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Under a Greek Moon by Carol Kirkwood
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe escapist Sunday Times bestselling debut from the nation’s best loved TV presenter, Carol Kirkwood. ‘Loved it! It sizzles with secrets and passion. A real page turner! ’ Jo Thomas‘Utterly engaging, deliciously escapist, with a heart as warm as its author's’ Cathy Kelly, bestselling author of The Family GiftOne woman returns to the island that changed her life forever... -
A Royal Visit to Victory Street by Pam Howes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom Amazon charts bestseller Pam Howes comes an emotional and uplifting saga about the power of family and a community trying to rebuild their lives after the terrible war that nearly destroyed everything…. 1956, Liverpool. With the shadow of the war looming over them and bomb craters littering the surrounding streets, hope feels far away for the residents of Victory Street... -
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Clover's Child by Amanda Prowse
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom the million-copy bestseller Amanda Prowse, the queen of heartbreak fiction. Amanda Prowse is the author of The Coordinates Of Loss and the no. 1 bestsellers Perfect Daughter, My Husband's Wife and What Have I Done? When eighteen-year-old Dot meets Sol, she feels that love has arrived at last... -
Murder at the Wedding Chapel by Catherine Coles
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTommy & Evelyn Christie have reluctantly agreed to host the wedding of Tommy's mother to Andrew Parsons, the Marquess of York, at their home Hessleham Hall. None of the happy couple's adult children support the marriage but when Andrew is found dead outside the wedding chapel on the morning of his wedding it seems one of them has taken their anger a step too far... -
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Hold Me Close by Siobhan Davis, Kelly Hartigan (XterraWeb)
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsSons pay for the sins of their fathers…. Bodhi and Easton Lancaster O’Donoghue have grown up sheltered from the truth. Until it’s time for their parents to reveal what happened and how it shaped the events that came later. Bodhi is quiet. An intelligent, introspective boy who hides his pain deep inside... -
The Sunshine Girls by Molly Fader
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 30 ratings"Two friends. A lifetime of secrets. One sparkling story. 1967 Iowa. Nursing school roommates BettyKay and Kitty don't have much in common. BettyKay has risked her family's disapproval to pursue her dreams away from her small town. Cosmopolitan Kitty has always relied on her beauty and smarts to get by and to hide a painful secret... -
Duty to the Crown by Aimie K. Runyan
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe first Canadian colonies offer a challenging future for three women in this historical novel by the author of Promised to the Crown. In 1677, an invisible wall separates settlers in New France from their Huron neighbors. Yet whether in the fledgling city of Quebec or within one of the native tribes, every woman's fate depends on the man she chooses—or is obligated—to marry... -
The Last Convertible by Anton Myrer
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Last Convertible by Anton Myrer They called it the last convertible—the shining 1939 Packard that carried five Harvard friends through the bright promise of youth and into the heart of a changing America. From the carefree summer days before World War II to the uncertainty and loss that followed, The Last Convertible is a sweeping story of friendship, love, and the passage of time... -
The Lies We Leave Behind by Noelle Salazar
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor readers of Kate Quinn and Beatriz Williams, this sweeping story follows a fearless nurse who must leave love behind when duty calls her back to the front. Somewhere in the Pacific, 1943. Kate Campbell is a nurse who bravely flies back and forth from the front to rescue wounded soldiers, amid long days, harsh conditions and often dangerous weather... -
The Long Road Back To You by Buck Turner
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say it only takes a moment to fall in love with someone, but a lifetime to forget them! From the author of Evergreen comes a stirring story that proves it is never too late for love. Eighteen-year-old Charlie Ross, a shy, backward teen from Tennessee, does the one thing you should never do before going off to war - he falls in love... -
The Musician by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFiona Barnes has a secret. One so big she's afraid it will destroy everything she holds dear. Not even her beloved music can save her. Li Wu has fought prejudice his entire life. But he's always felt safe and protected within the fierce love of the Barnes family. If only the object of his desire were free to be his, all would be well... -
Catching Moondrops by Jennifer Erin Valent
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJessilyn Lassiter no longer has to convince people she's not a child. Having just turned 19 in the summer of 1938, her love for Luke Talley has never been more real. And Luke is finally beginning to care for her in the way she's always dreamed of... -
A Daughter's Sorrow by Cathy Sharp
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHeartache and hardship in London’s East End, from the bestselling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny Street. Bridget has always been the one to take on the responsibility for looking after her family... -
Inseparable: Hardcover by Siobhan Davis, Kelly Hartigan (XterraWeb)
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsA gritty, angsty, friends-to-lovers standalone romance from USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Siobhan Davis. A childhood promise. An unbreakable bond. One tragic event that shatters everything. It all started with the boys next door…. Devin and Ayden were my best friends. We were practically joined at the hip since age two... -
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The Girl from Ballymor by Kathleen McGurl
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhat would you sacrifice for your children? Ballymor, Ireland, 1847. As famine grips the country Kitty McCarthy is left widowed and alone. Fighting to keep her two remaining children alive against all odds, Kitty must decide how far she will go to save her family. Present day... -
Indias Blancas by Florencia Bonelli
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCorre el año 1873 cuando Laura Escalante, la joven y bella hija de un ilustre general de la Nación, parte desde Buenos Aires hacia Río Cuarto, al sur de la provincia de Córdoba, sin pedir permiso a nadie... -
The Mistletoe Seller by Dilly Court
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt’s Christmas Eve. Flurries of snow fall on the cobbled streets of Whitechapel and an abandoned baby, swaddled in a blanket, is found on a doorstep in Angel Lane . . . Named after the street on which she was found, Angel Winter was blessed to be taken from the harsh streets into a loving home... -
A Daughter's Disgrace by Kitty Neale
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA heartrending story of family shame from Sunday Times bestseller, Kitty Neale. A gritty London tale, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Nadine Dorries and Maureen Lee. 1950s Battersea is no place for a shamed woman…. Fractured. Alison is the ugly duckling of her family and has always been treated with disdain by her mother... -
Wedding Bells on Victory Street: Gripping and heartbreaking World War 2 saga fiction (The Bryant Sisters) by Pam Howes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom Amazon bestseller Pam Howes comes a heartbreaking World War Two novel about a young woman trying to make the best of history’s darkest hour. Is a happy ever after impossible? Liverpool, 1943. For Bella Rogers, life is looking up... -
A Stormy Season by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNothing but the deepest love will induce Jane Gilchrist to marry, even when asked by the young and handsome widower with whom every other girl is in love. Luke Watley lost his wife to a tragic accident. But when he discovers it was no accident at all, he must solve the mystery behind her murder, or he—and anyone close to him—is in danger of becoming their next victim... -
Thicker Than Water by Michael Edwin Q.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen her aunt who raised her dies, sixteen-year-old Alana goes to live with her uncle on another plantation, the plantation her deceased parents lived on. After months of inquiries, she questions if they're really dead. She sets off to discover the past. .. her past. -
The Dressmaker’s Secret by Lorna Cook
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsParis, 1941: As Coco Chanel’s assistant, Adèle lives side by side with German officers in the splendor of The Ritz hotel. But Adèle has a secret. She is working for the resistance, right under the German’s noses. As occupied Paris becomes more and more dangerous, Adèle will have to decide if she can risk everything to save innocent lives and protect the man she loves…... -
The Keeper of Stars by Buck Turner
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWho says you can’t rewrite the stars? 1962—Twelve years removed from the summer when she first gave her heart away, Dr. Elizabeth (Ellie) Spencer, Professor of Astronomy at Indiana University, receives a mysterious package that has her asking that very question. Inside the unmarked box is a novel written by Ellie’s first love, Jack Bennett... -
The Hour Before Dawn by Sara MacDonald
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA rich, multi-generational saga, sweeping from Singapore to New Zealand. Perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore and Rosanna Ley. Singapore in the 1970s. A handsome army officer falls in love with the young daughter of his captain. Although she is determined to become a ballerina, Fleur falls deeply for David and abandons her aspirations to become an army wife and mother... -
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In His Father's Footsteps by Danielle Steel
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this powerful novel, #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel tells the story of two World War II concentration camp survivors, the life they build together, and the son who faces struggles of his own as a first generation American determined to be his own person and achieve success. When U. S... -
The Wicked Widow by Beatriz Williams
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGin Kelly, the wicked redhead, is back! Readers will delight in next installment of the Wicked City series by New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams. June 1925... -
A Summer to Remember by Sue Moorcroft
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsCOME AND SPEND SUMMER BY THE SEA! WANTED! A caretaker for Roundhouse Row holiday cottages. WHERE? Nelson’s Bar is the perfect little village... -
No Honour by Awais Khan
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA young woman defies convention in a small Pakistani village, with devastating results for her and her family. A stunning, immense beautiful novel about courage, family and the meaning of love, when everything seems lost…. In sixteen-year-old Abida’s small Pakistani village, there are age-old rules to live by, and her family’s honour to protect... -
The Secrets of Saffron Hall: An absolutely gripping Tudor historical fiction novel by Clare Marchant
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo women. Five centuries apart. One life-changing secret about to be unearthed…1538. New bride Eleanor impresses her husband by growing saffron, a spice more valuable than gold. His reputation in Henry VIII’s court soars – but fame and fortune come at a price, for the king’s favor will not last forever…. 2019... -
A More Perfect Union by Tammye Huf
A breathtaking, romantic debut novel by Tammye Huf. Based on the true story of the author’s great-great grand-parents, A More Perfect Union is an epic love story between an Irish immigrant and a black slave, set in the pre-Civil War Southern state of Virginia in 1849 when inter-racial marriage was illegal... -
A River Too Deep by Sydney Tooman Betts
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the Spring of 1817, Alcy Callen and her father visit a step-uncle they have long presumed dead; but instead of enjoying a loving reunion, they are plunged into treachery and deceit. Nothing is as they expected and little is what it seems. Even the man who helps her escape is not the reliable suitor he appears... -
The Lost Pearl by Emily Madden
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sweeping family saga of long lost love, for readers of Fiona McIntosh and Mary-Anne O'Connor. From Pearl Harbor to the shores of Sydney, a family secret that spans generations could unite a family – or destroy it... -
The War Girls: a heartwarming World War Two saga perfect for fans of Nancy Revell by Rosie James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan their friendship survive the darkest days of war? When Abigail arrives for a new start in Bristol in the late 1930s, she knows life won’t be easy – particularly as she is the unmarried mother of three-year-old Emily Grace... -
The Lost Pearl by Emily Madden
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sweeping family saga of long lost love, for readers of Fiona McIntosh and Mary-Anne O'Connor. From Pearl Harbor to the shores of Sydney, a secret that spans generations could unite a family - or destroy it. Honolulu, Hawaii 1941... -
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A More Perfect Union by Tammye Huf
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInspired by true events, A More Perfect Union is an epic story of love and courage, desperation and determination, and three people whose lives are inescapably entwined…. Henry O’Toole sails to America in 1848 to escape the famine in Ireland, only to face anti-immigrant prejudice... -
The Captain's Daughter by Victoria Cornwall
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBodmin Moor, Cornwall, 1868. When tragedy strikes, Janey Carhart finds herself torn from her comfortable life as the daughter of the captain of a merchant ship. Janey is forced into service and eventually accepts a job as a lady’s maid at the imposing Bosvenna Manor on the edge of Bodmin Moor. But Janey struggles to settle into life at Bosvenna Manor... -
By Way of the Wilderness by Gilbert Morris
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe always-compelling story of Moses, told as only master storyteller Gilbert Morris can deliver it. Readers will feel the sand beneath their feet as they follow Moses through his days in Pharaoh's court, his exile in the desert in Midian, his return to Egypt and confrontation with Pharaoh, to leading his people into the desert on their quest to reach the Promised Land. Lions of Judah Book 5. -
The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club by Faith Hogan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree women. Three different stages of life. United by one thing: the chance to start again. 'Uplifting, emotional and brimming with warmth and humour' – Cathy Bramley. When Elizabeth's husband dies, leaving her with crippling debt, the only person she can turn to is her friend, Jo. Soon Jo has called in her daughter, Lucy, to help save Elizabeth from bankruptcy... -
Before Herring Cove Road: Ruth Goldman and the Nincompoop by Michael Kroft
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTO BE RELEASED VALENTINE'S DAY, 2017. The Amusing and Heartwarming Prequel to the Family Saga Series, Herring Cove Road. With her mother's death two years before, her father's recent marriage to a woman she doesn't get along with, and then finding herself engaged to a man she isn't even sure she loves, Ruth Goldman has decided to take a year off to discover what she wants in life... -
Heartbreak Hotel by Kenya Wright
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is a steamy childhood friends to lovers romance set in the small beach town of Key West. ___________. “I would be your death wish. You should guard your heart when I’m around. ”. ___________. Yasmine’s world breaks apart when she finds her fiancé in bed with another... -
The Swan Maid by Dilly Court
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe brand new compelling novel from the Sunday Times bestseller, Dilly Court. Lottie Lane is all alone in the world. As a chambermaid at one of London’s busiest inns, condemned to a life of drudgery and at the mercy of a vicious landlady, Lottie is too worn out to even dream of a better life. Until one night an injured soldier is brought to The Swan... -
THE MOON IN THE WATER a sweeping historical saga of love, loyalty, and rebellion by Pamela Belle
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTHE ASTONISHING INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER. “An extraordinary historical romance . . . One of the best to date. ” Chicago Sun-Times. England, 1635. Ten-year-old Thomazine Heron’s life is shattered when a deadly illness robs her of her father and brother, leaving her an orphan and heiress... -
The Duke’s Untamed Desire by Amy Jarecki
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe's the most notorious rake in London. .. Though he uses the reputation to his advantage, the exotic Duke of Evesham is misunderstood and mysterious. He sidles around societal rules, especially when it comes to pursuing a wife. Though when he sets his sights on Lady Georgiana, the rules find a way of bending on their own accord. She has no intention of courting anyone…... -
Next Time Will Be Our Turn by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA grandmother tells her granddaughter about her twisty, often surprising, journey to who she is now in this sweeping love story by USA Today bestselling author Jesse Q. Sutanto. Izzy Chen is dreading her family’s annual Chinese New Year celebration, where they all come together at a Michelin-starred restaurant to flaunt their status and successes in hopes to one up each other... -
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Terror by LeAnn Ashers
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMeghan. I spent my whole life in foster care, moving from house to house, never feeling like I belonged. One day, I threw caution to the wind, left New York City, and drove across the country. I slept in my car and at gross, pay-by-the-hour motels. There were times I thought I was just one moment away from getting kidnapped. Until my car broke down in a small town in Texas... -
Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsSomer's life is everything she imagined it would be — she's newly married and has started her career as a physician in San Francisco — until she makes the devastating discovery she never will be able to have children. The same year in India, a poor mother makes the heartbreaking choice to save her newborn daughter's life by giving her away... -
Don't Wake a Sleeping Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Sara Adrien
The Widow of Whitehall will get them in the game, but what are they willing to put on the line for a match? Ada must marry soon or else she’ll lose access to the trust money her father left her. Can she gamble as Mrs... -
The Secret of the Chateau: Gripping and heartbreaking historical fiction with a mystery at its heart by Kathleen McGurl
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEverything is about to change… 1789. Pierre and Catherine Aubert, the Comte and Comtesse de Verais, have fled the palace of Versailles for their château, deep in the French Alps. But as revolution spreads through the country, even hidden away the Auberts will not be safe forever. Soon they must make a terrible decision in order to protect themselves, and their children, from harm. Present day... -
Chasing the Butterfly by Jayme H. Mansfield
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom a vineyard in the south of France to the sophisticated city of Paris, Ella Moreau searches for the hope and love she lost as a young girl when her mother abandoned the family. Ella's journey is portrayed through a heartbroken child, a young woman's struggles during the tumultuous times surrounding World War II, and as a reflective adult... -
KIYA: Rise of a New Dynasty by Katie Hamstead
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPraise for KIYA:. "I absolutely recommend this story. If you want a good read with the mix of history, love, Egypt and a smart heroine, this story is for you. " ~Goodreads Review by AnaPIN. Tut has grown into his position as Pharaoh, but he is a wild young man...
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