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  • Fall by Rachel Van Dyken

    Fall by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    If you look up British in the dictionary…A-list celebrity Jamie Jaymeson’s name would be next to it. Along with charming, witty, man-whore, and a lot of other adjectives that he wouldn’t appreciate being attached to his name. He has everything in the world going for him. Until fate decides his number’s finally up...
  • Unconditional Love by Kelly Elliott

    Unconditional Love by Kelly Elliott

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

    Forever You by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    New York Times bestselling novel, Forever You is the highly demanded sequel to USA Today’s Bestseller, Forever Black. Connor Black’s life consisted of his company and his use of multiple women. There was never going to be love, relationships, or a fairy-tale life...
  • Adrenaline by Penelope Douglas

    Adrenaline by Penelope Douglas

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 33 ratings
    **You ask. You receive!*** Have you read Bully and the rest of the Fall Away series? Would you enjoy having all the bonus content in one place? Adrenaline is approximately 36, 000 words of bonus scenes, deleted scenes, character conversations, and Q&As shared over the past few years and is mostly material not found in the actual books. Here, you'll find..
  • Forever Us by Sandi Lynn

    Forever Us by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    The story of Connor and Ellery Black continues in the last installment of the Forever Black Trilogy, Forever Us. You took Connor and Ellery’s journey of love, courage, and strength as Ellery’s illness threatened their future in Forever Black...
  • Take a Chance by Abbi Glines

    Take a Chance by Abbi Glines

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 88 ratings
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines comes the story of Grant, the sexy playboy who first captured readers hearts in Fallen Too Far . When Harlow Manning's rocker father goes on tour, he sends her to Rosemary Beach, Florida, to live with her half-sister, Nan. The problem: Nan despises her...
  • Calmly, Carefully, Completely by Tammy Falkner

    Calmly, Carefully, Completely by Tammy Falkner

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    She’s been locked upeven longer than he has. Peter Reed is fresh out of jail, fresh out of excuses, and ready for a brand new start. Reagan Caster needs to thank Pete for an act of kindness, but he wants more than just her thanks. Reagan knows how to protect her body, but not her heart. And her traitorous body responds to Pete in a way it hasn't with anyone else...
  • Let Me Love You by Megan Smith

    Let Me Love You by Megan Smith

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

    Enjoying the Chase by Kirsty Moseley

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Nate Peters is living the playboy life. He has great friends, a great job, no responsibilities, no girlfriend, and he loves it. Nate, being incredibly skilled with a pick-up line, has never failed to get a girl in his life… until one day he meets Rosie York. Rosie is completely uninterested in him. Being unable to stand a dented ego, Nate makes it his mission to win her over...
  • Love Me by Kristin Mayer

    Love Me by Kristin Mayer

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Engaged and happily in love, Allison Scott and Damien Wales are looking forward to joining their lives together as one. Coming from a mournful year after losing her parents, Allison is ready to heal and move on to the next chapter with the love of her life. But Damien’s past continues to threaten their future. A man once obsessed with Damien’s sister is now after his one and only love, Allison...
  • Torn by Kim Karr

    Torn by Kim Karr

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 46 ratings
    Rock star River Wilde brought Dahlia London back from the brink of hopelessness with his unwavering love and devotion. But their entangled history is about to test the strength of their relationship… Dahlia was certain she had found true love and met her 'Once in a Lifetime’ when she reconnected with River...
  • Abandon by Cassia Leo

    Abandon by Cassia Leo

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    This gritty spin-off of the New York Times bestselling Shattered Hearts Series follows mysterious and sexy Tristan as he attempts to abandon his demons in the name of love. A steady stream of meaningless sex is all Tristan has left when he discovers the grandmother who raised him is dying and his best friend is getting married...
  • Painless by Devon Hartford

    Painless by Devon Hartford

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

    Riptide by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    A random hook-up isn't enough for Trystan, not anymore. After everything Trystan went through to tell Mari that he loves her, there is no way that he's letting her walk away without knowing how he really feels. Every mask is stripped away making Trystan completely vulnerable. Mari's the one girl he wants, that he knew he'd never have...
  • Fighter by Tijan

    Fighter by Tijan

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

    Hush by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Senses Series Book 4 Logan "Unbreakable" Kellar finally has everything he's always wanted in life. When a career opportunity, that could jeopardize everything, comes along, he's put back in the position where he's spent most of his life. Torn. Now, Logan has a hard hitting choice to make...
  • Surviving by Ahren Sanders

    Surviving by Ahren Sanders

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    ***This is Book 2 in the Surrender Series. It is recommended you read book 1, Surrendering, before reading Surviving.*** Raven Hayes experienced a love she thought would last forever. Declan Collins consumed her from the moment she fell into his arms. Their love was what fairytales are made of...
  • Because of Ellison by M.S. Willis

    Because of Ellison by M.S. Willis

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    When I was nineteen years old, I lived for sex, drugs and a good party. I had it all - good looks, a fast car and a hot girlfriend. Nothing in life was more important. That was, until I met Ellison James…. Since the moment I first saw her she was a raging bull; tackling me in the mud and throwing out insults as fast as her tongue could form the sound...
  • Toxic by Rachel Van Dyken

    Toxic by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 44 ratings
    Everyone has a secret... Gabe Hyde is on borrowed time. He's been hiding his identity for over four years-hidden from the world that used to adore him--obsess over him--driven to the edge of insanity by one poor choice. But that one choice, altered the course of his life forever...
  • Secrets Vol. 5 by H.M. Ward

    Secrets Vol. 5 by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The pounding in Anna's heart rings in her ears as she sits naked in the tub. The bath water sloshes around her bare hips, even though she tries to stand without making a sound. All this time, Anna thought someone was following her, but every time she turned around no one was there. The chills that climbed up her spine those few times seemed silly, but not now. Now, they seem horrific...
  • Girl on Tour by Caisey Quinn

    Girl on Tour by Caisey Quinn

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    An up and comer trying to make a name for herself... KYLIE never expected to be stuck on a tour bus with a pampered princess and her boyfriend’s ex. A troubled artist struggling to hold onto his career... TRACE thought he was finally getting to do things his way...
  • Dare to Kiss by S.B. Alexander

    Dare to Kiss by S.B. Alexander

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Besides her family, Lacey Robinson’s only other love is baseball. She’s on top of the world when Arizona State University approaches her to discuss a scholarship. To play for a college boys’ team is beyond what she has ever dreamed. Her fastball is impeccable, her slider equally as good, and her curveball annihilates anyone who dares to step in the batter’s box...
  • Smitten by Lacey Weatherford

    Smitten by Lacey Weatherford

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Life is good. Cami is away at her dream college with her dream man by her side. She thinks if she can just get through with meeting Hunter’s family that everything will be perfect. Little does she know that life’s about to turn upside down again when Hunter is called to infiltrate a gang whose specialty is chopping and racing cars...
  • Running in Place by L.B. Simmons

    Running in Place by L.B. Simmons

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Tatum O’Connell: Some call me a party girl. People see me as happy, full of life, with absolutely no cares in the world. They see what I want them to see. But no one knows me - really knows me. Not even Noah Reese. Mr. Perfect is always watching me, most likely judging every single imperfect thing I do. But, if Noah wants to keep an eye on me, that’s just fine. I definitely don’t mind...
  • Always Remember by Emma Hart

    Always Remember by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    How long does it take for a long-distance relationship to break down? Sixteen months. When Jen and Carl put their relationship to rest after Christmas, Jen’s biggest problem is going back to London ten days earlier than planned – and her ever-present attraction to Samuel ‘Bing’ Edwards. Bing has no idea why Jen left Devon so fast...
  • Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles

    Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 65 ratings
    Luis Fuentes is a good boy who doesn't live with the angst that his big brothers, Alex and Carlos, have always lived with. Luis is smart, funny, and has big dreams of becoming an astronaut...
  • Coming Home by Priscilla Glenn

    Coming Home by Priscilla Glenn

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Leah Marino hasn’t been on a date in two years. After discovering the man she loved had manipulated and deceived her, she refuses to even entertain the idea of a relationship. Instead, she focuses her attention on taking care of her family, a role she’s assumed since the death of her mother and the one place she knows her kindness won't be taken advantage of again...
  • Catch My Fall by Ella Fox

    Catch My Fall by Ella Fox

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Mia Reeves faith, trust and sense of security were all taken away in the blink of an eye. In need of a fresh start, she settles into a new town and begins to make a new life. Tristan Chamberlain has always kept girls at arm's length and he has no intention of changing. He’s caring, smart, handsome, but he’s also dealing with a lifetime of guilt that’s slowly but surely destroying him...
  • Off the Record by Sawyer Bennett

    Off the Record by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Ever Montgomery suffered the ultimate betrayal by the one man who she should have been able to count on for anything. It has left her hurt, jaded and incapable of forming relationships, but it also means that she can spot a liar a mile away...
  • Tricks by Cambria Hebert

    Tricks by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Love can play tricks on your heart… After serving several years in the United States Marine Corps, Sergeant Tucker Patton decides to hang up his uniform and go to work at a private investigative firm owned by his buddy. His boxes are packed and he’s got one foot out the door when a phone call changes everything...
  • Tame This by Hadley Quinn

    Tame This by Hadley Quinn

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    KISS THIS continues with Jay’s story, a rebel of his own sort with the need for freedom and unfiltered opinions. His days of unruly behavior and risky decisions have dealt him a hand that he’s still trying to overcome as he seeks to accomplish his business dreams. But the hits keep adding up...
  • Unraveled by Jen Frederick

    Unraveled by Jen Frederick

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Twenty-five-year-old Sgt. Gray Phillips is at a crossroads in his life: stay in the Marine Corps or get out and learn to be a civilian? He’s got forty-five days of leave to make up his mind but the people in his life aren’t making the decision any easier. His dad wants him to get out; his grandfather wants him to stay in...
  • Numb by Xavier Neal

    Numb by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Just when Logan Kellar was finally ready to make some changes in his life, his entire world was flipped upside down. Now the pain he is used to burying is fighting back. Refusing to let him slip into his old ways, refusing to let him hide from his mistakes, and refusing to let him become numb...
  • Good For You by Tammara Webber

    Good For You by Tammara Webber

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 44 ratings
    Reid Alexander's celebrity life is an open book. Every relationship, every error in judgment is analyzed by strangers. His latest mistake totaled his car, destroyed a house and landed him in the hospital. As his PR team works overtime to salvage his image, one thing is clear—this is one predicament he won’t escape without paying for it...
  • Ryder by Chantal Fernando

    Ryder by Chantal Fernando

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

    A Beautiful Funeral by Jamie McGuire

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 44 ratings
    Losing has never been easy for a Maddox, but death always wins. Eleven years to the day after eloping in Vegas with Abby, Special Agent Travis Maddox delivers his own brand of vigilante justice to mob boss Benny Carlisi. Vegas's oldest and most violent crime family is now preparing for vengeance, and the entire Maddox family is a target...
  • Wild Child by M. Leighton

    Wild Child by M. Leighton

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Jenna Theopolis has always known what she wanted. Getting out of her small hometown of Greenfield was number one on her list of priorities. Until she met Rusty Catron. Rusty’s fun-loving personality was the perfect match for Jenna’s inner wild child. But what started off as a summer fling quickly turns into something more. At least it does for Jenna...
  • Flame by Clarissa Wild

    Flame by Clarissa Wild

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When trust is challenged and desire takes control, is love enough to conquer fear? When geeky book nerd Autumn Blakewood falls for the cocky, confident fighter Hunter Bane she knows she’s in for life. Their undeniable connection, fueled by the desire to protect, grows stronger every passing second...
  • Dirty Boy by Sapphire Knight

    Dirty Boy by Sapphire Knight

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blow's always been known as the party boy, looking for a good time while running everything illegal you can think of. The moment he looked at me and asked if I wanted to have some fun, I was in. Until Angel, his brother, decided otherwise. Next thing I knew, I had the most dangerous biker in the club hell bent on hunting me down. There was only one man who could help save me. Blow...
  • When You Were Mine by Elizabeth Reyes

    When You Were Mine by Elizabeth Reyes

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

    Let Love Stay by Melissa Collins

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

    Let Me Go by Michelle Lynn

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My name is Rob Winters, aka, Jackass. Even to my closest friends. I wasn’t always so arrogant and condescending. It only took one night to change me—one point twenty-seven seconds, to be exact. When tragedy struck, I promised myself, no matter what, unbreakable chains would lock my heart. If one veers too close or digs too deep, the cruel and mean bastard many hate is unleashed...
  • Right Now by Marie Hall

    Right Now by Marie Hall

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    NOW AVAILABLE! Sometimes in life.... Things were supposed to get better when Ryan met Lili. I was supposed to move on, get a life... but I'm stuck and lost. Things with my father are not good. There are demons in our closet, big ones. Ones I want to kill him for, I'm seeing a shrink, I'm trying to get better... but my life feels out of control, like I'm a raft adrift on the sea...
  • Glass Hearts by Lisa De Jong

    Glass Hearts by Lisa De Jong

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Sequel to Plastic Hearts... Can a relationship survive on love alone? Is love truly enough? Dane and Alex’s relationship has never been easy, but now they have a fresh start without the pressures of Alex’s family. Together they try to move forward while continuing to struggle with a past that they can’t seem to escape...
  • Forever Yours by Alla Kar

    Forever Yours by Alla Kar

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A damaged fighter ... A hunted hustler ... A love neither expected or thought they deserved ... Layla and Taylor are finally where they want to be. But Taylor wonders if he can be the man Layla needs. If he can leave the fight behind and step up. If she deserves more than he can give...
  • Pieces of Me by Ann Garner

    Pieces of Me by Ann Garner

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    For Delaney Roberts, moving across country and away from everyone who knew her darkest secrets, was the last chance she had at normal. When she starts her freshman year at Cedar Mountain University, she isn't focused on making friends or falling in love. She just wants to pick up the pieces of her shattered life and fit them back together the best she can...
  • Swish by Marian Tee

    Swish by Marian Tee

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Helios Andreadis is the aloof and powerful president of Áf̱xi̱si, an ordinary college org during the day and an underground bike racing club at night. Áf̱xi̱si̱ means 'rise' in Greek, symbolizing the cornerstone in which all the club's rules were founded on. Every member of the club has his own story to tell, his own tragedy to overcome, and a self-made cage to break free from...
  • Tainted by K.A. Robinson

    Tainted by K.A. Robinson

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Part One: Facing My Demons Drake lost everything the day Chloe walked away from him. Feeling angry and hurt by her abandonment, he dives deeper into his cocaine use. Each day becomes a struggle for him. After his band is picked up by a recording studio in Los Angeles, things go from bad to worse...
  • Untamed by Victoria Green, Jinsey Reese

    Untamed by Victoria Green, Jinsey Reese

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Rich, beautiful, and wild, Reagan McKinley has everything she needs...but nothing that she wants. That is, until she spends one hot night in the arms of sexy, unbridled Dare Wilde. She's a girl trapped in a rigid world she desperately wants to escape, and he's an untamed artist with an attitude, hell-bent on freeing her—body, mind, and soul...
  • This Trust of Mine by Amanda Bennett

    This Trust of Mine by Amanda Bennett

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    "Love cannot be defined by age or time, but by the way that person makes you feel. He made me feel completely vulnerable, but vulnerability I have learned is a gift, one that I will gladly accept from Madison Raine." Kayla Madison had irrevocably changed me. He opened me up to feel things I had never felt, and he never judged me for my past...
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