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What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
In an unforgettable love story, a woman’s impossible journey through the ages could change everything… Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather’s stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. There, overcome with memories of the man she adored and consumed by a history she never knew, she is pulled into another time...Categorized as:
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The Center by Maggie M. Lily
What happens when the Walker finally catches up to the Mistress? Things go boom.All his life, Sam Trellis has been... different. He doesn't sleep. He can't eat. And, he sees glimpses of the future.While he's tolerated his differences well - and made billions off his psychic tendencies - he has questions.It's time for some answers... -
Fated by Sarah Ready
She meets the man of her dreams in her dreams.Fiona Abry excels at keeping busy, running her family’s Swiss watch company, and guarding her heart. She’s so busy she doesn’t have time for a vacation much less a love life.But then she’s given a family heirloom rumored to let you dream your greatest desire...Categorized as:
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Quando a Noite Cai by Carina Rissi
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBriana Pinheiro sabe que não é a pessoa mais sortuda do mundo. Sempre que ela está por perto algo vai mal, especialmente no trabalho. Por isso é tão difícil manter um emprego. E a garota realmente precisa de grana, já que a pensão da família não anda nada bem. Mas esse não é o único motivo pelo qual Briana anda perdendo o sono... -
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The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner
In this unforgettable story full of charm, wit—and just a bit of magic—a woman down on her luck is given a second chance at fixing her life and trying one year all over again. Perfect for readers of Josie Silver and Rebecca Serle. Sadie Thatcher’s life has fallen apart in spectacular fashion... -
Without Pride and Prejudice by Jennifer Peel
Can their love conquer pride and prejudice?Ever since I first read Pride and Prejudice at twelve years old, I’ve dreamed of being Elizabeth Bennet. That dream is now about to come true...Categorized as:
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Without Pride and Prejudice by Jennifer Peel
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan their love conquer pride and prejudice?Ever since I first read Pride and Prejudice at twelve years old, I’ve dreamed of being Elizabeth Bennet. That dream is now about to come true...Categorized as:
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Darkest Temptation by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI'm a werewolf King who chose to step down out of grief for my mate. For centuries I've been alone, choosing to live a life of modesty despite the wealth surrounding me. I deserve to be punished. I crave things I have no business craving. And it is manifesting itself in a way I'm terrified I won't be able to control any longer. Especially since she arrived. Vampire. Orphan... -
Winter Oranges by Marie Sexton
Jason Walker is a child star turned teen heartthrob turned reluctant B-movie regular who’s sick of his failing career. So he gives up Hollywood for northern Idaho, far away from the press, the drama of L.A., and the best friend he’s secretly been in love with for years.There’s only one problem with his new life: a strange young man only he can see is haunting his guesthouse... -
Wrong Place. Wrong Time. Right Viscount. by K.D. Miller
Men are trash.Well, Elle Montgomery’s cheating fiancé is at any rate. When a surprise visit goes horribly wrong and she catches him red-handed, she wants to get as far from him as humanly possible—but two hundred years into the past seems a little excessive. By a twist of fate she can’t explain, Elle is thrust back in time, finding herself in Regency Era, England...Categorized as:
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Once Upon a Time Travel by Sariah Wilson
Once upon a time… Recent college grad Emma Damon knows the Rose Room in Hartley Hall is off limits, which is exactly why she can’t wait to get inside. Once she enters the forbidden room, Emma learns more about the history of the museum than she ever intended to know... -
For All The Evers by Debra Anastasia
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFallen Billow should be in college like most of her friends, but instead she’s raising her brother and working as a housekeeper at a vintage local hotel. It’s back-breaking work, but not nearly as challenging as fending off unwanted advances from the hotel’s owner. Thomas McHugh is fighting for our country, across the globe and decades before Fallen Billow was even born... -
Ghosted by Sarah Ready
Jillian Nejat is the only dating and relationship expert on the planet who is incapable of speaking to men. If they’re living, if they’re breathing, it’s game over. With her bank account at zero, her career a dumpster fire, and her dating life in a ten-year slump, she moves into a tiny, dirt-cheap NYC apartment. Unfortunately, the apartment is already occupied... -
Almost Like Being in Love by Sariah Wilson
A modern-day Ohio woman and a seventeenth-century Scottish laird fall in love at first sight in a magical holiday romance by Sariah Wilson, the bestselling author of The Chemistry of Love.Maren Kelly and her friend Penny may be lost in the Scottish Highlands, yes. They may be caught in the blizzard of the century, sure... -
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This Spells Love by Kate Robb
A young woman tries to heal her heartbreak by casting a spell to erase her ex from her past, but she wakes up in an alternate reality where she’s lost more than she wished for in this witty, whimsical friends-to-lovers debut... -
Juneau by Calliope Stewart
Boston, 1915. Juneau Wilde is the youngest child of the illustrious Wilde family. Despite her omega designation, she is an adventurous troublemaker that spends her days driving her widowed mother crazy. Juneau constantly bucks against the constraints of society, wanting to live the kind of life that the heroines in her favorite novels live... -
Places In Time (Time Is Eternity) by Cardeno C.
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsActor Ethan Baker was voted the "Sexiest Man Alive" two times, but that doesn't stop his girlfriend from breaking up with him. As he has for years, Ethan turns to Jude Harrison, his best friend and the one "forever" person in his life...Categorized as:
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Our Final Love Song by N.S. Perkins
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsANOTHER SCORCHING SUMMER ROMANCE BY THE AUTHOR OF THE INFINITY BETWEEN US!Jamie and Emma’s relationship is on the brink of death. After five years of dating, the high school sweethearts have run their course. At least that’s what Emma thinks. While they are both highly-trained pianists on the verge of their big break, Jamie’s the only one who can’t seem to prioritize them, and she’s had enough... -
The Dream by Kat Martin
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome Secrets Haunt You Forever.... Every night Genny Austin is tormented by nightmares of a past she can't recall. Crazy as it sounds, Genny is convinced her harrowing dreams are memories of another life she lived long ago. Jack Brennan is having nightmares too, but his are real. His business is under siege and his life is being threatened...Categorized as:
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The Love of Her Lives by C.J. Connolly
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAnother life. Another chance. Another love?Millie has a pretty good life. She loves her job and her little studio apartment. She’s single, but she has Bonnie, the most wonderful best friend in the world.Her love life is a total train wreck. She’s always attracted to the wrong men. She’s in love with Stephen — but he’s married to somebody else...Categorized as:
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Midnight, Repeated by Dani McLean
She’s about to have the night of her life. Over and over again.At twenty-five, Lauree Miller knows what she should want — a serious job, a serious boyfriend, the ability to cook a meal that doesn’t involve two types of cheese. Who cares if it isn’t the future she had in mind for herself? It’s about time she stopped pining over her best friend’s brother, Max, anyway...Categorized as:
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The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk
”I’ll read anything she writes” EMILY HENRYCan a little Christmas magic mend a broken heart?“Absolutely screamingly hilarious, full of Christmas-y sparkle and a lovely boy-next-door romance, but with some serious depth to bring you all the feels...Categorized as:
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Time After Time by Louise Pentland
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTabitha is stuck. She still lives in the small town she grew up in...the town she's barely ever left.So, when her dad drops a bombshell over their weekly Sunday dinner, Tabitha takes a look at her own life. She lives firmly in her comfort zone and doesn't know how to break out. Sometimes she wishes she should go back and start it all again... -
The Love of Her Lives by C.J. Connolly
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnother life. Another chance. Another love?Millie has a pretty good life. She loves her job and her little studio apartment. She’s single, but she has Bonnie, the most wonderful best friend in the world.Her love life is a total train wreck. She’s always attracted to the wrong men. She’s in love with Stephen — but he’s married to somebody else...Categorized as:
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Before You Go by Clare Swatman
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSome people stare love in the face for years before they find it. Zoe and Ed fumbled their way into adulthood, both on different paths - but always in the same direction. Years later, having navigated dead-end jobs and chaotic house shares, romance finally blossoms. Their future together looks set . . .Then the unthinkable happens...Categorized as:
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Deja Brew by Celestine Martin
In this spellbinding rom-com about a wish gone wrong, two opposites might just get a second chance at love, perfect for fans of New York Times bestsellers Payback's a Witch and The Ex Hex.Ex-celebrity chef Sirena Caraway has had the wackiest October ever. Her cooking powers are on the fritz, she failed to land a career-saving job, and she embarrassed herself at the town’s Halloween party... -
A Husband in Time by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe man had come to Jane Fortune from out of nowhere. Hecouldn't explain who he was, but Jane's young son could. Thelittle boy insisted Zach was his imaginary daddy come to life,the father he'd always wanted. And even Jane couldn't denythat he was oddly familiar—and the husband she'd alwaysdreamed of...Categorized as:
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The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsIn this next captivating love story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December, a young woman is reunited with her late fiancé in a parallel life. But is this happy ending the one she really wants? Lydia and Freddie. Freddie and Lydia. They'd been together for more than a decade, and Lydia thought their love was indestructible. But she was wrong...Categorized as:
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Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major
One Day meets Groundhog Day, in this heartwarming and emotionally poignant novel about a stressed woman who must relive the same day over and over, keeping her family and work life from imploding as she attempts to spare her husband from an unfortunate fate.It is an ordinary Monday and harried London literary agent Emma is flying out of the door as usual...Categorized as:
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The Memo by Rachel Dodes, Lauren Mechling
Rated: 3.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIf you could rewrite your life story, would you dare? That’s the question at the heart of this charming and propulsive debut novel about love, life, and a woman finding herself and what it means to be happy and successful...Categorized as:
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