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  • Mistletoe and Magic for the Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Mistletoe and Magic for the Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The brand new instalment in the top 10 bestselling Midwives series!It’s the most wonderful time of the year…But for single mum and busy midwife Nadia, it’s quickly turning into her worst Christmas ever.Her marriage is over, and whilst her husband has moved on, Nadia finds herself back home, squashed into her mum’s spare room with her two small children...
  • The Letter Keeper by Charles Martin

    The Letter Keeper by Charles Martin

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Combining heart-wrenching emotion with edge-of-your-seat tension, Charles Martin explores the true power of sacrificial love. He shows up when all hope is lost. Murphy Shepherd has made a career of finding those no one else could—survivors of human trafficking. His life’s mission is helping others find freedom. But then the nightmare strikes too close to home...
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  • Mistletoe and Magic for the Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Mistletoe and Magic for the Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The brand new instalment in the top 10 bestselling Cornish Midwife series!It’s the most wonderful time of the year…But for single mum and busy midwife Nadia, it’s quickly turning into her worst Christmas ever.Her marriage is over, and whilst her husband has moved on, Nadia finds herself back home, squashed into her mum’s spare room with her two small children...
  • New Beginnings on Railway Lane by Alison Sherlock

    New Beginnings on Railway Lane by Alison Sherlock

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    When 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...
  • A Vineyard Thanksgiving by Katie Winters

    A Vineyard Thanksgiving by Katie Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A Martha’s Vineyard fisherman’s widow gets a second chance at love over a snow-capped Thanksgiving weekend. Charlotte Montgomery Hamner wakes up every morning to the same thoughts.Jason died. Jason isn’t coming back. Rachel and I must go through this alone.Since Jason drowned over a year and a half ago, Charlotte has struggled moving forward...
  • 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...
  • A Leap of Faith For The Cornish Midwife: The BRAND NEW emotional, uplifting read from top 10 bestseller Jo Bartlett for 2022  (The Cornish Midwife Series) by Jo Bartlett

    A Leap of Faith For The Cornish Midwife: The BRAND NEW emotional, uplifting read from top 10 bestseller Jo Bartlett for 2022 (The Cornish Midwife Series) by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Pre-order the brand new instalment in the top 10 bestselling Cornish Midwife series!Midwife Izzy is devastated to learn that her beloved grandmother is dying. Abandoned as a baby by her own mother, her grandparents have been the only family Izzy has ever known and she wants to spend every last precious moment with them...
  • 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...
  • Made of Steele by Susan Sleeman

    Made of Steele by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    She keeps her feelings to herself…When Teagan Steele faces her hardest challenge since taking over her family’s security company, she has to dig deep to figure out how one of their clients smuggled antiquities into this country, and what they did with them. And she has to clear Steele Guardians of any charges of collusion and wrongdoing.But a bold undercover agent changes everything...
  • 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...
  • Maggie by Charles Martin

    Maggie by Charles Martin

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The moving sequel to bestselling author Charles Martin’s The Dead Don’t Dance...
  • 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...
  • Finding Family at Seabreeze Farm by Jo Bartlett

    Finding Family at Seabreeze Farm by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Pre-order the next instalment in Jo Bartlett's wonderful Seabreeze Farm series!Another wonderful new series from the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife, Jo Bartlett. Welcome to Seabreeze Farm.Freya Halliwell is looking forward to marrying the man of her dreams and starting their new life together...
  • 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...
  • Happy Endings at Mermaids Point by Sarah Bennett

    Happy Endings at Mermaids Point by Sarah Bennett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Music sensation Aurora Storm finally has her career back on track, but then she’s caught up in a media storm. Desperate to distract from the story, she enlists the one man she trusts to pretend to be her boyfriend. Meanwhile, in the small seaside village of Mermaids Point, Nick Morgan never expected to see Aurora again. When she calls out of the blue needing his help, he agrees at once...
  • 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...
  • How to Read a Book by Monica Wood

    How to Read a Book by Monica Wood

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    A charming, deeply moving novel about second chances, unlikely friendships, and the life-changing power of sharing stories.Our Reasons meet us in the morning and whisper to us at night...
  • Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon

    Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    A publishing event: #1 New York Times–bestselling author Jan Karon returns—and invites her millions of fans to join her again in Mitford. After five hectic years of retirement from Lord’s Chapel, Father Tim Kavanagh returns with his wife, Cynthia, from a so-called pleasure trip to the land of his Irish ancestors...
  • 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...
  • Sugarplum Dreams (Mistletoe Meadows Christmas romance) book 3 by Jessie Gussman

    Sugarplum Dreams (Mistletoe Meadows Christmas romance) book 3 by Jessie Gussman

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Wilson McBride has been working with Judd Landis to make the lives of the residents of Mistletoe Meadows better through their Secret Saint escapades. But there is one woman who needs more than a few little presents and a Christmas tree. She needs a husband...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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 New Song by Jan Karon

    A New Song by Jan Karon

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Jan Karon's millions of fans can't wait to sit down with her heartwarming and hilarious characters, who have a way of becoming family. In fact, readers and booksellers across the country kept Out to Canaan and At Home in Mitford on The New York Times bestseller list for months. In A New Song, Mitford's longtime Episcopal priest, Father Tim, retires...
  • The Mother of All Christmases by Milly Johnson

    The Mother of All Christmases by Milly Johnson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    THE MOST PERFECT CHRISTMAS FEEL-GOOD READ!'Every time you discover a new Milly book, it’s like finding a pot of gold'  Heat Eve Glace - co-owner of the theme park Winterworld - is having a baby and her due date is a perfectly timed 25th December. And she’s decided that she and her husband Jacques should renew their wedding vows with all the pomp that was missing the first time...
  • 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...
  • Seasons of Memories by Jennifer Rodewald

    Seasons of Memories by Jennifer Rodewald

    Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "There had been grace. Great grace . . . The kind of grace that changed a life. His life."Kevin and Helen Murphy have seen good times, and they’ve gone through dark valleys. In their nearly forty years of marriage, they’ve raised seven boys, built two thriving businesses, and witnessed time and again the wonder of God’s faithful love...
  • Maggie's Miracle: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury

    Maggie's Miracle: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Alternate cover edition can be found here at Maggie's Miracle.Megan Wright spent just a week with him the summer of their 14th year. But despite a lifetime of heartache and bad choices, she never let go of young Kade's magical definition of love. After college Megan settled for a relationship of convenience...
  • 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...
  • Coral Weddings by Jan Moran

    Coral Weddings by Jan Moran

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    While Marina and Jack contemplate their future, her sister Kai and her new fiance Axe are planning their wedding. When disagreements threaten to derail the wedding, the sisters' grandmother, the indomitable Ginger Delavie, doles out unusual advice. Soon, an unforgettable event unfolds...
  • Their Unlikely Protector by Meghann Whistler

    Their Unlikely Protector by Meghann Whistler

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    To give two little boys a home… She must take a chance on forgiveness.The last person Valerie Williams expects to rescue her and her toddler twin brothers from a fiery blaze is Brett Richardson, her high school nemesis. But with her house burned down, Valerie is forced to stay at the same inn as Brett and work with him on the town festival...
  • Sisters Behaving Badly by Maddie Please

    Sisters Behaving Badly by Maddie Please

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 21 ratings
    Sisters Kitty and Jenny haven’t spoken since a very disappointing Carvery lunch. Kitty, sixty-two, thinks Jenny is turning grey. Jenny, sixty-six, thinks Kitty needs to grow up!So when both sisters inherit a farmhouse in rural France, it gives them the perfect chance to heal the rift between them...
  • 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...
  • Send Down the Rain by Charles Martin

    Send Down the Rain by Charles Martin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Martin offers us “grace, mercy, and forgiveness in this sweeping love story.”*Allie is still recovering from the loss of her family’s beloved waterfront restaurant on Florida’s Gulf Coast when she loses her second husband to a terrifying highway accident...
  • The Christmas Holiday by Phillipa Ashley

    The Christmas Holiday by Phillipa Ashley

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Let Sunday Times bestseller Phillipa Ashley whisk you away to the Lakes this Christmas, with a story full of unexpected romance, second chances, snowflakes and starlight!She’s planned the perfect Christmas. But fate might have other ideas… Krystle didn’t have a normal childhood and longed for warm family Christmases with presents under the tree...
  • 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...
  • Sail Away by Ashley Farley

    Sail Away by Ashley Farley

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Three women form a village to help a friend in need. Becca has embarked on the most important mission of her life. She trusts no one, and she’s running out of time. On a whim, she rents a beach cottage on Palmetto Island for the summer. She’s searching for a solution to her problem. Help comes in an unexpected friendship with the young woman next door...
  • 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...
  • The Christmas Inn by Pamela M. Kelley

    The Christmas Inn by Pamela M. Kelley

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Explore this delightfully cozy and joyful novel of second chances at the most wonderful time of the year, from USA Today bestselling author Pamela Kelley.A feel-good novel as delightful and comforting as a cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter’s night, The Christmas Inn is bestselling author Pamela Kelley’s most heartwarming and magical book yet...
  • The Noel Bridge: An Uplifting, Heartwarming Christmas Romance by Jenny Hale

    The Noel Bridge: An Uplifting, Heartwarming Christmas Romance by Jenny Hale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fans of the USA Today bestselling author of the book-to-TV stories Coming Home for Christmas and Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses, with over one million copies sold, comes a moving holiday read that's perfect for fans of Sheila Roberts, Debbie Macomber, and Jill Shalvis.They say there’s a covered bridge that heals the sick and mends the broken...
  • 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...
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  • Sunshine Over Wildflower Cottage by Milly Johnson

    Sunshine Over Wildflower Cottage by Milly Johnson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Escape to Wildflower Cottage this summer with the brilliant new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Teashop on the Corner and Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Café.Viv doesn't like animals. And the feeling is mutual: animals seem to hate Viv too...
  • 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...
  • Seabreeze Honeymoon by Jan Moran

    Seabreeze Honeymoon by Jan Moran

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    After embarking on their second-chance midlife marriage, Ivy and Bennett are eager to enjoy a relaxing holiday. However, when their flight to sunny shores is rerouted to a glittering city by the sea, they seize the chance to explore potential historical connections to Ivy's Seabreeze Inn. However, they never dreamed their discovery could have far-reaching effects...
  • The Truth in Tiramisu by Rachael Bloome

    The Truth in Tiramisu by Rachael Bloome

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Eliza Carter can't keep a secret.Except the one she's been hiding for over eight years. And it's not the recipe for her world-famous tiramisu. With her bakery undergoing a remodel, her son struggling in school, and planning her best friend's wedding, Eliza's secret is the last thing on her mind. Until her high school sweetheart reappears, stirring up old feelings faster than her electric mixer...
  • Coral Memories by Jan Moran

    Coral Memories by Jan Moran

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Don't miss the final chapter of the Coral Cottage: The Indomitable Ginger Delavie In the final chapter of the beloved Coral Cottage series, Ginger Delavie takes center stage as the family unravels her grandmother's extraordinary life. Ginger is a woman whose brilliance in mathematics and codebreaking has taken her around the globe, through corridors of power, and into the heart of high society...
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