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  • Better Than the Prom by Lynn Painter

    Better Than the Prom by Lynn Painter

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 36 ratings
    Prom night has arrived, and Wes Bennett couldn’t be less excited.Not only is he not going with Liz, the girl he’s loved his entire life, but Liz is going with Michael, the guy she’s loved her entire life. Talk about a nightmare.They manage to avoid each other at the event, but every glance he steals of her in that gown, smiling up at her date, feels like a punch to his solar plexus...
  • The Sterling Shore Series by C.M. Owens

    The Sterling Shore Series by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Limited time bundle that includes Book 1, 1.5, 2, and 3 of the Sterling Shore series. No cliffhangers. Book 1 - Hooked on the Game Kade Colton and Raya Capperton come from two different worlds, but one thing they have in common is that they have both judged each other wrong. Opposites don't just attract; they collide and shift the world off its axis...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  humor  contemporary  length-epic
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  • Moti on the Water by Leylah Attar

    Moti on the Water by Leylah Attar

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Greek family. An Indian family. A summer wedding on the Aegean coast… Meet Moti Ferreira—spectacularly jinxed from the day she’s born. Saddled with an eccentric mother, she stumbles upon the one man who holds the key to her freedom—the best man at her cousin’s upcoming wedding...
  • Game of Hearts by Emilia Finn

    Game of Hearts by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    This is book 3 in the brand new series by Emilia Finn. Stacked Deck is the highly anticipated 'Next Generation' series, and begins with our first baby - Evie "Smalls" Kincaid. Full blurb coming soon...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  sports  humor  contemporary  length-long
  • Fiercely Emma by J. Bengtsson

    Fiercely Emma by J. Bengtsson

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Emma, older sister of renowned rock star Jake McKallister, has crafted a quiet existence for herself. Fiercely independent, scorned at work, and indifferent to relationships, she’s spent the past decade trying to move on from the crime that shook her family to the core...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  humor  contemporary  length-medium
  • Time by Penny Reid

    Time by Penny Reid

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 36 ratings
    From the New York Times Bestselling Author Penny Reid A (brokenhearted) physicist. Now an infamous (who is LITERALLY EVERYWHERE!! UGH!) musician. The worst has already happened. Mona has learned that she has nothing figured out and plans are meaningless. After leaving her in Aspen, Abram is now breaking sales-records, rising to rock star fame almost overnight. Mona can’t seem to escape him...
  • SUIT by B.B. Easton

    SUIT by B.B. Easton

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Because BB Easton had so much fun writing her bestselling, award-winning memoir, 44 CHAPTERS ABOUT 4 MEN, she decided to give each of her four men his own steamy standalone. SUIT is Ken's book—the hilarious, heartwarming tale of how BB finally got over her bad boy phase and found happily ever after with…gasp…a guy in a tie...
  • Stay Wild by Kaylee Ryan

    Stay Wild by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What happens when your wandering heart is captured by your friend with benefits?ScarlettArcher Kincaid is supposed to be all the fun and none of the strings, but the longer I stay in Willow River, the more I feel roots pulling me to settle down.I plan to complete a one-year photography contract with Captured Moments, then move on to travel the world...
  • Mistake by Emilia Finn

    Mistake by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Cole Miller is a good-for-nothing nobody who skulks around dark alleyways and makes money by boosting cars from those more fortunate than he. He’s the unwanted child of a couple of deadbeats, so he never truly understood what family meant until he stumbled onto a treasure far more valuable than the GT he’s supposed to steal from the heavyweight world champion...
  • Once Upon A Sure Thing by Lauren Blakely

    Once Upon A Sure Thing by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A sexy, standalone best-friends-to-lovers romance from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely! It's so easy being best friends with a gorgeous, talented, charming guy. Said no woman ever. Except me. My friendship with Miller is a sure thing — he’s my plus one, my emergency contact, and my shoulder to lean on...
  • Loved Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Loved Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Even though they’d never dated, Lily Shaw always just assumed she’d eventually end up with Ben, the boy who’s been her bestie since they were toddlers. So she’s understandably shocked to learn he’s getting married—and having a child with his fiancée. Shocked…but not terribly upset. The truth is, she's been feeling butterflies every time she’s near a particular horse trainer on her parents’ ranch...
  • Fun House by Lani Lynn Vale

    Fun House by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Sometimes you need to crash a funeral to experience happiness. At least, Kissimmee Singh, aerial artist for Singh Circus, the most sought-after traveling circus of all time, keeps telling herself that’s why she crashes funerals. In reality, she’s lost and confused. Sometimes it’s nice to experience other people’s grief and be reminded that life isn’t as bad as it could be...
  • The Theory Of Second Best by J. Bengtsson

    The Theory Of Second Best by J. Bengtsson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Twenty-two-year-old Kyle McKallister has lived his life in the shadows. Younger brother to one of the world’s most elusive and embattled celebrities, Kyle has carved out a comfortable existence touring with his famous brother and living in the lap of luxury with no commitments or plans of his own, only a deep, haunting loyalty to his brother...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  humor  contemporary  length-medium
  • Flaunt by Adriana Locke

    Flaunt by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Looking for a Fake FiancéHave you ever wanted to prove someone wrong so badly that you could taste it?It doesn’t matter if they’re right. The fact that they had the audacity to go there is what counts.Hi. It’s me. I’m that person.The man I’ve been casually seeing told me I’m not “wife material” and I should “lower my expectations...
  • Suit by B.B. Easton

    Suit by B.B. Easton

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    "Since when are you into guys in ties? You only like guys who look like they rob guys in ties. At gunpoint."It was true. By 2003, my type had been well-established. There might as well have been a giant sign on my heart that said, "Good Guys Need Not Apply."Which is exactly why I had to friend-zone Ken Easton...
  • The Space Between by Sarah Ready

    The Space Between by Sarah Ready

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    The love we choose can change everything.A fateful night in Central Park leads Andrea and Jace to one life-changing conclusion-they're meant to be.Andrea Leighton-Hughes is no stranger to wealth-she's the daughter of one of the richest men in Manhattan and has been used as a chess piece in her family's business empire since she was born...
  • Scenes from the City by Penny Reid

    Scenes from the City by Penny Reid

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    No longer for sale. aka... the Festivus Surprise 100% of proceeds go to Toys for Tots. This book cannot be read as a standalone. It is a collection of short scenes following the ladies from the 'Knitting in the City' series and will only be available in eBook format from December 1 - December 15, 2014...
  • Rough Edge by Lauren Landish

    Rough Edge by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 19 ratings
    This ain’t no love triangle. This is people not knowing when to let fate do its thing. Brody Tannen has been the boss for way too long, putting everyone’s needs above his own. It’s the way his family farm stood while fate took shot after shot against them. But now he’s got a chance to figure things out for himself...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  humor  contemporary  cowboys  open-door
  • Sunflower Alley by Ava Miles

    Sunflower Alley by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family. International Bestselling Author Ava Miles’ acclaimed family series, The Merriams, returns with an inspiring story about a hero with nothing to live for and a heroine who shows him the power of second chances… And, of course, everyone’s favorite matchmakers to guide the way...
  • A Forever of Orange Blossoms by Ava Miles

    A Forever of Orange Blossoms by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family.International Bestselling Author Ava Miles’ feel-good series, The Merriams, is back with a humorous and heartwarming story about a playboy without a cause and a woman whose dreams were diverted by family responsibility—and, of course, everyone’s favorite matchmakers to guide the way...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  christian  humor  contemporary
  • Heavy Petting by Erin Nicholas

    Heavy Petting by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s her best friend.A reformed bad boy turned hot teacher.And after one spur-of-the-moment Vegas wedding... her husband. Jordan Benoit and Fletcher Landry have been best friends since they were six. He’s always been The Guy. When she needed picked up, cheered up, or lifted up — like literally, to see the stage at a concert — Fletcher was the guy...
  • Sealed With A Kiss by Erin Nicholas

    Sealed With A Kiss by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What’s a girl to do when her celebrity crush needs her to be his fake girlfriend?Keep her damned feelings to herself, of course. Child TV star turned adult wallflower Naomi LeClaire has vowed never to return to the spotlight.But when she’s stuck in a storm with Donovan Foster, the hot, charming, wild-life rescuing internet sensation, and she finally gives in and kisses him..
  • Scarlett and the Big Bad Billionaire by Tru Taylor

    Scarlett and the Big Bad Billionaire by Tru Taylor

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In my expert opinion, every woman who’s been left at the altar should follow up that singularly humiliating experience by spending a week in paradise with a totally inappropriate—and totally sexy—stranger.Even better if you meet him at the bar of the resort hotel where your destination wedding and honeymoon were supposed to take place...
  • The Wisteria Tree Cottage by Holly Martin

    The Wisteria Tree Cottage by Holly Martin

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Get swept away to the sparkling Welsh coast this summer, where the sea glitters in the sunshine and love is in the air. From the bestselling author of The Blossom Tree of Dreams, this is the perfect romantic treat to escape with this summerMeadow has only ever loved one man – the very gorgeous Bear Brookfield...
  • Love Notes & Lifelines by Avery Maxwell

    Love Notes & Lifelines by Avery Maxwell

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The job was simple. Always answer the phone—no exceptions—then solve the caller’s catastrophe as efficiently as possible.The rules were simpler. They contact you, not the other way around. Never give them your real name, number, or any personal information not required to help a newly single dad keep his head above water.And never, ever get involved with a caller...
  • Once Upon a Wild Fling by Lauren Blakely

    Once Upon a Wild Fling by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There are a million reasons why Miles Hart isn't the man I should date but allow me to enumerate the top three. He's friends with my brother, he's a single dad, and he's a sexy, in-demand rock star. He might as well wear an off-limits, totally unavailable, and don’t-even-attempt-to-ride-this-ride sign. And there’s one more, little itty-bitty thing -- he's never asked me on a date...
  • Queen of Klutz by Samantha Garman

    Queen of Klutz by Samantha Garman

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Choose the best phrase to describe Sibby Goldstein's 1) Sucky. 2) Really sucky. 3) Major suck-fest. D) All of the above. I started my day with a boyfriend and a job. I ended my day with a bottle of tequila. I'll let you connect the dots. Somehow, I wound up working as a waitress at an Italian restaurant. I have no idea what I'm doing. And I'm not just talkin' about life...
  • Rogue Wave by J. Bengtsson

    Rogue Wave by J. Bengtsson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A love story that survives the test of time. Keith McKallister is the king of the stoners. You know the type. Every school has one – the hot, fun, dopey guy beloved by the student body but despised by, well, just about everyone else. He spends his early mornings in the ocean and his days trying to get to class on time...
  • Are We There Yet? by Savannah Scott

    Are We There Yet? by Savannah Scott

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 12 ratings
    A vintage VW van. Four friends. A cross-country road trip.It will be the best adventure of my life, if only I can shake the feelings I have for Cameron .Cameron Reeves is as gorgeous as his name makes him sound.He’s about six feet tall, which is the height I always wrote in my ideal man list in my journal. Yes. I have a list of qualities I want in a man...
  • Playing Dirty: A Bad Boy Sports Romance by Mickey Miller

    Playing Dirty: A Bad Boy Sports Romance by Mickey Miller

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm going to teach Andrea to play dirty...she just doesn't know it yet. Jake Pulling in eight figures a year as star pitcher for the Chicago Jaguars, there's no shortage of parties, booze, and women. I'm a beast on the mound and between the sheets but when my social media presence becomes a major problem, the team’s owner brings in a PR expert to clean up my image...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  sports  humor  contemporary  baseball
  • Miles Ever After by T.L. Swan

    Miles Ever After by T.L. Swan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 41 ratings
    Miles Ever After...
  • He's Going Down by Kelly Siskind

    He's Going Down by Kelly Siskind

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    A one-night stand goes wrong in this steamy and hilarious enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy! It started as a normal birthday celebration. Was there wine? Of course. Did I let loose with my best friends? Absolutely. Did I have one glass too many and follow a tattooed bad boy into a bar? Cue mortification. I don’t do reckless, or wild nights of hot sex. Correction: I didn’t used to...
  • Trouble by Adriana Locke

    Trouble by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    She wants something real. He wants something now. Together they’re trouble in USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke’s sexy and funny twice-in-a-lifetime love story. With his shameless grin and let’s-play swagger, carpenter Penn Etling leaves women wanting in Dogwood Lane. What do they get? Avery Perry knows: a one-night stand. She’s been there...
  • Wild Irish Rose by Ava Miles

    Wild Irish Rose by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family. International Bestselling Author Ava Miles kicks off her new series with an irreverent hero, two well-intentioned matchmakers, and a heroine as beautiful as a wild Irish rose...
  • Hearts and Llamas by Tara Sivec

    Hearts and Llamas by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A Valentine's Day short story from the Chocolate Lover's gang...
  • THE WATCHERS: 6 Military Romance Bundle by Kristina Weaver

    THE WATCHERS: 6 Military Romance Bundle by Kristina Weaver

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A KINDLE UNLIMITED FREE BUNDLE Enjoy 6 Standalone, full length books in this bundle. More than 300,000 words. Approximately 1,000 pages. NO CLIFFHANGERS. VERY STEAMY. You've been warned :) Titles in this series: Seducing the Storm I’m a soldier. I’m a hard man. I don’t do love and I don’t do cute but the moment I meet Lenny Coleman that is exactly what I get...
  • Tangle by Adriana Locke

    Tangle by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Sparks fly between a die-hard romantic and a sexy cynic in this fresh, funny romance from USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke. That cream-filled, caramel-topped doughnut should have been hers. Still, Haley Raynor can’t deny that the pastry thief with the dreamy blue eyes looks even more delicious...
  • The Billionaire and the Runaway Bride by Nadia Lee

    The Billionaire and the Runaway Bride by Nadia Lee

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Who knew the biggest drama in my life wouldn’t be from a wedding I'm trying my best to avoid--my own!Running away to L.A. was supposed to end all the drama in my life. Find an apartment, get a job, show my rich family I don't need their money...until I end up as the assistant to the world's Number One underwear model...
  • Cocky Senator’s Daughter: Hannah by Faleena Hopkins

    Cocky Senator’s Daughter: Hannah by Faleena Hopkins

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    HANNAH COCKER Every man I've dated in this city has either bored me or hurt me. When Sofia Sol, my crazy cousin, offers a ride on the back of her Harley with no destination in mind besides out-of-Atlanta, what do you think my answer is? I'll give you one guess. TOBIAS KYRKOS Life doesn't ever hand you what you want. You have to take it...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  humor  contemporary  sports  length-medium
  • Crave by Adriana Locke

    Crave by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Hadley Jacobs is over Machlan Gibson. Sure, she’ll always be a little weak to the dimple in his right cheek and the way his five o’clock shadow makes him ruggedly handsome. But that’s not enough to cover every other thing about him because they all drive her nuts. Like how he won’t admit he’s wrong even when he knows it and how he drives his stupid car a million miles an hour on wet asphalt...
  • The Roomie Rulebook by Crystal Kaswell

    The Roomie Rulebook by Crystal Kaswell

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Oliver is my best friend's older brother. He's brooding, bossy, and painfully off limits. But all rules are off when I move in as his new roommate. When I need a place to crash, I go straight to the guy I know best. My best friend's older brother, Oliver. Who's right in the middle of enjoying his alone time. No big deal, right? It's not like I'm going to die of embarrassment...
  • A White Christmas on Winter Street by Sue Moorcroft

    A White Christmas on Winter Street by Sue Moorcroft

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Sky Terran returns to the village of Middledip after losing the job she loves, she anticipates a quiet Christmas getting used to her new life. However, the annual street decoration competition is coming up and this year, the residents of Winter Street are determined to win.As she is pulled into the preparations, Sky quickly grows to love the quirky, tight-knit community she is now part of...
  • Engaged to the EMT by Piper Rayne

    Engaged to the EMT by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 20 ratings
    Luca Bianco is a jerk. There I said it.He thinks he’s so suave and sexy, walking around in his paramedic uniform stretched out by all his hard muscles and saving lives every day. I swear he thinks every woman in the world would kill for a chance to be with him.Men like Luca are good for one thing only—a one-night stand—not commitment...
  • The Wedding Menu by Letizia Lorini

    The Wedding Menu by Letizia Lorini

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    How many weddings does it take to fall in love?One year ago, Amelie had it all.Almost engaged to her high school sweetheart, close to her childhood best friend, and cooking at her dad's restaurant: her life was exactly what she’d ordered.Until Ian, an opinionated wedding-hater, popped up out of nowhere and proved she might like something off menu.***One year later, Amelie has lost it all...
  • Dirty Talking Rival by Pippa Grant

    Dirty Talking Rival by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Despite growing up in rival towns, Grady Rock and I were high school best friends.But now?Now, he's my biggest enemy. My dirty-talking, master-baking, grudge-holding, hot-as-sin enemy.All I wanted was to help my mom run her bakery after a family emergency left her unable to do it herself.Never mind that I can't bake. Or that I never wanted to move home again...
  • Trey by A.M. Madden

    Trey by A.M. Madden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say time heals all wounds. And maybe they’re right. But what about wounds no one sees? The kind that open again and again? The kind that have you feeling like you swallowed glass?Those are the wounds I carry. Years of heartbreak have created layer after layer of scar tissue over my whimpering heart...
  • One Week Wingman by Lila Monroe

    One Week Wingman by Lila Monroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fake date. Real trouble. Fall for a new trope-tactic, fake dating rom-com read from USA Today bestselling author, Lila Monroe! Sebastian Wainwright is handsome, British, and charming… and the last man you can rely on. Bartending at Mavericks, I’ve seen his love-em-and-leave-em routine up close, and I know better than to become another notch on his king-sized bedpost...
  • Somebody to Lean On by Jess Mastorakos

    Somebody to Lean On by Jess Mastorakos

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Do I want to kiss my best friend? Yep. Always have. Too bad it’s not that simple.Jackson Wilson and I are long-distance co-guardians of our friends' daughter, and even though we're best friends and we're totally committed to Phoebe, this isn't a romcom where the best friends get together in the end.Unfortunately .But now, Phoebe and I have nowhere to go but Jackson's tiny Tennessee town...
  • A Fish Out of Water by Savannah Scott

    A Fish Out of Water by Savannah Scott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I knew trying to make a fresh start on Marbella Island would mean reinventing myself.I'm only here while I work my way up to my dream role in a major motion picture in Hollywood.Which explains why I took a role playing a mermaid in the island production of In So Deep . What I didn't count on?Ben. The charmer who just took a job as a water sports instructor.Everyone loves Ben.Everyone but me...
  • Keep It Together by Rachel John

    Keep It Together by Rachel John

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It's not awkward unless we make it awkward. Carmen... I’ve forgiven Isaac for being a jerk to me when we were kids, but while my grudge against him is gone, my fears are alive and well. I don't care how much chemistry there is between us. I’m done with guys and their commitment issues, and I’ve found a way to make life a whole lot easier.I friend-zone them. Every single one...
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