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Tattoos and Tatas by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsClaire and Liz have always had a friendship that defied the test of time, but when one of them is diagnosed with a disease that every woman fears, their bond is put through the wringer... -
Lasting Shadows by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRidge Faulkner was a renowned luxury house builder. When Ridge was selected at a charity bachelor auction, he was surprised when it wasn’t for an actual date. The woman only wanted him to help fix up her house. Savannah Ambrose was starting her life over in Shadows Landing. But she needed help with the fixer-upper she was moving into... -
She's Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFor two women generations apart, going home will change their lives in this funny, poignant, and life-affirming novel about family, secrets, and broken hearts by the author of For the Love of Friends.Four years into her marriage, Jenna is blindsided when her husband asks for a divorce... -
Black Widow by Nikki Turner
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBestselling author Nikki Turner returns with an explosive new novel about a woman at an emotional crossroads and the men left in her wake. Isis Tatum knows firsthand the way love can mess up a person. After all, she saw her mother drive a truck through the home of her father's mistress before killing her dad... -
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Taking It Easy by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLogan Trahan is one of the French Quarter’s hottest bartenders. A single, charming, sexy southern boy who’s proud to pour the best Pimm’s Cup in town. Yes, that’s his biggest accomplishment. So what? Dana Doucet is a widowed mom of two who’s doing it all. And doing it well, thank you very much... -
Sunken Shadows by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a rescue swimmer for the Coast Guard, Wade Faulkner was used to unpredictable situations. But an emergency call late one night turns his life upside down. After finding a boat on fire, he discovers a dead body and a visibly shaken woman in need of rescue. Now he finds himself entangled in a murder mystery between two teams of treasure hunters out for the discovery of a lifetime . . -
Meadow Falls by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn emotional novel about a small-town Texas family, forgiveness, and coming to terms with the past by New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown. Angela Marie has spent all of her thirty-five years on Meadow Falls, the farm that’s been in her Texas family for generations. It wasn’t her plan. It was an obligation... -
How to Romance a Stranger by Cindy Kirk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSexy, smart with irresistible charm. The man had everything except any idea who he was… After being caught in an avalanche, the injured skier not only can’t recall his name, his past life is a complete blank. With no identification on him and no one claiming him as friend or family, hospital social worker, Lexi Brennan, is called in... -
Light to the Hills by Bonnie Blaylock
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA richly rewarding novel about family bonds, the power of words, and the resilience of mothers and daughters in 1930s Appalachia.The folks in the Kentucky Appalachians are scraping by. Coal mining and hardscrabble know-how are a way of life for these isolated people... -
One Simple Wish: Return to Lighthouse Point by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes not everything is exactly as it seems... When her aunt is injured, Sara hurries back to Belle Island to help out at Charming Inn. She’s sure she can run the inn and work remotely for her job back in Boston... -
Carolina Breeze by Denise Hunter
From the bestselling author of The Convenient Groom and A December Bride (now beloved Hallmark Original movies) comes the second novel in the Bluebell Inn series! Following the sudden death of his parents, Levi Bennett left his life in Denver to return to his hometown of Bluebell, North Carolina... -
This Place of Wonder by Barbara O'Neal
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIn the wake of a personal tragedy, four women face the past, their futures, and each other in a novel of broken ties and healing by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids... -
Relentless Pursuit by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPierce Davies watched as his older siblings fell in love – something this bachelor was not ready for. After all, he was now the most eligible man in all of Keeneston! Though Pierce enjoys the playboy lifestyle, his life is his work and that hard work is set to pay off big time with the unveiling of a big secret... -
Autumn Skies by Denise Hunter
From the bestselling author of The Convenient Groom and A December Bride (now beloved Hallmark Original movies) comes the third and final novel in the Bluebell Inn series!When a mysterious man turns up at Grace’s family-run inn, it’s instant attraction... -
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Life After by Katie Ganshert
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt could have been me. Snow whirls around an elevated train platform in Chicago. A distracted woman boards the train, takes her seat, and moments later a fiery explosion rips through the frigid air, tearing the car apart in a horrific attack on the city’s transit system. One life is spared. Twenty-two are lost... -
Shopping for a CEO by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m thrilled to be the maid of honor in my friend’s wedding, but the best man, Andrew McCormick, is a chauvinistic pig with a God complex. And I can’t stop kissing him in closets. (Don’t ask.) He’s the brother of the groom and the CEO of my biggest mystery shopping account, but suddenly he’s refusing to be in the wedding. He won’t talk about it. Won’t see reason. He’s such a man... -
All That I Desire by Francis Ray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLOVE IS NEVER PICTURE-PERFECT. Nothing can stop a woman like Skylar Dupree once she makes up her mind. Defying her family and leaving law school, she’s landed her dream job as an event director at the prestigious Navarone Resorts in Arizona. It’s all that Skylar’s ever wanted—until she sees Rio Sanchez, the resort owner’s bodyguard. He’s the hottest, sexiest, most striking man she’s ever met... -
A Kindled Winter by Rachel L. Demeter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” — Dale Evans A week before Christmas, Jeseca Reed sets off for Blue River, Oregon—her childhood home and a vault of tender memories. However, fate takes an unexpected turn when she’s left stranded in the mountains’ vast, untamed wilderness... -
Crossing the Line by Kimberly Kincaid
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCocky farmer Eli Cross plays twice as hard as he works. When his latest stunt drums up a heap of negative PR for the family farm, he grudgingly agrees to play host to an ambitious New York City photographer. Her feature on Cross Creek could be just the ticket to show the country what the Cross brothers do best…which is more problem than solution for Eli... -
Wait for Me by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPete Brooks can't believe he's waited an entire year for Jess Tagg to return to Montana, only to have her break his heart by getting engaged to her ex-fiancé. Worse, a series of mistakes on the job have cost lives, and Pete isn't sure he wants to continue to work in Search and Rescue. Maybe if he can just get over Jess, he can figure out how to move forward... -
Desire a Donovan by A.C. Arthur
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe sexy, fast-living heir to a multimillion-dollar news-and-entertainment dynasty, Dion Donovan is the man every woman wants. Despite his playboy rep, Dion's heart belongs to Lyra Anderson. He's never forgotten the kiss they shared right before she left Miami for a new life in L.A. Now she's back, a successful photographer�and more desirable than ever... -
The Road She Left Behind by Christine Nolfi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree women. Two families torn apart by secrets. Crushed by guilt over the car accident that killed her father and sister, and torn apart by her mother’s resentment, Darcy Goodridge fled her family estate eight years ago and hasn’t looked back. Now an unexpected phone call threatens to upend what little serenity she’s found... -
Secret Agenda by Rochelle Alers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn paper, Vivienne Neal had a lifestyle most people would envy. Only she knows what a sham her marriage really was. So when her politician husband is killed in a hit-and-run accident, she moves to Florida and takes a job as a personal assistant to Diego Cole-Thomas, a powerful CEO with an intimidating reputation... -
Written on My Heart by Annabella Michaels
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGarrett Sullivan’s heart was broken when he learned that the man he was secretly in love with, his best friend, Akio, was head over heels for someone else. Romance writer by trade, starry-eyed dreamer by design, Garrett leaves Chicago to mend his broken heart. After months of wallowing in his own misery, Garrett barely recognizes himself anymore... -
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Swan's Chance by Celeste De Blasis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSweeping through history-from the lush Maryland horse country to the thunder of Gettysburg-the epic sage ofWild Swancontinues. The unforgettable story of a family whose lives mirror their country's turbulent growth...a vibrant authentic panorama of its times... -
I Heart Hawaii by Lindsey Kelk
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe next hilarious novel in the I HEART series from international bestselling author, Lindsey Kelk. Join Angela and Jenny in the series finale of the bestselling I Heart books, on the balmy beaches of Hawaii. When Angela Clark’s best friend Jenny invites her to join a press trip to Hawaii, three days of sun, sea and sleep sounds like the perfect antidote to her crazed life... -
It Had to Be Fate by Tamra Baumann
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFalling for a bad-boy rock star is the last thing single mother Casey Anderson-Bovier should do. Embroiled in a custody battle with her ex, Casey is fighting to raise her boys in their quaint Colorado hometown—a secret haven for celebrities. But when it comes to her hotel’s newest guest, Casey can’t connect the dots... -
Cold Blooded by Toni Anderson
Searching for the truth… Disgraced investigative journalist Pip West is devastated when she discovers her best friend’s body face-down in a tranquil lake. When cops and federal agents determine that her friend overdosed then drowned, Pip knows they’re mistaken and intends to prove it... -
My Stubborn Heart by Becky Wade
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKate Donovan is burned out on work, worn down by her dating relationships, and in need of an adventure. When her grandmother asks her to accompany her to Redbud, Pennsylvania, to restore the grand old house she grew up in, Kate jumps at the chance. Upon her arrival in Redbud, Kate meets Matt Jarreau, the man hired to renovate the house... -
Finding Tomorrow by Denise Grover Swank, Christine Gael
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCelia Burrows thought she had it all—a handsome husband, two successful children, and a gorgeous beach house on the Northern coast of Maine. But her perfect life cracks apart when her husband of thirty years informs her that he’s leaving. In a note. And since problems come in threes, her adult children reveal they’ve both been struggling with issues of their own... -
Bed, Breakfast & Bones by Carolyn L. Dean
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAmanda Graham inherited a rundown bed and breakfast, a starving cat, and some dead guy who’s buried in her garden! What should’ve been a simple remodeling project and a new business in a small Oregon beach town winds up with her uncle named as the number one murder suspect, a slew of odd neighbors and problematic townspeople, and Amanda wanting to just sit down and eat her weight in chocolate... -
The Kidnapped Christmas Bride by Jane Porter
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll he wants is a Christmas memory… Trey Sheenan has cultivated his reputation as Marietta’s resident bad boy, until one day he lets things go too far and he loses everything—his freedom, his fiance McKenna Douglas, and his infant son. McKenna has loved Trey since they were kids, but she’s had enough... -
It Had to Be Them by Tamra Baumann
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKline Grant has traveled the world for more than a decade to avoid going back home—and to make sure she doesn’t see Ben, her former fiancé. But her mother’s recent health troubles make it impossible for Kline to stay away. She plans to check on her mom, avoid Ben, and then get back on the road again... -
That Holiday Feeling by Debbie Macomber, Sherryl Woods
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSilver Bells by Debbie Macomber In this classic story, Debbie brings those Manning men and Manning sisters home for a mistletoe marriage when a single dad finally says "I do." The Perfect Holiday by Sherryl Woods Will bachelor Trace Franklin become a groom-to-be by Christmastime? He sure will ... if Savannah Holiday's aunt Mae as anything to do with it... -
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No Such Thing as a Free Lunch by Shelly Fredman
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt's the New Year and puff piece reporter Brandy Alexander has the best of intentions to keep her life safe, sane and simple - but she is having one tough week! It seems that everyone at her new job at TV station WINN hates her. Everyone - except for co-worker, Tamra Rhineholt, that is... -
Mason: A Ride Series Crossover by Megan O'Brien
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEllie Mitchell has spent the better part of the last five years trying to move on from her past. As far as she's concerned, being alone is the best medicine. That is, until a certain football star comes barreling into her life, unexpected and oh so persistent.Mason Jackson is a man who knows what he wants. And he wants Ellie... -
Beyond the Badge: Decker by Jeanne St. James
Two similar paths colliding turns into one inevitable outcome… As a state police corporal, Owen Decker is no stranger to working undercover. Now, as a member of the Tri-State Federal Drug Task Force, his latest assignment is to wear a prospect cut and infiltrate the Deadly Demons MC.Unlike previous undercover assignments, this one is personal... -
Sweet Dreams by Rochelle Alers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsChandra Eaton can't believe she left her journals--containing very private, very erotic dreams she's been having for the past two years--in a Philly taxicab. Her embarrassment turns to intrigue when Preston Tucker finds and returns them. The soulful playwright fires up Chandra's body and her mind... -
Happiness In Jersey by Jacinta Howard
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe only thing in Jersey Kincaid’s world that she has time for are keeping her grades up so that she doesn’t lose her scholarship to South Texas University, playing the bass in her band, The Prototype, and satisfying her coffee addiction. Oh, and the occasional random hook-up she indulges in to pass the time. Love? Eh, not so much. Save that crap for a Katherine Heigl or Natalie Portman movie... -
Somebody's Knocking at My Door: A Novel by Francis Ray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKristen Wakefield grew up the privileged, beloved daughter and sister of a wealthy family...yet she felt eclipsed by the achievements of her older brother, Adam, a renowned neurosurgeon. In New Orleans, Kristen believes she now has the opportunity to prove herself and forget a rather disastrous past relationship. But life is much harder than she expected in the Big Easy... -
Whisper My Name by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a beautiful professor joins forces with a sexy detective to find a serial killer, shes caught in a web of danger and desire as she becomes the murderers next target. Original... -
Carolina Booty by T. Lynn Ocean
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJaxie Parker works for one of the best ad agencies in Atlanta and and thrives in the upscale fast lane. She loves everything about the big city including her power-packed days and party-filled nights. But life as she knows it comes to a screetching halt when the boss puts her in charge of the firm’s annual pro bono project, which is to revitalize a small town... -
Wishing in Wisconsin by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCindy Lambert thought she was done with the small town of Blevins, Wisconsin, but here she is, back in her home town, managing a bed and breakfast and following her grandmother's dream. The problem is, she's tired of being alone, and there are no single men for miles that she's interested in. Plus, with her busy schedule, she has no time to date anyway... -
The Garden by Rosalind Abel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeautiful Gilbert Bryant designs jewelry for the rich and famous, and he made his escape from his gossipy little hometown of Lavender Shores. However, with so many friends and family, he keeps getting pulled back. When he attends his best friend’s engagement party, Gilbert can’t help but sample one of the new men in town. It’s just some innocent—or not so innocent—fun... -
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In Shadows by Sharon Sala
To protect her, he must remain a ghost… Jack McCann has been in love with Shelly since they were teens. They married just out of college and right before he went to work as an undercover agent for the FBI. When he can, he slips away from his assignments to see her. Jack has been undercover on his latest case for months, investigating a weapons-smuggling business... -
Home Fire Inferno by Suzanne Brockmann
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPlease note: A dollar of the author’s royalties from each copy sold of this edition of Home Fire Inferno will go to organizations supporting veterans. (Thank you so much!)Also note: Home Fire Inferno is a Troubleshooters short story. It’s around fifty pages long, and was originally published in the charity anthology Way of the Warrior , which is no longer available in most e-formats... -
Sunset on Whisling Island by Julia Clemens
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJust off the coast of Washington state, a visit to beautiful Whisling Island will change you. Its residents will give you reasons to laugh, cry, and rejoice. Bess Wilder's entire life changes with one sentence: "I'm so sorry, Bess." Her husband, Jon, has betrayed her, and she isn't sure what to do or feel. Her entire life was dedicated to Jon and her children... -
The Painting of Porcupine City by Ben Monopoli
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrazilian graffiti artist Mateo Amaral is looking for his heaven spot, the one perfect place to paint. His coworker Fletcher Bradford is looking for a heaven spot of his own, and his is even more elusive. Out since age 12, Fletcher's been around more blocks than Mateo has ever painted. He's dated all the jerks, all the creeps, all the losers in between... -
Love Lifted Me by Sara Evans, Rachel Hauck
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJade and Max share a deep love, though revelations from his past have recently shaken their marriage. And Jade is completely smitten with Max's little son, Asa, whom she is now raising as her own. Their blended family brings her a joy she's never known. But there is one more secret to be uncovered. One that will impact them all... -
Invisible by Ginny L. Yttrup
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEllyn DeMoss -- chef, café owner, and lover of butter -- is hiding behind her extra weight. But what is she hiding? While Ellyn sees the good in others, she has only condemnation for herself. So when a handsome widower claims he’s attracted to Ellyn, she’s certain there’s something wrong with him...
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