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Conquered by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDylan 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... -
The Reality of Everything by Rebecca Yarros
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsTwo 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...Categorized as:
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Touch by Touch by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAspenI’ve watched my sister struggle to find the happily ever after that she deserves. I know love doesn’t happen overnight, but a man like Conrad Riggins almost makes me believe in forever.The hottie Riggins brother has always been a shameless flirt, but the way his gaze slowly travels over my towel-clad body heats things up a few degrees.I tell myself that we’re just caught up in the moment...Categorized as:
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This Much Is True by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen 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... -
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Surrender by Kelly Fox
Dark cloud, meet seven-foot wall of sunshine.We’ve been friends for almost a year, we both volunteer at my brother-in-law’s gym for combat vets, and the chemistry between us is undeniable. So, getting together should be a no brainer, right?Yeah, not so much...Categorized as:
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Un-Shattering Lucy by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe conclusion to USA Today Terri Anne Browning’s The Lucy & Harris Novella Series. Shattered. That was how Lucy Thornton felt in the aftermath of her breakup with Harris Cutter. Her family thought the best thing for her to do was to put the length of the country between her and Harris. Reluctantly, she went...Categorized as:
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With Love, This Christmas by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNoelle Ackerman loves Christmas and plans to make this Christmas the most special of all. After five years of living in Paris, she has returned home to Grand Hills, the place where love has always dwelled for her. Love for Noelle is not only her family but with the man who stole her heart at the tender age of five.Kane Weston aka Noelle’s tall, dark, and handsome best friend... -
Hart Attack by Cristin Harber
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOutside of Titan Group, there are few people that Roman Hart would die for. He’s a soldier, a protector, and he’s haunted that one of the people he should’ve been able to protect didn’t let him. That was years ago, and now a hardened heart and a cocky attitude are his impenetrable shields, until one woman—one challenge—drives him to distraction. On the outside, Beth Tourne has it all...Categorized as:
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Stay Together by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRushtonFrom the moment I see her, I’m hooked. There’s just something about Crosby that has me eager to know her. One thing’s for sure, I can’t stay away from the new kindergarten teacher with the kind smile and secrets in her brown eyes.There’s no hiding in a small town, and she’s suddenly everywhere...Categorized as:
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Save Her from Me by Jolie Vines
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s her bodyguard and her brother’s best friend. She’s a virgin with a spicy wish list. ArielSomeone’s out to get me, forcing my car off the road and me into hiding. When my brother recruits his Scottish best friend to protect me, though the brooding bodyguard drives me nuts, I can’t refuse his help. Or hide my crush... -
Captivating Anika by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnika Jones has her future carefully plotted out and is checking the boxes, one by one, despite the bumps thrown in her path. This last one is a challenge, but she manages to stay on track; her salon is thriving, and she just bought a house. Unfortunately, when one of her employees runs into trouble, she inevitably gets sucked in, throwing her carefully paced life off-balance... -
Dead in the Water by Julie Ann Walker
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julie Ann Walker delivers perfect pulse-pounding romantic suspense! The former Navy SEALs of Deep Six Salvage thought they could retire to the sea and hunt for treasures of the deep, but when trouble comes to visit, there'll be hell to pay.Dalton “Doc” Simmons is having one helluva week...Categorized as:
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Love You Again by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAn unexpected rescue rekindles an old romance between a single dad widower and a woman caught in a small town scandal that made her flee the one place where she belongs. Can a second chance at first love end in a happily ever after?Luke Luview has given up on love... -
Getting Off Easy by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratings𝘼 𝙨𝙚𝙭𝙮 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩, 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚! New Orleans firefighter, James Reynaud’s true love is hanging out in the jazz clubs on Frenchmen Street and playing piano with some of the best musicians in the city. But driving his cute, bookworm neighbor Harper Broussard crazy is right up there on his list of favorite things... -
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A Callahan Wedding by Monica Murphy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe sweet and sexy conclusion to New York Times bestselling author, Monica Murphy’s standalone Callahan series, bringing readers along for the ride as fan favorites, Jake and Hannah get married! Hannah Walsh. Gorgeous. Intelligent. My first love. My high school sweetheart. My everything. And now my fiancée...Categorized as:
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Burning Justice by Tee O'Fallon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter narrowly surviving a childhood fire that killed two of his friends, ATF Special Agent Brett Tanner knows what it’s like to get too close to the flame. The trauma only spurs him and his K-9 partner to track down the arsonists targeting a Colorado town. This latest warehouse blaze looks suspicious as hell…and there’s a body. Now it’s murder...Categorized as:
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Promise Me This by Hannah Bird
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsForever wasn’t supposed to look like this.When Leona Granger studied abroad in Ireland, she spent a lot more time falling in love with Callum Walsh than she did in the classroom. On the eve of her return to the States, she promised to come back for him when she finished college. They said goodbye under the stars, sealing their promise with more than just a kiss... -
Never Too Close by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVito Bianchi had given up on love years ago after his wife walked out the door. He immersed himself in his work, letting one day pass into the next so he didn’t dwell on what was missing in his life. But when he’s called out to a fire at the home of Star Falls newest resident, he couldn’t stop himself from being sucked in to her world... -
Wanted: Understanding Daddy by Sammi Cee
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIs it possible for a renewed friendship to lead to more? Dylan’s life changed for the worse back in middle school. Because of that, he ghosted his best friend, Brett, out of fear and embarrassment. Now, as things finally come together for him, he’s more concerned with earning a place back in Brett’s life than he is about finding the Daddy his friends think he needs... -
Following Maggie by Melanie Moreland, M. Moreland
Let Love Guide You Home - Coming Home series from Melanie MorelandA snowstorm, an unexpected delay, and a caring stranger are all it takes for Sebastian Ruggers to change the course of his life.Instead of pushing paper and living a life he dreads, he follows his heart and the girl he meets to a new city.A different life.Maggie Andrews is heading back to the only town that ever felt like home...Categorized as:
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Last Minute Fiancé by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA single drunken night changed everything.One positive test later, and I’m not only pregnant with my best friend’s baby, but I’m falling for him too.Except when my ex finds out at work, I do the worst thing I could at that moment: I lie.I make up a fake fiancé and my boss overhears.Now I need my best friend to play the part. He’s good at it, too, since we can’t keep our hands off each other...Categorized as:
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Time for Change by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStevieThere’s nothing more liberating than picking up your life and relocating. I needed a fresh start, desperately looking to get away from my past. Stewart Grove is such a cute small town and seems like the perfect place to settle. Add in the fact I got a job serving at the popular Burgers and Brew restaurant, and everything seems to be clicking into place... -
Time for Change by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStevieThere’s nothing more liberating than picking up your life and relocating. I needed a fresh start, desperately looking to get away from my past. Stewart Grove is such a cute small town and seems like the perfect place to settle. Add in the fact I got a job serving at the popular Burgers and Brew restaurant, and everything seems to be clicking into place...Categorized as:
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Rock by Mackenzy Fox
From best selling author Mackenzy Fox comes the highly anticipated MC spin-off series from the Bracken Ridge NOLA Rebels MC - (New Orleans Series Book 6) Rock is a possessive MMC, forced proximity, heroine in hiding, unhinged hero, biker MC romance with all the feels.The men of the NOLA Rebels MC will do anything for their club... -
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Free Me by Mia Monroe
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOnly his ropes can unravel the past. I never thought I’d see him again, but when my former best friend shows up ready to make amends, it becomes clear just how tied to the past I am. He disappeared when I needed him the most, leaving me to navigate my truth alone. Now he’s back.Nixon’s art leaves me vulnerable, defenseless, and I like it... -
The Chameleon Effect by Joe Arden
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLights. Camera. Action…I've got everything it takes to make it in Tinseltown: confidence, charisma, and a killer chin. Now all I need is a chance.But Los Angeles is full of hot, young hunks, and talent might not be enough to separate me from the cookie-cutter crowd.Well, you know what they say: fake it till you make it.So I devise a wild scheme to get noticed... -
Meant To Be: A Prequel Daddy Novella by Sammi Cee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPJ couldn't be more surprised that he needs a Daddy in the bedroom...Joel and PJ met as pre-teens at Takoda Outreach Center. They’ve shared every secret, first as best friends, then roommates. But now that they’ve graduated from college, adulting presents circumstances and unforeseen problems that they never saw coming... -
Hard Ink by Ali Lyda
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI don’t have the best history with older men.When Mateo saw my last relationship implode, he was there to help.He saved me.Hopefully self-defense lessons will keep me from getting hit again.I can’t ask for more of my friend.Even dreaming of keeping him is wrong.But when my ex makes things difficult, Mateo steps up again.I don’t want a protector, but maybe it’s time to accept a little help... -
Shades of Lust by E.M. Lindsey
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“The path to paradise begins in hell.”― Dante AlighieriOn a small path leading to nowhere sits a looming cathedral, once-abandoned, now hosting the most dangerous of pleasures.And Stone Brice is the most dangerous of all: Lust... -
Love at First Write by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI had a crush on my best friend’s older brother even before he joined the SEALs and became a hometown hero. I didn’t fall in love with him until I started sending him care packages and exchanging letters. The bond we’ve built over the past two years made me believe he was my soulmate.But then the man I thought I was writing just returned from overseas with no recollection of our letters... -
Where We Found Our Home by Natasha Bishop
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLincolnI had my chance at love and I threw it away. I don’t deserve another. I’ve dedicated my entire life to my community. There’s no time for anything else. But then I met her. Ciara Jeffries is everything I told myself I didn’t want, but she might be everything I need. If I can just hold on to her. CiaraIf I don’t get out of this town, I’ll lose my sanity, my loved ones, and my life... -
Dear Amelia by Asia Monique
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDear Amelia, I love you...Advice columnist, Amelia Reinhardt, had been told her entire life that she was destined for greatness. After gracing the cover of a popular magazine that highlights black professionals, Amelia knew she’d finally made it. Now that her career was taking off, she no longer had an excuse to ignore the storm brewing between her and the man she’s known her entire life... -
Engage by June Gray
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPART FIVE OF JUNE GRAY'S DISARM SERIES The past has a way of catching up... A long time has passed since Elsie's heart was broken, since the person who always shielded her from pain broke her heart. Just when she begins to rebuild, Henry returns and upends everything all over again... -
Fake Fiancé at First Sight: A Sweet Small Town Romantic Comedy by Kristine W. Joy
I can't believe I'm at the point in my life where I need to convince a stranger to pretend to be my fiancée. My publicist came up with the idea to hire a fake fiancée to improve my bad-boy reputation and “win over the hearts and minds of fans.” But I'm the one who impulsively decided to bring one home with me for my brother's vow renewal... -
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Yes No Maybe by Jessica Sherry
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTeacher and fix-it queen Rowan Mackey avoids attention. Afflicted with serious burns as a teenager, she gets too many unwanted stares already. Consequently, her difficult dating history has taught her to dislike romance, too. So, it’s no surprise when her boyfriend’s extravagant public proposal goes sideways... -
Call You Mine by Claudia Y. Burgoa
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA fun, sexy, charming, friends-to-lovers romance by USA TODAY Bestselling author Claudia Burgoa I’ve been best friends with Beacon since we were kids. We shared everything, even our first kiss.Now that we’re adults, Beacon’s been cockblocking me on my quest to find Mr. Right. No matter how hard I try to find love, he’s always getting in the way.My shy, awkward exterior doesn’t help... -
As We Are by Claudia Y. Burgoa
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA TODAY Bestselling Author Claudia Burgoa comes a single-dad sports romance where the only thing more heartfelt than the small town is the love story.I never wanted to go back to Baker's Creek.But when it rains, it pours. I lost my job, lost the guy, and lost the house. The perfect trifecta of ruin.Ten years after I said I can make it on my own, I have no choice but to ask for help... -
Pacies and Photographs by Della Cain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStepping out from behind the camera isn’t as easy as it seems.Dax needs cash, and he needs it now since his roommate has moved away without notice. Dax has a week to either make up the difference or break his lease. Both options are out of his price range... -
What's Left of Me by Hannah Bird
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the actions of one man have marked who you became, how do you get back to who you were?It’s a question Zoey Allen has been avoiding for the better part of a decade.The world sees her as a vivacious, take-no-shit businesswoman, and she’s nearly managed to convince herself it’s enough...Categorized as:
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Haydn by J.J. Harper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaydnI’ll never find a boyfriend. Who would want me? I’m too shy, too geeky, too ugly. And I carry a truckload of baggage. A few hookups, some quick groping in the dark, is all I’ve had, but I want more.A man who takes over the reins every now and then. A man who tells me what to do and takes care of me.Jonas is the man I’ve dreamt about. Quiet and funny, kind to patrons and staff alike...Categorized as:
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Bear by Jacki James
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen two big, strong men who are both accustomed to being in charge fall in love, you have to wonder… Who’s the Daddy?One thing Ty Ingalls knows is when you’re six-foot-three and two hundred and twenty-five pounds, people make assumptions about you. And Ty doesn’t like to disappoint people. He has been the go-to guy for everyone’s problems for as long as he can remember... -
Live, Love, Spy by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLife can often be awkward when you are a child genius. For Louisa Ward, that came in the form of meeting her one true love at age 12. TJ Taggart was perfect. But being a year younger and a full year ahead of him in school always made things weird. Working in the CIA has made her into a strong and capable woman. Until she sees TJ...Categorized as:
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Retreat by June Gray
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsReturn to the place where it all began… Elsie surprises Henry in California in the sexiest way possible, and inadvertently reveals the secret of their relationship to their families. But just when she thinks everything is finally falling back into place, a revelation changes everything… ~ RETREAT is a 13,000 word erotic romance novelette. FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY PLEASE...Categorized as:
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The Henry Sessions by June Gray
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPART FOUR OF JUNE GRAY'S DISARM SERIESIn eighteen days, a life can change... Henry talks about the past during his therapy sessions but one night puts everything into question, including his relationship with the woman he's loved all his life...Categorized as:
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Landing Levi by Jaclyn Quinn
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSage Rafferty I've wanted Levi ever since my friend Cole introduced us. When Levi moved to my hometown of Coral Pointe Inlet, I thought I finally had a chance to land the sexy, misunderstood man. After months of trying, though, it's clear he doesn't want me the way I want him. Putting some space between us is the only way to reclaim some of my dignity... -
Besiege by June Gray
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe continuing story of Elsie and Henry… Elsie has waited six long months for Henry to return from his deployment to Afghanistan...Categorized as:
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The Principal's Office by Jae
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsChemistry teacher Regan and her childhood best friend, Kylie, are no strangers to visiting the principal’s office. When they were growing up, mischievous Regan often got them in trouble at school. But this time, their trip to the principal’s office has a very different they need to tell Regan’s boss that the gossip about them is no longer just rumors... -
One Night To Win You by Julia Jarrett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe needs a one-night stand, and I'm just the man to fulfill her hot firefighter fantasy.A few hours of mutual pleasure, and then I’ll never see Tori Charles again, because one night is all I ever do.No strings, no commitments and definitely no repeats.But two months later, the single mom I can't seem to forget moves to my small town.I know I need to keep my distance... -
Namaste and Code All Day by Ally Williams
I’ve always believed love is nothing more than good timing.That it's just two people who happen to get along deciding this is probably as good as it gets.Until Zeke Morgan.He walks me home from the yoga classes I take like candy. He encourages me to chase my dreams of opening my own studio. He’s gentle with me when I tell him past experiences make me hesitant about getting physical... -
Reveal - Scorpio & Harlan by Lilia Moon
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsScorpio is a retired punk-rock singer and the baddest wedding logistics coordinator in the biz. She knows what she wants – and edges aren’t it. They make you bleed. Harlan’s the big, tough floor manager of Fettered, Seattle’s best BDSM club. Which isn’t anything Scorpio wants, because tats-and-leather bad boys are all about the edges, and she’s done with those...
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