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Author
Series
Gus Murphy novels volume 1
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
After losing everything in a single moment, former Suffolk County police officer Gus Murphy reluctantly agrees to help solve a murder.
Author
Series
Little Bridge Island volume 2
Language
English
Description
A broken engagement only gave Molly Montgomery additional incentive to follow her dream job from the Colorado Rockies to the Florida Keys. Now, as Little Bridge Island Public Library's head of children's services, Molly hopes the messiest thing in her life will be her sticky-note covered desk. But fate, in the form of a newborn left in the restroom, has other ideas. So does the sheriff who comes to investigate the 'abandonment'.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Katherine, an ambitious New York City attorney, gets diagnosed with a concussion and must be monitored for forty-eight hours to make sure it doesn't get worse. Unfortunately, she forgot to update her emergency contact, so the person they call is her ex-husband, Tom. Unable to be left alone, Katherine reluctantly agrees to travel to Chicago with him for the holidays. But thanks to a blizzard, what should have been a quick plane ride turns into an...
Author
Series
Two steps volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Chemin, also known as the Camino de Santiago, is a centuries-old pilgrim route that ends in Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain. Every year, thousands of walkers--some devout, many not--follow the route that wends through quaint small villages and along busy highways alike, a journey unlike any other. Zoe, an artist from California who's still reeling from her husband's sudden death, has impulsively decided to walk the Camino, hoping to...
Author
Series
William Sandberg novels volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When a depressed military cryptologist is abducted by a top-secret organization to decode prophecies hidden in human DNA, the man's estranged wife joins an eclectic cast of characters in an Alpine chateau to discover the truth.
27) Good at games
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2016].
Language
English
Description
Suzy Curtis finds herself accidentally engaged to the local town hero, who wants a famous rock star to be his best man. However, the best man is Suzy's ex-husband. Suzy's half-sister is attracted to Suzy's ex and Suzy has inappropriate feelings for the town hero's engaged brother!
28) Last chance hero
Author
Series
Last Chance romances volume 9
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Fire chief Ross Gardiner returns to Last Chance to start over after a difficult divorce. He gets a second chance to make things work with antiques shop owner Sabina Grey, who stole his heart when they were teenagers.
Author
Series
Firefly Lake volume 1
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Returning home to Firefly Lake to sell her mother's cottage, Charlotte Gibbs is overwhelmed by the memories that remind her of what she's been missing, especially the love of her life, Sean Carmichael, the man she left behind when he needed her the most.
Author
Series
Publisher
Karen Booth
Language
English
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Formats
Description
At 47, newly divorced makeup artist Lela Bennett is dreading her next steps. Dating. Meeting people. Not letting herself go. But then she runs into Donovan James and tries something different--sleeping with her sexy crush from college. Unfortunately, in a post-orgasm stupor, Lela confesses she was in love with Donovan all those years ago. He responds by leaving while she sleeps. The next morning, her gray hairs are practically taunting her. She knows...
Author
Series
Dave vs. the monsters volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Enjoying the perks afforded a champion monster-slayer in Las Vegas, Dave, after making a deal with the devil, must face off against an opponent unlike any he has ever faced -- a ravishing Russian spy with a few superpowers of her own.
32) Can't hurry love
Author
Series
Sunshine Valley novels volume 1
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Stranded in Sunshine, Colorado, after the death of her husband, Randy, who was hiding dark secrets, widow Lola Williams swears off love forever until she asks Sheriff Drew Taylor for help in uncovering Randy's hidden life." --
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Unable to process the grief of losing his parents and brothers in a tragic ferry accident, Arvid Jansen, now divorced and living dangerously, is forced to come to terms with the fact that someone still needs him when his daughter reaches out to him for help.
34) Starlight Bridge
Author
Series
Harmony Harbor volume 2
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Hidden in Graystone Manor is a book containing all the dark secrets of Harmony Harbor, and Ava DiRossi is determined to find it. No one-especially not her ex-husband, Griffin Gallagher-can ever discover what really tore her life apart all those years ago. With Griffin back in town, it's more important than ever that she find the book before someone else does. Because her ex is still angry with her for leaving him. And he still has no idea Ava never...
Author
Series
Kimani romance volume 579
Publisher
Harlequin Kimani
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Sizzling-hot basketball star Kevin Koucky plans to end his career with a bang by posing au naturel in a magazine feature. When photographer Jasmin Hook agrees to take the assignment, she never expects the risque photo shoot to end with a sensual slam dunk. But then the handsome athlete comes with children and an ex-wife - emotional baggage that Jasmin can't handle. Little does she know that Kevin always plays to win...
Author
Series
Beautiful series volume 8
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"When Ruby Miller's boss announces he's sending her on an extended business trip to New York City, she's shocked. As one of the best and brightest young engineers in London, she knows she's professionally up to the task. The part that's throwing her is where she'll be spending a month, up close and personal, working alongside and staying in a hotel with Niall Stella, her firm's top urban planning executive and The Hottest Man Alive. Despite her ongoing...
37) The donut legion
Author
Publisher
Mulholland Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Charlie Garner has a bad feeling. His ex-wife, Meg, has been missing for over a week and one quick peek into her home shows all her possessions packed up in boxes. Neighbors claim she's running from bill collectors, but Charlie suspects something more sinister is afoot. Meg was last seen working at the local donut shop, a business run by a shadow group most refer to as 'The Saucer People'; a space-age, evangelist cult...Along with his brother Felix...Charlie...
Author
Language
English
Description
When you read this book, you will make many assumptions. You will assume you are reading about a jealous wife. You will assume she is obsessed with her replacement - a woman who is about to enter a new marriage with the man she loves. You will assume you know the anatomy of the relationships. Assume nothing. Read between the lies. Twisted and deliciously chilling, The Wife Between Us deftly explores the hidden complexities of marriage and the dangerous...
Author
Series
Magnolia sisters volume 1
Publisher
HQN
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Avery Keller arrives in Magnolia, North Carolina, with one aim: collect her inheritance and quickly put the quirky town in her rearview mirror. But the father who didn't acknowledge her when he was alive has left Avery a mess to sort through--along with two half sisters she's never met and a gorgeous single dad living next door. Soon her plan to keep this colorful, close-knit community at a distance gets complicated... Grayson Atwell has rescued plenty...
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