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  • A Kade Christmas by Tijan

    A Kade Christmas by Tijan

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Logan and Taylor head to Hawaii for their own getaway.What happens there was supposed to "stay" there, but when James decides to disrupt the entire family with his latest scandal, all the secrets start coming out.Mason's getting a call.Nate takes a trip.There might be some dogs and alpacas involved too...
  • Christmas Luvin by Diamond D. Johnson

    Christmas Luvin by Diamond D. Johnson

    Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    We all fell in love with Bria and Pee-Wee in the Who Do You Luv? series. They were complete opposites, but that’s what made their love so unique. The love birds are back for Christmas, and they brought your favorite members of the Jackson clan along for the ride. Share the joy of the holiday season with this beautiful couple and witness some real beautiful Christmas Lovin’...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  urban  contemporary  length-novella  m-f
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  • Secret in the Santa by Kathi Daley

    Secret in the Santa by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    A heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again...
  • A Madaris Bride for Christmas by Brenda Jackson

    A Madaris Bride for Christmas by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    He refuses to get matched, but is about to stumble into his own trap… Don’t miss this reader favorite from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson. One by one, Madaris men have surrendered to the matchmaking schemes of Felicia Laverne Madaris, matriarch of the family. But Lee Madaris isn’t letting anyone else control his destiny...
  • 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...
  • I Wish I Could Be The One by Monica Walters

    I Wish I Could Be The One by Monica Walters

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jenahra Henderson Monroe knows what it means to be pretentious but strong. While her religious behaviors come off as condescending and judgmental of others, it’s deeply rooted in pain, drama, and abuse. Not wanting to get members of her family in trouble, she chooses to keep secrets for over twenty years, drowning herself in God’s anointing. When the truth finally emerges, it comes with a cost...
  • The Asheville Christmas Tradition by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    The Asheville Christmas Tradition by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The continuation of a charming, heartwarming holiday series that will whisk you away to a dreamy winter in the mountains. With sweet romance, strong family bonds, and an uplifting story of hope and joy, this is the perfect Christmas collaboration between two beloved women’s fiction authors! Return to the Blue Ridge Mountains for a brand new saga with the Chambers sisters and their growing family...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  contemporary  length-medium
  • 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...
  • His Christmas List by T.L. Swan

    His Christmas List by T.L. Swan

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    His Christmas List...The annual collection of Christmas short stories by T L Swan, live to download for a short time only.His Christmas List features the following short stories,The ExpertElizabeth is in the middle of a nightmare.She has to go to a work conference that her ex is attending with his new wife...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  contemporary  humor  length-medium
  • 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...
  • Renewal After Dark by Marie Force

    Renewal After Dark by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The storm has passed, but the hard work is just beginning… Gansett Island has withstood the fury of Hurricane Ethel, and now the cleanup is underway for many islanders, including McKenzie Martin, who barely escaped the storm with her life and that of her son, Jax...
  • 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 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • The Starfish Sisters by Barbara O'Neal

    The Starfish Sisters by Barbara O'Neal

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    From the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids comes an emotional novel about two women facing the betrayals, heartbreaks, and refuge of true friendship.Phoebe and Suze used to be closer than sisters. Growing up in a quiet and wildly beautiful coastal town in Oregon, they shared everything...
  • A Cosy Countryside Christmas by Eliza J. Scott

    A Cosy Countryside Christmas by Eliza J. Scott

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Ella Welford’s done with love. After having her fingers burnt, she’s been resolutely single for the last year and has sworn to stay that way.Joss Campion’s still reeling from a messy divorce and has vowed never to open his heart to love again.Growing up in the picturesque village of Lytell Stangdale, with the North Yorkshire Moors as their playground, Joss and Ella were best friends...
  • Final Vow by Kathleen Brooks

    Final Vow by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    As the ultimate bodyguard, Ahmed’s focus has been protecting the lives of everyone he cares about. When the darkest part of his past resurfaces, Ahmed knows he must go on the offensive to protect his future . . . a future with the one woman that can match his toughness and return the love that was once robbed from him...
  • 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...
  • The Potter's House by Hannah Ellis

    The Potter's House by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sometimes facing up to the past is the only way to create a better future…Since the tragic death of his father, Lowen Treneary has kept to himself in his pottery studio on the remote island of Bryher.His quiet life is just the way he likes it.Until Pippa comes along.The local café owner plunges his peaceful existence into chaos and brightens his days while she’s at it...
    Categorized as:
    small town  contemporary  humor  length-medium  m-f
  • Talk Wicked to Me: Baz Wicked by Melissa Foster

    Talk Wicked to Me: Baz Wicked by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Veterinarian and Dark Knights biker Baxter “Baz” Wicked, the most charming and mysterious of the family, has a career he loves, a brotherhood he trusts, and plans that don’t include settling down just yet. Come along for the unexpected, hilarious, and heart-wrenching ride as Baz discovers that life and love can be messy, and carefully crafted plans can’t hold a candle to ten tiny fingers and toes...
    Categorized as:
    small town  contemporary  humor  m-f
  • Trick of Light by Katie Winters

    Trick of Light by Katie Winters

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A Sutton daughter flees Savannah, a monstrous husband, and his sexist family. But when she returns to Nantucket, she learns that the past is not done with her yet -- and that a long-lost love may not have forgotten about her, either.Bethany Sutton is one of the most sought-after surgeons across the east coast. Her expertise has brought hundreds of patients back to good health...
    Categorized as:
    small town  contemporary  length-short
  • The Mistletoe Kisser by Lucy Score

    The Mistletoe Kisser by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 42 ratings
    Ryan Sosa, grumpy former corporate accountant, has had it up to here with surprises. He didn’t see getting fired coming. And he certainly didn’t anticipate flying across the country to the world’s hippie-est, happiest, most annoying town to save his great-uncle from some mysterious emergency...
  • Mine After Dark by Marie Force

    Mine After Dark by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It’s the dead of winter on Gansett Island, and Riley McCarthy’s mood matches the lousy weather as he and his family work to bring their new business, McCarthy’s Wayfarer, back to life. He can’t deny that he’s been in a funk since Nikki Stokes and her twin sister, Jordan, left the island last fall without saying goodbye...
  • And the Angels Sing by Fern Michaels

    And the Angels Sing by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fern Michaels’ Christmas novels are pure holiday magic—uplifting stories of love, family, and friendship in irresistible settings. And when she brings her bestselling Sisterhood series into the mix, the results are sure to kindle endless seasons of joy. The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and years of adventure...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  contemporary  mystery
  • 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...
  • The Lucky Shamrock by Carolyn Brown

    The Lucky Shamrock by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown’s bighearted novel about family, secrets, small-town Texas romance, and―with a little bit of luck―starting over. Family doesn’t mean everyone has to like each other. That’s the case when cousins Taryn, Anna Rose, and Jorja return to Shamrock, Texas, to help manage their grandmother’s flower shop, the Lucky Shamrock...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Sunrise over Strawberry Hill Farm by Alison Sherlock

    Sunrise over Strawberry Hill Farm by Alison Sherlock

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Pre-order the BRAND NEW romance from Alison Sherlock She drives a tractor. He arrives in a red Ferrari. What could possibly go wrong? Flora Barton is desperate to save her family home Strawberry Hill Farm. She only needs one thing - a great business idea to keep the farm afloat!So, when Nico Rossi arrives from Italy with a crazy plan to save the farm, Flora should be overjoyed...
  • Seabreeze Sunset by Jan Moran

    Seabreeze Sunset by Jan Moran

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Untangling secrets at a historic beach inn has unimagined surprises. With the high summer season underway at the Seabreeze Inn, Ivy faces a fresh round of new challenges and reasons to celebrate. She has just one season to make the inn successful enough to pay the tax bill her late husband burdened her with. And her neighbor’s lawsuit could mean an end to the Seabreeze Inn...
  • A Christmas Escape to Arran by Ellie Henderson

    A Christmas Escape to Arran by Ellie Henderson

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    From living the high life to hitting rock bottom in the space of a few hours . . .Marketing guru Amelia has it all. She’s tied the knot with Declan, the love of her life, ready to start their perfect future together in London after an idyllic honeymoon in Italy.Until Amelia loses her job.And returns home to find a note from Declan, demanding a divorce...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  contemporary  humor  length-medium
  • A Vintage Vacation by Maddie Please

    A Vintage Vacation by Maddie Please

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 31 ratings
    Clover Harrington might be sixty-one, but she’s still bossing it in the corporate world and can still run rings around her younger colleagues. And then she is made redundant…...
  • Sweet Christmas Wish by Fiona Baker

    Sweet Christmas Wish by Fiona Baker

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A heartwarming holiday romance with small town charm and Christmas cheer, perfect for reading by the fireside as you curl up under a cozy blanket.Sarah Langston used to run Sweet Thing Bakery with her parents and her sister, but ever since her parents moved to Arizona and her sister married an Olympic skier, she’s been managing the shop on her own...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  contemporary  length-medium
  • We Are Family by Beth Moran

    We Are Family by Beth Moran

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    From No. 1 bestselling author Beth Moran comes a story about family, friends and facing your fears. Thirty-three-year-old Ruth Henderson and her daughter Maggie have some hard choices to make. Following the tragic death of Maggie's father, they are left with a mountain of debt and broken hearts...
  • No Place Like Home: A Novel by Barbara O'Neal

    No Place Like Home: A Novel by Barbara O'Neal

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    An enriching and deeply moving novel about love and loss, the bonds of family and friends, and coming home by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids.Life didn’t turn out the way Jewel Sabatino planned. However long she’s been gone, home is waiting.At seventeen, Jewel fled Colorado for New York City and didn’t look back...
  • One Christmas Eve by Shari Low

    One Christmas Eve by Shari Low

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The BRAND NEW festive release from #1 bestseller Shari Low! Three women, three decades, three Christmas Eve moments that change their lives forever . On Christmas Eve, 1968, Cathy McLean receives a surprise visit from the lost love of her life and is forced to choose between the one that got away and the one that stayed...
  • Finding Friends at the Cornish Country Hospital by Jo Bartlett

    Finding Friends at the Cornish Country Hospital by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 25 ratings
    A fresh beginning…Esther Hamilton, is finally finding her feet after her split with her horrible ex, and is looking forward to her new single life. She has a job she loves in the busy Accident and Emergency department, a new home and for the first time ever, a chance to just have fun with her good friends...
  • Together Under a Snowy Skye by Lisa Hobman

    Together Under a Snowy Skye by Lisa Hobman

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    After the heartbreak of a secret unrequited love, Millie Treadaway has finally found someone to spend her life with.Harry Rose is handsome, successful and treats her like a princess. That is until Millie presents her fiancé with a surprise birthday gift, and their future is suddenly doomed...
  • 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...
  • The Next Best Day by Sharon Sala

    The Next Best Day by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Beloved and bestselling author Sharon Sala brings you a brand-new contemporary romance filled with second chances, new beginnings, and a Southern small town you won't want to leave...
    Categorized as:
    small town  contemporary  length-long
  • Seabreeze Reunion by Jan Moran

    Seabreeze Reunion by Jan Moran

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    What could possibly go wrong at a family reunion? At the Seabreeze Inn, you just never know...Ivy and Shelly are looking forward to hosting a long-awaited family reunion at the Seabreeze Inn...
  • A Mother for Christmas by Jackie Weger

    A Mother for Christmas by Jackie Weger

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Decker Davenport is on a deadline. He has thirty days — Christmas Eve, to be exact — to remodel a St. Augustine Victorian house or the owner will put it back on the market. Not a good time for Decker’s decorator to take off on a honeymoon, leaving him with Annalise Owens, a stand-in with a malaise he isn’t privy to...
  • 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...
  • Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin

    Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    A POIGNANT RUNAWAY BESTSELLER full of French charm and memorable characters, Fresh Water for Flowers is Valérie Perrin's English debut.Violette Toussaint is the caretaker at a cemetery in a small town in Bourgogne...
  • 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...
  • A Storm of Infinite Beauty by Julianne MacLean

    A Storm of Infinite Beauty by Julianne MacLean

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    From the bestselling author of Beyond the Moonlit Sea comes an atmospheric tale of how one woman’s search for the truth uncovers long-hidden secrets and rocks the very foundation of her world.Scarlett Fontaine is a true Hollywood legend—a singer, actress, and beloved fashion icon. But Scarlett dies tragically at just thirty-six years old, leaving behind no children...
  • 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...
  • Heading Home to Lavender Cottage by Alison Sherlock

    Heading Home to Lavender Cottage by Alison Sherlock

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    With nowhere else to go, Harriet Colgan has returned to the sleepy village of Cranfield to sell her beloved aunt and uncle’s cottage, the only place she ever called home.When she arrives at Lavender Cottage, Harriet discovers plans to replace the beautiful lavender fields, her uncle’s pride and joy, with an industrial warehouse...
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