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Surrender to Me by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsArabella Adams was the one woman I would have laid my life down for, no matter the circumstance, because that’s what you would do for your soulmate. But when she broke up with me our senior year of college—for no reason or explanation at all—my world as I knew it fell completely apart... -
![The Library by Bella Osborne]()
The Library by Bella Osborne
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwo different generations. Two unusual people. Thrown together to save their local library.Tom is a teenager and blends into the background of life. After a row with his dad, and facing an unhappy future at the dog food factory, he escapes to the library. Tom unwittingly ends up with a bagful of romance novels and comes under the suspicion of Maggie... -
![Lowcountry on My Mind by Ashley Farley]()
Lowcountry on My Mind by Ashley Farley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChildhood friends reunite in an explosive tale of family dysfunction and romance gone wrong.Amelia has been plotting to escape her abusive husband for years. When her mama’s untimely death provides an unexpected opportunity, she hops on the next bus to the South Carolina Lowcountry. Her husband will eventually come for her. But she’s prepared... -
![Let It Be Me (Misty River Romance, a) by Becky Wade]()
Let It Be Me (Misty River Romance, a) by Becky Wade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHaving graduated college at 18, Sebastian Grant has continued to leverage his intelligence and determination to become a pediatric heart surgeon. The more accolades he receives, the more he's driven to pursue. Then he meets high school math teacher Leah Montgomery, and his fast-spinning world comes to a sudden stop... -
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![The Lilac Bouquet by Carolyn Brown]()
The Lilac Bouquet by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCome hell or high water, Emmy Jo Massey will have a wedding. After three generations of Massey women with children out of wedlock, she wants the whole town of Hickory, Texas, to witness the legitimacy of her union with Logan Grady. But dream weddings aren’t cheap... -
![Captivated by Love by Brenda Jackson]()
Captivated by Love by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter being locked up for a crime he didn't commit, Sheppard Granger is back to take over the reins as CEO of Granger Aeronautics. On top of that, he intends to totally romance his wife Carson and make up for the time they couldn't share together... -
![Rake by Helen Hardt]()
Rake by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReid Wolfe is a master of seducing women.This time, his life may depend on it.He’s known as the Wolfe of Manhattan. Reid Wolfe sees women as playthings, and most are happy to be arm candy and bed warmers for the handsome billionaire rake. He knows the art of seduction like no other, so surely he can get a Las Vegas showgirl into his bed in record time... -
![Around the Bend by Rosemary Hines]()
Around the Bend by Rosemary Hines
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe carefree days of summer bring an unexpected turn in Michelle Baron’s life when her former student (and the birth mother of their adopted son) returns to Sandy Cove... -
![Seabreeze Inn by Jan Moran]()
Seabreeze Inn by Jan Moran
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA widowed artist. An old crush. One summer to get her life back.Ivy Bay’s life implodes after discovering that her late husband had spent their life savings on a beach house. Strapped for cash as an art teacher and with nowhere to go, Ivy and her recently jilted sister head to Summer Beach to recreate their lives... -
![Montana Cowboy Christmas by Jane Porter]()
Montana Cowboy Christmas by Jane Porter
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s almost Christmas and nationally-ranked barrel racer Ivy Wyckoff has returned home to Montana desperate for a miracle. A cowgirl to her bones, she’s always solved her own problems, but when her ex—rodeo champ, Sam Wyatt—shows up offering more than a shoulder to cry on, Ivy’s tempted to grab the safety line he throws.Sam Wyatt just wrapped his most successful year on the PRCA circuit... -
![It Had to Be You by Susan May Warren]()
It Had to Be You by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEden Christiansen never imagined her role as her younger brother Owen's cheerleader would keep her on the sidelines of her own life. Sure, it feels good to be needed, but looking after the reckless NHL rookie leaves little time for Eden to focus on her own career... -
![A Distant Shore: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury]()
A Distant Shore: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe #1 New York Times bestselling author and “inspirational fiction superstar” (Publishers Weekly) presents this high stakes love story of danger, passion, and faith.She was a child caught in a riptide in the Caribbean Sea. He was a teenager from the East Coast on vacation with his family. He dove in to save her, and that single terrifying moment changed both of their lives forever... -
![The Inn on Mirror Lake by Debbie Mason]()
The Inn on Mirror Lake by Debbie Mason
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey swear they’re not right for each other but the matchmakers of Highland Falls are out to prove them wrong.Elliana MacLeod has come home to whip the Mirror Lake Inn into tip-top shape, the only way to prevent her mother from selling the beloved family business... -
![Blackberry Beach (Hope Harbor Novels) by Irene Hannon]()
Blackberry Beach (Hope Harbor Novels) by Irene Hannon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Actress Katherine Parker is on the cusp of achieving the kind of career success she'd always dreamed of... -
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![Always on My Mind by Susan May Warren]()
Always on My Mind by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter a failed dig in Honduras, aspiring archaeologist Casper Christiansen heads home to Minnesota to face his unresolved feelings for Raina Beaumont, the woman of his dreams. But when he arrives unannounced on her doorstep, he receives the shock of a lifetime: Raina is pregnant with someone else’s baby... -
![Jennifer: An O'Malley Love Story by Dee Henderson]()
Jennifer: An O'Malley Love Story by Dee Henderson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt’s a summer of change for Jennifer O’Malley. The busy physician has a pediatrics practice in Dallas, and meeting Tom Peterson, and falling in love, is adding a rich layer to her life. She’s sorting out how to introduce him to her family–she’s the youngest of seven–and thinking about marriage. She’s falling in love with Jesus too, and knows God is good... -
![The Christmas Secret by Donna VanLiere]()
The Christmas Secret by Donna VanLiere
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen a struggling young single mother saves the life of an elderly woman, she sets into motion a series of events that will test her strength, loyalty, and determination, all the while setting her on the path to finding true love. Christine Eisley is the mother of seven-year-old Zach and five-year-old Haley... -
![The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes]()
The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour brothers. Two missions. One explosive read. Jennifer Lynn Barnes returns to the world of her #1 bestselling Inheritance Games trilogy, and the stakes have never been higher. Grayson Hawthorne was raised as the heir apparent to his billionaire grandfather, taught from the cradle to put family first. Now the great Tobias Hawthorne is dead and his family disinherited, but some lessons linger... -
![The Survivor (Crime Scene: Houston) by DiAnn Mills]()
The Survivor (Crime Scene: Houston) by DiAnn Mills
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKariss meets Dr. Amy Garrett, who survived a brutal childhood attack in which the assailant was never found. Now Dr. Garrett wants her story written in a novel. Kariss wishes she could seek the advice of Special Agent Tigo Harris, but she broke off the relationship a few months prior and seeing him again would be too painful... -
![The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks]()
The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWhen confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks; but there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He can't fall in love... -
![The Christmas Wishing Tree by Emily March]()
The Christmas Wishing Tree by Emily March
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSometimes life’s most magical journeys bring you back to where it all began… A man who loves adventure and the open sea, Devin Murphy returns for a short Christmas trip to his small hometown of Eternity Springs. Immersed in the joy and magic of the holiday season all around him, he doesn’t hesitate to play along when a young boy phones Santa to ask for a very special wish... -
![A Lowcountry Wedding by Mary Alice Monroe]()
A Lowcountry Wedding by Mary Alice Monroe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWedding season has arrived in New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe’s next novel in the “distinct, complex, and endearing” ( Charleston Magazine ) Lowcountry Summer series, set against the romantic, charming Charleston Lowcountry. Nothing could be more enchanting than a summer wedding—or two!—in Charleston’s fabled lowcountry... -
![A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber]()
A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsYou might have heard about a wonderful little yarn shop in downtown Seattle. Debbie Macomber can take you there! In the year since it opened, 'A Good Yarn' has thrived and so has Lydia Hoffman, the owner. A lot of that is due to Brad Goetz. But when Brad's ex-wife reappears, Lydia is suddenly afraid to trust her newfound happiness.Elise Beaumont joins one of Lydia's popular knitting classes... -
![Tessa's Turn by Jill Sanders]()
Tessa's Turn by Jill Sanders
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGeeky teen pushover Tracy Bracey is finally dead, replaced by the beautiful and confident Tessa. After years of bullying, the darkness hovering over her appears to be fading. She has at long last become the vibrant woman she truly wants to be... -
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![STORM: Best Friends To Lovers Romance by Michelle Mankin]()
STORM: Best Friends To Lovers Romance by Michelle Mankin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA childhood best friends to lovers romance.He wants her, but he can’t have her. She wants him even though she doesn’t know who he really is. Storm Hardy left Ocean Beach to pursue a career in the music industry.Lotus Irving stayed behind, her world rocked by one terrible tragedy after another... -
![Amish Christmas at North Star: Four Stories of Love and Family by Cindy Woodsmall, Mindy Starns Clark]()
Amish Christmas at North Star: Four Stories of Love and Family by Cindy Woodsmall, Mindy Starns Clark
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne night four lives entered the world by the hands of an Amish midwife, just outside North Star, Pennsylvania. Rebekah’s Babies, as they are called, are now grown adults and in four heartwarming novellas each young person experiences a journey of discovery, a possibility of love, and the wonder of Christmas... -
![Seaside Cowboy's Second Chance by Alexa Verde]()
Seaside Cowboy's Second Chance by Alexa Verde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA woman with broken dreams and promises. A cowboy with a broken—by her—heart. A stray dog with a possibly broken paw. And everyone with a dangerous secret. Even the dog. When free-spirited Skylar Rafferty left her beachside hometown, she promised her high school sweetheart she’d return soon and marry him... -
![Between Heaven and Texas by Marie Bostwick]()
Between Heaven and Texas by Marie Bostwick
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this luminous prequel to her beloved Cobbled Court Quilts series, New York Times bestselling author Marie Bostwick takes readers into the heart of a small Texas town and the soul of a woman who discovers her destiny there. . . Welcome to Too Much--where the women are strong-willed and the men are handsome yet shiftless... -
![The Bend in Redwood Road (Missing Pieces) by Danielle Stewart]()
The Bend in Redwood Road (Missing Pieces) by Danielle Stewart
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMost days it's manageable. No more than a quiet wondering around the edges of her mind. What has become of the baby she left behind? Smiling through the pain and suffering in silence, Leslie Laudon marches forward. Embracing the life skillfully designed by her husband Paul. Living right could be penance for an impossible choice made with an uneasy heart... -
![The Amish Midwife by Mindy Starns Clark, Leslie Gould]()
The Amish Midwife by Mindy Starns Clark, Leslie Gould
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA dusty carved box containing two locks of hair and a century-old letter regarding property in Switzerland, and a burning desire to learn about her biological family lead nurse-midwife Lexie Jaeger from her home in Oregon to the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. There she meets Marta Bayer, a mysterious lay-midwife who desperately needs help after an Amish client and her baby die... -
![Árnyas lejtő 6. by Debbie Macomber]()
Árnyas lejtő 6. by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 35 ratings6 RAINER DRIVECEDAR COVE, WASHINGTONDEAR READER,As you may have heard, we've recently had quite a shock. My husband, Seth, and I lost our business, The Lighthouse restaurant --- to arson. The investigation continues. The prime suspect is a young ex-employee named Anson Butler, who disappeared right after the fire.So Seth and I are trying to sort out our lives... -
![All My Belongings by Cynthia Ruchti]()
All My Belongings by Cynthia Ruchti
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJayne Dennagee has spent her life running from the doctor death legacy of her father. His Kervorkian-copycat methods of euthanasia ruined her childhood, covering it in shame. She won t let him steal her future, too. After changing her name to Becka, she assumes a new life and new job caring for the ailing mother of a handsome young businessman, Isaac Hughes... -
![Relentless by Mallory Crowe]()
Relentless by Mallory Crowe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNathan has come to town for one reason: her. And he's not leaving until she's his. Nathan thought he'd be a happy bachelor forever, but things have changed. One by one his brothers have been falling prey to this whole "love" thing and Nathan has never come close to finding a woman who could tolerate him in large doses. Well, except for one. But this girl isn't a fling... -
![Bodyguard Under Fire by Elle James]()
Bodyguard Under Fire by Elle James
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Special Forces Soldier Meets the Baby Girl He Never Knew Existed in this Book in Elle James's Covert Cowboys, Inc. Series. In a small town in Texas, everyone has a secret. Especially Chuck Bolton. Formerly a Special Forces soldier, Chuck now poses as a ranch handyman. His real mission? To protect his ex-fiancée, and the baby girl he never knew they'd created, from a malevolent masked man... -
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![True Gold by Michelle Pace]()
True Gold by Michelle Pace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrowing up in True, Alaska, the only truth I knew was that Delilah Campbell was an arrogant pain in my ass. She was also my everything, and still haunts my every waking moment. I don’t have a single memory that doesn’t include Lie, and I can still taste her, even though Alaska’s no longer big enough for the both of us... -
![Sweet Tooth by Helen Juliet]()
Sweet Tooth by Helen Juliet
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGetting lost in the woods was never this fun When Hans Jager and his sister Greta have to return home for the holidays, the last thing he expects is to run into his childhood best friend, Chester Wild. Even more surprising is when Chester pretends to be Hans’s boyfriend to protect Hans from his wicked step-mother’s wrath... -
![Trust Me by Romily Bernard]()
Trust Me by Romily Bernard
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Jay Asher called Find Me “a thriller that keeps picking up speed,” while New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan hailed Romily Bernard as “an exceptional new voice in YA.” Now in paperback!Trust Me is the thrilling conclusion to the Find Me trilogy, in which loose ends come together and chilling plot twists complicate Wick Tate’s life more than ever... -
![The House that Love Built by Beth Wiseman]()
The House that Love Built by Beth Wiseman
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrooke has only loved one man. Owen's heart is filled with bitterness. Can a mysterious house bring them together for a second chance at love? In the small town of Smithville, Texas, Brooke Holloway is raising six-year-old Meghan and ten-year-old Spencer on her own two years after her husband's death. Being a single-mom and running the family's local hardware store keep her busy... -
![Mending Fences by Sherryl Woods]()
Mending Fences by Sherryl Woods
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo families--bound by friendship-- devastated by secretsFor ten years Emily Dobbs and Marcie Carter have been the closest of friends. They've raised their kids together, shared joy and heartache, exchanged neighborhood gossip over tea. But when Marcie's son, now a college freshman sports star, is arrested for date rape, the bond between the families could be shattered forever... -
![The Daughters Take the Stage by Joanna Philbin, 喬安娜·菲歐賓]()
The Daughters Take the Stage by Joanna Philbin, 喬安娜·菲歐賓
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe daughter of chart-topping pop star Holla Jones, stylish and sensitive Hudson Jones is on the brink of her own musical debut. Hudson has inherited her mother's talent, but she hasn't yet embraced Holla's love of the megawatt spotlight... -
![Welcome to Serenity by Sherryl Woods]()
Welcome to Serenity by Sherryl Woods
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Jeanette Brioche helped launch The Corner Spa in Serenity, South Carolina, she found a whole lot more than professional satisfaction. She discovered the deep and loyal friendships that had been missing from her life. But even the Sweet Magnolias can't mend the terrible rift between Jeanette and her family or persuade her that the holidays are anything more than a season of misery... -
![The Girl on the 88 Bus by Freya Sampson]()
The Girl on the 88 Bus by Freya Sampson
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCan one chance meeting change the course of your life? When Libby Nicholls arrives in London, broken-hearted and with her life in tatters, the first person she meets on the bus is elderly pensioner Frank. He tells her about the time in 1962 he met a girl on the number 88 bus with beautiful red hair just like her own... -
![Collared by Nicole Williams]()
Collared by Nicole Williams
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestselling Author, Nicole Williams: When a seventeen-year-old girl vanishes, A community is shaken. Parents turn desperate. Friends hold vigils. And the boy who loves her searches. When a year goes by, The community is recovering. Parents feel hopeless. Friends feel helpless. And the boy who loves her continues his search. When ten years go by, The community has forgotten... -
![One Perfect Summer (Wheeler Large Print Book) by Brenda Novak]()
One Perfect Summer (Wheeler Large Print Book) by Brenda Novak
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak comes a novel about finding family in unexpected places and the lifelong bonds that don’t need a lifetime to forgeWhen Serenity Alston swabbed her cheek for 23andMe, she joked about uncovering some dark ancestral scandal. The last thing she expected was to discover two half sisters she didn’t know existed... -
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![Passing Through Paradise by Susan Wiggs]()
Passing Through Paradise by Susan Wiggs
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSandra Winslow lives alone in a drafty old Victorian house on isolated, rocky Blue Moon Beach in New England. The author of several critically acclaimed children's novels, she has become a virtual recluse, hiding from the townspeople who hold her accountable for a shocking tragedy. Her husband, a state legislator, is missing and presumed dead after a mysterious auto accident... -
![The Speed of Falling Objects by Nan Fischer]()
The Speed of Falling Objects by Nan Fischer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the author of When Elephants Fly comes an exceptional new novel about falling down, risking everything and embracing what makes us unique. Don't miss this compulsively readable novel about the most unlikely of heroes.Danger "Danny" Danielle Warren is no stranger to falling. After losing an eye in a childhood accident, she had to relearn her perception of movement and space... -
![Betrayal by Christina Dodd]()
Betrayal by Christina Dodd
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNoah Di Luca and Penelope Alonso shared one passionate summer together. And then, when the secrets of his past threatened, Noah walked away from her without a word. Years later, Penelope must return to Bella Terra, never expecting that she will encounter Noah...or that one glance will reawaken their fiery passion. And as danger stalks the streets, she has no choice... -
![Protecting Paige by Norah Wilson]()
Protecting Paige by Norah Wilson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSingle parent Paige Harmer is at her wit's end about her son. Dillon’s a good kid, but he’s fallen in with a bad crowd. She’s determined to enlist the help of her next door neighbor, the extremely handsome and much younger Tommy Godsoe. Tommy is a local cop, and until he got shot recently in a police raid, was a dog handler... -
![Diamonds in the Rough by Michelle Madow]()
Diamonds in the Rough by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll-access doesn't mean no problems. The three Diamond sisters survived the summer in style after coming to live with their long-lost billionaire father. But making a place for themselves at their exclusive new Las Vegas private school is throwing them any number of gold-plated curves... -
![Dark Water Rising by Sharon Sala]()
Dark Water Rising by Sharon Sala
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSam and Haley Quaid buried their ten-year-old son and then ended their marriage, all in one week. It wasn’t a volatile divorce, but three years later, except for trading Christmas cards, Sam and Haley have completely lost touch…until a dramatic weather report sets their paths on a collision course once more...
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