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  • The Summer We Made Promises by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    The Summer We Made Promises by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Seven summers. Two families. One beach house. And a diary that holds all the secrets.As the sun burns bright on the white sands of Destin, Vivien's love life takes an unexpected turn. She finds herself torn between two very different men, both offering something she thought she’d lost—security, excitement, and the chance to finally choose herself...
  • Easton Island: A Wedding to Remember by Hope Callaghan

    Easton Island: A Wedding to Remember by Hope Callaghan

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 14 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...
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  • A New Year in the Keys by Hope Holloway

    A New Year in the Keys by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Come back to Coconut Key as the New Year brings surprises, secrets, and second chances…and one shocking new arrival!For Beck and her mother, Lovely, the serene island life they’ve carefully built is about to be upended. Plans for a quiet holiday with no guests at their popular Coquina House Bed & Breakfast are disrupted when they agree to host a trio of last-minute guests...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  contemporary  audiobook
  • 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  audiobook
  • The Summer We Met by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    The Summer We Met by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Seven summers. Two families. One beach house. And a diary that holds all the secrets.Thirty years ago, two families shared seven magical summers together, vacationing in a shared beach house on the white sands of Destin, Florida. For three months every year, they basked in laughter, love, and endless beachside memories..
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    mature couple  contemporary  audiobook
  • Farrah by Cee Bowerman

    Farrah by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Farrah Seaverson is living proof that while a person may make mistakes, mistakes don’t make the person. After years of incarceration, she has finally learned the hard lessons from the choices she made that riddled her life with pain and loneliness, and she’s ready to start a new life, free from the addictions that controlled her before...
  • 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  audiobook
  • Seven of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Seven of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 25 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...
  • Wynn Harbor Inn: Birdie by the Bay by Hope Callaghan

    Wynn Harbor Inn: Birdie by the Bay by Hope Callaghan

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “A moving novel about coming home, uncovering painful truths, and rediscovering the people—and the places—that truly matter...
  • Captiva Sisters by Annie Cabot

    Captiva Sisters by Annie Cabot

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Captiva Island landscape is changing shape.With new residents influencing local businesses, Chelsea's sister, Gretchen, is finding her way without a road map. To say she's testing Chelsea's patience is an understatement.Sebastian Barlowe's health proves overwhelming for his wife, Isabelle, and so, she seeks guidance from Maggie and Chelsea...
  • Take A Chance On Me by Emilia Finn

    Take A Chance On Me by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Oh Sh*tThis is part 2 of the Marc and Meg Duet. It cannot be read as a standalone. Due to spoilers, the above is all the blurb you will get.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️The conclusion to the Meg and Marc duet is phenomenal. It’s been a long time since I’ve found a writer that makes me laugh, scream, and cry in the same sitting. This is an epic story - epic love, epic friendship, epic woman finding her way...
  • 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...
  • Need by Chelle Bliss

    Need by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Lulu Gallo didn’t spend time daydreaming about romance, she was too busy becoming a self-made woman. But on the way to meeting a new client, a pothole takes out her tire, sending her on a path she’d never seen coming.Oliver Weston had always been a loner. He preferred spending his days getting his hands dirty and helping strangers in need...
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    mature couple  contemporary  audiobook
  • 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..
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Wynn Harbor Inn by Hope Callaghan

    Wynn Harbor Inn by Hope Callaghan

    Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    “A moving novel about coming home, uncovering painful truths, and rediscovering the people—and the place—that truly matter...
  • Wynn Harbor Inn: Wynns of Change by Hope Callaghan

    Wynn Harbor Inn: Wynns of Change by Hope Callaghan

    Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    “A moving novel about coming home, uncovering painful truths, and rediscovering the people—and the place—that truly matter...
  • Twelve of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Twelve of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 15 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Scorpion's Desert Blossom by Ciara St James

    Scorpion's Desert Blossom by Ciara St James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Scorpion thought his life was all planned out for him and his best friend, Santiago, Tiago. Only a decision made one night, mere days before being patched into the Horsemen of Wrath MC, changes it for both of them—one more than the other. And though Scorpion goes on with the plan, he never forgets or forgives...
    Categorized as:
    from hate to love  contemporary
  • Captiva Cafe by Annie Cabot

    Captiva Cafe by Annie Cabot

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    "Loving someone and caring for them doesn't require erasing yourself in the process."On the sun-drenched shores of Florida's Captiva Island, Maggie Moretti's Key Lime Garden Inn has become a sanctuary for those seeking a fresh start...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  contemporary
  • Not So Over You by Ali Parker

    Not So Over You by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Nine years ago, my high school sweetheart shattered my heart.Now he's trying to steal my client.As if fighting for the biggest marketing deal of my career wasn't enough, guess who walks into the boardroom flashing that cocky grin and billionaire swagger?My ex.My first love, first heartbreak, and apparently, my biggest competition.The man is ruthless. Charming. Infuriating...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Nick & Cindy by Cee Bowerman

    Nick & Cindy by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 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...
  • The Summer We Danced by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    The Summer We Danced by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Seven summers. Two families. One beach house. And a diary that holds all the secrets.As the fragile harmony of the Summer House begins to fracture, no one is more surprised than Tessa to find herself at the heart of the healing. In an unexpected twist, she becomes the bridge between two divided families—offering Crista a solution to her biggest problem...
  • 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...
  • Retrouvailles sur la Côte du Golfe by Maggie Miller

    Retrouvailles sur la Côte du Golfe by Maggie Miller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Évadez-vous sur la côte du Golfe de Floride avec Georgia Carpenter alors qu'elle obtient une seconde chance pour sa vie, son amour et son bonheur.Georgia Carpenter travaille d'arrache-pied à la rénovation de l'auberge dont elle a hérité, avec l'objectif de rouvrir dès que possible. Un objectif qui semble tout à fait atteignable avec l'aide du séduisant bricoleur Travis Taylor et de sa famille...
  • The Stolen Moments Trilogy: Carter & Emilia's Love Story by Catharina Maura

    The Stolen Moments Trilogy: Carter & Emilia's Love Story by Catharina Maura

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    A single kiss changes everything for two lifelong rivals in this best friend’s brother romance.It was hate at first sight for Emilia and Carter. Neither remembers how their feud started — yet every day, their war intensifies.Until one night. One unexpected kiss blurs the lines between love and hate, and their lives are forever changed.The stakes have never been higher...
  • 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...
  • Semantic Error, Vol.2 by Soori Jeo

    Semantic Error, Vol.2 by Soori Jeo

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 22 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • The Old Ducks' Hen Do by Maddie Please

    The Old Ducks' Hen Do by Maddie Please

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The brand new novel from the #1 bestselling author, Maddie Please! The Old Ducks are back and they are naughtier than ever“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 LeighRecently retired, Denny Lambert is finding life just a little bit…well, dull...
  • Slice by Nat Logan

    Slice by Nat Logan

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Gabriel “Slice” Willardis all about serving others and making the world better. When what he thought would be a lifetime career in the Army, ends in an explosion which causes the partial loss of Slice’s hearing and the loss of most of his team, Slice has to make a change...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  contemporary
  • Jules by Cleo Browne

    Jules by Cleo Browne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jules Tombs doesn’t do relationships. Or emotions. Or any kind of attachment that lasts longer than a night and involves fewer than three people. Feelings are messy, and he’s got no interest in them—until a baby shows up on his doorstep with his scowl and his DNA, forcing him to face the one thing scarier than fatherhood...
  • Home At The Cabin by Hayley Summers

    Home At The Cabin by Hayley Summers

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    This Cabin Comes With A Lot Of Secrets…Trapped in a miserable dead-end job and fighting traffic every day to get back to her crummy apartment, Jenny is desperate to catch a break. But when she receives a surprise call, she’s shocked to discover that her wealthy uncle is dead—and that he left her a beautiful cabin in the mountains of Virginia.This is her golden ticket to escape...
  • Forever and Back by Ashley Manley

    Forever and Back by Ashley Manley

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    In motherhood and marriage, is anything ever really simple?June Cannon has spent the last seventeen years of her life as a devoted mom and wife, but when her husband, Camp, doesn’t come home for dinner—again—and her teenage daughter calls her simple, she’s had enough. Inspired by a podcast, her way forward becomes clear: get a divorce, get a job, and show her kids she’s anything but simple...
  • Six of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Six of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    JacksonThe day I found my wife in bed with a friend on our first wedding anniversary, I packed my bags, left, and never looked back. That was the day I promised I’d never get involved in another relationship again.Nine years later, I had still held to my promise...
  • Key West Promises by Annie Cabot

    Key West Promises by Annie Cabot

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Kaitlyn Miller discovers she has a teenage sister she never knew existed, her carefully curated life begins to unravel. Running from the revelation of her mother's long-kept secret, she finds refuge with her free-spirited aunts in Key West, where she hopes to hide from her past. Instead, she discovers her future...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  contemporary
  • A New Chapter in Rosewood Beach by Fiona Baker

    A New Chapter in Rosewood Beach by Fiona Baker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A feel-good family saga about taking chances, following your heart, and finding love at any age.Surrounded by the bustling warmth of The Lighthouse Grill, Vivian Owens has everything she could ever ask for. Well… almost everything. Even as her children thrive around her, she’s still watching from the sidelines, reluctant to step into the spotlight of her own story...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  contemporary
  • 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: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 15 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...
  • The Sawmill Book Club by Carolyn Brown

    The Sawmill Book Club by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    A restless woman discovers the comforts of small-town Texas—and more—in a bighearted novel about the next chapters in life by New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown.Unsure of the future but ready for risks, Libby O’Dell trades big-city life for whatever the back roads hold...
  • Billionaire Unexplained ~ Kaleb by J. S. Scott

    Billionaire Unexplained ~ Kaleb by J. S. Scott

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A brand new, small town, billionaire romance from New York Times bestselling author J.S. Scott! What happens when two strangers are thrown together in a remote cabin in Montana during a spring blizzard? I traveled to Montana to escape my problems in Southern California...
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