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Book one in the Silver Springs series. Pretty Little Scars is a forbidden, forced proximity romance...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GLOBE AND MAIL, CBC AND THE DAILY TELEGRAPH New York Times bestselling author Mary Lawson, acclaimed for digging into the "wilderness of the human heart," is back after almost a decade with...

Brought together by chance, bound together by secrets. A decade into the Great Depression, Millicent Green is a twenty-five-year-old "old maid" living with her marriage-obsessed mother and domineering older brother in the stiflingly small Jewish community of New Bern, North Carolina. Smart and...

As a single mom, I've had my fair share of dates with guys who are all wrong for me. But there's no one more wrong for me than Sam Shaw. My dad's best friend. I love my life, but some days, I wish I had a partner. One to share all of life's ups and downs. But after too many losers on dating apps...

Once upon a time, Trevor and I shared one magical night—until he destroyed my biggest career dream. I swore him off… and the fantasy of happily ever after. Fast-forward to Valentine's Day, when I catch my boyfriend kissing someone else—and Trevor sees it happen. Instead of gloating, Trevor...

AN NPR AND NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR An exquisite new collection from a Pulitzer Prize–winning master of the short story, the culmination of a five-decade career: work that takes us beneath the placid surface of suburban life into the elusive strangeness of the everyday Here are...

She's spent five years getting over him. He's spent five years trying to deserve her. Sadie knows exactly who Harrison Turner is—the boy who loved her, the quarterback who forgot her, and the man in a viral video she wishes she'd never seen. She healed. She rebuilt. She made peace with the...

The second hint something's wrong in a town that pretends its magic is perfectly under control? A hex mark on your front door. It showed up overnight—burned into the wood, smelling faintly of sulfur and sage. Just another Tuesday in this charmingly cursed town. But when fires start flaring in...

Romance readers! You've had chemistry with steminist romance, you've raced through sports romance. Now get ready for the ultimate crossover... Biochem major Keely is in her element. A college senior with a near-perfect GPA, all that's left is to make it through finals and into Grad School. But...

Grace longs only to hide away. Fleeing both a traumatic marriage and a scandal-laden divorce, she needs to disappear somewhere safe with her six-year-old son Jacob. Finding the job running a small nature reserve on the remote, beautiful island of Lighthouse Cove off the rugged Maine coast feels...

My best friend was never supposed to find my list of potential baby daddies. Now he's begging me to add one more name to my list… His. After my divorce, I was done with love. No more dating. No more relationships. But I still want a baby. IVF? Way too expensive. That leaves one option. Finding...

A compulsively readable novel of enormous charm swimming in the cuisine and culture of the Faroe Islands from the author of Girl, Interrupted. Jonathan Brand, a graduate student in anthropology, has decided to do his fieldwork in the remote Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic. But, despite his...

Brought to you by Penguin. A heartstopping story of friendship, thrill-seeking and defying expectations: the explosive second novel from the bestselling author of My Absolute Darling Dan and Tamma are two Californian teenagers growing up dirt poor in the shadows of the Joshua Tree National Park...

Joyce Doyle has spent her whole life being invisible… She struggles to be noticed by her successful family and, at work, she’s the one people forget in meetings. Quiet. Polite. Easily overlooked. So when her handsome colleague Ben takes an interest in her, she’s flattered, charmed…...

The love of my life left our small town without a second glance. What he didn't know? I had a secret of my own. I created a life for myself and my daughter in Pinecrest with someone who was supposed to take care of us. But all he wanted was my father's company. He didn't care about us. So I left...

Falling for the runaway bride is the last thing I need right now. And I definitely shouldn't offer her a job and a place to live. But somehow, that's precisely what I do. Once upon a time, I thought I had it all figured out. Until my life as I knew it turned on its head. Now I stick to what I...

I'm pretending to be his stable girlfriend while he plays my successful boyfriend. But now faking feels a lot like falling. Bailey I'm a walking contradiction—professional on the job, a hot mess at home, and working my "I've got this" smile until my cheeks ache while hiding my hobbies: making...

He's her worst nightmare. But she'll have to act like it's the perfect match. Isla’s first rule of fake dating: don’t fall in love After I got cheated on, I thought things couldn’t get worse … until I moved next door to Alistair Macabe. Despite his dreamy eyes, we both had issues. I was...

Two sisters. Their family beauty shop in trouble. A revelation that changes everything. "Kristy Woodson Harvey, Nancy Thayer, and Patti Callahan Henry fans should take note." --Booklist A modern twist on Steel Magnolias meets Hello Beautiful with some extra Dolly Parton flair. The Louise women...

I came to Texas for business, not to fall for a stubborn, boot-wearing, way-too-handsome cowboy. Running a billion-dollar marketing firm is my thing. Getting caught up in a country-boy fantasy? I did not see that one coming. But when my dad hands me our biggest client- a grumpy, old-school...