Books like 'Broken Things'

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  • Someone to Hold by Marie Force

    Someone to Hold by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    IrisTwo and a half years after suddenly losing the love of my life, I’m coming out of the fog of early grief and taking a hard look at the rest of my life. With three young children to care for on my own while also managing their grief, I haven’t had a lot of time to ponder what’s next for me.When I think about what I really want, I keep coming back to one thing...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • All I Want is that Hood Love by Mercedes G

    All I Want is that Hood Love by Mercedes G

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Having the picture-perfect marriage seems rational when the only person you live, breathe, and love is your husband. Twenty-four year old NaTaysia is convinced the only man that is capable of loving her is her handsome, sophisticated husband JaMel Taylor. JaMel is the only man she has known emotionally, physically and mentally...
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    female-mc  black-mc  contemporary  fiction  urban
  • I Commit To You: A Jareau Family Wedding by Kimberly Brown

    I Commit To You: A Jareau Family Wedding by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From tragedy to triumph.Cartel and Adina are the rose that grew from the concrete. Drama, hardships, and life altering events threatened the couple who wanted nothing more that to be happy, free, and at peace. After an emotional beginning these two have finally found their journey to a happy ending...
  • The Reunion At Sugar Sand Inn by Leigh Duncan

    The Reunion At Sugar Sand Inn by Leigh Duncan

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Escape to Sugar Sand Beach with Erin Bradshaw and her best friends for a second chance at all life has to offer.Forty-five year old Erin has grown restless with her life. Which is odd because she’s spent the past thirty years roaming the globe...
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    female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Sweet Tea & Wedding Rings by Rachel Hanna

    Sweet Tea & Wedding Rings by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In book 4 of this USA Today bestselling series. Mia and Kate are still working on building their new honey business while Travis and Cooper are keeping a big secret that could wreak havoc in both of their relationships.Meanwhile, a former guest of the B&B shows up in the dead of night, and she needs a place to hide...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Cowgirl Fallin' for the Neighbor by Natalie Dean

    Cowgirl Fallin' for the Neighbor by Natalie Dean

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She’s the beauty with a smile that won’t quit and a heart of gold. He’s the cranky, prideful rancher who wants help from no one. Trouble is… she won’t take no for an answer.Quirky, six-foot-tall Clara Miller has it all. And although she’s on the bigger side, she’s gorgeous from head to toe...
  • Always Us by Allie Everhart

    Always Us by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Final book in The Jade Series! Includes an extended epilogue! The countdown has begun. Garret’s running out of time and he’s losing patience as he waits for his father to take action. It’s getting harder to keep this a secret from Jade, and he may not be able to after an unexpected visitor stops by...
  • Still the Baddest Bitch by Deja King

    Still the Baddest Bitch by Deja King

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Aaliyah Mills Carter has to step up and watch the throne, to prove she has what it takes to be the Baddest Bitch. Chaos has always surrounded her family but now death may have hit too close to home. There are so many questions but not enough answers...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  black-mc  contemporary  drama  fiction  urban
  • One Hundred Nights: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 17 by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Nights: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 17 by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kelly Collins welcomes you back to Aspen Cove, where love has the power to heal all wounds, even broken hearts. When veterinary technician Beth Buchanan sees that plus sign in the test window, she knows she can no longer lie to herself. She doesn’t have the flu; she’s pregnant from a one-night stand, and it’s all her meddling mother’s fault...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Keeping Secrets by Weston Parker

    Keeping Secrets by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s no secret that me and love don’t mix. Not after it schemed to rip my heart out and leave me a single father.The biggest question I have is what to do with forever now that my wife is gone.As much as I hate it, it’s time for a break from my famous life.A year off to spend time with my little girl is what the doctor ordered.Giggles, smiles, and tons of ice cream for the two of us...
  • A Love So Hard by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler

    A Love So Hard by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    *Be sure to read the author's note for a special announcement! This is book 2 in the Aces High MC - Charleston Series and this is a series that should be read in order. Lucy I fell in love with Charles “Double-D” Brothers when I was just 16 years old. He was 19 and had just patched into the Aces High MC in Charleston, SC...
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    angst  female-mc  adult  audiobook  biker  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The Kristin Hannah Collection: Volume 1: Firefly Lane, True Colors, Fly Away by Kristin Hannah

    The Kristin Hannah Collection: Volume 1: Firefly Lane, True Colors, Fly Away by Kristin Hannah

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Available for the first time in this stunning electronic edition, THE KRISTIN HANNAH COLLECTION: VOLUME 1 is sure to delight the beloved, blockbuster bestselling author's legions of fans. Includes:FIREFLY LANETo the people around them they were known as KateandTully or the Firefly Lane Girls. A single, inseparable unit. Best friends forever...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • 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 ratings
    Sometimes 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...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  friendship
  • Ninety Steps to Summerhill by Emily Harvale

    Ninety Steps to Summerhill by Emily Harvale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ninety Steps to Summerhill. Book 2 in the Goldebury Bay series. Sophie isn’t looking for love; she’s looking for long-lost treasure. Sophie Summerhill believes in Fate and she’s in Goldebury Bay for only one reason: to find the fabled, long-lost, Summerhill treasure. When she finds it, she’s going to sell it and head for a life of luxury in the Caribbean...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • Seduce Me by Kelly Elliott

    Seduce Me by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What happens when you’re forced to seduce the one person you vowed never to love? You get screwed … in more than one way. I walked out of Tucker Middleton’s bedroom seven years ago, leaving him hurt and angry. Now I need his help; the only way I can get it, is to make him think I want him back. The only problem is we have silently vowed to hate one another for the rest of our lives...
  • Hacker by Cassie Mint

    Hacker by Cassie Mint

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve watched the mobster from afar for years. But he found out he’s been hacked–and now he’s coming for me. This city is my home, and my best entertainment. Who needs TV when I’ve got this freakshow at my fingertips?I like to know everything–all the schemes, the threats, the betrayals. Usually, I kick back and watch it unfold with popcorn, but when it’s him in danger, I can’t resist...
  • Ruthless Rival by Crystal Kaswell

    Ruthless Rival by Crystal Kaswell

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Simon Pierce is the most powerful man in Manhattan. My rival since the ninth grade.And now, my enemy with benefits.Since the first day of high school, Simon and I have competed.Top grades?Simon wins.Better manners?Simon wins.Irresistible stare?Simon definitely wins.So when the bossy billionaire suggests an enemies with benefits arrangement--I dive in headfirst.No feelings. No strings...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  poc-mc
  • Again by Brandy Jeffus Corona

    Again by Brandy Jeffus Corona

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From recess buddies to high school sweethearts, Eli Stone and Bonnie Jinks were constants in each other’s lives. Although young, their relationship had withstood the test of many teenage tribulations. Marriage and a happy ever after were in their future plans. One alcohol fueled mistake rips them apart. Bonnie ends up on the road with her new boyfriend while Eli joins the military...
  • Unraveled by Aubrey Bondurant

    Unraveled by Aubrey Bondurant

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Unraveled: To become undone. To take apart. To destroy. I thought I had it all with my well-respected job, Hollywood boyfriend, and glamorous lifestyle. Until the truth revealed a different story. In one day, after a single word, my carefully constructed life was obliterated. But it’s only the beginning of my spiral. There’s much further to fall. Then I meet him...
    Categorized as:
    angst  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  sad  romance
  • Dancer Seeks Mountain Man by Marley Michaels

    Dancer Seeks Mountain Man by Marley Michaels

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dancer Seeks Mountain Man is Book 5 of the new Bear Mountain Brothers series. They're the same kind of sweet, flirty, instalove stories you love from Moose Mountain, but this time you'll get the big, gruff and tough founding sons of the Bear Mountain Homestead living their lives on Moose Mountain's neighboring cousin near the town of Kenshaw...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Sam by Susan Fisher-Davis

    Sam by Susan Fisher-Davis

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everyone tells Sheriff Sam Garrett to find a good woman and settle down. When he sets his sights on Clifton’s veterinarian, he fears she despises him yet he’s desired her from the first moment they met. She is quite possibly the only woman in town who isn’t attracted to him which might be why he wants her even more...
  • Silhouettes Shadows and Sunsets by S.J. McCoy

    Silhouettes Shadows and Sunsets by S.J. McCoy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Manny dedicated his life to his work for more than thirty years. He’s not sure what retirement will hold for him—not sure he’ll be able to slow down that much. But he doesn’t need to figure it out all at once.He’s given himself a month to ease into the transition. He’s rented a house in the lakeside town where some of his friends live...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Faux-Ever Rules: A Friends-to-Pregnant Romance by Jenna Gunn

    Faux-Ever Rules: A Friends-to-Pregnant Romance by Jenna Gunn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fake husbands need a warning label.Side effects may include: Telling liesSleepless nightsFeelings of blissUnexpected pregnancyTelling more lies Chest painLost heartsUse caution when taking a Fake Husband. Having a Fake Husband can lead to addiction. You may find it difficult or impossible to get rid of him. Now the question is whether we can turn my fake love into the real thing...
  • Little Dove Seeks Mountain Man by Marley Michaels

    Little Dove Seeks Mountain Man by Marley Michaels

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All Rory Lewis wanted was freedom and a simple life. But after finding herself in need of recusing when mistakenly joins a cult, she’s not so sure she can trust her instincts. Especially when all her instincts care about these days is being wrapped around a certain Homestead brother, koala-style. She’s definitely been burned by her instincts before...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  kind-mc
  • From the Projects to a Rich Thug's Mansion by Sonovia Alexander

    From the Projects to a Rich Thug's Mansion by Sonovia Alexander

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Angie “Swiss” Jones is not your typical female. She was born into a life of poverty that she never asked for. Her mother dropped her off at the local fire station as a newborn and her father could have been any of the local crackheads that she passed by on the daily. Jumping from foster home to foster home and living a life that gave her nothing, she was tired of it, she wanted more...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  contemporary  fiction  urban
  • Endless Love: by Nelle L'Amour

    Endless Love: by Nelle L'Amour

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The long-awaited sequel to New York Times bestselling author, Nelle L’Amour’s critically acclaimed masterpiece, Undying Love. “With love, there are no goodbyes.” The heart-wrenching words of Ryan Madewell’s beloved late wife. It’s been almost five years since Allee died, but Ryan, now a successful writer, hasn’t been able to move on...
  • Once Upon a Long Ago by Sharon Booth

    Once Upon a Long Ago by Sharon Booth

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Once Upon a Long AgoWelcome to Kearton Bay on the North Yorkshire coast.Can lessons from the past change their future?Lexi Bailey doesn't do love. Having seen the war zone that was her parents' marriage, she has no interest in venturing into a relationship, and thinks romance is for fairy tales...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  fiction  humor  contemporary  book  adult
  • Teacher Seeks Mountain Man by Marley Michaels

    Teacher Seeks Mountain Man by Marley Michaels

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tori Young has always lived for her son. So when she moves to the small Alaskan mountain town of Kenshaw to become the new elementary school principal, she’s hoping for a fresh start and a better life for them.
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • The Twelve Horizons of Charlie - Opal by Melody Anne

    The Twelve Horizons of Charlie - Opal by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    We start the next installment of Charlie Diamond in the courtroom as new charges are added to her case. She doesn't even blink. She's on a journey and she knows she has to see it through to the end. What will this mean? Will she now regret the choices she's made, or will she stand firm? You'll have to come along in this newest installment in the Twelve Horizons of Charlie to find out...
  • Christmas Comes to Lighthouse Point by Kay Correll

    Christmas Comes to Lighthouse Point by Kay Correll

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Molly Croft returns to Lighthouse Point to clear out her aunt’s cottage. Not that Shannon was really her aunt. She was her mother’s best friend until… she wasn’t. Molly spent every summer and Christmas on the island until she was twelve. Her mother and Shannon had a huge blowup and they’d never returned to the island and she’d never seen Shannon again...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  contemporary  fiction  holidays  book  adult
  • Hearts Divided: an Angel Fire Rock Romance by Ellie Masters

    Hearts Divided: an Angel Fire Rock Romance by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say true love only comes once in a lifetime...but what if they're wrong? ~ Alpha Men. Steamy Scenes. Heart Pounding Romance ~ the men of ANGEL FIRE have it all. ~ Bash fell hard for his childhood sweetheart. She was the one, his forever, until she broke his heart and taught him the truth about love. Love fails. Love lies. True love doesn't exist...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • July is for Jonas by Dylann Crush, Eve London

    July is for Jonas by Dylann Crush, Eve London

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    United by chance, bound by love.MadelineThey say love can make a person blind, but I never thought it would happen to me. Now I’m stuck in Mustang Mountain. Abandoned by my ex, disowned by my parents, and with a baby on the way, my only hope of getting my life back on track as a single mom is to gain access to the trust fund my grandmother set up for me...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  romance  fiction  contemporary  book  adult
  • The Gin Sisters' Promise by Faith Hogan

    The Gin Sisters' Promise by Faith Hogan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Three estranged sisters. Six months to come back together.When Georgie, Iris and Nola's mother died and their father disappeared into his grief, the sisters made a pact: they would always be there for one another, no matter what.Now, decades later, they haven't spoken for years and can barely stand to be in the same room...
  • Safe Space by Tiffany Patterson, C.K. Brooke

    Safe Space by Tiffany Patterson, C.K. Brooke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    *****THIS IS BOOK 1 IN THE SERIES. THIS BOOK ENDS ON A CLIFFAHNGER***** Chanel Xavier Grant was everything a woman could want. He was a successful restaurateur and club owner and has the looks of a God with the sex appeal to back it all up. I’d had a crush on him since my early teenage years...
    Categorized as:
    angst  female-mc  abuse  adult  alpha-mc  black-mc  book  contemporary
  • Time Stamps by K.L. Kreig

    Time Stamps by K.L. Kreig

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Time stamps. Our life is marked by them. Significant milestones to the seemingly mundane. All of them have a place. A purpose. Moments and chapters stacking on each other, building scars and memories. Creating stories that are only ours to tell. But those stamps are finite, pre-determined. And eventually our allotment runs out. This is our story. Our collection of time stamps...
    Categorized as:
    angst  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  drama  epic  family
  • Back to You by Melody Grace

    Back to You by Melody Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can you take a second chance at first love? Find out in the irresistible new Sweetbriar Cove romance from New York Times bestselling author, Melody Grace!Cassie Kinsella can't help acting on impulse... which is probably why she's sleeping on her grandpa's couch in Sweetbriar Cove without a job or steady relationship to her name...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  book  contemporary  fiction  young-adult
  • One More Night by Melody Grace

    One More Night by Melody Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fall in love with Sweetbriar Cove in the new feel-good summer romance from New York Times bestselling author, Melody Grace!Letitia Prescott is a woman with a mission: to find her perfect match. Sweetbriar Cove seems packed full of eligible bachelors, so she’s rented a house for the summer to scope the man of her dreams. He’ll be successful… mature… Sophisticated.
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  book  contemporary  fiction  young-adult
  • Because of You by Olivia Miles

    Because of You by Olivia Miles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the USA Today bestselling master of small-town sagas comes the third book in the Blue Harbor series. Maddie Conway has always dreamed of opening her own bakery, but following in the footsteps of her three successful sisters is turning out to be a lot of pressure...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Small-Town Billionaire Brothers: A Contemporary Romance Series Boxset by Lauren Wood

    Small-Town Billionaire Brothers: A Contemporary Romance Series Boxset by Lauren Wood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Their motto?Make money. Have fun.They don’t have time for anything else.Until they met their Pretty Woman.”An Irresistible Small-Town Billionaire Brothers are tall, rich, and hot...and they know it. With their big eyes, chiseled jaw and muscular build - a combination that makes your mouth water...
  • From This Moment by Melody Grace

    From This Moment by Melody Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Deck the halls in Sweetbriar Cove this holiday season with this romantic, feel-good novella from the USA Today bestselling series! Rose Cardinelli thought she had happily-ever-after all figured out, until her boyfriend dumps her just ten days before Christmas...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Time After Time by Melody Grace

    Time After Time by Melody Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fall in love with another irresistible stand-alone Sweetbriar Cove romance from New York Times bestselling author, Melody Grace!Stella Hart doesn't believe in fairy-tales. After all, even Cinderella didn't spend her day up to her elbows in other people's plumbing. But when an unplanned pregnancy sent her life off course, it was the community in Sweetbriar Cove that stepped up to offer a hand...
  • Forever Summer by Melody Grace

    Forever Summer by Melody Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fall in love with summer at the Beachcomber Inn! Start a brand-new chapter in the USA Today bestselling series, and find out why millions of readers love returning to Sweetbriar Cove, the quirky small town on Cape Cod that’s full of feel-good romance… “For sale: Beachcomber Inn. This charming B&B has seen better days, but a little TLC will bring it back to life...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Secret Sundays by Judith Keim

    Secret Sundays by Judith Keim

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The women in the Fat Fridays group continue to come together for their Friday lunches—no calories counted—and to help each other deal with life’s complications. With her unexpected pregnancy and the support of the women in the group, Carol Ann breaks free from her dismal life with her parents...
  • Unbreak Your Heart by Katie Marsh

    Unbreak Your Heart by Katie Marsh

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ONE BOY'S WISH. ONE EXTRAORDINARY LOVE STORY'Gorgeously written, devastatingly affecting and utterly life-affirming' Miranda DickinsonSeven-year-old Jake's heart is failing and he doesn't want to leave his dad, Simon, alone. So he makes a decision: to find Simon someone to love before he goes.Beth is determined to forget the past...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  fiction  contemporary  book  adult  romance
  • The Billionaire's Forbidden Desire by Nadia Lee

    The Billionaire's Forbidden Desire by Nadia Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Billionaire Dane Pryce has spent the last three years keeping a promise to his dying grandmother--to take care of the family. However, the reappearance of an unforgettable blonde from three years ago changes everything...especially since his father wants to marry her. Former skating star Sophia Reed is broke and running out of options fast...
  • My Favorite Sin by Skyla Summers

    My Favorite Sin by Skyla Summers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ally Hastings is my obsession, the one girl I never should have fallen in love with.She ran away from me for a year, filled with shame, insisting our feelings for each other are wrong and we can’t give into temptation. No more sneaking around. No more stolen kisses.Now Ally is back in town, ignoring our past, trying to date other guys and move on from me...
  • The Journey Home by Kelly Elliott

    The Journey Home by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fate has a way of stepping in and righting itself when we least expect it. Maddison Powers has been regretting the biggest mistake of her life when she walked away from the only man who has ever sparked something deep inside her. After comparing every guy she dates to Cale Blackwood, she finally gives up all hope of ever finding him. One dare by Maddison throws Cale back into her life..
  • Stars Over Castle Hill: A Joss and Braden Novella by Samantha Young

    Stars Over Castle Hill: A Joss and Braden Novella by Samantha Young

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Joss and Braden Carmichael are blissfully married living in their townhouse on Dublin Street with their three beautiful children. It's a life Joss never expected to have, and one she's grateful for every day. But..
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