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Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not?
Thompson Square - 2011
Daniel and Casey were an unlikely couple back in high school when they came together to write music for a school event. Struggling against their differences, they dated during college, but their relationship never seemed quite right. Yet despite their personal conflict, as songwriters they had undeniable chemistry—and several hit songs. Eventually they went their own ways, both trying to make it in the music world and find true love. Years later, both Daniel and Casey are at rock bottom, still trying to find success. But when they connect again as old friends, they realize that what they needed was right in front of them all along: each other. From Thompson Square, a married twosome who knows a little something about what it’s like to overcome years of struggle in the music business and find love, Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not? is a charming and humorous love story about coming of age, knowing where you belong, and finding the perfect person to share life with.
Dex
Mary Kennedy - 2021
Lost and drowning in an endless pool of alcohol and women, he needed to take control of his life before it was too late. Taking a random safari, he encountered the heinous act of poaching and was forever changed. His life now had a new mission. When his work takes him to Louisiana and the home of his old friends from REAPER, he finds the one thing he never expected...a woman that leaves him speechless.Marie Robicheaux is the oldest sister of the Robicheaux clan. Once married and living away from home, she withheld her horrible secret from her family. Humiliated and unsure of what to do, she worked to fix her error, but relegated herself to hiding away. When a chance encounter has her standing in front of a man that makes her rethinking her entire life, she's finally given hope that maybe she can have more. The only question now is whether or not her family, and Dex will ever forgive her for what she's done.
His Unexpected Amish Twins
Rachel J. Good - 2020
But he fulfills the promise he made when their twins were born seven years earlier: to raise Jabin and Chloe should tragedy strike. Still, coping with the children's grief as well as his own, requires extra support. He's surprised to find an Amish farm that offers just that . . .Hope Graber had to find a way to save the family farm after her daed's health forced him to stop breeding horses. Providing animal therapy proved to be the answer--thanks to the help of expert trainer Logan Russell. Together, they not only pay the bills, they make positive changes in children's lives. Hope loves working with each child, but she takes a special interest in the Miller twins. She even makes Micah smile again--and he does the same for her. In fact, as Micah emerges from his depression, he longs to make them one happy family. But will Hope's debt to her Englisch trainer, and their close partnership, stand in the way?
The Carpenter's Daughter
Jennifer Rodewald - 2016
Abandoned by her mother as a baby, she's lived 21 years content to drive nails at her dad's side. Following her father into the world of construction was a natural path, and she took it without a second thought, but a harsh comment about her "butch" appearance sends her on a search for identity. Enter handsome and easy-going Jesse Chapman, the roofer she meets on her first foray into volunteer work for Homes For Hope. In every way, the quirky man is her opposite-confident, a people kind of guy, and most importantly, happy. His likable qualities continue to draw her in-and for some reason he keeps coming back to her. But they can't be more than friends; he's made that crystal clear. Except for a handful of times... and the confusion is driving her crazy. Sarah's quest for self-definition becomes more tangled than she ever imagined, and she discovers that the journey will take her deeper than clothes and makeup. Filling the void in her heart becomes an obsession she cannot escape. How far is she willing to go to discover who she really is?
The Crippled and Beaten Bride Saved by His Love (Mail Order Brides for A Town Called Hope #4)
Indiana Wake - 2016
Each day she has more offers of marriage but none of them are sincere. After all, who could love a woman who only has one good arm? What sort of wife would she make in this remote town where hard work is a way of life? Then there is Tyler, the man who makes her heart beat faster. He is a handsome horse breeder who has never sent her a letter, not that it matters, what good would she be to him?Brenda is a beautiful and fiery woman who has set her heart on Tyler. Is all lost for Nana? Should she forget her heart and marry someone else?Danger, courage, and love will be needed if Nana is to survive in a Town Called Hope and find the man who is the right husband for her. Ride along with her and see if her faith and spirit can conquer all.This is a sweet, clean and wholesome, historical romance.
Growing Up Gracie
Maggie Fechner - 2010
As she grows up, a Mormon girl learns that lasting friendships, hidden talents, and faith in God are some of life's most precious gifts.
Your Love Is King
Adrienne Thompson - 2013
She is seemingly stuck in a perpetual cycle of low self-esteem and bad decisions. With her daughter approaching adulthood, she decides to make a change and leaves her dysfunctional parental ties and going-nowhere relationship with an occasional boyfriend behind in exchange for a travel nursing job in another state. Enter the handsome Chris King, who oozes confidence and pursues Marli relentlessly. Chris is white. Marli is African American. And therein lies the first of her issues with him.Your Love Is King is an Edgy Inspirational Interracial Romance Novel that chronicles one woman's journey toward self-acceptance and love.
1 Step Away
Eric Wilson - 2011
Someone has plans for them, a plot that reaches into their past and threatens their future. When one of Sara's patients dies, a mysterious old man, he leaves his fortune to her and her family. They have no idea they are part of an experiment. Satan once tested Job through trials, but failed to break him. Now Satan has sought God’s permission to test the Vreelands with a $6,000,000 blessing. As their lives take turn for the better, will their souls take a turn for the worse?
Dark Fae: Extinction Box Set 2:
Quinn Blackbird - 2020
ARMENTROUT will love this deliciously dark fae series.Cliff has turned from captor to lover, but I want a protector in this new, dark world.It's the one thing he won't give me, besides freedom.Keeping me tied to him, he leads the way through the darkness to find the rest of his unit.I have other plans. Plans to die before we reach the others.But with Cliff watching my every move, any form of freedom I can scrape up will be the biggest fight of my miserable life.Second box set of the Dark Fae: Extinction series, books 3 - 5. This completes the series. See content warnings inside!
The Pastor's Other Woman 2
Denora Boone - 2016
She plays the game better than most men and she doesn't care who she has to get rid of along the way. The secrets that she harbors will destroy everything in her path and little Kammy and the first family are left to deal with the consequences...severe consequences. Will Jewel be able to hold on or will the actions of Drew, Constance, AND Bryce send her over the deep end once secrets are revealed? Watch as God strategically moves in the midst of trials and tribuation. Constance thinks she has a plan that is a game changer and she will stop at nothing to come out the ultimate winner. It's just that she forgot who it is that Jewel serves and is reminded that it's never ok to be The Pastor's Other Woman!
Angel on the Front Pew
Nikita Lynnette Nichols - 2015
But if Mother Calloway has anything to do with it, she's going to have to go through hell first.
Somewhere in Seattle: A Romance
Brooke St. James - 2022
He played a sold-out show, and I had front row tickets. It was like nothing I had ever experienced before.Micah said some things to the audience near the end of the performance—some personal things about his own life. I wasn't normally the type of person to follow clues, but Micah's songs and his life before stardom seemed interesting.I was curious about the mysteries of his past. I thought I might try to find out more. I had no idea that the search and events that followed would change my life forever.