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Everyone says opposites attract. And they must be right, because there’s no logical reason why I’m so drawn to Colin Fitzgerald. I don’t usually go for tattoo-covered, video-gaming, hockey-playing nerd-jocks who think I’m flighty and superficial. His narrow view of me is the first strike against him. It doesn’t help that he’s buddy-buddy with my brother. And that his best friend has a crush on me. And that I just moved in with them. Oh, did I not mention we’re roommates?

Block 42 Lot 17 is the most coveted oceanfront property in Shore Haven, and both Damon Burke and Jade Buchanan are certain it’s already theirs. The elderly owner, Clarabelle Spicket, promised it to Damon. She also promised it to Jade. Awkward… Now thanks to a provision in the will, the town’s coldest real estate shark and its fiercest power player are forced to spend the next four months living there together or else they forfeit the property.

Vicky has always been sensible when it comes to love. What if this time she wasn’t? Vicky Marston inherits beautiful Bramble Cottage in a South Devon seaside village. Her fiancé in London keeps pushing her to sell it on as quickly as possible: it’s the sensible thing after all. But Vicky’s plans are disrupted by her new neighbour, Tom Cullen. Tom owns the local farm and makes no bones about his distrust of city types. Vicky wants nothing to do with the irritatingly grumpy farmer who is determined to misjudge her. Even if he is the most gorgeous man she’s ever met.

The wedding of the year is about to hit some serious turbulence... Gemma is the maid of honour, but she's not here to throw confetti. After years of coming second to the bride, she's finally ready to stand up for herself. Leon is convinced his sister is making the biggest mistake of her life - their entire family hates the groom. He has to make her see sense before she says 'I do'. Francesca once spent a perfect night with the groom - right before he met the bride. If she doesn't tell him how she feels now, she never will.

When Alice Loveday inherits a tumble-down seaside cottage from the father she never knew, she leaves behind city life and heads for the picturesque Cornish village of Saffron Bay. But the tight-knit community isn't as welcoming as she'd hoped, and the Loveday name still carries the shadow of a scandal no one wants to speak of. Determined to make a fresh start, Alice throws herself into restoring the cottage, and into village life. But the more she learns about her father's past, the more she realises that some secrets in Saffron Bay run deep.

I ran away from Winslet years ago with a broken heart, a shattered future, and the knowledge I could never return. Not for my family. Not for the memories. And definitely not for Payne Deacon, the boy who owned my heart. He was my childhood best friend. My safe place. My first love. My everything. He knew every ugly piece of me and loved me anyway—right up until I destroyed us and didn’t look back. Now I’m home and trying to outrun the dangerous mess I left behind in New York. What I didn’t expect was the force of Payne.

Escape to the Lakes with MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland for the perfect story of love, friendship and finding the silver lining in every stage of life. Every book in the Escape to the Lakes Series can be read as a standalone 'It’s all about reframing things. No regrets. Just...

The BRAND NEW sparkling, hilarious, autumnnal romantic read from MULTI-MILLION COPY Bestseller Portia MacIntosh It’s not just the leaves that are falling Moving back home was never part of Lia’s plan. But then again, neither was everything falling apart. Now she’s back in the seaside town...

His first, last, and only true love has always been rugby. Until now. She's damaged. He's determined. Fate brought them together. Love binds them. Johnny Kavanagh has everything going for him. On the rugby pitch, he's a force to be reckoned with. Primed for stardom, he's heading straight for the...

'SMART AND FUNNY...DELIGHTFULLY REALISED' Guardian 'I LAUGHED AND CRIED...I FLEW THROUGH EVERY PAGE!' - Jennie Godfrey 'NO ONE TELLS A STORY LIKE CARTY WILLIAMS...FULL OF SO MUCH HEART, HUMOUR AND HONESTY' - Bolu Babalola 'FIZZING WITH LIFE, FUN AND SENSUAL ENERGY' - Diana Evans 'A WELCOMED...

I’ve been in love with Trace Bishop half my life… And I’ve been hiding it just as long. He’s my father’s best friend. The man who tracked me down and kept me safe my entire childhood… The man who looked me in the eyes six years ago and said we were impossible. So I poured my longing into love songs. Songs no one knows are about Trace. I shared them with the world under a secret identity and won a Grammy. Just another thing to hide. Then one stupid kiss changes everything. Trace can’t want me back. It would cost him his friends, his family, and the life he’s built.

It’s a good thing I’ve sworn off men because Old Jensen would have taken one look at my new boss and spontaneous heat would have been a real threat. He’s an alpha and an English nobleman. A mannered man who employed me to restore the library at Beaumont Craven House. He’s impossibly attractive and also straight up impossible. He’s hard to draw out, quiet, and broody. His behavior is often as confusing as it is mysterious. Unfortunately for me, he has a sweet side I find impossible to resist.

*** PRE-ORDER GAME ON, BOOK 3 IN THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING INTO DARKNESS SERIES *** Meet BookTok's latest obsession . . . dark, funny and super spicy, can you handle the ride? I want someone with a soul as black as night. Someone who would burn the world down for me and not lose a...

Eleven years ago, Alexei Leonov entered my life. One year later, our families decided I would become his wife. Now at last, Alexei has come to collect, to claim me as his, leaving a trail of blood-soaked horror in his wake. My betrothed is heir to a brutal criminal empire, a man fluent in violence and flush with power. At times, he is more monster than man... a monster who reminds me far too much of my father. For over a decade, he's lurked in the shadows, watching me, waiting for the right time to strike.

‘This is an exciting new start for you all. Blue skies are ahead.’ Leaving behind everything she thought she knew, Grace arrives at Hazelwick Farm with her teenage daughter, Maddie, and her mother, Frances, ready to build a new life together. Grace has dreamt of fresh air, open skies and...

Renley Gossage has one shot to prove she’s more than Cape Meril’s favorite cautionary tale: restore her favorite candy shop before the town writes her off like they did her father. No help, no shortcuts, and definitely no rich men wielding engagement rings and making things messy. Theo Williams never planned on ending up in Cape Meril. A drunken game of truth or dare turned into a botched online engagement, and now he’s across the ocean, escaping his father’s control with nothing but designer shoes, misplaced confidence, and a rental next door to Renley.

I died, briefly. Then I came back. Now I’m determined to make the most of every minute I have left. Only problem is I’ve been saddled with supervision. Kane Deveraux is handsome, smug, and cold as a tombstone. So why does he make me feel something more powerful than death?

YOU THOUGHT THE STORY WAS COMPLETE. BUT THE STARS STILL HAVE SECRETS TO SHARE . . . From Harry Whittaker, the co-author of the instant No. 1 international bestseller Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt, comes an epic mystery set in the world of the Seven Sisters. 2009, Kent. Eccentric antiquarian...

Can love blossom amongst the leaves? When Skylar Shawe moves to the quaint town of Nightingale Square, she’s hoping for a fresh start and the chance to connect with the father she never knew. A break from the chaos of real life seems like the perfect way to catch her breath…until she meets...

As Amelie navigates the secret world of The Order, she must contend with school, new responsibilities, even more mysteries, and balancing her four relationships. How much can a girl handle before she bends? Quite a lot it would seem. But when old threats resurface out of the woodwork, Amelie may have no choice but to bend…otherwise this time, she may just break.