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  • Bittersweet Melody  by Kate Stewart

    Bittersweet Melody by Kate Stewart

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 36 ratings
    The vows are just the beginning…For Natalie, being the wife to the most sought-after rock star on the planet has its privileges, but in the last year, she’s been put through the wringer as far as the pitfalls...
  • There I Find Hope by Jessie Gussman

    There I Find Hope by Jessie Gussman

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sunday Landry suffers the most painful loss possible - the loss of her son. She closes her candy shop and moves back in with her mother, barely able to get out of bed. What's the point in living?Noah Emery had a crush on Sunday in high school, but she didn't notice him, choosing someone else and eventually having his baby...
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  • Fireflies & Family Ties by Rachel Hanna

    Fireflies & Family Ties by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    When Meg shows up at her mother's door, she has no idea how to break the news to her. She's come home from France, pregnant. At just nineteen years old, this wasn't where she saw her life going.Now, trying to hide her growing belly and figure out her next decision, she moves in with her mother, sister and aunt on Seabreeze Island...
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  • The Hampton Beach Café by Sage Parker

    The Hampton Beach Café by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    An unusual affair. A family with big secrets. A beach café crumbling to the ground. 41 year-old Frances Crawford’s life was great…until suddenly, it wasn’t. When her husband decides to leave her days before her birthday, her best friend suggests it’s time for a big change. So, Frances decides to use her life-savings and buy a falling-apart beach café in her hometown...
  • Break Me by Logan Chance

    Break Me by Logan Chance

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ever been lost or alone? Where you feel like the world will break you where you stand? Pollux Clark strives to make each day count. On a mission, he finds himself entangled with the wrong woman. Katy Dale Vanderlin. She’s destined to become partner at her firm, so she offers him a deal. Pose as my fake fiance, and I’ll do anything...
  • The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere

    The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Sometimes, the things that can change your life will cross your path in one instant-and then, in a fleeting moment, they're gone. But if you open your eyes, and watch carefully, you will believe.... Robert is a successful attorney who has everything in life-and nothing at all. Focused on professional achievement and material rewards, Robert is on the brink of losing his marriage...
  • No Looking Back by Grace Meyers

    No Looking Back by Grace Meyers

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Joyce Rodgers never expected her life to turn out like this.Stuck in a dead-end job and alone on the eve of her 49th birthday, she’s determined to make a fresh start. And when her estranged young cousin breaks into her house in need of help, she sees a chance to do some good and help her only family...
  • Sweet Tea & Christmas Trees by Rachel Hanna

    Sweet Tea & Christmas Trees by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's Christmas time at Sweet Tea B&B!When Kate and Mia agree to decorate the B&B for the town's annual Christmas house tour, they may have bitten off more than they can chew.Plus, some new guests come to stay at the B&B, and they may have some secrets...
  • The Gift by Mia Kent

    The Gift by Mia Kent

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the ashes of war emerges a hero, and a tale of bravery eighty years in the making…A young boy and his mother in mourning. A handsome fighter pilot who arrives on their doorstep. And a story of heroism and sacrifice that helped change the course of history...
  • Searching the Harbor by Sage Parker

    Searching the Harbor by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A small town with big secrets…55-year-old Maggie Brooks thought she had found her dream life as an empty nester by moving to Bar Harbor, but when her husband disappears without a trace, her world is instantly turned upside down. With no one willing to believe her, she turns to local detective James Manning for help...
  • Searching the Harbor by Sage Parker

    Searching the Harbor by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A small town with big secrets… 55-year-old Maggie Brooks thought she had found her dream life as an empty nester by moving to Bar Harbor, but when her husband disappears without a trace, her world is instantly turned upside down. With no one willing to believe her, she turns to local detective James Manning for help...
  • Sunset Cabins by June Woods

    Sunset Cabins by June Woods

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She hasn’t seen him since the day she died. Until now. Sally Swift almost married James Hart at the age of 21, until she faked her death and never looked back. But 32 years later, she finds herself buying a run-down Inn in the quiet beach town of Havre de Grace, Maryland. She’s grown accustomed to life on her own, and the new business is just another adventure...
  • The Amish Widow's Plight by Naomi Troyer

    The Amish Widow's Plight by Naomi Troyer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A tale of love, loss, blessings, and faith!Grace Speicher is desperate!Recently widowed, penniless, and carrying the precious gift of new life, she seeks refuge with the only family she has left–her estranged Amish in-laws in Lancaster County.Her unexpected arrival during a thunderstorm is met with uncertainty...
  • No Looking Back by Grace Meyers

    No Looking Back by Grace Meyers

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Joyce Rodgers never expected her life to turn out like this.Stuck in a dead-end job and alone on the eve of her 49th birthday, she’s determined to make a fresh start. And when her estranged young cousin breaks into her house in need of help, she sees a chance to do some good and help her only family...
  • The Holiday Reunion by Sage Parker

    The Holiday Reunion by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She wasn't expecting to spend the holidays heartbroken and alone. But thanks to her soon-to-be ex-husband, everything she once had is now gone.At 46 years old, all Matilda has is a backpack and a one-way ticket to her estranged cousins' cabin in Washington. Adapting to the small-town lifestyle, Matilda makes a room in the attic, where she discovers a hidden box of odds and ends...
  • The Holiday Reunion by Sage Parker

    The Holiday Reunion by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She wasn't expecting to spend the holidays heartbroken and alone. But thanks to her soon-to-be ex-husband, everything she once had is now gone.At 46 years old, all Matilda has is a backpack and a one-way ticket to her estranged cousins' cabin in Washington. Adapting to the small-town lifestyle, Matilda makes a room in the attic, where she discovers a hidden box of odds and ends...
  • Hopes & Dreams at The Cornish Bakery by Sarah Hope

    Hopes & Dreams at The Cornish Bakery by Sarah Hope

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    ★Note: Apologies for a technical issue which resulted in an unedited manuscript being uploaded. It has now been updated and the issue resolved. Sorry for the inconvenience. Come & join us in beautiful Penworth Bay, CornwallVolunteer at The Cornish Bay Bakery in exchange for a cosy roomwith views across the bay, new friends and the chance to explore the magical Cornish coast...
  • A Love Letter from the Girls Who Feel Everything by Brittainy C. Cherry, Kandi Steiner

    A Love Letter from the Girls Who Feel Everything by Brittainy C. Cherry, Kandi Steiner

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Bestselling authors Brittainy C. Cherry and Kandi Steiner come together for the first time in an emotional compilation of poetry and prose. Written and collected over the course of more than two years, A Love Letter from the Girls Who Feel Everything is an intimate, honest, and raw assemblage of two women’s feelings in a modern world that often quiets any kind of emotion past indifference...
  • Raising Steel: Steel Brothers - A Family Affair by M.J. Fields

    Raising Steel: Steel Brothers - A Family Affair by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Josephina Steel has been alone for years. Her husband and father of her children, Jase, Cyrus, Zandor, and Xavier, died in a horrible accident when the family was already going through rough times. Through hard work, love and loyalty in abundance, her sons are the men she and Jonathan, always knew they could be...
  • Last Seen at Lighthouse Lane by Sage Parker

    Last Seen at Lighthouse Lane by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 11 ratings
    Laura Williams hasn’t stepped foot in her hometown since she was old enough to leave.But when a doctor calls about her mom’s declining medical condition, she has no choice but to return home and look after her.Besides, it couldn’t be as bad as living in a city with the man who broke her heart. 2 weeks before their wedding...
  • Acres of Diamonds by R. H. Conwell

    Acres of Diamonds by R. H. Conwell

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
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  • A Seagrove Christmas by Rachel Hanna

    A Seagrove Christmas by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It's time for Christmas in Seagrove!Are you ready to catch up with your favorite characters on the tiny lowcountry island of Seagrove, SC?When we last left off, there was a big wedding and an addition to the family...
  • House Above the Bookshop by Sage Parker

    House Above the Bookshop by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Rachel never imagined moving back to her hometown after vowing to leave it behind forever. Her husband promised she'd never have to, but that was before he disappeared two summers ago.Since then, she's done her best to start over and build a new life for herself… The only problem is that her money isn’t exactly legal. And recently, she almost got caught...
  • The Wedding At Seagrove by Rachel Hanna

    The Wedding At Seagrove by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Somebody's getting married in Seagrove..
  • Sunsets At Pelican Beach by Michele Gilcrest

    Sunsets At Pelican Beach by Michele Gilcrest

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Moving on from her divorce and finding love again was the best thing that happened to Payton in a long time. After all, who could resist the charm of the handsome and well respected Cole Miller?Unfortunately, all it takes is one bad apple to spoil everything…In book two of the Pelican Beach series, Payton’s new photography client proves that she can’t be trusted around Cole...
  • Last Seen at Lighthouse Lane by Sage Parker

    Last Seen at Lighthouse Lane by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 7 ratings
    Laura Williams hasn’t stepped foot in her hometown since she was old enough to leave.But when a doctor calls about her mom’s declining medical condition, she has no choice but to return home and look after her.Besides, it couldn’t be as bad as living in a city with the man who broke her heart. 2 weeks before their wedding...
  • A Home for Christmas by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    A Home for Christmas by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This Christian romance novella, A Home for Christmas, is book 6 in the Home to Collingsworth series. Over the years, Rose Collingsworth watched her aunts and uncles fall in love and marry, and now she wants that for herself. Too bad the man she's set her sights on is more interested in keeping his distance...
  • One Enchanted Eve by Melissa Tagg

    One Enchanted Eve by Melissa Tagg

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A delightful Christmas romance about finding the perfect recipe for love. After years of mistakes and regret, Colin Renwycke finally has a plan: Hone his baking talent at the Denver Culinary Institute and embark on a new career as a pastry chef. If he's lucky, he might even manage to earn back his family's respect...
  • Santa Paws is Coming to Town by Roxanne St. Claire

    Santa Paws is Coming to Town by Roxanne St. Claire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What could be more joyous than a Kilcannon Christmas? But for Daniel Kilcannon, the man they call “The Dogfather,” this holiday season is anything but happy. It’s been three years since he’s lost his wife and though his family is growing – thanks to his matchmaking efforts – he still dreads the day his dearly departed wife used to love so much...
  • Gideon by Kirsten Osbourne, Amelia Adams

    Gideon by Kirsten Osbourne, Amelia Adams

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brittany has been raising her brother and sister since her parents’ death eight years ago. When she gets notice she’s about to lose the only home she’s ever known, she’s at a loss for what to do. After talking to her oldest friend about her problem, she’s surprised by his offer of marriage...
  • Aaron: A Hathaway House Heartwarming Romance by Dale Mayer

    Aaron: A Hathaway House Heartwarming Romance by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hathaway House: Aaron (Book 1) Welcome to Hathaway House, a heartwarming military romance series from USA TODAY best-selling author Dale Mayer. Here you’ll meet a whole new group of friends, along with a few favorite characters from Heroes for Hire. Instead of action, you’ll find emotion. Instead of suspense, you’ll find healing. Instead of romance, … oh, wait...
  • Don't Chase a Player by Cami Checketts

    Don't Chase a Player by Cami Checketts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A football player who's lost everything; a successful artist who values her seclusion. When he crashes into her world can she give him love and hope for a future? Don't miss any of the bestselling, fast-paced, and fun Strong Family romances. Strong Family Romance Novels: 1. Don't Date Your Brother's Best Friend - Ella Strong 2. Her Loyal Protector 3...
  • Nesting in North Carolina by Kirsten Osbourne

    Nesting in North Carolina by Kirsten Osbourne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Becca Jones is certain she is an old maid at twenty-nine. Life seems to be passing her by, but her extreme shyness makes it difficult for her to be around others. When a good friend suggests she call Dr. Lachele at Matchrimony, she agrees, determined to make some changes in her life. Archer Hayes is sick of his mother throwing young debutantes at his feet...
  • Forgiving Her Chef by Sarah Gay

    Forgiving Her Chef by Sarah Gay

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He kissed her once, but he doesn’t remember. Can she forgive him for forgetting her, for ruining her career, and for ruining ever other relationship because no other man can compete with the perfect kiss...
  • Baby Dreams in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk

    Baby Dreams in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Always be my babyMarigold Rallis is not the type to fall to pieces. The youngest Bloom sister makes managing marriage, career, and a busy life in Good Hope look easy. But looks can be deceiving. Years of struggling with infertility while her sisters fill their nurseries have started to take a toll.It’s not just Marigold who is feeling the stress...
  • Sweet Tea & Honey Bees by Rachel Hanna

    Sweet Tea & Honey Bees by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is the 3rd book of the popular Sweet Tea B&B series!In this installment..
  • Filthy Vegas Nights by Logan Chance

    Filthy Vegas Nights by Logan Chance

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m a male stripper. Yeah, I said it. And let me tell you, it’s an end to a means, my friend.My brothers and I are the kings of Las Vegas. Owning our own male revue club has been a fantasy of mine for a long time. And now that dream is finally a reality. My nerves are shot. The stress is real. And I need just one night to let loose...
  • Charming Christmas by Kay Correll

    Charming Christmas by Kay Correll

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes everything seems to go wrong... but maybe, just maybe, it's for the best.All Charlotte wants is a perfect holiday wedding. But nothing is working out how she planned. Absolutely nothing. Just how many things can go wrong with one wedding?Will she get the perfect Christmas wedding she's dreamed of?Join your favorite Lighthouse Point characters in this short heartwarming holiday novel...
  • Rescued for Christmas: A Sweet Holiday Billionaire Romance by Tamie Dearen

    Rescued for Christmas: A Sweet Holiday Billionaire Romance by Tamie Dearen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes, the only way to find the road home is to get lost!Bestselling author Amy Pinkerton is trying to escape her sudden fame and find a writing retreat for the holidays. But everything goes wrong when she gets lost on the back roads of Montana in a snowstorm. Just her luck, her rental car hits a patch of ice and skids off the road...
  • Always Us by Stephanie Rose

    Always Us by Stephanie Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    **ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED WITH THE HOT FOR THE HOLIDAYS ANTHOLOGY**After seven years of marriage, Lucas and Samantha are still crazy, head over heels in love. But happily ever after is now overrun by a teenager in a hurry to grow up, and a toddler demanding everyone’s full attention...
  • Whispers of Skye Cottage by Sage Parker

    Whispers of Skye Cottage by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lily hoped a fresh start would change her life. And it did…just not the way she wanted.On the run from her manipulative fiancé, Lily leaves home for the beautiful Scottish Highlands - where her beloved grandfather left his charming cottage to her.Nestled on a black sand beach, staring at endless rolling hills of green, she couldn’t imagine a better place to start over...
  • Bridesmaid or Bride? by Cathryn Brown

    Bridesmaid or Bride? by Cathryn Brown

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “It isn’t as though handsome, eligible men fall from the sky, is it?”Michelle has too many bridesmaid dresses but no love of her own. Years ago, she had thought she'd found her forever guy, but then he'd left. She's built a life in her small town.Sam left Two Hearts, Tennessee, when he was a teenager. His life sent him many directions but never there...
  • The Holiday Reunion by Sage Parker

    The Holiday Reunion by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She wasn't expecting to spend the holidays heartbroken and alone. But thanks to her soon-to-be ex-husband, everything she once had is now gone.At 46 years old, all Matilda has is a backpack and a one-way ticket to her estranged cousins' cabin in Washington. Adapting to the small-town lifestyle, Matilda makes a room in the attic, where she discovers a hidden box of odds and ends...
  • No Looking Back by Grace Meyers

    No Looking Back by Grace Meyers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Joyce Rodgers never expected her life to turn out like this.Stuck in a dead-end job and alone on the eve of her 49th birthday, she’s determined to make a fresh start. And when her estranged young cousin breaks into her house in need of help, she sees a chance to do some good and help her only family...
  • No Looking Back by Grace Meyers

    No Looking Back by Grace Meyers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Joyce Rodgers never expected her life to turn out like this.Stuck in a dead-end job and alone on the eve of her 49th birthday, she’s determined to make a fresh start. And when her estranged young cousin breaks into her house in need of help, she sees a chance to do some good and help her only family...
  • No Looking Back by Grace Meyers

    No Looking Back by Grace Meyers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Joyce Rodgers never expected her life to turn out like this.Stuck in a dead-end job and alone on the eve of her 49th birthday, she’s determined to make a fresh start. And when her estranged young cousin breaks into her house in need of help, she sees a chance to do some good and help her only family...
  • A Sister's Bond by Ivory Fields

    A Sister's Bond by Ivory Fields

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Olivia never knew her real parents. Adopted at a young age and raised on a rural farm, when her adopted family is killed in a tragic accident, Olivia finds herself once again alone. But when a mysterious email invites her on an all-expenses-paid trip to the small town of St. Augustine, Florida, she decides to take the plunge and begins a journey that will change her life...
  • Searching the Harbor by Sage Parker

    Searching the Harbor by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A small town with big secrets… 55-year-old Maggie Brooks thought she had found her dream life as an empty nester by moving to Bar Harbor, but when her husband disappears without a trace, her world is instantly turned upside down. With no one willing to believe her, she turns to local detective James Manning for help...
  • A Special Delivery at the Cornish Bay Bakery by Sarah Hope

    A Special Delivery at the Cornish Bay Bakery by Sarah Hope

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Come & join us in beautiful Penworth Bay, Cornwall Volunteer at The Cornish Bay Bakery in exchange for a cosy room with views across the bay, new friends and the chance to explore the magical Cornish coast...
  • Sand, Sun, and Secrets by Grace Meyers

    Sand, Sun, and Secrets by Grace Meyers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Torn over the mysterious disappearance of her husband Scott over a year and a half ago, Leah McMann is left clinging to the desperate hope that he’ll eventually show up on her doorstep. But with the months dragging by and the police almost giving up on his case, she’s faced with the painful possibility of having to move on and start her life from scratch...
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