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  • Mistletoe and Magic for the Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Mistletoe and Magic for the Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The brand new instalment in the top 10 bestselling Cornish Midwife 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...
  • Mischief and Mutiny by Hope Callaghan

    Mischief and Mutiny by Hope Callaghan

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As the Siren of the Seas nears its next port of call, a group of disgruntled crewmembers circulate a petition to have the ship’s purser fired.Millie is shocked to learn that not only is her close friend’s name at the top of the list, but other loyal crewmembers’ names are listed as well...
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  • The Asheville Christmas Gift by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    The Asheville Christmas Gift by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The charming, heartwarming holiday trilogy continues, whisking you away to a dreamy winter in the mountains...
  • Sex. Love. Marriage. by Shey Stahl

    Sex. Love. Marriage. by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Relationships are broken down into categories. I’ll start with the first one. 1. Sex. For Kelly and me, that part was easy. Shhh. Don’t tell her dad. He’s always hated me. No need to give him further evidence. 2. Love. I knew the moment Kelly punched me in the ear for stealing her car that I loved her. Which also leads back to her dad hating me, but whatever...
  • His Sixth Sweetheart by Liz Isaacson

    His Sixth Sweetheart by Liz Isaacson

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She's had a crush on him for decades. He's finally in a place where he feels ready to date the boss's daughter. Can Cord and Jane take their relationship to the next level without getting burned?Jane Hammond has grown and matured a lot over the years. So much so that she's now working in the accounting department at the massive family company in downtown Denver...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  humor  length-medium
  • Dirty Little Midlife (fake) Date by Lilian Monroe

    Dirty Little Midlife (fake) Date by Lilian Monroe

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 15 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...
  • The Fine Art of Faking It by Lucy Score

    The Fine Art of Faking It by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Davis Gates. Naked. Tossing her a handful of orgasms like he was on a lust-themed parade float. A fifty-year feud. One failed smoke bomb matchmaking scheme. Two enemies turned fake lovers. For the past fifteen years, Eden has worked her ass off to overcome high school. She’s cornered the tourism market in Blue Moon offering visitors a place to stay in her hippie, dippy hometown...
  • The Bucket List by Rachel Hanna

    The Bucket List by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I NEVER wanted to be a daredevil. Even as the 49-year old adult that I am, I still don’t want to ride a roller coaster or jump out of a perfectly good airplane. And I don’t understand people who want to do those things - even my lifelong best friend.And yet, here I am, holding a list of daredevil-ish things in my hand at my best friend’s will reading...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  humor
  • Chasing Sunsets by Rachel Hanna

    Chasing Sunsets by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A new resident is moving to Seagrove! Heath Dutton has spent the last three years trying to heal his wounds, but no matter how many places he travels, his heart is still broken when he arrives in Seagrove...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  humor
  • Out of the Darkness by Jessica Prince

    Out of the Darkness by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The light had been snuffed out of Xander Caine’s world a long time ago, leaving him to suffer in darkness. After a tremendous loss, he closed himself off from anyone and everyone, content to live alone in the shadows. Then a woman blew into town with the force of a hurricane and shook everything up. Sage Winthrop was looking to start over...
  • Matchmaker by Ivy Smoak

    Matchmaker by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Matthew Caldwell is NYC's most eligible bachelor.Charming.Gorgeous.Wealthy.Great with kids.Broken.Sixteen years ago he lost everything. He made a vow to never love again. But suddenly everyone in his life is acting like a matchmaker. He can't help but wonder if a broken vow is better than a broken heart.There's just one problem. Only one woman in the city has caught his attention...
  • Love to Hate You by Jessica Prince

    Love to Hate You by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After her husband left her for her best friend, Hayden Young moved to Hope Valley looking for a fresh start for her and her daughter. The last thing she expected was to run into the man who had rocked her world in the middle of the wine section of the local grocery store...
  • The Cottage by the Shore by Rachael Lucas

    The Cottage by the Shore by Rachael Lucas

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Small animal vet Sophie Jones has seen her daughter off to university in the USA. As a single parent with an empty nest, she surprises herself - taking a job in a tiny village of Applemore in the Highlands of Scotland. Hundreds of miles from home, she can try to escape the fear that her past might come back to haunt her...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  humor  length-medium
  • Sunflower Alley by Ava Miles

    Sunflower Alley by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family. International Bestselling Author Ava Miles’ acclaimed family series, The Merriams, returns with an inspiring story about a hero with nothing to live for and a heroine who shows him the power of second chances… And, of course, everyone’s favorite matchmakers to guide the way...
  • A Forever of Orange Blossoms by Ava Miles

    A Forever of Orange Blossoms by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family.International Bestselling Author Ava Miles’ feel-good series, The Merriams, is back with a humorous and heartwarming story about a playboy without a cause and a woman whose dreams were diverted by family responsibility—and, of course, everyone’s favorite matchmakers to guide the way...
    Categorized as:
    christian  humor  new adult  contemporary
  • Dirty Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Dirty Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s obsessed with her.She wants nothing to do with him.Rick Lawrence doesn’t get attached to women. He beds them and sends them on their way.Then, he sees her.Mary Patrick is the ultimate good girl—religious, moral, responsible. She spends all her time at church or with her nose in a book.The second he lays eyes on her he must have her.She makes him want to be better...
  • The Baby Contract: A Best Friend's Brother, Surrogate Pregnancy Romance by Ajme Williams

    The Baby Contract: A Best Friend's Brother, Surrogate Pregnancy Romance by Ajme Williams

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The contract clearly stated that I was paying her twenty-five million dollars to have my baby. No love. No sleeping together. Those were the rules, but here’s one thing you need to know about me… I’m a rule breaker. My biggest mistake was having her move into my place. Anne was nothing like the other girls I’d been with. I was drawn to her like a moth to a flame...
  • A Light in the Window by Jan Karon

    A Light in the Window by Jan Karon

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    The second book in Jan Karon’s bestselling Mitford series confirms that a trip to Mitford is good for the soul His attractive neighbor is tugging at his heartstrings. A wealthy widow is pursuing him with hot casseroles. And his red-haired Cousin Meg has moved into the rectory, uninvited. As you can see, Mitford's rector and lifelong bachelor, Father Tim, is in need of divine intervention...
  • The Fountain of Infinite Wishes by Ava Miles

    The Fountain of Infinite Wishes by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava’s bestselling books…come join the family.International Bestselling Author Ava Miles presents a gripping and emotional tale about believing in wishes coming true and searching for love—no matter where it leads.Shelby McGuiness hadn’t stopped believing in wishes.Vander Montgomery had...
  • Saltwater Secrets by Amelia Addler

    Saltwater Secrets by Amelia Addler

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Life on San Juan Island isn't always as idyllic as it seems...Jade Clifton is more than ready for a fresh start. Finally free of her emotionally abusive ex, she's sure everything is about to get better for her. Except...it doesn't. A series of personal attacks on her property has her on edge, and Jade knows that she'll need help figuring out who is targeting her and why...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  humor
  • Ripped & Shipped by Savannah Scott

    Ripped & Shipped by Savannah Scott

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If you had asked me if I'd ever be dating Chris St. James, well, let's just say it's more likely Jimmy Choo would name a shoe after me.Which, Jimmy, if you're out there, the "Ella Mae" would definitely be a big seller. Call me, Mkay?But, back to Chris. Sure, he's handsome...
  • Mad About the Banker by Piper Rayne

    Mad About the Banker by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Who knew my brother’s friend could be Mr. Right, and not just Mr. Right Now? My brother refused to introduce me, so I blame him. If he’d just caved, and introduced me to Jasper, I wouldn’t be in this mess. I mean, really, what’s the big deal? I’m not interested in the guy’s looks. Oh no, I want his cold hard cash...
    Categorized as:
    siblings-bff  humor  new adult  contemporary
  • A New Song by Jan Karon

    A New Song by Jan Karon

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Jan Karon's millions of fans can't wait to sit down with her heartwarming and hilarious characters, who have a way of becoming family. In fact, readers and booksellers across the country kept Out to Canaan and At Home in Mitford on The New York Times bestseller list for months. In A New Song, Mitford's longtime Episcopal priest, Father Tim, retires...
  • Selfish by Shantel Tessier

    Selfish by Shantel Tessier

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ASHLYN It was supposed to be a vacation. Five whole days on the beach with my best friend before we made the move from Seattle to New York. I never expected to meet a man who would make me change the way I saw love and sex. I’ve always believed you can have one without the other...
    Categorized as:
    siblings-bff  humor  contemporary  new adult
  • Neighbor from Hell: Collection Part I by R.L. Mathewson

    Neighbor from Hell: Collection Part I by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    The New York Times Best Selling Series.... The collection of the first four Neighbor from Hell Novels: Playing for Keeps, Perfection, Checkmate and Truce Playing for Keeps: Done with being the world's biggest pushover, Haley decides that things are going to start changing...
  • All this Time by Melissa Tagg

    All this Time by Melissa Tagg

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Bear McKinley’s past refuses to let go. Ten years ago, Bear gave up everything—his freedom and his reputation—for his mess of a family. But after years of distance and too many attempts at starting over, he finally has a new life doing noble work in Brazil . . . until his past catches up to him once again...
  • A Blind Date for the Marine by Jess Mastorakos

    A Blind Date for the Marine by Jess Mastorakos

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Blind dating for the digital age. What could go wrong?When my best friend asks me to test his new dating app, I'm not sure it's a good idea. After all, I'm moving out of the country in six months. What's the point?But he insists it's just to help him out, so I give it a shot. Plus, the mystery of it is kind of fun...
  • Arrogant Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Arrogant Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There’s a hot new hire. Too bad she’s Donavan’s ex. Oh, and there’s one other problem—they hate each other. The last thing he expected to see when he walked into the office was Paisley Williams. She was the only person to graduate ahead of him at Columbia. The one woman who could give it back better than he could dish it out. She was also the biggest regret of his life...
  • Coral Weddings by Jan Moran

    Coral Weddings by Jan Moran

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    While Marina and Jack contemplate their future, her sister Kai and her new fiance Axe are planning their wedding. When disagreements threaten to derail the wedding, the sisters' grandmother, the indomitable Ginger Delavie, doles out unusual advice. Soon, an unforgettable event unfolds...
  • Getting Wound Up: A Sapphire Falls/ Love Between the Bases novel-- PART ONE by Jennifer Bernard, Erin Nicholas

    Getting Wound Up: A Sapphire Falls/ Love Between the Bases novel-- PART ONE by Jennifer Bernard, Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A fun, flirty crossover novel from bestselling authors Jennifer Bernard (the Love Between the Bases series) and Erin Nicholas (the Sapphire Falls series) Caitlyn Murray has never let on that she's had fantasies about her brother's friend Eli Anderson for years...
  • Bet Me Something by Aubrey Bondurant

    Bet Me Something by Aubrey Bondurant

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being able to stand on your own two feet, sometimes requires getting knocked off them completely... McKenzie “Kenzie” Lane is newly graduated from college and looking forward to a dream internship she has lined up for the summer in LA. Unfortunately, her controlling mother has other plans. Colby Singer, with his hot-as-sin looks and wicked charm, is never without attention from the ladies...
  • Bark! The Herald Angels Sing by Roxanne St. Claire

    Bark! The Herald Angels Sing by Roxanne St. Claire

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With Christmas and a family wedding fast approaching, there’s happy chaos in the air at Waterford Farm. However, not everyone in the Kilcannon clan is caught up in the magic of the moment...
  • Wild Irish Rose by Ava Miles

    Wild Irish Rose by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family. International Bestselling Author Ava Miles kicks off her new series with an irreverent hero, two well-intentioned matchmakers, and a heroine as beautiful as a wild Irish rose...
  • Edge of Forever by Jacob Chance

    Edge of Forever by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After suffering an unexpected and devastating loss, I return to my job with the FBI and focus on finding the answers I need.Now, forced to live without the person I've come to love the most, I feel more alone than ever.And if missing Belfast and trying to navigate my life without him isn't difficult enough, every direction I turn danger lurks--waiting for me...
  • Wealthy Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Wealthy Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An all-new sexy standalone enemies-to-lovers office romance.He's everything she hates.Arrogant. Cocky. Wealthy.Wells Covington is the Tony Stark of Wall Street.He's never met a deal he couldn't conquer, and never met a human who could out maneuver him.Until her... and she's the only thing on his mind.Meadow Carlson.She tanks his mega real estate deal the first time they meet...
  • Pretty Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Pretty Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He wants her. She hates him.Penn Hargrove is a playboy.He goes through women so fast he doesn’t remember their names.Until he sees her…Campbell Page, the ball-busting, no nonsense union rep.The first time she glares at him, he knows there’s more behind those light blue eyes and sassy mouth.He wants her in his bed. She wants to kill him, more than once.He’s relentless in his pursuit...
  • Starting From Scratch by Christine Gael

    Starting From Scratch by Christine Gael

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Join Anna Sullivan as she leaves Bluebird Bay and travels to Cherry Blossom Point to meet the family she never knew she had...When Nikki Merrill set off to find her long lost sister, she never imagined she'd be returning home to Cherry Blossom Point with her in tow. Battle lines are drawn when each of her siblings have wildly different reactions to their new family member...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  humor
  • Tight Spot by Lisa Suzanne

    Tight Spot by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I don’t date football players.I’m not interested in the ones who are a decade older than me. I want nothing to do with the ones who play on the same team as my brothers, and I certainly avoid the ones who spend more time in strip clubs than kids’ clubs...
  • Twice Knightley in my Bed: A friends-to-lovers romance by Serenity Woods

    Twice Knightley in my Bed: A friends-to-lovers romance by Serenity Woods

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s been zero days since I realized I’m in love with Leander Knight.Lee, or Knightley as everyone calls him, is my brother’s best mate, and he’s always treated me like his kid sister. Okay, so he might not put cockroaches in my lunchbox and lizards down my neck anymore, but even though we work together every day at Hartfield Wildlife Hospital, he’s never seemed interested in me in that way...
  • Dreams Come True at Glendale Hall by Victoria Walters

    Dreams Come True at Glendale Hall by Victoria Walters

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lorna is following her dreams. But can she follow her heart?Lorna Ferguson has dreamt of opening her own bed and breakfast in the village of Glendale for as long as she’d pictured falling in love. While her love life remains frankly hopeless, Lorna is determined to secure Dove House – the home she imagined living in as a child – to start this new venture with her family...
  • Christmas on Crumcarey by Beth Rain

    Christmas on Crumcarey by Beth Rain

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ivy Evans is looking forward to the perfect, most romantic Christmas she’s ever had…She’s being whisked off to a cosy cottage in Scotland…She’s pretty sure Gareth is planning to propose…And to celebrate, they’ll be taking a flight to Crumcarey Island on Christmas Eve.Ivy can already taste the mulled wine, feel the tartan blanket under her fingers and smell the soft woodsmoke from the open fire...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  humor  length-short
  • The Summer Hotel Lovely Bay: Gorgeous contemporary romance. by Polly Babbington

    The Summer Hotel Lovely Bay: Gorgeous contemporary romance. by Polly Babbington

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An old hotel.A beach town.A romance by the sea.♥Romantic book readers on contemporary romance author Polly I could give 6 stars I would! Eminently readable, I devoured this in a day...
  • Charity Case: The Complete Series by Piper Rayne

    Charity Case: The Complete Series by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    These three women are the toughest juries they’ll ever have to plead their case to.THIS BOX SET INCLUDES…Clean Slate (Charity Case #0.5)Moving two thousand miles away wasn’t my plan, but when family needs you, you come. Before I can head back to my hometown of Chicago though, I have two men to say good-bye to. Neither one of them will be happy to hear the news...
  • Cocky Roommate by Claire Kingsley

    Cocky Roommate by Claire Kingsley

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    This roommate thing was a terrible idea. Kendra is a messy-haired, pajama-pants-wearing little ball of sass. The first thing she does is try to make friends with my random from the night before—giving her all sorts of bad ideas. I don’t date. I don’t use words like girlfriend, or I’ll text you later. F*ck that. Relationships aren’t for me...
  • Meet Me at Pebble Beach: The hilarious and feel-good romance fiction read of summer 2020 by Bella Osborne

    Meet Me at Pebble Beach: The hilarious and feel-good romance fiction read of summer 2020 by Bella Osborne

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Regan is holding a winning lottery ticket.Goodbye to the boyfriend who never had her back, and so long to the job she can’t stand!Except it’s all a bit too good to be true… When Regan gets pranked, she finds herself jobless, homeless and boyfriendless in one fell swoop...
  • My Brother's Forbidden Friend by Piper Rayne

    My Brother's Forbidden Friend by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I’ve gone from crushing on my brother’s best friend to wanting to crush him. Cameron Baker and I have a few things in common. The first being that we were both born and raised in our small Alaskan town. Second, is that we hide our feelings and keep our hearts closed off from anyone who could break them.But hiding my feelings is harder to do with Cam than most...
  • Jessica Beam is a Hot Mess by Kirsty Greenwood

    Jessica Beam is a Hot Mess by Kirsty Greenwood

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Jessica Beam is a girl who knows how to party. Only lately she's been forgetting to turn up for work on time. Or in clean clothes. Down on her luck, out of a job and homeless, Jess seeks the help of her long-lost grandmother. Things aren't going well for Matilda Beam, either...
  • Seducing Lola by Jessica Prince

    Seducing Lola by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I’ve had my fair share of bad relationships. I’ve dated liars, cheaters, shoe fetishists, and everything in between. Sure, these experiences would make any woman cynical when it comes to dipping her toe back into the dating pool, but I used my past for good and made a career out of helping other women avoid going down the same paths I had. And I was damn good at it...
  • Dirty Flirty Enemy by Piper Rayne

    Dirty Flirty Enemy by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    He’s the arrogant Manhattan realtor with billboards advertising his six-pack more than his expertise in negotiations. I’m the competing broker who stupidly moved across the hall from his office. From day one, I’ve been his sworn enemy. Okay, so I might have accidentally stolen one of his clients...
  • Love, Laughter & Happily Ever After by Ellie Hall, Summer Dowell

    Love, Laughter & Happily Ever After by Ellie Hall, Summer Dowell

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Escape with 20 Sweet Romantic Comedies with all the feels!✔ Flirty & swoony heartthrobs✔ Funny & sassy heroines✔ Off-the-charts chemistry & charm✔ Sweet kisses & happily ever aftersThis sweet romcom collection contains 20 original humorous novellas from best-selling authors that are heartwarming, feel-good, and laugh out loud funny...
    Categorized as:
    christian  anthologies  humor  contemporary
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