Recommendations based on "Wish You Were Here"

Set in North Carolina in the late 1950s, this is a deeply moving story of two people discovering love for the first time and the changes this inevitably has on their lives.

A Hitmaking Songwriter And A Bitter Musician Share A Startling And Inexplicable Connection That They'll Do Anything To Shake, In The Next Sparkling, Magical Book From Ashley Poston. Joni Lark Is Living The Dream. She's One Of The Most Coveted Songwriters In La...and She Can't Seem To Write. There's An Emptiness Inside Her, And Nothing Seems To Fill It. When She Returns To Her Hometown Of Vienna Shores, North Carolina, She Hopes That The Sand, The Surf, And The Concerts At The Revelry, Her Family's Music Venue, Will Spark Her Inspiration. But When She Gets There, Nothing Is How She Left It. Her Best Friend Is Avoiding Her, Her Mother's Memories Are Fading Fast, And The Revelry Is Closing. How Can She Think About Writing Her Next Song When Everything Is Changing Without Her? Until She Hears It. A Melody In Her Head, Lyric-less And Half-formed, And An Alluring And Addictive Voice To Go With It-belonging, Apparently, To A Wry Musician With Hangups Of His Own. Surely, He's A Figment Of Her Overworked Imagination. But Then The Very Real Man Attached To The Voice Shows Up In Vienna Shores. He's Aggravating And Gruff On The Outside-nothing Like The Sweet, Funny Voice In Joni's Head-and He Has A Plan: They'll Finish The Song Haunting Them Both, Break Their Connection, And Hope They Don't Risk Their Hearts In The Process. Because That Song Stuck In Their Heads? Maybe It's There For A Reason-- Provided By Publisher.

Sometimes hope for the future is found in the ashes of yesterday. EVEN NOW A young woman seeking answers to her heart’s deepest questions. A man and woman driven apart by lies and years of separation…who have never forgotten each other. With hallmark tenderness and power, Karen Kingsbury weaves a tapestry of lives, losses, love, and faith—and the miracle of resurrection. EVER AFTER 2007 Christian Book of the Year Two couples torn apart – one by war between countries, and one by a war within. In this moving sequel to Even Now, Emily Anderson, now twenty, meets the man who changes everything for her: Army reservist Justin Baker. Their tender relationship, founded on a mutual faith in God and nurtured by their trust and love for each other, proves to be a shining inspiration to everyone they know, especially Emily’s reunited birth parents. But Lauren and Shane still struggle to move past their opposing beliefs about war, politics, and faith. When tragedy strikes, can they set aside their opposing views so that love—God’s love—might win, no matter how great the odds?

When Savannah Lynn Curtis comes into his life, John Tyree knows he is ready to turn over a new leaf. An angry rebel, he had enlisted in the army after high school, not knowing what else to do. Then, during a furlough, he meets the girl of his dreams. Savannah Lynn Curtis is attending college in North Carolina, working for Habitat for Humanity, and totally unprepared for the passionate attraction she feels for John Tyree.The attraction is mutual and quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah vowing to wait for John while he finishes his tour of duty, and John realizing that he's ready to settle down with the young woman who has captured his heart.Neither can foresee that 9/11 is about to change the world and will force John to risk every hope and dream that he's ever had.Like so many proud men and women, John must choose between love and country. And like all those left behind, Savannah must decide to wait or move on. How do we choose wisely? How can we face loss-without giving up on love? Now, when he finally returns to North Carolina, John will discover that loving Savannah will force him to make the hardest decision of his life. An extraordinary, moving story, DEAR JOHN explores the complexities of love-how it survives time and heartbreak, and how it transforms us forever.

Struggling in his role as a newly single father, former army medic Kevin O'Brien moves home to Chesapeake Shores. He wants a haven for himself and his toddler son, surrounded by the family he knows he can count on, and a future that's nothing like his past. But Kevin is suddenly facing a risk he hadn't anticipated, in the form of Main Street bookseller Shanna Carlyle.Shanna immediately recognizes Kevin as a wounded soul—she's had way too much experience with the type. Still, this charming O'Brien man and his son are almost impossible to resist.Then, just when the barriers are toppling, someone from Shanna's past appears. Confronted with a threat to their hard-won serenity, Kevin and Shanna face their toughest challenge—learning to trust again.

Some Flames Can't Be Extinguished... Jason Burkwell Is All About The Next Adventure. Whether It's An Emergency Call As Lieutenant On Redwood Ridge's Fire Department Or A Pretty Woman Between The Sheets, He Gets In And Gets Out. He Has No Interest In Being Trapped By Anything Or Anyone. But When He's Manipulated Into A Charity Auction For His Station, Something Tells Him He's About To Get Hosed. Especially When The Town Matchmakers Shove Quiet, Shy Ella Sinclair In His Path. Constantly. Every Encounter With The Brown-eyed Beauty Makes Him Realize The Simmering Attraction And Strange Tug Of Emotion Is Beyond Basic Heat. Together, They're Combustible. If Only He Can Figure Out What She's Hiding... Ella Sinclair's Been Burned Before, And She's Got The Scars To Prove It. Ever Since Her Return To Redwood Ridge, She's Had More Than A Little Crush On A Certain Gorgeous Firefighter. Except Jason Doesn't Know She Exists. To Trigger His Memory Would Mean Reliving The Worst Day Of Her Life, And She's Worked Hard To Move Past The Pain. Venturing Out Of Her Safety Zone Is Tough Enough, Never Mind That Hero Worship Leaves Her With A Horrible Case Of Babbling-itis. Her Heart's Becoming More Engaged The Longer They Spend Together, But His Sudden Interest Can't Possibly Last When He Discovers She's Not The Ideal Image Of Perfection.

Everyone Has Secrets. Some Are Buried So Deep, Their Existence Is Forgotten. But A Secret Never Told Can Turn Into A Lie. And In Love, A Lie Is One Thing: Poison. Reid's In Love With Dori, Though She Hasn't Told Her Parents That She's Fallen Hard For The Guy They'd Forbidden Her To See. Now She's Leaving For College, And Reid's Promise Not To Push Her To Go Public Is Wearing Thin, Especially When She Can't - Or Won't - Return Those Three Important Words He Wants To Hear. Five Years Ago, Brooke And Reid Were A Thing. That Relationship Is Long Gone, Detonated Amid Allegations Of Cheating - But They Still Share A Secret That Would Stun Everyone They Know And Alter Public Perception Of Them Both If It Ever Comes Out. And It's About To Do Just That. Here Without You Is The Fourth, Final Installment In The Between The Lines Series, Which Includes: Between The Lines, Where You Are, And Good For You. Book 4 Of 4 In The Between The Lines Series (mature Young Adult / New Adult)

The irresistible, blazing-hot sequel to New York Times bestselling author Molly McAdams's Forgiving Lies Rachel is supposed to be planning her wedding to Kash, the love of her life. After the crazy year they've had, she's ready to settle down and live a completely normal life. Well, as normal as it can be. But there's something else waiting—something threatening to tear them apart. Kash is ready for it all with Rachel, especially if "all" includes having a football team of babies with his future wife. In his line of work, Kash knows how short life can be and doesn't want to waste another minute of their life together. But now his past as an undercover narcotics agent has come back to haunt him . . . and it's the girl he loves who's caught in the middle. Trent Cruz's orders are clear: take the girl. But there's something about this girl that has him changing the rules and playing a dangerous game to keep her safe. When his time as Rachel's protector runs out, Trent will turn his back on the only life he's known—and risk everything if it means getting her out alive.

A forbidden friends-to-lovers romance, from the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok sensation Archer's Voice. .................... When the world as you know it has ended, when all that you love has been washed away, where do you find strength? Calder and Eden are free from the stifling grasp of Acadia, but the new world they've stepped into is just as isolating. Each convinced the other died in the flood that decimated their community, they're forced into modern life, hearts broken, futures unclear. After all they sacrificed to be together, a life without one another, forever haunted by grief and memories, seems impossible to bear. But they do bear it. They survive. And when they meet by chance years later, happiness, for once, finally seems within their grasp. Still, the past is a bright, burning pain between them, and Calder and Eden cannot truly move on until they lay it to rest. With Acadia's story forced into the public eye and dangerous questions mounting, the two must untangle the truths of the life they came from to discover who they are and who they might become together. Only, what they discover might drown them for good. *Finding Eden is the second book in the Acadia Duology, after Becoming Calder* .................... Why readers love Mia Sheridan ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐! 'The bible to how to write a good, convincing love story' L.J. Shen 'There is no love story like a Mia Sheridan love story' A.L. Jackson 'Utterly mesmerizing. An exquisite, beautifully written romance' Samantha Young 'A romance that will captivate you, heal you, and make you believe that love can conquer all' K. Bromberg 'A beautifully touching story of true love and triumph over heartbreaking situations' People.com 'Truly beautiful and just sweeps you away into the story' Aestas Book Blog

Jennifer L. Armentrout, New York Times bestselling author of the Wait for You series, delivers a new novel of first love, second chances, and scorching chemistry.Eleven months ago, bartender and weird-shirt-wearing extraordinaire Roxy and Officer Reece Anders had a one night stand. Well, kind of. She's been in love with him since she was fifteen, and he wishes that night they shared never happened. She's sworn him off forever, but the past and future collide, forcing her to rely on the one man who broke her heart not once, but twice.Her best friend since birth has been in a long-term care facility since he became a victim of a hate crime years ago, and the person who put him in there is out of prison and wanting to make amends with him and Roxy. She's not sure she has room for forgiveness in her and when she begins to receive frightening messages and is on the receiving end of escalating violence, she thinks she knows who is to blame. The man who already destroyed one life already.But Reece isn't convinced. The threats are too personal, and even if Roxy doesn't believe him, he's not willing to let anyone hurt her. Including himself. He's already messed up more than once when it comes to Roxy and he's not going to let history repeat itself.