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  • Todos los días son nuestros by Catalina Aguilar Mastretta

    Todos los días son nuestros by Catalina Aguilar Mastretta

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    El 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...
    Categorized as:
    drama  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Virgin River Collection Volume 2 (A Virgin River Novel) by Robyn Carr

    Virgin River Collection Volume 2 (A Virgin River Novel) by Robyn Carr

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Now 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...
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    drama  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Das Feuer retten: Roman by Guillermo Arriaga

    Das Feuer retten: Roman by Guillermo Arriaga

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Eine 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...
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    drama  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Justice for Mary by Rayne Lewis

    Justice for Mary by Rayne Lewis

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    IS VENGEANCE ACCEPTABLE TO SAVE THE WOMAN YOU LOVE?Former Delta Force operator and founder of Hellforce Security, Henry “King” Clark has all but given up on finding a woman to spend his life with. The Army was his passion. Delta was his lady. Hellforce is his love. King loves deep, fights hard, has true convictions, and lives by an ingrained set of principles — always justice, never vengeance...
  • Defying Eternity by Melanie Martins

    Defying Eternity by Melanie Martins

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Our relationship is ill-fated. Everyone saw it but us.We, on the other hand, thought nothing but death could tear us apart.And like clockwork, death came to tear us apart.” Petra knows her marriage to Alexander Van Dieren is a deadly union.The stakes have never been so high and consequences are to be expected when taking eternal vows...
  • Sweet Tooth by Pepper North, Paige Michaels

    Sweet Tooth by Pepper North, Paige Michaels

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Little Cakes, the bakery that plays Daddy matchmaker!Mix one handsome farmer with a handful of a rebellious chef to create a sizzling hot combination for one lucky Daddy.Elizabeth Annalise Milford's family doesn't understand her dedication to organic foods or her desire to provide the community with healthy, delicious meals...
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    age-gap  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Isola di neve by Valentina D'Urbano

    Isola di neve by Valentina D'Urbano

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    2004. 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...
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    drama  romance  fiction  contemporary  young-adult  book
  • Until Hanna by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Until Hanna by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hanna has always dreamt of the day when she’d find the perfect man and start a family of her own. But one horrible dating experience after an another, has her second guessing her ability to trust her own judgment when it comes to men...
  • The Last Kiss by Anna Bloom

    The Last Kiss by Anna Bloom

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My life began when I found out it was ending.One Frenchman. One night. No questions. No names.The perfect antidote for a stolen future.Fate though has other plans. This doesn’t feel like a one-night stand, it feels like soulmates for a lifetime.One night can’t be enough because I think we’re falling in love...
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    age-gap  drama  adult  angst  book  contemporary  fiction  kind-mc
  • Fated to the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart

    Fated to the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's trapped in a storm. He comes to her rescue. But by the end of it, maybe she'll be the one to rescue him.Camping in the middle of nowhere seemed like a good idea. It let me attend the nearby conference without paying for a room.But when a storm blows through, knocking a tree over and blocking my way out, I only have one choice. I have to call for help...
  • Challenged by the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart

    Challenged by the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    His noisy bike is disrupting her bookstore. Can they come to a peaceful resolution?Biker Blast has taken over Main Street, which is bad news for my small bookstore. Not only is one of the bikes blocking the entrance to my parking lot, but the constant roar of motors is obnoxious.When I head outside to confront the bikers, I come face to face with the head of the local motorcycle club...
  • Aleatory by Xavier Neal

    Aleatory by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Aleatory. As in ey-lee-uh-tawr-ee.As in an adjective. As in a synonym for unpredictable.As in the only word to describe making the mistake of falling for someone who is not only ten years younger than you, but your best friend's son..
  • The Billionaire's Big Bold Wonder by Nichole Rose

    The Billionaire's Big Bold Wonder by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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  • A Little Wedding by Laylah Roberts

    A Little Wedding by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's wedding time ...Finally, the big day is close for Sunny and Duke.Their wedding day.There are just a few issues standing in the way of their happiness.Sunny's absent parents.And a certain assassin who seems to have crossed sides...
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    age-gap  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Virtue and Vice by Ninya Tippett

    Virtue and Vice by Ninya Tippett

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "If I'm going down, I might as well pick my poison. I pick you." *** A Cobalt Bay Billionaires story. *** She couldn’t be sure whether he was her predator or protector... but she was doomed to love him either way. *** It was a summer they will never forget...
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    age-gap  drama  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  dark  fiction
  • Cinq A’ Sept by Mj Fields

    Cinq A’ Sept by Mj Fields

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “I let my inhibitions go, and they fell in the wrong place. I didn’t know he would be my unraveling. I didn’t know he was twenty-five.”

 A single mother often lives by certain rules, and Angela Petrov has made certain to adhere to hers: Mom first, career second, and no man will meet her child unless they will be in her life long-term...
  • Bear by Fiona Davenport

    Bear by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Garrison “Bear” Shaw was only supposed to warn Alyssa Bartley to stay out of Silver Saint’s business. Falling for her complicated everything. She was too young for him…and the sheriff’s daughter. The grumpy biker had no business touching the innocent high school senior, but that didn’t stop Bear from making Alyssa his...
  • The Denim Dom by Tymber Dalton

    The Denim Dom by Tymber Dalton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Who needs leather when you can have denim? A denim Dom, that is. Shayla Pierce dumped her lying ex and moved to Florida to start a job at a magazine. An assignment to write about BDSM leads her to discover a new world and make a slew of new friends, including the sinfully sexy Tony Daniels. She’s just not sure she can ever trust again...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy
  • Exclusive / A Touch of Heaven by Samantha Chase

    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...
    Categorized as:
    drama  adult  anthologies  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • For You by Hope Ford

    For You by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bart is my best friend’s older brother. He’s off-limits.At least that’s what I’ve always told myself.Then when he comes back into town, he keeps showing up just when I need him.My ex-husband is causing problems, threatening to take my daughter.And I feel like I’m about to lose it all.I know I should figure this out on my own, but Bart’s not having it.He’s taking matters into his own hands...
  • Tangled Sheets by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman

    Tangled Sheets by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tangled Sheets: A Steamy Contemporary Romance AnthologyCan you handle it?The temptation of the forbidden.A lost romance.The explosive chemistry and undeniable attraction.The awakening of a love so hot it burns the pages?Prepare to get twisted and tangled between the sheets with these 20 steamy contemporary romance novels by your favorite authors...
  • The Doctor's Twin Trouble by Layla Valentine

    The Doctor's Twin Trouble by Layla Valentine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    drama  contemporary  fiction  book  adult  romance
  • The Lumberjack's Shy Girl by Haley Travis

    The Lumberjack's Shy Girl by Haley Travis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A shy girl's nightmare come Meeting a gorgeous man while accidentally topless. Ansel's instant sweetness somehow triggers something deep inside me.You have to admire a man who doesn't get freaked out when I mention it feels like there are squirrels running around in my guts when I get nervous. He's the eldest Oakley brother. The wealthy tech genius.With me, he's gentle. Encouraging...
  • Reid's Lost Cap by Della Cain, Kaytea Kat

    Reid's Lost Cap by Della Cain, Kaytea Kat

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Reid lost his cap and found his new daddy.When I inherit my house, I don’t expect any feels. The house belonged to an uncle I’d met exactly one time over twenty years ago. But when I open the door to the spare bedroom, I’m hit with a time capsule, one that teaches me more about my late mother than I’ve ever known. There’s even a baseball cap she bought for me when she was pregnant...
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    drama  age-gap  romance  mlm  fiction  contemporary  lgbtq  book
  • Hot Kisses by Cassi Hart

    Hot Kisses by Cassi Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ClariceFor as long as I can remember, I’ve called the beach my home. Growing up in my grandpa’s beach house was magical—when it burned down, I couldn’t make myself leave. Sure, I’m living out of a van now, but I still get to spend my days here in the place I’ve always called home. Everything changes when my uncle approaches me about the deed for grandpa’s land. It sounds like he wants to sell it...
  • Not Even If You Begged by Francis Ray

    Not Even If You Begged by Francis Ray

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Widow Traci Evans happily sits in on meetings with the lovely ladies of the Invincible Sisterhood solely because they reached out to her first.  A loner, Traci feels for the first time she belongs.  All of the official members are sweet older women who have lost the love of their lives, their husbands...
  • The Tycoon's Temporary Bride: Book Four by Ana E Ross

    The Tycoon's Temporary Bride: Book Four by Ana E Ross

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New York Times Bestselling Author, Ana E Ross, presents The Tycoon’s Temporary Bride – Book Four of the Billionaire Brides of Granite Falls series: Since he was left standing at the altar, Adam Andreas has been a bit bride-shy. This handsome, sexy CEO is quite content with his temporary relationships, until the day he literally bumps into Tashi Holland...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Easy Virtue: The Complete Series by Mia Asher

    Easy Virtue: The Complete Series by Mia Asher

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “I believe everything and everyone has a price.” Meet Blaire White and the two men who claim her as their own. Ronan—he’s summertime and his kisses warm sunlight. Lawrence—he’s the dark smoke that clouds her senses, whispers against her skin, and fills up her lungs, polluting her with his intoxicating beauty...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  epic  family
  • 420 Bride Street by Jagger Cole

    420 Bride Street by Jagger Cole

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The situation was supposed to be simple. I needed a place to stay.He needed someone to handle his horse…uh, appendage.No, literally. Get your mind out of the gutter. Colt Patton’s prize stallion was having some mare problems that only a vet like me could take care of. In exchange, he’s got a room for me in the guest cottage on his ranch. Easy-peasy, right?Wrong...
  • Nailed Right by Fern Fraser

    Nailed Right by Fern Fraser

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nailing her Sweet A Single Dad's Recipe for Forever Love. Finley - I've given up on love and am content pouring my heart into my work—until Jake, the charming single dad and one of my favorite customers, flirts with me and melts my defenses. Despite our age difference, our connection is instant, passionate, and utterly addictive...
  • Jane's Harmony by Ryan Winfield

    Jane's Harmony by Ryan Winfield

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sequel to the New York Times bestseller Jane's Melody.Starting over is hard to do. That’s what forty-year-old Jane McKinney learns when she quits her job, sells her home, and leaves Seattle behind to start a new life and pursue the man she loves in Austin. After the death of her daughter, Melody, Jane never thought she would find happiness again – until she met Caleb Cummings...
  • I'll Catch You by Farrah Rochon

    I'll Catch You by Farrah Rochon

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cedric Reeves has just been sidelined, and the bad-boy pro footballer suddenly finds himself without an agent or a prayer of getting back in the game. What he needs is someone pulling for him…someone like gorgeous go-getter Payton Mosely. A media-hounded celebrity like Cedric is just what the ambitious up-and-comer Payton needs to jump-start her career...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  adult  athlete  black-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Spiralling Skywards: Book One Falling by Lesley Jones

    Spiralling Skywards: Book One Falling by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It only takes one defining moment. One look. One dance. One conversation. Sarah knows from the second she meets Liam that their connection is more than just instant attraction. It’s deep, it’s consuming, and has the potential to be the real thing. But true love comes at a price...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  adult  angst  betrayal  book  contemporary  female-mc
  • Beauty and the Billionaire by Lucy Darling

    Beauty and the Billionaire by Lucy Darling

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Being called to bail out my old college friend at a strip club for his bachelor party wasn’t a surprise. There was a reason I’d skipped out on the whole thing to begin with. What I wasn’t expecting was to meet the woman who I want to spend the rest of my life with while I’m there. And for her to be looking like she needed some saving of her own...
  • Sold To My Ex's Dad by K.C. Crowne

    Sold To My Ex's Dad by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rule one: Never sleep with your boss.Rule two: Definitely don’t sleep with your ex’s dad.I'm learning both the HARD way.Under the bright lights of a charity auction, my heart races...Then I see HIM—a suave, enigmatic older man who doesn’t just watch me—he sees me.He wins a date with me for a staggering $25,000.That night my mysterious bidder had me wanting to do things I'd never admit...
  • Belleza atormentada by Ana Coello

    Belleza atormentada by Ana Coello

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Andrea es una joven rebelde, con un pasado asombrosamente desagradable, un presente poco alentador y un futuro lleno de soledad. Por ciertas circunstancias se ve obligada a pagar una condena de un ano en una hacienda en Mexico, Veracruz, en la que Matias, el hombre mas impresionante que ha visto, es el dueno y por si fuera poco, mejor amigo de la infancia de su hermano diez anos mayor...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Graceful Waters by B.L. Miller, Verda Foster

    Graceful Waters by B.L. Miller, Verda Foster

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "...I'm sending you and that smart mouth of yours to Sapling Hill." The judge's words meant nothing to Grace Waters. He was just another disapproving voice in a long line of disapproving voices. Grace learned at an early age not to trust, not to reach out, not to believe. She'd do her time at Sapling Hill and move on with her life. She didn't need anyone...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  adult  angst  book  contemporary  fiction  lesbian-mc
  • Revel by Bryce Oakley

    Revel by Bryce Oakley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Billie and Vero are getting married and the gang’s all here, even the only two members left of the Singles Girl’s Club, Isla and Freya.When the wedding planner mixes up reservations for the wedding, party girl Isla and jaded artist Freya find that they’re either sharing the very last room available or one of them is sleeping out on the beach...
  • Fierce Daddies by Lucky Moon

    Fierce Daddies by Lucky Moon

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Coach's Challenge by V.L. Locey

    Coach's Challenge by V.L. Locey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Victor Kalinski and his husband, Dan Arou, are living the dream. Married for over a year now, the couple have settled into life in Cayuga surrounded by friends, family, and a team that’s poised to make another championship run. Each man is enjoying professional success as well as personal bliss. Who knew life in the suburbs with a spouse and a child could be so darn satisfying? Not Vic...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  romance  mlm  sports  lgbtq  contemporary  humor
  • His to Corrupt: A Club Wyld Doms Novel by Violet James

    His to Corrupt: A Club Wyld Doms Novel by Violet James

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ...
  • Fake Ex-Wife to Mr. Grumpy by Kathilee Riley

    Fake Ex-Wife to Mr. Grumpy by Kathilee Riley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ACCIDENTALLY PREGNANT FOR THE GRUMP.I’m a struggling single mom and I'm slowly losing my clients.He’s the grumpy billionaire who keeps stealing them away from me.Adrian Thorpe. My sworn enemy.Yet my stupid body can’t deny how panty-droppingly hot he is,How those piercing eyes make me forget how much I hate him.Now, the playboy’s seeking my help to get a crazy stalker off his back...
  • Claire and the Lady Billionaire 1 by Giselle Fox

    Claire and the Lady Billionaire 1 by Giselle Fox

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Fun, Sexy and Adventurous Lesbian Billionaire Romance (Book One - No Cliffhanger) Claire Lundy is a promising business school student but family circumstances have brought her home to the Oregon coast where she works double-shifts at the local supermarket. It's closing time on a sultry mid-summers eve when a seductive stranger appears with movie-star looks and expensive taste...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  romance  wlw  steamy  lgbtq  contemporary  grumpy-mc
  • Bodyguard's Obsession by Flora Ferrari

    Bodyguard's Obsession by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    VioletWalking to work for the exercise gets me a front row seat, witnessing something I would never have thought possible.Something straight out of a movie.But I saw him, and now they need a witness to help put him away.His trial is in a week, but the Garcia family won’t wait that long to silence anyone who’s out to lock up one of their own.So the state provides me with private protection...
  • I Live Timid I Love Bravely by Bai Bai

    I Live Timid I Love Bravely by Bai Bai

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Six years, that’s how long Wun has loved Yenn, his best friend's older brother. Three years ago, a timid person like him was brave enough to confess his feelings—only to be rejected. While his heart shattered into pieces, the attractive, alluring Yenn revealed he would be open to a casual relationship...
    Categorized as:
    drama  age-gap  romance  fiction  contemporary  lgbtq  steamy  mlm
  • Cowboy's Conundrum by Kirsten Osbourne

    Cowboy's Conundrum by Kirsten Osbourne

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Joy Quinlan has spent her entire life trying to be the personification of her name. When she moves to Wyoming with her three sisters, she is determined to keep looking happy, as she always has. She worries that none of the four exciting Culpepper men will be interested in her, but sexy Kolby makes a beeline for her as soon as they meet...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction  humor
  • Summer Makeover by Kelly Fox

    Summer Makeover by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gregory: Maybe it’s odd that an astrophysicist would spend his weekend before a big conference cutting hair, but it's my creative outlet. Frankly, it's closer to community outreach with all of these pandemic styles.Speaking of which, a weird guy with a huge beard and crazy salt-and-pepper hair just walked in. He's got pretty eyes, I'll give him that. But sir, I'm a scientist, not a miracle worker...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  romance  mlm  contemporary  lgbtq  insta-love  humor
  • Until the Lightning Strikes by Elle Christensen

    Until the Lightning Strikes by Elle Christensen

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rachel Hill is struggling to get out of the life she was raised in. With only two more semesters to go, she’ll have her college degree and her ticket out of town. But, it seems as though bad luck is raining down on her and when the company she works for goes out of business, her income goes from meager to nothing. She’s desperate to find a way to pay for school...
  • Toffee Apple by Megan Wade

    Toffee Apple by Megan Wade

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Toffee Apples. Hard on the outside, soft in the middle. And as the red-headed chubby child in the family, that’s exactly what I’ve become over the years. Mercilessly teased by my siblings, I found my relief in the library of my high school, overachieving in a bid to win a scholarship to a college far, far away.And I almost have it...
  • Touchwood by Karin Kallmaker

    Touchwood by Karin Kallmaker

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Twenty-nine-year-old Rayann Germaine, betrayed by her lover, flees in grief and rage. She meets book store owner Louisa Thatcher, a woman many years her senior, who offers shelter and work... and soon, passion, and a loving place in her life...
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