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Reluctant to Love (Written in the Stars, #1)


Rebecca Gallo - 2020
    But Roderick Payne just might make me a believer. Years ago, his stunning betrayal shattered my heart. Unexpectedly, he comes to my rescue, leaving me no choice but to accept the help he’s offered. When we’re forced to share a room, more than just secrets are revealed in the dark. Old flames reignite and scars finally heal. But even after truths are told, there is still one more secret I have to share.

Why It's Real


S. Moose - 2020
    Those unexpected events that leave you feeling as though there’s nowhere to turn, nothing can change the outcome.Aimee's life hasn't always been easy. She made a choice a long time ago to make a difference. She wanted to prove to those who doubted her that she was strong and could survive anything. The youngest in her firm, she was made partner, and her life was exactly as she wanted it to be. Or was it?Remy was strong and confident. He lived a life most men would die for. Dominating the corporate world during the day and partying with socialites at night, he had everything he needed. Or so he thought.One changing moment. One drastic decision.Together, would they truly be able to discover why it’s real?

Buried in the Stars


Gretchen Tubbs
    Vera Winters and her husband Doc took me in as one of their own, providing a safe haven from my abusive and alcoholic mother. Their two sons became my constant companions and best friends during the lowest points of my life.Sutton, with his love of the stars and his need to constantly rescue me.Easton, fiercely protective and loyal.I loved them both, as they loved me. But only one of them would have the power to completely break me.In the end I would have to choose between them - and disrupt the perfect family who had so generously welcomed me into their lives.Did I choose the one I might never trust again, or the one who loved me more than I could ever love him in return?

The Solemn Vow


Bree Dahlia - 2018
    The one who fixed me has become my toxin.What happens when ‘till death do us part’ becomes a life sentence?When you have to choose between shattering your vow and destroying yourself?When your sin becomes your salvation?This is the story of a love written in the stars as viewed from rock bottom.*If cheating is a hard limit, please don’t read this book. But if you believe in the power of unconditional love and forgiveness, soulmates and second chances, I wrote this for you *

Virtue & Vanity


Astrid Jane Ray - 2016
    On the surface, her rich and beautiful husband is the embodiment of every girl’s dream, but Isabelle will learn just how deceiving looks can be. By the time she discovers there is real danger hidden behind those captivating green eyes and thick layers of sophisticated appearance, it is too late to escape Sebastian’s cruelty. Without a thread of compassion, he shows her the true meaning of hell, making it abundantly clear her fragile feelings mean nothing to him. But life has strange ways of playing with one’s fate. In an intriguing turn of events, the same man who had once shattered her to pieces, suddenly starts treating her with extreme care and swears there will be no more pain. Isabelle has been tricked too many times to believe him, but the devil she bargained with refuses to give up on his mission to earn her forgiveness as well as her heart. While Sebastian unfolds from a monster into Prince Charming right before her eyes, Isabelle finds herself falling under his spell and getting closer to making a choice that might be fatal for both of them.

The Things We Need to Say


Rachel Burton - 2018
    Fran loves Will with all her heart. They had a whirlwind romance, a perfect marriage and a wonderful life. Until everything changed. Now Fran needs to find her way again and teaching a yoga retreat in Spain offers her just that. Leaving behind a broken marriage she has some very important decisions to make.Will needs his wife, he needs her to open up to him if they’re to ever return to the way things once were. But he may have damaged any possibility he had of mending their relationship and now Fran is in Spain and Will is alone.As both Fran and Will begin to let go of a life that could have been, fate may just find a way of bringing them back together.Perfect for fans of Katie Marsh, Amanda Prowse and Sheila O’FlanaganFrom the best-selling author of The Many Colours of Us comes an emotional story of grief, relationships and ultimately hope. Coming May 2018.

The Torn Up Marriage


Caroline Roberts - 2015
    But what happens when you tear that family apart? Kate and Michael are about to find out as they cope with the crushing fallout of his affair, whilst trying to protect their two young children. This powerful and poignant novel captures the explosiveness of everyday life and what it is to be human; to make mistakes.Set in the historic town of Alnwick, Northumberland, with its stunning backdrop of castles, moorland hills and coastline, this relationship story of love and family takes you in a rollercoaster ride of emotions along with Kate and Michael.Michael’s mother’s battle with breast cancer shatters them all, yet shows them how precious life, love and family is. Can they find a way back and fight for their battered yet enduring love?So, what would you do if it happened to you? Could you betray? Could you forgive?

Trying


Heather MacKinnon - 2018
     After two years of heartbreaking infertility, her and her husband, Bryson, are more like roommates than the best friends that were once madly in love. While Mackenzie is desperately trying to pick up the pieces of her broken relationship, her colleague, is trying to get her attention. Mason’s not satisfied with just being her friend and wants to give her everything her husband doesn’t. She’s resisted all his advances so far, but it’s getting harder to do every day as her husband drifts further away. Mackenzie finds herself caught between a man she’s tied to who wants nothing to do with her, and a man who would give anything to be with her, but she can’t have. When her world gets rocked by unexpected news, she’s left more torn than ever. Can Mackenzie and Bryson learn to love again or is it already too late?

Gravity


L.D. Cedergreen - 2014
    Unable to face his betrayal, she retreats to Priest Lake where her family owns a small cabin. But Gemma finds that she is not the only one hiding away at the lake to avoid an ugly truth. Andrew Monroe was once an essential part of Gemma’s life but tragedy and misunderstanding shattered their bond, separating them. Now twenty years later, Gemma questions the coincidence of their newly intersected paths as she struggles to resist the sparks that ignite between them.Just when Gemma feels that she has found her second chance at happiness, she is faced with a shocking truth as her reality spirals out of control. She can’t deny the powerful force that brought Andrew back into her life anymore than she can defy the same force that now threatens to pull them apart. An emotionally-charged, heart-rending story that will leave you to question the freedom in truth and the existence of fate in its deepest sense.

Lady Gallant


Suzanne Robinson - 1991
    A daring spy in Queen Mary's court, she risked her life to rescue the innocent from a terrible fate. Yet it was Nora who needed rescuing when cutthroats attacked her--and when Christian de Rivers, a lusty, sword-wielding rogue, swept her out of harm's way ... and into his arms.A BOLD ADVENTURERAs magnificent and mesmerizing as a hawk, Christian both frightened and excited Nora, even as he pursued her with a single-minded passion that left her longing to be caught. Yet soon she would discover that she had reason to be frightened. For the dashing nobleman had his own secrets to keep, his own enemies to rout--and his own brand of vengeance for a wide-eyed beauty whom he loved only too well....

Heartless


R.C. Martin - 2017
    She was honest, until first touch… And against all that is pure and noble, they fell in love. Warning: This is not one of those novels where the characters’ actions are justified. It is merely a story about two people--two flawed humans--who fall in love under forbidden circumstances. It is intended for audiences 18+ years of age due to explicit sexual content.

Dry as Rain


Gina Holmes - 2011
    From the bestselling author of Crossing Oceans comes a powerfully moving story that tests the limits of love's forgiveness. Like many marriages, Eric and Kyra Yoshida's has fallen apart slowly, one lost dream and misunderstanding at a time, until the ultimate betrayal finally pushes them beyond reconciliation. Just when it looks like forgive and forget is no longer an option, a car accident gives Eric the second chance of a lifetime. A concussion causes his wife to forget details of her life, including the chasm between them. No one knows when--or if--Kyra's memory will return, but Eric seizes the opportunity to win back the woman he's never stopped loving.

Torrid Affair


Callie Anderson - 2016
    And one of them is my brother-in-law.He’s my drug. My fire. My addiction.But he’s married to my best friend. And I’m married to my husband.I’m not ashamed. I have no guilt.None.I’m not fucked. I’m a fucked up person.This is the story of how I ruined my life.And the life of the one I loved most.

Look After You


Elena Matthews - 2014
    Well, that’s what twenty-eight-year-old Ava Jacobson thought. Instead, she has to sit back and watch her daughter fight for her life, while her fiancé is fighting a messy war in Afghanistan. As her vulnerability hits an all-time low, she finds comfort in an unexpected pair of intense, green eyes. Eyes that belong to her daughter's doctor, Dr. Ashton Bailey. Although she tries to fight against her new-found feelings for Ashton, the pull between the two is so strong it proves impossible for her to stay away. When Ava is convinced things can’t get any worse, a single call changes everything, with news that will irreversibly shake her world forever.Warning: Recommended for ages 18+ due to heavy subject matters of rape and suicide. Also includes violence, explicit language and sexual situations.

Keep Happy


A.C. Bextor - 2018
    They’d say the golden path which led me here is the road every little girl dreams of taking. However, the guise of my happy existence has come to be just that—an illusion. A mask of contentment intended for the world to believe. Not many years into my marriage, I became an abandoned housewife to an adulterous husband. A proud, but sad, mother of two beautiful daughters. My days were spent somewhere lost between empty and alone. Then he came back. Mason Cole offered a second chance to share the life we were supposed to have together. He gave me a glimpse of myself. The woman I'd forgotten long ago.  My road to hell was paved with good intentions. But sometimes good intentions get lost amidst a heart's desire. At least mine did. Now I’ll tell you why.