Books like 'The Library of Borrowed Hearts'

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  • 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 New Dawn at Owl's Lodge by Jessica Redland

    A New Dawn at Owl's Lodge by Jessica Redland

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Could one chance meeting change your life forever? Zara is at a crossroads in life. While she adores her job as a producer's assistant working on hit TV shows, travelling around the country means she doesn't truly feel that she has a home. With a fractured relationship with her family and unrequited love weighing heavily on her heart, she is torn about what her next step in life should be. .
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  • 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...
  • After Glow by Autumn Jones Lake

    After Glow by Autumn Jones Lake

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    One uncovered truth shines a light on the throne of lies I’ve been sitting on for years. A revelation with the power to test the bonds of brotherhood like never before. My ruthless obsession to protect what’s mine burns hotter than ever. Promises I’ve made to my brothers I burn to keep. Vows made to my wife I swear to honor. Through the web of tangled loyalties, one thing remains clear...
  • Ever After by Amanda Prowse

    Ever After by Amanda Prowse

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From the bestselling author of The Girl in the Corner and Swimming to Lundy, comes a hopeful and inspiring story about the possibilities that await when you dare to start again. If you’re given another chance at love, shouldn’t you take it? Enya’s life has become small...
  • The Adventurous Bookworm by Kathleen Brooks

    The Adventurous Bookworm by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From bookworm to main character. Paige Turner’s time to fulfill her New Year’s Eve resolution is almost up. She and her book club friends resolved to use the heroines from their favorite romance novels as inspiration for the year...
  • The Wild Card by Carolyn Brown

    The Wild Card by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    When Lady Luck deals her a roadside diner in small-town Texas, a professional poker player discovers home may be the best win of all in this heartfelt romance by. New York Times. bestselling author Carolyn Brown...
  • A Forever Home at Honey Bee Croft by Jessica Redland

    A Forever Home at Honey Bee Croft by Jessica Redland

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A BRAND NEW feel-good novel from MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland, guaranteed to leave a smile on your face! New friends, new life, new love…. Single dad, Joel Grainger, is devoted to his little girl, Imogen, doing all he can to be a key part of her life. But with Imogen’s mum being ever more difficult and Joel’s job suddenly in doubt, he’s worried that everything is about to change...
  • 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...
  • Frayed by Pamela Ann

    Frayed by Pamela Ann

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Trista Stevens. Things went quickly sour with the already married Harry when she found out their affair had a bigger repercussion. Heartbroken, she had to do what was best for everyone. Just as planned, she and Lindsey went to visit Emma in Greece. Trista thought this vacation was going to be a way for her to heal and come to terms with of the gargantuan mistakes she’s made in the past...
  • Hammer: An Evil Dead MC Story by Nicole James

    Hammer: An Evil Dead MC Story by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A badass biker and the sexy little sprite that wants nothing to do with him. They're opposites in every way that matters-except one-they can't keep their eyes off each other. Hammer watches Tink strut past him without so much as a glance. His eyes moving over her hot little body-a body that's been driving him crazy and keeping him awake at night...
  • You Can't Hurry Love by Nicole Mikell

    You Can't Hurry Love by Nicole Mikell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    If there’s one thing Ivy has learned through the years, it’s that love is never simple. Ivy Penny’s new bridal shop is in desperate need of a serious makeover—much like her dating life. With a love life that has shown more red flags than red roses in the past, Ivy has completely given up on relationships...
  • The Christmas Inn Miracle by Grace Meyers

    The Christmas Inn Miracle by Grace Meyers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s praying for a Christmas miracle and sometimes miracles come when you least expect them. Teetering on the verge of bankruptcy, Monica Larson and her best friend Taylor are determined to keep her family inn and with Christmas around the corner, the holiday season is her only lifeline. If anyone can close a deal, it’s Parker Thompson...
  • A Different Kind of December by Lesley Jones

    A Different Kind of December by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    December 1st. .. A time to reflect and remember for Georgia, and also, she's decided, this year will be a time for change. Starting with high emotion on the anniversary of the day that changed her life and ending on a loud, raucous and raunchy Christmas night, we get a little dip into the lives of some of the Carnage Series favourite characters. This is book 5 in a series. Carnage Book One...
  • Against the Current by Katie Winters

    Against the Current by Katie Winters

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Come and join the bubbly cast of characters coming this summer. An unfolding family drama of heartache, longing, friendship, and secrets on the island of Nantucket. Against the Current is book six of The Sutton Book Club series, a heart-wrenching yet hopeful family drama that unfolds between the glittering shores of Nantucket Island.
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  • The Village of Happy Ever Afters by Alison Sherlock

    The Village of Happy Ever Afters by Alison Sherlock

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Molly Hopkins has happily watched all of her friends’ dreams come true on Riverside Lane. Deciding to follow her passion for baking, Molly with the help of her friends takes the plunge and opens a Tea Garden in the village hoping to make it a summer to remember! Meanwhile, after a rather public end of his marriage, Logan Armstrong trusts no one but his beloved Grandad...
  • Relentless Biker by Hope Ford

    Relentless Biker by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    She’s the pregnant girlfriend of my deceased best friend. I told myself that marrying her was the right thing to do. Of course it’s natural to want to protect her. And to make sure she’s okay. But the more time I spend with her the more I want this to be real. Her family wants her back. I want her to stay with me. Somehow I have to prove that the three of us are meant to be together… forever...
  • Happy Ever After for the Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Happy Ever After for the Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The emotional finale to the bestselling Cornish Midwife series! Get your tissues ready! Midwife Jess is so used to helping other mums achieve their dreams that she’s put her own hopes of motherhood firmly on hold. After having her heart broken once before, Jess is determined to focus all she has on her small family and stepson Riley and make sure he feels safe, happy and loved...
  • Reckless Rock Star by Victoria Ashley

    Reckless Rock Star by Victoria Ashley

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    I was never supposed to want to keep her. She was meant to be borrowed. Mine for six days and not a day longer. She doesn’t belong to me. She belongs to someone else. My brother…. The closest person I have outside of the screaming fans and paparazzi—a constant in my new life— other than the whiskey I drown myself in to numb the pain left by someone else...
  • Winter Magic on Railway Lane by Alison Sherlock

    Winter Magic on Railway Lane by Alison Sherlock

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Join the residents of Railway Lane for one last magical adventure… Globetrotting Libby Jacobs has lost her job but is looking forward to spending more time in her home village of Cranfield. She dreams of turning her chocolate making hobby into something more permanent. There’s only one problem - Ethan Connolly...
  • Falling North by Alyson Santos

    Falling North by Alyson Santos

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Turner Artist Management Urgent Action Item:. ✔ Save Falling Back North from implosion. When your agency’s newest artist shows signs of collapse, you jump on the problem. When it involves a potential rift between the brothers who form the band’s soul, you throw your Hail Mary. So I did—by hiring a respected marketing goddess to save them...
  • EROS by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    EROS by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    They said my presence changed the atmosphere in any room I entered. According to my mother—it was in my name. According to my twin brother—it was in my soul. The truth could be found somewhere in between. I led with love in all of my endeavors...
  • Home on a Yorkshire Farm by Jane Lovering

    Home on a Yorkshire Farm by Jane Lovering

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Needing an escape, Dora swapped city living for life as a shepherdess on her grandad’s Yorkshire farm. More than a decade later Dora is still there, now farming the fifty acres and caring for the one hundred rare sheep by herself. She never hears the call of the city, but instead relishes the peace and simplicity of life on the Moors...
  • The Unexpected List by Chrissy Anderson

    The Unexpected List by Chrissy Anderson

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When she was just sixteen, Chrissy Anderson made a life list…. …It’s been abandoned. Now she’s got an ex-husband, a satisfied lover and a thriving new business. She’s rebuilding. Then out of nowhere…a baby. You think you know who the father is? Think again. Follow Chrissy as she deepens her understanding of how to be truthful to herself and those that she loves...
  • Undeniably Yours by Pamela Ann

    Undeniably Yours by Pamela Ann

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 24 ratings
    “You’re passionate nature matches mine. Your promise reflects my own. If something was to happen, it’s comforting to know that your dead heart will be intertwined with my lifeless own. ” I vowed with ferocity. “My heart for yours, Emma. ”. ~Blasphemous. Falling. Losing. Risking. Everything. ALL for one woman...
  • With Love, This Christmas by Kimberly Brown

    With Love, This Christmas by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Noelle Ackerman loves Christmas and plans to make this Christmas the most special of all. After five years of living in Paris, she has returned home to Grand Hills, the place where love has always dwelled for her. Love for Noelle is not only her family but with the man who stole her heart at the tender age of five. Kane Weston aka Noelle’s tall, dark, and handsome best friend...
  • September Again by Hunter S. Jones

    September Again by Hunter S. Jones

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    September Again finds Liz Snow Savage leaving England. She follows her daughter Zelda Savage back to America after Zelda’s betrayal of her. More drama ensues as Liz looks for meaning in life while Zelda finds her direction after losing Jack O. Savage, The Poet. Set mainly in Chattanooga, Tennessee, September Again chronicles the rhythm of life's cycles...
  • His Wounded Light by Christine Brae

    His Wounded Light by Christine Brae

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The perfect life. The perfect marriage. The jilted lover. Their worlds collide. Fate intervenes twelve years later and their paths intersect once again. All three will question whether the heart is truly capable of dividing and being divided; each will decide whether it matters who you loved first or who you love last. Together they will learn that in the end, there can always only be one.
  • A Little Like Destiny by Lisa Suzanne

    A Little Like Destiny by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Reserved and responsible Reese Brady refuses to miss her chance with bad boy rock star Mark Ashton. After one steamy night, she's convinced the emotional connection they shared was just a figment of her imagination. After all, he’s a womanizer whose affairs are highly publicized. Reese strives to leave that night behind her after a handsome business mogul asks her to dinner...
  • Constantine: Britain's Story Part 2 by E.L. Stevens

    Constantine: Britain's Story Part 2 by E.L. Stevens

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    If I could forget Liam Millar, my life would be perfect. I’d finally done the hard thing and moved home. I’d gotten my house on a lake. I had family in my life for the first time in decades and I could really start to picture the Sunday dinners and long days spent on the water soaking up the California sun. I’d even have the perfect love story too...
  • The Christmas Dilemma by Sarah Vance-Tompkins

    The Christmas Dilemma by Sarah Vance-Tompkins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Skipping Christmas is easy. But it’s impossible to deny your heart… Eli Adair is the first call whenever his family and friends need a hand. But this Christmas, he has no obligations, so he’s taking a break from the stress of big family celebrations. No presents under the tree. No stockings by the fireplace. No twinkling lights. All he wants is to be home alone at Hillcrest House...
  • KYLE: Sins of the Father by Nicole James

    KYLE: Sins of the Father by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    FROM WALL STREET JOURNAL AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, NICOLE JAMES COMES A STEAMY, FORBIDDEN, MC ROMANCE. My brother’s girl… that’s all Sutton will ever be to me. I can’t touch her. I can’t want her. I can’t have her. I can’t love her. But I do. I'm in love with my brother's girl. .. and now my life is pure torment. My brother Rafe and I are twins...
  • Sterling Clay by L.B. Dunbar

    Sterling Clay by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Love doesn’t break us; it makes us whole, my nana used to say. However, one minute, my world is set on fire, literally. The next, I am raising a six-year-old as a single mom without a clear path ahead of us. No place to live. No job. No money...
  • Double Time by Julie Prestsater

    Double Time by Julie Prestsater

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Megan Miller has done the crush thing, had her heart broken and flirted with a close friend to the point of an almost relationship. She is over the drama of her Freshman and Sophomore years and is ready to be single and to mingle. With Keesha and Steph by her side the girls are ready to rock the single hood in their Junior year...
  • Choosing You by Samantha Chase

    Choosing You by Samantha Chase

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Small Town, Hidden Identity, Opposites Attract, standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author, Samantha Chase. They’ve been in an intimate relationship for three years. They’ve just never met. Will Campbell has been in an interesting relationship for the last three years—with a woman he doesn’t know...
  • Rose in Bloom by Mia Michelle

    Rose in Bloom by Mia Michelle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Secrets. There are many different reasons for having secrets. Sometimes we choose to keep those secrets to protect people, while other times, they are kept out of deceit and shame. Regardless of their purpose, secrets have the power to hurt us, like nothing else. When we risk losing someone we love, we will stop at nothing, to prevent the truth from ever being known...
  • Cruel Dynasty by Geneva Lee

    Cruel Dynasty by Geneva Lee

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I made a deal. One year of my life pretending to be a rich aristocrat in exchange for ten million pounds. Enough money to start over somewhere new. Enough money to disappear forever. It sounded simple, but being Kerrigan Belmond is more dangerous than I expected. Her world isn’t as perfect behind closed doors as it is on paper...
  • Save Me by Tiffany Snow

    Save Me by Tiffany Snow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In this fast-paced romantic suspense, China Mack will make one final choice. Computer genius China Mack may be the former head of Vigilance, the government’s clandestine spy program, but she can still be knocked off balance. And two back-to-back personal blows have thrown her into a tailspin...
  • Shattered & Mended by Julie Bailes

    Shattered & Mended by Julie Bailes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My mind was made up and my decision had been made, but fate felt the need to rear her ugly head and demand control. Fate is guaranteed, not to be reckoned with, and she won’t be defeated. You see, she’s the author to our stories that have already been written; there’s no editing them. Try as you might, but all you’ll do is piss her off...
  • Cursed Fox by Elizabella Baker

    Cursed Fox by Elizabella Baker

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Cursed Fox is a small town romantic suspense with a tortured silver fox hero and a single mother trying to save her son. One threat was about to change my whole life. Years ago, I escaped Willow Creek with the plan to never return after my ex-husband left me in ruin. Now I’m in need of help and my boss wasn’t available leaving me with only one option. Willow Creek Security...
  • The Lion's Den by Eliza Freed

    The Lion's Den by Eliza Freed

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An injury stops the bleeding of Meredith and Brad Walsh’s fractured marriage. As Meredith recovers and tries to regain her memory, Brad fights to convince Meredith their marriage was perfect, even if it barely existed. But with Meredith’s memory comes clarity, and Meredith is faced with the reality of a husband and a lover...
  • More Than Our Fake Vows by Katie Richard

    More Than Our Fake Vows by Katie Richard

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    After catching her fiancé cheating, Natalie leaves the city she’s grown to love. Starting over in Hickory Valley, Georgia, a one-redlight town that makes for the perfect escape, or so she thought. Natalie makes quick friends with a local bartender and they both decide to make a pact- no men for a year...
  • Little Brooklyn Bakery by Julie Caplin

    Little Brooklyn Bakery by Julie Caplin

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    ‘Irresistible’ Sunday Times bestseller Katie Fforde Take a trip to the best little bakery in Brooklyn, where there’s more than a sprinkle of romance and a slice of pie makes it feel like home! When Sophie Bennings arrives in New York, love is the last thing on her mind. Still reeling from a painful break up, she throws herself into her work as a food editor on a top-notch magazine...
  • First Time in Forever by Sarah Morgan

    First Time in Forever by Sarah Morgan

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Windswept, isolated and ruggedly beautiful, Puffin Island is a haven for day-trippers and daydreamers alike. But this charming community has a way of bringing people together in the most unexpected ways…. It's been a summer of firsts for Emily Donovan. From becoming a stand-in mom to her niece Lizzie to arriving on Puffin Island, her life has become virtually unrecognizable...
  • Reckless Abandon by Andrea Randall

    Reckless Abandon by Andrea Randall

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    This is the second book in the November Blue series. November Harris is lost. After a failed romance with musician Bo Cavanaugh, Ember is left struggling to regain her true self. The problem is, Bo won’t go away and Ember's stance is firm—she doesn't want him back...
  • Bray by Effy Vaughn

    Bray by Effy Vaughn

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Sutton Boys - those three words bring a smile to the faces of females of all ages in the small town of Malroy, Alabama. Five brothers who help their momma run their farm during the work week, while seeing how many women they can sweet talk out of their panties on the weekends...
  • Indelible Love - Jake's Story by D.W. Cee

    Indelible Love - Jake's Story by D.W. Cee

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    After 30 years of playing the field, Dr. Jake Reid meets the perfect woman in the cereal aisle of a grocery store at midnight. Emily Logan is stunning, thought provoking and utterly frustrating with her reserved demeanor and guarded heart. Regardless, Jake believes Emily is it even before their first date and works overtime to win her heart...
  • Ruined by L.P. Lovell

    Ruined by L.P. Lovell

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ruined is book four in the She Who Dares series, but can be read as a standalone. Hugo. I like to fuck. A lot. Anywhere, anyway, as long as I’m shooting my load in or on some pretty young thing I’m good. In fact, scrap that, they don’t even have to be pretty. What can I say? I’m an equal opportunities kind of guy...
  • My Brother's Girl by Ali Parker

    My Brother's Girl by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There’s only one woman I’d give up my bachelor’s lifestyle for… my brother’s girl. But she was mine first. High school. Youth. Innocence. I can still taste her on my lips if I close my eyes. And here she is, back in my life, dating my brother. A brother that doesn’t know my past because I’m a private sort of guy...
  • The River Runs South by Audrey Ingram

    The River Runs South by Audrey Ingram

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    This transporting and illuminating debut novel will resonate with readers who have ever felt a little bit lost, perfect for fans of Kristy Woodson Harvey and Linda Holmes. Exploring love, loss, and the courage of starting over fresh, this novel will appeal to readers on the hunt for emotionally rich fiction...
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