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All the Little Lights
by Jamie McGuire
Both Elliott and Catherine feel like outcasts, yet they find an easy friendship with each other. But when Catherine needs him most, Elliott is forced to leave town. Elliott finally returns, but he and Catherine are now different people. He's a star high school athlete, and she spends all her free time working at her mother's mysterious bed-and-breakfast. Catherine hasn't forgiven Elliott for abandoning her, but he's determined to win back her friendship... and her heart.
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Between You and Me
by Susan Wiggs
Caught between two worlds, Caleb Stoltz is bound by a deathbed promise to raise his orphaned niece and nephew in Middle Grove, where life revolves around family, farm, faith--and long-held suspicions about outsiders. When disaster strikes, Caleb is thrust into an urban environment of high-tech medicine and the relentless rush of modern life.
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Caught by the Scot
by Karen Hawkins
To secure his rightful inheritance, Scottish privateer Conner Douglas must quickly marry a respectable, well-born woman and sets out to convince his childhood friend and plain spinster Miss Theodora Cumberbatch-Snowe, to be his wife—a mission that takes an unexpected and passionate turn.
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Caught Up in a Cowboy
by Jennie Marts
Quinn's life was turned upside down when Rockford chose hockey instead of her. Teenaged and heart broken, she had a one-night stand that lead to an unplanned pregnancy and a rocky relationship with a guy she never loved like Rock. And now that Rockford is back, she'll have to keep him at arm's length so her heart doesn't get broken all over again...
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Cottage by the Sea
by Debbie Macomber
A seaside town helps one young woman reclaim the light after darkness in a brand-new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.
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Country escape
by Katie Fforde
Twenty-seven year old Fran has always wanted to be a farmer and now it looks as if her childhood dream is about to come true. She has just moved in to a beautiful but very run-down farm in the Cotswolds, currently owned by an old aunt who has told Fran that if she manages to turn the place around in a year, the farm will be hers. But Fran knows nothing about farming.
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Cowboy Bold
by Carolyn Brown
Every summer Cade Maguire looks forward to opening his Longhorn Canyon Ranch to underprivileged city kids. But this year, he's having no luck finding a counselor for the children--until Retta Palmer walks through his door. Flat broke after selling everything she owns to pay her father's medical bills, Retta is thrilled to hear of an opening for a counselor position. She's not as thrilled about the ranching part, or the sexy cowboy with beautiful blue eyes who's her new boss. After being left at the altar two years before by his fiancée, Cade isn't sure he can take another heartbreak. And Retta isn't even sure she wants to stay.
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The hope of Azure Springs
by Rachel Fordham
Seven years ago, orphaned and alone, Em finally arrived at a new home in Iowa after riding the orphan train. But secrets from her past haunt her, and her new life in the Western wilderness is a rough one. When her guardian is shot and killed, Em, now nineteen, finally has the chance to search for her long-lost sister, but she won't be able to do it alone.
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I Flipping Love You
by Helena Hunting
Rian Sutter grew up with the finer things in life... until her parents lost everything years ago. Now Rian and her sister are getting their life, and finances, back on track through real estate... But when she catches the attention of a sexy stranger who snaps up every house from under her, all bets are off.
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In Dreams Forgotten
by Tracie Peterson
Judith Gladstone came to San Francisco after her parents died to find her last living relative, an aunt she has never met. Instead she has fallen head over heels in love with Caleb Coulter, her friend's brother. Caleb has promised to help Judith find her aunt, but she can tell he thinks of her only as a friend.
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It Takes Two
by Jenny Holiday
Wendy Liu should be delighted to be her best friend's maid of honor. But after years spent avoiding the bride's brother - aka the boy who once broke her heart - she's now trapped with him during an endless amount of wedding festivities. Luckily she's had time to perfect her poker face, and engaging Noah Denning in a little friendly competition might just prove that she's over him for good...
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The ladies of Ivy Cottage
by Julie Klassen
Moving into Ivy Cottage with the two Miss Groves, impoverished gentlewoman Rachel Ashford resolves to earn her own livelihood and discovers mysteries among her inherited library that she investigates at the side of a former love.
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Love and Other Words
by Christina Lauren
Macy Sorensen has decided to settle for marriage to an older man until she bumps into Elliot Petropoulos--her first andmost intense love, who eventually broke her heart--sending her reeling into reminiscence and doubt.
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Marry Me by Sundown
by Johanna Lindsey
#1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey takes you on a captivating adventure in 1880s Montana where passions and gold fever run high as an American heiress turns to a rugged mountain man to help her locate her father's fortune.
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Mary B
by Katherine J. Chen
The overlooked middle sister in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice casts off her prim exterior and takes center stage in this fresh retelling of the classic novel.
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The masterpiece
by Francine Rivers
A successful Los Angeles artist hides behind a veneer of fame his secret activities as an anonymous graffiti artist, an alter ego that his new personal assistant fears could destroy his career before they bond over their mutually tragic pasts in ways that transform their relationship and lives.
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An ocean of minutes
by Thea Lim
America is in the grip of a deadly flu pandemic. When Frank catches the virus, his girlfriend Polly will do whatever it takes to save him, even if it means risking everything. She agrees to a radical plan--time travel has been invented in the future to thwart the virus. If she signs up for a one-way-trip into the future to work as a bonded laborer,the company will pay for the life-saving treatment Frank needs. An Ocean of Minutes is a gorgeous and heartbreaking story about the endurance and complexity of human relationships and the cost of holding onto the past--and the price of letting it go.
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One and Only
by Jenny Holiday
To avoid her bridezilla best friend, bridesmaid Jane Denning agrees to babysit the groom’s troublemaker brother before the wedding, which is no easy task since he is a sarcastic former soldier who is 100% hot and 100% off-limits.
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The One You Can't Forget
by Roni Loren
Featuring: School-shooting survivor and Austin, Texas, divorce attorney Rebecca Lindt, who is traumatized again when she’s mugged; and Wes Garrett, a former chef -- and the ex-husband of one of Rebecca’s former divorce clients -- who comes to her rescue in more ways than one.
Why you might like it: This bittersweet contemporary romance deals sensitively and realistically with topics like trauma, addiction, and recovery.
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The Perfect Couple
by Elin Hilderbrand
The Otis-Winbury wedding promises to be an event to remember: the groom's wealthy parents have spared no expense to host a lavish ceremony at their oceanfront estate. But it's going to be memorable for all the wrong reasons after tragedy strikes: a body is discovered in Nantucket Harbor just hours before the ceremony--and everyone in the wedding party is suddenly a suspect.
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Pewter angels : 1956-1957
by Henry Ripplinger
Pewter Angels, book one of the Angelic Letters Series, begins the epic saga of life, love, angels and miracles, which follows the lives of 15-year-old Henry and Jenny and their guardian angels from the moment they meet in 1956, over a span of four decades and five books. Mr. Engelmann, a wise, endearing, elderly mentor shares powerful insights with Henry making this both a heart-wrenching love story and an inspiring journey of spiritual discovery.
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A Princess in Theory
by Alyssa Cole
Introducing: Prince Thabiso, heir to the throne of Thesolo, and sleep-deprived, perpetually broke American graduate student Naledi Smith.
What happens: When Naledi receives an email informing her that she is the long-lost fiancée of an African prince, she chalks it up to a scam. Little does she know that it's true -- and that her handsome new neighbor "Jamal" is her betrothed in disguise.
For fans of: the 1988 romantic comedy Coming to America.
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| Rainy Day Friends by Jill ShalvisWhat it’s about: Newly widowed graphic designer Lanie Jacobs doesn’t think her life can get much worse -- but then she discovers that her deceased husband had several other wives while they were married. In need of healing, Lanie heads to a winery in California, never imagining that she might find real, lasting love there, too.
Why you might like it: Fans of Susan Mallery and Kristan Higgins will enjoy this warm-hearted, emotional contemporary romance.
Reviewers say: "impossible to put down" (Publishers Weekly). |
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Right where we belong
by Brenda Novak
Newly divorced, Savanna Gray returns home to Silver Springs with her two children where she meets Gavin Turner, who understands the struggle of starting over, but when they start to get close, she resolves to keep her distance due to her past mistakes and heartache. By a New York Times best-selling author.
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Someone to Hold: A Westcott Novel
by Mary Balogh
Regency Historical. Anna Snow has ruined everything. Thanks to her, Camille Westcott, eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Riverdale, has learned that her father's marriage to her mother was never valid, making Camille illegitimate, while giving Anna, her half-sister, the dowry that should have been Camille's. Refusing to accept charity from the woman who destroyed her life and prospects, Camille leaves London and settles with her sister in Bath. There, she falls into a flirtation with artist Joel Cunningham, who grew up in the same orphanage as Anna and, it turns out, still carries a torch for his childhood companion. Poor Camille. Will she never have anything -- or anyone -- of her own? Someone to Hold is the 2nd Westcott novel, after Someone to Love.
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Then There Was You
by Miranda Liasson
Angel Falls is the last place Sara Langdon wants to be. Her hometown may be charming, but it's also filled with memories of her "wedding-that-never-was." Yet Sara's grandmother needs her, and joining her dad at his medical practice gives Sara time to figure out what she wants for her future. But when her first patient turns out to be Colton Walker, the man who sabotaged her wedding, Sara starts to wonder if she'll ever be able to escape her past.
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A Wedding on Bluebird Way
by Lori Wilde
The wedding of the year gets underway at the charming Bluebird Inn in small Serendipity, Texas. But when the big day becomes an even bigger fiasco, the surprises for the Loving family unfold in four entwined tales.
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| When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille PerriWhat it's about: Corporate attorney Katie Daniels has just been dumped by her art-curator fiancé. But when she meets Cassidy Price, a charismatic lawyer who wears men’s suits, Katie begins to wonder if her newfound friend is everything she’s been looking for.
Is it for you? If you're looking for something new, you'll appreciate this refreshing take on female sexuality and gender identity in the Big Apple.
You might also like: Other recent LGBTQIA contemporary romances to check out are Blend by Georgia Beers and Room Service by Fiona Riley. |
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Where hope begins
by Catherine West
When her husband of twenty-one years leaves her, Savannah Barrington believes she's lost almost everything she's ever loved. With her daughter in college and her son in boarding school, Savannah retreats to her parents' lake house in the Berkshires, where hope and healing come in the form of an old woman's wisdom, a little girl's laughter, a touch of magic, and a handsome man who's willing to risk his own heart to prove she's still worth loving. But when her husband asks to reconcile, Savannah is faced with the hardest challenge of all: Forgiving the unforgivable. Somehow she must find freedom from the chains of their past and move forward, or face an unknown future without him.
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Wilde in love
by Eloisa James
After returning home from dangerous adventures, the notoriously rakish Lord Alaric Wilde, son of the Duke of Lindow, finds himself drawn to the very private, but very witty, Miss Willa Ffynche. By the best-selling author of My American Duchess.
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Wyoming winter
by Diana Palmer
Two former lovers encounter danger and a second chance at love when they reunite on a Wyoming ranch during the Christmas season. By the best-selling author of Wyoming Brave.
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