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Finding Billie Romano by Jean Grainger
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author wants to take you to Ireland for a story that will leave you wanting more long after you turn the last page... Twenty-five year old Billie Romano is struggling. She is grieving the death of her beloved dad and nothing in her life is going right... -
![Keeper of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank]()
Keeper of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe final book in the Carly Moore series.Carly had every intention of heading to Dallas to bring down her father, but not as Wyatt Drummond’s hostage. After Wyatt kidnaps her at gunpoint and threatens to turn her over to her father--the man she’s spent the past nine months hiding from--she explains that his plan will get them both killed... -
![Nantucket Threads by Pamela M. Kelley]()
Nantucket Threads by Pamela M. Kelley
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIzzy's life is about to change soon in the biggest way possible. She is excited and nervous and torn about whether or not to give her ex, Rick Savage another chance. Rick has tried to be a better man. He's gone through anger management classes and really seems to be making an effort... -
![Making Waves by Meredith Summers]()
Making Waves by Meredith Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMaxi’s life is about to change, but not in the way she expects... Maxi Stevens is at a crossroads. Things between her and James haven’t been the same since their kids left the nest. When she finds proof that indicates he may have strayed, she strikes out on her own. James’ infidelity has a silver lining, though... -
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![Four Short Weeks: Return to Lighthouse Point by Kay Correll]()
Four Short Weeks: Return to Lighthouse Point by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes four weeks is enough… and sometimes it’s not…Lillian Charm is content running Charming Inn. She has everything she wants or needs. Well, she kind of regrets her purchase of the house next to the inn. She wants to turn it into a guest house. But It has been nothing but problem after problem... -
![Next Door Nanny At The Cowboy Billionaire Ranch: A Sweet Clean Cowboy Billionaire Romance by Hanna Hart]()
Next Door Nanny At The Cowboy Billionaire Ranch: A Sweet Clean Cowboy Billionaire Romance by Hanna Hart
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![Starfish Cottage by Meredith Summers]()
Starfish Cottage by Meredith Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMaddie Montgomery has finally found her slice of heaven - a charming cottage on the sugar-sand beach of Shell Cove, Maine. There’s only one problem, the flow of tourists to Shell Cove dried up years ago and now it’s up to her to bring them back... -
![All The Way From Texas by Carolyn Brown]()
All The Way From Texas by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMolly Baker, a first-rate reporter, and Carson Rhodes, an excellent photojournalist are two of the most talented students in their graduating class. So, who else would their professor pick but these two young, adventurous graduate students to go on a journalism excursion? But newly engaged Molly has reservations about the trip... -
![Best Enemies by Jessica Burkhart]()
Best Enemies by Jessica Burkhart
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSome Girls Just Have To Be The Best At Everything. If any two girls know about being the best, it's Heather Fox and Jasmine King. Just ask them; they'll be happy to tell you. But every girl knows that there can only be one "best...Categorized as:
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![Handcuffs in the Heather by Dale Mayer]()
Handcuffs in the Heather by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRiches to rags. ... Everything is under control, ... until it isn’t. And Doreen’s in the middle of it!The four boxes of files Doreen inherited from journalist Bridgeman Solomon have already helped her solve one crime, and Doreen hopes they’ll continue to assist her as she sticks her nose into future cases... -
![Mosquito Bite Murder by Leslie Langtry]()
Mosquito Bite Murder by Leslie Langtry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Leslie Langtry comes a killer summer camping trip!In her career as a spy, Merry Wrath had her share of camping trips—from glamping in a yurt at Oktoberfest with drug lord Carlos the Armadillo to an awkward team building campout in the backyard of a Yakuza mob boss who thought “trust falls” should have lethal consequences... -
![Dagger in the Dahlias by Dale Mayer]()
Dagger in the Dahlias by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRiches to rags. … Chaos quiets. … Crime is circling. … And cold cases never cease …After almost a month in picturesque Kelowna, Doreen Montgomery still can’t keep her notoriety to a minimum or her nose out of other people’s business. Now those suffering from the loss of a loved one seek her out, wanting her help... -
![Unfriendly Competition by Jessica Burkhart]()
Unfriendly Competition by Jessica Burkhart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is the final book of the Canterwood Crest books starring Sasha Silver... -
![Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! by Donna Andrews]()
Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! by Donna Andrews
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings'Tis the season for sleuthing in Donna Andrews' cheery new addition to the New York Times bestselling Meg Langslow series.Meg has been roped into participating in a weaponsmithing competition, a Forged in Fire wannabe organized by a blacksmith friend... -
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![Elite Ambition by Jessica Burkhart]()
Elite Ambition by Jessica Burkhart
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the next two installments of the four-book arc that began with City Secrets, the tide has turned at the elite Canterwood Crest Academy…...Categorized as:
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![Blessing in Disguise by Danielle Steel]()
Blessing in Disguise by Danielle Steel
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn Danielle Steel’s remarkable new novel, one of her most memorable characters comes to terms with unfinished business and long-buried truths as the mother of three very different daughters with three singular fathers. As a young intern at an art gallery in Paris, Isabelle McAvoy meets Putnam Armstrong, wealthy, gentle, older, and secluded from the world... -
![One Last Thing Before I Go by Michele Brouder]()
One Last Thing Before I Go by Michele Brouder
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe retired librarian from Hideaway Bay, Carol Rimmer, has been handed a terminal diagnosis. As she looks over the course of her life, she decides she must do one more thing before she goes. But she’s going to need help and who better to ask than Thelma Schumacher. Despite their history, she puts aside any dislike she has for the woman and asks for help in her last task... -
![A Merry Bramblewick Christmas by Sharon Booth]()
A Merry Bramblewick Christmas by Sharon Booth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFabrian Books' Feel-Good novels are heartwarming romantic stories that leave you believing that a happy-ever-after does exist. Switch on those Christmas tree lights and settle down with a hot chocolate. It's time for another festive trip to beautiful Bramblewick. Christmas is approaching once again, but the residents of the little village on the North York Moors are almost too busy to notice... -
![In Little Stars by Linda Green]()
In Little Stars by Linda Green
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a divided northern England, love and hate are about to collide . . .Sylvie and Donna travel on the same train to work each day but have never spoken. Their families are on different sides of the bitter Brexit divide, although the tensions and arguments at home give them much in common... -
![The Day After Forever by Erin Skiffington]()
The Day After Forever by Erin Skiffington
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Day After Forever is an emotional story centering around four teenagers who discover and demostrate the true meaning of friendship. It illustrates the agony surroundingf horrific events and how friendship will always stand strong against the circumstances. Jeff has leukemia... -
![Gun in the Gardenias by Dale Mayer]()
Gun in the Gardenias by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA new cozy mystery series from USA Today best-selling author Dale Mayer. Follow gardener and amateur sleuth Doreen Montgomery—and her amusing and mostly lovable cat, dog, and parrot—as they catch murderers and solve crimes in lovely Kelowna, British Columbia... -
![Killer in the Kiwis by Dale Mayer]()
Killer in the Kiwis by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRiches to rags. ... Chaos again. ... Winning is important, ... at least for some!Doreen is overwhelmed with joy when she sees all the volunteers who show up to help get her deck addition built. Most of the men are cops, friends of Corporal Mack Moreau’s, and are happy to help Mack’s special friend and the lady who has helped solve so many crimes for them with a spot of home renovation... -
![The Handyman Homicide by Libby Howard]()
The Handyman Homicide by Libby Howard
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe new campground comes with a body. Sassy Letouroux is not normally an impulsive woman, but when the campground that held so many childhood memories comes up for sale, she throws caution to the wind and buys it—sight unseen.Arriving with her 85 year old mother and her bloodhound, Elvis, Sassy realizes there’s a lot to do before the campground will be ready for the spring rush of guests... -
![A Horse of Her Own by Annie Wedekind]()
A Horse of Her Own by Annie Wedekind
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA girl who longs for her own horse is given the chance to care for a troubled, damaged horse, who needs her as much as she needs him.Fourteen-year-old Jane Ryan has always dreamed of having a horse of her own―but so long as she gets to ride her favorite school horse, Beau, at Sunny Acres farm, she's content. And this is the summer she means to try out for the advanced riding class... -
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![Pieces of You by Tablo]()
Pieces of You by Tablo
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEpik High leader Tablo's short stories weave together the secrets and anxieties of youth, whispering words of solace to a lost generation... -
![I Only Have Pies for You: A Wish Novel by Suzanne Nelson]()
I Only Have Pies for You: A Wish Novel by Suzanne Nelson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDacey Culpepper Biel comes from a long line of pie bakers. Her family's shop, Pies N' Prattle, is legendary in her small Texas town. But Dacey didn't inherit a gift for baking. Her pies always end up as messy or burnt disasters. Even worse? Business has been slow lately, and Dacey wishes she could do something to help... -
![The Sweetest Taboo by Risque]()
The Sweetest Taboo by Risque
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe sweetest taboo–if you want it, come get it. . . . Yuri and Drae are keeping secrets–each caught up in her own whirlwind of scandal and passion. They swore as children that they would never conceal anything from each other, but now, as adults, they realize that not everything is meant to be told. Yuri is married to Jeff, a man she never really loved yet settled for... -
![Happy Ever After by Kitty Wilson]()
Happy Ever After by Kitty Wilson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you’ve spent your life trying to be perfect, how easy is it to let go? Marion Markshop is the undisputed queen of Penmenna and has the perfect life – ask anyone. Doting husband? Hmm, maybe not… Well-behaved, angelic children? Definitely not. A network of close, supportive friends? Not so much, it turns out... -
![Wednesday Riders by Tudor Robins]()
Wednesday Riders by Tudor Robins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe island. Meg can’t wait to get back. She’s excited to see her new mare kick up her heels in Salem’s old paddock. She’s impatient to run on country roads between breeze-blown hayfields.Mostly, Meg longs to be back with Jared again.It’s going to be the perfect summer... -
![One Fine Day by Olivia Miles]()
One Fine Day by Olivia Miles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s official. Sarah Preston has actually given up on finding love. The only problem is that she probably shouldn’t have made that declaration so loudly, in the middle of Bayside Brides boutique, which was once—and still is—her dream job... -
![Peril in High Heels by Gemma Halliday, Kelly Rey]()
Peril in High Heels by Gemma Halliday, Kelly Rey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTake one fashion designer, one epic fantasy film being shot in the middle of Nowheresville, and a very real dead body, and you have a hilariously action-packed mystery!Fashion designer Maddie Springer is a huge fan of the Lord of the Throne books by J.R. Ravensberg... -
![Robert's Rules by J.F. Riordan]()
Robert's Rules by J.F. Riordan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the new Chairman of the Town Board, Fiona Campbell finds that life has become a series of petty squabbles, dull meetings, and papers everywhere, all complicated by her guardianship of the as yet unidentified screaming goat. In desperation, she hires an unknown newcomer, the compulsively orderly Oliver Robert, to run her office and keep her organized... -
![Southern Secrets by Phyllis McManus]()
Southern Secrets by Phyllis McManus
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSouthern Secrets is a sequel to The Southern Belle Breakfast Club. The ladies had no idea how their life was going to change after they buried their best friend, Gracie. Gracie had been called by the others the "mystery lady," and this was certainly true, even after her death. She had written letters to the others that could only be opened when she died... -
![A Second Chance in Bent Creek by Catie Cahill]()
A Second Chance in Bent Creek by Catie Cahill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe broke her heart. Now he's back in town. Bent Creek will never be the same . . . Larkin: Nick Harker left me without a word eleven years ago when his family fell apart. And now he's back. He says he's here to help his brother buy back the ranch their family lost when his dad went to prison. But I know what he really wants. He wants the one thing he can never have--a second chance with me... -
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![Te-Kill-Ya Sunrise by Patti Larsen]()
Te-Kill-Ya Sunrise by Patti Larsen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTequila is a terrible way to go…The young woman who’d ordered the double shot margarita took it with wide eyes and a thumbs up as she sampled it through the straw, walking back toward her table in the sand on wobbling platform sandals unsuited to the footing... -
![The Bridal Squad by Samantha Chase]()
The Bridal Squad by Samantha Chase
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Friday Night Brides are back! And this time, it's their first season running the business! It was one thing to just model in a weekly fashion show, it's quite another to be the ones calling the shots and making future brides' dreams come true. Their first client has them wondering if they're really prepared for their new roles! The Bride: Julianne is big on fitness, small on patience... -
![Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo]()
Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA girl risks everything to find her former best friend in this powerful debut mystery about trauma, girlhood, and what we deserve.When Jo-Lynn Kirby's former best friend—pretty, nice Maddie Price—comes to her claiming to be in trouble, Jo assumes it's some kind of joke. After all, Jo has been an outcast ever since her nude photos were leaked—and since everyone decided she deserved it...Categorized as:
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![Now and Forever by Michele Brouder]()
Now and Forever by Michele Brouder
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the small town of Hideaway Bay prepares for the wedding of Alice Monroe and Colonel Jack Stirling everything that can go wrong, does.Meanwhile, Della Rossi, the owner of the Hideaway Bay Olive Oil Shop, is busy with her social club and their genealogy project. But the dive into the past opens up a can of worms for one of the residents... -
![An Emerald Cove Christmas by Lilly Mirren]()
An Emerald Cove Christmas by Lilly Mirren
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe USA Today Bestselling author of The Waratah Inn series, Lilly Mirren, proves there’s no place like Emerald Cove for the holidays.Adele Flannigan wants a fresh start. She’s moved back to the Cove to escape a failed affair and to repair her broken heart... -
![I Know What You Bid Last Summer by Sherry Harris]()
I Know What You Bid Last Summer by Sherry Harris
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSherry Harris presents the fifth installment of this charming, bestselling cozy mystery series! One man's junk is another man's treasure. But finding that treasure can be murder. As Sarah Winston discovers, someone is always ready to kill someone else for seemingly worthless pieces of junk... -
![Shielding Instinct by Fiona Quinn]()
Shielding Instinct by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe next book from the World of Iniquus!How is he supposed to shield her from danger when she keeps running right toward it?Dr. Petra Armstrong has made the most of her neurodivergent gifts. She’s at the top of her game as a leading FBI brain security researcher. But it isn’t work that brings a handsome ex-Green Beret into her life. That honor belongs to an ill-fated trip to St...Categorized as:
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![Sisterchicks in Gondolas by Robin Jones Gunn]()
Sisterchicks in Gondolas by Robin Jones Gunn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCiao bella! SISTERCHICK n.: a friend who shares the deepest wonders of your heart, loves you like a sister, and provides a reality check when you’re being a brat. When Jenna is invited to Venice for a week of cooking for a small retreat group, she knows just who to take along: her sister-in-law Sue...Categorized as:
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![Borrowed & Blue by Emily Giffin]()
Borrowed & Blue by Emily Giffin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA beautifully repackaged bind-up of two of Emily Giffin's beloved bestselling novelsSomething Borrowed: A novel for every woman who has ever had a complicated love-hate friendship... -
![Vintage Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball]()
Vintage Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome back to Ladybug Farm, the place for everyone who ever had a friend... or a dream... -
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![A Time for Friends by Patricia Scanlan]()
A Time for Friends by Patricia Scanlan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the #1 internationally bestselling author comes her next heartwarming and comforting Irish-set novel about the complexities of lifelong friendship, perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy and Cathy Kelly... -
![Divided Loyalties by Patricia Scanlan]()
Divided Loyalties by Patricia Scanlan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom internationally bestselling author Patricia Scanlan comes a delightful story about the struggles and victories of marriage, and the true meaning of family.One explosive family reunion! Shauna and Greg’s marriage is under pressure. She wants another baby but he doesn’t. She also has to endure her obnoxious in-laws, The Freeloaders: Della, Eddie, and their spoiled kids... -
![On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Rosen and His 43Lb Anxiety by Michael Kroft]()
On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Rosen and His 43Lb Anxiety by Michael Kroft
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOnce an amusing extrovert with a reputation as a prankster, Mr. Rosen is entering his retirement years as a stoic thirty-year converted introvert who has no interest in people, despises change, and is more than content to have his wife navigate his life... -
![Penny and Her Marble by Kevin Henkes]()
Penny and Her Marble by Kevin Henkes
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe third book starring Penny, a brand-new mouse character, in a brand-new series from Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes.From Kevin Henkes, the creator of Lilly, Owen, and Chrysanthemum, comes a brand-new mouse for brand-new readers... -
![The Christmas Spirit: A Novel by Debbie Macomber]()
The Christmas Spirit: A Novel by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo lifelong friends decide to trade places the week before Christmas and end up finding love along the way in this delightful novel from the queen of holiday stories, #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.Peter Armstrong and Hank Colfax are best friends, but their lives couldn’t be more different. Peter is a local pastor who is dedicated to his community... -
![The Eleventh Hour by Anina Collins]()
The Eleventh Hour by Anina Collins
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe first book in the Poppy McGuire Mystery Series! Poppy McGuire has always been a curious soul, but it's her life that's usually the topic of conversation in the small town of Sunset Ridge. But now one of the town's most important citizens has been found murdered, and everyone's life is suspect...
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