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  • Conflict of Interest by Scott Pratt

    Conflict of Interest by Scott Pratt

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    A six-year-old girl is kidnapped from her bed in Tennessee's oldest town. The ransom note demands millions. In this fifth installment of the highly-acclaimed and bestselling Joe Dillard series, Dillard is hired to represent the parents of a child who has gone missing...
  • Sanibel Tides by Hope Holloway

    Sanibel Tides by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    In order for Teddy and Eliza 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...
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    christian  m-f  contemporary
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  • Not Until Christmas Morning by Valerie M. Bodden

    Not Until Christmas Morning by Valerie M. Bodden

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She’s a fixer… He’s about as broken as they come… Can they learn to turn to God for healing and hope this Christmas? Leah has always been a fixer. That’s why she decided to foster a troubled teen. And it’s why she’s determined to give him the perfect Christmas. It might also be why she feels compelled to reach out to her grinchy, reclusive neighbor Austin...
  • The Asheville Christmas Cabin by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    The Asheville Christmas Cabin by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The first of a charming, heartwarming holiday trilogy that will whisk you away to a dreamy winter in the mountains...
  • The Asheville Christmas Gift by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    The Asheville Christmas Gift by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The charming, heartwarming holiday trilogy continues, whisking you away to a dreamy winter in the mountains...
  • Hook by Chelle Bliss

    Hook by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Falling in love is supposed to be the easy part. But nothing prepared me for losing my wife. I promised her that I’d love again. Find someone to mend my broken heart. And that seems impossible, until the day that I walk into Tilly Carter’s cupcake shop. I’ve never met a woman like her—sassy, dirty-mouthed, and smells like vanilla and sin. Someone that makes me want to sweep her off her feet...
  • Not Until Then by Valerie M. Bodden

    Not Until Then by Valerie M. Bodden

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Neither is looking for a new family. But that may be just what they find in Hope Springs…After surviving a brain aneurysm, Bethany is happy to simply get through each day without forgetting to pack her daughter a lunch or pick her up from school. She’s been a single mom since Ruby was born, and that’s the way she likes it...
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    christian  m-f  contemporary  length-medium
  • Chasing Sunsets by Rachel Hanna

    Chasing Sunsets by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A new resident is moving to Seagrove! Heath Dutton has spent the last three years trying to heal his wounds, but no matter how many places he travels, his heart is still broken when he arrives in Seagrove...
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    christian  m-f  contemporary  humor
  • All We Want by J. Daniels

    All We Want by J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Luke and Tessa Evans are solid. They’re crazy in love and in this forever, and now, they’re anxiously awaiting the next step. Children. But when month after month ticks by with nothing but disappointing news, and the stress gets too much to take, their relationship will be tested in ways it’s never been tested before...
  • Sanibel Sisters by Hope Holloway

    Sanibel Sisters by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As 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...
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    christian  m-f  contemporary
  • Fireflies & Family Ties by Rachel Hanna

    Fireflies & Family Ties by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    When Meg shows up at her mother's door, she has no idea how to break the news to her. She's come home from France, pregnant. At just nineteen years old, this wasn't where she saw her life going.Now, trying to hide her growing belly and figure out her next decision, she moves in with her mother, sister and aunt on Seabreeze Island...
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    christian  m-f  contemporary  length-novella
  • The Bridge of Peace by Cindy Woodsmall

    The Bridge of Peace by Cindy Woodsmall

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 23 ratings
    Amish schoolteacher Lena Kauffman channels her zest for living into her love of teaching, but tensions mount when she is challenged to work with a rebellious young man and deal with several crises that threaten her other students...
  • The Harvest of Grace by Cindy Woodsmall

    The Harvest of Grace by Cindy Woodsmall

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 24 ratings
    Reeling from an unexpected betrayal, can Sylvia find relief from the echoes of her past…or will they shape her future forever?  Although Sylvia Fisher recognizes that most Old Order Amish women her age spend their hours managing a household and raising babies, she has just one focus—tending and nurturing the herd on her family’s dairy farm...
  • When the Soul Mends by Cindy Woodsmall

    When the Soul Mends by Cindy Woodsmall

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 27 ratings
    Returning to the home she fled in disgrace, will Hannah find healing for the wounds of the past? After receiving a desperate and confusing call from her sister, Hannah Lapp reluctantly returns to the Old Order Amish community of her Pennsylvania childhood. Having fled in disgrace more than two years earlier, she finally has settled into a satisfying role in the Englischer world...
  • Plain Pursuit by Beth Wiseman

    Plain Pursuit by Beth Wiseman

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 24 ratings
    Carley has given up chasing her dreams. Now her dreams are chasing her. Carley Marek experiences culture shock when she visits her friend Lillian's family on their farm deep in Amish country. She'll get an article out of the visit--and maybe some of Lillian's newfound peace will somehow rub off on her...
  • A Song in Her Heart: A Christian Christmas Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    A Song in Her Heart: A Christian Christmas Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Welcome to Christmas in Serenity Point, Idaho.Running out of money is no fun, and for Zoe Wright, it’s especially frustrating since there’s trust fund money there for her, she just can’t access it until January. So, with an eviction pending and friends vanishing as quickly as her money, Zoe has no choice but to return to Serenity Point for the holidays...
  • When the Morning Comes by Cindy Woodsmall

    When the Morning Comes by Cindy Woodsmall

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 26 ratings
    Her relationship with fiancé Paul Waddell in tatters, Hannah Lapp has fled her secluded Old Order Amish community in hopes of finding a new home in Ohio with her shunned aunt. Hampered by limited education and hiding her true identity, Hannah struggles to navigate the confusing world of the Englischer s...
  • The Dead Don't Dance by Charles Martin

    The Dead Don't Dance by Charles Martin

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    A sleepy rural town in South Carolina. The end of summer and a baby about to be born. But in the midst of hope and celebration comes unexpected tragedy, and Dylan Styles must come to terms with how much he's lost...
  • A Wedding in the Keys by Hope Holloway

    A Wedding in the Keys by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Will there be blue skies and happy lives for wedding day…or is change in the forecast again?The bonds of love that have formed and grown over the past year in Coconut Key reach a culmination of white lace and champagne…for some. For others, life may be different than imagined, but whatever it is, with family and friends, it will be warm, happy, and dappled in sunshine...
    Categorized as:
    christian  m-f  contemporary
  • A Star in the Sky: A Christian Christmas Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    A Star in the Sky: A Christian Christmas Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Welcome to Christmas in Serenity Point, Idaho.A year ago, Roman Wright had returned to Serenity Point with a purpose, but it wasn’t to stay.Now, he’s back, but once again, he has no intention of making his home in the town where his sisters live and where his worst nightmare had unfolded...
  • Forgotten Secrets by Christy Barritt

    Forgotten Secrets by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    FBI Special Agent Jesse Marx doesn’t know which is worse—waking up in a horse stable with no memories of the past two weeks or waking up to discover he’s wearing a wedding band. Not only has he been injured, but he’s also married—something he vowed to never do.Dakota Fleming refuses to feel a connection to any man, much less be tied down to one...
  • The Search, A Novel by Suzanne Woods Fisher

    The Search, A Novel by Suzanne Woods Fisher

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 24 ratings
    When worlds collide, can the truth set two young women free?As a child caught up in a crisis, Lainey O'Toole made a split-second decision with far-reaching effects. Fifteen years later, when her car breaks down in Stoney Ridge--the very town in which that decision was made--she is forced to face the past and discover how her decision has impacted so many...
  • The Bishop's Daughter by Wanda E. Brunstetter

    The Bishop's Daughter by Wanda E. Brunstetter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 27 ratings
    Leona is Bishop Jacob Weaver's daughter and a dedicated teacher in a one-room Amish schoolhouse. After her father's tragic accident, Leona's faith wavers. How could God allow something like this to happen to one of His servants? Outlander Jimmy Scott comes to Pennsylvania in search of his real family...
  • A Promise of Hope by Amy Clipston

    A Promise of Hope by Amy Clipston

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 25 ratings
    Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you ll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. As each woman s story unfolds, you will share in her heartaches, trials, joys, dreams and secrets. You ll discover how the simplicity of the Amish lifestyle can clash with the English way of life and the decisions and consequences that follow...
  • Sanibel Mornings by Hope Holloway

    Sanibel Mornings by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    With the ownership of the property settled, Eliza knows that she’s found the place where she belongs. But she can’t take a chance on something completely new until she finally lets go of the grief that has gripped her heart, and saying that last goodbye is one of the hardest things she’s ever had to do.Her sister, Claire, is tackling her own emotional challenges...
    Categorized as:
    christian  m-f  contemporary
  • Ranger Bravery by Lynn Shannon

    Ranger Bravery by Lynn Shannon

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Shadows of the past linger…Piper Jensen escaped her small-town, seeking a new life without the baggage of her childhood. Her only regret: breaking up with her first love through a hastily scrawled note. A decade later, when her sister is hurt in a car accident, Piper moves home to help care for her niece and nephew...
  • Harvest Moon by Denise Hunter

    Harvest Moon by Denise Hunter

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    She thought he was arrogant. He thought her walls would never come down. Then they fell in love.Forever walking the line between passion and conflict, Laurel and Gavin's relationship ended in divorce after years of miscommunication and unmet expectations. Now pursuing their own separate lives and careers, the two are content . . . though not completely happy...
  • A Promise in the Keys by Hope Holloway

    A Promise in the Keys by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There’s a little island magic in the air…and the promise of something brand new.With her daughters more settled than ever, it’s time for Beck to live her life in Coconut Key to the fullest. Coquina House Bed & Breakfast is open and running, and with every new challenge, Beck and her mother discover they were born for the life of hospitality...
    Categorized as:
    christian  m-f  contemporary
  • The Hope of Refuge by Cindy Woodsmall

    The Hope of Refuge by Cindy Woodsmall

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 23 ratings
    Raised in foster care and now the widowed mother of a little girl, Cara Moore struggles against poverty, fear, and a relentless stalker. When a trail of memories leads Cara and Lori out of New York City toward an Amish community, she follows every lead, eager for answers and a fresh start...
  • A Life of Joy by Amy Clipston

    A Life of Joy by Amy Clipston

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 22 ratings
    Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you ll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. As each woman s story unfolds, you will share in her heartaches, trials, joys, dreams and secrets. You ll discover how the simplicity of the Amish lifestyle can clash with the English way of life and the decisions and consequences that follow...
  • Mending Fences by Suzanne Woods Fisher

    Mending Fences by Suzanne Woods Fisher

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 15 ratings
    Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future.Luke Schrock is a new and improved man after a stint in rehab, though everyone in Stoney Ridge only remembers the old Luke. They might have forgiven him, but nobody trusts him.Amos and Fern Lapp allow Luke to live at Windmill Farm under two conditions...
  • Leah's Choice by Marta Perry

    Leah's Choice by Marta Perry

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The first of three Amish-set novels in which a woman?s faith must guide her through challenging times. All of Pleasant Valley seems to think the newcomer from Lancaster County is the perfect match for Teacher Leah. After all, so few new families come to their separate Amish community, and fewer still unmarried men...
  • Leah's Choice by Marta Perry

    Leah's Choice by Marta Perry

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The first of three Amish-set novels in which a woman?s faith must guide her through challenging times. All of Pleasant Valley seems to think the newcomer from Lancaster County is the perfect match for Teacher Leah. After all, so few new families come to their separate Amish community, and fewer still unmarried men...
    Categorized as:
    christian  amish  contemporary  length-medium
  • The Search by Suzanne Woods Fisher

    The Search by Suzanne Woods Fisher

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 20 ratings
    Fifteen years ago, Lainey O'Toole made a split-second decision. She couldn't have known that her choice would impact so many. Now in her mid-twenties, she is poised to go to culinary school when her car breaks down in Stoney Ridge, the very Amish town in which her long-reaching decision was made, forcing her to face the shadowed past...
  • Sanibel Treasures by Hope Holloway

    Sanibel Treasures by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    New arrivals to Shellseeker Beach prompt Eliza to extend her trip…and fall deeper under the spell of Sanibel Island. The group of close family and friends are determined to settle the ownership of the beachfront property once and for all. But it seems there are forces outside of their control determined to shatter all their dreams...
    Categorized as:
    christian  m-f  contemporary
  • Plain Paradise by Beth Wiseman

    Plain Paradise by Beth Wiseman

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 21 ratings
    Linda's Amish life seemed like paradise. Until she found out her family had been hiding a secret since the day of her birth. Josie was just a frightened teenager when she left her baby in the care of an Old Order Amish couple in Lancaster County. Since then, seventeen years have passed and while much has changed, one thing hasn't. Josie still longs to reconnect with her daughter Linda...
  • The Healing by Wanda E. Brunstetter

    The Healing by Wanda E. Brunstetter

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 21 ratings
    Now a New York Times and USA Bestseller! Seek a fresh start with Amish widower Samuel Fisher as he journeys from Lancaster County to Bluegrass Country, hoping to find a balm for the grief he’s carried with him...
  • A Forever of Orange Blossoms by Ava Miles

    A Forever of Orange Blossoms by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family.International Bestselling Author Ava Miles’ feel-good series, The Merriams, is back with a humorous and heartwarming story about a playboy without a cause and a woman whose dreams were diverted by family responsibility—and, of course, everyone’s favorite matchmakers to guide the way...
    Categorized as:
    christian  m-f  humor  new adult  contemporary
  • Sunflower Alley by Ava Miles

    Sunflower Alley by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family. International Bestselling Author Ava Miles’ acclaimed family series, The Merriams, returns with an inspiring story about a hero with nothing to live for and a heroine who shows him the power of second chances… And, of course, everyone’s favorite matchmakers to guide the way...
  • The Keeper by Suzanne Woods Fisher

    The Keeper by Suzanne Woods Fisher

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 23 ratings
    A family. A farm. A heart. All in need of repair. Life on Windmill Farm hasn't been the same since Julia Lapp's father has had trouble with his heart. But that doesn't stop Julia from hoping for a bright future. She has planned on marrying Paul Fisher since she was a girl. Now twenty-one, she looks forward to their wedding with giddy anticipation...
  • Sanibel Dreams by Hope Holloway

    Sanibel Dreams by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She's too young to retire and too old to start over...or is she?When 53-year-old Eliza Whitney loses both her beloved husband and her high-powered job in the same month, she’s uncertain what the next chapter of her life will look like. Then her estranged father’s widow contacts her and asks her to come to Sanibel Island to help settle his affairs...
  • Plain Promise by Beth Wiseman

    Plain Promise by Beth Wiseman

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 21 ratings
    Sadie Always Believed in God's Promises. But Can She Really Trust His Heart? Young Amish widow, Sadie Fisher, leads a simple life in the quiet countryside of Lancaster County--selling Amish goods to a steady stream of tourists. Though it is a good life, lately she's wondered if it is God's will for her to remain without a husband and a family...
  • Covenant Child by Terri Blackstock

    Covenant Child by Terri Blackstock

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Amanda’s heart broke as she watched them drive her beloved twins away. She resolved to hope . . . and to fight for them to her last breath. Kara and Lizzie are heiresses to one of the largest fortunes in the country...
  • The Longing by Beverly Lewis

    The Longing by Beverly Lewis

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Although she still prays for Caleb, Nellie Mae Fisher has broken up with her beau. Now, her heart's greatest longing is for more knowledge of the Lord. Caleb yearns for freedom, as his plans to leave Honeybrook have been thwarted. He must stay on as caretaker for his father, who was crippled in a wintertime accident...
  • Amish Circle of Blessings: Amish Romance by Samantha Price

    Amish Circle of Blessings: Amish Romance by Samantha Price

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From Samantha Price, USA Today Bestselling Author, comes the eagerly awaited final book in the cherished The Amish Bonnet Sisters series.In 'Amish Circle of Blessings,' the quiet lives of the Baker/Bruner extended family are shaken to their core by the revelation of a secret that will change their future.Catch up with all your favorite characters in this finale...
    Categorized as:
    amish  christian  contemporary  suspense
  • One Last Stand by Susan May Warren

    One Last Stand by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As a member of the Air One Rescue team, pilot London Brooks has built a new life—one far away from her clandestine past as an operative tasked to take down a branch of Russian terrorists. She has no desire to reenter that world or endure the grief of losing everyone she loved, including her fiancé. But the past won’t stay past...
  • Plain Proposal by Beth Wiseman

    Plain Proposal by Beth Wiseman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 17 ratings
    Miriam Raber takes a bold stand when her Amish boyfriend considers leaving their community. "Whatever he chooses, I'm going with him." Miriam Raber enjoys life in her Old Order Amish community, and she is hopeful that Saul Fisher will propose to her soon...
  • The Mercy by Beverly Lewis

    The Mercy by Beverly Lewis

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    The Powerful Conclusion to Beverly Lewis' Latest #1 Bestselling Series! Rose Kauffman pines for prodigal Nick Franco, the Bishop's foster son who left the Amish under a cloud of suspicion after his foster brother's death. His rebellion led to the "silencing" of their beloved Bishop...
  • Her Hopeful Heart: Amish Romance by Samantha Price

    Her Hopeful Heart: Amish Romance by Samantha Price

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Debbie is stepping into a new life beyond what she had ever imagined, and her family is right there with her. They're pitching in, ensuring her new home is as warm and welcoming as possible. It's a team effort, and Favor and Cherish refuse to go home until it feels just right...
    Categorized as:
    christian  amish  contemporary
  • Return to Love's Promise: Amish Romance by Samantha Price

    Return to Love's Promise: Amish Romance by Samantha Price

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The Baker family's generations-old apple orchard faces a season unlike any before. Three unexpected visitors bring a deluge of secrets and emotions, disrupting everything.As these revelations unfold, love finds a way to blossom in the most unexpected of places.Don't miss this second-last book in The Amish Bonnet Sisters series...
    Categorized as:
    amish  christian  contemporary  suspense
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