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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...
  • The Mitchell Sisters Box Set by Samantha Christy

    The Mitchell Sisters Box Set by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Three sisters.Three sexy, swoon-worthy men.Three unforgettable stories.Book One — Purple Orchids Friends. Lovers. Enemies.Sometimes the lines between them are blurred. He broke my heart back in college.And now, years later, a chance meeting has him claiming he never dumped me.Says I dumped him. Broke his heart. Ruined his life. Someone is lying.It's not me.But the thing is - it's not him either...
    Categorized as:
    sports  contemporary  abuse  rape  pregnancy  length-epic
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  • 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...
  • 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
  • Nora Roberts Bridal Quartet Boxed Set by Nora Roberts

    Nora Roberts Bridal Quartet Boxed Set by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 33 ratings
    This boxed gift set from the New York Times bestselling author of more than 190 novels features four books that follow the love lives of four childhood friends who have teamed up to form one of Connecticut's premiere wedding planning companies...
  • 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
  • Forever Paired by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Paired by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Landon Davies had worked hard to start his own restaurant. It was a very different path than most of his family had taken. He was one of the few family members that were not military or law enforcement. But his hard work had given him a restaurant that was beginning to take off when a woman’s scream in the alley outside his kitchen changed everything...
    Categorized as:
    sports  contemporary  suspense  humor  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..
    Categorized as:
    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
  • Cole: A Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Cole: A Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Cole Halverson, a pro basketball star, has conquered the court but now faces an uncertain future.Back in Serenity Point after a health scare for him and ongoing health issues of his niece, Cole only plans on a quick visit—not a homecoming. But when an unexpected meeting brings an intriguing woman into his life, Serenity Point suddenly holds more appeal...
    Categorized as:
    sports  contemporary  christian  length-long
  • 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...
  • Mistletoe and Magic for the Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Mistletoe and Magic for the Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The brand new instalment in the top 10 bestselling Midwives series!It’s the most wonderful time of the year…But for single mum and busy midwife Nadia, it’s quickly turning into her worst Christmas ever.Her marriage is over, and whilst her husband has moved on, Nadia finds herself back home, squashed into her mum’s spare room with her two small children...
  • 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...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  contemporary  audiobook
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • All You Need Is Love by Jessica Redland

    All You Need Is Love by Jessica Redland

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    When you’ve loved and lost, how do you find the strength to let love in again?Jemma thinks she’s found the love of her life. Scott is everything she ever dreamed of and she can’t wait to begin the next stage of their life together. But just as she is heading for her happy ever after, a shock revelation shatters Jemma’s life as she knows it...
  • 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...
  • Hold U Down by Keisha Ervin

    Hold U Down by Keisha Ervin

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Robbing men, getting money and living lavishly is all they know. For Unique a.k.a. Nique, Kiara, Kay Kay and Zoe, tomorrow isn't promised, love doesn't exist and men ain't shit. Stealing cars is their hustle and their way of doing it is Simply Unique. But jealousy, greed, love and envy are lurking in the shadows. For only the strong will survive and the weak shall fall...
    Categorized as:
    sports  contemporary  length-medium
  • 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
  • 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 Playbook of Emma by Brynne Asher

    The Playbook of Emma by Brynne Asher

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The most epic day of my life got even better when I ran into my brother’s best friend and my first crush, Jack Hale. He’s still just as charismatic, charming, and larger than life. Those skills come in handy as a sports agent whose biggest client is the country’s most popular football player. When I land a career-changing interview after the big game, our worlds collide in a Vegas bar...
    Categorized as:
    sports  contemporary  m-f  length-long  audiobook
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Pucks, Sticks, and Diapers by Toni Aleo

    Pucks, Sticks, and Diapers by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    First came love, then came the NHL, then came Baylor and Jayden with a baby carriage...
  • Funkenstille by Kyra Groh

    Funkenstille by Kyra Groh

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Funkenstille ist SPIEGEL-Bestseller! Sie will sich nicht verlieben. Bis er um sie kämpft. Amelie hat keine Zeit für Ablenkung. Sie opfert alles, um ihrer kleinen Schwester die Kindheit zu ermöglichen, die ihr selbst verwehrt geblieben ist – sogar ihre große Liebe. Sechs Jahre ist es her, dass Joscha ohne sie nach England gegangen ist, um seine Fußballkarriere voranzutreiben...
  • Checkmate by Emilia Finn

    Checkmate by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Bishop men are nothing but a plague on this planet, a disease that needs eradication before it spreads. They’re murderers. Liars. Thieves. The day I met Colum Bishop, I thought my life was finally turning around. I was led to believe he would be our saviour. He was supposed to be our hero, a long awaited reprieve from the hardships life insisted on throwing at my mom and me...
    Categorized as:
    sports  military  new adult  suspense  contemporary  m-f
  • 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 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...
  • 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
  • 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...
  • A Leap of Faith For The Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    A Leap of Faith For The Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Pre-order the brand new instalment in the top 10 bestselling Cornish Midwife series!Midwife Izzy is devastated to learn that her beloved grandmother is dying. Abandoned as a baby by her own mother, her grandparents have been the only family Izzy has ever known and she wants to spend every last precious moment with them...
  • Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Wolfe Emerson is notorious for two things: being an absolute beast in a boxing ring and being a voluntary mute. His story remains unspoken and he prefers to live his life in silence. That is, until, his world is turned upside down when he meets someone who is louder than life...
  • Major Penalty: An Off-Limits Coach's Daughter Hockey Romance by Vitina Rose

    Major Penalty: An Off-Limits Coach's Daughter Hockey Romance by Vitina Rose

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hockey Rule #1: Keep your stick on the ice… and out of the coach’s daughter.On the ice, I’m a weapon.Hard muscle. Brutal checks. A temper that’s earned me too much time in the box.And I do it all for the coach who pulled me out of a dark life and put me in the game.But life hit back harder.Because the girl I want more than my next breath… is his daughter.Big heart. Dangerous curves...
  • Bring It Home by Toni Aleo

    Bring It Home by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Boon Hoenes only has three goals in life. To make Posey Adler his wife, to win the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row, and for Shea Adler to like him.The first, he’s got on lock. The second, he’s well on his way. And the third… Well, two out of three ain’t bad...
  • 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...
  • The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

    The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 74 ratings
    Rosamunde Pilcher's The Shell Seekers is "a huge warm saga...A deeply satisfying story written with love and confidence" (Maeve Binchy in The New York Times Book Review).An instant bestseller when it was first published, The Shell Seekers is an enduring classic which has touched the hearts of millions of readers worldwide...
  • Twenty-Two by Toni Aleo

    Twenty-Two by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    When Lucas Brooks was traded to the Nashville Assassins over a decade ago, he was a brash, brawling hothead without an anchor. Well, four kids and a smokin' hot wife will weigh you down real fast, but Lucas wouldn't change a minute of his happily ever after...
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