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A delightfully entertaining new rural romance from Karly Lane, the bestselling author with over 550,000 books sold.
Alex Kelly's future is nearly sorted: she loves her dream job and her life in London. There's just one last step: selling the family home her father left her in the small Australian seaside town of Rockne Heads. The place Alex has spent almost two decades trying to forget.
Sully McCoy has spent the last twenty years distancing himself...
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A stunning new rural romance from the bestselling author of The McCalister Legacy and Summer at Kangaroo Ridge.
Felix Carrington helps run the family's wedding venue business as the in-house wedding photographer for Carrington Farm. His personal passion though is taking glorious shots of the region around him.
And it's through an unlikely friendship with 84-year-old Winnifred Knightly that Felix is able to take frequent photos in his favourite...
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From an author praised for her "genuinely perceptive portrayals of human relationships," a historical family saga and sequel to Shoddy Prince (Irish Independent).
After twenty-two years' estrangement, Bright Maguire and Nat Prince are joyously reunited and plan to start a new life in Australia. Their daughter Oriel isn't thrilled by the return of her long-absent father, but can she put aside her feelings and accompany them?
After the horrors...
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This is a story of evil that plays an integral role in a small town's transformation from a peaceful place to a terrifyingly selfish and corrupt town, only to be saved by the courage and honesty of a boy, Michael Brown, who draws his strength from the motto "Liberty and Justice for All." The town is saved from the Green Palm Way of Life by the young hero, but the shadow of evil lingers on in the reader's mind long after the story is over. The town's...
5) A Slipper
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To send his nephew A-Bao, Uncle Guoliang came to Shanghai to visit his cousin brother Li Guocai, who was an officer. Beginning from the moment he was about to step in Li Mansion, the author wrote until he left Shanghai. Coming to Li Mansion, Uncle Guoliang dared not enter it. He decided to buy a pair of shoes. After strolling around several stores, the salesman sold him a pair of leather shoes. Afterwards, he planned to visit A-Xin, who lived in Garden...
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It's a truth often acknowledged that when a journalist and Jane Austen fan girl ends up living next door to a cynical but handsome crime writer, romantic sparks will fly! When Maddy Shaw is told her Dear Jane column has been cancelled she has no choice but to look outside of London's rental market. That is until she's left an idyllic country home by the black sheep of the family, long-not-so-lost Cousin Nigel. But of course there's a stipulation…...
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"Her writing celebrates the solid parochial English virtues of stiff-upper-lippery, good-sportingness,[and] dislike of fuss. . . . Light, witty, easygoing books." -The New Yorker
As 1951 draws to a close, Christmas approaches-but the conservative upper class of Barsetshire have already received the gift they really wanted: Winston Churchill's re-election as prime minister. Nevertheless, their individual struggles carry on. A member of the House...
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At the dawn of the 20th century, Beardstown, Illinois, is a city of contradiction. A town of river rats, gamblers, and rail-yard workers, it's also filled with the accoutrements and refinements that accompany wealth . . . whatever its provenance. In Beardstown, the God-fearing don't just live side-by-side with the sinners-they often are the sinners.
Throughout the first half of the century, the state's attorney is always a McHugh, a Beardstown...
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"An incantatory Appalachian gothic tale of love, murder, and restless souls, populated with unforgettable flesh-and-blood characters . . . [a] masterpiece." -Amy Greene, national bestselling author
Miracelle Loving's world comes crashing down when her mother, Ruby, is murdered during a fortune-telling session gone wrong. Without the guidance of her mother, Miracelle grows up following the only path she knows, traveling from town to town, sometimes...
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"Whispers of Eldridge" is a captivating and thought-provoking novel that takes readers on a journey into the heart of a small town where secrets and shadows intertwine. With its richly woven tapestry of mystery, intrigue, and the power of redemption, this book invites readers to explore the depths of human nature and the complexities of the human experience. Set in the quiet town of Eldridge, the story unfolds with an enigmatic event that shatters...
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From one of Norway's leading writers, translated into English for the very first time, comes a transatlantic novel of dreams, sacrifice, and transformation set at the turn of the twentieth century.
The year is 1874. Nesje is a recent widower with a young son, working as a haymaker on an estate in the town of Molde and steadily clearing his own small holding. Then he meets Serianna-an outsider, looking for work, who takes him fishing and smokes...
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Una deliciosa novela sobre el significado de la familia y los lugares a los que llamamos hogar, sobre la amistad y la búsqueda del verdadero camino en la vida.
Esme Cahill cree haber fracasado estrepitosamente. Despedida de su trabajo como editora en Nueva York, divorciada y con poco más que un destartalado coche y una pila de manuscritos inacabados, regresa a casa, a Asheville, con el fin de cumplir el deseo de su difunta abuela Adele, quien, justo...
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Barsetshire gathers to celebrate a milestone birthday at the Old Bank House in this conclusion to the much-loved, long-running series.
A home is saved from destruction, a budding romance takes steps toward the altar, a doctor experiences the return of a former love-and the fine people of Barsetshire make plans for a festive extravaganza to mark Mrs. Morland's seventieth birthday . . . "Triumphantly completed" by Angela Thirkell's close friend C....
14) Breaking Free
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Nineteen-year-old Annie finds herself incarcerated in the Kew Lunatic Asylum in 1894, her memories shrouded in a fog of confusion.She finds an unlikely ally in the Matron of the asylum who is determined to help her break free from her nightmarish reality. As Annie's journey to rediscover herself intertwines with the Matron's fight for justice, they must confront the darkness of a society that silences and oppresses women.But in the depths of her despair,...
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The Girl in The Bush: A mystery story about a little town's dark secret Step into the enchanting yet deceptive tranquillity of Willowbrook with "The Girl in The Bush" an absorbing mystery novel tailored for English language learners at the B1-B2 level. Harper Bono, a seasoned detective, thought he'd hung up his hat for good. Leaving the noise and chaos of city life behind, he sought refuge in the idyllic town of Willowbrook, dreaming of a peaceful...
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If you're looking for the perfect feel-good Christmas novel, then look no further than Annie England Noblin's newest novel. This book will absolutely delight any reader looking for a sweet and sassy read-and not to mention enchant the fans of Annie's signature canine characters. Perfect for fans of Jill Shalvis, Sarah Morgan, Lori Wilde, and Susan Mallery.
Rosie Reynolds had come to lakeside Corgi Cove as a lost, lonely girl abandoned by her own...
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An action-filled coming of age novel about love, vengeance, corruption, and justice by the acclaimed author of Six Days of the Condor.
"Grady's style is loose, colorful, challenging and fun. I sometimes thought of Orwell's novel 1984, sometimes of the Dylan song 'Desolation Row.'"-Patrick Anderson, The Washington Post
"Grady is a master of intrigue."-John Grisham
Set in 1959, the "year the music died," The Smoke in Our Eyes is a cinematic,...
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Books 5-8 of the Olman County Small Town Romantic Suspense Series. All four books in one convenient collection... Welcome to Leroy, the small Indiana town on the banks of the Ohio River where mischief, murder, and mayhem have a tendency to interfere with falling in love. Book Five, Malice Murder: Stacy and Gordon struggle with their painful pasts to reach for each other, all the while fighting to clear her name and find the real culprit. (Second...
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What's tall, handsome, with a devilish smile and piercing blue eyes? My best friend's older brother that was completely off-limits.It wouldn't be such a problem to avoid Jack (and the butterflies he causes to swarm in my belly), except that he was constantly in my space. Or maybe I was in his? It was hard to tell since I was now working for his family. Either way, we were both adults and knew how to resist temptation. Or at least I thought we did....
20) Let Me Burn
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He's a broken firefighter. She's his sweet escape. Lucas Russell lives for his job. Forced to take extended leave following an accident, he returns to his small home town to stay at the beach cottage his grandparents left him.After a broken engagement, Ember isn't ready for love right now. But she didn't count on meeting a handsome firefighter with a dimpled smile. After Lucas saves her from one awkward situation too many, she finds him impossible...
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