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  • Benching Brady by Samantha Christy

    Benching Brady by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    FAST BALLS. FAST CARS. FAST WOMEN. They are how I've learned to cope. But then life throws me a curveball. And I may never play the game I love again. Then I meet her. She represents everything I've lost. In the best and worst of ways. She may be the only one who can get me back into the game. And I'm not just talking about baseball...
  • Fractured by Riley Edwards

    Fractured by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Loving Echo Kent was painful. Not the falling in love part, that was easy. One look at the tall, blond-haired, blue-eyed narcotics detective and I knew I wanted him. A few months later I knew I couldn’t live without him. But my Echo, he had demons and secrets and a mountain of guilt. His love was selfish and one-sided—he could love but he refused to allow others to love him...
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  • 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
  • Soar High by Cherise Sinclair

    Soar High by Cherise Sinclair

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    She survived.Kit survived her abusive husband. Survived imprisonment and beatings from the Patriot Zealots. Now free and healing, she can make a new life for herself and her son…except he has attached himself to a terrifying, scarred, tattooed ex-mercenary.Women take one look at him and flee.An ugly childhood and combat left Hawk with scars, a rasping voice, and an aversion to talking...
  • Stone Rules by Samantha Christy

    Stone Rules by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Charlie Tate doesn’t live by the rules. Ethan Stone is bound by them. When Charlie returns home after five years away, she has only one thing on her mind – revenge. When she enlists the help of Ethan, a private investigator, she has him challenging many of his rules. And Charlie begins to look at him as she has never been able to look at any other man...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  contemporary  abuse  length-medium
  • Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    What happens when a woman who’s done the unthinkable needs protection—can a man who’s lost his belief in humanity keep her safe? Max Brown doesn’t trust anyone but his team. The former SEAL learned early in life that people let you down—they lie, they steal, and they lie some more. Love is a word that is used to manipulate. Family is meaningless. Max is an island and he prefers it that way...
  • 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
  • Ember by Chelle Bliss

    Ember by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    INKED PROTECTOR REUNITES WITH A SINGLE MOTHER.Rocco Caldo is tall, dark, and handsome, but not interested in love. Loyal to a fault, he can’t turn away an old friend in need or a beautiful woman on the run…especially when they have unfinished business.Rebel Bishop is a single mom, looking for shelter, not a handout...
  • Ashes by Chelle Bliss

    Ashes by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Dylan Walsh left his small town behind and vowed to never return. But when his brother needs help, Dylan steps back into the memories he tried so hard to forget. He thought there was nothing there for him anymore until a woman he knew as a little girl catches more than Dylan’s eye.Rosie Gallo is known for her kind spirit, good-girl vibes, and her loyalty to the ones she loves...
  • Checkmate by Emilia Finn

    Checkmate by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Bishop men are nothing but a plague on this planet, a disease that needs eradication before it spreads. They’re murderers. Liars. Thieves. The day I met Colum Bishop, I thought my life was finally turning around. I was led to believe he would be our saviour. He was supposed to be our hero, a long awaited reprieve from the hardships life insisted on throwing at my mom and me...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  sports  military  suspense  contemporary
  • Enamored by J.S. Scott

    Enamored by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    All it takes is a little friction to turn up the heat in the third Accidental Billionaires novel by New York Times bestselling author J.S. Scott.Like his brothers and sisters, Seth Sinclair went from blue-collar to billionaire overnight, and he’s decided to invest in what he knows best: construction...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  super rich hero  contemporary
  • Chasing You by Kelly Elliott

    Chasing You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I chased, you pushedI chased, you friend zonedI chased, you fellNow I chase to protect you.You chased, I resistedYou chased, I acceptedYou chased, I fell Now I pray you’re not too late.After finally winning the heart of the woman I loved, there was no way in hell he was taking her from me...
  • Beat by Beat by Kaylee Ryan

    Beat by Beat by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wren: Being a single mom is not how I envisioned life would turn out. But after my happily ever after ended way too soon, I’m doing my best and taking each day as it comes. Life is full of surprises, though, both good and bad… like Marshall Riggins coming to my rescue in the pharmacy line...
  • Twelve of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Twelve of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Carter: I was grateful for my second chance at life and discovering a family I never knew existed. Relocating my company and myself from South Carolina to Los Angeles brought me closer to them. They were all happily married, except my brother Gabriel, who was engaged to the love of his life. I didn’t trust women, and for good reason...
  • Rewriting You by Emilia Finn

    Rewriting You by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’m a mom to teenagers… I’m also my late husband’s executioner.He was an abusive man on the fast track to devastation. He hung me from a fancy chandelier to die, and had my saviors driven the long way home that night, I wouldn’t be here today to tell my story.It’s been a long road since then, but my children and I have finally moved back to town.It’s time to lay some ghosts to bed...
  • Hearts at Play by Melissa Foster

    Hearts at Play by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Brianna Heart has a six-year old daughter and a twelve-year plan to keep her life as simple as possible until Layla turns eighteen. That means swearing off relationships and the drama that goes along with them, working two jobs, and being the best damn mother she can be...
  • Promise Me This by Karla Sorensen

    Promise Me This by Karla Sorensen

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 19 ratings
    Imagine this: an author with a raging case of writer’s block finds an unexpected source of inspiration in her grumpy, gorgeous new roommate. Sounds amazing, right? Except that new roommate is my childhood best friend. And Ian Wilder has been off-limits since I was five...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  contemporary  humor  sports  open-door
  • Deserving Henley by Susan Stoker

    Deserving Henley by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Years of adversity have molded Henley McClure into the attentive, conscientious psychologist she is today. She lives for her daughter, Jasna, and her work at The Refuge, an exclusive retreat for victims of PTSD. Her life is fulfilling…if a little lonely. But the only man who’s captured her interest, the most standoffish of the mountain retreat’s seven owners, lives in self-imposed isolation...
  • Not Quite Crazy by Catherine Bybee

    Not Quite Crazy by Catherine Bybee

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Catherine Bybee comes the sixth novel in the warm and witty Not Quite series. No one drives in New York City. Everyone knows that, including California transplant Rachel Price. But that doesn’t stop her from driving into the city. From Connecticut. Every single morning. Rain or shine…or snow...
    Categorized as:
    single-mother  m-f  contemporary
  • Unexpected Bond by Kaylee Ryan

    Unexpected Bond by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, the universe decides to tilt your world on its axis. I had a plan, and I was moving forward until the day my world was flipped upside down. It’s a challenge I wasn’t prepared for, but one I had to face. How do you combine the life you thought you had to the one you’re living? One breath. One second. One minute. One hour...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  contemporary  length-medium
  • Down & Dirty: Dawg by Jeanne St. James

    Down & Dirty: Dawg by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    Welcome to Shadow Valley where the Dirty Angels MC rules. Get ready to get Down & Dirty because this is Dawg's story… She has a secret. But little does she know, so does he...
  • Bleeding Chaos by Nikki Ash

    Bleeding Chaos by Nikki Ash

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Gage: I lost my first love. This time, I'm going to win the second girl who owns my heart—no matter the stakes. Being the drummer for Raging Chaos is the only thing that’s kept me going for the past six years. Even the music isn’t enough to drown out the guilt that's been suffocating me since what happened to Tori...
  • Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Wolfe Emerson is notorious for two things: being an absolute beast in a boxing ring and being a voluntary mute. His story remains unspoken and he prefers to live his life in silence. That is, until, his world is turned upside down when he meets someone who is louder than life...
  • Southern Desire by Kaylee Ryan

    Southern Desire by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I always thought love was black and white. You meet the girl and within the first meeting you’d know if she’s the one. You live happily ever after. My concept was a little off, but it worked for me. I don’t waste my time with women I don’t see a future with. The day I met Whitney, I didn’t get hit with the love bug, nothing spectacular happened, at least not how I expected it to...
  • A Kind Wedding: Christian & Charleigh by Sandi Lynn

    A Kind Wedding: Christian & Charleigh by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Kind family is back for one last family wedding!Join Christian and Charleigh as they juggle their family life and careers, while dealing with the obstacles that get in the way of planning their perfect wedding.Enjoy bonfires, brotherly talks, weekly surf time, music, laughter, and more in this next installment of the Kind Brothers Series...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  contemporary  super rich hero
  • Dirty Little Midlife (fake) Date by Lilian Monroe

    Dirty Little Midlife (fake) Date by Lilian Monroe

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Brooding, grumpy Des has a problem. He needs a date to his family's Thanksgiving reunion for reasons he'd...rather not say.Single mother and all-around hot mess Mia has an even bigger issue: She can't afford her rent, and her new landlord Des is a major you-know-what.So, they make a deal. One simple weekend away in exchange for a serious rent reduction...
  • 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...
  • Bratva Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Bratva Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    My dark secret?The single dad who hired me as a nanny makes me want to rip off his clothes.But that’s not the dark part. I took the job to get close enough to take him down.Six feet under to be exact.“I know a little bit of self-defense.”It’s a lie of course.I could easily kill a man nine different ways with the tip of a ballpoint pen.Dimitri Antonov may be a devoted father...
  • Craving Rose by Nicole Jacquelyn

    Craving Rose by Nicole Jacquelyn

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I, Rose Hawthorne, have crap taste in men. But, who could blame me, really? When the stories of how your dad and uncles raised hell before settling down are legendary, it was all too easy to see Prince Charming everywhere, believing that if a man loved me enough, he’d change. What a load of garbage...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  contemporary  bikers  single-father
  • 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
  • Loved by Liam by Melanie Moreland

    Loved by Liam by Melanie Moreland

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Liam Callaghan is happy with the way things are.He has a successful business, a family he loves, and a life he thinks is fulfilling and complete.Until a favor for his brother brings him to her.She sparks something inside him. Something he had no idea he was missing.One touch and he knows Paige Winters is the woman he wants.She and her daughter become his focus. His world...
  • Holding You by Kelly Elliott

    Holding You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Lauren Reynolds wanted only two things in life—to run her father’s horse breeding business and Colt Mathews. Fearing Colt would take her position within the family business, she tried to push him far away from her heart. When life could no longer keep Lauren and Colt apart, their two worlds became one. Every second of every moment, they spent together...
  • Sea of Love by Melissa Foster

    Sea of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    You fell in love with Lacy Snow in Sisters in White (Snow Sisters, Book Three). Follow her on her path to her forever love in Sea of Love. Lacy Snow hadn’t been looking for love when she met strikingly handsome and seductive Dane Braden...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  sports  contemporary  length-medium
  • Unexpected Fall by Kaylee Ryan

    Unexpected Fall by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Life is full of ups and downs. Events that shape who you are, even those that are filled with heartbreak and tragedy. What do you do when actions bring devastation? How do you pick up the pieces and keep moving forward? One breath. One second. One minute. One hour. One day at a time, you learn to live with your unexpected fall...
  • 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...
  • Blood & Bones: Shade by Jeanne St. James

    Blood & Bones: Shade by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A past that defined a future... Shade has a secret.One he’s hidden most of his life.Secrets created in his past.Of a broken family. A little boy lost.Of broken dreams. With only nightmares left in their wake.As a prospect, his MC nicknamed him Shady because he’s quiet and keeps to himself.As a patched member of the Blood Fury, he changed it to Shade, because that’s what he prefers..
  • Loved by Ivy Smoak

    Loved by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I’m an addict.It’s hard for me to know the difference between addiction and love.But when I’m with Penny, I don’t need any other vices. I feel like I can breathe for the first time in years. I feel…whole.I know I’ve messed up so much in my life. But it’s time to move forward. It’s time to make amends. Because no one deserves to be punished forever.Even a monster like me deserves to be loved...
  • Playing For Keeps by Emilia Finn

    Playing For Keeps by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life is all about choices, right? Everything we do, from brushing our teeth in the morning, until we climb into bed at night, is a series of choices. Sometimes we make bad choices, sometimes they’re good, sometimes they’re made under duress, and sometimes they’re the lesser of two evils kind...
  • Fearless: A Salvation Society Novel by Chelle Bliss, Salvation Society

    Fearless: A Salvation Society Novel by Chelle Bliss, Salvation Society

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I’ve always been a wild child and my own worst enemy. Ditched by my best friend at a biker bar. A broken Jeep in a new town with no one to call. What else could possibly go wrong? I’m Makenna Dixon, not a damsel in distress. My parents taught me how to survive on my own. But a handsome stranger thinks he’ll be my saving grace. A challenge leads to a lip lock I can’t quite forget...
  • Dirty Toe Drag by Toni Aleo

    Dirty Toe Drag by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Stella Brooks is a woman who knows what she wants. From her first glimpse of Paris Fashion Week at the tender age of eleven, she has only ever wanted to be a designer. Hardworking and dedicated, she knows she can make a success of it. Until…she is driven to trade fashion for frosting, a move that makes her soul sing but shakes her confidence in her decision-making to her core...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  sports  contemporary  open-door  hockey
  • Dirty Little Midlife Disaster by Lilian Monroe

    Dirty Little Midlife Disaster by Lilian Monroe

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Sizzling-hot and seriously funny. Who said your forties couldn’t be both?Recent divorcée and single mother of two Katrina Viceroy isn’t looking for love. She’s definitely not looking for a hot, motorcycle-riding hunk to drive off into the sunset with her.No, sir-ee.She’s done with all that nonsense.Call the convent; Trina’s officially a nun.When she gets a flat tire, Trina’s no damsel in distress...
  • 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...
  • Igniting Ivy by Samantha Christy

    Igniting Ivy by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They call me a hero.I save people. It's what I do.It's the only thing I've ever wanted to do. Then I meet her - the girl with the sad eyes. She's lost everything. Twice. And I know she's using me to forget her past. Just when things seem perfect, that past threatens with the unimaginable. They may call me a hero. But she's the one person I can't save...
  • 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
  • Charmer by Kayley Loring

    Charmer by Kayley Loring

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    NICOShe serves me coffee late at night when I come around to write lyrics,but it’s not the caffeine I’ve gotten addicted to.We’ve got the spark, but she’s the only woman in townwho seems to be immune to my charms.When it’s time for me to leave for my cross-country tour,I just can’t imagine not seeing her for months.So I offer her a job on the road with me...
    Categorized as:
    single-mother  m-f  humor  contemporary
  • Moonlight in Massachusetts: An Epilogue Short Novel by Siobhan Davis, Christopher John

    Moonlight in Massachusetts: An Epilogue Short Novel by Siobhan Davis, Christopher John

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    An optional epilogue short novel in the highly addictive Kennedy Boys series by USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestseller Siobhan Davis.Find out what is going on in the lives of your favorite family and their offspring. Set five years after the series end, this story begins with Selena receiving a prestigious award for Moonlight, the support center she opened to help survivors of abuse...
  • Dangerous Rock by Crystal Kaswell

    Dangerous Rock by Crystal Kaswell

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I'm married to a rock star.And I don't even know his last name. Bella There's a tall, tattooed man in my bed. Not any tall, tattooed man. He's a rock star. A sex god. And now he's my husband. Last night, I married Joel. It's ridiculous. I'm a good girl. I don't get into trouble. I don't look twice at bad boys. I can't stay married to a rock star. But there's something about Joel...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  contemporary
  • Rescuing Wendy by Susan Stoker

    Rescuing Wendy by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Aspen “Blade” Carlisle is the last of his Delta Force team to find love…and he’s pretty bummed about that fact. Which might explain why he finds himself chatting up a telemarketer as if she’s a long-lost friend. But Wendy is surprisingly easy to talk to, so when they go from occasional calls during her work, to nightly conversations on their cells, it somehow feels right...
  • Billionaire Unchallenged: Carter by J.S. Scott

    Billionaire Unchallenged: Carter by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    What happens when you're instantly drawn and inexplicably attracted to a man you haven't really met? Me? Well, I left a party like my butt was on fire when it happened to me. Arrogant, wealthy and physically perfect men were nothing but trouble, even if I was mesmerized by a man with all of those attributes...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  contemporary  length-short
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