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Beginning of Forever by Catherine Bybee
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee comes the story of two wine enthusiasts who ride the ups and downs of love in the vineyards of Tuscany.Tasting wine is not enough: sommelier Giovanni D’Angelo wants to create it. To put his family first, he’s always deferred his dreams—a vineyard to run, a woman to marry...Categorized as:
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![Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts]()
Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes Shelter in Place—a powerful tale of heart, heroism . . . and propulsive suspense.It was a typical evening at a mall outside Portland, Maine. Three teenage friends waited for the movie to start. A boy flirted with the girl selling sunglasses. Mothers and children shopped together, and the manager at video game store tended to customers... -
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![The Lost Letters by Brittney Sahin, Joseph Cannata]()
The Lost Letters by Brittney Sahin, Joseph Cannata
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom Joseph Cannata and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin comes the love story of Jesse and Ella told from a unique perspective in this companion novella to the international bestselling novel The Broken One.Step back into the Falcon Falls Security world and experience it like never before...Categorized as:
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![Flirt With Me by Kristen Proby]()
Flirt With Me by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby comes an all new novel in her beloved With Me In Seattle Series!There are two things Maeve O’Callaghan values more than anything else: her family and her career... -
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![Ashes by Chelle Bliss]()
Ashes by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDylan Walsh left his small town behind and vowed to never return. But when his brother needs help, Dylan steps back into the memories he tried so hard to forget. He thought there was nothing there for him anymore until a woman he knew as a little girl catches more than Dylan’s eye.Rosie Gallo is known for her kind spirit, good-girl vibes, and her loyalty to the ones she loves... -
![Singe by Chelle Bliss]()
Singe by Chelle Bliss
While everyone around Carmello Caldo found love, he was busy losing himself in pleasure and pain. But when his cousin Lily wants to help him find true love, he doesn’t hesitate to accept her offer.Arlo King is not Carmello’s usual type. She’s a bookworm who doesn’t give herself away easy...Categorized as:
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![Untrainable by Jamie Schlosser, Sara Eirew]()
Untrainable by Jamie Schlosser, Sara Eirew
It doesn’t take much to become the laughing stock of reality television. Just ask Theodore “Theo-Dog” Legend. Once you’ve pissed on a fire hydrant in front of the paparazzi, no one ever lets you forget it. Hadley Holiday is on her way to being America’s sweetheart, thanks to her dog training routine on a national talent show... -
![The Billionaire's Secrets by J.S. Scott]()
The Billionaire's Secrets by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFormer rock star Xander Sinclair may be out of rehab, but he’s not out of the woods. Still haunted by his parents’ murders, he has secluded himself in his Amesport mansion and dodges any attempted contact from his two brothers. Struggling not to fall into relapse, he believes he’s battling his demons alone. That is, until Samantha arrives to work as his live-in housekeeper...Categorized as:
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![Swept Into Love by Melissa Foster]()
Swept Into Love by Melissa Foster
The Ryders are a series of sexy stand-alone romances. These hot contemporary romance novels feature alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They're flawed, funny, passionate, and relatable to readers who enjoy new adult romance, contemporary romance, and women's fiction. It’s been years since Sally Tuft’s husband died and she was left to raise her teenage son alone... -
![Hard to Lose by K. Bromberg]()
Hard to Lose by K. Bromberg
I know finding and signing a military vet to the agency is a long shot--but it’ll be good press just letting him try out. That’s what I tell my family, rather than admit I can’t get the letter he wrote us five years ago out of my head. But what I tell the bartender in his hometown is a lie. I know veterans protect each other. So I pretend to be a graduate student. Sparks. Flame. Fire...Categorized as:
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![Uninhibited by Melody Grace]()
Uninhibited by Melody Grace
He’ll teach her a pleasure beyond her wildest dreams… Alicia Wright isn’t the kind of girl to make out with a stranger in a dark alley. She’s spent years playing it safe, pining after the perfect man – who’s about to marry someone else...Categorized as:
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![Finn by Jessica Gadziala]()
Finn by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHaunted by the shadows of his own mind, Finn has no plans on getting involved with a woman. But Fate has other ideas in mind when a woman who was dragged to the clubhouse by her sister suddenly asks him to give her a ride home. Just as he was about to deliver her safely home, though, a threat materializes, causing damage to them both that bonds the unlikely pair together... -
![Out of Love by Ruth Cardello]()
Out of Love by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLaughter and sparks set the stage for a fun romance from New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello about a farmer who switches places with his business-savvy twin brother and falls in love with the daughter of his brother’s biggest client.I just found out I have an identical twin... -
![Sweet, Sexy Heart by Melissa Foster]()
Sweet, Sexy Heart by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDiscover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the fiercely loyal and sassily sexy characters in the Love in Bloom big-family romance collection. All Love in Bloom books can be enjoyed as stand-alone novels or as part of the larger series.In SWEET, SEXY HEART.. -
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![Infinite by Corinne Michaels]()
Infinite by Corinne Michaels
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBook 2 of 2 in Indefinite DuetI was right. I never should've fallen back in love with Quinn. I always knew we wouldn't make it. And to make matters worse, not only did I lose my soulmate--I lost myself as well. Everything was stripped away, leaving me bare and unable to breathe. No one told me it could hurt this much. I was unprepared for this level of agony from the horrible weight of grief...Categorized as:
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![Seductive Sin by Helen Hardt]()
Seductive Sin by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEnter a world of mystery, suspense, sin, and heart-wrenching emotion with Helen Hardt's new series! They’re drawn into a world of seductive sin… Savannah Gallo sacrificed herself to save her lover and is now imprisoned inside an opulent mansion belonging to a rival crime family. Despite the confining walls, her spirit remains unbroken... -
![The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott]()
The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsBillionaire Max Hamilton thought he was finally starting to find contentment, more than two years after losing his wife Mia in a tragic drowning accident. He'd been reunited with a sister he hadn’t realized existed. Finally he had family again, a reprieve from the pain and loneliness that had haunted him since his devastating loss...Categorized as:
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![Blackmailing Mr. Bossman by Anna Hackett]()
Blackmailing Mr. Bossman by Anna Hackett
To save my best friend’s husband, all I have to do is blackmail a billionaire.My friend’s husband was abducted by a gang of white-collar criminals. These guys are bad, and they want her to spy on her boss—a man who owns half of New York. She’s falling apart and she needs my help.My name’s Aspen... -
![When Forty Blooms by Jacinta Howard]()
When Forty Blooms by Jacinta Howard
A rare birthday. A second chance. A woman finally choosing herself.Simone Harris has always known how to hold it down. For her son. For her clients. For the sports agency she built from scratch. She keeps things running, keeps herself moving, and keeps her heart tucked safely out of reach.But this birthday feels different. It falls on a leap year, a date that only circles back every so often... -
![Betting on the Brainiac by Melanie Jacobson]()
Betting on the Brainiac by Melanie Jacobson
An intense programmer and a hard partying social butterfly have nothing in common...But the sparks fly anyway when Madison Benedict offers Oliver Hayes a quiet space to work in the daylight hours of Austin's premiere nightclub where she makes major bank working bottle service for VIPs...Categorized as:
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Capture by June Gray
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe future beckons... Elsie has given Henry three chances to win back her trust, but before he is able to complete the challenge, she finds herself faced with a life-changing decision. Elsie must ask herself an important question: is Henry just a thing of the past or does he have a place in her future? The conclusion to the story of Henry and Elsie... -
![Sweet Heart by Ivy Layne]()
Sweet Heart by Ivy Layne
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRoyal has more trouble than he can handle.His father's been murdered, and the killer is trying to destroy the Sawyers any way they can.The last thing he needs is to complicate his life further. Like, say, with a woman.But Daisy Hutchins doesn't feel like a complication, she feels like the only thing that makes sense in a life turned upside down...Categorized as:
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![The Red-Hot Cajun by Sandra Hill]()
The Red-Hot Cajun by Sandra Hill
Rene LeDeux returns home to southern Louisiana after quitting his job in Washington as an environmental lobbyist. Years of battling with the oil industry and land developers have left him completely burnt out, and now all he wants to do is work on his cabin on Bayou Black. But his peace of mind is disrupted by a few things. One, his great-aunt Tante Lulu is determined to get him hitched...Categorized as:
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![Forever Princeton Charming by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook]()
Forever Princeton Charming by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s fighting for their fairytale. Charlotte Hayes lost her slipper – err shoe – the first night she met Spencer Beckett, A.K.A Princeton Charming. She fell into his arms and their lives were changed. Forever. One kiss and she was smitten. One date and she was head over heels. One tragedy and her heart was his... -
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![Blizzard by Cambria Hebert]()
Blizzard by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn arctic blast is coming… Fleeing to the wintry town of Caribou was always meant to be temporary, BearPaw Resort just a place to hide. Never in a million years did I expect that running back to the past would bring me face to face with my future. But it did, and now everyone I love is in danger. I’ve already escaped death three times, and I know my luck is running out... -
![Blue by M.L. Nystrom]()
Blue by M.L. Nystrom
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBlue’s life is in shambles.He has to fight off his MC brotherhood on a drug problem threatening his town, balance his time as a father while dealing with a vicious custody battle with his ex, and somehow manage the huge load of responsibilities of his job. All the while, he is fighting his attraction to the quiet shopkeeper who lives just across the street from him...Categorized as:
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![Take A Chance With Me by Kristen Proby]()
Take A Chance With Me by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA friends to lovers, soulmates story from Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author Kristen Proby, set in her beloved With Me In Seattle Series!Cameron Cox has mastered the art of keeping secrets. His talent for computer hacking means he’s been recruited for highly classified jobs since leaving the military. He travels the world, risking his life... -
![Moonlight Road by Robyn Carr]()
Moonlight Road by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsWITH HER BELOVED YOUNGER SIBLINGS SETTLED AND HAPPY, ERIN FOLEY HAS EMPTY NEST SYNDROME. AT AGE THIRTY-FIVE. So she's hitting the pause button on her life and holing up in a secluded (but totally upgraded --- she's not into roughing it!) cabin near Virgin River. Erin is planning on getting to know herself ... not the shaggy-haired mountain man she meets...Categorized as:
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![Forget Me Not by Brenda Jackson]()
Forget Me Not by Brenda Jackson
Brenda Jackson welcomes you back to Catalina Cove, where love is waiting to be reclaimed…Ashley Ryan never doubted that her husband, Devon, was the love of her life. Even now, three years after Devon died in a car wreck while on a business trip, Ashley can’t bring herself to move on... -
![Doors by Clover Down]()
Doors by Clover Down
Levi He is a professional cuddler. He’s always been good with people and after a rough youth, he understands loneliness and pain. Or he thought he did until he knocked on Noelle Shaw’s door. He could never have prepared for meeting her—not for the storm in her eyes or the way she constantly surprises him.Levi thought he was there to help her, but maybe he had it backward... -
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Retreat by June Gray
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 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]()
The Henry Sessions by June Gray
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 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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![Tabitha in the Moonlight by Betty Neels]()
Tabitha in the Moonlight by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHer Prince Charming? Sister Tabitha was an efficient nurse, but when it came to matters of the heart she was less sure of herself. So when she fell in love, she had no idea how to deal with her feelings. Was that why the Dutch surgeon Marius van Beek called her Cinderella? If only Marius would ride up on a white horse and ask for her hand in marriage... -
![Three Little Words by Jenny Holiday]()
Three Little Words by Jenny Holiday
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGia Gallo is officially in bridesmaid hell. Stranded in New York with her best friend's wedding dress, Gia has six days to make it to Florida in time for the ceremony. And oh-so-charming best man Bennett Buchanan has taken the last available rental car. Looks like she's in for one long road trip with the sexiest - and most irritating - Southern gentleman she's ever met..Categorized as:
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![Guarding Her Body by Ella Goode]()
Guarding Her Body by Ella Goode
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsChild actress Sadie Monroe grew up under the hot lights of Hollywood. Her good girl image takes a hit when it's revealed her mom-ager has been stealing from Sadie for years. The scandal sites are ablaze again when semi-nude photos of her are released. Her new manager wants her to take advantage of this and pivot to a daring new role, but Sadie longs for a normal life with a husband and kids...Categorized as:
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![My Grumpy Valentine by Nyla Lily]()
My Grumpy Valentine by Nyla Lily
I fell for Penelope the moment my best friend introduced her as his new girlfriend. She wasn’t mine to want, but that didn’t stop me. I stood by as their relationship flourished, watched her walk down the aisle, and tried to bury my feelings beneath forced smiles. Leaving Hope Peak was my only option to give up on the woman of my dreams... -
![Wrapped in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Wrapped in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan
The Montgomery Ink saga continues with a new series set in Boulder, where a family secret might just change everything. One mistake at a friend’s wedding rocks Liam Montgomery’s entire world, and everything he thought was true turns out to be a lie. But when an accident lands him in the ER, Liam meets someone that might just be the distraction he needs... -
![Besiege by June Gray]()
Besiege by June Gray
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 23 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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![Inflame by Laramie Briscoe]()
Inflame by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom 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... -
![Down 'N' Derby by Lila Felix]()
Down 'N' Derby by Lila Felix
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMaddox is running. By accident, he discovered long ago that he was adopted as a baby and his need to find his biological father has consumed him ever since. Now, on a road trip, determined to find his father and his sanity, and armed with locations and his cousin, Nixon, to help him, maybe he can find the answers he’s been searching for...Categorized as:
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![Bodyguard's Obsession by Mink]()
Bodyguard's Obsession by Mink
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsNothing surprises me anymore. At least nothing did … Until she fell into my arms. Fiona is young, beautiful, and a superstar. It’s my job to protect her from her crazy fans and one particularly dangerous stalker. It’s not my job to watch every little move she makes, to hang on her every word, and to imagine what it would be like to get a taste of her...Categorized as:
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![My Brother's Possessive Friend by Lena Little]()
My Brother's Possessive Friend by Lena Little
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere’s so many things on my plate and the last thing I need is my best friend, Harry, calling in for a favor—to help his little sister with her newly bought, rundown cottage, right here in Scotland and within walking distance of my own home. I figure I’ll just go and tell her I can’t do anything for her since I have projects on top of projects...Categorized as:
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![Summer Angel by Suzie O'Connell]()
Summer Angel by Suzie O'Connell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFive years ago, Ben Conner killed a man. If that were the worst of it, he could have swallowed the guilt, but the man had a son—an eleven-year-old boy who was now no one’s son... -
![Ghost of a Chance by Cynthia Eden]()
Ghost of a Chance by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsHow well do you know the lover in your bed? It was the hottest hookup of her life. When Tess Barrett spent the night in the arms of the too sexy to be real stranger, she knew she was walking on the wild side. Sex with James Smith was the best EVER. How was she supposed to walk away from that? From him? So…she didn’t. They planned secret dates. More body-melting hookups... -
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![The Pairing by Katie Ashley]()
The Pairing by Katie Ashley
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsA Companion Novel to The Proposition and The Proposal. After her former boyfriend left her pregnant and alone, Megan McKenzie swore off men. She spent the last eighteen months focused solely on her son, Mason, along with finishing nursing school at the top of her class...Categorized as:
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![BUTTERFLY: A Standalone Romantic Suspense by Nelle L'Amour]()
BUTTERFLY: A Standalone Romantic Suspense by Nelle L'Amour
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Nelle L’Amour, a #1 Amazon All-Star Author and USA Today and New York Times bestseller, a new steamy and suspenseful age gap romance with a twist you won’t see coming.Sofi:When I was asked to interview Roman Hurst, I thought I was prepared. But how could I be prepared for the gorgeous man awaiting me? Nor was I prepared when he offered me a job. To be his muse...Categorized as:
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![Flat-Out Celeste by Jessica Park]()
Flat-Out Celeste by Jessica Park
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsFor high-school senior Celeste Watkins, every day is a brutal test of bravery. And Celeste is scared. Alienated because she’s too smart, her speech too affected, her social skills too far outside the norm, she seems to have no choice but to retreat into isolation. But college could set her free, right? If she can make it through this grueling senior year, then maybe...Categorized as:
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![Heartbroken Hero: Falling for a Cancer by Lauren Runow, Jeannine Colette]()
Heartbroken Hero: Falling for a Cancer by Lauren Runow, Jeannine Colette
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsComing June 21st, Heartbroken Hero: Falling for a Cancer, the next installment in the Falling for the Stars series, follows a city girl who escapes a family scandal by hiding out in a Carolina beach town only to meet a moody (and gorgeous!) single father who doesn't trust women in heels. I need to get out of town … fast...Categorized as:
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![To Touch a Sheikh by Olivia Gates]()
To Touch a Sheikh by Olivia Gates
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Sheikh's SurrenderNo one gets past Prince Amjad Aal Shalaan's defenses. No one. But when Princess Maram shows up at Amjad's gala in her father's place, destroying Amjad's plans to reclaim what was stolen from his family, Amjad sees red... and uses a freak sandstorm to make her his prisoner of passion... -
![Steal My Magnolia by Karla Sorensen]()
Steal My Magnolia by Karla Sorensen
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsLife lesson from Grady Buchanan: If you're going to fall in love with the untouchable girl in town, don't hire her as your only employee.Even after he bungled the interview with Magnolia MacIntyre, he knew better than to hire her. The list of why it's a bad idea is a long one.Her father could ruin his fledgling business.She is completely overqualified.And he’s attracted to her...
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