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Author
Series
Sweet Magnolias volume 1
Publisher
MIRA
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Maddie Townsend might live in a town called Serenity, but there's been nothing calm or peaceful about her life since her marriage broke up.This stay-at-home mom has no job skills, an out-of-control sixteen-year-old son, a talkative fourteen-year-old who's suddenly gone silent, a six-year-old daughter whose heart is broken, an ex-husband whose younger girlfriend is expecting their baby and two best friends who think she's somehow qualified to help...
Author
Series
Jersey Boys volume 1
Publisher
Mills & Boon Cherish
Pub. Date
2014
Description
An old crush returns! Kelly McNeil thought finding refuge from her ex-husband at her friend Sabrina?s house was her best option - until Sabrina?s twin Matt answered the door. Kelly?d had a huge, unrequited crush on him as a teenager! Yet as adults, he?d never given her a second look.Matt had never mustered up the courage to ask Kelly out and now fate has given him a second chance. But Kelly is afraid to risk her independence and her children with...
Author
Publisher
Avon
Pub. Date
2013
Description
She?s resigned to the fact that the only romance she?s going to get is from the rom-coms she watches and with her busy job and her daughter; she doesn?t have time to even think about love. But when Stella gets sick, and Cally is forced to move in with her mother in the remote village of Sticklepond, to save money for Stella?s operation, Cally realizes how tough it can be to go it alone. Still, the last thing Cally wants to do is fall in love. All...
4) Fated
Author
Series
Dark Protectors volume 1
Publisher
Kensington
Pub. Date
2011
Description
MARRY ME Cara Paulsen does not give up easily. A scientist and a single mother, she's used to fighting for what she wants, keeping a cool head, and doing whatever it takes to protect her daughter Janie. But "whatever it takes" has never before included a shotgun wedding to a dangerous-looking stranger with an attitude problem. . . OR ELSE Sure, the mysterious Talen says that he's there to protect Cara and Janie. He also says that he's a three-hundred-year-old...
Author
Publisher
Bolinda/Audible audio
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Description
One split second decision and you could lose your child forever ... When single mother Jen Cornish sees her neighbour?s keys on the footpath outside her home, she has no idea the simple good deed of returning them will end in her fighting for her life - and that of her son, Charlie. Soon, Jen is arrested for a crime committed in her neighbour?s house, and the police have damning evidence. Jen wonders, is she losing her mind, or is she being framed?...
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Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Description
Thirty-year-old Paige Dougall?s life is a mess. Only a year ago she was smashing all of her life goals - handsome husband, high-flying job, cute kid. But in just under twelve months everything has gone wrong. Nursing a broken heart, single mother Paige returns to Kindness Cottage, her childhood home nestled in a picture-perfect Scottish village, to try and get her life together. Despite the backdrop of rolling hills and lavender-scented air, Paige...
Author
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Description
'I don't want that nurse touching my baby.' Those are the instructions from the newborn child's parents. However, when the baby goes into cardiac arrest, Ruth, a nurse of twenty years' experience, sees no option but to assist. But the baby dies. And Ruth is charged with negligent homicide. Ruth is shattered and bewildered as she tries to come to terms with her situation. She finds different kinds of support from her sister, a fiery radical, and her...
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Noel and Lisa are among the most supportive parents at the nursery school. Never late to pick up their little girl, always patient and delighted to see her at the end of the day. But in fact neither of them are Frankie's parents. They have no blood relationship at all to this little girl.
9) Prime time
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Series
Publisher
Accent Press
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Shortlisted for the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel Awards 2013 � A British romantic comedy by Jane Wenham-Jones, author of 'Perfect Alibis'. � Laura Meredith never imagined herself appearing on TV- she?s too old, too flabby, too downright hormonal, and much too busy holding things together for her son, Stanley, after her husband left her for a younger, thinner replacement. But best friend Charlotte is a determined woman and when Laura is persuaded...
10) Free-falling
Author
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Description
The Fianc�e - Belinda's life is in free-fall after the sudden death of her fianc� Andy. But then ghostly signs begin to appear which suggest he might not really be gone. And Belinda begins to tumble even further. Will his final parting gift be enough to save her? The Mother - Evelyn McGavin, Andy's mum, is also struggling. She copes with her sorrow by shoplifting (once), hating Belinda (constantly) and jumping out of a plane. In her skydiving...
11) Deception
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Pub. Date
2022
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Description
After the funeral of her mother, Sally, Alice Kent is approached by a man named Angus Tweedy. He claims to be her father and tells her that he served time in prison for marrying Sally bigamously. What does he hope to gain by telling her this now, 30 years on? How can her adored dad Ralph not be her true father? And why did her mother betray her so badly? She had accepted Sally?s many faults, and her reluctance to ever speak of the past. But faced...
Author
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Pub. Date
2018
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Description
Running away for the second time in her life, twenty-seven-year old Ava believes the cook's job at a country B&B is perfect, until she meets the owner's son, John Tate. The young fifth-generation grazier is a beguiling blend of both man, boy and a terrible flirt. With their connection immediate and intense, they begin a clandestine affair right under the noses of John's formidable parents. Thirty years later, Ava returns to Candlebark Creek with her...
13) The stone house
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Everything changes for Kate, Moya and Romy when they receive word that Maeve Dillon, their mother, is critically ill. It is time to return from Dublin, London and New York to Rossmore and the old stone house overlooking the Irish Sea where they grew up. But ancient jealousies surface as each sister confronts the past and the decisions they have made. For work-driven Kate it is time to take stock of her role as a high-flying ambitious lawyer and single...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Passionate and funny, radio personality Gail Gideon is a true original. Nine years ago when Gail?s husband announced that he wanted a divorce, her ensuing on-air rant propelled her local radio show into the national spotlight. Now, ?The Gail Gideon Show? is beloved by millions of single women who tune-in for her advice on the power of self-reinvention. But fame comes at a price. After all, what does a woman who has staked her career on being single...
15) Leaving home
Author
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Description
Leaving Home brings together three, previously published short pieces, each dealing with a variation on the theme of leaving home. The first, 'Weights and Measures', deals with the tragic loss of a child; the second is a non-fiction letter Picoult wrote to her eldest son as he left for college; and, 'Ritz' tells the story of a mother who takes the vacation all mothers need sometime. Jodi Picoult has the remarkable ability to portray an event's key...
16) 13-minute murder
Author
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Description
13-MINUTE MURDER WITH SHAN SERAFIN: Michael Ryan can kill anybody in just minutes. When he?s offered a rich payout to assassinate a target in Harvard Yard, the precision strike starts perfectly, then explodes into a horrifying spectacle. Ryan has to run and his wife goes missing. Now the world?s fastest hit man sets out for one last score: revenge. And every minute counts. DEAD MAN RUNNING WITH CHRISTOPHER FARNSWORTH: Dr Randall Beck is an eccentric...
17) Deadly deals
Author
Series
Sisterhood volume 16
Publisher
Zebra
Pub. Date
2010
Description
The Sisterhood Makes Things Right After years of trying to become pregnant without success, Rachel Dawson and her husband Thomas felt their dreams had finally come true the day they brought home their newly adopted twin babies. Though the lawyer Baron Bell who arranged for the surrogate mother charged a hefty six-figure fee, one glance into the eyes of their precious children told them it was all worth it. Until the birth mother reappeared, first...
18) A mother's wish
Author
Publisher
MIRA
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy' - CandisFinding a soul-mate for a mother who deserves to be loved!Meg?s teenage daughter, Lindsey, had the nerve to place a personal ad on her behalf - ?Wanted: Perfect Partner. I?m dating-shy, divorced and seeking a man with marriage in mind.? Worse, Steve Conlan, who answered the ad, was perfect, according to Lindsey.Did a teenage matchmaker get it right? Robin Masterton?s young son, Jeff, thinks he needs a dog...
19) Pretty baby
Author
Publisher
MIRA
Pub. Date
2015
Description
She sees the teenage girl on the train platform, standing in the pouring rain, clutching an infant in her arms. She boards a train and is whisked away. But she can't get the girl out of her head? Heidi has always been charitable but her family are horrified when she returns home with a young woman named Willow and her baby in tow. Dishevelled and homeless, this girl could be a criminal-or worse. But despite the family's objections, Heidi offers them...
20) Dream count
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Pub. Date
2025
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Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until - betrayed and brokenhearted - she must turn to the person she thought she needed least. Omelogor, Chiamaka?s bold, outspoken cousin, is a financial powerhouse in Nigeria who begins to question how well she...
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