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Taming His Bride by Mink
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI’ve been chasing stories from the first moment I could ask questions. When I started my own investigative blog, I pulled stories straight from the headlines and dove deeper to discover the truth behind the circumstances. None more so than in the case of the missing mafia prince, the very first investigation I undertook from the warmth and safety of my teenage bedroom... -
Murder in Grosvenor Square by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCaptain Lacey Regency Mysteries, Book 9. This is a full-length novel of 86,000 words (32 chapters). Captain Gabriel Lacey begins Spring 1818 preparing for a duel. But while he focuses on the affair of honor, darkness, greed, and death stalk the streets of London and bring tragedy to a family Lacey has grown close to... -
Captured by the Mob by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNero: As the Underboss and enforcer for the Bianchi Family, I've got my hands full. When dealing with my enemies, I'm quick, efficient, and I never slip up. That's until one beauty accidentally gets in the way, seeing more than she should. I can't let her go, and I can't end her, so I do the only thing I can...I take her captive. Mariana: I thought my day couldn't get any worse... -
Embraced by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPleasure is what I enjoy the most. I can have anything in the world that I want, as many men with power do, but with power comes great responsibility.I'm to do as I'm told if I want to keep my life the way I like it, so a contract was presented to me . . . but not any type of contract--a proposal... -
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Listed: Volume VI by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is Volume VI of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help... -
Listed: Volume III by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThis is Volume III of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help...Categorized as:
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The Sun by Stevie J. Cole
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe cliche in love stories is that the good girl falls for the bad boy who smells of leather and exhaust from his motorcycle, and at the end of the day love conquers all. The stories make it seem so easy. Life, on the other hand, makes it hard. The awful truth is: sometimes love leaves you in ruins...Categorized as:
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The Lure of the Moonflower by Lauren Willig
In the final Pink Carnation novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla, Napoleon has occupied Lisbon, and Jane Wooliston, aka the Pink Carnation, teams up with a rogue agent to protect the escaped Queen of Portugal. Portugal, December 1807...Categorized as:
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Claimed By The British Rockstar by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 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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Finding His Forever by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 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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Gray by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGrayson Mackleroy is probably going to regret this.He's regretted a lot of things in his life. Not standing up to his dad, not moving away from Rosewood when he had the chance, but none of them come close to his biggest regret.Not making Nora Mason his the second that he laid eyes on her...Categorized as:
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The Virgin Who Captured a Viscount by Anna Bradley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBehind the buttoned-up façade of The Clifford Charity School for Wayward Girls reside some of London’s most brilliant ladies. For the extraordinary young women of the secret Swooning Virgins Society are capable of taking down an utter scoundrel —or redeeming an aristocrat worthy of a woman’s love . .Categorized as:
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Finding Their Rhythm by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEmilia “Emmie” Waldgrave is sick of being under her father’s thumb. He dangles her trust fund over her head, forcing her to comply with all of his many rules. When he tries to force her to marry a business partner’s son, she knows that she needs to make a change.Enter Ruskin Roman.Ruskin has been waiting to meet the girl that will one day be his wife...Categorized as:
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Sharp Curves by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 3 in the Clearwater Curves Series Who knew that this summer would change the lives of all four girlfriends. Stella Sharp sure didn't. When her latest client happens to be a sexy foreigner can she keep the lines of passion and business from getting blurred. Not if Domani De Luca has a say... -
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A Valentine for the Growly Firefighter by Kate Hunt
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe ignites a fiery desire in his gruff heart. But are they destined to crash and burn? Thorne is used to his hulking stature and harsh demeanor scaring off every woman he meets.So when a sweet handmade valentine shows up on his pillow at the fire station, he figures it’s gotta be a mistake—or a stupid joke.But it’s the real deal... -
Rocky Waters by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe needs his solitude to meet his deadline, which looms ever closer as the days fly off the calendar. Bennett heads to his cabin to get the words down. There’s only one little problem; some people have invaded his privacy, and that’s just unacceptable. So they all have to go…save one. Darcy’s doing her first couples photoshoot, and her nerves are on edge...Categorized as:
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His Sugarplum by Frankie Love
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen I win a poker game on Christmas Eve, I never imagined the pot would be so damn good. Sugar’s a prize I don’t deserve. Her curves make my cock ache and her honey blonde hair has me wound up tightly. I don’t make it a habit of treating women like they are possessions. But if I leave her here, with these men, she’ll be devoured. Now my job is to protect her. At all costs... -
Claimed by Her Sasquatch by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEmma Fawn has fallen on hard times. Her mom, unable to support them both, had kicked her out when she turned eighteen and she’s been bouncing from town to town and job to job for a few years until she finally lands in Thorp, Washington. She’s trying to stay positive but she’s run out of money, has nowhere to live, and no real options... -
Dangerous Desires by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe wouldn’t leave her alone! Good grief, the enormous Hunter James was just relentless! Fleur DeBron had enjoyed one dinner with the man two years ago and…okay, so that night had been…amazing. Kissing Hunter James had been…magical. But he hadn’t called Fleur after that night. He’d said he would. But he hadn’t. A man only got one chance with her, and Hunter had blown it... -
Rough Cut by Dani Wyatt
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI never thought moving to a new town for a fresh start would include a growly woodsman who has me changing my panties several times a day. His body is cut from the same hard wood that I see pressing out from under his jeans whenever we are close. I've never been this interested in a man, but whenever I think of Roan, parts of me tingle I didn't know I had... -
Beauty for Ashes by Dorothy Clark
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the prim-and-proper Philadelphia of 1820, a shocking marriage . . . It was the perfect contract for a marriage of convenience to a woman he didn't even know. Didn't want to know. Justin Randolph, a wealthy Philadelphia widower responsible for two small children, is convinced that love is a myth. The only reason for marriage is to find a mother for the children under his care... -
Cop's Caribbean Captive by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen my dad’s best friend, a cop, comes to the Caribbean I wasn’t expecting he would take me captive. This older man already captivates me with a deep voice that’s more soothing than the sea, muscles like mountains, and a quiet confidence that comes from the judgment and experience that only an older man can possess...Categorized as:
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A Perfect Wreck by Mila Crawford, Aria Cole
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe’s the all-American upstanding boy-next-door, she’s the fearless loudmouth with looks that could break any boy’s heart. One kiss and Asa stops seeing Callie as his sister’s best-friend. Instead he can’t forget her mouth or stop imagining all the things he’d like to do to her. When Asa enlists and fights overseas, Callie works just as hard at home to accomplish her dreams... -
Falling For Pixie Jo by K.L. Fast
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat does a foul-mouthed chef and a foul-mouthed accountant have in common? Not much, but more than enough to fall head over heels in a very short amount of time. Come on in and enjoy great food, even better quality time, and a love so strong it puts all others to shame. This is an over the top instalove with all the feels. This is book 1 in the Thankful for the Jones Sisters Series...Categorized as:
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Tony by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 13 ratings*Previously released as a free book on BookFunnel*Marriage is hard work for any couple, but when you marry in the heat of the moment in Sin City, itself it's harder. Can it really work out?Tony's about to prove to his wife, quick or not, he's in it for the long haul and he'll do anything to keep her.This is the 7th book in the Standalone Obsessed Alpha Series... -
Cream by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNicholas Williams has two loves in his life, work and his younger sister Brie. Nothing keeps him away from his business except for Brie. So when she needs his help, he willingly agrees, but that’s all forgotten the instant his eyes land on the woman who just entered the coffee shop. Now he’s found a new love... -
The Merciless Travis Wilde by Sandra Marton
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe wild before the storm Travis Wilde doesn't do love or commitment—but he'd never turn down a willing woman and a king-size bed... -
Claiming His Forever by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEmma Fawn has fallen on hard times.Her mom, unable to support them both, had kicked her out when she turned eighteen and she’s been bouncing from town to town and job to job for a few years until she finally lands in the tiny town of Thorp, Washington. She’s trying to stay positive but she’s run out of money, has nowhere to live, and no real options...Categorized as:
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Stolen by a Pirate by Cynthia Wright
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA pirate and a high-born maiden, brought together by an ancient sword… Dashing French corsair Jean-Philippe Beauvisage revels in his unrestricted life … until the night at a ball in Georgian London, when a Russian beauty steals his heart. Heartbroken Antonia Varyshkova, who has lost her parents and her home in a St... -
His Captive Lover by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsShe’d been arrested? Mia couldn’t believe what was happening to her! How could the police accuse her of killing her ex-fiancé?! She was a kindergarten teacher! But here she was, standing in front of the judge, her eyes wide with fear and confusion... -
The Passion of the Purple Plumeria by Lauren Willig
Colonel William Reid has returned home from India to retire near his children, who are safely stowed in an academy in Bath. Upon his return to the Isles, however, he finds that one of his daughters has vanished, along with one of her classmates... -
Yikes on a Cracker! by Megan Wade
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI hate Hayden Corby. Passionately.It's always been that way, ever since he broke my mom's vase and blamed me for it when we were eight-years-old.The day his family moved away, I waved him goodbye with a smile and a middle finger.But now it's five years later and our parents' have rented a lake house for us to spend the 4th of July.It's only a couple of days in his presence, but I'm dreading it... -
Renewing Hope by Jennyfer Browne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe journey for Kate Hill and Nathan Fisher continues… Kate Hill hopes to leave her English past behind her in order to be accepted by the Amish of West Grove, and marry her love, Nathan Fisher. But as she struggles to win over her Amish neighbors, she discovers that the sordid past of the Bishop’s son has caused a rift in the small community... -
If You Could Only Feel by M.E. Clayton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGabriel Buchanan's loyalty runs deep if you're fortunate enough to be one of the few people in his life that he loves. He would do anything for his brothers, even if that meant he'd end up having to purchase a tarp and a shovel for one of them. However, his utter devotion is reserved for the only girl he's been in love with since he was 15-years-old... -
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Claimed By Dad's College Friend by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHenryShe seems familiar to me...like I’ve known her my whole life. This woman working hard as she weaves between coffee tables is the one for me. But maybe there’s a reason she seems familiar...and maybe it has something to do with my old college roommate who I’m going to visit...ImogenI knew I’d seen him before.. -
Compromising Kessen by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe last thing career-driven Kessen wants is to leave her home in Colorado to spend a few months in London, far away from her job, her friends and the memories of her mother. However, her father, the Earl of Newberry, threatens to disinherit her unless she gets in touch with her English roots. She complies, but has no intention of enjoying the experience... -
The Italian's Bride Worth Billions: An Uplifting International Romance by Lynne Graham
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne innocent will have her world flipped upside down in this marriage-of-convenience story by USA TODAY bestselling author Lynne Graham!His ring will save her from ruinHer “I do” will save him from scandal!Gianni Renzetti wastes no time planning the restoration of his reputation when the rumor mill threatens his position as CEO... -
Provocative by Jisa Dean
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCheap construction, a thick headboard, and two horny roommates all add up to a Valentine’s surprise that Dixie will not soon forget.Dixie Baker isn’t the kind of person to get mad even when a wall almost falls on her because her roommate and boyfriend won’t stop going to town on one another...Categorized as:
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The Tiger Lily by Shirlee Busbee
The Passion of Their Fury Was the Splendor of Their Love... As her golden auburn hair fell luxuriantly about Sabrina's flawlessly beautiful shoulders, Brett Dangermond was lost in the desire of the moment. And Sabrina, who had adored him as a girl, was left trembling with confusion and fear, and a longing only love can know... -
Wishes in the Wind (Kingsleys in Love) by Andrea Kane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNicole Aldridge, daughter of England's most acclaimed jockey, Nick Aldridge, whisks her father into hiding to protect him from blackmailers who have threatened his life for refusing to throw a race. Desperate to keep her father safe and the two of them fed, Nicole dresses as a boy and answers an ad addressed to her father by the Marquis of Tyreham...Categorized as:
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Something Worth Saving by Mayra Statham
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey had it all. Or so they thought. A fairytale kind of romance that started with a girl and a boy falling head over heels in love. This isn’t that part of the story. This is what happens after the happily ever after. After careers blossom, babies, stretch marks, and carpools. Nadia is lost. As much as she loves her life, she hardly recognizes the reflection in the mirror...Categorized as:
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Picture This by Dakota Rebel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDaisy – When I was a little girl, I found a photo of a boy in the park. On the back was written “Edward – Age Six.” I’ve carried this photo with me for almost twenty years, believing that someday he and I would be brought together by fate. Maybe this crazy fantasy is why I’ve never been interested in dating anyone…until Cooper walked into my bookstore... -
Christmas Delivery by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlison and Ben's Story - Alison is Cassie's sister (from Her Christmas Soldier)I've loved Ben since I was sixteen years old.For six years I've hidden how I felt about him because I know I could never have him.He's my stepbrother and I shouldn't feel like this.But how can I resist him? Especially now that he's coming for me and determined to make me his...Categorized as:
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The Holiday Present by Johanna Lindsey
Now together for the first time, Johanna Lindsey's two classic Christmas tales, long beloved by her fans, available with a beautiful keepsake Christmas ornament! The Present (Malory-Anderson Family #6) The love story that began the Mallory dynasty... -
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Make You Mine by Katy Kaylee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTwo broken hearts. Six Years. And a HUGE Secret. Torryn: What do you do when you are interviewing for a dream job and the interviewer turns out to be your crush from high school? The crush who left you without a word six years ago… Well, apparently, you are supposed to say no to the job! Unless…you are like me and decide to take revenge... -
Tutoring the Athlete by Cassi Hart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAfter a traumatizing high school experience, I was looking to get a fresh start in college. So far, it’s been nice. I have a few friends, and I have a tutoring job that makes me feel confident. Everything was comfortable until Landon got assigned to me for chemistry tutoring. He’s the center of attention everywhere he goes, and while I can tell he hates it, it stresses me out to no end... -
Undone by Virginia Henley
The Impostress Though celebrated in Irish society for her extraordinary beauty, Elizabeth Gunning is just playing a part. The supposed daughter of Viscount Mayo is in fact a common woman of uncommon appearance. And if her domineering mother has her say, she is going to keep up the charade—and take London society by storm... -
Sweet Fix by Sasha Gold
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTrig Kendal Almost from the first moment, I needed her. Craved her. My sweet and sassy and brilliant Maggie. But she’s ten years younger than me. Too young. Barely nineteen. I told myself I couldn’t have her. I told myself all I wanted was for her to be safe. In truth, she was my addiction. She was my sweet fix until she became my wife. It’s just an arrangement. A marriage of convenience... -
Recipe for Treason by Andrea Penrose
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA diabolical traitor who's always out of reach... England, 1814. Lady Arianna Hadley and her husband, the Earl of Saybrook, want nothing more than to savor a quiet life embellished by the occasional cup of the finest chocolate. However, when they receive orders to travel to Scotland and capture an elusive traitor, they feel their duty to the Crown must come first... -
Hop Stuff by Shaw Hart
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen we were twelve years old, Clover Pendleton and I made a pact. If we were both single by the time we turned twenty-five, then we would marry each other. When she first brought up the pact, I had agreed right away. I was already hopelessly in love with her, and I was sure that she was the only girl for me...Categorized as:
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