A second chance stand-alone from small-town romance author Brooke Montgomery about a literary agent from NYC who returns to her Southern hometown and the cowboy high school sweetheart she left behind...I fell in love with him when I was only fifteen-tall, handsome, and so damn charming-it was impossible not to.Years later, we got married, and I thought we'd have our perfect happily-ever-after.But I wanted more than being his wife in a small mountain town, so I chased my dream job seven hundred miles away. I begged him to come with me, but he wouldn't leave his family's ranch.Walking away and letting him go was the most heartbreaking thing I've ever experienced.But then I meet someone new and he's everything I need-stability, mutual respect, and ambition. He's my second chance at love. When he proposes, it's a no-brainer to tell him yes.There's just one little problem...I'm still married to my high school sweetheart, who refuses to sign the divorce papers.Even worse? I never told my fiancé.Now I have to return to Willow Branch Mountain, find my ex, and demand he sign them.When I show up at his door and he slams it in my face, I know he's not going to make it easy-especially when those old feelings resurface and I'm left making the hardest decision of my life.Take My Name is book #1 in the Willow Branch Mountain interconnected series. Each one ends in a happily-ever-after with a hook into the next one and although you don't have to read them in order, you'll get a better reading experience if you do.

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"Bonnie is successful in her crafts shop but fears no man will see past her disability to her strong and loving heart. Elijah dreams of leaving the family business to focus on his carvings. Can they find a new path together? Elijah Miller is a quiet and painfully shy man with a talent for carving the handmade toys and furniture that tourists in the Amish shops love. The large, boisterous Miller family is anything but shy. With a thriving auction business, they want him to do what he hates most: taking the stage and calling the auctions. He loves his family and wants to support them, but will they allow room for Elijah to follow his own dream? Bonnie Yoder began the Homespun Handicrafts with her friends, Sophia and Carol. Each has a physical disability to overcome but together they prove that wheelchairs and rollators will not stop them from building a business and a craft community. Bonnie, with her chestnut curls and pretty face, yearns for a husband and family of her own but fears her spinal condition will keep any Amish man from choosing a life with her. Can a man like Elijah see past her walker to the woman behind it? With the support of his beloved dog, Slowpoke, Elijah finds the courage to bring in samples of his handcrafted toys for Bonnie to consider for display in the shop. Through her advice, Elijah begins to see a possible new life doing what he loves best. Bonnie, in reconnecting with this old school friend, fears that the hope for a relationship that she feels may be another disappointment. Can Elijah and Bonnie help each other find the lives they want and the love they desire?"

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A BRAND NEW series from the author of the bestselling Glendale Hall books, perfect for fans of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe 🎃🍂🧡🪵✨I remembered my mum telling me that autumn was a chance for nature, and for people, to let go of anything that was holding them back...Willow Connor has one shot to save her family's farm - turning it into Birchbrook's first ever pumpkin patch. There's just one problem: she has exactly zero pumpkins and only six weeks to make it happen. Everyone in the close-knit town thinks she's crazy, but she's determined to prove them wrong.Enter Dylan Henderson, a hotshot property consultant with a clipboard full of reasons why selling is the smarter choice. Determined to stand her ground, Willow makes him a bold offer - stay and watch her turn the farm around. To her surprise, he agrees.Now, as Willow throws everything into making her pumpkin patch a success (even if it means buying every pumpkin in the county), she also finds herself learning a thing or two from Dylan - about business, about ambition... and maybe about love?Will she save the farm and prove everyone wrong? And when the deal is up, will Dylan walk away - or has he found something worth sticking around for?A cosy, small-town romance full of autumn vibes, opposites-attract chemistry and a guaranteed HEA! Perfect for fans of Laurie Gilmore, Lucy Score and Carrie Elks!Praise for Victoria Walters: 'A story about giving love itself a second chance. If you've ever felt lost or jaded, this book will bring you joy... A total delight!' Camilla Isley'Evocative, charming and utterly romantic' Christy McKellen'...the perfect romance for a Sunday morning' Sarah Turner'Clever, quirky and swoonsome ... will tick all your Book Boyfriend boxes' Holly Hepburn'A must read for romcom lovers - fresh, funny and utterly charming' Sandy Barker'An absolutely gorgeous romance novel with a swoon-worthy hero to die for ... I was kept guessing right to the end and had a great big smile on my face' Kim Nash

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A gorgeously romantic and feelgood summer read set in the Cotswolds - it'll definitely put a smile on your face ☀️💕 Perfect for fans of Jessica Redland, Rachael Lucas and Phillipa Ashley ☀️💕Is this just a summer romance or could it be more?Nicola grew up at Pennycress Inn, in the beautiful Cotswold village of Meadowfield, and now she's come full circle by landing a job there. After a difficult few months, she's happy to be back in the place she loves and calls home.The whole village is looking forward to the annual summer carnival, and Nicola is charged with asking the local farmers to lend their tractors and trailers for the occasion. It's an easy task - until she meets the new owner of Little Mead Farm, who stubbornly refuses to help.On sabbatical from his City job for the summer, Charlie wants to do up his late uncle's farm and put it on the market as soon as possible. The place might have been in his family for generations but country life is simply not for him. He has no time for whatever the villagers are up to.When Nicola and Charlie meet, sparks fly - and unexpected feelings grow. Soon there's more at stake in Meadowfield than the success of the carnival. But whatever happens between them, this is just a summer romance... isn't it?Praise for Sarah Hope: 'Love, LOVE, LOVED this absolutely gorgeous page turner!! An absolute must read!!!' ★★★★★ Reader Review'A gorgeous story and one I would definitely recommend. It is light-hearted but with some serious things as well.' ★★★★★ Reader Review'A nice easy read that had me hooked. Loved all the characters.' ★★★★★ Reader Review'A perfect feel good read that left a smile on my face.' ★★★★★ Reader Review'All Sarah's characters are well constructed and three dimensional, the kind you'd want as your own friends.' ★★★★★ Reader Review

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Love can make even the most fragile person bloom.Misty Owen escapes Florida and comes home to Lilac Lake following a disastrous relationship with an emotionally and physically abusive man. David Graham runs a landscaping business with his father and has created a memorial park in town for his sister, who died of cancer. Kind and gentle, he is the sort of man Misty can't help being attracted to. But until she heals from her past, how can she move forward? She knows it's going to take someone like David to help her, but he's content to be just friends. When gifts of flowers start to arrive, with more than friendship, Misty discovers that sometimes love blooms in the sweetest ways possible.A spinoff book from the Lilac Lake Inn series, a sweet second-chance, small-town romance. Another of Judith Keim's books about strong women facing challenges and finding love and happiness along the way.

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The last time Louisa saw Harry Rawlins was the night he proposed to her after prom. After ten years of living thousands of miles away from her small hometown, she runs right back after a humiliating ending to her career. Diner work and the odd shift at the Italian restaurant she lives above has her fighting up from rock bottom.But when the one person she has been hoping to avoid is a regular at the diner, she is faced with her past. And the hopes and dreams that died after she fled.Harry Rawlins keeps his head down and works his fingers to the bone, if only to keep out of his old man's way. Nothing good comes from getting on his wrong side. It's been ten years since Louisa left. Still, every day she finds her way into his thoughts. His world is tipped upside down on a regular trip into Lewistown to his favorite diner. Distraction is the last thing he needs. And bad turns to worse when he discovers some other guy has her attention. The cards he has precariously stacked, to keep him and his Ma fed and housed, come tumbling down. One after the other.

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A charming story about friendship, community, and the magic that happens in bookstores--when an anonymous note left in a book finds the wrong recipient. April, a smart and lonely tech worker, worries work from home has gotten out of hand: She's left an anonymous note in a book for Westley, the clerk at her Seattle neighborhood bookstore who has a gentle smile and looks great in flannel. But thanks to fate, Laura--a busy single mom who had given up on love--buys the book, finds the note, and thinks Westley has left it for her. A handsome man who loves books seems like just the plot twist she has been looking for. Meanwhile, Westley--not the most perceptive--is too distracted by the movie filming at the store and the ambition it's unlocked in him to notice either of the two women. But as April and Laura's anonymous correspondence continues back and forth, their mundane routines are challenged, sparking a glimmer of hope. Is a happy ending in the cards for them? A heartwarming web of mistaken identities and serendipitous encounters, Storybook Ending is a playful tribute to friendship, love stories of all kinds, and to the objects--from a forgotten slip of paper to someone's heart--left between the pages of books we loved.

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For readers of Nicholas Sparks and Karen Kingsbury, the first in a dazzling new series of romantic, feel-good standalone stories with a dash of adventure set against the dramatic landscape of North Carolina's Outer Banks - the perfect place for second chances, bittersweet love, and a thrilling quest - from internationally bestselling author Davis Bunn. It's a promise of better things to come . . . With its colorful history, and miles of sand, tide, and windswept oaks, North Carolina's Outer Banks is a paradise for locals and tourists alike. For Curtis Gage, returning after nineteen years to be the new assistant manager of a 5-star, ocean-front resort, it's a chance to start a new life--and come to terms with an old one. This is where his father, a revered police chief, died in the line of duty. Whisked away by his mother when he was just a child, Curtis always yearned to come back and reclaim this magnificent necklace of islands as home. But he never imagined the risks . . . This coastal haven is in attorney Rae Alden's blood, and the resort's expansion is encroaching on precious Fortunate Harbor. For Rae and the old-town families she represents, their generations-old heritage is not for sale for all the money in the world. Who'd have guessed that the ordeal would tie Rae to Curtis, a childhood sweetheart whose family tragedy once converged, fatefully, with her own past? The landgrab is reuniting them in more ways than one. Because the property is more valuable than even Rae believed. The proof is in a secret deed and a long-lost map to a bona fide buried treasure. If pirate legends, rekindled romance, and real-life adventure aren't enough to make the heart pound, Curtis and Rae discover they aren't the only ones hunting. In love and in danger, they have each other, and are finding a place to call home. That alone is a fortune worth fighting for.

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