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Up at Butternut Lake

Mary McNear · 400 pages

It's summer, and after ten years away, Allie Beckett has returned to her family's cabin beside tranquil Butternut Lake. She's promised her five-year-old son, Wyatt, that they will be happy there. She's promised herself that this is the place to begin again after her husband's death in Afghanistan. The cabin holds so many wonderful memories, but Allie is seized with doubts. Has she done the right t

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Summer at the Comfort Food Cafe

Debbie Johnson · 352 pages

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Half a Chance

Cynthia Lord · 221 pages

Lucy, with her mother and her photographer father, has just moved to a small rural community in New Hampshire, and with her new friend Nate she plans to spend the summer taking photos for a contest, but pictures sometimes reveal more than people are willing to see. Lucy, with her mother and her photographer father, has just moved to a small rural community in New Hampshire. With her friend Nate,

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Larkspur Cove

Lisa Wingate

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Shelter Mountain

Robyn Carr · 394 pages

For the second time in a year a woman arrives in the small town of Virgin River trying to escape her past.John "Preacher" Middleton is about to close the bar when a young woman and her three-year-old son come in out of the wet October night. A marine who has seen his share of pain, Preacher knows a crisis when he sees one--the woman is covered in bruises. He wants to protect them, and he wants to

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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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Barefoot in the Sand

Roxanne St. Claire

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Morning Comes Softly

Debbie Macomber · 374 pages

"A shy Louisian librarian, Mary Warner fears she'll always be alone -- so she answers a personals ad from a rancher in Montana," a guardian of three orphaned children who agrees to marry the mysterious Southern woman sight unseen.-- Cover.

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Accidentally Yours

Susan Mallery · 384 pages

New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Susan Mallery is back with the captivating story of a woman who believes in the power of love and a man who believes in the power of money...WANTED:- Single mom seeks billionaire's pocketbook to fund dying son's research cure. Will seduce if necessary. Blackmail is not out of the question. Miracles welcome.- Cynical billionaire seeks working mom with

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Lake News

Barbara Delinsky · 480 pages

A woman cabaret singer is fired from a teaching post after a Boston reporter fabricates a story of an affair between her and a cardinal. Lily Blake retreats to her New Hampshire hometown where John Kipling, editor of the local paper, will take revenge on the reporter and romance will follow.

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One Plus One

Jojo Moyes · 594 pages

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Summer of Love

Katie Fforde · 376 pages

"Sian Bishop has only ever experienced one moment of recklessness-- a moment that resulted in her beloved son Rory. It's not that she doesn't love the outcome of that wild night, but since then she has always taken the safer route. So when dependable, devoted Richard suggests a move to the beautiful English countryside, she leaves the hustle and bustle of the city behind, and she throws herself in

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Sway

Adriana Locke · 354 pages

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A Summer Affair

Elin Hilderbrand · 416 pages

Claire Danner Crispin, mother of four young children and nationally renowned glassblower, bites off more than she can chew when she agrees to co-chair the Nantucket's Children Summer Gala. Claire is asked to chair the benefit, in part, because she is the former high school sweetheart of rock star Max West. Max agrees to play the gala and it looks like smooth sailing for Claire-until she promises

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Jenna's Cowboy

Sharon Gillenwater

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Where I Belong

J. Daniels · 226 pages

"When Mia Corelli returns to Alabama for a summer of fun with her childhood best friend, Tessa, there's only one thing keeping her on edge. One person that she'd do anything to avoid. Benjamin Kelly. World's biggest dickhead. Mia hates him with a fury and has no desire to ever see him again. When she decides to start her summer off with a bang and finally give away her v-card, she unknowingly hand

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First-Time Caller

B.K. Borison · 422 pages

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Along for the Ride

Sarah Dessen

It’s been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents’ divorce—or since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with her dad and his new family in the charming beach town where they live.A job in a clothes boutique introduces Auden to the world of girls: their talk, their friendship, their crushes. She missed out on all that, too busy being the perfec

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Sweet

Erin McCarthy · 298 pages

"When college co-ed Jessica Sweet crashes with construction worker Riley Mann over the summer while she helps him get his affairs in order for a custody hearing, the two begin to fall for each other; but will Jessica let her fear of rejection get in the way of true, passionate love?"

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Considering Kate

Nora Roberts · 324 pages

A NEW DREAM She'd turned her back on glamour and fame and Kate Stanislaski Kimball had come home to begin a new life. The only thing more perfect than the beautiful -- dilapidated -- building she'd bought for her new dance school was Brody O'Connell, the frustrating, surprisingly fascinating contractor she'd hired for the renovation. A man didn't often come across a woman as gorgeous, sens

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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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Seaside Dreams

Melissa Foster · 374 pages

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Needles and Pearls: A Beach Street Knitting Society Novel

Gil McNeil

The warm and witty sequel to The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn ClubSlip one . . .Two weddings and a year after her husband's funeral, Jo Mackenzie is finally starting to get the hang of being a single parent. The boys are thriving, the yarn shop is doing well—thanks to Jo's improvements—and she's just about keeping her head above water.Knit two together . . .But a man from Jo's past and a

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Funny Story

Emily Henry · 400 pages

Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it… right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra. Which is how Daphne begins her new story: Stranded in beautif

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