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  • Fallen Crest Forever by Tijan

    Fallen Crest Forever by Tijan

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings
    Mason Kade is the dream.He is the promise.He's offering what so many would fantasize about, and it's not that I don't want it/him/us.It's the opposite.There might be ghosts haunting me, but this man who's my soulmate is asking me for forever...
  • 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...
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  • Asa by Jay Crownover

    Asa by Jay Crownover

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 64 ratings
    Jay Crownover’s New York Times and USA Today bestselling Marked Men series continues with the much anticipated story of southern charmer and certified criminal Asa Cross. Starting over in Denver with a whole new circle of friends and family, Asa Cross struggles with being the man he knows everyone wants him to be and the man he knows he really is...
  • More Than Him by Jay McLean

    More Than Him by Jay McLean

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 49 ratings
    "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us." - Marianne Williamson. We live in a world of darkness and shadows, where monsters hide and aim to ruin. And they did. They ruined us and turned our dreams into nightmares. But now we're back. And we're fighting...
  • The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur

    The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    "You never got over her. You just left." From author Suanne Laqueur comes an astonishing debut novel: a young man's emotional journey to salvage relationships destroyed in the wake of a school shooting. As a college freshman, Erik Fiskare is drawn to the world of theater but prefers backstage to center stage...
  • Bring Me Home by Cassia Leo

    Bring Me Home by Cassia Leo

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    "Sometimes letting someone go is the ultimate act of love." Claire Nixon is a college student with a past full of secrets and heartbreak. She was saved once by her first love, and rock star, Chris Knight. But when she encouraged Chris to leave town to pursue his dreams, both Claire and Chris didn’t realize it would be the biggest mistake of their lives...
  • Warmth in Ice by A. Meredith Walters

    Warmth in Ice by A. Meredith Walters

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Clay and Maggie have gone through the dark and come out on the other side. For the first time, they are on this journey together. Fighting for something they both need and can’t live without…each other. But a long distance relationship is hard. Particularly for two people who are still trying to build something solid on a shaky and troubled foundation...
  • 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...
  • Bittersweet Always by Ella Fields

    Bittersweet Always by Ella Fields

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From bestselling author Ella Fields comes an all new standalone. An emotional new adult romance that proves love is worth fighting your demons for. Toby Hawthorne was an enigma. One I didn't factor into my college plans. I wasn't looking for love. I wasn't not looking for it either. And in that state of in-between, he found me. Unaware of the battle he fought everyday, I fell fast...
  • 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...
  • Levitate by Kaylee Ryan

    Levitate by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Trust. Five Letters. One Word. I'm the girl who doesn't let anyone in. My world was shattered and turned upside down in one night. Since then I've been trying to live, if that's what you call it, but fighting the anxiety of what happened and trusting others is hard. Each day is a struggle to reach for the unknown. Truth. Five Letters. One Word...
  • Falling for Hadie by Komal Kant

    Falling for Hadie by Komal Kant

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    “Sometimes there is a single moment that changes your life forever.” Hadie Swinton is giving up on boys. After a disastrous relationship, she is convinced that all males are the same—arrogant, self-assured, and complete jerks. Lincoln Bracks is giving up on his old life. After moving to a new town to escape the problems plaguing him, he is set against ever getting close to anyone again...
  • 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...
  • The Song Remains the Same by Jovana Shirley

    The Song Remains the Same by Jovana Shirley

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Phil “Kenna stood strong, taking my grief into herself. In that moment, if the world had truly threatened to fall, I had no doubt my Baby Girl would hold it up.” A pillar of strength, Kenna only grows stronger as time passes. I’ve known from the beginning that I was the weak link between us. Always, she’s risen above and beyond the darkness of the unknown that threatens to suck me down...
  • A Rival's Kiss by Maya Hughes

    A Rival's Kiss by Maya Hughes

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Walking away would be the smartest decision, but no one’s ever accused me of being smart. Cold, determined, brutal, but never smart.Willa’s mine from the moment I rescue her. I protect her from a brawling crowd and she stares up at me like I’m her prince charming. No one’s ever looked at me like that. No one has ever dared to come that close...
  • Stealing Harper by Molly McAdams

    Stealing Harper by Molly McAdams

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    New, revamped edition of your favorite heart-shattering love triangle—with all new content! I’ve never had much interest in relationships that last longer than it takes for us to get dressed again. But everything changes one night when an innocent, gray-eyed girl stumbles into me at one of my parties. From the moment she opens her mouth to let me know how much I disgust her, I’m hooked...
  • 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...
  • That Wedding by Jillian Dodd

    That Wedding by Jillian Dodd

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Marry the boy next door in this sweet contemporary romance by USA Today Best Selling Author, Jillian Dodd.The gorgeous engagement ring on my finger mimics my happiness. I feel so sparkly, glittery, and full of promise, because I absolutely know he's that boy. The boy I want to marry. My prince. My happily ever after.But then our pastor starts asking lots of questions...
  • Reckless by Devon Hartford

    Reckless by Devon Hartford

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Now that Samantha Smith has confronted the demons from her dark past in Fearless, she’s excited to jump into adulthood with newfound confidence and friends Romeo, Madison, and Kamiko. Samantha passionately hopes that her dreams of becoming an artist are more than girlish fancy...
  • Riot by Jamie Shaw

    Riot by Jamie Shaw

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    When Dee Dawson meets sexy mohawked guitarist Joel Gibbon, she knows it won't be long before she has him wrapped around her finger. No guy has ever been able to resist her … but Dee's met her match in a player like Joel. Dee's not the relationship type—not after seeing the pain "love" has caused her friends and family—yet she's desperate to make Joel want her more than anyone else...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Buried Castles by Monica Alexander

    Buried Castles by Monica Alexander

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Emily Cole thought she was going to have the best summer of her life when she met Zack Easton, the dark, mysterious, gorgeous, guitar playing guy who captured her heart at first glance. He encouraged her to take risks and act without thinking, but more than that, he taught her what it was like to fall head-over-heels in love with someone...
  • The Crash Trilogy: Includes Crash, Clash and Crush by Nicole Williams

    The Crash Trilogy: Includes Crash, Clash and Crush by Nicole Williams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lucy Larson lives for wearing the satin down on her ballet shoes, and has her sights firmly set on a place at Juilliard. She's on her way to the top and has so far been careful to keep trouble out of her life. Well, up until now…Jude Ryder is the quintessential bad boy and everything a girl like Lucy needs to stay away from, especially if she wants to hold onto her dream future...
  • Beautiful Burn by Jamie McGuire

    Beautiful Burn by Jamie McGuire

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 52 ratings
    Fresh out of college, Ellison Edson has fallen through the cracks of rock bottom. While staying in her family’s vacation home in Colorado, her behavior has finally gained the attention of her parents—but not in the way she hoped. Cut off from the millions she’s always taken for granted, and left alone to fend for herself, Ellie spirals further out of control, making a mistake she can’t take back...
  • Chasing River by K.A. Tucker

    Chasing River by K.A. Tucker

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Armed with two years' worth of savings and the need to experience life outside the bubble of her Oregon small town, twenty-five-year old Amber Welles is prepared for anything. Except dying in Dublin. Had it not been for the bravery of a stranger, she might have. But he takes off before she has the chance to offer her gratitude. Twenty-four-year-old River Delaney is rattled...
  • All Broke Down by Cora Carmack

    All Broke Down by Cora Carmack

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 35 ratings
    In this second book in "New York Times" and "USA Today" bestselling author Cora Carmack s New Adult, Texas-set Rusk University series, which began with "All Lined Up," a young woman discovers that you can t only fight for what you believe in sometimes you have to fight for what you love. Dylan fights for lost causes. Probably because she used to be one...
  • 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...
  • Serenading Heartbreak by Ella Fields

    Serenading Heartbreak by Ella Fields

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    From bestselling author Ella Fields comes a new standalone love triangle romance. My first love was my brother’s best friend. A lead singer in their band. A picture of rugged perfection. And a drunk soul mate who couldn’t commit. My second love was an arrogant baseball player. A player in every sense of the word. A smooth-talking, reliable best friend...
  • The Ever After of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

    The Ever After of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Temptation of Lila and Ethan comes a story of change, hope, and unbreakable vows. The day Ella has waited for is just around the corner. It's the day she'll marry Micha, the love of her life, the light that guided her out of the darkness...
  • Twisted by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Twisted by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    He’s always saved her. Now she’s going to return the favor... Gray Duffy never thought he’d end up as the co-lead guitarist of Oblivion, one of the hottest rock bands in the country. Even better? He's sharing the experience with his best friend, Jazz. Since the day she’d showed up as his family’s new foster kid, Gray has protected her. Loved her. And not just platonically either...
  • Rock Candy Kisses by Addison Moore

    Rock Candy Kisses by Addison Moore

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Annie Edwards was born deaf, but she’s never let that define her. She’s settling in as a freshman at Whitney Briggs University, loves her dorm, her roommate, her classes, but something feels as though it’s missing—enter Blake Daniels. He’s everything Annie is not—a rocker, a player, a college dropout...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Volatile by Avylinn Winter

    Volatile by Avylinn Winter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book 1 in the Treacherous Chemistry series Like a depressed moth drawn to a wild flame, Chris hoped that flame would brighten his life, not burn him alive. Chris Sinclair fades into a gray world after losing his mother to cancer. When forced to attend a concert, as a last attempt to coax him out of his shell, he discovers that life might not be as bleak as he first thought...
  • More Than Water by Renee Ericson

    More Than Water by Renee Ericson

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    It doesn’t feel right. It doesn’t feel wrong. It just...feels. EJ Cunning, an art history major, dates musicians. Foster Blake, a chemical engineering major, can’t sing a tune. They’re not each other’s type. They’re coworkers. Then, one night leads to sex—sex between friends—which leads to an agreement. It all seems so simple—but nothing ever is. Many layers build a person’s facade...
  • Harder by Robin York

    Harder by Robin York

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    In Robin York’s provocative new novel, two young ex-lovers find themselves together again in the shadow of tragedy—and an intense, undeniable attraction. Caroline still dreams about West. His warm skin, his taut muscles, his hand sliding down her stomach. Then she wakes up and she’s back to reality: West is gone. And before he left, he broke her heart...
  • The Prelude of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

    The Prelude of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    When Ella Daniels and Micha Scott are fourteen, they make a pact to leave the small town of Star Grove and create better lives for themselves. The pact was made as best friends, but over the next six years, their friendship begins to intensify. Feelings change. Grow. Veer towards love. But one tragic night changes everything. Hearts get broken. And the future they had planned changes forever...
  • Brady Remington Landed Me in Jail by Tijan

    Brady Remington Landed Me in Jail by Tijan

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Rayna would do anything for Brady and she has. She's bailed him out of jail. She's healed his bruises and picked him up from parties. She's always been there for him regardless if he had asked or not. But when a potential love interest for Rayna returns to town, their relationship is threatened. Brady has to decide if he's going to make her his or let her go...
  • The Falling of Love by Marisa Oldham

    The Falling of Love by Marisa Oldham

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    You will never forget your first date, your first kiss, or your first love. You will also never forget how it felt when it was torn apart. Seventeen-year old Grace Hathaway does not give much thought to falling in love, until the day that Ian Taylor, rebel and misfit walks into her math class. From their first conversation, Grace is mesmerized by Ian's charisma and rock star façade...
  • Deeper We Fall by Chelsea M. Cameron

    Deeper We Fall by Chelsea M. Cameron

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Two years after her best friend was involved in a car accident that caused a traumatic brain injury, Lottie Anders is ready to start her freshman year of college. Ready to move on. Ready to start forgetting the night that ripped her life apart. Her plans come to a screeching halt when not one, but both brothers responsible for the accident end up back in her life again...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Skater Boy by Mary Catherine Gebhard

    Skater Boy by Mary Catherine Gebhard

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Rebels. Misfits. Bad boys who rule the streets. Everyone’s welcome at the worst kept secret in town, just as long as you don’t mind getting your reputation—and your heart—a little dirty. Welcome to Patchwork House…Patchwork House is a boy’s club—a mean boy’s club. They made an exception for Tweetie once, and they’re going to make another, because she’s coming home...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Broken Fairytales by Monica Alexander

    Broken Fairytales by Monica Alexander

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Emily Cole thought her life was just about as close to a fairytale as it could get. She was on track to graduate from college with honors, had a job lined up in her field, and was about to get engaged to the perfect guy. Then one day she woke up and something just felt . . . off...
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