Books like 'Coming Apart'
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The Family Journal by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsJoin the millions who have fallen in love with New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown in her landmark hundredth novel. At the end of her rope, single mom Lily Anderson is determined to move her rebellious children in the right direction... -
![Through His Eyes by Nikki Ash]()
Through His Eyes by Nikki Ash
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe moment I saw her walk through the door of Forbidden Ink, I knew she was the one. With her wide hips, thick thighs, and perfect breasts, she’s every man’s wet dream. Add to that her dark, soulful eyes, pouty lips, and a body covered in gorgeous art, and I knew I needed to make her mine... -
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Sugar Pine Trail by RaeAnne Thayne
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn unlikely attraction brings comfort, joy and unforgettable romance this holiday season! Librarian Julia Winston is ready to ditch the quiet existence she's been living. She's made a list of new things to experience, but falling for Jamie Caine, her sexy military pilot neighbor, isn't one of them. Julia's looking to conquer life, not become the heartbreaker's latest conquest... -
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The Thing About Trouble by Juliana Stone
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCam Booker learned the hard way that commitment and love aren’t for him. Fresh out of a relationship that nearly saw him go to jail, he’s focused on building a life and building his business. But when he suddenly finds himself responsible for a motherless five-year-old, his world is turned upside down... -
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![Waiting For Love by Marie Force]()
Waiting For Love by Marie Force
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSometimes the best offense is a good rebound... Adam McCarthy has had a really bad week. In addition to nearly losing his three brothers in a tragic boating accident, his now ex-girlfriend has double-crossed him right out of the successful computer company he founded in New York City... -
![The Library by Bella Osborne]()
The Library by Bella Osborne
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwo different generations. Two unusual people. Thrown together to save their local library.Tom is a teenager and blends into the background of life. After a row with his dad, and facing an unhappy future at the dog food factory, he escapes to the library. Tom unwittingly ends up with a bagful of romance novels and comes under the suspicion of Maggie... -
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![The Lilac Bouquet by Carolyn Brown]()
The Lilac Bouquet by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCome hell or high water, Emmy Jo Massey will have a wedding. After three generations of Massey women with children out of wedlock, she wants the whole town of Hickory, Texas, to witness the legitimacy of her union with Logan Grady. But dream weddings aren’t cheap... -
![Stone Cold Kiwi by Rosalind James]()
Stone Cold Kiwi by Rosalind James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLet's inventory, shall we? State of my professional life: Brilliant, if counted in terms of sales of eight Poppy Cantwell children's books starring my often-confused blue hippo, Hazel; the very substantial proceeds from selling my Kiwi Adventures New Zealand glamping business; and any number of glossy magazine articles about my charmed existence... -
![Our Last Road by London Casey, Jaxson Kidman]()
Our Last Road by London Casey, Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe comes back for her… but now she has a son. SAWYER: My name's on the neon sign above the tattoo shop, but her name's forever tattooed on my heart. I grew up with the nickname ‘Saint’ and opened St. Skin with the dream of marrying Kate and living a good life. But that dream died years ago...didn't it? Now I'm heading back to Hundred Falls Valley to stake my claim to the shop.. -
![New Beginnings at Wynter House by Emily Harvale]()
New Beginnings at Wynter House by Emily Harvale
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe 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... -
![Gooseberry Christmas by Kathi Daley]()
Gooseberry Christmas by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA Today Bestselling author Kathi Daley brings you a heartwarming mystery series about finding answers and fostering hope while building friendships and embracing the magic of life by the sea and small town holidays.Ainsley Holloway had come to Gooseberry Bay to find answers about her past... -
![The Calendar of New Beginnings by Ava Miles]()
The Calendar of New Beginnings by Ava Miles
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe 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... -
![The Saturday Morning Park Run: A gloriously uplifting and page-turning book that will make you feel happy! by Jules Wake]()
The Saturday Morning Park Run: A gloriously uplifting and page-turning book that will make you feel happy! by Jules Wake
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is the story of two women.One old, one young.One looking for new adventures. One looking for a purpose.Both needing a friend.And this is how, along with two little girls in need of a family, a gorgeous stranger, and a scruffy dog, they bring the whole community together every Saturday morning for love, laughter and a little bit of running…(well, power walking)... -
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![Coming Home to Glendale Hall by Victoria Walters]()
Coming Home to Glendale Hall by Victoria Walters
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeth Williams hasn't been home for ten years. When she fell pregnant at just sixteen, knowing that her family would never approve, she ran away from the imposing Scottish estate that had been her home, building a new life for herself and her daughter hundreds of miles away... -
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![Seth: The Brothers of Hastings Ranch Series: Book Seven by Katharine E. Hamilton]()
Seth: The Brothers of Hastings Ranch Series: Book Seven by Katharine E. Hamilton
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![Devoted by Cami Checketts]()
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![Pop Smoke by Giulia Lagomarsino]()
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![A Star in the Sky by Kimberly Rae Jordan]()
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![Heaven to Betsy by Maud Hart Lovelace]()
Heaven to Betsy by Maud Hart Lovelace
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHigh School is Heaven! It's Betsy Ray's freshman year at Deep Valley High School, and she and her best childhood chum, Tacy Kelly, are loving every minute... -
![Leave Me Breathless: A small town brother's best friend romance by Carrie Elks]()
Leave Me Breathless: A small town brother's best friend romance by Carrie Elks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s his best friend’s little sister. Completely off-limits. And now she’s moving in with him…When Gabe Winter’s best friend calls with an unusual request – give his broken-hearted little sister a roof over her head for a few months – he readily accepts.But he doesn’t expect Nicole to be quite so enticing. Or for her to bring out all the feelings in him... -
![Tiger's Triumph by Zoe Chant]()
Tiger's Triumph by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA 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... -
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![Bayou With Benefits by Erin Nicholas]()
Bayou With Benefits by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey are friends. Without benefits. Unfortunately.Michael LeClaire is small-town Louisiana. A firefighter. A single dad.And Amelia Landry is New York City. A social media influencer. A model.Sure, she’s his son’s favorite person on the planet...Categorized as:
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![Reunion Pass by Emily March]()
Reunion Pass by Emily March
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO HAVE A CHANGE OF HEART. Six years ago, Chase Timberlake bought an engagement ring for his high school sweetheart Lori Reese. Then ... life happened. Chase's adventure photography career took off, Lori's dream of getting into veterinary school came true, and their happily ever after never came to pass... -
![A Witch For Mr. Christmas by Deanna Chase]()
A Witch For Mr. Christmas by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to Christmas Grove, the town full of love, magic, and holiday miracles. Ilsa McKenzie has only ever loved one man. But eleven months ago, he walked out of her life, leaving her heartbroken and her life changed forever. After leaving the magical town of Christmas Grove to regroup and get her life in order, Ilsa’s back, ready to face her past and start her future with or without him... -
![No Ordinary Hate by Whitney Dineen, Melanie Summers]()
No Ordinary Hate by Whitney Dineen, Melanie Summers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife in Hollywood is easy to hate... According to Hollywood insiders, Harper and Brett Kennedy have the perfect family life—an image that has been carefully cultivated by an army of PR experts at Galaxy Studios. The truth is, their relationship has been on the rocks since Brett cheated when Harper was pregnant with their youngest child...Categorized as:
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![Redwood Bend by Robyn Carr]()
Redwood Bend by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn Virgin River, you never know what you might find around the bend in the road... Former actor Dylan Childress left the L.A. scene behind years ago for a quiet life running an aviation company in Montana. But with business slowing down, Dylan is starting to wonder whether he should take one of the offers Hollywood keeps sending his way... -
![Teardrop Lane by Emily March]()
Teardrop Lane by Emily March
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn Emily March’s beloved new novel set in Eternity Springs, a woman who has given up on dreams of a family meets a man who needs her to complete his own. Town physician Rose Anderson hides a well of sadness behind her cheerful and capable professionalism. Heartbreak has only reinforced her belief that marriage and children aren’t in her future... -
![The Summer of No Attachments by Lori Foster]()
The Summer of No Attachments by Lori Foster
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSummer flings with no strings mean nobody gets hurt.At least, that was the plan…After putting the brakes on her dead-end relationship, local veterinarian Ivey Anders is ready to soak up this summer on her own terms. The way she sees it, no dating means no disappointment... -
![Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Cafe by Milly Johnson]()
Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Cafe by Milly Johnson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLove and friendship bloom at the Sunflower Café…When Connie discovers that Jimmy Diamond, her husband of more than twenty years, is planning to leave her for his office junior, her world is turned upside down.Determined to salvage her pride, she resolves to get her own back... -
![Betsy in Spite of Herself by Maud Hart Lovelace]()
Betsy in Spite of Herself by Maud Hart Lovelace
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBetsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Whether she's carrying out her duties as class secretary, trying to charm the exasperating Joe Willard, or juggling the demands of rhetoricals, football games, parties, and exams, Betsy's got her hands full. She should be happy... but she is dissatisfied... -
![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 ratingsThe 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... -
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![The Chocolatier of Hideaway Bay by Michele Brouder]()
The Chocolatier of Hideaway Bay by Michele Brouder
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a series of poor choices and mistakes, Valerie decides she needs a fresh start in a new city. But first, she wants to check out the little town of Hideaway Bay that her grandmother spoke about often with fondness and hopefully solve the mystery why her grandmother left and abandoned her house on Star Shine Drive... -
![The Deep, Deep Snow by Brian Freeman]()
The Deep, Deep Snow by Brian Freeman
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn an intense, emotional mystery that spans a decade in the life of a small town, bestselling author Brian Freeman brings us an unforgettable heroine who discovers that the dead may sometimes be easier to rescue than the living.Deputy Shelby Lake was abandoned as a baby, saved by a stranger who found her in the freezing cold... -
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![Boss of the Secret Wolf: Small Town Shifter Romance by Serena Meadows]()
Boss of the Secret Wolf: Small Town Shifter Romance by Serena Meadows
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Just for Tonight by Brooke St. James]()
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![Runaway Bride At The Cowboy Billionaire Ranch : A Sweet Clean Cowboy Billionaire Romance by Hanna Hart]()
Runaway Bride At The Cowboy Billionaire Ranch : A Sweet Clean Cowboy Billionaire Romance by Hanna Hart
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![Once Upon a Cowboy by Maggie McGinnis]()
Once Upon a Cowboy by Maggie McGinnis
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this sexy Whisper Creek romance for readers of Kristan Higgins, Susan Mallery, and Molly O’Keefe, a red-hot cowboy uses some Montana magic to give a reclusive beauty her happily ever after. Yoga instructor Jessalyn Alcott radiates peace, calm, and serenity—on the outside. Inside, she still feels like the broken, desperate girl from the trailer park... -
![Lost In Him by Carrie Elks]()
Lost In Him by Carrie Elks
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChris Vaughn doesn’t want to be seen as Hollywood’s sexiest bad boy anymore.He wants to make the movie he’s dreamed of ever since he was a child.And the pretty beach town of Angel Sands is the perfect place to do it.There’s one small problem. He needs a nanny for his six-year-old daughter. And fast.Enter Chelsea Kennedy.She’s the perfect caregiver on paper. And more than easy on the eye... -
![Sweet Spot by Amy Knupp]()
Sweet Spot by Amy Knupp
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlternate cover edition of ASIN B01KE64YWOFormer marketing whiz Kennedy Lowell knows bartending isn’t her destiny. After derailing her life to epic proportions in one fell swoop, though, she’s content with the easy refuge of pouring drinks and keeping to herself. But the arrival of her sexy new boss and two wannabe friends who won’t take no for an answer throws Kennedy into a tailspin...Categorized as:
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![Riverbend Gap by Denise Hunter]()
Riverbend Gap by Denise Hunter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe came in search of the family she’d always wanted—and found the kind of love she’d never dared to imagine.When Katelyn Loveland’s car veered off a winding Appalachian Mountain road, she thought she was done for. That is until Cooper Robinson, local sheriff’s deputy, came to her rescue. And though Katie narrowly escaped her brush with death, she still fell. Hard.She wasn’t the only one... -
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![Secrets and Stilettos by Gina LaManna]()
Secrets and Stilettos by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor fans of Sophie Kinsella and Janet Evanovich... Fashion can be deadly… Jenna McGovern’s strappy shoes and sundresses are not going to cut it when she makes the move from Hollywood Hills to Blueberry Lake, Minnesota in the stone-cold dead of winter... -
![Krampus and the Crone by Honey Phillips]()
Krampus and the Crone by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan a horned alien warrior and an isolated woman grant two children their holiday wish for a family?Jaelle is lonely. Ostracized by the village, like her mother and grandmother before her, she poses as an old witch in order to eke out a meager living selling herbal remedies to people who don't want to admit they need her help... -
![Southern Heartbreaker by Jessica Peterson]()
Southern Heartbreaker by Jessica Peterson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe was the bad boy I fell for in college. Now he’s a sexy single dad and Charleston’s most successful venture capitalist. Dominant and decisive, Ford Montgomery is used to getting what he wants. And he just set his sights on me... Ford Montgomery was my first everything. First love. First guy I slept with. First heartbreak when he dumped me without explanation... -
![The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert]()
The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAward-winning YA author Brandy Colbert's debut middle-grade novel about the only two black girls in town who discover a collection of hidden journals revealing shocking secrets of the past. Beach-loving surfer Alberta has been the only black girl in town for years. Alberta's best friend, Laramie, is the closest thing she has to a sister, but there are some things even Laramie can't understand... -
![Catching Fireflies by Sherryl Woods]()
Catching Fireflies by Sherryl Woods
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen bullying threatens to destroy a teen’s life, painful memories resurface for dedicated high school teacher Laura Reed and pediatrician J.C. Fullerton. With the support of the Sweet Magnolias, they bring the town together to ensure that a promising student’s future isn’t ruined. And to establish once and for all that bullying has no place in Serenity, South Carolina. Both J.C... -
![A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber]()
A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsYou might have heard about a wonderful little yarn shop in downtown Seattle. Debbie Macomber can take you there! In the year since it opened, 'A Good Yarn' has thrived and so has Lydia Hoffman, the owner. A lot of that is due to Brad Goetz. But when Brad's ex-wife reappears, Lydia is suddenly afraid to trust her newfound happiness.Elise Beaumont joins one of Lydia's popular knitting classes...
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