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Brought to you by Penguin. You’ve won the house of your dreams. It’s about to become a nightmare… A gripping twist-filled thriller from the bestselling author of Message Deleted. For fans of T.M Logan, Gillian McAllister and Lisa Jewell. When Merri and Dev buy a ticket on the last day of a...

A notorious small-town family scandal. A rugged Alaska firefighter who never hesitates, and the stray bee sting that forces a guarded cynic to trust a stranger. My family became the ultimate town scandal when I was in high school. My father was the beloved local police officer everyone trusted...

‘Her best yet - romantic, real and compelling’ Phillipa Ashley Welcome to Halfmoon Quay, the picture-perfect village clinging to the edge of the Cornish coast ⛵️🧡🌊 Every book in the Halfmoon Quay series can be read as a standalone. Everyone knows Rick Penrose is the person in the...

Time keeps moving for Kain. The new season should mean planting, repairs, and honest work that leaves a man too tired to worry. The fields need turning. The fences need mending. Then the outsiders arrive. Adventurers pour into Tillamore chasing rumors of a new dungeon north of the valley, beyond the places Kain’s wolf refuses to enter. Kain wants nothing to do with dungeons. He has seed to put down and neighbors who need his help, even when pride keeps them quiet. The people of Tillamore gave Kain a home when he needed one.

A wounded soldier. A devoted fisherman. A love lost to memory and yet… "There's nothing about you I don't want." Boyhood best friends. Closer than brothers until one night changed everything. And then it was gone. Jack doesn't remember. Sol can't forget. Now they share a life in Porth Luck...

Love hurts. Love heals. Love stays. A broken soldier. A guarded nurse. A love that shouldn't happen—and yet... "Of course it fucking does." Mal's just passing through. Skylar's the small-town nurse who fixes everyone but himself. Mal swears he won't fall, but Sky's smile hides shadows he can't...

A BRAND NEW uplifting 'Golden Girls Behaving Badly' book club pick from Kate Galley ✨ Must-read for fans of Maddie Please and Judy Leigh! Two old friends. One unexpected adventure! When, at the age of 71, Gina Knight's husband of four decades left her unexpectedly, she thought her life over...

I promised my best friend I'd take care of his hellion of a sister. A sham marriage probably wasn't what he had in mind. Growing up, the three of us were inseparable. Now, the only time she speaks to me is to tell me to get lost. Fair enough. Maybe I do go out of my way to make her mad, but I'd take her hate over her indifference any day. But when it comes to a rodeo competition, we're on the same side for once. With a prize of $100,000, it would make her career—and she could finally give her mom the help she needs. Her skill and my horse are a winning combination. The only problem?

No longer tolerating her husband’s borderline abuse, Faith escapes to her parents’ California beach house to plan her next move. She never dreamed her new chapter would involve befriending Sarah, a fourteen-year-old on the run from her father and reeling from her mother’s sudden and suspicious death. While Sarah’s grandmother scrambles to get custody, Faith is charged with spiriting the girl away on a journey that will restore her hope: Sarah implores Faith to take her to Falkner’s Midnight Sun, the prized black mare that her father sold out from under her.

I'm a single mom trying to keep my head above water. He's the one night stand I was never supposed to see again. As a divorced parent of two teenagers and the manager of a bed and breakfast about to undergo a major renovation, I don't have time for a relationship. But when a charming, younger guy approaches me during a night out, I give in to the desire to relieve some stress and invite him home. After he agrees to this being a one time thing, he makes me see stars, and then I send him packing. The end. Until he walks into my B&B as the project manager for the renovation.

'THE PERFECT BOOK GROUP THRILLER' Gillian McAllister 'A CAPTIVATING, BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN THRILLER OF SECRETS, BETRAYAL AND THE FATEFUL COLLISION OF PAST AND PRESENT' T.M. Logan 'COMPULSIVE . . . THE PERFECT MYSTERY FOR SUMMER' Northern Life 'THIS IS A WINNER' Publishers Weekly 'A PROPER...

When Evie and Duke meet on set, it’s a frosty encounter. In fact, the only thing icier than their interactions is the snow that coats the Bavarian streets they are filming on. But after images of them arguing leak to the press and put the movie in jeopardy, they are left with no choice but to fake date until the cameras stop rolling. As the pair start to put their differences aside, gradually, somewhere along the Romantic Road, their feelings begin to thaw. But can sparks ever really fly in a snowstorm?

When Princess Rosalina discovers her fiancé cheating on her, she's done being dutiful. Jumping on a plane, she lands five thousand miles away in a world of hot cowboys, jean skirts, and tequila. Grabbing her chance to fly under the radar, she plans on acting out every single fantasy she's denied herself while trying to meet the expectations of her family and country.

He thought the past was finally behind him Shade Sterling has carried a torch for Lizzy Conners since senior year of high school. But the timing never felt right for them, especially since his ex-girlfriend, Ariel, disappeared without a trace years ago. Now, with their ten-year class reunion...

A suave player and a sweet romantic catch a bad case of feelings in this charming, small-town lesbian romance. Alden Breslin has everything she could want—a cushy job, lifetime friends, and women falling at her feet. She's great at separating work and play, so it catches her off guard when she...

Footloose Liz Hanson has finally come home to Ringgold, Texas, with a hankering to settle down. All she wants for Christmas is a house of her own—and the man of her dreams. The house was easy. So now she's got her sights set on her teen crush, Raylen O'Donnell, who just happens to be her extremely attractive next-door neighbor... Will her Christmas dreams come true?  

Jess is smashing her Edinburgh events management job right now. Her boss is talking about a promotion, her clients love her and other companies want her. But all of that comes to an abrupt halt when her brother suddenly has a stroke. Jess doesn't think twice about stepping in as his carer, but her boss is not so understanding. Demoted to managing low-end events, Jess is less than thrilled to be assigned to a small animal park in need of raising funds. She's even less happy when she clashes with arrogant head keeper, Nick.

With forty knocking on my door, it feels like my life is falling apart, especially after my recent divorce. Worse, I'm staring down an important deadline while tackling the worst writer’s block of my career. I need a change, and fast, so I put New York City in my rearview mirror and head north...

Hollis Carr never expected her city-loving self moving to Castleton, Maine, and living in a converted barn. She’s not totally hating the slower pace of life in Castleton, but one thing she can’t handle is the pressure from her mother and her sister to find a nice person to settle down with. Hollis doesn’t do love, period. Only after immense pressure does she agree to go out with Julia Williams, her sister Ellie’s coworker. Julia is petite and bright and shiny in a way that Hollis finds completely irresistible, not to mention she’s not as innocent as she seems.

“An un-put-downable gay romance.” —Publishers Weekly Rian Falwell has a problem. And his name is Damon Louis. Rian’s life as the art teacher to a gaggle of displaced boys at Albin Academy should be smooth sailing—until the stubborn, grouchy football coach comes into his world like a...