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Sunflower Alley by Ava Miles
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMillions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family. International Bestselling Author Ava Miles’ acclaimed family series, The Merriams, returns with an inspiring story about a hero with nothing to live for and a heroine who shows him the power of second chances… And, of course, everyone’s favorite matchmakers to guide the way... -
![Bungalow by the Bay by Kay Correll]()
Bungalow by the Bay by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMaybe there’s time for one last wish at Lighthouse Point… Courtney Davis is perfectly content with the new life she’s found for herself and her son on Belle Island. They are finally safe from her past. AJ Hamilton can’t shake his past. He finished trying to prove to his family, the media, or anyone else that he’s anything more than the black sheep of the wealthy Hamilton family... -
![The Magic of Ramblings by Kate Field]()
The Magic of Ramblings by Kate Field
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRunning away can be the answer if you run to the right place…When Cassie accepts a job as companion to an old lady in a remote Lancashire village, she hopes for a quiet life where she can forget herself, her past and most especially men... -
![Runaway to Romance by Cathryn Brown]()
Runaway to Romance by Cathryn Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Southern ladies didn’t make a scene. Her mother would tell her to march her hiney back into that church and marry the man.”Cassie’s in her wedding dress and ready to walk down the aisle. Minutes later, she’s a runaway bride on her way to nowhere. Two Hearts, Tennessee, fits that description perfectly.She’s also a wedding planner... -
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![Cottage near the Point by Kay Correll]()
Cottage near the Point by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes trying to atone for mistakes only makes things worse… Sammy Thompson would love to erase her one big regret in life. A mistake that tore her family apart. A mistake that caused her to flee Belle Island years ago. Now she’s returned and certain if she buys back Bellemire Cottage it will lessen some of the pain she caused... -
![His Steadfast Love by Julie Lessman]()
His Steadfast Love by Julie Lessman
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s bent on fun. He’s bent on faith. Till true love bridges the gap. Cat O’Bryen is the prodigal daughter unhappy with God. First, the father with whom she reconciled dies of cancer and now her twin sister and best friend marries, leaving Cat at home with a newlywed mother, her new husband, and a little brother... -
![Nights at Seaside by Addison Cole]()
Nights at Seaside by Addison Cole
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNights at Seaside - Release date December 13, 2017 Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers features a group of fun, flirty, and emotional friends who gather each summer at their Cape Cod cottages... -
![The Inn at Willa Bay: A Willa Bay Novel by Nicole Ellis]()
The Inn at Willa Bay: A Willa Bay Novel by Nicole Ellis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWelcome to Willa Bay – the Wedding Capital of the Northwest The first time Zoe Tisdale's Barbie and Ken dolls got married, it was all about the ceremony. Twenty years later, she’s devoured hundreds of wedding magazines and planned thousands of events. All of her dreams will come true when she’s promoted to Event Manager at the lodge she’s worked at for the last decade... -
![Love and a Little White Lie (State of Grace) by Tammy L. Gray]()
Love and a Little White Lie (State of Grace) by Tammy L. Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter hitting rock bottom, January decides she has nothing to lose in working at her aunt's church--while hiding a lack of faith. A minor deception until she meets the church's guitarist and sparks fly... -
![Choices of the Heart by Rachel Hanna]()
Choices of the Heart by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes life throws us a devastating curveball, but we still end up with a homerun ending anyway... Paige Emerson has had a rough life. No doubt about it. Abandoned at a church as a baby by a drug-addicted teen mom, she was bounced around from place to place her whole life... -
![Calvin by Katharine E. Hamilton]()
Calvin by Katharine E. Hamilton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlice Wilkenson grew up with the Hastings brothers. She's always viewed them as family more than friends, and the feeling is mutual. Annoying, interfering, and frustrating to have seven brothers constantly on the look out for you. But one brother starts keeping a closer eye on Alice than the others: Calvin.Calvin Hastings works hard on the family ranch...Categorized as:
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![Love at the Lighthouse by Kay Correll]()
Love at the Lighthouse by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGaining her independence has been hard-won, but Susan Hall’s love of Belle Island and the small inn she runs with her son has seen her through. Adam Lyons needs money… and not only for himself. With a raise and a promotion on the line, he comes to Belle Island to convince the owner of a quaint inn to sell it to his company... -
![Return to the Island by Kay Correll]()
Return to the Island by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes the universe takes everything away… Sometimes it gives back in unexpected ways. Tally is perfectly content living her life on Belle Island and running Magic Cafe. She has all she’ll ever need or want. At least all she’ll let herself need or want. Eddie Williams returns to the island, searching for answers, determined to meet the son he never knew he had... -
![Wedding on the Beach by Kay Correll]()
Wedding on the Beach by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCindy Pearson is getting her wish — the perfect wedding on Belle Island. As she dodges a steady stream of obstacles that threaten to thwart her plans, she can’t quite avoid her nagging doubts about her fiancé. Jamie McFarlane has one wish — to make a success of the coastal inn he and his mother inherited... -
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![Finding Forever by Christine Gael]()
Finding Forever by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCome spend some time with the Sullivan sisters and their families in Bluebird Bay...Max Burrows thought she'd finally found "the one". But when Tyler gets the opportunity of a lifetime and leaves Bluebird Bay for Paris, she can't bring herself to join him. She worked like a dog to make her own dream come true by opening the bookstore, and she won't give that up. Not for Tyler.Not for anyone... -
![A Love So Sweet by Addison Cole]()
A Love So Sweet by Addison Cole
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDiscover the magic of the Bradens, and fall in love with Addison Cole's rich and romantic storytelling. A Love So Sweet is a Sweet with Heat novel and conveys all of the passion you'd expect to find between two people in love without any graphic scenes or harsh language... -
![Twice Knightley in my Bed: A friends-to-lovers romance by Serenity Woods]()
Twice Knightley in my Bed: A friends-to-lovers romance by Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s been zero days since I realized I’m in love with Leander Knight.Lee, or Knightley as everyone calls him, is my brother’s best mate, and he’s always treated me like his kid sister. Okay, so he might not put cockroaches in my lunchbox and lizards down my neck anymore, but even though we work together every day at Hartfield Wildlife Hospital, he’s never seemed interested in me in that way...Categorized as:
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![Dreaming of You by Barbara Freethy]()
Dreaming of You by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhoever said opposites attract must have been talking about Kate Marlowe and Barrett Fox. Her life's work was bringing people together, and his was tearing them apart. The pretty wedding consultant and the sexy divorce lawyer should have hated each other on sight, and—well, they did... -
![Finding her Forever by Cathryn Brown]()
Finding her Forever by Cathryn Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe wants to find a home. He’s ready to move on.Paige quits her city job for a fresh start in small-town Two Hearts, Tennessee—and brings a stray dog. She bought a Victorian house she plans to turn into a bed and breakfast—no matter how much effort it takes. Romance? She doesn’t have time for it—even with CJ, her handsome carpenter.CJ enjoys moving from place to place... -
![Bad Love by Piper Lawson]()
Bad Love by Piper Lawson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLOGAN I bet my family’s legacy on pleasing 10,000 women. Kendall Sullivan, marketing queen, is my only hope of saving the thing I love most. She doesn’t have time for my jokes or my playboy reputation. Too bad I can’t get her sweetness or her toughness out of my head. So what happens when the only woman I want to please is her? KENDALL Pastor’s kid. Single mom... -
![Spying On The Billionaire: A January Cove Romance by Rachel Hanna]()
Spying On The Billionaire: A January Cove Romance by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s a split second decision. What if he figures out who she isn’t? Daisy needs to stop a mall project from ruining her town. A billionaire stands in her way. And she isn’t exactly well versed in faking her identity. That is, until she does it. The problem is, he doesn’t like her one bit... -
![Fix Me Not by Carey Heywood]()
Fix Me Not by Carey Heywood
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsContinue your love affair with the Thompson family in this hot and hilarious new romantic comedy from New York Times Bestselling author Carey Heywood! Paige Sullivan's life is a train wreck. In a matter of months she lost her business, her swanky apartment, and her big city life. Now she's stuck in Nowhere, New Hampshire, sleeping on her mom's couch... -
![Blind Date with a Billionaire Professor by Evangeline Kelly]()
Blind Date with a Billionaire Professor by Evangeline Kelly
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe put him firmly in the friend zone, but he wasn’t giving up that easily. Abby Summerhill had a type—the unattainable player. When a friend set her up with handsome science professor, Colin Fitzgerald, she couldn’t believe her luck. He was tall, dark, and handsome, and made her stomach flip in the most amazing way... -
![Love for Sale by Whitney Dineen]()
Love for Sale by Whitney Dineen
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEmily Hargrove is not your average Beverly Hills realtor. She doesn't have bleached hair, a boob job, or a love of five-inch stilettos. She also harbors a secret talent. Using her psychic abilities, she knows which house her clients need to buy in order to find love. Too bad her gift doesn't seem to work for her.Enter movie mogul Jonathon Silver...Categorized as:
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![Taking Chances by Rachel Hanna]()
Taking Chances by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife can change on a dime. Piper Williams is poor. She's always been poor. Like seriously - dirt poor from a small town. But when one of her regular customers at The Greasy Spoon diner gives her the gift of a lifetime, her life changes overnight. But as with all gifts, there are potential obstacles and hers is named Cameron... -
![A Mother's Secret by Amy Clipston]()
A Mother's Secret by Amy Clipston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCarolyn Lapp dreams of marrying for love. But will the errors of her past destroy this dream forever? Carolyn Lapp longs to have a traditional Amish family. But she lives on her brother's farm with her parents and her 15-year old son, Benjamin. Carolyn has never revealed the identity of Benjamin's father and lives daily with the guilt and shame of her youthful indiscretion... -
![The Courtship Basket by Amy Clipston]()
The Courtship Basket by Amy Clipston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYears ago, a picnic basket brought two hearts together. For Rachel and Mike, history may be about to repeat itself. Rachel Fisher is devastated when the young man she’s loved for years leaves her to date her best friend. Her heart is broken, and she has all but given up on love... -
![Breezy by Kelsie Rae]()
Breezy by Kelsie Rae
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBreezy comes from a place without hurricanes, but that never stopped her from blowing in and causing chaos wherever she goes. She's feisty, energetic, and unafraid of speaking her mind. She's also a hot mess in need of a job. Derrick's used to dealing with all types of people. After all, he owns his own business. But when he meets Breezy, she impacts him harder than any storm ever could... -
![Claron by Katharine E. Hamilton]()
Claron by Katharine E. Hamilton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTossing her belongings into a suitcase and escaping heartbreak seemed like the best idea for Rhea Conners. She’d simply travel across the ocean to visit her grandfather in Ireland and heal. Then she’d come back. Simple. But what she doesn’t expect is to find solace and healing in the form of the O’Rifcan family. One member in Claron... -
![Sweet Tea B&B by Rachel Hanna]()
Sweet Tea B&B by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo sisters… … who have no idea the other exists. Kate never quite felt like she fit in, but she never let it stop her from pursuing her dreams. When her life takes a turn she never expects, she finds herself facing the choice of a lifetime.Mia is a true Southern belle. When her mother passes away, she starts rebuilding her life by running the Sweet Tea B&B, her mother’s beloved inn... -
![How to Kiss Your Enemy by Jenny Proctor]()
How to Kiss Your Enemy by Jenny Proctor
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHow is it possible for the chemistry between two chefs to be hotter than a ghost pepper yet colder than liquid nitrogen?When THE Tatum Elliott shows up to run the catering kitchen at my family’s farm and event center, I don’t trust her anymore than I did back in culinary school.But like it or not, she’s here. On my territory. My turf...Categorized as:
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![The Cottage by the Loch by Kennedy Kerr]()
The Cottage by the Loch by Kennedy Kerr
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe cottage stood alone on a rocky outcropping at the edge of the loch. Standing in the garden amongst the wildflowers, she felt the weight of the tattered envelope in her hands. Maybe there was something keeping her here in Scotland, a secret waiting to be uncovered…Zelda Hicks has just lost her mother, and the only thing she knows about her father is that he was from Scotland... -
![The Replacement War by Lisa Suzanne]()
The Replacement War by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBestselling author Lisa Suzanne's rock star romance has lovers becoming enemies when a weekend fling turns into the competition of their lives. I haven’t even earned the position yet and I’m already living like a rock star. I spend my weekend on someone else’s dime in a swanky Los Angeles hotel with a gorgeous woman. She’s looking for a fling, so I give her what she wants... -
![Rescued for Christmas: A Sweet Holiday Billionaire Romance by Tamie Dearen]()
Rescued for Christmas: A Sweet Holiday Billionaire Romance by Tamie Dearen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes, the only way to find the road home is to get lost!Bestselling author Amy Pinkerton is trying to escape her sudden fame and find a writing retreat for the holidays. But everything goes wrong when she gets lost on the back roads of Montana in a snowstorm. Just her luck, her rental car hits a patch of ice and skids off the road... -
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![A Reason to Be Alone by Christina Coryell]()
A Reason to Be Alone by Christina Coryell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Maybe taking myself seriously is a bad idea, anyway. I mean, the chances of me tripping or doing something equally clumsy are pretty high... -
![Sweet Right Here: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Jenny B. Jones]()
Sweet Right Here: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Jenny B. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwice jilted, I’ve sworn off love forever.But Miller James might be the one man to change my mind.Newly un-engaged, I’ve returned to Sugar Creek to the welcoming arms of my family to make a fresh start. While I have a reputation for being unlucky in love, I’ve just scored the career coup of a lifetime—to work at Hope Farms, a therapy ranch for military veterans...Categorized as:
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![A Reason to Forget by Christina Coryell]()
A Reason to Forget by Christina Coryell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“That’s the thing about life – just when you think it’s nearing absolute perfection, you find yourself flat on your back on a stranger’s filthy green shag carpet, simply trying to remember how to breathe.” – Camdyn A charming new home, welcoming new hearts, and the promise of forever with Cole Parker – Camdyn is tempted to say that things are just about perfect... -
![The Billionaire's Email-Order Bride by Vivi Holt]()
The Billionaire's Email-Order Bride by Vivi Holt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe needs a green card. He’s protecting his wounded heart. A swoon-worthy, heart-warming, marriage-of-convenience romance from the bestselling author of the Make-Believe series. When Australian chef, Eve Partridge, loses her visa and with it the chance at the dream job she’s been working toward her whole career, she’s desperate to find a way to stay in the USA... -
![Her Billionaire Chef by Laura Ann]()
Her Billionaire Chef by Laura Ann
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA blackballed chef, a woman determined to be free. The sparks are legendary. He escaped from a nightmare, but now Hayden Truman is living a dream. After finding a hidden treasure with his brothers, he's been able to run his own restaurant. His food draws people from far and wide, but his attitude repels them just as fast...Categorized as:
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![Chasing Gunner by J.M. Stoneback]()
Chasing Gunner by J.M. Stoneback
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDrink, work, and copulate. Repeat. I’m an empty vessel. Torn by my demons that haunt me. Until the woman I craved for nine years stumbles back into my life. Working as my Personal Assistant. Gia Gallagher. Wreaking havoc like a tornado. She knows I’m a wolf in a sheep’s clothing. She knows not to fall in love with me. She fell hard. I fell hard. And then, I broke her...Categorized as:
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![Winning Winnie's Hand by Deborah M. Hathaway]()
Winning Winnie's Hand by Deborah M. Hathaway
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s no damsel, but dang…this knight in shining armor kinda makes her want to be.Born into a driven and successful family, Winnie Knox tries—and fails—to impress her parents and siblings as she bounces from career to career, year to year...Categorized as:
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![Moose Be Love by Jacqueline Winters]()
Moose Be Love by Jacqueline Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe was only supposed to convince her to stay. Falling in love wasn’t part of the plan. Moose Be Love: A Sunset Ridge Sweet Romance Book 1 Small town contemporary romance When Cadence Whitmore and her two sisters inherit the Sunset Ridge Lodge, their immediate plan is to sell it... -
![The Moonlight Wedding by Lucy Kevin, Bella Andre]()
The Moonlight Wedding by Lucy Kevin, Bella Andre
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeg Ashworth has always lived her life by the book, until she finally breaks away from her family’s strict rules to be a wedding designer at Married in Malibu. But she never expected that part of her job description would mean working day — and night — with one of the biggest rock stars on the planet. Lucas Crosby desperately needs Meg’s help to create a music video for his new single... -
![First Comes Loathe by Lilly Atlas]()
First Comes Loathe by Lilly Atlas
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsConceited. Harlot. Easy. Addict.A-list Hollywood actress, Scarlett, has been called every name in the book. Most she’s earned with her attention-seeking antics, high-maintenance personality, and bed-hopping. But even the most glamorous and sought-after actress can have a vulnerable center hidden beneath the glittery exterior... -
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![A Letter from Nana Rose by Kristin Harper]()
A Letter from Nana Rose by Kristin Harper
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“My darling girls. You were once so happy in this house. Now I’m gone, all I ask is that you spend one last summer here together on Dune Island...Categorized as:
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![Tangled in Time, by Angela Castillo]()
Tangled in Time, by Angela Castillo
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsClean slice-of-life women's fiction with a romantic thread and Christian elements Every small town has its secrets. Darcy’s have been locked up inside her since that last summer when she left Wimber, Texas, and the boy she loved, for a glitzy life in Los Angeles. Seven years later, her gran’s passed away. Darcy’s been named as the sole owner of the Tangled in Time antique store... -
![Summer at Hope Haven by Kristin Harper]()
Summer at Hope Haven by Kristin Harper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne young woman finds friendship, community, and romance in a small, beachside town in this heartfelt novel perfect for readers of Mary Alice Monroe and Nancy Thayer. Grieving the loss of her family in a terrible accident, Emily escapes to Hope Haven on remote Dune Island, where they all vacationed every summer... -
![Here to Stay by Melissa Tagg]()
Here to Stay by Melissa Tagg
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWitty and Heartwarming Contemporary Romance by an Up-and-Coming Author Blake Hunziker has played nomad for five years and landed in his fair share of trouble too. But now he's finally returning to his hometown--the Lake Michigan tourist town of Whisper Shore. Counting on a not-so-warm welcome, he's surprised at not only a positive reception but also a job offer... -
![Love Unexpected by Jenny Proctor]()
Love Unexpected by Jenny Proctor
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA famous boss. A secret identity. And a hilarious road trip to love. Yes. Yes, Rosie does have a crush on Isaac, her YouTube-famous boss.Does she ever talk to him?Absolutely not. Crippling social anxiety can do that.But Rosie is nothing if not tenacious... -
![Merritt and Her Childhood Crush by Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor]()
Merritt and Her Childhood Crush by Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI said I’d never set foot on Oakley Island again. Not so long as HE lived there. But after my life implodes, I’m reconsidering EVERYTHING. Including my reasons for avoiding the first—and only—man I’ve ever loved.I’m a high achiever. Driven. Maybe a little TOO driven...
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