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1. Big Sexy Love: A laugh out loud funny romantic comedy
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Get ready to laugh, cry and feel incredible with this NEW laugh out loud funny romance! It's brimming with hysterical feel good moments, heart-melting romance and a friendship you'll never, ever forget! If you like Sophie Kinsella, Lindsey Kelk, Suzy K. Quinn or Joanna Bolouri, then you'll LOVE the hilarious, bestselling books of Kirsty Greenwood.
Olive Brewster is a scaredy cat. She doesn't do new or risky. Shes happy enough with her job at the local market, its cool that she has no boyfriend to fret over, she even likes that she still lives in her childhood home. No drama, no fuss, no problems. Everything is fine. Super duper fine. Except Olive's best friend in the world, Birdie, is dying. Birdie has one final wish. She wants to track down her first love, Chuck, and because she's stuck in the hospital she needs Olive's help to do it.But theres a teeny problem: Chuck is somewhere in New York and Olive has never even left her home town, let alone roamed the crazy streets of Manhattan. As if the big city isn't scary enough, Olive has to contend with Seth, a cocky comedy TV writer who thinks shes a joke; Anders, a bored socialite whos taken a shine to her; and the fact that no matter how hard she tries to track down Chuck, he doesn't seem to want to be found. Can Olive learn to overcome her fears, abandon her old safe routine and fulfil her best friends last wish? It's going to take extra bravery, one badass attitude and a whole lot of Big Sexy Love to make this happenWhat are readers saying about Kirsty Greenwood?
"An absolute joy!" Bookaholic Holly "I laughed and laughed and laughed" Victoria Loves Books "I laughed so hard that I actually thought I'd pass out." jennieshaw.ca "Greenwoods amazingly-funny wit that takes the story to another level. In that regard, shes similar to Sophie Kinsella, if Sophie had one too many glasses of Chardonnay..." Well Shut The Front Door Blog "Incredibly fresh and funny" Page to Stage Reviews "Makes your belly ache from laughing too much" I Heart Chick Lit "The funniest book I have ever read" Novel Escapes "I was glued to this book ... it's full of wit, humor and mega LOL moments" Owlsandstags "I fell in love with this story as it is unusual and different and just bloody brilliant!!!" Little Northern Soul "Greenwood isn't afraid to write anything down" Lynsey's Books "A breath of fresh air!" On My Bookshelf2. The Duchess Deal: Girl Meets Duke
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An iBooks Best Romance of August Pick!
One of Publishers Weekly's Buzz Books of Romance 2017!
An Amazon Best Romance of August Pick!
When girl meets Duke, their marriage breaks all the rules
Since his return from war, the Duke of Ashburys to-do list has been short and anything but sweet: brooding, glowering, menacing London neer-do-wells by night. Now theres a new item on the list. He needs an heirwhich means he needs a wife. When Emma Gladstone, a vicars daughter turned seamstress, appears in his library wearing a wedding gown, he decides on the spot that shell do.
His terms are simple:
- They will be husband and wife by night only.
- No lights, no kissing.
- No questions about his battle scars.
- Last, and most importantly Once shes pregnant with his heir, they need never share a bed again.
But Emma is no pushover. She has a few rules of her own:
- They will have dinner together every evening.
- With conversation.
- And unlimited teasing.
- Last, and most importantly Once shes seen the man beneath the scars, he cant stop her from falling in love
3. My Kind of Christmas (A Virgin River Novel)
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My Kind of ChristmasDescription
Welcome back to Virgin River with the books that started it all
While the Riordan brothers have a reputation for being rough-and-tumble, Patrick has always been the gentle, sweet-natured one. But his easygoing manner is tested by his high-octane career as a navy pilot, and for the Riordan men, when the going gets toughthe tough find the love of a good woman.
Angie LeCroix wants to spend Christmas in Virgin River relaxing, away from her well-intentioned but hovering mother. Yet instead of freedom, she gets her uncle, Jack Sheridan. If he had his way, she'd never go out at all. And certainly not with Patrick Riordan. But Angie has her own idea of the kind of Christmas she wantsand the kind of man.
Patrick and Angie thought they wanted to be left alone this Christmasuntil they met each other. Now they want to be left alone together. But the Sheridan and Riordan families have different plans for Patrick and Angieand for Christmas, Virgin River style!
4. Sinful Scottish Laird: A Historical Romance Novel (The Highland Grooms)
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A young widow puts her sexy suitors to the test in New York Times bestselling author Julia London's scintillating return to the idyllic Scottish Highlands.
Widowed and forced to remarry in three years' time or forfeit her son's inheritance, Daisy Bristol, Lady Chatwick, has plenty of suitors vying for her handand her fortune. But a letter from a long-lost love sends Daisy and her young son to her Scottish Highland estate to buy time for his return. Along the way she encounters the powerful Cailean Mackenzie, laird of Arrandale and a notorious smuggler, and she is utterlythough unwillinglybewitched.
Cailean has no use for any Sassenach in his glen. But Daisy's brazen, flirtatious nature and alluring beauty intrigue him. When her first love appears unexpectedly at her estate, Cailean knows that a passionate woman like Daisy cannot marry this man. And to prevent the union, Cailean must put his own life at risk to win her heart.
5. The Summer House: A gorgeous feel good romance that will have you hooked
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Some summers will stay with you forever...
Callie Weaver and best friend Olivia Dixon have finally done it: put their life savings into the beach house they admired through childhood summers, on the dazzling white sand of North Carolinas Outer Banks. Theyre going to buff the salt from its windows, paint its sun-bleached sidings, and open it as a bed and breakfast.
Callies too busy to think about her love life, but when she catches the attention of local heartthrob Luke Sullivan, his blue eyes and easy smile make it hard to say no. Hes heir to his fathers property empire, and the papers say hes just another playboy, but as they laugh in the ocean waves, Callie realizes theres more to this man than money and good looks.
Just when true happiness seems within reach, Callie and Olivia find a diary full of secrets... secrets that stretch across the island, and have the power to turn lives upside down. As Callie reads, she unravels a mystery that makes her heart drop through the floor.
Will Callie and Luke be pulled apart by the storm it unleashes, or can true love save them?
The Summer House is an absolutely gorgeous, heart-warming summer romance, about the importance of family, not keeping secrets, and learning how to open your heart.
Captured my heart from the very first page and never let it go Jenny is quickly becomingone of my favorite authors One minute Im giggling and the next there is a huge lump in my throat My heart melted I just wanted to reach in the pages and give them all hugs. I cant wait to read more by this wonderful author.Color Me Read
Absolutely fantastic, I loved this book and will definitely be remembering and revisiting it in future. Jenny Hale is a supremely accomplished and highly talented author. I cant wait to read more from her!Splashes into Books
Aperfect romanceread. Full of tension and heart-wrenching feelings Oh I really did enjoy it One to lift my mood andput a smile on my face and warmth in my heart Full of charismatic characters, family love and bonds, honesty, small town loveliness and soul mates. Reading perfection! 5/5Pajama Book Girl
This book is the epitome of everything I love about reading, about fiction and about romance. It was heart-warming, touching, upsetting, endearing, beautiful and one hundred other adjectives I could reel off Its an absolute must-read for any romance fan.Paris Bakers Book Nook
6. Crazy Little Thing (A Bell Harbor Novel)
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Bell Harbor is a one-million copy bestselling series.
If Sadie Turner is good at anything, its putting stuff in order. So when she finds her perfect life in disarray, she hopes a summer vacation at her aunts lake house will help her piece it back together. She wants to relax, reboot, and heal the wounds left by her cheating ex-husband. And that requires time away from men. All men.
Or so she thinks.
With two slobbering dogs and two cousins living thereone a flamboyant decorator intent on making over Sadieits hard to get a moments peace at eccentric Aunt Dodys house, especially with everyone so determined to set her up with Desmond, the sexy new neighbor.
Desmond is Sadies worst nightmare. Tall, tanned, muscularand to top it off, hes great with her kids. But he must have a flawhes a manso Sadie vows to keep her distance.
As summer blazes on, the life Sadie is trying so hard to simplify only becomes more complicateda new career presents itself, her evil ex haunts her, and Aunt Dody reveals a tragic secretbut maybe a little chaos is just what Sadie needs to get her life back in order.