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Fortune by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAre 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... -
Inferno by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsStone Gallo has lived life like every day is a party. No attachments, no responsibilities, and absolutely no falling in love. He spent his days at Inked and his nights wherever he pleased. But when Stone rescues a beautiful woman in need, his entire world gets turned upside down, and he’ll never be the same.Opal hasn’t had much luck in life. No family, no friends, and absolutely no love... -
Unstoppable by K.A. Knight
My father is a genius.A scientist determined to unlock the human potential.Only his experiments?He conducted them on me.I managed to escape his cruel, painful control, and for years I hid.Until one day, news comes of his death.Along with the fact his experiments are still being carried out.This time I cannot run, I cannot hide.I must stop them once and for all.He thought he was invincible…... -
A Risqué Engagement by Stephanie Nicole Norris
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOn the surface, Corinne Thomas has the world at her fingertips. As a stewardess for one of the largest airlines, Corinne travels the globe, gaining a glimpse of what most people only fantasize about. Adventurous by nature, her daring persona allows her the freedom to take risks and live her life, at times, in complete anonymity...Categorized as:
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Hearts in Motion by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBrighton Rogers thought her life was as normal as normal could be, even better than normal. She has a thriving career as a lawyer in Boston. Friends and family back in her hometown of Boggy Creek love and adore her. And her boyfriend, Luke Morrison, showers her with love and attention, making her life finally feel complete... -
Cinder by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOlive Thornbury only had one crush in high school, and his name was Asher Gallo. She was smitten with him from the first time she had laid eyes on him. But instead of acting on how she felt, she kept her nose stuck in a book, finding safety in the words rather than emotions.Asher had never thought of Olive as anything more than a friend. She was aloof, preferring to read books...Categorized as:
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The Grand Ruin: Lance & Scarlet, Part One by J.C. Hawke
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeing stood up on your birthday sucks.It sucks even worse when it's your brother's egotistical best friend and CFO who delivers the blow.My first encounter with Lance Sullivan had me crying in an elevator as I clung to a stranger for comfort.On our second, he stormed my dress fitting pretending to be my husband.And by the third... I'd made the bastard smile.I do not have time for a man in my life... -
All The Forbidden Things by Lesley Jones
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen all that you want, is all that’s forbidden... I’ve known him my entire life. Before marriage. Before fatherhood. Before betrayal. Now, he’s one of rock’s bad-boys trying to be good. Trying to be the best father he can for his daughter. He’s my brother’s best friend. He’s my boss. He has a wife. Max isn’t mine to have, but I want him all the same...Categorized as:
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Fang's Enlightenment by Ciara St James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThings refuse to quiet down around Tenillo for Fang and his club, the Ares Infidels MC. No matter how many bad guys they bring to justice, they find there are more in need of their kind of vigilantism. For Fang, that’s alright by him. He joins the Ares Infidels to be part of a brotherhood that’s bigger than just him and his club brothers. He joins to have a bigger family... -
She Loves Me by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat 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...Categorized as:
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Take A Chance With Me by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA friends to lovers, soulmates story from Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author Kristen Proby, set in her beloved With Me In Seattle Series!Cameron Cox has mastered the art of keeping secrets. His talent for computer hacking means he’s been recruited for highly classified jobs since leaving the military. He travels the world, risking his life...Categorized as:
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Reuniting with the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe never forgot their summer fling. He falls in love with her all over again before he remembers.Working at the Rosewood Ridge Retreat Center takes me back to one amazing summer when I was eighteen. A summer when I met the man I never forgot.He’s long gone now, of course. He was only fixing up his vacation rental cabin when I knew him. My time with him is just a memory...Categorized as:
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Falling In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNew town. New job. New Me. New boyfriend? At least that’s what the hot Mountain Man staring me down with hungry eyes seems to think. Julian works in Search and Rescue in the Greene Mountains. He also owns the bungee jump, and that’s where I meet him. Those beautiful possessive eyes stare me down as he straps the cord around my ankles...Categorized as:
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Seeking Vengeance by Abbie Zanders
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsMonsters do exist. Nicki Milligan knows all about monsters. She lives with them. Fights them every day. She doesn’t have time for distractions, especially not the incredibly hot alpha-male who seems to have taken an interest and knows just how to push her buttons. In coming to Pine Ridge, she hopes to finally fulfill a childhood vow she made to her twin brother years earlier...Categorized as:
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The Score by Kristen Proby
An all-new meet-cute sports romance from New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kristen Proby, featuring Sophie Montgomery!I have millions of followers on social media, and it has absolutely nothing to do with my last name. It’s because I’m good at what I do. I work hard, and it has paid off. I’m not a trainer who only talks the talk, either... -
Trixsters Anonymous by Ahren Sanders
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSassy, dramatic, hot-headed are just some of the words used to describe me since the time I was born. A few little mishaps growing up and my mom has a running ‘Emerson Baker’ prayer circle, and I have the reputation of a spit-fire that won’t go away. I prefer the terms loyal, passionate, fiery, and possibly a bit impulsive... -
Nova by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNova Rossi wasn’t happy when the Silver Saints MC president assigned him a babysitting job. Not until he saw Rylee Nelson’s picture. All it took was one look for Nova to realize that his sister’s friend was meant to be his, and he’d do whatever it took to keep her safe.Rylee wasn’t expecting to be rescued in middle of the night. Or for Nova’s caveman attitude to turn her on...Categorized as:
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Stay Present by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRyder Two years of silence and no goodbye—she slipped away and through my fingers, leaving me with nothing but questions… and a heavy heart from missing her. I know what we had was real, that our love was once in a lifetime. Now she’s back from her Parisian fashion internship, and I'm ready for answers, desperate to understand why she couldn't just stay... -
Wrecked by MINK
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFighting is my life. All I’ve known for the past few years is the sensation of using my fists to subdue my opponents. I’ve known pain, too. Enough for a lifetime. I’m paying off a debt, one that was never mine to begin with. But it’s mine now, and I won’t let my family down. I fight, and I’ll keep fighting, no matter the cost.Until she’s thrown into my arms...Categorized as:
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Dear Huxley: Heart of a Wounded Hero by Layne Daniels
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis summer, my older brother and I both came home. Me, toting a college degree and a job with the city attorney. Him, with a decade of service to our country and a brotherhood of guys who followed him home.Eavesdropping like the nosy little sister I’ll always be, I overheard them talking about the only one in their team who reenlisted. I’m intrigued... -
Coming Down Her Chimney by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe had the best intentions.Avery Sinclair lives to spread Christmas cheer. Growing up in an orphanage, Christmas was the only time that she got presents, but her love of the holiday is more than that. It’s the only time when people treated her with kindness.That’s why she’s on her neighbor’s roof, trying to untangle the string of Christmas lights that she’s putting up for him...Categorized as:
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Tank's Temptation (Diamond Kings MC) by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTank's TemptationEverything is bigger in Texas. The men, their bikes, their guns and even their hearts. On the biggest ranch in West Texas, you’ll find the Diamond Kings MC. A group of tough, growly bikers happy with their solitary existence. Until love walks in and challenges them to the ultimate test. It’s time for them to man up and accept their fate or they’ll lose their soulmates forever...Categorized as:
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Tempted by the Executives by Shayla Black
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHow far will they go to prove she’s theirs forever?I’m Kate.I’m recently divorced and so done with men.Or I was until my boss pairs me with two gorgeous executives who make my blood race.Rumor is, they prefer to do their women one way: together.When a critical project takes us to paradise, I can’t resist fantasy anymore.Marcus and Josh prove themselves considerate, attentive, and protective... -
Popping Her Hood by Ember Davis
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSARAHHaving everything in order and sticking to my routine is the way I cope with my past. It keeps the nightmares contained. I can’t let them out. I’m already scared enough of the shadows as it is. When I remember, they overtake my world.Which is why I call my family for help when I’m stranded on the side of the road and fear is stretching toward me and about to swallow me... -
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The Wild One by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJasper Westbrook. Code name: Swoon Machine.My best friend's older brother.Melter of ovaries. Destroyer of panties.And suddenly...a single dad.Guys like Jasper—I bet you know the type? The chiseled arms. The wavy hair. The melt-your-brain-cells smile.Good thing I'm a smart girl—Honey Hill's former child prodigy, to be precise—I should know better than to fall for this playboy's charm... -
Dad Bod Kingpin: Dad Bod 2.0: Large And In Charge by Gia Bailey
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dad bod kingpin, a woman in trouble, and the beginnings of an obsession… From the moment I saw her, I knew she was mine. Mine to protect, to provide for… mine to keep. I’ve made my name in this city and built a reputation to be feared. She’s alone and afraid, running from someone. From one monster's arms, into another. The difference with me is that I don’t intend to let her go...Categorized as:
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Kissing A Stranger by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeckerIf you ask my family, I’m wasting my life. If you ask me, I’m living it to the fullest. Am I capable of doing more? Absolutely. However, slinging drinks at the resort makes me happy. At least for now. Not that my family would understand.It’s just another night behind the bar, until it isn’t. She’s everything I never knew I wanted wrapped up in one breathtaking package... -
Inked By My Sister's Ex by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy sister is all I’ve got.Kelly basically raised me after we lost our parents in a plane crash. When a douche made a joke about it, when life went bad, and when I needed her…She was there. Always.But I can’t stop crushing on her ex-boyfriend.Jamie Jensen is six and a half feet of pure muscle, his arms tattooed and strong, his hair silver…his aura brooding. Aura sounds so cheesy, but he has one...Categorized as:
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Love You Always by Lucy Darling
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis book includes all five stories from the Love Series! Love on the Line, Love Forever, Love in the Mix, Love Undefeated and the NEVER RELEASED BEFORE Love You Always. You asked for Kim's and Kent's story. Now it's all yours.This series is full of all the tropes you love. You’ll get happily ever afters, no cheating, and sugary-sweet alphas that love to get on their knees...Categorized as:
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Grizz's Passion by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe's a sucker for a happy ending, and this bodyguard won't stop until she has one. With him.GrizzI should have known I was being set up when my boss couldn't stop grinning, but I took the last-minute private security gig anyway. Color me surprised when I show up to a bachelorette party and a crowd of drunk chicks start yelling for me to take it all off...Categorized as:
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His Runaway Bride by Kate Hunt
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a runaway bride bursts into his butcher shop, gentle giant Seth is overcome with desire.The bride’s beauty and curves are enough to make him forget his own name.But he holds himself back—it isn’t the time or place to pursue her.Besides, he’s never been smooth with women, and she’s too young for a guy in his forties like him... -
Until Leo by Rochelle Paige
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHaving been burned in the past, Leo wasn't sure he believed in the boom. Not even seeing the happily married Mayson couples had him convinced...until he met Carrie and felt it for himself. Carrie wasn't looking for love when she crashed into the hot cop, but that's exactly what she found. Then his past reared its ugly head, and she found a strength she didn't know she had...until Leo... -
Before This Ends by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Miles Thatcher and I would not have gotten together if my life had gone according to plan. Recently single with her whole life up in the air, Emma Abate knows that getting into any kind of relationship, is a bad idea. Especially when the man she finds herself drawn to is Miles Thatcher, a single father, and a man that seems determined to break down every barricade she places between them...Categorized as:
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Midnight Pursuits by Elle Kennedy
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHer job is to stay hidden.Too bad he can’t take his eyes off her. Soldier-for-hire Ethan Hayes is the youngest member of an elite mercenary team. While he may be affectionately nicknamed the rookie, the skills Ethan honed as a Marine make him seriously dangerous. But when a sudden distress call puts him in close quarters with a rival, he finds more than his field skills being put to the test...Categorized as:
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The Scandal by Kristen Proby
THE SCANDAL is an all-new marriage of convenience, age-gap novel from New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby, set in her Single in Seattle Series, featuring Stella McKenna!Who knew that weddings in Vegas were the real deal? I certainly didn’t when I agreed to marry my co-worker while on a bender in Sin City. Now, I need a quick annulment, which means I need an attorney, STAT... -
Whispers at Seaside by Addison Cole
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSweet with Heat: Seaside Summers features a group of fun, flirty, and emotional friends who gather each summer at their Cape Cod cottages. They’re sassy, flawed, and so easy to relate to, you’ll be begging to enter their circle of friends! IN WHISPERS AT SEASIDE..Categorized as:
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Lawyer by Lena Little
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSilas I’m a damn good attorney. But my firm is doing nothing to show me they appreciate or value my work, so I was already thinking that big changes were in order when I met her. I worked cases pro bono to help enhance my resume and profile but wasn’t expecting to meet a woman who would change the entire course of my life... -
Love To Love You: A Love/Hate Novella by Isabelle Richards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a long year of heartache and loss, Chase and Arianna pulled together the shattered pieces of their hearts and rebuilt a relationship that is stronger and more secure than ever before. Letting go of the mistakes of their past, their focus is on the future—their happily ever after... -
With Kol by K.L. Donn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKol Daniels has spent years raising his sister after their parents passed away. Finally gaining the freedom to live his own life, he meets a girl… Who runs away. Thea Andrews only wants to be normal. She wants to drop the scars of her past and move forward. After finding a friendship with a woman who didn’t demand to know all her secrets, Thea feels comfort in her surroundings...Categorized as:
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A Groom By Christmas by K.L. Fast, M.K. Moore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDelilah Armstrong I had been so focused on others finding their happily ever after that I neglected myself. Until he walks into my office. Suddenly, it's all I can think about. Kyle Rothschild I never gave the future much thought, never gave women much thought either until I walked into her office. Now, I can see the future and it stars her... -
Devil's Deceit (Diamond Kings MC) by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe devil might be a liar, but this undercover cop won't allow the truth to stand between him and his curvy soulmate.Creed "Devil" ThomasSix months ago, I traded my badge for a cut.My assignment is simple.Embed myself with the Diamond Kings and find a way to take down their rival, the Savages.And then Jessie Long waltzes in.Everything about her makes my blood boil...Categorized as:
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Handling What's Mine by Autum Remington
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRenee What happens when you close your eyes, point to a map, and let fate decide where your next stop in life is? You end up in a small town on the Florida/Georgia line and find your destiny. Even if that destiny includes a feisty little girl, an overprotective Alpha male, more brothers than anyone would ask for, and a whole lot of adventure on the side...Categorized as:
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Jingle Bell Games: A Steamy Holiday Novella by Cat Wynn
Lara Blunt is a grouch, but she’s a grouch who works at the merriest little Christmas shop in town, The Jingle Bell. Lara can’t wait for her Christmas Eve shift to end so she can sulk at home by herself with a bottle of rum. Her manager (and the owner’s son!) Leo Nicoli, on the other hand, is full of holiday cheer, and he’s had his eyes on Lara since the day she stomped into his store... -
Extra Wild by Kate Hunt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFeeling more like a beast than a man, Leo rarely strays from his home on the mountain.Then one day a bewildering letter forces him out of his reclusive life,and he meets Freya, a curvy redhead,who should be off-limits but his mind and body don’t care.One feverish indulgence leaves him tortured for months.He wants more of Freya. Far more.But there's no point in wishing for what he can't have...Categorized as:
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CFO by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe rabbit doesn’t make me jump. My fingers don’t provide the ultimate thumbs up experience. And no man can, that’s for sure. I’m unorgasamable. It’s in the dictionary, right next to my picture. I’ve lost hope even trying. And to make matters worse, now everybody knows thanks to my not so little slip up. And everyone includes him…our new CFO, Carson Cash. I thought CFO meant Can’t F’in Orgasm... -
Claiming His Forever by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s supposed to be an easy job. I’m hosting an open house for some new properties on the outskirts of the city. But while babysitting my sister’s dog, Tinkerbell – I stumble upon something.I ignore it. I don’t want to get involved. I’ve got enough to worry about working seven days a week as a realtor, trying to support my big sister, Jackie, and her art career...Categorized as:
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Sterling ♥️ Kennedy by ChaShiree M., M.K. Moore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKennedy Sherwood has never expected anything extraordinary out of life. With a mom that sleeps around, a name that elicits snickers, and a poor existence of a life in Road-to-Nowhere, Illinois, she has always known she would never have that happily ever after. A road trip to see her ailing Grandpa might be just what she needs...Categorized as:
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Bouncer by Kim Jones
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was born a 1%ER. I earned the right to be a King.For the past ten years, I’ve dedicated my life upholding the legacy that is Kings of Carnage Motorcycle Club. My job as a Nomad is to ensure that King Nation thrives as a whole. And that the poor decisions of one charter doesn’t determine the fate of the patch...Categorized as:
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Executive Rule by Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI live my life by a set of rules.It’s how I got to be CEO of a Fortune 500 company at just thirty-two, and how I’ve stayed at the top of my game for the last five years. I follow the same schedule every day, eat the same food, and wear one of a dozen sets of the same ten-thousand dollar suit. And that’s the way I like it...Categorized as:
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My Heart by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen I lost my best friend in a car accident I wasn’t surprised she donated her heart. She always put others first. I just never guessed she would still be looking after me even after she was gone.When a stranger appears at my door saying, “Lisa left a note. She wanted us to take care of you,” I’m shocked...
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