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1) Seaview Inn
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Seaview Key volume 1
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New York PR exec Hannah Mathews is in remission from the same disease that claimed her mother's life months before: breast cancer. She heads south in an attempt to persuade her 85-year-old grandma, Jenny, to sell the Seaview Inn, the Florida Keys resort owned by her family for decades, and move into a retirement home.
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"Daisy Spencer's name is on everybody's lips...How could the sensible daughter of Trinity Harbor's self-proclaimed patriarch have taken in the boy caught hot-wiring her car? Whether the boy is a modern-day Huck Finn or not, Trinity Harbor is in an uproar. But for Daisy, guiding the orphaned ten-year-old is easy, an escape from her own tragic past. She can ignore the town's nay-saying. The only real obstacle is...that man. That man is the boy's uncle,...
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Bree O'Brien's self-image is tied up in her work, so when her newest play flops, she is emotionally shattered. Returning to Chesapeake Shores to regroup, she rediscovers her love of flower arranging and impulsively opens a florist shop, only to discover that her first love, Jake, owns the best source of plants. While they struggle with past hurts and continued attraction, Bree's divorced parents also embrace a second chance at love.
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Chesapeake Shores novels volume 8
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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Dating Matthew O'Brien-a playboy and a younger man-cost Laila Riley her career and her parents' respect. A high price, even for love-and when Laila decides it was just a fling, she breaks it off, despite Matthew's objections. But the O'Brien family has other ideas, and they conspire to get Laila to join them on a Dublin holiday. It's a great time to get away from it all, but Laila has reservations about the trip. Matthew's bound to be there, and...
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With her two younger sisters heading for the altar, will Samantha Castle exchange old dreams for new ones? Lately she'd rather be on the North Carolina coast with family than in New York with agents and actors. Though she vows not to let her teenage crush on Ethan Cole influence her decision, it's hard to ignore her feelings for the local war hero. Ethan lost more than his leg in Afghanistan. He lost his belief in love. Even being surrounded...
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Chesapeake Shores novels volume 1
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English
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Divorced financial whiz Abby O' Brien Winters takes a short trip to her hometown of Chesapeake Bay at the behest of her youngest sister, Jess. When Abby realizes the extent of Jess's money troubles, she agrees to prolong her visit, even if it means seeing Trace, an ex-boyfriend who still carries a torch for her. As Abby attempts to help Jess salvage her finances and open an inn, she struggles with her quarreling family, Trace's irresistible attentions...
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Kennebec Large Print
Pub. Date
2011.
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Melanie D'Angelo came back to Rose Cottage to concentrate on her needs for once and the last thing she expects is to meet a handsome landscaper and his troubled little girl who need her help to truly become a family.
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Chesapeake Shores novels volume 13
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English
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"Spirited, spontaneous Carrie Winters has grown up under the watchful eyes of not only her grandfather Mick O'Brien, but the entire town of Chesapeake Shores. Now that she's home from Europe, a glamorous fashion career behind her and her heart broken, there seem to be far too many people watching to see if she'll live up to the expectations her family has for her. As if that weren't enough pressure, Carrie finds herself drawn to sexy, grief-stricken...
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Jesse O'Brien has overcome a lot: the challenges of attention deficit disorder, the near bankruptcy of her beloved inn at Eagle Point, and her self-perception as a failure among overachievers. Finally ready to share the future with a man, her friends persuade her to try a dating service, but she gets no takers. However, her childhood friend, psychologist Will Lincoln, has already chosen the perfect man for Jess: himself. Even with the entire town's...
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2012
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Single mom Lynn Morrow is determined to put food on the table for her son and daughter. Her soon-to-be-ex-husband has failed to meet his obligations time and again-but it turns out that Ed is struggling with his own demons. Enter contractor Mitch Franklin, a widower with two grieving sons, Mitch once admired Lynn from afar. Now he sees in her not only the sweet girl who got away, but a woman desperately in need of support.
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As the only child of a single mom, Jenny Collins wanted nothing more than to be part of a large, rambunctious family like the O'Briens. Ironically, though, when her mother married into that family, Jenny found herself feeling more like an outsider than ever. Now, after years in Nashville as an established songwriter, Jenny's drawn back to Chesapeake Shores to collaborate on a Christmas production...and to make peace with the past. As if that's not...
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Although she feels that the holidays are a season of misery, Jeanette Brioche is pushed into working on the town's annual Christmas festival with the sexy new town manager, Tom McDonald. But with romance in the air, Jeanette and Tom take a fresh look at their painful pasts and a hopeful look into the future.
14) Beach Lane
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"In the close-knit community of Chesapeake Shores, Maryland, Susie O'Brien and Mack Franklin's 'not dating' claim befuddles everyone, especially since the two spend every spare minute together. Susie's thrilled when their friendship finally heats up. Then, just when happily-ever-after seems within reach, Mack loses the job he loves and Susie faces a devastating diagnosis. But O'Briens always unite in a crisis. Even her cousin Jess, Susie's rival for...
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Kennebec Large Print
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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Todd Lewis's fatherly fury was explosive enough to make steel girders tremble. How dare some tight-tipped schoolmarm call his little boy disruptive! Prepared to do battle with the formidable Elizabeth Gentry, he was jolted when brainy, beautiful Liz stormed his construction site with the passion of a she-cat defending her cub... and with womanly curves suggestive of very adult education. The brawny builder's intelligence was obvious, his innuendos...
16) Sean's reckoning
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Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods brings readers a classic tale of the Devaneys...brothers torn apart in childhood, reunited by love.
Son of a shattered family, fireman Sean Devaney knows love never lasts, so he refuses to chance it. Then he meets single mom Deanna Blackwell, who has just lost everything in a devastating fire. Despite the warning in Sean's head, he's drawn to protect the stunning woman and her son. Sean may be tough...
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Kennebec Large Print
Pub. Date
c2005
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Don't miss this reader-favorite tale of second chances from New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods.
Jo D'Angelo's sisters thought they had the perfect prescription for mending her shattered heart: a relaxing stay at Rose Cottage, their grandmother's idyllic home. But for Jo, Rose Cottage was a painful reminder of her youthful summer romance with Pete Catlett, whose infidelity had come to light when Jo learned of his shotgun wedding...Pete...
18) Lilac Lane
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At the heart of Lilac Lane is Keira Malone, who raised her three children alone after her first marriage broke apart, and who, after years of guarding her heart, finally finds love again. But that love is short-lived when her fianc šuffers a fatal heart attack. Grieving and unsure of what's next, Keira agrees to move from Dublin to Chesapeake Shores, Maryland, to spend time with her daughter, Moira, and her new granddaughter, Kate, as well as to...
19) Amazing Gracie
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"When Gracie MacDougal returns to Seagull Point, Virginia, seeking to reform her workaholic ways, she discovers more than relaxation. The picturesque town calls to her, as does the waterfront Victorian house she envisions as the perfect bed-and-breakfast. But one person stands between Gracie and her new goal...and he isn't budging. Southern charmer Kevin Daniels isn't interested in selling Gracie's dream house, but he's definitely interested in something...
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Sweet magnolias series volume 3
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Mira
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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Helen has always been a driven goal-setter, and achieved all she set out to do. Except for her current challenge -- at 42, she finds herself suddenly ready to start a family, yet with no one to start a family with.