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The Canal Boat Café Christmas: Starboard Home by Cressida McLaughlin
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Christmas special continuing the charming and heart-warming story of The Canal Boat Café, the runaway bestseller Summer and Mason take their upbeat and feelgood Canal Boat Café to London for Christmas, with unexpected results. Starboard Home – Summer and Mason find themselves unexpectedly spending the entire Christmas holiday in Little Venice when the canal freezes over... -
Finding Love at Mermaid Terrace by Kate Forster
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLove comes when you least expect it...Tressa Buckland likes her quiet life in Port Lowdy, with its cobbled streets and colourful terraced houses overlooking the sea. Her job at the local paper allows her to pursue her art in her free time, with no one but her tabby cat Ginger Pickles to mind her in Mermaid Terrace...Categorized as:
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Memories of Wild Rose Bay by Susanne O'Leary
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Kate O’Rourke takes up a temporary position as a doctor in Sandy Cove, she hopes spending time in the place where her father was from will help her find herself again. Ever since his passing she has felt lost, but she imagines the calming sound of the sea on the Irish coast will allow her to heal...Categorized as:
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A Summer of New Beginnings by Lisa Hobman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeet Zara Bailey, a travel writer paid to cover some of the globe's most luxurious locations. Jetting from wooden huts on stilts in turquoise seas to boutique hotels with roaring fires to 7* penthouse suites with panoramic views of the world's most glamorous cities..Categorized as:
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The Billionaire's Secret: Enemies to Lovers Fake Marriage Romance by L. Steele
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"You are MINE..." Saint Jordan Killian CaldwellA gazillionaire with a panty melting smirk; and a soul as broken as my own.I wanted a child.He wanted a willing wife.I wanted someone to break me and build me up again...He wanted no emotions, no connection.A simple transaction, that's what he said it would be.I needed something in me to shatter, so I could finally live...Categorized as:
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Cánh Đồng Bất Tận by Nguyễn Ngọc Tư
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCánh đồng bất tận bao gồm những truyện hay và mới nhất của nhà văn Nguyễn Ngọc Tư. Đây là tác phẩm đang gây xôn xao trong đời sống văn học, bởi ở đó người ta tìm thấy sự dữ dội, khốc liệt của đời sống thôn dã qua cái nhìn của một cô gái. Bi kịch về nỗi mất mát, sự cô đơn được đẩy lên đến tận cùng, khiến người đọc có lúc cảm thấy nhói tim.. -
A Good Life by Virginie Grimaldi, Hildegarde Serle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLaughter, tears, the transformative power of love, unexpected revelations, and striking natural these are the ingredients that combine to make best-selling author Virginie Grimaldi’s English debut the feel-good read of 2024. Grimaldi is among France’s top ten contemporary authors and her uplifting, unputdownable literary novels have quickly garnered her millions of adoring fans...Categorized as:
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The Beautiful Little Things by Melissa Hill
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTorn apart by grief, can two sisters rediscover joy in the memory of their mother’s love?Romy Moore has always cherished the warm embrace of her family home in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains—a welcome escape from life on the lower rungs of the London career ladder... -
Today. Tomorrow. Always by Raven St. Pierre
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvents and decisions of the past almost cost her everything, but she was given a second chance. He marvels at the beautiful life he almost missed out on, vowing never to let anything come between them again. The memory of being apart lingers with both Sam and AJ, but those days are long gone... -
Sticks and Stones by Katharine E. Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe scene is set for the perfect summer. Business is booming. The weather couldn’t be better. Best of all, Sam is coming back to Cornwall. For good. A storm is brewing, however. It seems that somebody, somewhere, has it in for Alice, although it is not clear who, or why. As Julie tries to help her friend, she finds her own thoughts turning progressively towards motherhood...Categorized as:
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This Can't Be Life by Shakara Cannon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“This can?t be life?at least not a life worth living, I thought, as I moved my aching limbs. I’d been in bed for days in immeasurable pain from a broken heart. I was literally past my breaking point and done with this life... -
One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA compelling debut that glows with bittersweet heart and touching emotion, deeply interrogating questions of family, redemption, and unconditional love in the sweltering summer heat of Savannah, as two people discover what it means to truly forgive.It's been eight years since Sara Lancaster left her home in Savannah, Georgia... -
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A Summer Wedding for the Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt’s wedding day in Port Agnes!The venue is booked, the dress is picked, and Senior Midwife Anna Jones only has to say ‘I Do!’ to the man she loves! Theirs might have been a whirlwind romance, but Brae Penrose is everything Anna dreamed her husband would be and she can’t wait to start a new life with him...and if they are lucky, maybe even a family of their own... -
Kick Off: The District Line #1 by C F White, Rebecca Baker Fairfax
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when opposite sides of the track collide? East Londoner Jay Ruttman has only ever wanted one thing― to be a professional footballer. But after a disastrous brawl on the pitch gets him released from his pro-Academy, he has to follow plan B and enrolls as university Sports Scholar. Head down, train hard and get scouted is his motto... -
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family, from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney. Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common.Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties—successful, competent, and apparently unassailable... -
Rough Around The Edges: A LESBIAN ROMANCE NOVEL by Crystal Chard
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Fresh, fab and funny. The characters leap off the page and swear at you until you love them while the sweet romance quietly captures your heart." CLARE ASHTON.Roxanne Mackenzie is not exactly living her best life. After moving to London to follow her dream of becoming a writer, she thought things would be different – better. Instead, they’re a whole lot worse... -
Desperately Entwined by Emily Jane Trent
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDesperately Entwined, Book 8, is the dramatic conclusion of Touched By You: Natalie loves Tanner too much, and her heart might burst. If only he felt the same…. Her life has become inexorably entwined with his, and she’s desperate to have a future with him. Can Tanner make the commitment she longs for, or will the romance end? “She loved him so much she thought her heart might burst... -
Kissing Father Christmas: A Novel by Robin Jones Gunn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBestselling and award-winning author Robin Jones Gunn returns to the cozy English village of Carlton Heath, with a winter romance to melt your heart. A year-and-a-half ago, Anna flew from Minnesota to Carlton Heath to attend the wedding of her cousin, Ian, to an American woman named Miranda. The beautiful event ended with Anna receiving an unexpected, unforgettable kiss from groomsman Peter... -
My Perfect Remix by Swati M.H.
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe was my best friend.The fiercely protective boy who always caught me when I fell.Until I moved away.Now, ten years later, Logan Miller is a gorgeous, Grammy-winning DJ and a dedicated single dad—and hotter than any hit on the Billboards!When our paths cross again, fantasies of him turn into reality...Categorized as:
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The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAn unforgettable and heartwarming debut about how a chance encounter with a list of library books helps forge an unlikely friendship between two very different people in a London suburb.Widower Mukesh lives a quiet life in Wembley, in West London after losing his beloved wife...Categorized as:
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Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA striking debut exploring the power of identity, community and the Scottish working class. This coming-of-age story is an incisive look at young masculinity and the way even the most fraught childhood is not without hope.Neither Finlay or Banjo can remember the last time they had a hug.Against all odds, 18-year-old Finlay has begun his nursing degree at Glasgow University...Categorized as:
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The Cinnamon Peeler: Selected Poems by Michael Ondaatje
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMichael Ondaatje’s new selected poems, The Cinnamon Peeler, brings together poems written between 1963 and 1990, including work from his most recent collection, Secular Love. These poems bear witness to the extraordinary gifts that have won high praise for this truly original poet and novelist... -
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I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFor Angel Rahimi, life is only about one thing: The Ark – a pop-rock trio of teenage boys who are currently taking the world by storm. Being part of The Ark’s fandom has given her everything – her friendships, her dreams, her place in the world.Jimmy Kaga-Ricci owes everything to The Ark too. He’s their frontman – and playing in a band is all he’s ever dreamed of doing... -
Clover's Child by Amanda Prowse
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the million-copy bestseller Amanda Prowse, the queen of heartbreak fiction. Amanda Prowse is the author of The Coordinates Of Loss and the no.1 bestsellers Perfect Daughter, My Husband's Wife and What Have I Done? When eighteen-year-old Dot meets Sol, she feels that love has arrived at last... -
The Sunrise Sisterhood by Cathy Bramley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThree generations of women, and the summer that saved them.The holidays are here, and in Salcombe, Liz longs for the arrival of her god-daughters, Skye and Clare and Clare's daughter baby Ivy. After years on her own, she needs help to save the catering business she built with Clare's late mother, Jen... -
Star Crossed by J.S. Taylor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe final instalment in the bestselling Starlight Trilogy... A young singer and a dangerous mentor 'X Factor meets Fifty Shades - I can't get enough of this series!' Total Book Blog The last book in the Starlight Trilogy sees Summer and Adam explore the dangerous depths of their relationship. But when Adam opens his heart, a deadly threat could tear them both apart... -
Billion Dollar Date by Cissy Mecca
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Hello, Enzo." With just two simple words, Chari Atwood storms back into my life.Beautiful. Irresistible. The woman standing before me is not the girl I knew growing up. And I'm not the same hopeful kid everyone thought was going nowhere fast.Nowadays, I'm a hero. A celebrity. A man who isn't content with the billions in his bank account.Call me ambitious if you want... -
McKellan's Run by Nicole Hurley-Moore
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYears ago, Violet Beckett made the mistake of falling for the wrong McKellan brother and both she and her younger sister, Lily, paid the price. Now eight years later, fate has brought Violet and her daughter, Holly, back to the house Violet grew up in. As soon as Violet runs into James 'Mac' McKellan, she wonders if she should run all the way back to the city... -
Choose Me by Nia Arthurs, Sylburn Arthurs
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy wife walked away with a secret—a little girl who has my eyes.My first love disappeared without a word.I turned my pain into gold and now I’m successful, wealthy and have an empire for my legacy.I thought that was enough.Until I meet Chloe again and realize it’s not even close.She’s still gorgeous. Still stubborn. Still capable of making my body ache from one touch.I want my wife back... -
The Certainty of Chance by Jacquelyn Middleton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT DECEMBER…Madeleine Joy is feeling more meh than merry. When an Icelandic volcano erupts six days before Christmas, hazardous ash congests European airspace, canceling flights indefinitely—including the thirtysomething's connection to Paris... -
London, Can You Wait? by Jacquelyn Middleton
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlex loves Mark. Mark loves Alex. But is love enough? Since moving to London from the US, twenty-four-year-old Alex Sinclair seems to have it all: a coveted job writing for the theatre, supportive friends, and the man of her dreams—gorgeous Irish actor, Mark Keegan. But in the year since the acclaimed debut of her play, Alex and Mark’s lives have been turned upside down... -
Summer Secrets at the Apple Blossom Deli by Portia MacIntosh
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLily Holmes is ready for a fresh start. And there’s no better place to begin again than the idyllic seaside town of Marram Bay.All Lily wants to do is focus on making her new deli a success and ensuring her son’s happiness. Not the postcard creeping out of her handbag, and definitely not finding a new man in her life!But this isn’t going to be as easy as she first thought... -
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Naughty Scot by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy life in the highlands is simple - and that's how I like it. But when a wee bairn is dropped off on my doorstep, things get complicated. My sister's baby needs looking after, but I have my fields and sheep that keep me busy. When an American nanny moves in, it seems my problems are solved. Except Elsie's making my life more tangled than the baby is... -
Brodrick: A Dark Romance with the Notorious Scot by T.C. Clark
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBrodrick: A Dark Romance with the Notorious Scot! 2nd Edition A dark tale about a killer looking for his runaway bride and a Scot who will do anything to protect her. This is a new series that features everlasting love with a sensual bite! The Campbell brothers are the most sought after bachelors in Northern Scotland and Brodrick was the leader of the pack... -
Two Tears in a Bucket by Traci Bee
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBetrayed by her cold, callous mother and abused by her alcoholic stepfather, eighteen-year-old Simone Woodard is kicked out of the house like a bag of trash and left to survive on her own. While struggling to create a life for herself, her beauty and innocence captivate Kevin Kennard, a handsome, hazel-eyed felon with an addiction to all things illegal... -
One Dirty Scot by Donna Alam, Kellie Dennis
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s dirty, hot, and Scottish. Hear him speak and you’ll understand . . . So. Damn. Sexy. He wears a suit like a hooker wears lingerie. For the business of temptation. I’m not giving in. Even if his hands were in my panties the night we met . . . It won’t happen again. We’re too different—I’m a doctor. Professional. Sensible. While he seems to have stepped from my Tumblr feed... -
Christmas by Candlelight by Karen Swan
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSnowed in for the holidays…It’s three days before Christmas and just starting to snow… Against her better judgement, Libby Pugh has been persuaded by her best friend to stop in on their university reunion on her way back from a wedding in North Yorkshire with her boyfriend, Max... -
Christmas in the Snow by Karen Swan
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNo secret stays buried forever...In London, the snow is falling and Christmas is just around the corner - but Allegra Fisher barely has time to notice. She's pitching for the biggest deal of her career and can't afford to fail. And when she meets attractive stranger, Sam Kemp, on the plane to the meeting, she can't afford to lose her focus either... -
The Temptation to Be Happy by Lorenzo Marone, Shaun Whiteside
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCesare is a seventy-seven-year-old widower and cynical troublemaker, a man who has always struggled to care for others and has given up trying. Aside from an intermittent fling with a nurse called Rossana, he avoids contact with his neighbours and even his own children. One day, the enigmatic Emma moves into the neighbouring flat with her strange and sinister husband... -
A Deeper Love Inside: The Porsche Santiaga Story by Sister Souljah
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the New York Times bestseller from the author of the Coldest Winter Ever, the Santiaga family saga continues, this time told by Porsche Santiaga, Winter’s fiery younger sister.At last, mega-bestselling author Sister Souljah delivers the stunning follow-up to The Coldest Winter Ever that fans have been eagerly waiting for... -
The Holiday Cottage by Sarah Morgan
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsUSA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan returns with a heartfelt story of friendship, finding yourself, and the surprising ties that bring us together.To the outside world, Imogen is a marketing dynamo. Her colleagues don’t know that while her high-achieving professional image is real, the happy childhood stories she spins are as fake as her pretend enthusiasm for Christmas... -
The Secret Bridesmaid by Katy Birchall
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMatrimony meets mayhem in a modern British romcom about a young woman charged with pulling off the biggest aristocratic wedding of the year––and the misadventures that ensue.Sophie Breeze is a brilliant bridesmaid. So brilliant, in fact, that she’s made it her full-time job... -
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Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSpanning twenty years and one life-altering summer in Croatia, Slanting Towards the Sea is at once an unforgettable love story and a powerful exploration of what it means to come of age in a country younger than oneself.Ivona divorced the love of her life, Vlaho, a decade ago. They met as students at the turn of the new millennium, when democratic Croatia was alive with hope and promise...Categorized as:
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The Friendship Fling by Georgia Stone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this delightfully charming and heartfelt debut love story, two lonely and wildly different strangers embark on a short-term friendship over one London summer—only to discover they may be something more by the time the season ends.No one would ever call Ava Monroe a people person, which isn’t ideal for a barista in a busy London coffee shop...Categorized as:
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21 Years Later by Nia Wilson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA charming Irish billionaire can't stand his new neighbor, little does he know that this is his son from a one-night stand twenty years agoFaithA hot night of passion with a handsome stranger changed my life forever, I ended up pregnant and alone. Not that I blame the cocky Irishman; it was never meant to be anything more than a thrilling adventure. I never even knew his name... -
The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae by Stephanie Butland
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the author of The Lost for Words Bookshop, The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae will warm you from the inside out. Ailsa Rae is learning how to live. She's only a few months past the heart transplant that—just in time—saved her life. Life should be a joyful adventure. But . . . Her relationship with her mother is at breaking point and she wants to find her father... -
Summer at the Lake by Erica James
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt was a wedding invitation that changed everything for Floriana. If she hadn't been so distracted at the thought of having to witness the one true love of her life get married, she would have seen the car coming and there would have been no need for elderly spinster Esme Silcox and local property developer Adam Strong to rush to her aid... -
Our Italian Summer by Jennifer Probst
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThree generations of women in the Ferrari family must heal the broken pieces of their lives on a trip of a lifetime through picturesque Italy from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst Workaholic, career-obsessed Francesca is fiercely independent and successful in all areas of her life except one: family...Categorized as:
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