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  • Meant for Love by Marie Force

    Meant for Love by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    It's been twelve years since Jenny Wilks lost her fiancé in the 9/11 attacks in New York City. Since then she's been floundering, trying to find her way. Taking the job as lighthouse keeper on Gansett Island was the best thing she could've done for herself. On the island she's found amazing friends and a wonderful new life. There's only one thing missing and that's romance...
  • Flirting with Forever by Jennifer Bernard

    Flirting with Forever by Jennifer Bernard

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A standalone romance in the Lost Harbor, Alaska seriesDr. Ian Finnegan knows all about brains; hearts, not so much. He’s ready to find the perfect match, someone as logical and sensible as he is. When the matchmaker he’s hired suggests he improve his seduction skills, he’s not sure where to turn—until he plucks a damsel in distress from the side of a snowy Alaska highway...
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    humor  contemporary  small-town  fiction  book  adult  romance
  • Stay With You by Melanie Shawn

    Stay With You by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Just when Chrissy Caldwell thought things couldn’t get any worse, life showed up and said, “Hold my beer.”The past year had been a living nightmare, one she couldn’t seem to wake up from...
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    humor  romance  contemporary  small-town  age-gap  fiction  book  adult
  • Dirty Little Midlife Mistake by Lilian Monroe

    Dirty Little Midlife Mistake by Lilian Monroe

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Holy heat! Dirty Little Midlife Mistake is packed full of the best kind of bad decisions.Candice Viceroy—widow, mother, business owner—isn’t supposed to kiss anyone.Especially not Hollywood heartthrob and hunky silver fox, Blake Harding.Not in front of half a dozen cameras and a whole movie set’s worth of lights...
  • One Hundred Goodbyes by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Goodbyes by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome back to Aspen Cove, the town where a stranger is simply a friend you haven’t met… Eden Webster has always been generous to a fault. The word no isn’t in her vocabulary. That’s how at twenty-eight she finds herself homeless, alone, and pregnant in Aspen Cove...
  • Montana Promises by Kim Law

    Montana Promises by Kim Law

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s falling for his brother’s ex—as if he needs another reason to go. Nate Wilde is ready to leave Birch Bay. He’s been home too long as it is and extending his visit means risking fantasies of staying for good. Wants and desires never work out for him, though. With good comes bad, and he’s had enough bad to last a lifetime. Unfortunately, his siblings need him...
  • I Saw Her Standing There by Marie Force

    I Saw Her Standing There by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    There’s a budding romance on Butler Mountain, but in the hornets’ nest known as the Abbott family, keeping a secret is no easy feat… Colton Abbott and Lucy Mulvaney have a secret...
  • Dirty Little Midlife Secret by Lilian Monroe

    Dirty Little Midlife Secret by Lilian Monroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lily Viceroy arrived in Heart’s Cove with a suitcase by her side and two eensy weensy secrets tucked into the corners of her heart.Well, that’s if “eensy” and “weensy” are code for “terrifying” and “dire.”Clearly, the only thing for Lily to do is to engage in a good ol’ bout of denial...
  • Secret Evenings in Pretty Beach by Polly Babbington

    Secret Evenings in Pretty Beach by Polly Babbington

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The sun is shining, Lottie’s beautiful garden is beginning to come to life and she stumbles upon an idea for a new business which means she might possibly be able to stay in Pretty Beach and keep her old house by the sea. As life gets busy for Lottie, her new business starts to boom and as her beautiful garden is flourishing Lottie thinks there’s no room left in her life for anything else...
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    humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  small-town  romance
  • Honeybee Cottage by K.T. Dady

    Honeybee Cottage by K.T. Dady

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Pepper Bay. A small close-knit community where you’ll find chocolate box cottages, quaint shops, love, drama, and a happily ever after.Snuggle down with this cosy, feel-good, comfort read that whisks you away to a beautiful bay on the Isle of Wight – Perfect for fans of Christie Barlow, Phillipa Ashley, and Holly Martin...
  • A Change of Heart by Hannah Ellis

    A Change of Heart by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She was never meant to fall for her best friend’s brother...Seren has had a soft spot for her best friend’s brother for as long as she can remember. But when she starts to see Kit as more than just a friend, she knows she’s on dangerous ground.Avoiding him is probably her best course of action, but that’s easier said than done when you live on a tiny island...
  • Ace Magnets by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Ace Magnets by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ace Magnets is book 3 in the series A Good Run Of Bad Luck and is best read in order.CorduroyCarter Roy, the man that attracts all the ladies, but never gets them. He's sexy and charming, but hasn't found the woman that can keep his attention.AbbyI just moved to this town six months ago, but I'm already loving it! Granted, I get lost a lot and I tend to stick out like a sore thumb...
  • The Prodigy by Nichole Rose

    The Prodigy by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Meeting his curvy soulmate switches this computer genius from laid-back MC brother to Beast mode in the blink of an eye.Finn "Hacker" TaylorI've always been the quiet brother in my MC.The resident genius who gets things done and keeps his head down.I prefer my bike and my computers to most people.Until I set eyes on Scarlett Crawford, the curvy new clerk at Gatsby Books...
  • Dirty Little Midlife Dilemma by Lilian Monroe

    Dirty Little Midlife Dilemma by Lilian Monroe

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A hot, hilarious fresh start! Nora’s forties begin with a bang…or rather, a crash.What’s worse than bumping into a parked motorcycle and tipping it over?Easy. It’s bumping into a motorcycle, tipping it over, and sending it crashing into an entire row of bikes like horrible, slow-motion dominos.What’s even worse than that?Nora knows the answer...
  • The Flower Farm by Rachael Lucas

    The Flower Farm by Rachael Lucas

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Beth Fraser is a single mum of twins with a blooming flower farm business. The last thing she needs is Jack MacDonald landing with a crash in the middle of her precious baby plants - so it’s no surprise that they get off to a rocky start.Beth’s spent the last few years growing her business, turning the overgrown walled garden of Applemore House into a beautiful and productive flower farm...
  • Ex Best Thing by Marika Ray

    Ex Best Thing by Marika Ray

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    First rule in the sister’s handbook: don’t date your sister’s ex-boyfriend.Oops.If there was one man on the planet I shouldn’t be looking at twice, it’s Daire Beneventi. Sure, he’s my sister’s ex, but he’s also the leather jacket to my quilt tote bag...
  • His Amish Sweetheart by Jennifer Beckstrand

    His Amish Sweetheart by Jennifer Beckstrand

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fondly nicknamed “The Peanut Butter Brothers,” Andrew, Abraham, and Austin Petersheim skillfully run one of Wisconsin’s most cherished family businesses. But their mischievous younger twin siblings have a talent all their own—for matchmaking . .
  • One Hundred Choices by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Choices by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kelly Collins welcomes you back to Aspen Cove where acceptance is found in the eyes of a stranger, and love is found in his heart... Horse trainer Trinity Mosier never looks for trouble, but it finds her at every turn. After losing her job, she packs up and moves to Aspen Cove, hoping her brother will take her in...
  • Harvest of Love by Melanie Moreland

    Harvest of Love by Melanie Moreland

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Danica RawlinsShe’s a career woman, constantly busy, under pressure, and in demand. But the job that once seemed like a dream to her now feels more like a nightmare.When the stress gets too much, she escapes the office and drives, discovering beauty in the wide-open spaces that surround her in the country. Leaving the worries behind, if only temporarily...
  • Lemon Drop Cottage by K.T. Dady

    Lemon Drop Cottage by K.T. Dady

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Pepper Bay. A small close-knit community where you’ll find chocolate box cottages, quaint shops, love, drama, and a happily ever after.Snuggle down with this cosy, feel-good, comfort read that whisks you away to a beautiful bay on the Isle of Wight – Perfect for fans of Christie Barlow, Phillipa Ashley, and Holly Martin...
  • 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...
  • Know Your Heart by Tracey Alvarez

    Know Your Heart by Tracey Alvarez

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He is the one she couldn’t remember. She is the one he couldn’t forget… After being unexpectedly kicked off a movie set, her part given to a younger actress, Savannah Payne flees to her holiday house in Bounty Bay. There, in her little hideaway managed for her by her older cousin, she’ll be able to lick her wounds privately, and prepare for an audition of a lifetime in L.A...
  • One Hundred Ways by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Ways by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome back to Aspen Cove, the tiny mountain town filled with fresh starts and happily ever afters… After the death of her father, sculptor Riley Black leaves Butte, Montana for Aspen Cove in search of the family she’s never known. There, she will bend steel to her artistic vision… and maybe, just maybe find a place to belong...
  • The Weekend Getaway by Hannah Ellis

    The Weekend Getaway by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A weekend break changes everything…The chemistry between Keira and Noah is instant. It only takes one date for Keira to realise there’s something special between them.When Noah invites her to a family party in his hometown, she eagerly agrees, and by the end of their weekend away she’s absolutely head over heels. Not only for Noah, but for his close-knit family and the stunning Isles of Scilly...
  • Under Pressure by Kelly Moran

    Under Pressure by Kelly Moran

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    You have the right to remain...sexy.As sheriff of Redwood Ridge, Parker Maloney has learned to bite his tongue at the ridiculous antics of the town's matchmakers. He's just grateful they've never messed with him before. Except it kind of seems like he's their next target. They keep sending him on one wild goose chase after another with a single common denominator--Madeline Freemont. Whatever...
  • Snow Days by Melanie Shawn

    Snow Days by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She wanted to feel pleasure… After twenty-nine years, high school English teacher Amy Maguire realizes something is missing in her life…passion. Always one to tackle a problem head on, Amy makes a plan to remedy her situation. Phase One: find a suitable candidate. Phase Two: experience passion. Simple. Right? Except after countless dates she hasn’t once felt that spark, that chemistry...
  • Guilty as Sin by Rosalind James

    Guilty as Sin by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There are secrets. There are guilty secrets. And then there's switching places with your twin. Paige Hollander and her identical twin Lily stopped switching places a decade ago. But Lily's run into trouble, and Paige is on leave from the SFPD, recovering from a traumatic shooting. It's not like she has anything better to do, and she remembers how to be feminine. Sort of...
  • The Lost Promise of Ireland by Susanne O'Leary

    The Lost Promise of Ireland by Susanne O'Leary

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A completely gorgeous story about lost loves and small-town secrets that will sweep you away to the Irish coast. Maggie remembers her summers in the village of Sandy Cove in Ireland like they were yesterday. She and her family would swim in the crystal-clear waters, collect beautiful seashells and relax on the sand...
  • No Ordinary Hate by Whitney Dineen, Melanie Summers

    No Ordinary Hate by Whitney Dineen, Melanie Summers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Life in Hollywood is easy to hate... According to Hollywood insiders, Harper and Brett Kennedy have the perfect family life—an image that has been carefully cultivated by an army of PR experts at Galaxy Studios. The truth is, their relationship has been on the rocks since Brett cheated when Harper was pregnant with their youngest child...
  • Townshipped by Savannah Scott

    Townshipped by Savannah Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Everyone said it wasn’t as though a woman was going to land on my doorstep and fall in love with me. Never say never.Now, this woman literally crashes into my life, but she doesn’t remember a thing about what happened before she got here.She’s beautiful and a little sassy.The longer she’s here, the more I feel like she’s the missing piece of a puzzle I didn’t even know I was trying to solve...
  • Just One Night: Josh & Bailey by Melanie Shawn

    Just One Night: Josh & Bailey by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Bailey Rossum was living out a bad country song. After being stood up and having her pickup truck break down, Bailey found herself walking barefoot in a ball gown down a back road. And when her sexier-than-sin ex rides up on his steel horse Bon Jovi style to rescue her, she knows she has to accept his help even if it means breaking her heart all over again...
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    humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  small-town  romance
  • Christmas in Lucky Harbor by Jill Shalvis

    Christmas in Lucky Harbor by Jill Shalvis

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Love awaits you in Lucky Harbor . . . Simply Irresistible After losing her boyfriend and her job, Maddie leaves L.A. to claim her inheritance-a ramshackle inn nestled in the little town of Lucky Harbor, Washington. She sees the potential for a new home and a new career-if she can give the inn the makeover it needs. Enter Jax, a tall, handsome contractor who knows exactly what Maddie needs..
  • The Situationship by Abby Jimenez

    The Situationship by Abby Jimenez

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Find out how Maddy and Doug met in this sweet and hilarious short story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just for the Summer.Travel nurse Maddy doesn't have time for a relationship, not even with the ruggedly handsome farmer who she feels a spark of attraction to.Doug is a walking green flag...
  • FISH: by Cee Bowerman

    FISH: by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sand, sea, and sunshine are all he’s ever wanted, until he meets a woman who changes his life with just a smile.Fish is content with the life he’s created after prison - he’s got family to take care of while they think they’re taking care of him, a hobby that’s not just profitable, but good for the ocean he loves, and a job that’s always changing and keeps him on his toes...
    Categorized as:
    humor  romance  contemporary  small-town  fiction  book  adult
  • Lakeshore Love: A Small Town Friends to Lovers Romance by Shannyn Leah, Sue A. Fairchild

    Lakeshore Love: A Small Town Friends to Lovers Romance by Shannyn Leah, Sue A. Fairchild

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jake Stow is a runner, but Sydney loves him anyway. He ran out of Sydney’s life years ago, but is back now and she cannot contain the feelings she has for him. When Jake finally confides he has similar feelings for her, Sydney gives in to the spark. Although she fears he’ll run again, she is powerless to the passion between them...
    Categorized as:
    humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  small-town  romance
  • A Baby Changes Everything by Isabelle Grace

    A Baby Changes Everything by Isabelle Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Drew Blackwood’s seen his fair share of babies born—he just never imagined the next could be his own!Veterinarian Drew is the only one of the four Blackwood brothers to have left Hickory Ridge for greener pastures. Though he adores the gentle, rolling mountains that cradle his family’s sprawling Virginia farm, his plans for the future don’t include a permanent return any time soon...
  • Wingmen Babypalooza by Daisy Prescott

    Wingmen Babypalooza by Daisy Prescott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Once upon a time there was a wingman named Tom who had the reputation of being catnip for women. Now the Tom Cat’s been domesticated and about to become a dad for the first time. If he can survive Hailey’s pregnancy, Baby 101 classes, and the holidays with his family. Let’s hope the stork has his own wingmen, because Tom’s not the only one of the guys to catch baby fever...
    Categorized as:
    humor  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction  small-town  romance
  • Seizing Mack: A Contemporary Love Story by Abbie Zanders

    Seizing Mack: A Contemporary Love Story by Abbie Zanders

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Carpe the romance... The Marines gave Heather “Mack” McKenzie a lot of things. Self-discipline. An arsenal of swear words. And the carpe diem attitude to make her fitness center, Seize, a success. The hot new vice cop in town makes her breath catch...
  • Marry Christmas by Kat Baxter

    Marry Christmas by Kat Baxter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Second Chance/Marriage of Convenience Curvy Girl Romance She’s the one who got away. The one I’ve never been able to forget. The one who can never forgive me for the mistakes I’ve made. Now, it’s my grandmother’s dying wish to see Maggie and I married. If we can stay married for year, there’s a fortune on the line...
  • Fearless by Stephanie St. Klaire

    Fearless by Stephanie St. Klaire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life teeters in the balance when tragedy strikes the small mountain town of McKenzie Ridge… Everly Shaw’s world takes a direct hit leaving her battling demons she thought she buried long ago. A daredevil at heart that throws caution to the wind, the only risk she wouldn’t gamble on was love...
  • Sweetened by Annie Dyer

    Sweetened by Annie Dyer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Winning will never taste so sweet…Lainey Green has got exactly what she wants—the dream location for her equine therapy centre and a place to settle down and call home.Unfortunately for Jake Maynard, that home is the farm he desperately wanted, and the alpaca owning, farm running, town Romeo isn’t about to be on the welcoming committee for Lainey anytime soon...
  • Save the Last Text by Delancey Stewart, Marika Ray

    Save the Last Text by Delancey Stewart, Marika Ray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Their dance video--and their love--is about to go viral...Dalton Cunningham has always been the comic relief in his family. And he's worried they may never see him as anything else, and that they might be right. It might be too late for his father to see Dalton prove himself as an adult capable of helping build the family business, but it's not too late to show his brothers and his mom...
  • Pity Parade by Whitney Dineen

    Pity Parade by Whitney Dineen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Trina Rockwell here. You know, your favorite TV host from Midwestern Matchmaker?I have a I am without a doubt, the unluckiest dater in the history of the entire world. I’m not even embellishing. I’ve inadvertently dated a mobster, a dead-beat dad, and a guy who puts salt on watermelon...
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    humor  romance  contemporary  fiction  small-town  book  adult
  • While You Were Texting by Delancey Stewart, Marika Ray

    While You Were Texting by Delancey Stewart, Marika Ray

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lincoln Cunningham doesn’t do relationships. Mostly because he learned in college that he doesn’t do them well. Translation: book smart guys focused on learning the art and science of vineyard tending aren’t always girl smart, and the humiliation that comes from being the only one invested in the relationship, well, that’s enough for him. Lincoln’s mother, however, isn’t so sure...
  • One Hundred Secrets by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Secrets by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome back to Aspen Cove, the town where neighbors and friends have more valued than money…. Social media darling Goldie Sutherland grew up in the limelight. As the daughter of an award-winning movie star, she learned early on how fickle fans can be. Her mother taught her that beauty opens far more doors than brains...
  • One Hundred Regrets by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Regrets by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome back to Aspen Cove where the honey is sweet but true love is sweeter... Beekeeper Abby Garrett lives a quiet life in the valley between Mt Meeker and Long’s Peak. While bee stings hurt, betrayal is far more painful. After her fiancé left her for her best friend, she came back home to Aspen Cove hoping to heal and find real love. No matter how hard she tries, love eludes her...
  • JUST JENNY by Sandra Owens

    JUST JENNY by Sandra Owens

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The small mountain town of Blue Ridge Valley is the home of three best friends, Jenny, Autumn, and Savannah. Each woman believes she has her life perfectly planned, but there is a saying in the mountains... If everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane. In Just Jenny , Jenny Nance has a plan--save enough money to tour the world...
  • In Over Her Head by Terri Osburn

    In Over Her Head by Terri Osburn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Love is on the menu when two chefs heat up the kitchen—and each other—in this newest addition to the Anchor Island series.Chef Lauren Riley has one philosophy—never depend on anyone. A loner and a perfectionist, she’s on Anchor Island to turn Pilar’s into the best restaurant in the Outer Banks, not to make friends...
  • Snowed In by Melanie Shawn

    Snowed In by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Free-Spirit… Nikki Maguire does what she wants, says what she wants, and lives by her own set of rules. She is an intoxicating combination of beauty, sex-appeal and sharp wit that men find irresistible. Unfortunately for them, none have ever come close to holding Nikki’s attention, and settling down is not even on her radar...
  • Daisy Does it Herself by Gracie Player

    Daisy Does it Herself by Gracie Player

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes, the last place you intended to go is exactly where you need to be.When 26-year-old Daisy’s life in London comes crashing down around her, the only thing she can think of is getting away – far away...
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