Recommendations based on "A Soldier's Return"

In the romantic tradition of The Notebook and Nights in Rodanthe, #1 New York Times bestselling 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. Hope Anderson is at a crossroads. At thirty-six, she's been dating her boyfriend, an orthopedic surgeon, for six years. With no wedding plans in sight, and her father recently diagnosed with ALS, she decides to use a week at her family's cottage in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, to ready the house for sale and mull over some difficult decisions about her future. Tru Walls has never visited North Carolina but is summoned to Sunset Beach by a letter from a man claiming to be his father. A safari guide, born and raised in Zimbabwe, Tru hopes to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding his mother's early life and recapture memories lost with her death. When the two strangers cross paths, their connection is as electric as it is unfathomable . . . but in the immersive days that follow, their feelings for each other will give way to choices that pit family duty against personal happiness in devastating ways. Illuminating life's heartbreaking regrets and enduring hope, EVERY BREATH explores the many facets of love that lay claim to our deepest loyalties -- and asks the question, How long can a dream survive?

Hurt/Comfort | Family | First Time Experience | StandaloneBennett and Kieran’s story spans over several years and brings the reader along on a journey about loss, futile attempts at fighting their deepest desires, friendship, and surrender.My sister asked me if I could stand the sight my own reflection, if I’d caused enough damage yet, but I didn’t see myself when I looked into the mirror. I saw Kieran standing behind me, pressing a kiss to my shoulder while he undid my belt. I saw everything I wanted that I couldn’t have. Not unless I was prepared to hurt everyone around me.Kieran was in a similar situation.Were we monsters or men? Were they one and the same? Did we give a flying f—hell. We did care. Just not enough to stop, not enough to walk away, and I knew we constantly asked ourselves the same question because of it. If we could go back to when we met on the train, if we could erase the deceit, erase our first hello, would we?This story takes place in Cara Dee’s Camassia Cove Universe, a fictional town where all books stand on their own, unless otherwise stated, and the reader can jump in wherever they want.

In the conclusion to her acclaimed Three Sisters Island trilogy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts masterfully evokes the quaint charm of New England, weaving a spellbinding tale of true love - and sheer magic...Mia Devlin knows what it's like to love with your whole heart-and then watch your love walk away. Years ago, she and Sam Logan shared an incredible bond built on passion, legend, and fate. But then one day he fled Three Sisters Island, leaving her lost in memories of the magic they shared-and determined to live without love...The new owner of the island's only hotel, Sam has returned to Three Sisters with hopes of winning back Mia's affections. He is puzzled when she greets him with icy indifference-for the chemistry between them is still sizzling and true. Angry, hurt and deeply confused, Mia refuses to admit that a passion for Sam still burns up her heart. But she'll need his help-and his powers-to face her greatest, most terrifying challenge. And as the deadline for breaking a centuries-old curse draws near, they must take the first steps toward destiny-and come together to turn back the dark...

“America's favorite writer” (The New Yorker) begins a trilogy inspired by the inn she owns and the town she loves.The historic hotel in BoonsBoro, Maryland, has endured war and peace, changing hands, even rumored hauntings. Now it's getting a major facelift from the Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother. As the architect of the family, Beckett has little time for a social life. But there’s another project he’s got his eye on: the girl he’s been waiting to kiss since he was sixteen.After losing her husband and returning to her hometown, Clare Brewster soon settles into her life as the mother of three young sons while running the town’s bookstore. Though busy, Clare is drawn across the street by Beckett’s transformation of the old inn, wanting to take a closer look…at both the building and the man behind it...Don't miss the other books in the Inn BoonsBoro TrilogyThe Last BoyfriendThe Perfect Hope

When Deputy Sam Brooks commits to something, nothing can sway him--not just on the job as liaison between the Mercy Falls sheriff's department and PEAK Rescue, but in his private life. He's the one who stuck around to take care of his mother after his father's accidental death. And he's the one--perhaps the only one--who believes Sierra Rose is the perfect girl for him. Safe, practical, and organized, she's nothing like her hippie, impulsive, bleeding heart sister, Willow.Willow, however, has been in love with Sam Brooks for as long as she can remember. But she wants her sister to have a happy ending. Besides, Willow has other things to focus on--namely, nabbing the job as youth pastor for her small-town church. Best thing for her to do is to purge Sam from her heart.Neither can predict the events that will bring them together in a fight for their lives in the forbidding wilderness of Glacier National Park. Stranded, injured, and with the winter weather closing in, Sam and Willow will have to work together to save a crew of terrified teenagers. As they fight to survive, they might just discover a new hope for love.

The postcard: Rachel Yoder, a New Order Amish woman, loses her husband and son in a tragic accident and returns to her parents with her second child, Annie, in tow. Resigned to life as a widow, she helps her family run a bed-and-breakfast in a quaint Lancaster County town. Philip Bradley, a world-weary journalist from New York, is assigned to write an article on the Amish. While lodging at the Yoder's B & B, he discovers a postcard that reveals a shocking tale of a community shattered by betrayal and united in secrecy. Can Rachel heal her broken heart and survive the secret the postcard has revealed?

After losing her photographer fiancé in an act of violence overseas, reporter Caroline James sought solace in home and family in St. Louis. Hoping to heal her shattered life, she threw herself into work at a local newspaper. Then David Sloan walked into her office.... Since the day he'd met her -- as his brother's fiancée -- David had secretly cared for Caroline. Surely the Lord had led him back to Caroline for a purpose...to help each other past their mutual tragedy and to learn to live and love again.

Ryley Clarke has grown up with the military in her blood, with both parents serving their country. Ryley knows the risks of being married to the military. But when the unthinkable happens, and her future husband is killed in action, Ryley can barely survive... until Evan's twin brother, Nate, helps her pick up the pieces. After serving on a special mission with the military for six years, Evan Archer returns home to find the unthinkable - the love of his life, Ryley Clarke - engaged to his brother, Nate. With Nate on deployment, Evan needs to figure out what happened in his absence, and more importantly, how to win Ryley back from the man he once considered his best friend, but now thinks of as his rival.

From USA Today bestselling author, Bronwen Evans’s flirty new contemporary romance series, the second Coopers Creek romance… After her fiance dies, Kate Donoghue has picked up the broken pieces of her heart and moved on. She’s sworn off men and is building a new life in Coopers Creek, Colorado as the local vet and senior member of the mountain rescue team. So why now is she suddenly distracted by the seriously sexy investment banker come cowboy, Ric Standford? The man screams big city playboy but what can it hurt to indulge? Kate swears she won’t fall for Ric… but the heat between them is scorching. Investment Banker Ric Stanford is enjoying his new life in the New York office. He’s finally putting distance between his hometown memories of Lizzie and her reckless death. So he’s more than pissed when on a trip home to Coopers Creek he breaks his leg and is stuck there for the foreseeable future. That is, until sexy vet, Kate Donoghue, arrives to attend to his sister’s dog and suddenly a month in Coopers Creek looks totally irresistible. Coopers Creek holds painful memories for Ric and Kate. Can they heal from their pasts; can the town hold a beautiful new future for them both? Don’t miss Tyler and Emily’s electrifying happily ever after in the first Coopers Creek romance – Love Me. “If you are a lover of romance … [Bronwen] Evans’s novels are the way to go. She constantly reminds us what passion is all about, and because she is so on point with her lively characters, you just can’t go wrong.”—RT Book Reviews

Secrets go up in flames when a small-town firefighter's response to a city girl's call for help sparks a connection they were never supposed to uncover. Firefighter Ethan DeLuca would rather leave memories where they belong-buried under ashes. But when a scare puts Nonna's life on the line, he can't avoid returning to the town that had almost destroyed him. Helping to renovate the camp down the road seems like a good solution until his new redheaded boss ends up being one fire he has no idea how to put out. Cassidy McAdams is running out of time. If she can't turn enough profit from selling the camp Grandpa left her, Mom will have to foreclose on their flower shop. She's been burned enough times to know when to turn down help from a charming distraction. But with unexpected complications jeopardizing her chance of getting the camp ready to sell, Cass is forced to choose between guarding her heart and saving her mom's. When escalated attacks threaten to upend all their hard work and challenge Ethan's motives, his only option for protecting the girl he's fallen for means confronting the past that still haunts him. But as they're thrust into a fight to save the camp and their faith in each other, neither's prepared for the unforgiveable secret from their past waiting to burn their future to the ground. For fans of Alexa Verde and Kimberly Rae Jorden, let Write Me Home be the next inspirational romance you can't put down. Buy Write Me Home, Book One in the Home In You series, today and be swept into a heartwarming love story full of hope and healing.