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True Believer

Nicholas Sparks · 360 pages

Can the mysteries of the human heart ever be unravelled? Pursuing a scientific explanation for a disturbing and unexplained phenomenon, Jeremy's sceptical nature is thrown off course when he meets Lexie, the town librarian. As they work together, ghostly occurrences and passionate moments converge, forcing Jeremy to realise that there are some truths science cannot explain, as he finally appreciat

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Lois Lane Tells All

Karen Hawkins

She thinks she's Lois Lane... Susan Collins always wanted to be a hard-hitting reporter, but there's not much call for her talents in sleepy Glory, North Carolina. Then the Murder Mystery Club--a trio of enterprising octogenarians--decides to open their own CSI lab at the assisted-living center. And when strange accidents begin to happen around town, Susan senses she could be on to the news story

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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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Unexpectedly Hers

Jamie Beck · 294 pages

By day, bashful wallflower Emma Duffy works at her family's bed-and-breakfast. By night, she secretly pens erotic romance hot enough to melt the snow in their cozy Rockies town.But Emma's real life is about to heat up when her mother books the entire inn to a professional snowboarder, hoping the publicity will put them on the map. In a karmic twist of fate, that guest is Wyatt Lawson, the man with

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A Cold Creek Christmas Story

RaeAnne Thayne · 218 pages

When one of her children's stories becomes a major success, quiet Celest Nicholas is suddenly the talk of the town. She should be gloriously happy ... but something is still missing from her lfe. Could the return of her childhood crush be the answer? Flynn Delaney has moved back home for his daughter's sake. He might be a millionaire, but no money in the world can help a little girl heal from the

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Flowers on Main

Sherryl Woods · 393 pages

When her last two plays are dismal failures and her relationship with her temperamental mentor falls apart, writer Bree O'Brien abandons Chicago and the regional theater where she hoped to make a name for herself to return home. Opening Flowers on Main promises to bring her a new challenge and a new kind of fulfillment. But not all is peaceful and serene in Chesapeake Shores, with her estranged

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From the Start

Melissa Tagg · 374 pages

"Kate Walker writes romance movie scripts for a living, but her own broken engagement has left her disillusioned and believing true love isn't real, could a new friendship with former NFL player Colton Greene restore her faith?"--

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Whenever You Come Around

Robin Lee Hatcher · 272 pages

"Bestselling author Charity Anderson returns to her hometown of Kings Meadow to defeat a bad case of writer's block. She imagines she'll spend a lonely summer writing and then return to her home in Boise. She soon finds herself caring for Buck Malone, a wilderness guide --and the object of her unrequited teenage crush. But what else can she do? Her dog Cocoa caused the accident that left Buck with

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Mint Juleps and Justice

Nancy Naigle · 322 pages

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A Novel Love Story

Ashley Poston · 368 pages

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The Shifter Romances The Writer

Kristen Painter · 364 pages

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Eversea

Natasha Boyd · 358 pages

An orphaned, small-town, southern girl, held hostage by responsibility and self-doubt. A Hollywood A-list mega-star, on the run from his latest scandal and with everything to lose. A chance encounter that leads to an unlikely arrangement and epic love affair that will change them both for ever. As powerful as the pounding surf, as intoxicating as the sea breeze, this is one love affair you won't b

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Cheri on Top

Susan Donovan · 316 pages

Returning home to run her family's small-town newspaper, Cherise Newberry becomes the boss of her high school crush and former brother-in-law J.J. DeCourcy and tries to keep things between them strictly professional until an explosive news story brings them together.

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The Vincent Brothers

Abbi Glines · 279 pages

After her cousin Ashton breaks up with her popular boyfriend, Sawyer Vincent, Lana tries to win over his heart, but Sawyer may only be interested in her to make Ashton jealous.

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Stirring Up Trouble

Kimberly Kincaid · 343 pages

In desperate need of money, erotic novelist Sloane Russo takes a job tutoring Gavin Carmichael's 13-year-old half-sister and cannot stop fantasizing about her gorgeous employer who is a serious distraction.

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The Curl Up & Dye

Sharon Sala · 283 pages

Eleven years ago, LilyAnn Bronte was the Peachy-Keen Queen of Blessings, Georgia--the prettiest, smartest, and most popular girl in town, going steady with the star quarterback, a high school career on a fast track to success. Then Randy Joe was killed in Iraq, and somehow LilyAnn just let herself go to seed. Ruby, Mabel Jean, Vera and Vesta of the Curl Up and Dye have been itching to give LilyAnn

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The Heart of Devin MacKade

Nora Roberts · 384 pages

HE WAS THE ONLY MacKADE WHO MOVED SLOW Sheriff Devin MacKade had always had his eye on Cassie Connor Dolin. Twelve years of trying to watch over her and her children. Twelve years of being the dependable friend, of seeing his beauty married to a beast. Twelve years of hell. Now he was going to change, although he knew he'd have to be careful, move slow. But if Cassie came any closer, he mi

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Morgan

Lori Foster · 224 pages

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Dream a Little Dream

Susan Elizabeth Phillips · 459 pages

A DESPERATE YOUNG MOTHER Rachel Stone's bad luck has taken a turn for the worse. With an empty wallet, a car that's spilling smoke, and a five-year-old son to support, she's come home to a town that hates her. But this determined young widow with a scandalous past has learned how to be a fighter. And she'll do anything to keep her child safe--even take on.... A MAN WITH NO HEART Gabe Bonner

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Truth or Beard

Penny Reid

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The Trouble with Goodbye

Sarra Cannon · 346 pages

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Sugar Creek

Toni Blake

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The Time in Between

Kristen Ashley · 562 pages

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Blue Moon Bay

Lisa Wingate

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