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Newly widowed Shelby Wright has left the Portland suburbs for a new life on Washington’s San Juan Island to fulfill her late husband’s dying wish. Running the shuttered Captain Merrick Inn, where they’d honeymooned twenty years before, is also a chance for Shelby to prove she can go it solo. Miles from home and her young adult son, Shelby is ready to finally acknowledge to herself that she is gay. But becoming the person she’s hidden away for so long isn’t going to be easy.

He proposed . . . and I said yes. Normally a jovial occasion for a couple in love, but this proposal has a very different feel. Because the man that I'll be calling my husband blew into town with one thing on his mind . . . to make my life a living nightmare. So why did I say yes? Well, because we both need something from each other. Namely, I want the farm land he currently owns, and he needs a wife in order to inherit his family cabin in his grandfather’s will. So as he so eloquently put it, my hand, for his land.

My ex-husband—the town sheriff—pulled me over for speeding. Throwing up on him instead of getting a ticket? Definitely not my proudest moment. Neither was telling him the tiny little detail that I'm pregnant… from the one night we spent together at his brother's wedding. It was supposed to be a one-time thing, for old times' sake. But Carter insists on doing everything his way. Including taking a chance on us.

Si narra nei dettagli un'estate d'infanzia in paese, alla fattoria dei nonni. Emergono i tratti amatriciani salienti: la freschezza montana, la folla dei villeggianti, i panorami mozzafiato, la genuinità dei prodotti, le fiere, le feste, le sagre, quella degli spaghetti su tutte. Lo sviluppo delle vicende familiari si intreccia con la crescita dei personaggi, tutti ruotanti attorno alla figura centrale dei nonni.

Ending up in the same bed with my brother's best friend on a spontaneous road trip to his own wedding? Definitely not part of the plan. But when Oliver and I got stuck overnight at a hotel—with only one bed—temptation won. What was supposed to be a one-time thing… was just the beginning. Because now, he's secretly my husband. For convenience, of course. I think.

Gladys might look old and frail, but she is determined to finish her life on her own terms. And so, one September morning, she leaves Swastika, her home of the past 50years, and hops on the Northlander train, eager to put thousands of miles of northern Quebec between her and the improbably named village, and leaving behind her perennially tormented daughter, Lisana.

Da Megs mand pludselig dør, ændrer hendes liv sig for altid … og på flere måder, end hun kunne forestille sig. Efter sin mands død føler Meg sig rodløs, og hun siger derfor ja til at passe sin venindes hus i den lille skotske landsby Applemore hen over sommeren. Da hun ankommer, opdager hun, at hun ikke kun skal passe huset, men også det lille bibliotek i en tilstødende bygning til det gamle fyrtårn. Fyrtårnet viser ganske vist ikke vej for havets skibe længere, men det bliver et lyspunkt i Megs nye tilværelse.

It started with him being the bane of my existence. The uptight, infuriatingly handsome lawyer with a permanent scowl and a glare sharp enough to slice glass. He storms over every time my mail ends up in his box—or whenever he feels like reminding me that photography isn't a "real" job. Keats knows exactly how to get under my skin, and honestly? Half the time, I want to strangle him. The other half…I'm trying not to imagine what he looks like shirtless.

Vi följer den vackra torpardottern Emilie i norska Trøndelag på 1880-talet, ett samhälle med stora klyftor mellan rika och fattiga. Sagan om Emilie är en släktkrönika fylld av hemligheter och kärleksintriger.

Vi följer den vackra torpardottern Emilie i norska Trøndelag på 1880-talet, ett samhälle med stora klyftor mellan rika och fattiga. Emilie är hos Grace på sommarbesök när ett välkänt ansikte dyker upp i hagen. Ola Teigen är beslutsam och stark i blicken inför resan till Amerika, men Emilie oroar sig för att det är hennes fel att han väljer att utvandra.

Eine cozy Small Town Romance mit jeder Menge herbstlicher Wohlfühlmomente – für alle "Gilmore Girls"-Fans. Michelle übernimmt nach diversen Schicksalsschlägen die Leitung des Inns ihrer Familie in der Kleinstadt Copper Run, Vermont. Dort lernt sie ihren netten, gutaussehenden Nachbarn Cliff kennen. Als aus ihrer Freundschaft mehr wird und die beiden sich verlieben, muss sie sich bald entscheiden: Hört sie auf ihr Herz und bleibt bei Cliff in Copper Run und dem liebgewonnenen Inn?

“An un-put-downable gay romance.” —Publishers Weekly Rian Falwell has a problem. And his name is Damon Louis. Rian’s life as the art teacher to a gaggle of displaced boys at Albin Academy should be smooth sailing—until the stubborn, grouchy football coach comes into his world like a...

Following a funeral, Navy SEAL operator Bernie Phillips finds himself in a small town filled with gossip and traditions he doesn't understand. Battling survivor's guilt, he throws himself into reckless adventures, but nothing prepares him for the fiery, curvy cowgirl he accidentally hit with a bottle cap a week earlier. Despite her clear disinterest and the fact that he never thought he'd see her again, Bernie can't get her out of his mind. What starts as a distraction turns into something far more dangerous—real feelings.

Christmas in Twilight, Texas, is all merriment and mistletoe. The Cookie Club is whipping up their most festive sweets, the townspeople are scrambling to get their holiday shopping done, and Joe—a hometown guy with a restless heart—is dreaming about the woman he wants to kiss most...

Elisa Levi's That's All I Know explores the toll of caring for those who cannot care for themselves, the fear of the unknown that anchors people to unfulfilling lives, and the bravery it takes to stop deceiving oneself, to give in to longing.

Settling down had never even crossed my mind before I laid eyes on her. Survival had always been the goal until I could get my legs under me. Now, I rule my empire that was built on my own blood. I've fought for everything I have, and Willa will be no exception. I won't rest until she's mine, forever.

Förändringens vindar viner över Rosengädda. När Farbod öppnar en läkarstation i byn utlöser det en kedjereaktion av nybyggaranda. Handelsboden renoveras, en förskola startas och plötsligt är det fler som gifter sig än begravs i Rosengädda. Halleluja–det var verkligen på tiden! Farbods passioneradetro på byn smittar alla. Eller nästan alla.

“Writing with both sharp wit and terrific emotional warmth, Phillips delivers another of her supremely satisfying contemporary romances.” —Chicago Tribune Perennial New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips is easily one of the most beloved authors of women’s fiction in...

Trowbridge Dispatch is part of the Trowbridge, Vermont series of novels and stories, wherein I.M. Aiken draws on her roots in public safety to narrate tales of the everyday heroes that every community depends on.

After finding out my relationship was a complete lie, I packed up my life and teenage daughter, seeking a fresh start in Tyson's Creek. I planned on focusing on my daughter, making her my number one priority, until I met a stranger determined to derail all my plans. Our first meeting is like a strike of lightning, something that only happens in stories, giving me more than one reason to keep my distance. However, our meddling friends and daughters make that next to impossible.