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  • Conquered by Riley Edwards

    Conquered by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Dylan Welsh was the last man standing…until Sawyer Glasgow brought him to his knees. Dylan wasn’t ready for Sawyer. He wasn’t ready to confront the truth of his past. He wasn’t ready to admit he’s fallen in love with the sweet, sexy woman who captivated him from the moment he saw her. He’s especially not prepared to face the hurt he’s caused Sawyer. But to keep her, he must do all three...
  • Sugar by Cee Bowerman

    Sugar by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    This is the story of two people who survived traumatic childhoods and ended up on very different paths in life. But now, after different scenarios led to them both serving hard time and being released, those paths will cross in a way that will alter their lives forever...
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  • The Chesapeake Series: Sea Swept / Rising Tides / Inner Harbor / Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts

    The Chesapeake Series: Sea Swept / Rising Tides / Inner Harbor / Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 21 ratings
    #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Nora Roberts presents her breathtaking Chesapeake Series--SEA SWEPT, RISING TIDES, INNER HARBOR, and CHESAPEAKE BLUE presented together in one set for the first time.SEA SWEPTWhen Cameron Quinn receives word that his father has been in a terrible car accident and is near death, Cam returns home...
  • Finding Monica by Susan Stoker

    Finding Monica by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Years of abuse at the hands of her father has taught Monica Collins she can’t trust anyone—especially military men. Since escaping her home, she’s built a successful career as a nanny, showing other kids the love she was denied as a child. But when her employer’s ambassadorial home becomes fair game for intruders during a riot, she’s forced to rely on two SEALs to get her to safety...
  • Nora Roberts Collection 5: Midnight Bayou, Chesapeake Blue, and Birthright by Nora Roberts, Sandra Burr

    Nora Roberts Collection 5: Midnight Bayou, Chesapeake Blue, and Birthright by Nora Roberts, Sandra Burr

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Midnight Bayou (James Daniels with Sandra Burr, Sandra Burr, Jill Sovis): Declan Fitzgerald had always been the family maverick, but even he couldn't understand his impulse to buy a dilapidated mansion on the outskirts of New Orleans. Determined to restore Manet Hall to its former splendor, Declan begins the daunting renovation room by room, relying on his own labor and skills...
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    suspense  from hate to love
  • Take A Chance On Me by Emilia Finn

    Take A Chance On Me by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Oh Sh*tThis is part 2 of the Marc and Meg Duet. It cannot be read as a standalone. Due to spoilers, the above is all the blurb you will get.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️The conclusion to the Meg and Marc duet is phenomenal. It’s been a long time since I’ve found a writer that makes me laugh, scream, and cry in the same sitting. This is an epic story - epic love, epic friendship, epic woman finding her way...
  • Always You by Emilia Finn

    Always You by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What does any self respecting socialite do when she finds her husband screwing his secretary on HER dining room table? She gets petty revenge a'la Louisville Slugger, then she runs home and pretends her whole life isn’t in tatters...
  • Fatal Betrayal by Barbara Freethy

    Fatal Betrayal by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "I can’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday night than losing myself in one of Barbara Freethy’s books. I love the Off The Grid series but I honestly think this one is my favorite. I have no doubt her next book will be awesome, too!" Booklovers AnonymousRomance and danger collide in the next thrilling book in the OFF THE GRID: FBI SERIES by #1 NYT Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy...
  • Ink's Whirlwind by Ciara St. James

    Ink's Whirlwind by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As Ink watched his president fall for a woman, he’s thrilled to realize that he’s sure he’s found his too. Even better news is the two women are best friends. Everything looks to be perfect. Or it does until Ink realizes Alisse isn’t willing to give him the time of day.He’s spent months trying to get her to give him a chance...
  • Summer in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Summer in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    While the town prepares for the annual local festival.Spenser helps with the festivities while chatting with the residents.Unfortunately the pleasantry is interrupted when Spenser runs into Rafe Johnson,the man beginning his campaign to unseat her as sheriff.The standoff between them is tense with Spenser deciding to walk away...
  • It Breaks Me: A Forbidden Dark Romance by Penelope Sky

    It Breaks Me: A Forbidden Dark Romance by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Axel betrayed me.As hard as I tried to keep him out of my heart, he broke through it like shattered glass. Even though my father didn't approve and our relationship would always be a secret, I didn't care. He was worth it...until he wasn't.Six months have passed, and that's exactly how long it's taken me to get over what he's done. I never see him at my father's estate...
  • The Tallest Tower by Emilia Finn

    The Tallest Tower by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I hate Felix Malone with all my heart and soul. He’s the second born son of a murderous don.The newest leader of the Malone mafia family now that his father is dead.But if I could have hoped a change in management would mean a positive shift for the notorious crime family, then I’m proven wrong as Felix quickly settles into his new role and lays scourge on New York City...
  • This Much Is True by Adriana Locke

    This Much Is True by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    When celebrity Laina Kelley bolted from her small hometown church on her wedding day, she ran to the first place that came to mind—the home of the local farrier, a gorgeous playboy who just so happens to be her first love … and biggest frenemy...
  • I Can't Even by Lani Lynn Vale

    I Can't Even by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ellodie Cassandra Solaire made a single, solitary New Year’s resolution.That resolution was set in stone, and she wouldn’t be breaking it, no matter what.It was simple: Say yes to every person who asks her out on a date until she finds a boyfriend.Easy, right?Wrong.She breaks that New Year’s resolution three months into the year after a guy gives her serial killer vibes...
  • Black Heart by Lynn Raye Harris

    Black Heart by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s untouchable. Unbreakable. She plans to destroy him.Former CIA agent Ian Black has done terrible deeds. Sacrificed his honor and reputation for God and country. He’s a fighter and a survivor. His mission is to rid the world of scumbags who prey on innocent people.No price is too high, and no one crosses him. Not for long, anyway...
  • Play Dirty by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Play Dirty by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Run, he whispered in my ear. While you still can.   I walked into a club called Ruin and found it—and him—when he bent me over the piano he was playing.   I did as he said, but not until after he’d decimated me in the filthiest way possible.   I loved every second.   That one, and the ones that came years later...
  • It Hurts Me: A Forbidden Dark Romance by Penelope Sky

    It Hurts Me: A Forbidden Dark Romance by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My husband of two years tells me he wants an open marriage.I'm stunned. I'm hurt. And I'm livid. I don't want to be married to a man that wants to open our bed to other people.But then I get a flat tire in the pouring rain and a sexy-as-hell gentleman helps me out.My husband is in the game, so one look at the skull ring on this gentleman's left hand tells me exactly who he is.The Skull King...
  • The Mitus Touch by Stoni Alexander

    The Mitus Touch by Stoni Alexander

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    She's desperate for the one man she must avoid at all costs... ​ Wealth manager Brigit Farnay despises Colton Mitus. And with good reason. He ripped away her family’s company during the most painful time in her life. Forced to work with him, she can’t deny that Colton is gorgeous, brilliant, commanding. And the enemy. Her traitorous body craves his touch every moment of every day...
  • Charlotte by Nicole James

    Charlotte by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Does the MC President want her bar badly enough to scare her into selling out?Or is he the only one who can save her from a madman?Rocker Charlotte Justice longs to escape her hectic life. Her estranged twin sister, Scarlett, owns Badlands, a biker bar outside Vegas, and has always wanted a chance at the limelight she feels was stolen from her...
  • King: The Epilogue Collection by Nina Levine

    King: The Epilogue Collection by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    If you love King, strap in for the ride as he and Lily navigate their HEA. This story has it all: ✔️ angst ✔️ scorching heat ✔️ MC action  ✔️ Stormgirl time ✔️ old favourites showing up But mostly this story is about two people fighting for their love. Day in, day out. Life with an MC president like King isn't an easy ride. Watch as these two figure out how to love and be loved...
  • Tangled Innocence by Nicole Fox

    Tangled Innocence by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    “What do you mean, ‘You gave me the wrong sperm sample’?! ”But the doctor says he isn’t joking. Instead of being my sister's surrogate...I'm accidentally carrying my boss's baby. A few months ago, I agreed to be my sister's surrogate. Then she died in an unsolved accident.I swore I'd keep her child and raise it on my own.But as it turns out, there was a mix-up at the clinic...
  • Hot Rebel by Lynn Raye Harris

    Hot Rebel by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A rebel on the run… Victoria Royal is a traitor. Or so the U.S. government believes. Victoria was once a promising sniper in the Army, but now she’s gone rogue—worse, she’s just landed in the middle of a Hostile Operations Team mission in the desert and blasted it all to hell. Nick “Brandy” Brandon doesn’t expect to run into Victoria when he’s bugging out from a mission gone wrong...
  • Meant for Her by Natasha Madison

    Meant for Her by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Bestselling Author Natasha Madison comes new enemies to lovers, forbidden, single mom, hockey romance. Christopher I came from the biggest hockey family in the NHL. Records were set by my grandfather, my father, and now my brother. I was taught to love the game, but more than that, I learned early the men you play with are your family...
  • Bexley's Biker by Misty Walker

    Bexley's Biker by Misty Walker

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Bexley:Your secrets are safe with me.It’s been my number one rule since I opened my law firm in Reno, NV.No one knows the reason is because I have my own dark secrets to hide, and a past I wish I could forget.Strategically, I only accept clients who have more to lose than I do.Like the dangerous and deadly, Royal Bastards MC.Not the best company to keep, but the most lucrative...
  • Diamond by J.A. Low

    Diamond by J.A. Low

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Round 2 with the Devil begins.Grace thought she had left the nightmare of the Bratva Jewels behind her. Her days spent with them were some of the darkest of her life, but she’s safe now.Or so she thought.When the Bratva seeks revenge for losing one of their own, Grace knows she must be strong to withstand whatever they have in store for her...
  • Rogue Mission by Kendall Talbot

    Rogue Mission by Kendall Talbot

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    She can’t trust anyone. He can’t trust her.But pitched together in a deadly mission, trust becomes everything.Royal Flying Doctor pilot, Xander Devlin ( Razor) walked away from his military career so broken he never wanted to see his ex-army team again. Especially Aria, the woman who crushed his heart...
  • Sound of Madness: A Dark Royal Romance by Maria Luis

    Sound of Madness: A Dark Royal Romance by Maria Luis

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He is my ruin.My complete and utter devastation.Loyalty or death.I make my choice in a palace of flames, and wake to total darkness . . .And at his mercy.Calloused hands bring hell to my door and his velvet voice spews only poison.“A traitor to the queen,” he calls me, and though I don’t know his name, it’s clear that he’s no Prince Charming.Monster.Villain...
  • Olivia: A Cold Case Murder Mystery Romance by Brooke Ramsey

    Olivia: A Cold Case Murder Mystery Romance by Brooke Ramsey

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Revenge is a dish best served cold. But it might cost you everything you love.In this heart-racing romantic suspense, a sister desperate for answers and a newly recruited FBI agent desperate to prove himself team up on a high-risk mission.Olivia King.Days missing: 1,345 days.Anna has spent the last three years infiltrating the gang of Diaz Smith—the man responsible for her sister’s disappearance...
  • The Closer: A Billionaire Bratva Romance by K.C. Crowne

    The Closer: A Billionaire Bratva Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I never saw her coming…She appeared in my world an enigma.A lethal assassin who slips poison into the veins of her targets.And a single mother with a softness beneath her armor. Now, she's trapped within my reach.Stubbornly silent, she guards her secrets fiercely,Her dual life is a puzzle I'm determined to solve...
  • Wild Blades by V.H. Nicolson

    Wild Blades by V.H. Nicolson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m ‘Wild’ Wade Collins, defenseman for The Eagles.Drafted at eighteen, I have my life mapped out, until it all comes crashing down around me.Which is how I find myself being managed by a specialist team, the threat of transfer looming over me if I don’t learn to behave. I can’t lose my spot on the team; I bleed Eagle colors, so I agree.I just didn’t know that I’d have to work with her.Kali Roth...
  • The Hate I Feel: A Dark Bully Romance by Siobhan Davis, Kelly Hartigan (XterraWeb)

    The Hate I Feel: A Dark Bully Romance by Siobhan Davis, Kelly Hartigan (XterraWeb)

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’ll make her pay for her father’s crimes before taking revenge on the brothers who abandoned him.Zayn Becker has struggled to protect his little brother in the aftermath of the car accident which claimed their parents’ lives. They lost everything that night except for each other...
  • Playing With Danger by Riley Edwards

    Playing With Danger by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s strange how quickly life can go from predictable and boring to…not. How a chance meeting can set off a chain reaction. How a single moment can offer much-needed clarity. How a kiss can alter the course of your life. Valentine Malone fell into my life…correction, I fell into his in the aisle of a grocery store...
  • Cruel Prince by Aidèe Jaimes

    Cruel Prince by Aidèe Jaimes

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    I sold my soul to the Devil and he handed me over to someone far deadlier.After the death of my father, his enemies came knocking on my door. Left with no other choice, I agree to an indentured contract, selling my body to a criminal in exchange for my life.Only he never meant to keep me as his own...
  • The Don's Doorstep Baby  by Ashlie Silas

    The Don's Doorstep Baby by Ashlie Silas

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The billionaire, the don, and the cute kid on the doorstep... the end. Or so I thought.I never expected to see him again but here he is, his presence as commanding as ever.His features are just as strikingly handsome as they were years ago.My relationship with Xander was a rollercoaster destined to crash so, I saved us both the trouble and left.My only regret is the one thing I had to do...
  • Carolina Moon / The Villa / Three Fates by Nora Roberts, Robertson Dean

    Carolina Moon / The Villa / Three Fates by Nora Roberts, Robertson Dean

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Carolina Moon (Dean Robertson, Laura Grafton, Luann Kindem): Tory Bodeen grew up in a small, rundown house where her father ruled with an iron fist and a leather belt. But she had Hope - who lived in the big house, just a short skip away. After young Hope's brutal murder, unsolved to this day, Tory's life began to fall apart...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  from hate to love
  • The Anti-Heroes Collection by Parker S. Huntington, L.J. Shen

    The Anti-Heroes Collection by Parker S. Huntington, L.J. Shen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling authors L.J. Shen, Parker S. Huntington, and Ava Harrison comes a collection of three full-length standalone romances, featuring filthy anti-heroes and the sassy women who tame them. Includes never-before-seen bonus epilogues!Shattered Dynasty by Ava HarrisonTrent Aldridge is the devil.Rich. Arrogant. Sinfully handsome.He holds my inheritance in his hands...
  • Braved by Dr. Rebecca Sharp

    Braved by Dr. Rebecca Sharp

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Juliana Lozano has spent years living as the rebellious one of the family, a reputation she’s embraced. No one is surprised by her string of boyfriends that her brother would never approve… then again no one realizes all those flirtations aren’t what they seem.When her little operation turns deadly, Juliana needs a place to hide and some lessons on how to protect herself...
  • Blackbridge Security Box Set 1 by Marie James

    Blackbridge Security Box Set 1 by Marie James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Box Set contains Hostile Territory, Shot in the Dark, and Contingency Plan!Hostile TerritoryCan you call someone an enemy if you haven’t seen them for the better part of a decade?Deacon Black is perfectly content with the status quo—work, sleep, repeat.Who cares if he’s rigid, structured, and set in his ways?It’s a job requirement that keeps his men safe and his company’s doors open...
  • TJ: Sins of the Father by Nicole James

    TJ: Sins of the Father by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    FROM WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST SELLING AUTHOR NICOLE JAMES COMES A ONE-NIGHT STAND, SURPRISE PREGNANCY, MC ROMANCE!TJ—The beautiful tattoo artist told me to leave her alone after what I thought was an amazing night together.Maybe she was just trying to get her bad boy fill...
  • The Hate I Feel by Siobhan Davis

    The Hate I Feel by Siobhan Davis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Want to know what has happened to the missing Anderson brothers? Find out in The Hate I Feel...
  • The Lady's Last Mistake: A Bow Street Duchess Romance by Cara Devlin

    The Lady's Last Mistake: A Bow Street Duchess Romance by Cara Devlin

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    For years, Lady Cassandra Sinclair has harbored a scandalous secret and a painful loss. Unwilling to trust a man again, and determined to remain single, Cassie throws herself into a confidential project—a private home for pregnant, unwed women. Hope House is now her sole purpose...
  • From Fear to Eternity by Elise Sax

    From Fear to Eternity by Elise Sax

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It’s still up in the air whether Gladie really has her psychic grandmother’s “gift,” but she’s determined to finally give matchmaking her best shot. She’s also determined to give her new relationship with hottie Police Chief Spencer Bolton a shot… that is, if she can find him...
  • Where We Belong by Ashley Munoz

    Where We Belong by Ashley Munoz

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    They call him the Wolf.His club, his brothers, and even my best friend Callie.I didn’t really care what they called him, not when the only name I had ever called him was, coward.Because three months ago he snuck under my resilient heart, like the thief he is, and stole it.Then he broke it.Going home wasn’t an option, not when I promised Callie I’d stay...
  • Fierce Obsession: Alternate Cover by S Massery

    Fierce Obsession: Alternate Cover by S Massery

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Knox Whiteshaw is my husband.He’s also an egotistical psychopath who refuses to divorce me—even when I ask nicely.It doesn’t matter that I’m trying to move on with the goalie of his NHL team. Knox is dead set on ruining everything.My upcoming wedding, my future, my sanity…The man can hold a grudge like no other, and I am public enemy number one...
  • Tracker by Lilly Atlas

    Tracker by Lilly Atlas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    A cop and an outlaw biker walk into a bar…Officer Jolene Baker spent her youth smiling and sparkling on stage when all she wanted was to run alongside her four older brothers. It took years for her to stand up for herself, ditch the pageant life, and peruse her dream of becoming a police officer...
  • High Fidelity by M. Chandler

    High Fidelity by M. Chandler

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A fellow FBI agent with an old grudge picks Simon as the instrument of his revenge. And he knows the hidden truth behind one of Simon's closest-kept secrets... or does he? On the other side of the world, two steps ahead of a ruthless, implacable foe accidentally set on his trail by Simon, Jeremy Archer is running for his life..
  • West Side Gory by Elise Sax

    West Side Gory by Elise Sax

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Life is going great for Gladie Burger. She’s having lots of sex with her hottie boyfriend, Chief of Police Spencer Bolton, she’s settled into her matchmaking career, she’s got a new car, and it’s been over two weeks since she’s stumbled on a dead body. It seems like she’s finally got her life on track, since she moved in with her psychic grandmother to help her with her matchmaking business...
  • Love Esq. by Devon Atwood

    Love Esq. by Devon Atwood

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Azura Brady is a shark in the courtroom,But she’s about to become the prey. Azura has to chase down a crime syndicate of lumberjacks. As bizarre as that sounds, it’s her only lead to help her brother, Dr. Amos Brady, and some of her wealthiest clients...
  • Reining Devotion by Haley Jenner

    Reining Devotion by Haley Jenner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Enslaved by the memories of my past, I hide away in plain sight. Happy to be viewed as the disgruntled daughter, the storm to my sister's sunshine. To the outside world, I'm a loner. Inside my little bubble, I'm lonely. I lost myself and I'm afraid to find the girl I used to be. She was weak. A word I refuse to be defined by any longer. Enter Rocco Shay. I hated him. Until I didn't..
  • Resonance of Stars by Anne Malcom

    Resonance of Stars by Anne Malcom

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I was a movie star.I'd let the world convince me I was nothing more than that.Until him...Duke is employed to protect me. To make me disappear before I testify. Nothing more.There aren't many places in the world that someone like me can disappear to. Not when billions of people know my name. I'd worked hard to make it that way. To hide underneath layers of fame, beauty and wealth...
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