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Author
Publisher
The Dial Press
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
When her old boyfriend Ben reappears and reminds her of their pact to get married if they were both still single at thirty, Lottie jumps at the chance. But not everyone is thrilled with Lottie and Ben's rushed marriage, and family and friends are determined to intervene. Will Lottie and Ben have a wedding night to remember ... or one to forget?
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
292 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of short stories that explore the progress of love and relationships over a course of a lifetime, from a teenager coming to terms with her father's disappearance to a widow accepting two young women into her home.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A woman returns to her small Maine hometown, uncovering family secrets that take her on a journey of self-discovery and new love, in this warm and charming novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over. Smarting from her recently cancelled wedding and about to turn forty, Laurie Sassalyn returns to her Maine hometown of Calcasset to handle the estate of her great-aunt Dot, a spirited adventurer who lived to be ninety....
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
In this sophisticated, suspenseful debut reminiscent of Laura Lippman and Chloe Benjamin, two young women become unlikely friends during one fateful summer in Atlantic City as mysterious disappearances hit dangerously close to home. Summer has come to Atlantic City but the boardwalk is empty of tourists, the casino lights have dimmed, and two Jane Does are laid out in the marshland behind the Sunset Motel, just west of town. Only one person even knows...
5) Starting Now
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
After being let go from her competitive, high-pressure Seattle law firm, Libby Morgan reaches out to old friends and spends her afternoons at A Good Yarn, the local knitting store, where she forms close bonds with three women and finds time for romance with a charming and handsome doctor who seems to be her perfect match. But just as everything is coming together, Libby must make a choice that could forever change the life she holds so dear.
6) Falling
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Eight years ago, Emma Montague left behind the strict confines--and rather dull boyfriend--of her upper-crust English life and moved to New York City, where she immediately found success in finance. But her soulless, cutthroat, all-consuming job was another life she didn't want. Answering an ad on Craigslist, Emma finds a tiny beach cottage in the small town of Westport, Connecticut. It needs work--lots of work. But it's the perfect project to satisfy...
Author
Language
English
Description
""Move over, Ove (in Fredrik Backman's A Man Called Ove)--there's a new curmudgeon to love."--Booklist (starred review). "Eleanor Oliphant is a truly original literary creation: funny, touching, and unpredictable. Her journey out of dark shadows is absolutely gripping."--Jojo Moyes, #1New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You. "Deft, compassionate and deeply moving -- Honeyman's debut will have you rooting for Eleanor with every turning page."...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
292 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this sparkling contemporary adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, sisters Miranda, an impulsive but successful literary agent, and Annie, a pragmatic library director, quite unexpectedly find themselves the middle-aged products of a broken home when their mother, Betty, is dumped by her husband of nearly fifty years. Exiled from her elegant New York apartment by her husband's new mistress, Betty is forced to move to a small, run-down beach cottage...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
Allie has always thought that only bad luck came her way. When she inherits the Twisted Creek cafe, at first she is waiting for the next calamity to occur, but gradually she meets the local people and realizes that she has finally found a safe haven.
10) The midwife
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Language
English
Description
Since the day Rhoda Mummau was baptized into the Old Order Mennonite Church and became the head midwife of Hopen Haus, she's been torn between the needs of the unwed mothers under her care and her desire to conceal the secrets of her past. Contact with the outside world could provide medical advantages, but remaining secluded in the community gives her the anonymity she craves. Graduate student Beth Winslow is on a path she never would have chosen....
Author
Series
Lone star brides volume 3
Language
English
Description
"In 1890s Texas when two very different men enter Jessica's life, will she choose to pursue her dreams of adventure or follow the gentle urgings of her heart?"--
12) Never too late
Author
Publisher
MIRA
Language
English
Description
While recovering from a car accident, recently divorced Clare Wilson takes stock of her life and begins a transformation into a confident single woman who is happy to be on her own, which soon makes her the center of male attention.
13) Santa cruise
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"At Ridgewood High, Amy, Frankie, Rachael, and Nina formed a deep bond. Now, fifteen years after leaving school behind, they're back for a reunion, laughing, reminiscing, and chatting how much has changed--and how much hasn't ... All four are strong, successful, and somehow, still looking for the right partner. But Frankie has an idea to help solve that: a singles cruise for the holidays"--
14) Courting trouble
Author
Series
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
330 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tired of Waiting for a Match-Made-in-Heaven, She'll Settle for One Made in Texas Whether it's riding bikes, catching snakes, or sliding down banisters, Essie Spreckelmeyer just can't quite make herself into the ideal woman her hometown--and her mother--expect her to be. It's going to take an extraordinary man to appreciate her joy and spontaneity--or so says her doting oil-man father. Unfortunately such a man doesn't appear to reside in Corsicana,...
16) An untamed heart
Author
Series
Publisher
Bethany House
Language
English
Description
"After the loss of her first love, is Ingeborg Strand willing to marry a stranger--however kind--for the promise of a new life in America? The prequel to the RED RIVER OF THE NORTH series"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dorothea Benton Frank once again takes us deep into the heart of the magical Lowcountry where three amazing middle aged women are bonded by another amazing woman's death. Through their shared loss they forge a deep friendship, asking critical questions. Who was their friend and what did her life mean? Are they living the lives they imagined for themselves? Will they ever be able to afford to retire? How will they maximize their happiness? Security?...
20) Mulberry moon
Author
Series
A Mystic Creek novel volume Book 3
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
436 pages : color illustration ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
The New York Times bestselling author of New Leaf returns to Mystic Creek, Oregon, where a wounded heart finds a place to call home. After a career on the rodeo circuit, Ben Sterling longs to settle down on his farm and start a family like his brothers. He's searched all over for the woman of his dreams. Yet the only one to spark his interest is the new owner of the local cafe. Getting her attention, however, won't be easy. Sissy Sue Bentley has worked...