Rochelle Alers
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English
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With her besties in the Big Easy, Nydia Santiago is second-guessing staying behind in New York City. So when Jasmine Washington calls with the exciting news that she's getting married, Nydia happily rushes to New Orleans to be her maid of honor. Once she visits the lovely Garden District estate her friends are transforming into a luxury inn, she's wistful to join them in their venture. Then she meets the sexy engineer in charge of the renovation....
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Series
Book club volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Throughout one summer spent on an idyllic island off the coast of North Carolina, a weekly book club offers three very different women the chance to rewrite their own stories. In bestselling author Rochelle Alers' second Book Club novel, a new chapter begins as one woman's seemingly perfect life unravels... It's been almost a year since Leah Berkley Kent left her lavish Richmond home to spend two months on Coates Island, North Carolina. There she...
Author
Series
Book club volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Set on a charming North Carolina island, the latest novel in national bestselling author Rochelle Alers' unforgettable, heartfelt Book Club series tells of one woman whose past comes calling - even as a new beginning beckons. Perfect for fans of warm, sexy, community-oriented fiction featuring diverse, multicultural characters in the vein of Tracey Livesay, Sherryl Woods and Brenda Jackson"--
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English
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Attorney Hannah DuPont-Lowell always pictured herself returning to New Orleans to retire just not yet. But after her Manhattan company abruptly lays off its staff, there's no better place to figure out a next move than the porch of her plantation-style home. Nestled in the stunning Garden District, the DuPont House has been in Hannah's family for two centuries. With its eighteen rooms and two guesthouses, it's far more home than widowed Hannah needs....
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English
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"Sometimes you go in search of a new beginning. Other times, it finds you. Tonya Martin enjoys her job as a professional chef for a Wall Street bank, her East Harlem walk-up, and the freedom to live and love by her own rules--right up until the day she finds herself suddenly downsized. But a spontaneous trip to New Orleans opens up a new opportunity. With time on her hands and her daughter soon graduating college, Tonya has the chance to reach for...
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Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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"For three decades, the Seaside Café has served delicious meals to locals and island tourists alike. Kayana Johnson has moved home to help her brother run the café - and to nurse her wounds following a deep betrayal. She is trying to embrace a life free of entanglements. After striking up conversation with two customers, Kayana suggests a summer book club. Each week, they'll meet on the patio to talk about their favorite novels. But there are plot...
7) Eternal vows
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English
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Veterinarian Dr. Peyton Blackstone walks a fine line between business and pleasure after asking Nicholas Cole-Thomas, who, among Virginia's horse-country elite, is the ultimate eligible bachelor, for help.
8) Here I am
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Series
Wainwright legacy volume 2
Publisher
Arabesque
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Born into a real-estate dynasty, Brandt Wainwright chose football over the family business, and now he's a Super Bowl MVP. That streak of good fortune runs out the day Brandt crashes his SUV into a tree. During the long recuperation, the fun-loving quarterback becomes cranky and sullen…until private nurse Ciara Dennison shows up for duty. Ciara has zero interest in sports, or in tall, blond jocks with overblown egos. She's dated a man in the public...
9) Room service
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Series
Innkeepers (Rochelle Alers) volume 3
Publisher
Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Cameron challenges Jasmine's cautious ways, teases her back into having real fun - and makes one sexy, utterly irresistible Mr. Right Now. But their passionate nights soon result in a surprise bonus. Even though Cameron insists on being there for Jasmine, can she really believe his love is the real thing? Can she shake the past and design a completely new life? And is there really only one way to find out?
10) Angels Landing
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Series
Cavanaugh Island novels volume 2
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Sometimes love can take you by surprise.
Kara Newell has a big-city life that needs a major shake-up. Her dedication as a social worker is unwavering, yet her heart tells her that there is more to life than just work. Kara gets the push she needs when she shockingly inherits a large estate on an island off the South Carolina coast. Now the charming town of Angels Landing awaits her . . . along with a secret family she never knew she had.
After surviving...
11) Because of you
Author
Series
Wainwright legacy volume 1
Publisher
Arabesque
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
From the author of the bestselling Hideaway novels comes the first in a dazzling, sexy new series, The Wainwright Legacy, chronicling the lives and loves of two prestigious New York families. High-profile lawyer Jordan Wainwright is an expert at uncovering the truth for his clients. But he guards his own secrets closely, especially those surrounding his adoption by the powerful Wainwright family. Meeting attorney Aziza Fleming at a party, he's captivated...
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English
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Spanning seven decades and two continents, this chronicle of one woman's remarkable journey through some of history's most turbulent eras follows Claudia Patterson, freedom fighter, businessperson, wife, master of languages and ultimately, savior of a European dynasty, as she encounters four men who impact her life along the way.
13) Sanctuary Cove
Author
Series
Cavanaugh Island novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Description
Sometimes love is the simplest choice of all.
Still reeling from her husband's untimely death, Deborah Robinson needs a fresh start. So she decides to pack up her family, box up her bookstore, and return to her grandmother's ancestral home on Cavanaugh Island. The charming town of Sanctuary Cove holds happy memories for Deborah. And, after she spies a gorgeous stranger in the local bakery, it promises the possibility for a bright, new future.
Dr....
14) After hours
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English
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A world of desire, seduction and scandal Adina's beauty and wiles have enabled her to adopt the fast-paced lifestyle of the rich and fabulous until she learns there's a contract out on her life. She flees Brooklyn to start over in an upscale suburb, living among the pampered and polished women she's always envied. But beyond the mansions and manicured lawns lies a world she never would have thought possible. Sybil's exclusive catering business disguises...
15) Cherry Lane
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Series
Cavanaugh Island novels volume 5
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When she discovers that she is pregnant, attorney Devon Gilmore leaves her fast-paced life behind to settle down on Cavanaugh Island, where sparks fly between her and David Sullivan, who may not be ready for an instant family.
16) The Seaside Cafe
Author
Series
Book club volume 1
Publisher
Dafina Books, Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Set on breathtaking Coates Island, off the coast of North Carolina, bestselling author Rochelle Alers' new series debut brings together three book-loving women whose summer will offer a chance to rewrite their own stories...For three decades, the Seaside Caf©♭ has served delicious meals to locals and island tourists alike. Kayana Johnson has moved home to help her brother run the caf©♭--and to nurse her wounds following a deep betrayal. Between...
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Rochelle Alers has written over 25 nationally acclaimed novels and stories. Secrets Never Told is a featured alternate of the Black Expressions Book Club. The moving story of a woman who has lost her mother and the love of her husband, it addresses questions of connection, commitment, and honesty.
18) Magnolia Drive
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Series
Cavanaugh Island novels volume 4
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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"After a taste of Broadway stardom and a failed marriage, Francine Tanner is rebuilding her life back on Cavanaugh Island. She's done with acting--and with anyone who isn't genuine. But the mysterious newcomer who's bought land outside her hometown of Sanctuary Cove is as down-to-earth as he is handsome...Keaton Grace can't believe his luck that his favorite star lives in the town where he's developing his new film studio. Yet the more time they...
19) Secret vows
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Series
Hideaway wedding volume 3
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A Hideaway Wedding Wager. Twins Ana and Jason and their cousin Nicholas are successful thirtysomethings who are single-and loving it. They have no idea that their relatives are betting on which one of them will get married first. But by the family's New Year's Eve reunion, will all three have learned what it means to be really lucky-in love? In too deep... Music is Jason Cole's first love, and so far, no woman has ever come close. He's happiest writing...
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Series
Harlequin special edition volume 3028
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The last thing she needed Another℗¿celebrity love! After being betrayed by her actor husband, Shannon Younger is content with her new life-far from the spotlight. But when the pastry chef crosses paths-for a second time!-with landscape architect to the stars Joaquin Williamson, he hypnotizes her whenever they're together. And since they're both living at his family's ch©Øteau turned hotelthat's often! Joaquin's a reminder of the life Shannon...