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  • Finding Billie Romano by Jean Grainger

    Finding Billie Romano by Jean Grainger

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author wants to take you to Ireland for a story that will leave you wanting more long after you turn the last page... Twenty-five year old Billie Romano is struggling. She is grieving the death of her beloved dad and nothing in her life is going right...
  • The Ones We Leave Behind by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    The Ones We Leave Behind by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Diane picked up her mother’s phone. “How do you feel about your mother being let out of prison today after sixty-five years?” the reporter asked. Diane stared at her mother. “My grandmother is alive?” That one phone call hurled shock waves throughout the entire family.1955 – Anna Bergman Craine’s life changes in an instant when she commits a crime of passion and is sentenced to life in prison...
  • Nantucket Jubilee by Katie Winters

    Nantucket Jubilee by Katie Winters

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's time for the Nantucket Jubilee— an iconic celebration that calls back the most secretive of the Copperfield children, Ella.Twenty-five years ago, Quentin, Julia, and Alana fled The Copperfield House, leaving Greta and Ella alone— feeling completely abandoned.But it wasn’t the first time.Abandonment, as it turns out, has been the theme of Ella’s life. And she doesn’t even know it, yet...
  • What Grows Dies Here by Anne Malcom

    What Grows Dies Here by Anne Malcom

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “You will be loved many times by many men. But you will only ever love one man. And that man will be your destruction.”Wren Whitney lives a beautiful life. She is a child of Beverly Hills, growing up in boarding schools, on private jets—a life of extreme wealth and privilege.Wren Whitney lives for adventure. She is afraid of nothing. She says no to nothing...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Sail Away by Ashley Farley

    Sail Away by Ashley Farley

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Three women form a village to help a friend in need. Becca has embarked on the most important mission of her life. She trusts no one, and she’s running out of time. On a whim, she rents a beach cottage on Palmetto Island for the summer. She’s searching for a solution to her problem. Help comes in an unexpected friendship with the young woman next door...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  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:
    family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Fragile Hearts by the Loch by Hannah Ellis

    Fragile Hearts by the Loch by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    How long does it take to mend a broken heart?Jess expects life on the Isle of Skye to be calm and peaceful. But when she falls for her colleague things quickly become complicated. Rory comes with a whole load of baggage, but she just can’t seem to stay away from him. When Elspeth is forced to take a break from work, she evaluates what her future holds...
  • Life, Upended by S.W. Hubbard

    Life, Upended by S.W. Hubbard

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    How can one word upend a life?A series of setbacks has left adjunct college professor Roz Schmidt one blown tire away from total financial collapse.Then she lands her dream job as a full-time professor at a local college. Good-bye to robbing Peter to pay Paul. Hello to a sunny new apartment and honest-to-goodness health insurance...
  • Sanibel Moonlight by Hope Holloway

    Sanibel Moonlight by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Nearly a year has passed since Eliza arrived for a “few days” on Shellseeker Beach. She has overcome grief, forged lifelong relationships, and finally found a place where her heart can sing.Most of all, she’s found a second chance at romance…but must face one last and unexpected challenge or this new love will slip through her fingers like moonlight on the water...
  • Nantucket Homes by Pamela M. Kelley

    Nantucket Homes by Pamela M. Kelley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It's Fall on Nantucket--and change is in the air! There's a new arrival to the island. Kay Johnson, a widow, was a friend of Lisa's mother and is like an aunt to Lisa. Kay is excited to relax and enjoy Nantucket—she’s already signed up for a Needlepoint class. She’s not at all looking for romance, but she is happy to make a new friend in neighbor Walter Sturgess, a widower...
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    epic  family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  friendship
  • The Summer Escape by Hannah Ellis

    The Summer Escape by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Could it be more than just a holiday romance?Single-mother Beth desperately needs a break.Grieving the loss of her mother, she sets off to the Isles of Scilly with her five-year-old daughter, Ellie.Their holiday cottage is utterly charming, but it’s meeting Trystan – the owner of the cottage – that makes Beth’s stay so perfect...
  • Body In The Woods by Behcet Kaya

    Body In The Woods by Behcet Kaya

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Award-winning author Behcet Kaya has once again brought his PI protagonist Jack Ludefance to life in a novel of suspense and mystery, filled with indelible characters, and laced with threads of credible circumstances, in his latest book titled Body in the Woods...
    Categorized as:
    crime  epic  thriller  adult  book  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • Finding Love by Judith Keim

    Finding Love by Judith Keim

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As Regan Sullivan continues to work with her sisters, Sheena and Darcy, to meet their Uncle Gavin’s challenge to make the Salty Key Inn a success, she wonders why she can never find the man of her dreams. Her sisters are happily settled with men they love...
  • Finding Family by Judith Keim

    Finding Family by Judith Keim

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sheena Sullivan Morelli and her sisters, Darcy and Regan, work to complete their Uncle Gavin’s challenge of turning his rundown hotel into a profitable operation within one year. Winning means earning a share in their uncle’s sizable estate. More than that, it determines how they’ll spend the rest of their lives. Sheena wants to stay on at the hotel, overseeing the hotel operation...
  • Finding Home on Whisling Island by Julia Clemens

    Finding Home on Whisling Island by Julia Clemens

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Five women. Five beautiful stories. Follow the women of Whisling as they navigate life searching for peace, hope, and home.Olivia was sure she'd endured the last of Bart's torment, but he's back. And Olivia isn't sure she has what it takes to stand up to him once again. But she has to. Because this time, if Olivia falters, she won't be the one to suffer. No, the suffering will fall on her girls...
  • Sisters and Sunrises by Julia Clemens

    Sisters and Sunrises by Julia Clemens

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The women of Whisling are back!In recent days, life has been much kinder to Deb and Gen than in times past. And not only has life been kind, both are in for some of the greatest highs they've ever experienced. Luke has a big surprise up his sleeve for Deb, and Gen's family is about to welcome one of their greatest blessings...
  • Drawing Close: The Fourth Novel in the Rosemont Series by Barbara Hinske

    Drawing Close: The Fourth Novel in the Rosemont Series by Barbara Hinske

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    How much would you sacrifice to save the life of a child? In the fourth novel of best-selling author Barbara Hinske’s beloved Rosemont series, Maggie Martin faces her biggest challenges when her future at Rosemont and the life of someone dear to her are at stake. Fighting to eradicate the corruption in Westbury has left Mayor Maggie Martin drained...
  • One Hundred Whispers: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 18 by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Whispers: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 18 by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome back to Aspen Cove, where everything is safe, including your secrets…After being booted from her hit renovation show, Reno or Wreck It, for a mistake that wasn’t hers, Jewel Monroe moves to Aspen Cove to lick her wounds. No one seems to know who she is, and that’s a secret she wants to keep...
  • Drawing Me In by Tracey Alvarez, Book Cover by Design

    Drawing Me In by Tracey Alvarez, Book Cover by Design

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Passion won’t hold them together when past fears threaten to tear them apart… She’s drawn by his wild spirit… Bree Findlow’s ordered world slides into chaos when the man who broke her heart arrives back in their small New Zealand home-town. But with years of avoidance tactics under her belt, she figures ignoring the sexy-as-sin artist whose touch colors her red hot, is a practical solution...
  • A Pinch of Passion by Kelly Collins

    A Pinch of Passion by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She leads a privileged life. He has a chip on his shoulder. Can the very thing that divides them be what draws them together? Allie Parks lives life in the fast lane—literally. As a partner in Luxe Resorts, she’s learned that if her money won’t open a door, her looks will...
  • Fallen Angel, Part 3 by Tracie Podger

    Fallen Angel, Part 3 by Tracie Podger

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being married to the dark and dangerous Robert Stone doesn’t come without its problems - trust being one of them. Trusting your average husband means you believe he won’t cheat on you. Trusting a man like Robert is accepting that he will kill to protect his family. Brooke loves her husband - mind, body and soul - she will do whatever is necessary to protect that love...
  • Vineyard Winds by Katie Winters

    Vineyard Winds by Katie Winters

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The eighteenth book of the Vineyard Sunset Series is coming next. This vibrant cast of characters live out their dreams on Martha's Vineyard. This is the story of the Sheridan and Montgomery siblings, a heartwarming journey of friendship, loss, and love that will have you wanting the next book...
  • Easton Island: Easton Family Dynasty by Hope Callaghan

    Easton Island: Easton Family Dynasty by Hope Callaghan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Easton Island - Easton Family Dynasty is the continuing saga of one woman’s journey from incredible loss to finding a past she knew nothing about, including a family who both embraces and fears her and a charming island that draws her in.This inspirational women's fiction series is for lovers of family sagas, friendship, mysteries, and a touch of romance...
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  epic  romance  fiction  cozy  contemporary  book
  • Tangle of Strings by Ashley Farley

    Tangle of Strings by Ashley Farley

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A nearly tragic accident leads to a discovery that rocks the Sweeney family’s world. Some families never resolve conflicts. Not so with the Sweeneys. Their sense of family, their love for one another, and their willingness to forgive have always triumphed and brought them back together. Until now...
  • The Know by Martina Cole

    The Know by Martina Cole

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Joanie Brewer' s children meant the world to her. She'd do anything to protect them, even resorting to prostitution and petty crime in order to feed and clothe them. So when her beautiful teenage daughter is raped and murdered, only one thing will stop Joanie's pain - seeing her daughter's killer brought to justice. Joanie knows who he is and she'll do whatever it takes to nail him..
    Categorized as:
    crime  family  thriller  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  horror
  • 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...
  • Paradise Lane by Ruth Hamilton

    Paradise Lane by Ruth Hamilton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A novel, set in the north-west of England, by the author of Billy London's Girls and Spinning Jenny. Young Sally leads a ragged and lonely existence in the shadow of Paradise Mill, whose corrupt, evil and greedy owner destroys his own family and then turns his venom on Sally and her friends...
  • High Noon and Tribute by Nora Roberts

    High Noon and Tribute by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two full-length novels of drama, passion and suspense from number one bestseller Nora RobertsHigh NoonAs Savannah's chief hostage negotiator, Phoebe MacNamara is calm, courageous, and ready to risk her life to save others. But a chance meeting with businessman Duncan Swift will bring dramatic repercussions for them both. Someone is out to destroy Phoebe - professionally and personally...
    Categorized as:
    crime  family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  suspense
  • A tablespoon of Temptation by Kelly Collins

    A tablespoon of Temptation by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s a woman who values honesty. He’s a man telling a lie. Will the truth bring them together or tear them apart?Danielle Morgan doesn’t need a recipe for love, she needs one for life. Hounded by her best friend to find a man or a hobby, she chooses the latter. After all, a hobby won’t break her heart...
  • 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:
    family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Whisling Island Miracles by Julia Clemens

    Whisling Island Miracles by Julia Clemens

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes all we need is a bit of a miracle. Join the women of Whisling as they find theirs...
  • Rescue Me by Kelly Collins

    Rescue Me by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Her company is failing. His plan could save it. Will their partnership move from business to pleasure?Carla “Carl” Stevenson takes a special joy in running the local timber mill. But when the economy takes a downturn, selling the family business may be her only heartbreaking option...
  • One Hundred Ways by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Ways by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome back to Aspen Cove, the tiny mountain town filled with fresh starts and happily ever afters… After the death of her father, sculptor Riley Black leaves Butte, Montana for Aspen Cove in search of the family she’s never known. There, she will bend steel to her artistic vision… and maybe, just maybe find a place to belong...
  • Welcome Home to Murder by Cindy Kline

    Welcome Home to Murder by Cindy Kline

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Molly McGuire returns to Ireland when her marriage in the United States comes to an end, looking forward to reconnecting with her family...
    Categorized as:
    thriller  crime  female-mc  cozy  fiction  contemporary  book  adult
  • Alaskan Dawn by Edie Claire

    Alaskan Dawn by Edie Claire

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A brand new novel of romantic women’s fiction from the author of the award-winning Long Time Coming and Meant to Be! Haley knew that carrying her twin sister’s baby would be a sacrifice.She just didn’t know how great. Overachieving attorney Haley Olson has always done the responsible thing. So when her twin sister Micah needs a surrogate mother, Haley willingly volunteers...
  • One Last Thing Before I Go by Michele Brouder

    One Last Thing Before I Go by Michele Brouder

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The retired librarian from Hideaway Bay, Carol Rimmer, has been handed a terminal diagnosis. As she looks over the course of her life, she decides she must do one more thing before she goes. But she’s going to need help and who better to ask than Thelma Schumacher. Despite their history, she puts aside any dislike she has for the woman and asks for help in her last task...
  • Summer at the Country Practice by Sharon Booth

    Summer at the Country Practice by Sharon Booth

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The sun is shining on Bramblewick, the little village on the North York Moors. At Bramblewick Primary School the teachers are preparing for their much-needed break, and Izzy and Ash are busy making wedding plans. But for their friend and colleague, Jackson Wade, the long summer holiday isn't so welcome...
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Steel Cobras MC Complete Box Set: Books 1-6 by Evie Monroe

    Steel Cobras MC Complete Box Set: Books 1-6 by Evie Monroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For the first time ever. Get ALL SIX of The Steel Cobras Series in one complete box set! Phoenix - Find's love in the back of a Mercedes. Cullen - Can you say baby daddy? Drake - Totally off limits. Says who? Jetson - Just what the doctor ordered. Hart - Loses more than he ever imagined. Zane - What the club forbids, he does with a vengeance...
  • In Little Stars by Linda Green

    In Little Stars by Linda Green

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In a divided northern England, love and hate are about to collide . . .Sylvie and Donna travel on the same train to work each day but have never spoken. Their families are on different sides of the bitter Brexit divide, although the tensions and arguments at home give them much in common...
  • A Family Affair: The Wish, Truth in Lies, Book 9 by Mary Campisi

    A Family Affair: The Wish, Truth in Lies, Book 9 by Mary Campisi

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Heartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption... It's time to head back to Magdalena, New York, and spend a little time with the people we love to love and even a few we love to hate. Bree Kinkaid is finally going to get her happily-ever-after with Adam Brandon (from Paradise Found, That Second Chance series), but it's not going to be quick or easy..
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Defend Me by Kelly Collins

    Defend Me by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s an extrovert. He’s an introvert. Can polar opposites find happiness together? As a teenager, Rose Rogers couldn’t wait to get out of Frazier Falls. She took the first chance she got and left for New York, where she made a name for herself at Flair Magazine. Until now, she’s never looked back...
  • The Stark International Trilogy: Jackson Steele: Say My Name, On My Knees, Under My Skin by J. Kenner

    The Stark International Trilogy: Jackson Steele: Say My Name, On My Knees, Under My Skin by J. Kenner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Featuring provocative bad boy Jackson Steele alongside Damien Stark’s right-hand woman, Sylvia Brooks, the Stark International Trilogy from New York Times bestselling author J. Kenner is a roller-coaster ride of sinful secrets and sweet seduction...
    Categorized as:
    crime  epic  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  friendship
  • Finding Cassie: A touching story of family by Anna Jacobs

    Finding Cassie: A touching story of family by Anna Jacobs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the teenage girl who's been hanging around near the house knocks on the door and tells her she's her granddaughter, Cassie is shocked rigid. There's only one way this can be true: if Evie is the daughter of the baby Cassie gave away for adoption when she was herself a troubled teenager...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Desired by Mya Grey

    Desired by Mya Grey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Leaving Dario might be my only way outBut it’ll tear my heart out to lose himAnd to complicate everything… I’m pregnantI know his past weighs heavily on him.But he’s responsible for what he does in the present.Losing his mother by his father’s hand must have destroyed him, because Dario wants to fix what can’t be fixed.I know he wants out. Wants a better life for us...
  • Tangled Love on Pelican Point by Karice Bolton

    Tangled Love on Pelican Point by Karice Bolton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *Can be read as a standalone* Sophie Bristol works two jobs--sometimes three--and is surrounded by people falling in love and that's great. Really, it's great. It's not like she ever thought she'd find that perfect someone. After all, she learned he probably only exists in some far away land with talking wildlife and glass slippers, and that works perfectly for her busy schedule...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • A Family Affair: The Gift by Mary Campisi

    A Family Affair: The Gift by Mary Campisi

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Heartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption... It's time to head back to Magdalena, New York, and spend a little time with the people we love to love and even a few we love to hate.Only one thing is missing from Tess and Daniel "Cash" Casherdon's perfect life--a child. Oh, how they long for one to make their life complete. But what is it people say about being careful what you wish for..
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • All The Colours In Between by Eva Jordan

    All The Colours In Between by Eva Jordan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Eva Jordan's much-anticipated follow up to the bestselling 183 Times a Year  It's not a life, it's an adventure! Lizzie is fast approaching 50. Her once angst ridden teenage daughters, now grown and in their twenties, have flown the nest, Cassie to London and Maisy to Australia...
  • Bleu, Grass, Bourbon by Olivia Gaines

    Bleu, Grass, Bourbon by Olivia Gaines

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The matchmaking, mail order bride lady set them up on a date with free tickets to a Vegas show. A reckless passionate night, a few sleepovers and fast forward three months later, Isiah Neary wasn't surprised by the phone call from DeShondra Leman. He knew it was coming. He expected it. Isiah just didn't expect it to be so much damned fun...
    Categorized as:
    crime  epic  family  female-mc  adult  black-mc  book  contemporary
  • Under the Apple Blossoms: A Lake Harriet Novel by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    Under the Apple Blossoms: A Lake Harriet Novel by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes the only one standing in the way of your happiness is you.Debbie Adams has never thought of herself as beautiful or witty. Her short, curvy stature has always made her feel self-conscious. As the owner of Deb’s Bridal Boutique near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, Debbie runs the business she’d inherited after her mother’s death...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
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