"Ryker and I aren't exactly perfect. But I was falling for him--and falling hard. Every kiss. Every touch. Every embrace. Just made me realize this wasn't a fling. It wasn't even a relationship. It was so much more. I just hoped Rex, my brother, was wrong about Ryker. Because I didn't have the heart to listen to him say those terrible three words. Told you so.--Page 4 of cover.

International bestseller Jill Mansell crafts the perfect summertime tale about finding your roots, filled with romance, friendship, and the power of redemption. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll never want the story to end.

All it takes is one email to end her relationship, get her kicked out of her apartment, and just about ruin her life. Essie Phillips never meant for her private rant to be sent to everyone in her address

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As the combative pair of Georgie Tate and Jace Lowe come together on a joint project for one of Seattle area's top seafood restaurants, they find their distaste for one another dwindling. The connection is undeniable--and it terrifies them both. Can two people jaded by their pasts be softened by the promise of a once-in-a-lifetime love, or is this just another recipe for disaster?

Crystal learned long ago that love brings only pain. Then Gabriel Dalton walks into her life. Despite the terrible darkness of his past, there's an undeniable goodness to him. Crystal and Gabriel never imagined that the world, which had stolen everything from them, would bring them a deep love like this. Except fate will only take them so far, and now the choice is theirs: Harden their hearts once again or find the courage to shed their painful...

Hanging by the moment: Escaping for a break to the British Virgin Islands, Kendal Johnson-Bauer has an unexpected encounter with Bret -- the one who got away. A raven's heart: Just when she feels hope slipping through her fingers, Stella Hollingberry is stunned to receive the news that she is the heiress of Ravenswood -- and a most unexpected love. Count my heart: Trisha Pearson struggles with a most unique predicament and, desperate for assistance,...

For the sake of her brother's children, innkeeper Megan Hamilton has put her entire life on hold to become their guardian. The last person she wants to ever see again is Elliott Bailey, who she feels is responsible for her brother's current predicament. The heat between them is undeniable, and she agrees to help Elliott investigate the cold case that tore their family apart, as long as they keep their attraction under control.

To bridal boutique owner Madeline Krug, organizing a Christmas wedding sounds like a joy, until she finds out she'll be working closely with the gorgeous brother of the bride, movie star Jonny Blaze. How will a small-town girl like her keep from falling for the world's sexiest guy? Especially with mistletoe lurking around every corner!

Sexy, tender, and strong, Lieutenant Brandon Davis is all Erin MacNamera's ever dreamed of in a man, but he's also navy--and as a brat from way back, Erin has one rule: never fall for a navy man. Attorney Catherine Fredrickson loves her job at the submarine base, but her new boss, Royce Nyland, is distant and demanding, and incredibly attractive. Though fraternizing is strictly taboo, how long can they resist romance?

Ada and her father, touched by the power to heal illness, live on the edge of a village where they help sick locals--or "Cures"--by cracking open their damaged bodies or temporarily burying them in the reviving, dangerous Ground nearby. Ada, a being both more and less than human, is mostly uninterested in the Cures, until she meets a man named Samson. When they strike up an affair, to the displeasure of her father and Samson's widowed, pregnant sister,...

"Set in Cedar Cove's charming Rose Harbor Inn, Debbie Macomber's captivating new novel follows innkeeper Jo Marie and two new guests as they seek healing and comfort, revealing that every cloud has a silver lining, even when it seems difficult to find. Since opening the Rose Harbor Inn, Jo Marie Rose has grown close to her handyman, Mark Taylor. Jo Marie and Mark are good friends--and are becoming something more--yet he still won't reveal anything...