Showing results by publisher "Recorded Books" in Contemporary

Sometimes, a girl’s first enemy isn’t the world, it’s her own mother. The verbal jabs, the mental manipulation, the physical torment—each blow chips away at a young girl’s sense of worth, until there's nothing left but silence and survival. That was Aria’s reality. A life of emotional warfare that left her feeling invisible, unloved, and broken. But everything shifted when she tasted the sweetness of Gucci’s love.

Little Creek's bookmobile is more of a death trap on wheels than a vehicle of literary delights, and circulation librarian Haley Holt is afraid it's going to careen down a mountainside with her in it. Yet she sees it as a way to serve her community and be worthy of the liver transplant that saved her life as a child. However, her fears come true when the bookmobile breaks down and a rockslide traps her in the small hollow of Turkey Grove.

Supervising two newly minted medical residents might be the toughest challenge Ruth "Dok" Stoltzfus has ever faced. Wren Baker, sharp and ambitious, graduated at the top of medical school with a hidden agenda in tow. Charlie King, at the bottom of the class, is determined to succeed—though Dok isn't convinced he's got what it takes. Then there's traveling nurse Evie Miller, whose quiet love for Charlie doesn't go unnoticed, especially by Wren. Boarding at Windmill Farm, the trio struggles to balance modern medicine with plain living.

I ain’t never met a girl like her. She was more than just someone I wanted to bed and leave. From the first time I saw her, I knew my attraction to her was beyond just us sharing our love for music. She was the calm that settled my storm. She was destined to be mine. He was the light I saw through the darkness. The one that held the cards to my future. What I thought would break me turned out to be what saved me.

Single mom Dori Robertson is suddenly under pressure to find a new father for her eleven-year-old son. And he's already chosen the guy—former pro-football player Gavin Parker. As it turns out, Gavin's daughter wants her dad to marry again, too. When the kids join forces, Gavin suggests he and Dori start dating, just to satisfy the kids. Dori figures it's safe enough…until he kisses her

Montana, Christmas 1910: For widowed rancher Lincoln Creed, the holiday serves as a harsh reminder of what a tough year it’s been—and who he’s lost. His ranch has fallen on hard times, and he must find his little daughter Gracie a governess, a lady who can teach and cook—yet won’t set her sights on him.

Join us on this emotional roller coaster as Sevyn struggles with her heart and mind, secretly in love with a man who is off-limits: her best friend, Wave. Her busy life isn’t enough to keep her happy, and she’s fed up with having to hide who she is to meet the standards of someone else's lifestyle. The tough Chicago girl is faced with depression and hard decisions when confronted with choosing between what she needs and what she wants. Will she let herself drown in her sorrows, or will she emerge stronger?

Samantha Reynolds is a no-strings kind of gal who just wants to play the field and have fun. Or at least that’s the image she presents to the world. But the savvy real estate agent with the brash, take-charge manner has a softer side—and a secret wish for a happily-ever-after with a kind, decent man who will cherish her…even if that dream has zero chance of coming true.

Christmas is so much more than tinsel, lights, and mistletoe. For onetime high school pals Amy, Frankie, Rachael and Nina, being together for the holidays has become a cherished tradition, whether they’re taking a trip or staying close to home. There’s something special about giving back during the holiday season too, which is why Frankie is so dismayed when she learns that Salvation Army buckets are being pilfered all over town. Amy, Rachael, and Nina quickly agree to help her track down the thieves. It might not be their usual gathering, but it promises to be an adventure.

Flight attendant Makenna Akins has received a text from the man she loves every year for eight years, but they haven’t spoken a word to one another. Distraught over a harrowing decision that she made at a critical time in her life, Makenna has become a fraction of her former self. When she sees the man who once held her heart on a busy street one night in Vegas, Makenna wonders if she’s losing it.

Carson Wilder and Perry Bramble have been best friends forever, starting with their painful childhoods. As far as romance, Carson always knew he wasn’t good enough for her. And by the time they were grown, their bond was too important to risk messing up. Now, Carson is grieving the death of his wife. And like always, Perry is his rock. He can’t imagine life without her. But he may have to.

Caroline Lomax is eager to exercise her civic duty and report for jury duty. However, when she sees a familiar face on her first day, she is near certain that she has come face to face with Ted Thomasson, the thorn in her side throughout high school—and the last person she’d want as a fellow juror. Ted still seems to relish in making Caroline squirm, but he shocks Caroline when he declares that he’s always harbored feelings for her. Just as she attempts to make sense of it all, they’re both selected for the same case . . .

Kaos Montgomery is one of four managing partners at Montgomery, Pierce, Walker, and Gough Law Firm. He handles the organized crime unit, defending mafia leaders, drug lords, and assassins. Though Kaos spent his younger days in the underworld, he thrives and takes pride in the legit life he lives now . . . though some people in his past and personal life wish they could bring back the old him.

Syre Reign has always been seen as the family screw-up. Wherever he goes, his reputation as a hothead with repeated run-ins with the law precedes him. From a young age, Delilah Gold has groomed her sons and nephews to take over her online empire. Everyone has a place in the family business, even Syre as the head of security. Now that Delilah is retiring soon, she sets a plan in motion to merge her family dynasty with the infamous Black family through a marriage of convenience.

Luis, king of the exotic island country of Caleva, is stunned to discover that he has a daughter he never knew existed. He is determined to bring his newfound child into his life and that of the royal family. To do that, he knows he must win over her adoptive mother. Eve, single-mom vet tech in the heartland of Iowa, is concerned when a mysterious stranger sets up a secret meeting. The shocking truth that is revealed upends her life, as she and her adopted daughter are swept off to Caleva and wrapped in the luxurious, privileged world of royalty.

Swirling snow may have stranded me at this tiny airport in the middle of nowhere on Christmas Eve, but it has nothing on the storm raging inside me when he walks into the terminal. Artemis Warren. My first love and the man who shattered my world. I thought I locked my feelings for him safely away in the past, but one look is all it takes for me to drown in his icy blue eyes again. So much time has passed. I’m no longer that naïve teenager standing on a beach, wishing the boy would choose me. Now, I’m hiding a secret that could unravel both our lives.

Honey Hix is a renowned chef who travels the globe bringing Southern cuisine to different countries. Her love for Southern meals derived from sitting in the kitchen with her grandmother, mother, and aunts. Not only did they pass down recipes, but their opinions on men as well. Marquise Kent was dealt a rough hand in the game of life. The streets raised him and made him a ruthless man. With a notorious reputation, it was only a matter of time before the law caught up to him.

Two former camp counselors whose hearts remained entwined reunite to face their unspoken feelings and the secret that divided them in this soul-stirring second-chance romance about finding the courage to claim what fate had always intended, from the bestselling author of Somebody’s Husband.

I’m over men. Officially. I gave Connor St. Clair EVERYTHING (you know what I mean) and he ended up “accidentally” in bed with a girl he picked up at the local bar. Now I’m single and ready to burn the world down, starting with his beloved truck. That’s when James St. Clair (Connor’s sister and my former middle school nemesis that I haven’t seen in years) appears in my Pilates class. Because my life isn’t bad enough already.

Debbie Macomber's classic story about the romance between the housemother to a trio of male college students and the stepbrother of one of her charges is accompanied by Renee Roszel's original novel about ambitious Joshua Raven, whose purchase of Maxim Enterprises is tied to his marriage to the current owner's unwilling daughter.