Sullivan's Crossing. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2016 book, What We Find
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What We Find
Robyn Carr, 2016
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Roma Roth, 2023-

After a scandal forces her to abandon her personal and professional life in the city, neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan returns to her small-town roots and reconnects with her past.


The Beach House. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2002 book
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The Beach House
Mary Alice Monroe, 2002
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Roger Spottiswoode, 2018

When Cara finds her life spinning out of control, she returns to the scenic Lowcountry to visit her mother. Before long, the rhythms of the island open her heart in wonderful ways as she repairs the family beach house, becomes a bona fide ‘turtle lady,’ and renews old acquaintances long lost.


Sand Dollar Cove. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2015 book
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Sand Dollar Cove
Nancy Naigle, 2015
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Fred Gerber, 2021

Real estate development project manager Elli is sent by her company to acquire the beachfront property they’ve chosen as the site of their new resort. Brody, the charming local wants to make sure the town’s beloved pier remains intact.


Freaky Friday. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1972 book
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Freaky Friday
Mary Rodgers, 1972
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Mark Waters, 2003

Anna Coleman is an aspiring teenage musician who lives with her widowed therapist mother, Tess, and younger brother, Harry. At school, Anna’s English teacher, Mr. Bates, treats her unfairly, and she is feuding with Stacey, her former best friend-turned-nemesis.


A Cinderella Story. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the book novelization
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A Cinderella Story
Robin Wasserman, 2004
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Mark Rosman, 2004

Eighteen-year-old Samantha Sam Montgomery is a waitress at a diner in the San Fernando Valley run by her stepmother, the vain and greedy Fiona; she received ownership of the diner as well as the family inheritance after Sam’s widowed father, Harold Hal, died in the Northridge earthquake eight years before and seemingly left no will. At the same time, Sam confides in her online pen pal Nomad, who shares her dream to attend Princeton to become a writer.


Colors of Love. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2014 book, The Tycoon's Kiss
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The Tycoon's Kiss
Jane Porter, 2014
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Bradley Walsh, 2021

When librarian Taylor Harris suddenly loses her job, she moves back to her small hometown in Montana, where she gets involved in helping save her brother’s small-town hotel from tycoon Joel Sheenan, who wants to renovate it.


Left Behind. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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Left Behind
Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins, 1995
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Vic Armstrong, 2014

Commercial airline pilot Ray Steele struggles to keep his passengers calm and his plane afloat after the Biblical Rapture strikes mid-flight. Meanwhile, GWN reporter Cameron “Buck” Williams becomes Ray’s reluctant co-pilot, and Ray’s terrified daughter Chloe braves the chaos of the city streets in search of her brother and mother..