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Sixteen-year-old Lorena Leland’s dreams of a rich and fulfilling life as a writer are dashed when the stock market crashes in 1929.

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Mountain Between Us comes a story of self-discovery, healing, and hope....

Once known among New York's elite as the American Adonis, Everett Griffin now lives as a recluse in the wilds of Texas.

Number-one New York Times best-selling author Nicholas Sparks returns with a story about a chance encounter that becomes a touchstone for two vastly different individuals - transcending decades and continents....

It was just one date. My friend told me I needed more fun in my life, so I reluctantly said yes. This guy was just a warm body in a chair. I was here for the basketball game. I was absolutely NOT here for my date. Or the kiss cam. Or the kiss....

For Beck and her mother, Lovely, the serene island life they've carefully built is about to be upended. Plans for a quiet holiday with no guests at their popular Coquina House Bed & Breakfast are disrupted when they agree to host a trio of last-minute guests.

After years of searching, Bren Ryan has found her place in Hope Harbor. Working as a barista suits her to a T, as does the laid-back vibe of her adopted town. Nothing is lacking in her life—except romance. But that's okay. Men are a complication she doesn't need.

Packaged together in an exclusive audio bundle, discover the first two books in the riveting Murphy Shepherd series from New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin.

Based on true accounts of how Parisiennes resisted the Nazi occupation in World War II - from fashion houses to the city streets—comes a story of two courageous women who risked everything to fight an evil they couldn’t abide....

A humiliating break-up leads to an impulsive New Year's Kiss with a complete stranger.

An unimaginable change is in the air when a long lost love reappears on the sands of Coconut Key to complicate lives and open old wounds....

From the best-selling author of Queen of Cowboy: regrets and old heartbreaks are unearthed in this sweeping love story as hometown sweethearts get a second chance at love - and being a family....

Mom discovers that I’ve been keeping Carmel a secret from her and tells me that we’re not welcome at Apple Blossom B&B. So I pack up my bags and head to the only place I can think of that will take me and a pregnant dog in…Jax.

I wanted Asher and I to move past his confession. We’ve been friends for so long, we can get over anything, right? Wrong. Not only has our relationship fundamentally changed, but he disappears for a month and comes back to Harmony, engaged.

When Eliza Whitney loses both her beloved husband and her high-powered job in the same month, she’s uncertain what the next chapter of her life will look like. At 53, she’s too young to retire and too old to start over. Then her estranged father’s widow contacts her....

Join us in Sweet Water, North Dakota for small town values with lots of faith, family, fun and, of course, romance!

What happens when a desperately lonely woman stumbles upon a magazine article outlining the “31 Ways to Be Happy” and decides to use it as a last-ditch attempt to turn her life around? Find out....

When the Chambers sisters receive an invitation from their jet-setting aunt to spend the entire month of December at the family's cabin in Asheville, North Carolina, they have one question—why? The retreat may be the site of happy childhood holidays and summers, but it also holds sad memories....

The group of close family and friends are determined to settle the ownership of the beachfront property once and for all. But it seems there are forces outside of their control determined to shatter all their dreams....

A managing beauty. A determined bachelor. A delightful romp!

A Constant Love is a clean, frontier-era historical romance of heartache, grief, Christian faith, and second chances in the newly developing American West.

Vienna Price never intended to return for more than a passing visit to Oregon and all the bad memories she'd left behind. But when your career tanks, home is where you go to nurse your wounds and chart a new course. Only temporarily, of course....

When poet and writer Joy Davidman began writing letters to C. S. Lewis - known as Jack - she was looking for spiritual answers, not love. Love, after all, wasn’t holding together her crumbling marriage....

When my boyfriend says he's too busy working—again—to spend the holidays with me and my family, I'm sure Christmas is ruined. Not only will I be alone, but my family is convinced he doesn't love me.

When Eliza's life is threatened, she turns to a handsome veteran for help. I Left everything I've ever known behind. And it might cost me my life. The moving truck hadn't even been unpacked when my fresh start went up in flames.

A battle-scarred soldier. A compassionate nurse. And a future rewritten… In this sweet Pride and Prejudice variation, the familiar backdrop of Regency England takes an unexpected turn when Netherfield Park is converted into a convalescent home for officers wounded in the Napoleonic Wars. Elizabeth Bennet, volunteering as a nurse alongside her sister Jane, encounters the formidable Colonel Fitzwilliam Darcy—a proud, injured officer whose haughty demeanor immediately puts her on guard. As she tends to his wounds, their initial dislike gradually transforms through quiet conversations, ...

She’s all brains. He’s all brawn. But love doesn’t play by the rules. Jett Acton had it all—fame, fortune, and a front-row seat to every hockey dream come true. But when his team stopped showing up for practice and cut him from the roster, Jett made a bold play to save his skin. Traded jerseys, cities, and chaos for a shot at the Cup—and maybe something more. Karen wasn't looking for love. She had her books, her library job, her deep love of ancient languages and caffeine-fueled crossword puzzles. Sure, her social life was quieter than a study hall, but that was fine... until an ...

Rosie Waterman has one dream: to become a working actor. But lately, that hasn't been working out. When she loses her apartment and her job on the same day, she does what she always does--puts herself out there, ready to find the next big thing. But a trip home makes her realize that while she's been struggling to make this dream come true, all her friends have become real adults with careers and weddings and babies on the way. Rosie's been at this for years, and she has nothing to show for it. But how does she simply let go of her dream?

The Hendricks family has always believed it’s smart to remember that not everything is as it seems and that even the most carefully guarded secrets have a way of finding their way to the light. Unfortunately, enemies usually aren’t too far behind. Dangerous or not, Logan Hendricks plans on being a lot more involved in his newly-formed detective agency’s current investigation. A brazen crime has already been committed and he wants to be part of finding out who’s responsible. As always, his grandsons have a different view of how things are supposed to work. They want him to sit back ...

She walked away from the spotlight. He walked away from the courtroom. But neither expected to find love waiting on the other side. After years of chasing a career that demanded she become someone she’s not, Aishia Coleman is done playing roles. Back in D.C. and trying to rediscover herself, she never expected to find clarity—or chemistry—inside a struggling community center. Jamar Rivers left his high-powered legal career behind to create change from the ground up. The last thing he needs is distraction—especially not from a woman who once lived in the public eye. But Aishia’s ...

Sometimes a wrong turn leads to the right destination. When a violent spring storm washes out roads and bridges throughout the English countryside, Elizabeth Bennet and her sister Jane find themselves stranded at the Crossroads Inn—the same establishment where Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley have reluctantly taken shelter. Confined together under one roof for days, with nowhere to retreat and social conventions suspended by necessity, Elizabeth and Darcy must confront their misunderstandings in close quarters. But when the skies clear and the roads become passable once more, will their newfound...

She’s searching for the perfect man. He’s the last person she’d ever choose. But sometimes love has a mind of its own… Addiction therapist Meredith “Keke” Hall has her future mapped out—find a successful, dependable man, get married, and start a family before thirty. She’s even joined an exclusive dating app to ensure she finds someone who checks all the right boxes. Hudson Baker is the opposite of everything she’s looking for. As her mother’s new live-in nurse, he’s a constant thorn in her side—too familiar, too reckless, and impossible to ignore. So when he ...

What happens when love must be discovered twice? Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy have overcome pride, prejudice, and countless misunderstandings to find their perfect happiness. With their wedding just weeks away, their future seems assured—until a tragic accident changes everything. When Darcy awakens from his injuries, his memories of recent months have vanished. He remembers Elizabeth only as the impertinent country miss who once wounded his pride, with no recollection of their courtship, their engagement, or the love that transformed them both. Faced with a man who looks at her...

One letter changes everything. One woman decides what comes next. The Letter from Elmswood is a heart-tugging historical western romance about inheritance, grit, and the unexpected family you find when everything else has fallen away. Set in 1883 Dakota Territory, this is a story of survival, slow-burning love, and a single mother’s brave gamble to claim more—for herself, her son, and a future she never dared imagine. Ivy Talbot has learned to survive. Abandoned in a Chicago tenement with a child and a ring that turned her finger green, she’s spent the last six years sewing, scraping,...

¿Y si el amor fuera la única salida del caos? Marcos vive entre ruinas, no solo las que dejó aquel día que lo cambió todo, sino las que arrastra por dentro. Está convencido de que nadie lo ve, de que ya no queda nada que salvar. Nicole parece tenerlo todo: buenas notas, amigos, una familia que espera lo mejor de ella... pero lo que nadie sabe es que cada expectativa es una llama que la consume en silencio. Cuando el destino cruza sus caminos, algo se enciende. Una chispa. Una posibilidad. Una historia que les enseñará que incluso entre los escombros, puede crecer algo hermoso. Una ...

An oddly beautiful, warm room with a giant window looks out upon the sea. A man and a woman must face a fateful decision in the room. There is untold beauty in this place. The couple have a complex history. The man is a veteran, a pilot who has seen action. His wife, a beautiful woman he met during the war. Will they settle the rift that lies between them or go their separate ways?

Una inspiradora y tierna historia sobre la amistad que se transforma en amor eterno. Cuando Carrie se reencuentra con su vecino de la infancia, Lucas, en la fiesta de compromiso de una amiga, es evidente por qué ella, y todas las demás chicas de la escuela, estaban enamoradas de él de pequeñas. De hecho, es aún más guapo y encantador que nunca. Con su trigésimo cumpleaños acercándose, recuerda su promesa de adolescentes de casarse si ambos seguían solteros; una promesa que no sabe si él recuerda y ella aún sueña con que se haga realidad. De un autor superventas del New York ...

Erica Conner es una despreocupada instructora de yoga que no tiene ningún problema en ir sola a la boda de su amiga Kaitlin, pero cuando la madre de su ex le dice que irá con su nueva prometida, Erica recurre a la cita más cercana: un estirado empresario que pronto la hace desear un final feliz. Erica Conner es una despreocupada instructora de yoga que no tiene ningún problema en ir sola a la boda de su amiga hasta que la estirada madre de su ex le dice que irá con su nueva prometida. Cuando se compadece de Erica por no tener acompañante, la crítica la lleva a fingir que su ...

Para recuperar y entregar un antiguo amuleto antes de la boda de su mejor amiga, la dama de honor Sarah Carlton debe fingir estar enamorada de su némesis de la infancia, el padrino Ben Atkins. La dama de honor Sarah Carlton no ha fracasado en nada desde que su proyecto de ciencias del instituto fue saboteado por un implacable competidor. Así que hará lo que sea necesario para que la boda de su mejor amiga Jill sea absolutamente perfecta. Eso incluye tomar el primer vuelo desde Sacramento para recuperar el preciado amuleto de boda familiar de la novia, presa del pánico, del ático de su ...

Una historia divertida y alentadora que te hará derretir y sonreír mientras dos mejores amigas se enamoran. Kennedy necesita bajar el ritmo, razón por la cual su anterior novio la dejó. No importa, encontrar pareja para la boda de su amiga debería ser fácil. Pero cuando su atractivo compañero de trabajo la reta a salir con los chicos equivocados, él apuesta a que no puede pasar un mes sin salir con nadie. ¿Esta apuesta le hará darse cuenta de que su príncipe de cuento de hadas ha estado ahí todo este tiempo? De la autora más vendida del New York Times, únete a esta amistosa ...

The heart doesn’t forget. Charlie had no intention of falling in love. In fact, it was the last thing on her mind. Running her grandmother’s retirement home seems like the safest place for her. Mitchell has finally located his grandmother. He leaves his multi-billion-dollar real estate company and flies to Sitka, Alaska to reunite with her. Brought together by Mitchell’s grandmother, Charlie can’t help but feel a connection to Mitchell. Just when she finds herself opening up to him, his fiancée shows up. Now asked to help with the wedding, Charlie’s convinced it’s for the best.

After Emery Duncan is abducted and dumped in a lake, private investigator Roman Wolfe and his bloodhound partner rescue her from an icy death. Someone doesn’t want Emery to find out what really happened the night her father confessed to attempted murder. To keep Emery and her baby nephew safe, they must uncover the connection between her father’s confession and the attack…or they’ll be silenced for good.

Things are not always as they seem and love can’t always be denied or easy, but it can be a great adventure if you survive. Obviously, by the way Lady Aliea made her way to the court dressed as a boy, she doesn’t quite see herself as a proper young woman for the prince to want to marry. Falling in love causes endless problems for their friendship, especially when someone wants Justin dead and Aliea for himself.

Damian Cole is a grumpy, ex-military single dad with a fortress for a heart. I’m chaos to his structure—and now living down the hall. One minute I was climbing the journalism ladder. The next? Fired. Shamed. Spectacularly canceled. Now all I’ve got is a dead career, piling bills, and no idea what comes next. Lucky me—my brother called in a favor, and now I’m nannying for his best friend. It’s supposed to be temporary. Strictly professional. Absolutely not complicated. The child adores me. Her dad? He’s frustrating. Bossy. And infuriatingly attractive. His rare smiles make my ...

She came West with nothing but a letter, a prayer—and a heart full of hope. He buried his heart in the ashes of the past. When Clara Hale loses everything in Boston, she answers a letter from the Barleysweet Agency and boards a train bound for Wyoming. Her new life—and marriage to a brooding blacksmith—will be nothing like the world she left behind. Eli Turner doesn’t want a wife. Not really. Not after the fire that shattered his family. But the woman who arrives at his forge isn’t fragile, and she’s not afraid of soot, silence, or second chances. In a town that doesn’t forget...

He's the youngest coach in the Chicago Falcon's history. She's a barista with a plan... a bad one, but still a plan. Morgan Walsh didn't plan to start her day by offering to create a signature latte to honor the World's Grumpiest Football Coach in order to save her coffee shop, but here we are. The problem? Logan "Lights Out" Reed wants nothing to do with a drink that mocks the darkest moment of his football career. Forced to collaborate after hours, grumpy Logan and sunny Morgan discover an unexpected chemistry that has nothing to do with coffee. As the "Sideline Latte" turns from idea to ...

In a world scorched by ruin, where faith is rare and mercy rarer, Eden walks the wasteland with nothing but a prayer on her lips and fire in her soul. She rescues the broken, buries the dead, and listens for the quiet voice that still speaks in the dark. When she finds a wounded stranger bleeding out in a graveyard, she doesn’t flinch—she prays. Silas Ward is a soldier with blood on his hands and no reason to believe he deserves saving. But Eden doesn’t ask if he’s worth it. She just stays. What begins as a fragile alliance in the ashes becomes something holy—fierce devotion ...

From the time she and her cousin played dress-up and took turns pretending they were brides, Jennifer Longley has dreamed of the day she'd have her very own Heart's Landing wedding. Now, she finally has her chance to visit the charming seaside village where lovers stroll arm in arm past Bow Tie Pasta, Dress For A Day, and Forget Me Knot Flowers.

Él no podía imaginar su felices para siempre, ella le demostró que no todos son iguales. Las pesadillas de Noah atormentan sus días. Si no quiere dar a una esposa desprevenida una visión de combate a medianoche, probablemente debería asegurarse de no tenerla nunca jamás. Se entierra en su empresa de construcción y cierra la puerta al amor para siempre. Molly destroza una escultura y, con ella, sus sueños de impresionar al único galerista de esta pequeña ciudad. Pero a través de la niebla de la humillación surge una oportunidad de negocio con uno de los hijos predilectos del ...

Paula Freda, writing as Marianne Dora Rose, presents yet another Contemporary, Clean and Wholesome, Inspirational Suspense Romance for Hearts of All Ages. - Excerpt: It was perhaps ordained that Sister Anne of Our Lady, Mother of Jesus, Foundling Home should be the nun passing by the baby hatch door. Only three days ago, on Christmas Eve, a boy, barely a week old, had been left inside the hatch, sleeping quietly, wrapped in a small striped blue and white blanket, like the ones often seen in maternity wards. A sticky pad note on his blue onesie held only four words. Saint Expeditus protect ...