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Wanting More by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsBook five in the Mitchell series is finally Conner's story. He may not have the last name Mitchell, but he is a big part of the family. When Conner moved to NC to help out the family with a new business venture, he never saw himself becoming interested in his sister's boss, Amy. Their first meeting was not ideal and both were left with little interest in even becoming friends...Categorized as:
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Until My Last Breath by Tiffany Patterson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsYou’ve met my sons. But that’s only half of the story that began over four decades ago. I knew before any of them were conceived who they were, and the men they’d grow up to be. More importantly, from the first moment I touched her, I knew Deborah Tate would be the woman I shared my life with, who would bear my children, and stand by my side as we raised them...Categorized as:
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One Day In Summer by Shari Low
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsOne day in summer, three lives are about to change forever. After two decades of looking after others, this is the day that Agnetha McMaster is reclaiming her life. It’s her turn, her time but will she have the courage to start again? Ten years ago, Mitchell McMaster divorced Agnetha and married her best friend, Celeste. Now he suspects his second wife is having an affair... -
Tight End by Fiona Davenport
Raiden Shaffer never cared about press conferences…until a gorgeous reporter caught his interest with a single question. One night with Marissa Crane wasn’t enough, but she slipped out before sunrise—leaving behind a note and an obsession he couldn’t shake. Marissa wasn’t supposed to fall for the Nighthawks’ tight end before leaving the country for a month...Categorized as:
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The Moment of Truth by Shari Low
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe Moment of Truth…. Laney Cochrane loves her life. With her friends Millie and Tash, she runs a proposal agency, organising the perfect setting for their clients to pop the question. Finding that forever love is something Laney knows all about. Her marriage to Cameron is blissfully content and she has never doubted they’ll live happily ever after. Then Cara Deacon walks into their office... -
Craving Lucy by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsUSA Today Bestselling Author Terri Anne Browning’s New Adult series. One kiss can change everything…. I wished I’d known that before I’d kissed my best friend. Things are different now. We can’t go back. I’m not even sure I want to go back. I guess the question is…. What happens now? -
Enraptured by Ginger Voight
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIn the third and final book of the Fullerton Family Saga, long-simmering secrets explode with disastrous consequences. The fractured Fullertons face their biggest challenges yet, and every single one must rise to their own personal challenges and beat their demons once and for all - no matter what it takes...Categorized as:
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Xander: Part 2, The Present by Anne Mercier, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's eleven years later, and we're still living separate lives. While I know she isn't comfortable with my lifestyle after everything she’s been through, I can't be without her anymore. I need her. She's my wife. She's my heartbeat. She's my every breath. She's my everything. I want to know every detail of her life. I want to be part of it all... -
Dark Edges by Kane Caldwell
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’m not your good ole boy or boy-next-door type of guy. If that’s what you’re looking for, I suggest you move on. I curse a lot, work too fucking much, and keep to myself. My edges are hard, rough, and even dark at times. I never thought I would wind up in the business I’m in. I may not always play by the rules, but I go where the money is, keep my nose clean, and my affairs organized... -
The Billionaire's Big Bold Wonder: A BBW/Billionaire Romance (The Billionaires' Club) by Nichole Rose
Can one magical night and two big secrets add up to forever for this billionaire and his curvy girl? Cortez Blake. I fell hard for Piper's sassy attitude and gorgeous curves. We had one magical night together, and then she disappeared. She never even told me her last name. I turned the city upside down looking for her, but I never thought I'd find her again... -
Entangled by Ginger Voight
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe saga continues for Rachel Dennehy, the tenacious small-town teacher caught in between two compelling, powerful brothers. ****This is Book 2 in the series. Blurb may contain spoilers for Book 1. ****. In Book 2 of the Fullerton Family Saga, teacher Rachel Dennehy heads back to California to save her favorite little boy from his rapid downward spiral... -
Pure Temptation by Lucy Darling
She thinks I’m a rule follower. Or, maybe more precisely, a rule enforcer. I suppose I do like things by the book. Straight-laced? Sure. Or I had been before I saw the pink-haired beauty tending bar and realized for her I’d break all the rules. She quickly becomes my obsession, and I admit I may take my interest in her a little far. Breaking the same laws I’d enforced on others... -
The Widow by Sanne van Ooijen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJoan komt voor de grootste uitdaging van haar leven te staan als haar man plotseling komt te overlijden. Ze wordt weduwe en die rol brengt haar vele nieuwe inzichten...Categorized as:
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Embers of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood
His eyes blaze in a way that is new to me. When they roam to my lips, it's all I can do not to tremble. He studies me as if tormented, as if the need to own my soul is all that exists. When he speaks, I feel myself succumbing to his deviant, seductive words. To his incomparable aura. To his power...Categorized as:
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Lion's First Roar! by Roxie Rivera
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsafter Nikolai II. Free read from website - http://www. roxieriverawriter. com/news. .. -
The CEO's Revenge by Georgia Le Carre
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSavannah. I hate him. I really, really hate him. But once, in what feels like another lifetime, I was so in love with him I couldn't imagine life without him. He was like oxygen to me. I needed him. Hell, I actually thought I'd curl up and die without him. Why wouldn't I? He told me he would love me forever. He told me his love was like the stones the pyramid builders used... -
The Playboy's Fugitive Bride - Book Three by Ana E. Ross
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Ana E Ross, presents The Playboy's Fugitive Bride, Book Three in the Billionaire Brides of Granite Falls series:... -
Tempting Sophia by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHaving my heart broken once was enough to make me give up on the idea of love all together. Instead of searching for The One I decided to embrace variety and turn by back on monogamy. I made a living convincing women they didn’t need a man to feel complete. And I totally rocked at it... -
The Billionaire's Marriage Proposal by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsGeorge Anderson lost his wife five years ago, and then his family fell apart. He needs to make a drastic change to bring his family back together. He gets together with his twin brother Joseph Anderson and the two men make plans to do some matchmaking for George’s stubborn children. George will get his grandkids and his family all together again...Categorized as:
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Keeping Skylar by J.A. Greenwood
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSkylar Grant, a dedicated teacher and devoted wife, thought she had the ideal life—the beautiful house, a close-knit circle of family and friends, and a sexy, loving husband. That is, until one night, she discovers a string of intimate messages on her husband’s hidden phone, unveiling months upon months of lies and deceit...Categorized as:
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The Biker's Lucky Charm by Glenna Maynard
Link. I messed up. I broke my vows and her heart. The last thing I ever wanted to do was hurt my wife. One moment of liquid regret. One night I can’t take back. A stupid mistake that should have never happened jeopardized all that I have. I’ll do anything to make it right. All I need is a little luck on my side. Pam. He promised me forever. All the vows we made were empty. Lies I told myself...Categorized as:
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Reject Me by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPeyton Hutchinson and Jamey Billings were an unlikely couple from the start. They'd been together for a while, half of it in secret, but she's ready to get serious and take things to the next level. She moves in with Jamey, forcing him to label what they are to each other, and he's not pleased about it... -
Gabriel's Promise by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGabriel Sweeney is about to fulfill a promise long overdue; a promise made to an old army buddy who had been cut down in the same firefight that had put him in a coma for three months of his life... -
Francesca's Party by Patricia Scanlan
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen everyone expects you to fall apart, do the unexpected: Get a life. After years of being the perfect wife and mother, Francesca Kirwan realizes one dreary fall day that her life is a sad cliche when she catches her husband, Mark, with another woman. With her safe, predictable life turned upside down and an uncertain future ahead of her, Francesca has only two choices: sink or swim... -
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Loving The Enemy by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Emily Bronsons’ daddy dies, this daddy’s girl and darling of the social set finds herself broke and alone, except for a mother who’s always been neglectful at best. She’s had to release the household staff and is down to selling her designer rags to keep her head above water. She blames one man for all her troubles. The man who’d taken over her family’s business... -
The Hitman by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDrake Cisco is a hit-man with an agenda. Ten years ago, his dad offed himself when he was accused wrongfully of stealing from the town's leading citizen. The fact that the black Drake was dating the man's white debutante daughter at the time had a lot to do with the way things went down, and once Drake figures this out, he's out for blood...Categorized as:
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Baby Fever Secrets by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI CAN'T HIDE IT FOREVER. WHEN HE FINDS OUT. .. OMFG! BEKAH. He was just a hookup. I wasn't supposed to see him again. He wasn't supposed to be my boss. Or dad's new business partner. We weren't supposed to keep doing this, night after sheet-clenching, heart-pounding, lip-biting night. Look, I'm not stupid. Grant Shaw doesn't settle his gorgeous, cocky, billionaire self down with anyone... -
Maggie's Turn by Deanna Lynn Sletten
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMaggie has always put her family’s needs in front of her own, until one day—without forethought—she drives away, leaving behind her indifferent husband and two sulking teenagers. As she begins a quest of self-exploration, she meets new people, enjoys new adventures, and rediscovers long-neglected passions...Categorized as:
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MY BROTHER, MY RIVAL by Eve Rabi
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDescription:. Years ago, Cody Garrett’s heart was ripped to shreds when Bridie ditched him and married his brother, Scott. With great difficulty, he moved on and rebuilt his life without her, severing all ties with his brother because of their betrayal. Now, Scott, his brother, is ill and a threat to his wife and children. Cody is forced to step in and move them into his house...Categorized as:
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THE BIG BAD'S SURPRISE: An Age Gap Curvy Romance by Erin Havoc
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDr. Heart of Stone is as handsome as he’s a jerk. I hope he doesn’t remember he’s also the man who popped my cherry. After one night of lust I can barely remember, I thought I’d never see him again. Cue to Mr. Big-and-Sexy walking into the staff room. Even if fraternization is against the company’s policy, it’s alright. They’ll never know. He doesn’t remember... -
The Bachelor's Promise by Naima Simone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAiden Kent never expected to see Noelle Rana again. He’s determined to keep his distance from the beautiful enigma wrapped in denim and leather. He can’t trust anyone with the last name Rana. But he made a promise to his dying mother, and it isn't long before Noelle invades his personal space. He can't stop thinking about the exotic beauty's alluring curves...Categorized as:
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Grind'r by Flora Madison
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Alpha Coffee Shop Owner and The Smart Curvy Girl. An Insta Love OTT Alpha Male Romance. Willa:. I’m used to minding my own business. I prefer books to parties and comfort to chaos. But anytime Ash Erickson comes into Grind’r, the cafe I work in. .. I can’t keep my eyes off of him. He’s like a tall, hulking magnet, threatening to pull me out from my shell. Which scares me to death... -
Circle of Hurt by Lauren Campbell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFor years, infertility followed me like a cloud. But finally, the sun has risen. Finally, I am pregnant. Except now a new storm rages in the distance - one I have no choice but to pass through. I have no idea if the child I'm carrying belongs to my husband. .. or to the man I've betrayed him with - a man I've come to love but whose name I don't know. What I do know is that I'm a cheat. A liar...Categorized as:
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Tony by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 13 ratings*Previously released as a free book on BookFunnel*. Marriage is hard work for any couple, but when you marry in the heat of the moment in Sin City, itself it's harder. Can it really work out? Tony's about to prove to his wife, quick or not, he's in it for the long haul and he'll do anything to keep her. This is the 7th book in the Standalone Obsessed Alpha Series. -
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Rock Star by Ginger Voight
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"Rock Star" is the highly anticipated sequel to Ginger Voight's Rock and Roll Rubenesque saga, which began with the sizzling debut of "Groupie. " For those who have been anxious to see what has become of Andy, Vanni and Graham. .. buckle your seat belts. You're in for a thrilling new ride right through the dark underbelly of fame...Categorized as:
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Just Breathe by Susan Wiggs
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsChicago cartoonist Sarah Moon tackles life's real issues with a healthy dose of sharp wit in her syndicated comic strip Just Breathe. As Sarah's cartoon alter ego, Shirl, undergoes artificial insemination, her situation begins to mirror Sarah's own difficult attempts to conceive... -
See Jane Snap by Bethany Crandell
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsHandsome, successful husband. Adorable daughter. Chairwoman of the PTA. Security for her ailing mom. Jane’s got everything life has to offer. Including the lie that could destroy it all. See Jane smile. Thirty-nine-year-old Jane Osborne appears to the world like she has a charmed life. Her daughter attends private school. Jane chairs the PTA... -
How Not to be Seduced by Billionaires by Marian Tee
My name is Yanna Everleigh. I used to think that being an old-fashioned virgin would be enough to keep gorgeous, sexy billionaires away - well, the kind who didn't do love, at least. But I was wrong. If anything, it simply made my billionaire want me even more. His name is Constantijin Kastein. He blows hot and cold, arrogant and cynical one moment and then disarmingly sweet the next... -
The Wrong Sister by Leanne Davis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDonny Lindstrom married Vickie Moore only months after meeting her. Now he knows what others were trying to warn him about: his wife was becoming harder to deal with than their young daughter. The only ones who truly realize how messed up his marriage has become are his in-laws: Tracy and Micah McKinley... -
Mr. CEO's Secret Baby by Aimee Bronson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy boyfriend left for work and never came back. Now I have to write an article about the billionaire prick. I thought it would be easy. But I keep remembering how he used to moan my name. And dammit if he wasn’t even hotter now than he was before. The way his shirt stretches over his shoulders makes my breath catch. It’s a little uncomfortable. But girl, I got this... -
Happily Ever Never by Andrea Nourse
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJanna Hargrove’s life wasn’t a fairy tale, not even close. She’d never imagined her life would have its happily ever after moment. Until she met Ryan. The moment their eyes met, everything changed. She knew he was the one - he was the happily ever after she deserved. Five years into their two-year plan, Ryan finally popped the question. The moment was everything Janna had dreamed of... -
Home in Carolina (A Sweet Magnolias Novel) by Sherryl Woods
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThere's no place like home, especially if it's Serenity, South Carolina. For Annie Sullivan, though, the homecoming is bittersweet. She'd always envisioned a life there with her childhood best friend, Tyler Townsend. But Ty's betrayal has cost her the family and the future they'd once planned. For Ty, losing Annie was heartbreaking... -
The Billionaire's Pregnant Lover by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSydney Watson couldn’t believe what a horrible person Dominic Carson was. From the first moment they met, he’d been rude, arrogant and threatening. And from that moment forward, the feelings he generated within her were confusing and intense. She refused to give in to her desires for him, but she couldn’t seem to stay away... -
The Goddesses of Kitchen Avenue by Barbara O'Neal
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFour women face the turning points of their lives in a warm and wise novel about choices and second chances by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids. A loving wife and a mother of three accomplished children, forty-six-year-old Trudy Marino has an uncomplicated life—until she’s blindsided by her husband’s affair... -
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Winter Blues by Jade Goodmore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWinter Blues is not a story of a love beginning, but a love surviving. It’s a story of imperfections and frustrations. A story that’s rarely told but often lived. A sometimes unpretty story, but then real stories normally are. .. Away from all that they know, all that brought them together, Darlene and Reid find the only troubles their marriage has ever faced in their new home of Chicago... -
The Innocent Behind the Scandal by Abby Green
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFrom London to St Petersburg. .. Everyone is talking about this couple! Photographer Zoe Collins is ready to be awakened at the hands of charismatic billionaire Maks Marchetti. She's been hurt one too many times and is determined to protect her heart, but she's done with protecting her virginity! Maks has never met anyone that intrigues him like Zoe... -
Until Joe by CP Smith
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSometimes the greatest love comes in the middle of your life. Joe Rouger (Uncle Joe from the Until Series by Aurora Rose Reynolds) is ready for a woman who completes him...Categorized as:
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A Slice of Heaven by Sherryl Woods
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsDana Sue might run the best little restaurant in Serenity, but when you're feeding a small town of neighbors, busybodies and best friends, things can get a bit hot in the kitchen... -
Everlasting Love by Melissa Johns
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsEmily Stone & Eric Mason are engaged and having their first child. This should be a happy and wonderful time for them. But, the challenges of staying in college, Eric's upcoming football career and Emily's dream of being an artist are starting to take a toll on them and their families. When Alex Smith, the local museum curator is introduced to Emily, she notices an instant attraction to him...Categorized as:
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A New Year's Surprise by Violette Dubrinsky
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“‘Tis the Season to be jolly” her ass! What was so jolly about finding out that your college sweetheart turned husband of three years and father of your six month old is a low-down, dirty cheater? So jolly? No. Pissed? Yes. Heartbroken? Absolutely. Looking for answers? Most definitely...
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