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A Pack for Winter by Eliana Lee
Ivy has come to terms with the fact that she will never have a family of her own. Practically already a spinster coming up on middle aged and over worked as a fifth-grade teacher, she swears she's perfectly fine with her life. But then she gets an extra-large fish aquarium that changes everything.
6 days ago


The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Ivan hasn’t been outside his concrete domain in more than twenty-seven years. But when a baby elephant is brought in to work at their circus, he starts to see things in a new light in The One and Only Ivan.
Jun 10


Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
Briana Ortiz is going through a very difficult divorce when she meets the new, very handsome and incredibly nice ER doctor Jacob. It's hard not to like him, but dating is not an option. Not only does she not date co-workers, but she knows after dealing with her ex that you can't trust anyone. She could fake date him though, to help him get through the ordeal that will be his brother's upcoming wedding.
Jun 1


In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams
Madison Walker is returning to her hometown after graduating (just barely) from culinary school. She's been offered a dream job - designing and running her own kitchen for a new restaurant, owned by James Huxley, who just happens to be her brother's best friend. The schedule is tight and with the opening date looming on the horizon, Madison just hopes that she can prove her culinary professors, the whole town, and herself wrong by NOT messing this up.
May 25


And Now, Back to You by B K Borison
Deliliah Stewart is the antithesis of Jackson Clark - bright, chaotic, and nothing short of a mess. Not to mention that she doesn't know how to park! Any time they've run in to each other, it's almost always been literal and has ended in disaster. When their bosses come up with a clever plan for a special segment featuring both Delilah and Jackson on location covering a historic snowstorm, Jackson just wants to get through it in one piece. But Delilah has a surprising offer f
May 14


The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Florence is having a really bad day. In a meeting with her new, really hot editor, she learns that she can't get another extension and her manuscript is due... now. Then she gets a phone call telling her that her father has died unexpectedly. Now she has to return to the town that she tried to get away from for years, where she finds the very confused ghost of her new editor waiting for her.
Apr 30


The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick
Ellis has achieved her dream and is helping thousands of people at a time deal with their crippling grief by allowing them to sleep. People always say that you feel better after a good night's rest, what about a month of uninterrupted sleep. Two months, if necessary. But there's a catch, your grief will feel less consuming when you wake up, you've slept through the worst of it, but you may wake up with no emotions at all toward what you were grieving.
Apr 23


Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
A doctor gets stuck on her way home from a family funeral when she swerves for a raccoon and ends up in the ditch. She ends up at the local VFW hall for dinner that evening and what starts with a $100 bet ends in something that Alexis never would have expected - a small-town carpenter that does not fit into her world at all, but that Alexis would risk everything for.
Apr 20


The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
When Lauren comes home from her friend's bachelorette party and finds a husband waiting for her, she is confused. She didn't have a husband when she left for the party! After some frantic googling and wondering if she's hit her head, her new husband goes into the attic and comes out...as a different husband. It seems her attic contains an unlimited supply.
Mar 26


Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
In a recent AITA thread (Am I the Asshole?), the poster claims to be cursed. Every woman he dates and breaks up ends up marrying the next guy she dates. When Emma's friend shows her the post, it piques her interest. Emma has the same problem with the men she's been dating. She reaches out to the original poster, Justin, and the two hatch a scheme to break their curses. They will date each other and break up amicably. That way they will both find lifelong happiness with the ne
Mar 9


Business Casual by B K Borison
Nova Porter is busy chasing her dreams. She's about to open up her own tattoo studio in the town she grew up in but it turns out, the paperwork is more stressful than she could have imagined. She needs a chance to unwind and she knows just the person to help her - Charlie Milford. But after their passionate but strict "only one night" agreement, Nova can't get him out of her head.
Feb 19


Mixed Signals by B K Borison
Ever since Stella and Luka's bumbling romance was showcased on social media, and Beckett's plea for Evelyn's return went viral, Lovelight Farms has become THE romantic destination. Layla is surrounded by love and she is annoyed about it. It's really starting to feel like a slap to the face, especially after her recent string of uninspiring dates. All she needs is someone to remind her to have a little fun.
Feb 5


The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Nora Seed's life is not going the way she would prefer. She calls off her wedding only days before she walks down the aisle, her brother won't speak to her, and the few friends she has are avoiding her. As if that isn't bad enough, she can't even manage to keep her cat safe! So she decides to end it all... and is transported to a magical library that allows her to go through every possible combination of choices she could have ever made and find the perfect life.
Jan 26


In the Weeds by B K Borison
After Evelyn left Beckett alone in a hotel room with a word, Beckett never expected to see her again, even if he could not stop thinking about their passionate weekend together. When she unexpectedly showed up at the farm he works on, and subsequently disappeared again, Beckett decided he would move on. It would be nothing more than a fond (very fond) memory. But now she’s back again – in the last place she remembers feeling happy.
Jan 19


Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
Tragedy shook the small town of Miracle Creek when a local business exploded, killing Henry, an eight-year-old child and Kitt, a mother of five. Unravel the mystery of what happened as Henry's mother stands trial.
Jan 12


Beach Read by Emily Henry
January has writer's block. Worse, her agent keeps asking when her (very late) promised book will be done. Even worse, circumstances force her to move into the house her late father shared with his mistress. Worse than all that, her new neighbor is none other than bestselling author Augustus Everett, who she had a bit of a rivalry with in college (not that he noticed). Lucky for her, he's got writer's block too.
Jan 5


Lovelight Farms by B K Borison
Stella needs to find a way to save her Christmas tree farm and she comes across an ingenious solution. A social media influencer is holding a competition with a grand prize that would keep the farm running and allow them to pay off their debt. But when Stella is invited to take part in the competition, she remembers that she wrote on the application that she owns the farm with her boyfriend - and now she needs to find a boyfriend fast.
Dec 22, 2025


The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
Clementine comes home from work one day and enters the apartment she recently inherited from her aunt to find a stranger. Turns out, Clementine's aunt agreed to sublet the apartment for the summer to her friend's son while he comes to New York City to live his dream of working in a fine restaurant. Of course, all of that happened before Clementine's aunt died. The two of them become temporary roommates for the summer, only seeing each other periodically, and Clementine soon r
Oct 30, 2025


Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Nora Stephens isn't sure when it happened but somehow, she became the villain in her own story. She is not the plucky girl next door you root for in every rom com, nor is she a woman who can be "one of the guys". She is a bossy, high maintenance, city lover who puts all of her effort in getting the best deal for her clients. But then her sister Libby convinces her to take a month away from the city so that Libby can live out her small-town fantasy before having her third chil
Oct 27, 2025


A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
Sera used to be one of the most powerful witches in Britain. Key words: used to be. Now she barely has enough magic to keep herself warm and is grumpily running an inn with her aunt while trying to keep the talking fox and the skeletal rooster from blowing her cover and declaring to the countryside that she is a witch. Along comes Luke Larsen, who is looking for a safe place for his sister, and Sera begins to think she could get her magic back again.
Oct 23, 2025
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