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The Darkest Hour
by Linda Louise Rigsbee

Book 3 in the Carmen & Alex series, Carmen and Alex had a perfect marriage until he left on a two-week business trip to South America without her. When he returned, their lives were changed forever and Carmen began the darkest hours of her life.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Something Old, Something New
by Linda Louise Rigsbee

Book 2 of the Carmen & Alex series. Communication has never been one of Carmen’s strengths. It isn’t fear of retribution that makes her hide things from Alex – especially one very personal secret that she and Josh share. Between her obsession about children and reluctance to discuss issues with Alex, their marriage is in danger. She must either adjust or risk losing the man she loves more than life itself.

Categories: Romance, Other Fiction, Contemporary Romance

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Bed & Breakfast Next to the Pink Roses Hotel
by Monica Euen

No one really knew what the owner of the popular bed and breakfast had in mind - even after her death. Her wishes seemed clear...or were they. Her life was private, until her heirs tried to solve the mystery.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense

Waltz of Her Life
by Lacey Ann Carrigan

'Waltz of Her Life' is an epic romance with paranormal elements. The story follows Linda Serafina from her days as a college coed, when she answers an ad for 'Dream Research Assistant,' and it changes her life forever. She becomes a nurse, a wife and mother, and a competition quality dancer.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

Coffee To Go
by Jean MacIntyre

Melanie has a run-in at a coffee shop with a stranger. She meets him again at her sister’s dinner party, and her antagonism is obvious. He forces a truce and realizes he will have to move slowly to win her trust, after discovering she has recently broken her engagement because of betrayal.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Breaking the Routine Can Have Consequences
by Taylor Lowe

Samantha Peters is the quiet good girl type. Her best friend convinces her to go to New York for the weekend where she has her first one night stand. No big deal right since she lives in a little no name town until she finds out the man she spent the night with is her new co-worker.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Once Bitten, Twice Shy
by Linda Louise Rigsbee

Book 1 in the Carmen & Alex series, Carmen is struggling to make a goat dairy profitable when her roommate’s brother arrives for a visit. Thinking he will be under foot and bored, she is taken by surprise when he seems genuinely interested in her work. As she falls for him, their tumultuous relationship is like a wild roller coaster ride.

Categories: Romance, Other Fiction, Contemporary Romance

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Cassie
by Linda Louise Rigsbee

Freighting wasn’t a respectable job for a lady, but Cassie wasn’t about to let the bank have their ranch. She wasn’t prepared for renegade Indians or the handsome Frenchman they chased into her life. She had reason to distrust men, but Bordeaux was different – or was he?

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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A Tutelarius Love
by Linda Louise Rigsbee

Megan is ready to take control of her destiny, even if she has to fly to another state to escape an overprotective father. From the elite in California to a rustic cabin in Arkansas is culture shock enough, but what she finds in Arkansas isn’t at all what she expects.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Another Chance
by Sandra Cuppett

After the tragic murder of her husband, Jordan returns to the Florida town where she grew up. Slowly she rebuilds her life. After 5 years, she learns her stalker has escaped and he's coming after her. A mystical stranger enters her life. Can he help her survive this new threat to her life?

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense

Reality Check
by John Foltin

Brian and Samantha were two people who were unlucky in love. That was, until they met on the set of a reality movie. Now, their luck has finally changed. Will they fall in love? Will they find someone else on their stay? Or are they doomed to relive their past?

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Custody Battle
by Nelisiwe Nxumalo

Only one thing matters to Mandisa Dladla-protecting her sisters at whatever cost. That includes turning her back on love when it comes knocking, looking like a knight, tasting like an angel while all along being a devil ready to take a child away from his mother.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Cemetery Street
by John Zunski

In a world of presumptuous people, irony is alive and well, concludes James Morrison, the narrator of this touching coming of age novel. A view Shannie Ortolan - James' longtime friend, sometimes lover, and fulltime obsession - wouldn't argue. From their first encounter as teenagers until Shannie's death, experience the twists, turns and enthralling characters that populate Cemetery Street.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Goodmans Hotel
by Alan Keslian

As pressure mounts in his job in the City of London, Mark decides on a radical career change and sets up a gay hotel, the ‘Goodmans Hotel’ of the title. He is irresistibly attracted to Tom, a local handyman and he takes in an eighteen year old runaway, Darren, who is escaping from parental bigotry.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Courtship of the Recluse
by Linda Louise Rigsbee

Cindy accepts a housekeeping job at a remote west Texas ranch. The stoic and reclusive rancher has offered her access to a horse and 3000 plus acres in her spare time. Eventually, respect and admiration for him spawns a much deeper emotion – one that gets out of control in fuzzy stages that blend into each other.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Western Romance

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Fate
by Gillian Gai Hollingsworth

Ethan Holt is literally swept off his feet when a beauty saves him from death. The next two weeks sees a hot/cold relationship develop between Ethan and his amnesiac rescuer. He feels beholden; she's fearful of her past. Facing a crisis from her past Zoe finds herself and Ethan and Zoe find each other.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

The Project
by Yvette Masters

Steven is a brilliant, if socially awkward, young software engineer. Not the kind of man Julia would ever consider dating. But when she takes him under her wing she soon discovers there is more to him than meets the eye. Can she help him find some self confidence without breaking his heart?

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

Incident in San Francisco
by David Alan Thompson

Three strangers: a California cattle rancher, a big-city computer professional, an embittered laborer, have their lives changed forever by their intersection at an event in San Francisco. An unplanned romance is furthered and cemented by an unexpected violent act.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Honeysuckles of the South
by Shirley Boykin

Meet five southern ladies. Four are looking for that special someone. They're rich,strong,bold and beautiful. They're divine and the cream of the South.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Dream Lover
by Jean MacIntyre

Charly applies for a position as a farm insurance inspector, knowing she has an uphill battle trying to work in a traditional men’s role. She is immediately aware of an intense hostility from one of the company directors, but manages to strike a bargain with him to work for three days at no salary. She gets the job and eventually wins his heart.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

Keepin It Tight
by Shani Greene-Dowdell

What happens when two women and one man suffer devastating pain in their love lives and are all looking for some one to mend their hearts? Do they go on to a love triangle... or pure unadulterated drama? With all of the heart knocks she has suffered, Lela James has all but given up on finding true love. That's until she meets Cornelius Johnston at the James Family Reunion. Neil is a hardworking, successful black man who is prepared to give her the world. And their world is indeed perfect except for one thing...his ever present, sexy blond protege, Amanda Broady, who is fighting for her own corner of Neil's heart. Spending long hours at work, Neil never suspects that one day Lela's loneliness may cause her to stray. Keepin' It Tight explores relationship drama like no other novel. When the insecurity and deception in Cornelius and Lela's marriage reaches a point of no return, it will take a miracle to pick up the pieces. Come take the journey of race, love, deception, and temptation in Keepin' It Tight.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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The Bairn of Brianag
by Ida Flowers

The adored and indulged youngest child of a wealthy plantation owner in the South Carolina colony, Jessie Maclaine is determined to marry Robbie Stewart, her childhood playmate and recent obsession. She hatches a plan to capture the heart of her beloved, but the outcome shakes her world to the foundations and ultimately very nearly claims her life—and Robbie's.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance

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A Heart to Mend
by Myne Whitman

The book is about two people, Edward and Gladys, who meet and are attracted to each other almost immediately, but have difficulty in resolving their feelings, especially because of Edward's past and other twists. The concept for "A Heart To Mend" is from the theme of unconditional love.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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A Courageous Battle
by Susan Bracken

Lacey Wilson overcomes neglect as a child and abuse in her first marriage to find fame and fortune and true love. When cancer strikes Lacey wants help to die. Her daughter will help but her doctor does not approve and those two have fallen in love. Can they resolve the conflict?

Categories: Contemporary Romance, Inspirational Romance

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Follow Your Heart
by Candia Renee Murphy

Lisa Stevens runs to a quiet mountain retreat after being made a laughing stock in the gossip columns at home. As she drives back to her home and life, her car breaks down during an ice storm, forcing her to seek refuge with a local, the handsome rock star Michael Joyce.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Loose Ends
by Allie Laurie Chamberlain

The story of a beautiful young widow and the men who shape her dreams, shake her world and capture her heart as she discovers her talent and finds a new passion. It is a true-to-life tale of tragedy, fragility, and the salvaging of a life against the backdrop of the American art festival scene.

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The Hostage
by Christina L Nelson

A sequel to the Senator's Vote. Amanda sits out a mission because she could possibly be pregnant. But when her husband Keith is taken as a hostage for terrorist negotiations, it becomes a race against the clock to find him and stop the attack. Can he be saved in time or will she lose everything?

Category: Contemporary Romance

The Senator's Vote
by Christina L Nelson

A sequel to the Anthrax Scare. It is the night before Amanda and Keith's wedding, but when a threat to kidnap a Senator comes in can they prevent it and still make it to their wedding in time?

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

A Dangerous Love
by Linda Louise Rigsbee

After the death of her family in an auto/train accident, Lisa returns to the wild mountains of her youth. There she meets a man who employs her as a companion for his mother - which includes babysitting his daughter. At his secluded home, nothing is as it first appeared. The young man's volatile moods are nothing compared to her suspicions about the source of his wealth. She is determined to solve the mystery - if she lives long enough!

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Love Like This
by Sylvia Hubbard

Angered that his wife would sleep with his brother, Ethan swore revenge. To his surprise, he becomes involved with the one person his wife never wanted him to get close to...her daughter, Nicole. Once Ethan leaves his wife penniless and then breaks Nicole's heart his revenge will be complete.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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The Heart of Rachael - A Book Sample
by Kathleen Norris

Warren Gregory discovers too late that he is in love with the beautiful Rachael. Ten years after their first meeting, he finds her married to a man she doesn't love. Rachael must search her soul to find where she truly belongs.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Second Chance Romance
by Asrai Devin

Twelve years ago Kip Turner let the girl of his dreams go to pursue his dream of playing hockey. She is now an unmarried mother in a nearby town. Can they rekindle their relationship?

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Water Signs: A Story of Love and Renewal
by Daria Anne DiGiovanni

Madeline Rose is a sweet, sheltered and eternally youthful young woman of 25, the youngest child of a prominent Philadelphia neurosurgeon. Despite the unending support of a loving, close family, she battles formidable insecurities, thanks to a recent, bitter break-up with her first real boyfriend and a turbulent adolescence characterized by a few extra pounds. Unsure of her future, she struggles to live up to her potential as well as her highly educated pedigree, given her fortunate placement in an impressive ancestral heritage. Still adjusting to civilian life after four years in the United States Navy, handsome, affable and ambitious Ken Lockheart has two goals: to rise above his blue-collar, shore town roots and to marry his true love. Though the epitome of the classic, all-American male with his boyish good looks, six-foot frame and broad, muscular body, he retains a basic humility borne of a relentless work ethic and an inner drive to succeed. When a chance encounter in a Somers Point nightclub initiates an unexpected relationship, neither one of them is prepared for the ensuing odyssey of heartbreak, personal growth and spiritual development that fuels their individual life lessons and leads them full-circle to a divinely guided conclusion.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Alisa Paige - A Book Sample
by Robert W. Chambers

Set against the backdrop of the Civil War, Chambers brings all of the fiery passion of wartime back to the homefront in this historical romance. We move between New York and Virginia as a young soldier strives to do his duty on the battlefront and keep love alive with rich widow Ailsa Paige back home.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Shades of Deception
by Vivienne Diane Neal

A collection of ten fictional short stories about how ordinary citizens who are sophisticated, successful and financially smart fall prey to insightful predators that use love, romance, lust and money as embellishments to destroy lives.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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The Brimming Cup
by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

A young couple could hardly choose a more idyllic place to settle down and raise a family than the small town of Ashley, Vermont, the home of Marise and Neale and their children. Yet, Marise feels a certain excitement is missing between her and the reticent Neale. Enter rich Eugenia from New York City, who has her sights set on igniting Neale's passions. Will she succeed, and if she does, who will ultimately benefit from his affections?

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Flight of the Monarch
by Aurora Michaels

Nineteenth century, Hayley Lawrence, lives with her father on Canada's Amhearst Island. His over-protectiveness and interference by others, threaten to keep her from the man she loves. As she attempts to surrender her desire for Austin Sommers, a long-kept secret is revealed.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Finally Home
by Dawn Michele Werner

When Amanda Brookfield moves into her grandparent's Texas farmhouse on Moonlight Ranch, it's to escape! She's had it with her fast-paced Chicago lifestyle. But when Noah West, her childhood love, returns to his family's ranch and wants it sold, Amanda ends up fighting for its safety and her own.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Big Money
by Tami Parrington

In this poignant tale of romance and money, Richard and Marie Jordan are an average suburban middle-class family. They have the American dream--a happy marriage, two kids, a house, two cars, plenty of credit cards, and lots of debit. Faced with the threat of losing their main source of income, Marie decides to take a chance on playing the lottery. When she wins, Richard and Marie find out exactly how much things change when faced with more wealth than they ever dreamed of, and more predators than they could ever imagine.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Married To A Rock Star
by Tami Parrington

The chance for romance starts out in the country, where Karen and her two teenage children have a new neighbor -Isaiah Highland, who is anything but the farm type. Isaiah is a rock-star looking for peace, starving for privacy, and he has found them both ... and a whole lot more.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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The Anthrax Scare
by Christina L Nelson

Not many romantic stories start with an Anthrax scare. Recovering from a failed romance, Agent Amanda Andrews stops a terrorist from releasing Anthrax over Washington and lets down her guard and falls in love with her new partner Keith Shepard.

Categories: Other Fiction, Contemporary Romance

The House on the Hill
by Linda M. Bartash-Dawley

Enjoy learning how romantic backgrounds can combine with history. After a visit with an old childhood haunt - the house on the hill - things would never be the same. Follow Jenna on her quest to save the old house and bring two lost loves together.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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