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  • Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

    Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 165 ratings
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The highly anticipated sequel to the international bestseller, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! More dark secrets are exposed in this addictive, true-crime fueled mystery. Pip is not a detective anymore.With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year...
  • The Original Crowd by Tijan

    The Original Crowd by Tijan

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    This is the original version of A Whole New Crowd. It has only gone through one round of edits so it is rough. I make no apology for this. The edited version was released as A Whole New Crowd. This is being published at readers' requests. They want to own the original version as well so here it is in all its gritty and monstrously long glory. There is lots of sex so the reader is forewarned...
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  • The Bay by L.J. Ross

    The Bay by L.J. Ross

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    SECRETS NEVER STAY BURIED FOR LONG... In the picturesque seaside town of St Ives, Detective Sergeant Sophie Keane is a pillar of the community. Between the occasional collar and lazy weekends spent on the beach, it seems a perfect life. But for Sophie, the golden sands and crystal waters hide a dark secret, one that’s lain buried for twenty years...
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  • Christy Miller Collection, Vol. 1 by Robin Jones Gunn

    Christy Miller Collection, Vol. 1 by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    The first nine books in the popular Christy Miller series are now available in three treasured volumes! Bestselling author Robin Jones Gunn packs each one with enough action, romance, and drama to keep you reading and wanting more. It all starts the summer Christy vacations on a California beach and meets two friends who change her life forever...
  • Forever and Ever Boxed Set Seven: Books 43-51 by E.L. Todd

    Forever and Ever Boxed Set Seven: Books 43-51 by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fall into E.L. Todd’s most popular series, with millions of copies sold worldwide! Follow the stories of a group of friends as they experience true love, real heartbreak, and genuine friendship, in this unforgettable series.This collection 43. To Love Again44. All Hope Is Lost45. This Love46. All That Matters47. In My Heart48. There You Are49. Lost In You50. Kiss Me There51...
  • There I Find Rest by Jessie Gussman

    There I Find Rest by Jessie Gussman

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    On the shore of Lake Michigan, just up the road from Blueberry Beach is another small town. Strawberry Sands.A place of comfort.A place of rest and peace.A place where divorcee and single mom, Kim Tinsley, can go to try to make a new life for herself, raising her baby, while praying for her older child who has left the faith of her childhood and is questioning everything she’d ever taught her...
  • Coming Attractions by Robin Jones Gunn

    Coming Attractions by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Are you serious? As graduation approaches, Katie Weldon is pretty sure she s ready for the word engaged to describe her relationship with Rick. But Eli seems to always be right there when she needs support. Rick is everything Katie s ever dreamed of, offering her stability and love. Eli, on the other hand, brings adventure, spontaneity, and a wild love for God...
  • Forever Betrayed by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Betrayed by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Trust is hard to come by in a world filled with betrayal. Zain Ali Rahman is in line for his country’s crown. Granted, he’s two names down the list, but it still meant he was in the family business of politics. While hosting an international summit in Keeneston, Zain just hopes to make a difference in the world by making it a safer place...
  • Love Always, Kate by D. Nichole King

    Love Always, Kate by D. Nichole King

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Dear Diary, Leukemia’s been my life since I was eleven. Now, six years later, I want my life back. Only I’m not sure what that is. The test results came back today. 22,000. Which means I’m officially out of remission—again. I have three options: 1. Another round of chemo. 2. A super-new experimental drug. 3. Dump it all— forget the meds and treatments and enjoy the time I have left...
  • Whispered Lies by Kathleen Brooks

    Whispered Lies by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Government secrets are being sold and the newly-sworn-in President of the United States already feels out of options. Without knowing the full scope of the scandal, the president decides to turn to the one person he knows he can trust--former FBI Agent, Elizabeth James. Her deep distrust of the system is rooted in her unfair discharge from service...
  • Close Your Eyes/Without a Doubt/With This Ring by Robin Jones Gunn

    Close Your Eyes/Without a Doubt/With This Ring by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Happenstance…or God’s Great Plan? She’s the bold, free-spirited type. She’s cute, she’s fun, and she’s following God...
  • So Over My Head by Jenny B. Jones

    So Over My Head by Jenny B. Jones

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Newly single, stalked by a killer, and in desperate need of some chic clown shoes--Bella is one skinny mocha frapp away from total meltdown. When the Fritz Family Carnival makes its annual appearance in Truman, Bella's keen reporter instincts tell her the bright lights hide more than they reveal. Her suspicions are confirmed when one of the stars is murdered...
  • I'm So Sure by Jenny B. Jones

    I'm So Sure by Jenny B. Jones

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    "Think you're having a rough week? Bella's stepdad, a semi-pro wrestler, just signed the entire family up for a reality TV show. Bella's first thought: Kill. Me. Now." Living in Truman, Oklahoma wasn't 100% miserable for Bella. Sure, she misses Manhattan, couture clothes, and her dad. But she was making new friends at Truman High and almost enjoying her work at the school newspaper...
  • Peculiar Treasures by Robin Jones Gunn

    Peculiar Treasures by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    A fresh start? Katie Weldon catches more than just the bouquet at the wedding of her best friend, Christy Miller. She also snags a job offer that launches her into an adventure she never imagined. Katie eagerly accepts the job as resident assistant at Rancho Corona University, only to find herself in a community of conflict...
  • The Secret Journal of Brett Colton by Kay Lynn Mangum

    The Secret Journal of Brett Colton by Kay Lynn Mangum

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Kathy Colton can t stand her brother, Brett. Her family talks as if he were perfect! All Kathy knows for sure is that Brett is dead. He died of leukemia when he was sixteen and she was only two. But when Kathy turns sixteen, she discovers her brother s hidden journal - a journal written especially for her - and learns about the brother she never knew...
  • Sky Zone by Creston Mapes

    Sky Zone by Creston Mapes

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A Political Rally. A Terrorist Threat. A Nightmare of Cataclysmic Proportions.Jack and Pamela Crittendon have hit the breaking point. After months out of work as a reporter, Jack is playing Mr. Mom and working part-time at Festival Arena with his survivalist friend Brian Shakespeare...
  • Destined for Power by Kathleen Brooks

    Destined for Power by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Mallory Westin was born into power. But when her family’s quest for more power caused her a broken heart, she turned her back on the only life she ever knew. Now a successful owner of a security firm, she’s determined to forge her own path. But sometimes one’s past isn’t so easy to leave behind...
  • The Complete Blueberry Beach Box Set Books 1-8 by Jessie Gussman

    The Complete Blueberry Beach Box Set Books 1-8 by Jessie Gussman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Escape to Blueberry Beach in this charming collection of sweet, heartwarming romances!Book 1 - Yesterday's When Lindy leaves her workaholic husband and moves with her teenage daughter to their summer cottage on the shores of Lake Michigan, will she find joy and healing with the help of her new neighbors in the town of Blueberry Beach? And when it comes down to a choice between her bright new...
  • Pretty Little Liars Box Set by Sara Shepard

    Pretty Little Liars Box Set by Sara Shepard

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling series This paperback box set includes the first four books in Sara Shepard’s #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series, Pretty Little Liars , Flawless , Perfect, and Unbelievable...
  • Match Point by Erynn Mangum

    Match Point by Erynn Mangum

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Matchmaker Lauren Holbrook is happy after putting together four successful couples. That is, until the tables are turned and she's on the receiving end of the matchmaking!Lauren and her boyfriend, Ryan, devise a plan to make it look as if they've broken up so people will get off their backs about marriage. No problem, right? That's of course until Lauren realizes she's in love...
  • You Better Run by Willow Rose

    You Better Run by Willow Rose

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Dead.Who is this girl?How did she end up in the pool?Was she even at the party?Even more strange is when they pull her out of the water, Meg realizes the girl looks very familiar. As a matter of fact, she looks just like her.Like an identical twin.But Meg has no twin, at least none that she knows of, and no one at the party knows this girl or can say where she is from...
  • Poet Of The Wrong Generation by Lonnie Ostrow

    Poet Of The Wrong Generation by Lonnie Ostrow

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “It’s not that I don’t love you, and my tears are yet to dry. But you can’t go back and forth forever and we’ve already said goodbye.” Through these words, a young poet unearths his musical soul while severing ties with the woman he loves after her stunning betrayal...
  • Under the Magnolias by T.I. Lowe

    Under the Magnolias by T.I. Lowe

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    This night not only marked the end to the drought, but also the end to the long-held secret we'd kept hidden under the magnolias. Magnolia, South Carolina, 1980Austin Foster is barely a teenager when her mama dies giving birth to twins, leaving her to pick up the pieces while holding her six siblings together and doing her best to stop her daddy from retreating into his personal darkness...
  • Season of Blessing by Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock

    Season of Blessing by Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The fourth and final novel about the trials and joys of the residents of Cedar Circle. Sylvia Bryan has been feeling weak and tired, but is shocked when her internist finds a malignant lump in her breast. She and her husband can’t understand why God is allowing cancer to attack at a time when their missionary work is going so well...
  • Home of Our Hearts by Robin Jones Gunn

    Home of Our Hearts by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Christy and Todd are looking forward to being part of two important weddings. Christy would never think of missing Katie's big day, even though she's getting married in Kenya. Todd has been waiting his whole life to stand up as the best man for his dad's wedding...
  • Bluegrass Dawn by Kathleen Brooks

    Bluegrass Dawn by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It's the late 1960's in Keeneston and life is very tense for everyone. War consumes the news and young men prepare themselves for the draft. Jake Davies is fresh out of high school and head-over-heels in love. He’s known she's the one since she hit him in the head with a cheese ball, but then his world crashes around him when his number is drawn in the draft...
  • Rematch by Erynn Mangum

    Rematch by Erynn Mangum

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Lauren’s dad may be getting remarried—and Lauren is still looking for the love of her life! Join Lauren on her adventure of caffeine, chocolate, girl talk, and spiritual insights as she continues to search for the right match...
  • Protecting Alabama's Kids by Susan Stoker

    Protecting Alabama's Kids by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    At just ten years old, Tommy has already been through more horror than most people suffer their entire lives. So when he’s placed in his latest foster home, under the gentle care of Abe and Alabama Powers, he lashes out. He’s scared, confused, angry…and convinced it won’t be long before these new foster parents send him away, too. No one wants a boy his age, especially one who’s broken, dirty...
  • Open Your Heart/Time Will Tell/Now Picture This by Robin Jones Gunn

    Open Your Heart/Time Will Tell/Now Picture This by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Happenstanceâ?¦or Godâ?s Great Plan? Sheâ?s the bold, free-spirited type. Sheâ?s cute, sheâ?s fun, and sheâ?s following God...
  • On a Whim by Robin Jones Gunn

    On a Whim by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    What s next? Ever since high school, Katie Weldon has wondered what it would be like to be Rick Doyle s girlfriend. As a college senior she s about to find out...
  • Letting Go by B.A. Wolfe

    Letting Go by B.A. Wolfe

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book # 1.5 of The Keaton Series The much anticipated companion novel to Away -- the heart gripping romance about first loves and unforgettable moments. Now experience it all from Jason's point of view in Letting Go. Jason Bradley is a simple, country guy thrust into a life most wouldn't consider normal...
  • Janessa by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Janessa by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Though she’s seen people she’s close to fall in love, Janessa Halverson has no desire to do the same. Janessa was young when she lost her parents, and though she loves the family she’s a part of now, she has no interest in falling in love with someone, only to lose them. And having kids? Nope...
  • Summer on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber

    Summer on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Knitting and life. They’re both about beginnings...and endings.That’s why Lydia Goetz, owner of A Good Yarn on Seattle’s Blossom Street, offers a class called Knit to Quit. It’s for people who want to quit something—or someone!—and start a new phase of their lives.First to join is Phoebe Rylander, who’s trying to get over a man. Alix Turner and her husband want a baby, so she has to quit smoking...
  • This Quiet Sky by Joanne Bischof

    This Quiet Sky by Joanne Bischof

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    There is nothing extraordinary about Tucker O’Shay’s dreams. Go to college. Become president. Fall in love. And pretend like he has enough time to get it all done.Sixteen-year-old Sarah Miller doesn’t expect anything out of the ordinary when she begins her first day at the one-room-school house in her new hometown of Rocky Knob...
  • Can't Let You Go by Jenny B. Jones

    Can't Let You Go by Jenny B. Jones

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    An old love whose kisses make her weak, but whose secrets threaten to destroy all she holds dear... Fresh out of college, Katie Parker had it all—a charming romance, a role in a famous stage production, and an idyllic life in London. Until she found her boyfriend cheating and got herself fired from the play...
  • Sundown by Susan May Warren

    Sundown by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 18 ratings
    Former Delta Operative Colt Kingston knows when someone is lying. He may not know the truth, but he sure doesn't trust Tae, the woman who is caring for his ailing father at Sky King Ranch. Behind those beautiful blue eyes, he can tell there is a troubled--and smart--woman.A few of her stories prove true--he's found the crashed plane and the dead body inside...
  • Fashioned for Power by Kathleen Brooks

    Fashioned for Power by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Allegra Simpson is the Vice President of Simpson Fashion and she's always handled life like her mother taught her — with manners and a smile. But Allegra learns being nice can get you in trouble as someone haunts her from the shadows and turns her life to one of secrets. She fears she’ll never be able to have a relationship with Finn, because it would put everyone she loves in danger...
  • Double Take by Lynette Eason

    Double Take by Lynette Eason

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Detective James Cross has been honorably discharged from the Army Criminal Investigation Division due to wounds sustained when an IED blew up near him. Now with the Lake City Police Department, he's rooming with this good buddy and partner, Cole, while he figures out his family dynamics...
  • One More Wish: Christy & Todd: The Married Years Series by Robin Jones Gunn

    One More Wish: Christy & Todd: The Married Years Series by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As Christy blows out the 26 candles on her birthday cake, she closes her eyes and makes a wish. Could this be the year that she and Todd finally have a baby? They know that everything will change once they have a child. Are they ready for all the adjustments a new little one would bring? Christy isn't sure...
  • Seasons Under Heaven by Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock

    Seasons Under Heaven by Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    What does a child s life-threatening illness cost the neighbors of Cedar Circle? What joys can be hidden in life s greatest tragedies? Behind brightly lit windows and on front porches, marriages are tested and mended, hearts broken, hopes resurrected, dreams released and reformed, values and futures shaped, and faith rekindled . . . or found for the first time...
  • Under the Magnolias by T.I. Lowe, Susan Bennett

    Under the Magnolias by T.I. Lowe, Susan Bennett

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Magnolia, South Carolina, 1980Austin Foster is barely a teenager when her mama dies giving birth to twins, leaving her to pick up the pieces while holding her six siblings together and doing her best to stop her daddy from retreating into his personal darkness.Scratching out a living on the family’s tobacco farm is as tough as it gets...
  • Lost & Found: A Romance by Brooke St. James

    Lost & Found: A Romance by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jude Tanner came from a humble background. He couldn't believe he was now the owner of a Thoroughbred racehorse. He obviously hoped his colt would be a contender on the road to the Kentucky Derby, but it still surprised him when it actually happened. It was surreal that his dreams were coming true. There were only a few more races before the Derby, and if Mister Everything did well, he had a shot...
  • Finn Beckett by M.J. Fields

    Finn Beckett by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I walked through hell, some of it caused by myself. Things were torn away from me that I would never get back. Hearts were broken beyond repair. Then mayhem ensued, and I lost who I was. Music was always part of it. Music almost killed me. It dragged me in, caught me up, and almost destroyed me. I lost who I was and became someone I never wanted to be. Sex, drugs, and rock and roll...
  • Out of Ruins by Michele G. Miller, Stacy Sanford

    Out of Ruins by Michele G. Miller, Stacy Sanford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    [Alternate cover edition for ISBN: 9781310817137] “Guilt. A painful, lonely feeling. It seeps into your pores slowly as you go through life day by day. Like a disease, it blackens your heart with thoughts and memories of what you did, or in my case, what you didn’t do.” Surviving the storm was only the beginning for Jules. Surviving the guilt? That is something only love can help her overcome...
  • Summer Promise by Robin Jones Gunn

    Summer Promise by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Teens across the nation have made this series from Robin Jones Gunn a bestseller! Readers can find out for themselves why the series is so popular as they, too, become friends with Christy Miller. She becomes the perfect role model for today's teens by making a commitment to Christ in the first book and then growing in her walk with the Lord in the next eleven books...
  • Come Friday by Brooke St. James

    Come Friday by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Wes Bishop had a real sense of adventure. He left Memphis and moved to London as soon as he graduated high school. It had been nearly seven years since then, and even though Wes missed his family, he was doing really well in England. He had a budding career as a musician and had met the girl of his dreams. He really thought he had everything figured out. Then he met Jolene Wright...
  • Sparks & Embers: A Romance by Brooke St. James

    Sparks & Embers: A Romance by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Autumn Rains went to Lexington, Kentucky on a mission.This was no vacation.She had a very specific goal in mind.Autumn had done research and knew who she would encounter on the Tanner Farm.Photographs of the family were accessible on the internet, so she had an idea of what to expect when she arrived.Autumn was already aware that she would be meeting tall, handsome athletes on her trip...
  • Young & Wild: A Romance by Brooke St. James

    Young & Wild: A Romance by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The golden boy meets his match in the Tanner Family series finale.Tanner Wilde was just that. Wild.He had been working hard and playing harder for so long that he paid no mind to the long lineof heartbroken women he left in his wake. His life seemed full, and he was nowhere near readyto settle down.Jillian Young was just the opposite...
  • Let My Daughter Go: A Mind-Blowing Christian Fiction Thriller by Creston Mapes

    Let My Daughter Go: A Mind-Blowing Christian Fiction Thriller by Creston Mapes

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rogan Sneed is spending life in prison for the mass shooting he committed at Pioneer Square in Portland, Oregon. The copycat shooter who attempted a similar attack on the anniversary of the event is dead. Time has passed. Wounds are healing.But then a blip on the screen.A teenage girl is kidnapped in Portland...
  • Forever Mason (Beaumont) by Heidi McLaughlin

    Forever Mason (Beaumont) by Heidi McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The long-awaited prequel to Forever My Girl is here!Mason Powell. Best friend. Boyfriend. Husband. Father.He’s the young man you know but have never met.He’s the man who chose love over friendship.He’s the man who would do anything for his family and friends.He’s the man who stepped up when someone wasn’t there.He’s the man who has a story to tell.Be there when Mason tells his life story...
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