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Shielding Kinley by Susan Stoker
When Kinley Taylor witnesses what was possibly the last few minutes of a young girl’s life while in Paris, she realizes exactly how alone she is in the world. The only person she has to turn to for help is the one man who she feels is completely out of her league. Gage “Lefty” Haskins liked the personal assistant the first time he met her... -
![My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr]()
My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsWelcome back to Virgin River with the books that started it all… While the Riordan brothers have a reputation for being rough-and-tumble, Patrick has always been the gentle, sweet-natured one. But his easygoing manner is tested by his high-octane career as a navy pilot, and for the Riordan men, when the going gets tough…the tough find the love of a good woman...Categorized as:
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![Temptation Ridge: A Virgin River Novel by Robyn Carr]()
Temptation Ridge: A Virgin River Novel by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWelcome back to Virgin River with the books that inspired the hit Netflix series… Shelby McIntyre has big plans—plans that include finding Mr. Right. Her dream man will have a clean-shaven jaw, creases in his pants and hopefully an advanced degree. What she gets is rugged Luke Riordan...Categorized as:
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![Coming Down Her Chimney by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart]()
Coming Down Her Chimney by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShe had the best intentions.Avery Sinclair lives to spread Christmas cheer. Growing up in an orphanage, Christmas was the only time that she got presents, but her love of the holiday is more than that. It’s the only time when people treated her with kindness.That’s why she’s on her neighbor’s roof, trying to untangle the string of Christmas lights that she’s putting up for him...Categorized as:
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![Matchmaking a Scrooge by Angela R. Casella, Denise Grover Swank]()
Matchmaking a Scrooge by Angela R. Casella, Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe wants to destroy her show. She wants to get on Santa’s naughty list with him. Rowan No man wants to be nicknamed Cupid. My family’s run a matchmaking business for years, though, and my sister’s a romance novelist. You get the picture. To make matters worse, my narcissistic grandmother just sold a reality dating show to network television...Categorized as:
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![Cabin Fever with My First Flame by Madison Love]()
Cabin Fever with My First Flame by Madison Love
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm a chef who can handle the heat. He's a firefighter that can douse a flame. But when sparks reignite between us and old fires begin to burn, dialing 9-1-1 is the last thing on my mind.After my divorce, I got the better end of the deal with three sassy daughters, my food truck, and what was left in the bank account...Categorized as:
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![Love Above Law by Sandy Alvarez, Crystal Daniels]()
Love Above Law by Sandy Alvarez, Crystal Daniels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAgent Lex Taylor My assignment—take down human and drug trafficker Miguel Santino and rescue Leyna Martinez, the sister of an outlaw MC member. One look. That's all it took. My center of gravity shifted, and I knew; she was going to be mine. I take down criminals; the rats of society. I eat, sleep and breathe the law, but I'm willing to risk it all—my badge and my life to protect her...Categorized as:
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![Lie to Me by Angela Verdenius]()
Lie to Me by Angela Verdenius
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRyder Montague and Dee Miller have been striking sparks off each other for years. They’ve blown hot and cold, argued, laughed, and clashed. Half the townsfolk wonder if they’ll kill each other, the other half if it will turn to romance... -
![Mason (Mail-Order Brides For Christmas) by Hope Ford]()
Mason (Mail-Order Brides For Christmas) by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe’s a scarred, gruff, military man that wants to be left alone. But he’s also a man that will step up when he needs to.When his mother tells him and his brothers they have to marry to save Snow Valley, he figures he’ll do it. He’ll get married, save the town and then get divorced.But then he met his wife... -
![Home for the Holidays by Lucy Darling]()
Home for the Holidays by Lucy Darling
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEscaping the big city to go home for the holidays is the only bright light in the year I’ve had. I’m constantly surrounded by people, but I’ve never felt more alone or out of place. Going home had been the plan until a historic snowfall downs all air traffic.Well, not all of it... -
![The Protector of the Mountain by Tessa Klein]()
The Protector of the Mountain by Tessa Klein
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe’s stoic and stern. An older recluse who protects his mountain from forest fires.And now he wants to protect her.I’m the last of my kind. A dying breed. A lone fire watchman in the mountain I've sworn to protect.Until she stumbles up the path to my lookout.She doesn’t know her name. Can’t remember her past. But from the moment I see her, I know she’s my future.She’s scared. Has night terrors... -
![Hot Chicken by L.M. Fox]()
Hot Chicken by L.M. Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHot Chicken A Man of the Club Christmas in July Series Novella You’re invited to a Candy Cane Key Christmas in July festival with The Man of the Month Club.Matt Returning to my hometown to help care for my ailing mother wasn’t on my radar at age twenty-six.But neither was Ellie Albright.This small seaside town and its obsession with Christmas had me packed and ready to leave at a moment’s notice... -
![Merry Elfing Xmas by Loni Ree]()
Merry Elfing Xmas by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe grumpy Scrooge meets his match at the office Christmas party.It’s been the week from hell. Taking over the small family-owned toy factory and the patents to their wildly popular doll line seemed like a good idea months ago. On paper, the company is the perfect acquisition. In reality, the whole ordeal is driving me nuts...Categorized as:
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![Risky Game by Tracy Solheim]()
Risky Game by Tracy Solheim
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn the next sizzling sports romance from the author of Foolish Games, Brody is at the top of his game… until Shannon changes the rules. Baltimore Blaze tight end Brody Janik is a natural-born football star. At twenty-seven, his record-breaking athletic performance and his cover-boy good looks have turned him into a household name...Categorized as:
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![Everything He Needs by J.H. Knight]()
Everything He Needs by J.H. Knight
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSo, Tommy and Bobby decided they needed a little Christmas story. Well, Bobby decided. Tommy, frankly, couldn’t give a shit. Bobby loves him anyway... -
![Wrapped Up in You by Nikki Ash]()
Wrapped Up in You by Nikki Ash
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA standalone holiday romance about a single mom starting over in a new town and finding love when she isn't looking for it ... Kelsie Handsome firefighter swoops in and saves the day for a struggling single mom…It sounds like something straight out of a romance novel, but that’s exactly what happens the first time I meet Pierce in our small-town grocery store...Categorized as:
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![Santa's Cookies by L. Nicole]()
Santa's Cookies by L. Nicole
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChristmas was her favorite holiday.With the name Krissy Kringle, that was kind of a given.Krissy was looking forward to Christmas.Sure, it would be quiet, and she’d be alone, opening up the electric blanket her sister got her for Christmas, but she didn’t mind. After the hours she’d been putting in, quiet and uneventful seemed like just the thing...Categorized as:
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![Snow Many Promises: A Snowed Inn Romance by Elle Christensen]()
Snow Many Promises: A Snowed Inn Romance by Elle Christensen
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen Colin Ferguson agrees to a fake marriage as a favor to his dying friend, he expects to put a ring on her finger before they go their separate ways.Then he meets Cara O'Malley and he decides their marriage would be anything but temporary.Snow Many Promises includes additional chapters and two new epilogues from when it was published in the Snowed Inn anthology... -
![Bang Bang by Belle Brooks]()
Bang Bang by Belle Brooks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBang, bang They shot us down. Bang, bang! We ran through town. Bang, bang! Now here I am … Bang, bang … in an undercover police sting. Miranda Sikes is a twenty-year-old university student who hates venturing into the city, but her grandmother’s watchband isn’t going to repair itself. The watchband doesn’t get fixed. She misses the bus home... -
![A Groom By Christmas by K.L. Fast, M.K. Moore]()
A Groom By Christmas by K.L. Fast, M.K. Moore
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDelilah Armstrong I had been so focused on others finding their happily ever after that I neglected myself. Until he walks into my office. Suddenly, it's all I can think about. Kyle Rothschild I never gave the future much thought, never gave women much thought either until I walked into her office. Now, I can see the future and it stars her... -
![Claimed By The Possessive Fireman by Flora Ferrari]()
Claimed By The Possessive Fireman by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe intense, handsome six foot seven fireman saves me from the burning theater where I’m rehearsing for an amateur production. He strides into my life and throws me over his shoulder, but little do I guess that the heat is just about to begin.This older possessive silver fox has no problem claiming what’s his. He knows what he wants and how to take it... -
![Brother's Fireman Friend by Flora Ferrari]()
Brother's Fireman Friend by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy brother’s best friend is one hot fireman, and the hottest older man this younger woman has ever seen. It’s the first time I’ve ever felt this way about anyone, but just as things heat up and I’m truly ready to give my first time to him, trouble from my past finds me, and this isn’t the first time either…and if I don’t keep running it won’t be the last... -
![Protecting His Best Friend's Daughter by Sadie King]()
Protecting His Best Friend's Daughter by Sadie King
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTwenty years of military discipline hasn’t prepared me for one weekend with Amy…LeoAmy’s the perfect woman. Sweet, funny, and curves that make my mouth water. Too bad she’s my best friend’s daughter and completely off-limits.When he asks me to protect her, he has no idea how far I’ll go to keep her safe.Amy may be forbidden to me, but I won’t let any other man touch her.AmyIt’s only ever been Leo...Categorized as:
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![My Holiday Joy by Jordan Silver]()
My Holiday Joy by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJoyann Reese has just moved from her home in New York City to the small town where she spent most of her summer holidays as a child. The great-aunt she hadn't seen since her early teens, the only adult who'd taught her to love herself, extra curves and all, had died and left her the only place she'd ever felt safe... -
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![Sweet On You by Hope Ford]()
Sweet On You by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSweet On You: Alpha Hero 3 An Alpha Man, Curvy Woman Romance Zach I don’t date. That’s not who I am. But I’m honest and upfront about it, never leading a woman on. And then I met Shannon. I tell her how it’s going to be. And she’s good with it. It was actually her idea. But then I start to have feelings for her... -
![Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr]()
Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr
At twenty-five, after five years as her mother's caregiver, it's time for Shelby to experience freedom and adventure. Time for travel, college and romance. But when she visits Virgin River, she runs into Luke Riordan, decidedly "not" whom she has in mind. A handsome Blackhawk pilot, Luke exited the army after twenty years, four wars and having been shot out of the sky three times... -
![One Hot Holiday by Cynthia Eden]()
One Hot Holiday by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe’s running for her life. He’s the safe haven she never expected to find. The holiday season is about to get HOT. Hiding out for the holiday season in the heart of the South? Not something that Haley Quick ever expected to have on her to-do list but then…she never expected her ex to want her dead, either. Turns out, life is full of surprises. Time to deal...Categorized as:
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![The December Market by RaeAnne Thayne]()
The December Market by RaeAnne Thayne
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe magic of Christmas—and a second shot at romance—is in the air in Shelter Springs this holiday season… Amanda Taylor isn’t a fan of Christmas, but as the owner of a local soap shop, ignoring the holiday season isn’t an option. To forget the pain of Christmases past, Amanda focuses on making the season bright for her customers at the Shelter Springs Holiday Giving Market... -
![Before the Lie by K.D. Robichaux]()
Before the Lie by K.D. Robichaux
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt was love at first sight. Not just for me, but for Corbin as well. Our eyes locked across the room, and that was all she wrote. But we didn’t rush things. We wanted to do it right. After all, we would spend the rest of our lives together. The love of my life. My soul mate. He was the intense and fiercely protective soldier, and I was his doting and faithful lover... -
![His Secretive Lover by Elizabeth Lennox]()
His Secretive Lover by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBeing the daughter of a famous art thief, Cricket has learned how to steal, lie, cheat and get away with practically anything. She has the skills to sneak into a museum with the highest security and sneak out with no one the wiser. Unfortunately, she hates to steal, lie and cheat... -
![Finding Their Rhythm by Shaw Hart]()
Finding Their Rhythm by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEmilia “Emmie” Waldgrave is sick of being under her father’s thumb. He dangles her trust fund over her head, forcing her to comply with all of his many rules. When he tries to force her to marry a business partner’s son, she knows that she needs to make a change.Enter Ruskin Roman.Ruskin has been waiting to meet the girl that will one day be his wife...Categorized as:
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![Atlas by Shaw Hart]()
Atlas by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWelcome to Eye Candy Ink... Meet Atlas Warner. He’s the newest and youngest member at the shop and a talented tattoo artist. Neglected by his parents his whole life, he’s finally found the family that he’s always wanted at Eye Candy Ink. He’s happy with his life. He’s got a great job and even better friends. He thinks he’s got everything that he needs...until Darcy walks into the shop...Categorized as:
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![In Snow Deep: A Snowed Inn Romance by Rochelle Paige]()
In Snow Deep: A Snowed Inn Romance by Rochelle Paige
Shacking up with the head of ski patrol in only one bed after an avalanche wasn't a part of Tory Lewis's plan.She thought her trip to Winter Falls would be the perfect way to spend her first Christmas after she lost her parents. Until she was blindsided by her best friend at check-in and left without a place to stay. Luckily, Gavin Edwards came to the rescue with the offer of a ski patrol cabin... -
![His Sugarplum by Frankie Love]()
His Sugarplum by Frankie Love
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen I win a poker game on Christmas Eve, I never imagined the pot would be so damn good. Sugar’s a prize I don’t deserve. Her curves make my cock ache and her honey blonde hair has me wound up tightly. I don’t make it a habit of treating women like they are possessions. But if I leave her here, with these men, she’ll be devoured. Now my job is to protect her. At all costs... -
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![Mr. Big Stuff by L. Nicole]()
Mr. Big Stuff by L. Nicole
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKiefer Marks.RichBad Boy Biker.Tattoo Artist.Chiseled Abs.My next-door neighbor for the last year.The hottest guy I’ve ever seen.That pretty much sums up the guy I'm in love with.And oh yeah, he’s also the guy I’ve barely spoken to.The thing is, I’m not his type.I’m the town librarian.I’m way too curvy—and much too shy.They call him Mr...Categorized as:
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![A Secret Baby for Christmas by Sadie King]()
A Secret Baby for Christmas by Sadie King
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMr. Porter is my best friend’s father, and I’ve had his baby…DavidChloe is off-limits. She’s my daughter’s best too young, too innocent, and totally forbidden.One night a year ago, I gave in to temptation.It was the best night of my life, but the next day Chloe was gone.She fled the country and wanted nothing to do with me. Why would she? An older man twice her age... -
![Curvy Girl and the Grumpy Santa by Jessa Joy]()
Curvy Girl and the Grumpy Santa by Jessa Joy
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy brother's best friend is the biggest, grumpiest Santa I've ever encountered. But am I imagining things, or does he have a twinkle in his eye every time he sees me?MelodyComing back to Snowflake Falls, the last person I expected to have to work with was my brother's best friend. Now the two of us are squished into a small space together every single day until Christmas... -
![Chilly Reception by Loni Ree]()
Chilly Reception by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen my French Bulldog gets sick during an unexpected snow storm, the town’s new veterinarian offers to come to my secluded cabin to check on my ailing pooch.Expecting a middle-aged woman, I’m shocked when the most stunning beauty I’ve ever seen knocks on my front door.One look at the curvy beauty and my brain cells go on strike...Categorized as:
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![Instalove Island by Flora Ferrari]()
Instalove Island by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen my brother tells me he’s going to lose his job as the producer of the reality show romance Instalove Island I do what any good sister would do and help him out. But what my brother didn’t tell me is that he’s also cast my brother’s best friend for this reality show romance... -
![Tangled Up by Kate Hunt]()
Tangled Up by Kate Hunt
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen I need to find a date for my family’s holiday party, there’s only one option as far as I’m Lolly, the curvy beauty who has owned my heart for years.She’s everything I could want, and she makes my mind run wild with fantasies.Unfortunately for me, she’s also my tenant—and I refuse to get tangled up in something like that... -
![The Sergeant's Protection by K. Langston]()
The Sergeant's Protection by K. Langston
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSIX BROTHERS EACH HOLDING A DIFFERENT BADGE OF THE LAW EACH SWORN TO SERVE AND PROTECT protection: a person or thing that prevents someone or something from suffering harm or injury Sergeant Justin Cunningham just completed one of the most dangerous missions of his life, facing off with a notorious drug cartel... -
![Fudge and the Firefighter: A BBW Firefighter Romance (Sugar & Spice Nights) by Sadie King]()
Fudge and the Firefighter: A BBW Firefighter Romance (Sugar & Spice Nights) by Sadie King
SerenaMy neighbor, the firefighter, the man so hot my panties melt every time I pass him on the stairs. Because yeah, I’ve started taking the stairs, just so I can run into him taking the stairs.When I accidentally burn my Christmas fudge and set off the smoke alarm, I don’t expect him to break down my door, wearing nothing but a towel, on a one-man rescue mission... -
![Best Friend's Brother by Flora Ferrari]()
Best Friend's Brother by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy best friend’s brother wants a baby …with me. This older man tells this younger woman he knew everything changed when he saw me as a woman for the first time at my eighteenth birthday party. And now this law enforcement officer wants to see me as the mother of his baby. The first time he tells me I’m shocked... -
![Snow and Her Seven White Lies by Cameron Hart]()
Snow and Her Seven White Lies by Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSybil: My dress is too short, my heels are too tall, and the lingerie my cousin made me wear is too tight. The one good thing about my outfit is the mask. It’s actually the only reason I agreed to come out to this Halloween party tonight. Behind this mask, I’m not a painfully shy wallflower. Behind this mask, maybe I’ll find the confidence to talk to a guy...Categorized as:
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![Virgin Snow: Colorado Christmas by Matilda Martel]()
Virgin Snow: Colorado Christmas by Matilda Martel
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsGordon Tate needs a change of scenery. Big city lights and crowded spaces have dimmed his muse months before the biggest show of his career. He needs inspiration. He needs to escape into the mountains, to the place he once called home, and pray his muse finds him there.It doesn’t. Two weeks in Telluride produces nothing but mediocre paintings unfit for human consumption...Categorized as:
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![Lean on Me by Angela Verdenius]()
Lean on Me by Angela Verdenius
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSweet, shy, rubenesque Lori Mackay, she's lived all her life in the small country town. No one knows her secret desires. Still waters run deep, and local paramedic Matt Winters suspects the sexy, curvaceous beauty has hidden depths he just aches to explore... -
![A MacKenzie Christmas by Liliana Hart]()
A MacKenzie Christmas by Liliana Hart
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 24 ratings**A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR** Dear Readers, A CHRISTMAS WISH is a continuation of Dane MacKenzie's story, DANE, which can be found for free at all retailers. It is highly recommended that you start with DANE since A CHRISTMAS WISH takes up where that novella ends... -
![Mistletoe Kisses by Sam Mariano, Isabella Starling]()
Mistletoe Kisses by Sam Mariano, Isabella Starling
All I want for Christmas is Mr. McLaren under the mistletoe... Of course, that's all any girl in my senior class wants, but the crazy hot, decidedly grinchy Mr. McLaren is not an option. Not only because he's our teacher, but because he's a real jerk. All year I’ve kept my head down, turned in good work, and tried my best not to attract Mr. McLaren’s attention... -
![Guardian Ranger by Cynthia Eden]()
Guardian Ranger by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"Trust me." The Last Chance bar was Veronica Lane's last hope. Desperate to find her missing brother, the sheltered computer programmer turned to Jasper Adams--the man she'd been warned to stay far away from. Veronica knew she was putting her life into the hands of the former Army Ranger, who aroused desire she had to resist at all costs...Categorized as:
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![The Merciless Travis Wilde by Sandra Marton]()
The Merciless Travis Wilde by Sandra Marton
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe wild before the storm Travis Wilde doesn't do love or commitment—but he'd never turn down a willing woman and a king-size bed...
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