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The Book of Lost Names
The Book of Lost Names Kristin Harmel “A fascinating, heartrending page-turner that, like the real-life forgers who inspired the novel, should never be forgotten.” —Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a MondayInspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, a young woman with a talent for forgery helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis in this “sweeping and magnificent” (Fiona Davis,… Shares Romance
Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Hernan Diaz WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTIONONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURYA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE An “exhilarating” (New York Times) and unparalleled novel about money, power, intimacy, and perception, from the bestselling author of the forthcoming novel PLY“Buzzy and enthralling . . .… Shares Romance
The Paris Affair
The Paris Affair Melanie Hudson Sebastian Faulks’s Birdsong meets Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale in this moving and powerful novel about love, loss and the resilience of the human spirit.Scarred by his experiences in World War One, German doctor, Sebastian Braun lives a quiet life tending to his patients and his beloved garden. Until Sophie Hathaway bursts into his life and challenges his dearly-held beliefs. And just at the… Shares Romance
As Dust to the Wind
As Dust to the Wind Peter Darman Shares Romance with this book.
The Pirate Queen
The Pirate Queen Ariel Lawhon Shares Romance with this book.
The Berlin Wife's Choice
The Berlin Wife's Choice Marion Kummerow “I love you more than life itself. But you’re not safe. If you weren’t married to me, you wouldn’t suffer like this, terrorized by the yellow star on my chest. I could never live with myself if something happened to you—because of me.” Berlin, 1939. Edith Falkenstein once lived a fairytale life. Falling in love with Julius introduced her to a world she had only dreamed of. She wore the finest… Shares Romance
The Shadow Sister
The Shadow Sister Lucinda Riley Building on the success of the bestselling The Seven Sisters and The Storm Sister, The Shadow Sister is the third spellbinding novel in Lucinda Riley’s enchanting historical fiction series of love and loss, inspired by the myth of the Seven Sisters constellation.Star D’Aplièse is at a crossroads in her life after the sudden death of her beloved father—the elusive billionaire, affectionately… Shares Romance
Gods and Generals
Gods and Generals Jeff Shaara The New York Times bestselling prequel to the Pulitzer Prize–winning classic The Killer Angels   In this brilliantly written epic novel, Jeff Shaara traces the lives, passions, and careers of the great military leaders from the first gathering clouds of the Civil War. Here is Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, a hopelessly by-the-book military instructor and devout Christian who becomes the… Shares Romance
The Calamity Club
The Calamity Club Kathryn Stockett “So immersive, exciting, and downright fabulous, you never want it to end.”—Oprah Daily#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The multimillion-copy-selling author of The Help returns with a bold, big-hearted novel about a group of unbreakable women, fighting for what’s rightfully theirs—and the power of friendship to change everything.“Pure, hell-raising entertainment.”—The New York Times Book… Shares Romance
The Spoon Stealer
The Spoon Stealer Lesley Crewe Shares Romance with this book.
The Sweet Blue Distance
The Sweet Blue Distance Sara Donati A young midwife travels west to the New Mexico Territory to care for women in need and faces dangers more harrowing than the ones she’s fleeing in this epic tale of survival, redemption, and love from Sara Donati, the international bestselling author of the Wilderness series. 1857: In a bid to outrun her past, Carrie Ballentyne accepts a nursing position with a doctor in the New Mexico… Shares Romance
The Artist and the Feast
The Artist and the Feast Lucy Steeds INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 • WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE WINNER 2025   The Artist and the Feast is a captivating novel of love, art, food, desire and thwarted ambition, which builds propulsively over one scorching French summer in 1920s Provence. During a scorching summer in 1920s Provence, a young journalist, Joseph Adelaide,… Shares Romance
When Sparks Fly
When Sparks Fly Sabrina Jeffries · 2014 · 136p · ≈ 4h · Light When an intrepid heiress finds herself away from home for the holidays—in the manor of a dark and handsome baron, no less—romance sizzles in this holiday enovella, originally published in Snowy Night with a Stranger, from New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries.Plain, bookish Elinor Bancroft is traveling with her aunt and young cousins to spend the holidays with her father, when a… Shares Romance
The Valley of Horses (with Bonus Content)
The Valley of Horses (with Bonus Content) Jean M. Auel This odyssey into the distant past carries us back to the awesome mysteries of the exotic, primeval world of The Clan of the Cave Bear, and to Ayla, now grown into a beautiful and courageous young woman.Cruelly cast out by the new leader of the ancient Clan that adopted her as a child, Ayla leaves those she loves behind and travels alone through a stark, open land filled with dangerous animals… Shares Romance
Lady Tremaine
Lady Tremaine Rachel Hochhauser · 2026 Instant New York Times Bestseller • REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK • IndieNext Pick • LibraryReads Pick"With transporting prose and a galloping plot, this wholly original take on Cinderella recasts the wicked stepmother...a riveting, complex paean to women's strength." —People (Book of the Week) • "Destined to be one of the biggest books of the year." —Glennon Doyle, #1 bestselling author of Untamed •… Shares Romance
La hija del joyero
La hija del joyero Inma Aguilera Shares Romance with this book.
The Sweetness of Forgetting
The Sweetness of Forgetting Kristin Harmel The “beautifully complex” (Woman’s Day) classic that made Kristin Harmel a superstar follows a woman who must travel from Cape Cod to Paris to uncover a family secret for her dying grandmother that could change everything. Updated with a new author’s note and recipes for this 10th anniversary edition!At thirty-six, Hope McKenna-Smith is no stranger to bad news. She lost her mother to cancer, her… Shares Romance
Under the Stars
Under the Stars Beatriz Williams NATIONAL BESTSELLER • When a daughter and her famous mother return to Winthrop Island to confront their complicated past, they discover a secret trove of paintings that connect them to a mysterious woman who vanished on a luxury steamship two centuries earlier.From the New York Times bestselling author of Husbands & Lovers comes an epic tale of family legacy, love, and truths that echo down… Shares Romance

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