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  • Her Russian Returns by Red Phoenix

    Her Russian Returns by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rytsar Durov should be dead.But in the BDSM world, loyalties run as deep as kinky passions. Sir Thane Davis is determined to save his Russian brother, but must call on his friends at the Center to execute the plan.Clinging to hope, Brie trusts she will see Rytsar again...
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    epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • A Promise in the Keys by Hope Holloway

    A Promise in the Keys by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There’s a little island magic in the air…and the promise of something brand new.With her daughters more settled than ever, it’s time for Beck to live her life in Coconut Key to the fullest. Coquina House Bed & Breakfast is open and running, and with every new challenge, Beck and her mother discover they were born for the life of hospitality...
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    epic  family  adult  book  christian  contemporary  fiction  religion
  • A Wedding in the Keys by Hope Holloway

    A Wedding in the Keys by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Will there be blue skies and happy lives for the wedding day…or is change in the forecast again?The bonds of love that have formed and grown over the past year in Coconut Key reach a culmination of white lace and champagne…for some. For others, things may not turn out as they expected.New arrivals on the island turn plans and lives upside down, testing the strength of relationships...
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    epic  family  adult  book  christian  contemporary  fiction  religion
  • Blackout After Dark by Marie Force

    Blackout After Dark by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The lights are out on Gansett, and things are getting steamy!An island-wide power failure has thrust Gansett into darkness. We’ll take this opportunity to catch up with each of the couples we’ve come to know and love, and meet a few new characters who’ll appear in upcoming books...
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    epic  family  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  small-town
  • Eight of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Eight of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It was incredible how one single action could change the balance of a person’s life within seconds.NathanI was an artist and one of the best plastic surgeons in Los Angeles. My business was thriving, and helping people was my specialty. Growing up, I’d endured a lot of pain where my mother was concerned. After she passed away, I still carried that pain and resentment into adulthood...
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    epic  family  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Seven of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Seven of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ConnerMy life was simple yet complicated, and Dr. Charlotte Roman knew it.Our first encounter was when I left my phone in the shopping cart at Target. I called it, she answered, and I politely asked if she’d bring it to me. She had a few choice words to say before telling me to come and get it myself. When I did, she proceeded to psychoanalyze me...
  • Temptation After Dark by Marie Force

    Temptation After Dark by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cooper James and Gigi Gibson take the lead in the next Gansett Island novel! Find out what happened on their crazy first date and whether these two can make a go of it after Gigi finishes shooting her show on the island...
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    epic  family  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • The Men of Steel Anthology: The Men of Steel by M.J. Fields

    The Men of Steel Anthology: The Men of Steel by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ****From USA Today Bestseller, MJ Fields**** This complete collection of MJ Fields Men of Steel series has two additional novellas, one has never been published...
  • In Sir's Arms by Red Phoenix

    In Sir's Arms by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A man in love is unstoppable. Sir Thane Davis is a fighter and has survived countless tragedies. Now he must deal head-on with Lilly to protect the woman he loves and the baby she carries. He is relentless, wanting to end this threat once and for all. But unseen forces are at play which will challenge the Master...
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    epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • Under His Protection by Red Phoenix

    Under His Protection by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Misunderstood Hero Faelan is a passionate Master with a hidden past that holds him hostage. Having his heart recently broken, he accepts the challenge of keeping Brie safe and vows to protect her by Any. Means. Necessary. But when a curvy little sub catches his eye at the Haven, he is forced to choose loyalty over love...
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    epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • Moonlight and Ashes by Rosie Goodwin

    Moonlight and Ashes by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Despite being trapped in an abusive marriage, Maggie still feels blessed with her eight-year-old twins, Danny and Lizzie, and baby girl, Lucy. But when the Second World War begins it seems that her blessings may have run out.Although the war lets her escape her husband when he's sent to the front, she must also lose the twins, as they're evacuated to North Wales...
  • The Ribbon Weaver by Rosie Goodwin

    The Ribbon Weaver by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One winter’s night, Molly Ernshaw rescues a baby from the snow and changes two families for ever.The tiny girl grows into a gifted young woman. Although devoted to Molly, Amy has far-reaching ambitions – encouraged by her neighbour’s son, Toby, she longs to move beyond ribbon-weaving to designing the hats and clothes the ribbons adorn...
  • Kevin & Chelsea by Marie Force

    Kevin & Chelsea by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A year after his 31-year marriage imploded, Dr. Kevin McCarthy is enjoying life on Gansett Island. He’s opened a small practice, goes fishing with his older brothers any time he wants and has his sons, nieces and nephews close by. Best of all is his all-consuming relationship with sexy bartender, Chelsea Rose...
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    epic  family  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  small-town
  • Who Will Hear Me When I Cry by David Johnson

    Who Will Hear Me When I Cry by David Johnson

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In the final chapter of the Tucker series, David Johnson introduces us to a new family – a family in need of the kind of help that only Tucker and her family can give.Benjamin Trevathan, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, and a speech impediment, is a boy saddled with adult responsibilities in the midst of his dysfunctional home...
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    epic  family  audiobook  christian  fiction  sad
  • Gansett Island Series Boxed Set Books 4-6 by Marie Force

    Gansett Island Series Boxed Set Books 4-6 by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With nearly 2 million ebooks sold since Maid for Love debuted in 2011, the New York Times bestselling Gansett Island Series has become one of the most beloved romance series available today. Read three books in the series: Falling for Love, Hoping for Love and Season for Love in this special offering...
  • With a Kiss and a Prayer by Ellie Dean

    With a Kiss and a Prayer by Ellie Dean

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cliffehaven, May 1944 Peggy Reilly is enjoying a rare moment alone in the garden of her Beach View Boarding House. Against the now familiar backdrop of squadrons roaring overhead and the wireless humming, it seems both impossible that war continues, and yet inconceivable that it will ever come to an end...
  • An Orphan's Journey by Rosie Goodwin

    An Orphan's Journey by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    1874.Growing up in extreme poverty in London, Pearl thinks life can get no worse. But when her parents discover there's yet another baby on the way, they have to tighten the belt even further. Pearl's mother decides to send her and her younger sister Eliza to the workhouse, where they are forced into a new life of hardship and struggle...
  • 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
  • A Crying Shame by Rosie Goodwin

    A Crying Shame by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Claire Nightingale is haunted by the memory of childhood abuse and the painful choices she was forced to make. Longing to find peace, she knows she must first confront her demons.Moving to Solihull with her adopted daughter Nikki, she tries to make amends with the family she left behind...
  • 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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    epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction  romance
  • The Woman from Beaumont Farm by AnneMarie Brear

    The Woman from Beaumont Farm by AnneMarie Brear

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From the author of the bestselling The Slum AngelSequel to The Market Stall Girl 1914, West Yorkshire, England.Newly married to Noah Jackson, Beth is happily content working on her family’s market stall while Noah fulfills his dreams of being a teacher...
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    epic  family  20th-century  adult  book  fiction  historical
  • Beyond the Distant Hills by AnneMarie Brear

    Beyond the Distant Hills by AnneMarie Brear

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From the bestselling author of The Slum Angel.Beyond the Distant Hills is the sequel to A Distant Horizon.Australia 1853Settled in the colony, Ellen embarks on making a happy new life for her family and to forget the horrors of famine-struck Ireland...
  • Red Mountain Burning by Boo Walker

    Red Mountain Burning by Boo Walker

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Why must all good things come to an end? In Washington State wine country, Red Mountain is a refuge for searchers and wanderers, artists and lovers, farmers and chefs--people looking for a place to belong. Despite the stunning landscape, the world-class wines, and their best efforts, the eccentric inhabitants often attract trouble...
  • Our Little Secret by Rosie Goodwin

    Our Little Secret by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    At just twenty years old, Claire McMullen is the new owner of the Seabourne Hotel. She's a mystery to everyone around her - and that's how she wants to keep it. Abused as a child and forced to sell her body to survive, Claire has built a barrier around herself that she is sure no one will ever penetrate...
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    epic  family  abuse  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  friendship
  • Born to Trouble: All she wanted was a better life… by Rita Bradshaw

    Born to Trouble: All she wanted was a better life… by Rita Bradshaw

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A compelling saga guaranteed to tug at the heartstrings.Born into the worst of families in Sunderland's filthy, crime-ridden East End, Pearl Croft's childhood is miserable. Shortly after her violent, drunken father is killed in a fight, Pearl's elder brothers are sent to prison leaving her, still a child herself, to care for her baby brothers...
  • Three of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Three of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Rule number one: Stop staring at my sexy new neighbor.I couldn’t help it. When someone looked as good as she did, it was hard not to stare.Rule number two: Do not sleep with my new sexy neighbor.What can I say? Self-control wasn’t one of my strongest suits.Rule number three: Do not, under any circumstances, fall for my new sexy neighbor.I tried.Emilia Gallo was damaged...
  • Roots of Vengeance by Maggie Cole

    Roots of Vengeance by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nothing about Connor Brooks is average. Not his looks, or kisses, or touches.He’s my target. Falling in love isn’t part of the assignment.My job is to determine if he’s a Twisted Heart, the vicious gang who killed my family.He’s innocent, but discovers my secret.My cover is blown. My heart shattered.But I annihilated his.Going forward, I tell my boss to only give me the most dangerous men...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  book  fiction  suspense
  • The Ballymara Road by Nadine Dorries

    The Ballymara Road by Nadine Dorries

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The final gripping instalment of the great trilogy, which began with THE FOUR STREETS and continued in HIDE HER NAME. On Christmas morning, in the unforgiving harshness of a convent in Galway, Kitty Doherty gives birth to her baby - who is immediately taken away for adoption in America...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Sealed With a Loving Kiss by Ellie Dean

    Sealed With a Loving Kiss by Ellie Dean

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The gripping new Second World War novel from Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of While We're Apart.After the death of her parents in a bombing raid, Mary Jones discovers a secret in the pages of father’s diaries. Her search for the truth brings her to Cliffehaven on the south coast...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  20th-century  adult  book  fiction  historical
  • 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...
  • Calico Road: The Staley Family, Book 2 by Anna Jacobs

    Calico Road: The Staley Family, Book 2 by Anna Jacobs

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Calico Road runs through a tiny Lancashire hamlet up on the edge of the moors, miles from anywhere. Its folk are an independent breed -- and in 1827 they are a thorn in the side of the vicious mill owner in the valley below. Toby Fletcher's father ignored his bastard son while alive. Now Toby is the new owner of the rambling old inn, an unwitting keeper of its secrets...
  • Forging the Shilling Girl by Emma Hardwick

    Forging the Shilling Girl by Emma Hardwick

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It is December 1849. Young, widowed Clare Byrne, is escaping the famine in Ireland. On the coffin ship from Dublin, in the final hours of the journey to England, Clare goes into labour. Weakened and alone, the young, beleaguered mother gives birth near the quayside...
  • Cece by AnneMarie Brear

    Cece by AnneMarie Brear

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's the third sister, often overlooked and the last to know about anything that's happening in the family.Cece is gifted a cottage in the Scottish Highlands. She doesn't want a cottage or to go to Scotland. Her sisters' gifts were much more interesting...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  20th-century  adult  book  fiction  historical
  • One Perfect Family by Anna Jacobs

    One Perfect Family by Anna Jacobs

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lancashire, 1934. When Tam Crawford is unexpectedly bequeathed some money, he can finally realise his dream of settling down in the beautiful village of Ellindale. Tam knows he can be impulsive - his nickname isn't Crazy Tam for nothing! - but this time he is determined not to be ruled by his big heart and hot head...
  • Nantucket Homes by Pamela M. Kelley

    Nantucket Homes by Pamela M. Kelley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It's Fall on Nantucket--and change is in the air! There's a new arrival to the island. Kay Johnson, a widow, was a friend of Lisa's mother and is like an aunt to Lisa. Kay is excited to relax and enjoy Nantucket—she’s already signed up for a Needlepoint class. She’s not at all looking for romance, but she is happy to make a new friend in neighbor Walter Sturgess, a widower...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction  friendship
  • Forsaken by Rosie Goodwin

    Forsaken by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Born on a Friday, Sophie Winters has always been a loving and giving child, who'd do anything for her family. Yet her father, Bill, has always seemed to resent her. For her mother's sake, Sophie learns to live with Bill's animosity - until the night he drunkenly forces himself upon her.Left pregnant and ashamed at seventeen, Sophie doesn't know where to turn...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  book  fiction  historical
  • A Rose Among Thorns by Rosie Goodwin

    A Rose Among Thorns by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Despite losing her mother at a young age, Sassy has grown up surrounded by love: although poor, she is happy. So Sassy is devastated when her father marries wealthy widow Elizabeth Bonner. Social climber Elizabeth despairs of a step-daughter who is more at ease with servants than those above stairs, and is jealous of Sassy's growing beauty which threatens to outshine her own daughter...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  historical  romance
  • Dancing Till Midnight by Rosie Goodwin

    Dancing Till Midnight by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Life has been cruel to Grace Collins. Orphaned as a child, she is raised by her severely religious aunt, Emily. Starved of love, she falls for the first man who shows her affection, Barry Swan. And when Grace falls pregnant, Emily disowns her.Barry and Grace marry and, for a while, she knows happiness. Barry adores her and is a wonderful father, but Grace feels that something is missing...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  historical
  • Seaside Embrace by Melissa Foster

    Seaside Embrace by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    You can always rely on Melissa Foster to deliver a story that's fresh, emotional and entertaining. Make sure you have all night, because once you start you won't want to stop reading. Every book's a winner!" --New York Times Bestselling Author Brenda Novak "Like Nora Roberts, Melissa Foster has captivated me with her fantastic, sexy, romantic stories." --Kimberly Winning, avid reader...
  • Men of Inked Series by Chelle Bliss

    Men of Inked Series by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Gallo Siblings never believed in a happily ever after for themselves, despite the example of their parents, Sal and Maria (see prequel, 'The Gallos').One by one the siblings are each consumed by a love so grand it alters their reality. Unwilling to let go, they fall hopelessly in love and hold on tight. Each story involves different main characters...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  book  fiction  humor
  • A Christmas Affair by Iris Bolling

    A Christmas Affair by Iris Bolling

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens when dysfunctional families meet the Lassiters?They all learn the meaning of LOVE...Love is Kind, Love is Patient, and Love… lasts for a lifetime even if it kills you.Christmas is the time when wishes come true. Be careful what you ask for. I fell in love with you at a wedding...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  black-mc  book  fiction  poc-mc
  • Blood Of A Rebel by Glenna Maynard

    Blood Of A Rebel by Glenna Maynard

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say home is where the heart is and home is where you make it. What if you don’t know where home is, but you can feel it in the shadows of your heart. All his life, Cole Johnson has felt something is missing. That there is a piece of himself he is desperate to find. He needs answers. Answers his parents refuse to give...
    Categorized as:
    family  epic  romance  suspense  new-adult  fiction  book  adult
  • How Much I Love by Marie Force

    How Much I Love by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He’s living on borrowed time… WyattI spent half of my life fighting for my life and the second half living to the fullest. The one thing I never do, however, is allow anyone to fall in love with me. That just wouldn’t be fair as I’m facing a very uncertain future...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  medical
  • Ride Like You've Never Fallen by S.J. McCoy

    Ride Like You've Never Fallen by S.J. McCoy

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lily's family left Summer Lake when she went away to college. She tried to make her way in their world, but money and status didn't mean much to her. After calling off her engagement and giving up her career, Lily's back at the lake. She's finally happy. She has a life she loves, and she's pursuing her passion running the riding stables...
  • Lancashire Legacy by Anna Jacobs

    Lancashire Legacy by Anna Jacobs

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    At eighteen Cathie longs for more than life as a settler in the Australian bush. She accepts her uncle's offer to send her to England and runs away from her family, not realising he is using her to get revenge on his sister Liza. Attacked at the docks in Liverpool, Cathie takes refuge with the man who saved her, a man who has his own troubles...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  audiobook  book  female-mc  fiction  historical
  • 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  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  suspense
  • The Mother’s Day Club by Rosie Hendry

    The Mother’s Day Club by Rosie Hendry

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Pregnant Marianne Archer is evacuated from London to the beautiful Norfolk countryside - but the villagers are expecting to house children! Thea wants to welcome more people to Rookery House - the rambling five-bedroom farmhouse is too big for just herself, especially in wartime. But when Marianne arrives, Thea quickly realises that she has her own secrets...
  • 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...
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