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  • The Rise of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    The Rise of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Rock bottom feels like home to Stark Wulfson. What he can’t cope with are meaningful relationships, so he’s bounced around from werewolf Pack to werewolf Pack, fighting anyone who so much as looks at him wrong. His nomadic life has come to an end when he lands in a Pack under the new Alpha, Daylen Hoda. The Promise Falls Pack is terrifying to a man like Stark for two reasons...
  • The Fall of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    The Fall of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Daylen Hoda is a wicked wolf.He’s done the unforgiveable at his Alpha’s order, and now he must face the life he used to have. Coming home should feel like a comfort, but Daylen isn’t the same werewolf anymore. Two years ago, he was pulled away from his Colorado territory by his Pack, and he left someone important behind...
  • How It Started by T.S. Joyce

    How It Started by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Famous Amos didn’t only earn his nickname from being the only Bald Eagle shifter in existence. He also earned it from a dark past he’s trying to move on from. He’s trying something different by joining a misfit crew of monsters, and pledging his fealty to keeping Nuke, a volatile dragon shifter, from burning the town to ashes...
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    family  humor  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  dragons  fiction
  • Trails of Love by Melissa Foster

    Trails of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fall in love with Graham Braden and Morgyn Montgomery in TRAILS OF LOVE. When Graham Braden travels to Oak Falls, Virginia to attend the wedding of his buddy Reed Cross to Grace Montgomery, he sticks around to help with renovations to Reed’s new theater. The last thing he expects is to be asked to assess and possibly invest in Grace’s sister Morgan’s business endeavor...
  • Winged Wolf Vet by Zoe Chant

    Winged Wolf Vet by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Who do you call when a winged wolf crashes through the roof of your chicken coop? Shifter Vets!Leslie’s house was already falling apart before mythical animals started plummeting out of the sky. Now she’s got a hole in her chicken coop, an adorable (and impossible) cub hiding in her kitchen, and her nosy neighbor barging in to search for cryptids...
  • The Baby Plan by Kathi Daley

    The Baby Plan by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If you love small towns, endearing relationships, food, animals, and a touch of murder, you will love this mystery series set in the small town of White Eagle Montana.In book 11 in the series, Tess fills in at the post office after the woman who took over her route broke her leg...
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    animals  cats  family  friendship  action-adventure  adult  book  cozy
  • Primrose Park: Escape with a heartwarming and feel good must read novel about friendship, family and romance in 2021! by Christie Barlow

    Primrose Park: Escape with a heartwarming and feel good must read novel about friendship, family and romance in 2021! by Christie Barlow

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love Heart Lane – where friends are there for you no matter whatVet Molly has always been career driven and focussed on caring for her animals, but when she meets a gorgeous Mystery Man at a conference and their connection is off the charts, well, one night off work won’t hurt anyone…except the next morning he’s vanished and all Molly knows about him is his first name...
  • Jump by Emilia Finn

    Jump by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I was a smokejumper for the majority of my career.Flinging out of planes at 15,000 feet and hoping to land with my bones in tact and a plan to slay wildfire quickly, safely, and with my crew all in one piece.Ainsley was a regular firefighter.You know, the kind who lives in town, rides in a truck, and wields a hose to save houses and hotels.We were a match made in adrenaline junky heaven...
  • The Christmas Wedding Guest: A Novel by Susan Mallery

    The Christmas Wedding Guest: A Novel by Susan Mallery

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    “This two-in-one romance starts a new series that Mallery’s many fans will devour like a Christmas cookie.”—Booklist Susan Mallery, author of the Fool’s Gold romances, cheerfully invites you to Wishing Tree, where Christmas comes to life… The Somerville sisters believe in love, but they’ve lost faith it will happen for them...
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    animals  family  friendship  humor  adult  audiobook  book  comedy
  • The Lucky Shamrock by Carolyn Brown

    The Lucky Shamrock by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown’s bighearted novel about family, secrets, small-town Texas romance, and—with a little bit of luck—starting over. Family doesn’t mean everyone has to like each other. That’s the case when cousins Taryn, Anna Rose, and Jorja return to Shamrock, Texas, to help manage their grandmother’s flower shop, the Lucky Shamrock...
  • The Cottage on Lily Pond Lane: Part Four: Trick or treat by Emily Harvale

    The Cottage on Lily Pond Lane: Part Four: Trick or treat by Emily Harvale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Escape to the seaside village of Little Pondale with Part Four of this heart-warming and romantic, four-part serial. Mia Ward was amazed to inherit her great-aunt Matilda’s thatched cottage in the tiny seaside village of Little Pondale – especially as Mia didn’t know she had a great-aunt Matilda...
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    family  friendship  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  holidays
  • New Leash on Life by Roxanne St. Claire

    New Leash on Life by Roxanne St. Claire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Former attorney and current dog whisperer Shane Kilcannon doesn’t like to lose. At anything. So when he messes up his chance with a beautiful stranger whose confident smile and haunted eyes intrigue him more than any woman he’s ever met, he’s ready to snarl like one of his beloved pit bulls...
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    animals  family  humor  adult  book  contemporary  dogs  fiction
  • Beside Golden Irish Fields by Ava Miles

    Beside Golden Irish Fields by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Art teacher Angie Newcastle’s life is all monotone.She wasn’t always this dull. She’d been an up-and-coming artist with the world at her feet. But after contracting the Wrong Man Syndrome and spending years doubting herself, she no longer recognizes herself.When she loses her job, she can’t afford to keep ignoring the obvious: her life needs a serious overhaul...
    Categorized as:
    family  friendship  humor  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  breakup
  • Clue in the Clam by Kathi Daley

    Clue in the Clam by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again...
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    animals  cats  family  friendship  action-adventure  adult  book  cozy
  • A Home at Honeysuckle Farm by Christie Barlow

    A Home at Honeysuckle Farm by Christie Barlow

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A family secret One shocking argument and ten-year-old Alice Parker’s world was turned upside down. Her peaceful life at Honeysuckle Farm in the quiet rural village of Brook Bridge swapped for the bustling metropolis of New York City. Alice’s life was changed forever… A second chance Now, thirteen years later, Alice’s American dream is over...
    Categorized as:
    family  friendship  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  holidays
  • The Banty House by Carolyn Brown

    The Banty House by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In the fading town of Rooster, Texas, all that’s really left is a service station, a church…and the Banty House, a long-ago Depression-era brothel. For more than seventy-five years, Betsy, Connie, and Kate Carson have called their mama’s house a home...
  • Librarian Bear by Zoe Chant

    Librarian Bear by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sarah is looking for love under the covers...of a good book!As a small-town librarian, Sarah has her hands full with projects that range from running an in-library day care to planning her best friend's wedding. Romance is a complication she doesn't need...until he walks in...
  • Bearly Together by Zoe Chant

    Bearly Together by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s a small town single dad with a broken heart She’s a big city lawyer who would rather face a jury than a toddler It’s not like lion shifter Shelley Powell hates children. She just doesn’t know what to do with them… or anything that doesn’t already have a place in her seemingly well-ordered life...
    Categorized as:
    family  humor  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  fiction  legal
  • Bayou Sweetheart by Lexi Blake

    Bayou Sweetheart by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sparks fly in Louisiana's Butterfly Bayou when a Hollywood starlet falls for a local deputy in a small-town contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake. After leaving the military, Major Blanchard moved to Papillon, Louisiana, to be with his aging father, where he's taken a deputy position with the sheriff’s department...
  • A Christmas Like No Otter by Zoe Chant, C.E. Murphy

    A Christmas Like No Otter by Zoe Chant, C.E. Murphy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love otter be easier....Otter shifter and piano player Abe is usually pretty suave, but that was before the otterly amazing new choir director turned out to be his fated mate! His otter is so excited that Abe himself can't get a word in edgewise...
  • Home Sweet Love by Ava Miles

    Home Sweet Love by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family. International Bestselling Author Ava Miles shares a powerful tale about the sweetness of home and falling in love for the first time. Chase Parker doesn’t believe in all that gushy home sweet love stuff. Moira Hale sure as heck does...
  • Jaguar's Joy by Zoe Chant

    Jaguar's Joy by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A small-town sheriff who’s bitten off more than she can chew… A Marine veteran who steps in to protect her… And a community that comes together to help its own. Sheriff Misty Dale wants nothing more than to keep her town safe and happy. A deer shifter isn’t the first thing people would expect for law enforcement, but she’s made it work—even if she’s ended up middle-aged and married to her job...
  • Coming Home to Merriment Bay: Part Two: Sparks Fly by Emily Harvale

    Coming Home to Merriment Bay: Part Two: Sparks Fly by Emily Harvale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Part Two of this heartwarming four-part serial about finding the strength to put the past behind you and to reach out for a future filled with happiness and love. Cat Devon knew she couldn’t avoid Amias Wells for long. She also knew sparks would fly the moment they came face to face. They never did get on and nothing has changed in eighteen years – except that Amias is even more annoying...
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    family  friendship  humor  adult  book  fiction  holidays  mystery
  • A Change of Heart by Hannah Ellis

    A Change of Heart by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She was never meant to fall for her best friend’s brother...Seren has had a soft spot for her best friend’s brother for as long as she can remember. But when she starts to see Kit as more than just a friend, she knows she’s on dangerous ground.Avoiding him is probably her best course of action, but that’s easier said than done when you live on a tiny island...
  • Secret Wishes and Summer Kisses on Lily Pond Lane by Emily Harvale

    Secret Wishes and Summer Kisses on Lily Pond Lane by Emily Harvale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Everyone’s got a secret wish in Little Pondale this summer. Mia’s been exceptionally lucky since moving to Lily Pond Lane. But even on her honeymoon with the man of her dreams, she still has one remaining wish. Ella wishes Gill would propose. But since Mia’s wedding something’s changed in their relationship...
  • Cop Daddy Next Door by Taryn Quinn

    Cop Daddy Next Door by Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Note to self: never ever lose your pants while at the town’s lookout point… I’m a former bad boy turned one of the newest cops in Crescent Cove. No matter what, I’m determined to earn the respect of my fellow cops—and my law enforcement family, including my older brother Brady—as the new guy.My new next door neighbor is also my new sister-in-law...
  • New Beginnings at Wynter House by Emily Harvale

    New Beginnings at Wynter House by Emily Harvale

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The New Year brings unexpected revelations at Wynter House. Neva Grey’s Christmas brought several surprises. Now a shocking secret has life-changing consequences for the Wynters, as the New Year brings revelations ... and relatives to Wynter House. It also brings Hazel Smart and Amelia Goodbody. And it’s not just Adam and Rafe Wynter who are pleased Hazel and Amelia have come to stay...
    Categorized as:
    family  friendship  humor  adult  book  contemporary  cozy  fiction
  • The Calendar of New Beginnings by Ava Miles

    The Calendar of New Beginnings by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The last thing international photojournalist Lucy O’Brien expected when she returned to her hometown was for her mother to ask her to shoot photos for a ‘Calendar Girls’-like calendar…Of course, it’s all for a good cause—raising money for breast cancer. Lucy agrees to help—ribald photos and all...
  • Hard Luck Hellhound by Zoe Chant

    Hard Luck Hellhound by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When you're a hellhound, there's no such thing as good luck—not even your true mate showing up on your doorstep.All Russ wants is to keep his inner hellhound quiet. The last time it took over his life, it left everything in a shambles. He can't let that happen again. He just has to stick with his new routine: Run his bar and look after his regulars. (And break up mice having barroom brawls...
  • Shelter Me Home by T.S. Joyce

    Shelter Me Home by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Alaskan wilderness is no home for the faint of heart, but Farrah Fennel has lived in the small town of Cooper Landing before and knows exactly what to expect. At least, she thinks she does. One chance meeting with her high school crush, Aanon Falk, and she’s second guessing her decision to run from the city. Farrah has come home hiding a secret...
  • The Perfect Ingredient by Ava Miles

    The Perfect Ingredient by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Elizabeth Saunders is a woman of secrets, a rarity in small town Dare Valley. Her life hasn’t turned out like she expected after a tragedy forced her to flee her old life and hide her identity. Now she’s unmasked, hoping to put the past behind her—until the only man who ever captured her heart reappears. Terrance Waters may look like a sexy Alpha Navy Seal, but he’s actually a celebrity chef...
  • The Comfort of Secrets by Christine Nolfi

    The Comfort of Secrets by Christine Nolfi

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Cat Mendoza needs a win. After a business failure and years of dating the wrong men, she’s ready to turn things around.First she must convince the residents of Sweet Lake, Ohio, that she’s taking her responsibilities seriously. As the events director of the newly restored Wayfair Inn, she has the support of her best friends, Linnie and Jada...
  • Christmas at Wynter House by Emily Harvale

    Christmas at Wynter House by Emily Harvale

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "This is one Christmas Cracker of a read.” – Rachel’s Random Reads. After a frosty welcome, things soon heat up at Wynter House. Neva Grey is looking forward to spending a quiet Christmas with her family in the cosy cottage they’ve rented in the picture-postcard village of Wyntersleap. Nestled between rolling hills and a gently burbling river, it’s going to be idyllic. Except it’s not...
    Categorized as:
    family  friendship  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  holidays
  • Wedding at Lakeside Resort by Susan Schild

    Wedding at Lakeside Resort by Susan Schild

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author, Susan SchildWhen it comes to love, forty-four year old Jenny Beckett's track record isn't great, but she's finally found Luke Hammond, a kind, down to earth man who adores her. And she's marrying him!But Jenny has no time to moon about the big day...
    Categorized as:
    animals  friendship  humor  adult  book  contemporary  dog  fiction
  • Love You More by Julia Kent

    Love You More by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Colleen Luview's love life is cursed. No—really. The small-town nurse is notorious in her touristy mountain community. After every third date she's ever had, the guy ends up in her emergency room.She's untouchable now, and it's not her fault...
  • Warlander Silverback by T.S. Joyce

    Warlander Silverback by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lucas Slater is coming home.His boss is the dragon who has been keeping shifters both in check and protected since they were forced to come out into the light all those years ago. Humans have granted shifters the freedom to police their own—Damon Daye is the judge, and Lucas Slater is his personal hand of justice...
  • A Whale of a Tail by Kathi Daley

    A Whale of a Tail by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Visiting author Winnifred Westminster turns up dead after a speaking engagement at Coffee Cat Books where she tells those in attendance the story of the very real murder her book is based on. A murder she assures them that local law enforcement were never able to solve, but after years of research, she assured them she'd found the answer they couldn't...
  • Grace by Chris Keniston

    Grace by Chris Keniston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Grace Book 7 in Farraday Country, a modern twist on the favorite 7 Brides for 7 Brothers theme set in cattle-ranching west Texas, with all the friends, family and fun that fans have come to expect from USA TODAY Bestselling author Chris Keniston...
    Categorized as:
    animals  family  humor  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  epic
  • Panther's Passion by Zoe Chant

    Panther's Passion by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A single mom with a terrifying ex… …and a Marine veteran on fire with the need to protect her. Stella Davidson is caught in a trap. She wants a stable life and a good future for her teenaged daughter—but her old home near Glacier National Park isn’t safe. Her ex-boyfriend is stalking her...
  • Dog Days of Murder by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom

    Dog Days of Murder by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premier destination for murder.My name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be...
  • Dandelion Season by Zoe Chant

    Dandelion Season by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love in any seasonTawny Summers has her retirement all planned out: catch up on her books, work on her garden, and teach piano lessons to children in the sleepy town of Green Valley.Her plan doesn't include a gorgeous city billionaire with piercing silver eyes who is determined to upend her quiet life and frighten her cats...
  • Broken Lynx by Zoe Chant

    Broken Lynx by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Home is where you take it…Wildlands firefighter and wanderer Jamie couldn’t wait to escape the tiny, nosy town of Green Valley and she has no intention of staying, now that she’s back. She doesn’t want roots, and she doesn’t make plans...until she meets a gorgeous guy waiting tables at the local diner and suddenly settling down doesn’t feel like settling...
  • A Pinerock Bear Christmas by Zoe Chant

    A Pinerock Bear Christmas by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    At Christmastime, anything is possible ... Gloria Munson thinks she's about to have the worst Christmas of all time when her car breaks down during a blizzard in rural Pinerock County. But then she's rescued by a very special bear shifter clan who invite her to share their rural ranch Christmas ..
  • Lion's Lynx by Zoe Chant

    Lion's Lynx by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Marine veteran with a lion's heart. A wilderness guide with a lynx's soul. Despite what they think...it's never too late for love. Curvy Lynn Davidson has never had a real relationship. Working as a guide in the wilds of Glacier National Park doesn't bring on the men. And being a middle-aged, no-nonsense outdoorswoman in hiking boots and a utility vest is the nail in the dating coffin...
  • Tiger's Triumph by Zoe Chant

    Tiger's Triumph by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A woman who’s only ever wanted to be a mother… A man who’s just starting to remember what family means... And three children who need a home. As a waitress and middle-aged divorcee, owl shifter Pauline has given up on her dreams of being a mother. But secretly, in the quiet depths of her heart, she still yearns for a family...
  • Return to Lily Pond Lane by Emily Harvale

    Return to Lily Pond Lane by Emily Harvale

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Life couldn’t be better for Mia and her friends in Little Pondale – until tragedy strikes… Mia Ward is on cloud nine after a magical Christmas and New Year and she isn’t the only one. Everyone on Lily Pond Lane seems to be living in blissful harmony. Until tragedy strikes… not once, but twice. And as Hettie Turner points out: ‘Bad things always come in threes...
    Categorized as:
    family  friendship  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  holidays
  • Coming Home to Merriment Bay: Part Four: Starry Skies by Emily Harvale

    Coming Home to Merriment Bay: Part Four: Starry Skies by Emily Harvale

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Part Four of this heartwarming four-part serial about finding the strength to put the past behind you and to reach out for a future filled with happiness and love. Cat is reeling from the unexpected events of Christmas and as Merriment Bay prepares to toast in the New Year, she’s facing choices she never thought she’d have to make...
    Categorized as:
    family  friendship  humor  adult  book  fiction  holidays  mystery
  • Sealed With a Kiss by Zoe Chant, C.E. Murphy

    Sealed With a Kiss by Zoe Chant, C.E. Murphy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can he get her seal of approval?Missy has 99 problems, and her funnel-cake booth at the Virtue town fair is 98 of them. Looks like this is another year she's going to spend with a spatula in hand, splattered in hot grease, watching other people have fun.Her 99th problem is that the hot guy manning the dunk tank across from her booth just turned into a seal...
  • Wolf Soldier by Candace Ayers

    Wolf Soldier by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is the third book in the She-Shifters of Hell’s Corner series. This series is a spin-off of the Bears of Burden series, although each book can be read as a standalone. Wolf shifter Holt Monroe has a big decision to make...
  • The Weekend Getaway by Hannah Ellis

    The Weekend Getaway by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A weekend break changes everything…The chemistry between Keira and Noah is instant. It only takes one date for Keira to realise there’s something special between them.When Noah invites her to a family party in his hometown, she eagerly agrees, and by the end of their weekend away she’s absolutely head over heels. Not only for Noah, but for his close-knit family and the stunning Isles of Scilly...
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