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The Winners by Fredrik Backman
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsTwo years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there’s something about this place that prevents it... -
![The Billionaire's Alternate Marriage by Tamie Dearen]()
The Billionaire's Alternate Marriage by Tamie Dearen
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRylie’s been in love with Jarrett Alvarez since long before he became a billionaire...Categorized as:
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![My Friends by Fredrik Backman]()
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings21 hours, 30 minutes #1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a stranger’s life twenty-five years later...Categorized as:
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![Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs by Leonard Cohen]()
Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs by Leonard Cohen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the decades since he recorded his first album, Leonard Cohen has evolved into an international cult figure--and one of the most literate, daring, and affecting poet-songwriters in the world...Categorized as:
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![A Thousand Tomorrows & Just Beyond The Clouds Omnibus by Karen Kingsbury]()
A Thousand Tomorrows & Just Beyond The Clouds Omnibus by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn A Thousand Tomorrows, Cody Gunner, a talented but angry cowboy, meets Ali Daniels, a lovely and mysterious barrel-racer. The two are national champions, top of their game, alone and intent on staying that way. Cody has rejected everything about his past, and only has room for his little brother, Carl Joseph, born with Down Syndrome...Categorized as:
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![Two of a Kind: Return to Lighthouse Point by Kay Correll]()
Two of a Kind: Return to Lighthouse Point by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes all you need is to believe in yourself… Charlotte finds herself living back on Belle Island, struggling to make a living in her now floundering art career. She moves in with her life-long friend, Robin, and attempts to find her love of painting again and prove to her family that she’s a successful artist... -
![Like Dandelion Dust & This Side of Heaven Omnibus by Karen Kingsbury]()
Like Dandelion Dust & This Side of Heaven Omnibus by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo of New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury's most beloved novels are now available together in this expertly packaged omnibus.LIKE DANDELION DUST is a powerful novel about two parents, their love for their adopted son, Joey, and the suprising lengths they will go to keep their family together when a judge rules that Joey must be returned to his biological father... -
![Herb of Grace: Amish Romance by Adina Senft]()
Herb of Grace: Amish Romance by Adina Senft
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Herb of Grace is filled with spiritual insights and multilayered storylines. At times readers will be chuckling and other times, misty eyed as the book unfolds... -
![Die Sommer by Ronya Othmann]()
Die Sommer by Ronya Othmann
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLeyla ist die Tochter einer Deutschen und eines jesidischen Kurden… Das ergreifende Debüt der Gewinnerin des Publikumspreises des Ingeborg-Bachmann-Wettbewerbs (2019) über das Dasein zwischen zwei WeltenDas Dorf liegt in Nordsyrien, nahe zur Türkei. Jeden Sommer verbringt Leyla dort. Sie riecht und schmeckt es. Sie kennt seine Geschichten...Categorized as:
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![The Promise Box by Tricia Goyer]()
The Promise Box by Tricia Goyer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery year, young Amish men descend on the cozy little town of West Kootenai, Montana, arriving in the spring to live there for six months and receive “resident” status for the hunting season in the fall... -
![Crossroads by C.C. Warrens]()
Crossroads by C.C. Warrens
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRun and don't look back. I'll find you when it's safe. Those were the last words Holly whispered to her six year old foster sister before the little girl fled into the trees and disappeared from existence. Fifteen years later, Cassandra Ward is still missing. Holly is haunted by the possibility that she sent her foster sister running from one monster and into the clutches of another... -
![My Summer of Magic Moments by Caroline Roberts]()
My Summer of Magic Moments by Caroline Roberts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a seaside escape spells a little romance . . . A heartwarming tale that will sweep you away for the summer from the bestselling author of The Cosy Teashop in the Castle. When Claire arrives for her cosy cottage retreat on the beautiful Northumberland coast, she prays that three weeks of blissful peace and summer sunshine will wash away the pain of the last year...Categorized as:
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![The Cottage by the Loch by Kennedy Kerr]()
The Cottage by the Loch by Kennedy Kerr
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe cottage stood alone on a rocky outcropping at the edge of the loch. Standing in the garden amongst the wildflowers, she felt the weight of the tattered envelope in her hands. Maybe there was something keeping her here in Scotland, a secret waiting to be uncovered…Zelda Hicks has just lost her mother, and the only thing she knows about her father is that he was from Scotland...Categorized as:
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![Alte Sorten by Ewald Arenz]()
Alte Sorten by Ewald Arenz
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSally und Liss: zwei Frauen, wie sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Sally, kurz vor dem Abitur, will einfach in Ruhe gelassen werden. Sie ist wütend auf alles, hasst alles: Angebote, Vorschriften, Regeln, Erwachsene. Fragen hasst sie am meisten, vor allem nach ihrem Aussehen.Liss bewirtschaftet allein einen Hof zwischen Weinbergen und Feldern...Categorized as:
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![Lighting the Sky by Katharine E. Smith]()
Lighting the Sky by Katharine E. Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll is set to change for Alice and Sam as they expect their first child together. Just how they are going to fit themselves, their baby and Sam’s daughter Sophie into their little two-bed cottage is a mystery, but Alice is determined not to get stressed out... -
![Winter Trees by Kim Stokely]()
Winter Trees by Kim Stokely
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeet the residents and staff of Marigold Manor Assisted Living: Ginny, the grieving Activities Director; Chester, the facility’s friendly chef with a secret; Edith, the practical farmer’s widow; and Frank, the retired Navy Admiral. Ginny struggles to make the holidays joyful for the residents, while still mourning the death of her fiancé. Edith and Frank decide it’s time for an intervention...Categorized as:
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![The Kissing Bridge by Tricia Goyer]()
The Kissing Bridge by Tricia Goyer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRebecca is an Amish woman whose pained past compels her to leave everything to become a nurse---abandoning her family and community. Caleb is an Amish man who is counting down the days until hunting season. At a crossroads in his own life, the excitement of hunting game is all he looks forward to. All the while he wonders what to do with the rest of his life... -
![Freeing Sully by Melissa Foster]()
Freeing Sully by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFREEING SULLY is the short prequel to the novel FOR THE LOVE OF WHISKEY, detailing Sullivan “Sully” Tate’s escape from the Free Rebellion compound... -
![Oh, Sister by Jodie Chapman]()
Oh, Sister by Jodie Chapman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeet Isobel, Jen and Zelda.Three women whose bodies and minds are not their own.They belong to the Church.Life and death decisions are taken by others on their behalf.Who they might marry.Whether they start a family.Isobel and Jen know nothing of the world.But when Isobel's husband leaves her and Jen challenges those in charge, the Church turns its back on them...Categorized as:
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![Quedará el amor by Alice Kellen]()
Quedará el amor by Alice Kellen
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEl sol baña los acantilados y las aguas turquesas del mar de Cornualles cuando Jane Bellamy y Cedric Stone se conocen en el verano de 1939. No están destinados a ser una ecuación perfecta, pero son jóvenes y el amor lo arrolla todo a su paso. Así que esta historia comienza como otras muchas: él y ella se enamoran. Hay primeras palabras, primeras miradas y primeros besos. Y luego nada... -
![Love at Wild Harbor by Grace Worthington]()
Love at Wild Harbor by Grace Worthington
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne chocolate shop. Two fixer uppers. Three feisty sisters. One sweet love story to bring it all together.Lily Woods never expected to start life over again at thirty. But when she opens a chocolate shop and buys a dilapidated beach cottage in Wild Harbor, she’s ready to begin a new chapter, spending her days and nights creating fabulous chocolate treats...Categorized as:
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![Satan Says by Sharon Olds]()
Satan Says by Sharon Olds
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPoems examine life as a child, a woman, and a mother; death; and our relationship to the world. This book, Olds's first, was published when she was 37, and it launched her Pulitzer-winning career.I am trying to write myway out of the closed boxredolent of cedar. Satancomes to me in the locked boxand says, I'll get you out. SayMy father is a shit...Categorized as:
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![No One Writes Back by Jang Eun-Jin]()
No One Writes Back by Jang Eun-Jin
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCommunication—or the lack thereof—is the subject of this sly update of the picaresque novel. No One Writes Back is the story of a young man who leaves home with only his blind dog, an MP3 player, and a book, traveling aimlessly for three years, from motel to motel, meeting people on the road...Categorized as:
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![See You In September by Charity Norman]()
See You In September by Charity Norman
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCassy blew a collective kiss at them. 'See you in September,' she said. A throwaway line. Just words, uttered casually by a young woman in a hurry. And then she'd gone.It was supposed to be a short trip - a break in New Zealand before her best friend's wedding. But when Cassy waved goodbye to her parents, they never dreamed that it would be years before they'd see her again... -
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![The Wild Iris by Louise Glück, Jonas Brun]()
The Wild Iris by Louise Glück, Jonas Brun
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWinner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureFrom Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Louise Glück, a stunningly beautiful collection of poems that encompasses the natural, human, and spiritual realmsBound together by the universal themes of time and mortality and with clarity and sureness of craft, Louise Glück's poetry questions, explores, and finally celebrates the ordeal of being alive...Categorized as:
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![My Brother by Karin Smirnoff]()
My Brother by Karin Smirnoff
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA publishing phenomenon from Sweden: a novel about uncovering family secrets, abuse, trauma and resilience.Jana is returning to see her twin brother Bror, still living in the small family farmhouse in the rural north of Sweden. It's decrepit and crumbling, and Bror is determinedly drinking himself to an early grave... -
![The Quest by Nancy Moser]()
The Quest by Nancy Moser
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive ordinary people know what they should do. But will they do what's right no matter what the cost? It's been two years since Natalie, Walter, Kathy, Del, and Julia received anonymous invitations that led them to Haven, Nebraska where their lives were changed in miraculous ways by an Almighty God. Now, they all struggle to follow through with God's direction and the promises they made...Categorized as:
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![Necessary Measures by Hannah Alexander]()
Necessary Measures by Hannah Alexander
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 2 of the Healing Touch series. Dr. Grant Sheldon??'s move to Dogwood Springs is not turning out as he had planned. The ills he thought he???d left behind in the big city trouble this otherwise peaceful town, too. Lauren is drawn to Grant and his twins, but she is concerned that her feelings for them conflict with her commitment to remain single... -
![Angels and Men by Catherine Fox]()
Angels and Men by Catherine Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsParson’s daughter Mara Johns arrives as a postgraduate student at a great northern cathedral city. Antagonistic to the church and fiercely independent, she repels all friendly overtures and seeks spiritual answers in her theological research. But when her past involvement in an extreme sect resurfaces, she finds her quest won’t stay academic... -
![A Christmas for Katie: A Christmas Families of Honor Novella by Shelley Shepard Gray]()
A Christmas for Katie: A Christmas Families of Honor Novella by Shelley Shepard Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill a little Amish girl make a Christmas miracle? It isn't easy to be Katie Weaver. Her sister-in-law Ella is about to have a baby, making Katie an aunt for the second time … and she's only six and a half! Plus, her favorite librarian, Miss Donovan, seems sad. She won't even fix up the rundown nativity in front of the library in time for Christmas...Categorized as:
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![The Tempted Soul by Adina Senft]()
The Tempted Soul by Adina Senft
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCarrie Miller longs for children, but after ten years of marriage, that blessing eludes her. So she fills her days with caring for her home, making artistic gifts and fancy cakes, and caring for her flock of chickens, every one of whom has a name and who under no circumstances will go in the soup pot... -
![Break Me Down by M. Mabie]()
Break Me Down by M. Mabie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBREAK ME DOWN is the continuation of Abraham and Myra's story and the second novel in the Breaking Trilogy."I wasn't the woman I once was, sheltered from reality. Through it all, one thing remained the same—I wanted Abraham."A life outside the gates of Lancaster was never a choice I would have made on my own... -
![The Last Summer by Brandy Bruce]()
The Last Summer by Brandy Bruce
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor twenty-something Sara Witherspoon and her group of friends, a perfect Southern summer includes lake-house getaways, wedding planning, outdoor concerts, and a dash of romance. But for these seven friends who love each other like family, this year, summer rolls in with changes for everyone. Sara's longtime crush, Luke, has been her best friend for as long as she has been a part of the group... -
![The Wedding Promise by Thomas Kinkade, Katherine Spencer]()
The Wedding Promise by Thomas Kinkade, Katherine Spencer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling authors of the Cape Light novels comes the story of an island where anything is possible. The Inn at Angel Island is officially open for business, and owner Liza Martin has booked her first major event-a June wedding. Jennifer, the bride, met her fiancé on the island when they were teenagers, and she's always dreamed of being married at the Inn...Categorized as:
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![Joyful by Shelley Shepard Gray]()
Joyful by Shelley Shepard Gray
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA young Amish couple gets a second chance at love in New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray’s final book in her Return to Sugarcreek series. Randall Beiler is doing his best to put his family and the farm’s needs first, even forsaking love. But though he tries, Randall knows he needs help caring for his younger siblings and keeping the house together... -
![An Amish Second Christmas (An Amish Second Christmas) by Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller]()
An Amish Second Christmas (An Amish Second Christmas) by Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Christmas Comes Again by Beth Wiseman Katherine Zook and her four children are facing their first Christmas without a loved one, and the future seems dim.But when a mysterious "Englisch" man begins to show up in the most unlikely of places, Katherine can t help but be suspicious . . . and a bit curious...Categorized as:
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![A Will, a Way, and a Wedding by Melody Carlson]()
A Will, a Way, and a Wedding by Melody Carlson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs Daphne begins making reluctant plans to let Aunt Dee's house and life go and pick up the pieces of her fractured life, the guy she's been dreaming about begins to change his tune. Of course, another huge obstacle pops up at about the same time, threatening to ruin what might finally be true love... -
![The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley]()
The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the nationally bestselling author of The Guncle comes the much-anticipated sequel, in which Patrick O’Hara is called back to his guncle duties…at a big, family wedding in Lake Como, Italy.Patrick O’Hara is finally in a league of his own…professionally... -
![The Brothers Silver by Marc Jampole]()
The Brothers Silver by Marc Jampole
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJules and Leon Silver sit at a dusty Formica table in a cold kitchen, drinking warm sugar water. Downstairs in the basement, their mother is unconscious, having swallowed hundreds of Librium while the brothers were at Boy Scout camp, her latest suicide attempt. The food cupboards are empty. The phone doesn’t give a dial tone. As the sun goes down, the kitchen grows cold... -
![The Proposal at Siesta Key: Amish Brides of Pinecraft, Book Two by Shelley Shepard Gray]()
The Proposal at Siesta Key: Amish Brides of Pinecraft, Book Two by Shelley Shepard Gray
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA young Amish woman, yearning for freedom, crosses paths with a handsome Mennonite celebrity in a deeply moving tale of friendship and self-discovery—the second installment in the unforgettable New York Times bestselling author’s new Amish Brides of Pinecraft series.Penny Troyer rarely disobeys her parents... -
![Fooling In love: A funny & feel-good romantic comedy by S J Crabb]()
Fooling In love: A funny & feel-good romantic comedy by S J Crabb
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale. If life isn't living up to your expectations, is it possible to stop and start again? Rachel Asquith thinks so. She escapes the city for Bluebell cottage in the tiny Hamlet of Perivale - one of those twinkling stars that fell to earth and took root. This place has it all...Categorized as:
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![The Talk-Funny Girl by Roland Merullo]()
The Talk-Funny Girl by Roland Merullo
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn one of the poorest parts of rural New Hampshire, teenage girls have been disappearing, snatched from back country roads, never to be seen alive again. For seventeen-year-old Marjorie Richards, the fear raised by these abductions is the backdrop to what she lives with in her own home, every day... -
![The Last Supper Catering Company by Michaelene McElroy]()
The Last Supper Catering Company by Michaelene McElroy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold Medal, Readers' Favorite Five Star Review and winner of the Silver Medal for Women's Fiction, Amazon Kindle Bestseller - The Last Supper Catering Company is the humorous and heartwarming story of B. Thankful Childe-Lucknow. Turned out with red corkscrew hair, one eye brown, the other green, and gifted with the power to hear the voices of the departed, B... -
![Second Chance Summer by Irene Hannon]()
Second Chance Summer by Irene Hannon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRestoring Hearts When Rachel Shaw and Jack Fletcher meet on a sunny Georgia beach, it seems like the perfect start to a romance. There's just one problem—neither one is the least bit interested in falling in love. They're just looking for peace, and time to work through their losses. But Rachel's aunt Eleanor and Fletch's Gram have other plans... -
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![Hannah's Courtship by Emma Miller]()
Hannah's Courtship by Emma Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecond Chance At Love Amish widow Hannah Yoder never intended to marry again. Yet when her friendship with veterinarian Albert Hartman begins to bloom into something more, Hannah wonders if perhaps she's finally ready for a new love. Albert waited his whole life to find the right woman, only to realize Hannah was there all along. But there's more than their friendship to consider...Categorized as:
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![Solemn Oath by Hannah Alexander]()
Solemn Oath by Hannah Alexander
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDr. Lukas Bower is the temporary director at Knolls Community Hospital, but he's a doctor first. As an E.R. surgeon he took a solemn oath to put his patients' needs ahead of anyone else's--his own, the insurance companies' or the hospital's. Yet now the future of the smalltown medical center hangs in the balance because of one powerful, vindictive man... -
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Argosy Junction by Chautona Havig
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArgosy Jct. Montana~ Pop. 13,223 Lane~ Five years after her family broke ties with The Brethren, the cult-like church still has firm ties wrapped around her heart and soul. The more she rejects them, the Lord, and anyone who claims a relationship with Christ, the more she realizes how empty life can be. Matt~ Fresh from the inner city, Matt arrives in Argosy Jct... -
![Orange Blossom Cafe (American State Flower) by T.I. Lowe]()
Orange Blossom Cafe (American State Flower) by T.I. Lowe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when a new restaurant opens right next door to your café? Sabotage it, of course! Well, that’s what Aiden O’Connell thought until she tangles one too many times with the charismatic Phillip Moreau. Between their wild run-ins and her new craving for caramels, Aiden may have finally met her match. Recipe for a Witty Romantic Tale Take one stubborn-minded heroine... -
![Break the Faith by M. Mabie]()
Break the Faith by M. Mabie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***BREAK THE FAITH is the continuation of Abraham and Myra's story and the finale of the Breaking Trilogy."Taking the easy way out was an option, but it wasn't our style. Together, we fought."I never expected to love Myra or for her to love me back, but something greater than either of us stepped in and forged us together. Soulmates, bonded as one...Categorized as:
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![Outback Wind: The Jillaroo by Annie Seaton]()
Outback Wind: The Jillaroo by Annie Seaton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmelia Foley has always lived on the land. Sent to the best boarding schools, her parents hoped for a professional career in the city for their only daughter. Five strapping sons can run the family station according to her father. But Amelia hates city life and sets off to work as a jillaroo on Kilcoy Station...Categorized as:
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