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1) Never Let Go
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Dorrie Resterick mysteries volume 2
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A spirited Cornwish widow must solve a spooky mystery in this postwar historical novel from the author of Unforgettable. Having lost her husband during the evacuation at Dunkirk, Dorrie Resterick now lives a quiet life centered around family in the Cornish village of Nanviscoe. But that quiet is about to be disrupted by the arrival of Stella Grey and her family. She's already planning a surprise welcome home party for her honeymooning niece, Verity,...
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No Life ordinary. There's always mystery... Ophelia Street, 1970. A street like any other, a community that lives and breathes together as people struggle with their commitments and pursue their dreams. It is a world we recognise, a world where class and gender divide, where set roles are, acknowledged. But, what happens when individuals step outside those roles? An observer amid Ophelia Street watches, writes, imagines, remembers, charting the lives...
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A moving novel of betrayal and loss. This is the story of Anna. Against the odds, can you learn to trust and love again? The unremarkable rock of her family, Anna is content with her life until she discovers that Matthew, her husband of 22 years, is having an affair. Consumed by hurt and tainted memories, her life is turned upside down by betrayal and then loss. With her confidence destroyed, she is tormented by the shadow of Matthew's unknown lover....
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An emotional and uplifting book, which will have you gripped! Kat's life has become a blur of dirty nappies and sleepless nights. She has moved into the flat above the salon she owns, alone and without Max the father of her children. To make matters worse, Max has revealed he plans to remarry. Constantly on edge, her babies are taking up all of her time and Max is never around to help. Diagnosed with post-natal depression, Kat feels more alone than...
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One family will do whatever it takes to save all that they hold dear-a World War II saga of survival and hope from "a writer of great skill and vitality" (Sarah Harrison, international bestselling author).
Summer 1936: A sunny day in Kent, a perfect afternoon for a garden party, and everything seems right in the tranquil and ordered world of the Jordan family. But before the day is out that peace is shattered due to a war being fought in a country...
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Looking for an emotional and uplifting series? Then you will love Victoria J. Brown's unmissable Chaos Series. There are three stunning books about love, loss and hope in this great value box set: Holding Myself: Kat has a busy life. She runs her own beauty salon and has an alcoholic father to worry about. To make matters worse she has just discovered she is pregnant. Kat and Max have only been together for six months and she has a turbulent relationship...
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From an author praised for her "genuinely perceptive portrayals of human relationships," a historical family saga set during the Great Famine of Ireland (Irish Independent).One fateful morning in August 1846, Patrick Feeney surveys his ruined potato crop and despairs. With a delicate wife and their unborn child, he has no choice but to leave Ireland and set out for England in search of work. But from the moment Patrick and Mary set foot in Liverpool,...
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How do you forgive the people, who lied to you? Anna, the only daughter of Greek immigrants, knows nothing about her father's family until she inherits her grandmother's house in Crete, and uncovers a bitter dispute that has lasted for years. After escaping a lonely marriage, she decides to visit the island and to try to bring her family back together. But, is her aim achievable and will she ever be able to forgive the people, who lied to her? While...
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A Tear in the Curtain is a historical novel. The story tells of three families, British, Hungarian and Russian, whose lives are linked for fifty years during the Cold War and afterwards. Their experiences reflect the danger, bravery, heartbreak, joy and sorrow of those days when Europe was divided by the Iron Curtain. Four eleven year-olds spend an idyllic seaside holiday in England in August 1956, just before the Suez crisis and the Hungarian Uprising...
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"I'm pregnant." Two words that will rock one man's world forever.
On location for a film about a horse-racing dynasty, Lily Beaumont is drawn into a sizzling affair with sexy stablehand Nash James. Now she has to trust him with the truth about their baby.
Even though the undercover millionaire is on a mission against his hated rival, he won't walk away from Lily or their unborn child. It will mean coming clean about his true identity-;and the...
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A novel following three generations of twentieth-century women by a New York Times–bestselling author. Even in her twilight years, Lily Adams is an inspiration and a source of strength to those around her. Perhaps none is more touched by her presence than her granddaughter, Amy-who will find Lily her unlikely savior when a crisis unfolds. In this multigenerational family saga, we watch Lily reflect on her past and present, and meet three generations...
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He's a rich bachelor. She's inherited his fortune. Let the fun begin! Only from New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Bevarly!
Meet Gracie Sumner, reluctant Cinderella. When the down-to-earth Midwesterner learns her deceptively humble neighbor left her fourteen billion-with-a-b dollars, she doesn't know what to do. Especially when said neighbor's shunned heir, Harrison Sage III, stakes his claim.
Harrison is not amused, especially when...
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It's a corporate takedown in the boardroom and the bedroom-;until a little secret raises the stakes!
Cassandra Claremont's favorite position is CEO-;and she's sure as hell not stepping down for Gage Branson, the sexy playboy who once broke her heart. When inside intel threatens her company's success, he's her number one suspect. So why is she still entranced by his sexual spell?
Gage is determined to stoke the fire beneath Cass's icy exterior...
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She was supposed to match him with someone else...;
Elise Arundel won't let anyone compromise her high-profile matchmaking business-;certainly not Dax Wakefield, the doubting tycoon determined to prove she's a sham. She'll find the sexy bachelor a perfect mate. But when her foolproof program matches him with her, what's a woman to do but give in to unbridled passion?
Dax can't believe how the former-duckling-turned-swan is making him question...
15) A Family Affair
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A new family, a new beginning or a life changed forever?
When Clover Beckitt's mother announces her impending second marriage, Clover can't help but be wary. Especially as the new - very young - husband comes with a new stepsister for Clover.
But Ramona brings with her a freedom that Clover has never been permitted. Like the aircraft being pioneered at the time, with Ramona in her life, Clover finds there are new horizons to explore and new people...
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Going from black sheep to king, with the help of one very specialwoman…
Gabriel Montoro's worst nightmares are realized when his olderbrother abdicates the throne of Alma, leaving fun-loving playboy Gabenext in line. Now he needs to shape up-fast. That's where SerafiaEspina fits in.
The exquisite ex-supermodel can school him in thesocial niceties. But as they get into the royal routine, Gabe beginsto see this old family friend in a very different...
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A nineteenth-century family saga set during the Irish potato famine, in which a young woman must marry and emigrate to England to make a new life.
Maggie is sixteen years old and barely keeping her family alive in the throes of the Irish famine. As her mother is on her deathbed, Maggie is pressed to accept a proposal from their neighbor, Jack. With few options beyond marry or starve, Maggie weds Jack and they travel from their home in County...
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"What happens in the elevator, stays in the elevator, right?"
Trapped between floors with his spitfire employee, media mogul Liam Crowe can't control the chemistry. First, Francesca Orr is calling her new boss names in the boardroom; next, she's kissing him! Now Liam has some choice names for Francesca: fiancée, maybe even wife. Because the only way to keep control of the scandal-plagued news network he's just acquired is if he settles down, and...
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Tomas was a Viking. An accomplished warrior, a seasoned sailor, and the son of Sjurd, head of one of the largest clans in his home of Norway. He'd many fine talents. Most women could attest to them in bed. He'd left Norway on a longship heading for the coast of a rich, lush country called IrelandShauna heard from others along the coast about the invasions. Men, some said as tall as trees, came in longboats, killing, ravaging, and taking land that...
20) Capturing Us
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Melanie has a problem and that problem's name is Logan Graham.She's loved him for as long as she can remember even though he drives her crazy at times. For years, his job took him away from Cedarville weeks and months at a time, allowing her to put him out of her mind and live her life. She's happy. Content.And trying to move on.But now he's back, and this time he plans to stay, making her long for things she knows she can't have.Or could she?It seems...
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