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  • Echo Road by Kendra Elliot, Melinda Leigh

    Echo Road by Kendra Elliot, Melinda Leigh

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    When two cross-country cases collide, Bree Taggert and Mercy Kilpatrick join forces to catch a serial killer in an addictive novel of suspense by bestselling authors Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot.During a vicious heat wave, a county maintenance worker stumbles upon two suspicious suitcases abandoned by the side of the road...
  • Ethic 6 by Ashley Antoinette

    Ethic 6 by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 26 ratings
    The final book to the legendary Ethic series by Ashley Antoinette concludes the heart wrenching story of Ezra Okafor. Will he find forever with his one true love? Will Alani ever truly forgive Ethic, or are they destined to say goodbye? Will Morgan and Messiah repair their love before it's too late? Step into Ethic Land once more as Antoinette pens the greatest love story of this generation...
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  • The Inn on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    The Inn on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The uplifting and unforgettable conclusion to the Seven Sisters series!After coming together following their father’s stroke, the Wingate women have found second-chance romance, faced trials and tribulations, and built wonderful lives on Amelia Island. Their father is fully recovered and healthy, their businesses are flourishing, and the whole family is bursting with love and laughter...
  • The Dressmaker on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    The Dressmaker on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A sisterhood saga with threads of drama, dreams, and danger. Life for the Wingate women of Amelia Island is never dull! While Raina balances the challenge of nurturing newborn twins and a budding romance, trouble arrives on her doorstep to threaten her sweet new life...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  contemporary  m-f
  • The Chocolate Shop on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    The Chocolate Shop on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The saga continues with secrets, surprises, and sweet temptations… Sadie Wingate has been keeping secrets...from her family and from her brand new husband. But once the truth is revealed, her whole world melts like a truffle in the sunshine...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  contemporary  m-f
  • In the Air Tonight by Marie Force

    In the Air Tonight by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    I was there. I saw what you did.BlaiseI wasn’t supposed to be there that night, but my friend Sienna talked me into going to the party in Land’s End so she could spy on her boyfriend. While hiding out in the woods, we witnessed an unspeakable crime. And we did everything wrong afterward.Connections run deep in our small town...
  • Seven of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Seven of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    ConnerMy life was simple yet complicated, and Dr. Charlotte Roman knew it.Our first encounter was when I left my phone in the shopping cart at Target. I called it, she answered, and I politely asked if she’d bring it to me. She had a few choice words to say before telling me to come and get it myself. When I did, she proceeded to psychoanalyze me...
  • Nick & Cindy by Cee Bowerman

    Nick & Cindy by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ***This novel is standalone, happily ever after romance for some of the characters that you’ve come to know in the other series by the same author. It may have a storyline that follows along with one or more of the characters in the Texas Knights, Texas Kings, or Conner Brothers Construction series. Please look on www.ceebowermanbooks...
  • Last Summer at the Beach House: Feel Good Beachy Women's Fiction by Maggie Miller

    Last Summer at the Beach House: Feel Good Beachy Women's Fiction by Maggie Miller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    All she wanted was one last summer at the beach house...When the unthinkable happens and Claire Thompson’s husband dies suddenly, she’s left wondering how to go on. Being a wife and mother is all she’s ever known. Grieving and lost, she decides to take her family for one last trip to their beach house before she’s forced to put it up for sale...
  • The Quinn Brothers by Nora Roberts

    The Quinn Brothers by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Sea SweptA champion boat racer, Cameron Quinn travels the world spending his winnings on champagne and women. But when his dying father calls him home to care for Seth, a troubled young boy not unlike Cameron once was, his life changes overnight.Rising TidesOf the three brothers, it was Ethan who shared his father’s passion for the Maryland shore...
  • Twelve of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Twelve of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Carter: I was grateful for my second chance at life and discovering a family I never knew existed. Relocating my company and myself from South Carolina to Los Angeles brought me closer to them. They were all happily married, except my brother Gabriel, who was engaged to the love of his life. I didn’t trust women, and for good reason...
  • Return to Captiva by Annie Cabot

    Return to Captiva by Annie Cabot

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The Key Lime Garden Inn has a mysterious guest, and everyone wants to know his story.Matteo Benedetti comes to Captiva Island and the Key Lime Garden Inn to confront the demons that have haunted him for many years. In doing so, he changes the lives of many on the island...
  • A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent

    A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    When life throws you a grenade, you take cover, wait for detonation, and evaluate the ensuant damage. In this life, the one we live, those grenades never stop coming. But no matter the destruction in our midst, there is one thing that will never crack or shatter. And that’s our loyalty, love, and faith. To each other. To the family...
  • Christmas at Sugar Sand Inn by Leigh Duncan

    Christmas at Sugar Sand Inn by Leigh Duncan

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Escape to Sugar Sand Beach with best friends Michelle, Reggie, Nina and Erin for a second chance at all life has to offer.It’s Christmas at the Sugar Sand Inn, and Michelle and her friends have replaced the Welcome sign with one that reads Closed for the Holidays...
  • Billionaire Unreachable ~ Wyatt by J.S. Scott

    Billionaire Unreachable ~ Wyatt by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What happens when the man you think you despise turns out to be a completely different guy beneath the surface? I didn't like Wyatt Durand. He might be my friend's older brother, but he was unpleasant, sarcastic, and the grumpiest guy on the planet. It didn't matter to me that he was a breathtakingly gorgeous, ultra-wealthy billionaire with the very prestigious Durand last name...
  • 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...
  • In the Garden Collection by Nora Roberts

    In the Garden Collection by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Now available in one deluxe box set— Blue Dahlia , Black Rose ,  and  Red Lily —all three novels in #1  New York Times  bestselling author Nora Roberts’ In the Garden Trilogy.Against the backdrop of a house steeped in history and a thriving new gardening business, three women unearth the memories of the past and uncover a dangerous secret..
  • A Vineyard Celebration by Katie Winters

    A Vineyard Celebration by Katie Winters

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A secret room beneath the Sunrise Cove Inn unlocks a history far more dramatic than the Sheridans could have ever imagined.Amanda and Sam welcome their gorgeous baby girl the same week a construction crew discovers a sealed-up room in the basement of the Sunrise Cove. Historians must be called to ensure everything is handled the right way...
  • Forbidden by Asia Monique

    Forbidden by Asia Monique

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She yearned for him.Nyla Mullaney couldn’t shake her want for a man she knew could never be hers.He desired her.Asan Chamberlain sought peace and found it in a woman who he should’ve been avoiding at all costs.They formed a bond that had them treading in forbidden waters with no desire to escape. Nyla and Asan were never meant to be, history said so, but fate had other plans...
  • Baby Makes 3: A wedding and a surprise baby story by April Wilson

    Baby Makes 3: A wedding and a surprise baby story by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fans of the McIntyre Security Bodyguard Series will love this follow-up to Imperfect, Jamie and Molly's heartwarming story (book 5 in the series). Blind, former Navy SEAL Jamie McIntyre is finally getting what he's wanted for a long time, and that's to get his girlfriend, Molly, to walk down the aisle with him. But that's not the only thing he wants...
  • Baby Makes 3 by April Wilson

    Baby Makes 3 by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fans of the McIntyre Security Bodyguard Series will love this follow-up to Imperfect, Jamie and Molly's heartwarming story (book 5 in the series). Blind, former Navy SEAL Jamie McIntyre is finally getting what he's wanted for a long time, and that's to get his girlfriend, Molly, to walk down the aisle with him. But that's not the only thing he wants...
  • Sweet Tea & Wedding Rings by Rachel Hanna

    Sweet Tea & Wedding Rings by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In book 4 of this USA Today bestselling series. Mia and Kate are still working on building their new honey business while Travis and Cooper are keeping a big secret that could wreak havoc in both of their relationships.Meanwhile, a former guest of the B&B shows up in the dead of night, and she needs a place to hide...
  • The Tallest Tower by Emilia Finn

    The Tallest Tower by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I hate Felix Malone with all my heart and soul. He’s the second born son of a murderous don.The newest leader of the Malone mafia family now that his father is dead.But if I could have hoped a change in management would mean a positive shift for the notorious crime family, then I’m proven wrong as Felix quickly settles into his new role and lays scourge on New York City...
  • Ribbonwood by Ruby Landers

    Ribbonwood by Ruby Landers

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lara Bennett is world-famous in Ribbonwood, population 907. She’s the woman you don't trust your husband with: a real-life femme fatale. If there’s a scandal in town, she’s at the center of it, ruining businesses, marriages, and egos everywhere she goes, with her sharp tongue and that body that makes you look twice...
  • Easton Island: Looking Glass Cottage by Hope Callaghan

    Easton Island: Looking Glass Cottage by Hope Callaghan

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Easton Island - Looking Glass Cottage is the beginning of one woman’s journey from incredible loss to finding a past she knew nothing about, including a family who both embraces and fears her and a charming island that draws her in. This inspirational series is for lovers of family sagas, mystery, and a touch of romance...
  • One Last Day of Summer by Shari Low

    One Last Day of Summer by Shari Low

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As a flight to St Lucia leaves the runway, four passengers meet for the first time.After escaping her controlling husband, Bernadette Manson is taking the first extravagant holiday of her new life. But when her best friend cancels, will she be strong enough to fly solo?Tadgh Donovan is about to jet off to his destination wedding when he sees a shocking text...
  • The Lighthouse Sisters by Sage Parker

    The Lighthouse Sisters by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    "So the last 23 years meant nothing to you?" From Amazon #1 Best-Selling Author...When Raelynn Moss finds divorce papers in her husbands' office, her whole world is turned upside down. This was not the surprise she was expecting on her 47th birthday. Forced to sell her dream home, and suddenly at odds with her son, Raelynn feels lost & helpless...
  • The Summer in Cape May by Sage Parker

    The Summer in Cape May by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Olivia Cameron always knew she was adopted. What she didn’t know is that her birth family would come back into her life 47 years later… Just days after her husband’s death, Olivia gets a call that she might have inherited a beach cottage in Cape May. Except she’s never been to Cape May, and the lawyer explains it has nothing to do with her husband’s recent passing...
  • Always Us by Scarlett Avery

    Always Us by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Jace Halsey…It seems I’m the only sane woman in LA who’s immune to that self-important man.Even my big sister swoons all over him. It makes me sick. Truth be told, I want nothing more than to annihilate him because he’s always in the way. Never mind he has no clue of my existence, he’s still the thorn in my side...
  • Dirty Little Midlife (fake) Date by Lilian Monroe

    Dirty Little Midlife (fake) Date by Lilian Monroe

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Brooding, grumpy Des has a problem. He needs a date to his family's Thanksgiving reunion for reasons he'd...rather not say.Single mother and all-around hot mess Mia has an even bigger issue: She can't afford her rent, and her new landlord Des is a major you-know-what.So, they make a deal. One simple weekend away in exchange for a serious rent reduction...
  • Sunrise With The Silver Surfers by Maddie Please

    Sunrise With The Silver Surfers by Maddie Please

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 23 ratings
    Pre-order the brand new novel from the #1 bestselling author of The Old Ducks' Club!'I've loved all of Maddie Please's books but this is my favourite so far - superb characters and a warm, wonderful story. Bravo!' Judy LeighNewly single at sixty, Elin Anderson decides it’s finally time for an adventure of her own...
  • Recklessly, Wildly Yours by Nina Levine

    Recklessly, Wildly Yours by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He thinks I’m a runaway bride.What he doesn’t know is that I’m also a runaway celebrity.Two hours before I'm supposed to say "I do," I run.Right into the arms of Ethan Black.He finds me in a cloud of white lace and sheer panic, stranded in the middle of a Manhattan traffic jam.My savior in a suit.He doesn't care about my last name, my fame, or the scandal brewing in my wake.All he sees is me...
  • Easton Island: The Road Best Traveled by Hope Callaghan

    Easton Island: The Road Best Traveled by Hope Callaghan

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Easton Island is the continuing saga of one woman’s journey from incredible loss to finding a past she knew nothing about, including a family who both embraces and fears her and a charming island that draws her in. This inspirational women’s fiction series is for lovers of family sagas, friendship, mysteries, and clean romance...
  • The Fine Art of Faking It by Lucy Score

    The Fine Art of Faking It by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 23 ratings
    Davis Gates. Naked. Tossing her a handful of orgasms like he was on a lust-themed parade float. A fifty-year feud. One failed smoke bomb matchmaking scheme. Two enemies turned fake lovers. For the past fifteen years, Eden has worked her ass off to overcome high school. She’s cornered the tourism market in Blue Moon offering visitors a place to stay in her hippie, dippy hometown...
  • One Night With the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    One Night With the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    I came to the MC for just one night, but if these bikers have their way, I’ll be coming a lot more than onceFor a broke journalism student, living just across the street from a ruthless motorcycle club like the Screaming Eagles was perfect. Dirt cheap rent and watching ridiculously sexy men out my window all day? Yes, please...
  • The Memory Library by Kate Storey

    The Memory Library by Kate Storey

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    For forty-two years, Sally Harrison has been building a library. Each year, on her daughter’s birthday, she adds a new book to her shelves – with a note in the front dedicated to her own greatest work. But Ella – Sally’s only child – fled to Australia twenty-two years ago after a heated exchange, and never looked back...
  • Scarred Queen by Naomi West

    Scarred Queen by Naomi West

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    My boss got me pregnant.Made me marry him.And now..."What do you mean, 'you're sending me away'?Is this some kind of joke?"But the look on Arsen's face says nothing about this is funny.He means he's sending me and our newborn baby to God knows where for God knows how long.It's "for my safety"?Yeah, I've heard that line before.It's what men say when they're doing something for themselves.But fine...
  • 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 Game Changer: Feel Good Beachy Women's Fiction by Maggie Miller

    The Game Changer: Feel Good Beachy Women's Fiction by Maggie Miller

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The BIG summer read you've been waiting for is here! The Game Changer is the second in the Hideaway Bay trilogy from best-selling author Maggie Miller.With the media now her worst enemy, Harper Calhoun throws herself into the things she can control. Like getting closer to her sister and niece, and helping her handsome neighbor...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  contemporary
  • The Memory Library by Kate Storey

    The Memory Library by Kate Storey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    For forty-two years, Sally Harrison has been building a library. Each year, on her daughter’s birthday, she adds a new book to her shelves – with a note in the front dedicated to her own greatest work. But Ella – Sally’s only child – fled to Australia twenty-two years ago after a heated exchange, and never looked back...
  • 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...
  • Recipe for Temptation by Maureen Smith

    Recipe for Temptation by Maureen Smith

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When secret fantasies become sizzling reality... Reese St. James desperately needs a break from her demanding career, and a two-month sabbatical in Atlanta seems like the perfect escape. Days after her arrival, she’s stunned to find herself face to face with Michael Wolf. Tall, dark and mouthwatering, the sexy celebrity chef has played a starring role in all her secret fantasies...
  • HWY 550 by Freya Barker

    HWY 550 by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Special Agent Luna Roosberg lives and breathes her job. Who needs a personal life when work is so rewarding? When a new case sends her to investigate a local motorcycle club, covering as the president’s new flavor of the week, the lines between professional and personal quickly start to blur...
  • Their Unlikely Protector by Meghann Whistler

    Their Unlikely Protector by Meghann Whistler

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    To give two little boys a home… She must take a chance on forgiveness.The last person Valerie Williams expects to rescue her and her toddler twin brothers from a fiery blaze is Brett Richardson, her high school nemesis. But with her house burned down, Valerie is forced to stay at the same inn as Brett and work with him on the town festival...
  • Semantic Error, Vol.2 by Soori Jeo

    Semantic Error, Vol.2 by Soori Jeo

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 20 ratings
    Computer science major Chu Sangwoo is the epitome of an inflexible and strict rule-abiding person. While working on a liberal arts group project with freeloaders who don’t put in any effort, Sangwoo reasonably decides to remove their names from the final presentation.But he didn’t imagine how involved he would become with the person whose study-abroad plans were messed up because of that project...
    Categorized as:
    from hate to love  queer  contemporary  m-m
  • Coral Memories by Jan Moran

    Coral Memories by Jan Moran

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

    Down To You by Jayne Frost

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Every story deserves a soundtrack. And ours is epic. She started from perfect. A star who shone brighter than the rest. But then fate took it all away. Now she's broken. A beautiful song with a fractured beat.  But I'm still on the rise. Chasing a dream that she's already left behind. If I'm lucky, I can find my redemption in the spotlight. Destiny brought us together. Put her in my path...
  • The Dance by Mia Kent

    The Dance by Mia Kent

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The only thing harder than learning to love… is learning when to say goodbye.For over two decades, Owen Kennedy has tried to make Brooke Nelson see the truth: that she loves him, and always has. As the years ticked on, he lost hope for their happily ever after, and now finds himself at a crossroads...
  • Lowcountry on My Mind by Ashley Farley

    Lowcountry on My Mind by Ashley Farley

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Childhood friends reunite in an explosive tale of family dysfunction and romance gone wrong.Amelia has been plotting to escape her abusive husband for years. When her mama’s untimely death provides an unexpected opportunity, she hops on the next bus to the South Carolina Lowcountry. Her husband will eventually come for her. But she’s prepared...
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