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Operation: Break the Casanova's Heart by Aly Almario, Alyloony
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratings10 Tasks To Accomplish 1. Make him notice you. 2. Differentiate yourself from other girls. 3. Get an invite to a date. 4. Make the said date memorable. 5. Make him take you seriously. 6. Ensure that he's dating you exclusively. 7. Snag an invite to meet his parents. 8. Get a kiss – a sincere one. 9. Be the best girlfriend he's ever had. 10. And finally, break his heart... -
Possession by Florencia Bonelli
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMatilde Martinez and Eliah Al-Saud are fighting hard to forget each other. After watching their love crumble before their eyes in the perilous Congo, the kind, beautiful pediatric surgeon and the rich, handsome soldier struggle to move past their pain and acknowledge the romance was doomed from the start. Matilde, as always, seeks solace in helping others... -
Crossroads by Cathy Bryant
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA bitter single mom denies God's existence until... What will it take to bring her back around? After a devastating divorce, a bitter single mom and atheist starts her own real estate company in the nostalgic and picturesque town of Miller’s Creek, Texas. Then her young daughter’s disturbing symptoms lead doctors to discover that her leukemia has relapsed... -
The Dark Side of Skin by Jeferson Tenório
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLife under Brazil’s brutal “cordial racism” comes painfully alive in this novel of fathers and sons. How do you become the protagonist of your own life? For Pedro, it means searching for his murdered father in the objects he left behind―an archeology of affections... -
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A Moment of Weakness by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsKaren Kingsbury's twelfth book, A Moment of Weakness, is a captivating story of human weakness and divine faithfulness. Jade and Tanner were childhood friends until scandal drove them apart. Then one golden summer they found each other again and shared dreams of forever. But in a moment of weakness they made a decision that would tear them apart for nearly a decade... -
Transitions: The Heirs Prequel by D. Camille
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has its place. ~ African Proverb Time waits for no man…or woman. Life moves on, old things fade away to make way for new beginnings. From Black Diamonds, to Uncut Diamonds…to Heirs... -
Plain Pursuit by Beth Wiseman
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCarley has given up chasing her dreams. Now her dreams are chasing her. Carley Marek experiences culture shock when she visits her friend Lillian's family on their farm deep in Amish country. She'll get an article out of the visit--and maybe some of Lillian's newfound peace will somehow rub off on her... -
Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece by Yvonne Korshak
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSTEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORYTwo lovers crest the wave of the golden age of Pericles, statesman and general, and Aspasia, his courtesan, a philosopher's daughter, and a brilliant woman in her own right. In a world of hierarchies, he is at the top when she arrives as little more than flotsam cast up on Athenian shores...Categorized as:
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A Máquina de Fazer Espanhóis by Valter Hugo Mãe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEsta é a história de quem, no momento mais árido da vida, se surpreende com a manifestação ainda de uma alegria. Uma alegria complexa, até difícil de aceitar, mas que comprova a validade do ser humano até ao seu último segundo... -
Todos los días son nuestros by Catalina Aguilar Mastretta
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEl debut novelístico del año.Veníamos de una fiesta de disfraces, cosa ideal, dado que andábamos en el esfuerzo de parecer puras cosas que no éramos… para empezar: felices. Emiliano se había vestido de Darth Vader, yo me había embutido en un traje de Gatúbela… Habíamos decidido ir vestidos de dos entes negros y cabrones... -
The Parting/The Forbidden/The Longing by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom Book 1: NY Times best-selling author's new series chronicling the separation of families during the New Order/Old Order split in the Amish community in Lancaster County, PA... -
Ties That Bind by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt all started in college, in the turbulent sixties, when Randolph and Jenna became lovers. Randolph knew the moment he saw Jenna Haywood that he had to make her his. But the path to love is not an easy one. His wealthy Grandmother Julia disapproves of the match and unbeknowst to him, his brother's seemingly docile fiancee has a few plans of her own that she would like to set in motion... -
Virgin River Collection Volume 2 (A Virgin River Novel) by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow available in a box set collection, return to Virgin River with these beloved stories from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr.Second Chance PassVanessa Rutledge’s new baby is helping heal her heart after the death of her husband. She longs to share this love with former Marine Paul Haggerty, her husband’s best friend, but he’s keeping his distance... -
The Devoted by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Amish life is all she's ever known--but will it satisfy her soul? Restless and adventurous, Ruthie Stoltzfus is right on the cusp of leaving her Amish home. Secretly, she's earned her GED, saved her money--but she can't quite set her journey into motion. Just as everything falls into place, along comes Patrick Kelly. Patrick is a young man on a journey of his own... -
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Christmas Wedding by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's supposed to be the wedding of Lisa's dreams: the picturesque ski town of Emerson Pass, Colorado, her closest family and very best friends, and the love of her life waiting for her at the altar. But when the mother of the groom sets out to rid her son, Rafael, of a family marriage curse before the big day, it seems that all of her best efforts do nothing but keep the curse alive... -
Das Feuer retten: Roman by Guillermo Arriaga
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEine ekstatische Liebe und der Wille, alles aufs Spiel zu setzen, vereinen sich in diesem temporeichen Roman über diemexikanische Unterwelt zu einem Spiel auf Leben und Tod. Arriaga lässt die Milieus einer bürgerlichen Tänzerin und eines Kriminellen aufeinanderprallen und schreibt den intensivsten und gefährlichsten Roman des Jahres... -
The Real Thing by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat happens when a pretend boyfriend wants more than make-believe? Find out in this Westmoreland novel from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson! No red-blooded man turns down the chance to escort gorgeous Trinity Matthews—and Adrian Westmoreland is definitely red-blooded. For her, he'll pretend to be her man. But keeping his hands to himself? That is impossible...Categorized as:
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A Kiss In The Rain by J.C. Quin
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe rain was pouring when he saw her standing in the middle of the busy street, looking kinda lost.People were passing by her, but she just stood there. He walked towards her, took off his jacket and wrapped it around her shivering body. "Miss are you lost? Do you need help?" he asked her. She looked at him, and for the first time he saw her face. She looked so beautiful, yet looked so fragile... -
The Complete Hidden Scars Series by A.M. Myers
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA series of three connected standalones that follow Emma Harrington and her brothers, Tucker and Trey, as they each struggle for a love of their own and come together as a family when one of them is in need. It's full of heart and a few laughs, making it impossible to not fall in love with this whole family. HIDDEN SCARS Emma Harrington is an intelligent, confident, sweet and sassy woman... -
Los días que nos separan by Laia Soler
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAbril está obsesionada con sus sueños. Desde que se cruzó con ese desconocido en la biblioteca, él se le aparece cada vez que se queda dormida. En su mundo onírico, el chico es Víctor, un burgués de la Barcelona de 1914, y ella… Ella ni siquiera es ella misma, sino Marina, una obrera que vive en el mismo edificio que Víctor...Categorized as:
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Pilgrimage of Promise by Cathy Bryant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings2013 Grace Award Nominee (Reader-Nominated)"...Karen Kingsbury meets Nicholas Sparks." ~Amazon reviewerBest-selling Christian fiction author Cathy Bryant delivers a timeless story of love gained, betrayal, and the unfailing promises of God.Broken promises, enduring love.. -
Isola di neve by Valentina D'Urbano
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings2004. A ventotto anni, Manuel sente di essere già al capolinea: un errore imperdonabile ha distrutto la sua vita e ricominciare sembra impossibile. L'unico luogo disposto ad accoglierlo è Novembre, l'isola dove abitavano i suoi nonni... -
West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings(Vocal Selections). This revised edition celebrates the legacy of one of the most famous musicals of all time with 13 newly engraved songs, a show biography and plot notes, facsimiles of Bernstein's original manuscripts, and 16 pages of photos from various productions... -
Champagne Widows: First Woman of Champagne, Veuve Clicquot by Rebecca Rosenberg
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsChampagne, France, 1800. Twenty-year-old Barbe-Nicole inherited Le Nez (an uncanny sense of smell) from her great-grandfather, a renowned champagne maker. She is determined to use Le Nez to make great champagne, but the Napoleon Code prohibits women from owning a business... -
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Si by Bob Ong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Maari bang malaman ang iyong pangalan?""Victoria""Kailan kita masisilayan, Victoria?""Sa iyong... -
A FILTHY Christmas by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe have a mutual hatred for two things:Christmas. And our exes.So what happens when we end up celebrating Christmas and having to face our exes? We make a deal. We fake a relationship to make everyone else jealous. That fake relationship leads to a 'friends with benefits' kind of agreement.He's a rock star.I'm a backup singer.We've both dealt with this before.This should be simple. But it's not... -
The Secret Love Letters of Olivia Moretti by Jennifer Probst
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA secret romance pushes three estranged sisters to the Amalfi Coast to follow clues about their mother's past, and challenges them to a whole new future, from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst.Sisters Priscilla, Devon, and Bailey haven't been close in years, but when they're forced to come together to settle their mother's estate, they discover a secret none of them knew... -
The McCall Trilogy by Marcia Lynn McClure
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsourney through generations of adventure and romance as three Marcia Lynn McClure favorites blend perfectly in The McCall Trilogy! The roundup begins with The Foundling (formerly released as Desert Fire). She opened her eyes and beheld, for the first time, the face of Jackson McCall… Posse up with the next generation of McCall heroes in To Echo the Past...Categorized as:
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Heathers the Musical by Laurence O'Keefe, Kevin Murphy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeathers The Musical is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. But before she can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously sexy new kid J.D...Categorized as:
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Barren Lives by Graciliano Ramos
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA vivid chronicle of the solitary life of a peasant family in a harsh and unforgiving land, austerely told by a classic Brazilian writer... -
Plantation by Dorothea Benton Frank
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPat Conroy called Dorothea Benton Frank’s debut, Sullivan’s Island , “hilarious and wise,” while Anne Rivers Siddons declared that it “roars with life.” Now Frank evokes a lush plantation in the heart of modern-day South Carolina—where family ties and hidden truths run as deep and dark as the mighty Edisto River… Caroline Wimbley Levine always swore she’d never go home again... -
Véspera by Carla Madeira
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNovo romance da autora do fenômeno Tudo é rio, Véspera retoma a escrita brilhante e contagiante de Carla Madeira, que desperta todo tipo de emoção no leitor. Carla Madeira cria personagens que parecem estar vivos diante de nós. As emoções que sentem são palpáveis e suas reações, autênticas. Temos a sensação de conhecê-los de perto, inclusive as contradições e os pontos cegos... -
The Wedding Chapel by Rachel Hauck
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn old, forgotten chapel holds the key to love and forgiveness. Retired hall-of-fame football coach Jimmy Westbrook never imagined anything would come of his labor of love—building a wedding chapel for Collette Greer, the woman he fell in love with in 1949. But now a realtor wants the land the chapel sits on, and he sees no reason to hang onto the past... -
The London Flat: Second Chances by Juliet Gauvin
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWHAT READERS ARE SAYING: “YES! A spectacular sequel to The Irish Cottage…even better than the first book.” Elizabeth Lara has just finished her tour of Ireland. She’s moved on to London, but the dashing Connor Bannon isn’t far from her thoughts as she searches for Mags’ lost love...Categorized as:
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Para sa Hopeless Romantic: Extended Edition by Marcelo Santos III
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Totoo ba ang happy ending? Deserve ba ng isang tao ang second chance? Bakit kung sino pa 'yung nagmamahal, sila pa 'yung nasasaktan?"Ang Para sa Hopeless Romantic Extended Edition ay istorya ng anim na taong nakikipagsapalaran sa mundo ng pag-ibig.Isang lihim na umiibig. Isang umaasang babalikan. Isang naghahangad na mahalin. Isang natatakot nang umibig muli. Isang nagsusumikap na makalimot... -
While I Was Sleeping by Dani Atkins
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI don't remember what happened or what has changed.I can still hear your voices but you can't seem to hear me.I was about to be married and had everything to look forward to.Now I have to find a way back - to you, to our family, to us... -
Here and Now by Santa Montefiore
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMeet Marigold and Dennis, two happily married empty-nesters in their late sixties. They should be enjoying their golden years in the idyllic English village where they live. But when their two grown daughters, Daisy and Suze, move back into the family home, both mother and father must learn how to deal with the upheaval... -
The MacGregors: Robert & Cybil by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Winning Hand When Darcy Wallace spends her last three dollars at the hotel casino and wins a jackpot worth almost two million dollars, all casino manager Robert MacGregor Blade wants to do is look out for her. But something about the lovely young woman is getting under Mac's skin and playing havoc with his big brotherly intentions... -
Love Story by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a new romantic story featuring everyone’s favorite family—the Baxters—which tells the story of how John and Elizabeth first fell in love.From the day they met, John and Elizabeth were destined to fall in love. Their whirlwind romance started when they were young college students and lasted nearly thirty years... -
A Natureza da Mordida by Carla Madeira
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA Natureza da Mordida, segundo livro de Carla Madeira, autora de “Tudo é rio”, é um livro sobre a amizade. É sobretudo um livro marcado pelo amor à literatura. Olívia e Biá, as duas protagonistas da história, se encontram pela primeira vez num pequeno sebo improvisado... -
The Playboy's Proposition by Angie Daniels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's only one weekend...Sheyna Simmons hates to lose. Unfortunately, so does her sexy, domineering boss. She and Jace Beaumont have been competing with each other since grammar school, but ever since she showed up in a skimpy maid's outfit to pay off her latest bet, she's noticed Jace can't take his eyes off her. Good thing she'd never fall for a playboy... -
Exclusive / A Touch of Heaven by Samantha Chase
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"A fun, flirty, sweet story filled with romance and character growth and a perfect happily ever after."--CARLY PHILLIPS, New York Times bestselling author for I'll Be ThereExclusiveWhen little-known writer Taylor Scott is granted two weeks to interview a famous reclusive author, it's the opportunity of a lifetime... -
The Lonely Girl by Gracie Wilson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if one day you woke up and found your heart had been shattered? You lost the one person you loved more than anything. What happens when you learn to move on even though you thought you'd never be able to again? Is it worth the risk to try and let someone in? Is it better to be left alone then take the chance of more heartache? This time will be different... -
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To Have And To Hold by Anne Bennett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCarmel Duffy is the eldest child of a brutal and abusive marriage, and she can't wait to leave home. She's equally determined to have no husband or family of her own - what she wants more than anything is to be a nurse. As soon as she turns 18, she heads for Birmingham and begins her training... -
Simon Says Mommy by Kay Stockham
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDr. Ethan Tulane is juggling more than even his type A personality can handle. Between his new job as chief of surgery and learning to be a dad to Simon, his adopted son, Ethan is desperate. Enter Megan Rose, the temporary nanny. Simon bonds instantly with her, which makes Ethan heave a sigh of relief--even as he notices she's very good-looking... -
The Apple Barrel by Susan Sallis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHope and Jack Langley seem like a couple who have it all. Soon after they marry and move into an idyllic Gloucestershire village, Hope discovers she is pregnant. The glamorous Petersons, Henrik and Mandy, appear as new neighbours, and both couples become close. But appearances can be deceptive... -
A Crack in Forever by Jeannie Brewer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Love Story for the Nineties: a powerfully moving novel vividly portraying the turbulence of young love.Eric Moro is a medical student eager to earn fast money modeling; Alexandra Taylor is an artist quite accustomed to drawing men's nude bodies. They fall deeply into a relationship astonishing in its intensity that transforms their lives... -
A Christmas To Remember by Thomas Kinkade, Katherine Spencer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling authors take a journey into the Cape Light of Christmas past. As the citizens of Cape Light deck the halls for a Christmas to remember, the curmudgeonly Lillian Warwick has been confined to her bed with pneumonia... -
An Independent Woman by Anna Jacobs
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA romance set in the aftermath of the First World WarWhen the Great War ends, Serena risks everything. Her dying mother has confided a secret to her which means she can't stay with her bullying father. Justin's life has also been changed by the war...
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