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The Chesapeake Series: Sea Swept / Rising Tides / Inner Harbor / Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts
#1 "New York Times" bestselling author Nora Roberts presents her breathtaking Chesapeake Series--SEA SWEPT, RISING TIDES, INNER HARBOR, and CHESAPEAKE BLUE presented together in one set for the first time. SEA SWEPT. When Cameron Quinn receives word that his father has been in a terrible car accident and is near death, Cam returns home... -
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Secret in the Santa by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again...Categorized as:
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![Glimmer in the Darkness by Robin Patchen]()
Glimmer in the Darkness by Robin Patchen
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom a USA Today bestselling author comes this edge-of-your-seat Christian suspense that will keep you reading all night long. Nothing could get her home…but this. Cassidy Leblanc worked hard to shake off her tragic childhood. As a foster child with a mother in prison for murder, she was an outcast in her small New Hampshire town until she met James... -
![The Magic of Sea Glass by Jenny Hale]()
The Magic of Sea Glass by Jenny Hale
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom the USA Today, bestselling author of The Summer House, with over one million copies of her books sold, comes a heartwarming beach read, perfect for fans of Sheila Roberts, Jill Shalvis, and Debbie Macomber. After the loss of her fiancé a year ago, event planner Lauren Sutton can’t seem to go on with her choice of career or the life she’d built with her fiancé any longer...Categorized as:
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![The Letter Keeper by Charles Martin]()
The Letter Keeper by Charles Martin
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsCombining 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. -
![Trouble in the Theatre by Kathi Daley]()
Trouble in the Theatre by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again... -
![The View from Prince Street by Mary Ellen Taylor]()
The View from Prince Street by Mary Ellen Taylor
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom the author of The Brighter the Light comes the story of two women connected by the grief they never got over and the journey they embark on to finally move forward. It’s been fifteen years since her sister died, and Rae McDonald still hasn’t recovered from the accident―or the ways she tried to cope with it. Not even a PhD in psychology has helped her deal with her feelings... -
![A Storm of Infinite Beauty by Julianne MacLean]()
A Storm of Infinite Beauty by Julianne MacLean
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom 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. Or so the story goes…... -
![We Are Family by Beth Moran]()
We Are Family by Beth Moran
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFrom 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... -
![A Greek Island Escape by Kate Frost]()
A Greek Island Escape by Kate Frost
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsCan a Greek escape be the start of something special? Xanthe Fox has it all: a famous, drop-dead gorgeous boyfriend, a dream career and bright future – until heartbreak sends her life into a tailspin... -
![Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin]()
Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin
Violette Toussaint is the caretaker at a cemetery in a small town in Bourgogne. Casual mourners, regular visitors, and sundry colleagues—gravediggers, groundskeepers, and a priest—visit her to warm themselves in her lodge, where laughter, companionship, and occasional tears mix with the coffee she offers them. Her life is lived to the rhythms of their funny, moving confidences... -
![Wallflowers in the Window by Kathi Daley]()
Wallflowers in the Window by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHoliday Bay is a charming seaside town where every season brings a holiday, every holiday is a reason to celebrate, and healing comes in the most unexpected forms... -
![Trouble Comes in Threes by Denise Grover Swank]()
Trouble Comes in Threes by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRose is BACK! It’s been nearly three years since the fall of the Hardshaw Group, and Rose is living a low-key life in Fenton County. She’s happily married to Joe Simmons, raising her own two children along with her niece and nephew, and running her landscape business... -
![Hide and Seek by Kathi Daley]()
Hide and Seek by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSydney Whitmore, a forensic psychologist working for the FBI, moves to Shipwreck Island and renews her relationship with Ezra Reinhold, a reclusive billionaire who enjoys poking around in cold cases and has the means to hire the best people to find the answers no one else has been able to... -
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![Maggie by Charles Martin]()
Maggie by Charles Martin
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe moving sequel to bestselling author Charles Martin’s The Dead Don’t Dance... -
![This Bitter Earth by Bernice L. McFadden]()
This Bitter Earth by Bernice L. McFadden
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIn This Bitter Earth, Sugar Lacey is on her way out of Bigelow, Arkansas, where she’d come to break with the past. With her worn leopard-print suitcase and her head held high, she walks past the prying eyes of its small-minded, cruel-hearted townsfolk, praying for the strength to keep going. She doesn’t stop until she arrives at her childhood home in Short Junction...Categorized as:
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![Expired Vows by Laura Conaway, Lisa Phillips]()
Expired Vows by Laura Conaway, Lisa Phillips
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFire. Family. Faith. Last Chance Fire and Rescue. She sees the promise of freedom. He vowed to always be the hero. EMT Trace Bently came back to Last Chance County to escape his past. After the loss of his wife, he gave up a promising career as a police officer for the chance to save lives every day as part of the Fire Department...Categorized as:
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![Riverbend Reunion by Carolyn Brown]()
Riverbend Reunion by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBack home is the best place to start over in a heart-stirring Texas romance about friendship, second chances, and small-town scandals by New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown. Riverbend, Texas, doesn’t look like the crossroads of anywhere. But for four high school besties reuniting after twenty years, it’s a place to unpack a lot of baggage... -
![A New Song by Jan Karon]()
A New Song by Jan Karon
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsJan 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... -
![Bad Seed by Sharon Sala]()
Bad Seed by Sharon Sala
Can she have the man of her dreams and the life she's always wanted? It's love at first sight when head pastry chef Brendan Pope meets private investigator Harley Banks at Serenity Inn for her latest investigation. But unknown to them both, Harley has a hitman after her, courtesy of the wrong-doer she put behind bars on her last case...Categorized as:
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![The Bluebonnet Battle by Carolyn Brown]()
The Bluebonnet Battle by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn Bonnet, Texas, Liddy Latham, the queen of funeral dinners, keeps a southern comfort-food tradition alive—until fancy-schmancy Matilda Monroe moves back to town. She wants room at the table for her own style of consolation and closure: healthy, modern, and vegan. But this is about more than fried chicken versus tofu turkey. Matilda’s return is also stirring up their volatile, unresolved history... -
![A Hero for Her by Maryann Jordan]()
A Hero for Her by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe first time they met, they didn't like each other. The second time they met, they vowed to stay away from each other. The third time they met…. Sometimes, the third time is the charm. Jared’s bad mood had him snap at the beautiful woman on the beach. After another run-in with the rude man, she decided to keep her distance... -
![Burning Rivals by Voni Harris]()
Burning Rivals by Voni Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRESCUE. DANGER. DEVOTION. THIS TIME, THEIR HEARTS ARE ON THE LINE. He lost the one person who meant the most to him—and she let it happen. Vince hasn’t forgiven Cadee for abandoning his father in the fire that took his life, but he’s going to find out why. When he discovers the Feds have a warrant out for his arrest, he knows he’s being framed for crimes he didn’t commit... -
![The Promise of Tomorrow by Mary Ellen Taylor]()
The Promise of Tomorrow by Mary Ellen Taylor
From the author of The Brighter the Light comes the moving story about one woman’s reason for leaving home and the love that brings her back. When Olympia leaves her small Virginia town, she doesn’t expect to look back, much less ever come home...Categorized as:
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![A Summer Surprise at the Little Blue Boathouse by Christie Barlow]()
A Summer Surprise at the Little Blue Boathouse by Christie Barlow
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPreorder the next book in the heartwarming and bestselling Love Heart Lane series Love Heart Lane – where friends are there for you no matter what When Bea Fernsby discovers her fiancé’s eyes have been wandering, she calls off the wedding and hits the road... -
![The Christmas Letters by Jenny Hale]()
The Christmas Letters by Jenny Hale
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsElizabeth Holloway's sparkling world comes crashing down around her when her boyfriend of seven years drops the bomb that he’s leaving her—at Christmas. In an attempt to piece her life back together, she suddenly finds herself seven hundred miles from her New York City home, trudging through the snow, back at her childhood farm in the Great Smoky Mountains... -
![A Play for Revenge by Cynthia Ellingsen]()
A Play for Revenge by Cynthia Ellingsen
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn this emotional story from Starlight Cove, a single mother must solve the mystery of the town theater to learn why it was shut down and stop the unknown forces trying to keep it closed. Newly divorced Lily Kimura returns to her hometown to start fresh with her daughter and her recently retired parents. She’s committed to rebuilding her life, starting with a new job at the town theater... -
![The Best of Me by Sharon Sala]()
The Best of Me by Sharon Sala
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTake a trip to Blessings, Georgia, where bestselling author Sharon Sala welcomes you with a touching small-town romance:. An orphaned little girl who desperately needs a new home. A couple ready to welcome her with open arms. Friendly neighbors who are always there for each other. A Southern small town where great things happen to good people... -
![Improbably Yours by Kerry Anne King]()
Improbably Yours by Kerry Anne King
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAn unusual inheritance leads to a life-changing journey in a novel of romance, secrets, and the treasure of found family. Blythe Harmon is on the fast track to a life she never wanted... -
![An Enchanted Moment on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans]()
An Enchanted Moment on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA brand new and utterly enchanting series by bestselling author Jaimie Admans. A picture-perfect town, a place where dreams come true. Welcome to Ever After Street. .. A tale as old as time…. Since her mum’s death, Marnie Platt has shut herself away from everyone who cares about her. Worse, her beloved bookshop on Ever After Street is suffering too... -
![Steven's Solace: A SEALs of Honor World Novel by Dale Mayer]()
Steven's Solace: A SEALs of Honor World Novel by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFinding out that an old friend was kidnapped, tortured, then deep-sixed in the harbor, complete with cement boots—and survived—sends Steve rushing to California to help. Also Opal and her mother had appealed to Levi to find Steve and to send him to help, if possible. Opal has been through the worst possible scenario, but it’s not over, as her kidnapers were looking for something she didn’t have...Categorized as:
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![Fool's Folly by Elle James]()
Fool's Folly by Elle James
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDelta Force Operative Levi Franks retires from the Army and joins the Brotherhood Protectors. Having lost the love of his life, he’s seen the best and worst of humanity and has no interest in love, marriage or a family. He wants to use the skills he’s honed to combat evil. After a messy divorce, Madeline “Maddie” McIntyre, rebuilt her life from nothing to something... -
![The Girl with the Irish Secret by Susanne O'Leary]()
The Girl with the Irish Secret by Susanne O'Leary
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBy the sparkling sea on the Wild Atlantic Way sits a manor full of secrets, and a woman who will do anything for a second chance…. Staring up at the magnificent, rose-covered walls of her grandmother’s house, Violet Fleury isn’t sure she’ll be welcome inside... -
![Bleak Times at Orchard Cottage Hospital by Lizzie Lane]()
Bleak Times at Orchard Cottage Hospital by Lizzie Lane
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWinter casts a long shadow, but hope springs eternal. Somerset, 1932. In the dead of night, a young woman is abandoned on the steps of Orchard Cottage Hospital and a man is seen fleeing. Nobody knows their identities. When the young woman dies, Doctor Frances Brakespeare is keen to solve the mystery of her identity and find those responsible for her fatal injuries... -
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![Small Town Frenzy by S.L. Scott]()
Small Town Frenzy by S.L. Scott
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy biggest rival is the father of my child. He just doesn’t know it yet. Sleeping with my family’s enemy wasn’t planned. Oops. Too late. It was a one-night stand in Costa Rica, and names were the last thing we wanted to exchange. What can I say? The man was hot as sin. Blue-sky eyes. Broad, athletic shoulders. A smile that just about did me in... -
![Kill Shot by Liliana Hart]()
Kill Shot by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsGrace Meredith is the CIA's most deadly assassin. Too bad she's gone off the grid and become a mercenary for hire. After the death of her daughter by a sniper's bullet, Grace can no longer stomach the demands of agency life or keep herself from blaming the only man she's ever loved. Her mind and body are fragile, and she knows she's just a step away from breaking down completely... -
![Last Rites by Sharon Sala]()
Last Rites by Sharon Sala
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere's nothing a community won't do to protect its own. .. Shirley Wallace and her four sons return to her childhood home on Pope Mountain in Jubilee, Kentucky, with a lifetime of hardship behind them, hoping to find peace and begin their lives anew. Eldest brother Aaron Pope returns to his life as a police officer, and is settling in just fine...Categorized as:
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![Coral Celebration by Jan Moran]()
Coral Celebration by Jan Moran
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA joyful summer celebration. .. but old rivalries erupt in Summer Beach. The next heartwarming chapter in the Coral Cottage series. When Marina and her sister Kai volunteer to manage Summer Beach's centennial celebration, they expect a fun parade down Main Street. However, neither of them can imagine the rivalries that erupt or the buried history that comes to light... -
![Home Fires by Cat Johnson]()
Home Fires by Cat Johnson
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNavy SEAL Cal Swenson's going home has been a long time coming. Too bad his homecoming was based on a lie. And why did Granny feign dying to get him back to New York? That's the big question...Categorized as:
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![Lightning in a Mason Jar by Catherine Mann]()
Lightning in a Mason Jar by Catherine Mann
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsIn South Carolina, a woman discovers her aunt’s profound secrets in an emotional novel spanning decades about trauma, survival, and the bonds of female friendship. Since Bailey Rae Rigby’s adoptive aunt Winnie passed, Bent Oak, South Carolina, doesn’t have much of a hold on her anymore. So it seems...Categorized as:
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![Holiday Heroes: by Janie Crouch, Regan Black]()
Holiday Heroes: by Janie Crouch, Regan Black
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThese heroes will protect their women from danger and won’t let them spend the holidays alone…Includes two full books for one great price! A Fairytale Hero — Jackson Prince thought love was done for him when his wife died five years ago. But the shy girl he never forgot from high school saving his life on Christmas Eve proves him wrong. Now they'll both learn it's never too late for love...Categorized as:
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![The Cottage in the Highlands by Julie Shackman]()
The Cottage in the Highlands by Julie Shackman
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen Leonie Baxter finds herself out of a job and out of a relationship, she’s at her wits end. Her life has just been turned upside down and she needs a plan, fast. By chance, on a walk with her rescue puppy, Leonie stumbles across a striking house in the woods; fully furnished but unoccupied. As a journalist, she is determined to find out more, after all, reporting is in her nature...Categorized as:
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![Beachside Kisses With My Enemy: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Kristin Canary]()
Beachside Kisses With My Enemy: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Kristin Canary
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the charming town of Hallmark Beach, love’s a food fight when old flames ignite and rivalries simmer. Things were sailing smoothly in my little slice of paradise until Blake “the Flake” Moffitt waltzed back into town, looking far too handsome for his own good—and mine. Once upon a time, I was hopelessly in love with my best friend's brother, but that fairytale is history... -
![The Sanctuary Keepers by Alexandra Barber]()
The Sanctuary Keepers by Alexandra Barber
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome places choose us when we need them most. Hideaway House has been keeping its secrets, waiting for the right person to finally walk through the door…. When Carrie Adams flees to the remote, pretty Isle of Wight after her life crumbles, all she wants is quiet solitude to heal...Categorized as:
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![Mince Pies and Murder: A festive cosy mystery full of Christmas spirit and small-town charm by Judy Leigh]()
Mince Pies and Murder: A festive cosy mystery full of Christmas spirit and small-town charm by Judy Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe BRAND NEW instalment in the Morwenna Mutton Mystery series from MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Judy Leigh, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Janice Hallett! 🎄🩸🔍 Have yourself a deadly little Christmas. .. 👀. As Christmas approaches in the Cornish town of Seal Bay, festive cheer fills the air... -
![Midnight by Sharon Sala]()
Midnight by Sharon Sala
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Sharon Sala is a consummate storyteller. " —Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author. Crossroads, Texas, is a town of second chances in this new small town romance series from Sharon Sala, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Blessings, Georgia series. Asher Kingston is a special investigator for the Texas Attorney General's office in Austin, TX... -
![The Hiding Place by Paula Munier]()
The Hiding Place by Paula Munier
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMercy and Elvis are back in The Hiding Place, the most enthralling entry yet in USA Today bestselling Paula Munier's award-winning Mercy Carr mystery series. When the man who killed her grandfather breaks out of prison and comes after her grandmother, Mercy must unearth the long-buried scandals that threaten to tear her family apart...Categorized as:
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![The Mersey Mothers by Sheila Riley]()
The Mersey Mothers by Sheila Riley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLiverpool 1953. January sees the dawn of the Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation year as the mothers of Reckoners Row unite in preparation for the celebration of the new Queen. Meanwhile Evie Kilgaren is dreaming of her summer wedding to Danny Harris, but trouble looms for Skinner & Sons with a new rival trying to put them out of business, but no-one knows why. .. -
![Flashback by Michelle Sass Aleckson, Susan May Warren]()
Flashback by Michelle Sass Aleckson, Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSECRETS. BETRAYAL. SACRIFICE. THIS TIME, THEY'RE NOT JUST FIGHTING FIRE. An original series created by bestselling authors Susan May Warren and Lisa Phillips. He’s the last person she wants to see…. Allie Monroe is desperate for a fresh start. Grieving the loss of her first SAR dog, she’s gone to Montana to train her new K9, Scout...Categorized as:
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![Luke's Revenge by Lisa Renee Jones]()
Luke's Revenge by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe third and final book in the Walker Security: Lucifer Trilogy. .. In the mind-blowing and stunning finale, all will be revealed as Lucifer's forever with the woman he loves hangs in the balance.
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