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The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice (Moonbright, Maine #2)
Par Donna Kauffman, Kate Angell, Allyson Charles. 2019
Every autumn, Moonbright, Maine, is the picture of charm with its piles of crisp leaves, flickering jack-o’-lanterns … and a touch…
of the sweetest kind of enchantment. Witches, goblins, the occasional ghost—they’re all sure to be spotted at the annual Halloween parade, where adults and children alike dress in costume to celebrate Moonbright’s favorite holiday. And no place has more seasonal spirit than Bellaluna’s Bakeshop, a family business steeped in traditional recipes, welcoming warmth—and, legend has it, truly spellbinding, heart-melting treats … Between good-natured Halloween tricks, frothy pumpkin lattes, and some very special baked goods, for three Moonbright residents looking for love—whether they know it or not—the spookiest thing will be how magical romance can suddenly be … PRAISE FOR THE COTTAGE ON PUMPKIN AND VINE “This wonderful, well-written collection calls to mind brisk autumn nights cuddled with a loved one.” —Publishers Weekly “This diverse trio of stories bring three couples to love with a charming, slightly sexy Halloween flair … Sassy, funny, and dusted with magic.” —Library Journal “Delightful and spicy. . . . With humor and a little mysticism thrown in, each story winds its way to a happy ever after. Every pairing comes to fruition in a unique way.” —RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars Includes cookie recipes!The Stepmother: A Novel
Par Carrie Adams. 2009
“A refreshingly honest, realistic, and clever look at family, love, and the tangling up of several lives. You will laugh…
and nod your head in recognition, all while racing through the pages to see how it comes together. I absolutely adored this book!” — Kate Jacobs, bestselling author of The Friday Night Knitting Club and Knit Two“Alternating between Tessa’s and Bea’s viewpoints, this fun sequel to The Godmother is a well- written, punchy fairy tale of a story. Highly recommended.” — Library Journal“[A] terrific novel...In The Stepmother, by Carrie Adams, Bea has to learn how to accept her ex’s soon-to-be second wife while she struggles to get over him, deal with her daughters, and get a life.” — Parenting Magazine“Adams follows up 2006’s The Godmother with a perceptive chick noir... Particularly refreshing...Fans of Marian Keyes and Emily Giffin will enjoy Adam’s engrossing second outing.” — Publishers Weekly“Adams injects her romantic soap opera with large dollops of pathos, culminating in a fairy-tale ending to this enjoyable and uplifting read.” — BooklistSeparate Kingdoms: Stories
Par Valerie Laken. 2011
From Valerie Laken, the Pushcart Prize–winning author of Dream House, comes a powerful collection of short stories charting the divisions…
and collisions between cultures and nations, families and outsiders, and partners and misfits searching for love. Set in Russia and the United States, these are boldly innovative stories—tales of fractured, misplaced characters moving beyond the borders of their isolation and reaching for the connections that will make them whole.A family, shaken by an industrial accident, is divided, its members isolated in their home and only able to understand one another from their separate rooms. A young gay couple travels to Russia to meet the child they're desperately trying to adopt, but the experience reveals an emotional divide between the parents-to-be. A recent amputee removes herself from her body to keep her husband at bay. And the idyllic village life of a blind Russian boy is disrupted by an American dentist and the wonders of racy Western magazines. Separate Kingdoms is a rich and satisfying collection that traverses the distances between people and places in each marvelously rendered story.But Come Ye Back: A Novel in Stories
Par Beth Lordan. 2004
For thirty-some years, Lyle has made a life for his family working as an accountant. But when he retires, his…
Irish-born wife, Mary, wants to leave America and go home -- where the ocean is near and the butter has flavor.Somewhat grudgingly, Lyle agrees, but during their years in Galway, they discover that the surprises of life are not over. Going home is more complicated than butter and the bay, and thirty content years does not mean that a couple is immune to romantic intrigue. In this new life, while Mary and Lyle are rediscovering each other and building a richer life together, an unexpected event forces Lyle to decide where his home truly is.Told in "quiet stories with emotions like old stepping-stones that have sunk beneath the surface" (Christian Science Monitor), Beth Lordan's evocative and heartfelt novel explores the complex emotional terrain of mature marital relationships.Illusions: A Novel
Par Janet Dailey. 1997
Delaney Westcott is a beautiful career woman in a man's world. Owner and chief asset of a personal security business…
-- where she guards the rich and famous from the unwanted attention of friends and enemies -- she can take care of herself. Except for the one time she didn't: when she fell headlong for handsome cowboy Jared McCallister, a man she couldn't have.After it ended suddenly, Delaney threw herself into her work with a fury and intensity calculated to erase every other thought from her mind. And she promised that she'd never let any man touch her so deeply again. Ever.But when Delaney finds herself in Jared's hometown of Aspen, Colorado, on a dangerous job, she begins to wonder if she is strong enough to refuse him a second time...Mad Girls In Love: A Novel (Girls Raised In The South Ser.)
Par Michael Lee West. 2005
The Beautiful and the Wicked: A Lila Day Novel (Lila Day Novels #2)
Par Liv Spector. 2014
In exclusive Star Island, Miami, blood isn't always thicker than water . . . The night of his fiftieth birthday,…
software billionaire Jack Warren went missing hundreds of miles out to sea, his blood spattered aboard his yacht. His mistress, Ava Day, was charged with his murder—but she had already vanished without a trace.Ten years later, detective Lila Day refuses to believe that her beloved sister, still in hiding after all these years, is a killer. To clear Ava's name and solve this long-cold case, Lila asks her friend Teddy Hawkins to do what he has done before: send her back in time, to solve the crime before it takes place.And so she goes back to 2008, with only a month to prove her sister's innocence and bring Warren's real killer to justice. Lila fakes her way onto his city-like yacht and learns everything there is to know about his inner circle and glamorous hangers-on—even his family and the crew are her suspects. But as she dives deeper into the world of corporate intrigue, and the night of Warren's birthday draws closer, the truth becomes murkier than ever. And then Lila makes a terrible discovery, one that changes everything she thought she knew about her sister—and herself.The Truth About Diamonds: A Novel
Par Nicole Richie. 2005
In a New York Minute
Par Kate Spencer. 2022
&“A sparkling delight about found and chosen family, being brave even in the tiny moments, and the rewards we can…
reap when we put our authentic selves out there. What a sweet, hilarious treat.&” —Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author Franny Doyle is having the worst day. She&’s been laid off from her (admittedly mediocre) job, the subway doors ripped her favorite silk dress to ruins, and now she&’s flashed her unmentionables to half of lower Manhattan. On the plus side, a dashing stranger came to her rescue with his (Gucci!) suit jacket. On the not-so-plus side, he can&’t get away from her fast enough. Worse yet? Someone posted their (entirely not) meet-cute online. Suddenly Franny and her knight-in-couture, Hayes Montgomery III, are the newest social media sensation, and all of New York is shipping #SubwayQTs. Only Franny and Hayes couldn&’t be a more disastrous match. She&’s fanciful, talkative, and creative. He&’s serious, shy, and all about numbers. Luckily, in a city of eight million people, they never have to meet again. Yet somehow, Hayes and Franny keep running into each other—and much to their surprise, they enjoy each other&’s company. A lot. But when Franny&’s whole world is turned upside down (again!), can she find the courage to trust in herself and finally have the life—and love—she&’s always wanted? A clever, tender rom-com romp for readers of Jasmine Guillory, Abby Jimenez, and Sophie Cousens. Read this if you love: Opposites attract romance A love letter to New York City An adorable meet disaster Found familyThe Marvelous Monroe Girls (Harbor Cove #1)
Par Shirley Jump. 2022
A heartwarming story of sisterhood, second chances, and falling in loveGabriella Monroe is doing her best to pretend that everything…
is fine, but her life is a mess. Sales are down at her vintage dress shop, her beloved grandmother isn&’t her usual spunky self, and Gabby desperately misses the closeness she had with her sisters, Margaret and Emma—who were once so inseparable that their family called them the Monroe Musketeers. When the sisters stumble across a stash of letters that reveals their grandmother&’s secret life, Gabby sees an opportunity to bring the sisters back together again and best of all, raise her grandmother&’s spirits. And sure, this new project makes it easier to pretend her own life isn&’t crashing around her, but concentrating on helping everyone else and ignoring her own feelings is what Gabby does best.Except when it comes to Jake Maddox. Once the boy next door she crushed on—hard—he&’s grown into an even more intriguing man, and her attraction to him isn&’t so easy to hide. It&’s clear he&’s just as interested in her, but dating Jake would only muddy up her already complicated life. Or is it finally time to put herself first and risk it all for a chance at happiness?The True Love Bookshop (Somerset Lake)
Par Annie Rains. 2022
In this powerful romance and celebration of friendship, a widow relies on the crucial support of her friends to help…
guide her through her grief and open herself up for love once again. For Tess Lane, owning Lakeside Books is a dream come true, but it&’s the weekly book club she hosts for the women in town that Tess enjoys the most. The gatherings have been her lifeline over the past three years since her husband&’s mysterious death. Tess has tried to move on, but when River Harrison shows up on her doorstep, all her lingering questions come rushing back.… River, a former marine turned private investigator, was her husband&’s best friend, and seeing him again is a reminder of everything Tess lost. At first, she tries to ignore him, but Tess comes to realize that this is her chance, once and for all, to find the answers that have troubled her for years. With the support of her friends, Tess joins River on a journey of discovery that leads them to the edges of Somerset Lake and on a road trip down the Carolina coast. Although their adventure isn&’t always easy, Tess starts to find the joy in life again. But when secrets surrounding her husband&’s death are finally revealed, can Tess find it in her heart to forgive the mistakes of the past … and maybe even open herself up to love again?As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
Par Zoulfa Katouh. 2022
A love letter to Syria and its people, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow is a speculative novel set…
amid the Syrian Revolution, burning with the fires of hope, love, and possibility. Perfect for fans of The Book Thief and Salt to the Sea. Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had her parents and her older brother; she still had her home. She had a normal teenager&’s life. Now Salama volunteers at a hospital in Homs, helping the wounded who flood through the doors daily. Secretly, though, she is desperate to find a way out of her beloved country before her sister-in-law, Layla, gives birth. So desperate, that she has manifested a physical embodiment of her fear in the form of her imagined companion, Khawf, who haunts her every move in an effort to keep her safe. But even with Khawf pressing her to leave, Salama is torn between her loyalty to her country and her conviction to survive. Salama must contend with bullets and bombs, military assaults, and her shifting sense of morality before she might finally breathe free. And when she crosses paths with the boy she was supposed to meet one fateful day, she starts to doubt her resolve in leaving home at all. Soon, Salama must learn to see the events around her for what they truly are—not a war, but a revolution—and decide how she, too, will cry for Syria&’s freedom.Wishing on a Christmas Cowboy (Star Valley #1)
Par Sara Richardson. 2022
This city girl could use a dose of good old-fashioned cowboy Christmas cheer in this charming holiday romance for fans of…
Jennifer Ryan and Maisey Yates!Pediatric nurse Kyra Fowler is finally going to realize her dream. She&’s got a job lined up at the most prestigious children&’s hospital in London. There&’s only one little snag—first she has to sell the Wyoming town she&’s just inherited from her estranged father. After a little fixing up, the place should easily attract a buyer. Hopefully she&’ll be celebrating the sale by New Year&’s.Ex-Navy SEAL Aiden Steele couldn&’t save his brother-in-law on the battlefield, but he can save his sister&’s ranch and give his nieces the life they deserve in the town they love. He&’s not about to let some outsider make a mint selling to a ruthless developer. Operation Save Star Valley is foolproof: show Kyra the sights, let the Christmas spirit work its magic, and bam! She&’ll decide not to sell and he can ensure his family is taken care of. Except as he tries to make Kyra fall in love with the town, Aiden starts falling for her.Pride & Puppies (Pine Hollow)
Par Lizzie Shane. 2022
In this fun small-town romance, a Jane Austen fan struggling to find her modern-day Mr. Darcy gets more than she…
bargained for when she swears off men and adopts an adorable puppy. Dr. Charlotte Rodriguez is single—again—and she blames Jane Austen. She made brooding, aloof men sound oh sodreamy. But after years of failing to find her own Mr. Darcy, Charlotte decides it&’s time to swear off dating. She&’s going to lavish all her love and affection on someone who actually deserves it: her new puppy, Bingley. And there&’s no one better to give her pet advice than her neighbor and coworker George Leneghan. He&’s quiet and patient and, best of all, way too sweet to ever be her type. But as their friendly banter turns flirty, the unimaginable happens—Charlotte starts catching feelings. Just as Charlotte is trying to untangle what it is she truly wants, George announces he&’s contemplating a cross-country move. Suddenly, Charlotte wonders if she&’s kept her soulmate in the friend zone so long that she&’s entirely missed her chance at a happily ever after. Dear Reader, could it be possible she&’s had it wrong all this time?Kamila Knows Best
Par Farah Heron. 2022
This slow burn romance featuring a hilarious puppy prom and delightful matchmaking schemes is &“a fun, lighthearted binge from page…
one.&” (USA Today) Kamila's life might not be perfect, but, whew, it&’s close. She lives a life of comfort, filled with her elaborate Bollywood movie parties, a dog with more Instagram followers than most reality stars, a job she loves, and an endless array of friends who clearly need her help finding love. In fact, Kamila is so busy with her friends&’ love lives, she&’s hardly given any thought to her own . . . Fortunately, Kamila has Rohan. A longtime friend of the family, he&’s hugely successful, with the deliciously lean, firm body of a rock climber. Only lately, Kamila&’s &“harmless flirting&” with Rohan is making her insides do a little bhangra dance. But between planning the local shelter&’s puppy prom, throwing a huge work event, and proving to everyone that she&’s got it all figured out, Kamila isn&’t letting herself get distracted—until her secret nemesis returns to town with an eye for Rohan. Suddenly, it seems like the more Kamila tries to plan, the more things are starting to unravel—and her perfectly ordered life is about to be turned upside down. Bookpage&’s Most Anticipated Romance Novels of 2022Women's Health's Best Romance Novels of 2022Something Blue: Includes a Bonus Novella (Orchard Inn #1)
Par Heather McGovern. 2022
This wedding needs to be the event of the season. Unfortunately, the best man is doing everything he can to…
derail it . . .Wedding planner Beth Shipley has seen it all: bridezillas, monster-in-laws, and last-minute jitters at the altar. But this wedding is different—and the stakes are much, much higher. Not only is her best friend the bride, but bookings at her family&’s inn have been in free fall ever since an unfortunate food-poisoning incident. Beth&’s got one chance to save her family&’s business, and she knows she can do it. As long as she doesn&’t let Sawyer Silva&’s good looks and overprotective, overbearing older brother act distract her.Sawyer learned firsthand that forever doesn&’t last. So when his brother decides to race down the aisle with a woman he barely knows, Sawyer is determined to keep him from making the biggest mistake of his life. Yet the more time Sawyer spends around the passionate and hardworking Beth, the more trouble he has disentangling his feelings—about the wedding and the wedding planner. When Beth discovers Sawyer&’s plans, can he convince her that his only real objection is to a future that doesn&’t include her?Sea Glass Summer (Seashell Harbor #2)
Par Miranda Liasson. 2022
A moving, uplifting novel about motherhood, starting over, and an unexpected summer romance…Kit Blakemore is ready to live again. After…
her husband died while serving in the military, she was in a haze of grief. Now she wants to reclaim her former self—finish her degree and find a better career to provide for their sweet little boy, Oliver. To do that, she&’ll need to sell her late husband&’s dilapidated Victorian in Seashell Harbor. But first, Kit intends to give Ollie the kind of unforgettable seaside summer she had growing up, making lifelong memories and friendships.Of course, nothing goes exactly as she planned. Ollie is struggling with his confidence, and frankly, so is Kit. But everything changes when her husband&’s best friend, Alex de la Cruz, returns to town, offering to help her renovate. She doesn&’t expect Alex to temporarily move in…or for him to bond with Ollie…or for her numb heart to begin thawing. Slowly he&’s helping Kit and Ollie heal, and it scares her to death.Kit swore she wouldn&’t leave herself open to the pain of loss again. But if she&’s going to teach her son to be brave and move forward, Kit must first face her own fears.A Cat Cafe Christmas
Par Codi Gary. 2022
A laugh-out-loud, opposites attract romance about three of the world&’s most beloved C&’s: Christmas, Coffee, and Cats. Veterinarian and animal lover…
Kara Ingalls needs a Christmas miracle. Opening the Meow and Furrever Cat Café to find loving homes for adorable, adoptable cats was a dream come true—but with more cats than customers, it&’s quickly turning into a nightmare. If Kara can&’t figure out some way to get the café out of the red, it won&’t last past the holidays. Marketing guru Ben Reese may be annoyingly smart and frustratingly bossy, but when he hatches a plan to put the café in the &“green&” by Christmas, Kara realizes that she&’d be a fool to turn down his help. And so what if he turns out to be an excellent problem solver and nerdy-hot—he can&’t even handle fostering one little kitten. She needs to keep their relationship professional and focus on saving the cafe. But if Ben and Kara can set aside their differences—and find homes for all the cats by Christmas—they might discover that, by risking their hearts, they&’ll have their own purr-fect holiday . . . together.Still Life with Elephant: A Novel (A still Life With Elephant Novel Ser. #1)
Par Judy Reene Singer. 2010
The way to a cheating man's heart is through . . . an elephant?Professional horse trainer Neelie Sterling somehow missed…
the fact that her veterinarian husband, Matt, was having an affair with his blonde, pretty business partner. Neelie often misses things. (When Matt originally told her he was getting a colleague to help with the practice, she thought he said collie—and Neelie likes dogs.) Now the blonde is saying she's pregnant, and Neelie's life is in a tailspin. But she sees an opportunity to patch up the holes in her disintegrating marriage when she learns that Matt is leaving for Zimbabwe to rescue a badly injured elephant. Foolishly optimistic, she joins the expedition.On a dangerous, revealing, exhilarating trip through Africa, Neelie comes to learn a lot about herself as a woman and a wife. But it isn't until they return home with their pachyderm patient that her eyes are truly opened to what is going on around her. And with the help of a very large and very special animal, she may even discover how to love again.Gilding Lily
Par Tatiana Boncompagni. 2008
“With crackling humor and spot-on detail, Boncompagni captures the rarified world of New York society—and the juggling act of modern…
motherhood.” — Bridie Clark, author of Because She CanOnly a true insider could dish…the way Tatiana Boncompagni has in this smartly written tale…” — Karen Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Ivy Chronicles“A fun society read that will keep you intrigued in the rise and fall of its glossy characters.” — Plum Sykes, author of Bergdorf Blondes“Boncompagni has en eye for the comedic aspects of this privileged, insular group...The author’s familiarity with the world she describes allows her to garnish the narrative with tantalizing details, and her protagnoist is likable even at her most dastardly.” — Publishers Weekly“Rivetingly readable, Gilding Lily gleefully exposes the secret underbelly of socialite life.” — Holly Peterson, author of The Manny“A gawker-licious look at life inside the biting world of New York society. Juicy, gossipy, and ultimately redemptive, Guilding Lily is in a league with Nanny Diaries and The Devil Wears Prada.” — Jennifer Coburn, author of The Queen Gene