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Arrogant Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere’s a hot new hire. Too bad she’s Donavan’s ex. Oh, and there’s one other problem—they hate each other. The last thing he expected to see when he walked into the office was Paisley Williams. She was the only person to graduate ahead of him at Columbia. The one woman who could give it back better than he could dish it out. She was also the biggest regret of his life... -
![Happy Trail by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper]()
Happy Trail by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSometimes you have to talk to work things out. Luckily that works best without clothes. Petal I’ve loved Luka Fields my entire life. He was my first crush, my first kiss, my first time, and my first heartbreak. Love isn’t like in the movies, or the books you read. It’s hard. Sometimes you give up… And regret it your entire life... -
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![Wreck My Plans by Kelsey Clayton]()
Wreck My Plans by Kelsey Clayton
My name is Carter Trayland,And I really screwed up.I should’ve ended things before they began.Instead, I wound up in a twisted love triangle,One that I never wanted to be a part of.The wrong choice sent my life on a whirlwind.A woman I forced myself to love is dead.My best friend was nearly blamed for her murder.And the one I’ve always wanted, now wants revenge... -
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Mack by Alex Wolf
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMack Mitchell has an ego as big as his bank account.Cocky. Arrogant. Powerful.Presley Griffin is a do-gooder out to save the world.Sweet. Giving. Smart.But they have one thing in common… They’re ruthless in the courtroom.The spark is instant. The attraction undeniable.The yearning inescapable... -
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![Perfect by Delaney Diamond]()
Perfect by Delaney Diamond
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDoes the end justify the means? Cyrus Johnson is rich, powerful, and used to getting his way. When his estranged wife shows up at his office demanding a divorce once and for all, he not only refuses, he makes a demand of his own... -
![Listed: Volume III by Noelle Adams]()
Listed: Volume III by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is Volume III of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help...Categorized as:
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![Jedson by Cora Brent]()
Jedson by Cora Brent
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"This was all nuts. The way I wanted him. The ways we knew each other. And the ways we didn't..." LEAH When I was too young to know any better Ryan Jedson fascinated me. After he went on the run I thought I'd never see him again. I was wrong. Now that he's back in town I realize it's a bad idea to catch his eye. And yet I can't help it. Sometimes you want the one you shouldn't want... -
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Save Me by Amanda Heath
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSave Me can be read as a standalone. “I don’t care! Do you hear me? I don’t care Pierce!” She screams at me. She is pissed and breathing fire. She has never looked so beautiful to me. Well when I can see her face and she isn’t turning away from me. “You care. You can pretend you don’t, but you do. You came all the way out here.” I pause grabbing her hand and swinging her around to face me... -
![The Girl in Seat 24B by Jennifer Peel]()
The Girl in Seat 24B by Jennifer Peel
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne red eye flight and ten years of marriage later, Carly Bishop had what she considered a practically perfect life. Her journalist husband and her two adorable children were everything to her. But soon she would find out that her dream life didn't fall in line with her husband's expectations...Categorized as:
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![Brightly Burning Bridges: Special Edition by Ivy Wild]()
Brightly Burning Bridges: Special Edition by Ivy Wild
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFrom the author of Infamous and The Estate comes a bully romance unlike anything you've ever readSilasHe wasn’t my friend until he became my enemy.His center is freezing cold,and his edges burn me when I get too close.He is everything I want and nothing I am.They say not to burn bridges,but he burned ours to the ground.SkylerShe is the girl who wants to be seen,but hates being noticed... -
![Steel Vengeance by C.C. Gedling]()
Steel Vengeance by C.C. Gedling
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsChloeYears had passed since my life crumbled around me at university. From that point on, nothing had ever worked out right. As if an invisible hand always moved to ruin things.When a family tragedy forced me back to Sheffield, I was reminded why I hesitated to return. Liam Reid was the reason I avoided this city... -
![The Proposition by Amelia Wilde]()
The Proposition by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRetribution (verb): inflict hurt on someone for an injury or wrongVengeance. It runs through Mason Hill's veins. Except the person who walks through his office door isn't his enemy. It's the man's daughter.Charlotte Van Kempt tempts the worst part of him. He wants to use her.He forms a new plan for revenge...He'll take out every past hurt and dark memory on her sweet body...Categorized as:
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![Priceless Treasure by Melody Anne]()
Priceless Treasure by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAshton Storm had always possessed a sense of humor, but he tended to be more thoughtless and self-absorbed than his other siblings. He skated along through life, enjoying the finer things. That was until one day his father had enough and gave him an ultimatum. He either did his father’s bidding, or his ride on easy street came to an instant stop... -
![One Knight Stand by Jessica Prince]()
One Knight Stand by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSutton Briar has lived the past several years doing everything in her power to remain invisible. Boxy skirts? Oversized tops in muted colors? Yes, please! She learned the hard way that gaining the attention of the opposite sex could lead down a very dangerous path. She’s content to blend in with the wallpaper, but then her boss makes a request she can’t refuse for fear of losing her job...Categorized as:
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![Fate by Abby Brooks]()
Fate by Abby Brooks
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe shouldn’t have kissed me. But I shouldn’t have liked it.Garrett Cooper is grumpy. Bossy. Rude. We’re supposed to work together to save my family’s hotel, but sparks fly every time we’re in the same room. And not the good kind.Things get off to a rough start between us, and that’s on me…partially... -
![A Stolen Suit by Angela R. Casella]()
A Stolen Suit by Angela R. Casella
I hate him...but I also want to touch his abs. Is that normal?GraceMy boss, the famous romance novelist, always said she’d open doors for me when I finished writing my first book. Only I have...and she hasn’t. Worse, I just met her new brand manager, and I know him.Enoch “the Suit” Laskin made my life miserable in business school, right up until he seduced me... -
![Trick or Treat by L.A. Cotton]()
Trick or Treat by L.A. Cotton
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCalliope James would rather live life through a lens than in the spotlight. So when she reluctantly agrees to go with her best friend to a party, she doesn’t expect to find herself on the other side of the camera.Zachary Messiah left Bay View High School without so much as a word.Now he’s back. He’s not the boy she remembers, but she’s exactly the girl he’s tried so hard to forget... -
![Only the Beginning by Laramie Briscoe]()
Only the Beginning by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrincess of Country Music.America’s sweetheart.Survivor of the scrutiny that comes with it all. Hannah 'Harmony' Stewart has lived most of her adult life in the spotlight. It hasn’t always been easy. One heartbreak almost ruined her. Some days it’s hard to keep a smile on her face and stay positive, but there are a lot of people counting on her to keep it together... -
![Proposing to Preston by Katy Regnery]()
Proposing to Preston by Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsProposing to Preston is the second of four books about the Philadelphia-based, wildly-handsome Winslow brothers who are all on the look-out for love. (Except Brooks... he's probably sailing around the world with Skye by now. And Christopher, who's only on the look-out for a congressional seat and absolutely. nothing. else... -
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Final Call by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the highly anticipated sequel to LATE CALL, Dayton and Aaron learn once more than not everything is as straightforward as it seems, and if they have any chance of getting their long-awaited happily-ever-after, they'll have to work for it... We crashed and burned like a falling plane. Hard and fast with an inevitable explosion. Another few weeks together changed my life the way the first did... -
![Long, Tall and Tempted: Redbird\Paper Husband\Christmas Cowboy by Diana Palmer]()
Long, Tall and Tempted: Redbird\Paper Husband\Christmas Cowboy by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Three untamed Texas men are about to meet their matches--ready or not!"REDBIRD: After years of heartache and drama, musician Hank Shoeman has come to the conclusion that love is nothing more than a nuisance! But a few days stuck in a mountain retreat with a beautiful woman could change the mind of any man.... PAPER HUSBAND: Hank Grant is not interested in marriage--been there, done that... -
![Contingency by Paula Wiseman]()
Contingency by Paula Wiseman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhere was God? Bobbi Molinsky's comfortable life is shattered when a forwarded email from her husband's account lands in her inbox. The email teases, "My whole evening is free again." After an angry confrontation with Chuck, she is left with the broken remains of an eighteen year marriage... -
![Fat Cat Liar by Ahren Sanders]()
Fat Cat Liar by Ahren Sanders
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe night I met Greer Palmer was no coincidence. The plan was perfect. Everything was in place. All I had to do was get her attention and the rest would take its course. What I didn’t plan was my reaction the first time she spoke. “Are you okay?” Three little words… That’s all it took for her to steal my breath and shatter every thing I’d expected... -
![Mistress to a Monster by Sam Crescent]()
Mistress to a Monster by Sam Crescent
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor decades, war has raged between the Russo and De Luca families.When Damon De Luca finally brings the head of Russos to his knees, he demands to have Milah Russo at his beck and call. Not as his wife, but as his mistress.Milah will never go to Damon willingly. Caged up in his home, she fights him, but her days are numbered... -
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![Spiteful Lies by Nora Cobb]()
Spiteful Lies by Nora Cobb
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI CAME FROM NOTHING.NOW I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO LOSEThe stakes have never been higher.And backing down now means paying an unthinkable price.I thought I could never be broken.I thought I could handle whatever came my way.The Kings of Stonehaven taught me how wrong I was.They used me. They humiliated me. They broke me.But there was something they couldn’t do... -
![Anarchist: Book 5 by Jordan Silver]()
Anarchist: Book 5 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this final book in the first season Law is having a hard time resisting his pretend bride who seems hellbent on changing his mind. He's not in the market for a wife for all that she's already wearing his ring. She's too soft and sweet for a man like him and he knows it, but he won't stop pushing... -
![The Baby Mission by Vivian Wood]()
The Baby Mission by Vivian Wood
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller Vivian Wood comes a story that is about lust, longing, and the beginnings of love...He wants into my pants. And I want a baby...I want a baby, and I want it bad. But there’s no Mr. Right in sight and I’m tired of waiting around for someone to rock my boat. So I decide that I’m going to have a baby on my own.Then I meet Jett at a party... -
![Shattered Ties by K.A. Robinson]()
Shattered Ties by K.A. Robinson
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWith a former supermodel mother and a rock-and-roll legend father, Emma Preston has the best of everything. Nothing is as perfect as it seems though. After her parents divorce, she’s forced to live with her mother in a private Santa Monica community. Ignoring their parental roles, her mother becomes more focused on climbing the social ladder while her father is off on tour... -
![Cold and Broken by Nichole Greene]()
Cold and Broken by Nichole Greene
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“No one touches the new girl. No one befriends her. Otherwise they risk the wrath of the Titans.”Moving her senior year of high school was not Lilith’s idea of a great plan. She would have much rather stayed with her best friend Zion for their final year of school. Her dad had different plans though; this new job was too good to pass up, and she knew she needed to go with him... -
![Semper Mine by Lizzy Ford]()
Semper Mine by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“A freak accident landed both of the Khavalov twins under my command, just before a routine mission turned into a nightmare. I brought home one twin in a coffin and the other in a coma missing his leg. I did everything right – and still people died. I can’t forget that night or how many lives it changed, including mine. It’s natural for their sister, Katya, to blame me... -
![Almost Like Love by Abigail Strom]()
Almost Like Love by Abigail Strom
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTelevision writer Kate Meredith is having the day from hell. First, her show was canceled. Then her fiance left her for another woman. Now, she's courting disaster by flirting with the hard-bodied, tattooed, motorcycle-riding bad boy of her dreams - who also happens to be the man who fired her...Categorized as:
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![Love You Now by M Robinson]()
Love You Now by M Robinson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author M. Robinson I should have told her everything. How much I loved her. How much I’ve always loved her. But I didn’t. I couldn’t. I just wasn’t made that way. Instead... I claimed her. Teased her. Taunted her. Worshipped her. Until... I broke her. My best friend. My savior. My girl...Categorized as:
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![Carny: A Bad Boy Small Town Romance by Simone Sowood]()
Carny: A Bad Boy Small Town Romance by Simone Sowood
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDifferent town every week means a different woman in my bed. No complaints here. That’s how I f*cking want it. One look of my handsome smile has them weak in the knees. One touch of my rock hard muscles has their panties dropping. One night of pounding with my pierced, tattooed c*ck and they beg me to stay. But when the weekend’s over, I move on to the next town, and next woman... -
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His Call by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratings22,000 words. Ten scenes. Seven you thought you knew. Three you never did. In this CALL series novella, get inside Aaron Stone's head for the very first time. Experience some of your favourite scenes from LATE CALL and FINAL CALL from his point of view and enjoy three brand new scenes you always wondered about.. -
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![Ash to Steele by Karen-Anne Stewart]()
Ash to Steele by Karen-Anne Stewart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEmma Who I am and all I believe is marred with just one glance into angry, steel blue eyes. He seems to control my air, my ability to breathe. He makes me crave everything I know is a sin. Pure becomes tainted and lines are blurred. It's my fault; I'm the one who isn't strong enough. I've been damaged...broken. Breck's words haunt me...'There's a consequence for every choice you make...Categorized as:
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Forever and Always by E.L. Todd
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNow that Sean and Scarlet are together, Scarlet couldn't be happier. They were meant for each other and would make any sacrifice to be together. With her greatest friend as her new lover, their relationship was perfect. But when Sean asks her to move back to New York, she hesitates... -
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Enamored by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiego Laremos was a dangerous man - friend to few, mistrustful to many. Yet the passion he felt for Melissa Sterling moved him to claim her innocence and make her his wife. But that slim bond of trust between them crumbled with her betrayal. Diego believed he would never see Melissa again. Until a fateful phone call informed him that his wife - and a mysterious little boy - needed his help...Categorized as:
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![A Rockstar's Valentine by K.T. Fisher]()
A Rockstar's Valentine by K.T. Fisher
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBefore we had Rockstar Daddy, there was A Rockstar's Valentine....... As soon as I set eyes on the gorgeous guy who saves me from having to dance with yet another jerk, I thought he would be just like the rest. His bad boy rocker image definitely screamed heart breaker, but I was wrong... -
![Make You Mine by Jackie Ashenden]()
Make You Mine by Jackie Ashenden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlex St. James was left with a choice. Pick up the dice and find where they lead, or walk away. Choosing to see where the snake-eyes go, Alex plays in a poker game run by the devil who haunts his past. He will risk everything to find answers—that is, until his alluring, enigmatic bodyguard, Katya, becomes someone he cannot risk losing… Katya is fiercely conflicted...Categorized as:
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![Return of the Jerk by Andrea Simonne]()
Return of the Jerk by Andrea Simonne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSteamy and fun, an irresistible story of one woman’s obsession and the jerk-like object of her unrequited love... Wedding cake baker Blair Thomas loves her life. Her business is thriving, her Seattle condo has a great view of the water, and her refurbished ‘65 convertible Mustang “Isadora” is the coolest car ever. She barely even thinks about that jerk she married five years ago... -
![King of Nothing by Jacie Lennon]()
King of Nothing by Jacie Lennon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s the one thing he wants nothing—and everything—to do with.CorbinI’m one of the kings at Almadale Prep.I act the part, put on the mask, do my duty.But lies and betrayal aren’t a game to me, no matter how well my fellow kings play.So, when Landry arrives, invading my life and my thoughts, I try to forget her...Categorized as:
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![Stormy Vows by Iris Johansen]()
Stormy Vows by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFiercely proud of her independence, Brenna Sloan felt her assurance crumble under Michael Donovan's forceful approach. They were both fighters--but Brenna wasn't strong enough to reach out for the love she needed, and Michael knew only how to take--until he met Brenna. With tantalizing persuasion, he overcame her objections, urged her into a sudden marriage, and carried her away...Categorized as:
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![Afraid to Fall by W. Ferraro]()
Afraid to Fall by W. Ferraro
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsJaded and hardened by the ultimate of betrayals, Clearwater Falls Sheriff Gage Dennison is content with his simple, detached life. With only his loyal dog at his side, Gage has successfully maintained the walls he's built around his life and heart for eight years... -
![Why Lie? by Carey Heywood]()
Why Lie? by Carey Heywood
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsPeople here think they know me. They assume things about me because of the way I dress and my tattoos. I am so much more. I thought you saw that. So, I let you in. You made it easy to fall for you. Turns out I was the only one falling. I hope you're happy. No, that's a lie and you're better than I am at telling those... -
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![Silent Night Man by Diana Palmer]()
Silent Night Man by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis Christmas, New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer revisits a tale of danger and true love under the mistletoe…What does Millie Evans want in her stocking for Christmas? Just one thing…to feel safe. Even though her stalker is dead, he arranged for a hit man to kill her. Now the special government agent Millie has loved from afar for years has vowed to protect her... -
![Scr*w You: An Enemies to Lovers Office Romance by Renee Harless]()
Scr*w You: An Enemies to Lovers Office Romance by Renee Harless
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDid you ever send an explicit picture to your significant other? Well, I sent one to my ex back in college and his best friend Zack found it and showed the entire fraternity. Sure, I should have known better, but I was young, stupid, and in love. Six years later, I’m bidding on a project for my ex’s company against my nemesis, his best friend... -
![Don't Love Me by S. Doyle]()
Don't Love Me by S. Doyle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarc The state took me away from my mother when was I twelve and sent me to live with an uncle, who worked on some fancy estate. That's when I met Ash, she was ten and the daughter of the man who owned the estate. She thought I would be her new best friend but I only wanted to be left alone. For years she was always there, always annoying me, always wanting more from me. But our roles were clear... -
![Like Hate by Rachel Leigh]()
Like Hate by Rachel Leigh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHarperLove causes hurt, hurt causes hate.I’ve learned this the hard way.I fell for a guy who is made up of angry bones, a dark heart, and eyes that can see my soul.One night changed everything.Now when he looks into my heart, he pulls out the weakness and he uses it to his advantage.He taunts me, breaks me down, and is trying to destroy my first year away at college... -
![Enemy Dearest (Monreaux Brothers) by Winter Renshaw]()
Enemy Dearest (Monreaux Brothers) by Winter Renshaw
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI loved him. I lost him. And now he’s back. August Monreaux was a stormy sea of a man, the dark between the stars, an electric chill cutting through a crowded room—all wrapped into one wicked, beautiful package. He was also off-limits. My entire life, I was kept a safe distance from the notoriously virulent Monreauxs, banned from so much as breathing the same air... -
![Raven's Climb by Tiffany Casper]()
Raven's Climb by Tiffany Casper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI wasn’t one of those girls that just rolled over and got over something. No, I could hold a mean grudge, and that was what I had been doing for going on seven years. And I didn’t see that stopping any time soon.Why oh why in all of the hospitals in all of the United States, had this job been the only one available for me to take?Seven years ago something vile and despicable had ruined me...
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