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A New Year in the Keys by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsCome back to Coconut Key as the New Year brings surprises, secrets, and second chances…and one shocking new arrival!For Beck and her mother, Lovely, the serene island life they’ve carefully built is about to be upended. Plans for a quiet holiday with no guests at their popular Coquina House Bed & Breakfast are disrupted when they agree to host a trio of last-minute guests... -
![The Inn on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway]()
The Inn on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe uplifting and unforgettable conclusion to the Seven Sisters series!After coming together following their father’s stroke, the Wingate women have found second-chance romance, faced trials and tribulations, and built wonderful lives on Amelia Island. Their father is fully recovered and healthy, their businesses are flourishing, and the whole family is bursting with love and laughter... -
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![One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune]()
One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune
A radiant escape to the lake from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After and This Summer Will Be DifferentAs featured in People ∙ Good Morning America ∙ Cosmopolitan ∙ TODAY ∙ E! News ∙ Buzzfeed ∙ Us Weekly ∙ The New York Post ∙ SheReads ∙ and more!I never anticipated Charlie Florek.Good things happen at the lake. That’s what Alice’s grandmother says, and it’s true...Categorized as:
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![The Dressmaker on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway]()
The Dressmaker on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA sisterhood saga with threads of drama, dreams, and danger. Life for the Wingate women of Amelia Island is never dull! While Raina balances the challenge of nurturing newborn twins and a budding romance, trouble arrives on her doorstep to threaten her sweet new life... -
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![The Bookstore on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway]()
The Bookstore on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA sisterhood saga full of family, faith, and friendship...Life for widowed Grace Wingate Jenkins has been simple enough these past few years on Amelia Island, running a bookstore and raising a painfully shy toddler girl. But when that simple life is turned upside down, Grace realizes she’s also been given a gift in the form of a friend who has an entirely different perspective... -
![For Lucy by Jewel E. Ann]()
For Lucy by Jewel E. Ann
From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jewel E. Ann comes a novel so heartfelt and real it redefines the meaning of love. I’m the wrong guy in the right place the night I steal Tatum Bradshaw from another man. When she mistakes me for her blind date, I decide she deserves a man who shows up on time … like me. Emmett Riley, Mr. Punctual... -
![The Chocolate Shop on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway]()
The Chocolate Shop on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe saga continues with secrets, surprises, and sweet temptations… Sadie Wingate has been keeping secrets...from her family and from her brand new husband. But once the truth is revealed, her whole world melts like a truffle in the sunshine... -
![Point of Contact by Melanie Hansen]()
Point of Contact by Melanie Hansen
Only love can heal an impossibly broken heart There’d forever been a thread running through Trevor Estes’s life—his son, Riley, strong and constant like a heartbeat. But when Riley is killed in combat, everything in Trevor’s life unravels into a mess he doesn’t know how to mourn. Then Jesse Byrne, Riley’s friend and platoon mate, arrives on Trevor’s doorstep with a box of Riley’s things...Categorized as:
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![The Summer We Made Promises by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott]()
The Summer We Made Promises by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSeven summers. Two families. One beach house. And a diary that holds all the secrets.As the sun burns bright on the white sands of Destin, Vivien's love life takes an unexpected turn. She finds herself torn between two very different men, both offering something she thought she’d lost—security, excitement, and the chance to finally choose herself... -
![Myles by Riley Edwards]()
Myles by Riley Edwards
Former Delta Operator Myles Simms doesn’t know when to quit. The concept so foreign to him he can’t give up on Delilah Watts. A woman he’s never met—a woman who might be the enemy yet he’s compelled to save her. Intel Specialist Delilah Watts never imagined sending an email would be deadly. Kidnapped and left to die, yet she regrets nothing...Categorized as:
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![The Dark Tide by Josh Lanyon]()
The Dark Tide by Josh Lanyon
As if recovering from heart surgery beneath the gaze of his over-protective family wasn’t exasperating enough, someone keeps trying to break into Adrien English’s bookstore...Categorized as:
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![Christmas at Sugar Sand Inn by Leigh Duncan]()
Christmas at Sugar Sand Inn by Leigh Duncan
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEscape to Sugar Sand Beach with best friends Michelle, Reggie, Nina and Erin for a second chance at all life has to offer.It’s Christmas at the Sugar Sand Inn, and Michelle and her friends have replaced the Welcome sign with one that reads Closed for the Holidays... -
![New Beginnings on Railway Lane by Alison Sherlock]()
New Beginnings on Railway Lane by Alison Sherlock
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWhen high flying, workaholic Katy Smith is suddenly made redundant, she needs to find a job fast!After mistakenly answering an advert online, she quickly realises that the rundown railway station in sleepy Cranfield isn’t the 5-star London hotels she’s used to working in!But a job’s a job. Right?Chef Ryan Connelly is having a crisis of confidence after his Italian dream turns sour... -
![Easton Island: Looking Glass Cottage by Hope Callaghan]()
Easton Island: Looking Glass Cottage by Hope Callaghan
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsEaston Island - Looking Glass Cottage is the beginning of one woman’s journey from incredible loss to finding a past she knew nothing about, including a family who both embraces and fears her and a charming island that draws her in. This inspirational series is for lovers of family sagas, mystery, and a touch of romance... -
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![Billionaire Unclaimed: Chase by J.S. Scott]()
Billionaire Unclaimed: Chase by J.S. Scott
She's an investigative journalist in trouble. He's a billionaire CEO who has sworn off women for the foreseeable future, but has the ability to save her. They're two people who belong together and never really recognize it until the unthinkable happens!I've known Chase Durand since childhood. He's drop-dead gorgeous, sophisticated, ridiculously wealthy, and wildly intelligent... -
![Sweet Tea & Wedding Rings by Rachel Hanna]()
Sweet Tea & Wedding Rings by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn book 4 of this USA Today bestselling series. Mia and Kate are still working on building their new honey business while Travis and Cooper are keeping a big secret that could wreak havoc in both of their relationships.Meanwhile, a former guest of the B&B shows up in the dead of night, and she needs a place to hide... -
![Return to Captiva by Annie Cabot]()
Return to Captiva by Annie Cabot
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Key Lime Garden Inn has a mysterious guest, and everyone wants to know his story.Matteo Benedetti comes to Captiva Island and the Key Lime Garden Inn to confront the demons that have haunted him for many years. In doing so, he changes the lives of many on the island... -
![The Summer We Danced by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott]()
The Summer We Danced by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSeven summers. Two families. One beach house. And a diary that holds all the secrets.As the fragile harmony of the Summer House begins to fracture, no one is more surprised than Tessa to find herself at the heart of the healing. In an unexpected twist, she becomes the bridge between two divided families—offering Crista a solution to her biggest problem... -
![Dip Out by Eve Holmes]()
Dip Out by Eve Holmes
A journey through the wilderness can reveal the wild within.Arthur Mercer has spent his life hidden in Newfoundland’s rugged wilderness, where nature’s untamed beauty offers him peace from an overwhelming world. As a renowned wildlife photographer, he finds solace in the quiet, predictable presence of birds and nature, which matches the solitude he craves...Categorized as:
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![The Memory Library by Kate Storey]()
The Memory Library by Kate Storey
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFor forty-two years, Sally Harrison has been building a library. Each year, on her daughter’s birthday, she adds a new book to her shelves – with a note in the front dedicated to her own greatest work. But Ella – Sally’s only child – fled to Australia twenty-two years ago after a heated exchange, and never looked back... -
![Latakia by J.F. Smith]()
Latakia by J.F. Smith
Matthew likes his life in Richmond. He has his friends and his softball and his volunteer work. And he has a very good-looking boyfriend, Brian, who he’s been happily dating for over a year now. So what if his friends tend to question just how good his boyfriend is, and so what if Brian tends to have inexplicable mood swings. And so what if Brian seems to invite Matt’s suspicions on occasion... -
![The Memory Library by Kate Storey]()
The Memory Library by Kate Storey
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFor forty-two years, Sally Harrison has been building a library. Each year, on her daughter’s birthday, she adds a new book to her shelves – with a note in the front dedicated to her own greatest work. But Ella – Sally’s only child – fled to Australia twenty-two years ago after a heated exchange, and never looked back... -
![Sunrise With The Silver Surfers by Maddie Please]()
Sunrise With The Silver Surfers by Maddie Please
Pre-order the brand new novel from the #1 bestselling author of The Old Ducks' Club!'I've loved all of Maddie Please's books but this is my favourite so far - superb characters and a warm, wonderful story. Bravo!' Judy LeighNewly single at sixty, Elin Anderson decides it’s finally time for an adventure of her own... -
![The Old Ducks' Hen Do by Maddie Please]()
The Old Ducks' Hen Do by Maddie Please
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe brand new novel from the #1 bestselling author, Maddie Please! The Old Ducks are back and they are naughtier than ever“I've loved all of Maddie Please's books but this is my favourite so far - superb characters and a warm, wonderful story. Bravo!” Judy LeighRecently retired, Denny Lambert is finding life just a little bit…well, dull... -
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![Cherish Me Forever by Layla Hagen]()
Cherish Me Forever by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsReese Maxwell meets her happy-ever-after in Layla Hagen's latest. What starts as a pretend romance soon turns into so much more...Newly divorced Dominic Waldorf is the most coveted bachelor in Chicago. At least, that’s what he thinks. I’d describe him as more of a Neanderthal with a really nice backside.When I accidentally spill champagne on him at a charity event, he accuses me of hitting on him... -
![A New Chapter in Rosewood Beach by Fiona Baker]()
A New Chapter in Rosewood Beach by Fiona Baker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA feel-good family saga about taking chances, following your heart, and finding love at any age.Surrounded by the bustling warmth of The Lighthouse Grill, Vivian Owens has everything she could ever ask for. Well… almost everything. Even as her children thrive around her, she’s still watching from the sidelines, reluctant to step into the spotlight of her own story... -
![Holiday Heart Strings by N.R. Walker]()
Holiday Heart Strings by N.R. Walker
Hartbridge Christmas Series - Book FourEnglishman Braithe Branson arrives in Hartbridge, Montana, to take on a brief substitute kindergarten teacher position. His introduction to the sleepy town is being pulled over for speeding. Not an ideal start, but at least the deputy was cute.Colson Price takes being a deputy very seriously. After all, his job is all he has... -
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Silver Biker by L.B. Dunbar
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJames Harrington.That’s my name, my birthright, and my curse. I didn’t always hate being a Harrington. At one time, I took it as a privilege. I used it to my advantage. But a name doesn’t stop you from losing everything, and after six haunting years, that everything is back forcing me to face the past or give up a future.Evie Harrington...Categorized as:
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![Survival Instinct by Fiona Quinn]()
Survival Instinct by Fiona Quinn
Even with an ex-SEAL racing to her side, survival isn’t guaranteed. On leave from the battlefields of Afghanistan, Major Dani Addams, finds herself in the fight of her life. She leaves few clues about the dangers she’s in. Now, everything depends on a stranger and his dog. Tripwire’s mission: Find her...Categorized as:
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![Before Us by Jewel E. Ann]()
Before Us by Jewel E. Ann
I never saw him coming.I didn’t know what would happen after my client found me sleeping in my car.I’d been cleaning his house as his wife was dying.I didn’t expect them to invite me to live with them.I didn’t expect Suzie to become my lifeline—until she was gone.I didn’t expect him to ask me to marry him when he found out I needed medical insurance... -
![Billionaire Unnoticed~Cooper by J.S. Scott]()
Billionaire Unnoticed~Cooper by J.S. Scott
What happens when one cynical, genius billionaire meets an equally brilliant language savant who challenges everything he thinks he knows about women and romance? Maybe my two older brothers had lost their minds over a woman, but that was never going to happen to me. I'd never believed in soul mates, romantic love, or happily ever after... -
![The Runaway Wives by Karen King]()
The Runaway Wives by Karen King
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 15 ratings‘We’re leaving. And there’s nothing either of you can do about it!’ When the surprise holiday Dee thinks her husband has booked for her sixtieth birthday weekend turns out to be yet another solo golfing break – it’s the last straw.Meanwhile her best friend Babs’s other half has decided to move to Spain and is acting like he doesn’t need to consult anyone...Categorized as:
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![Almost a Bride by Jo Watson]()
Almost a Bride by Jo Watson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThat awkward moment you catch your boyfriend in bed with another woman and then mistakenly get arrested #chargesdroppedAnnie knows life isn't always fair. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. Sometimes you get mistaken for a crazed intruder when you come home early and find your boyfriend wearing nipple clamps with a coworker on the night you thought he was going to propose to you...Categorized as:
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![If You're Ready by Estie Enders]()
If You're Ready by Estie Enders
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSix months ago, Fallon McCann had it all: a house filled with memories, a fulfilling career, a loving fiancé, and a half-planned wedding. Now, her fiancé’s dead, her once-colorful walls have been painted over in shades of gray, and she’s packing up her life in search of a new beginning.When the man responsible for her fiancé’s death shows up on her doorstep, she surprises even herself...Categorized as:
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![Deal Takers by Laura Lee]()
Deal Takers by Laura Lee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMY DICK CAN BE A REAL BASTARD SOMETIMES. When he takes charge, I’ve been known to do a lot of stupid shit, despite the fact that I have a genius IQ. Case in point: How I met the woman of my dreams. Now, I’m going to let you in on a little secret: I don’t regret that moment of idiocy one bit... -
![Moonlight Road by Robyn Carr]()
Moonlight Road by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsWITH HER BELOVED YOUNGER SIBLINGS SETTLED AND HAPPY, ERIN FOLEY HAS EMPTY NEST SYNDROME. AT AGE THIRTY-FIVE. So she's hitting the pause button on her life and holing up in a secluded (but totally upgraded --- she's not into roughing it!) cabin near Virgin River. Erin is planning on getting to know herself ... not the shaggy-haired mountain man she meets...Categorized as:
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![Come Home to Love : Friendship, Love and Second Chances by Jeanine Lauren]()
Come Home to Love : Friendship, Love and Second Chances by Jeanine Lauren
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShould she stay? Or should she leave?Now in her fifties, she never expected to face this decision. But that was before he betrayed her trust.Susan McNeil has decisions to make... -
![Angel and the Neville Next Door: Friendship, Love and Second Chances (Sunshine Bay) by Jeanine Lauren]()
Angel and the Neville Next Door: Friendship, Love and Second Chances (Sunshine Bay) by Jeanine Lauren
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCan a cat person and a dog person find common ground? And maybe even love? Come to Sunshine Bay and find out!A year after a difficult marital separation, Helen learns her daughter Kim won’t be home for the holidays. She is staying in Ontario with her new husband and his family this year...Categorized as:
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![Never Fall for the Bride's Father by Julia Kent]()
Never Fall for the Bride's Father by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsPower outages. Runaway brides. Collapsed wedding cakes. Tainted caviar. Handsy grooms. And the always jealous MILs who wear white.No wedding catastrophe can faze Katie Gallagher, because when you plan for the worst, you deliver the best.The best wedding ever.Her company, Wedding Protectors, Inc., promises happily ever afters. Guaranteed. Whatever it takes... -
![Timber by Dale Mayer]()
Timber by Dale Mayer
Timber fulfills his dreams of opening an animal refuge, called the Haven, a sanctuary hidden from the chaos of society, where he and the animals he rescues can find solace and peace. Timber is a loner by choice, so his heart swells with joy each time he saves a creature in need...Categorized as:
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![Co-Star by Ava Olsen]()
Co-Star by Ava Olsen
Reed: Tate Aduma is a Hollywood actor that everyone wants and no one really knows. Our first meeting as young dreamers sparks a decade of incredible highs and lows. I’ve loved him, I’ve hated him, and I can’t live without him. But I know that love in the spotlight is not made to survive. Will we?Tate: Reed Larkin is the only constant in my chaotic life of movie sets, parties, and nameless lovers...Categorized as:
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![KYLE: Sins of the Father by Nicole James]()
KYLE: Sins of the Father by Nicole James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFROM WALL STREET JOURNAL AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, NICOLE JAMES COMES A STEAMY, FORBIDDEN, MC ROMANCE.My brother’s girl… that’s all Sutton will ever be to me.I can’t touch her.I can’t want her.I can’t have her.I can’t love her.But I do.I'm in love with my brother's girl... and now my life is pure torment.My brother Rafe and I are twins...Categorized as:
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![Jericho Candelario's Gay Debut by R. Cooper]()
Jericho Candelario's Gay Debut by R. Cooper
Jerry Candelario, known as Potts to almost everyone, has spent his entire adult life focused on raising his siblings and his young niece. But the home he fought hard to make is starting to feel empty now that everyone has grown up and moved out and his precious baby niece has suddenly become a teen with a life of her own...Categorized as:
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![Bikini Dawn: An Unconventional Romance by Michael Dalton]()
Bikini Dawn: An Unconventional Romance by Michael Dalton
Things are always darkest before the dawn. A decade of living alone and broken-hearted has transitioned into a relationship with two beautiful, complex women, with rewards I could never have anticipated. After nearly a year together, Lexie, Olivia, and I are deeply in love and starting to plan a future together...Categorized as:
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![Sandy by Melanie Moreland]()
Sandy by Melanie Moreland
Behind every successful man there is a woman.What happens when you’re the woman behind an entire team?The final book in the USA Today best selling Vested Interest series.Sandy Preston has been den mother, friend, confidante, and the guiding force behind the men of BAM for years.Now they have new lives, and hers has drastically changed... -
![We're Made of Moments by Molly McLain]()
We're Made of Moments by Molly McLain
We were made of moments. A handful of nights.Two weeks of passion.Four years of denial. Jesse She was never mine to keep, but I took every second that girl was willing to give me.I always knew she’d go back to him.But I never expected she’d take a piece of me with her. -- Hayden He changed my life forever, and it happened long before our two weeks together.I didn’t mean to fall for him...Categorized as:
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![Flat-Out Matt by Jessica Park]()
Flat-Out Matt by Jessica Park
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsMatt is a junior at MIT. He’s geeky, he's witty, he's brilliant. And he’s also very, very stupid. When beautiful, cool, insightful Julie moves in with Matt’s family, why (oh why!) does he pretend to be his absent brother Finn for her alleged benefit? It seems harmless enough until her short-term stay becomes permanent. And until it snowballs into heart-squeezing insanity...Categorized as:
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![The Meaning Of You by Jay Hogan]()
The Meaning Of You by Jay Hogan
"Jay Hogan continues to prove herself to be one of the best romance authors around. The Meaning of You is a terrific read – a compelling page-turner in which the author perfectly balances both elements of the story, skilfully weaving an intriguing and suspenseful mystery together with a beautifully developing romantic relationship." —All About Romance.We’d shared a forever love... -
![A Flowering of Ink by K.L. Noone]()
A Flowering of Ink by K.L. Noone
One misdirected card ... and a chance at love.Professor Burne Cameron loves his job and his environmental research. Unfortunately, three months of field work on a tiny island can get pretty lonely, especially when even his brother forgets his birthday. That is, until an unexpected letter arrives ... and Burne finds himself fascinated by the mysterious sender... -
![Doors by Clover Down]()
Doors by Clover Down
Levi He is a professional cuddler. He’s always been good with people and after a rough youth, he understands loneliness and pain. Or he thought he did until he knocked on Noelle Shaw’s door. He could never have prepared for meeting her—not for the storm in her eyes or the way she constantly surprises him.Levi thought he was there to help her, but maybe he had it backward...
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