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Uncaged by Harper Sloan
Greg Cage’s life is more fulfilling than he ever could have imagined. He’s married to the love of his life, has an amazing son, and in a few short months, his family will grow again with the birth of his twin girls. The past year has been a tough one for the Cage family, but they are now on the road to healing by learning to let go of the past and looking forward to their future... -
![Loving You by Kelly Elliott]()
Loving You by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIn the long-awaited conclusion to the Wanted, Broken and Love Wanted in Texas series, New York Times bestselling author Kelly Elliott brings you a story filled with angst, cowboys and fairytale love. Taylor Atwood and Jase Morris finally found their way to one another. Life couldn't have been more perfect for either one of them as they began to build a future together... -
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![Take A Chance On Me by Emilia Finn]()
Take A Chance On Me by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsOh 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... -
![The Start of Something Wonderful by Jessica Redland]()
The Start of Something Wonderful by Jessica Redland
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAutumn Laine has lost her creative sparkle. After losing her grandad and her job as an illustrator in quick succession, she is at a crossroads in life and needs a break. Spending time with her parents in Paris, even in the artistic community of Montmartre, doesn't appear to be the answer... -
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![After Burn by Autumn Jones Lake]()
After Burn by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne spilled secret shines a light on the throne of lies I've been sitting on for years. A revelation with the power to test the bonds of brotherhood like never before. Promises I've made to my brothers I burn to keep. Vows made to my wife I swear to honor. Through the web of tangled loyalties, one thing remains clear. Hope is embedded in my soul... -
![Time for Love by Marie Force]()
Time for Love by Marie Force
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDr. David Lawrence has spent the last two years atoning for his sins and recovering from the devastating breakup with Gansett Island golden girl Janey McCarthy. As the island's only doctor, he's had ample opportunity to show his fellow island residents that there's more to him than the guy who disappointed Janey so profoundly... -
![Maximum Risk by Ruth Cardello]()
Maximum Risk by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsMax Andrade: Rich, bold, unapologetic. He is a man who doesn’t hear the word no—until he meets Tara. In his obsession to have her, he’ll offer her anything—except his heart. Tara Holmes: Outspoken, hardworking, levelheaded. She makes her living by exposing unfaithful spouses. She doesn’t believe in love, especially not with a man who sees her as nothing more than a challenge... -
![Vanished by April Wilson]()
Vanished by April Wilson
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFans of the McIntyre Security Bodyguard series will love this follow-up story about Dominic and Sophie. Sophie is due to give birth to their baby any day. When she goes missing, Dominic goes on a rampage as he searches for his wife. Lots of McIntyre family members and friends make an appearance in this book, including a few unexpected surprise guests... -
![One Special Moment by Brenda Jackson]()
One Special Moment by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTo help her brother's struggling cosmetics company, Virginia schoolteacher Colby Wingate arrives in Los Angeles for one last, desperate gamble -- to have superstar actor Sterling Hamilton endorse her brother's new perfume...Categorized as:
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![Season for Love by Marie Force]()
Season for Love by Marie Force
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsHis idea of permanence is the VW van that takes him from one gig to the next. . . Owen Lawry has made a living as a traveling musician and enjoys his footloose and fancy free lifestyle... -
![All He Ever Needed by Tay Mo'Nae]()
All He Ever Needed by Tay Mo'Nae
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFinishing her master's degree was the only Indigo was worried about, when she decided to throw caution out the window and succumb to one night of passion she never expected the results following that night.Silas was tired of being controlled and his parents trying to dictate his life. Relationships were never on his radar, enjoying the freedom being single gave him... -
![Home to Me by Ruth Cardello]()
Home to Me by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsNick Andrade: Sexy, charming, bad boy. He’s never been a one woman man, but he’s willing to give it a try every Saturday with Rena. Rena Sander: Confident, caring, a woman who plays by the rules. She’s never been in love, and thinks keeping sex with Nick contained to one day a week will protect her heart. He’s the hot fantasy she’s always craved... -
![Brutal Boy by Selena .]()
Brutal Boy by Selena .
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy name is Harper Apple, and people say I’m rotten to the core. I’m not the only one. The Dolce boys aren’t just dangerous, privileged, rich alphaholes. They’re a gang of three psychopaths backed by a pack of enablers and worshipped by their fangirls. And I want in... -
![Made to Love You by Megan Smith]()
Made to Love You by Megan Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsJaylinn McCormick had finally found the man who makes her life complete. After putting the most terrifying night of her life behind her, she’s moving on. Suddenly, unexpected life altering events have Jaylinn spiraling in an unknown direction. Will she be able to survive? Cooper Cahill finally found a balance in his life... -
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![Atonement by Terri Anne Browning]()
Atonement by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsLessons hard learned last the longest. Creswell Springs biggest manwhore, Raider Hannigan, one of Angel’s Halo MC’s most notorious members wasn’t for me. After years of him holding my heart, I had seen the harsh light of my reality. Raider would never want me or … love me. With a firm resolve to move on, I wouldn’t give in. Only one moment of weakness came back to bite me... -
![Second Time Around: Made for Loving You / When You Got a Good Thing / You Were Meant for Me by Kait Nolan]()
Second Time Around: Made for Loving You / When You Got a Good Thing / You Were Meant for Me by Kait Nolan
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSettle in for a major binge read of this collection of second chance romances!MADE FOR LOVING YOUWhen Paisley becomes the target of malicious harassment, the police have no suspects, no leads, no way to make her feel safe. As her stalker escalates, she turns to the one guy she knows can protect her...Categorized as:
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![The Blossom Tree of Dreams by Holly Martin]()
The Blossom Tree of Dreams by Holly Martin
Welcome to the wonderful Wishing Wood, where incredible treehouses twinkle under a blanket of stars, the sea sparkles through the leaves, and true love is in the air. From the bestselling author of Sunlight over Crystal Sands comes this gorgeously romantic tale.Indigo Bloom is on her way to beautiful Wishing Wood with some very big news... -
![Where We Found Our Heart by Natasha Bishop]()
Where We Found Our Heart by Natasha Bishop
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIsaiahI had my chance at a family and it was stolen from me. I was told I was a joke, so that’s just what I’ll be. But then she gives me news that turns my whole life upside down. Nina Williams is my second chance at a family and she might just be the missing key to my heart. I just need to prove to her I’m not the joke I pretend to be... -
![Inked Athena by Nicole Fox]()
Inked Athena by Nicole Fox
Running from him once was hard.Doing it again will be impossible.Especially once he finds out I'm pregnant with his child.When he learns the truth, Samuil whisks me away to his Scottish castle.He says it's to keep me safe.But the bars on the windows say they're there to keep me contained.I want to hate him for locking me away... -
![Nixon by Elisa Leigh]()
Nixon by Elisa Leigh
Nixon SantiagoI keep my life simple. I ride my bike, run my club, and protect my club brothers. I don’t need or want anything more than that. Women are a dime a dozen and I’ve never met one worth giving more than a few hours. Until Bellamy, the only woman to make me stop and take notice, walks into my clubhouse. She’s pregnant AF and says my little brother is the father. My heart doesn’t care... -
![Touch Me by J. Kenner]()
Touch Me by J. Kenner
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author J. Kenner comes a new story in her Stark International series…Former wild child Jamie Archer can’t believe how amazing her life has become... -
![The Dying Game by Beverly Barton]()
The Dying Game by Beverly Barton
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsPlay To Win... It's the ultimate game--the adrenaline surge of the hunt, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. For in this game, the rules are simple: To win, you only have to kill. To lose, you will have to die... Play To Scream... The victims are former beauty queens found with a single rose beside their bodies... -
![That One Touch by Carrie Elks]()
That One Touch by Carrie Elks
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe’s a single dad. The father of her student. And the chemistry is off the charts… After an accident ends her big city ballet career, Cassie Simons is ready for a brand new start, moving to a small town to help run her best friend’s dancing school. From the moment she meets her new students she knows she’s made the right choice... -
![사내 맞선 10 by Haehwa]()
사내 맞선 10 by Haehwa
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 12 ratings외전을 담은 9~10권에서는 결혼식을 거쳐 가족을 맞이할 준비를 하는 성훈과 영서, 서로에 대한 마음을 전하는 지훈과 서진은 물론, 새로운 사랑을 만나게 된 하민과 강 회장도 만나볼 수 있다. 더불어 우리의 주인공, 태무와 하리의 현실적인 결혼 생활도 그려진다. 아이를 키우며 행복해하는 성훈과 영서를 보며 임신을 고민하게 되는 하리. 신혼이라 아직은 둘만의 시간을 좀 더 즐기고 싶었지만 강태무의 유전자를 남기지 않는 건 사회의 큰 손해라는 사명(?)을 떠올리게 되는데…... -
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![Recovery by L.B. Simmons]()
Recovery by L.B. Simmons
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI have the perfect life. I’ve finally found my happy ending. I fought through the loss of one husband, lucky enough to be given a second chance at a lifetime of happiness. Settling into our new lives, however, may not be as easy as it seems... -
![My Unexpected Surprise by Piper Rayne]()
My Unexpected Surprise by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsI never thought of myself as dad material.Until my one-night stand showed up in my small Alaskan town five months pregnant.But I don’t shy away from responsibility. First, because I’m a Greene and not to boast but we’re kind of a big deal in Sunrise Bay. Second, I’m the Sheriff... -
![Indefinite by Corinne Michaels]()
Indefinite by Corinne Michaels
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller, Corinne Michaels, comes a second chance love story. The day he said he’d never love me is when I vowed Quinn Miller would never break my heart again. I wanted a family—but he wouldn’t give me that. As one of the top embryologists in the country, I’ve spent years creating babies in the lab for other people as my own dreams of motherhood fade. I’m done waiting... -
![Knocked Up by the Rockstar by Christina Hovland]()
Knocked Up by the Rockstar by Christina Hovland
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe only thing music publicist Courtney Lincoln dislikes more than knock-off sugary breakfast cereal is Dimefront’s lead singer—Brennan “Bax” Baxter. So when she discovers she’s pregnant following one teeny, tiny, mind-blowing morning with her nemesis, her world tumbles upside down.Dimefront is on the rocks. Again. Bax is ready to move on... -
![The Forever Vow: A Billionaire Romance by Leigh James]()
The Forever Vow: A Billionaire Romance by Leigh James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Thrilling Conclusion to The Forever Trilogy!Bryce wants Chloe back.. -
![The Billionaire's Pregnant One-Night Stand by Leslie North]()
The Billionaire's Pregnant One-Night Stand by Leslie North
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt was just one night of passion. But it led to something more…When a barroom brawl leads to an ultimatum from his grandfather, handsome billionaire Bastien Durand finds himself neck deep in shampoo and hair color. To prove he’s not the total screw-up his family thinks he is, Bastien agrees to mentor a salon owner whose business is struggling... -
![If Forever Comes by A.L. Jackson]()
If Forever Comes by A.L. Jackson
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIf Forever Comes, the final chapter in the New York Times Bestselling The Regret Series Christian Davison’s life is complete. With a ring on Elizabeth’s finger and his daughter at his side, he’s ready to run headlong into their future. Elizabeth Ayers never believed she would again find this kind of joy—the joy of a family and the wholeness found in the touch of the man she’s always loved...Categorized as:
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![The Tycoon's Pregnant Mistress / To Tame Her Tycoon Lover by Maya Banks, Ann Major]()
The Tycoon's Pregnant Mistress / To Tame Her Tycoon Lover by Maya Banks, Ann Major
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Tycoon’s Pregnant Mistress by Maya Banks When Greek hotel magnate Chrysander Anetakis found out his former mistress was pregnant and had amnesia, he didn’t waste time. Marley Jameson didn’t remember betraying him or that he’d thrown her out of his life... -
![A Better Man by Carrie Elks]()
A Better Man by Carrie Elks
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s his addiction. He’s her escape.Logan Hartson is gorgeous, successful, and has a smile that’ll knock a woman off her feet. And from the moment Courtney Roberts meets him on a dirt road, the chemistry sizzles between them.Everything about them is wrong. He’s city, she’s country.He owns expensive restaurants. She runs a small farm... -
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Sinners by Cassie James
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA lost heiress finds her way home. She’s about to wish she hadn’t. The town of Patience is home to the privileged, the elite, and the ruthless. Everything Juliet is not. After spending the first sixteen years of her life in a dead-end town, she’s thrust into the spotlight of a legacy she never knew she had. With it comes a decades long mystery about a hidden family fortune... -
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![Hot Mess by J.H. Croix]()
Hot Mess by J.H. Croix
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWard Susannah is the only woman who’s ever tested my control. Fighting fires is my life, but I can’t put out the fire between us. I tell myself I can keep my distance, tell myself it’s nothing more than a little fun. She fills every corner of my thoughts and kicks my control to the curb. Still, I have this. I can handle her. Then I find out she’s pregnant—with our baby... -
![Accidental Hero (Heart of a Wounded Hero) by Shaw Hart]()
Accidental Hero (Heart of a Wounded Hero) by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe worst day of my life is the one that people can't stop asking me about. Mabel:When my car breaks down one night, I'm sure that I'm about to be murdered. Isn't that how most horror stories start? Instead, I'm saved by a grumpy giant. Jonah isn't much of a talker but that's okay because I am... -
![Unfinished Ex by Samantha Christy]()
Unfinished Ex by Samantha Christy
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsHe was my high school sweetheart.My dream guy. My soul mate.And as of yesterday... my ex-husband.He wanted everything I couldn't give him. A doting wife, a perfect family, a white picket fence, and game nights.It's not that I didn't want to be his wife anymore. I just wanted something more—a career... -
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The Chase by Erin McCarthy
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsKendall Holbrook is determined to make it to the top, even with the challenge of being a woman on the male-dominated racing circuit. She doesn't have time for romance-especially not with racing rival Evan Monroe, the man who nearly crushed her dream years ago... -
![Reject Me by Jennifer Foor]()
Reject Me by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPeyton Hutchinson and Jamey Billings were an unlikely couple from the start. They'd been together for a while, half of it in secret, but she's ready to get serious and take things to the next level. She moves in with Jamey, forcing him to label what they are to each other, and he's not pleased about it... -
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Songbird by Sydney Logan
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsCallie Franklin doesn’t do one night stands. Ever. She’s far too responsible and focused on her career to ever let herself give in to temptation. But, on the eve of her best friend’s wedding, she meets that temptation . . . And his name is Devin McAllister. Devin, on the other hand, has no problem with meaningless hookups. The very last thing he needs—or wants—is a relationship... -
![Payback by Sofia Daniel]()
Payback by Sofia Daniel
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve been beaten, bullied, and isolated. And now I’m ready to right all wrongs. The truth is out and secrets uncovered. I’m mad and hell-bent on getting payback. I’ll make them hurt. Make them bleed. Make them wish they’d never messed with me or my boys. But first, I have to let go of past hurts. Heal my broken heart and reunite my harem... -
![UNTamed by Jaxson Kidman]()
UNTamed by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI still am the dirty, poor girl… …with everyone staring right at me. Look. I took on ‘the Rulz’. Those who do that never get a happy ending in life. So why would I expect anything less? Secrets from my past come to the surface, and the last person I expect to see shows up. I have to question who is a friend, who is fake, and who is an enemy. I’m not rich... -
![In Harmony by Helena Newbury]()
In Harmony by Helena Newbury
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's shy, sheltered and inexperienced...now an Irish bad boy's about to rock her world.From New York Times bestselling author Helena Newbury, the second in the Fenbrook Academy New Adult trilogy.Karen is one of the top musicians at Fenbrook Academy, but a life spent playing the cello has left no time for anything else. At 21, she's still completely inexperienced in love...and sex... -
![Our Finest Hour by Jennifer Millikin]()
Our Finest Hour by Jennifer Millikin
Two lives. One hour. A lifetime consequence. I believe in choice, not fate. I chose to nurse a broken heart at the kitschy country bar that night. I chose to let Isaac Cordova buy me a drink. I chose to spend one hour with a near stranger in an attempt to soothe my pain... -
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![Big Girls Do It Pregnant by Jasinda Wilder]()
Big Girls Do It Pregnant by Jasinda Wilder
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFirst comes love, then comes marriage, then come baby in a baby carriage... So my best friend married my rock star ex, and she's having his baby. I married Jeff, and I'm having his baby. We're both pregnant, and we're both a hot mess, but it's only a matter of time before we become mommies. The only problem is, no one ever tells you how hard pregnancy is, never mind giving birth.. -
![Weddings in White: Unlikely Lover/The Princess Bride/Callaghan's Bride by Diana Palmer]()
Weddings in White: Unlikely Lover/The Princess Bride/Callaghan's Bride by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnlikely Lover Mari Raymond's matchmaking aunt had pulled a fast one. She'd tricked oilman Ward Jessup into inviting her young niece to his ranch--and persuaded Mari to accept the invitation and help the elderly rancher write his memoirs. But Mari quickly discovered that Ward was anything but old...and Ward found out that Mari was hardly a helpless young girl... -
![Beautiful, Dirty, Rich by L.A. Sable]()
Beautiful, Dirty, Rich by L.A. Sable
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey’re not saying I’m a gold-digger. But they’re thinking it. And let’s be honest, some of them are probably saying it too. But I don’t run. Where I came from isn’t where I’m going. They won’t make it easy, I know that. And the most popular boys at Northlake Prep — the Diamonds — they don’t just want me gone. They want me destroyed. Child-star that’s all grown up... -
![His Call by Emma Hart]()
His Call by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratings22,000 words. Ten scenes. Seven you thought you knew. Three you never did. In this CALL series novella, get inside Aaron Stone's head for the very first time. Experience some of your favourite scenes from LATE CALL and FINAL CALL from his point of view and enjoy three brand new scenes you always wondered about.. -
![The Perfect Neighbor by Nora Roberts]()
The Perfect Neighbor by Nora Roberts
In New York, people were supposed to ignore their neighbours. But that was a rule that Cybil Campbell had never learned. When the sunny brunette knocks on her new neighbour's door, she expected that they would make a connection - after all, she knew everyone else in the apartment block. Preston McQuinn wasn't interested in small talk... -
![Breakfast in Bed by Robin Kaye]()
Breakfast in Bed by Robin Kaye
"DELIGHTFULLY FUN, WITTY ROMANCE... A WRITER TO WATCH." -- Booklist From Romance Writers of America GOLDEN HEART AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR Robin Kaye, the third funny, sexy, contemporary romance from a fresh new voice in romance fiction. He'd be Mr. Perfect if he wasn't a perfect mess..
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