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The Escape by Maggie Miller
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSecond chances do exist.Five former sorority sisters, all in their 50's, undertake the adventure of a lifetime when a mysterious invite reunites them at an exclusive resort set on a private island.Olivia was the quiet one. Her divorce from her alcoholic husband freed her in many ways but caused a rift with her daughter that seems impossible to heal.Amanda was the perfect one... -
Not Until Someday: A Christian Romance by Valerie M. Bodden
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s waiting for her someday. He thinks his has already come and gone.After spending the past five years caring for her ill grandfather, Grace Calvano is eager to honor his memory by turning his stately old house in Hope Springs into a bed-and-breakfast... -
Wife Support System by Kathleen Whyman
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe’ve got the balance all wrong. Instead of living with our partners, struggling to do everything by ourselves and only seeing each other now and then, we should do it the other way round. We should live together and see them now and then.Erica knows her suggestion sounds extreme, but when her nanny leaves without notice, she’s extremely desperate... -
Sweet Tea & Honey Bees by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is the 3rd book of the popular Sweet Tea B&B series!In this installment.. -
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The Chocolate Shop on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe saga continues with secrets, surprises, and sweet temptations…Sadie Wingate has been keeping secrets...from her family and from her brand new husband. But once the truth is revealed, her whole world melts like a truffle in the sunshine...Categorized as:
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Changing Tides by Meredith Summers
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPull up a beach chair and dig your toes in the sand as life continues in Lobster Bay. Things are changing for Jane Miller. Just as her friend Claire gets on her feet again from a near-catastrophe with her bakery, Jane faces challenges with the beachfront bed-and-breakfast her family has owned for generations. Her mother is no longer able to run things and Jane finds herself in charge... -
August Sunsets by Katie Winters
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsUnanswered questions. A sailing adventure gone wrong. The Sheridan sisters face the end of the season that changed their lives forever.Lola Sheridan is the youngest Sheridan sister: a whip-smart journalist with a flair for the dramatic...Categorized as:
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Bungalow by the Bay by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMaybe there’s time for one last wish at Lighthouse Point… Courtney Davis is perfectly content with the new life she’s found for herself and her son on Belle Island. They are finally safe from her past. AJ Hamilton can’t shake his past. He finished trying to prove to his family, the media, or anyone else that he’s anything more than the black sheep of the wealthy Hamilton family... -
The Inn on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe uplifting and unforgettable conclusion to the Seven Sisters series!After coming together following their father’s stroke, the Wingate women have found second-chance romance, faced trials and tribulations, and built wonderful lives on Amelia Island. Their father is fully recovered and healthy, their businesses are flourishing, and the whole family is bursting with love and laughter... -
The Asheville Christmas Wedding by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe conclusion of a charming, heartwarming holiday trilogy that will whisk you away to a dreamy winter in the mountains... -
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... -
Finding Acceptance by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAnna Sullivan has just found out that she has another sister…And the news is rocking her world. As she tries to come to grips with her mother’s infidelity and the knowledge that Pop wasn’t her biological father, she loses sight of the fact that there is another person in this equation. Her half-sister, Nikki, who didn’t ask for any of this either... -
Cottage near the Point by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes trying to atone for mistakes only makes things worse… Sammy Thompson would love to erase her one big regret in life. A mistake that tore her family apart. A mistake that caused her to flee Belle Island years ago. Now she’s returned and certain if she buys back Bellemire Cottage it will lessen some of the pain she caused... -
The Seekers by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJoin a class of unlikely Ohioans who take cooking lessons at Lyle and Heidi Troyer’s Amish farm. A woman engaged to marry, an expectant mother estranged from her family, a widowed mom seeking to simplify, a Vietnam vet who camps on the Troyer’s farm, and an Amish widower make up the mismatched lot of students... -
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The Shell Collector: A Novel by Nancy Naigle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"A beautiful story full of love, loss, and second chances."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber A touching novel of a friendship that crosses generations, and learning how even the smallest gifts can change a life for good, from USA Today bestselling author Nancy Naigle... -
A Country Village Christmas: A festive and feel-good romance to keep you warm this winter by Suzanne Snow
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan the magic of Christmas and the community of Thorndale bring two lost souls together in love?Olivia doesn’t have time for Christmas or for romance – she’s got a demanding career and has been burned before when it comes to love. This year, she’s spending the festive season in her dad’s old house, packing it up now that he’s moved out...Categorized as:
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A Time to Embrace by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTheir whole life was a series of miracles. Can they really hope for one more? And as tragedy pulls their lives apart, can they somehow find that all-important time to embrace?After twenty-one years, John and Abby Reynolds are back together and feeling like newlyweds... -
Being Known by Robin Jones Gunn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter her mom passed away, Jennalyn was in the midst of moving, having a baby, and helping her husband work toward his dream job. At the time, she thought she processed the shock and loss, but only now that Jennalyn has two small children, a lovely new home, a lucrative side hustle with her art, and a husband who is always working does she feel the full impact of the loss... -
Autumn by the Sea by Melissa Tagg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA captivating new seaside romance brimming with mystery from USA Today bestselling, Christy Award-winning author Melissa TaggAbandoned as a toddler, Sydney Rose has spent years wondering who she really is, homesick for a life she's never lived... -
Always and Forever Glendale Hall by Victoria Walters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if we’re all just searching for something?Anna Stewart is lost. After barely surviving a car accident as a teenager, Anna is scared of settling. Flitting between jobs, boyfriends and homes whenever she gets bored, she has no idea what the future holds...Categorized as:
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Love at the Lighthouse by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGaining her independence has been hard-won, but Susan Hall’s love of Belle Island and the small inn she runs with her son has seen her through. Adam Lyons needs money… and not only for himself. With a raise and a promotion on the line, he comes to Belle Island to convince the owner of a quaint inn to sell it to his company... -
Return to the Island by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes the universe takes everything away… Sometimes it gives back in unexpected ways. Tally is perfectly content living her life on Belle Island and running Magic Cafe. She has all she’ll ever need or want. At least all she’ll let herself need or want. Eddie Williams returns to the island, searching for answers, determined to meet the son he never knew he had... -
Midnight Shores on Whisling Island by Julia Clemens
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhisling Island is a beautifully enchanting place, one of healing and growth.Allen is coming home. And sweet Lily is beside herself in joyful, anxious anticipation. After preparing for his homecoming, ensuring that their reunion will be perfect, Lily is thrown a curveball. One she isn't sure how to recover from... -
Finding Forgiveness: A Bluebird Bay Novel by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSasha's secret is finally out...And Gabe isn't taking it well. With a baby on the way, they have to figure out how to make their marriage work, but after all the lies, the trust is gone. Can Gabe find it in his heart to forgive her, or will their brand new marriage crumble before it even gets off the ground?Meanwhile, the Sullivan sisters are trying to pick up the pieces after Pop's death... -
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A Season for Tending by Cindy Woodsmall
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn a community where conformity flourishes, seeds of Rhoda’s odd behavior were planted long ago. Can she cultivate her relationships with the same care and tenderness that she gives her beloved garden? Old Order Amish Rhoda Byler’s unusual gift and her remarkable abilities to grow herbs and berries have caused many to think her odd... -
The Wonder of You by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMortified after her semester abroad is cut short, Amelia Christiansen returns to Deep Haven, certain she isn’t brave enough for the adventures she’s dreamed of. The last thing she expects is for the man who broke her heart to cross the Atlantic and beg forgiveness. Heir to a European hotel dynasty, Roark St... -
Life on Loan by Ashley Farley
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s a surprising second act for two women who decide to rewrite their lives in this enriching novel of friendship and starting over from the bestselling author of Only One Life. After thirty years, college friends Lena Browder and Olivia Westcoat have met again by chance at an unexpected crossroads: an airport lounge in Atlanta. Lena is running away from home and her demanding family... -
The Summer Sand Pact by Jessie Newton
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThese five best friends made a Summer Sand Pact as teens and have only kept it once or twice—until they reunite decades later and renew their agreement to meet in Five Island Cove every summer.Alice Kelton's marriage is in shambles, and while she's always thought she'd stay with her husband, after her last visit to the cove, she went back to the Hamptons and filed for divorce...Categorized as:
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Finding Forever by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCome spend some time with the Sullivan sisters and their families in Bluebird Bay...Max Burrows thought she'd finally found "the one". But when Tyler gets the opportunity of a lifetime and leaves Bluebird Bay for Paris, she can't bring herself to join him. She worked like a dog to make her own dream come true by opening the bookstore, and she won't give that up. Not for Tyler.Not for anyone... -
There Must Be An Angel by Sharon Booth
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"This lovely book tugged at every heart-string. A treat from start to finish. I loved it!" Valerie-Anne Baglietto. When Eliza Jarvis discovers her property show presenter husband, Harry, has been expanding his portfolio with tabloid darling Melody Bird, her perfect life crumbles around her ears... -
A Home for Hannah by Amy Lillard
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Pontotoc, Mississippi, the Amish way means a chance to rebuild, renew, and rekindle a love from long ago . . . Fifteen years. That's how long it's been since Hannah McLean set foot in the Amish community where she was raised. Through it all her heart has never forgotten Pontotoc--or Aaron Zook, her first love... -
Vineyard Winds by Katie Winters
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe eighteenth book of the Vineyard Sunset Series is coming next. This vibrant cast of characters live out their dreams on Martha's Vineyard. This is the story of the Sheridan and Montgomery siblings, a heartwarming journey of friendship, loss, and love that will have you wanting the next book... -
When Joy Came to Stay by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMaggie Stovall is trapped inside a person she’s spent years carefully crafting. Now the truth about who she is—and what she’s done—is bursting to the surface and sending Maggie into a spiral of despair. Will she walk away from everything, or can Maggie allow God to take her to a place of ultimate honesty—before it’s too late? Maggie Stovall. One of the golden people... -
Shifting Sands by Meredith Summers
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAndie Miller may have made a terrible mistake in moving back to Lobster Bay.Andie always wanted something more than small-town beach life. That’s why she worked so hard at her prestigious career as an antique appraiser in New York City. She does have one regret though, she never got to make that one big important antique find of a lifetime... -
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Finding Family at Seabreeze Farm by Jo Bartlett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiscover Jo Bartlett's wonderful Seabreeze Farm series!Another wonderful new series from the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife, Jo Bartlett. Welcome to Seabreeze Farm.Freya Halliwell is looking forward to marrying the man of her dreams and starting their new life together... -
Breaking All The Rules by Rhonda McKnight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome rules are made to be broken…About the BookDeniece Malcolm is shocked and heartbroken when she finds out her baby sister, Janette, is marrying Terrance Wright, because she was the one who was supposed to marry him! Everybody knows there’s a rule about dating exes. Janette is pregnant and not only is this wedding happening, but Deniece has to arrange the festivities... -
Letters to Lincoln by Tracie Podger
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat do you do when your husband dies unexpectedly? You write him a letter, of course. What do you do when someone answers that letter? Dani was mid-thirties when she found herself alone and without her soulmate. Coming to terms with her loss took all her strength and her voice. If Dani thought she’d experienced the worst life could throw at her, she was wrong...Categorized as:
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A Time to Treasure by Juliette Duncan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe lost her husband and misses him dearly. He lost his wife but is ready to move on... -
Hopeful Hearts at Glendale Hall by Victoria Walters
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when love takes you to unexpected places?Heather Douglas appears to have it all. But living on a farm in the Scottish Highlands with her partner, Rory Fraser, all while bringing up their adorable toddler, Harry, isn’t easy. As a former librarian, Heather is worried that she’ll never fully fit into life on Fraser Farm... -
You and Me by Becky Wade
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEasy-going, artistic Connor Bryant fell hard for his friend Shay Seaver when they were both in the seventh grade. Now, sixteen years later, he's returned to Misty River. She's finally between boyfriends. And his crush on her hasn't wavered. Now's his chance. He tells Shay that he's found someone he wants to date and is in need of a makeover when it comes to his appearance and dating strategies... -
Outback Secrets by Rachael Johns
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKeeping secrets comes naturally to him ... but will it ruin his chance at love?Liam Castle knows the secrets of everyone in Bunyip Bay. As the owner of the pub, he's heard it all - from marriage proposals and farming disasters to family rifts and everything in between. The locals love to confide in him, but no one knows he's hiding a tragic past.And he wants to keep it that way... -
Becoming Us by Robin Jones Gunn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the author of the best-selling Christy Miller and SisterChicks series comes a new book of community, friendship, and tackling the hard things of life with God and loved ones around a table.Five young moms, including beloved Gunn character Christy Miller, gather to share meals and soon become unlikely best friends... -
The Last Bride by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOf her Old Order parents' five daughters, Tessie Miller is the last to marry. She has her heart set on Amishman Marcus King, but her father opposes the match. Impetuously, Tessie and Marcus elope to the English world, then return to Hickory Hollow to live as singles, trusting they'll convince the Millers to give their love a chance... -
Second Chances at the Cotswolds Candy Store by Hannah M. Lynn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHolly Berry has it a good career, a steady boyfriend, and enough savings that the two of them will soon be able to buy a nice little house. But when she finds out her boyfriend has been cheating on her, she decides to retreat to the Cotswolds and a place full of far sweeter memories. Quite literally... -
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The Scent of Hours by Barbara O'Neal
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA divorced perfumer navigates an uncertain but fresh new start in life in a poignant and witty novel about self-discovery by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids.Nikki Bridges has it good. An enviable home in an upscale neighborhood, a heavenly-scented hobby making personal-blend perfumes, a cherished daughter, and comfortable rituals with a husband she loves... -
Moonbeams by JoAnn Durgin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe highly-anticipated new book in the popular Lewis Legacy Series, Moonbeams is the continuing saga of Sam and Lexa Lewis and their lively group of TeamWork Missions volunteers... -
The Holiday Reunion by Sage Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wasn't expecting to spend the holidays heartbroken and alone. But thanks to her soon-to-be ex-husband, everything she once had is now gone.At 46 years old, all Matilda has is a backpack and a one-way ticket to her estranged cousins' cabin in Washington. Adapting to the small-town lifestyle, Matilda makes a room in the attic, where she discovers a hidden box of odds and ends... -
One More Day by Emma Heatherington
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen everything is lost, can their love survive?Annie Madden and her husband Peter seemed to have the perfect life. They had two beautiful children, a wonderful home and each other. That was before everything changed. Now Annie must face a different life, after a devastating event casts a shadow over her family, and their future...Categorized as:
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Love at Sunset Lake: The Abundance Series Book 1, Contemporary Christian Romance by Sally Bayless
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA caterer who’s been burned by love. An artist who’s withdrawn from the world. A property battle that just might heal them both. When struggling caterer Tess Palmer inherits her great-aunt’s home at Sunset Lake, Missouri, she thinks she’s found the way to save her business... -
Christmas Kisses by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRandom circumstances brought them together. Love made them family.Hailey Kirby plans to spend a wonderful Christmas holiday at the Cedar Mountain Lodge with her family, celebrating her sister’s wedding as Maid of Honor. Things go awry when the wedding is called off. Hoping to comfort her sister, her mother and three sisters decide to go ahead with their winter vacation plans at the Lodge...
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