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The Christmas Tree Cottage by Holly Martin
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s the most wonderful time of the year in Wishing Wood, where the forest sparkles with fairy lights, the snow is falling, the fire is crackling and love is in the air. From the bestselling author of The Wisteria Tree Cottage comes the perfect romance to warm your heart this Christmas.Evergreen Winter lives an unconventional life... -
Happy Endings at Mermaids Point by Sarah Bennett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMusic sensation Aurora Storm finally has her career back on track, but then she’s caught up in a media storm. Desperate to distract from the story, she enlists the one man she trusts to pretend to be her boyfriend. Meanwhile, in the small seaside village of Mermaids Point, Nick Morgan never expected to see Aurora again. When she calls out of the blue needing his help, he agrees at once... -
Burning Bond by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBURNING BOND is book six of the HOLLY WOODS FILES series. While it can technically be read as a standalone, it's advised to read the first five books prior to this for full enjoyment. -- Two men, both determined to protect me. I think I love one. I’m almost sure I’m in love with the other. Ride or die just got a whole lot realer... -
Kiwi Sin by Rosalind James
If it’s better to marry than to burn, I was in trouble. When you walk out of a cult with a driving license and the clothes on your back, you can face some challenges... -
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The Village Inn of Secret Dreams by Alison Sherlock
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter escaping her parents’ unhappy marriage to sleepy Cranbridge a long time ago, Belle Clarke dreams of staying at The Black Swan Inn forever.But with the rundown Inn threatened with closure, Belle may be forced to leave, unless a buyer can be found … quickly.So, when her oldest friend Pete Kennedy returns from working abroad with a plan to save the Inn, Belle should be overjoyed... -
Die Romanze beginnt by Hannah M. Lynn
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNoch nie hat Romantik so süß geschmeckt ...Obwohl es Holly Berry endlich geschafft hat, »Just One More« zu kaufen und mit einem der begehrtesten Junggesellen in Bourton-on-the-Water auszugehen, ist ihr Leben alles andere als ein Zuckerschlecken.Ein bekanntes Gesicht aus ihrer Vergangenheit droht, Hollys frisch erblühende Beziehung zu zerstören, noch ehe sie richtig beginnen kann... -
A Greene Family Christmas by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPreparing a Christmas to remember is no small feat with a family the size of the Greenes. Especially, when the woman who has always been the planner down to every minute detail falls ill, only five days before the holiday.The family has no choice but to scramble to ensure that nothing is amiss. Cookies need to be decorated, gingerbread houses assembled and decorations to be hung...Categorized as:
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Cluelessly Yours by Max Monroe
The bad news? Getting hit by a cab can officially get crossed off my bucket list.The worse news? While I’ve woken up from my coma, the man I’m in love with hasn’t stirred from his. And the most terrible news of all? A pregnant woman is at his bedside, holding his hand, and saying that he’s the father of her baby. Sammy Baker is a divorced, single mom trying to find her way again...Categorized as:
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Open Wheel by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHow do you choose? How do you keep from hurting the ones you love when you know your heart belongs with both of them? Seven years ago Arie Riley married Easton Levi, current heart-throb of the NASCAR Cup series. She made a commitment to him. She gave her heart and soul to another. Her love is heavy. Consuming. And it’s inherently tied to two people. Arie thought she had made her mind up... -
Kitty Valentine Dates Santa by Jillian Dodd
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSpin the wheel. Date the guy. Write the story. Fall in love? Six years ago, Kitty Valentine took the book world by storm when her sweet debut romance hit number one on the Best Sellers List, which was followed by a string of successful releases. Her latest novel, however, totally bombs, causing her editor to suggest she write much sexier books... -
The Unexpected List by Chrissy Anderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen she was just sixteen, Chrissy Anderson made a life list… …It’s been abandoned. Now she’s got an ex-husband, a satisfied lover and a thriving new business. She’s rebuilding. Then out of nowhere…a baby. You think you know who the father is? Think again. Follow Chrissy as she deepens her understanding of how to be truthful to herself and those that she loves... -
Sail by M. Mabie
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis isn’t just a two-year long one-night stand. It’s my life. This is my life. Our life. It isn’t just some careless affair. I’ve made the worst decisions a woman could, but I’ll earn my second chance. She can try keeping all the guilt for herself, but I’m just as much to blame. Loving Casey wasn’t my biggest mistake. Fighting it for so long was... -
The French Chateau Dream by Julie Caplin
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsYou are invited to a summer of sparkling champagne, warm buttery croissants and a little bit of je ne sais quoi… With a broken heart and a broken spirit, Hattie is in need of a summer escape. So when an opportunity comes up to work at a beautiful, stately chateau in the Champagne region of France she books her flights quicker than the pop of a cork...Categorized as:
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A White Christmas on Winter Street by Sue Moorcroft
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Sky Terran returns to the village of Middledip after losing the job she loves, she anticipates a quiet Christmas getting used to her new life. However, the annual street decoration competition is coming up and this year, the residents of Winter Street are determined to win.As she is pulled into the preparations, Sky quickly grows to love the quirky, tight-knit community she is now part of... -
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The Holiday Stand-In by Kortney Keisel
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe's everything I've ever wanted. Too bad he's my boyfriend's twin brother.When my boyfriend says he’s too busy working—again—to spend the holidays with me and my family, I’m sure Christmas is ruined.Not only will I be alone, but my family is convinced he doesn't love me... -
Host for the Holidays (Christmas Escape) by Martha Keyes
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMadi is counting on Paris’s reputation as the City of Love. Now she just needs to figure out if it’s old love or new love...MadiAfter two years and zero proposals, my relationship could use a little spark. Paris during the holidays seems like just the ticket—one perfect, final opportunity for my boyfriend to take things to the next level...Categorized as:
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Snow Place Like Holly Pointe by Cindy Kirk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill love be on their Christmas Lists?Holly Pointe, Vermont might be the Capitol of Christmas Kindness, but when residents learn their beloved Mistletoe Ball has been canceled, goodwill is in short supply. Lucy Cummings feels like a grinch for canceling, but the ball is a financial lump of coal for the Barns at Grace Hollow... -
A Cosy Christmas at Bridget’s Bicycle Bakery by Alex Brown
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBridget smiled to herself, certain she could see one of the stars twinkling extra brightly in that moment as if to acknowledge her wish and convince her that, yes, Mulberry-On-Sea was just the place they all needed to be... -
Once Again at the Falls by Becky Monson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn one day, London Walsh finds out her ex is going to be her boss and that her parents are getting a divorce—and they want her to referee the situation. So when she’s offered the chance to spend the holidays in her old hometown of Christmas Falls, far away from all the drama, she jumps on it. But the quaint town doesn’t feel quite like the home it once was... -
Second Chance Pass: A Virgin River Novel by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 26 ratings“For great storytelling and beautifully drawn characters, enter the world of Robyn Carr.” —Susan Elizabeth Phillips, #1 New York Times bestselling author Welcome back to Virgin River with the books that inspired the hit Netflix series… The community of Virgin River saw Vanessa Rutledge through her darkest days—now she’s looking to a bright future...Categorized as:
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Dirty Exes by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThey’re serving up some red-hot revenge. A sizzling series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel van Dyken. Blaire has never quite gotten over Jessie Beckett, the ex–NFL star whose kisses were hot enough to ignite the entire Eastern Seaboard. When he chose work over her, Blaire was left brokenhearted...Categorized as:
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Cocoa Kisses: a Holiday Rom-Com by Melanie Jacobson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo old friends, a snowed in cabin, and a mission to save Creekville’s Christmas…Taylor Bixby is content running her café and watching her customers fall in love, even though she’s dodged Cupid and mistletoe for years. It helps that the love of her life—her best friend—has no idea how she feels. he’s been gone for four years reporting from war zones, so she’s never had to risk him finding out... -
Maximum Dare by Vanessa Fewings
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsYou're probably wondering what I’m doing hanging off the edge of London's tallest building, The Shard.I can explain. Kind of. Because I’m not even sure who the invitation came from to join the Dare Club.But I’ve narrowed it down to two men:Max Marquis, a tall, gorgeous Brazilian lawyer with an accent to die for and Nick Banham, a dashing English athlete who may have just broken my heart...Categorized as:
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The Monday Girl by Julie Johnson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratings** DON'T MISS THE REDUCED $2.99 INTRO PRICE! ** Katharine Firestone is a bit of a mess. Between an acting career that’s never quite made lift-off to stardom, a pathetic love life of online-dating-app losers, and a maxed-out balance on every one of her credit cards, things can’t get much worse...Categorized as:
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[Not So] Famous in Paradise by Brittany Larsen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhich is easier, pretending to date my best friend, or pretending not to be in love with him?When the biggest career opportunity of my life–my own home reno TV show–sends me back to my hometown, I’m less than excited. Paradise, Idaho might be paradise for everyone else, but it never was for me. Except for my best friend, Zach.When he signs on to be a contractor on my show, things start to look up... -
Her Fake Date for Christmas by Hailey Shore
What do you do when the dates are fake but the feelings are real? Hope for a Christmas Miracle…Almost everyone in Calico Cove knows how I feel about Mari…well, except for Mari. Truth is, I’ve had a serious crush on her since high school but I’ve been friend-zoned... -
About a Girl by Lindsey Kelk
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe summer bestseller from the immensely popular Lindsey Kelk Tess Brookes has always been a Girl with a Plan. But when the Plan goes belly up, she’s forced to reconsider. After accidently answering her flatmate Vanessa’s phone, she decides that since being Tess isn’t going so well, she might try being Vanessa... -
The Housekeepers Daughter: A steamy romantic suspense novel by Dee Palmer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Housekeepers Daughter “True love may lay claim on your heart, but a first love brands your soul.” I loved Atticus with my body and soul. Until he broke my heart and shattered my trust. He betrayed me. But worst of all, Six years later he’s made me love him all over again. Blinded by my desire for revenge, I didn’t even notice it happen, Until it was too late... -
The Village Vicar by Julie Houston
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA feelgood novel set in a small Yorkshire village about sisterhood, motherhood, and the difficulties of dating when you are the parish vicar. The brand new novel from bestselling author of The Village Affair, Julie Houston, follows vicar Rosa Quinn as she navigates the highs and lows of being the parish priest of the village of Westenbury, alongside her triplet sisters, Eva and Hannah...Categorized as:
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The Someday Girl by Julie Johnson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTHE SOMEDAY GIRL is the 95,000 word follow up to THE MONDAY GIRL. It concludes the angsty, addictive storyline of THE GIRL duet. I fell in love with a man who could not love me back. A man I will never deserve fell in love with me. Katherine Firestone has finally made it in Hollywood. New house. New car. New closet full of designer clothes. She's got it all. And yet..Categorized as:
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The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Andi James, Lila Wilde
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne lonely lawyer. Twelve blind dates. Finding his special someone will take a Christmas miracle. Aiden would rather eat an entire fruitcake than face his ex and his ex’s new boyfriend at their company holiday party — especially by himself. So when his best friend suggests he find some arm candy, Aiden reluctantly agrees to a few blind dates... -
The Billionaire Scrooge Next Door by Olivia Hayle
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAdam Dunbar was once the boy who never gave me a second glance. Now he’s the hot billionaire next door who can’t look away.I go home to Fairhill for the holidays to escape my cramped city apartment and failed career. My to-do’s are spending time with family, eat turkey, and watch bad Christmas movies. Reigniting my crush on my brother’s former best friend was not on the list...Categorized as:
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The Other Brother by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsI got the call. The dreaded call every child fears. My dad wasn’t well, and the man who had always been my everything needed me. There was only one thing to do; pack up and head back to my hometown. I had finally made my dream life in the city with the great job and loving boyfriend...Categorized as:
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Christmas at the Cat Café by Jessica Redland
It had always been Tabby's dream to work with cats and an inheritance from her beloved nanna has finally made that a reality. Idyllic Castle Street in Whitsborough Bay couldn’t be a better place for pastry chef Tabby to open a cat café with her boyfriend, Leon. But when Leon leaves her in the lurch, the pressure mounts for Tabby... -
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Cupids Anonymous by Lila Monroe, Joe Arden
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPeople around the world are raving over USA Today bestselling author Lila Monroe's hilarious romantic comedies. Now fall in love with her brand new sizzling standalone - perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella and Christina Lauren!Rule number one: Don't get hit by your own arrow....I'm a professional Cyrano - minus the honking great nose...Categorized as:
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The Twelve Swipes of Christmas by Elizabeth Meitzler
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis time of the year has always been tough for Tatum. Determined to keep the Christmas spirit alive or find a distraction to get through the holiday, she indulges her roommate’s idea of online dating. Whatever the reason, each date is one flop after the other. That is until she runs into the first bad date that had ended with a drink poured on his lap. Nash Anderson, a.k... -
Storybook Christmas: A Holiday RomCom Novella by Terra Weiss
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsStripper. Work Nemesis. My fake holi-date?The scorching hot stripper is my new co-worker? Yes, I drooled over Finn Hayes last weekend as he gyrated in a sparkly fuchsia thong. So what?But Lacy Callahan, the unflappable career woman, does not let her hair down, does not blab her secrets, and certainly does not try to kiss a stripper!Except last weekend. I flapped... -
Manservant by Shari J. Ryan, Lisa Brown
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA (standalone) HOT ROMANTIC COMEDY I just wanted an easy summer job… That didn’t happen. Now, I’m in a living nightmare as I work alongside this monster of a man with mesmerizing emerald eyes that look at me inappropriately every time I see him. To add insult to injury, he has a tan I just want to lick, and a butt worth drooling over every time he purposefully walks by me... -
Perfect for Me by Claudia Burgoa
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m three thousand miles from New York City.Three thousand miles from the pain, betrayal and heartache of a string of failed relationships. Including the relationship with my parents.Back in the Bay area, I can start fresh. Become one with the sea again. Rise or fall on the tide of my own choices...Categorized as:
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The Dog Days of December by Kim Fielding
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlone in a new town, psychology professor Shawn Daly has resigned himself to a quiet, solitary Christmas. Then he nearly runs over a stray dog. She’s not seriously injured—but it turns out she has other plans for Shawn’s winter break. And that cute guy down the block with the friendly Newfoundland dog? Turns out he’s a big part of those plans... -
Mistletoe Kisses & Something Merry by Ranee S. Clark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sweet holiday romance inspired by Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility.Mila has the holidays all planned—board a plane, visit her brother Eli, and enjoy Christmas with family. So when a nasty flu hits and she finds herself puking into her overnight bag in an Uber instead, she isn’t happy.Nor is she happy that Eli has sent Landon, of all people, to take care of her... -
Living your best life by Maxine Morrey
Some days Bee feels invisible. Most days Bee does not feel as if she is ‘living her best life’.Sure she has a loyal group of friends, a job she’s good at, and a small London flat to call home, but a lot of the time, Bee feels as if no one actually ‘sees’ her. Her best friend, the unfeasibly handsome and successful Luca Donato does not have that problem... -
Voice Over!: Seiyu Academy, Vol. 9 by Maki Minami
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSenri Kudo’s unusual upbringing may have prepared him for being an amazing actor, but it also left him ill equipped to have normal relationships with kids his own age... -
Picking Up the Pieces by Elizabeth Hayley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsADULT CONTENT - Only Suitable for 17+ After a myriad of mistakes and a devastating breakup, Lily Hamilton is no longer the impulsive, selfish person she had once been. Now, she longs for the chance to make it up to the one person she knows holds the key to her happiness... -
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Summertime by Willow Aster
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings𝑺𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆, 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈’𝒔 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒚…At least that’s what I’d hoped for when I decided to visit Hollywood’s most sought-after director, AKA my usually absentee father, for the summer. But my vision of an idyllic break before starting grownup life after college comes to a halt when my dad puts me to work on his set... -
My Favorite Souvenir by Penelope Ward, Vi Keeland
From New York Times New Bestselling authors Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland comes a new, sexy standalone novel.My planned trip for two unexpectedly turned into a trip for one. Rather than let my breakup get me down, I packed my bags and decided a week at a luxury resort was just what I needed...Categorized as:
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Five Gold Rings by Kristen Bailey
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat does Christmas look like to you? A tree rammed with homemade decorations, a mantelpiece weighed down with cards, Mum telling Dad not to put the chocolate wrappers back in the tin, a festive film on television...It should definitely not look like a naked woman on her knees noshing off your boyfriend of three years in the shower...Categorized as:
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Love Me Do by Lindsey Kelk
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe may have given up on love – but she can still play Cupid for somebody else . . .Lovelorn Brit Phoebe Chapman has barely set foot in her sister’s house in the Hollywood Hills when she’s swept up by lovable Bel, her sister’s personal trainer, and handsome Ren, the sweet and sensitive carpenter next door.Bel has a head-over-heels crush on Ren but Ren has no idea Bel even exists...Categorized as:
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The Man I Never Met: A Novel by Elle Cook
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIs it possible to love someone you've never met? A young woman finds out in this sweeping will-they-or-won't-they love story that begins with a chance wrong number dial. . . .When Hannah picks up a call from an unknown number, she thinks nothing of it--it's just an easygoing American named Davey who misdialed her while calling into a job interview...Categorized as:
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The Man I Never Met by Elle Cook
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIs it possible to love someone you've never met? A young woman finds out in this sweeping will-they-or-won't-they love story that begins with a chance wrong number dial. . . .When Hannah picks up a call from an unknown number, she thinks nothing of it--it's just an easygoing American named Davey who misdialed her while calling into a job interview...Categorized as:
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