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Ava Monroe's escape to the Blue Ridge Mountains is a mystery she holds close to her heart. Stranded by a snowstorm in the quaint town of Jubilee, Georgia, she meets the steadfast Deputy Jack Sullivan, who becomes an unexpected beacon in the haze of her tumultuous escape.
With her loyal boxer dog lost in the storm, Ava's search leads her to more than just her missing companion—it reveals the warmth of a town that welcomes strangers
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"A sexy, sapphic, opposites-attract romance with Mazey Eddings' signature sparkling voice! Winning the lottery has ruined Opal Devlin's life. After quitting her dead-end job where she'd earned minimum wage and even less respect, she's bombarded by people knocking at her door for a handout the second they found out her bank account was overflowing with cash. And Opal can't seem to stop saying yes. With her tender heart thoroughly abused, Opal decides...
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Desperate to escape post-divorce melancholy, Katari Kimble joins her favorite cousins in Blackwood to become a part of the Night Shift team. The night before Christmas, a mysterious visitor sends her on a deep dive to re-examine her past, re-evaluate her present, and re-think the future she's imagined for herself - including who gets to be part of it.
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An inspiring and uplifting tale of the strength of women during war, for fans of Nancy Revell and Vicki Beeby. By the author of Lily's War, Bobby's War and Hannah's War.
The Isle of Man, 1942
Manx born and bred, Bridget Quayle loves the island and knows every inch of it like the back of her hand. But that doesn't mean she wants to be there now, as World War II rages around the world.
As a newly trained police officer, living in the vibrant and...
5) Higher Demon
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No matter the demon, the hunter's role is clear...
A thousand years ago, my great-something uncle founded the Collective, a secret organization dedicated to protecting humanity from demons. The hunter tradition has been passed down over the generations, from parent to child, secure in the knowledge that the Collective is a community of safety and knowledge.
But betrayal sucks, and six years ago, it turned my world-and the Collective-upside down. After...
6) Unseen Magic
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Mary Jo Putney writing as M.J. Putney...
Jane Macrae is a Guardian, a member of the magically gifted families who quietly use their talents to aid humankind. During the darkest days of WWII, Jane's abilities make her invaluable to British military intelligence. But when a powerful instinct sends her home to Scotland, she doesn't expect to be sought out by a wild-eyed Canadian RAF pilot in desperate need of her help.
For Wing Commander David...
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'Compelling, evocative, heart-wrenching and beautifully written. Highly recommended.' - Fiona Valpy, author of The Storyteller of Casablanca
Being a woman was her only crime.
Scottish Highlands, 1727.
In the aftermath of a tragic fire that kills her father, Aila and her mother, Janet, move to the remote parish of Loth, north-west of Inverness. Blending in does not come easily to the women: Aila was badly burned in the fire and left with visible...
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I'll begin with the war, when everything changed for us. In 1943, our comfortable family life came to an abrupt end, thanks to Hitler.
During the Nazi occupation of Athens, Daphne, a young Greek Jewish artist, finds her life suddenly under threat. She's in love with her Austrian art teacher, and together they must risk it all to escape his cousin, an SS officer. Pursued across Greece, their journey leads them to the island of Corfu.
In 2023 Liverpool,...
9) Finding Luck
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Während die Entscheidung über den Bau der Papierfabrik in Glacy City näher rückt, versuchen sich Loreley und Logan in ihre neue Lebenssituation einzufinden. Da taucht auf einmal Logans Exfreundin Amber mit ihrem Journalistenkollegen und Liebhaber Oliver in Glacy City auf und sorgt für allerlei Unfrieden.
Plötzlich steht auch noch Sam Dryer, der Vater von Annabell Fitzgeralds Tochter, in der Tür und die taffe Lokalbesitzerin ist außer sich...
10) Watt'n Wunder
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Tyra lässt das Schwabenland hinter sich und eröffnet in Burhave einen Souvenirladen. Bei ihren abendlichen Strandspaziergängen begegnet sie immer wieder einem Mann, dem es nicht gut zu gehen scheint. Zunächst lehnt Leif ihr Hilfsangebot ab, doch dann kommen sich die beiden näher. Aber ist Leif ehrlich zu Tyra oder verheimlicht er etwas vor ihr?
Der Eigentümer des Pachtgrundstücks Mattensen macht derweil Gnadenhofbesitzer Erik erneut das Leben...
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Ian und ich sind schon lange beste Freunde. Wir verstehen uns so gut, dass die meisten denken, wir wären ein Paar. Doch als die anderen Lehrerinnen erfahren, dass er Single ist, kann Ian sich kaum vor all den Flirts und Avancen retten. Kein Wunder, bei seinem Aussehen. Aber seltsamerweise flirtet er plötzlich mit mir. Nächtliche Telefonanrufe, zweideutige Sprüche und gefährliche Momente im Klassenzimmer machen deutlich: Er will mich!
Aber kann...
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Nuneaton, 1850
Growing up on a canal boat has meant life for young Saffie Doyle has been hard. Her mother, Olivia, was cast out by her well-to-do family when she fell in love with Saffie's father, a lowly boatman named Reuben. But as the years have passed, Reuben has become a bitter and cruel drunk, forced to work for the local crook, Seth Black, to keep their family afloat.
Saffie always dreamed of becoming a teacher, despite her father's insistence...
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It's never too late...
After five husbands and five broken hearts, Lydia feels like she's always been chasing something. But now she's found her purpose and having moved to Driftwood Bay to spend more time with her daughter Meredith, she's happier than ever.
But there's still life in these old bones yet! With her newfound sense of identity, she's keen to re-explore the things that made her happy as a younger person. Lydia's passion was dancing—she...
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Bilson
The idea of moving away from Seattle was a joke at first.
I have too many failed relationships here. Too much baggage.
So when I find myself signing with Nashville and leaving everything behind, I'm hopeful a new start will cure me of my attachment problems.
I fall fast and hard, and I'm quickly realizing it's not so easy to escape my emotional damage. That follows no matter where I go.
When my new teammate, rookie...
15) Bygones
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An estranged couple must temper their hostilities when their daughter announces that she is pregnant and wants both parents to walk her down the aisle.
Forty-year-old Bess Curran is an interior designer who is still lonely and bitter after a traumatic divorce from Michael six years earlier. She and her husband have nothing left to say to each other, and their children, Lisa and Randy, are their only bond. Lisa, anxious for her parents to reconcile,...
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From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Bella Love-Wins, comes a dark billionaire romantic suspense standalone.
Brent
My success defines me.
Nothing can hold me down.
Not tragedy, not circumstances or accidents, not family.
I overcame every setback and hurdle that fate threw my way, and now, as a self-made billionaire, I can say that anything is possible.
Almost anything.
A stranger saved my life after a...
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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. Romance is the last thing Hattie is looking for but then she wasn't expecting gorgeous Luc to stroll into her life. With picnics in the warm French sun and delicious foodie trips to the local market, Hattie starts...
18) Ava
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In this steamy romance novel set just as WWI is ending, Ava, a beautiful young woman, and Irish immigrant, initially explores her irresistible and alluring power over men with Alistar, a handsome sailor. Soon Ava learns she is pregnant, but before she can tell Alistar, his ship sets sail. Ava finds herself desperate growing up poor in America as an Irish immigrant during prohibition with little to no support from her family.
Struggling to overcome...
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Elit Lgtbi 6
Una prueba irrefutable de que los gustos cambian, y se refinan.
«¿Cómo sabes que no te gusta si no lo has probado?»
Esa es la actitud de Eva ante la vida. No dar nada por supuesto.
La frase que su madre le repitió hasta la saciedad desde pequeña, y que la ha llevado hasta un puesto de becaria a sus 28 años en una empresa que ni siquiera le gusta. Pero esa es su forma de ser, y no tiene intención de cambiarla.
Lo único que no...
20) Ethan Frome
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Un empleado de una compañía eléctrica ha sido enviado a estudiar la zona de un pequeño pueblo de Massachussets. Allí será cobijado, en una noche de tormenta, por Ethan Frome, quien debe soportar diariamente la compañía de su esposa Zeena, enfermiza y aprensiva, pendiente nada más que de los más ligeros síntomas que puedan estropear su quebradiza salud.
A su lado, Mattie, muchacha joven, trabajadora y delicada, quien irá despertando poco...