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Sanibel Tides by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn order to secure a high-profile feature story for Shellseeker Cottages, the family must come together like never before. But as they do, some of the strongest relationships face daunting challenges, and more than one heart may be left broken on the beach.Olivia and Deeley’s lives are suddenly thrust into a new kind of chaos, and the solution threatens to end their brand new romance... -
![The Escape by Maggie Miller]()
The Escape by Maggie Miller
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSecond chances do exist.Five former sorority sisters, all in their 50's, undertake the adventure of a lifetime when a mysterious invite reunites them at an exclusive resort set on a private island.Olivia was the quiet one. Her divorce from her alcoholic husband freed her in many ways but caused a rift with her daughter that seems impossible to heal.Amanda was the perfect one... -
![A Mother's Goodbye by Kate Hewitt]()
A Mother's Goodbye by Kate Hewitt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFans of Jodi Picoult, Kelly Rimmer, and Diane Chamberlain will love this USA Today bestselling author's absolutely gripping, emotional drama with a tear-jerking twist. "My arms ache with the need to reach and hold my precious child, and then to never let go. But I can't. I know I can't."Heather is devastated. There's no way she can keep her baby. She can barely pay the bills as it is... -
![Wife Support System by Kathleen Whyman]()
Wife Support System by Kathleen Whyman
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe’ve got the balance all wrong. Instead of living with our partners, struggling to do everything by ourselves and only seeing each other now and then, we should do it the other way round. We should live together and see them now and then.Erica knows her suggestion sounds extreme, but when her nanny leaves without notice, she’s extremely desperate... -
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![The Promise: Compass Key Book 4 by Maggie Miller]()
The Promise: Compass Key Book 4 by Maggie Miller
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecond chances do exist. Five former sorority sisters, all in their 50's, undertake the adventure of a lifetime when a mysterious invite reunites them at an exclusive resort set on a private island.Olivia was the quiet one. Her divorce from her alcoholic husband freed her in many ways but caused a rift with her daughter that seems impossible to heal.Amanda was the perfect one... -
![Sanibel Sisters by Hope Holloway]()
Sanibel Sisters by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the found family in Shellseeker Beach prepares for the high tourist season, excitement is in the air as the new Sanibel Sisters boutique opens. Eliza navigates the possibility of a second chance romance, but an unexpected fear is slowing thgings down. Her daughter has decided she is all in with a man she once thought was all wrong, but efforts to help him out of a bind threaten to backfire... -
![The Inn on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway]()
The Inn on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe uplifting and unforgettable conclusion to the Seven Sisters series!After coming together following their father’s stroke, the Wingate women have found second-chance romance, faced trials and tribulations, and built wonderful lives on Amelia Island. Their father is fully recovered and healthy, their businesses are flourishing, and the whole family is bursting with love and laughter... -
![Nantucket Homes by Pamela M. Kelley]()
Nantucket Homes by Pamela M. Kelley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt'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... -
![Making Waves by Meredith Summers]()
Making Waves by Meredith Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMaxi’s life is about to change, but not in the way she expects... Maxi Stevens is at a crossroads. Things between her and James haven’t been the same since their kids left the nest. When she finds proof that indicates he may have strayed, she strikes out on her own. James’ infidelity has a silver lining, though... -
![Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins]()
Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins comes a funny and surprising new novel about losing it all--and getting back more than you ever expected.Lillie Silva knew life as an empty nester would be hard after her only child left for college, but when her husband abruptly dumps her for another woman just as her son leaves, her world comes crashing down... -
![The Dream: Compass Key Book 3 by Maggie Miller]()
The Dream: Compass Key Book 3 by Maggie Miller
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecond chances do exist. Five former sorority sisters, all in their 50's, undertake the adventure of a lifetime when a mysterious invite reunites them at an exclusive resort set on a private island.Olivia was the quiet one. Her divorce from her alcoholic husband freed her in many ways but caused a rift with her daughter that seems impossible to heal.Amanda was the perfect one... -
![The Village of Happy Ever Afters: A BRAND NEW romantic, heartwarming read from Alison Sherlock for 2022 by Alison Sherlock]()
The Village of Happy Ever Afters: A BRAND NEW romantic, heartwarming read from Alison Sherlock for 2022 by Alison Sherlock
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll NEW from Alison Sherlock and her bestselling Riverside Lane SeriesMolly Hopkins has happily watched all of her friends’ dreams come true on Riverside Lane... -
![A Head Start by Christine Gael]()
A Head Start by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGemma Davis has finally come to grips with her husband’s death but is reeling once again when she realizes that he left her a final gift. Already overwhelmed by the thought of raising their two sons alone, finding out that she has a baby on the way nearly sends her over the edge... -
![Mackinac Sunsets by Katie Winters]()
Mackinac Sunsets by Katie Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElise’s life as she knows it is over. Her husband of twenty years had an affair; her children have left the nest; and she hasn’t managed to sell a screenplay in almost ten years. Now, one of the people she loved most in the world—her mother—is dead.“Heartbroken” doesn’t even cover it. She’s never been more lost in her life.Elise and her mother had always lived in Los Angeles... -
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![Whisling Island Weddings by Julia Clemens]()
Whisling Island Weddings by Julia Clemens
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBess is getting married. To the man who's chosen her again and again. To the man she'd choose forever. And of course Julia is thrilled for her two friends. But she does wonder if that kind of a blessing is out of her own reach. So when Ellis shows up as a wedding guest and insists on being Julia's date, she begins to let her guard down... -
![A Fresh Start: From Bluebird Bay to Cherry Blossom Point by Christine Gael]()
A Fresh Start: From Bluebird Bay to Cherry Blossom Point by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGayle Merrill knew things would change when she finally worked up the guts to leave her loveless marriage after more than twenty-five years. What she hadn't counted on was her lazy, cheating, soon-to-be ex all but stealing the business she'd nurtured from the ground up into a successful eatery and bar... -
![The Parker Women by Kay Correll]()
The Parker Women by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeet the Parker Women...Donna and Evelyn, two fifty-something sisters who live in the small town of Moonbeam on the lovely Moonbeam Bay. Evelyn is known for her culinary skills and orchestrating every charity event that crosses her path. Donna runs the Parker General Store that has been in their family for generations, ever since Grace Parker and her husband opened it... -
![Always and Forever Glendale Hall by Victoria Walters]()
Always and Forever Glendale Hall by Victoria Walters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if we’re all just searching for something?Anna Stewart is lost. After barely surviving a car accident as a teenager, Anna is scared of settling. Flitting between jobs, boyfriends and homes whenever she gets bored, she has no idea what the future holds...Categorized as:
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![Starfish Cottage by Meredith Summers]()
Starfish Cottage by Meredith Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMaddie Montgomery has finally found her slice of heaven - a charming cottage on the sugar-sand beach of Shell Cove, Maine. There’s only one problem, the flow of tourists to Shell Cove dried up years ago and now it’s up to her to bring them back... -
![Midnight Shores on Whisling Island by Julia Clemens]()
Midnight Shores on Whisling Island by Julia Clemens
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhisling Island is a beautifully enchanting place, one of healing and growth.Allen is coming home. And sweet Lily is beside herself in joyful, anxious anticipation. After preparing for his homecoming, ensuring that their reunion will be perfect, Lily is thrown a curveball. One she isn't sure how to recover from... -
![Life on Loan by Ashley Farley]()
Life on Loan by Ashley Farley
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s a surprising second act for two women who decide to rewrite their lives in this enriching novel of friendship and starting over from the bestselling author of Only One Life. After thirty years, college friends Lena Browder and Olivia Westcoat have met again by chance at an unexpected crossroads: an airport lounge in Atlanta. Lena is running away from home and her demanding family... -
![Waiting for Aegina by Effie Kammenou]()
Waiting for Aegina by Effie Kammenou
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook Two in The Gift Saga: The continuation of Evanthia’s Gift … In 1961, five little girls moved into a suburban neighborhood and became inseparable, lifelong friends. They called themselves the ‘Honey Hill Girls,’ named after the street on which they lived. As teenagers they shared one another’s ambitions and dreams, secrets and heartaches...Categorized as:
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![Finding Comfort by Christine Gael]()
Finding Comfort by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStephanie Ketterman's only daughter, Sarah, thought her days living in Bluebird Bay were over. Married only two years, living in Washington DC, and on the cusp of an amazing career in law, she had the next decade planned out to a T. When she suddenly realizes she is bitterly unhappy and may have left Bluebird Bay in order to escape the pain of losing her father at such a young age, she returns... -
![The Secret: Compass Key Book 2 by Maggie Miller]()
The Secret: Compass Key Book 2 by Maggie Miller
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecond chances do exist.Five former sorority sisters, all in their 50's, undertake the adventure of a lifetime when a mysterious invite reunites them at an exclusive resort set on a private island.Olivia was the quiet one. Her divorce from her alcoholic husband freed her in many ways but caused a rift with her daughter that seems impossible to heal.Amanda was the perfect one... -
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![Beyond Rosy Irish Twilight by Ava Miles]()
Beyond Rosy Irish Twilight by Ava Miles
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBets O’Hanlon is a late bloomer.It took way too long to come into her own. She raised her boys and buried her husband, and somewhere along the way she forgot about herself.Finally she has a second chance at being more than she’s been: by creating an arts center for her charming adopted Irish community. She wants to make a difference, and fostering creativity is right up her alley... -
![There Must Be An Angel by Sharon Booth]()
There Must Be An Angel by Sharon Booth
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"This lovely book tugged at every heart-string. A treat from start to finish. I loved it!" Valerie-Anne Baglietto. When Eliza Jarvis discovers her property show presenter husband, Harry, has been expanding his portfolio with tabloid darling Melody Bird, her perfect life crumbles around her ears... -
![Vineyard Winds by Katie Winters]()
Vineyard Winds by Katie Winters
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 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... -
![Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin]()
Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe author of the beloved international hit The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot returns with a funny, uplifting story about the power of friendship and finding love in unexpected places.Eddie Winston is 90 years old. He has lived and loved, but he has never been kissed... -
![Life, At Last: Madalyn's Story by S.W. Hubbard]()
Life, At Last: Madalyn's Story by S.W. Hubbard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDo the right thing.But don’t do it like that.Over the course of a long marriage, Madalyn has chosen to overlook her husband’s roving eye. But when Tom goes from being the charming life-of-the party to an accused groper, Madalyn has had enough humiliation. She files for divorce.Turning the page on her failed marriage proves harder than she expected... -
![Outmatched Witch by Deanna Chase]()
Outmatched Witch by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust as Marion Matched’s relationship is heating up and her business is exploding with clients, a twisted curse is cast on all the men of Premonition Pointe. Now Marion is unable to make any matches and her own boyfriend is acting very peculiar. If that wasn’t enough, her flighty sister arrives in town looking for help out of a jamb... -
![Beachfront Embrace by Michele Gilcrest]()
Beachfront Embrace by Michele Gilcrest
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMike’s ready to pop the question to Clara…But, when news of a secret baby surface, will it ruin his plans for engagement?Clara is happy in her relationship with Mike, but there’s a major shift in focus when her sister shows up with bad news. Solomons Island is a small and peaceful place, with lots of love to go around... -
![The Cornish Escape by Lily Graham]()
The Cornish Escape by Lily Graham
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGet swept away along the beautiful Cornish coast with two love stories, centuries apart in time but entwined at their hearts. Victoria Langley’s world crumbles when her husband leaves, but she knows exactly where to go to mend her broken heart. The rugged shores of Cornwall will be her perfect sanctuary...Categorized as:
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![Outback Secrets by Rachael Johns]()
Outback Secrets by Rachael Johns
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKeeping secrets comes naturally to him ... but will it ruin his chance at love?Liam Castle knows the secrets of everyone in Bunyip Bay. As the owner of the pub, he's heard it all - from marriage proposals and farming disasters to family rifts and everything in between. The locals love to confide in him, but no one knows he's hiding a tragic past.And he wants to keep it that way... -
![The Gift by Mia Kent]()
The Gift by Mia Kent
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the ashes of war emerges a hero, and a tale of bravery eighty years in the making…A young boy and his mother in mourning. A handsome fighter pilot who arrives on their doorstep. And a story of heroism and sacrifice that helped change the course of history...Categorized as:
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![New Beginnings on Whisling Island by Julia Clemens]()
New Beginnings on Whisling Island by Julia Clemens
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter darkness, there will always be light. A new beginning. With a beautiful daybreak comes a whole slew of new challenges and experiences for the women of Whisling Island. Join Bess, Olivia, Deb, and Gen as they navigate their new normal. As they come to terms with who they are now after the sun has set on the way that things used to be... -
![No Beach Like Nantucket by Grace Palmer]()
No Beach Like Nantucket by Grace Palmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Benson family needs a fresh start. Can they find peace and happiness on the beaches of Nantucket?Last summer, a storm blew the Benson family’s lives to bits.It’s been almost a year since that fateful day.Since they learned that life at the beach isn’t all sunshine and rainbows.They’re doing their best to pick up the pieces.Mae is running the Sweet Island Inn... -
![A Hope For Emily by Kate Hewitt]()
A Hope For Emily by Kate Hewitt
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLooking back, I wish I could find my way back to that moment. I’d snatch it and hold onto it and live in it for the rest of my life, if I could. When Emily could still throw her arms around me. Oh God, just give me that moment, or one like it again. That’s all I want... -
![High Stakes by Danielle Steel]()
High Stakes by Danielle Steel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this captivating novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, five successful women play for high stakes in their careers at a boutique literary and talent agency. Jane Addison is an ambitious young woman with big dreams of owning her own company someday. At twenty-eight, she arrives in New York to start a job at Fletcher and Benson, a prestigious talent agency... -
![The Scent of Hours by Barbara O'Neal]()
The Scent of Hours by Barbara O'Neal
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA divorced perfumer navigates an uncertain but fresh new start in life in a poignant and witty novel about self-discovery by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids.Nikki Bridges has it good. An enviable home in an upscale neighborhood, a heavenly-scented hobby making personal-blend perfumes, a cherished daughter, and comfortable rituals with a husband she loves... -
![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... -
![Finding Refuge: A Bluebird Bay Novel by Christine Gael]()
Finding Refuge: A Bluebird Bay Novel by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCee-cee and Mick are madly in love, but have been putting their wedding on the back burner because life keeps getting in the way. Well, no more! She is going to get her man down that aisle, come hell OR high water. But when the fates throw both at them all at once, she starts to wonder if they're ever going to get their happily ever after... -
![The Island: Compass Key Book 1 by Maggie Miller]()
The Island: Compass Key Book 1 by Maggie Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecond chances do exist.Five women, all in their 50's, undertake the adventure of a lifetime when a mysterious invite reunites them at an exclusive resort set on a private island.Each one comes with her own story of love and loss, her own hopes and heartaches, her own trials to work through... -
![In Little Stars by Linda Green]()
In Little Stars by Linda Green
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn 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... -
![One More Day by Emma Heatherington]()
One More Day by Emma Heatherington
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen everything is lost, can their love survive?Annie Madden and her husband Peter seemed to have the perfect life. They had two beautiful children, a wonderful home and each other. That was before everything changed. Now Annie must face a different life, after a devastating event casts a shadow over her family, and their future...Categorized as:
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![The Letter by Mia Kent]()
The Letter by Mia Kent
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA simple request. A chance to find answers. And one last hope for the woman who has spent a lifetime searching.For eighty years, the search for John Sullivan has been plagued by dead ends and dashed dreams. Now, thanks to Robyn Wright’s former career and a last-ditch quest for answers, a glimmer of hope has emerged...Categorized as:
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![When We Let Go by Rochelle B. Weinstein]()
When We Let Go by Rochelle B. Weinstein
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA moving novel of family and forgiveness and of hope and healing by Rochelle B. Weinstein, the USA Today bestselling author of This Is Not How It Ends.When Avery Beckett is proposed to by Jude Masters, a widowed father and the man she loves, it should be a time of great joy. Instead, Avery is on edge. She’s wary of the idea of family, doubtful of happy endings, and too afraid to take the leap... -
![Something in Common by Roisin Meaney]()
Something in Common by Roisin Meaney
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOur lives are defined by other people. Some are with us from the start: parents, siblings, childhood friends. Others find us later: work colleagues, lovers. But occasionally there are people whose paths cross ours in unexpected ways - people who are destined to change our lives profoundly... -
![Hope on the Inside by Marie Bostwick]()
Hope on the Inside by Marie Bostwick
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this compelling, heartwarming novel from New York Times bestselling author Marie Bostwick, one woman finds new purpose in a new phase of life . . . “Whatever comes your way, find the happiness in it.” Hope Carpenter received that advice from her mother decades ago... -
![The Beach Babes by Judith Keim]()
The Beach Babes by Judith Keim
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOld friends are the best…Catherine “Cate” Tibbs, Brooke Ridley, and Amber Anderson, friends since they were awkward thirteen-year-olds who named themselves “The Beach Babes,” are about to face their 40th birthdays. Because they haven’t been able to get together for some time, Cate arranges for them to rent a house along the Gulf Coast of Florida for a long weekend... -
![The Wishing Well by Anna Jacobs]()
The Wishing Well by Anna Jacobs
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen her unfaithful husband, Craig, dies in a car accident, shortly after moving out of the family home, Laura Wells decides to leave Australia and go back to her native Lancashire to help nurse her ailing mother. After all, Laura’s two children, Ryan and Deb, are grown up now, and Deb has made it plain that she holder her mother responsible for her father’s desertion and death...
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