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Blasphemous by Pamela Ann
Will they survive the tsunami of trials heading their way? + Bass Cole + Emma Anderson + Carter Mason + expLosive. scOrching. graVitating. intEnse. Emma was beyond glad to escape back to Aspasia and be with Bass again...Categorized as:
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![Loving You by Allie Everhart]()
Loving You by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSince meeting Garret on her first night at college, Jade’s had to overcome many obstacles to be with him, including interference from Garret’s father. Now, months later, it seems that Mr. Kensington has finally accepted Jade dating his son, but the reason for that is unclear. After what Jade witnessed at the Kensington mansion, she’s not sure what his acceptance of her means... -
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![Frayed by Pamela Ann]()
Frayed by Pamela Ann
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsTrista Stevens Things went quickly sour with the already married Harry when she found out their affair had a bigger repercussion. Heartbroken, she had to do what was best for everyone. Just as planned, she and Lindsey went to visit Emma in Greece. Trista thought this vacation was going to be a way for her to heal and come to terms with of the gargantuan mistakes she’s made in the past...Categorized as:
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![Hammer: An Evil Dead MC Story by Nicole James]()
Hammer: An Evil Dead MC Story by Nicole James
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA badass biker and the sexy little sprite that wants nothing to do with him.They're opposites in every way that matters-except one-they can't keep their eyes off each other. Hammer watches Tink strut past him without so much as a glance. His eyes moving over her hot little body-a body that's been driving him crazy and keeping him awake at night... -
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![A Different Kind of December by Lesley Jones]()
A Different Kind of December by Lesley Jones
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsDecember 1st... A time to reflect and remember for Georgia, and also, she's decided, this year will be a time for change. Starting with high emotion on the anniversary of the day that changed her life and ending on a loud, raucous and raunchy Christmas night, we get a little dip into the lives of some of the Carnage Series favourite characters. This is book 5 in a series. Carnage Book One... -
![Ambrosia by Erin Noelle]()
Ambrosia by Erin Noelle
After coming to terms with the tragedy that rocked her world, Scarlett MacGregor has returned to try to pick up the pieces of the broken relationships that she left behind. Ash and Mason were left devastated and heartbroken following Scarlett’s sudden, unannounced departure. They are both ready and willing to forgive her and welcome her back into their lives with open arms...Categorized as:
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Pull by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsJaded rock star, Demetri Daniels, is in Hell — also known as Seaside, Oregon. Sent to rehab after nearly getting himself killed last year, his record company wants nothing more than for him to lay low, away from the limelight...Categorized as:
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![Craving Lucy by Terri Anne Browning]()
Craving Lucy by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsUSA Today Bestselling Author Terri Anne Browning’s New Adult series. One kiss can change everything… I wished I’d known that before I’d kissed my best friend. Things are different now. We can’t go back. I’m not even sure I want to go back. I guess the question is…... -
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Hushed Torment by Bella Jewel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFrom USA Today, and international bestseller, comes the second book in the Iron Fury MC! One accident changed my life. One single second changed everything for me. In one terrifying moment, everything I knew was gone. Music is the only thing that keeps me holding on. When the opportunity arises for me to tour with country music star, Scarlett Belle, I take it. An escape. A chance... -
![Butterfly by Cambria Hebert]()
Butterfly by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsDrunken brawls. One-night stands.No-show interviews. Toilet-papering my hoity-toity neighbor’s house.Insulting my fans. Trashing hotel rooms.What’s it take to become public enemy number one?I just told you.I’ve done all that and more.My poor conduct got me on the Celebs Behaving Badly listand ultimately ruined my career.From the world’s number-one popstar to world’s most hated.That’s me...Categorized as:
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![Girl in Love by Caisey Quinn]()
Girl in Love by Caisey Quinn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsShe's living her dream... Kylie Ryans is the biggest thing to come out of Nashville since, well, since Trace Corbin. With a hit album and a powerful label behind her, she appears to be the girl who has it all. But appearances can be deceiving. Fresh out of rehab, Trace Corbin is ready to take on the world. Just not the girl he walked away from...Categorized as:
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![Heaven Sent by Hilary Storm]()
Heaven Sent by Hilary Storm
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe Rebel Walking Series continues with Taron and Ivy's story, Heaven Sent. The explosive chemistry that these two share ignites a relationship of epic proportions. He has been dubbed 'the panty stealer', but Taron Walker has his eyes set on the beautiful, full of life, Ivy Adams. Ivy doesn't usually put up with the player type, yet there is something about Taron that has her intrigued... -
![Drew & Courtney duet by Kennedy Fox]()
Drew & Courtney duet by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDrew Fisher is the type of guy every girl wants.Noble police officer by day, charming prince by night.He has no idea the effect he has on women, especially Courtney—his little sister’s best friend. She’s the blonde Southern belle who lives up to the cliché, except she has her own quirks... -
![Breaking the Wrong by Calia Read]()
Breaking the Wrong by Calia Read
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsEmilia Wentworth would do anything for her sister. For three years, Emilia has lived in the past, feeling her sister's pain and hating those who are to blame, including one of the Sloan brothers. Finally, she has had enough. The only way to be free is to create a Burn List with all the people who have ever hurt her sister... -
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![Royalty by L.P. Maxa]()
Royalty by L.P. Maxa
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTRUE NOBILITY From the moment he knew he wanted to be a musician, Mason Maxwell decided he would go it on his own, even if his old man—Hollywood royalty—was famous enough to buy him his own record label. Mace’s career has taken off, and at twenty-two, with the backing of RiffRaff Records, he’s living the dream... -
![Light Me Up by Cherrie Lynn]()
Light Me Up by Cherrie Lynn
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsCandace Andrews is dreaming of a little sparkle in her Christmas stocking this year, and now that she and Brian Ross have been living together for over a year, her overbearing family is getting impatient for him to pop the question... -
![Fixated on You by Pamela Ann]()
Fixated on You by Pamela Ann
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEmma Anderson’s career was thriving. Her personal life too—but she knew—it was all a ticking time bomb until everything blows up. What happens then? Even if he’s relationship with Emma was going great, Bass Cole still had a long way to go to make amends after the grief he’d caused Emma last year. No matter what the future held for them, he knew one thing—Emma owned his heart... -
![Before Now by Cheryl McIntyre]()
Before Now by Cheryl McIntyre
Park Reed is a bastard in every sense of the word. He hasn't always been this way. But after his heart was broken by the only girl he ever loved, being heartless gets him through the day and allows him to fill his nights with the nameless girls he has no intentions of seeing again. He now lives his life following his ever-growing list of “life lessons.” Lucy Braden is everything Park is not...Categorized as:
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![Metamorphosis by Erin Noelle]()
Metamorphosis by Erin Noelle
Scarlett MacGregor has lived a very sheltered life courtesy of her over-the-top controlling parents. Having never been to a co-ed party, much less on a date, Scarlett has relied on her books, her music, and living vicariously through her best friend Evie to keep her sanity as she's patiently awaited her freedom from their rule...Categorized as:
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![Repair Me by Jennifer Foor]()
Repair Me by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsSky's whole world is turned upside down when she catches her long-time boyfriend cheating. Depressed over the breakup, she decides to drive to the beach to spend time with her friends and drown her sorrows in hot guys and fruity drinks. The only problem with her plan is her piece-of-junk car...Categorized as:
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![Euphoria by Erin Noelle]()
Euphoria by Erin Noelle
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAfter a series of catastrophic misunderstandings and impulsively poor decision-making, Scarlett MacGregor finds herself once again torn between two loves, as different as they may be. Lacking proper closure with their relationship, accompanied by the overwhelming guilt for her role in his devastating downfall, Scarlett resolves to help Mason recover and reclaim his life as a budding rock star...Categorized as:
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![A FILTHY Rock Star by Jaxson Kidman]()
A FILTHY Rock Star by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe offer of a lifetime. Or maybe a nightmare... I’ve always wanted to be a writer and here’s my chance. My job is to spin every story about Nash into something good. If I do my job I’ll get a book deal. It should be easy... Yeah, Nash is nothing but d*ckhead lust with a pulse. Yeah, I may have had a couple dreams of him before I met him... -
![Bray by Effy Vaughn]()
Bray by Effy Vaughn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Sutton Boys - those three words bring a smile to the faces of females of all ages in the small town of Malroy, Alabama. Five brothers who help their momma run their farm during the work week, while seeing how many women they can sweet talk out of their panties on the weekends... -
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Some like It Wild by M. Leighton
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFirst was The Wild Ones. Now, the next book in M. Leighton's Wild Ones series... How far will a good girl go for the bad boy she loves? Laney Holt is a preacher’s daughter. A good girl. Her only goal was to get married, have babies, and live happily ever after, just like her parents. Only that didn’t happen. The two people closest to her betrayed her, and Laney’s dreams came crashing down... -
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![Ruined by L.P. Lovell]()
Ruined by L.P. Lovell
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRuined is book four in the She Who Dares series, but can be read as a standalone. HugoI like to fuck. A lot. Anywhere, anyway, as long as I’m shooting my load in or on some pretty young thing I’m good. In fact, scrap that, they don’t even have to be pretty. What can I say? I’m an equal opportunities kind of guy...Categorized as:
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![Picture Perfect by Ella Fox]()
Picture Perfect by Ella Fox
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsFlynn Rand spent the last decade as the lead singer of one of the world’s most famous bands. Although he's got a reputation as a player, he’s decided that it’s time to find something real. One look at a photo of Tessa Hamilton had him hooked. Tessa’s teenage celebrity crush was Flynn Rand...Categorized as:
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![A Love so Tragic by Stevie J. Cole]()
A Love so Tragic by Stevie J. Cole
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPromises. We all make them. Sometimes we break them. But what happens when the promise you break haunts your dreams, when that moment of betrayal echoes within every last beat of your heart? Love. Love is passionate, painful, and all consuming in the most brutal yet beautiful way... -
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Feverish by Jade C. Jamison
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsClayton “Jet” Smith has enjoyed acting the part of rock star god bad boy since his breakup with rock goddess Valerie Quinn. He’s racking up quite a score playing the field, and he has no plans to settle down anytime soon. His biggest problem these days is meeting his obligations, because he’s so busy having fun, he forgets the important things...Categorized as:
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![Love Resolution by Michelle Mankin]()
Love Resolution by Michelle Mankin
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTo forgive or not to forgive… There’s a storm brewing at Black Cat Records and lead singer Marcus Anthony and guitarist Avery Jones are at the center of it. Brutal Strength is leaving Vancouver and heading out on a big stadium tour with the reprobate rockers from Tempest as their opening act... -
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All the Pieces by Angela Richardson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen so much love has been built from lies and manipulation, how much of that love is real? In ALL THE PIECES, the third and final installment in the Pieces of Lies series, we find Norah in a dangerous and heart pounding situation in London with the Lappell. It will be the collision of two worlds that have done nothing but tear Norah down the middle, and love that has torn her apart... -
![You Are Mine by Alla Kar]()
You Are Mine by Alla Kar
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHustler. Layla's hustling days have come to an end. Hospitalized after a deal gone wrong, she's ready to leave that life behind. But sometimes your past can come back to haunt you. Her parents' killers is back, and Layla's his next target. But Layla refuses to back down. This time, she will fight back...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Forbidden Lyrics by Kelsie Rae]()
Forbidden Lyrics by Kelsie Rae
I didn't know who Dove's sister was when we first met.I didn't know that I'd been fooling around with her for a few months before Dove walked into my life.I didn't know that––if I've done the math correctly––I could be the father to her sister's child.But I do know this.Dove has the voice of an angel, and the heart of one too.I might not deserve her, but I refuse to let her go...Categorized as:
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![Where the Little Birds Go by B. Celeste]()
Where the Little Birds Go by B. Celeste
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHigh school heartbreak turned Hollywood affair. Read the exclusive here: When bestselling author Kinley Thomas gets the deal of a lifetime to see her book turned into a movie, the last person she expects to be cast as the leading role is Corbin Callum. After years of living the dreams that tore them apart, Hollywood will soon force them back together...Categorized as:
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![Living Out Loud by Staci Hart]()
Living Out Loud by Staci Hart
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBestselling author Staci Hart brings you another installment of the Austen Series, inspired by the works of Jane Austen, with a heartfelt contemporary retelling of Sense and Sensibility. When Annie Daschle arrives in New York City, the only thing she can control is her list. Not her father’s death or the loss of her home... -
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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... -
![Rock and Roll Never Forgets by Barbara S. Stewart]()
Rock and Roll Never Forgets by Barbara S. Stewart
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBeth Morgan is a young woman who’s just been given the ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to meet her favorite band, Traveler. That meeting leads to a chance encounter with her idol, the band’s lead singer, Andy Stevens. What follows is a love story...Categorized as:
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![True Body Rock by Nora Flite]()
True Body Rock by Nora Flite
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe never wanted to look back. I've always run from my past. It's what keeps me sane; whole. But what if not facing it means losing the girl I love? Telling her the truth must sound so simple. It's a request that could leave me more broken--more hollow and wrecked--than ever before. She never saw it coming. Answers. Answers answers god damn answers... -
![MY BROTHER, MY RIVAL by Eve Rabi]()
MY BROTHER, MY RIVAL by Eve Rabi
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDescription: Years ago, Cody Garrett’s heart was ripped to shreds when Bridie ditched him and married his brother, Scott. With great difficulty, he moved on and rebuilt his life without her, severing all ties with his brother because of their betrayal. Now, Scott, his brother, is ill and a threat to his wife and children. Cody is forced to step in and move them into his house...Categorized as:
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![Double Coverage by Meghan Quinn]()
Double Coverage by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsUnfortunate inconvenience, that is the way Piper describes her encounter with Mason Dashel. From the minute the alpha male interrupts her morning after hangover on the airplane, she can’t stand to be near the egotistical maniac with a booming voice and annoying sex appeal... -
![Falling into You by Lauren Abrams]()
Falling into You by Lauren Abrams
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWhen Hallie Caldwell, normal girl extraordinaire, perpetual wingwoman, and queen of the friend zone, accepts her college roommate's invitation to spend winter break in New York, she figures it’s a chance to live out her childhood fantasies of a life in the big city. Instead, thrust into a world of glittering parties and oversized bank accounts, she immediately feels like an outsider... -
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UNTamed by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 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... -
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Choices by Sydney Lane
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFate brought her here, but will her choices destroy her dreams? Quincy Priest made all the right choices in her small town, black-and-white life. But being perfect is tiring. So. Very. Tiring. Wanting desperately to step out of her sister's shadow, Quincy jumps at the opportunity to attend college with her best friend. The quiet bookworm with family secrets comes out of her shell...Categorized as:
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Toxic by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“You’re an addiction I can’t overcome, no matter how hard I try.” – Rook Tyler His life consists of his best friend, Jack Daniels, his favorite drug of choice and women. Rook Tyler lives for performing at night and wasting the rest of his days washing away the pain from his childhood so he doesn’t have to feel anything...ever...Categorized as:
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![Besieged by LP Lovell]()
Besieged by LP Lovell
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhat would you do if you were granted millions of pounds and a face that melts the underwear off of any woman? Meet Theodore Ellis, the business man who parties like a rock star, and has more women than he has room on his bed post to put the notches. Meet Lilly Parker. With a difficult past; Lilly is cold, closed off and emotionally unavailable in every way...Categorized as:
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![The Way We Fell by M.J. Fields]()
The Way We Fell by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOne brilliant smile, and my heart beat for what felt like the very first time.One night as he held my sister and sang to her, it broke.Years later, his smile is different, and I curse my heart when it beats in an all too familiar way, a way it’s only ever beat for him... again... -
![It's Only Temporary by Lisa Suzanne]()
It's Only Temporary by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt all started because of a bachelor auction.My girlfriend was supposed to win me, but she issued an ultimatum that resulted in the end of our relationship seconds before I took the stage. Instead, the singer of the band I’m temporarily playing with won. I’ve been fighting my attraction since the day I met her, and now I’m forced to take her on a romantic date...Categorized as:
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![When We Met by A.L. Jackson, Molly McAdams]()
When We Met by A.L. Jackson, Molly McAdams
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsToday’s premiere New Adult authors combine their talents to tell four original stories from inside one house. When four girls decide to live off campus together as juniors at a college in Michigan, they expect it to be their best year yet. Little do they know, it’s a year that will change the rest of their lives. BEHIND HER EYES by A.L... -
![Forever Love by Melissa Johns]()
Forever Love by Melissa Johns
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEmily and Eric tried to tolerate everything that was thrown at them but they couldn’t survive it. They both made mistakes that lead their paths to take different directions. Emily found comfort in the arms of her friend, Alex. He was what she needed and he was trying to help her achieve her dreams of being an artist...Categorized as:
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![Taming Tesla by Megyn Ward]()
Taming Tesla by Megyn Ward
Tess thinks I’m an assh*le. A liar. That I can’t be trusted. She’s right. I’m all of those things and more. Worse. I can’t be trusted. I am a liar. I am an assh*le. What she doesn’t get is that it’s her. She’s the reason. She brings out the best and the worst in me. Makes me who I am. I don’t deserve Tess. I know that. But I want her. Love her...Categorized as:
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