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A Love like This by Kahlen Aymes
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsSettled in New York City, Ryan and Julia Matthews seek to enjoy their idyllic newlywed life together. Julia’s high-profile job at Vogue and Ryan’s promising career in medicine will surely set them up for everything they could ever want. Their only obstacle seems to be finding enough time to spend together...Categorized as:
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Convincing the Catcher by Hannah Gray
Book #2 in the Good Girls of NE University Series. Blurb and tropes TBA.Categorized as:
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The Grace in Darkness by Melissa Andrea
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEvery part of me yearns for Ryland and there hasn’t been a day that’s gone by that I don’t question if I made the right decision. Adjusting is something I should be used to by now but how can I do that when life has other plans? When darkness consumes you, only true light can free you... -
Pyro by Rebecca Joyce
I never thought I’d be a young mother at nineteen. After the sudden death of my parents, I didn’t think twice. I dropped everything to care for my obnoxious six-year-old brother. Working odd jobs, I did what I could to survive after I learned a former family friend took everything our parents left us... -
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Come to Me Softly by A.L. Jackson
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Come to Me Quietly comes a scorching new adult romance in the Closer to You series. A second chance at life…. A second chance at love…. Jared Holt never thought he deserved either—until he found both in the arms of Aly Moore. Aly has loved Jared for as long as she can remember, and she’s more than ready for the future they’re making together...Categorized as:
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For the Record by K.A. Linde
With Congressman Brady Maxwell up for reelection and journalist Liz Dougherty about to graduate into a promising career, the ambitious couple’s future is brighter than ever. They share a passion for their work…and for each other. But when Brady holds a press conference to officially introduce Liz as his girlfriend, reporters hungry for a scandal bombard her...Categorized as:
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A Rose By Any Other Name... by Helen Bell
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen insecure sophomore Emma gets a part-time job, she’s thrilled. The job is a six-week long project where she’ll be coding a website for a martial arts studio. For Emma, a computer science major, it’s perfect—a great way to gain some real world experience. But her excitement quickly evaporates when she finds out that her boss is Ryan Damon, the mean, arrogant guy she has slammed into, twice... -
The Mind by Edee M Fallon, Kate Stewart
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWe fell in love in a lightning strike, a sudden anomaly in a sea of lost people. He knew right away, yet I was hesitant. I could have never prepared myself for a love like ours. No one could. As a child, I had conjured an amazing story in my mind. It was a story I could retell about a man that would move me like no other; a story about the way we met and how he had swept me off my feet... -
Savage Vicious Heir: Part Two by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBestselling author Caitlyn Dare brings you a new dark high school romance story in the Heirs of All Hallows' series. Savage Vicious Heir is a dark high school bully romance. If possessive, rugby playing alphaholes aren't your thing, you probably won't like this book!Categorized as:
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Worth the Shots by Heather M. Orgeron
HE’S COUNTRY MUSIC’S BAD BOY… COULD SHE BE THE GIRL TO FINALLY TAME HIM? Born into a life of wealth and privilege, Veronica Vanderbilt has never wanted for anything. Aside from a man, that is…. Thanks to her overprotective father, Ronnie’s lovelife is non-existent. Attending a prestigious music school in Nashville seems like the perfect solution...Categorized as:
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Shattered Hart by Ella Fox
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsDamien Hart will never allow himself to fall into a committed relationship. He's seen the worst of the worst, and he knows that there isn't a woman on earth that will ever change his mind. All of that changes the moment he meets Brooke Tyler. Damien's entire view of women and relationships is rocked by her, and though he tries, he can't make himself stay away... -
A Beautiful Wedding by Jamie McGuire
You know that Abby Abernathy unexpectedly became Mrs. Maddox. But what do you really know? Why did Abby pop the question? What secrets were shared before the ceremony? Where did they spend their wedding night? Who else knew about it . . . and didn’t tell? Everything about Abby and Travis’s elopement was top-secret . . . until now...Categorized as:
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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... -
Avoiding Temptation (A Bro Code Standalone) by Rachel Van Dyken
I hit on her first. Realized she was my best friend Finn's little sister second. And got a bloody nose third — compliments of Finn after he watched me nearly score with the new underclassman. After all I did have a reputation on campus, word on the street was that a girl could orgasm within one minute just watching me eat Lucky Charms...Categorized as:
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Beckham by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI've always been known as a cold calculating killer. Feared by everyone who crossed my path. With good reason. There's been a lot of blood over the years and not a lot of love. But when I see her. .. everything changes. Her warm smile thaws my cold heart. Her soothing touch calms my rage. My killing days are over. At least, I think they are. .Categorized as:
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Fortuity by Rochelle Paige
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe only kinds of luck I knew were bad and worse. .. until my life hung in the balance. I finally caught a break in the form of a second chance. I vowed not to let it go to waste. To make a difference. But I didn’t start really living until I met him. Dillon Montgomery. My complete opposite—except for our matching tortured souls. I couldn’t resist him for long...Categorized as:
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His Silver Lining by Megan Wade
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWarning: Only read this book if you love down-on-their-luck but hopeful heroines, transient grouches just searching for a home, and a host of OTT antics between pre-destined soulmates. Dottie moved to Whisper Valley on a whim when she fell in love with the small town's picturesque scenery and friendly locals...Categorized as:
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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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In Too Deep by Tabatha Kiss
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPros: Star athlete. Amazing body. Excellent sense of humor. Cons: A bit cocky and-- Oh, yeah. I'm his tutor. This. Can't. Happen. I'm so close to getting everything I've ever wanted but all I can think about is John Kirby sitting in the front row of class. Teaching assistants and students cannot mix the way he obviously wants us to... -
Flat-Out Matt by Jessica Park
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsMatt is a junior at MIT. He’s geeky, he's witty, he's brilliant. And he’s also very, very stupid. When beautiful, cool, insightful Julie moves in with Matt’s family, why (oh why! ) does he pretend to be his absent brother Finn for her alleged benefit? It seems harmless enough until her short-term stay becomes permanent. And until it snowballs into heart-squeezing insanity...Categorized as:
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Crash Into You by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis curvy teacher never anticipated being charged with murder…or falling for the bossy detective in charge of the case. Ivy Kendall. Cameron Lewis is the man of my dreams. Bossy, gorgeous, and fiercely intelligent. When he touches me, I go up in flames. There's only one problem. He's a homicide detective. And I'm the primary suspect in a murder I didn't commit...Categorized as:
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Hold Us Close by Caisey Quinn
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsHigh school sweethearts Layla Flaherty and Landen O’Brien are living a fairytale in the heart of Spain. Landen’s professional soccer career is taking off and Layla is finishing her college degree. But when her aunt Kate calls with life changing news, she has to reveal the secret she’s been keeping from everyone. She’s pregnant... -
Defiant Heir by Michelle Heard
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFrom International Bestseller Michelle Heard comes a new friends to lovers novel in The Heirs series. The man of my dreams is nothing short of perfect. Kao Reed is a hermit who loves to live in the shadows. With striking blue eyes and a gentle nature, he won my heart years ago. I’ve woven all my dreams and future around him. But then the worst happens...Categorized as:
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Tempting Rowan by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI’m drowning in the numbness. It’s pulling me under and I can’t see the surface. It’s easier to pretend I can’t feel. And the longer you pretend, the easier it is to believe. But he wants to save me. Only he can’t. I have to save myself…and I don’t know if I want to. Rowan Sinclair’s life has been anything but easy... -
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Fearless by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsWhen I met Kiersten, time stood still. It was as if every cell in my body screamed HER. I couldn't look away, I couldn't walk away, I couldn't even move. My other half, my soul mate, was staring right at me. I had to have her. I had to make her mine. But I felt selfish doing that--knowing that I may not have endless amounts of time to give her. . -
1/2 Cocked by Michelle Hughes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTwenty-One-Year-Old College Student Becca Stewart has lived her life by the rules and never stepped over any lines. For once in her life she wants to be the bad girl and enjoy what she’s missing out on. She’s had a crush on the star quarterback at her university and decides to tell him how she feels. He’s all in for a night of wild sex until she confesses to being a virgin...Categorized as:
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Claiming His Christmas Wife by Dani Collins
It’s a convenient Christmas arrangement. .. Until he wants her – forever! After their secret marriage ended in heartbreak, billionaire Travis Sanders never wanted to see Imogen Gantry again. Yet when Imogen faints in the cold New York snow, Travis is called to her very public rescue! To avoid a media scandal, they must agree to a temporary reconciliation – at least until Christmas... -
The Maid's Pregnancy Bombshell by Lynne Graham
The Greek only needed a bride! Now he has a baby on the way in this accidental-pregnancy romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Lynne Graham. Their temporary arrangement…. has a permanent consequence! Shy hotel maid Alana Davison is desperate to clear a family debt... -
A Little Too Hot by Lisa Desrochers
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIf you play with fire…. Tossed out of college and cut off by her parents, Samantha West is in pretty dire straits. So when her rocker best friend hooks her up with a job dancing at a gentlemen’s club, who is she to turn it down? Plus, there are rules to dancing at Benny’s: No touching, keep your clothes on at all times, and never get closer than three feet... -
Thomas & January by Fisher Amelie
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThomas Eriksson thinks he has it all figured out. "People crossed the street when they saw me. I’m not really sure why that was. I mean, okay, I might have looked a bit intimidating if I was being truthful with you. I’d changed since New York. New York represented a life that wasn’t real, not truthfully, anyway. No, New York was the “young, immature, in love, idiot" side of Tom...Categorized as:
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All That Glitters by Susan Kyle, Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer’s fan-favorite tale of unexpected passion, opposites attract when a wealthy mogul falls for his beautiful, secretive employee. When Ivory Keene landed a job at a prestigious fashion house in New York, she could never have anticipated the challenges and excitement her new position would provide... -
Don't Love Me by S. Doyle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMarc. The state took me away from my mother when was I twelve and sent me to live with an uncle, who worked on some fancy estate. That's when I met Ash, she was ten and the daughter of the man who owned the estate. She thought I would be her new best friend but I only wanted to be left alone. For years she was always there, always annoying me, always wanting more from me. But our roles were clear... -
Lessons In Love by Jessica Peterson
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsStudying abroad just got a whole lot sexier. .. He's hot. Charming. Funny as hell. Too bad sexy Spaniard Rafa Montoya is off limits. Yeah, I fantasize about what his mouth can do other than speak four languages during our tutoring sessions. But I need to focus on bringing up my crappy grades, not his mouth...Categorized as:
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Tell Me Why by Sydney Snow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnna Vasquez has had enough. Torn after finding out her best friend committed suicide, she's determined to find out why this horrible thing has happened. But when she falls for her best friend's brother, she learns a terrible secret. Suddenly she's left with questions, and wondering if love really can conquer all. -
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Starting Fires by Makenzie Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was strong enough. My resolve was high. My walls were higher. He was heartache incarnate. I knew this, but didn't stay away. We pushed and pulled, keeping one another at arms length. But then something changed. Something started. And neither of us were prepared for it. -
Die Unberührte Braut Des Milliardärs by Clare Connelly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s everything he shouldn’t want, she’s everything he should resist…. Billionaire playboy Benedetto di Fiori is no match for his innocent bride of convenience. He’s hard-edged and cynical where she’s sweet and trusting. He should know better than to seduce her, and yet something about her makes him powerless to resist…... -
Broken Hearts by R.G. Angel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEva. Cole Westbrook was the orchestrator of my most significant firsts – my first kiss, love, heartbreak, and regret. Following a harrowing event that left me broken, I've rebuilt myself, stronger and more resilient. The vulnerable girl who fell for Cole is gone, replaced by someone determined not to let him shatter her world again...Categorized as:
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The Greek's Pregnant Cinderella by Michelle Smart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratings“You will go to the ball. ”. And be seduced by a billionaire…. Hotel maid Tabitha is stunned to be gifted a ticket to an elite ball hosted by Greek tycoon Giannis Basinas. It’s meant to be a night of pure luxury. But this untouched Cinderella ends up in Giannis’s bed—utterly pleasured! Making a hasty morning exit out the window, Tabitha expects to return to her ordinary life... -
Something Blue by Jisa Dean
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Legend of Sisters' Island. Many years ago, a woman was being forced to marry a man who she didn’t love while having to say goodbye to the one she did. Instead, her sister sacrificed herself for her sister’s love and married the man herself…and ended up falling in love...Categorized as:
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The Absence of Olivia by Anie Michaels
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy name is Evelyn. I met Devon and instantly fell for him. Weeks later he fell for my best friend. Never one to make waves, I watched as they started a life together. I stood by as their family grew, was the maid of honor at their wedding and the godmother to their children. All the while, I was longing for him, watching as he became the perfect husband and father. I was never jealous...Categorized as:
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Bound by Their Nine-Month Scandal (One Night With Consequences) by Dani Collins
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHer bombshell: “I’m pregnant. ”. His demand: “Marry me…”. Painfully insecure and media-shy heiress Pia is duty-bound to marry well. So illegitimate Angelo is completely unsuitable husband material. Yet this irresistible Spanish tech tycoon seduces Pia with an evening of bliss…that leaves her pregnant! Pia can’t afford a scandal, but Angelo wants to publicly claim his heir... -
The Secret She Must Tell the Spaniard by Clare Connelly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe dramatic reunion with the man from her past leads to a shocking revelation in this secret baby romance by Clare Connelly. Reunited by his revenge…. But bound by her bombshell! Self-made billionaire Graciano couldn’t forgive Alicia for choosing her family over him years ago. So, when he sees her time being auctioned at a charity event, he makes a winning bid...Categorized as:
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Loving Liberty by Belinda Boring
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLiberty Montgomery is many things:. A dutiful daughter. Perfect wife-in-training. Easy to manipulate. Compliant. But secretly she wants more. For years, Liberty has dreamed of a life filled with opportunities—a life where she makes the decisions, living by her own rules. Unfortunately, her parents have other plans for her, ones that involve her submission and total obedience... -
Careless by Michelle Horst
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom International Bestseller Michelle Heard, comes a new, sexy standalone novel in the Enemies To Lovers series. Irony - when life f@cks you over. Jaxson. She's the one girl I can't forget. She's as innocent as a saint, with the mouth of a sinner. After taking her virginity, it's taken me four years to get rid of the guilt... -
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Slow Twitch by Liz Reinhardt
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsSummer scatters three friends, ties them back together, and makes them question who they have been and who they want to be in the future. Brenna expected to soak up the knowledge of great Irish writers at her summer workshop in Dublin... -
Until I Saw You (Happily Ever Alpha World) by Jordan Marie
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAt first glance, I knew you were mine. Your smile captured me and refused to let me go. I’m too dirty to touch you; too tainted from my past. You deserve better. But you’re the one thing I can’t run from. I thought love wasn’t for me. I was prepared to walk this world alone. Until I Saw You.Categorized as:
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Waiting for You by Shey Stahl
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsBailey Gray is tired of her perfectly planned life. Everything about her life has been organized and lived out to the expectations set of her parents. She is the class valedictorian, has perfect grades, the perfect friends, a perfect boyfriend, basically perfect life. .. or so everyone thought. That's when she realizes the path planned isn't always the path chosen...Categorized as:
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Loving Irish by Katy Regnery
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Blueberry Lane series comes a new trio of romances featuring the Haven triplets! Ian Haven and Halcyon Gilbert haven't seen each other since Hallie's 17th birthday. .. . .. the same day Hallie pledged she would never, ever speak to Ian again as long as she lived. Hallie Gilbert has had an especially awful year...Categorized as:
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Reckless Secrets by Gina Robinson
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBook Two of the Reckless Series. A New Adult College Romance. The engaging continuation of Ellie and Logan's love story that began on a hot August night in Reckless Longing. .. Ellie. My bitch of a mother kept a family secret from me for nineteen years. I outsmarted her and found out what it is. Now I should be deliriously happy. I am happy. Except…I have to keep it from Logan... -
Bound by the Millionaire's Ring by Dani Collins
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe playboy's temporary fiancee Millionaire racing driver Ramon Sauveterre is no stranger to fame, but he'll do just about anything to keep the spotlight off his family...
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