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Rebel Heart by Ivy Layne
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNASH Parker Sawyer fell into my life like a bomb. The first sight of her hit me like an explosion, changing everything. My mind, my heart, my life. The goals I thought I had and the dreams I thought I wanted. Nothing was the same after Parker. The night I fell in love with her, I let her get away. This time, there's no escape. Parker can run but she won't get far. This time I have a plan...Categorized as:
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Fang's Enlightenment by Ciara St James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThings refuse to quiet down around Tenillo for Fang and his club, the Ares Infidels MC. No matter how many bad guys they bring to justice, they find there are more in need of their kind of vigilantism. For Fang, that’s alright by him. He joins the Ares Infidels to be part of a brotherhood that’s bigger than just him and his club brothers. He joins to have a bigger family... -
Being Mrs. Cane by Shanora Williams
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThey say there is happiness at the end of every love story, but they never truly mention the hardships it takes to get there. With Cane, I’d been through hell and back, and now, I was going to be walking up the alter, promising my life to a man that I’d gambled everything for. Some would call me dumb. Some would deem me insane. Others would say I was a fool in love...Categorized as:
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Talon by Pepper North
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Buttercup, try that one more time and see what happens…” Elizabeth Sinclair has just escaped from a lackluster marriage and isn’t about to try that again. She’s ready to spread her wings and find the one she really needs in her life–a tall, silver fox Daddy to make her heart skip beats... -
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The Bodyguard (Silver Spoon MC) by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEven giants fall…and the last brother standing will fall like a ton of bricks when he meets the feisty curvy girl meant to complete him.Cormac "Giant" CarmichaelFor the last year and a half, I've watched my MC brothers drop like flies.I almost gave up on finding my one.And then my dad called in a favor for a friend of a friend.His daughter is in trouble and needs my help...Categorized as:
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Until Avery by Brynne Asher
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDreams. I never had one. Never even knew what a dream was until a certain unassuming Carpino waltzed into my life. That day my world tilted. It became unhinged. I might not have been a dreamer, but she was. She wrote the words missing from my life. Her notes ignited my heart. Her flame lit up my darkness. Her dreams became mine and I’d move heaven and earth to give them life... -
Dear Huxley: Heart of a Wounded Hero by Layne Daniels
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis summer, my older brother and I both came home. Me, toting a college degree and a job with the city attorney. Him, with a decade of service to our country and a brotherhood of guys who followed him home.Eavesdropping like the nosy little sister I’ll always be, I overheard them talking about the only one in their team who reenlisted. I’m intrigued... -
Tank's Temptation (Diamond Kings MC) by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTank's TemptationEverything is bigger in Texas. The men, their bikes, their guns and even their hearts. On the biggest ranch in West Texas, you’ll find the Diamond Kings MC. A group of tough, growly bikers happy with their solitary existence. Until love walks in and challenges them to the ultimate test. It’s time for them to man up and accept their fate or they’ll lose their soulmates forever...Categorized as:
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Chasing Temptation by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNot all lessons can be learned in a classroom. I went back to school to make something of myself—it was all about me. Until her... My teacher. One look in those sad eyes and every other reason for being in that classroom is erased. She’s lost. That much is obvious. Damn if I didn’t want to be the one to find her, to hell with rules. I wasn’t expecting to fall so hard and fast... -
Wild Ride by Tory Baker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFletcher Wild wants the one woman he shouldn’t go after. She’s my boss’s daughter.She’s off-limits.She’s going to be mine. I wasn’t prepared for Delilah Taylor. Settling down was never on my radar. Almost getting caught with my mouth and hands on her body were definitely not in my plans. Now that I’ve had a taste of her, I’m rethinking every single f*cking thing... -
Ryker's Reward by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKeeping his curvy spitfire in line will be this grumpy CIA agent's hardest mission yet.RykerWhen I requested a secure room at the Silver Spoon Falls Inn, I didn't realize it came with sassy commentary from the desk clerk. Nor did I think I'd enjoy the thought of spanking that attitude right out of her. But here we are anyway. Sight unseen, I'm already hooked on Francesca...Categorized as:
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Tempted by the Executives by Shayla Black
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHow far will they go to prove she’s theirs forever?I’m Kate.I’m recently divorced and so done with men.Or I was until my boss pairs me with two gorgeous executives who make my blood race.Rumor is, they prefer to do their women one way: together.When a critical project takes us to paradise, I can’t resist fantasy anymore.Marcus and Josh prove themselves considerate, attentive, and protective... -
Loving Mr. Cane by Shanora Williams
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsKANDY When I was a little girl, Mr. Cane was my whole world. He was perfect and handsome and the best thing to have ever happened to my family. As I grew up, those feelings changed. I wanted him in every possible way, and I got what I’d been craving. Then I learned things about him…dangerous things...Categorized as:
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Inked By My Sister's Ex by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy sister is all I’ve got.Kelly basically raised me after we lost our parents in a plane crash. When a douche made a joke about it, when life went bad, and when I needed her…She was there. Always.But I can’t stop crushing on her ex-boyfriend.Jamie Jensen is six and a half feet of pure muscle, his arms tattooed and strong, his hair silver…his aura brooding. Aura sounds so cheesy, but he has one...Categorized as:
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His Runaway Bride by Kate Hunt
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a runaway bride bursts into his butcher shop, gentle giant Seth is overcome with desire.The bride’s beauty and curves are enough to make him forget his own name.But he holds himself back—it isn’t the time or place to pursue her.Besides, he’s never been smooth with women, and she’s too young for a guy in his forties like him... -
The Scandal by Kristen Proby
THE SCANDAL is an all-new marriage of convenience, age-gap novel from New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby, set in her Single in Seattle Series, featuring Stella McKenna!Who knew that weddings in Vegas were the real deal? I certainly didn’t when I agreed to marry my co-worker while on a bender in Sin City. Now, I need a quick annulment, which means I need an attorney, STAT... -
With Kol by K.L. Donn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKol Daniels has spent years raising his sister after their parents passed away. Finally gaining the freedom to live his own life, he meets a girl… Who runs away. Thea Andrews only wants to be normal. She wants to drop the scars of her past and move forward. After finding a friendship with a woman who didn’t demand to know all her secrets, Thea feels comfort in her surroundings...Categorized as:
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Devil's Deceit (Diamond Kings MC) by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe devil might be a liar, but this undercover cop won't allow the truth to stand between him and his curvy soulmate.Creed "Devil" ThomasSix months ago, I traded my badge for a cut.My assignment is simple.Embed myself with the Diamond Kings and find a way to take down their rival, the Savages.And then Jessie Long waltzes in.Everything about her makes my blood boil...Categorized as:
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Rescued By the Mountain Man by Mia Brody
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCan this grumpy mountain man who doesn’t believe in love find forever with the sunshine woman he rescued?PiperThis is not how I imagined the start of my vacation. First, the rental car breaks down then a huge bear appears, and now this grumpy mountain man is rushing to rescue me...Categorized as:
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Extra Wild by Kate Hunt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFeeling more like a beast than a man, Leo rarely strays from his home on the mountain.Then one day a bewildering letter forces him out of his reclusive life,and he meets Freya, a curvy redhead,who should be off-limits but his mind and body don’t care.One feverish indulgence leaves him tortured for months.He wants more of Freya. Far more.But there's no point in wishing for what he can't have...Categorized as:
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Maid for the Russian Mafia by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI just want to focus on keeping this job. Times are tough and the only job this curvy young woman can find is as a maid. I just have to keep my head down and avoid my boss. Tall, dark and dangerous older man, Piotr, a Russian Mafia boss. I’m supposed to stay away from him... -
Hitched to the Heartthrob by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTequila, one wild night, and two rings will send this former boy band heartthrob and the curvy girl of his dreams up in smoke. Crue: Ten years ago, everyone knew my name. They screamed it everywhere I went. Now, I'm back on tour, and it's like nothing has changed. Except for me and my band. We're older, wiser, and far more prepared for life in the spotlight. Or so we thought... -
Dad's Possessive Friend by Lena Little
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI have no idea what I expected to find when I opened the door. But not this…not Andrea. I’m not prepared to find the most beautiful woman I’ve ever laid eyes on on my doorstep. Arms wrapped around her body, shivering from the cold. Clothes clinging to her skin. Taut buds pressing against the thin fabric of her shirt. In that moment, something rushes to the surface. DESIRE. HUNGER... -
CFO by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe rabbit doesn’t make me jump. My fingers don’t provide the ultimate thumbs up experience. And no man can, that’s for sure. I’m unorgasamable. It’s in the dictionary, right next to my picture. I’ve lost hope even trying. And to make matters worse, now everybody knows thanks to my not so little slip up. And everyone includes him…our new CFO, Carson Cash. I thought CFO meant Can’t F’in Orgasm... -
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Claiming His Forever by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s supposed to be an easy job. I’m hosting an open house for some new properties on the outskirts of the city. But while babysitting my sister’s dog, Tinkerbell – I stumble upon something.I ignore it. I don’t want to get involved. I’ve got enough to worry about working seven days a week as a realtor, trying to support my big sister, Jackie, and her art career...Categorized as:
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Dillon's Heart by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJulesI don't have time to date, especially not the infuriatingly bossy, ridiculously hot sheriff. But Dillon Armstrong won't take no for an answer. And the more he shows up at my office, the harder it is to resist him and his high-handed, insufferable, oddly endearing ways. He's going to make me fall for him, I just know it...Categorized as:
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Half Cocked by Jisa Dean
She just wanted to be a part of something…Autumn has spent her whole life looking for a place to fit in. Somewhere she can feel safe and a place she can finally feel like she belongs. She’s been an orphan for the better part of her life so joining a sorority seems like the perfect thing. Until she gets drugged and filmed doing things with a complete stranger...Categorized as:
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Executive Rule by Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI live my life by a set of rules.It’s how I got to be CEO of a Fortune 500 company at just thirty-two, and how I’ve stayed at the top of my game for the last five years. I follow the same schedule every day, eat the same food, and wear one of a dozen sets of the same ten-thousand dollar suit. And that’s the way I like it...Categorized as:
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Doctor Everything by Emma Blake
Don’t play doctor with your daddy’s best friend. Especially when it gets you pregnant.One night with Doctor McHottie has him exploring every inch of my anatomy.It was supposed to be a fun fling with an out-of-towner.He turns out to be the new doctor and my daddy’s best friend.Now I know I’m in trouble.An apple a day keeps the doctor away but he keeps coming back for more...Categorized as:
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Falling For Dad's Enemy by Florra Ferrari
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis bad boy biker ticks all the wrong boxes. My dad hates him. I can’t get involved in a relationship because I’m going to college soon. Oh, and he leads one of the most feared biker clubs in the state.But when this older possessive silver fox tells me that I’m his, I feel my body reacting in sinful ways it never has before... -
Her Alpha Boss Undercover by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's terrible at lying…but she's real good at making him squirm. NathanSomeone is out to ruin the family business and I promised my brothers I'd look into it.Going undercover is a lot harder than I expected.I'm a computer nerd. I have no clue what I'm doing. And I can't seem to stop watching Brooke Waters long enough to accomplish anything.She's so beautiful, but she doesn't like me much... -
His Blushing Bride by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe'll do whatever it takes to claim this little angel…even if it means turning his entire life upside down.GrantLily Tremaine is the prettiest little angel I've ever seen.Her innocence calls to me like nothing else ever has.She's supposed to be my assistant.I want her to be my world.I probably shouldn't have threatened to fire her five minutes after I met her... -
Auctioned to the Mountain Man by Hope Ford
I like it on this mountain.It’s just me, nature and the moonshine stills.I don’t have to deal with the crap most people have to deal with.I answer to no one.And then one night in town changes everything.Maggie was going to be my one night stand,but there’s too many reasons why I couldn’t seal the deal.She’s my sister’s best friend.She’s too young for me.She’s my employee.And the list goes on... -
The Mechanic by Lena Little
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen my best friend calls me in the middle of the night and orders me to help his little sister, I want to choke the life out of him. It’s almost 1 AM and I’ve just popped open my first bottle of beer. I was looking forward to a relaxing weekend free from the smell of grease and exhaust.I guess that’s not happening anymore...Categorized as:
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Only Sunshine by Lucy Darling
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom the moment I heard Reagan’s voice, I’ve been intrigued. I’m not known for sentimentality. In fact, quite the opposite. I’m cold, professional, calculating. At least I was until I heard her voice. Until I saw her face. Until I began experiencing life in Reagan’s light. Now I’m obsessed, and I want to show her I can be more than a cold, unfeeling billionaire... -
Can't Resist Her by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNever say never…Our relationship would never work out.She’s way too young for me, but I’ve given up trying to convince my heart and other essential parts of my body to forget her.I torture myself by seeking her out every chance I can just to get my daily fix.Soon, seeing her isn’t enough.I’ve fallen for her hard and fast, and there’s no saving my heart...Categorized as:
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Jump Start by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsJump start: In a standing start, when a vehicle moves from its grid slot before the start of a race is signaled.Hendrix Calter only has one speed. Fast.He sped away from his toxic father as soon as he turned eighteen, and he's been in Sequoia, California, for the last three years, studying at Sequoia University and racing every chance he gets to pay his bills and save for his future... -
The Boss's Captive: An Instalove Bratva Romance by Gia Bailey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI met him by accident, I had no idea, he’d been looking for me.HanaWhen I sneaked out one night, for a last chance at freedom, I met someone who turned my world upside down.I had no idea who he was… a brutal bratva boss looking for revenge against my family.I had no idea that he was looking for me and or what he was planning...Categorized as:
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Falling for the Flier by Andi Lynn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAveryI've worked hard every day to achieve my dream of being a physical therapist. I've always been my family's savior - the strong one. After scoring my dream job right out of school, I'm one step closer to having my own facility one day.until I'm knocked on my butt by a giant of a man who lights a fire in me like no one ever has. But he's my new patient, making him off-limits and a no-go... -
Everything by Erin Noelle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMusic was part of my DNA, pumping hard through my veins, resonating deep within my bones. Not surprising, considering my dad was a global rock star and my mom had the voice of a fallen angel. With my twin sister by my side in our indie-rock duo, Singed Wings, we were ready to finally see our name in lights when we opened for the hottest act to sell out stadiums – Jobu’s Rum Summer Reunion Tour... -
Finding His Forever by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPenelope Woods has just lost her father.It had been only the two of them her whole life and they had been closer than most. Now that's he's gone, she feels more alone than ever before and heads back home to figure out what to do next. It’s there, cleaning out his room, that she finds his yeti research.Her father and her have been fascinated by yetis for years...Categorized as:
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Soldier’s Symphony (Heart of a Wounded Hero) by Emma Bray
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsErik Duvall is half the man he used to be. The war took its toll on him—most noticeably on the right side of his face. He’s scarred, but those scars run more than skin deep. He’s repulsed by himself and assumes everyone else must be too. That’s why he hides himself away from the world. The only thing that keeps him sane is his music... -
BIG BURLY MASTER by Erin Havoc
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNever meet your heroes, they say.And definitely don’t fall for one of them.Christopher Webber is one of the biggest in my area.He’s also much bigger than I expected.Burly, barrel-chested, huge.I had no idea they made suits that big.He shakes my hand and my knees turn to jelly.But this crush is impossible.He’s twice my age. My mother’s colleague.And he likes giving orders...Categorized as:
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How to Fake Date Your Grumpy Boss by Camilla Evergreen
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI did not mean to kiss him.All I’ve ever wanted is to be a writer, but support isn’t exactly forthcoming in my household, and I wouldn’t say it’s particularly available in college either. When I learn about an opportunity to write Levi Danner’s autobiography, I cross my fingers and send in my resume, hoping things might turn around once I have the job of my dreams... -
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Claimed By The British Rockstar by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe tattooed, six-foot-seven, muscular lead singer of one of the biggest rock bands in the world spots me in the crowd and immediately claims me as his.This forty-two-year-old possessive older man knows how to take what he wants, and soon he has me wondering if I can be more than just an inexperienced eighteen year old girl...Categorized as:
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His Curvy Temptation by Jenna Cook
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's off limits.But for her, I'm ready to break all the rules.Reckless. Rough. Ruled by my impulses.That's the man I used to be.I've spent the last ten years rebuilding myself.Becoming a man who follows the law.Obeys the rules. Respects the limits.But then she walks into my office.Soaking wet, wide-eyed, and afraid.Temptation on a silver platter.Putty in my hands... -
Big Grumpy Fireman by Cassi Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCamilla: All I wanted was a traditional Thanksgiving celebration with my family. What I got was a near-death experience. But I can’t say I regret what happened, not when it reunited me with the only man I ever loved . . . and lost. After Damian disappeared without a word seven years ago, my naïve heart never stopped hoping I’d someday find him again... -
Kissing Kosta by Mia Madison
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"There's the kind of sass that gets you kissed ... and then there's the kind that gets you spanked." Constantine "Kosta" Adamo is all man ... and I shouldn't even be thinking about him. He's too old for me. Too worldly. Too dangerous. It only makes me want him more. Playing with his fire is sure to get me burned ... and it'll be worth every scorching second... -
The Captain's Little Girl by Pepper North
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThough Captain Mark Cunningham has wanted beautiful waitress Cricket Wilson to be his little girl for years, he's old enough to be her father and he's always told himself he isn't right for her. But when the battle-hardened special forces officer barely makes it home alive from a dangerous assignment, he decides it is time to do what he should have done ages ago and claim her as his... -
Dirty Rocker by Cassie Mint
I flew around the world to meet my estranged rocker father. But when I get backstage, it’s his bandmate who feels like home. I don’t know what I expected from my rockstar dad. Did I really think he’d make time for me? Well, whatever naive expectations I had, they’re long gone–drowned in whiskey, late nights and wild crowds.And I should move on with my life. Cut my losses and go...
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