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by Melody CarlsonWith creditors hounding her and all her available cash going to make payments on her debt, Kendall's spendthrift lifestyle has finally caught up with her. To complicate matters, she's pregnant and not sure who the father is. Kendall needs help, but her roommates are caught up in problems of their own: Megan is trying to manage her crazy boss and remain true to her Christian principles. Lelani is still trying to work up the nerve to go home to Maui for a visit with her parents and her young daughter. And after a gaffe on her first job, Anna is trying to regain credibility in the workplace without relying too heavily on Edmund. So when Lelani's parents offer to host the girls in Hawaii, it sounds like the vacation everyone needs--and no one can afford. A really big garage sale is scheduled, but fraying tempers threaten the teamwork needed to pull it off. Will they finally turn to the One who can really help?When you've got your first apartment, a real job, and grown-up responsibilities, life can be tough--loaded with confusion, emotion, and secrets you can't tell to anyone but God. In the 86 Bloomberg Place series, Melody Carlson has captured all the uncertainty and joy of being twenty-something in pitch-perfect detail--and their stories just might sound like someone you know.
Spring Comes to Emmerdale: an uplifting story of love and hope (Emmerdale, Book 2) (Emmerdale)
by Pamela BellTHE PERFECT GIFT FOR MOTHER'S DAYSpring Comes to Emmerdale is a must for fans of ITV's Emmerdale, and readers who love heartwarming and heartbreaking stories set during wartime, alike.'Enthralling. Spring Comes to Emmerdale is beautifully written and researched' - Lancashire Evening PostWorld War I wages on, and the families of Emmerdale are trying their best to move on from tragedy, while the effects of war still resonate throughout the village of Beckindale. Though grief and loss permeate, Maggie Sugden, Rose Haywood and the other inhabitants of the village are finding independence, the chance to make their own happiness - and even opening themselves up to find love. Featuring firm fan favourites like the Dingles, The Woolpack Pub and Emmerdale Farm itself, this will be a delight for any Emmerdale fan.Following on from the first in the series, Christmas At Emmerdale, the second novel picks up where the first left-off, exploring the lives of Emmerdale's much-loved families during the Great War and beyond, and how the nation's favourite village copes with the loves and lives lost.
Spring Creek Bride
by Janice ThompsonAfter the lovely Spring Creek, Texas, is overtaken by saloons and disorderly conduct, Ida Mueller makes plans to save the town. But one look into gambling hall owner Mick Bradley's eyes has the plucky beauty hearing wedding bells. Original.
Spring Fever
by Mary Kay AndrewsThe New York Times bestselling author of Summer Rental delivers her delicious new escapist novel about small towns, old flames, and deep secrets Annajane Hudgens truly believes she is over her ex-husband, Mason Bayless. They've been divorced for four years, she's engaged to a new, terrific guy, and she's ready to leave the small town where she and Mason had so much history. She is so over Mason that she has absolutely no problem attending his wedding to the beautiful, intelligent, delightful Celia. But when fate intervenes and the wedding is called to a halt as the bride is literally walking down the aisle, Annajane begins to realize that maybe she's been given a second chance. Maybe everything happens for a reason. And maybe, just maybe, she wants Mason back. But there are secrets afoot in this small southern town. On the peaceful surface of Hideaway Lake, Annajane discovers that the past is never really gone. Even if there are people determined to keep Annajane from getting what she wants, happiness might be hers for the taking, and the life she once had with Mason in this sleepy lake town might be in her future.
Spring Fever (Holly Creek #2)
by Poppy DennisonHolly Creek: Book TwoJefferson Lee Davis, Holly Creek's new Director of Publicity, is gearing up for the next big town event, the summer Rose Festival. The job is running smoothly, but the course of true love has hit a rocky patch. His hunky boyfriend, Sheriff Zane Yarbrough, is receiving mysterious phone calls he doesn't want to discuss. While Jefferson Lee is blindsided by jealousy, the second shoe drops with the appearance of a handsome stranger in the small tight-knit community. Needing answers, Jefferson Lee enlists his best gal-pal Clover Crofton to help find out what secrets Zane is hiding. When they land themselves in more trouble than Jefferson Lee bargained for, he and Zane face the first big test of their relationship. Zane and Jefferson Lee must work through their trust issues if they're going to make it as a couple, and Clover may just have a thing or two to learn herself.
Spring Fling
by Sabrina JamesA brand-new comic holiday romance from the author of Secret Santa and Be Mine! Spending the week in Florida with her two best friends is the perfect opportunity for 17-year-old Danielle to shed her shy-girl image. And it turns out she'll be getting lots of help from a houseful of cute guys staying right next door ... Romantic twists, turns, and comic mishaps abound! Will Danielle find love -- and discover who she really is -- before spring break ends?
Spring Fling: A Novel
by Annie England NoblinRekindle your belief in the magic of first love and the charm of small towns with Annie England Noblin’s delightful friends-to-lovers romantic comedy, perfect for readers of Jill Shalvis and Sarah Adams.Spring is in the air and Mylie has everything she could ever want: her tackle shop is thriving and employs a third of Clay Creek, Arkansas, and she lives with her beloved Granny and little sister Cassie, who both keep her on her toes. As tourists pour into town for the annual fishing tournament, Mylie is in her element and ready to bring her all-women team to victory.After moving to Chicago, Ben never thought he would return to Clay Creek. But with both his grandfather and mother gone, he’s left to deal with their estate. His plan is simple: come in quietly, fix up his lakeside childhood home, sell it quickly, and get out. He underestimates how quickly his arrival will stir up the local gossip, and how intensely his unresolved feelings for Mylie, his childhood best friend, will resurface.Amid the buzz of competition and the rhythm of small-town life, Mylie and Ben find themselves unable to ignore their shared history. They tentatively explore a future together, despite the impending sale of Ben’s house and Mylie’s insistence on staying put in Clay Creek. Flings are easier said than done, and Mylie and Ben will have to address their clashing lifestyles before their feelings get away from them.Told with Annie England Noblin’s signature wit, cozy charm, and a dash of spice, Spring Fling is the perfect friends-to-lovers read.
Spring Flowers, Summer Love (Serenity Bay Series, Book #3)
by Lois RicherDesperate to save her father's tree nursery, Rowena Davis came home to Serenity Bay to negotiate a deal with the new owner, Connor Wingate. But who was this stern businessman who asked her to landscape Wingate Manor in exchange for the deed to Davis Nursery? Rowena hoped that beneath Connor's gruff exterior he was a man of faith and honor. Could God's plan for her future somehow include this man?
Spring for Susannah
by Catherine RichmondHundreds of miles from home, Susannah faces an uncertain future as a mail-order bride on the untamed Dakota prairie. When her parents die suddenly, and no suitors call, Susannah resigns herself to the only option available: becoming a mail-order bride. Agreeing to marry her pastor's brother, Jesse, Susannah leaves the only home she's ever known for the untamed frontier of the Dakota Territory. Her new husband is more loving and patient with her than she believes she deserves. Still, there is also a wildness to him that mirrors the wilderness surrounding them. And Susannah finds herself constantly on edge. But Jesse's confidence in her--and his faith in God's perfect plan--slowly begin to chip away at the wall she hides behind. When she miscarries in the brutal Dakota winter, Susannah's fledgling faith in herself and in God begins to crumble. Still, Jesse's love is unwavering. Just when it seems like winter will never end, Susannah finally sees the first tentative evidence of spring. And with it, the realization that more than the landscape has changed. She looks to the future with a renewed heart. Yet in her wildest dreams, she couldn't predict all that awaits her.
Spring Forward
by Catherine AndersonThe New York Times bestselling author returns to Mystic Creek, Oregon, with a story about finding an unforgettable love just around the corner. . . . When a favorite customer on his delivery route needs a favor, Tanner Richards agrees to help without a second thought. The last thing he expects is to face off against the man’s spitfire granddaughter. Crystal Malloy is near her breaking point. Her beloved grandfather constantly skirts the rules at the retirement center where he’s recovering from surgery. She’s caring for his escape artist dog, even if it means abandoning her salon customers, and she has no time for a romantic attraction to the handsome new stranger. After Tanner’s reassigned to Mystic Creek, Crystal can no longer ignore how much she misjudged the man’s good intentions. She has known too much sorrow to easily open her heart, but she can’t deny that Tanner and his children could gift her with a happiness beyond compare—if only she can forgive herself for the past and accept that she’s deserving of such a love.
Spring Frost (Bitter Frost Series #7)
by Kailin GowSpring Frost is the highly-anticipated seventh book in the young adult epic romantic fantasy adventure, The Frost Series (TM), about beautiful but dangerous fey saved by a human girl destined to unite all the factions of a warring land and become Queen of all Feyland. As Feyland slowly recovers from the darkness that had threatened Feyland itself, a greater danger arise forcing Breena to make an impossible choice.
The Spring Girls: A Modern-Day Retelling of Little Women
by Anna ToddFour sisters desperately seeking the blueprints to life—the modern-day retelling of Louisa May Alcott&’s Little Women like only Anna Todd (After, Imagines) could do.The Spring Girls—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—are a force of nature on the New Orleans military base where they live. As different as they are, with their father on tour in Iraq and their mother hiding something, their fears are very much the same. Struggling to build lives they can be proud of and that will lift them out of their humble station in life, one year will determine all that their futures can become. The oldest, Meg, will be an officer&’s wife and enter military society like so many of the women she admires. If her passion—and her reputation—don&’t derail her. Beth, the workhorse of the family, is afraid to leave the house, is afraid she&’ll never figure out who she really is. Jo just wants out. Wishing she could skip to graduation, she dreams of a life in New York City and a career in journalism where she can impact the world. Nothing can stop her—not even love. And Amy, the youngest, is watching all her sisters, learning from how they handle themselves. For better or worse. With plenty of sass, romance, and drama, The Spring Girls revisits Louisa May Alcott&’s classic Little Women, and brings its themes of love, war, class, adolescence, and family into the language of the twenty-first century.
Spring Hope (Seasons of the Heart #4)
by Martha RogersCan runaway Libby Cantrell finally get a new start? Libby Cantrell&’s life has gone from bad to worse since her mother&’s death. After working in a brothel to support her abusive father, she sees no hope for her future until one cold winter night when she finds the courage to escape. When she collapses in Portersfield, Texas, exhausted, ill, and hungry, Sheriff Cory Muldoon finds her and takes her to the doctor. Against Cory&’s better judgment, Seth and Erin Winston take her in and offer her a job as a nanny for their young son. As a minister, Seth sees it as his duty to take care of her. As a deputy, Cory needs to know the truth about her even as he is attracted to the waif of a young woman.As Cory&’s feelings for her grow and winter becomes spring, will he be able to accept her as she is now and truly forget and forgive her sordid past?
Spring in the Valley
by Charlotte DouglasRand Benedict is the opposite of everything Brynn Sawyer wants in a man, but why can't she stop thinking about him and his son?
Spring in the Valley (A Place to Call Home)
by Charlotte DouglasNorth Versus South...Police officer Brynn Sawyer is all but married to Pleasant Valley, her picture-perfect Southern hometown. And even if she were in the mood for romance, smooth New York lawyer Rand Benedict is the opposite of everything Brynn wants in a man. So why can't she stop thinking about him and his little boy, Jared?Rand can't deny the electric chemistry that burns between him and the beautiful Brynn. But Rand's real motivation for his arrival in Pleasant Valley isn't pleasant at alL.and the discovery of his secret just might tear apart a once-in-a-lifetime chance at love.
Spring Is in the Air: A Seasons Of An Amish Garden Story (Seasons of an Amish Garden Stories)
by Amy ClipstonIn Amy Clipston's new novella collection, young Amish couples manage a community garden to raise money for a good cause, harvesting friendships and love along the way.As the youth of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, plant a garden in memory of their friend, Katie Ann begins to worry that her older brother, Ephraim, is dating her best friend. What if she somehow loses them both? But Christian, a new boy in the community, also works in the garden—and falling for him may be exactly the distraction, and lesson, that Katie Ann needs.
Spring Is In the Air: A RomCom Trio (Digital Box Set)
by Lilah Suzanne Killian B Brewer Mila McWarrenUnexpected. Accidental. Predestined. In this digital boxed set, three critically-acclaimed authors of LGBTQ+ fiction celebrate love and the art of romantic comedy. The set includes "Tack & Jibe" by Lilah Suzanne, "Lunch With the Do-Nothings at the Tammy Dinette" by Killian B. Brewer, and "The Luckiest" by Mila McWarren.
Spring Madness
by Aimee DuvallTeaming up with station owner Kyle Rager isn't what deejay Meg Randall had in mind, but when an emergency forces them to work together, the KHAY air waves sizzle. Suddenly, Meg, who’ll do anything to captivate her listeners, and Kyle, whose retorts fly fast and furious, are an overnight success... and an unexpected challenge to rival station KLUV. Though Meg’s staggered by Kyle’s Nordic sensuality, her life's too precarious to risk falling for her boss. But as they’re paired in increasingly outrageous promotional gimmicks —burying treasure at midnight and battling on a baseball diamond—she wonders if they’re madly wooing each other... or simply mad!
Spring Moon
by Bette Bao LordSpring Moon is born into luxury and privilege, but the tempests of change sweep her into a new world, one of hardship, turmoil and heartbreak.
Spring Music: A heart-warming and uplifting novel about fresh starts and new beginnings
by Elvi RhodesPerfect for fans of Maeve Binchy and Rosamunde Pilcher, an emotional and powerful novel by multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes.READERS ARE LOVING SPRING MUSIC! "All round fantastic book" - 5 STARS"Loved this book, well written" - 5 STARS"A very enjoyable read" - 5 STARS"Just finished this book, and I really liked it! " - 5 STARS*************************IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO START AGAIN...Naomi has been happily married for nearly all of her adult life until one day her husband Edward tells her he has in love with a younger woman and wants a divorce. Forced to leave the comfortable home she has shared with Edward and their three children, now all grown-up, the dramatic changes in her lifestyle threaten to overwhelm her.Gradually she begins to appreciate the changes, and even to enjoy them. For the first time in her life she can do what she likes, and make her own friends - including male friends! Unfortunately her children have different opinions, and Naomi begins a battle to establish her own independence...
Spring Proposal in Swallowbrook
by Abigail GordonG.P. Ruby Hollister longed to return to Swallowbrook village for years-she just never anticipated being homeless when she finally did! She throws herself at the mercy of broodingly handsome new colleague Dr. Hugo Lawrence and his spare flat....Free of all emotional responsibility for the first time in his life, Hugo's determined to relish his freedom-the last thing he wants is a fragile, beautiful waif living on his doorstep! But the secret sadness in Ruby's eyes calls to his inner protector, and a bachelor lifestyle no longer seems so appealing....
Spring Rain (Seaside Seasons #1)
by Gayle RoperIn this first book of the Seaside Seasons series, Leigh Spenser, a young teacher and the single mother of ten-year-old Billy, is thrown into conflict. Clay Wharton, the boy's estranged father, comes home to Seaside, New Jersey, to await his twin brother's death from AIDS. Threats against Billy's life ratchet the tension tighter, as Leigh wrestles with both tough and tender feelings for her old flame. Clay's own conflict, as he seeks to come to grips with his brother's lifestyle choices and the needs of the boy he fathered, underline the issue of God's forgiveness in the hearts -- and lives -- of this modern-day family. An emotionally gripping read!From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Spring Sister: A thrilling tale of explosive family secrets, you won't want to put down! (Fortune's Daughters #3)
by Muna Shehadi'The author's writing style is similar to that of Santa Montefiore whom I love, so this book really pulled me in' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader reviewWhat happens when you discover that your glamorous movie star mother could never have given birth to you?Fans of Lucinda Riley, Santa Montefiore and Rachel Hore will be gripped by Muna Shehadi's The Spring Sister.Previously published as Honest Secrets.'A beautiful and extremely romantic novel, showing that there is hope even after the complete shattering of dreams. Highly recommended!'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review'What a book - a secret in every chapter . . . Very well written. I was glued to it'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review............................................Only the truth can give her a new beginning . . . Olivia Croft's life is at a crossroads. After yet another fruitless audition and the cancellation of her TV show, Crofty Cooks, she's left with the hope that she and her husband Derek will finally conceive the child she craves - and that she'll be able to forget the recent revelation that her late mother, the famous movie star Jillian Croft, did not give birth to her or her two sisters. But her world only collapses further when she uncovers the cruel secret Derek has kept throughout their eight-year marriage. Unable to forgive his betrayal, Olivia flees LA for the coast of Maine, a place which holds happy memories of her childhood and her beloved mother. Coping with the loss of her career, her husband and her dreams, Olivia finds herself drawn to Duncan, a kindred spirit whose life has been equally shattered. But before Olivia can embrace a brand-new future, she will have to come to terms with the past, and face a final truth about her mother, one she never could have imagined.............................................Don't miss Muna's other enthralling novels in the Fortune's Daughters trilogy, The Summer Sister and The Winter Sister: 'A wonderful read with evocative descriptions and enough family secrets to create a gripping journey of discovery' Woman'The story telling in this book is right up there with Nora Roberts, who is an expert at drawing you into a story' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review'To say I loved reading this book would be an understatement! I simply couldn't put it down' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review
Spring Tide Love
by Emery C. WaltersAll Trey’s father wants him to do is be nice to the homophobic class bully, his business partner's son. But that’s like trying to mix oil and gasoline: explosive. So Trey decides to run away, which is hard to do on a rainy, muddy, haunted night on the small island of Maui.Another kid in school, Chris, stood up for Trey against the bully and was badly beaten for his efforts. Which makes Trey wonder if Chris is gay, too, or just a brave ally. Trey doesn’t know, but there’s clearly something brewing between them.When Trey’s dad expects him to go to the bully’s birthday party, Trey sneaks off to go surfing instead. Hitchhiking to the beach, he meets up with an interesting old geezer, who just might be able to help him figure out what he’s going through.Will the forces on this fiery island break apart Trey and Chris? Or is there hope for something more than friendship between them buried under the Maui ash?
Spring Will Come (The Bregdan Chronicles #3)
by Ginny DyeVolume 3 of the Bregdan Chronicles, Spring Will Come, continues the sweeping historical saga that now encompasses the second year of the American Civil War. As her beloved city of Richmond is transformed into a deadly Civil War battlefield, spirited Carrie Cromwell puts her medical skills to use in a Confederate hospital. Yet she struggles to understand the prejudice of her fellow Southerners. Does she really want the South to win? And will the war cost her the man she loves? Meanwhile, in the North, Rose and Moses have found freedom at last--only to be separated by war. Can Moses, now a Union spy, elude those searching for him as a runaway slave? Rose, inspired by a courageous woman, returns to Virginia to teach in a contraband camp.