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The Time in Between

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A Bend in the Road

Nicholas Sparks · 352 pages

Miles Ryan's life seemed to end the day his wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident two years ago. As deputy sheriff of New Bern, North Carolina, he not only grieves for her and worries about their young son Jonah but longs to bring the unknown driver to justice. Then Miles meets Sarah Andrews, Jonah's second-grade teacher. A young woman recovering from a difficult divorce. Sarah moved to New Be

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Morgan

Lori Foster · 224 pages

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The Promise

Robyn Carr · 384 pages

Scott Grant has a bustling family practice in the small Oregon community of Thunder Point. The town and its people have embraced the widowed doctor and father of two, his children are thriving, and Scott knows it's time to move on from his loss. But as the town's only doctor, the dating pool is limited. That is, until a stunning physician's assistant applies for a job at his clinic. Peyton Lacoume

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Big Sky River

Linda Lael Miller · 384 pages

***Sheriff Boone Taylor has two kids he adores, his job, a run-down but decent ranch, two faithful dogs and a good horse. He doesn't want romance***--the widowed Montanan has loved and lost enough for a lifetime. But when a city woman buys the spread next door, Boone's peace and quiet are in serious jeopardy. ***With a marriage and a career painfully behind her, Tara Kendall is determined to st

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Coming Home

Mariah Stewart · 376 pages

After years of seclusion, widower and former FBI agent Grady Shields returns to his hometown for his sister's wedding and gets a second chance at love when he meets Vanessa Keaton, a boutique owner who is on the run from her past.

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Starlight on Willow Lake

Susan Wiggs · 384 pages

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A Soft Place to Fall

Barbara Bretton · 396 pages

Once upon a time, Annie Galloway was a woman with boundless hopes - and big, glorious dreams. There were so many good days, when everything she wanted seemed just a heartbeat away - a career in art, a peaceful marriage, a house full of children. But there were dark times, too. And when her husband died young, her precious cherished dreams died with him. Now, setting into a beachfront cottage in S

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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

Helen Simonson · 394 pages

You are about to travel to Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages, and a cast of characters both hilariously original and as familiar as the members of your own family. Among them is Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired), the unlikely hero of Helen Simonson's wondrous debut. Wry, courtly, opinionated, and completely endearing, Major P

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The One Real Thing

Samantha Young · 377 pages

While Dr. Jessica Huntington engages with the inmates at the women's correctional facility where she works, she's always careful to avoid emotional attachments in her personal life. Loss and betrayal taught her that lesson long ago. But when she comes across a set of old love letters in the prison's library and visits the picturesque town of Hartwell to deliver them to their intended recipient, sh

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Time for Love

Marie Force · 323 pages

Dr. David Lawrence has spent the last two years atoning for his sins and recovering from the devastating breakup with Gansett Island golden girl Janey. As the island's only doctor, David has had ample opportunity to show his neighbors that there is more to him than the guy who broke Janey's heart. Now if he could only find a way to forgive himself. Daisy Babson is in bad need of a fresh start afte

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Destiny

Carly Phillips · 304 pages

"Nash can't help but admire Kelly Moss's confidence and beauty. But he's forced to keep his distance because getting involved with Kelly could destroy his relationship with his newly discovered teenage half-sister, Tess. And Kelly has other reasons for keeping her distance-like the secret she knows Nash will never forgive ..."--Publisher.

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Then Came You

Jill Shalvis · 294 pages

Accepting a position in the small town of Sunshine, Idaho, Emily, a veterinary intern, is shocked to discover that her new boss is her gorgeous one-night stand from a Reno vet conference, which changes everything.

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Public Displays of Affection

Susan Donovan · 340 pages

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Summer at the Comfort Food Cafe

Debbie Johnson · 352 pages

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Blackberry Summer

RaeAnne Thayne · 376 pages

Claire Bradford needed a wake-up call. What she didn't need was a tragic car accident. As a single mom and the owner of a successful bead shop, Claire leads a predictable life in Hope's Crossing, Colorado. So what if she has no time for romance? At least, that's what she tells herself, especially when her best friend's sexy younger brother comes back to town as the new chief of police. But w

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All He Ever Needed

Shannon Stacey

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The MacKade Brothers: Devin and Shane

Nora Roberts · 437 pages

The sinfully sexy MacKade brothers are back! New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts's reader favorites are once again breaking the hearts of women everywhere. Sheriff Devin MacKade watched - patiently, painfully - as the woman he secretly cherished suffered through a less-than-perfect marriage. Now pretty Cassie Connor was free . . .but vulnerable. Devin knew he'd have to tread slowly,

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Silver Linings

Debbie Macomber · 400 pages

Since opening the Rose Harbor Inn, Jo Marie Rose has grown close to her handyman, Mark Taylor. Jo Marie and Mark are good friends--and are becoming something more--yet he still won't reveal anything about his past. When Mark tells her that he's moving out of town, Jo Marie is baffled. Just when she is starting to open herself up again to love, she feels once more that she is losing the man she car

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Full Measures

Rebecca Yarros · 315 pages

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Not Part of the Plan

Lucy Score · 356 pages

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Kissing Mr. Right

Michelle Major

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Sugar Creek

Toni Blake

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A Hero to Come Home To

Marilyn Pappano · 384 pages

Two years after losing her husband in Afghanistan, Carly Lowry has rebuilt her life in Tallgrass, Oklahoma. She has a job she loves, teaching third grade, and the best friends in the world: fellow military wives who understand what it means to love a man in uniform. She is comfortable and content until she meets a ruggedly handsome stranger who rekindles desires Carly is not quite sure she is read

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True Confessions

Rachel Gibson · 384 pages

Welcome to Gospel, Idaho where everyone knows that there are two universal truths. First, God did His best work when He created the Sawtooth Wilderness Area. Second, every sin known to heaven and earth — from the hole in the ozone to alien abductions — is all California's fault.This is the story of what happened when a Californian came to visit...L.A. based tabloid reporter Hope Spencer has come t

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