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A Love So Real by Kimberly Rae Jordan
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsArianna Carrington-Harder is on the run from the disastrous outcome of a bad decision. Driving aimlessly along the west coast, she’s drawn to the small town of New Hope Falls in Washington State and soon finds herself in a place unlike anywhere she’s been before. Welcome to the fictional town of New Hope Falls! A sanctuary for those needing refuge. A beacon for those who are lost... -
![Sadist Lover by Aril Daine]()
Sadist Lover by Aril Daine
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNaranasan mo na ba makipagbreak?Masaktan ng todo?Kasi kung OOMaiintindihan mo ako!Malaman mong di ka niya gusto at ginawa lang na rebound?THE HELL!!!Ang tagal kong inisip yung sasabihin ko sakanya.Pero anong napala ko? Diba wala?“i love you... -
![A Change of Heart: A Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan]()
A Change of Heart: A Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis Christian romance novel of 80,000 words is the second book in The Callaghans & McFaddens series from author Kimberly Rae Jordan. A HANDFUL OF FLOWERS (ASIN: B01APAIXM6) is the prequel to this series. NOTE: This book is also part of the boxed set, WHISPERS OF LOVE (ASIN: B01DMH1FME) which release June 2016. Makayla McFadden has been part of her family’s business since it started... -
![Sandy Toes by Robin Jones Gunn]()
Sandy Toes by Robin Jones Gunn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA new season begins for Christy and Todd with a pregnancy test and a disillusioning visit to the doctor.As they try to catch their balance, Todd's job swerves in a new direction; Aunt Marti overdoes her self-assigned role of preparing for the family's addition-to-come; and Christy's parents face surprising changes that might take them back to Wisconsin... -
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![Over the Waters by Deborah Raney]()
Over the Waters by Deborah Raney
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Dr. Botox" to the bored rich women of Chicago, plastic surgeon Max Jordan is shocked by his son Joshua's decision to focus his medical degree and talent on Haitian orphans. Embittered by Joshua's sudden death, Max searches for resolution in the place his son called home—an orphanage outside of Port au Prince. The selflessness of Joshua's coworkers stuns Max... -
![The Hope Jar by Wanda E. Brunstetter]()
The Hope Jar by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Brand-New Series from New York Times Best Selling Author Wanda E. Brunstetter. What happens when making an elderly Amish couple very happy means going along with a lie that gets bigger by the day? Michelle Taylor is not who her new family in Lancaster County believes her to be... -
![Gay the Pray Away by Natalie Naudus]()
Gay the Pray Away by Natalie Naudus
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsValerie Danners is in a cult. She just doesn't know it yet. When she finds a queer book at the library and smuggles it home, her conservative Christian homeschooling world begins to crack. And when the cutest girl she's ever met shows up to Bible class, she starts to question everything... -
![Chasing Change by Caroline Lee]()
Chasing Change by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCait Quinn has never understood how some people can do the same thing day in and day out... -
![Sarah's Orphans by Vannetta Chapman]()
Sarah's Orphans by Vannetta Chapman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOrphaned...But Never Abandoned by God Sarah Yoder belongs to a Plain community in Oklahoma, but her days are far from simple. Life suddenly gets complicated when a series of tragic events unfold, leaving her in charge of the household. Alone with her younger siblings, Sarah is exhausted but finally at peace. Then she nearly runs over a small Hispanic boy with her buggy.. -
![Judge Me Not: A Billionaire Single Mom Christmas Novella by Maggie Cole]()
Judge Me Not: A Billionaire Single Mom Christmas Novella by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMoney makes the world go round. And my merry-go-round is so far in debt it doesn’t spin anymore. I’m never getting out.But I don’t need money for frivolous things. I need it for my daughter and time is running out.So when Colton Ash tells me he wants an exclusive contract with me, I agree to things I never thought I would.Until you’re in my shoes, Judge Me Not... -
![A Handful of Flowers by Kimberly Rae Jordan]()
A Handful of Flowers by Kimberly Rae Jordan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis Christian romance novella of 34,000 words is the first book in The Callaghans & McFaddens series from author Kimberly Rae Jordan. When Emily McFadden first met Steve Callaghan, her only goal had been to gain his permission for his son to come over to play with her hers... -
![A Love Like This by Staci Stallings]()
A Love Like This by Staci Stallings
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRachel Taylor has survived so many tragedies in her life, what’s one more? But when Hurricane Gabriel takes aim at her house, ruining practically everything, she’s not sure this one won’t take her out completely. With two small children and no husband, she knows she has no choice but to accept the generosity of Derek West and his television construction crew... -
![Taming Her Cowboy Billionaire by Natalie Dean]()
Taming Her Cowboy Billionaire by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s a cowboy billionaire who thinks he has it all. She’s out to humble him and prove money isn’t everything… Every family has a black sheep, and Bryant Miller, the youngest of the Miller brothers, is exactly that. Handsome, rich and self-assured, he struck out on his own, defying all the rules and morals his family had raised him with... -
![Alone On the Water by MadLori]()
Alone On the Water by MadLori
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSherlock Holmes never expected to live a long life, but he never imagined that it would end like this. - 7725 WordsSorrow’s my body on the wavesSorrow’s a girl inside my caveI live in a city sorrow builtIt’s in my honey, it’s in my milkDon’t leave my half a heart alone on the waterCover me in rag and bone sympathyCause I don’t want to get over you... -
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![The Scent of Rome by Lise Gold]()
The Scent of Rome by Lise Gold
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a last-ditch attempt to secure an investor for an app she’s developed, Rome Foster travels to her namesake city hoping her luck is going to change. Just as she’s about to pitch her life’s work, she meets the charming and captivating Nadine; a high-end escort who shocks Rome by flirting with her... -
![A Picture of Love by Beth Wiseman]()
A Picture of Love by Beth Wiseman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBoth of them have vowed from the bottom of their broken hearts never to love again. Sweet Naomi Byler cooks meals for the guests at The Peony Inn, where Amish sisters and owners of the inn Esther and Lizzie love her like a granddaughter. She’s as happy there as a young woman can be, considering that her fiancé, Thomas, has left her to court someone else... -
![The Heart That Breaks by Inglath Cooper]()
The Heart That Breaks by Inglath Cooper
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnn-Elizabeth Casteel grew up knowing her limitations and that her Nashville dreams are very likely way bigger than her ability to ever make them come true. But at seventeen, she loves her imperfect mother and her dog Henry with a heart that sees the best in both of them... -
![Race To A Christmas Reunion by Brenda Jackson]()
Race To A Christmas Reunion by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA champion race car driver works to win the heart of the woman he once let go in this sizzling, second chance novella from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson, previously published in A NASCAR Holiday 3 as Winning the Race in 2008.Professional race car driver Myles Joseph roars back into town for a Christmas wedding—and must confront the woman he once left behind... -
![If Only In My Dreams by Belle Calhoune]()
If Only In My Dreams by Belle Calhoune
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSeven boys adopted from the foster care system by Alec and Maggie Donahue, a loving Irish couple living in Breeze Point, Cape Cod. Now grown men, the brothers are making their way in the world in their chosen professions, each hoping to find a love to last a lifetime. Faith. Family. Honor. And an abundance of love... -
![Finding Hope by Melanie D. Snitker]()
Finding Hope by Melanie D. Snitker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCancer. That one word has rocked Lexi Chandler's life to the core. Her focus has always been to help others. She loves being a nurse and enjoys spending time with her family. Things had been going according to plan. Now she’s struggling to pick up the pieces and make sense of the changes in her life. Lance Davenport has cared for Lexi since they were kids... -
![Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick]()
Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA romantic ode to the strength of love and the power of choosing each other, against odds and obstacles, again and again.What would you do if you forgot the love of your life ever even existed?Stevie and Nora had a love. A secret, epic, once-in-a-lifetime kind of love... -
![Sweetwater County Boxed Set by Ciara Knight]()
Sweetwater County Boxed Set by Ciara Knight
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis boxed set contains the first four Amazon best-selling books: Winter in Sweetwater County Spring in Sweetwater County Summer in Sweetwater County Fall in Sweetwater County WINTER IN SWEETWATER COUNTY: Lisa Mortan’s ideal life crumbles when her rich and powerful fiancé demands she ends an unwanted pregnancy... -
![Beautiful Dreamer by Melissa Brayden]()
Beautiful Dreamer by Melissa Brayden
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWho says you can’t go home again? Philadelphia real estate broker Devyn Winters is at the peak of her career, closing multimillion-dollar deals and relishing it. She’s pretty much blocked out her formative years in Dreamer’s Bay, where the most exciting thing to happen was the twice a year bake sale. Unfortunately, a distress call hauls her back home and away from the life she’s constructed... -
![Janessa by Kimberly Rae Jordan]()
Janessa by Kimberly Rae Jordan
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThough she’s seen people she’s close to fall in love, Janessa Halverson has no desire to do the same. Janessa was young when she lost her parents, and though she loves the family she’s a part of now, she has no interest in falling in love with someone, only to lose them. And having kids? Nope... -
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![The Eid Gift: An Adam and Zayneb Story by S.K. Ali]()
The Eid Gift: An Adam and Zayneb Story by S.K. Ali
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAdam and Zayneb —engaged but continents apart for so long— are finally in the same city!Even though it’s during Ramadan, a month of fasting and spiritual devotion, A and Z can’t help spending any and all free time with each other. Enter parents and their idea for a nikah at the end of Ramadan, on Eid day itself... -
![Been So Long by Adrienne Thompson]()
Been So Long by Adrienne Thompson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsListed at #17 on AALBC.com's 20 Bestselling eBooks of 2012!!A woman, her married lover, an ex-boyfriend, and the ties that bind them together....Mona-Lisa Dandridge left her past life behind her years ago and never looked back. But when unforeseen circumstances throw her into the path of a former lover, she is forced to not only face her past, but to relive it... -
![Be My Darling by Nia Arthurs]()
Be My Darling by Nia Arthurs
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA BWWM RomanceFalling for your fake-boyfriend? Bad idea. Matt’s a giant hunk. A total stranger. My new boyfriend. At least until my jerk of an ex gets the hint. It’s a great idea. Until I start looking forward to our staged dates. And craving his touch. And picturing him sans the flannel shirt and jeans— I keep forgetting we’re just pretend. And Matt’s powerful kisses aren’t helping my case... -
![The Sheikh's Must-Have Baby by Holly Rayner]()
The Sheikh's Must-Have Baby by Holly Rayner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe needs a baby to inherit the fortune…She needs a baby before it’s too late…Joanna Perkins loves her jet-setting life as a flight attendant, getting to see the world beyond the small, quiet town in Missouri she hails from... -
![Intentions by Susan X. Meagher]()
Intentions by Susan X. Meagher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew Book - Intentions is the ninth installment of the twenty-six book serial novel I Found My Heart in San Francisco. In this book, Jamie tries to acclimate to her changing relationship with her father, Jim. Despite his promise to honor and respect her and Ryan's relationship, she has her doubts-both about his sincerity and his ability to follow through... -
![Karma by Susan X. Meagher]()
Karma by Susan X. Meagher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKarma is the eleventh book in the I Found My Heart in San Francisco series. Love can be a dangerous game. When to risk, when to run, when to submit. Jordan and Mia have been playing the game as nonchalantly as they can manage, but their feelings are harder and harder to dismiss. Jim and Catherine have had so many ups and downs that they’ve lost track... -
![Corner Booth by Chautona Havig]()
Corner Booth by Chautona Havig
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA rushed lunch and a bold move “introduces” Carlie to a stranger–one who hardly acknowledges her existence as he sits across from her, sharing his booth to save her a wait in a long line. What began as a random encounter becomes a weekly date in which Carlie chatters about her life to a silent lunchmate... -
![These Sheltering Walls by Mary Jane Hathaway]()
These Sheltering Walls by Mary Jane Hathaway
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn ex con who wears his crime on his sleeve. A woman drowning in an ocean of secrets. Can they find love and hope in each other? Lorelei "Henry" Byrne was born cursed. Being able to spot a lie with perfect accuracy sounds like fun, until you have to live with it. Her whole existence has been hobbled by her hidden talent... -
![The Amish Quilter by Mindy Starns Clark, Leslie Gould]()
The Amish Quilter by Mindy Starns Clark, Leslie Gould
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn intriguing new suitor...a grandmother's surprising past...a shocking confession Linda Mueller happily devotes most of her time to quilting. When she's not working at an Englisch fabric shop, she's busy working on her own quilts and honing her craft. Linda's orderly life is suddenly disrupted when the husband of her oldest sister, Sadie, passes away... -
![Puppy Love by Cara Malone]()
Puppy Love by Cara Malone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarley wants nothing more than a wife. Blaire has already had one not-so-happily ever after. Newly divorced and having lost her social circle to her ex, the only thing on Blaire’s mind is having a little fun. But when she brings her dog to Marley’s vet clinic, sparks fly and their connection is undeniable... -
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![Leaving Lana'i by Edie Claire]()
Leaving Lana'i by Edie Claire
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sweeping romantic novel by the USA TODAY bestselling author of Alaskan Dawn One horrible night fifteen years ago, a little girl named Maddie was taken away from the island paradise she treasured, the townspeople she loved, and the playmate who shared her soul.Now, she’s coming back to them... -
![Shades Of Chocolate by Cecelia Dowdy]()
Shades Of Chocolate by Cecelia Dowdy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsToni enjoys making chocolate treats in her bakery. Haunted by her abusive past, she struggles with her faith in God. Her world changes when a handsome stranger arrives, reminiscing about his childhood. Jason Matthews misses his days of working in his family's pastry shop. Estranged from his father, he longs to rediscover the joy and comfort from baking... -
![The Sheikh's Stolen Bride-To-Be by Holly Rayner]()
The Sheikh's Stolen Bride-To-Be by Holly Rayner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStephanie O’Hanlon is a typical American girl, caught in a very exotic bind. Under pressure from her old-fashioned parents - not to mention, more than a little eager to escape her small-town Vermont existence - she finds herself in the Middle East, on the eve of an arranged marriage to a man she’s never met... -
![Montgomery House by Katharine E. Hamilton]()
Montgomery House by Katharine E. Hamilton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElizabeth Montgomery wishes to honor her grandfather’s memory by moving back to her hometown of Quinton, Georgia, to take care of her grandmother and to remodel their family home. Unfortunately, rumors spread of mysterious happenings haunting the property, and the only contractor willing to take on the project is Jackson Dean, the long lost nephew of her grandmother’s chief enemy... -
![What Happened After... by Nicole Pyland]()
What Happened After... by Nicole Pyland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDo you ever read a story, fall in love with the characters and wonder what happens to them after the book ends? Epilogues are nice, but they’re a snapshot in time. Maybe it’s a year after the end of the book or even just six months. Maybe there’s a proposal or a wedding. Maybe a character announces she’s pregnant. Maybe a character just got their dream job... -
![Die Sonne, so strahlend und Schwarz by Chantal-Fleur Sandjon]()
Die Sonne, so strahlend und Schwarz by Chantal-Fleur Sandjon
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEin sprachgewaltiger und überraschender Coming-of-Age-Roman für Jugendliche, voller Tiefgang und Gefühl, neu und aufregend.Seit ihrer ersten Begegnung ist Nova völlig fasziniert von Akoua. Ihre Gedanken kreisen nur noch um dieses Mädchen, das mit ihrem Strahlen Novas Welt zum Leuchten bringt. Es ist Liebe auf den ersten Blick und der Beginn einer aufregenden Zeit voller erster Male... -
![The Single Matchmaker by J.J. Arias]()
The Single Matchmaker by J.J. Arias
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWho helps Cupid fall in love?Libby Cassanova is the last in a long line of matchmakers. After years of hard work, her grandmother has finally handed her control of an empire built by generations of Cassanova women.When the secret that Libby was dumped by her fiancé comes to light, she must act fast to salvage her reputation... -
![Flight SQA016 by A.E. Radley]()
Flight SQA016 by A.E. Radley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSpurred on by overwhelming and ever-increasing debts, Emily White takes a job working in the first-class cabin on the prestigious commuter route from her home of New York to London with Crown Airlines. A gruelling transatlantic schedule means she is in the air nearly as much as she is on the ground and desperately misses her five-year-old son... -
![Seaside Reunion: Encore Edition by Irene Hannon]()
Seaside Reunion: Encore Edition by Irene Hannon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou can’t go home again…or can you? After surviving a devastating tragedy, combat reporter Nate Garrison returns to the only place that ever felt like home: Starfish Bay on the Northern California coast. But his reunion with childhood friend Lindsey Collier is nothing like he’d imagined... -
![Blend by Georgia Beers]()
Blend by Georgia Beers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the widowed owner of the wine bar Vineyard decides she wants to take some time off and travel abroad, she leaves her business in the very capable hands of the two women she trusts most: her daughter Piper and Vineyard's general manager, Lindsay.For Lindsay Kent, Vineyard is her dream job... -
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![Plain Fame by Sarah Price]()
Plain Fame by Sarah Price
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhile traveling through Manhattan on the way back to her Amish community, young Amanda Beiler is struck by a limousine. The limo’s passenger, Cuban-born superstar Alejandro Diaz, takes responsibility for her injuries and vows to oversee her recovery. Leaving the fame circuit behind, Alejandro returns Amanda to her family in Lititz, Pennsylvania... -
![Whispers by Robin Jones Gunn]()
Whispers by Robin Jones Gunn
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe first nine books in the popular Christy Miller series are now available in three treasured volumes! Bestselling author Robin Jones Gunn packs each one with enough action, romance, and drama to keep you reading and wanting more. It all starts the summer Christy vacations on a California beach and meets two friends who change her life forever... -
![Salaam, with Love by Sara Sharaf Beg]()
Salaam, with Love by Sara Sharaf Beg
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis heartfelt and humorous YA contemporary follows Dua, who spends the month of Ramadan making unexpected discoveries about family, faith, and first love.Being crammed into a house in Queens with her cousins is not how Dua envisions her trip to New York City. But here she is, spending the holy month of Ramadan with extended family she hasn’t seen in years... -
![Ranah 3 Warna by Ahmad Fuadi]()
Ranah 3 Warna by Ahmad Fuadi
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAlif baru saja tamat dari Pondok Madani. Dia bahkan sudah bisa bermimpi dalam bahasa Arab dan Inggris. Impiannya? Tinggi betul. Ingin belajar teknologi tinggi di Bandung seperti Habibie, lalu merantau sampai ke Amerika. Dengan semangat menggelegak dia pulang ke Maninjau dan tak sabar ingin segera kuliah. Namun kawan karibnya, Randai, meragukan dia mampu lulus UMPTN... -
![I Loved You First: A Romance by Brooke St. James]()
I Loved You First: A Romance by Brooke St. James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLev Hayes was wrecked.For a while, everything was going his way. It seemed as if his life couldn’t get any better. Then he learned his fiancé cheated on him, and he was completely blindsided by it.In an instant, he lost all trust in women and swore them off forever. He knew he would never be in a relationship again. So the last person he expected to meet was his soulmate... -
![Love is Kind by Faith Arceneaux]()
Love is Kind by Faith Arceneaux
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was the one who fired her, the last person she should extend her kindness to. But she did. She believed that no matter the circumstances, kindness was applicable. Despite her situation, she knew God would work it out for her good. At least, that's what she was trusting...
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