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"Finley McGowan is determined that the niece she's raising will always feel loved and wanted. Unlike how she felt after her mom left to pursue a dream of stardom, and when the grandfather who was left to raise them abandoned her and her sister, Sloane, when they needed him most. Finley reacted to her chaotic childhood by walking the straight and narrow, nose down, work hard, follow the rules. Sloane went the other way. Now Sloane is back, as beautiful...
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When fate brings three strangers to a charming space for lease on the California coast, the Boardwalk Bookshop is born. Part bookstore, part gift shop, part bakery, it's a dream come true for Bree, Mikki and Ashley. But while their business is thriving, their personal lives are...not. Bree, wounded by brilliant but cold parents and her late husband's ultimate betrayal, has sworn to protect her heart at all costs. Even from Ashley's brother, a writer...
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Life is meant to be savoured, but that's not easy with no family, limited prospects and a past you'd rather not talk about. Still, Callie Smith doesn't know how to feel when she discovers she has a brother and a sister - Malcolm, who grew up with affection, wealth and privilege, and Keira, a streetwise twelve-year-old. Callie doesn't love being alone, but at least it's safe. Despite her trepidation, she moves into the grand family home with her siblings...
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"Divorce left Harper Szymanski with a name no one can spell, a house she can't afford and a teenage daughter who's pulling away. With her fledgling virtual-assistant business, she's scrambling to maintain her overbearing mother's ridiculous standards and still pay the bills, thanks to clients like Lucas, the annoying playboy cop who claims he hangs around for Harper's fresh-baked cookies. Spending half her life in school hasn't prepared Dr. Stacey...
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In the small town of Los Lobos, California, three women join a local indie bookstore's summer book club-devoted entirely to romance novels-and become life-long friends as they navigate the messiness of motherhood, second chances and becoming the person you've always wanted to be.
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"Until Camryn Neff can return to her "real" life in Chicago, she's in Wishing Tree to care for her twin sisters. She's not looking for forever love, not here. But handsome hotelier Jake Crane is a temptation she can't resist, so she suggests they pair up for the season. No golden rings, no broken hearts. At his side, she sees her hometown through Christmas-colored eyes. The cheer is cheerier, the joy more joyful. She thought she had put her future...
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Maria's Synopsis: The California sunshine's not quite so bright for three sisters who get dumped in the same week... Finola, a popular LA morning-show host, is famously upbeat until she's blindsided on live TV by the news that her husband is sleeping with a young pop sensation who has set their affair to music. While avoiding the tabloids and pretending she's just fine, she's crumbling inside, desperate for him to come to his senses and for life to...
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Cousins by chance, sisters by choice ... After her cat toy empire goes up in flames, Sophie Lane returns to Blackberry Island, determined to rebuild. Until small-town life reveals a big problem: she can't grow unless she learns to let go. If Sophie relaxes her grip even a little, she might lose everything. Or she might finally be free to reach for the happiness and love that have eluded her for so long. Kristine has become defined by her relationship...
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"Heather has a successful business, a cute but contemptuous cat, and best friends Daphne and Tori who know where she's broken and love her anyway. So why does she feel crushed when her ex gets serious about someone new? Daphne isn't having an emotional affair, despite what her husband believes. They used to be the closest couple she knew. Can they find their way back to one another before it's too late? When Tori forms an inconvenient crush on Daphne's...
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The Baxter sisters come from a long line of women with disastrous luck in love. But this summer, Sunshine and Margot will turn disasters into destiny... As an etiquette coach, Margot teaches her clients to fit in. But she's never faced a client like Bianca, an aging movie star who gained fame -- and notoriety -- through a campaign of shock and awe. Schooling Bianca on the fine art of behaving like a proper diplomat's wife requires intensive lessons,...
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"Nicole Lord wants to be a good wife, but there's a difference between being supportive and supporting her husband. He quit his job to write a screenplay she's never seen, leaving Nicole to run the house, work full-time, and care for their young son. Can she say enough is enough without losing the man she loves? Sacrificing a personal life for her career is how Shannon Rigg became V.P. at her firm, but she wonders whether she made the right choice....
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Von wegen "O du fröhliche"! Die Adventsstimmung ist Feuerwehr-Captain Jordan Haynes gründlich verhagelt. Beim Versuch, eine Katze zu retten, hat er sich übel verletzt. Immerhin hat die kratzbürstige Mistletoe überlebt, und ihre ebenso dankbare wie hübsche Besitzerin Holly tut alles, um ihm den Krankenstand mit Keksen und netten Plauderstunden zu versüßen.
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Ein Schlag auf den Kopf - und ihre Vergangenheit ist wie ausgelöscht. Als Angela aufwacht, sitzt ein verführerisch starker Mann neben ihrem Bett, vorgeblich Deputy Sheriff Shane McBride. Seine Fragen kann sie nicht beantworten. Stattdessen gibt sie sich dem Traum hin, ein neues Leben mit ihm zu beginnen.
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Es gibt keine Probleme, nur Lösungen, findet die quirlige Darcy und stürzt sich auf ihr vorweihnachtliches Gute-Laune-Projekt: den viel zu ernsten Detective Mark Kincaid verführen. Weder ihrem Charme noch ihren Pfefferkuchen widersteht er. Doch Darcy verschweigt ihm etwas ...
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Jeder in Lone Star Canyon hält sie für das perfekte Paar - nur Nora und Stephen streiten es ab. Dabei sind die temperamentvolle Friseurin Nora und Dr. Stephen Remington ein unschlagbares Team: Gemeinsam kümmern sie sich während eines Tornados um Verletzte, sprechen Mut zu und versorgen Wunden. Praktischerweise liegen Salon und Praxis einander gegenüber. Außerdem sieht ein Blinder, wie es zwischen Nora und Stephen knistert. Keiner der beiden...
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Als ihr Vater, der König von El Bahar, seinen edelsten Zuchthengst verkauft, kann Prinzessin Bethany nicht anders. Sie muss sicher sein, dass ihr Lieblingspferd ein gutes Zuhause bekommt, und reist unter falschem Namen nach Happily Inc. Der neue Besitzer des Tiers macht auf sie einen guten Eindruck ? einen sehr guten sogar. Cade Saunders ist überaus charmant, und seine Küsse unterm Weihnachtsbaum sind himmlisch. Aber er hält nichts von Reichtum...
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"With her divorce settlement about to run out and a mortgage she can't afford, Robyn Caldwell needs a plan. But how's she supposed to think when her daughter has become the most demanding bride ever, her son won't even consider college, her best friend is on the brink of marital disaster and her ex is making a bad decision that could bring everything crashing down on Robyn's head? When her great-aunt Lillian invites her to Santa Barbara for the summer,...
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In Happily Inc, love means never having to say "I do"... Wedding coordinator Renee Grothen isn't meant for marriage. Those who can, do. Those who can't, plan. But she never could have planned on gorgeous, talented thriller writer Jasper Dembenski proposing -- a fling, that is. Fun without a future. And the attraction between them is too strong for Renee to resist. Now she can have her no-wedding cake... and eat it, too. After years in the military,...
20) Three sisters
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Buying one of the famed Three Sisters Queen Anne houses on Blackberry Island, Dr. Andi Gordon, deciding that both her life and home are in need of some major renovations, forms an unbreakable bond with her neighbors--two very different women who are dealing with their own struggles.