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The Ocean's Call (Seaside Lane Series Book 1)
Dawn Day - 2021
Linda Lael Miller Bundle
Linda Lael Miller - 2006
Enjoy 3 heartwarming classics by "New York Times" bestselling author Linda Lael Miller: "Ragged Rainbows," "There and Now," and "Here and Then,"
The Bistro by Watersmeet Bridge
Julie Stock - 2019
When her father finally puts his trust in her and sends her to a failing restaurant in Devon, she’s confident she can prove herself capable of doing the job.Finn Anderson is about to lose his beloved seaside bistro, unless the bank can find a buyer to dig him out. When George Fuller offers Finn a deal, he has no choice but to accept if he wants any chance of getting his bistro back one day. And then the new manager arrives…Even after meeting the prickly chef and discovering his complete lack of business skills, Olivia is confident she can turn the struggling business round. But as Olivia and Finn start working together, a mutual attraction develops between them, and soon, nothing is going according to Olivia’s plan. When there’s a real chance that the bistro might be sold off, Olivia and Finn determine to fight for it, united by their hard work and their growing feelings for each other.But can they save the bistro and be together, or does destiny have a different path in mind?A feel-good contemporary romance set in a bistro beside the sea in Devon.
The Broken Hearts Honeymoon
Lucy Dickens - 2020
A great premise, sympathetic protagonist and a journey full of laughs and drama. A true love story to Japan too - the most wonderful setting - five stars from me. A really brilliant read.' ROSIE BLAKE
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When disaster strikes, adventure calls...
Charlotte had a plan. The perfect country wedding, followed by a month-long honeymoon in Japan - but when her fiancé starts having second thoughts, she knows there's no choice but to call off the wedding.Charlotte isn't sure she knows how to be single, but she is going to try, starting with taking that trip of a lifetime - alone.Will she find herself in the hills of Mount Fuji, or in the karaoke bars of Tokyo?And will she be ready for romance by the time the cherry blossom flowers?A feel-good story of reclaiming your life, set among the cherry blossom of Japan. The Broken Hearts Honeymoon is Eat, Pray, Love for the Instagram generation.
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READERS ARE FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE BROKEN HEARTS HONEYMOON'Has the reader completely there in the thick of the adventure. One of the best books of the year.''Gloriously rich descriptions and an emotional arc that is deeply felt and sweetly told''I loved the messages the book had about knowing yourself and taking the time to find out what you want out of life''Just what I needed as a pick me up - made me feel happy''What an incredible book!''This is a fabulous read'
Strict
Hannah Ford - 2019
The kind of place where women fall to their knees, call men sir, and get lashed with a belt. Gage Stratford. Dark, damaged, cold-blooded and gorgeous, with secrets so deep you could drown. He touched me that night, made me feel things that excited and terrified me in equal measure. When I turned up at my internship the next day, I was shocked to find he was my new boss. My billionaire boss was the one who had made me feel like I couldn’t help but fall to my knees and do whatever he commanded. He says he can’t stay away from me. That he needs to make me his submissive, to take me over his desk, to punish me and make me his. But our horrific pasts have made us who we are, and to get close to him means to crack each other open and expose the very things we’ve worked so hard to bury. And when our secrets come out, not only our love but also our lives will be on the line -- leaving us bound together forever, or destroyed and shattered beyond repair. Being together isn’t an option. But staying apart is impossible….
Sparkling Stilettos (Sparkling #1)
Jess Wright - 2015
Dylan Dunkin-Buckshaw is a great catch. Handsome in a sharp, confident kind of way, he's everything she’s ever wanted in a man and a husband. A match made in heaven—right?With a fledgling shoe design business that’s set to take off, Megan decides to take control of her life and strut her stuff. With the help of loyal friends and a handsome stranger she begins to turn heads and get noticed. She’s hitched her wagon to the stars and she’s planning on enjoying the ride, wearing her best stilettos whilst she does it!But will she reach those glittering stars? Is there something lurking in the shadows to hold her back? Under all the excitement and sparkle of her new found adventures there seems to be an ominous presence trying to take the shine from her happiness.
Valentine Honey 2
Cathryn Cade - 2020
especially the biker who turned her down cold when she offered herself to him. It may be February, but hearts and flowers are the last thing on Dani Geary's mind. She's too busy struggling to keep her art shop open. When a nomad biker rides back into her life, claiming to be a part-owner of her business, she’ s furious, for more reasons than one. Because he’s not just any biker… he’s the man who rejected her when she needed him most.But when she goes to the president of the Devil’s Flyers MC for help, she’s in for another rude surprise. Stick Vanko tells her to make it work with her new partner.Dean ‘Grinder’ Geary is down on his luck. First, he wrecked his beloved Harley, and tore up his knee. Then, he lost his job as bouncer at a Seattle nightclub. At forty-four, the only thing he has left is part-ownership of a little art shop in Spokane, Washington.But to claim it, he must deal with his dead cousin’s ex. The woman who ruined him for all others.And the last woman he should ever trust—in business or in pleasure.
Will love's sweetness be worth the sting?
Ride along with the Devil's Flyers. The bigger the alpha… the harder he falls. Each book can be read as a standalone, with a HEA, no cheating, and honey-sweet, turn-up-the-heat romance!
Finding Elenore
P.W. Hazeldine - 2019
After 25 years Elenore and Alex still remember the magic.Voted the No 1 Summer Must Read, lose yourself in the romantic setting of the Tuscan landscape as their paths cross once again in this bestselling love story.With a little help from beyond the grave, will their chance meeting bring a happy ever after, or will fate once again cruelly intervene to keep them apart?If you like novels by Nicholas Sparks, JoJo Moyes and Nora Roberts, then this debut heart-breaking, witty romance from award-winner P.W. Hazeldine will play with your emotions at every turn as Elenore and Alex embark on a rollercoaster journey through Italy.
The Summer We Ran Away
Jenny Oliver - 2019
As the founder of the Cedar Terrace Whatsapp group, she’s constantly chivvying the neighbours to action, as well as dealing with a kitchen extension, leaning-in at work, and dealing with Imposter Syndrome and her family…But when she accidentally Whatsapps her neighbours a secret letter to an agony aunt she inadvertently confesses to a secret crush. While she loves her husband, Adam, she spends most of her time fantasising about the married father-of-two who lives opposite, timing her evening runs to coincide with his dog walks, finding reasons to pop over and chat and sometimes she catches him looking in a way that suggests he might quite like her too.Julia is horror-struck as the little blue ticks appear on the Whatsapp message. Then left dangling as it’s met with widespread silence and a couple of embarrassed emojis.When the neighbours know exactly what you’re thinking, there’s only one thing to do. Run away.
It’s a summer that she’ll never forget… Another gorgeous escapist read from the bestselling Jenny Oliver.
A Mountaintop Christmas: Holiday Belles
Khloe Summers - 2021
SvenI've been alone on this Alaskan mountaintop so long that people refer to me as the Yeti,And I have no regrets.But when a nosey new postal worker starts messing with my Christmas packages and begins sending me personalized letters,I need to show her I am more animal than her little, curvy body can handle.
The Heart That Breaks
Inglath Cooper - 2017
But at seventeen, she loves her imperfect mother and her dog Henry with a heart that sees the best in both of them. Ann-Elizabeth is perfectly happy with their less than affluent life until her mom's new boyfriend Lance moves in and threatens to destroy it all. Determined to hold onto what she holds most dear, Ann-Elizabeth struggles to keep it all together until she can graduate from high school and head to Nashville to make a life of her own. But when up and coming songwriter Nathan Hanson strikes up a conversation with her in their senior Lit class one afternoon, Ann-Elizabeth knows full well the foolishness of adding something else to her life that she will never be able to keep. But Nathan will show her it’s only the heart that breaks that can fully know the absolute necessity of love, that it is the blood coursing through a life here on earth. And that it's only love that makes it all worth fighting for. *** Includes Bonus Copy of Nashville - Book One - Ready to Reach
The Bench
Saskia Sarginson - 2020
. . but will it ever be the right time?Perfect for fans of One Day and Me Before You, this is a tragic love story spanning three decades that starts and ends on a bench. The most heartbreaking novel to date by the Richard & Judy Book Club bestselling author Saskia Sarginson.It begins at the end.It begins on a bench, on a heath, where a woman waits for a man.Ten years ago, they made a pact:On this bench, on this day, they will end a love affair that's spanned three decades, or start again.They should never have met. They should never have fallen in love.But they did, until a lie separated them for a lifetime.Can they fix the mistake, forgive the lie, erase the years in-between?Can what was lost ever truly be found?
Flying Solo
Zoe May - 2020
By 30, she’s ticked off most of the goals on her Life List. She’s a home owner, a partner at her law firm, she has a gorgeous boyfriend, lots of hobbies and loads of good friends. The only thing that’s missing is a ring on her finger.According to her Life List, Rachel should be getting hitched around now, so when her boyfriend, Paul, plans a romantic date, Rachel’s pretty confident he’s going to propose. Except Paul has other ideas. He’s jetting off to India to find himself.Distraught, Rachel doesn’t know what to do. Not one to easily admit defeat, she embarks on a mission to win him back.Flying solo to India is definitely not part of Rachel's plans, but could her trip teach her unexpected lessons about love, life and herself? Could she realise that perhaps her Life List wasn’t exactly what she wanted, after all?
The Beach Cottage
Joanne DeMaio - 2020
They can spend all day on the beach, or not. Cruise the dusty beach roads, or never leave their deck overlooking Long Island Sound. Fill their itinerary with excursions on the Connecticut shore, or while away the hours in a shingled cottage. Every decision this week is theirs to make.Until it's not. Until life as they know it changes -- and suddenly the Martinellis have to face only each other. Face each other in
The Beach Cottage
and see what they have, or don't have, between them.