Small Life

In the romantic tradition of The Notebook and Nights in Rodanthe, number-one New York Times best-selling author Nicholas Sparks returns with a story about a chance encounter that becomes a touchstone for two vastly different individuals - transcending decades, continents, and the bittersweet workings of fate.

In the quaint oceanside town of Lighthouse Cove, the past and future are about to collide. Cristena Lane thought she had settled into a peaceful life after the death of her husband. As an active member of the local church and a leading figure in the community-driven effort to save the historic Lighthouse Cove lighthouse, she believed she had found her purpose. But when a government investigation threatens to unearth more than just environmental concerns, Cristena finds herself caught in a storm of controversy that could wash away everything she holds dear. Reverend Oliver Fenwick, the ...

In this number one New York Times best-selling novel of first love and second chances, former high school sweethearts confront the painful truths of their past to build a promising future - together. In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of life in their small town in North Carolina. But as the summer of their senior year came to a close, unforeseen events would tear the young couple apart.

With two protective older brothers and a traditional Catholic Italian mother, it’s surprising that Chloe D’Angelo can manage a date without someone in the family naysaying her romantic choice. And Dante Mancuso…oh, no. Her brother’s best friend is not a dating-app right swipe. But when they are left unsupervised on a late night in Vegas, all of that changes. Add in a Vegas wedding chapel and a couple of “I dos” and Chloe wakes up with a ring on her finger and a hangover. Dating Dante was always a secret desire, but marriage?

91 year-old Ira Levinson is kept concious after a car wreck by visions of his late wife, Ruth, who recounts stories of their lifetime together. A few miles away, at a local rodeo, Sophia Danko, a senior at Wake Forest, meets a young cowboy named Luke. Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples who have little in common. Yet their lives will converge with unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys: beyond despair, beyond death, to the farthest reaches of the human heart.

Brooke Turner has always had a complicated relationship with her father. But when his health takes a turn for the worse, she drops everything to care for him. He’s her dad, after all, and he needs her. What Brooke doesn’t anticipate is the unraveling of her long-term relationship and a cross-country move to San Diego’s Little Italy.

I’m Ross Kelly, one of Stormy’s closest friends. Tucker and Callum are the other two in our group. We all grew up here in Gusty Rock and the four of us have always been friends. The guys are like brothers, but they don’t really know my family life. They think they do, and they know most of it. But there are secrets they aren’t aware of. That no one’s aware of with one exception, my little sister, Shelby. My parents knew once upon a time, but they’re both dead now. I miss Mom, but not Dad. He doesn’t deserve being missed. The secrets have to do with that, but I’m not getting ...

Jane Tanner’s friends are settling down, while she’s been settling for less. She longs for adventure and the big city, but caring for her ailing grandfather means she's shackled to her small town. She’s excited her vintage gift shop is finally up and running, but it’s not enough. Longing to fulfill at least one dream—to become a mother before her biological clock ticks out—Jane drunkenly propositions the worst possible candidate for Dad.

Lizzy Moon never wanted Moon Girl Farm. Eight years ago, she left the land that nine generations of gifted healers had tended, determined to distance herself from the whispers about her family’s strange legacy. But when her beloved grandmother Althea dies, Lizzy must return and face the tragedy still hanging over the farm’s withered lavender fields: the unsolved murders of two young girls, and the cruel accusations that followed Althea to her grave.

When friends turn to lovers, the temperature’s going to soar… Tasha Wilde has spotted the perfect site for the chocolate and coffee shop she’s planning to run with her best friend, Maisey, in Doubtless Bay, New Zealand. The only trouble is that Maisey’s gorgeous brother, Kole, also wants the shop for his photography business. Their friends are convinced that Tasha and Kole have feelings for one another, so they invent a game – the two of them must do their best to get the other to admit they’re in love. They have eight days. The winner gets the shop. Both think their attraction ...

In Recipe for Romance, influencer Emma fakes a relationship with small-town chef Jack to save her image. What starts as pretend soon feels all too real. As secrets boil over and sparks fly, they must decide whether their unexpected connection is just for show—or the beginning of something truly delicious.

Mary Stoltzfus is 30 years old, splashed with freckles, and unmarried. In her Amish world, that qualifies her to be called an old maid. She is living her quiet schoolteacher life in the Lancaster County Amish community when she gets a surprising invitation in the mail one day. Would she come to Montana to teach?

Meet Linda Breland, single parent of two teenage daughters. The oldest, Lindsey, who always held her younger sister in check, is leaving for college. And Gracie, her Tasmanian devil, is giving her nightmares. Linda's personal life? Well, between the married men, the cold New Jersey winters, her pinched wallet and her ex-husband who marries a beautiful, successful woman ten years younger than she is - let's just say, Linda has seen enough to fill 1000 pages.

Karissa Newcomb is ready for a new start in a new neighborhood, as far away as she can get from Seattle, where her husband cheated on her with the neighbor who was supposed to be her best friend. She and her nine-year-old daughter are moving on to the city of Gig Harbor on the bay in Puget Sound. She even has a new job as an assistant at a small publishing company right in Gig Harbor. Her new boss seems like a bit of a curmudgeon, but a job is a job, she loves to read, and the idea of possibly meeting writers sounds fabulous.

A Wall Street tech leader explains how small behavioral changes lead to major self-improvement. Whether trying to lose weight, save money, or get organized, we' re always setting goals and making resolutions but rarely following through on them. Determination and willpower aren't strong enough to defeat our mass of ingrained habits; to succeed we have to learn how to focus our self-control on precise behavioral targets and overwhelm them, according to longtime Wall Street technology strategist Caroline Arnold.

From Amazon Bestselling Author Kathleen Ryder She’s the feisty wedding planner with a business to save. He’s the billionaire playboy avoiding commitment. When a twist of fate throws them together, sparks fly. Too bad they hate each other…Don’t they? Millie Parker knew she was in trouble. One month is all she has to save her business. She will do anything to keep it afloat, even if that means turning to her nemesis, her brother’s best friend, for help. Desperate to avoid his mother’s holiday matchmaking attempts, billionaire playboy Samuel Marsden agrees to help Millie, on one ...

This uplifting debut novel from Cornwall based writer, Liz Hurley, is sure to put a smile on your face. Ariana Byrne knows how to survive. After becoming a guardian to her four little sisters after their parents died when she was only eighteen, she had to grow up quickly. Now shes in her twenties, stuck in a loveless marriage to Greg, trying to make ends meet for her young twins, William and Leo.

A Cozy Romance strong on family values and rural principles. Justin is a country boy dealing with big-city culture shock and facing a family crisis. Natalie is a high school graduate with her life’s goal crushed. The story starts with Justin leaving home for Drexel University in Philadelphia. On his way out of town, he stops to see Natalie one more time. As they talk, what they once had crumbles and falls to ashes at Natalie’s feet. When Justin’s family crises brings him back home, will Natalie want him back? What about the beautiful wheelchair-bound blond he’s falling for in ...

Ivory Fields brings you a Special Christmas Romance. The Christmas Festival hangs by a thread – unless she can make a shocking discovery that changes everything. The yearly Christmas Festival is coming to the town of Mystic, Massachusetts... and for Winnie Proctor, it could end either in heartbreak, or a Christmas miracle. As a successful – but perpetually single – reporter, she’s beginning to lose hope that she’ll ever find “the one”. But sometimes, true love is waiting just around the corner. When the greedy nephew of their late town matriarch demands the festival turn a ...

She was the one who got away – until she needed a rescue. Andrew I’d always thought the ‘Lawson Lightning Bolt’ was just a family legend. Everyone knows that love at first sight is just something they made up to sell romance books. Then I met Katy and everything changed. I knew right away that she was my soulmate, but she was only visiting my small town in the mountains for a few days, so I had to let her go. Until the day she called me from jail… Katy I spent my entire life avoiding romantic entanglements. So when I met the mountain man lawyer who made my heart pound and cartoon ...