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46 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.
Safe Haven
Nicholas Sparks
330 pagescontemporary romance
(403k)Warm
A woman fleeing her dark past finds love with a gentle widower in a quiet coastal town — but danger followed her.
Archer's Voice (Pelion Lake, #1)
Mia Sheridan · Where Love Meets Destiny #1
332 pagescontemporary romance
(687k)Steamy
A trauma-haunted woman finds healing in a small Maine town — and in the beautiful, silent man no one else can reach.
Jewels of the Sun (Gallaghers of Ardmore, #1)
Nora Roberts · Gallaghers of Ardmore #1
347 pagescontemporary romance
(69k)Steamy
A lost American woman finds herself — and love — in a cozy Irish village steeped in folklore and magic.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Carolina Moon
Nora Roberts
449 pagesromantic suspense
(48k)Steamy
A psychic survivor returns to her small Southern hometown — where her childhood friend's killer still walks free.
Boarlander Bash Bear
T.S. Joyce · Boarlander Bears #2
143 pagesparanormal romance
(4k)Scorching
A fun-loving bear shifter knows she's his fated mate — but the shy editor he's fallen for isn't ready for love.
Broken
Kelly Elliott · Broken #1
291 pagescontemporary romance
(14k)Steamy
Two broken souls in a small Texas town must learn to trust again — a rancher who swore off love and a woman fleeing her
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 Seaside Homecoming
Julie Klassen · On Devonshire Shores #3
277 pagesregency romance
(3k)Mild
A disgraced woman takes refuge in a mysterious man's boarding house — but her hidden past may cost her everything.
Falling Like Snowflakes (Summer Harbor, #1)
Denise Hunter · Summer Harbor #1
742 pagescontemporary romance
(4k)Mild
Three Callahan brothers, three Christmas love stories set in a charming Maine harbour town.
A Winter by the Sea
Julie Klassen · On Devonshire Shores #2
448 pagesregency romance
(4k)Mild
An aspiring author on the Devonshire coast must choose between her past and a dashing new suitor.
Back in Your Arms
Monica McCallan · Back in Your Arms #1
288 pagescontemporary romance
(5k)Warm
A city girl returns to her small town after 17 years and rediscovers feelings for the best friend she left behind.
The Rest of the Story
Sarah Dessen
440 pagesyoung adult romance
(39k)Mild
Sent to her late mother's lakeside hometown, Emma discovers her roots — and falls for the boy who remembers who she used
Summer Breeze
Catherine Anderson · Coulters Historical #2
421 pageshistorical romance
(4k)Warm
A reclusive woman who hasn't left her home in five years must let a stubborn rancher in — to her house and her heart.
The Quiet Gentleman
Georgette Heyer
416 pagesregency romance
(10k)Mild
A quiet earl returns from Waterloo to find his own family may be plotting against him.
Hometown Girl After All (Hometown, #2)
Kirsten Fullmer · Hometown #2
352 pagescontemporary romance
(1k)Warm
A woman hiding from her past in a small town can't hide her feelings for the local deliveryman.
Weathered Too Young
Marcia Lynn McClure · Evans Brothers #1
270 pageshistorical romance
(2k)Mild
A destitute young woman hides her age and her secrets while falling for her brooding, older employer.
Collision Course
S.C. Stephens
472 pagesyoung adult romance
(13k)Mild
The sole survivor of a deadly crash becomes a small-town outcast — until a tentative new connection offers hope.
For Him
R.L. Atkinson · Duke Ranch
227 pagescontemporary romance
(525)Warm
A grieving vet student falls for a mysterious cowboy while shadowy forces threaten his family's ranch.
Never Kiss a Highlander
Michele Sinclair · McTiernay Brothers #6
352 pageshistorical romance
(705)Steamy
A Highland warrior returns home to danger — and the girl he once ignored has become impossible to resist.