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Bayou With Benefits by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey are friends. Without benefits. Unfortunately.Michael LeClaire is small-town Louisiana. A firefighter. A single dad.And Amelia Landry is New York City. A social media influencer. A model.Sure, she’s his son’s favorite person on the planet... -
Friend Zoned by Evelyn Sola
They say the best things come when you least expect it.Burned by her ex-husband and a messy divorce, Jeannie Dubois isn’t looking for anything more than a good friend. Besides, she’s still dealing with the ex who can’t seem to let her go.Insert NBA coach, Aiden Walsh...Categorized as:
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Mail Order Groom II by A.N. Boyden
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife for Zane and Nina is going better than expected. The couple symbolically ties the knot on Zane's former eviction date and discovers a few months later that they are expecting Zane Jr. The nursery is outfitted, the maternity photos are framed, the baby shower invitations are in the mail, and the couple is looking forward to the future. However, life rarely goes as planned.Zane Jr... -
Sealed With A Kiss by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat’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..Categorized as:
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Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen
Bridget Jones’s Diary meets Survival of the Thickest in Danielle Allen’s CURVY GIRL SUMMER, a smoking-hot, hilarious novel about the perils of online dating. “There’s got to be an easier way than dating. I want the shortcut. I just want to find my person and start our lives together.” After a one-night stand with her clingy ex, Aaliyah James has an this ain’t it... -
Tease: A BWWM Romantic Comedy by Camilla Stevens
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“Hello, neighbor. Going down?” Miss PinkThat’s what I call her.Her “real” name is too ridiculous to repeat.Besides, my nickname for her is more than apt. Everything about her is pink, from the pink champagne she gets delivered by the caseload, to the tiny pink feathers I find randomly breezing down the hallway of our apartment building in her wake.It’s ridiculous…in the most addictive way... -
Love Me by Tiffany Patterson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“...give me three months.” “Three months for what?” “To make you love me.”For years I’ve withheld my feelings for my best friend, Monique. After dating losers, she needs a man who’s docile, safe … a nice guy. I’ve never been that. When we were younger, I couldn’t control my temper when it came to keeping her safe. My loss of control forced the only woman I loved to move hundreds of miles away...Categorized as:
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Lobsters, Bisques, and Berries by Olivia Gaines
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLakota Simjak is nothing like he looks. A laid-back kind of fella that takes life as it comes, while enjoying the simple beauty of the day to days. However, the lonely nights and eternal mornings tells him it’s time for a change. He wants a wife.Melody Willis’ trophy case displays thirty years of being in the music business and performances all over the world. Yet, she goes to bed alone... -
The Holly Dates by Brittainy C. Cherry
All she wanted for Christmas was a boyfriend for the holidays…All he wanted was for her to take her crappy first dates elsewhere… Quirky Holly Jackson was unlucky in love, yet her romantic heart refused to give up her search for companionship—even after her fiancé left her at the altar on Christmas Eve...Categorized as:
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Zane's Rebel by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor once in his life, this strait-laced attorney is ready to throw caution to the wind. Too bad his sassy, rebellious soulmate refuses to take the risk.ZaneI take on the sassy-mouthed heiress’s case because she needs a good defense. She’s being sued by her father’s former business partner, who wants to destroy her. The odds in this small-town are stacked against her...Categorized as:
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Bargaining with the Librarian: BWWM Enemies to Lovers by A.R. Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJasper Stockton did the unimaginable and slept with his daughter-in-law’s mother, Gayle Turner, whom he dubbed “the red dragon.” From the moment he met her, she drove his blood pressure through the roof, aggravated him repeatedly, and made him want to gag her holier-than-thou mouth on several occasions... -
Calling on Quinn by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe's trouble—of the very best kindQuinn Blackheart is a private investigator, former cop, and no-nonsense, take-charge kind of guy who adores his sprawling Irish family. He likes to check all the boxes, and his niece's gorgeous driving instructor just earned a place at the top of his to-do list... -
The Problem with Dating by Brittainy C. Cherry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIf I had to choose a person to hate, Alex Ramírez would’ve been first on the list…Welcome to Honey Creek, Illinois, where life was as sweet as the town’s name suggested. That was, until Mr. Fine Dining himself, Alex Ramírez, rolled into town with a permanent scowl. Even worse, he decided to park his snooty five-star restaurant across from my cozy dog daycare... -
Pretty Little Mess by Carmel Rhodes
I’m having an out-of-body experience. At least...I think. Isn’t that what it’s called when your spirit abandons you to watch—from a safe distance, with the appropriate amount of judgement—while you make questionable decisions? Yup. I’m having one of those. I want to shout “STOP, ELLIE, DON’T DO IT!” But spirit me doesn’t have a voice. So I watch as she...I.. -
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The Fake Out by Jenni Bara
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThings only an idiot would do: 1. Develop an obsession for his best friend’s sister. 2. Agree to let her be his new roommate. 3. Kiss her. Hello I’m Emerson Knight and I am an idiot. I try to stay away from Gianna Damiano, I really do. But between crop tops and fiery glares I can’t get her off my mind... -
Ghosts of Christmas (Steamy Bwwm Holiday Romance) by Kenya Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is A Christmas Carol with an erotic romantic twist.Bestselling author Kenya Wright is heating the holidays up with a steamy standalone novel full of magic. _______________Leaning forward, Saint put his mouth close to mine. “Your kisses are my favorite part of Christmas. My favorite part of you.”“Why?” I whispered.“Because they’re the first door to your body...Categorized as:
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Stranded Ranch by Cindy Steel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer past came back to surprise her. But her past is now a flirty hot cowboy so...I wasn't sure why I gave up a week in the Bahamas with friends to visit my grandparent's home in Wyoming.In January.But one phone call to the ranch to check-in was all it took.It didn't matter that the worst storm to hit Wyoming in years was upon us. I needed to be there. I just didn't know why...Categorized as:
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Everything Happens at 2:04 AM by Nikki20038
Octavia. That's the name the world knows her by. One word. One name. At seventeen, she was a girl who had her spotlight when she was whisked away to co-star in what would be an award-winning movie. From that moment on, she had never strayed away. Now, at 24, Octavia is a star and has found herself in multiple productions...Categorized as:
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Keep It Together by Rachel John
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt'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... -
Shatterproof by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA TODAY Bestselling author Xavier Neal comes an all-new, best friends to lovers, forced proximity, bodyguard romance...The assignment is simple.Don't let the client get kidnapped.Don't let someone kill her.Don't confess that I've secretly been in love with her since we first met.It's the last part that complicates what would otherwise be a fairly routine operation...Categorized as:
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T.Y.P.O.: Take Your Pants Off by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA typo in a text brought us together.Auto-correct gone wrong? It's never been so right! Aylee is scared of a couple things: Being in the water for one and being with a man for another. Good thing I'm the guy who got the message because I can kill two birds with one stone. Alpha-hole much? Let's call it confident. I know what Aylee needs because I have my own demons to conquer...Categorized as:
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Whiskey Kisses by Lena Hampton
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCountry music’s bad boy falls for a straight laced plus sized accountant.Wilder Mann is accustomed to sneaking out on groupies before they wake up, not chasing them down the hotel hall barefoot in his boxers to keep them from leaving with a part of his heart. Then again, Serenity is no groupie. She’s not even a fan...Categorized as:
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My Funny Valentine: A Valentine Novella by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAward winning Author Blue Saffire presents My Funny Valentine Love doesn’t always come in a beautifully wrapped, elegant, gilded box. Ever heard of the chipped plate or the ugly duckling? I’ve been referenced to as both. It’s fine with me. I still have no problem going after what I want. I’ve built a multi-million-dollar company, soon to be worth billions...Categorized as:
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Stranded in Arizona by Olivia Gaines
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKevia Caplan spent her entire life as a caregiver, first to her parents and then to her spoiled baby sister. Working as a database administrator for the FBI, she came across files of the worst in human behavior. When her sister tells her she’s going to become a mail-order bride, Kevia tags along to ensure her sister’s safety...Categorized as:
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Cheeky Romance by Nia Arthurs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe only thing worse than marrying your prissy childhood friend in a Vegas wedding is waking up the next morning and hearing she forgot about it.I got my best friend pregnant.No sense sugar-coating the truth because the Vegas wedding and drunken honeymoon are just a tiny part of the story. The real crapstorm is what happens after Vanya finds out there’s a bun in her oven... -
Billionaire Baby Blues by Mia Caldwell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew Release Special Price — Complete Novel with HEA. Shattered dreams might become Neesa’s greatest gift. All Neesa ever wanted was a family of her own. After learning she can’t have children, grief-stricken Neesa sells her farm, packs up, and leaves to travel the world. She hopes to find a way to heal, and discover a different destiny than what she’d once planned for herself... -
Royal Engagement by Chance Carter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Prince with one rule. Never marry a princess. I follow my heart. It's the code I live by. And that's saying a lot, since they've been trying to put me in a royal match since the day I was born. I'm not cut out to be a prince. I've always been more of the playboy type. The crown sits a lot more comfortably on my older brother's head... -
Cherish by Evelyn Sola
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlexandraI thought I finally had my life figured out. Fate? Destiny? I know mine. But one afternoon questioned everything I thought I knew.Then it happened. Dr. Jason Dupree crashed into my life.His eyes linger on me longer than they should in polite company. You see, there is nothing polite about him. He’s arrogant and overconfident. His touch? It’s my undoing... -
Roughneck by Sosie Frost
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTidus Payne is as smooth as whiskey, as dangerous as a lit match, and sexier than a midnight mistake. He’s the sort of man who’d drink the devil under the table and then stick around Hell for more fun. He’s rough. He’s rude. He’s un-redeemable. And Tidus is the only mechanic within twenty miles... -
The False Flat by Melissa Collings
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this uplifting story about friendship, love, and growth, one woman must untangle herself from a past that’s holding her back in order to move forward into the life that will set her free.Penelope Auberge is at her breaking point...Categorized as:
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Lunchtime Chronicles: Spice Cake by Keta Kendric
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRenata: My sweet personality is one of my best attributes. At least, that’s what I thought until my friends staged an intervention on my behalf and demanded I attend racial sensitivity training. What? The suggestion filled me with special, individually wrapped curse words for each of them…until I met Rook. Rook: My caring and unselfish ways were often complimented... -
Thrive by Shain Rose
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThrive is a gripping friends-to-lovers standalone romance.One kiss.One little misstep.It completely changed everything.We're best friends, colleagues, the actor and the assistant.One little kiss shouldn't change that.He shouldn't change that.Except now I'm flying to his small hometown, leaving my city behind to walk through dirt roads in my stilettos just for him...Categorized as:
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Devoted: A Sutton Series Novella by Evelyn Sola
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMaxwell Sutton and Summer Madison are back and on their way to the altar! At least that was their plan. The road to forever isn’t a smooth one. And these two are learning that firsthand thanks to Maxwell’s past. But, Maxwell is determined not to let any drama derail their future. Because simply put - Maxwell and Summer are devoted to one another and to making their relationship last...Categorized as:
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Rules of Engagement: A Single Dad Romance by Mika Jolie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRule #1: Don’t fall in love. As a single dad, my life revolves around my daughter. No complaints…until my ex-wife forces my hand over custody. I needed a cover story. In steps Katharine Morello. My best friend’s sister is ready and willing to be my fake fiancée. Overnight we’re engaged. A temporary arrangement. No sex. No strings attached. No complications... -
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Dangerous Games by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAsher York. Talented musician. The voice of an angel. The body of an Adonis. And the man I happened to have a one-night stand with in Vegas. No big deal, right? What happens in Vegas… Well, you know how the saying goes. Did I mention I was once engaged to Asher’s brother? I walked away, hoping my momentary lack of judgment would stay in the past. I should have known it wouldn’t... -
His Grumpy Childhood Friend by Jackie Lau
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's been five years since Charlotte Tam had to endure a public proposal at a baseball game—literally the stuff of her nightmares—and realized her ex never really knew her. She hasn’t dated since, afraid that no man will understand her cranky, introverted, coffee-obsessed self, but she wants to try again. Her friend suggests she ask a guy to ease her into the dating game and give her some lessons... -
Romancing the Billionaire (Galentine's Getaway) by Fern Fraser
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSteamy sweet instalove age gap short romance between a secret billionaire philanthropist and a sassy, curvy girl. Safe, no OM/OW drama and a guaranteed Happily Ever After.♥ A dare, a lie and a vacation fling that just might lead to a forever kind of love ♥EmmyI might be young and idealistic, but I set goals in life. One of which–being a successful romance author–I’m already living... -
Bender by Colleen Charles
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy second chance is the biggest gamble of my life. I am Marco Rossi, once an Italian nobody, now living the dream as a Vegas Venom player. I thought I was swapping my lonely orphan past for a team-family. But I was wrong. I am on thin ice with everyone, but especially when it comes to Madison McKay...Categorized as:
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Love So Perfect by Marquita Valentine
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLove So Perfect, Book 5 in Marquita’s contemporary romance series about the Lawson Brothers. Star quarterback Austin Lawson’s dating life is fair game to the myriad gossip bloggers. Thanks to his most recent screw up with a social media savvy super model, he’s forced to return home so that his PR team can do damage control...Categorized as:
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WRAPPED by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Following a painful divorce, all pastry chef Shae Kenney wants for Christmas is one good date that doesn’t end in disaster. When Aidan Meyer, a smoking hot hunk from her past, matches with her on a dating app, Shae asks Santa for the strength not to screw it up...Categorized as:
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My Fake Fiance by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI never felt truly desired by a man—until him.The second he stepped foot into my small town Alaskan inn, his gaze swept over my curvy figure with desire, igniting a flame I thought was dead. He flirted with me, and I might’ve left two chocolates on his pillow at turndown, but that’s where it stayed. Over the years, he’s floated in and out of town while a friendship developed between us... -
Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKamila Hussain’s life might not be perfect, but, whew, it’s close. She lives a life of comfort, filled with her elaborate Bollywood movie parties, a dog with more Instagram followers than most reality stars, a job she loves, and an endless array of friends who clearly need her help finding love. In fact, Kamila is so busy with her friends’ love lives, she’s hardly given any thought to her own .Categorized as:
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Co-Ed by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFour guys. Constant moaning. And a revolving door across the college suite I somehow ended up in because my first name is Shawn. They don't discriminate. Girls. Guys. Grandmas. Plants (okay maybe not plants) all walks of life stroll in stressed to the brim, and leave so satisfied I'm wondering what sort of talents lie behind that door. My roommate calls them the pleasure ponies... -
One Last Job by Anise Starre
When designer Amber Wyatt gets the opportunity to project manage a lucrative contract with The August Room, an exclusive and glamorous private members’ club, she can’t wait to get started. That is until she meets handsome managing director, Finn Hawthorne.Finn has no respect for her hard work, continuously undermines her and, worst of all, has the uncanny ability to charm everyone he meets...Categorized as:
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The Soul Feud by Juniper Jackson
This enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy examines class and privilege as it pits a young woman who struggles to preserve the legacy of her family's soul food restaurant in a gentrifying city against a handsome businessman who is running from his past, resulting in a hard-fought and unlikely partnership...Categorized as:
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Lipstick & Camera Clicks by D.J. Murphy
If you told me I’d be on a reality dating show with a man I can’t stand, while the guy I haven’t been able to forget films it all, I’d tell you to kick rocks. But alas, here I am, pretending to fall in love with a man who’d marry himself if he could all while my tv producer best friend has front seats to it all...Categorized as:
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Cruiseshipped by Savannah Scott
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf I'm going to be stuck with anyone, at least it's a hot fireman with that smile I can't seem to forget.Brooks and I met three years ago when my best friend's boyfriend held a party to propose to her in front of all their friends -- in the middle of his goat farm.Yes. You heard me. His goat farm.When my eyes traveled across the driveway that night and landed on Brooks, I didn't count to ten... -
The Dysfunctional Test by Kelly Moran
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"You are cordially challenged to a test of true love. " Growing up in her large, crazy Serbian family, Camryn Covic became an expert at shutting down her emotions in order to maintain her sanity. But when she loses her apartment, her job and her boyfriend all in one day, she hits her breaking point...Categorized as:
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Christian by Imani King
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe wants a baby, not a wife. She was hired to do a job, not to heal his heart. They’re locked together for nine months with only one rule: Don’t fall in love. At one time, international sex symbol and infamous race car driver Christian Corbett seemed unstoppable. But after a tragic accident left him scarred and broken, he barricaded himself in his country estate... -
Mistletoe Hearts by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat’s a girl supposed to do when she’s secretly in love with her best friend? I’ll give you a hint. It’s not accompany him home for the holidays and pretend to be his girlfriend. How did I even end up here? I’ll tell you how. I got lost in Justin Morrison’s baby blues, that’s how. Ever since Justin rescued me from my no good cheating ex - I’ve had a thing for him...
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