Books like 'Eight'

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  • Consolation by Corinne Michaels

    Consolation by Corinne Michaels

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 45 ratings
    Natalie My life wasn’t supposed to be like this. I had a loving husband, a baby on the way, and a beautiful home. One second was all it took to destroy it all. One knock on the door ripped my perfect world apart. He said he’d come back. He lied. Then Liam returned and one night changed everything...
  • The Reality of Everything by Rebecca Yarros

    The Reality of Everything by Rebecca Yarros

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Two years after the man she loved was killed in Afghanistan, Morgan Bartley is trying to put the pieces of her life back together. The reno on her dilapidated beach house in the Outer Banks might be just the distraction she needs to keep her debilitating anxiety attacks at bay and begin to heal her heart...if she can ignore the ridiculously handsome guy next door...
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  • Where It Begins by Helena Hunting

    Where It Begins by Helena Hunting

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Helena Hunting comes a new story in her Pucked series. The untold story of Skye and Sidney, and the origin story where Vi and Miller are teens when their parents start dating and fall in love…I accidentally grabbed the wrong drink at the coffee shop. On the upside, the hot guy it belonged to chased me down to kindly swap with me...
  • Rescuing Rosalie by Ellie Masters

    Rescuing Rosalie by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In the Nicaraguan jungle, I'll battle dangerous wildlife, treacherous terrain, and my growing attraction to Rosalie as we outrun a madman and survive.When a hostage rescue mission intended to save innocent lives takes a devastating turn, Hayes, a Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialist, leaps into action and plunges headlong into danger to save Rosalie...
  • Hook by Chelle Bliss

    Hook by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Falling in love is supposed to be the easy part. But nothing prepared me for losing my wife. I promised her that I’d love again. Find someone to mend my broken heart. And that seems impossible, until the day that I walk into Tilly Carter’s cupcake shop. I’ve never met a woman like her—sassy, dirty-mouthed, and smells like vanilla and sin. Someone that makes me want to sweep her off her feet...
  • Drink It Up by Cee Bowerman

    Drink It Up by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Quinn Donovan is a single dad with too much on his plate. He is surrounded by his wild and crazy family at home and at work while raising two little girls who are the light of his life. When a complete stranger swoops in to help him when he needs it most only to then disappear without a word, it seems he’s lost his chance to get to know her...
  • 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...
  • Jake Understood by Penelope Ward

    Jake Understood by Penelope Ward

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

    Blood & Bones: Judge by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    Some risks are more dangerous than others... Judd “Judge” Scott lives a simple life running a successful business with his cousin, Deacon. As a bail bondsman and bounty hunter, he’s good at what he does. He never expected Trip to come home and resurrect the Blood Fury MC, reopening old wounds...
  • All The Forbidden Things by Lesley Jones

    All The Forbidden Things by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When 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...
  • My Friend the Billionaire by Maggie Cole, Wen Ross

    My Friend the Billionaire by Maggie Cole, Wen Ross

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I’m keeping Chase Monroe in the friend zone.He’s doing everything possible to move me out of it.He's the living embodiment of the billionaire playboy—richer than God, sexy as sin, and charming as hell.With a full calendar of friends-with-benefits.His strict no-relationships policy means I’d be another notch on his bedpost.Not happening.But our friendship is hard to keep...
  • 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:
    single-father  m-f  new adult  contemporary  bikers
  • Follow Me Back by A.L. Jackson

    Follow Me Back by A.L. Jackson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    The next seductive, unforgettable stand-alone romance in the FIGHT FOR ME series from NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author A.L. Jackson... Kale Bryant. Arrogant. Gorgeous. Commanding. This ER doctor is married to his job. His only vice is one-night stands and short-lived flings. He learned a long time ago loving someone isn’t worth the risk. Harley Hope Masterson. Beautiful. Brave...
  • 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...
  • A Blind Date for the Marine by Jess Mastorakos

    A Blind Date for the Marine by Jess Mastorakos

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Blind dating for the digital age. What could go wrong?When my best friend asks me to test his new dating app, I'm not sure it's a good idea. After all, I'm moving out of the country in six months. What's the point?But he insists it's just to help him out, so I give it a shot. Plus, the mystery of it is kind of fun...
  • Burn by Chelle Bliss

    Burn by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Pike Moore never expected his past to follow him into his future...but nothing stays hidden for long.Gigi Gallo thought she'd never fall in love...then he rode into her world covered in ink and wrapped in chaos. Burn is book two in the Men of Inked: Heatwave series by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Chelle Bliss...
  • Aiden by Lisa Helen Gray

    Aiden by Lisa Helen Gray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is the second book in A Next Generation Carter Brother Novel; a spin-off from The Carter Brothers. I wasn’t looking for love. I was Aiden Carter; I didn’t do the whole fuzzy, lovey, romantic crap. I loved to party. I loved sex. I loved women. If I wanted it, I got it. It was the way my world worked and I made no qualms about it...
  • Rhode Trip by L.B. Dunbar

    Rhode Trip by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The road less traveled by a sexy silver fox and a restless woman might be the path they need to restore both their hearts.Lindee FoxMy entire adult life has been a road trip, and I’m ready to put the brakes on the wanderlust in my veins. So, I bought a motel. The irony isn’t lost on me...
  • Before I'm Gone by Heidi McLaughlin

    Before I'm Gone by Heidi McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Heidi McLaughlin tells a poignant story about living life to the fullest―and savoring the small moments along the way. Palmer Sinclair has never needed anyone’s help. A successful loan officer, she’s all work and no play...
  • Strength by Amy Daws

    Strength by Amy Daws

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He thought getting a second chance at life was difficult, but resisting the spark he feels with her will test all of his strength. Vi Harris comes with baggage most men can’t handle. A famous ex footballer for a father and four professional footballing brothers. Brothers she helped raise after their mother died...
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    angst  m-f  sports  humor  contemporary  new adult  soccer
  • Rockstar Lost by Taryn Quinn

    Rockstar Lost by Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Forever is the lyric I have on repeat. I’m a rockstar on a mission, ready to leave the glamorous music scene behind. But only if I have my best friend, Felicity Hudson, by my side. And in my bed, clad in nothing but her tattoos. Now that I’m back in my small town near Crescent Cove, I have a weekend to blast the friend zone to pieces with the one woman I’ve always loved...
  • Stone by Max Monroe

    Stone by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    First, hate. Then, want. But in the end? Heartbreak. My celebrity life was supposed to be easy, and this movie was the biggest break of my career. But from the moment Officer Levi Fox gave me a speeding ticket on my way into town, he’s been nothing but a thorn in my side. Dominant. Cocky. Callous...
  • How to Kiss a Movie Star by Jenny Proctor

    How to Kiss a Movie Star by Jenny Proctor

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    He’s Hollywood’s biggest star. She wouldn’t know him from the pizza delivery guy.I’m a wildlife biologist in a tiny mountain town, not some kind of law-breaking celebrity stalker. At least not on purpose.It was an accident when I wandered onto the property of one of Hollywood’s hottest movie stars. Five minutes ago, I'd never even heard of Flint Hawthorne...
  • Just Ten Seconds by Jeannine Colette

    Just Ten Seconds by Jeannine Colette

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Just Ten SecondsThat’s all it took for my life to change forever.I left my posh life in Manhattan and escaped to the Hudson Valley in hopes of a fresh start. It wasn’t until I happened upon a bereavement group when I finally found a place I felt understood. I told them my husband was dead when, really, I was the one who had died inside...
  • The Life We Wanted by Kelsey Kingsley

    The Life We Wanted by Kelsey Kingsley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "You have too many rules.""And you don't have enough." Sebastian Moore thought he had it all. A drumming gig with one of the world’s biggest up-and-coming stars. The looks and charm to get him any woman he laid his eyes on. All the friends he could ever ask for. But something was always missing...
  • Charmed by Her Curves: A Curvy Woman Holiday Romance by C.L. Cruz

    Charmed by Her Curves: A Curvy Woman Holiday Romance by C.L. Cruz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Charmed by Her Curves is a short, sweet, and steamy romance book featuring a curvy heroine and a sexy alpha hero. It is the third in the Holly Street Holidays series but can be read as a standalone with a HEA and no cliffhangers!Tiegan‘Tis the season to be jolly.Unless, like me, you're homeless and jobless just in time for the holidays...
  • On Thin Ice by L.A. Cotton

    On Thin Ice by L.A. Cotton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An emotional and angsty grumpy x sunshine hockey romance from USA Today and WSJ bestselling author L A Cotton. Are you ready to fall in love with a Laker?When Harper Dixon discovers her father is the Lakeshore U Lakers new assistant coach, she wonders if her life can get any worse.Enter Mason Steele.Arrogant. Cold. With enough ice around his heart to freeze anyone who gets too close...
  • Loyalty by Bethany-Kris

    Loyalty by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Fresh out of prison after serving a three-year sentence, Johnathan Marcello wants to get back to normal business as a mafia capo. The rules set out for him are clear—keep out of trouble, maintain a low profile, and stay stable. But stability is a delicate balance for a man like John, and shaky ground is only a single step away...
  • Rising From The Ashes by Darlene Tallman

    Rising From The Ashes by Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 7 ratings
    JoryTen years ago, my life irrevocably changed when my then-boyfriend decided to shoot anyone he could during the Homecoming Dance. The ensuing fire killed ten students, as well as four teachers; however, somehow my life was spared. It took a lot of surgeries, therapy, and time for me to heal, but now I’m ready to reclaim my life...
  • Brazen Steele by Ali Dean

    Brazen Steele by Ali Dean

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Beckett Steele knows what he wants and he’s finally going after it. But there’s one thing that might complicate his mission. It was easy to sign the legally-binding contract prohibiting a public relationship when he had no intention of falling in love...
  • Laws of Physics: Time by Penny Reid, Fiona Fischer

    Laws of Physics: Time by Penny Reid, Fiona Fischer

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Listening time 7 hours 44 minutesFrom the New York Times Bestselling Author Penny ReidLaws of Physics is the second trilogy in the Hypothesis series; Laws of Physics parts 1 (MOTION) & 2 (SPACE) end with a cliffhanger.A (brokenhearted) physicist.Now an infamous (who is LITERALLY EVERYWHERE!! UGH!) musician.The worst has already happened...
  • The King Takes a Bride by Danielle Bourdon

    The King Takes a Bride by Danielle Bourdon

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Chey's ability to handle diplomatic situations is put to the test by an unexpected visitor to the shores of Latvala. When the visitor makes a startling revelation, it throws the Ahtissari family into a tailspin...
  • Trust Me by Jayne Ann Krentz

    Trust Me by Jayne Ann Krentz

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 26 ratings
    The captivating new novel from the New York Times best selling author of Grand Passion! Passion is simple, but there's no logic to love...
  • Just Say Yes by Rosalind James

    Just Say Yes by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Some fires warm you up. And some burn you down. Kevin McNicholl may be a brutal force on the rugby field, but off the field, the star New Zealand All Black is a famously nice guy. His new tenant, though, arouses more than his protective side. She sets him on fire. Pity he’s evicting her. Every woman deserves her dreams. Chloe Donaldson can’t afford dreams, so she's given them up...
  • Entangled by S.E. Hall

    Entangled by S.E. Hall

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Things heat up, and not just the Georgia summertime, when Dane and Laney go head to head over plans for her new duplex. But Laney's got his number, and knows just how to coerce her bossy, domineering man. Spend the summer with the gang and find out...just how many is a crowd? The members of the Evolve Crew are getting older; so is the content. Mature audiences recommended...
  • Everything I Never Wanted by K. Street

    Everything I Never Wanted by K. Street

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This wasn’t supposed to be my life. One phone call was all it took to bring me back to the small town I had grown up in. Everything had changed, and staying away was no longer an option. Four and a half years later, I was a widowed single father still here, still trying to pick up the pieces. We were doing just fine on our own, my little girl and me...
  • Mr. Grump by Leslie North

    Mr. Grump by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I have a confession.I hate bachelorette parties.A night of dick straws, awkward dancing and being told “it’ll be you soon, Kaitlyn!”Especially when it’s at a super swanky Miami club—exactly where I don’t belong.Couldn’t get any worse, right?Enter Mr. Tall, Dark and I-didn’t-know-they-made-people-this-gorgeous.Grump supreme. His scowl has a scowl...
  • Wild Steamy Hook-Up by Piper Rayne

    Wild Steamy Hook-Up by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    He’s the quiet brooding guy who’s owned my heart since I was sixteen but has refused to claim it. I’m the naïve woman who believes that someday our time will come.I just didn’t realize that someday would include waking up in Vegas with a raging hangover and a ring on my finger...
  • Renegades by E.M. Lindsey

    Renegades by E.M. Lindsey

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Soren Green is a good man. An ex-MMA fighter, single father, and a lawyer helping to better the lives of LGBT teens. But his life isn’t as simple as it seems, and things get turned a little upside down when he stumbles on a troubled man on the side of the road, making his way through a snowstorm...
  • Epic Love by Trudy Stiles, Erin Noelle

    Epic Love by Trudy Stiles, Erin Noelle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Second chance romance - STANDALONE. HEATH STRICKLAND, the son of a prominent district attorney, lived his life surrounded by violence and crime. He was an unwilling witness to the corrupt lives his father swore to prosecute and keep behind bars. His escape was his music, which eventually led him to replace the iconic singer of the world famous band, Epic Fail...
  • Dirty Liar by Janice M. Whiteaker, Teddy Hamilton

    Dirty Liar by Janice M. Whiteaker, Teddy Hamilton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    𝐃𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.His impossibly improbable act set off a chain of events I couldn’t make up if I tried, each one stealing a little more from me.My relationship. My business.𝑀𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑢𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.But even bad times have to come to an end. I thought that was the case when Valerie slid onto the bar stool next to mine and asked me to buy her a drink...
  • Restless Rockstar by Gina Azzi

    Restless Rockstar by Gina Azzi

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Derek Reiner is an epic, consuming, forever, kind of love.He’s also at the center of my deepest heartache.While he focuses on his personal growth, I figure out my future.As much as I want him in it, I won't choose Derek at the expense of myself.Not anymore.My rockstar may be desperate and restless, but I’m calm and decisive.Some epic loves burn out before they have the chance to blaze...
  • Where We Belong by Claudia Y. Burgoa

    Where We Belong by Claudia Y. Burgoa

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Claudia Burgoa comes a best friend’s little sister, single dad romance featuring a hot doctor and his sweet little daughter. I’ve been in love with Benedict Farrow since I was fourteen years old.He’s my older brother’s best friend.One night we almost crossed that line.One night I almost got everything I wanted...
  • The Baby-whisperer and the Brute by Tru Taylor

    The Baby-whisperer and the Brute by Tru Taylor

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You can’t appreciate all the implications of the word “conflicted” until you come face to face with the guy you’ve been secretly lusting after for weeks... and then learn he’ll be signing your paychecks—Angelina RappaportSome people might call me sheltered. That doesn’t begin to cover it. I’ve been practically sequestered my whole life...
  • In the Den: 10th Anniversary Edition by Sierra Cartwright

    In the Den: 10th Anniversary Edition by Sierra Cartwright

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    FROM BESTSELLING ROMANCE AUTHOR SIERRA CARTWRIGHTBook six in the Mastered seriesHis obsession may destroy them both.As, the billionaire owner of the Den, Damien Lowell has no business lusting after Catrina Davidson. After all, as a Dom, he owes the beautiful, vulnerable Domme all of his respect.But when it comes to her, he's a man obsessed.He has to have her under his lash...
  • Inflame by Laramie Briscoe

    Inflame by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From a USA Today Bestseller comes a new series about single parents! Single-Dad Firefighter Since my divorce five years ago, these are the two labels I've identified with. Now, I'm ready for more. Ready to give dating a shot, even with an eight-year-old daughter and twenty-four hour shifts needing my attention...
  • Sexy Suit: A Hero Club Novel by J.H. Croix

    Sexy Suit: A Hero Club Novel by J.H. Croix

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When I met Ryan, I might’ve been trying to break into his basement.It was for a good cause. I swear. Also, my dog broke in first.Ryan Blake is jaw-dropping handsome, wealthy & cocky. Not quite my type. By some miracle, he doesn’t call the police on me when he catches me trying to rescue my dog. He even fetches a doctor for me. Don’t ask why.I don’t figure I’ll see him again. Then, I do...
  • Nanny I Want to Mate: A Single Dad Romance by Mia Kayla

    Nanny I Want to Mate: A Single Dad Romance by Mia Kayla

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Single dad.Two words that force me out of bed every morning.Because two little girls depend on me.Because my family’s company depends on me.As CEO, I have to show up, lead, be present.As Dad, there’s no room for error, not when it comes to raising my girls.I’m no longer the same man, just a shell of a person I once was, going through the motions every day. Not seeing, barely breathing...
  • What's Left of Us by Amanda Maxlyn

    What's Left of Us by Amanda Maxlyn

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The heartwarming conclusion to What's Left of Me. Love found me three years ago. I’m cancer free, happily married to the love of my life, and working toward my dream career. Our life is complete. Perfect, really. Or is it? I’ve always wanted a family of my own, but never dreamed I could have one. Now Parker’s ready to make my dream our reality...
    Categorized as:
    angst  m-f  contemporary  new adult  length-short
  • When We Were by Diana Elliot Graham

    When We Were by Diana Elliot Graham

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The debut novel from Diana Elliot Graham, When We Were, is a beautiful, clever, and complex dual timeline love story about a woman who discovers fourteen years later that the break up that nearly broke her, was nothing more than a miscommunication.In 2007, Arden Bancroft was ready to experience everything her first year of college had to offer...
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