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Murder at a Scottish castle by Traci Hall

Murder at a Scottish castle

Traci Hall

"With the summer days getting shorter in the seaside village of Nairn, the annual bagpiping competition at Ramsey Castle promises to be an end-of-season blowout. Paisley has snagged a special invitation from the dowager countess, who wants to showcase her...

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Rosalind by Jessica Mills

Rosalind

Jessica Mills

"Rosalind Franklin knows that to be a woman in a man's world is to be invisible. In the 1940s science is a gentleman's profession, and it appears there are plenty of colleagues who want to keep it that way. After being segregated at Cambridge, then ignored and...

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Operation Fortitude by Hilary Green

Operation Fortitude

Hilary Green

"France, 1944. Agent Kim Maxwell has a new mission. She's investigating the death of Bernard Leblanc, a local SOE leader. It looks like an accident, but Kim knows better. Her HQ is the Bistro Le Renard Rouge. The Red Fox. And the chef is none other than her...

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The little liar by Mitch Albom

The little liar

Mitch Albom

"When the Nazis invade Salonika, Greece, eleven-year-old Nico Krispis is offered a chance to save his family. He is instructed to convince his fellow Jewish residents to board trains heading towards the east, where they are promised jobs and safety. He...

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The royal station master's daughters at war by Ellee Seymour

The royal station master's daughters at war

Ellee Seymour

"Welcomed into the Saward family, Maria has secured herself a job as a maid for Queen Alexandra and is living with her family in a beautiful cottage on the Royal Sandringham estate. But when a mysterious relative turns up, seemingly on the run from the law,...

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Angel's wish by Sheila Newberry

Angel's wish

Sheila Newberry

"Suffolk, 1924. After the death of her fiance in the field hospitals of France, Angel becomes nurse to the MacDonald family in the small village of Uffasham. Taking residence at the appropriately named Angel Inn, she is met by many new faces - and old ones,...

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The burnout by Sophie Kinsella

The burnout

Sophie Kinsella

"Sasha is well and truly over it all: work (all-consuming), friendships (on the back burner), sex-life (non-existent). Sasha has hit a brick wall. Armed with good intentions to drink kale smoothies, try yoga and find solitude, she heads to the Devon resort she...

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Prince of legend by David Donachie

Prince of legend

David Donachie

"Thanks to the stratagems of Bohemund de Hauteville, leader of the Apulian Normans, the Crusade has taken the city of Antioch, and just in time. Once the besiegers, Bohemund and his men are about to become the besieged - a huge Turkish-led army, commanded by...

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The storyteller of Auschwitz by Siobhan Curham

The storyteller of Auschwitz

Siobhan Curham

"Auschwitz, 1942. Stumbling through the terrifying wrought iron gates of Auschwitz, Jewish author Etty Weil longs for her apartment overlooking the Seine, where she used to laugh with friends, her shelves full of records and her beloved typewriter by the wide...

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An Italian island summer by Sue Moorcroft

An Italian island summer

Sue Moorcroft

"After her marriage falls apart, Ursula Quinn is offered the chance to spend the summer working at a hotel on a beautiful island off the coast of Sicily, Italy. Excited by a new adventure, she sets off at once. At Residenza dei Tringali, Ursula receives a warm...

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Poppy's recipe for life by Heidi Swain

Poppy's recipe for life

Heidi Swain

"Poppy's dreams of a perfect life are finally coming true. After a slight delay thanks to her irresponsible mother, she's moving into a cottage in coveted Nightingale Square. With access to the local community garden, she can make endless preserves and...

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Hidden fires by Sairish Hussain

Hidden fires

Sairish Hussain

"Ramadan, 2017. Yusuf wakes up in the middle of the night to pray. His routine is always the same, but something tells him that tonight is different. Yellow flames blur Yusuf's vision, and the laughter of a small child echoes in his ears. But this time, the...

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Dark game by Rachel Lynch

Dark game

Rachel Lynch

"After a scandal forces DI Kelly Porter out of the Met, she returns to her home turf in the Lake District. Crimes in the Cumbrian constabulary tend to be of the minor sort, but Kelly begins work on a cold case that shocked the local community - the abduction...

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Death by Irish whiskey by C. E. (Catie E.) Murphy

Death by Irish whiskey

C. E. (Catie E.) Murphy

"The competition for best whiskey in Ireland will be a publicity bonanza for the winner, and that means there are celebrities involved. Like boxer Angus McConal and Megan's friend Niamh, an up-and-coming actress who's teamed up with Megan's uncle, the retired...

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The place we call home by Faith Hogan

The place we call home

Faith Hogan

"Welcome to Ballycove, the home of Corrigan Mills. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Irish countryside the famed mills have created the finest wool in all of Ireland. Run by the seemingly perfect Corrigan family, but every family has its secrets, and...

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Primrose Park by Christie Barlow

Primrose Park

Christie Barlow

"Vet Molly has always been career driven and focused on caring for her animals, but when she meets a gorgeous mystery man at a conference and their connection is off the charts, well, one night off work won't hurt anyone - except the next morning he's vanished...

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The three-body problem by Cixin Liu

The three-body problem

Cixin Liu

"Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilisation on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth,...

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The twilight garden by Sara Nisha Adams

The twilight garden

Sara Nisha Adams

"In a small pocket of London, between the houses of No.77 and No.79 Eastbourne Road, lies a neglected community garden. Once a sanctuary, the garden's gate is now firmly closed. And that's exactly how Winston at No.79 likes it - anything to avoid his...

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Toxic prey by John Sandford

Toxic prey

John Sandford

"Gaia is dying. That, at least, is what Dr. Lionel Scott believes. A renowned expert in tropical and infectious diseases, Scott has witnessed the devastating impact of illness and turmoil at critical scale. Society as it exists is untenable, and the direct...

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Before I'm gone by Heidi (Romance fiction writer) McLaughlin

Before I'm gone

Heidi (Romance fiction writer) McLa...

"Palmer Sinclair has never needed anyone's help. A successful loan officer, she's all work and no play. But when splitting headaches and blurred vision begin to affect her job, she begrudgingly sees a doctor and receives a diagnosis that leaves her shaken to...

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How to kiss your grumpy boss by Jenny Proctor

How to kiss your grumpy boss

Jenny Proctor

"Perry Hawthorne is my boss. Only my boss. And I do NOT have a crush. When one of THE Hawthorne brothers -- known by their chiseled jawlines and their family-run farm and event center -- hires me to be his virtual assistant, I do everything I can to keep him...

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Mockingbird summer by Lynda Rutledge

Mockingbird summer

Lynda Rutledge

"In segregated High Cotton, Texas, in 1964, the racial divide is as clear as the railroad tracks running through town. It's also where two girls are going to shake things up. This is the last summer of thirteen-year-old Corky Corcoran's childhood, and her...

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The first day of eternity by Charles West

The first day of eternity

Charles West

"His Crow name was Crazy Wolf. Orphaned after losing his family in an Indian attack, young Cody Hunter found a loving home among the Crow people -- and learned the ancient ways of the Crow trackers. His well-honed skills earned him a place in the U.S. Army as...

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The covenant by B. N. Rundell

The covenant

B. N. Rundell

"It was a time of uncertainty in the infancy of the growing nation. The Wild West was open and beckoning to displaced men and families, and many chose to travel to the unsettled frontier, dreaming of new homes, land, and even riches. But few reckoned on those...

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One last shot by Susan May Warren

One last shot

Susan May Warren

"When country music star Oaken Fox joins survivalist Mike Grizz's new adventure show in the Alaskan wilderness, he just wants to boost his fan base. But when tragedy strikes and Air One Rescue must save them, Oaken wants to quit. Too bad his producer has other...

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Love, unscripted by Denise Hunter

Love, unscripted

Denise Hunter

"Fresh off the heels of a bad breakup, Chloe Anderson poured her heart into penning the perfect boyfriend—and the result was an off-the-charts debut beach read that resonated with women worldwide. Now, Chloe’s scripted hero is headed for Hollywood, with her...

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Night watching by Tracy Sierra

Night watching

Tracy Sierra

"Home alone with her young children during a blizzard, a mother tucks her son back into bed in the middle of the night. She hears a noise -- old houses are always making some kind of noise. But this sound is disturbingly familiar: it's the tread of footsteps,...

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St Heliers Bay B&B by Patricia Snelling

St Heliers Bay B&B

Patricia Snelling

"Auckland City detective DS Tony Martin suspects his boss DSS Rob Dean of tampering with evidence connected to a guard's murder at the Port of Auckland and confronts him. Soon after the Port killing, a neighbour discovers Tony lying in a pool of blood in his...

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Jack Parker comes of age by Ed (Novelist) author. Roberts

Jack Parker comes of age

Ed (Novelist) author. Roberts

Jack Parker, the fifteen-year-old son of the sheriff of Benton County, does not enjoy a close and loving relationship with his father. But when a vicious range war erupts in the area, the two are drawn closer when they find themselves fighting against an...

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Double-barrelled by Dirk Hawkman

Double-barrelled

Dirk Hawkman

The money, the looks, the brains - rich banker Abdon Timpson has it all... and he knows it. But his arrogance doesn't help him when the sheriff cuffs him and locks him up for the night. There's a gunman on the loose, and this outlaw is a dead ringer for Abdon....

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The saved by Liz Webb

The saved

Liz Webb

Nancy and Calder are moving from London to an isolated slate island, off the west coast of Scotland. Nancy is focussed on their new beginning, but is increasingly unsettled by the stark island, the mysterious inhabitants and Calder's dark past, which he's kept...

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The runaway heiress by Emma Orchard

The runaway heiress

Emma Orchard

London, 1815. Cassandra Hazeldon is on the run. Under duress to marry a repellent friend of her uncle, she has made her escape, but now she is very much alone. With luck and quick thinking, she finds a refuge in a grand mansion, and a protector in Lord Irlam,...

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The theft of the iron dogs by E. C. R. Lorac

The theft of the iron dogs

E. C. R. Lorac

While hot on the heels of serial coupon-racketeer Gordon Ginner, Chief Inspector Macdonald of Scotland Yard receives word of an intriguing incident up in Lancashire - the summer cottage of local farmer Giles Hoggett has been broken into, with an assortment of...

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Time of reckoning by Colin (Writer of westerns) author. Bainbridge

Time of reckoning

Colin (Writer of westerns) author. ...

Ry Tyler is in no doubt: he has recently seen his old friend Slim Freeman alive and kicking. So how come Freeman's grave is on Boot Hill? Tyler's search for the truth leads him into a world of intrigue and danger, where nothing is as it seems. Could the...

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The bolas by Caleb Rand

The bolas

Caleb Rand

When horse drivers Will Chalk and Latchford Loke deliver a short herd to the cavalry at Tyler's Post, they meet Mollie Broad, a rancher troubled by a ruthless land-grabber, and offer her their help. From the timberline of Condor Pass, Bruno Ogden is defiling...

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Birdie's secret by Debbie Chase

Birdie's secret

Debbie Chase

Frances Strange - now known as Birdie Johnson - has always felt that something was missing from her life. She also has a secret... a big secret. Will that secret, and the thing she is always missing, come back to ruin her life? Or will the charmingly eccentric...

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Melody Rose by Jenny Worstall

Melody Rose

Jenny Worstall

Up-and-coming conductor Melody is married to her music. Successful journalist Zack is, in his heart, still married to his late wife. Will they walk away from each other, believing there is no future together? Or will they have the most glorious Last Night of...

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A maid and a man by Anne Stenhouse

A maid and a man

Anne Stenhouse

Edinburgh, 1819. Tabby Royce, an apothecary's daughter, is turned out to domestic service when her father dies. As a lady's maid in the Edinburgh home of a surgeon, she meets the doctors man, Cal Morrison. There, she is drawn into the intrigue and underworld...

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Hot springs drive by Lindsay Hunter

Hot springs drive

Lindsay Hunter

Seven years ago, Theresa Linden and Jackie Stinson met in a maternity ward. Both sleep-deprived new mothers, they became instant friends. Then they became neighbours on Hot Springs Drive - a nice street in a nice neighbourhood, filled with flower boxes and...

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Everyone who can forgive me is dead by Jenny Hollander

Everyone who can forgive me is dead

Jenny Hollander

What if everything you knew about the worst night of your life turned out not to be true? Nine years ago, with the world's eyes on her, Charlie Colbert escaped unscathed from a bloodbath at her elite graduate school. The press and the police called her a...

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Island in the sun by Katie Fforde

Island in the sun

Katie Fforde

When Cass is asked by her father to take on an unusual photography project in the Caribbean Island of Dominica, she really can't see a reason to say no. But the remote island has just been hit by a severe hurricane, leaving destruction in its wake. Cass is...

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The secret beach by Veronica Henry

The secret beach

Veronica Henry

Twenty years. One secret. A promise never to tell... Nikki finally owns the little coastguard cottage of her dreams - and it's a few steps away from the hidden beach that means so much to her. But when a handwritten note lands on her doorstep, she realises...

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A haunting in the arctic by C. J. Cooke

A haunting in the arctic

C. J. Cooke

Something has walked the floors of the ORMEN for almost a century. Something that craves revenge... 1901. On board the ORMEN, a whaling ship battling through the unforgiving North Sea, Nicky Duthie awakes. Attacked and dragged there against her will, it's just...

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Helen's house by Wendy Kremer

Helen's house

Wendy Kremer

Emma persuades her Aunt Helen to modernize and redecorate her Elizabethan manor, Court House, and turn it into a rural B&B. Hugh, a local architect, helps and encourages them. Jack Falconer owns an upmarket hotel in the village. Court House was once his...

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A generation of vipers by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett

A generation of vipers

Sarah Yarwood-Lovett

A killer is hiding in plain sight, like a snake in the long grass... Before Dr Nell Ward stumbled across a woman's body amongst the purple heather on Furze Heath, she was on the lookout for nests of poisonous adders. But something is lurking out here that is...

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The last word by Elly Griffiths

The last word

Elly Griffiths

Natalka and Edwin are perfect, if improbable, partners in a detective agency. At eighty-four, Edwin regularly claims that he's the oldest detective in England. He is a master at surveillance, deploying his age as a cloak of invisibility. Natalka, more than...

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The door-to-door bookstore by Carsten Henn

The door-to-door bookstore

Carsten Henn

Carl may be 72 years old, but he's young at heart. Every night he goes door-to-door delivering books by hand to his loyal customers. He knows their every desire and preference, carefully selecting the perfect story for each person. One evening as he makes his...

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The lost bookshop by Evie Woods

The lost bookshop

Evie Woods

On a quiet street in Dublin, a lost bookshop is waiting to be found... For too long, Opaline, Martha and Henry have been the side characters in their own lives. But when a vanishing bookshop casts its spell, these three unsuspecting strangers will discover...

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Sisterhood by Cathy Kelly

Sisterhood

Cathy Kelly

As the waves crash onto a wild Atlantic beach, Lou is at a crossroads. For the first time ever, just giving up seems like an option. In one night, at her own 50th birthday, her world has imploded. Her mother has kept a secret hidden all her life. And it...

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The library of unfinished business by Patricia Bell

The library of unfinished business

Patricia Bell

Maurice, a small-town librarian, dies one Monday morning in a fiery car crash. Finding himself in a very unexpected afterlife, he befriends Kit, who knows more than he should about Heaven - and about Maurice's life on Earth. Meanwhile, Maurice's daughter Andy...

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Death holds the key by Alexander (Novelist) author. Thorpe

Death holds the key

Alexander (Novelist) author. Thorpe

Western Australia, 1928. Out on the Tolhurst farmstead, Detective Constable Hartley is working on his very first assignment, looking into reports of a mysterious prowler. Suddenly he is startled by three gunshots ringing out. Investigating the noise, he...

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Rings on water by Madeleine Eskedahl

Rings on water

Madeleine Eskedahl

A young woman is found dead at a local beach. Sergeant Bill Granger, the local policeman, is called in to investigate. He had hoped for a quiet off-season. Instead, what seems to be a straightforward case of an unfortunate death turns into a complex web of...

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The horseman's promise by Cathryn Hein

The horseman's promise

Cathryn Hein

Sophie Dixon is determined to leave her tragic past behind and forge a bright future on her beloved farm. While looking to buy a new horse, she is drawn into her neighbour Aaron Laidlaw's orbit, despite the bad blood between their families. As the racing...

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War comes to the Dales by Betty Firth

War comes to the Dales

Betty Firth

June, 1941. When Bobby Bancroft arrived in Silverdale to take a job as a reporter on THE TYKE magazine, the sleepy Yorkshire Dales village felt like a little pocket of a past long gone. But war finally seems to have come to Silverdale. The villagers face new...

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Evie's story by Sylvia Broady

Evie's story

Sylvia Broady

1942. Determined to do her bit for the war effort, Yorkshire lass Evie Sinclair leaves her island home to become an Ack Ack Gunner Girl, defending Britain from Luftwaffe attacks. Evie embarks on a gruelling training programme with fellow recruits Lily and...

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The rag maiden by Libby Ashworth

The rag maiden

Libby Ashworth

Ireland, 1848. The potato famine has left the Cavanah family destitute. Kitty and Peter manage to secure tickets for America - seeking hope in an unknown land.But still fortune will not favour them. On a terrifying crossing of the Irish Sea, Peter vanishes,...

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The Guernsey girls by Mary Wood

The Guernsey girls

Mary Wood

January 1936. After the hard work of being a maid at Wallington Manor in the lead-up to Christmas, Annie is very excited at the prospect of going home to Bethnal Green. She has missed her family, but the money she earns keeps them all afloat. Olivia is from...

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Frenemy fix-up by Yahrah St. John

Frenemy fix-up

Yahrah St. John

Accountant Colin Anderson is a workaholic. Shay Davis is finally living her dream of owning a yoga studio. They may have gone to school together - but that's where their similarities end. He's Mr Corporate, hustling late into the night, while she flows through...

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The nurses of Lark Lane by Pam Howes

The nurses of Lark Lane

Pam Howes

Liverpool, 1955. With her abusive husband drinking all her wages, Alice faces a daily struggle to provide for her family. Her eldest daughter Cathy has always longed to be a nurse, but when the family's poverty means she's forced to leave school, it looks like...

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Wetlands investigation by Carla Cassidy

Wetlands investigation

Carla Cassidy

A killer is stalking the swamps... Investigator Nick Cain doesn't plan to stay in Black Bayou long-just long enough to catch a serial killer. But his partner, Officer Sarah Beauregard, sees the case as an opportunity to prove herself. Uncovering town secrets...

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The lucky penny by Dilly Court

The lucky penny

Dilly Court

1877. Twelve years ago, six-year-old Flora was plucked from her life of poverty and taken in by the Stewarts as a companion for their daughter Arabella. Now a young woman, Flora, though grateful to be housed and fed, remains trapped between two worlds: not...

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Elsie's wartime wish by Carol MacLean

Elsie's wartime wish

Carol MacLean

Elsie Weir is trying hard to keep her family together. Living in Kiltie Street tenement in Glasgow with her mother and little sister, Jessie, isn't easy - not least because her mother spends most days in a drunken stupor. But life gets harder still when their...

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Waking up married to the billionaire by Michelle Douglas

Waking up married to the billionaire

Michelle Douglas

Vegas vows-to wedded bliss? During a conference, Ruby's devastated when she's passed over for promotion. Confiding in fellow hotel guest Luis turns her pity party into a wild night she'll never forget... Especially when she wakes up married! Her new...

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My unexpected Christmas wedding by Rachael Stewart

My unexpected Christmas wedding

Rachael Stewart

'You want me to be your fake wife?' In this How to Win a Monroe story, when my best friend Aiden Monroe proposed, all my foolish youthful dreams came true. But the guarded bachelor only wants a temporary fiancée to appease his family. Still, after my recent...

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Princess's forbidden holiday fling by Jennifer Faye

Princess's forbidden holiday fling

Jennifer Faye

Breaking the rule... until Christmas! In this Princesses of Rydiania story, Princess Gisella's fundraising gala must be a success. It will prove she's capable of taking the throne she was never meant to ascend. Anxious and exhausted, she's about to fire her...

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The devil in blue jeans by Stacey Kennedy

The devil in blue jeans

Stacey Kennedy

Moving to Montana to buy a dive bar with her two best friends sounded like the perfect plan to Charly Henwood. And after her cheating ex-boyfriend destroyed their relationship and their nightclub, she's determined to focus on herself, her friends, and their...

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Healed by her rival doc by Annie Claydon

Healed by her rival doc

Annie Claydon

Long-time friends Will and Lark are polar opposites. Will masks the pain of his fiancee's passing with a carefree attitude, while dependable Lark always puts others ahead of herself. But pitted against each other for their medical charity's CEO role, they...

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Snowed in with the children's doctor by Louisa Heaton

Snowed in with the children's doctor

Louisa Heaton

During a blizzard, Nell finds herself snowed in with her new colleague, grumpy paediatrician Seth. Following an icy start - and an inconvenient spark! - Nell tries to keep her distance... until they're forced to appear together as Santa and his elf on the...

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A place to hide by Debra Webb

A place to hide

Debra Webb

Keeping her son safe is all that matters... With new identities in rural Tennessee, innkeeper Grace Myers and son Liam are running from the killer they once escaped. As his terrifying threats intensify, she'll do anything to protect her little boy. Grace wants...

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Snowbound reunion in Japan by Nina Milne

Snowbound reunion in Japan

Nina Milne

A reunion in a winter wonderland! In this The Christmas Pact story, workaholic lawyer Thea never expected to literally collide with childhood friend tech billionaire Zayne on the ski slopes in Japan. Memories of their teenage kiss sizzle to the surface, but so...

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Her off-limits single dad by Marion Lennox

Her off-limits single dad

Marion Lennox

In this Paramedics and Pups story, after a disastrous relationship, paramedic Jenny needs a fresh start in remote Willhua. When her living arrangements fall through, gorgeous local doc Rob offers Jenny and the injured pup she's just rescued a room. Their...

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The Italian, his pup and me by Alison Roberts

The Italian, his pup and me

Alison Roberts

In this Paramedics and Pups story, when he dramatically rescues Bruce the dog, paramedic Nico makes quite an impression on new co-worker Frankie. She has a strict no-dating rule, and Nico has zero intention of settling down, so there's no harm in embracing...

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Nurse's risk with the rebel by Karin Baine

Nurse's risk with the rebel

Karin Baine

Outback nurse Meadow has shaped her safe, predictable life just the way she wants it since a childhood full of upheaval and neglect. So finding common ground with flying doctor Jay isn't easy. He's nomadic and reckless... and Meadow can't understand why her...

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Resisting the brooding heart surgeon by Tina Beckett

Resisting the brooding heart surgeon

Tina Beckett

Nurse Shanna loves Halloween - so she's determined to get brooding cardiothoracic surgeon Zeke involved in her charity pumpkin contest whether he likes it or not! As she gets to know the closed-off doctor she's powerless to resist their attraction... But...

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His innocent unwrapped in Iceland by Jackie Ashenden

His innocent unwrapped in Iceland

Jackie Ashenden

Once her enemy, now her temptation! Orion wants Isla's company... and her! So when the opportunity arises to claim both at a convenient altar, he takes it. Then he whisks her away to his luxurious Icelandic lodge, where the heat burning between them soon takes...

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Regency reunions at Christmas

Regency reunions at Christmas

'Tis the season... For three reunion romances! In The Major's Christmas Return by Diane Gaston, at her friend's house for Christmas, Caroline's shocked that her fellow houseguest is Major Nashfield - who left her at the altar! In A Proposal for the Penniless...

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Snowbound with the brooding lord by Sarah Mallory

Snowbound with the brooding lord

Sarah Mallory

Years ago Sabrina walked away from her first love, Jack, because she was duty-bound to marry for money. Now a widow, she finds herself back in Jack's intoxicating orbit - but he's reluctant to trust Sabrina again. And it's not just the brooding Lord who has...

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Their inconvenient Yuletide wedding by Joanna (Romance fiction writer) author. Johnson

Their inconvenient Yuletide wedding

Joanna (Romance fiction writer) author....

The last person Samuel Beresford expects to fish out of a freezing, perilous river is Julia Livingston. The girl who was once an outcast in his village is now a woman - and the talk of the Ton for her beauty. His daring rescue compromises them into marriage,...

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A lady on the edge of ruin by Lotte R. author. James

A lady on the edge of ruin

Lotte R. author. James

Since the traumatic events of her first Season, Lady Mary Spencer's been wary of Society. Tired of feeling angry and bitter, at a seemingly innocuous garden party she lets her guard down with Luca Guaro. The charming Italian rogue also abhors the ton's...

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The convenient Cosentino wife by Jane Porter

The convenient Cosentino wife

Jane Porter

Clare Redmond retreated from the world, pregnant and grieving her fiance's death, never expecting to see his ice-cold brother Rocco again. She's stunned when the man who always avoided her storms back into her life, demanding they wed to give her son the life...

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Mistaken as his royal bride by Abby Green

Mistaken as his royal bride

Abby Green

Accidentally claimed by His Majesty! Maddi hasn't fully considered the implications of posing as her betrothed half-sister, Princess of Isla'Rosa. Or that King Aristedes will demand she continue the pretence to avoid major scandal. Immersing herself in the...

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Virgin's stolen nights with the boss by Carol Marinelli

Virgin's stolen nights with the boss

Carol Marinelli

Polo player Elias rarely spares a glance for his staff - until stablehand and former heiress Carmen. And he has no intention of resisting their attraction! Sinfully attractive playboy Elias knows he'll give the innocent all the pleasure she could want, but...

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A Christmas consequence for the Greek by Lucy King

A Christmas consequence for the Greek

Lucy King

A scorching night... a festive surprise... Greek billionaire Zander is at first blindsided by Mia's bombshell news that she's pregnant! And then by his need to do better than his own absent parents. He insists she move into his London penthouse where, afraid...

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The maid's pregnancy bombshell by Lynne Graham

The maid's pregnancy bombshell

Lynne Graham

Shy hotel maid Alana is so desperate to clear a family debt that when she discovers Greek tycoon Ares urgently needs a wife she blurts out a scandalous suggestion: in exchange for his help, she'll become his convenient bride. But chemistry blazes like wildfire...

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Crowned for the king's secret by Kali Anthony

Crowned for the king's secret

Kali Anthony

One year ago, a spine-tingling night with exiled King Sandro left Victoria pregnant and alone. Lied to by the palace, she believed he wanted nothing to do with her. Sandro turning up on her doorstep - ready to claim her, his heir and his kingdom - is...

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A billion-dollar heir for Christmas by Caitlin Crews

A billion-dollar heir for Christmas

Caitlin Crews

When Tiago Villela discovers Lillie Merton is expecting, a wedding is non-negotiable. To protect the Villela billions, his child must be legitimate. But, once married, he finds his plan for a purely pragmatic arrangement is soon threatened by a dangerous...

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The guest by B. A. Paris

The guest

B. A. Paris

"Iris and Gabriel have just arrived home from a make-or-break holiday. But a shock awaits them. One of their closest friends, Laure, is in their house. She has walked out on her husband--and their good friend--Pierre, over his confession of an affair and a...

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The warm hands of ghosts by Katherine Arden

The warm hands of ghosts

Katherine Arden

"January 1918. Laura Iven was a field nurse until she was wounded and discharged from the medical corps, leaving behind a brother still fighting in Flanders. Now home in Halifax, Canada, Laura receives word of Freddie's death, but something doesn't make sense....

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The new couple in 5B by Lisa Unger

The new couple in 5B

Lisa Unger

"Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad's late uncle has left them his luxury apartment at the historic Windermere in Murray Hill. The building is the epitome of old New York charm. One...

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The summer book club by Susan Mallery

The summer book club

Susan Mallery

"The rules of summer book club are simple: No sad books. No pressure. Yes, wine! Besties Laurel and Paris are excited to welcome Cassie to the group. This year, the book club is all about fill-your-heart reads. Since Laurel's divorce, she feels like the Worst...

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Lone wolf by Gregg Hurwitz

Lone wolf

Gregg Hurwitz

"Once a black ops government assassin known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak left the Program, and reinvented himself as someone who will risk everything to help those who have nowhere else to turn. Now struggling with an unexpected personal crisis, Evan goes back to...

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Wellness by Nathan Hill

Wellness

Nathan Hill

"When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the '90s, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in Chicago's thriving underground art scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast-forward twenty years to married...

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