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Fragile Hearts by the Loch by Hannah Ellis
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow long does it take to mend a broken heart?Jess expects life on the Isle of Skye to be calm and peaceful. But when she falls for her colleague things quickly become complicated. Rory comes with a whole load of baggage, but she just can’t seem to stay away from him. When Elspeth is forced to take a break from work, she evaluates what her future holds... -
![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... -
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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... -
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The Summer Escape by Hannah Ellis
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCould it be more than just a holiday romance?Single-mother Beth desperately needs a break.Grieving the loss of her mother, she sets off to the Isles of Scilly with her five-year-old daughter, Ellie.Their holiday cottage is utterly charming, but it’s meeting Trystan – the owner of the cottage – that makes Beth’s stay so perfect... -
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![Finding Love at Mermaid Terrace by Kate Forster]()
Finding Love at Mermaid Terrace by Kate Forster
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLove comes when you least expect it...Tressa Buckland likes her quiet life in Port Lowdy, with its cobbled streets and colourful terraced houses overlooking the sea. Her job at the local paper allows her to pursue her art in her free time, with no one but her tabby cat Ginger Pickles to mind her in Mermaid Terrace...Categorized as:
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![Louis de Bernières Box Set of 3 books: The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts / Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord / The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzmán by Louis de Bernières]()
Louis de Bernières Box Set of 3 books: The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts / Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord / The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzmán by Louis de Bernières
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis rambunctious first novel by the author of the bestselling Corelli's Mandolin is set in an impoverished, violent, yet ravishingly beautiful country somewhere in South America. When the haughty Dona Constanza decides to divert a river to fill her swimming pool, the consequences are at once tragic, heroic, and outrageously funny... -
![The Cafe at the Loch by Hannah Ellis]()
The Cafe at the Loch by Hannah Ellis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA holiday fling threw her life into chaos …Elspeth Mackenzie hasn’t had any contact with the father of her child since they had a fling three years ago. Getting pregnant at sixteen turned her life upside down. But now she has everything back under control. She’s managing a cafe and a toddler and making it look easy.If only dating was as easy... -
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Finding Love by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs Regan Sullivan continues to work with her sisters, Sheena and Darcy, to meet their Uncle Gavin’s challenge to make the Salty Key Inn a success, she wonders why she can never find the man of her dreams. Her sisters are happily settled with men they love... -
![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... -
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Finding Family by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSheena Sullivan Morelli and her sisters, Darcy and Regan, work to complete their Uncle Gavin’s challenge of turning his rundown hotel into a profitable operation within one year. Winning means earning a share in their uncle’s sizable estate. More than that, it determines how they’ll spend the rest of their lives. Sheena wants to stay on at the hotel, overseeing the hotel operation... -
![Memories of Wild Rose Bay by Susanne O'Leary]()
Memories of Wild Rose Bay by Susanne O'Leary
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Kate O’Rourke takes up a temporary position as a doctor in Sandy Cove, she hopes spending time in the place where her father was from will help her find herself again. Ever since his passing she has felt lost, but she imagines the calming sound of the sea on the Irish coast will allow her to heal... -
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In the End, It Was All About Love by Musa Okwonga
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe narrator arrives in Berlin, a place famed for its hedonism, to find peace and maybe love; only to discover that the problems which have long haunted him have arrived there too, and are more present than ever...Categorized as:
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Mongrel by Hanako Footman
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn exquisite debut novel weaving together the voices of three young women in Japan and the UK as the threads of their lives unspool in unexpected directions.Mei loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up in suburban Surrey, she yearns to fit in with her peers, suppressing both her heritage and her growing love for her best friend Fran...Categorized as:
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![Cross the Line by C.C. Warrens]()
Cross the Line by C.C. Warrens
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn unexpected, late-night visitor.And a missing teenage girl.Holly’s quiet evening at the investigative agency takes a curious turn when a frantic woman shows up on the doorstep after closing with a tale about a missing prostitute.With JGH Investigations in financial distress, and a client who can’t afford their services, Holly decides to tackle this investigation on her own time... -
![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... -
![Reluctantly Home by Imogen Clark]()
Reluctantly Home by Imogen Clark
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Where the Story Starts comes a tale about dealing with the past—and finally facing the future.Pip Appleby seems to have it all, with her prestigious job as a human rights lawyer and her enviable London home. But then a tragic accident stops her life in its tracks, and in an instant everything changes... -
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![Stolen by You by Lindsey Hart]()
Stolen by You by Lindsey Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInfiltrating Mr. Hotshot's house in the middle of the night?Yes, that was the plan.Getting my hands on his family jewels?Definitely what I was going for.And I mean actual jewelry, not the other round ball kind of things, alright.Now, catching the guy practically naked in his house?Oh God, definitely not what was supposed to happen... -
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Sticks and Stones by Katharine E. Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe scene is set for the perfect summer. Business is booming. The weather couldn’t be better. Best of all, Sam is coming back to Cornwall. For good. A storm is brewing, however. It seems that somebody, somewhere, has it in for Alice, although it is not clear who, or why. As Julie tries to help her friend, she finds her own thoughts turning progressively towards motherhood...Categorized as:
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![Love at the Little Wedding Shop by the Sea by Jane Linfoot]()
Love at the Little Wedding Shop by the Sea by Jane Linfoot
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to your favourite little wedding shop by the sea for love, laughter and a romance to sweep you off your feet!It’s the most romantic day of the year but the girls aren’t just gearing up for Valentine’s Day and a busy wedding season ahead, it’s also the 10 year anniversary of their beloved shop!Jess is planning the party of the decade and with the champagne and cocktails flowing, sparks are... -
![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... -
![You Are Here by David Nicholls]()
You Are Here by David Nicholls
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMarnie is stuck.Stuck working alone in her London flat, stuck battling the long afternoons and a life that increasingly feels like it's passing her by.Michael is coming undone.Reeling from his wife's departure, increasingly reclusive, taking himself on long, solitary walks across the moors and fells... -
![Half a World Away by Mike Gayle]()
Half a World Away by Mike Gayle
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsStrangers living worlds apart.Strangers with nothing in common.But it wasn’t always that way…Kerry Hayes is single mum, living on a tough south London estate. She provides for her son by cleaning houses she could never afford. Taken into care as a child, Kerry cannot forget her past.Noah Martineau is a successful barrister with a beautiful wife, daughter and home in fashionable Primrose Hill... -
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![Daughters of Wild Rose Bay by Susanne O'Leary]()
Daughters of Wild Rose Bay by Susanne O'Leary
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA heart-warming page-turner set on the Irish coast, where secrets hide, romance is waiting and there is every chance to make a new beginning… Jasmine Delon feels completely lost: having just broken up with the man she thought was the love of her life, all she knows is that she can’t face living alone in her empty apartment in Paris... -
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Take Me Home by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeet Ian Callaway and catch up with two popular Callaway siblings, Emma and Burke, in this charming and fun Callaway Series novella by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy When Eleanor Callaway asks three of her grandchildren to make a trip to her childhood home in Ireland, they have no idea her plan for each of them will make this a life-changing trip... -
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Maame by Jessica George
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAn alternate cover edition for the ISBN 9781250282521 can be found here. Maame (ma-meh) has many meanings in Twi but in my case, it means woman. It’s fair to say that Maddie’s life in London is far from rewarding...Categorized as:
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![A Summer Wedding for the Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett]()
A Summer Wedding for the Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt’s wedding day in Port Agnes!The venue is booked, the dress is picked, and Senior Midwife Anna Jones only has to say ‘I Do!’ to the man she loves! Theirs might have been a whirlwind romance, but Brae Penrose is everything Anna dreamed her husband would be and she can’t wait to start a new life with him...and if they are lucky, maybe even a family of their own... -
![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... -
![Hortense by Malika Ferdjoukh]()
Hortense by Malika Ferdjoukh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHortense, sur SA falaise, tient SON journal intime. Elle y raconte combien c'est dur d'être 1 sur 5, une parmi la multitude, surtout quand cette multitude est composée de : - Charlie qui veut tout réparer à la Vill'Hervé et regarder à la dépense au lieu d'épouser Basile le docteur, de vivre à ses crochets et de fêter Noël au foie gras. - Geneviève qui ment alors qu'elle ne ment jamais... -
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3 stepbrothers by Animallover55
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTori lived with her dad and little sister. She never expected to have a stepmother, much less a stepbrother. But whats worse is not only one stepbrother, not two either. No three stepbrothers. But it gets worse, the three boys just happen to be the three triplet sport stars of the school. The same three boys that have gone out with nearly all those girls that wear short short skirts... -
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Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family, from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney. Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common.Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties—successful, competent, and apparently unassailable... -
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The Pitch Queen by Karin Gillespie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA hilarious send-up of the publishing business and a delight for readers who love books about books. If "Yellowface" and "Book Lovers" had a baby, it would be named "The Pitch Queen.". Claire Wyld, a literary agent, is the queen of the flashy pitch and is fighting to be the number one dealmaker in debut novels... -
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Selected Stories by William Trevor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Trevor was our twentieth century Chekov.--Wall Street Journal Selected as one of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year. Four-time winner of the O. Henry Prize, three-time winner of the Whitbread Award, and five-time nominee for the Booker Prize, William Trevor is one of the most acclaimed authors of our era... -
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Desperately Entwined by Emily Jane Trent
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDesperately Entwined, Book 8, is the dramatic conclusion of Touched By You: Natalie loves Tanner too much, and her heart might burst. If only he felt the same…. Her life has become inexorably entwined with his, and she’s desperate to have a future with him. Can Tanner make the commitment she longs for, or will the romance end? “She loved him so much she thought her heart might burst... -
![Kissing Father Christmas: A Novel by Robin Jones Gunn]()
Kissing Father Christmas: A Novel by Robin Jones Gunn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBestselling and award-winning author Robin Jones Gunn returns to the cozy English village of Carlton Heath, with a winter romance to melt your heart. A year-and-a-half ago, Anna flew from Minnesota to Carlton Heath to attend the wedding of her cousin, Ian, to an American woman named Miranda. The beautiful event ended with Anna receiving an unexpected, unforgettable kiss from groomsman Peter... -
![Rhoda: A Life in Stories by Ellen Gilchrist]()
Rhoda: A Life in Stories by Ellen Gilchrist
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOver the past ten years, Gilchrist fans have enjoyed glimpses of headstrong, redheaded Rhoda in five previous collections. Here, for the first time, are the collected Rhoda stories - including two new ones - offering a full-blown portrait of a woman worth waiting for: one of contemporary literature's most enchanting characters, in all her wicked glory... -
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Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWell, Sailor. Here we are once more, you and me in one another's arms. The Earth rotates beneath us and all is well, for now...In her first novel for over a decade, Claire Kilroy takes us deep into the early days of motherhood...Categorized as:
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Forever Rose by Hilary McKay
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRose knows that nothing stays the same forever.Still, it's hard to watch her sisters and brother growing up and moving so far ahead of her. Caddy is back, but she's not living at home. And worse -- she's broken up with Darling Michael. Saffy and Indigo are so busy, they are seldom home. With her father in London and her mother painting in the shed, Rose is often alone in the house... -
![It Takes a Village by Hannah Ellis]()
It Takes a Village by Hannah Ellis
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTake a trip to Hope Cove, the wonderful seaside village in Devon. The perfect escape for stunning scenery, glorious sunshine and the County’s best scones! For Leo, it’s a place to return to. His hometown is now the place he’ll raise his daughter. The surprise daughter who was a result of a fling with a woman he barely knows... -
![Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories by Tobias Wolff]()
Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories by Tobias Wolff
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis collection of stories—twenty-one classics followed by ten potent new stories—displays Tobias Wolff's exquisite gifts over a quarter century... -
![A Time of Love and Tartan by Alexander McCall Smith]()
A Time of Love and Tartan by Alexander McCall Smith
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe latest installment of Alexander McCall Smith's perennially popular and irresistibly charming 44 Scotland Street series.When Pat accepts her narcissistic ex-boyfriend Bruce's invitation for coffee, she has no idea of the complications in her romantic and professional life that will follow... -
![Life, Death and Vanilla Slices by Jenny Eclair]()
Life, Death and Vanilla Slices by Jenny Eclair
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJean Collins is in a coma. She stepped out into the middle of the road without looking and was run over by a motorbike. But what had distracted her? And why was she carrying a box of vanilla slices? For Jean's daughter Anne, these questions are the least of her concern... -
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Restoration Song by LaShonda Bowman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSixteen years ago, Sophia Thomas, pastor’s wife and first lady of New Life Tabernacle, packed her bags and disappeared, leaving her husband and church to wonder where, and why, she’d gone. Now she’s secretly come back, hoping to repair her fragile relationship with her ailing mother. But her return doesn't stay secret for long. And neither do the reasons why she left... -
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![The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks by Katie Kirby]()
The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks by Katie Kirby
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLottie Brooks is 11 ¾ and her life is already officially over - not only is she about to start high school without any friends or glamorous swooshy hair, she's just discovered she's too flat-chested to wear A BRA! She might as well give up now and go into hibernation with her hamsters Sir Barnaby Squeakington and Fuzzball the Third...Categorized as:
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![Classic Ruskin Bond: Complete And Unabridged by Ruskin Bond]()
Classic Ruskin Bond: Complete And Unabridged by Ruskin Bond
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings.This collection of six novels sparkles with the quiet charm and humanity that are the hallmarks of Ruskin Bond's writing. Evoking nostalgia for a time gone by, these poignant chronicles of life in India's hills and small towns describe the hopes and passions that capture young minds and hearts, highlighting the uneasy reconciliation of dreams and destiny... -
![Glorious Christmas by Cece Whittaker]()
Glorious Christmas by Cece Whittaker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn 1945, with Christmas just around the corner, an escaped Nazi was the last thing they expected. Yet Joan, Annie, Helen, and Bernice become engaged in the possibilities of who and where, but without the practiced logic of true detectives, which has been known to lead to embarrassing situations... -
![My Best Friend's Forbidden Brother by Lindsey Hart]()
My Best Friend's Forbidden Brother by Lindsey Hart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNever have I ever kissed my best friend's brother... FALSE!He is a high-profile CEO.He is my best friend's big brother.He is absolutely "pinky swear type" forbidden.And he totally hates me.BUT he is the only one I can turn to for help.Add a little blackmail to get that help and voila.Now, I guess he hates me twice as much.He thinks I'm a frilly dumb blonde wrapped in pink... -
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The Doctor's Unexpected Family by Kristen Ethridge
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGRACE FINDS YOU IN THE MOST UNEXPECTED PLACES… Dr. Pete Shipley is on a mission to save lives and he’s ready to move to another corner of the world where his skills are needed. City Councilwoman Angela Ruiz is a single parent fighting to save her hometown after Hurricane Hope tears through Port Provident, leaving destruction across the community she has sworn to serve... -
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Like a Christmas Dream by Lindsay Harrel
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Follow your dreams” is not her family’s motto.But this Christmas, Sarah’s doing the unthinkable—defying her wealthy parents.Instead of fulfilling expected holiday obligations, she visits a quaint English village to help her estranged sister open her dream bakery. And yes, Sarah fully expects things to be awkward between them.What she doesn’t expect?Michael Hammett...Categorized as:
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