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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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Finding Infinity by Layne Harper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 28 ratings"Finding Infinity" as described by Colin... "Fine Charlie.” Colin says dropping his hands in defeat. “Here's what I want. I want everybody to back off and let me play football. I want you to go back to practicing medicine because I’m ready for you to be happy again - not this forced shit that you keep trying to sell me... -
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![Pull by Rachel Van Dyken]()
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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![Black Mail: A Black's Bandits Novel by Lynn Raye Harris]()
Black Mail: A Black's Bandits Novel by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTyler “Ty” Scott finally gets his book! When Cassie Dixon gets threatening letters, there’s only one person who can help - her best friend’s sexy cousin... -
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![Shattered by H.M. Ward]()
Shattered by H.M. Ward
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAfter Mari's attempt to help Trystan goes horribly wrong they are both forced to deal with the consequences... -
![Entangled by S.E. Hall]()
Entangled by S.E. Hall
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThings heat up, and not just the Georgia summertime, when Dane and Laney go head to head over plans for her new duplex. But Laney's got his number, and knows just how to coerce her bossy, domineering man. Spend the summer with the gang and find out...just how many is a crowd? The members of the Evolve Crew are getting older; so is the content. Mature audiences recommended... -
![Good Girl Gone Badd by Jasinda Wilder]()
Good Girl Gone Badd by Jasinda Wilder
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsEvangeline du Maurier is the definition of a good girl. Attending Yale, raised with the best tutors and etiquette instructors, she's expected to toe the family line and be a trophy wife for a future senator. But when this good girl takes a quick getaway to clear her head, she finds a whole lot more than she'd bargained for. She finds herself in the arms of a bad boy. Baxter Badd... -
![Half My Blood by Lauren Gilley]()
Half My Blood by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIt’s summer in Knoxville, and if the outlaw crew at Dartmoor Inc. thought they were getting a respite from the drama…they were kidding themselves. Almost a year ago, Mercy’s dying mother claimed he had a half-brother, sired by the beloved father he’d always thought infallible, raised by another man as his own... -
![Timeless by Erin Noelle]()
Timeless by Erin Noelle
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsRe-releasing on Jan 19, 2020 with new covers and edits Six years. Two People. One love. After the long awaited wedding of her dreams, Scarlett Templeton, along with her rockstar husband and their five year old twins, are finally putting down roots and settling into their first suburban home...Categorized as:
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![A Tale of Two Cities: A Thanksgiving Novella by Alexandra Warren]()
A Tale of Two Cities: A Thanksgiving Novella by Alexandra Warren
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen people think of a holiday for love, they automatically come up with Valentine's Day. But who's to say that's the only one? For actress Aspen Watson, all it takes is a trip back to her hometown for Thanksgiving for her to realize that sometimes home can be where the heart is in more ways than one... -
![Rookie by Amy Davies]()
Rookie by Amy Davies
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRookieWhen I came to the US from Ireland, I thought my life was panned out: become a police officer and help people. One incident changed all of that, and I became a Rugged Skull. My path in life changed. Being a member of the club has its perks, mainly women and booze. But we like something sweet from time to time, and one visit to Coffee Cove had me finding that sugary craving...Categorized as:
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![Conflicted by Sophie Monroe]()
Conflicted by Sophie Monroe
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhen you think about your life are there things you would reverse? Derek Scott is the twenty-six year old drummer of Battlescars. With a past marred by tragedy, he has a hard time letting people in. He's also made his share of mistakes. Now, he's trying to come to terms with the choices he has made recently and what they mean for him...Categorized as:
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![Butterfly by Cambria Hebert]()
Butterfly by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 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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![A Rose By Any Other Name... by Helen Bell]()
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... -
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![The Mind by Edee M Fallon, Kate Stewart]()
The Mind by Edee M Fallon, Kate Stewart
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 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... -
![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... -
![Awakening by Ashley Suzanne]()
Awakening by Ashley Suzanne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMira’s broken and battered. She’s fighting to put herself back together while her heart is trying to forget. Can she continue moving forward with one man while in love with another? Skylar’s wrestling demons he never imagined in his wildest dreams. The girl he’s been in love with for years finally has feelings for him. There’s only one problem: her heart might lie somewhere else...Categorized as:
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![Epiphany by Ashley Suzanne]()
Epiphany by Ashley Suzanne
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEpiphany, the final installment of The Destined Series, continues the stories of four best friends from college who are making decisions that will set the course for the rest of their lives. Mira and Skylar have had their share of painful pasts, troubled presents and an unknown future... -
![Chains (Northern Grizzlies MC) by M. Merin]()
Chains (Northern Grizzlies MC) by M. Merin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Iron Savages rule Boise. Or they did. Their numbers decimated, the President on his deathbed, the club becomes unrecognizable. When his cousin and her son are threatened and secrets are exposed, Chains must make a choice. Protect his family or stand with his sworn Brothers. The words that are burned in his mind are 'Blood in, Blood out'... -
![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...Categorized as:
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![Lion's First Roar! by Roxie Rivera]()
Lion's First Roar! by Roxie Rivera
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsafter Nikolai IIFree read from website - http://www.roxieriverawriter.com/news.. -
![Learning to Forgive by R.D. Cole]()
Learning to Forgive by R.D. Cole
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis isn't your Typical Everyday fairytale. This story isn't sweet or sugary. Instead... It's Raw and Dark It's Rough and Dangerous And It's Definitely not for kids under 17 years of age. So turn back now if you're not ready for Lyric and Blaire's story. Because shit just got Real... -
![Falling into Forever by Lauren Abrams]()
Falling into Forever by Lauren Abrams
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 28 ratings"Out of habit, of madness, or the need to shatter even the last piece of myself, I raise my arms slightly. I need…I need so much to touch him, to feel his arms around me, to throw myself headfirst into what I told myself I would never do again. I need the weight of his skin on my own. I need to forget. I need to remember...Categorized as:
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![Eternally North by Tillie Cole]()
Eternally North by Tillie Cole
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsNatasha Munro is your typical twenty eight year old girl, well, your typical twenty eight year old Geordie: curvy, fun and a whole load of fab-u-lous. Her life is all going to plan — good job, great friends, close family and a loving boyfriend — until an unexpected event turns everything on its head...Categorized as:
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![Some like It Wild by M. Leighton]()
Some like It Wild by M. Leighton
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 28 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... -
![Killian by Olivia T. Turner]()
Killian by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThere's no one more off-limits to me and the Heartlands crew than the Sheriff's daughter.But once I see her, I know there's nothing I won't do to make her mine.And I know there's nothing the Sheriff won't do to stop me.Everyone has always seen me as an outlaw.A criminal. A thief.But she doesn't.She sees the big heart under my tough exterior.She sees the man I could be...Categorized as:
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![All the Pieces by Angela Richardson]()
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...Categorized as:
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![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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![Hard to Hold On by Shanora Williams]()
Hard to Hold On by Shanora Williams
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFor the past four months, Natalie Carmichael and Nolan Young have been complete. Everything still feels right in their passion-filled world. It still feels natural - that is until Nolan's mother passes away. Things begin to turn for the worst for Nolan and his brother Mills. After losing their father from previous years before, it's a tragedy on top of a tragedy... -
![My Week with the Bad Boy by Brooke Cumberland, Lyra Parish]()
My Week with the Bad Boy by Brooke Cumberland, Lyra Parish
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom the USA Today Bestselling Kennedy Fox duo that brought you the Checkmate Duet Series, Brooke Cumberland and Lyra Parish comes a brand new addictive STANDALONE series! Never trust a man who answers the front door wearing nothing more than a pair of low-cut jeans and a panty-melting smirk. That should've been my first sign... -
![Love Unmatched by Anne Leigh]()
Love Unmatched by Anne Leigh
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLove Unmatched Fate brought them together. Love kept them together. Life could tear them apart. 23 year-old Zander Zobowski, football wonderkid and only son of a tech giant and a well-known philanthropist, fell hard for one woman and never got back up... -
![When I Look to the Sky by Barbara S. Stewart]()
When I Look to the Sky by Barbara S. Stewart
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRalph Waldo Emerson said: “For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.” That quote was profound to Carlee. She’d experienced great loss, but love surrounded her. Andy worked hard to fill any void she experienced. He made sure that what was missing was full... -
![Broken Melody by Jennifer Miller]()
Broken Melody by Jennifer Miller
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s a rock star destroying himself to ease his guilt.Maddox Colt is pissed as hell. Yes, he’s been labeled “messed up” in the press lately, but he has a reason. Right now, the alcohol and bad choices cover the pain. But, the label for Maddox’s band is done with his antics. They’ve delivered an ultimatum, add a girl to the group for a fresh new look and sound, or they’ll be dropped... -
![Strictly Temporary - Volume One by Ella Fox]()
Strictly Temporary - Volume One by Ella Fox
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsJust a Small Towne girl… Raised on fairytales and dreams of true love, Arden Winger left for college with a smile on her face and a happy, hopeful heart. Fast-forward seven years and that small town is behind her, but not the baggage she’s been carrying since she left. Just a city boy… It’s not that Exton Alexander had anything against relationships—he just never had the desire to try... -
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![Rock Me Hard by Olivia Thorne]()
Rock Me Hard by Olivia Thorne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe newest release from Olivia Thorne, author of The Billionaire’s Seduction series! Kaitlyn Reynolds is a year out of college and fighting to become a journalist when she gets the biggest break of her young life: the shot at a cover story in Rolling Stone magazine. But there’s a catch... -
![1/2 Cocked by Michelle Hughes]()
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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![Trials by Sarah Biermann]()
Trials by Sarah Biermann
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"They think Jeremy murdered her." Drugs pushed them away...will murder bring them together? Since losing the rock star love of her life, Harvard Law student Dylan Ackhart is doing the best she can to move on. Now in her third and final year, she's doing well in school and just landed her dream internship in Boston's District Attorney's office... -
![Time Will Tell by Chantal Fernando]()
Time Will Tell by Chantal Fernando
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBe spontaneous, they say. That's how I ended up on the back of a stranger's bike. A sexy, tall, tattooed stranger, but a stranger nonetheless... -
![Romero by Elizabeth Reyes]()
Romero by Elizabeth Reyes
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsLibrarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B005ZGLNZK. New Adult / Contemporary romance. Prim and proper middle school teacher Isabel Montenegro always runs the opposite direction from men like Ramon Romero. A foul-mouthed, uneducated, loose cannon has no place in her careful plans. But instead of running away, Isabel is completely captivated...Categorized as:
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![Twice Tempted by Marquita Valentine]()
Twice Tempted by Marquita Valentine
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBorn into wealth and power, Christian Romanov is Hollywood’s favorite bad boy with a golden touch…until the day his agent receives pictures of the movie star celebrating his birthday in a not-so-legal way. Now he’s been ordered to find a small-town girl to be seen with in order to improve his partying image... -
![The Boys of Summer by C.J. Duggan]()
The Boys of Summer by C.J. Duggan
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIt seemed only natural to nickname them the ‘Onslow Boys’. Every time they swaggered in the front door of the Onslow Hotel after a hard week’s work, their laughter was loud and genuine as they settled onto their bar stools. I peeked through the restaurant partition, a flimsy divider between my world and theirs. I couldn’t help but smile whenever I saw them, saw him... Toby Morrison... -
![King's Trophy by Sam Crescent]()
King's Trophy by Sam Crescent
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMason Campbell is bored with life. He has everything he's ever wanted—money, power, and any woman at the snap of his fingers. After working his way out of the gutter, he is now king. People fear him. And he’s bored. Until he looks across the dance floor at one of his nightclubs to see a stunning woman dressed in red. He has to have her...Categorized as:
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![Provocative by Jisa Dean]()
Provocative by Jisa Dean
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCheap construction, a thick headboard, and two horny roommates all add up to a Valentine’s surprise that Dixie will not soon forget.Dixie Baker isn’t the kind of person to get mad even when a wall almost falls on her because her roommate and boyfriend won’t stop going to town on one another...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... -
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![Unexpected by Amy Marie]()
Unexpected by Amy Marie
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAt twenty-seven Erin Decker has the perfect life; a thriving career, a dream home she shares with her best friend Noelle, and a secure relationship with Robert, her handsome and faithful boyfriend. Or so she thinks. When her visions of a marriage proposal are met with the ultimate betrayal, Erin finds herself in the arms of sexy and strong-willed distraction, Walker Prescott...Categorized as:
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![The Music of Love by Jenna Rose]()
The Music of Love by Jenna Rose
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCal Shelton is the most famous rockstar in the world. He’s filthy rich and whole world loves him. Every girl on the planet wants him, except me. Why’s that? Because I hate Cal Shelton. He’s an arrogant, self-important dickhead who thinks the world belongs to him. He thinks he can have any girl he wants, and he probably can. But not me... -
![Still Human by Kerry Heavens]()
Still Human by Kerry Heavens
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsDanny and Liv are back... Danny loves Liv. He knows he loves her more than she loves him because she ran without a word when she saw their future mapped out before her. He knows he will never love anyone like he loved her and this time he doesn’t think he can move on. Liv loves Danny... -
![Devious by Suzannah Daniels]()
Devious by Suzannah Daniels
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStone Hamilton had never been known for being the good guy. Just ask anyone who knows him. But things have changed since he started dating the sultry goody-two-shoes that he met over the summer... -
![His Big Book Stack by Sadie King]()
His Big Book Stack by Sadie King
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHow far would you go to protect the one you love?AvaIt’s the last stop on my latest book tour: the sleepy town of Sycamore Mountain.Every stop has been the same, with fans asking me when the next book is coming out and if my lead character will ever find love.But how do you write about love when you’ve never experienced it?Then I meet Holden, the burly mountain man who’s providing security...Categorized as:
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![Hard Candy by Jisa Dean]()
Hard Candy by Jisa Dean
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCandace Wilson gives a whole new meaning to RBF (resting b*tch face). She’s not only a hard woman to get to know, she’s also harder to love. Even her friends call her Hard Candy. But that’s not going to stop Storm Carson from finding a way to make this Candy melt for him. Storm took one look at Candy and knew she was the one and no amount of bad attitude is going to convince him otherwise...Categorized as:
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