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Inseparable by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsLiving with his best friend is about to kindle a fire… Don’t miss this reader favorite from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson. Living under Reese Madaris’s roof makes LaKenna James the envy of every woman in town. But Reese’s offer of a place to stay is strictly platonic—just until Kenna’s new condo is completed... -
![Protective Instinct by Fiona Quinn]()
Protective Instinct by Fiona Quinn
She’s running for her life……His mission: protect her.Ex-Delta Force Operator Ridge Hansen has a thing for artist Harper Katz.So does his tactical K9, Zeus……But Harper is on the run.Someone is aiming to kill her.Ridge wants two things…Convince Harper to move their relationship from friends to lovers,And find out who she really is...Categorized as:
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![Forever Mine by Hope Ford]()
Forever Mine by Hope Ford
A billionaire married man that guards his heart.A wife with one foot out the door.Together, in a second chance romance. I’m completely in love with my husband. And he takes care of my needs...as long as they’re financial or physical. Anything more is too much to ask. I know that while I might have his name, I don’t have his heart.It’s almost like he keeps me in a very specific WIFE...Categorized as:
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Zane's Rebel by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor once in his life, this strait-laced attorney is ready to throw caution to the wind. Too bad his sassy, rebellious soulmate refuses to take the risk.ZaneI take on the sassy-mouthed heiress’s case because she needs a good defense. She’s being sued by her father’s former business partner, who wants to destroy her. The odds in this small-town are stacked against her...Categorized as:
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![Banging the Drummer by Kat Baxter]()
Banging the Drummer by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy life has always been an open book. Until now. I have a secret. I’ve been chatting online with Mason Bell, mysterious and brooding drummer from the boy-band Soul Obsession. Suddenly, my infatuation feels less like a celebrity crush and more like two-sided flirtation. For a middle school teacher from a small Texas town, this is definitely the most glamorous thing that has happened to me... -
![Hoping for Love by Marie Force]()
Hoping for Love by Marie Force
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsAll her life, Grace Ryan was the “fat girl.” Taunted and teased and ignored by her peers, she tried every diet ever invented to no avail. Desperate to change her life as her twenties slipped away, she decided it was time for drastic measures and had lap-band surgery. More than a year later, she's lost 130 pounds and is venturing into the dating world for the first time... -
![Snowed in with the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart]()
Snowed in with the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart
A stranded motorist might be the key to melting his icy heart.Since when does it snow on Thanksgiving?I've been away from my hometown in the mountains since college, but today, I'm traveling home to spend Thanksgiving with my grandmother. My little hatchback does a decent job climbing the mountain...until the halfway mark...Categorized as:
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![Ryker's Reward by Loni Nichole]()
Ryker's Reward by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKeeping his curvy spitfire in line will be this grumpy CIA agent's hardest mission yet.RykerWhen I requested a secure room at the Silver Spoon Falls Inn, I didn't realize it came with sassy commentary from the desk clerk. Nor did I think I'd enjoy the thought of spanking that attitude right out of her. But here we are anyway. Sight unseen, I'm already hooked on Francesca...Categorized as:
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![The Iron Knight by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Iron Knight by Kathryn Le Veque
1410 A.D. – Battle-hardened warrior and favored of the king, Sir Lucien de Russe is called the Iron Knight because of his indestructibility in battle. An older knight, Lucien is entering his fortieth year and has seen a good deal in his lifetime...Categorized as:
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![Sugar and Spice by Kat Baxter]()
Sugar and Spice by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAll she wants is a weekend rendezvous…I love the small town I’m from. I love having so much extended family close by and I love my mail order chocolate company. But what what I don’t love is being everyone’s favorite aunt. It’s like being cock-blocked by the entire town...Categorized as:
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![Finding Cyn by Winter Travers]()
Finding Cyn by Winter Travers
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 19 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Love at First Write by Kat Baxter]()
Love at First Write by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI had a crush on my best friend’s older brother even before he joined the SEALs and became a hometown hero. I didn’t fall in love with him until I started sending him care packages and exchanging letters. The bond we’ve built over the past two years made me believe he was my soulmate.But then the man I thought I was writing just returned from overseas with no recollection of our letters... -
![Trouble with the Guy Next Door by Holly Renee]()
Trouble with the Guy Next Door by Holly Renee
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsFrom the moment I met him, I knew he was trouble. He was reckless, cocky, and everything I shouldn't want. I had a life all figured out, and Tucker Moore was not a part of the plan. But somehow I slipped. One moment I had it all under control. The next I was spiraling around him, begging him for whatever he would give me. But as quickly as I fell for him, it all crumbled around us... -
![Thawed by the Hot Hermit Mountain Man: A Steamy Curvy Girl Instalove Age Gap Romance by Raven Moon]()
Thawed by the Hot Hermit Mountain Man: A Steamy Curvy Girl Instalove Age Gap Romance by Raven Moon
She’s a city girl in a snowstorm. He’s a handsome hermit who can’t help but keep her warm.I rented this cabin for a week of relaxation, but a blizzard broke a window on my first night and nearly buried me. I might have died if the cabin’s hot owner didn’t get his rough hands on me before I froze…Wyatt is gruff, quiet, and downright the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen... -
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![Big Buns More Fun by Penn Rivers, P. Jameson]()
Big Buns More Fun by Penn Rivers, P. Jameson
Big buns mean more fun.I know it’s true because I spent summers with my best friend and his sister as a teen. Kimmi and I shared enough laughs to make me realize, even then, that she was meant for me.But our family got in the way, and over the years I lost hope that I’d ever have a chance with my big booty cutie.Except now, her brother is married and finally minding his own business...Categorized as:
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![Stumbling Into Him by Molly O'Hare]()
Stumbling Into Him by Molly O'Hare
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA story that will have you laughing through every page... Holly has spent her whole life as a walking disaster, from running into walls, tripping over invisible objects, and always being in the wrong place at the wrong time. When a seemingly normal outing taking her overly opinionated Corgi for a walk resulted in an object to the face, she didn’t think her day could get any worse...Categorized as:
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![Rock Stars Do It by Jasinda Wilder]()
Rock Stars Do It by Jasinda Wilder
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratings***Enjoy all three of the Rock Stars Do It stories in one volume!*** Rock Stars Do It Harder Chase Delany is a rock star. Rock stars are expected to rock hard onstage and party even harder offstage. Chase is living up to those expectations, and then some. He leaves everything he's got onstage, and drowns the ache in his soul at the bottom of a tequila bottle. And then there are the girls.. -
![The Bratva’s Forced Bride by Veda Rose]()
The Bratva’s Forced Bride by Veda Rose
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe forced me to marry him. Then as a bonus, he knocked me up.I was an innocent girl who found herself in a tricky situation. A Bratva guy almost twice my age offered to help me out. He has one his cruel payment, I’m forced to become his Bratva bride. He’s the most ruthless of the Milov Bratva. He’s also obsessed with me. So when he sees his chance, he pays the money and takes me home... -
![My Fake Fiance by Piper Rayne]()
My Fake Fiance by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI never felt truly desired by a man—until him.The second he stepped foot into my small town Alaskan inn, his gaze swept over my curvy figure with desire, igniting a flame I thought was dead. He flirted with me, and I might’ve left two chocolates on his pillow at turndown, but that’s where it stayed. Over the years, he’s floated in and out of town while a friendship developed between us... -
![Never Too Hot by Bella Andre]()
Never Too Hot by Bella Andre
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA TOUCH IGNITES. A FIRE BURNS. AND THE HEAT HAS JUST BEGUN. Deep in the cool green mountains of the Adirondacks, wounded firefighter Connor MacKenzie has come to rebuild the 100-year-old MacKenzie family cabin - and to be alone...Categorized as:
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![Over the Limit by K. Bromberg]()
Over the Limit by K. Bromberg
A forbidden, Formula 1 romance from New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg. You don’t mess around with a teammate’s ex. Ever. But that’s easier said than done when it comes to Blair Carmichael. She’s sexy, intelligent, gorgeous, and one hundred percent off-limits. And I’ve never fallen harder. But I can’t touch (when I most definitely want to)... -
![Surrender Your Grace by Maddie Taylor]()
Surrender Your Grace by Maddie Taylor
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe's a second son. She's a second daughter. A twist of fate and cruel intentions brings this unlikely pair together in an impromptu marriage. Without a proper courtship, the pair must learn to live as husband and wife while facing challenges and dangerous threats that could destroy their marriage. Andrew is a dominant young Lord who has very strong ideas on how his wife should behave... -
![Over the Hood by Violet Bloom]()
Over the Hood by Violet Bloom
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Bonnie Cassidy catches her fiancé cheating on her, she leaves the same day. No second chances, no questions asked. She knows who she is and what she’s worth. And it’s more than that. She ends up back home, living with her dad above the mechanic’s garage she grew up in. What she doesn’t expect to find is Alejandro Castela—a grumpy mechanic working for her father... -
![His Curvy Temptation by Jenna Cook]()
His Curvy Temptation by Jenna Cook
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe's off limits.But for her, I'm ready to break all the rules.Reckless. Rough. Ruled by my impulses.That's the man I used to be.I've spent the last ten years rebuilding myself.Becoming a man who follows the law.Obeys the rules. Respects the limits.But then she walks into my office.Soaking wet, wide-eyed, and afraid.Temptation on a silver platter.Putty in my hands... -
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![Real Men Will by Victoria Dahl]()
Real Men Will by Victoria Dahl
It was meant to be a one-night stand. One night of passion. Scorching hot. Then Beth Cantrell and Eric Donovan were supposed to go their separate ways. That’s the only reason he lied about his name, telling her he was really his wild younger brother. Hiding his own identity as the conservative Donovan. The “good” one...Categorized as:
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![The Chronicles of Moxie by Z.B. Heller]()
The Chronicles of Moxie by Z.B. Heller
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsMoxie Summers is a curvy, twenty-six year-old teacher who has not had the best track record with relationships. In a drunken stupor at a bar, she meets Miles who turns out to be her sparing equal, until she vomits all over his shoes. Just when she thinks things couldn’t get worse, her dream man turns out to be the single father of the newest student in her class... -
![Mine Until Dawn by E.B. Walters, Ednah Walters]()
Mine Until Dawn by E.B. Walters, Ednah Walters
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA man searching for salvation. A woman who can deliver it. Will he recognize the priceless gift she gives him? Vince is like a category five hurricane. He takes no prisoners. Now he is focusing all his energy on one woman. Sexy and arrogant investigative reporter Vince Knight lives dangerously. In fact, he craves danger and trouble always finds him... -
![Excess All Areas by Mandy Baggot]()
Excess All Areas by Mandy Baggot
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the going gets tough Freya Johnson gets going! Humiliated by her boyfriend the day she turns thirty, Freya boards a last minute flight to Corfu to visit her best friend Emma. Little does she know - this holiday will change her life forever. Enter Hollywood film star Nicholas Kaden whose entourage is stirring up the village of Kassiopi while filming his new movie... -
![Sugar Baby Sweetie Pie by Sara Hazel]()
Sugar Baby Sweetie Pie by Sara Hazel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYour life can change in a flash. All it takes is one touch or one smile, and suddenly you find yourself falling in love.Juliann “Sweetie Pie” Addison has grown up hating her nickname. But when her new mentor – famous Pastry Chef Zack Elliott – calls her “sweetie pie” it has a whole new ring to it. But Zack has a reputation for breaking HEARTS, and it seems Juliann is next on his list...Categorized as:
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![Call on Me by Angela Verdenius]()
Call on Me by Angela Verdenius
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAli Mackay wants a nice man, it’s a shame she’s dated some real losers in her search for a man who will love her for herself, plus-size and all. Ty ‘Ghost’ Sinclair regularly rides to her rescue, he always has done ever since school... -
![The Wedding Rescue by Ivy Layne]()
The Wedding Rescue by Ivy Layne
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe thinks she's not his type. He's determined to prove her wrong. Leigha Carmichael is used to the quiet life. A junior accountant by day, she knows girls like her don't have exciting lives. She's smart, shy and her curvy body doesn't fit in among the beauty queens of Las Vegas. Still reeling from her ex-boyfriend's betrayal, Leigha's sworn off all men... -
![Big Girls Do It Pregnant by Jasinda Wilder]()
Big Girls Do It Pregnant by Jasinda Wilder
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFirst comes love, then comes marriage, then come baby in a baby carriage... So my best friend married my rock star ex, and she's having his baby. I married Jeff, and I'm having his baby. We're both pregnant, and we're both a hot mess, but it's only a matter of time before we become mommies. The only problem is, no one ever tells you how hard pregnancy is, never mind giving birth.. -
![Rhythm by Marie Lipscomb]()
Rhythm by Marie Lipscomb
She came to the mountains for silence. He came to make noise.When Beth rents a mountainside cabin to focus on her art, the last person on earth she wants sharing her retreat is a drummer from a metal band. Finn is big, bearded, and tattooed, irritating and irresistible in equal measure... -
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![Tangled Up In You by Rachel Gibson]()
Tangled Up In You by Rachel Gibson
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsMaddie is determined to uncover the untold story about the town's sordid past—her past. As a child, Maddie lost everything, and now she's back at the scene of the scandal—a local establishment that's always belonged to the Hennessys—determined to uncover the truth, and nothing is going to stand in her way. Especially not a black-haired, blue-eyed Hennessy... -
![The Unlikely Lady by Valerie Bowman]()
The Unlikely Lady by Valerie Bowman
Miss Jane Lowndes is a confirmed bluestocking. She's convinced that if she can wait out her parents' demand that she marry, someday she can be a confirmed spinster and hold intellectual salons, her fondest dream. No man wants a bluestocking for a wife, after all. And that's exactly the way Jane likes it. In fact, she's invented a fictitious chaperone to help her achieve that purpose...Categorized as:
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![As You Wish by Evie Mitchell]()
As You Wish by Evie Mitchell
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsYasminI love cosplay. The costumes, the make-up, the ability to become anyone I want. Which is why Halloween is my favorite time of the year. And this year? I need to be confident, sensual, and have just a little bit of magic on my side if I'm going to catch the eye of my brother's best friend – Caleb Prince...Categorized as:
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![Hire A Cuddler by Hope Ford]()
Hire A Cuddler by Hope Ford
King is a determined billionaire… posing as a professional cuddler to get close to me. He’s the type of man who always gets what he wants, and right now, he wants me—the socially awkward, plus-size model with intimacy issues. I've never had anyone hold me, hug me – or even love me – and my therapist thinks a professional cuddler will help break down the walls I've built to protect my heart... -
![One E-mail by Christin Lovell]()
One E-mail by Christin Lovell
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt started with one e-mail. Madelyn Maxlyn sent one e-mail to the most feminine-sounding name on the list of soldier contacts her book club president managed to get. SFC Taylor Russell was the recipient. They exchanged seventy-seven e-mails in five months, and somewhere among those seventy-seven, they stopped exchanging words and began sharing pieces of themselves... -
![Kissing Fire by A.M. Hargrove]()
Kissing Fire by A.M. Hargrove
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPreston Mitchell, undercover DEA agent, has led a life of danger and obscurity. Knowing his job would never allow a normal relationship, he’s never opened himself up to any woman...that is until the lovely Avery Middleton stumbles into his life. To the outsider, Avery has it all...wealth, family, connections and a great job. But on the inside, she’s miserable... -
![XXL: A Grumpy/Sunshine Curvy Girl Romance by Kate Hunt]()
XXL: A Grumpy/Sunshine Curvy Girl Romance by Kate Hunt
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsEverything about Maverick Pierce is excessive.His size.His wealth.His grumpy disposition.Not to mention the impenetrable armor he’s built around his heart.But Violet Hayes, a firecracker with curves for days and ribbons in her hair, is about to put a crack in Maverick’s armor.And once the armor is gone, there’s no going back...Categorized as:
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![The Brother Bias by Hallie Bennett]()
The Brother Bias by Hallie Bennett
A Brother's Best Friend, Curvy Girl RomanceFrom the moment Ella Johnson met Gavin Cross, she knew it was love. Older, sexy, and a popular jock, everything about him gets her hot and bothered. There's only one problem...Gavin's her brother's best friend and doesn't notice her ﹘ the curvy nerd crushing on him.But now Ella's all grown up and unexpectedly stuck living with him for the next week... -
![Measuring Up by Nyrae Dawn]()
Measuring Up by Nyrae Dawn
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Annabel Conway is tired of the Hillcrest High School elite making her life miserable because she’s not a size two. This summer, she's hiring a personal trainer to help her lose weight. Annabel doesn’t expect her trainer to be a gorgeous guy around her age. Boys like Tegan are jerks. They pretend to like girls like her so they can make an idiot out of them...Categorized as:
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![Bad Night Stand by Elise Faber]()
Bad Night Stand by Elise Faber
The man had seemed so innocent in the bar—okay, not innocent, per say. He’d been hot, hard, and possessed a butt that I wanted to bite like the last chocolate chip cookie in my stash. He’d also skipped out of town faster than a villain in a B movie, leaving me woefully unsatisfied. I’d chalked the whole incident up to a bad night stand and moved on with my life...Categorized as:
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![Love Thy Neighbor by Sophie Wintner]()
Love Thy Neighbor by Sophie Wintner
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA satisfying category romance from Entangled's Lovestruck imprint… He's designed for delicious trouble... Interior designer Nikki Norris is at the end of her rope. She's lost her business, and her fiancé who called off their engagement. Now she's broke and on her own, living in a loft apartment she can barely afford... -
![A Hollywood Deal by Nadia Lee]()
A Hollywood Deal by Nadia Lee
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsPaige Johnson is used to cleaning up after her boss, Hollywood superstar bad boy Ryder Pryce-Reed. Nothing can shock her--not the countless "humped and dumped" women or the wreckage in the wake of his wild ways--until he asks her to marry him for a year. Billionaire actor Ryder needs to marry for a year to claim his beloved grandfather's painting...Categorized as:
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![The Way You Look Tonight by Bella Andre]()
The Way You Look Tonight by Bella Andre
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsNew York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Bella Andre brings you a new set of Sullivans to fall in love with… As a very successful private investigator who has caught many a cheater, Rafe Sullivan believes true, lasting love only happens once in a blue moon... -
![The School for Heiresses by Sabrina Jeffries, Liz Carlyle]()
The School for Heiresses by Sabrina Jeffries, Liz Carlyle
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsInspired by New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries' School for Heiresses series, this delightful anthology features four young women who learn that there's nothing textbook about love. . . .At the School for Heiresses, the lessons go far beyond etiquette and needlepoint... -
![His Curvy Woman by Sam Crescent]()
His Curvy Woman by Sam Crescent
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAce Heart has always been the bad boy. Women have fallen at his feet, begging for him, but he has only ever wanted one girl. Throughout high school, he watched her from afar but never got close. His time to claim her as his own passed, and she moved away. Three years ago, though, she came back, and she’s now working for him. He can’t hold back any longer... -
![The Captain's Bluestocking Mistress by Erica Ridley]()
The Captain's Bluestocking Mistress by Erica Ridley
Captain Xavier Grey’s body is back amongst the Beau Monde, but his mind cannot break free from the horrors of war. His friends try to help him find peace. He knows he doesn’t deserve it. Just like he doesn't deserve the attentions of the sultry bluestocking intent on seducing him into bed... Spinster Jane Downing wants off the shelf and into the arms of a hot-blooded man...
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