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  • Finding Billie Romano by Jean Grainger

    Finding Billie Romano by Jean Grainger

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author wants to take you to Ireland for a story that will leave you wanting more long after you turn the last page... Twenty-five year old Billie Romano is struggling. She is grieving the death of her beloved dad and nothing in her life is going right...
  • Love by Chelle Bliss

    Love by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Angelo and Tilly never thought they'd find love again...but they're about to say 'I do'. Finding love once is hard, but twice is almost impossible. I'd almost given up, but then Tilly Carter walked into my life. The sweet talkin' Southern girl stole my heart. With my future walking down the aisle, and my entire family by my side, it's time to make her mine forever...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The Ones We Leave Behind by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    The Ones We Leave Behind by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Diane picked up her mother’s phone. “How do you feel about your mother being let out of prison today after sixty-five years?” the reporter asked. Diane stared at her mother. “My grandmother is alive?” That one phone call hurled shock waves throughout the entire family.1955 – Anna Bergman Craine’s life changes in an instant when she commits a crime of passion and is sentenced to life in prison...
  • Rescue After Dark by Marie Force

    Rescue After Dark by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They've both been unlucky in love. Is their luck about to change? Reality TV star Jordan Stokes is taking time to figure out her next move—tucked away from prying eyes in her grandmother's home on Gansett Island with her identical twin sister, Nikki. Eastward Look is the perfect place to heal and regroup...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Nantucket Jubilee by Katie Winters

    Nantucket Jubilee by Katie Winters

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's time for the Nantucket Jubilee— an iconic celebration that calls back the most secretive of the Copperfield children, Ella.Twenty-five years ago, Quentin, Julia, and Alana fled The Copperfield House, leaving Greta and Ella alone— feeling completely abandoned.But it wasn’t the first time.Abandonment, as it turns out, has been the theme of Ella’s life. And she doesn’t even know it, yet...
  • What Grows Dies Here by Anne Malcom

    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...
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    epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Five of a Kind: Kind Brothers Book 5 by Sandi Lynn

    Five of a Kind: Kind Brothers Book 5 by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    One letter that altered my life.A fake birth certificate.A father I never knew about.And four brothers who were the same age as I was.At thirty-three years old, I was the CEO of Sterling Capital, thanks to my uncle who took me under his wing and introduced me to the world of investing...
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    epic  family  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Smolder by Helen Hardt

    Smolder by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s on the rebound, and he’s on the prowl. Aurora “Rory” Pike gave up her dream of becoming an opera superstar long ago. Now she’s content to teach music to the children of Snow Creek while helping her family recover from the wildfire that devastated them...
  • The Kind Brothers: Kind Brothers Book 6 by Sandi Lynn

    The Kind Brothers: Kind Brothers Book 6 by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The family you have grown to love is back in the explosive FINALE of the Kind Brothers Series!MORE INFO COMING...
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    epic  family  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Bayou Devils MC 1-4 by A.M. Myers

    Bayou Devils MC 1-4 by A.M. Myers

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Bayou Devils MC will bring you to your knees!HOPELESSLY DEVOTED:Logan “Storm” Chambers is no stranger to pain. Suffering through loss after loss has left him a shell of the man he used to be. He’s unable to move on but he’s learned to survive...
  • Adore Me by Kelly Elliott

    Adore Me by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Morgan Barrett is off limits. Why? She’s my best friend’s sister and insists that she isn’t interested in a relationship. That didn’t stop us from sharing one incredibly passionate night together. However, one night was not enough for either of us. I want more. She needs more. When we give in to the temptation, something amazing happens...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  multi-pov  adult  angst  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • One Hundred Excuses by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Excuses by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Author Kelly Collins takes you back to Aspen Cove where life is sweet, the tea is sweeter, and love is the sweetest of all. Marina Caswell didn’t expect to find herself broken and alone with a four-year-old daughter. She could offer a hundred excuses as to why her marriage failed, but the truth was she’d chosen poorly...
  • Vengeful Devilette by Kylie Kent

    Vengeful Devilette by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Izzy It’s funny how the things we most desire are usually the same things we’re meant to avoid. Just like Eve’s temptation with that damned apple, Mikhail Petrov is the one person I can’t seem to resist. Even though our union incites war in the streets of New York, causing more bloodshed than the city’s seen in a long time...
  • How Much I Care by Marie Force

    How Much I Care by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Marie Force comes a steamy new contemporary romance about two strangers who find love in the most unexpected way—by saving a life.Austin Sitting at the top of my game, pitching for Baltimore and a single daddy to the most adorable little girl in the world, I’m living the dream. Until I get the dreaded call that Everly is sick...
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    epic  family  multi-pov  adult  audiobook  book  children  contemporary
  • Sanibel Sunsets by Hope Holloway

    Sanibel Sunsets by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When Eliza’s son arrives in Shellseeker Beach, he’s struggling. Dane deeply disapproves of his mother’s relationship with a new man, causing friction in Eliza’s happy life. In addition, he must navigate a whole new life and find a way to channel his emotions in to music. Support comes from the most unexpected corner, surprising everyone…including Dane...
  • Masks of Devotion by Maggie Cole

    Masks of Devotion by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kade Coral was my brother's best friend and always in my life. Until he wasn’t.We flirted for years and finally confessed our love.Six hours after I woke up in his arms, he moved.Three years have passed and not one word from him.And nothing recreates the zing I had with Kade.That includes party boy Fisher Corbyn who wants to get serious...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Betrayed by A.K. Evans

    Betrayed by A.K. Evans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They say money can’t buy happiness. 

Quinn Jacobs wasn’t sure she agreed. After all, she had everything she needed—the perfect marriage, loads of cash, and not a care in the world. So, it never dawned on her that she’d end up in her current situation. 

 Deceived and divorced...
    Categorized as:
    multi-pov  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Selfless by Shantel Tessier

    Selfless by Shantel Tessier

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ASHLYN I went against all I believed in and fell in love with what should have been a one-night stand! I fought it, tried to make up rules to prevent the inevitable, but somehow, he knew all along. He understood what I wanted and was willing to comply. I was the one who took him for granted. I was the one who made him walk away...
  • Cause of Action : Hamilton Brothers Series, Book One by Sandi Lynn

    Cause of Action : Hamilton Brothers Series, Book One by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    RomanI built my career by being ruthless in the courtroom and meticulous in my strategies. I was a powerful and commanding attorney and never met a case I couldn’t win. My self-control is iron-clad, or it was until I met Morgan Ashley, a beautiful private investigator and gifted hacker with a past as secretive as her methods...
  • Finding Home on Whisling Island by Julia Clemens

    Finding Home on Whisling Island by Julia Clemens

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Five women. Five beautiful stories. Follow the women of Whisling as they navigate life searching for peace, hope, and home.Olivia was sure she'd endured the last of Bart's torment, but he's back. And Olivia isn't sure she has what it takes to stand up to him once again. But she has to. Because this time, if Olivia falters, she won't be the one to suffer. No, the suffering will fall on her girls...
  • Sisters and Sunrises by Julia Clemens

    Sisters and Sunrises by Julia Clemens

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The women of Whisling are back!In recent days, life has been much kinder to Deb and Gen than in times past. And not only has life been kind, both are in for some of the greatest highs they've ever experienced. Luke has a big surprise up his sleeve for Deb, and Gen's family is about to welcome one of their greatest blessings...
  • Luke's Absolution by K.L. Kreig

    Luke's Absolution by K.L. Kreig

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Demons. Regrets. Absolution. Luke has lived on the wrong side of the law since he was seventeen. His hands are stained and his soul is black, but the worst sin he's committed is falling in love with his brother’s girl. Then he met her. Addy Monroe is pure, innocent and stubborn as an ox. Even though he doesn’t deserve her, Luke will stop at nothing to have her...
  • The Color of Love by Julianne MacLean

    The Color of Love by Julianne MacLean

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean continues her Color of Heaven series with another fast-paced, emotionally gripping tale that will move and inspire you. Carla Matthews is a single mother struggling to make ends meet and give her daughter Kaleigh a decent upbringing...
  • Then There Was You: A Single Parent Collection by Gianna Gabriela, Anna Brooks

    Then There Was You: A Single Parent Collection by Gianna Gabriela, Anna Brooks

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME: With stories from 14 unbelievably talented authors. Read on for a taste of the stories you'll find within! Back to Life by Dani René Both having been heartbroken in very different ways, Kayla and Caleb find themselves in a very unlikely situation where they can't deny the electricity coursing between them...
  • One Hundred Whispers: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 18 by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Whispers: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 18 by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome back to Aspen Cove, where everything is safe, including your secrets…After being booted from her hit renovation show, Reno or Wreck It, for a mistake that wasn’t hers, Jewel Monroe moves to Aspen Cove to lick her wounds. No one seems to know who she is, and that’s a secret she wants to keep...
  • Liam by Laramie Briscoe

    Liam by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It is recommended that you read “Heaven Hill Generations” before starting this series, or you will be spoiled and lost!Liam WalkerWhen I gave up the Presidency of the Heaven Hill MC, I never thought I’d be called upon again. My plan was to coast through, spoil my grand-kids and fix bikes in my spare time...
  • The Liar by Amelia Shea

    The Liar by Amelia Shea

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It started out innocently. One simple, harmless lie. Or two. Possibly three. Now Taryn Blake is caught in her own web of lies and searching for a lifeline. While trying to weave her way through damage control, she’s hit with another blow. Taryn finds herself in a world of trouble, forced to rely on an unlikely hero and lands her at the mercy of a biker who seems hellbent on making her repent...
  • Coming Together  (Welcome to Carson, Book Two) by Renee Harless

    Coming Together (Welcome to Carson, Book Two) by Renee Harless

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A broken heart and shattered dreams... Austin Connelly had it all: loving family, a growing and profitable business, the perfect woman warming his bed at night... When she completely disappears from his life, well kept secrets begin to emerge. He finds out his best friend’s girlfriend is also his half-sister, and he believes someone is sabotaging his company...
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    epic  family  suspense  adult  angst  book  children  contemporary
  • Fight Like A Mitchell by Jennifer Foor

    Fight Like A Mitchell by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    FIGHT LIKE A MITCHELL is a full length book told by multiple Mitchell family members. The Mitchells are known for their generous charities. They’re all coming together for a Breast Cancer Walk and Celebration. Join the family as they attempt to successfully organize an event for a good cause. Or at least, as they try..
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    epic  family  multi-pov  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  friendship
  • Prosecco and Peonies by SJ McCoy

    Prosecco and Peonies by SJ McCoy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sweet and steamy second chance romance from SJ McCoy. Marcos and Molly were high school sweethearts; that couple who everyone—including Molly—thought would get married, have babies, and live happily ever after. It didn’t work out that way, though. Marcos returned to Sicily to run his family winery. Molly stayed in Napa to run her family restaurant...
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    epic  family  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Please Don't Say Goodbye by S.J. McCoy

    Please Don't Say Goodbye by S.J. McCoy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life doesn’t always go the way we think it will, does it? Elle moved to the city and did well in her career, but not so well in her life – at least, not her love life. One disastrous relationship and one daughter later, she’s back home, living and working with her mom. She knows how lucky she is to have a soft place to land and this time, she’s not going to mess up...
    Categorized as:
    family  epic  contemporary  small-town  fiction  book  adult
  • Vineyard Winds by Katie Winters

    Vineyard Winds by Katie Winters

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The eighteenth book of the Vineyard Sunset Series is coming next. This vibrant cast of characters live out their dreams on Martha's Vineyard. This is the story of the Sheridan and Montgomery siblings, a heartwarming journey of friendship, loss, and love that will have you wanting the next book...
  • Africa's Child  (Dancing Soul Trilogy) by Maria Nhambu

    Africa's Child (Dancing Soul Trilogy) by Maria Nhambu

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From the Foreword by Marian Wright Edelman Africa’s Child is an unforgettable and searingly personal book….In the face of repeated obstacles and injustices, Nhambu continued to analyze the world around her with wit and a sharp sense of humor...
  • Tooth for Tooth by J.K. Franko

    Tooth for Tooth by J.K. Franko

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What would YOU do?What would you do if you got away with murder? Would you stop there? Could you?Susie and Roy thought that they committed the perfect crime.Their planning was meticulous. Their execution was flawless. But, there is always a loose end, isn’t there? Always a singing bone.Now, while enemies multiply and suspicions abound, their perfect world begins to crumble...
    Categorized as:
    epic  suspense  contemporary  drama  fiction  mystery
  • Beyond the Garden by Ashley Farley

    Beyond the Garden by Ashley Farley

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    All is right in Ellie Pringle Hagood’s world. Recently married to the man of her dreams and in anticipation of the big family she’s always wanted, she focuses on restoring the large home she inherited from her grandmother on Charleston’s prestigious Battery. Abbott, the father she adores, lives just down the street from her...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • Wild by Laramie Briscoe

    Wild by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was my salvation... Addalyn “Addie” Blackfoot I was somewhere I shouldn’t have been, doing something I shouldn’t have been doing. As Tyler Blackfoot’s daughter, I know better. There are expectations to being who I am, but I’ve never fully lived up to them. Adoption. It’s supposed to be the answer to prayers – both for the parents and the child...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  multi-pov  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  biker  book
  • Enchant Me by J. Kenner

    Enchant Me by J. Kenner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    FROM NEW YORK TIMES AND #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR J. KENNER comes a seventh full-length novel in the fast-paced saga that began with Release Me, Claim Me, Complete Me, and Anchor Me. It was supposed to be a new beginning for billionaire Damien Stark, his wife Nikki, and their family...I thought I knew everything about my beloved husband, Damien Stark...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  suspense  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Bittersweet Promises by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Bittersweet Promises by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New York Times Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan returns with the next generation of Montgomerys and a second chance romance bound in memory and heat.Leif Montgomery fell hard for Brooke Alder in Paris when they were young, and he thought their fling was just an early taste of what life had in store for him...
    Categorized as:
    family  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Whisling Island Miracles by Julia Clemens

    Whisling Island Miracles by Julia Clemens

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes all we need is a bit of a miracle. Join the women of Whisling as they find theirs...
  • Rescue Me by Kelly Collins

    Rescue Me by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Her company is failing. His plan could save it. Will their partnership move from business to pleasure?Carla “Carl” Stevenson takes a special joy in running the local timber mill. But when the economy takes a downturn, selling the family business may be her only heartbreaking option...
  • Royally Tied by Melanie Summers

    Royally Tied by Melanie Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Don't miss the heartwarming, laugh-out-loud continuation of the Crazy Royal Love Romantic Comedy Series …After a whirlwind romance that has taken them all over the globe, rugged survival expert Will Banks and Princess Arabella of Avonia are getting ready to take a trip down the aisle...
  • Forbidden Love by Ashley Farley

    Forbidden Love by Ashley Farley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A father’s lie tears his family apart in the thrilling continuation of the bestselling Virginia Vineyard series. Daniel Love has alienated his loved ones. And he’ll stop at nothing to have his daughter and long-time mistress back in his life. He resorts to drastic measures, devising a wicked scheme intended to elicit sympathy from his family. All hell breaks loose when his plan backfires...
  • The Stanislaski Series Collection Volume 1 by Nora Roberts

    The Stanislaski Series Collection Volume 1 by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    TAMING NATASHAComposer Spencer Kimball and his young daughter are new to town. It’s a small community, and in such close quarters beauty is hard to miss—and when he sets eyes on Natasha Stanislaski, he’s thunderstruck by the intensity of his attraction. The former ballet dancer turned toy shop owner has a fiery temperament, and it draws Spencer like a moth to a flame...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  anthologies  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • True Betrayals / Montana Sky / Sanctuary by Nora Roberts

    True Betrayals / Montana Sky / Sanctuary by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    People magazine declared that Nora Roberts "is at the top of her game," and there's no greater evidence of that than these three novels. From the horse farms of Virginia to the rugged beauty of Montana, to an island off the coast of Georgia, these novels showcase Nora Roberts' talents for intense drama, vivid characters, and fast-paced suspense. True Betrayals, narrated by Rose Anne Shansky...
    Categorized as:
    family  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Torn: Rockstar Romantic Suspense by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Torn: Rockstar Romantic Suspense by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Logan King Love 'em and leave 'em, that's what he does. He can't be faithful. She couldn't hold his attention. That's what they all said. Except it was a lie. She meant everything to him. And because she did, he had to leave her. Make it into a big scene. Because loving him was dangerous. And she was already in the crosshairs...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult
  • Sacred Sins by C.D. Reiss

    Sacred Sins by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You know what they say about family. Blood is thicker than water. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. A house divided cannot stand. Margie is the keeper of her family’s secrets. Six sisters and one brother. Billions in assets. Generations of malfeasance. And one heartbreaking secret three people keep. Margie. Her father, Declan. And Drew—the man she loves...
  • Hidden Valley by Annie Seaton

    Hidden Valley by Annie Seaton

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Happily working on her family’s macadamia farm in the rolling hills of northern New South Wales, Dee Peters receives an enigmatic letter hinting of family secrets, and the prospect of her inheriting a cattle station in the Northern Territory outback...
  • A Kind Wedding: Nathan & Sofia by Sandi Lynn

    A Kind Wedding: Nathan & Sofia by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wedding bells are ringing for Nathan & Sofia!Join Nathan and Sofia as they try to juggle their family life and careers all while trying to plan the perfect wedding.Enjoy bonfires, brotherly talks, weekly surf time, music, laughter, and more in this next installment of the Kind Brothers Series...
    Categorized as:
    family  epic  romance  fiction  contemporary  book  adult
  • Needing the Memories by Terri Anne Browning

    Needing the Memories by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Happy Ever After doesn’t end at the Epilogue. The Epilogue is really only the beginning. For us, it’s meant sharing every high, every low, and loving each other even more when we come out the other side still standing. He’s everything I’ve always wanted. My best friend. My lover. My husband… My Demon. And I’m his Angel...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  multi-pov  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  female-mc
  • Whispering Pines by Kimberly Diede

    Whispering Pines by Kimberly Diede

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A shocking job loss will force Renee to remember the beauty of new beginnings.Summers at Whispering Pines defined Renee's childhood. Days meant swimming and sun, nights meant ghost stories and campfires. Best of all, Whispering Pines meant time with Celia, her favorite aunt...
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