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Tight End by Fiona Davenport
Raiden Shaffer never cared about press conferences…until a gorgeous reporter caught his interest with a single question. One night with Marissa Crane wasn’t enough, but she slipped out before sunrise—leaving behind a note and an obsession he couldn’t shake. Marissa wasn’t supposed to fall for the Nighthawks’ tight end before leaving the country for a month...Categorized as:
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Can't Help Falling In Love by Erika Kelly
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhat happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas…. The moment Beckett O’Neill retires from professional sports, he swears off schedules and commitments. His new gig has him hopping from one exotic location to the next. No strings, no responsibilities. Nothing that will tie him down. Until he runs into her, the woman who stole his heart for a night in Vegas. . -
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TJ: Sins of the Father by Nicole James
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFROM WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST SELLING AUTHOR NICOLE JAMES COMES A ONE-NIGHT STAND, SURPRISE PREGNANCY, MC ROMANCE! TJ—The beautiful tattoo artist told me to leave her alone after what I thought was an amazing night together. Maybe she was just trying to get her bad boy fill... -
Saving Sparrow by Madalyn Judge
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings༒BRAXTON “SPARROW” ALLEN༒. I’m man enough to admit that I’ve been spiraling for the last year. I was drowning my grief in whisky and women after my unborn child was taken. Unable to watch me fall any further, my president gives me an ultimatum that I can’t refuse; get my act together or step down as VP... -
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You've Got To Be Kidding by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe last time I saw my baby daddy, we were in the backseat of a limo at his brother’s wedding. Making magic—or a kiddo. No judging. There was a lot of liquor involved and the man is a god. He passed out before I could tell him my name, but payback is hell. I stole his pants for good measure. I’m sure he enjoyed that. It was supposed to be one night of fun...Categorized as:
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Riding Wicked by Khloe Summers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCan this older mountain biker find love with a curvy cowgirl? Knight. I stay away from good girls. It’s a hard truth I found relevant after a string of do-gooders tried to ‘make me right. ’. But there are exceptions to every rule,. And Oakley is mine. Trouble is, her father has her under his control. So following her is the only option I have. Whatever happens, she'll be mine. Oakley... -
Make Me Whole: An Age Gap, Secret Pregnancy Romance by Sofia T Summers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy best friend’s daughter turns me into a fierce protector. Just one smile makes me want to risk everything. Skylar is 19 years younger than me, and the pain in her light brown eyes draws me to her. I’d never let her ex-boyfriend harm her or her daughter again. But being close to her as a protector means having to keep my distance. Skylar is off-limits...Categorized as:
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Lion's First Roar! by Roxie Rivera
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsafter Nikolai II. Free read from website - http://www. roxieriverawriter. com/news. .. -
The Sassy One by Susan Mallery
For the Marcelli sisters of California wine country, the season is ripe for romance! Francesca Marcelli married at eighteen -- right on schedule, according to her warm, colorful family, who have always said a beauty like Francesca need never worry about finding love... -
Every Other Memory by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsCadence. I wanted one night to be spontaneous. A night to let off some steam and celebrate. I was about to give up hope until the handsome stranger with gorgeous hazel eyes changed the course of my evening. Two separate lives, one unforgettable night, and an unexpected surprise that I never saw coming. It’s too bad I didn’t get his name, but that’s okay...Categorized as:
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Mile High Baby by Ajme Williams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Have you joined the Mile High club yet? ”. “No…”. “Do you want to? ”. I shouldn’t have said yes… but I did. A panicked phone call from my father has me boarding a plane and flying cross-continent. I never expect to meet a brazen, distinguished silver fox on the plane. Much less the older gentleman initiating me into the Mile High club right then and there…...Categorized as:
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Prince Baby Daddy - A Secret Baby Royal Romance by Layla Valentine, Holly Rayner
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe’s the playboy prince, who always gets anything – and anyone – he wants. The one thing he didn’t want is a baby! I’m Europe’s most notorious playboy, and next in line to the throne. My trysts are legendary; I’m never far from the front page. But the clock is ticking on my freedom. If I don’t find a blue-blooded bride soon, my royal parents are threatening to force one upon me... -
Quarterback Sneak by Kameron Claire
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat happens when the star quarterback recognizes the new sports reporter as a weekend fling from college, only to meet her five year old son with blue eyes like his? Declan Scott, star quarterback for the Rocky Mountain Rangers and heir to his family’s football team, has the perfect life... -
Stalked by the Scorpio: Spicy Astrology by Jessa Joy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat happens when a bossy billionaire meets the girl of his dreams for one night only? A steamy safe stalker romance with the sexiest star sign of them all! Margot. After the day from hell, I go out and let my hair down. Meeting a huge, gorgeous guy at a bar helps me forget my troubles. Except when I move to a new town to start a new job, that very same guy turns out to be my billionaire boss... -
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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... -
It's Vegas, Baby (A Vegas, Baby Novella) by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Andrew Lennox spotted Autumn standing at the registration desk of his Las Vegas hotel, she was instantly his obsession. With Autumn leaving to spend a year in Africa, their time was limited. But Drew was determined to use every second convincing Autumn of what he already knew. She was his. And no matter how long she was gone or how far away, that would never change.Categorized as:
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Love Unmatched by Anne Leigh
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLove Unmatched. Fate brought them together. Love kept them together. Life could tear them apart. 23 year-old Zander Zobowski, football wonderkid and only son of a tech giant and a well-known philanthropist, fell hard for one woman and never got back up... -
Bad Boy by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsHow could this happen? This was supposed to be a quiet town, with quiet people, and a quiet hotel that needed a new owner. It was supposed to be my fresh start. Instead, in walks the most gorgeous woman I’ve ever seen. Before she even flicks those eyes in my direction I already know I’m in trouble. . .. and I've never wanted trouble as much as I do now. How could this happen. .Categorized as:
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Unexpected Love by Casey Clipper
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom International Best-Selling Contemporary Romance Author Casey Clipper, The Love Series delves into Ryan's story. Ryan Millen. Notorious playboy. Forever a bachelor. Never one to settle. Loves his one-night-stands. Ryan has loved his single status without any desire to settle down into a permanent relationship. Why would he? To be in a relationship requires work and sacrifice... -
Where Our Turn Begins by A.M. Wilson
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCaiti Harris thought her story ended the night her husband died. She packed their history away like trinkets in an old box and held steadfast to the ache. Life granted her one love, and after he was cruelly ripped away, she knew there wouldn’t be anyone else. When a tempting bartender invites her to stay for a drink after closing, she agrees to one night, not a lifetime commitment... -
Deceitful Choices by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDeceitful Choices. .. Some lies you just can’t come back from. The damage is too deep. The effects are too strong, and the path they lead you on can be devastating. One lie only led to another as Lindsay tried to be someone she wasn’t. She wanted just one moment to pretend she didn’t live the life she had been cursed with. She wanted to live without regret. Live for the moment... -
Pucking Around With My Grumpy Ex by Haley Storm
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy brother’s best friend, the hotshot goalie who broke my heart, is back. Now, I’m the only puck caught in his net…Seeing Finn swagger back to Chandler sparks memories of our secret, steamy nights. Now this brooding bad boy wants another taste of my forbidden fruit. I’d be lying if I said his 6’ 3 frame isn’t tempting AF, especially watching the way those biceps maneuver in his tightly fitted T... -
The Sheik's Secret Twins by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the first moment he’d arrived, Sheik Malik bin Saqqaf had thrown her life into chaos. And the longer he stayed, the more she fell in love with him. But could she trust him? He’d betrayed her once, should she risk it again? They’d been lovers four years ago, a relationship that had resulted in her wonderful twin boys. Now he was back and he wanted into her life once again... -
Falling into Forever by Lauren Abrams
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 29 ratings"Out of habit, of madness, or the need to shatter even the last piece of myself, I raise my arms slightly. I need…I need so much to touch him, to feel his arms around me, to throw myself headfirst into what I told myself I would never do again. I need the weight of his skin on my own. I need to forget. I need to remember. "...Categorized as:
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Quarterback Keeper by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAshtyn. One night. An evening filled with the prospect of change turned into one of passion the moment I ran into my twin brother’s best friend. When our time together was over, I was left with a little more than just the memory of his gorgeous hazel eyes and muscular body. Tate Steele, pro football player and tabloid bad boy, left me with his baby. Tate. Temptation... -
Billionaire Enemy's Baby: A Small Town Enemies to Lovers Romance by Lisa Ryan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFive years ago, my crush claimed my V-card after a one-night-stand and left me pregnant…. Now he’s back in our small town for his younger brother’s graduation. I’m floored when he walks into my workplace dripping in Gucci, all cocky and flirty. I wasn’t prepared for him to be so assertive and want me as if nothing happened. This dude either has amnesia, or he is an A-class jerk...Categorized as:
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Smooth Irish by Jennifer Saints
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAbout Smooth Irish. .. Too damaged to be any good for anyone,Jackson walks alone and lives life day to day, except for his nights. There he wants Nan scorching his bedsheets with no strings sex. Nan is a woman with a plan for success who leaves nothing to chance. She wants nothing to do with a going nowhere man, but Jackson ignites her senses with a fire only he can quench... -
Anything But Mine by Linda Winfree
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill her need to do the right thing cost them everything? Book Four of the Hearts of the South series. Public Defender Autry Holton, honor-bound to defend an accused serial killer, is in a “shunned if she does, disbarred if she doesn’t” position. To complicate matters, she’s pregnant and hasn’t yet told her ex-lover he’s the father. The reason? She’s pretty sure he won’t want the baby...Categorized as:
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Checkmate With Bishop by J. A. Hornbuckle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was convinced he was dying, slowly wasting from the same disease that took both his father and grandfather’s lives. So Bishop began to take the necessary steps to wrap up his life, trying to gain closure in every area. Especially in regard to his ex-wife, Dory. A woman who left him when he’d just been a lowly recruit in the Hellion Motorcycle Club... -
Into the Shadows by Carolyn Crane
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe’s working undercover for the good guys. That doesn’t mean he’s one of them. HE’S A KILLER. Thorne McKelvey knows exactly how Nadia sees him—as a brute and a killer just kinky enough to play her sexy games. And that’s how it has to stay. Leaving her was the hardest thing he ever did, but his undercover mission could blow up at any second. No way will he drag Nadia down with him... -
Just Another Chance by Ava Gray
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsI gave Tanner my heart, and he gave me all the reasons why I should never trust men again. It had been two years since I’d seen his gorgeously devastating face. Two years since I’d found out that I was pregnant with his baby. His betrayal forced me to skip town and keep it a secret. And just when I thought I could mend my heart, he returned to my life. Still as handsome as I remembered... -
An Heir to Make a Marriage by Abby Green
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA legacy maid in Manhattan. In desperation to save her father, housekeeper Rose O'Malley thinks she can trap a man... -
The Knight and Maggie's Baby by Lisa Mondello
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 13 ratings***A NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestseller! **. "The secondary characters were amazing. .. a very good book. " Cocktails and Books. ". .. had me in tears because it was so beautiful. Such a lovely story of two people falling in love against the odds. " Crystal @ Snowdrops Dreams of Books. Contemporary Romance - THE KNIGHT AND MAGGIE'S BABY Book 3 of Fate with a Helping Hand... -
Broke, a Secret Baby Romance by Alexandria Hunt
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 13 ratings99 cent release price, it will go up within the week. .. get it now, folks! The first full length standalone HEA sexy story from the Queen of Short and Dirty, Olivia Hawthorne. Join me on my new journey as Alexandria Hunt! Tennyson: He threw mud in my hair in third grade, and from that moment on, Chase Evans and I were inseparable... -
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The M.D. She Had To Marry by Christine Rimmer
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMARRY IN CONVENIENCE. .. All her adult life Lacey Bravo had loved Logan Severance, but the good doctor -- always hell-bent on doing the right thing -- had never even made an improper advance toward her. Well, maybe one, about nine months ago. So the about-to-be single mom knew Logan would come after her, demanding marriage. It was just a question of when. .. -
Loving Glory by Joleen James
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe citizens of Fortune, WA are shocked when former town bad boy Jace Stone buys the small town. Everyone wonders how Jace can come back, especially after getting Fortune’s golden girl Glory Moon pregnant, then leaving her alone to raise their autistic son. No one is more shocked than Jace when he discovers that Glory kept the baby she’d promised to give up for adoption ten years ago... -
Lionheart by Connie Mason
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Barnes & Noble Review. All is fair in love and war in Connie Mason's Lionheart . Lionel de Coeur, the bold knight known as Lionheart, is proud to lead Prince Edward's army against the rebellious Welsh...Categorized as:
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The Family Plan by Susan Gable
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe's stirring up the gene pool. Dr. Amelia Young has meticulously organized her family plan. Wonderful daughter? Done. Man? Unnecessary. All Amelia has ever needed is carefully selected DNA. So what if the donor turns out to be a ridiculously hot chef with a distracting butt and wicked smile? That only proves she had good taste in genes... -
Stormspell by Anne Mather
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRuth was young, she was beautiful, she was ripe for love. .. but she was innocent,until Dominic invaded her island home,and her heart. .. Dominic was rich and powerful, bored and world-weary,fighting a temptation he had never before had to face. . -
Billionaire's Secret Baby by Scarlett King, Michelle Love
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBeing a billionaire stirred something deep in my soul like nothing else. But that was until I saw her again. Her smile – sweet and forbidden. My eldest brother prohibited me from making any scandal to our resort. I had learned how to turn my sexual prowess down a few notches. But in my free time, I did whatever pleased me. There she is — exactly the way I remember her... -
The Vengeful Husband by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsRace to the altar -- Maxie, Darcy, and Polly are The Husband Hunters. The terms of the will: Maxie, Darcy and Polly have each been left a share of their godmother's estate - if they marry within a year and remain married for six months. . -
Catching Haley by Shawnte Borris
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHeartbroken and betrayed by Bentley’s abandonment, Haley has made a new life for herself in the one place she’s felt grounded and at peace. When Bentley returns to town and discovers the secret she’s kept from him, she vows to keep him at arms length to protect herself – and her future... -
Secret Baby for Dr. Dreamy by Sofia T Summers
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“Your son is very sick… is his father in the picture? ”. How do I answer? His father is asking the question… but he has no idea. It was supposed to be a fun trip to the water park, but it ends with my son at the hospital with a serious condition. Suddenly, I’m transported to the beginning… My life on a cruise ship, meeting Ben Wilkes. The first man who thought I was beautiful at any size...Categorized as:
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Nickolas by Kathi S. Barton
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNickolas Grant doesn't know what to do when he finally realizes that he needs Morgan Becky for more than just his secretary. He doesn't trust her. .. not with his love not even his friendship. Morgan has not had an easy life and finds it difficult to trust others. She needs to get her life in order, not fall for her handsome boss with a stiff spine and foul temper...Categorized as:
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Pulling Home by Mary Campisi
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShe'll risk anything to save her child…even the truth. It’s taken nine years and a cross-country move, but Audra Valentine Wheyton has kept her secrets safe. She’s created the perfect life—a husband who loves her, a daughter she adores, and a position as head writer for an award-winning daytime soap... -
Jilted by Sally Wentworth
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAlexa's heartache was an age-old story. Alexa's best friend had married Mark, the man Alexa had loved. Suddenly all her dreams were shattered, and she no longer wanted to live,. But she was not allowed that refuge. Scott Kelsey, Mark's brother, would not have such scandal affect their family's proud reputation. I'm taking you with me, he informed her, preparing to return to South America... -
Untouched Until Marriage by Chantelle Shaw
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen infamous Raul Carducci learns that a little baby may challenge his inheritance he will stop at nothing —a new Carducci heir will not take away what is rightfully his. To safeguard baby Gino, unassuming Libby Maynard has been forced to pretend she is his mother—but she hasn't counted on having to convince the wolfish Raul Carducci of her deception... -
The Change in Di Navarra's Plan by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe scent of success. It’s been a long time since aspiring perfumer Holly Craig naively gave in to the practised charms and false promises of playboy Drago Di Navarra. Now, as the face of his next cosmetics campaign, Holly will prove she’s a more than worthy adversary for the intoxicating CEO…. On the surface Drago is the epitome of precision and power... -
Common Ground by Wendy Smith
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhat turned out to be a one night stand left Delaney Carruthers with a little girl who has the same eyes as the hottest commodity in Hollywood. In her small town retreat back in New Zealand, she’s pushed the painful memory of that night as far back as she could and built a successful life. Josh Carter is Hollywood’s golden boy... -
Tiger Prince by Sandra Brown, Erin St. Claire
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEscaping from her high-pressure Washington job and a painful divorce, Caren Blakemore finds romance with Derek Allen, a mysterious man hiding from a scandal-hungry press, but she soon discovers that their affair has painful repercussions. Reissue.
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