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128 books found
Redeeming Love
Francine Rivers
482 pageshistorical romance
(377k)Warm
A God-fearing man marries a broken prostitute and loves her unconditionally — even as she keeps running away.
Rewriting the Stars
Claire Kingsley · Bailey Brothers #6
558 pagescontemporary romance
(20k)Scorching
A firefighter and the forbidden enemy-family girl next door — secret texts, stolen glances, one kiss that breaks the feu
She's Up to No Good
Sara Goodman Confino
389 pagescontemporary romance
(44k)Mild
Freshly separated, Jenna road-trips with her grandmother—and stumbles into a new love story echoing her gran's tragic fi
Christy
Catherine Marshall
516 pageshistorical romance
(57k)Mild
A young woman leaves city comfort to teach in Appalachia — and finds her faith and heart tested.
The Last Song
Nicholas Sparks
572 pagesyoung adult romance
(573k)Mild
An angry city girl spends the summer at the beach with her estranged father — and finds her first love.
Rushing In
Claire Kingsley · Bailey Brothers #4
424 pagescontemporary romance
(22k)Steamy
A reckless firefighter falls for his boss's daughter — the one girl who's completely off-limits.
Chasing Shelter
Catherine Cowles · Sparrow Falls #5
392 pagesromantic suspense
(28k)Steamy
A woman hiding from her past moves next door to her brother's broody best friend — a single dad who sees too much.
Hold on Tight
Abbi Glines · Sea Breeze #8
288 pagesnew adult romance
(21k)Steamy
He lost his brother. She raised his son. Now she's back — and he can't look away.
Bluebird Gold
Devney Perry · Lost Legends #1
316 pagesromantic suspense
(32k)Steamy
She came to Montana to settle her father's estate — not to uncover his murder or fall for the local sheriff.
Simply Mine
Laura Pavlov · Honey Mountain #4
contemporary romance
(24k)Steamy
Her teenage crush is back in town — but Ledger Dane has always had one foot out the door.
Forbidden King
Laura Pavlov · Magnolia Falls #3
337 pagescontemporary romance
(23k)Steamy
She's his best friend's little sister — and the one girl he's spent years trying to forget.
The Unmaking of June Farrow
Adrienne Young
320 pagescontemporary romance
(199k)Warm
A cursed woman walks through a mysterious door into the past — and into a love she was never meant to find.
Falling Away
Penelope Douglas · Fall Away #4
432 pagesnew adult romance
(49k)Steamy
A rule-follower exiled to her hometown for the summer can't avoid the bad boy next door who never forgot her.
Sidecar Crush
Claire Kingsley · Bootleg Springs #2
358 pagescontemporary romance
(23k)Steamy
A disgraced reality star returns home to find her childhood best friend is very much a man — with feelings.
That Secret Crush
Meghan Quinn · Getting Lucky #3
351 pagescontemporary romance
(21k)Steamy
He's been hiding his crush on his best friend's twin sister for years — now they're both back in town.
Steadfast (True North #2)
Sarina Bowen · True North #2
338 pagescontemporary romance
(14k)Steamy
An ex-con in recovery returns to the small town — and the girl — he destroyed with one terrible mistake.
Protect
Paisley Hope · Sky Ridge Hotshots #2
416 pagescontemporary romance
(27k)Steamy
A hotshot firefighter gets a second shot with the single-mom nurse who's also the twin sister of his lost best friend.
Tattered Stars
Catherine Cowles · Tattered & Torn #1
320 pagesromantic suspense
(31k)Steamy
She returns to the small town her father destroyed — only to fall for the man who hates her most.
When We Burn
Kristen Proby · The Blackwells of Montana #1
414 pagescontemporary romance
(13k)Steamy
She's always been off-limits — but now she's back across the street, and he's done staying away.
The Trouble with Whiskey
Melissa Foster · The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch #1
422 pagescontemporary romance
(4k)Steamy
A daredevil biker finally fights for the childhood best friend he's always loved but could never have.
Heathen & Honeysuckle
Sarah A. Bailey · Pacific Shores #1
384 pagescontemporary romance
(10k)Warm
A decade after she vanished without a word, he shows up just before her wedding with the letter she never meant to send.
Fearless
Lauren Gilley · Dartmoor #1
738 pagescontemporary romance
(5k)Steamy
The outlaw biker who guarded her whole life crossed a line when she was 17 — now she's 22 and he's back.
The Heart of a Vicar
Sarah M. Eden · The Jonquil Brothers #6
268 pagesregency romance
(4k)Mild
A vicar and his lost love reunite years later — can she reignite his passion before it's too late?
Don't Let Go
Sharla Lovelace
352 pagescontemporary romance
(8k)Warm
First loves reunite after 26 years apart — but the secrets buried between them may be too deep to survive.