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No Feelings Involved by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCan this skeptical player let down his guard long enough to let love into his life, or is this forbidden romance a train wreck in the making? Ryan James doesn’t believe in love. It’s a truth he learned early in life. A truth he carried with him into adulthood... -
Scoreless Nights by Katie Rae
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratings"I knew I wouldn’t be strong enough to resist her anymore."Our parents wanted us to spend quality time together, but I’m not sure this is what they meant….CruzAs the goalie of the Miami Inferno FC, it was my job to keep everyone scoreless.So how did I end up being the one that couldn’t score?The answer: Lily Harris. My step sister, and apparently my new roommate... -
Wary Wolf by Naomi Porter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRosa. My Mafia Princess.I promise always to protect you.Life has dealt me a raw deal since the day of my birth. I’ve experienced loss and death. Been alone and filled with hatred. If it weren’t for my MC brothers and club, I’d have nothing to live for.My orders are clear: take Rosa Remotti Morrison home to her family and return to the compound... -
The Sun by Stevie J. Cole
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe cliche in love stories is that the good girl falls for the bad boy who smells of leather and exhaust from his motorcycle, and at the end of the day love conquers all. The stories make it seem so easy. Life, on the other hand, makes it hard. The awful truth is: sometimes love leaves you in ruins...Categorized as:
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Porter by Georgia Cates
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCraft beer and the sexy men who brew it.My employee’s daughter. The tomboy. The kid who once did odd jobs around the brewery. That’s all she was… until three years passed and she walked into my office for an interview.Frankee Dawson is no longer that girl I once called Kiddo. She’s grown into a beautiful, sexy, desirable woman. Very desirable. And that’s a problem. She’s my employee’s daughter...Categorized as:
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Saved by my Dad's Best Friend by Haley Travis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith one simple favor, I fell for the sexiest woman in the world – my best friend's daughter. Lena is gorgeous. Sweet, sensual, fascinating.An angel who should not be staying with a much older, rough man, even if it's at her Dad's request. Protecting Lena for a few days should solve her stalker problem.He'll take one look at my size and back off. If he shows his face, I'll end him... -
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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Porter by Georgia Cates
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal best-selling author of The Beauty Series comes the Men of Lovibond––a series of standalone novels. Craft beer and the sexy men who brew it. My employee’s daughter. The tomboy. The kid who once did odd jobs around the brewery. That’s all she was… until three years passed and she walked into my office for an interview... -
Irresistible by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDiego's Story.Before they fell head-over-heels, the Valentino brothers ruled Chicago with iron wills and closed fists. Now, the men in their inner circle are taking the reins and taking the plunge into their own deliciously wicked happily-ever-afters. The streets of Chicago will run red as these bad boys set out to tame the curvy women fate has in store for them... -
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... -
Forbidden Match by Cassi Hart
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMolly:Navigating my freshman year at Capon Valley High was daunting, especially with my brother’s shadow looming. He was the golden boy and liked by everyone.My bestie moved away and I felt alone. My family suggested I join clubs so I joined the cheer squad in the hopes of making friends. It didn’t turn out the way I had hoped.I was tormented until my hero stepped up to defend me... -
Vice by Joanna Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m being paid to track her. She’s the daughter of the head of the Aslanov crime family. Off limits. But I quickly become obsessed with the runaway beauty. Her father is the head of one of the biggest Russian crime syndicates in the world. Rich and ruthless. She’s the innocent girl raised in a convent who ran away when she saw the reality of her family’s business...Categorized as:
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Center of Gravity by K.K. Allen
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 21 ratings"If I could rewrite the rules, I'd do it for you." LEX I came to L.A. with dreams bigger than me. To learn from the best choreographers in the business and secure a professional dance gig working for Hollywood's elite. Everything was going according to plan--until I was literally shoved into the arms of the one man who could make or break my career...Categorized as:
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Intern Girl by Georgia Cates
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsHe won't be able to keep his hands off of his summer intern in this scorching romance from New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Georgia Cates. My employee’s daughter. That’s all she was when I let her do odd jobs around the warehouse for a few extra bucks. And then she went away for college...Categorized as:
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The Virgin Game Plan by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA sexy standalone forbidden sports romance from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely! The woman I want is as off-limits as they come.I had an excuse two years ago when I met her on campus. She interviewed me for a story on major league baseball's rising stars, and we shared a hot, passionate night that ended far too soon, and without a mention of who her father was... -
All For You, by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll For You: Alpha Hero 4An Alpha Man, Curvy Woman RomanceBrianI’m in love with her.But she’s my best friend’s daughter.I vowed to take care of her and even when she tries to push me away,I’m going to keep that promise.KendallHe’s everything… everything that I can’t have.I can’t wait another year to be free of him, so I push him to release control of my inheritance... -
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
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
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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It Just Feels Right by Hope Ford
My friends all tell me that I need to get under one man to get over another.Which seems ridiculous considering I’ve never technically been under any man.But then I meet Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome.He's a man in uniform with possession in his eyes.Our attraction is instant and flammable and everything is perfect.Until I find out just how forbidden he is... -
Spring Fling by Elle Christensen
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAbbi and Logan burn for each other the moment they meet and it turns into a week of passion that neither of them expected. After spending spring break together, it’s clear they both want more.But, when it turns out that Logan is a new teacher at Abbi’s school, it looks like their relationship is doomed to be nothing but a spring fling... -
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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Police Officer's Princess by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’m a single father to a rambunctious little girl, and a police officer in one of the toughest cities in America. Whether I’m trying to figure out where my popcorn disappeared to on movie night with my daughter or where the suspect in the case I’m working on is hiding the evidence, I can always tell who’s telling the truth and who’s not...Categorized as:
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Daddy's Destiny by Lena Little
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratings*****Get a free book for Christmas just by signing up for my mailing list at the link below.*****www.subscribepage.com/lenalittleShe’s a once in a lifetime. And no one like her has ever walked into my shop in the twenty years I’ve been in business, which is probably longer than she’s been alive...Categorized as:
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Falling For My Dad's Friend by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsa steamy standalone instalove romance (a man who knows what he wants book... -
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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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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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
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... -
Wild Heart by Sadie King
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe’s off limits and half his age, but this ex-military biker is a protector hero who won’t give up the woman who captures his heart.Isabella Berone has haunted my dreams since I watched her strut into the White Out nightclub two years ago.She was too young then, the mafia princess with something to prove. But I watched, and I waited.When Isabella needs me, I’m there for her...Categorized as:
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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... -
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... -
Merciless King by Sherilee Gray
Two years ago Van King killed a man and saved my life. I've thought about the handsome private investigator every day since, fantasized about what would happen when I finally saw him again. And when I do, it's far from the reunion of my dreams. A copycat serial killer wants to finish what I barely survived...Categorized as:
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Enemy Dearest (Monreaux Brothers) by Winter Renshaw
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI loved him. I lost him. And now he’s back. August Monreaux was a stormy sea of a man, the dark between the stars, an electric chill cutting through a crowded room—all wrapped into one wicked, beautiful package. He was also off-limits. My entire life, I was kept a safe distance from the notoriously virulent Monreauxs, banned from so much as breathing the same air... -
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DIGGING A HOLE by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller, Mimi Jean Pamfiloff, Comes Book Three of the Ohellno Series, DIGGING A HOLE . (Standalone.) HE'S THE MEANEST BOSS EVER.SHE'S THE SWEET SHY INTERN.THEY'RE ABOUT TO WRECK EACH OTHER CRAZY. My name is Sydney Lucas. I am smart, deathly shy, and one-hundred percent determined to make my own way in the world. Which is why I jumped at the chance to intern for Mr...Categorized as:
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His Captive Lover by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsShe’d been arrested? Mia couldn’t believe what was happening to her! How could the police accuse her of killing her ex-fiancé?! She was a kindergarten teacher! But here she was, standing in front of the judge, her eyes wide with fear and confusion... -
Hidden by M.L. Ross
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsStandalone Novel. Intended for adults 18+ due to sexual content. Amy isn’t a normal eighteen year old girl. She has never attended school. She doesn’t own a smartphone. She doesn’t know the latest fashion and she has never seen the newest reality TV show. Amy has lived her entire life hidden away in the mountains with her mentally ill mother and her mother’s dark secrets... -
Swim Coach by Abby Knox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAdmired, overachieving high school senior Addie has turned 18 and plans to wring out every last drop of her elite private school education. When a school legend returns to coach her swim team, however, her composure waivers under his stern gaze... -
Can't Walk Away by Tory Baker
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJase Masters wasn’t supposed to want Cheyenne. She’s too young and he’s way too old to have the thoughts he had. Plus, her dad was his best friend. It was too complicated and a line he just wouldn’t cross. Fast forward three years later, Cheyenne is back home, this time for good. When they see each other again, the attraction is instant and as powerful as fireworks on a hot July night... -
Claimed By Dad's College Friend by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHenryShe seems familiar to me...like I’ve known her my whole life. This woman working hard as she weaves between coffee tables is the one for me. But maybe there’s a reason she seems familiar...and maybe it has something to do with my old college roommate who I’m going to visit...ImogenI knew I’d seen him before.. -
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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Crimson Footprints by Shewanda Pugh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen an insecure, bi-racial woman begins a cloak-and-dagger love affair with a Japanese American man, she is intent on keeping her bigoted family in the dark—albeit with devastating consequences. On the night of her brother’s murder, Deena Hammond stumbles upon Takumi Tanaka, lost and on the wrong end of a .32... -
Silent Night Man by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis Christmas, New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer revisits a tale of danger and true love under the mistletoe…What does Millie Evans want in her stocking for Christmas? Just one thing…to feel safe. Even though her stalker is dead, he arranged for a hit man to kill her. Now the special government agent Millie has loved from afar for years has vowed to protect her...Categorized as:
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The Fire by R.J. Prescott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFROM GOODREADS DEBUT FINALIST AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HURRICANE COMES THE FIRE. Evelyn Danaher lives a quiet, uneventful life. That is until she meets Tommy. The only man who makes her lose control of her temper and her knickers at the same time...Categorized as:
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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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Ash to Steele by Karen-Anne Stewart
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEmma Who I am and all I believe is marred with just one glance into angry, steel blue eyes. He seems to control my air, my ability to breathe. He makes me crave everything I know is a sin. Pure becomes tainted and lines are blurred. It's my fault; I'm the one who isn't strong enough. I've been damaged...broken. Breck's words haunt me...'There's a consequence for every choice you make...Categorized as:
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Christmas Delivery by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlison and Ben's Story - Alison is Cassie's sister (from Her Christmas Soldier)I've loved Ben since I was sixteen years old.For six years I've hidden how I felt about him because I know I could never have him.He's my stepbrother and I shouldn't feel like this.But how can I resist him? Especially now that he's coming for me and determined to make me his...Categorized as:
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COVETING THE FORBIDDEN by Vanna King
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWHEN LOVE BLURS THE LINE AND SMASHES ALL BOUNDARIES… The time has come. There’s one thing that must happen. It’s long overdue. I must legally adopt her to secure her inheritance and her protection. She must finally carry my name. But the struggle to make it a reality is killing me. I’ve tried with all my might to fight the call of the forbidden, but it has taken me over completely... -
Koigakubo-kun Stole My First Time, Vol. 1 by Rin Miasa
Eiko Kagehara truly loves one thing in this world: the MMO she's played with her friends for the last 15 years, in which she leads a fantasy life as a sought-after blacksmith. But when her friends start leaving to, of all things, get married, have kids, find new jobs...she's thrown for a loop. So much so, in fact, that she drunkenly shares her gamer ID with her super-hot new colleague.. -
Imaginary Grace by Anne Holster
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTanner has always gotten what he wants from girls - whether it's the co-ed sitting next to him in class or the scantily dressed groupies that follow his band, Hudson-Nash. There's only one woman immune to his charms, and that's his mother. Tired of Tanner's hard partying, she's waiting for him to grow up and settle down, preferably with a nice girl...
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