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  • Secrets of a Side Bitch by Jessica N. Watkins

    Secrets of a Side Bitch by Jessica N. Watkins

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Meet Omari a gorgeous, hard working, twenty-eight year old man from the Southside of Chicago. No matter how hard he works at his job at UPS, it is never enough to take care of himself and his long-term girlfriend. After continuous pressure from his older cousin, Ching, Omari finally traded in busting his ass for working under Ching hustling three major blocks on the Westside...
  • The Moment of Truth by Shari Low

    The Moment of Truth by Shari Low

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    The Moment of Truth…Laney Cochrane loves her life.With her friends Millie and Tash, she runs a proposal agency, organising the perfect setting for their clients to pop the question. Finding that forever love is something Laney knows all about. Her marriage to Cameron is blissfully content and she has never doubted they’ll live happily ever after.Then Cara Deacon walks into their office...
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  • Oceans Apart  (Kingsbury, Karen) by Karen Kingsbury

    Oceans Apart (Kingsbury, Karen) by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    A forgotten secret. A shocking discovery. A sacrifice of love that will bring Connor Evans to his knees. A story of hope and redemption from #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury. Airline pilot Connor Evans and his wife, Michele, seem to be the perfect couple living what looks like a perfect life. Then a plane goes down in the Pacific Ocean...
  • If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins

    If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 32 ratings
    Sisterhood in all its drama, hilarity and tears is at the heart of New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins's thoroughly captivating new novel, featuring the wit and romance that readers have come to expect from the much-loved creator of the Blue Heron series..
  • One Day In Summer by Shari Low

    One Day In Summer by Shari Low

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    One day in summer, three lives are about to change forever.After two decades of looking after others, this is the day that Agnetha McMaster is reclaiming her life. It’s her turn, her time but will she have the courage to start again?Ten years ago, Mitchell McMaster divorced Agnetha and married her best friend, Celeste. Now he suspects his second wife is having an affair...
  • One Day With You by Shari Low

    One Day With You by Shari Low

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    One day, five lives, but whose hearts will be broken by nightfall?It started like any other day in the picturesque village of Weirbridge.Tress Walker waved her perfect husband Max off to work, with no idea that she was about to go into labour with their first child. And completely unaware that when she tried to track Max down, he wouldn’t be where he was supposed to be...
  • A Different Kind of December by Lesley Jones

    A Different Kind of December by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    December 1st... A time to reflect and remember for Georgia, and also, she's decided, this year will be a time for change. Starting with high emotion on the anniversary of the day that changed her life and ending on a loud, raucous and raunchy Christmas night, we get a little dip into the lives of some of the Carnage Series favourite characters. This is book 5 in a series. Carnage Book One...
  • His Beauty: The Wounded Souls by Leah Sharelle

    His Beauty: The Wounded Souls by Leah Sharelle

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You, Beauty are the love of my life. Steel was one of the best snipers the commando's had ever seen. He was the V.P of the Wounded Souls MC and ran the club's Bar and Grill. Steel was also desperately lonely. He tried to fill the void in his heart with the wrong woman. Callie was easy, she didn't make him use his heart...
  • Carson's Choice: A SEALs of Honor World Novel (SEALs of Honor) by Dale Mayer

    Carson's Choice: A SEALs of Honor World Novel (SEALs of Honor) by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Carson is pleasantly surprised by the job Levi assigns him, until Carson hears all the details. An elderly friend of Ice’s believes someone is out to kill her. But she has no proof, no suspects, no motives. The police think she’s imagining things and won’t look into the case any further. However, after meeting this lady … and her granddaughter, Carson has his own suspicions...
  • Irresistible Revenge by Amanda Bentley

    Irresistible Revenge by Amanda Bentley

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You’re going to think I’m a shitty person, and I can’t say I’d even blame you. But before you make a snap judgment, let me help you understand.You see, I slept with my coworker.Now, I know what you’re thinking. Okay…and?Well, I slept with my coworker, but I still had a boyfriend.“How could you?”“That is WRONG.”“(insert choice expletives here)!”I know.You’re right.It is...
  • Commitment by Nia Forrester

    Commitment by Nia Forrester

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It was obvious to everyone but them they were all wrong for each other. Riley is a free-spirited boho writer and Shawn is a magnetic and charismatic rapper, riding the highest crest of his career. She doesn't understand his world and he sure as hell doesn't understand hers. And what's worse, while he's never committed to any woman before, she's committed to someone else...
  • Salvation by Ahren Sanders

    Salvation by Ahren Sanders

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Her innocence is masked with vulnerability. Until her walls crumble… Undeniable Desire His world is full of despair. Until he finds her light… Unyielding Chemistry Falling in love seemed to heal them both. Until their haunting pasts threatens to destroy… Unrelenting protection Robbie Hayes’s life changed the day a horrific accident shook his foundation...
  • Xander: Part 2, The Present by Anne Mercier, Sara Eirew

    Xander: Part 2, The Present by Anne Mercier, Sara Eirew

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's eleven years later, and we're still living separate lives. While I know she isn't comfortable with my lifestyle after everything she’s been through, I can't be without her anymore. 
I need her.

 She's my wife. 
She's my heartbeat.
 She's my every breath.
 She's my everything. 

I want to know every detail of her life. I want to be part of it all...
  • The Devil's Reward by Emily Rose

    The Devil's Reward by Emily Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Quinn:I moved to escape my past, and give my daughter and I a fresh start. Now, I’m a respected Social Worker for a private VA clinic, and I devote my time to helping veterans find their way in civilian life. I have no time for relationships, and to be honest, I’m too shy to attempt it. But then he keeps getting thrown in my path. Shadow, the Enforcer for the Devil’s Soldiers MC...
  • Spoils of War by Catrin Collier

    Spoils of War by Catrin Collier

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The shadow of the workhouse looms large over everyone in Pontypridd in the 1930's...
  • Past Remembering by Catrin Collier

    Past Remembering by Catrin Collier

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Jack-Knifed' is the first novel featuring DCI Martin Phelps and his team, based in the world-famous and vibrant Cardiff Bay. Mark Wilson, a decent, well-liked gay man, lives alone in a beautiful house in Cardiff. One Saturday evening, his closest friends go to his house for an evening of drinks and catching-up. Finding no answer, the concerned friends break in - to a horrific murder scene...
  • All That Glitters by Catrin Collier

    All That Glitters by Catrin Collier

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Cornish smuggler Devlin 'Devil' Varcoe braves winter weather and revenue men to fetch the contraband on which Porthinnis depends for survival. Drawn to Jenefer Trevanion, whose father finances the smuggling operation, Devlin is seduced by beautiful wild-child Tamara Gillis. When fire destroys her home, Jenefer is forced to work in the pilchard cellars...
  • Swansea Summer by Catrin Collier

    Swansea Summer by Catrin Collier

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Newly promoted DI Matt Pryor is disappointed when his first case seems to be a simple death from natural causes - that is, until the post-mortem shows something quite unexpected ... The elderly man who died on a Cardiff train was murdered - poisoned - by one of the other passengers...
  • Their First Fall: Trucker and Keeka's story by M.J. Fields

    Their First Fall: Trucker and Keeka's story by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A new adult / college standalone sports romance novel from USA Today bestselling author, MJ Fields . Their First Fall Keeka Alone in the world, after her mother’s death, she tries to find the life she dreamed of as a child. Trucker Alone in the world the family he felt part of began to fall apart, as his dreams of being an NFL quarterback become his reality...
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  • Betrayed by Kaylea Cross

    Betrayed by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Torn apart by lies and a hail of bullets… Georgia Randall is a government-trained killer with nothing left to live for except the burning need for revenge. She’s lost everything she cared about, including the only man she ever loved, and now her past has caught up with her. Shadowy enemies are on the move, determined to silence her before she can kill her remaining targets...
  • Black Oak Burning by Monique Edenwood

    Black Oak Burning by Monique Edenwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    Cameron’s relentless craving for me never seemed to end, even when it seemed that he may end up claiming his victory over Jack.The irresistible odyssey into his dark dreams of domination thrilled me to my very core, breaking some of the chains holding me to Jack and setting my soul on fire with the fervor of relentless lust and unspeakable threats of ecstasy...
  • You're All I Want for Christmas by Karen Cimms

    You're All I Want for Christmas by Karen Cimms

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Billy crossed the hall into his bedroom where Kate was plugging in the last of the electric candles she’d set in each window.She flicked it on. “I guess that’s that.” His hand covered hers. “Do me a favor and don’t turn this one off. I want to know there’s a light burning in our bedroom window until I come home...
  • The Girl in the Painting by Max Monroe

    The Girl in the Painting by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ansel Bray, an artist known around the world for his tragic hiatus from the canvas. Ansel Bray, a broody, handsome man not known by me, at all. Long dark hair, blue eyes, and dimpled cheeks. I’ve never met her, but her image is imprinted in my mind. An angel muse who inspires me to paint again. There is something about him. Something that spurs a need to be as close to him as possible...
  • Made for You by Kelly Elliott

    Made for You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One decision. Two lives ripped apart. For Holden Warner and Emylie Sanchez, the road back to each other has been long and jagged. Each of them hiding from the truth, but unwilling to move on from the love they share. When life no longer allows them to run from their past, they soon realize they’re two souls who will never fit anywhere except … with each other...
  • Catch My Heart by Nora Roberts

    Catch My Heart by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The first time single-father Spence Kimball set eyes on Natasha Stanislaski, he was floored by her exotic beauty. But the former ballet dancer turned toy shop owner had a fiery temperament that kept men safely at bay. Sensing a hidden wound, Spence and his little girl joined forces to find a way into her closely guarded heart. For Spence realized he'd do anything to tame Natasha's fears..
  • Genevieve by Eric Jerome Dickey

    Genevieve by Eric Jerome Dickey

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Learn exactly why Eric Jerome Dickey was renowned for his novels starring “bold, smart women oozing sexuality and vulnerability” ( The Atlantic ) in this New York Times bestseller.Genevieve is brilliant and beautiful. Her husband has a thriving career. Together, they have a beautiful home in Los Angeles. Together, they're crazy in love...
  • Restored Dreams by L.B. Dunbar

    Restored Dreams by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    More romance for the over forty. Brut Paige needs a life break. As caretaker to his brother, his business, and his son, he's used to being the man to get things done. Yet, along the way, he's forgotten how to have fun. Lily Warren deserves a vacation. She's worked hard to establish her bakery, a lifelong dream. She's proud of her accomplishments. But, she knows there's something missing...
  • Taking Fire by Cindy Gerard

    Taking Fire by Cindy Gerard

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Betrayal. Retribution. Redemption? Six years ago, tough-as-nails military contractor Bobby Taggart met the woman of his dreams in war-torn Kabul—a sexy, whip-smart war correspondent who approached him at a local bar, took him to bed, made him fall in love…and then mysteriously disappeared...
  • Envy by Dylan Allen

    Envy by Dylan Allen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    If envy is a sin, then let me be damned.Graham was born to be a star.  Once upon a time, that star shone only for me.  Now, I have to share him with the rest of the world. For a while, I thought I could do it. Because, beneath the hypnotic smile, gorgeous body and God-given charm that made him famous, I still caught glimpses of my best friend.Of the boy who called me sunshine and loved me...
  • Nikan Rebuilt by Scarlett Cole

    Nikan Rebuilt by Scarlett Cole

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the queen of heart-pounding, sexy, emotional romance Scarlett Cole comes Nikan Rebuilt , the next novel in the Preload series. Does the past ever really stay in the past? Nikan can never be complete. He's got a rock group made up of the family he built for himself, more money than he knows what to do with, and a stream of groupies falling over themselves to date him...
  • Missing From Me by Jayne Frost

    Missing From Me by Jayne Frost

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Sean Four years ago I made an unforgivable mistake. And Anna was the price. I thought I’d forget her. Thought I’d move on. But who was I kidding? No amount of drumming could drown out my love for her. When I see here again, backstage after one our shows, it's clear: Anna's mine. She’ll always be mine.  One mistake. Four years of regret...
  • The Biker's Lucky Charm by Glenna Maynard

    The Biker's Lucky Charm by Glenna Maynard

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    LinkI messed up. I broke my vows and her heart. The last thing I ever wanted to do was hurt my wife. One moment of liquid regret. One night I can’t take back. A stupid mistake that should have never happened jeopardized all that I have. I’ll do anything to make it right. All I need is a little luck on my side. Pam He promised me forever. All the vows we made were empty. Lies I told myself...
  • Never Over You by Ryleigh Andrews

    Never Over You by Ryleigh Andrews

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Strange how life deals the cards sometimes … Life was perfect for Mia Devereux. “You can always have me, Mia. I’m always yours. Forever, suga.” She had everything she always wanted. But maybe life wasn’t so perfect after all. One event threatens her happily ever after...
  • The Devil's Playground by Eliza Freed

    The Devil's Playground by Eliza Freed

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Former U.S. Attorney, Meredith Walsh, took some time off to raise her children. But the time took away everything she once trusted about herself. She’s lost within the mundane confines of her children's schedules of lacrosse, soccer, Cub Scouts, and math facts...
  • The Cleaner by Kiersten Modglin

    The Cleaner by Kiersten Modglin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gunner James is good at death. An expert.His job is to clean up the messes no one else can.But behind that tough exterior, Gunner has a few secrets of his own.Eight years ago, Gunner left his hometown and vowed to never look back. When his past collides with his present in the form of a familiar face, Gunner must return home to take care of one final mess...the woman he left behind...
  • Slip of the Tongue Series: The Complete Boxed Set by Jessica Hawkins

    Slip of the Tongue Series: The Complete Boxed Set by Jessica Hawkins

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Binge-read three full-length, bestselling, standalone stories that will make your heart race and your Kindle melt. Featuring an angsty love triangle, a tattooed and irresistible single dad, and characters with a taste for the forbidden. Not to mention alpha males...
  • Sampler: If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins

    Sampler: If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The drama, hilarity and tears of sisterhood are at the heart of the thoroughly captivating new novel by New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins—a funny, frank and bittersweet look at marriage, forgiveness and moving onLetting go of her ex-husband is harder than wedding-dress designer Jenny Tate expected…especially since his new wife wants to be Jenny's new best friend...
  • Wicked Little Games by Dee Palmer

    Wicked Little Games by Dee Palmer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    “Sometimes if you wait too long, it’s too late.” Sarah Strohmeyer Tia was five years old when she fell in love Atticus Kraus. She didn’t care about the castle he lived in, that he was the heir to a vast empire, or that she was the daughter of his housekeeper...
  • Where We Began by Jordan Marie

    Where We Began by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    There are moments in life when a good thing comes along at the wrong time. Juniper Sellers definitely fits that description. I’m not ready for her, but damn do I want her. She’s a beautiful bird with a broken wing and that spells nothing but trouble. I’m not strong enough to walk away. I should, because I’m as broken as her. She’s fire and sass. I’m a moth drawn to her flame...
  • Advent by Nina Lane

    Advent by Nina Lane

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Liv and Dean face the possibility that their first Christmas together could also be their last.First included in For the First Time: Twenty-One Brand New Stories of First Love and now included in Spiral of Bliss: The Complete Boxed Set...
  • Tempting Sophia by Jessica Prince

    Tempting Sophia by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Having my heart broken once was enough to make me give up on the idea of love all together. Instead of searching for The One I decided to embrace variety and turn by back on monogamy. I made a living convincing women they didn’t need a man to feel complete. And I totally rocked at it...
  • Release Me: TAT: A Rocker Romance by Emjay Soren

    Release Me: TAT: A Rocker Romance by Emjay Soren

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cal has spent his life loving only one thing; TAT. After years of hooking up with Tayla and refusing to acknowledge his love for her, he is faced with losing her. Prepared to fight the panic at loving a woman and committing to only her, fate takes a swing at Cal and uproots everything he thought he knew about life and love...
  • Scarred by Willow Winters

    Scarred by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She made me a better man, but I still wasn’t good enough to keep her. Born and raised in Brooklyn, with sleeve tattoos, ripped muscle and a cold-hearted stare, I am who I am.  The bad boy she knew to stay away from. I knew we were never supposed to last.  But the way her lips tasted, the way her curves felt under my hands…  I couldn’t let go. I did everything I could to keep her...
  • A FILTHY Rock Star by Jaxson Kidman

    A FILTHY Rock Star by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The offer of a lifetime. Or maybe a nightmare... I’ve always wanted to be a writer and here’s my chance. My job is to spin every story about Nash into something good. If I do my job I’ll get a book deal. It should be easy... Yeah, Nash is nothing but d*ckhead lust with a pulse. Yeah, I may have had a couple dreams of him before I met him...
  • Rainy Day Friends by Jill Shalvis

    Rainy Day Friends by Jill Shalvis

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 23 ratings
    Following the USA Today bestseller, Lost and Found Sisters, comes Rainy Day Friends, Jill Shalvis’ moving story of heart, loss, betrayal, and friendship.Six months after Lanie Jacobs’ husband’s death, it’s hard to imagine anything could deepen her sense of pain and loss. But then Lanie discovers she isn’t the only one grieving his sudden passing...
  • Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 57 ratings
    The repercussions of an illicit affair unfold in this short story by bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid.Dear stranger…A desperate young woman in Southern California sits down to write a letter to a man she’s never met—a choice that will forever change both their lives.My heart goes out to you, David...
  • The Summer Swap by Sarah Morgan

    The Summer Swap by Sarah Morgan

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "The perfect summer novel—sharp, smart and so much fun!" —Viola Shipman, USA TODAY bestselling author, on The Island VillaCecilia Lapthorne always vowed she’d never go back to Dune Cottage. So no one is more surprised than Cecilia to find herself escaping her own seventieth birthday party to return to the remote but beautiful cottage on Cape Cod—a place filled with memories...
  • The Beauty of Grace by Nicole Richard

    The Beauty of Grace by Nicole Richard

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    At age eighteen, Grace Bowman's life crumbled right in front of her. The man who held her heart—her forever—was gone, and her family ties were in tatters. As a result, she forged a steel wall round her heart and vowed never to let anyone get close again. Now, six years later, she has been given a chance to start fresh in Savannah, Georgia...
  • SEALionaire Book 3: A Navy SEAL romance by M. S. Parker, Shiloh Walker

    SEALionaire Book 3: A Navy SEAL romance by M. S. Parker, Shiloh Walker

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    No More Cliffhangers! The series is now complete! Keeping his hands, his mind, his eyes, his mouth, his everything, off of Olivia “O” Darling, has proven to be a bit harder than former Navy SEAL Adam "Reaper" Dedman can handle. Not only does she drive him crazy, she makes him laugh. When an attack endangers both of them, he discovers there is little he won't do to protect her...
  • Dark Corners by A.M. Madden

    Dark Corners by A.M. Madden

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love is war when shadows play games with the heart. In this thrilling romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Stone Walls and Glass Ceilings, a decorated veteran facing the darkest battlefield finds a guiding light to trust and tenderness.   David Cavello is no longer in uniform, but the memories of combat still haunt his every waking moment...
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