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  • True by Ella Frank

    True by Ella Frank

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 49 ratings
    True - adjective: That which is accurate or exact. I dare you to try. I think you’re my truth. Terrify me. Marry me. Marry me. Marry me... Four years ago, Logan Mitchell walked into Tate’s life and challenged him to see it differently. He dared Tate to try a kiss, when normally he wouldn’t have. He begged him to take a chance, when he probably shouldn’t have...
  • A Kade Christmas by Tijan

    A Kade Christmas by Tijan

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Logan and Taylor head to Hawaii for their own getaway.What happens there was supposed to "stay" there, but when James decides to disrupt the entire family with his latest scandal, all the secrets start coming out.Mason's getting a call.Nate takes a trip.There might be some dogs and alpacas involved too...
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  • Holiday Mayhem by Nek Mills

    Holiday Mayhem by Nek Mills

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    After being blindsided by a Holiday Heartbreak, Dailyn is doing her best to pick up the pieces of her life. Although her new normal looks very different nowadays, she is desperately trying to get back to the blissful place that she once was. However, those around her make peace anything but possible...
  • Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    What happens when a woman who’s done the unthinkable needs protection—can a man who’s lost his belief in humanity keep her safe? Max Brown doesn’t trust anyone but his team. The former SEAL learned early in life that people let you down—they lie, they steal, and they lie some more. Love is a word that is used to manipulate. Family is meaningless. Max is an island and he prefers it that way...
  • A Christmas Wedding at the Castle by Eliza J. Scott

    A Christmas Wedding at the Castle by Eliza J. Scott

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Do you believe in fate? Livvie Weatherill does…This time last year, if anyone had told Livvie Weatherill she’d have fallen in love and would be making plans for her Christmas wedding to Zander Gillespie, she would have laughed in their face...
  • A Ruthless Christmas by K.L. Savage

    A Ruthless Christmas by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Jingle Hells, Jingle Hells, Jingle all the way...They think they are safe.Isn’t that sickening?They are decorating for Christmas.Twinkling lights. Wreaths. Mistletoe.Laughter.All that is missing is snow.They are the idea of a perfect family, aren’t they?I wonder how many of them are wishing for a Christmas miracle.How many of them only want peace?A night full of magic and wonder...Well...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  suspense  length-novella  m-f
  • A Winter Crest Christmas: Pure & Luxe by Lisa Austin

    A Winter Crest Christmas: Pure & Luxe by Lisa Austin

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    “Christmas is a time where Souls align!”What’s a thriving city without a Litty club? The word lit is lightly putting it when speaking on Club Luxe. Owning the hottest establishment in Winter Crest, Pennsylvania, Luxe takes pride in his first major investment. Luxe has created a high-class, three-level, all-in-one club using dope money...
  • Mistletoe and Magic for the Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Mistletoe and Magic for the Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The brand new instalment in the top 10 bestselling Midwives series!It’s the most wonderful time of the year…But for single mum and busy midwife Nadia, it’s quickly turning into her worst Christmas ever.Her marriage is over, and whilst her husband has moved on, Nadia finds herself back home, squashed into her mum’s spare room with her two small children...
  • Love and Duty at Blackberry Farm by Rosie Clarke

    Love and Duty at Blackberry Farm by Rosie Clarke

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Cambridgeshire – 1942 As a new year begins and the war continues, young Artie Talbot feels trapped. In his heart he longs to fight, like his two brothers, for his king and country but is duty tied to Blackberry Farm. As feelings grow between Artie and Jeanie Salmons, Artie wonders if marriage will help him to finally accept his lot and settle down...
  • The Beauty of This Street Love: A Texas Tale by Elle Kayson

    The Beauty of This Street Love: A Texas Tale by Elle Kayson

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Those who knew the streets in Houston knew one thing for sure. The four brothers of the Kinsey Cartel were as crazy as hell. The oldest two, Tremell and Tristan, aka Tre and Tripp, might just have been the craziest of all. Crossing any of them could end your life, especially given Tre’s unique skills at murder...
  • The Asheville Christmas Tradition by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    The Asheville Christmas Tradition by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The continuation of a charming, heartwarming holiday series that will whisk you away to a dreamy winter in the mountains. With sweet romance, strong family bonds, and an uplifting story of hope and joy, this is the perfect Christmas collaboration between two beloved women’s fiction authors! Return to the Blue Ridge Mountains for a brand new saga with the Chambers sisters and their growing family...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  contemporary  length-medium
  • She Ain't Never Met Another N*gga Like Me by Jahquel J.

    She Ain't Never Met Another N*gga Like Me by Jahquel J.

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Italy has always had dreams of going away to college. Those dreams seemed like a far reality when she finds out that she’s pregnant. While she thought her life was over, her saving grace, by the name of Chase, comes and saves her. In her first year of college in Atlanta, she has to come back home to care for her younger sister once her mother dies in a car accident...
  • Kidnapped by the Snowman by M Monique

    Kidnapped by the Snowman by M Monique

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    December Angel has a relentless mother who wants one thing from her son and that’s to see him settle down. His mindset is get the girl and make his mother happy. However, things aren’t as simple as he believes them to be.Raine Nicholas is reeling from loss, and the last thing she has time for is a man who runs the streets...
  • A Madaris Bride for Christmas by Brenda Jackson

    A Madaris Bride for Christmas by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    He refuses to get matched, but is about to stumble into his own trap… Don’t miss this reader favorite from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson. One by one, Madaris men have surrendered to the matchmaking schemes of Felicia Laverne Madaris, matriarch of the family. But Lee Madaris isn’t letting anyone else control his destiny...
  • His Christmas List by T.L. Swan

    His Christmas List by T.L. Swan

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    His Christmas List...The annual collection of Christmas short stories by T L Swan, live to download for a short time only.His Christmas List features the following short stories,The ExpertElizabeth is in the middle of a nightmare.She has to go to a work conference that her ex is attending with his new wife...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  contemporary  humor  length-medium
  • Secrets Never Die by Melinda Leigh

    Secrets Never Die by Melinda Leigh

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Morgan Dane and PI Lance Kruger fight for the innocence of a young murder suspect—if only they could find him. When a retired sheriff’s deputy is shot to death in his home, his troubled teenage stepson, Evan, becomes the prime suspect. Even more incriminating, the boy disappeared from the scene of the crime. Desperate to find her son, Evan’s mother begs PI Lance Kruger for help...
  • Stay for Me by Corinne Michaels

    Stay for Me by Corinne Michaels

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 27 ratings
    From New York Times Bestselling author Corinne Michaels comes the final poignant love story in the Arrowood Brothers Series.Hollywood taught me everything I know about relationships—except how to be in one. As an actor, I became an expert at faking it. Faking that I wasn't affected by my childhood. Faking that I was okay. Faking that I knew how to save the day, the girl, the whole damn world...
  • Christmas Luvin by Diamond D. Johnson

    Christmas Luvin by Diamond D. Johnson

    Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    We all fell in love with Bria and Pee-Wee in the Who Do You Luv? series. They were complete opposites, but that’s what made their love so unique. The love birds are back for Christmas, and they brought your favorite members of the Jackson clan along for the ride. Share the joy of the holiday season with this beautiful couple and witness some real beautiful Christmas Lovin’...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  urban  contemporary  length-novella  m-f
  • A Vineyard Thanksgiving by Katie Winters

    A Vineyard Thanksgiving by Katie Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A Martha’s Vineyard fisherman’s widow gets a second chance at love over a snow-capped Thanksgiving weekend. Charlotte Montgomery Hamner wakes up every morning to the same thoughts.Jason died. Jason isn’t coming back. Rachel and I must go through this alone.Since Jason drowned over a year and a half ago, Charlotte has struggled moving forward...
  • Securing Jane by Susan Stoker

    Securing Jane by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Susan Stoker comes a new story in her SEAL of Protection: Legacy Series…Over the years, Storm North has witnessed two teams of Navy SEALs under his command find true love. He doesn’t expect the same for himself. He’s too old. Too jaded. Too set in his ways...
  • A Cosy Countryside Christmas by Eliza J. Scott

    A Cosy Countryside Christmas by Eliza J. Scott

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Ella Welford’s done with love. After having her fingers burnt, she’s been resolutely single for the last year and has sworn to stay that way.Joss Campion’s still reeling from a messy divorce and has vowed never to open his heart to love again.Growing up in the picturesque village of Lytell Stangdale, with the North Yorkshire Moors as their playground, Joss and Ella were best friends...
  • Ember by Chelle Bliss

    Ember by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    INKED PROTECTOR REUNITES WITH A SINGLE MOTHER.Rocco Caldo is tall, dark, and handsome, but not interested in love. Loyal to a fault, he can’t turn away an old friend in need or a beautiful woman on the run…especially when they have unfinished business.Rebel Bishop is a single mom, looking for shelter, not a handout...
  • Nixon's Promise by Riley Edwards

    Nixon's Promise by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL Nixon Swagger is home. After twelve years of service and twice as many deployments, all Nix wanted was quiet. He’d sought the solace of the land he’d grown up on and found the peace he needed to silence the noise and figure out his next move. Nixon’s stay was supposed to be temporary...
  • Not Until Christmas Morning by Valerie M. Bodden

    Not Until Christmas Morning by Valerie M. Bodden

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She’s a fixer… He’s about as broken as they come… Can they learn to turn to God for healing and hope this Christmas? Leah has always been a fixer. That’s why she decided to foster a troubled teen. And it’s why she’s determined to give him the perfect Christmas. It might also be why she feels compelled to reach out to her grinchy, reclusive neighbor Austin...
  • A Christmas Escape to Arran by Ellie Henderson

    A Christmas Escape to Arran by Ellie Henderson

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    From living the high life to hitting rock bottom in the space of a few hours . . .Marketing guru Amelia has it all. She’s tied the knot with Declan, the love of her life, ready to start their perfect future together in London after an idyllic honeymoon in Italy.Until Amelia loses her job.And returns home to find a note from Declan, demanding a divorce...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  contemporary  humor  length-medium
  • A Mother for Christmas by Jackie Weger

    A Mother for Christmas by Jackie Weger

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Decker Davenport is on a deadline. He has thirty days — Christmas Eve, to be exact — to remodel a St. Augustine Victorian house or the owner will put it back on the market. Not a good time for Decker’s decorator to take off on a honeymoon, leaving him with Annalise Owens, a stand-in with a malaise he isn’t privy to...
  • CHRISTMAS WITH A BILLIONAIRE by Latoya Nicole

    CHRISTMAS WITH A BILLIONAIRE by Latoya Nicole

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    After being betrayed by the man she loved, Aspen Winters has been down on her luck. With no money, a tarnished reputation and a dire living situation, she is determined to get herself out of the hole she's in. With Christmas right around the corner, she's feeling hopeless; However, all of that changes when she crosses paths with Elijah Coal...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  urban  black-mc  length-novella
  • The Little Angel by Rosie Goodwin

    The Little Angel by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    From Sunday Times bestselling author of Mothering Sunday, Rosie Goodwin, comes the next in this heartwarming and heartbreaking Christmas treat.1896, Nuneaton.Left on the doorstep of Treetops Children's Home, young Kitty captures the heart of her guardian, Sunday Branning, who has never been blessed with a child of her own...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  historical  victorian  length-long
  • Dirty Little Midlife (fake) Date by Lilian Monroe

    Dirty Little Midlife (fake) Date by Lilian Monroe

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Brooding, grumpy Des has a problem. He needs a date to his family's Thanksgiving reunion for reasons he'd...rather not say.Single mother and all-around hot mess Mia has an even bigger issue: She can't afford her rent, and her new landlord Des is a major you-know-what.So, they make a deal. One simple weekend away in exchange for a serious rent reduction...
  • The Asheville Christmas Cabin by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    The Asheville Christmas Cabin by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The first of a charming, heartwarming holiday trilogy that will whisk you away to a dreamy winter in the mountains...
  • Guts & Glory: Hunter by Jeanne St. James

    Guts & Glory: Hunter by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    When what should be a simple assignment becomes a whole lot more... For Hunter, what should be an easy job of finding another veteran’s long-lost brother has turned up nothing but dead ends. Even worse, it uncovered problems his team thought had long since been buried...
  • Hearts at Play by Melissa Foster

    Hearts at Play by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Brianna Heart has a six-year old daughter and a twelve-year plan to keep her life as simple as possible until Layla turns eighteen. That means swearing off relationships and the drama that goes along with them, working two jobs, and being the best damn mother she can be...
  • The Asheville Christmas Gift by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    The Asheville Christmas Gift by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The charming, heartwarming holiday trilogy continues, whisking you away to a dreamy winter in the mountains...
  • Soar High by Cherise Sinclair

    Soar High by Cherise Sinclair

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    She survived.Kit survived her abusive husband. Survived imprisonment and beatings from the Patriot Zealots. Now free and healing, she can make a new life for herself and her son…except he has attached himself to a terrifying, scarred, tattooed ex-mercenary.Women take one look at him and flee.An ugly childhood and combat left Hawk with scars, a rasping voice, and an aversion to talking...
  • Lycos by Kris Michaels

    Lycos by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 12 ratings
    To prevent their imminent murder, Bethanie Clark flees New York City with her eleven-year-old son, Ethan. Her destination— a remote cabin isolated high in the Smoky Mountains. A city dweller her entire life, she never realized there was more threatening their lives than the enemies of her son’s father...
  • I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day by Milly Johnson

    I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day by Milly Johnson

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    It’s nearly Christmas and it’s snowing, hard. Deep in the Yorkshire Moors nestles a tiny hamlet, with a pub at its heart. As the snow falls, the inn will become an unexpected haven for six people forced to seek shelter there… Mary has been trying to get her boss Jack to notice her for four years, but he can only see the efficient PA she is at work...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  humor
  • Sweet Christmas Wish by Fiona Baker

    Sweet Christmas Wish by Fiona Baker

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A heartwarming holiday romance with small town charm and Christmas cheer, perfect for reading by the fireside as you curl up under a cozy blanket.Sarah Langston used to run Sweet Thing Bakery with her parents and her sister, but ever since her parents moved to Arizona and her sister married an Olympic skier, she’s been managing the shop on her own...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  contemporary  length-medium
  • Second Chance Christmas by Fiona Baker

    Second Chance Christmas by Fiona Baker

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A heartwarming holiday romance with small town charm and Christmas cheer, perfect for reading by the fireside as you curl up under a cozy blanket.Shelley Keegan is an ex-Olympic figure skater whose past has haunted her ever since the entire world saw her take a bad fall during a televised skating routine...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  length-short
  • The Healing of Christmas by Katie Winters

    The Healing of Christmas by Katie Winters

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    It’s Christmastime in snowy White Plains, New Jersey— and Charlotte must do everything she can to save the Cherry Inn, the heart and soul of her family, before the end of the season.Charlotte’s grandfather is on the brink of losing everything— his inn, his home, and his peace of mind...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  length-short
  • Santa Bae by Diamond D. Johnson

    Santa Bae by Diamond D. Johnson

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    One of the most talked about couples is back, but this time for the holidays. We all remember Mia and Mehki, right? Their relationship took us all on a pretty wild ride, having us all on the edge of our seats as we watched their marriage unfold right before our eyes...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  urban  length-novella
  • And the Angels Sing by Fern Michaels

    And the Angels Sing by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fern Michaels’ Christmas novels are pure holiday magic—uplifting stories of love, family, and friendship in irresistible settings. And when she brings her bestselling Sisterhood series into the mix, the results are sure to kindle endless seasons of joy. The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and years of adventure...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  contemporary  mystery
  • Promised to the Snowman by Kami Holt

    Promised to the Snowman by Kami Holt

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Wyn Halo finds herself at a crossroads as her father's illness casts a shadow over their family's future. In a bid to unite their families and safeguard their legacies, Wyn agrees to an arranged marriage with Bakari Holidae.Wyn embraces the magic of the holiday season, with her heart brimming with joy and love for all things Christmas...
  • Beauden & Yelena: A Miller's Pointe Christmas by Charity Shane

    Beauden & Yelena: A Miller's Pointe Christmas by Charity Shane

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A accountant working her way up the corporate ladder…A cowboy who prefers the simple things…Beauden and YelenaA Miller’s Pointe...
  • Murder in an Irish Castle by Verity Bright

    Murder in an Irish Castle by Verity Bright

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Irish whiskey, rolling green hills, a traditional Christmas feast and… a murder? Lady Swift will need the luck of the Irish to survive this holiday season!Christmas, 1924. Lady Eleanor Swift has received a rather unexpected invitation to the village Christmas party in the tiny, rural hamlet of Derrydee in the west of Ireland...
  • A Ration Book Christmas by Jean Fullerton

    A Ration Book Christmas by Jean Fullerton

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    It's 1940 and the German Luftwaffe have started their nightly reign of death and destruction over London's East End. The Brogan family is braced and ready to take on Hitler single-handed, if need be, but with rationing, air-raids and the threat of Nazi invasion hanging over this doughty family, their spirits are taking a bit of a battering..
    Categorized as:
    christmas  historical  length-long
  • Blood & Bones: Shade by Jeanne St. James

    Blood & Bones: Shade by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A past that defined a future... Shade has a secret.One he’s hidden most of his life.Secrets created in his past.Of a broken family. A little boy lost.Of broken dreams. With only nightmares left in their wake.As a prospect, his MC nicknamed him Shady because he’s quiet and keeps to himself.As a patched member of the Blood Fury, he changed it to Shade, because that’s what he prefers..
  • Rescuing Wendy by Susan Stoker

    Rescuing Wendy by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Aspen “Blade” Carlisle is the last of his Delta Force team to find love…and he’s pretty bummed about that fact. Which might explain why he finds himself chatting up a telemarketer as if she’s a long-lost friend. But Wendy is surprisingly easy to talk to, so when they go from occasional calls during her work, to nightly conversations on their cells, it somehow feels right...
  • Because It's Forever by T'Lyn

    Because It's Forever by T'Lyn

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Prynceton Masters has an envious life. Money, power and an endless supply of women is his exception .Stacking money and charming ladies are the only consistency Prynce welcomes in his life, until a woman unlike any other catches his eye...
  • Sweet Noel by Melody Anne

    Sweet Noel by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The Andersons are a family we all want to be a part of. What could make them even better . . . a lost family member they didn’t know about until right now . . . Dive into this new romance in the Anderson Series.Noel’s world has been flipped upside down, sideways, and backwards all at the same time. She loses her sister and mother within a year . .
    Categorized as:
    christmas  contemporary  length-medium  m-f
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