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Sullivan's Island
by Dorothea Benton Frank
A woman returns to her childhood home on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, and confronts family secrets and personal demons.
The New York Times bestseller—in paperback for the first time! Set in the steamy, stormy landscape of South Carolina, Sullivan's Island tells the unforgettable story of one woman's courageous journey ... (Goodreads)
The Last Original Wife
by Dorothea Benton Frank
A woman reevaluates her life and marriage after being excluded from her husband's golf club.
Experience the sultry Southern atmosphere of Atlanta and the magic of the Carolina Lowcountry in this funny and poignant tale of one audacious woman’s quest to find the love she deserves, from New ... (Barnes & Noble)
Porch Lights
by Dorothea Benton Frank
A woman returns to her childhood home in the South and confronts family secrets, love, and loss.
When fireman Jimmy McMullen is killed in the line of duty, his wife, Jackie, and ten-year-old son, Charlie, are devastated. Trusting in the healing power of family, Jackie decides to return to her ... (Barnes & Noble)
Savannah Blues
by Mary Kay Andrews
A woman flees to Savannah to start a new life, but finds herself embroiled in a murder mystery and a love triangle.
Meet Weezie (aka Eloise) Foley, a feisty antiques “picker,” banished by her spiteful ex-husband from the house she herself restored in Savannah’s historic district, who must come to terms with a life ... (Goodreads)
The Client
by John Grisham
A young boy is thrust into a legal battle, as he tries to protect himself and his family.
Boyd Boyette, a United States Senator from Louisiana, goes missing. Because of his vocal opposition to a proposed major toxic landfill project by a company known to be Mafia-backed, murder is ... (Wikipedia)
Barefoot
by Elin Hilderbrand
A woman's journey to embracing change and rebuilding her life after tragedy.
Visiting Nantucket for the summer, three women seek peace and comfort as they cope with the challenges in their lives—from marriage, infidelity, and the mayhem of motherhood to scandal, tragedy, and ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Reckoning
by John Grisham
A WWII veteran murders a local minister and refuses to explain why. The town seeks justice, but the truth is more complicated than they realize.
The plot centers on the 1946 murder trial of prominent family patriarch Pete Banning, a war hero who has returned home from the Second World War . The story takes place in the fictional town of ... (Wikipedia)
Beach Music
by Pat Conroy
A man's struggle to confront his past and find peace with his present.
An American expatriate in Rome unearths his family legacy in this sweeping novel by the acclaimed author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini A Southerner living abroad, Jack McCall is ... (Goodreads)
Standing in the Rainbow
by Fannie Flagg
A comedic story of a small town in Alabama and its eccentric inhabitants, highlighting the beauty of human relationships.
Along with Neighbor Dorothy, the lady with the smile in her voice, whose daily radio broadcasts keep us delightfully informed on all the local news, we also meet Bobby, her ten-year-old son, destined ... (Goodreads)
The Great Santini
by Pat Conroy
A family's psychological struggles centered around a domineering, military father.
Hard-nosed Marine fighter pilot Lt. Col. Wilbur "Bull" Meecham calls himself "The Great Santini". He runs his family with a strict hand. In 1962 before the Vietnam War , the Meecham family struggles ... (Wikipedia)
Where the Heart Is
by Billie Letts
A journey of resilience and courage, as a young woman faces her struggles with poverty and hardship.
This novel opens with Novalee and Willy Jack, her then boyfriend, traveling from Tennessee to California , where Willy Jack claims he was promised by his cousin, J. Paul, a job working at a train ... (Wikipedia)
The Rescue
by Nicholas Sparks
A man and woman find love and healing through faith in a story of redemption and second chances.
When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks; but there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He ... (Goodreads)
The Guardian
by Nicholas Sparks
A young widow and a single father fall in love, but their pasts threaten to tear them apart.
Julie Barenson's young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died: a Great Dane puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now, four years have passed. ... (Goodreads)
Garden Spells
by Sarah Addison Allen
A tale of family secrets and magical powers, set in a small Southern town.
Claire Waverley lives alone in small Bascom, North Carolina. The only person she's close to is an elderly relative named Evanelle, who has the gift of giving people exactly what they need before they ... (Wikipedia)
The Wedding
by Nicholas Sparks
A couple navigates the ups and downs of planning their wedding while dealing with family drama and personal struggles.
In this stunning, New York Times, bestselling follow-up to, The Notebook, a hardworking but distant husband vows to win back the love of his life by looking to Noah and Allie's legendary romance. ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Dog's Purpose
by W. Bruce Cameron
A dog's journey to discovering its true purpose, through multiple lifetimes and owners.
The narrator first starts out as a feral Beagle / German Shepherd / terrier mix puppy. A few weeks later, after being nursed by their mother, a feral as well, the dog and his siblings Fast, Sister, ... (Wikipedia)
Talk Me Down
by Victoria Dahl
A small-town librarian and a former bad boy fall in love, but their pasts threaten to tear them apart.
Molly Jennings has one naughty little secret: her job as a bestselling erotic fiction author. Until her inspiration runs dry—thanks to a creepy ex—and it's time to skip town and move back to tiny ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Beach House
by James Patterson
A family's summer holiday turns into a life-or-death struggle when their beach house is targeted by a ruthless criminal.
Jack Mullen is a driven student of the law. His brother Peter is a servant of the rich, parking the cars of the Hamptons' elite –- and perhaps satisfying their more intimate needs as well. Then ... (Goodreads)
Fourth Comings
by Megan McCafferty
Jessica Darling navigates through her late twenties, dealing with love, career, and the challenges of adulthood.
At first it seems that she’s living the elusive New York City dream. She’s subletting an apartment with her best friend, Hope, working for a magazine that actually utilizes her psychology degree, and ... (Goodreads)
Tully
by Paullina Simons
A young woman's journey to find herself and her place in the world, through love, loss, and self-discovery.
The astonishing debut novel from international number one bestselling author Paullina Simons, now beautifully repackaged Tully Makker is a tough young woman from the wrong side of the tracks and she ... (Goodreads)
Born of Shadows
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Assassin League member, Caillen, falls for a woman who may be his enemy. Betrayal and danger ensue.
In a world where the League and its assassins rule, where betrayal and treachery are everywhere . . . the only survivors are those ones who are . . . BORN OF SHADOWS For Caillen Dagan, a defiant ... (Barnes & Noble)
Swimming Lessons
by Mary Alice Monroe
A heartwarming story of a woman who returns to her childhood home to care for her ailing mother and finds love and healing in unexpected ways.
It's been five years since the original turtle lady, old Miss Lovie Rutledge, passed away, but her legacy lives on with some special women, especially Toy and her daughter, young Little Lovie. Toy ... (Goodreads)
Tangled Up In You
by Rachel Gibson
A small-town girl returns home and falls for the town's bad boy, but their pasts threaten to keep them apart.
Maddie Dupree isn't in Truly, Idaho, looking for a husband, a boyfriend, or anything in between. Maddie is determined to uncover the untold story about the town's sordid past–her past. As a child, ... (Goodreads)
Four Friends
by Robyn Carr
Four childhood friends reunite in their hometown, facing past traumas and discovering new love and purpose in life.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr comes the story of four friends determined to find their stride. Ultimately, they'll discover what it means to be a wife, mother, lover, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Small Town Rumors
by Carolyn Brown
A woman returns to her small hometown and uncovers secrets, scandals, and a second chance at love.
From, New York Times, bestselling author Carolyn Brown comes a funny heartache of a novel about overcoming the past, confronting the future, and defying all expectations.,, Everyone, is talking about ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Banker’s Wife
by Cristina Alger
A Swiss banker's wife investigates her husband's death and uncovers a web of corruption and deceit in the world of high finance.
On an early morning in November, a couple boards a private plane bound for Geneva, flying into a storm. Soon after, it simply drops off the radar, and its wreckage is later uncovered in the Alps. ... (Goodreads)
The Forgotten Room
by Karen White
Three women's lives intertwine as they uncover the secrets of a forgotten room in a New York mansion.
New York Times, bestselling authors Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig present a masterful collaboration—a rich, multigenerational novel of love and loss that spans half a century.... ... (Goodreads)
Dream Lake
by Lisa Kleypas
A magical love story set in a picturesque town, where a woman discovers the power of forgiveness and second chances.
They say that opposites attract. But what happens when one has been devastated by betrayal and the other is so jaded that his heart is made of stone? Enter the world of Friday Harbor, an enchanting ... (Goodreads)
Sweethearts
by Sara Zarr
Childhood sweethearts reconnect after years apart, but must confront the secrets and pain that drove them apart.
After losing her soul mate, Cameron, when they were nine, Jennifer, now seventeen, transformed herself from the unpopular fat girl into the beautiful and popular Jenna, but Cameron's unexpected ... (Goodreads)
No Mercy
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
A group of immortal warriors must protect humanity from an ancient evil. Betrayal and love complicate their mission.
Live fast, fight hard and if you have to die then take as many of your enemies with you as you can. That is the Amazon credo and it was one Samia lived and died by. Now in contemporary New Orleans, ... (Goodreads)
