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Strong roots by Olia Hercules

Strong roots

Olia Hercules

"Strong Roots is the story of a century in Ukraine told through four generations of one extraordinary family. It takes us from years of Russification, to Olia's grandmother's deportation to snowy wastelands under Stalin, to her aunt Zhenia's school protest, to...

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Kiss her goodbye by Lisa Gardner

Kiss her goodbye

Lisa Gardner

"Frankie Elkin usually prefers her cases cold. Until she finds herself in the broiling streets of Tucson, Arizona, where an Afghan refugee has been missing for three weeks. The woman she is looking for, Sabera Ahmadi, is a wife and young mother, haunted by...

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For richer for poorer by Danielle Steel

For richer for poorer

Danielle Steel

"After working as head designer for Oscar de la Renta, Eugenia Ward started her own company when she turned forty, fourteen years ago. She is now a major name in evening gowns and wedding gowns, ready-to-wear and haute couture. But with the fashion business in...

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We are all guilty here by Karin Slaughter

We are all guilty here

Karin Slaughter

"The first thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and the Will Trent Series. Welcome to North Falls-a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think. Until the night...

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The Pickwick Papers  by Charles Dickens

The Pickwick Papers

Charles Dickens

The Pickwick Papers is one of Dickens's earliest works. It consists of the series of events occurring in the ''Pickwick Club,'' founded by Samuel Pickwick. He, along with his three companions, goes through comical and ludicrous adventures leading to a...

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A constant love by Tracie Peterson

A constant love

Tracie Peterson

"After a vicious winter in Cheyenne, Wyoming, claims the lives of their loved ones, Charlotte Aldrich and Micah Hamilton are trying to bring their ranches-and their hearts-back to life. But as love grows, the secrets they're keeping may pull them apart...

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Aflame by Pico Iyer

Aflame

Pico Iyer

"From the bestselling author of The Art of Stillness, a revelatory exploration of the abiding clarity and calm to be found in quiet retreat. Pico Iyer has made more than 100 retreats over the past three decades to a small Benedictine hermitage, high above the...

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The accidental favorite by Fran Littlewood

The accidental favorite

Fran Littlewood

"Vivienne and Patrick Fisher have done an excellent job raising their three daughters, Alex, Nancy, and Eva. They're well-adjusted with impressive careers, caring partners, exciting hobbies, and sweet children. But when Patrick inadvertently reveals that he...

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How to menopause by Tamsen Fadal

How to menopause

Tamsen Fadal

"How to Menopause answers all the questions you didn't know to ask, and brings you into a conversation with millions of other women. Together, we can embrace a stronger, sexier self at every stage of midlife - from perimenopause through menopause and into our...

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Silent as the grave by Rhys Bowen

Silent as the grave

Rhys Bowen

"With a newborn and two children, Molly Murphy Sullivan is tackling motherhood. Her husband, Daniel, is off to work in Washington as Easter break begins in New York. Her dear friend and writer, Ryan O'Hara, is shooting a movie, one of the first to involve a...

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Gun man by Loren D. Estleman

Gun man

Loren D. Estleman

"At just twelve years old, he killed his first man on the Great Plains, giving birth to a legend. From the Indian Wars to the Civil War, John Miller's name became synonymous with death. As a gun for hire, he played both sides of the law, riding with outlaws...

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Do not disturb by Freida McFadden

Do not disturb

Freida McFadden

"Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime. To avoid spending her life in prison, Quinn makes a run for it. She leaves behind her home, her job, and her family. She grabs her passport and heads for the northern border before the police can discover...

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The bright years by Sarah Damoff

The bright years

Sarah Damoff

"Ryan and Lillian Bright are deeply in love, recently married, and now parents to a baby girl, Georgette. But Lillian has a son she hasn't told Ryan about, and Ryan has an alcohol addiction he hasn't told Lillian about, so Georgette comes of age watching their...

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Finding grace by Loretta Rothschild

Finding grace

Loretta Rothschild

"Honor seems to have everything: she adores her bright and beautiful daughter, Chloe, and her charming, handsome husband, Tom, even if he works one hundred hours a week. Yet Honor's longing for another baby threatens to eclipse all of it--until a shocking...

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The mademoiselle alliance by Natasha Lester

The mademoiselle alliance

Natasha Lester

"Morocco, 1928. Marie-Madeleine Méric is a woman of many skills, but dabbling in intelligence work to assist the French government helps her recognize who she is at heart: an adventurer. Paris 1936. As Europe teeters on the brink of war, Marie-Madeleine is...

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The wrong sister by Claire (Journalist) Douglas

The wrong sister

Claire (Journalist) Douglas

"Tasha and her older sister Alice, may look alike, but they couldn't be more different. Tasha's married with two children and still lives in their hometown near Bristol. Alice is a high-flying scientistwho travels the world with her equally successful husband....

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The blonde who came in from the cold by Ally Carter

The blonde who came in from the cold

Ally Carter

"Ten years ago, they joined the CIA. Six years ago, he left the game. Five years ago, they fell in love. One year ago, she ran out into the cold with absolutely no intention of ever coming back. And two minutes ago, they woke up, bloody and bruised and...

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The magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar

The magician of Tiger Castle

Louis Sachar

"Long ago and faraway (and somewhere south of France), lies the kingdom of Esquaveta. There, Princess Tullia is in nearly as much peril as her struggling kingdom. Esquaveta desperately needs to forge an alliance with Oxatania, and to that end, Tullia's father...

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South of nowhere by Jeffery Deaver

South of nowhere

Jeffery Deaver

In a race against time and nature, there's only one man you want on your side. In northern California a small town teeters on the brink of disaster as flood waters bear down on it. Colter Shaw, however, is on an even more urgent rescue mission - a family swept...

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The rush by Beth Lewis

The rush

Beth Lewis

Canada, 1898. The Gold Rush is on in the frozen wilderness of the Yukon. Fortunes are made as quickly as they're lost, and Dawson City has become a lawless settlement. In its midst, three women are trying to find their place on the edge of civilisation....

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The beat of our hearts by Amanda Giles

The beat of our hearts

Amanda Giles

Summer 1988. Rock star drummer Jonny King comes to the rescue of stranded army training sergeant Sian Wynn-Williams, although not with a white charger. From rainy London to the lush Welsh hills, they share, laugh, and squabble. But can they solve the problem...

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Secrets of the rainbow girl by Alan C. (Novelist) author. Williams

Secrets of the rainbow girl

Alan C. (Novelist) author. Williams

Candice was badly injured in a car crash as a child, and doesn't remember much about the person she was before it. But secrets from the past are catching up with her family, and she has to flee to a place which holds all the answers...--Publisher’s...

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Stowaway bride by Ann Carroll

Stowaway bride

Ann Carroll

Ruby has met her Mr Right - a Moroccan merchant who is taking her back to his country to be married. Despite her family's doubts, Ruby can't wait to be his wife. But on the long voyage, doubts of her own begin to creep in - and the handsome ship's captain only...

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From London with love by Katie Fforde

From London with love

Katie Fforde

It's 1968 and it's cold when Felicity arrives in London to stay with her mother, improve her English, do a secretarial course - and meet a suitable man. She is already missing her home in Provence. But it's only for a year she tells herself - and then she can...

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The silent resistance by Anna Normann

The silent resistance

Anna Normann

Occupied Norway, 1944. While the war rages on, Anni is surviving as best she can, contributing to the resistance whenever possible and standing firm without her sailor husband Lars, who she hasn't heard from in three years. Her daughter Ingrid is the bright...

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City of silk by Glennis Virgo

City of silk

Glennis Virgo

Bologna, 1575. Elena Morandi has gained a fragile foothold in the workshop of a master tailor, despite the profession being officially barred to her as a woman. But then a powerful man from her past crosses her path and threatens everything she has worked for....

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Crucified by Lynda La Plante

Crucified

Lynda La Plante

Detective Jack Warr is haunted by the gruesome legacy of serial killer Rodney Middleton and reeling from a series of events that has left him deep in depression. Refusing the Met-offered counselling service, Jack instead finds solace through renewing a...

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Bone treasure by Paul (Western fiction writer) author. Bedford

Bone treasure

Paul (Western fiction writer) author....

In a sheltered basin, high up in Colorado's remote Rocky Mountains, two field collectors discover an awesome array of dinosaur bones. Knowing that two competing and irreconcilably hostile palaeontologists will pay big money for knowledge of such a find, the...

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Hunter's moon by Ty (Novelist) author. Walker

Hunter's moon

Ty (Novelist) author. Walker

Hunter Lane Chandler returns to Rattlesnake Valley with fresh game to sell to the townsfolk, only to discover the place is seemingly empty. In the sheriff's office, he finds the veteran lawman has been killed. Then he discovers the slaughtered body of the...

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A gold half eagle by Brad Fedden

A gold half eagle

Brad Fedden

At the age of twenty-two Hal Chesterton's world is turned on its head. He could never have guessed a blocked watercourse would herald such a disastrous change to his life. His pa's lucky coin, a gold half eagle, responsible for a stroke of good luck, now bears...

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Murder in Vienna by E. C. R. Lorac

Murder in Vienna

E. C. R. Lorac

The distinguished industrialist, the fair girl and the aggressive young man - although Superintendent Macdonald tried to avoid studying his fellow passengers, he simply couldn't help it. For him, it was difficult to adjust to being on holiday. He turned away...

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Castle of secrets by Margaret Mounsdon

Castle of secrets

Margaret Mounsdon

Tracey Wren's first encounter with Alfredo Lazerro does not go well! But she is forced to work closely with him and his formidable grandmother, the Contessa Carlotta, when supermodel Violet Jute and her son Douglas descend on the Castello della Torre at short...

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Lament by Nicole Kelly

Lament

Nicole Kelly

In June 1880, the reign of Australia's most famous bushrangers, the Kelly Gang, ended - guns blazing - in a fiery siege at the Glenrowan Inn. Ned Kelly survived, only to be hanged four months later. In this reimagining of Australia's most notorious bushranger,...

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Vanish by Shelley Burr

Vanish

Shelley Burr

Lane Holland's crime-solving career ended the day he went to prison. With his parole hearing approaching, he faces the grim reality that an ex-con can never work as a private eye. Yet one unsolved case continues to haunt him: the disappearance of Matilda...

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The well dressed explorer by Thea Astley

The well dressed explorer

Thea Astley

Pompous, vain and a self-professed charmer, George Brewster moves from one unfulfilling journalism job to the next, one empty relationship to another, his faithful wife and daughter ever the afterthought. THE WELL DRESSED EXPLORER is the story of a man of his...

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Shatter Creek by Rod Reynolds

Shatter Creek

Rod Reynolds

Hampstead County Police Department is embroiled in scandal after corruption at the top of the force was exposed. Though cleared of involvement, Detective Sergeant Casey Wray is nonetheless sidelined, put on active duty instead of taking over command as she'd...

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Happy is the one by Katie Allen

Happy is the one

Katie Allen

Robin Edmund Blake is halfway through his life. Born in 1986 as Halley's Comet crossed our skies, he is destined to go out with it when it returns in 2061. Until then he can't die. He has proof. And until then, he can account for every day and every pound and...

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Bury them deep in war smoke by Michael D. author. George

Bury them deep in war smoke

Michael D. author. George

Just after undertaker Sam Foster receives a letter telling him to have three fresh graves dug, a mysterious man in black arrives in War Smoke with revenge in his heart. Jonas Ward has travelled all the way from the eastern seaboard to fulfil the dying wishes...

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The white crow by Michael Robotham

The white crow

Michael Robotham

As the daughter of a London crime boss, PC Philomena McCarthy walks a thin blue line keeping the two sides of her complicated life apart.On patrol one night she discovers a child in pyjamas, wandering alone. Taking Daisy home, Phil uncovers the aftermath of a...

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Murder on the Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood

Murder on the Marlow Belle

Robert Thorogood

Verity Beresford is worried about her husband. Oliver didn't come home last night, so of course Verity goes straight to Judith Potts, Marlow's resident amateur sleuth, for help. Oliver, founder of the Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society, had hired the MARLOW...

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The bookshop, the draper, the candlestick maker by Annie (Food historian) author. Gray

The bookshop, the draper, the candlestick maker

Annie (Food historian) author. Gray

Bustling with rich detail, historical vignettes and surprising wares, this is the story of Britain's best-loved but ever-changing public spaces. What makes a high street? It's certainly not just about the shopping; these thoroughfares are often the beating...

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Death and fromage by Ian (Comedian) author. Moore

Death and fromage

Ian (Comedian) author. Moore

Richard is a middle-aged Englishman who runs a B&B in the Vallee de Follet. Nothing ever happens to Richard, and really that's the way he likes it. Until scandal erupts in the nearby town of Saint-Sauver when its famous restaurant is downgraded from three...

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The mysterious bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods

The mysterious bakery on Rue de Paris

Evie Woods

Nestled among the cobblestone streets of Compiegne, there existed a bakery unlike any other. Rumours were whispered through the town that its pastries offered a taste of magic, chasing away the darkest of sorrows. Just one bite of a croissant might bring luck,...

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An unladylike secret by Amita Murray

An unladylike secret

Amita Murray

He's a rogue. She's a liar. Together, they're scandalous... Mira Marleigh hides behind a pen name to write scandalous stories about the lords and ladies of society at the court of Queen Charlotte. Her world is turned upside down when an outrageous circular she...

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The spitfire girl's secret by Karen (Novelist) author. Dickson

The spitfire girl's secret

Karen (Novelist) author. Dickson

As Europe edges closer to war, Bella's world is focused on avoiding a future like her mother's. She doesn't want to go to secretarial school to become another proper young lady; standing by prettily waiting to be chosen as a wife by her employer or another...

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An orphan's dream by Judy Summers

An orphan's dream

Judy Summers

Liverpool, 1864. When Jemima Jenkins's beloved Pa passes away, leaving her orphaned, she is cruelly thrown out of her lodgings and dismissed from her cherished job as a schoolmistress.Offered a temporary home with her best friend Betty, Jemima is determined to...

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The summer bride by AnneMarie Brear

The summer bride

AnneMarie Brear

Lincolnshire, 1854. After much reflection, Caroline Lawson has accepted Max Cavendish's marriage proposal. Yet their peaceful life on the farm is soon threatened by a series of mishaps and the strange deaths of livestock. As pressure mounts for Max to make the...

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The disgraced daughter by Lynne (Novelist) author. Francis

The disgraced daughter

Lynne (Novelist) author. Francis

Kent, 1828. Lizzie Carey of Castle Bay is trapped in a life she never chose - endless days of cooking, cleaning, and caring for her five younger siblings after her elder sister Nell's marriage. She longs to escape, but it seems like an impossible dream.That...

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Stormy skies at the Beach Hotel by Francesca (Novelist) author. Capaldi

Stormy skies at the Beach Hotel

Francesca (Novelist) author. Capald...

Chambermaid Fanny is thanking her lucky stars she has had a second chance at life. As an unmarried mother, it could have been very different, and she is happy. But when new maid, Susie, arrives at the Beach Hotel, it isn't long before sparks fly. Susie begins...

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The Highland girls report for duty by Helen Yendall

The Highland girls report for duty

Helen Yendall

Scotland, 1944. Fearless Seffy was hoping for a transfer to England to be near Callum, the Canadian soldier she has given her heart to. Instead she is instructed to train a new group of lumberjills. Will their unhelpful attitude finally be a match for Seffy's...

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Another shot at forever by Hana Sheik

Another shot at forever

Hana Sheik

When Zaynab shows up at her estranged husband's door, clutching divorce papers, she doesn't expect their goodbye to result in one final dazzling night of passion. But the bigger shock? She's pregnant! Determined to support Zaynab, Ara offers a convenient...

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Swamp shadows by Carla Cassidy

Swamp shadows

Carla Cassidy

Heather LaCrae awakens handcuffed to her hospital bed, stunned to find herself on the hook for murder. With no memory of the crime, she must rely on local attorney Nick Monroe. Defending Heather becomes a life-and-death battle when a shooter targets the bayou...

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Canyon killer by Cindi Myers

Canyon killer

Cindi Myers

Somebody wants Ian Seabrook to know that he's not welcome in Eagle Mountain. Is it because they oppose his plan to build a high-end tourist attraction, or is it because he and Bethany Ames have uncovered a murder scene? Ian tries to keep the feisty search and...

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K-9 justice by Nichole Severn

K-9 justice

Nichole Severn

Socorro Security founder Ivy Bardot has dedicated the last two years to taking down a cartel where her former FBI partner, Carson Lang, was an undercover operative. Now the syndicate is coming for members of her team. Despite having her trusted K-9, Ivy also...

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Ozarks conspiracy by Maggie (Erotic romance writer) author. Wells

Ozarks conspiracy

Maggie (Erotic romance writer) author....

When armed officers burst through the door, Hannah Miller has to prove that her flower shop isn't a front for a high-tech bootleg operation. Cybercrime special agent Simon Taylor believes the local business owner is more valuable as an ally. The intrepid...

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High hopes for the bomber girls by Vicki Beeby

High hopes for the bomber girls

Vicki Beeby

Even with peace on the horizon, Met WAAF Jenny Hazleton is as busy as ever. Her keen weather forecasting allows the pilots to continue their missions, including food drops to starving allies and the repatriation of prisoners of war. Navigating many of these...

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The unexpected duke by Julia Justiss

The unexpected duke

Julia Justiss

A Soldiers to Heirs story: When Lieutenant Hartley returns home it's to become - reluctantly, he might add - the new Duke of Fenniston. If he's to thrive in the ton, he must call on the help of widow Claire Hambledon, sister of the previous Duchess, to guide...

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Winning his Manhattan heiress by Lauri Robinson

Winning his Manhattan heiress

Lauri Robinson

Part of The Redford Dukedom. Committed bachelor Lord Wesley Wadsworth came to America for one reason: to introduce his thoroughbred horses to New York racing circles. He's not looking for a partnership - business or otherwise - until he encounters Manhattan...

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The duchess charade by Emily E. K. author. Murdoch

The duchess charade

Emily E. K. author. Murdoch

Part of The Wallflower Academy. Adventurous, free-spirited Sylvia Bryant has no intention of entering the London marriage mart - she plans to return to Antigua and the mother she was forced to leave. But first that means breaking free from her prison of a...

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What happens at the beach by Rachael Stewart

What happens at the beach

Rachael Stewart

After her home and livelihood are demolished by developers, Fae agrees to house and dog-sit for her wealthy stepsister in Bondi Beach. She's a fish out of water in this glamorous setting, and her guard is up when she encounters gorgeous neighbour Rick and his...

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Driving her impossible billionaire by Ella Hayes

Driving her impossible billionaire

Ella Hayes

An accident on the racing track has left Max injured and unable to drive, so chauffeur Tommie is hired as his live-in driver. Working for the infamous playboy should be easy, but being just across the hall from Max is anything but Whilst Tommie knows their...

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Faking it with the boss by Michele Renae

Faking it with the boss

Michele Renae

In this Art of Being a Billionaire story, art broker Asher is intent on securing a coveted new artist. He jets off to Iceland with his trusted secretary, Maeve - only to discover they've registered for the artist's couples' retreat! Fake dating her billionaire...

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Boss's heir demand by Jackie Ashenden

Boss's heir demand

Jackie Ashenden

Maude Braithwaite is pregnant. But for the free-spirited groundskeeper her independence is more alluring than any man. Even billionaire Dominic Lancaster, the boss whose addictive touch led to a lust-fuelled, life-altering night. So when he demands she move...

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His enemy's Italian surrender by Sharon Kendrick

His enemy's Italian surrender

Sharon Kendrick

When a raging storm strands Kelly Butler in the remote Tuscan castello of arrogant billionaire Romano Castelliari, it's a nightmare. Each and every glare from her best friend's brother and the subject of her youthful infatuation makes taunting desire lick at...

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Royal fiancée required by Kali Anthony

Royal fiancée required

Kali Anthony

Six months ago, vivacious Princess Anastacia Montroy enthralled Aston Lane at her kingdom's society ball. Now he needs a bride to secure his billion-dollar birthright, and she's the only wife he'll accept! With chemistry this powerful, how can she refuse? Ana...

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Engaged in deception by Kim Lawrence

Engaged in deception

Kim Lawrence

Tormented by her parents' disastrous relationship, innocent Clemmie Leith has vowed not to marry. So waking from an accident with no memory, yet wearing Joaquin Perez's billion-dollar ring, she's astounded. As far as Clemmie is aware, they've never...

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After-hours proposal by Trish Morey

After-hours proposal

Trish Morey

Infamous playboy Dominico Estefan's mother has one dying wish: to see him wed. Who better to take as his temporary bride than buttoned-up accountant Mari Peterson? Though it's been twenty years since their intense yet ill-fated affair, Dominico's memories burn...

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Only an heiress will do by Virginia Heath

Only an heiress will do

Virginia Heath

Repented at leisure? Part of A Season to Wed. Major Adam Mayhew has returned from war to discover his family is facing ruin. He no longer cares for the expectations of the ton, but he needs a wealthy, convenient wife fast!Heartbroken by a scoundrel, and with...

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Paediatrician's unexpected second chance by Kate Hardy

Paediatrician's unexpected second chance

Kate Hardy

Years after her divorce, doctor Mandy is content with life. She has a vibrant social calendar, a wonderful daughter and a grandchild on the way. She couldn't ask for anything more - certainly not a man! Until her new job as Co-Head of Paediatrics introduces...

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Nurse's twin baby surprise by Colette Cooper

Nurse's twin baby surprise

Colette Cooper

Striding into the ICU, hotshot cardiac surgeon Max clashes with sassy nurse Lois. But Max's charisma masks a deep pain he's determined no other family will face. In town temporarily, to launch a screening programme, he soon realises captivating Lois is the key...

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On his bride's terms by Abby Green

On his bride's terms

Abby Green

CEO Primo Holt needs a wife who can give him an heir to his empire. He's found the perfect woman - heiress Faye MacKenzie. Only despite their searing attraction she's playing hard to get! Before she agrees to Primo's convenient proposal, Faye has terms of her...

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Carrying a Sicilian secret by Caitlin Crews

Carrying a Sicilian secret

Caitlin Crews

Alceu Vaccaro should never have touched Dioni Adrianakis. It's not just that he lost control and rid his best friend's sister of her innocence. He broke his vow to ensure his despicable bloodline ended with him. Because Dioni is secretly pregnant with his heir...

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Accidental one-night baby by Julia (Romance fiction writer) author. James

Accidental one-night baby

Julia (Romance fiction writer) author....

Having watched his father lose everything to a woman, Italian billionaire Vincenzo Giansante has spurned romantic relationships. Naturally when one-night stand Siena claims she's carrying his child, he insists on a paternity test. And when it's positive his...

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A vet to heal his heart by Caroline Anderson

A vet to heal his heart

Caroline Anderson

Vet Ellie has arrived in Yoxburgh with no job, no home and a sick dog. Finding herself on the doorstep of gorgeous local vet Hugo, she begs him to save her adorable Lola. He goes one better, offering Ellie a role at his practice and a room above his own!...

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Las Vegas night with her best friend by Tina Beckett

Las Vegas night with her best friend

Tina Beckett

Evie Milagre's last name might mean 'miracle', but the pulmonologist no longer believes in them. Not since her ex-husband cheated on her. Yet Evie's laser focus on work - and only work! - starts to waver when she's tasked with organising her hospital's annual...

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The midwife's secret fling by J. C. author. Harroway

The midwife's secret fling

J. C. author. Harroway

Returning home from a winter night shift, all single mum and midwife Zara can think about is sleep. Only to be confronted by a naked stranger in her cottage! She immediately jumps to the wrong conclusion, before realising the hunky Australian is her new...

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Flirting with the Florida heart doctor by Janice Lynn

Flirting with the Florida heart doctor

Janice Lynn

Having escaped a toxic relationship, doctor Hailey is ready to embrace a sun-filled fresh start in Florida. With a new look and a new attitude, Hailey's making a habit of saying yes even to dinner with oh-so-charming colleague Cayden! Despite mending hearts...

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She didn't see it coming by Shari Lapena

She didn't see it coming

Shari Lapena

"Bryden and Sam have it all: thriving careers, a smart apartment in a luxury condominium, supportive friends and a cherished daughter. The perfect life for the perfect couple. Then Sam receives a call at his office. Bryden - working from home that day - has...

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The list by Steve Berry

The list

Steve Berry

"Brent Walker is returning home to Concord, a quaint town in central Georgia nestled close to the Savannah River. Ten years ago, after the sudden death of his wife, Brent closed his law practice, said goodbye to his parents, and moved three hundred miles away...

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An inside job by Daniel Silva

An inside job

Daniel Silva

"Gabriel Allon has been awarded a commission to restore one of the most important paintings in Venice. But when he discovers the body of a mysterious woman floating in the waters of the Venetian Lagoon, he finds himself in a desperate race to recover a lost...

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High heels and gumboots by Rebecca Hayter

High heels and gumboots

Rebecca Hayter

"For anyone who has dreamed of living in the country ... Rebecca Hayter was a high-profile yachting journalist based in Auckland when she followed a whim to buy a lifestyle block on the beach at Golden Bay at the top of the South Island - but she didn't know...

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Northbound by Naomi Arnold

Northbound

Naomi Arnold

"Walking from Bluff, at the bottom edge of the South Island, to Cape Reinga, at the top of the North Island, award-winning journalist Naomi Arnold goes in search of New Zealand. Along her multi-month journey, she speaks to people from all walks of life and...

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The Empress murders by Toby (Actor) Schmitz

The Empress murders

Toby (Actor) Schmitz

"A razor-sharp, mind-bendingly clever whodunnit from award-winning playwright and actor, Toby Schmitz. Everyone is in peril. Everyone is a suspect. It's 1925 and the Empress of Australia is making her regular Atlantic crossing, New York-bound, with a full...

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Gunnawah by Ronni Salt

Gunnawah

Ronni Salt

"When nineteen-year-old farmgirl Adelaide Hoffman applies for a cadetship at the Gunnawah Gazette, she sees it as her ticket out of a life too small for her. The paper's owner, Valdene Bullark, seeing something of the girl she once was in young Adelaide, puts...

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Nell, the Duchess of Manchester by Robert Wainwright

Nell, the Duchess of Manchester

Robert Wainwright

"The forgotten, unique and fascinating story of Australia's first and only duchess, from the bestselling author of Sheila and Enid. When an unassuming young Melbourne woman bumped into a handsome naval lieutenant in a Colombo hotel swimming pool in 1926 she...

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Miss Caroline Bingley, private detective by Kelly Gardiner

Miss Caroline Bingley, private detective

Kelly Gardiner

"Two years after the events of Pride and Prejudice, Miss Caroline Bingley is staying at her brother's country estate within an easy ride of Mr and Mrs Darcy's home, Pemberley, and wondering if there's more to life than playing cribbage and paying calls on...

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Needle in a haystack by Karly Lane

Needle in a haystack

Karly Lane

"Lottie Fairchild has two loves: history and, well, history. She's fascinated by the legends of love and curses handed down through her family. Owner of a little antique shop in small country town Banalla, Lottie is on the committee that is about to launch a...

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The remarkable truths of Alfie Bains by Sarah Clutton

The remarkable truths of Alfie Bains

Sarah Clutton

"Alfie's mum, Emilia, has been lying to him forever. It's only been the two of them in Ireland, but when Emilia's appendix explodes, she drops a bombshell: they have a family back in Australia, and she and Alfie are going to meet them. When Penny Bains opens...

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Lyrebird by Jane Caro

Lyrebird

Jane Caro

"Lyrebirds are brilliant mimics, so if they mimic a woman screaming in terror and begging for her life, they have witnessed a crime. But how does a young, hung over PHD student and a wet behind the ears new detective, convince anyone that a native bird can be...

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The oasis by Anne Buist

The oasis

Anne Buist

"Trainee psychiatrist Doctor Hannah Wright has been thrown into the deep end of the outpatient clinic at Menzies Hospital. Her patients' health issues range from OCD to ice addiction, childhood abuse to the mental impact of ageing, and from bad parenting to...

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Three wee bookshops at the end of the world by Ruth (Bookseller) Shaw

Three wee bookshops at the end of the world

Ruth (Bookseller) Shaw

"This stunning sequel to The Bookseller at the End of the World continues Ruth Shaw's story with more heartwarming tales from a woman who has lived a brave and fascinating life. The Bookseller at the End of the World described the first part of Ruth Shaw's...

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Black silk & buried secrets by Deborah Challinor

Black silk & buried secrets

Deborah Challinor

"Sydney, 1871. Twenty-five-year-old widow Tatty Crowe is the owner of busy undertaking firm Crowe Funerals. Life and business are good until Tatty notices how many women are dying after illicit abortions and after a terrible tragedy close to home, she vows to...

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Great expectations by Charles Dickens

Great expectations

Charles Dickens

"A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter, decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor - these form a...

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The woman in suite 11 by Ruth Ware

The woman in suite 11

Ruth Ware

"When the invitation to attend the press opening of a luxury Swiss hotel owned by reclusive billionaire Marcus Leidmann arrives, it's like the answer to a prayer. Three years after the birth of her youngest child, Lo Blacklock is ready to reestablish her...

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Edge of honor by Brad Thor

Edge of honor

Brad Thor

"After six months abroad, America's top spy returns to a new administration, a new set of global priorities, and a power struggle--the likes of which the United States has never experienced. Drawn into a web of deceit and deadly politics, Scot Harvath is...

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Sounds like love by Ashley Poston

Sounds like love

Ashley Poston

"Joni Lark is living the dream. She's one of the most coveted songwriters in LA, and she can't seem to write. There's an emptiness inside her, and nothing seems to fill it. When she returns to her hometown of Vienna Shores, North Carolina, she hopes that the...

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Don't let him in by Lisa Jewell

Don't let him in

Lisa Jewell

"Nick Radcliffe is a man of substance and good taste. He has a smile that could melt the coldest heart and a knack for putting others at ease. He's just what Nina Swann needed in her life after her husband's unexpected death. But to Nina's adult daughter, Ash,...

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Bury our bones in the midnight soil by Victoria Schwab

Bury our bones in the midnight soil

Victoria Schwab

"This is a story about hunger. 1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada. A young girl grows up wild and wily--her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring...

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The unraveling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline

The unraveling of Julia

Lisa Scottoline

"Lately, Julia Pritzker is beginning to think she's cursed. She's lost her adoptive parents, then her husband is murdered. When she realizes that her horoscope essentially foretold his death, she begins to spiral. She fears her fate is written in the stars,...

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Not quite dead yet by Holly Jackson

Not quite dead yet

Holly Jackson

"In seven days Jet Mason will be dead. Jet is the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in Woodstock, Vermont. Twenty-seven years old, she's still waiting for her life to begin. I'll do it later, she always says. She has time. Until Halloween night, when...

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