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Love Gently Falling
by Melody CarlsonRita Jansen is living her dream as a hairstylist in Hollywood when her father calls with news that her mother has suffered a stroke. When she gets home to Chicago, Rita finds her mother is healing but facing a long recovery. Worse, without being able to run their family-owned salon, her mother could lose the business. Rita decides to help, but she only has until Valentine's Day to come up with a plan. As Rita takes her mother's place at work, the nearby skating rink she loved as a child brings back fond memories. Rita also finds herself renewing friendships with her childhood best friend, Marley, as well as her classmate Johnny. Although they now lead such seemingly different lives, Rita is surprised by how well she and Johnny connect and how far he will go to help her. Though Rita believes Johnny is only being kind, with romance kindling in the air and on the ice, their friendship may just fall into something more. the air their friendship may just fall into something more.
The Love Goddess’ Cooking School
by Melissa SenateA charming story about a woman who inherits her grandmother's cooking school in a small town in Maine, and finds her happy ending in the process.
Love Gods Magic: The Black Pharaoh
by R. Frank DavisBranden loves his college roommate. He&’s a strong, serious African—and as overpoweringly gorgeous as a marble statue. He even has a statue&’s name: Taharqa, the Black Pharaoh who ruled Egypt and Nubia in Old Testament times. But he&’s just Archie to Branden. When Branden learns the secret that has brought Taharqa to the States, nothing can keep him from joining in the plan to bring needed material to modern technology. But there are forces seeking to uncover their efforts and take the glory for themselves. Their teamwork—and their love—are put to the test at every turn. Taharqa loves Branden. He&’s a joyous wrestler jock and a brilliant classmate. Unfortunately, Taharqa has a task—a world-important stratagem—and he doesn&’t want to expose Brand to the perils shadowing his efforts and endangering his secret, ancient people. Complicating things further is a mythic challenge meant to change Taharqa from human to god. Love overcomes caution as the risks increase. From the States to Sudan, sailing the River Nile, and battling multiple kidnappers across Rome, they confront the dark forces moving in. Will Taharqa&’s powers and his love be enough to rescue Brand and save the secret of Nubia and his hidden home?
Love Gone South: The Complete Series
by Alicia Hunter PaceUSA Today Bestseller Welcome to Merritt, Alabama, where everybody knows your name but not necessarily your secrets. These five contemporary romances explore the not-so-simple joys of small-town living, where the heroes are hotter than temperatures in July and the heroines know just when not to mind their manners. Grab a glass of sweet tea and sit a spell:Sweet Gone South: Chocolatier Lanie Heaven has good friends, a booming business, and the adoration of the citizens of Merritt, Alabama - and a big secret. Then widower Judge Luke Avery moves upstairs and threatens to turn her life into a sticky mess.Scrimmage Gone South: Lawyer Tolly Lee is pearls, debutante balls, and polished silver on the breakfast table. High school football coach Nathan Scott holds her responsible for his aborted NFL career. Can these two ex-lovers find a way to co-exist in the same small town - without becoming fodder for every gossip in town?Slugger Gone South: When New York Yankee Marc MacNeal comes to Merritt, Alabama, for a charity golf tournament, he's shocked to be reunited with his ex-fiancée Bailey Watkins. It could be the perfect chance to get some long-awaited closure - or the start of a whole new ball game.Simple Gone South: The last time Brantley Kincaid had an argument with someone, a loved one ended up in Merritt Cemetery. He's high strung enough about moving back home to the memories without running into his childhood playmate, Lucy Mead, who's all grown up.Secrets Gone South: Will Garrett grew up on the wrong side of the tracks and never expected debutante Arabelle Avery to end up in his arms during an emotional moment. Now she's returned to Merritt, his son on her hip. Will he ever be good enough to raise his son and win Arabelle's heart?Sensuality Level: Sensual
Love Gone South
by Alicia Hunter PaceWelcome to Merritt, Alabama, where everybody knows your name but not necessarily your secrets. These five contemporary romances explore the not-so-simple joys of small-town living, where the heroes are hotter than temperatures in July and the heroines know just when not to mind their manners. Grab a glass of sweet tea and sit a spell:Sweet Gone South: Chocolatier Lanie Heaven has good friends, a booming business, and the adoration of the citizens of Merritt, Alabama - and a big secret. Then widower Judge Luke Avery moves upstairs and threatens to turn her life into a sticky mess.Scrimmage Gone South: Lawyer Tolly Lee is pearls, debutante balls, and polished silver on the breakfast table. High school football coach Nathan Scott holds her responsible for his aborted NFL career. Can these two ex-lovers find a way to co-exist in the same small town - without becoming fodder for every gossip in town?Slugger Gone South: When New York Yankee Marc MacNeal comes to Merritt, Alabama, for a charity golf tournament, he's shocked to be reunited with his ex-fiancée Bailey Watkins. It could be the perfect chance to get some long-awaited closure - or the start of a whole new ball game.Simple Gone South: The last time Brantley Kincaid had an argument with someone, a loved one ended up in Merritt Cemetery. He's high strung enough about moving back home to the memories without running into his childhood playmate, Lucy Mead, who's all grown up.Secrets Gone South: Will Garrett grew up on the wrong side of the tracks and never expected debutante Arabelle Avery to end up in his arms during an emotional moment. Now she's returned to Merritt, his son on her hip. Will he ever be good enough to raise his son and win Arabelle's heart?Sensuality Level: Sensual
Love Gone South: The Complete Series
by Alicia Hunter PaceUSA Today Bestseller Welcome to Merritt, Alabama, where everybody knows your name but not necessarily your secrets. These five contemporary romances explore the not-so-simple joys of small-town living, where the heroes are hotter than temperatures in July and the heroines know just when not to mind their manners. Grab a glass of sweet tea and sit a spell:Sweet Gone South: Chocolatier Lanie Heaven has good friends, a booming business, and the adoration of the citizens of Merritt, Alabama - and a big secret. Then widower Judge Luke Avery moves upstairs and threatens to turn her life into a sticky mess.Scrimmage Gone South: Lawyer Tolly Lee is pearls, debutante balls, and polished silver on the breakfast table. High school football coach Nathan Scott holds her responsible for his aborted NFL career. Can these two ex-lovers find a way to co-exist in the same small town - without becoming fodder for every gossip in town?Slugger Gone South: When New York Yankee Marc MacNeal comes to Merritt, Alabama, for a charity golf tournament, he's shocked to be reunited with his ex-fiancée Bailey Watkins. It could be the perfect chance to get some long-awaited closure - or the start of a whole new ball game.Simple Gone South: The last time Brantley Kincaid had an argument with someone, a loved one ended up in Merritt Cemetery. He's high strung enough about moving back home to the memories without running into his childhood playmate, Lucy Mead, who's all grown up.Secrets Gone South: Will Garrett grew up on the wrong side of the tracks and never expected debutante Arabelle Avery to end up in his arms during an emotional moment. Now she's returned to Merritt, his son on her hip. Will he ever be good enough to raise his son and win Arabelle's heart?Sensuality Level: Sensual
Love Grows in Winter
by Stephanie JamesLord Philip Ravenshaw is through with love. He has spent the better part of his youth as a hopeless romantic, only to be met with heartbreak again and again. Refusing to wallow in self-pity this time, Lord Philip decides to move deep into the Dorset countryside to breed horses in business with a local tradesman.<P><P> When Miss Olivia Winter learns that her father’s new business partner is a lord from London, she is less than thrilled. Her one and only disastrous season in London has left her with the bitter opinion that aristocrats are the most unpleasant sort of people one could ever have the misfortune to meet. For the sake of her father’s business, Olivia decides to pack away her hatred of nobility and greet Lord Philip with as much grace as she can muster.<P> But once Lord Philip mistakes Olivia’s fumbled attempts at hospitality as shameless flirting, and accuses her of social climbing, tempers begin to flare—until one day, their temper turns to passion. Though he tries to fight it, Philip’s love for Olivia begins to grow, but Olivia has her doubts, especially when a jealous debutant threatens to ruin Olivia’s reputation and her chances with Philip... forever.
Love Grudge (Angels & Devils MC #1)
by Chantal FernandoTheir love will ignite a war in this Romeo and Juliet retelling from gripping New York Times bestselling author Chantal Fernando.Romeo I was born to rule the Devils MC. Every decision, every move I made was to further that goal—until I met Julianna. Falling in love with the granddaughter of the man who ripped our club apart was not in the cards, especially not now, when it&’s finally time for me to take over as president. Duty to the MC comes first, but that battle cry feels empty when it means giving up the woman I love.Julianna My greatest sin was being born a woman. I&’ve proven my worthiness in spades, but my father still won&’t let me lead the Angels MC on my own. I&’m nothing but his pawn, to be sold off to the successor of his choice. He wants me to fall in line, give up Romeo and keep the peace, but my loyalty comes with a price. I&’ll fight for what I want, even if it means going to war.Angels & Devils MCBook 1: Love GrudgeBook 2: Love Betrayal
Love Gumbo
by Tami LundJake just wants a new job. Natalie just wants her restaurant to succeed. The dog just wants a new home. A guy, a girl, and a dog named Gumbo ... Tami Lund has mixed the perfect ingredients to bring you a fun and flirty romance in her new contemporary novel, Love Gumbo.An out-of-work chef, an aspiring restaurant owner, and a dog named Gumbo. Mix well and let the steamy adventure begin.Jake Westin was just fired from his head-chef job at the most prestigious restaurant in Detroit. The last thing he needs is to adopt the stray mutt that showed up on his porch in the middle of a rainstorm. But he does anyway, because Jake's that kind of guy.Natalie Yarrow is wholly focused on putting the finishing touches on the soon-to-open café she just purchased. The final and most important step--hiring a cook--is proving to be the most difficult.When an adorable mutt named Gumbo joins her on her morning jog, never in her wildest imagination does she expect to end up in his owner's bed. When she learns Jake used to be the head chef at the fanciest restaurant in town, she figures this relationship will go nowhere fast.Jake--and Gumbo--have other ideas.Content Notes: Spicy, Contemporary, Romantic Comedy
Love Habits: Easy Strategies for a Stronger, Happier Relationship
by Lori Ann Davis MAChoose love daily with fun, practical habits for building a stronger relationship Small, simple acts practiced daily can help create a deeper connection with your partner. Love Habits is a practical guide full of research-based strategies and exercises for forging a stronger, more loving partnership no matter what stage of committed relationship you're in. Learn and grow together with easy-to-create habits that allow you to deepen your bond and stay connected regardless of what else is going on in your lives. Explore topics and activities like creating a common vision together, being thoughtful and vulnerable with each other, touching often and maintaining intimacy, managing conflict and compromising, and more. Love Habits includes: The science of love—Learn about the biology behind love, the key factors that contribute to a failing relationship, and the different types of intimacy in committed partnerships. Based in evidence—Discover research-based strategies that outline the practical importance of creating and maintaining emotional and physical intimacy in your relationship. Fun and engaging exercises—Develop healthy habits that will guide you in navigating the natural cycle of relationships. Strengthen your bond with loving habits you can practice every day—this practical guide will show you how.
Love Hack Complete Series Box Set
by Allyson LindtHis HackerHe can't stop fantasizing about the playful siren he met at the karaoke bar. Unfortunately, she forgot to mention she works for the competition. When he finds out what other secrets she's keeping, chemistry may not be enough to keep his hacker in his arms.His InfatuationShe's his best friend's little sister, and totally off-limits. But long nights spent together, as he helps her keep her animal shelter from going under, lead to forbidden passion. Is there more to them than infatuation?Her SurrenderWhen they were younger, they walked away from each other and a once-in-a-lifetime love. Their careers bring them back together, on opposite sides of the negotiating table. One of them has to surrender everything if they want to stay together, and both wonder if they’re strong enough to walk away from their passions a second time.
Love Hacks: Simple Solutions to Your Most Common Relationship Issues
by Kelli MillerIndispensable Tips for Better Relationships After years of counseling couples and writing an advice column, Kelli Miller identified fifteen common relationship challenges and devised three innovative “hacks” for each. Designed to address problems immediately for long-term improvement, Kelli’s solutions are simple, effective, and usable anywhere and anytime. Best of all, her clients have field-tested these techniques with excellent results. Topics include: • strategies for effective communication, such as the “fast-food technique” of repeating what someone says to ensure it’s been understood • tips for dealing with sexual issues, from lack of interest to infidelity • what to do when kids affect the relationship • advice for coping with addiction, anger, and past trauma • ways to rekindle deep love and connection
Love Hard: A Hard Play Novel (Hard Play #3)
by Nalini SinghNew York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh brings you the next sizzling story in her Hard Play contemporary romance series… Jacob Esera, star rugby player and young single father, has worked hard to create a joyous life for his six-year-old daughter. After the death of his childhood sweetheart soon after their daughter’s birth, all Jake wants is safety and stability. No risks. No wild chances. And especially no Juliet Nelisi, former classmate, scandal magnet, and a woman who is a thorn in his side. As a lonely teenager, Juliet embraced her bad-girl reputation as a shield against loneliness and rejection. Years later, having kicked a cheating sports-star ex to the curb, she has a prestigious job and loyal friends—and wants nothing to do with sportsmen. The last thing she expects is the fire that ignites between her and the stuffed-shirt golden boy who once loved her best friend. Straitlaced Jacob Esera versus wild-at-heart Juliet Nelisi? Place your bets.
Love Has Been Here Before: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Yan XiongWe harvest hurt and tears in love learn to be strong in the relationship no one can see through each other s heart we have so many masks every time we meet different people we put on different masks and say different love words to different people when the lights off the mask to the most true of their own in front of each other whether the person will turn to leave or a smile say hi the real you are the one i want to find
Love Has No Direction (Love Can't #3)
by Kim FieldingA Love Can't NovelYet another series of poor decisions lands Parker Levin back in his mother’s house, working at her coffee shop, and feeling like a failure. Then he learns his ex-boyfriend has died by suicide and things go from bad to worse. When he meets a handsome stranger, he doesn’t have much left to lose. Ten years ago Wesley Anker made a grave mistake. Since then he’s lived in near isolation, supporting himself by making custom furniture and only rarely connecting with other people. When he attempts to make amends, he encounters Parker, a beautiful and colorful young man, and he agrees to Parker’s impulsive request to join him. Together, Parker and Wes find quick friendship and fierce attraction. But Wes’s past demons haunt his footsteps, and Parker’s struggle to plan a future has him stumbling through life. Then they uncover evidence that suggests Parker’s ex’s death might not have been a straightforward suicide, and every path seems to lead to dead ends and destruction. Can Parker and Wes find their way to lasting love when the route is hidden?
Love Has No Expiration
by C. S. PoeThere's more to life than work, and love has no expiration, even for those approaching their forty-fifth birthday. Daniel Richards is a private chef in New York City who has committed over a decade to his skills and passion. He has carved out a name for himself in the industry and has bookings for parties and dinners months in advance. Now that he's in his midforties, however, he's come to the realization that he's lonely and desperate for companionship. Two days before Valentine's Day, he meets Keith Maxwell at a farmer's market and can't keep the much younger man out of his thoughts. Keith is eager and willing to take a chance with someone older, but Daniel's reluctance stops Keith's every attempt. Worried his career will suffer if he dedicates time to a serious romance, or that Keith won't be satisfied with someone so much older, Daniel nearly thwarts his own attempts at finding happiness.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2015 Daily Dose package "Never Too Late."
Love Has No Time To Knock: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Zhi ShangshaokaoSummer clear, in the city that pervades a orchid, such a person meets tyranny, the cold night of the belly will rub out what kind of spark? Leng Yanhao, Wu Muze, the playful and disrespectful young master, when encountering the fresh and refined summer weather, what would happen? What kind of love story could the four with their complicated relationships create?
Love Has No Time To Knock: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Zhi ShangshaokaoSummer clear, in the city that pervades a orchid, such a person meets tyranny, the cold night of the belly will rub out what kind of spark? Leng Yanhao, Wu Muze, the playful and disrespectful young master, when encountering the fresh and refined summer weather, what would happen? What kind of love story could the four with their complicated relationships create?
Love Has No Time To Knock: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Zhi ShangshaokaoSummer clear, in the city that pervades a orchid, such a person meets tyranny, the cold night of the belly will rub out what kind of spark? Leng Yanhao, Wu Muze, the playful and disrespectful young master, when encountering the fresh and refined summer weather, what would happen? What kind of love story could the four with their complicated relationships create?
Love Has Reasons
by Michael P. ThomasSanta Fe attorney Danny Hanrahan loves life in his adopted hometown. He’s got good friends, a great job, and a gorgeous home. The only thing he’s missing is someone with whom to share it all, but when his trusty assistant Monica sets him up with her sexy son Ashok, Danny quickly considers the “boyfriend” box checked, too.Ashok is fit, charming, and dynamite in the sack; falling in love with him is a piece of cake. Embracing Ashok’s alter ego, celebrated drag diva Raima Reason, proves to be more of a challenge. Danny divorced his wife for a reason, and it wasn't so he could go out and find someone who takes even longer than she did to put on makeup. When Raima's career looks set to take off, Danny has to decide if he's along for the ride, or if a boyfriend who's sometimes a girl is more than he can handle.
Love Has Wings
by L. J. HamlinAfter centuries of feuding, vampires and shape-shifters have at managed to maintain peace for the past several years.But that peace is threatened when vampires kidnap a pegasus shifter. Determined to avert disaster, Diana manages to get the shifter Sammy free, and takes her to Rose, Diana's lover.But escape is only the beginning of the trouble ... and the beginning of a whole new romance.
Love, Hate and Other Filters
by Samira Ahmed<P>In this unforgettable debut novel, an Indian-American Muslim teen copes with Islamophobia, cultural divides among peers and parents, and a reality she can neither explain nor escape. <P>American-born seventeen-year-old Maya Aziz is torn between worlds. There’s the proper one her parents expect for their good Indian daughter: attending a college close to their suburban Chicago home, and being paired off with an older Muslim boy her mom deems “suitable.” And then there is the world of her dreams: going to film school and living in New York City—and maybe (just maybe) pursuing a boy she’s known from afar since grade school, a boy who’s finally falling into her orbit at school. <P>There’s also the real world, beyond Maya’s control. In the aftermath of a horrific crime perpetrated hundreds of miles away, her life is turned upside down. The community she’s known since birth becomes unrecognizable; neighbors and classmates alike are consumed with fear, bigotry, and hatred. Ultimately, Maya must find the strength within to determine where she truly belongs. <P> <b>A New York Times Bestseller </b>
Love, Hate & Clickbait: A Novel
by Liz BoweryA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK SELECTED BY BUZZFEED & THE NERD DAILY"Quick-paced, sharp, and thoroughly entertaining. I couldn&’t put it down!&”—Helen HoangShake some hands. Kiss some coworkers.Cutthroat political consultant Thom Morgan is thriving, working on the governor of California&’s presidential campaign. If only he didn&’t have to deal with Clay Parker, the infuriatingly smug data analyst who gets under Thom&’s skin like it&’s his job. In the midst of one of their heated and very public arguments, a journalist snaps a photo, but the image makes it look like they&’re kissing. As if that weren&’t already worst-nightmare territory, the photo goes viral—and in a bid to secure the liberal vote, the governor asks them to lean into it. Hard.Thom knows all about damage control—he practically invented it. Ever the professional, he&’ll grin and bear this challenge as he does all others. But as the loyal staffers push the boundaries of &“giving the people what they want,&” the animosity between them blooms into something deeper and far more dangerous: desire. Soon their fake relationship is hurtling toward something very real, which could derail the campaign and cost them both their jobs…and their hearts.
A Love Hate Thing
by Whitney D. GrandisonWhen they’re stuck under one roof, the house may not be big enough for their hate…or their love.When Tyson Trice finds himself tossed into the affluent coastal community of Pacific Hills, he’s ready for the questions, the stares and the feeling of not belonging in the posh suburb. Not that he cares. After recovering from being shot and surviving the mean streets of Lindenwood, he doesn’t care about anyone or anything. He doesn’t even care how the rest of his life will play out.In Pacific Hills, image is everything. Something that, as the resident golden girl, Nandy Smith knows all too well. She’s spent most of her life building the pristine image it takes to fit in. After learning that her parents are taking in a teen boy, Nandy fears her summer plans, as well as her reputation, will go up in flames. It’s the start of summer vacation, and the last thing Nandy needs is some juvenile delinquent from the ’Wood crashing into her world.Stuck together in close quarters, Trice and Nandy are in for some long summer nights. Only, with the ever-present pull back to the Lindenwood streets, it’ll be a wonder if Trice makes it through this summer at all.
Love Heals All: (featuring Hayes Grier)
by Addie MckennaA modern love story for the social media generation featuring Vine superstar Hayes Grier!Autumn moves across the country and struggles to fit in as the new girl in school. When she crosses path with a fellow teenager, Hayes, and falls hard for him, it seems that her dreams have come true. But what happens when Hayes skyrockets into social media fame with his brother, Nash? Suddenly immersed in tours, YouTube, Twitter, and Hollywood, Autumn and her friends have to deal with online drama and the life-altering issues daily pressure that teens face with today. Can her and Hayes's relationship survive?