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Scorch by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe headstrong and wild Luna Gallo is about to have her world rocked, altering the course of her life and putting her on a path she never expects.Scorch is the tenth full-length standalone novel in the Men of Inked Heatwave series by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Chelle Bliss...Categorized as:
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Not Part of the Plan by Lucy Score
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 39 ratings“He’s the kind of man who would talk you into dropping your panties in a coat closet at a party, dole out orgasms like after-dinner mints, and then never call you again.”Photographer Nikolai Vulkov is a love ’em and leave ’em bad boy with a leather jacket, motorcycle, and sexy-as-sin grin.He is not Emma Merrill’s type... -
Star by B.B. Easton
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn 1999, I met my Prince Charming. He was the tall, tattooed, wickedly handsome bass player for the up-and-coming rock band, Phantom Limb. But, more importantly, he was mine. I knew it the moment he flashed me that shy, dimpled smile. And he knew it too. Hansel "Hans" Oppenheimer wore his heart on one sleeve and scrawled lyrics about me on the other... -
Kissing The CEO by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhat’s that they say about the best laid plans? They are easily derailed. Especially when my high school crush is the CEO of the competition, and his matchmaking grandmother is plotting to bring us together. After getting the promotion of my dreams, I’m determined to prove to my boss that I’m the right person for the job...Categorized as:
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Mistake by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsCole Miller is a good-for-nothing nobody who skulks around dark alleyways and makes money by boosting cars from those more fortunate than he. He’s the unwanted child of a couple of deadbeats, so he never truly understood what family meant until he stumbled onto a treasure far more valuable than the GT he’s supposed to steal from the heavyweight world champion... -
Every Second with You by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsEvery Second With You = Sex. Love. Addiction. Heartache. Pain. And Hope. I used to think love was a lie. Now I know it’s real, powerful, and I don’t want to lose it…But my future scares me, and there’s no way this can be happening, especially since I’ve finally broken free from all the people who wanted pieces of me. I don’t even know how to start over, but I have to find a way...Categorized as:
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Path To Realization by TheFeveredBookaholic
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAsher Pryce hides behind a wall of secrets he's spent most of his life building up. How else is the adopted child whose birth parents run a drug cartel supposed to fit in? He's notorious for his overconfident swagger and total lack of patience for bullshit - a master of masks. The one thing in his life he can't fake? His feelings for his best friend's twin sister... -
Hell's Handlers Box Set One: Zach / Maverick / Jigsaw by Lilly Atlas
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZach After choosing a path that nearly destroyed her, Toni pledges to find a man who is steady and honorable. Unfortunately, that promise leads to years of bland relationships. Bland isn’t a word anyone would use to describe Zach, the enforcer for the Hell’s Handlers MC. He stirs up every desire Toni has worked so hard to suppress...Categorized as:
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The Champion by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA powerful love story of tragedy, love, and commitment. The fourth book in the Racing on the Edge series submerges you in the lifestyle of a champion of a sport that dominates America. Through smoke and methanol, you learn the good, the bad, and the secrets no one wants you to know... -
Sinner by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSinner is the first book in the Reed Security Series. It is preceded by the series For The Love Of A Good Woman and it is recommended that the series be read in order, as characters from the first appear in the second. Cara I've been broken for six years... -
Seeley by Jessica Gadziala
She wanted nothing to do with the boy who’d been her best friend, the bright light in her dark childhood, the guy who’d completely crushed her right before she went off to college. She certainly wanted nothing to do with the man he’d become. An arms-dealing biker with a penchant for getting into trouble. But she couldn’t turn him away when he showed up with his own blood covering his hands...Categorized as:
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Jake by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFormer best friends Jake Rollins and Lucas Bennett used to love competing against each other as kids. Unfortunately, for the past four years they’ve hated each other, all because they fell for the same girl who they both lost...Categorized as:
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Saint by Nicole James
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s a favor, a debt I owe—that’s all.Kami—I’m no longer the little girl he once knew, one who believed in fairy tales.And he’s no longer the white knight I believed him to be.How can he be when he shows up on a black Harley wearing leather and biker boots?I didn’t want this, but the decision is out of my control.Now I’m his.I have to remember this is only temporary...Categorized as:
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The Wager by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsFrom the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, THE BET THE WAGER Lose a bet, lose your heart... What is it about a junior-high crush that can send an otherwise intelligent woman into a tailspin? TV reporter Char Lynn wishes she knew. Jake Titus is too rich, too handsome, too arrogant: a trifecta that once lured Char into the best night-and worst morning-after-of her life...Categorized as:
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Green by Nicole James
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsCan a face from my past change my future?When an invitation shows up out of the blue, I’m reminded of a promise I made to a girl twenty years ago and suddenly my heart is pounding.Do I dare keep it?She’s the one girl that ever meant a damn to me, and the one girl that got away. She walked out of my life once and it devastated me...Categorized as:
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Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOver 20 illicit romances with the sexy heroes and strong heroines you crave!Lose yourself in the world of hot hookups, where the stories run from sexy to downright scandalous and the characters will leave you breathless. In these pages, you’ll find tantalizing romance, rekindled flames, and forbidden trysts... -
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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Backdraft by H.M. Ward
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen Mari realizes that Trystan is the internet megastar, Day Jones, she can’t speak. Every time she listens to his song, it leaves her feeling so much. That song is bewitching. Everyone she knows heard it. As soon as it appeared on YouTube, it went viral, and then the guy who wrote it disappeared. Despite agents and record labels trying to lure Day5705 out, he remains anonymous...Categorized as:
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Unbroken Hart by Ella Fox
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThere were reasons why Dante didn't believe in love, reasons why he kept people at bay. For the first time, you will find out how Dante really felt about Sabrina from the very beginning. Catch up with the couple that started the Hart Family series. Dante is as steamy as ever! This is an erotic short story, approx, 19,000 words...Categorized as:
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Wicked by E.M. Lindsey
Hawke doesn’t talk about his past—and it’s not because he has a stutter that rarely lets him speak more than three words at a time. The shadows of what was haunt his every waking hour, but the Broken Chains MC have been a sanctuary he never expected.And Hawke is the sort of man who knows better than to cross lines, especially when it comes the safety of his brothers... -
Chasing Vengeance by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Katie Reus comes the next story in the explosive Redemption Harbor series where sparks fly and so do bullets… Wanting her means putting a target on her back… Layla’s taste in men runs toward the epic side of awful. With one murderous ex-fiancé already behind her, she’s attempting to start over in Redemption Harbor with the help of her bestie, Nova...Categorized as:
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Trading Paint by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA must have companion to Happy Hour that give you an inside look into the characters of the Racing on the Edge series. Step into the magic where the clay met rubber and desire defined greatness. Trading Paint takes you inside the hasty driver’s mind to what led him to a decision that changed the path of two souls... -
The Gutshot: A Small Town Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Gutshot is the final book in the series A Good Run Of Bad Luck and should be read in order. It was just another day in the life of being a small town cop.I’m a protector at heart, and always have been.Which is why I stepped up immediately after finding out I had a kid.Well…to be honest, I didn’t believe it at first... -
My Hero by Winter Travers
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe cameras are rolling…The Iron Fiends never wanted trouble. Yarder had signed on for the reality TV show to make life easier for them. Line their pockets with money in exchange for putting their day-to-day life on TV. Easy.Or not.Trouble is barrelling down on them, and if Yarder doesn’t figure out who is after them, the whole world will see their downfall play out on TV...Categorized as:
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Royal by Amy Davies
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBeing the son of the Rugged Skulls MC president, I was always held to a high standard in life, in the club. But when me and my brothers set out to start our own club business, things got a whole lot better.I’m the type of guy who gets what he wants, when he wants it. I’m a club brat, and a fully patched member, but what I live for is the hunt.Women usually throw themselves at me...Categorized as:
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Drew & Courtney duet by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDrew Fisher is the type of guy every girl wants.Noble police officer by day, charming prince by night.He has no idea the effect he has on women, especially Courtney—his little sister’s best friend. She’s the blonde Southern belle who lives up to the cliché, except she has her own quirks... -
Alette by pourthemoon
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe cold man fell in love with the kind girl because he knew that she deserved the world and that he wanted to be the one who gave it to her. ♡Alette Faye was a sweet girl. She was exceptionally kind and had an air of simplicity. Between her part-time job at the bakery, her classes, her time spent tending to her flowers and walking in the fields, she didn't get the opportunity to experience much... -
Here with You by Kate Perry
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA Laurel Heights Novel, Book 8 Nicole James knew it was not better to have love and lost. She never expected that love to swagger back into her life. Sure, she pined after Griffin Chase all through childhood, but that was a lifetime ago. Now she sells romantic dreams in a small lingerie shop, and he lives big dreams as a world-famous rockstar... -
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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Tapout by J.C. Valentine
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHistory brought them together. Circumstances may keep them apart. Alyson Blake’s past left her with scars. Scars that she tried to fix the only way she knew how—by helping others. But actions have consequences, and Alyson is about to find out that being naïve is no excuse. Fighting is Jamison Weston’s passion. Alyson is his obsession...Categorized as:
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Kyle by T.O. Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsK Y L EI'm not interested in settling down. I get what I want from a woman, and I kick them out of my bed right after.But Skylar Woods is different. And it's just my luck that she's in desperate need of a job and a place to stay.But women always come with some kind of problem, and Skylar was no exception.Before I know it, I'm offering her protection within the club . .Categorized as:
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Wrap Up My Life by Hayley Faiman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s the holidays in East Texas. The A/C is cranked down. The Old Ladies have decorated the clubhouse with care, hoping big bearded men will adorn them with gifts. She never wants to celebrate Christmas again. He wants nothing more than to meet her beneath the mistletoe. Lies don't just hurt the liar. They destroy every life that is somehow touched by that lie... -
The Temptation of Lila and Ethan by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Ella and Micha series comes a gripping story of passion, pain, and the courage to love . . . THE TEMPTATION OF LILA AND ETHAN On the surface, Lila Summers is flawless: good looks, expensive clothes, and a big, beautiful smile. But a dark past and even darker secrets are threatening to bubble over her perfect façade...Categorized as:
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Jett by Mackenzy Fox
From best selling author Mackenzy Fox comes the highly anticipated MC spin-off series from the Bracken Ridge NOLA Rebels MC - (New Orleans Series Book 2) Jett is a gritty, 1-bed trope, forced proximity, damaged hero and heroine, MC romance with all the feels...Categorized as:
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Second Chance by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsShe’s never felt desired. He’s never craved a woman more…in this sizzling classic from New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter. Previously published as Can’t Hardly Breathe.Dorothea Mathis has overcome the obstacles life tossed her way…but she can’t shake her long-standing crush on former Army Ranger Daniel Porter...Categorized as:
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Faith by Brei Betzold
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMags is a single mother, running her own business trying to make ends meet. Drake is an A&R guy for a local indie record company who has been working nonstop for a year. When both finally take a vacation with family and friends, they are forced to finally admit, at least to themselves, that they have feelings for each other...Categorized as:
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Hollywood Rebel by Misti Murphy
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRebel Maddox. A-list actor and grade-A alpha-hole.Too bad I need him, almost as much as he needs me. His reputation is... well let’s just say scandalous doesn’t quite cover it.Rebel needs someone to clean up his reckless, bad boy image.But needing someone and wanting them are two very different things.As his unsolicited publicist I’m about to learn this the hard way...Categorized as:
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F.B. by Jennifer Edlund
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat would you do if your first love suddenly walked back into your life? This is a question Alexa Moore finds herself asking the moment she comes face to face with her childhood sweetheart, nearly fifteen years after his mysterious disappearance. Carter Storm is a thirteen-year-old precocious child actor awaiting his big break in the entertainment industry... -
Breaking Storm by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBreaking something is never easy to replace.StormLove is blind and never easy.In the end, I hope to find myself not broken...Categorized as:
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The Wild Boys: The Complete Series by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnjoy all three books of The Wild Boys Series all in one place. Including - The Wild Interview, The Wild Tour and The Wild Finale plus extra never been published bonus scenes!I have been working hard my whole life for people to take me seriously. After all, women ‘don’t belong’ in the music industry... -
Gnome One Like You by Tobie Carter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter being unceremoniously evicted from her craft shop right before Christmas, ambitious carpenter Andi Johnson must pick up shifts at her grandparents’ bakery to earn enough to sue her slummy landlord... -
Starting Line by Michae Marie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTJ BrennerAmerica’s Golden Girl, the one they love to loveGold is a heavy weight, but I’ve learned to carry it with grace. It’s what they expect as I prepare for another Olympic Games. Smile, entertain, and most importantly, win.I’ve sacrificed everything for gymnastics and the sport has taken its toll. I’m not sure how much I have left in me, but I also don’t know who I am without it... -
Closer by Mary Elizabeth
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsGabriella Mason is damaged. Teller Reddy is wrecked. Misery loves company, and that’s exactly what Ella gets the afternoon her path crosses with Teller’s: the misunderstood premed student who instantly becomes her lifeline when she moves to Los Angeles, an attempt at escaping her heartbreaking past. In the beginning, Lonely and Defensive complete each other...Categorized as:
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Blinded Me With Science by Tara September
Opposites attract like a magnet to steel, or in this case, Emerson to SteelEmerson Powers has been so focused on obtaining her science degree that she’s neglected the more social aspects of college life. With the new start of her junior year, she’s determined to fix that with a real hands-on lesson in biology...Categorized as:
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Cocky Bastard by Charlie Novak
Austin Carter is a living legend.He’s handsome, arrogant, and can bring any man to his knees with just one smile. Nobody can resist his charms meaning Austin is used to getting exactly what he wants. The only one who’s ever been able to resist him is me.I think Austin is a bastard. A vain, smug, cocky bastard... -
Crush by J.C. Emery
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsYoung love is always perfect. Until it's not. Cheyenne Grady is a total daddy's girl to her bad-ass father, the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Forsaken Motorcycle Club. She's funny, and kind, and she just wants that deep, earth-shattering love like her dad has with her school secretary, Holly... -
Sweet On You by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSweet On You: Alpha Hero 3 An Alpha Man, Curvy Woman Romance Zach I don’t date. That’s not who I am. But I’m honest and upfront about it, never leading a woman on. And then I met Shannon. I tell her how it’s going to be. And she’s good with it. It was actually her idea. But then I start to have feelings for her... -
Someday by Sierra Riley
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 17 ratings“When you’re around, you’re all I can see” “Someday, my prince will come.” Danny is an artist, and he has the best job in the world. He gets to create beautiful things at the bakery his best friend owns. The only thing that would make life better is finding his own personal Prince Charming, but despite a life-long addiction to happily-ever-after, he doesn’t really hold out much hope for that...Categorized as:
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My Biker by Winter Travers
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife is not a romance novel.At least not for Sloane McDare.Destined to be forever alone, the romance novels lining her bookshelves and filling her e-reader are the closest she’ll ever be to finding true love.Cowboys, millionaires, hockey players, shapeshifters, and vampires? Sloane has read them all and everything in between.But the one that really gets her motor running? That bad boy biker... -
In This Life by Cora Brent
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsRELEASING MAY 15th!!!! IN THIS LIFE by Cora Brent KATHLEEN Loner. Volatile. Wickedly hot and unforgiving. Probably not the kind of man anyone should trust with an infant. Definitely not the kind of man any woman should trust with her heart. When Nash Ryan returned to town for the sake of his baby brother I thought I already understood who he was...Categorized as:
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