The Chest of Surprises by Alistair Lees-Smith (4 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

An old family chest full of memorabilia is discovered and a grandson tells the story as the family weaves its destiny from the mud of the first World War to the House of Commons and from the concentration camps to a fine house in Hampstead.

Genre: Family Life

Tainted Legacy by Diane Mitchell (58 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Spanning two world wars the story follows the lives of three generations of the Stone family, opening with the birth of Mary's baby, Victoria. Condemned to grinding poverty which destroys her health, Mary vows her daughter will not suffer the same fate, beginning to instill in Victoria an ambition to succeed whatever the cost, only to die tragically a few years later. Adopted by wealthy relatives, the young Victoria captivates her uncle - but the legacy he bequeaths her will condemn future generations to unimagined pain and ...

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Elsie by diane mitchell (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

The story opens in England, in the west country, in 1860. It follows the life of the main character, twelve years old Elsie Brown, as she struggles to support her family when tragedy strikes. Over the coming years Elsie experiences many setbacks, but never loses sight of her main purpose in life, to ensure her family survives.

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A Right To Be Free by Diane Mitchell (22 Reviews)    Price verified 31 minutes ago

Beginning in 1930 the story centres on the life of six year old George Daniels, growing up with his brother and sister in a tied cottage. On Christmas Eve George is eagerly anticipating his birthday party, but a tragic accident decimates his family. Struggling to cope with what life throws at him in the years following, George finds a kindred spirit in Lottie, but her unexpected disappearance almost destroys him. When a chance meeting with a dedicated young social worker encourages him not to give up, he sets out in search of the ...

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Fairlyden by Gwen Kirkwood (434 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

'Romance with a capital R.' - Manchester Evening News It is nineteenth century Scotland and change is on the way. Sandy Logan is a man of his word and when Mattie Camerson's father dies, he intends to honour his promise to marry her. But dark forces are at work and Mattie finds herself betrothed to the son of cruel Jacob Reevil. Before the marriage can take place, Jacob and his son corner Mattie alone in the shed. Sandy comes to her rescue, but his actions have terrible consequences and he and Mattie are forced to flee. They ...

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Karen's Best Friend by Laura Jane Leigh (113 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Karen is a young widow, still mourning her husband ten months after his death. Financial difficulties force her to work long hours at a job she hates. The one bright spot in her life is her little daughter, Cindi. One morning, Karen decides to pick herself up and start again. The first step is to go back to college. If she finishes her degree, she can have the career she wants, as a teacher of French. The problem is: she can't afford to take time off, unless she finds a cheaper place to live. A solution arrives in the form of her ...

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Harvest Moon Homecoming (Sweet Haven Farm Sweet Small Town Romance Book 1) by Jessie Gussman (579 Reviews)    Price verified 21 minutes ago

Frustrations and tensions fly amid adversaries turned partners in this fun and sweet romance. When the high school's float explodes five days before the National Farmer's Day parade, Principal Calvin Finkenbinder sees his chance at the promotion to Superintendent disintegrate. Unless he enlists the help of Ellie Bright, the most annoying, disorganized and kissable woman he knows. Standing in Principal Fink's office, again, for driving her daughter to school late, again, Ellie is given two odious choices. Either her straight A ...

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Someone Like You: Escape with this perfect uplifting romance (Swept Away By You Book 1) by Tracy Corbett (Canelo Escape) (170 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

'Another delicious romance from Tracy Corbett. It's fun, quirky and delightfully romantic.' Rosanna Ley, author of From Venice with Love What happens on holiday doesn't always stay on holiday... When mousy factory-worker Lilith Monroe meets gorgeous Will Taylor on holiday, she reinvents herself as Lily, a risk-taking costume designer extraordinaire. What's the harm in a few white lies when she'll never see Will again? Back in England, Will can't stop thinking about Lily. When his events company needs a costume designer last ...

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Love, Lost & Found : Hey Dad!! Will You Marry My Mom? by Vishnu Mithinti (Notion Press) (6 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

What happens there changes her life totally. She gets into an altercation with a middle-aged man who comes in to help her. On realizing that he is indeed a decent man, she starts to like him and wants him to marry her mother; only she does not realize that he is actually her fa-ther, whom she does not recognize and even hates to the core. Though he knows that he is her father, he cannot tell her for a reason. They accompany each other to India, where she wishes that he and her mother fall in love. Unknowing of their ever-present ...

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Kissing Secret Santa: A Sweet Holiday Romance Novel (Christmas Sisters Book 1) by Emily Josephine (JEB Publications) (318 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Snuggle up in front of a blazing fire, your favorite quilt, and a piping mug of hot chocolate as you delve into this sweet, holiday romance. On the other hand, forget the hot chocolate, or it will end up coming out your nose from all the chuckling and laughing you're going to do. Kylie Dennis, one of the top sales associates for the department store where she works, has given up on men. Not a one can live up to her standards. And they're not even that high: be an interesting, kind person whose main goal in talking to her is to get ...

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Colton (Kentucky Green Book 1) by Olivia Sands (1,056 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

She's all wrong for him. So why can't he stop thinking about her? Colton Green knows exactly what he's going to do with his life. He'll run the Red Widow Bourbon factory -- a business that's been in his family for generations -- build a beautiful home, marry a nice country girl, and start a family. Then he meets Grace Baker, and all his plans go out the window. She's the last woman he should want: a big-city lawyer who's accepted a case against his best friend. There's no reason to think she plans to stay in Elm Ridge, let alone that ...

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Love, Life and Lithium: Separated by War but Brought Together by Forbidden Love by Angela M. Robinson (WM Creations) (11 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Madison, Indiana 1968. Robbie Holden is finally home from Vietnam, but he's a broken man. Leaving his brother behind was not his choice and now he lives with the guilt of survival. Melting back into a calm Midwest life is harder than he thought. Will comforting his brother's wife lead to more feelings than he can handle? Will he rediscover himself in the Peace Movement? Just how far will he go to find healing? Beth Holden is alone and hoping for the safe return of her husband. Her high school sweetheart has gone missing in the ...

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Wanted by Him (Wanted Series Book 1) by Hazel Kelly (Amazon Digital Services) (670 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Addison Reed has always been too focused on rescuing herself to waste time watching the horizon for knights in shining armor. So when Wyatt Jones crosses her path shirtless, sweaty, and set on seducing her, she considers him an unwanted distraction. But exactly how much of a distraction is something she never could've predicted... **The Wanted Series is meant for a mature audience due to adult language and steamy content.

Genre: Family Life

Auld Acquaintance: Contemporary Family Saga Women's Fiction (Prime Time Book 1) by Ruth Hay (1,347 Review)    Price verified one hour ago

First novel in a series of six contemporary women's fiction books about second chances and self-discovery! Auld Acquaintance is the story of a woman in her 60s who has lost her confidence through life events, including a divorce. Anna has a part-time job in a library, and a group of good friends, but her hopes for a brighter future are growing dim. Unexpectedly, she receives a legal letter informing her that she has inherited a piece of property in Scotland. Her first instinct is to ignore this letter as she has no knowledge of the ...

Genre: Family Life

Changing Dreams (Bear Lake Dreamers Book 1) by Kirsten Osbourne (Unlimited Dreams Publishing) (423 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Alyssa Romriell thinks she has the perfect life. She's in a serious relationship, her real-estate career is soaring, and she has a family who loved her. When she realizes her relationship was less than she wants, she isn't sure how to handle things. After the death of her parents, she and her sisters decide to convert the lake house -- a place filled with so many cherished childhood memories -- into a bed and breakfast. As she becomes reacquainted with the town and all the people there, her dreams shift. With her sisters at her side, ...

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Relative Error by Dawn Marsanne (727 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Over several generations and from humble beginnings, the Ellard family built up an impressive group of businesses, becoming highly respected in the area. Keith Ellard is largely responsible for their management and begins to find this role increasingly demanding. As his father's health deteriorates, further responsibility falls upon him, and he struggles to cope. Under pressure, he makes an error of judgment, which causes his world to unravel. Keith battles to restore his equilibrium but has to cope with another chance event which ...

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A New Life (The Italian Family Series) by Lucy Appadoo (62 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

Valeria Allegro was hoping to embark on a life of freedom when she left Italy to travel to Australia for an arranged marriage with Roberto Morandi. The last thing she expected to encounter was harassment by Roberto's friend and neighbour, Luca Abandonato. Valeria begins to wonder if marrying a virtual stranger at eighteen was a wise decision, especially when her new husband and his family demonstrate greater loyalty to Luca. Alone in a foreign country and struggling to feel settled and secure, it appears that Valeria must face a ...

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Original Stories from Real Life: With Conversations Calculated to Regulate the Affections, and Form the Mind to Truth and Goodness by Mary Wollstonecraft (University of Illinois Press) (7 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

In 1791, Mary Wollstonecraft drew upon her experiences as a governess as well as her understanding of the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau to publish this popular collection of moral tales for children. Not surprisingly, the woman who would later write A Vindication of the Rights of Women had strong views on children's education. Wollstonecraft desired nothing less than liberating children, both girls and boys, from what she believed were irrational modes of education in late eighteenth-century European culture. Her hyper rational ...

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Seized by Love (Love in Bloom: The Ryders): Blue Ryder by Melissa Foster (World Literary Press) (1,912 Review)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing, and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Ryders and the rest of the Love in Bloom big-family contemporary romance collection. "Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt romance!" New York Times Bestseller Lauren Blakely In USA Today bestseller SEIZED BY LOVE... Lizzie Barber runs a successful flower shop by day and secretly hosts the Naked Baker webcast at night to help pay for her younger sister's education. To keep ...

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The Stranger by Joan Hall (61 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Her life changed forever when the stranger came to town... Julie Williams has what most people would call an ideal life -- a loving husband, a daughter in college, and a son in the military. She lives in a small town where she owns and operates a coffee shop, Uncommon Grounds. But she didn't always have it so easy. Raised in a single-parent household by a selfish and domineering mother who moved them around the country, Julie longed for stability and a place to call home. When she enlists the help of a local genealogist to search ...

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Hot Ink (Inked in the Steel City Book 1) by Ranae Rose (1,682 Review)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Mina never meant to fall for her sexy tattoo artist, Eric, or to become a model. But when she's asked to pose in a photo shoot for the Hot Ink tattoo studio, she can't say no. She finally gets a look at Eric's tattoos when they're cajoled into posing together, and in a few breathtaking moments, an on-camera kiss turns the passion they're asked to fake into something very real, leaving them both wanting more. The only problem is that Mina's not the glamour girl she looks like on the Hot Ink posters, or even in a tattoo magazine. ...

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Be Mine (A Moonlight and Magnolias Novel) by Kris Calvert (588 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Every year, millions of people wait for love to find them. The glue that holds our loosely strung and sometimes battered souls together, many believe that love will miraculously show up on their doorstep. But destiny isn't a matter of chance - it's a matter of choice. As Valentine's Day approaches, follow the three intertwined love stories of six hopeful souls who will choose their destiny in love and let their hearts fall where they may. Saying, "I love you," or "be mine," is never easy. But if you want something you've never had, ...

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Sentence of Marriage (Promises to Keep Book 1) by Shayne Parkinson (Shayne Parkinson via Smashwords) (14,538 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

"I won't have her forced," Jack said. "Let her decide for herself." Amy knew her father meant it. She could say no if she wanted. But this marriage would make everything all right. They could put all the trouble she had caused behind them. Everyone would be happy again. Everyone except her. "Sentence of Marriage" is the first book in the three-volume "Promises to Keep". In nineteenth century New Zealand, there are few choices for a farm girl like Amy. Her life seems mapped out for her by the time she is twelve. Amy dreams of an ...

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