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Whirlwind

Cathy Marie Hake · 375 pages

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At Attention

Annabeth Albert · 304 pages

Lieutenant Apollo Floros can ace tactical training missions, but being a single dad to his twin daughters is more than he can handle. He needs live-in help, and he is lucky a friend's younger brother needs a place to stay. He's surprised to see Dylan all grown up with a college degree-and a college athlete's body. Apollo's widowed heart may still be broken, but Dylan has his blood heating up. I

Nanny or CaregiverSingle FatherLGBTQ+ ProtagonistHeartwarming
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Mrs. Miracle

Debbie Macomber · 336 pages

Seth Webster's heart never healed after he lost his adored wife. Now, with Christmas approaching, wild twin boys to raise alone, a home in chaos, and the latest in a long line of exasperated housekeepers quitting in disgust, Seth needs more than help to keep his family togethe...he needs a miracle.And then a miracle arrives on his doorstep. Her name is Mrs. Merkle, but the kids call her "Mrs. Mira

Single FatherNanny or CaregiverWidowed ProtagonistHeartwarming
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Love & Loyalty

Tere Michaels · 201 pages

Detective James “Jim” Shea is a Seattle homicide detective who has never taken his work home with him – until now. A case has gotten under his skin and though it’s “over," it isn’t for Jim. The emotional toll has left him vulnerable and tied to the victim’s dying father. Meanwhile, Hollywood comes calling for a hot story, and screenwriter Griffin Drake sees the tragic case as his ticket to more

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The Rescue

Nicholas Sparks · 446 pages

One of America's bestselling authors returns with a tale about the greatest commitment of all: loving someone forever. When a near-fatal car crash brings Taylor McAden together with Denise Holden, a new resident of Edenton, North Carolina, he must look into his past to see if it's not too late to take a chance on the future.

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Sustained

Emma Chase · 267 pages

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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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A Very Special Delivery

Linda Goodnight · 256 pages

This is a book about a women that is scared she might kill Ethen's baby because of her seceret... She killed her sisters baby... but really Zack (the baby) died in his sleep. How will Chloe ever believe Molly when she says she did not kill her baby. WITH THE HELP OF ETHEN. :0 ... this book is about loving Christans and a hard way of life in fear.

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The First Word

Isley Robson · 326 pages

When pediatric occupational therapist Andie Tilly accepts a job as live-in therapist for the autistic toddler Will, she does not expect a relationship to blossom between her and Will's father, the alternative-energy magnate Rhys Griffiths.

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To Sir Phillip, With Love

Julia Quinn · 416 pages

My dear Miss Bridgerton, We have been corresponding now for quite some time, and although we have never formally met, I feel as if I know you. Forgive me if I am too bold, but I am writing to invite you to visit me. It is my hope that we might decide that we will suit, and you will consent to be my wife. -- Sir Phillip Crane Sir Phillip knew that Eloise Bridgerton was a spinster, and s

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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Gabrielle Zevin · 279 pages

A.J. Fikry's life is not what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is failing, and his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. He is isolating himself from all the people of Alice Island and from Amelia, the Knightley Press sales rep who refuses to be deterred by A.J.'s bad attitude. And then a mysterious package appears at the bookstore that gives A.J

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The Strawberry Patch Pancake House

Laurie Gilmore · 385 pages

As a renowned chef, single-dad Archer never planned on moving to a small town, let alone running a pancake restaurant. But Dream Harbor needs a new chef, and Archer needs a community to help raise his daughter, Olive. Iris has never managed to hold down a job for more than a few months. So when Mayor Kelly suggests Archer is looking for a nanny, and Iris might be available, she shudders at the

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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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This Was Not the Plan

Cristina Alger · 368 pages

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Charmed

Nora Roberts · 320 pages

Boone Sawyer never expected to move next door to a woman who looked like one of the fairy princesses he often wrote about. Anastasia Donovan had a serene kind of femininity that would baffle and allure any man who was still breathing -- and Boone was definitely breathing! Ana's gift was for healing. Though her intriguing new neighbor made his living writing fairy tales, she didn't think he'd ea

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Friction

Sandra Brown · 557 pages

Crawford Hunt wants his daughter back. Following the death of his wife four years ago, Crawford, a Texas Ranger, fell into a downward spiral that left him relegated to deskwork and with his five-year-old daughter Georgia in the custody of her grandparents. But Crawford has cleaned up his act, met all the court imposed requirements, and now the fate of his family lies with Judge Holly Spencer. Holl

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Teacher of the Year

M.A. Wardell · 347 pages

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The Rebuilding Year

Kaje Harper · 254 pages

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The Cowboy is a Daddy

Mindy Neff · 251 pages

First baby of the New Year…delivered by a cowboy! When Wyoming cowboy Brice DeWitt placed an ad for a housekeeper-cook at his Flying D Ranch, he expected a sturdy, mature woman—not a petite, pregnant applicant who was about to deliver on his doorstep. Madison Carlyle needed his protection—and his name. But an isolated Wyoming ranch in the middle of winter was no place for a new mother and

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The Blinding Light

Renae Kaye · 210 pages

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Light The Stars

RaeAnne Thayne · 256 pages

Wade Dalton was having a very bad day.His five-year-old had accidentally set the kitchen on fire. His daughter was surly, as usual. The baby hadn't been fed yet. And his mother—aka "The Childminder"—had eloped...with a scam artist. Could it get any worse?Turned out it could. Because the annoyingly beautiful daughter of said scam artist was now at the door, batting her doe eyes at him and proposing

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Father Found

Judith Arnold · 297 pages

Baby on the Doorstep! Jamie McCoy is the ultimate guy. His syndicated column, "Guy Stuff," keeps thousands of men in a macho frame of mind. But the day Jamie finds Samantha on his doorstep, his life changes drastically. Samantha is a baby and Samantha is a girl. What, after all, does Jamie really know about either? But more important, Samantha is his daughter, so he phones Allison Winslow, a

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Hold On My Heart

Tracy Brogan · 213 pages

"Chicago event planner Libby Hamilton can turn any bland setting into a dramatic venue-- but when she abruptly loses her job, and her fair-weather boyfriend moves to another state, Libby suddenly finds herself back in the tiny town she grew up in. Worse than that, her father wants help transforming an old schoolhouse into a vintage ice cream parlor and Libby must trade in her power suits for power

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Starlight on Willow Lake

Susan Wiggs · 384 pages

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