forty, Marina is intrigued by her grandmother's gutsy advice to life...
  • Heather by Chris Keniston

    Heather by Chris Keniston

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Shenanigans and romance abound in the new Hart Land series from USA TODAY Bestselling Author Chris Keniston. Fall in love with the lakeside small town of Lawford, retired Marine Corps General Harold Hart, his artistic wife Fiona, matchmaking housekeeper Lucy, and his nine single granddaughters...
  • Cocoa Beach Bride by Cecelia Scott

    Cocoa Beach Bride by Cecelia Scott

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As the dramatic Sweeney family saga comes to a close, the thrill of new romances, second chances, and exciting reunions fills the salty air of Cocoa Beach.With Sam’s baby on the way, Dottie pours her heart and soul into putting the final touches on Sweeney House so Sam’s wedding can launch the new inn. But her world is tilted when the last thing she ever anticipated comes knocking on her door...
  • Change of Tides by Ashley Farley

    Change of Tides by Ashley Farley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Second Chances and New RomancesBirdie Fuller doesn’t like change. And a lot of change is happening at once. Her daughter and three-year-old grandson are moving out of her apartment to a nearby city. Will Birdie be able to survive the loneliness without Hannah and Gus? She joins a dating website to find companionship and meets the seemingly perfect man...
  • The Calhouns Collection by Nora Roberts by Nora Roberts

    The Calhouns Collection by Nora Roberts by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Courting CatherineCatherine “C.C.” Calhoun isn’t about to let anyone take away the Towers―her family’s crumbling mansion―especially not handsome hotel magnate Trenton St. James. As far as Trent is concerned, his dealings with C.C. should be strictly business. But soon, C.C.’s mix of fire and fury seduce his mind and his heart, leading them both in a completely unexpected direction...
  • Sweet Tea Sunrise by Rachel Hanna

    Sweet Tea Sunrise by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In book 2 of the Sweet Tea B&B series...Mia's high school sweetheart breezes back into town, but will she let him stay at her B&B and risk her heart again?Kate tries to expand the business, but will she and Mia butt heads over the future of their mother's beloved bed and breakfast?As usual, Evie is up to no good...
  • Man of the Year by Connie Easton

    Man of the Year by Connie Easton

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Xander Brown is a skilled surgeon who lives a carefree life. With him being the Chief of Surgery at GHM, his plate is always full. However, he made room for the one woman he couldn’t see himself without.Zara Lyles is the hood Barbie that’s all about her family. She does what needs to be done for them to survive all while keeping a certain elegance...
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    family  female-mc  romance  black-mc  fiction  urban  poc-mc  book
  • A Pinch of Passion by Kelly Collins

    A Pinch of Passion by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She leads a privileged life. He has a chip on his shoulder. Can the very thing that divides them be what draws them together? Allie Parks lives life in the fast lane—literally. As a partner in Luxe Resorts, she’s learned that if her money won’t open a door, her looks will...
  • Easton Island: Easton Family Dynasty by Hope Callaghan

    Easton Island: Easton Family Dynasty by Hope Callaghan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Easton Island - Easton Family Dynasty is the continuing saga of one woman’s journey from incredible loss to finding a past she knew nothing about, including a family who both embraces and fears her and a charming island that draws her in.This inspirational women's fiction series is for lovers of family sagas, friendship, mysteries, and a touch of romance...
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    family  female-mc  romance  fiction  cozy  contemporary  epic  book
  • Tangle of Strings by Ashley Farley

    Tangle of Strings by Ashley Farley

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A nearly tragic accident leads to a discovery that rocks the Sweeney family’s world. Some families never resolve conflicts. Not so with the Sweeneys. Their sense of family, their love for one another, and their willingness to forgive have always triumphed and brought them back together. Until now...
  • 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...
  • When You Knew by Jamie Beck

    When You Knew by Jamie Beck

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    An unlikely couple must decide what truly defines family. Gentry Cabot’s rebellious life comes to a screeching halt when a one-night stand leads to a sobering new reality: motherhood. Exhausted and overwhelmed, the former wild child struggles to raise an infant on her own. After a lifetime of feeling like the odd Cabot out, Gentry knows that what her son needs most is family...
  • A tablespoon of Temptation by Kelly Collins

    A tablespoon of Temptation by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s a woman who values honesty. He’s a man telling a lie. Will the truth bring them together or tear them apart?Danielle Morgan doesn’t need a recipe for love, she needs one for life. Hounded by her best friend to find a man or a hobby, she chooses the latter. After all, a hobby won’t break her heart...
  • 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...
  • Chasing Bailey: A Lake Harriet Novel by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    Chasing Bailey: A Lake Harriet Novel by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the charming Lake Harriet neighborhood where we first met Kristen, Ryan, and their dog Sam in Walking Sam, two people are struggling to put their lives back together with the help of a rambunctious dog named Bailey.Lisa Evan’s life has been in turmoil since her husband, Andrew, left her nine months earlier...
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    family  female-mc  romance  fiction  religion  epic  spirituality  book
  • 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...
  • Sprinkles on Top by Kim Law

    Sprinkles on Top by Kim Law

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    For Holly Marshall, there’s no such thing as a perfect match. That’s reflected in the unpredictable, fun clothing combos the aspiring artist wears around her hometown of Sugar Springs—and in her inability to fit in anywhere else...
  • Ignited by Passion: Stone Cold Surrender\Riding the Storm by Brenda Jackson

    Ignited by Passion: Stone Cold Surrender\Riding the Storm by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two classic Westmoreland novels from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Brenda Jackson Stone Cold Surrender Bestselling thriller writer Stone Westmoreland can think of plenty of ways to describe the stranger he meets on a flight to Montana. Tantalizing. Whip-smart. And completely unaware of how good it feels to give in to your wilder impulses...
  • Wrecking Us Saving You: Redeeming Second Chance Romance  (Redemption Highway) by Leaona Luxx

    Wrecking Us Saving You: Redeeming Second Chance Romance (Redemption Highway) by Leaona Luxx

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Chord Hamilton was six years old when he first laid eyes on her. She was frail and broken, fast becoming his best friend. Sarah Sutton was from the wrong side of the tracks, which Chord never seemed to care about. By high school, their love grew into something greater. Everyone knew their love was one of a lifetime. Until she disappeared. His heart never recovered...
  • Defend Me by Kelly Collins

    Defend Me by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s an extrovert. He’s an introvert. Can polar opposites find happiness together? As a teenager, Rose Rogers couldn’t wait to get out of Frazier Falls. She took the first chance she got and left for New York, where she made a name for herself at Flair Magazine. Until now, she’s never looked back...
  • Tangled Love on Pelican Point by Karice Bolton

    Tangled Love on Pelican Point by Karice Bolton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *Can be read as a standalone* Sophie Bristol works two jobs--sometimes three--and is surrounded by people falling in love and that's great. Really, it's great. It's not like she ever thought she'd find that perfect someone. After all, she learned he probably only exists in some far away land with talking wildlife and glass slippers, and that works perfectly for her busy schedule...
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    family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  epic  fiction  humor
  • The Lost Sheenan's Bride by Jane Porter

    The Lost Sheenan's Bride by Jane Porter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Trying to get over a broken heart, twenty-four year old teacher Jet Diekerhof takes a gap year to travel and have an adventure. Her practical farming family is horrified until Jet's older sister Harley gets her a long term sub position at a one room school house in Montana’s Paradise Valley. Jet's grateful it’s 775 miles from her overly involved family—and the guy who broke her heart...
  • Kissing Carly (Kiss A Cowboy Series) by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    Kissing Carly (Kiss A Cowboy Series) by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Now available! She never expected to fall in love… Carly Stevens loves to have fun but her carefree lifestyle has finally caught up with her. Broke and in debt, she heads to Montana to spend the summer with her sister, Andi Brennan, at the Brennan ranch. Her sister agrees she can stay on two conditions—she works to pay down her debt and changes her wild-girl ways...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  family  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • An Unconventional Love: A Novella by Alexandra Warren

    An Unconventional Love: A Novella by Alexandra Warren

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jasmine is on the not-it list when it comes to relationships. A fling here and there? Definitely. But full blown commitment? No way in hell. Dealing with a man full-time is just not worth the trouble when you can get what you want and get away like it never happened. That was the plan when she met Rich, a good and worthy fling, but exactly that...a fling. Until the cravings start...
  • Moonlight and Promises by Michele Brouder

    Moonlight and Promises by Michele Brouder

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Read the generational saga about three sisters and their grandmother and her friends in the beachside town of Hideaway Bay.Always the rebel and the oldest of the Monroe sisters, Isabelle returns to Hideaway Bay at the request of one of her sisters. She’s never stayed long enough in any one place. The last thing Isabelle Monroe wants is to be tied down...
  • Eleven of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Eleven of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
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  • Montana Hero by Debra Salonen

    Montana Hero by Debra Salonen

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    During Flynn Bensen‘s last wildfire rescue, a woman died despite Flynn’s best efforts to save her. He can’t escape his sense of failure or recurring nightmares, but he can escape to Marietta, Montana, to a new job as the head of Crawford County Search and Rescue...
  • Blind Love by Ashley Farley

    Blind Love by Ashley Farley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ada’s world is torn apart when she discovers the man who raised her isn’t her biological father. To make matters worse, Daniel’s illegitimate daughter, Casey, has taken Ada’s place in his life. Faced with losing everything, Ada searches her dead mother’s belongings for answers. What she discovers will change her life forever. Casey finally has a chance at romance with her long-time crush...
  • 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...
  • A Year and a Day by Inglath Cooper

    A Year and a Day by Inglath Cooper

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She has the life most women dream of. . .Too bad for Audrey Colby it's all a facade. Her seemingly devoted husband is really a monster. Their high-society "friends" protect his ugly secrets. The mansion they live in is just a gilded prison for her and her son, Sammy. Everything hinges on escape. One day, Audrey decides she and her son need to escape. She's had enough...
  • Photos of You by Tammy Robinson

    Photos of You by Tammy Robinson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A compassionate, uplifting love story for fans of Me Before You When Ava Green turns twenty-eight, she discovers this will be her last birthday. The cancer she thought she'd beaten three years ago is back, only this time it's terminal: and she's not going to waste any of the time she has left. There's one thing she's been dreaming of since she was a small girl: her wedding...
  • 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:
    family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  drama  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...
  • Cinderella Sister by Dilly Court

    Cinderella Sister by Dilly Court

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lily Larkin is the youngest of six and the least important member of her talented, argumentative, temperamental family. With their father dead and their mother a stranger to them, she must stay at home and keep house whilst her elder siblings go out to work. As she goes about her daily chores, and minds her ailing grandfather, her head is full of dreams...
  • The Stanislaskis: Rachel & Alex by Nora Roberts

    The Stanislaskis: Rachel & Alex by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Falling for Rachel Landlocked in Manhattan, rugged seaman Zack Muldoon needed a tough, no-nonsense lawyer to save his kid brother's delinquent hide. Public defender Rachel Stanislaski was not what he had in mind--until he discovered there was a lot more to the beautiful, coolheaded attorney than met the eye...and found himself falling for her, hook, line and sinker...
  • 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...
  • To Hades & Back by Mel Dau

    To Hades & Back by Mel Dau

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Are you willing to reach down to hell to pull up the one you love? We met Hades Sanders Basil in Love of A god as the youngest brother of the Basil clan. His philandering ways didn’t leave room for any female to take him as a serious option for love...
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  fiction  black-mc  romance  poc-mc  book  adult
  • Finding Libbie by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    Finding Libbie by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Poring over a dusty hatbox of photographs in her grandmother’s closet, Emily Prentice is shocked to discover her father was married to his high school sweetheart before meeting her mother. In the summer of 1968, Jack and Libbie fall in love under the spell of their small town, untouched by the chaos of the late sixties...
  • Always A Bridesmaid by Rachel Hanna

    Always A Bridesmaid by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It seems like she’s always the bridesmaid……and she’s just trying to do her sister a favor.He’s trying to start over in a new town, and they don’t like each other one bit. But, when he steps in to save her unexpectedly, they both start to regret it.She’s used to being an in-charge attorney, and he’s a Southern guy through and through...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  family  romance  fiction  contemporary  book  adult
  • The Lost Daughter of Pigeon Hollow by Inglath Cooper

    The Lost Daughter of Pigeon Hollow by Inglath Cooper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    RITA® Award—winning author Inglath Cooper delivers a classic story of love and forgiveness.Willa Addison doesn’t believe in fairy tales. She’s too busy running her mother’s diner and raising her wild teenage sister. She doesn’t like to dwell on the dreams she once had, dreams she put on hold. Then Owen Miller walks into her diner and changes her life...
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Conditional Offer by Liz Crowe

    Conditional Offer by Liz Crowe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Craig Robinson and Suzanne Baxter had no reason to meet, no real excuse to be friends. But when heart calls to heart...blood to blood..
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  wlw
  • Texas Fury / Texas Sunrise by Fern Michaels

    Texas Fury / Texas Sunrise by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sizzling and sexy, these two novels in the Texas series complete Fern Michaels’s saga of the privileged Coleman family, whose lifelong drama of heartbreak and triumph has captivated millions of readers. TEXAS FURY For Amelia Coleman Assante, the last surviving child of a legendary tycoon, it is a time of transition...
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
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