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  • The Fallen Crest Series by Tijan

    The Fallen Crest Series by Tijan

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 52 ratings
    Mason Kade is not known to be nice. He is ruthless, manipulative, and unforgiving. Most will say that he is a jerk and he is to those that cross him or cross his loved ones. However, he does not want to be who he is. He does not enjoy hurting others, but there is no limit to the lengths he will go to protect himself and his brother...
  • Fallen Crest Forever by Tijan

    Fallen Crest Forever by Tijan

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 56 ratings
    Mason Kade is the dream. He is the promise. He's offering what so many would fantasize about, and it's not that I don't want it/him/us. It's the opposite. There might be ghosts haunting me, but this man who's my soulmate is asking me for forever. How can I say no to someone who already gave me my happily ever after? The last full-length novel for the Fallen Crest Series!
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  • Fallen Crest Home by Tijan

    Fallen Crest Home by Tijan

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 56 ratings
    It's been years since my mother was in my life. I healed. I learned to accept love. I lived . That's all done. She was away, and now she's back. I avoided her for a year and a half, but I couldn't hide anymore. Mason had an internship in Fallen Crest, so we headed back for the summer. And when we got there--no one was prepared for what happened. * A full-length novel...
  • #Bae by Cambria Hebert

    #Bae by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    This fall. .. Happily-ever-after. That’s what happens when you get married. Right? Turns out sparkly rings, cake and a fantastic wedding do not automatically grant you that, not even when it’s all you truly want. I’m even starting to doubt the bottomless, unconditional love I share with the man I married will be enough...
  • Finding You by Kelly Elliott

    Finding You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    If Grace Johnson knew one thing at all, it was that all men were dirt bags. All men … except Noah. “I was lost in his eyes. Lost in his tears. My goal was to pull him out of the darkness … if even if it dragged me in as well. ”. If Noah Bennet knew one thing at all, it was he needed Grace Johnson. Needed her … desperately. “My pain was pulling me under … she was my only saving grace. ”...
  • Rush Too Far by Abbi Glines

    Rush Too Far by Abbi Glines

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 102 ratings
    Fallen Too Far was Blaire's story. Now it's time for Rush to share his side. Everyone in Rosemary Beach thinks they know how Rush Finlay and Blaire Wynn fell in love. But Rush is back to tell his side of the story. .. Rush has earned every bit of his bad-boy reputation...
  • Promising You by Allie Everhart

    Promising You by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    When Jade first arrived at Moorhurst College, she never imagined that the guy who helped her move in would end up being the guy she wants to be with forever. Now, seven months later, Jade and Garret are starting to talk about a future together. But the people around Jade are planting doubts in her mind, questioning her decision to be part of the Kensington family...
  • #Holiday by Cambria Hebert

    #Holiday by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Givers gonna give…. Twas the night of game day,. And all through the town,. Lacey glittering snowflakes fluttered around. They clung to the roads, concealing everything with white. It was a beautiful #holiday sight. The paparazzi were out without any care,. In hopes to catch Romeo and Rimmel, rumored to be there. When out on the road there arose such a clatter...
  • Unconditional Love by Kelly Elliott

    Unconditional Love by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Lark Williams leads a fast-paced life, always on the edge of danger. Running from his past and fighting to keep his present life a secret, he keeps his heart out of reach from love. The walls he built around himself come crumbling down when he meets Azurdee Emerson. Azurdee lives a peaceful life in the small town of Wimberley, Texas...
  • More Than Him by Jay McLean

    More Than Him by Jay McLean

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 57 ratings
    "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. " - Marianne Williamson. We live in a world of darkness and shadows,. where monsters hide and aim to ruin. And they did. They ruined us and turned our dreams into nightmares. But now we're back. And we're fighting...
  • The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur

    The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    "You never got over her. You just left. ". From author Suanne Laqueur comes an astonishing debut novel: a young man's emotional journey to salvage relationships destroyed in the wake of a school shooting. As a college freshman, Erik Fiskare is drawn to the world of theater but prefers backstage to center stage...
  • The Forever Trilogy by Sandi Lynn

    The Forever Trilogy by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The New York Times Bestselling Trilogy is now in a complete set. 3 books: Forever Black, Forever You, Forever Us. Forever Black. : When Ellery moved to New York with her boyfriend, she thought they’d live happily ever after in their small New York apartment. She never thought he’d pack his bags and leave because he “needed space. ”...
  • Adrenaline by Penelope Douglas

    Adrenaline by Penelope Douglas

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 36 ratings
    **You ask. You receive! ***. Have you read Bully and the rest of the Fall Away series? Would you enjoy having all the bonus content in one place? Adrenaline is approximately 36, 000 words of bonus scenes, deleted scenes, character conversations, and Q&As shared over the past few years and is mostly material not found in the actual books. Here, you'll find. .
  • Asa by Jay Crownover

    Asa by Jay Crownover

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 72 ratings
    Jay Crownover’s New York Times and USA Today bestselling Marked Men series continues with the much anticipated story of southern charmer and certified criminal Asa Cross. Starting over in Denver with a whole new circle of friends and family, Asa Cross struggles with being the man he knows everyone wants him to be and the man he knows he really is...
  • The Proposal by J. Lynn, Jennifer L. Armentrout

    The Proposal by J. Lynn, Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    Twitter fiction story of Cam and Avery. http://www. iheartbigbooks. com/2014/03. .. http://www. scribd. com/doc/231133105/T. ..
  • Enjoying the Chase by Kirsty Moseley

    Enjoying the Chase by Kirsty Moseley

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Nate Peters is living the playboy life. He has great friends, a great job, no responsibilities, no girlfriend, and he loves it. Nate, being incredibly skilled with a pick-up line, has never failed to get a girl in his life… until one day he meets Rosie York. Rosie is completely uninterested in him. Being unable to stand a dented ego, Nate makes it his mission to win her over...
  • Forever You by Allie Everhart

    Forever You by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Jade and Garret have a love story like no other. They’ve survived heartache, tragedy, and numerous forces trying to tear them apart, but through it all they’ve developed a love that will endure forever. Now it’s time to celebrate their love with a wedding...
  • Sometimes It Lasts by Abbi Glines

    Sometimes It Lasts by Abbi Glines

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 71 ratings
    Cage York has to choose between a love of the game and a love of the girl in this sultry Sea Breeze novel from New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines. After waiting for his big break, bad boy Cage York is finally called up to prove his worth in the college baseball arena...
  • Forever Us by Sandi Lynn

    Forever Us by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    The story of Connor and Ellery Black continues in the last installment of the Forever Black Trilogy, Forever Us. You took Connor and Ellery’s journey of love, courage, and strength as Ellery’s illness threatened their future in Forever Black...
  • Let Me Love You by Megan Smith

    Let Me Love You by Megan Smith

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Will their lives take them in different directions? Jaylinn McCormick is determined to forget that one terrifying night which left her feeling broken and tainted. There is one person who can make her whole again… but he is hell bent on keeping her at arm’s length. She has loved him her entire life but can she wait for him to step up to the plate? Cooper Cahill has loved Jaylinn for years...
  • The Game Changer: The Final Score by L.M. Trio

    The Game Changer: The Final Score by L.M. Trio

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The Game Changer: The Final Score is told from 4 different perspectives: Luke, Mikey, JJ & Deanna. .. (Teaser #1 & Teaser #2 have been moved to my blog page). The story continues with Luke being released from prison, forced to face many challenges that developed due to his careless decisions. His greatest challenge is facing Jesse, the girl he refuses to let go. ..
  • Painless by Devon Hartford

    Painless by Devon Hartford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    At last! The exciting, steamy, action packed conclusion to the Story of Samantha Smith. Painless follows Samantha through the remainder of her first year in college at sunny San Diego University. Oh, and what about that hot hunk Christos Manos? When we last left him, his life balanced on the brink of disaster...
  • Fighter by Tijan

    Fighter by Tijan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    All of Dale's brothers help with their bounty hunting business, all except her. Wanting out of that life, she left for college, but on her first morning back home for the holidays, she’s back to chasing after a bail jumper. When she realizes the jumper is her ex-boyfriend, Jax, Dale gets dragged into helping him evade her brothers so he can win an underground fighting competition...
  • Uncaged Love, Volume 4 by J.J. Knight

    Uncaged Love, Volume 4 by J.J. Knight

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    An MMA fighter rescues a girl with powerful raw talent of her own in UNCAGED LOVE, an erotic, romantic suspense series. Volume 4 of the 5-part series. With Colt and Jo working as a team, they are unstoppable. Colt’s manager puts him back in line for the MMA title fight. Jo’s own career takes off as she prepares for her second match...
  • Broken Hill Hurt by Sheridan Anne

    Broken Hill Hurt by Sheridan Anne

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    We had it all until we didn’t. Nate Ryder has been the center of my world for the past few months. He’s cared for me, cherished me, and shown me a love I never even imagined could be real. He was my rock when my father left and my voice when I didn’t have one. He was once my bully but now holds my heart in the palm of his hands, along with it, the power to destroy me...
  • Ella and Micha: Infinitely and Always by Jessica Sorensen

    Ella and Micha: Infinitely and Always by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    A Secret Series Novella. After five years of marriage, Ella couldn’t be happier. Her job is great. Her marriage is amazing. But when she receives some surprising news, her world is turned upside down. Micha loves being a musician, but being on the road, and away from Ella, is difficult...
  • Going Long by Ginger Scott

    Going Long by Ginger Scott

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    They fell in love in high school and found their way back to one another despite the odds. But can first loves really be forever? For Reed Johnson, the dream was always football. But then Nolan Lennox took over his heart...
  • Fallen Crest Christmas by Tijan

    Fallen Crest Christmas by Tijan

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    This is a very very short Fallen Crest High novella consisting of one scene that has three parts, and an additional bonus scene. Happy Holidays from Tijan.
  • Tame Him by Caitlyn Dare

    Tame Him by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗺. 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗼. Remi Tanner was only supposed to be a pawn in my game. But I screwed up. I broke her. And now I have to find a way to fix it. I want her. I need her. In the end, I’ll prove she’s the only thing that matters. Ace Jagger wasn’t supposed to imprint himself on my heart...
  • An On Dublin Street Christmas by Samantha Young

    An On Dublin Street Christmas by Samantha Young

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    Braden Carmichael and Jocelyn Butler share their first Christmas together as a couple, exchanging meaningful gifts and spending time with family.
  • The Lyon Trilogy by Jordan Silver

    The Lyon Trilogy by Jordan Silver

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    This bundle includes the following novels:. Lyon's Crew: Colton Lyon is the tattooed, pierced (with an Apadravya) leader of a bike crew. His wealthy background and bad boy good looks makes him every young girl's fantasy but Lyon has sworn off women...
  • Wild Child by M. Leighton

    Wild Child by M. Leighton

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Jenna Theopolis has always known what she wanted. Getting out of her small hometown of Greenfield was number one on her list of priorities. Until she met Rusty Catron. Rusty’s fun-loving personality was the perfect match for Jenna’s inner wild child. But what started off as a summer fling quickly turns into something more. At least it does for Jenna...
  • Always Remember by Emma Hart

    Always Remember by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    How long does it take for a long-distance relationship to break down? Sixteen months. When Jen and Carl put their relationship to rest after Christmas, Jen’s biggest problem is going back to London ten days earlier than planned – and her ever-present attraction to Samuel ‘Bing’ Edwards. Bing has no idea why Jen left Devon so fast...
  • Forever Consumed by Skyla Madi

    Forever Consumed by Skyla Madi

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    This is it. My revenge. I can taste it on my tongue, it's sweet and it's addictive. I've worked way too hard to settle for second best and I will come out on top. ------. Seth Marc is back and training harder than ever before to redeem his loss to Don Russell. Tensions are high but stakes are higher as MMAC founder, Matt Somers, forces Seth and Don to train under the same roof...
  • Ryder by Chantal Fernando

    Ryder by Chantal Fernando

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Ryder Crawford is going places. His band ‘Morning Alliance,’ has just gotten signed, and are now touring with one of the most popular bands in the world. When he meets Lexi Raine, the timing couldn’t have been worse. But like they say, love finds you when you aren’t looking for it. The stunning blonde manages to turn his world upside down, through the fierce connection they share...
  • Every Kiss by Tasha Ivey

    Every Kiss by Tasha Ivey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After witnessing Makenna’s journey to find herself again, Callie is reminded of her own struggles with love. No, Wes wasn’t always the easy going guy that he is today. He was moody and unpredictable in the worst of ways, and she was certain to call him out on it every chance she got. Looking back, she’s amazed at how much their lives have changed since they met...
  • Let Me Heal Your Heart by Lily Foster

    Let Me Heal Your Heart by Lily Foster

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    LET ME HEAL YOUR HEART. Book Four in Lily Foster’s LET ME series. First loves are not easily forgotten…. Anna has endured more by the age of eighteen than most do in a lifetime. Unless you know her, you see only the beautiful, privileged, bright college freshman who seems to have it all. Few people know what she’s gone through or know who she really is...
  • Love Me Sweet by Kate J. Blake

    Love Me Sweet by Kate J. Blake

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    Kendall. "Your eyes are so blue, I'm gonna call you Sapphire," he said, smiling at me. It was my tenth birthday. "What's that? " I asked, smiling in response. "It's a jewel. My mom has a necklace with it. She says it's important to her and very expensive. I'm gonna call you that because you're important to me. ". Those memories burst into my head like a tornado, without asking for permission...
  • Forgiven by J.B. McGee

    Forgiven by J.B. McGee

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Everyone has a past…good or bad, they are always there. They lurk and linger in the shadows, sometimes reappearing at the most inconvenient times. Gabby and Bradley thought that their pasts would remain dormant, that happiness was theirs for the taking. Still the strongest of relationships can be rocked by the ugliness from a previous life, even if it seems to be a world away...
  • The Prelude of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

    The Prelude of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    When Ella Daniels and Micha Scott are fourteen, they make a pact to leave the small town of Star Grove and create better lives for themselves. The pact was made as best friends, but over the next six years, their friendship begins to intensify. Feelings change. Grow. Veer towards love. But one tragic night changes everything. Hearts get broken. And the future they had planned changes forever...
  • Finding Us: Jules and Nate by Allie Juliette Mousseau

    Finding Us: Jules and Nate by Allie Juliette Mousseau

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Author Note: 50% of all Sale Proceeds from May14th through the 21st will be donated to the "No More Project" through The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. "When you're lost. .. True North". The North brothers were hell on wheels-adrenaline-junky bad boys...
  • The Love Series Box Set by Melissa Collins

    The Love Series Box Set by Melissa Collins

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Madeleine Becker and Reid Connely both come from a world of pain. Despite their best efforts at guarding their hearts, love finds its way into their lives. Ever the bad boy, Reid walks away when things get too difficult. Coming face to face with the horrors of his past only helps to strengthen the bond that he has created with Maddy, and together they learn how to embrace the love they’ve created...
  • When You Were Mine by Elizabeth Reyes

    When You Were Mine by Elizabeth Reyes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When her head was screaming “enough,” her hopeful heart continued to whisper “wait. ”. It's the only way Valerie Zuniga can justify her ongoing addiction to the amazing but ever, elusive Alex Moreno. Mesmerized by the profound connection neither has ever quite understood, Valerie accepts their crazy relationship for what it is—non-exclusive...
  • Let Me Love You by Lily Foster

    Let Me Love You by Lily Foster

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book Two in the Let Me series. Letting someone in can be the hardest part…. Life has never been the stuff of fairy tales for Rene Beaumont. On her own from a very young age, Rene has struggled to stay on track, determined to make a better life for herself. Forget dating, boyfriends, any sort of love life—surviving day-to-day has been Rene’s main objective...
  • The Vincent Brothers by Abbi Glines

    The Vincent Brothers by Abbi Glines

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 82 ratings
    Getting a boy to fall head-over-heels in love with you isn’t easy. Especially when he’s been in love with your cousin for as long as you can remember. Lana has lived her life in her cousin’s shadow. Ashton always made perfect grades, had tons of friends, and looks model-perfect. And she’s always had Sawyer Vincent—the only boy Lana’s ever wanted—wrapped around her finger...
  • Let Love Stay by Melissa Collins

    Let Love Stay by Melissa Collins

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    If you’re lucky, you’ll fall in love – truly, madly and deeply in love. But what happens when that honest and pure love isn’t enough to erase your fears? What happens when your past rears its ugly head and threatens your future? Maddy and Reid had that kind of love – the all-encompassing, Earth shattering, once in a lifetime kind of love. Then life happened...
  • Until Alex by J. Nathan

    Until Alex by J. Nathan

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    On the outside, Hayden is every girl's fantasy, brooding and devastatingly gorgeous. He spends his nights losing himself in alcohol and faceless girls, but it's all just a facade. An elaborate cover for the emotionless shell of a man he is. One who harbors too many secrets and destroys lives the way his was destroyed. It’s the reason he avoids relationships and keeps everyone at arm's length…...
  • The Same Side by C.M. Doporto

    The Same Side by C.M. Doporto

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The engagement's off and with Collin behind her, Lexi has decided that the temptations of Raven Davenport are too strong to be ignored. It doesn't take long for Lexi and Raven to find themselves wrapped in each other's affection, but not without the challenges that life poses...
  • Begin Again by Tamsyn Bester

    Begin Again by Tamsyn Bester

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    One year ago, Brody Scott made the biggest mistake of his life and has lived with his regret every day since then…. One year ago, Demetria ‘Demi’ Rosemead watched the love of her life turn his back on her, leaving her to face one of the hardest things she’s ever had to go through on her own...
  • Dare to Kiss by S.B. Alexander

    Dare to Kiss by S.B. Alexander

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Besides her family, Lacey Robinson’s only other love is baseball. She’s on top of the world when Arizona State University approaches her to discuss a scholarship. To play for a college boys’ team is beyond what she has ever dreamed. Her fastball is impeccable, her slider equally as good, and her curveball annihilates anyone who dares to step in the batter’s box...
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