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  • Loving You by Kelly Elliott

    Loving You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In the long-awaited conclusion to the Wanted, Broken and Love Wanted in Texas series, New York Times bestselling author Kelly Elliott brings you a story filled with angst, cowboys and fairytale love. Taylor Atwood and Jase Morris finally found their way to one another. Life couldn't have been more perfect for either one of them as they began to build a future together...
  • Smolder by Helen Hardt

    Smolder by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Are you missing the Steel Brothers? Are you yearning for more? Welcome to the next generation! Join the grown children of Jonah, Talon, Ryan, and Marjorie for new adventures, mysteries, and heart-pounding passion...
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  • Fatal Identity by Marie Force

    Fatal Identity by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Every family has its secrets…  As the first anniversary of her marriage to Vice President Nick Cappuano approaches, Lieutenant Sam Holland is dreaming of Bora Bora—sun, sand and a desperately needed break from the DC grind. But real life has a way of intervening, and Sam soon finds herself taking on one of the most perplexing cases of her career...
  • Jake Understood by Penelope Ward

    Jake Understood by Penelope Ward

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of Jake Undone, comes a full-length companion novel and sequel. A different side to the story: Jake’s side. “We’re getting a new roommate,” they said. I thought nothing of it...until she walked in the door. Her hand trembled in mine as she looked at me with fearful eyes. My entire world spun on its axis. Nina..
    Categorized as:
    sassy heroine  contemporary  college  dual-pov  m-f
  • Age of Ava by Melanie Moreland

    Age of Ava by Melanie Moreland

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Ava Callaghan A woman working in a male-dominated field. Organized, strong, and tenacious. That’s how she has to be to succeed. Hunter Owens A loner. He needs no one, has no ties, and his future is an unanswered question mark.It’s all he knows. Until the day their lives intersect. He sees the woman she hides from the world.She nurtures the part of him he lost long ago...
  • Savage Love by Lisa Renee Jones

    Savage Love by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The third and final book on the Savage Trilogy...They say all is fair in love and war, but I really don’t give a damn about fair. In fact, when protecting those I love, fair is the last thing on my mind. Because they also say all is fair in love and war. Now that I’m back in Candace’s life, those who have used her to try to control me, may well put up a final fight, but they will not win...
  • Stay Tonight by Kaylee Ryan

    Stay Tonight by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sterling It’s always been her, and I just never realized. Now that I’m looking at her that way, I can’t unsee it… and I don’t want to. Alyssa has been my best friend since kindergarten, and these intense new feelings could cost me our friendship. She’s the one I share everything with, good or bad. It makes sense to share my life with her...
  • Maximum Risk by Ruth Cardello

    Maximum Risk by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Max Andrade: Rich, bold, unapologetic. He is a man who doesn’t hear the word no—until he meets Tara. In his obsession to have her, he’ll offer her anything—except his heart. Tara Holmes: Outspoken, hardworking, levelheaded. She makes her living by exposing unfaithful spouses. She doesn’t believe in love, especially not with a man who sees her as nothing more than a challenge...
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    cruel hero  humor  contemporary  m-f  length-short
  • Second Hearts by G.J. Walker-Smith

    Second Hearts by G.J. Walker-Smith

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Second Hearts, book 2 of The Wishes Series. Charli Blake's high tolerance for risk doesn't always work in her favour. After a year of living out her dream of travelling the world, the sunny West African village of Kaimte would be her last stop. She's bound for New York, in search of the boy she'd let go of long ago. For Charli, nothing has changed...
  • Time for Love by Marie Force

    Time for Love by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Dr. David Lawrence has spent the last two years atoning for his sins and recovering from the devastating breakup with Gansett Island golden girl Janey McCarthy. As the island's only doctor, he's had ample opportunity to show his fellow island residents that there's more to him than the guy who disappointed Janey so profoundly...
  • The Golden Hustla by Wahida Clark

    The Golden Hustla by Wahida Clark

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    She's the star sales associate of a profitable Atlanta "advertising" firm, WMM. She lives for top-of-the-line everything . . . and making enough money to finally reunite with her children. But Nina Coles is an ex-hood-rat in hiding. And no amount of paper can keep her safe from a ruthless FBI agent who's determined to take down the shady company she works for...
  • She Loves Me by Melissa Foster

    She Loves Me by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    What are two besties willing to risk for something more? The New York Times bestselling author of This Is Love has the answer in this fun, sexy, and emotional romance about friendship, family, and giving love a chance. Something is off in Piper Dalton’s life, and she has a feeling it might just be her. All her siblings are blissfully settled with their forever loves...
  • Whiskey for Breakfast by Liliana Hart

    Whiskey for Breakfast by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The Private Investigator's Handbook Rule #1: Don't break the law Rule #2: See Rule #1 ...And then there's Addison Holmes, who makes up her handbook as she goes along. Addison is licensed to carry and she means business. The only thing getting in her way is a sexy detective, a neighborhood watch from hell, a dead billionaire, a black market sperm bank, and a long lost heir...
  • Redeeming Justice by Suzanne Halliday

    Redeeming Justice by Suzanne Halliday

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    Sometimes …Happily Ever After comes with a price Alex Marquez wears many hats. Sometimes he’s the slightly patrician Don of a family with deep Spanish roots. Other times he’s a brilliant tech-God and CEO of an exclusive security agency. He’s also a boss, a musician, and a fierce friend...
  • A Leap of Faith by T. Gephart

    A Leap of Faith by T. Gephart

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Lexi is in uncharted territory as her steady relationship with Alex develops. Their passion shows no signs of waning, but the road is by no means easy. While Lexi loves Alex, she struggles to retain her individual identity while being a partner in a high profile relationship...
  • Discovering Harmony by Melanie Shawn

    Discovering Harmony by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Harmony Briggs always knew what she wanted—until she realized she wanted more. The gorgeous Southern beauty knew that only one man would be able to fulfill her wildest dreams and fantasies, but unfortunately, he was just out of reach… Hudson Reed was used to playing by the rules and sticking to reality...
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    cruel hero  humor  contemporary  length-short
  • Promise Me by Rebel Hart

    Promise Me by Rebel Hart

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    CRUEL INTENTIONS meets AFTERFind out what happens in Rae and Clinton's love story..
  • Sail by M. Mabie

    Sail by M. Mabie

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This isn’t just a two-year long one-night stand. It’s my life. This is my life. Our life. It isn’t just some careless affair. I’ve made the worst decisions a woman could, but I’ll earn my second chance. She can try keeping all the guilt for herself, but I’m just as much to blame. Loving Casey wasn’t my biggest mistake. Fighting it for so long was...
  • Home to Me by Ruth Cardello

    Home to Me by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Nick Andrade: Sexy, charming, bad boy. He’s never been a one woman man, but he’s willing to give it a try every Saturday with Rena. Rena Sander: Confident, caring, a woman who plays by the rules. She’s never been in love, and thinks keeping sex with Nick contained to one day a week will protect her heart. He’s the hot fantasy she’s always craved...
  • Whiskey Sour by Liliana Hart

    Whiskey Sour by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Addison Holmes is at it again. When priceless Russian gems are stolen on their way to Savannah and the courier is murdered, all the clues lead to back to an escort service that seems above reproach. But looks can be deceiving. Throw in a sexy detective and a dangerous FBI agent, and Addison finds out very quickly that she's in way over her head...
  • Falter by Carrie Aarons

    Falter by Carrie Aarons

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ryan Shea has sworn off men. After her last relationship imploded in front of her eyes, she decides to take a break from swimming in the dating pool … possibly forever. The brilliant computer whiz loses her brain when it comes to love, and jumping feet first burns her every time...
  • Rocking Kin by Terri Anne Browning

    Rocking Kin by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Terri Anne Browning. With one promise her life was changed… Saying goodbye to my mother also meant saying goodbye to my life in Virginia. After reluctantly making a promise to my mom, I was California bound with the father who I haven’t seen since I was four years old...
  • Stay With Me by Rebel Hart

    Stay With Me by Rebel Hart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    The last book in Rae and Clinton's love story..
  • Twisted Empire by Eva Chance, Harlow King

    Twisted Empire by Eva Chance, Harlow King

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The past has come back to haunt us... way too literally.Our investigation into my dad's murder has taken an even stranger turn than I could have imagined. One that's shattered everything my stepbrother and long-time love believed about himself and his family. One that's thrown all of our plans for a loop.But the four guys standing by my side won't back down, and neither will I...
  • Mine To Love by Natasha Madison

    Mine To Love by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Presley After my sisters’ disastrous weddings, I’m never going to get married. I’ll just stay single forever. It doesn’t matter that I’m in love with my brother’s best friend. Or that Bennett and I shouldn’t even be friends with benefits. Until the positive sign tells me I’m pregnant. Bennett I fell in love with Presley when she was eighteen and asked me for a favor...
  • The Dying Game by Beverly Barton

    The Dying Game by Beverly Barton

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Play To Win... It's the ultimate game--the adrenaline surge of the hunt, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. For in this game, the rules are simple: To win, you only have to kill. To lose, you will have to die... Play To Scream... The victims are former beauty queens found with a single rose beside their bodies...
  • It Must Be Your Love by Bella Andre

    It Must Be Your Love by Bella Andre

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Successful Seattle Realtor Mia Sullivan is nobody’s fool…apart from that one week five years ago when she gave away her heart to a sexy musician who gave her nothing in return but a few sinfully perfect days—and nights—in his bed. Though she swears she never wants to see him again, he’s the one man she’s never been able to forget...
  • It's In His Touch by Shelly Alexander

    It's In His Touch by Shelly Alexander

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    There’s nothing that Angelique Barbetta can’t handle, no illness she can’t recover from, not one item on her outrageous bucket list that she can’t conquer—not even alligator wrestling! But after discovering her fiancé in a less-than-professional position with their perky assistant, even tough-as-nails Angelique needs a break...
  • Tempting Love - Haley & Eddie by Melanie Shawn

    Tempting Love - Haley & Eddie by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Independent, talented, and beautiful–inside and out–Haley Sloan knew exactly what she wanted out of life. With her designer lingerie business booming, her career was moving forward, but her heart stayed in the same place it had for four years…hopelessly in love with the single father across the street...
  • Brightly Burning Bridges: Special Edition by Ivy Wild

    Brightly Burning Bridges: Special Edition by Ivy Wild

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    From 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...
  • Secrets Kept by Lexie Winston

    Secrets Kept by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I wasn’t always like this you know. I used to be one of those girls who was bubbly and people thought sunshine came out of my ass. That is until my best friend kissed me and then betrayed me with those same lips. I became ridiculed and bullied and my soul slowly died inside until I was a shadow of my former self...
  • Stray Hearts by Jill Shalvis

    Stray Hearts by Jill Shalvis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Includes Animal Magnetism and Animal Attraction—together in one volume for the first time! From New York Times bestselling "master storyteller"* Jill Shalvis come two stories of love on the wild side… Animal Magnetism When Lilah Young rear-ends the truck of pilot-for-hire Brady Miller, the kennel co-owner finds it hard to ignore the sexy, gorgeous stranger...
  • The Billionaire's Mistress 3: A Billionaire Romance by M. S. Parker

    The Billionaire's Mistress 3: A Billionaire Romance by M. S. Parker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My whole life, I never fit anywhere, with anyone, and then when I finally find someone who makes me feel special, he's engaged to my half-sister. I knew I should be able to get over him, move past it all, but somehow, I don't think it'll be that easy. When Allie Dodd receives an invitation to a charity event, the last thing she wants to do is risk seeing Jal Lindstrom again...
  • Wicked Ways: A Begging for Bad Boys Collection by Lauren Landish, Willow Winters

    Wicked Ways: A Begging for Bad Boys Collection by Lauren Landish, Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Twelve Amazon bestselling authors will have you begging for bad boys..
  • Fate by Abby Brooks

    Fate by Abby Brooks

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He 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...
  • Vaughn by Rochelle Paige, Ella Fox

    Vaughn by Rochelle Paige, Ella Fox

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Gorgeous, charming, and funny, Vaughn Corbett rose far above his less than optimal beginning to become a household name. Known for being a dynamic and unflappable interviewer, no one was more surprised than he when he got tongue-tied over a gorgeous blonde in the middle of a live interview. Allie Henderson was so focused on her career that she rarely thought about men or dating...
  • Trick or Treat by L.A. Cotton

    Trick or Treat by L.A. Cotton

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Calliope 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...
  • Turn Me Loose by Rosalind James

    Turn Me Loose by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rochelle Marks is working hard to build a name for herself that has nothing to do with her pinup-girl curves. She’s made mistakes in the past, and now she’s trying to stop her little sister, Stacy, from making worse ones. Rochelle’s done with being nothing more than someone’s good time...
  • Heartache Falls by Emily March

    Heartache Falls by Emily March

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The healing magic of Eternity Springs continues in this new novel in Emily March’s vibrant series about a very special town and the people who need it most.   Married for more than twenty years, and with her children out of the nest, Ali Timberlake has come to Eternity Springs alone...
  • When You're Mine by K. Langston

    When You're Mine by K. Langston

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For Barrett Shaw, there wasn’t much more to life than his career. Still climbing his way to the top, he could do without the distractions and complications of love. But the road to success is a lonely one, and Barrett was starting to think he would never meet a woman who could capture and keep his attention like a courtroom...
  • To Defy a King by Elizabeth Chadwick

    To Defy a King by Elizabeth Chadwick

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A story of huge emotional power set against the road to Magna Carta and the fight to bring a tyrant king to heel. The privileged daughter of one of the most powerful men in England, Mahelt Marshal's life changes dramatically when her father is suspected by King John. Her brothers become hostages and Mahelt is married to Hugh Bigod, heir to the earldom of Norfolk...
  • Only the Beginning by Laramie Briscoe

    Only the Beginning by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Princess 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...
  • A Twist of Fate by T. Gephart

    A Twist of Fate by T. Gephart

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Lexi is a successful PR manager for a multinational firm, based in Melbourne, Australia. She is an energetic and impulsive soul whose passions sometimes control her life. Through a twist of fate she is chosen to represent a famous client, catapulting her into a new life in New York – fulfilling her in a way that she had never imagined. When Lexi meets Alex, sparks fly...
  • Wednesday by E.L. Todd

    Wednesday by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It took me a long time to forgive Hawke—a very long time. But now that I have, I feel nothing but unbridled joy. Everything is exactly as it should have been two years ago. He’s just what I need, and not just now, but forever. Until disaster strikes...
  • Final Call by Emma Hart

    Final Call by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In 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...
  • Crave by Megan O'Brien

    Crave by Megan O'Brien

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I didn’t realize I was falling, not until my heart was lost in love with him. After years of close friendship with former Marine and security specialist, Sid Masters, Samantha McAllister finds herself grappling with feelings far beyond friendship. After a line is crossed, Sam’s heart is broken in the process...
  • Stiff Penalty by Annelise Ryan

    Stiff Penalty by Annelise Ryan

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Deputy coroner Mattie Winston knows a thing or two about dead bodies. That's why she's on the case of Derrick Ames, a high school math teacher stabbed to death with a barbecue fork straight to the heart. Sure, she's turned up some motives and a few suspects, but nothing adds up. Especially when the evidence points to Ames's teenage son...
  • Britannia All at Sea by Betty Neels

    Britannia All at Sea by Betty Neels

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Britannia All at Sea It's love at first sight for Britannia Smith when she meets Professor Jake Luitingh van Thien. She even follows him to Holland, hoping to see more of him. To her joy, he proposes! But just when all seems perfect, she becomes convinced that to go ahead with their wedding might ruin Jake's life...
    Categorized as:
    cruel hero  contemporary  length-long
  • The Enemy by Amelia Shea

    The Enemy by Amelia Shea

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Resident bad girl, Phoebe Shaw is back after her six-month hiatus from Ghosttown. After a year of heartache, financial strain, and an assault charge, she’s ready to put the past behind her and set her sights on a fresh start...
  • Simon Says Die by Lena Diaz

    Simon Says Die by Lena Diaz

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Madison McKinley knows someone is stalking her. The police tell her she's imagining things, and they're too busy trying to find the "Simon Says" killer to investigate. But day by day, hour by hour, Madison's terror grows stronger, and not even the return of FBI Special Agent Pierce Buchanan into her life can calm her fears...
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