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171 books found
Redeeming Love
Francine Rivers
historical romance
(377k)
A God-fearing man marries a broken prostitute and loves her unconditionally — even as she keeps running away.
arranged marriagereturn to hometownforced proximity
Binding 13
Chloe Walsh
young adult romanceBoys of Tommen #1
(614k)
A popular rugby star refuses to give up on the shy, damaged girl trying to disappear into the background.
small town
Ashes of You
Catherine Cowles
romantic suspenseLost & Found #5
(33k)
The stranger who saved her darkest night turns out to be her new boss — a single dad with haunted eyes.
small town
Shadows of You
Catherine Cowles
romantic suspenseLost & Found #4
(32k)
A single mom hiding from her past finds safety — and unexpected love — in a broody mountain man's arms.
small town
The Blue Castle
L.M. Montgomery
historical romance
(58k)
A woman given a year to live finally starts living — and falls for the most mysterious man in town.
small town
Making Faces
Amy Harmon
new adult romance
(81k)
A girl who always loved the golden boy finally gets his attention — after war leaves him unrecognisable.
small town
Law Man (Dream Man, #3)
Kristen Ashley
contemporary romanceDream Man #3
(47k)
A shy girl who's secretly loved her cop neighbor for four years finally gets her chance — but her past won't let go.
small town
Before Jamaica Lane (On Dublin Street, #3)
Samantha Young
contemporary romanceOn Dublin Street #3
(48k)
A shy bookworm asks her gorgeous best friend to teach her to flirt — and falls for him instead.
small town
Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold
Ellen O'Connell
historical romance
(13k)
Found alone together in 1885 Colorado, an outcast rancher and a spinster must decide if a forced marriage can become rea
small town
Rebecca
Daphne du Maurier
gothic romance
(733k)
A shy new bride discovers her husband's first wife may never truly be gone — and Manderley holds dark secrets.
widow/widower romancestrangers to loversmarriage of convenience
The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
historical romance
(366k)
A woman loves a priest across a lifetime — a bond as beautiful and doomed as a thorn bird's song.
small town
Mistress Suffragette
Diana Forbes
historical romance
(5k)
In Gilded Age Newport, a penniless suffragette must choose between her principles and a charming, dangerous millionaire.
small town
I Can See You (Romantic Suspense, #10; Minneapolis, #1)
Karen Rose
romantic suspenseRomantic Suspense #10
(9k)
A scarred grad student and a haunted detective hunt a killer targeting her online research subjects.
small town
Safe Haven
Nicholas Sparks
contemporary romance
(403k)
A woman fleeing her dark past finds love with a gentle widower in a quiet coastal town — but danger followed her.
small town
Jewels of the Sun (Gallaghers of Ardmore, #1)
Nora Roberts
contemporary romanceGallaghers of Ardmore #1
(69k)
A lost American woman finds herself — and love — in a cozy Irish village steeped in folklore and magic.
small town
The Seaside Homecoming
Julie Klassen
regency romanceOn Devonshire Shores #3
(3k)
A disgraced woman takes refuge in a mysterious man's boarding house — but her hidden past may cost her everything.
strangers to loversworkplace romancereturn to hometown
Dance Upon the Air (Three Sisters Island, #1)
Nora Roberts
paranormal romanceThree Sisters Island #1
(75k)
A woman hiding from her dangerous past finds love — and a witch's curse — on a small island.
small town
Heart Bones
Colleen Hoover
new adult romance
(685k)
A girl escaping poverty spends one last summer with a brooding rich stranger — and both their hearts pay the price.
small town
A Walk to Remember
Nicholas Sparks
young adult romance
(848k)
A rebellious teen falls for the minister's quiet daughter in 1950s North Carolina — and she changes his life forever.
small town
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Malinda Lo
young adult romanceLast Night at the Telegraph Club #1
(121k)
In 1954 Chinatown, two girls risk everything to love each other in a world that forbids it.
small town
Born in Ice (Born In Trilogy, #2)
Nora Roberts
contemporary romanceIrish Born Trilogy #2
(41k)
A wandering thriller writer rents a room at a quiet Irish inn — and can't bring himself to leave.
small town
Delicate Escape
Catherine Cowles
romantic suspenseSparrow Falls #2
(44k)
A scarred woman on the run lets a golden-boy contractor rebuild her walls — and her heart — before her past catches up.
small town
Rising Tides (Chesapeake Bay Saga, #2)
Nora Roberts
contemporary romanceChesapeake Bay Saga #2
(37k)
A guarded waterman hides a painful past from the woman who has always loved him on the Chesapeake Bay.
small town
Hometown Girl After All (Hometown, #2)
Kirsten Fullmer
contemporary romanceHometown #2
(1k)
A woman hiding from her past in a small town can't hide her feelings for the local deliveryman.
small town