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Love and Lists by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsLove and Lists is the first book in the Chocolate Lovers spinoff - Chocoholics: The foul-mouthed offspring tell their stories. Twenty-five-year-old Gavin Ellis has always had the love and support of his family ever since he was a little boy and couldn't stop talking about his penis. He's also always had their unsolicited advice and uncanny knack of embarrassing him at all costs... -
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The Rage by Jaci J.
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThey say love comes in all shapes and sizes, and is found in the most unexpected places. I wasn't looking for anything when I knocked on that big, wooden door, but what I got was a rude ass, leather wearing biker who made me feel, and want things I never thought were possible. Rampage is crude, rude, and tough. He’s everything I’m not, but he’s everything I need... -
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![Smokey by L. Wilder]()
Smokey by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author L. Wilder comes book five in the Satan's Fury Series, a standalone MC romance. Smokey You can't fight fate, especially when it brings you a girl like MJ Thompson. She wasn't just beautiful. No, she was so much more than that. She was smart with a smile full of magic and curves that drove me to distraction... -
![Marcus by Lane Hart, D.B. West]()
Marcus by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen Marcus De La Cruz volunteered to sponsor the next prospect for the Savage Kings MC, he never expected to have a female candidate. Instead of being intimidated by him, she gives as good as she gets.Teagan Allen knows the dangers of being a member of an outlaw MC all too well since her father was killed while wearing the bearded skull king patch... -
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Timeless by Erin Noelle
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsRe-releasing on Jan 19, 2020 with new covers and edits Six years. Two People. One love. After the long awaited wedding of her dreams, Scarlett Templeton, along with her rockstar husband and their five year old twins, are finally putting down roots and settling into their first suburban home...Categorized as:
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![Love's Trusting by Maryann Jordan]()
Love's Trusting by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings***Due to language that some will consider crude and sexual scenes of an explicit nature, readers need to be 18+ *** When trust is broken by loss and grief, can it ever be repaired? High school sweethearts and young lovers, Brad and Suzy had vowed to stay together forever. “I’ll always be here for you. Trust me,” Brad promised but loss separated the young lovers...Categorized as:
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![More to Give by Terri Osburn]()
More to Give by Terri Osburn
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsCallie Henderson had to fight to put her tragic past behind her, but now the up-and-coming player in the hospitality industry is well on her way to happiness. She has her sights set on the lead renovation position at the Sunset Harbor Inn - an inn that just happens to be owned by Sam Edwards, the man who comforted her in her grief and gave her one night of passion before walking away... -
![Blade by C.M. Steele]()
Blade by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnthony “Blade” Santini wants a slice of Jules Walker the second he sees the beauty at Penny’s Bakery. Still, with the world of trouble following the Steele Riders, he knows it’s not safe for her. As much as he’d love to be selfish and seal her fate as his, he refuses to put her in danger... -
![Sweet Little Thing by Renee Carlino]()
Sweet Little Thing by Renee Carlino
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsEver wonder what happened after the final pages of Sweet Thing? From his candid and sometimes neurotic point of view, Will tells all in this musical and sexy follow-up novella to Renée Carlino’s USA Today Bestseller. Life is pure bliss for Mia and Will. They have a puppy, a loft in Brooklyn, and a new music studio on the rise... -
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Perfect by Delaney Diamond
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDoes the end justify the means? Cyrus Johnson is rich, powerful, and used to getting his way. When his estranged wife shows up at his office demanding a divorce once and for all, he not only refuses, he makes a demand of his own... -
![Breaking the Wrong by Calia Read]()
Breaking the Wrong by Calia Read
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsEmilia Wentworth would do anything for her sister. For three years, Emilia has lived in the past, feeling her sister's pain and hating those who are to blame, including one of the Sloan brothers. Finally, she has had enough. The only way to be free is to create a Burn List with all the people who have ever hurt her sister... -
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Embraced by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPleasure is what I enjoy the most. I can have anything in the world that I want, as many men with power do, but with power comes great responsibility.I'm to do as I'm told if I want to keep my life the way I like it, so a contract was presented to me . . . but not any type of contract--a proposal... -
![Listed: Volume III by Noelle Adams]()
Listed: Volume III by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThis is Volume III of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help...Categorized as:
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Dare to Love by S.B. Alexander
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWomen want him. Guys want to be him. Sexy, confident, college playboy, Kelton Maxwell has his future right in the palm of his hands. He’s got one foot in the door at Harvard Law. All he needs now is one prestigious internship at a highfalutin law firm to seal the deal. Nothing can stand in his way. Until..Categorized as:
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![Holding Her in Madness by Kimber S. Dawn]()
Holding Her in Madness by Kimber S. Dawn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeo's Story of loving A Woman Gone Mad Fuck first love. Fuck fate. And Fuck You. I'm Leo and this is my side of the story. This is where I came from, where I've been, and where I'm at...this is the story of a man that loved A Woman Gone Mad... -
![In the Cards by Jamie Beck]()
In the Cards by Jamie Beck
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsLindsey Hilliard flees her charmed life in New York, searching for answers after her fiancé’s betrayal fills her with self-doubt. Unfortunately, her rented Malibu home is next door to Levi Hardy, the sexy but insufferable man who humiliated her years ago... -
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Remedy by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestselling Author, Kaylee Ryan. A sexy new standalone about a second chance with your brother's best friend. It took one night with her to know she was my forever. It took one minute for me to climb out of bed and drive away from her. It's taken me three years to confess that leaving her behind was the biggest mistake of my life... -
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Proposing to Preston by Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsProposing to Preston is the second of four books about the Philadelphia-based, wildly-handsome Winslow brothers who are all on the look-out for love. (Except Brooks... he's probably sailing around the world with Skye by now. And Christopher, who's only on the look-out for a congressional seat and absolutely. nothing. else... -
![Hopeless Vows by Rachael Duncan]()
Hopeless Vows by Rachael Duncan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was a social experiment that was supposed to lead to my happily ever after. The rules were simple: 1. Marry a complete stranger chosen for you by a panel of experts. 2. Live together as man and wife for eight weeks. 3. Make a decision to stay together or get a divorce. Call me crazy, but I had complete faith in the process, until I saw who was waiting for me at the end of the aisle... -
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A Perfect Christmas with Chaos by Darby Briar
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNeed more of Mav and Ember? Or better yet... Luce and Doll? A Perfect Christmas with Chaos is a short story that gives you a peek into Ember's first Christmas with Mav. Read a part of their story that was never told before. Find out a little bit more about your favorite couple and Mav's sexy biker brothers. It's Christmas. It's Chaos. And the Harbingers of Chaos are coming for dinner... -
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Broken Arrow by Nicole French
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTwo years I’ve been gone. Two years locked in a juvenile detention facility for a crime that took seconds to commit, losing my sense of self and direction. Two years since I’ve seen my family and friends, since I’ve seen New York City and all its chaos.Two years have passed, but some things are still the same... -
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Vindicated by Misty Walker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDustin is a convicted murderer. He’s mournful, bitter, drowning in a sea of self-pity with nothing left to lose. The church has sent me to bring him into the fold. Bound by my namesake, Saint Odilia, I should be defending my spirituality and morality with my life. It only took a few letters to change everything. Odilia saved my life and gave me her heart... -
![Anarchist: Book 5 by Jordan Silver]()
Anarchist: Book 5 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn this final book in the first season Law is having a hard time resisting his pretend bride who seems hellbent on changing his mind. He's not in the market for a wife for all that she's already wearing his ring. She's too soft and sweet for a man like him and he knows it, but he won't stop pushing... -
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5.331 Miles by Willow Aster
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 14 ratings~We spent a lifetime chasing firefly dreams~ Jaxson and I devised a life list when we were kids in Holmes Chapel. Just a few things on that list: *Climb the Eiffel Tower. *Visit every zoo in the world. *Eat peanut butter every day. But all the promises he made dissolved into dust, so when he comes around years later wanting to go live out our list, I want no part of it...or him...Categorized as:
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![Undeniable by Micalea Smeltzer]()
Undeniable by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKarlie and Holden's story (This is a New Adult Contemporary Romance recommended for readers 18+ it contains graphic language, sex, and deals with mature subject matter) Karlie Reed has been crushing on Holden Marks for as long as she can remember. The problem? He’s eight years older than her and her brother’s best friend. One night, when things get out of hand, they make a pact...Categorized as:
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![Long, Tall and Tempted: Redbird\Paper Husband\Christmas Cowboy by Diana Palmer]()
Long, Tall and Tempted: Redbird\Paper Husband\Christmas Cowboy by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Three untamed Texas men are about to meet their matches--ready or not!"REDBIRD: After years of heartache and drama, musician Hank Shoeman has come to the conclusion that love is nothing more than a nuisance! But a few days stuck in a mountain retreat with a beautiful woman could change the mind of any man.... PAPER HUSBAND: Hank Grant is not interested in marriage--been there, done that... -
![Thomas & January by Fisher Amelie]()
Thomas & January by Fisher Amelie
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThomas Eriksson thinks he has it all figured out. "People crossed the street when they saw me. I’m not really sure why that was. I mean, okay, I might have looked a bit intimidating if I was being truthful with you. I’d changed since New York. New York represented a life that wasn’t real, not truthfully, anyway. No, New York was the “young, immature, in love, idiot" side of Tom...Categorized as:
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![Mischa by Shaw Hart]()
Mischa by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove, romance, dating. Mischa Jennings wants no part of any of it.He’s seen up close and personal how love can ruin your life and he’s vowed to stay far away from that emotion. Armed with a set of rules to keep him safe, he’s been going through life just fine. Then Indie Hearst comes bouncing into Eye Candy Ink and turns his whole world upside down... -
![Carny: A Bad Boy Small Town Romance by Simone Sowood]()
Carny: A Bad Boy Small Town Romance by Simone Sowood
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDifferent town every week means a different woman in my bed. No complaints here. That’s how I f*cking want it. One look of my handsome smile has them weak in the knees. One touch of my rock hard muscles has their panties dropping. One night of pounding with my pierced, tattooed c*ck and they beg me to stay. But when the weekend’s over, I move on to the next town, and next woman... -
![Twice Tempted by Marquita Valentine]()
Twice Tempted by Marquita Valentine
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBorn into wealth and power, Christian Romanov is Hollywood’s favorite bad boy with a golden touch…until the day his agent receives pictures of the movie star celebrating his birthday in a not-so-legal way. Now he’s been ordered to find a small-town girl to be seen with in order to improve his partying image... -
![Leverage by Jessica Wilde]()
Leverage by Jessica Wilde
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAdventure. That's all Aislinn 'Ash' Brannock wanted in her life. Her dad and two brothers - all cops - got to see it all, but their over-protectiveness made her feel like she had been locked away in a tower with three fire breathing dragons watching her every move. Yes, it was that bad. The only silver lining? Lucas Shade...Categorized as:
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![Enemy Dearest (Monreaux Brothers) by Winter Renshaw]()
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... -
![A Rockstar's Valentine by K.T. Fisher]()
A Rockstar's Valentine by K.T. Fisher
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBefore we had Rockstar Daddy, there was A Rockstar's Valentine....... As soon as I set eyes on the gorgeous guy who saves me from having to dance with yet another jerk, I thought he would be just like the rest. His bad boy rocker image definitely screamed heart breaker, but I was wrong... -
![Stealing Chastity by Devon Hartford]()
Stealing Chastity by Devon Hartford
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAlternate cover edition for ASIN: B01ABDLYMSMy new neighbor Lance McKnight is rude, crude and totally irresistible.My mom hates him. She calls him a bad influence. She says he’s going to corrupt me.That’s what I’m hoping.I’m tired of the boring careful little life Mom has built around me like a prison. Besides church and school, there’s not much else. I may as well be living in a convent... -
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![Danila: by Roxie Rivera]()
Danila: by Roxie Rivera
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDanny is dangerous. Not, like, drives a fast car dangerous or alcoholic gambler like my dad dangerous. He’s mafia dangerous. Russian bratva . Vory v zakone . He belongs to Nikolai Kalasnikov’s family, the most powerful mob syndicate in Houston. Months ago, we shared a secret, thrilling kiss before Danny disappeared with only a brief goodbye, sent away by his boss to handle family business... -
![Ash to Steele by Karen-Anne Stewart]()
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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![Something Worth Saving by Mayra Statham]()
Something Worth Saving by Mayra Statham
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey had it all. Or so they thought. A fairytale kind of romance that started with a girl and a boy falling head over heels in love. This isn’t that part of the story. This is what happens after the happily ever after. After careers blossom, babies, stretch marks, and carpools. Nadia is lost. As much as she loves her life, she hardly recognizes the reflection in the mirror...Categorized as:
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![King's Ransom by Jackie Ashenden]()
King's Ransom by Jackie Ashenden
“I’m here to kidnap you…” It’s the sexy invite she’s been looking for! Billionaire Ajax King will do anything to destroy Sydney’s criminal underworld—even kidnap his enemy’s delectable and oh-so-virginal daughter. Only Imogen White isn’t quite what Ajax expected. She’s determined to earn a deliciously carnal education from Sydney’s sexiest bad boy...Categorized as:
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![The Greek's Surprise Christmas Bride by Lynne Graham]()
The Greek's Surprise Christmas Bride by Lynne Graham
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll the billionaire wants for Christmas is…a wife! Greek tycoon Leo is a businessman, not a family man. Yet becoming guardian to his orphaned nieces and nephews leads him to make the ultimate sacrifice—finding a wife! And kindhearted Letty is the perfect bride for the job.Letty can’t let her family fall into financial ruin... -
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Lady Love by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMerlyn had better things to do with her life than fall in love with Cameron Thorpe--like proving to her father that she could survive without his millions or his matchmaking schemes, and convincing herself that it didn't matter that men seemed to covet her money more than her heart... -
![Imaginary Grace by Anne Holster]()
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... -
![Still the One by Susan Mallery, Jill Kemerer]()
Still the One by Susan Mallery, Jill Kemerer
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBESTSELLING AUTHOR COLLECTIONReader-favorite romances in collectible volumes from our bestselling authors... -
![In A Heartbeat by Liz King]()
In A Heartbeat by Liz King
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsalternate cover edition of ASIN: B00GD0JGFG For the past eight years I haven't been living, just ... Existing. The pain, the guilt, and the shame I carry have been locked away deep inside me for so long that it's impenetrable, until him. Until Connor Reeves... -
![Shattered Ties by K.A. Robinson]()
Shattered Ties by K.A. Robinson
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWith a former supermodel mother and a rock-and-roll legend father, Emma Preston has the best of everything. Nothing is as perfect as it seems though. After her parents divorce, she’s forced to live with her mother in a private Santa Monica community. Ignoring their parental roles, her mother becomes more focused on climbing the social ladder while her father is off on tour... -
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![A Lost Love by Carole Mortimer]()
A Lost Love by Carole Mortimer
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe didn't have to guess how Rafe felt about his wife... Brooke Adamson knew the whole bitter story. Because she was Rafe Charlwood's wife, or rather she had been, before the terrible car accident Rafe believed had claimed her life... -
![Metal Heart by Meredith Shayne]()
Metal Heart by Meredith Shayne
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsScott King swore off rock stardom after his band, King Phoenix, crashed and burned. Now in his forties, Scott lives a quiet life as a music producer and session guitarist. But in a box hidden in his wardrobe lie the relics of the past he left behind—a past filled with drugs, booze, and broken hearts... -
![Out of Nowhere by Rebecca Phillips]()
Out of Nowhere by Rebecca Phillips
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt eleven years old, Riley Tate witnessed the sudden death of her father. Now, at sixteen, she still can’t bring herself to step on “the spot”—the section of kitchen floor on which her father landed after collapsing from a brain aneurysm... -
![The Surprise by Kristen Proby]()
The Surprise by Kristen Proby
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBrax Adler is a complete liar. He’s also the love of my life. So, when he ends up in my emergency room after a car accident, I can’t resist helping him—but only long enough to get him healed. And then I’m out of there.He’s broken my heart before.I’m not giving him the chance to do it again.But the more time I spend with him, the more it feels like coming home again... -
![Revenge, Volume 1 by J.J. Knight]()
Revenge, Volume 1 by J.J. Knight
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsJess moves to LA for her dream job as a music intern. On her first day, she bumps into Dylan busking on a street corner. Dylan Wolf has a gritty voice. His eyes are soulful. His incredible body is to die for, tattoos and all. When Dylan looks at Jess, she feels emotions she's never had before. He can be sweet, but his dark moods scare her. When he sings, the whole world falls away... -
![Heart of Ice by Diana Palmer]()
Heart of Ice by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKnowing she dislikes him down to his arrogant bones, Egan Winthrop invites Kati James to his ranch to research her next novel. He assumes she knows everything about love. But when passion flares between them, Egan is surprised at how Kati's heat just might be able to melt his heart of ice...
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