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Tout le bleu du ciel by Mélissa Da Costa, Bruno Meyere
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPetiteannonce.fr : Émile, 26 ans, condamné à une espérance de vie de deux ans par un Alzheimer précoce, souhaite prendre le large pour un ultime voyage. Recherche compagnon(ne) pour partager avec moi ce dernier périple. Émile a décidé de fuir l’hôpital, la compassion de sa famille et de ses amis. À son propre étonnement, il reçoit une réponse à cette annonce... -
Reaper by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHindsight–– is always 20/20. For the assassin known as Reaper, the chances he missed were displayed in perfect resolution every time he went back. Back to her, the only woman he'd ever loved. Back to where his life ended and then started again. The regrets had become too heavy, and he intended this trip home to be his last. Memories–– hold no future... -
The Wedding Pearls by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTessa Wilson’s life is all over the map. She may be clumsy, but this time she’s stumbled into a pickle by choice, not by accident. She’s agreed to take a month-long trip around Texas jammed into a ’59 Cadillac with a drama-loving teenager, two elderly spitfires, and—oh, yes—her biological mama who gave her away at birth... -
All Good Things by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFake romantic interest to get a good review on my business? You know it.It’s finally my chance to take on my father by starting a luxury resort that’s in direct competition with his. And now my big chance is getting blown. By a vlogger with a great set of legs and a terrible first impression of the place. But as always, I’m here to save the day. Seduction is my specialty...Categorized as:
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Fresh Water for Flowers: A Novel by Valérie Perrin
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsViolette Toussaint is the caretaker at a cemetery in a small town in Bourgogne. Casual mourners, regular visitors, and sundry colleagues—gravediggers, groundskeepers, and a priest—visit her to warm themselves in her lodge, where laughter, companionship, and occasional tears mix with the coffee she offers them. Her life is lived to the rhythms of their funny, moving confidences... -
Sin Bin by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLogan “Bruiser” Brassard and Meadow Ryan are no strangers to heartache, loss, and trauma. When they met as foster children, they both bore deep scars from the horrors life had inflicted. Although their time together at the group home was brief, they never forgot each other. Fast forward fifteen years, and Meadow is an unemployed social worker down on her luck... -
No Room for Error by Julie Moffett
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTrouble follows me, Lexi Carmichael, like a little black cloud. At least according to my boyfriend, Slash: brilliant hacker, national treasure and vault of secrets. Even I have to admit he could be right. After a series of high-profile cases at my cyberintelligence firm, I was looking forward to a simple job... -
The Season of Dreams by Fiona Valpy
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this romantic tale in the Escape to France collection from bestselling author Fiona Valpy, Sara has one summer to make wedding wishes come true... -
Bodyguard to the Billionaire by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDerrick Arlington is one of the world's most eligible billionaires. Voted Sexiest Man Alive—two years running. And I just so happen to look exactly like him. It’s never come in handy until I get offered an actual job out of it. It was supposed to be so simple. Go to the Winston Isles, stand in as his body double for a few weeks, go back to my life... -
All Tied Up for New Year's by Patricia D. Eddy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElora How do you tell someone you're too damaged to love? Milos knows my secret. Greece's fragile princess. Dishonored. Disowned. Marked. Yet he still pursues me. I can't hide. Not when Elizabeth, soon-to-be wife of the richest man in Boston and Milos's employer, hires me to design her wedding rings... -
Hot SEAL, Confirmed Bachelor by Cynthia D'Alba
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a Navy SEAL runs into an obstacle, he climbs over it, under it, around it, or destroys it. So what if it's a woman? Master Chief Benjamin Blackwell has it all. Adventure, good looks, skills, and women. His life is perfect and he has no intention of changing a thing. Until her. Holly Maxwell is a sexy woman unlike anyone he’s met before... -
Maybe One Day: A Novel by Debbie Johnson
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the spirit of Ruth Hogan and Adriana Trigiani, bestselling British author Debbie Johnson brings us the ultimate in “happy tears”: a heartfelt story about a woman seizing the chance to reconnect with her lost love.The truth changes everything.For years Jess believed that Joe—the father of her child and the only man she ever loved—had abandoned her during her greatest time of need... -
Desperate For You by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou just can’t make these things up…Life has been a rollercoaster through a forest filled with dream-eating squirrels who are hot on my tail.Okay, it’s not that bad, but it feels like it is at times.I’m a single mom to my sister’s little girl, and I found out a year ago that Hollywood is making a movie from one of my books...Categorized as:
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Inked Devotion: Montgomery Ink: Fort Collins by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Montgomery Ink saga from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with a road trip romance between two friends running from their past.Brenna Garrett watched her best friend fall in love with another woman all the while keeping his darkest secrets from her. Now she’ll have to figure out who she is without him while not letting the rest of the Montgomerys see her break... -
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My Final Love Affair by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeing a billionaire bad boy brings more trouble than it’s worth.My business is my focus and helping vets is the gig.It’s fulfilling and keeps me busy, but love decided to poke its nosy self into my life recently.The pretty single mom at the bookstore down the way is way too much to ignore.She’s stunning, smart, and has me pacing the floor wanting to know more about her... -
Give Me the Weekend by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat do I look like, a baby machine?I swear all my family wants from me is kids. Or at least my mother does.But I'm the black sheep of the family. The one that left for bigger and better things.No farm for me. I'm a self-made billionaire bad boy now.Real Estate is the game and making money is my thing...Categorized as:
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All He Needs: Ace & Stephanie by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStand-alone Crossroads romance, complete with HEA—and plenty of heat and heart along the way! Sexy, newly single, former Marine Andrew Charles Elliot IV, aka Ace, was ready for a life with no drama and no one to answer to. After a broken engagement and twelve years in the Corps he hoped his fresh start in Harper’s Crossing would be just what he needed... -
Royal Games by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery girl dreams of falling in love with a prince.When I met Jeremy, I thought he was my prince.Caring. Compassionate. Sensitive.And, unfortunately for me... Not attracted to women.So here I am, thirty years old and divorced when most of my friends are just getting married. In desperate need of a restart, I set off on a road trip to learn how to love myself again... -
Runaway Groom by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s promising to marry this girl, but he’s running away with me.The entire City of Angels is hung up on the latest season of their favorite reality show and its star, Rhett Roberts. The cocky jerk has women throwing themselves at him in every episode, and it looks like he’s loving it. Well, good for him. He’s a cocky player with a wild streak ten miles wide... -
Curvy Girls Can't Date Rock Stars by Kelsie Stelting
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeeting pop sensation Jude Santiago might be the best thing for my singing career. And the worst thing for my heart.Singing is my life, but no agency will sign me because of my size. They want me to lose weight. Dress differently. Be someone other than my size twenty self.They want me to be like Jude Santiago with his perfectly fitted jeans and tight t-shirts and completely sell out... -
Royal Daddy by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm her father's closest friend.And I've vowed to tame his estranged daughter.But her fire is so d*mn fierce it reduces my rules to ash. How will I protect her when all I want is to ruin her? Ava: There I was selling crab cakes out of my food truck,When the world's biggest scrooge approaches me.I can't help but notice his impressively ripped body in a perfectly tailored suit... -
Charmer by Kayley Loring
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNICOShe serves me coffee late at night when I come around to write lyrics,but it’s not the caffeine I’ve gotten addicted to.We’ve got the spark, but she’s the only woman in townwho seems to be immune to my charms.When it’s time for me to leave for my cross-country tour,I just can’t imagine not seeing her for months.So I offer her a job on the road with me... -
Christmas in the Little Irish Village by Michelle Vernal
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to the little Irish village where Christmas celebrations are in full swing! Twinkling lights, cosy fires and big mugs of hot chocolate are in abundance as Shannon Kelly returns home to the Shamrock Inn. Will this be the year she finds the man of her dreams or is she destined to be forever unlucky in love?Thirty-four-year-old Shannon is heartbroken following an unexpected break up... -
One Last Summer by Victoria Connelly
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey have the whole summer ahead of them. Is it enough to rekindle the friendship they once shared? Harriet Greenleaf dreams of spending the summer in a beautiful ancient priory on the Somerset coast with her two best friends—but her dream is bittersweet... -
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Chasing the Stars by Virginie Grimaldi
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis journey could change everything...Maybe if she hadn't lost her job, Anna would never have dreamed of being so impulsive. Or perhaps if Chloe wasn't always having her heart broken, or if Lily was happy at school. But when Anna realises that her family is falling apart, only a grand, spontaneous gesture will do... -
To Love a Prince by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe good news is, I'm out of exile and I have the woman I love by my side. And I still have my crown, tarnished though it may be. The bad news is...all of that is temporary. There are those that want me as far away from the crown as possible. I still have a killer on my tail who has a more permanent solution in mind. Oh and there's the small matter of all the secrets I'm keeping from Ariel... -
The Billionaire's Secret by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was supposed to be a simple job. Go to the Winston Isles, stand in for my billionaire double for a few weeks.But between the kidnapping attempt and accidentally falling in love with my bodyguard, things have been far from simple.The good news, at least now the woman I love knows who I really am. The bad news is, no one else knows and someone is still trying to kill me... -
Good Luck Charm by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll I need is for this woman to bend to my will. But she ain’t having it. My big chance is here, and I can see more zeroes at the end of my paycheck than ever before. I’m after a contract for storefront property in Texas, and there is one single mom shop owner that won’t sell. So they send in the big guns. Me. And yet, my silver tongue isn’t working. My luck has officially dried up...Categorized as:
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Prince Charming Can Wait by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe would never. Driven to heroism he wants no credit for, ex-military Harlan Shea is a loner with a single goal, a last respite from the life he has chosen to lead: not to die the way his father did. And there is only one way, one woman, who can help him break that brutal cycle. She would never... -
Scarlet Lies: Book One in the Scarlet Series by Lani Young
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLies are beautiful – when the truth hurts. Sixteen years ago, Scarlet’s family sent her away in disgrace. She’s been back once – with disastrous consequences. Now, her little sister is getting married and Scarlet's headed home once more... -
Irresistibly Perfect by J. Saman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen I was fourteen, I fell in love with the girl next door.My best friend’s sister was off-limits to me in every way.I was the bad boy, and she was the good girl. I was the kid with big rock star dreams, and she was the princess with her entire life planned out for her.We were impossible from the start...Categorized as:
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Bear’s Midlife Surprise by Aline Ash
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when a lifelong bachelor and a recent divorcee, both adamant about avoiding relationships, collide in a whirlwind of midlife passion and an unexpected surprise?JanuaryAfter a bitter divorce in her 40s, January swears off love, embracing her newfound freedom. Men are strictly off-limits and she has no regrets, except for one: not having children... -
Start Again by J. Saman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKate had the perfect life. No one could ever deny that. That is until an accident took everything she had away. For two years she has been living moment to moment and day to day. She's lost and can't seem to find her way back. Finally, in a last ditch effort, she decides to leave town in search of a fresh start. Her plan? Drive around the country until she finds a place she wants to live... -
The Canal Boat Café Christmas: Port Out by Cressida McLaughlin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Christmas special continuing the charming and heart-warming story of The Canal Boat Café, the runaway bestseller . Summer and Mason take their upbeat and feelgood Canal Boat Café to London for Christmas, with unexpected results... -
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Tempting the Heiress by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne error in judgment. That is all it took. They say don't mix business with pleasure, but I fell in love with the client and now I’ve lost her. But I would do it all over again if it meant keeping her safe. Now I’ll have to fight like hell to earn her trust again. If I don’t, it could cost both of us everything... -
Royal Playboy by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVengeance is best served piping hot. Prodigal Son. Black Sheep. Playboy Prince. I've been called lots of things. Merciful is not one of them. It doesn’t matter what you call me, as long as I get what I want… What I crave. And it’s not the crown. She is the Princess I didn’t see coming. The one I didn’t plan for. Until her, women came easy. Until her, I wasn't sure I had a heart... -
London Soul by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBefore her, I was: Rich. Entitled. A possessive pain in the ass. Who am I kidding? I still am. Love wasn’t for me. I’d come to terms with that a long time ago. And then I met her . I was this close to freedom. But one look at her and I was caught in a web I could’t escape. One I didn’t want , to escape. But then someone took her from me... -
Brides and Bouquets At Cedarwood Lodge by Rebecca Raisin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristmas has come to Cedarwood Lodge in the second part of the feel-good romance serial from best selling author, Rebecca Raisin! Dreaming of a happily ever after at Cedarwood Lodge is Clio Winters’ current focus, especially with a winter wonderland wedding expo planned... -
Taking It Slow by Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA bottle of tequila 10 lime wedges 1 sexy blonde Add in a crazy Vegas weekendLick and Swallow.What do you get? A recipe for disaster. Titan Last night I got married. I think. I'm not exactly sure. I was drunk off my ass, so it's not exactly crystal clear. But, I woke up with a ring on my finger, a marriage certificate, and a sneaking suspicion I had a wild wedding night... -
A Thousand Miles by Bridget Morrissey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a decade of silence, Dee and Ben reunite for a road trip they once promised to take. It's going to be a bumpy ride. Dee Matthews is the cohost of the smash-hit podcast Did I Forget To Tell You?, where she interviews family, friends, and past lovers. Nothing is off limits, except for one man (known on the show only as Name Redacted) who happens to be her high school best friend Ben...Categorized as:
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One Good Thing by Alexandra Potter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne Good Thing is the new heartwarming, hilarious alternative love story, from the author of Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up, Alexandra PotterIn life, nothing is certain. Just when you think you have it all figured out, something can happen to change the course of everything . . .Liv Brooks is still in shock... -
The Lost Princess by Connie Glynn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the third book in the Rosewood Chronicles return to a world that effortlessly combines the charm of The Princess Diaries and the immersive magic of Harry Potter.Ellie is a rebellious princess hiding her real identity. Lottie is her Portman, acting as the princess for the public to shield Ellie from scrutiny... -
Lil's Bus Trip by Judy Leigh
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the USA Today bestselling author of Five French Hens and The Old Girls' Network comes a story of the journey of a lifetime across Europe in pursuit of memories, love, and new adventures... -
Escape to the French Farmhouse: The most refreshing, feel-good story of the summer by Jo Thomas
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCan she find her recipe for happiness? Del and her husband Ollie moved to a beautiful village in Provence for a fresh start after years of infertility struggles. But six weeks after they arrive, they’re packing the removal van once more. As Del watches the van leave for England, she suddenly realises exactly what will make her happier…a new life in France – without Ollie... -
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Table for Five by Susan Wiggs
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBefore an estranged couple is killed in an unthinkable tragedy, they designate two guardians for their children--a man and a woman who are essentially strangers and who have nothing in common except their compassion for the couple's three orphaned children... -
Scotland by Brandi Ratliff, Rebecca Ratliff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is book two of an eighty part series. Morgan Holland is a beautiful, young, waitress who has struggled to find her way in life. Unlucky in love and unsure about her future, she has a chance meeting with someone who offers to change her life. In book two, enjoy Morgan and Finlay as the newly employed girl finds herself in Scotland. Excerpt:She smiled in return... -
Ireland by Brandi Ratliff, Rebecca Ratliff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is book five of an eighty part series. Morgan Holland is a beautiful, young, waitress who has struggled to find her way in life. Unlucky in love and unsure about her future, she has a chance meeting with someone who offers to change her life. Morgan meets Sean Burke, a gorgeous carefree man that teaches her what the finer things in life really are. He also happens to be the best friend of.. -
Hot Summer Lovin' by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s looking for change. I’m looking for my next score. I’m the guy your father warned you about. But attraction ignores common sense. I'm straight up trouble. Even when I’m trying to escape it, it finds me. But this sinfully beautiful new girl in town is after a summer fling. If she knew I robbed banks in my spare time, she might run the other way... -
Pieces of Me by Peyton Banks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe had built her career singing the most memorable love songs that had graced the airwaves. She was Nina Hunt. Singer. Songwriter. Music Royalty--and she suffered from a broken heart. Returning from her latest world tour, Nina became a recluse. The only way she knew how to get over her very public breakup with her movie star ex-boyfriend, was to put her pen to pad... -
Daddy Means Trouble by Lucky Moon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo-one was ever good enough for him, until he met his Forever Girl...Bella’s job at a special age play club is her life. But when the feisty Little has to quit because of her abusive ex, it feels like she’s lost it all. Her dad — a famous rockstar — offers her a join his band on tour as a roadie. Desperate for money and a new purpose in life, she agrees...
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