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A Sign of Affection, Vol. 3 by Suu Morishita
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsDoes he really see me as a girl? Yuki's a Deaf college student who is at first enchanted by and soon falls in love with an upperclassman in her school named Itsuomi who doesn't care about her lack of hearing but treats her like anyone else. Yuki resolves to face that love head-on and really pursue it proactively... -
![The Original Crowd by Tijan]()
The Original Crowd by Tijan
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThis is the original version of A Whole New Crowd. It has only gone through one round of edits so it is rough. I make no apology for this. The edited version was released as A Whole New Crowd. This is being published at readers' requests. They want to own the original version as well so here it is in all its gritty and monstrously long glory. There is lots of sex so the reader is forewarned... -
![A Sign of Affection, Vol. 7 by Suu Morishita]()
A Sign of Affection, Vol. 7 by Suu Morishita
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 35 ratings"I'M FALLING ALL OVER AGAIN FOR THIS NEW SIDE OF HIM…"Emma ambushed Itsuomi at school and dragged him to the arcade, where he was brutally honest about his lack of romantic interest in her. What Itsuomi didn't realize is that Oushi happened to see them go in together... -
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![A Sign of Affection, Vol. 9 by Suu Morishita, 森下suu]()
A Sign of Affection, Vol. 9 by Suu Morishita, 森下suu
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsYuki is a typical college student--it's just that she can't hear. A chance encounter on a train leads to a serious crush...but will he give her a chance? A sweet and relatable manga romance from the creator of Shortcake Cake!"There are still parts of me-words, faces-that I’ve never shown you.. -
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My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 Volume 4 by Mashiro
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCould this be love? The fourth volume of the award-winning manga that inspired the anime My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999. Thanks to Yamada’s attentive care, Akane is recovering from her sudden illness. The experience has made her realize she can’t keep hiding the truth—what she feels for Yamada is more than just friendship...Categorized as:
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My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, Vol. 4 by Mashiro
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsCould this be love? The fourth volume of the award-winning manga that inspired the anime My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999.Thanks to Yamada’s attentive care, Akane is recovering from her sudden illness. The experience has made her realize she can’t keep hiding the truth—what she feels for Yamada is more than just friendship...Categorized as:
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![If You’ll Have Me by Eunnie]()
If You’ll Have Me by Eunnie
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 29 ratings“Incredibly charming . . . There’s joy, delight, and absolutely unrestrained romantic sweetness on every page. I love it to bits!” —TRUNG LE NGUYEN, author of the Eisner Award nominee The Magic FishMomo Gardner is the kind of friend who’s always ready to lend a helping hand. She’s introverted, sensitive, and maybe a little too trusting, but she likes to believe the best in people... -
![A Sign of Affection Vol. 10 by Suu Morishita]()
A Sign of Affection Vol. 10 by Suu Morishita
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 26 ratings“Now our life together can finally begin…” Since they started going out, the handsome and confident Itsuomi has been nothing but kind and caring toward Yuki, his deaf classmate and now girlfriend... -
![My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 Volume 3 by Mashiro]()
My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 Volume 3 by Mashiro
Love level-up in progress . . . The third volume of the award-winning manga that inspired the anime My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999. Akane’s feelings for Yamada continue to grow as he proves to be a considerate and reliable friend on- and offline, but she’s starting to overthink everything she does around him...Categorized as:
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![山田くんとLv999の恋をする 1 [Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru 1] by Mashiro, ましろ]()
山田くんとLv999の恋をする 1 [Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru 1] by Mashiro, ましろ
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 30 ratings...Categorized as:
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![How I Met My Soulmate. Vol. 2 by Anashin]()
How I Met My Soulmate. Vol. 2 by Anashin
Ever since she moved to the city, Yuuki has wondered if she would ever find “the one.” As Yuuki finds herself drawn more and more to the relaxed dental student Iori, she begins to question her search to find her “soulmate... -
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My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, Vol. 1 by Mashiro
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe award-winning manga that inspired the anime My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999.Sometimes love is like an endgame boss.College student Akane has just been dumped by her boyfriend. Heartbroken, she decides to quit the online RPG they used to play together—but instead of deleting her account, she logs in and battles low-level enemies to relieve her stress and hurt feelings...Categorized as:
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![Endure by S.E. Hall, Sommer Stein]()
Endure by S.E. Hall, Sommer Stein
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsOur vessel may have cracks and dings, tatters in its sail, and sometimes takes on water… but it still cuts through the waves with authority. Because of its Crew— bonded for life. Unsinkable. Will this be our final voyage… or just the beginning of a new chapter in our lives? Endure is best read following Emerge, Embrace, Entangled(novella) and Entice of the Evolve Series... -
![Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 1 by Fujita]()
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 1 by Fujita
The awkward, romantic comedy manga about geeks in love that inspired the new anime! Can a professional man who's secretly a hardcore gamer and a woman who's secretly a fujoshi date without their hobbies getting in the way, or revealing each other's secrets? Extra-long book includes 2 Japanese volumes!Narumi and Hirotaka are, by all appearances, a power couple...Categorized as:
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Enamor by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 28 ratings*This short novella IS included in the back of Elicit (book 4) but many people have been requesting it be set apart, if you own Elicit, you don't need to purchase this novella* Trace is about to ask her mob boss husband to do the unthinkable...allow his enemy Phoenix De Lange to train her in combat, the very same enemy who nearly killed her the year before... -
![Enchant by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Enchant by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsStand Alone Prequel to the Eagle Elite Series In the mafia...only the strong survive. Joyce loves Luca. Luca loves Joyce. Frank loves his family and will do anything to protect it, even if it means taking away his brothers reason for existing. Falling, only takes one step, one movement of the chess piece, and in Joyce's fall she took more than just one heart with her... -
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Restart After Coming Back Home by Cocomi
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHotheaded Kozuka Mitsuomi left his home in the country for a sophisticated life in Tokyo. Unfortunately, at age 25, he’s fired from his job and returns home in disgrace. As he tries to rediscover himself, he meets Kumai Yamato, a man about his age who was adopted into his community while Mitsuomi was away... -
![Friends & Forever by J.M. Darhower]()
Friends & Forever by J.M. Darhower
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFriends: One moment. One wrong choice. That was all it took to destroy a friendship. *takes place before Sempre* Forever: Halloween. With a three year old. 'Nuff said... -
![I Hear the Sunspot, Vol. 1 by Yuki Fumino]()
I Hear the Sunspot, Vol. 1 by Yuki Fumino
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsBecause of a hearing disability, Kohei is often misunderstood and has trouble integrating into life on campus, so he learns to keep his distance. That is until he meets the outspoken and cheerful Taichi. He tells Kohei that his hearing loss is not his fault. Taichi's words cut through Kohei's usual defense mechanisms and open his heart... -
![Stalemate: Murdoch Mafia Novella by Samantha Barrett]()
Stalemate: Murdoch Mafia Novella by Samantha Barrett
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAre you ready to meet the next generation of Murdoch's and hear from the OG's... -
![Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 4 by Asuka Konishi]()
Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 4 by Asuka Konishi
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLove can make you do some crazy things. For Kirishima, they're all for Yoshino, even an affair with an idol arranged by a spoiled rich kid for blackmail purposes. He's a tiger who has managed to trap the hunters in the cage with him. But as this intricate web of plans arranged by men comes to pass, the truth of the tale of the lady more vicious than even a tiger is revealed... -
![I'll Be Home For Christmas by Mason Deaver]()
I'll Be Home For Christmas by Mason Deaver
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsBen has a plan for the ultimate Christmas present for Nathan. All it requires is taking a large golden retriever from one end of the country to the other. No pressure. When a snowstorm rocks the east coast sooner than expected, though, Ben is trapped at the airport, and suddenly all their plans for a perfect first Christmas with Nathan are on the line...Categorized as:
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![Dalaric by ARKHNN]()
Dalaric by ARKHNN
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsDalaric "Ricky" Mikael was known for two things; being the country's best assassin and being a silent brute. His demons enveloped him in darkness and he saw no end of any tunnel.Until a girl, who's weird and wears nothing but a pair of black jeans and t-shirts that are too big for her, called him pretty.___"It's not." He shocks me again and my smile gets wider as happiness flushes through me...Categorized as:
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![Before Ryan Was Mine by Kahlen Aymes]()
Before Ryan Was Mine by Kahlen Aymes
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen Ryan Matthews meets Julia Abbott for the first time at Stanford University, he immediately knows she will change his life. They have an instant, unbreakable connection that goes beyond partying and palpable attraction... -
![Down to My Soul by Kennedy Ryan]()
Down to My Soul by Kennedy Ryan
***This is Book 2 of the Soul Series. You MUST read Book 1, My Soul to Keep, first.*** RHYSON She doesn't wear my ring. We never stood before a preacher. The only vows exchanged were between our bodies; between our souls. But she was mine and I was hers until I ruined it. I have to believe that every day, every step, every breath brings me closer to making things right...Categorized as:
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![Perfect World, Vol. 1 by Rie Aruga]()
Perfect World, Vol. 1 by Rie Aruga
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIN SEARCH OF PERFECTION...?A company get-together reunites 26-year-old Tsugumi with her high school crush, Itsuki. In the years they've been apart, Itsuki has realized his dream of becoming an architect--but along the way, he's also suffered a spinal cord injury that's left him in a wheelchair. Seeing Itsuki again rekindles Tsugumi's feelings for him...Categorized as:
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![パーフェクトワールド 1 by Rie Aruga, 有賀リエ]()
パーフェクトワールド 1 by Rie Aruga, 有賀リエ
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsインテリア会社に就職した川奈つぐみ(26歳)は建築会社との飲み会で、高校の時の同級生であり初恋の人・鮎川...Categorized as:
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![The Fake Zone by Mariah Dietz]()
The Fake Zone by Mariah Dietz
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA romance that will have you on the edge of your seat by USA Today Bestselling Author Mariah Dietz.Greyson Meyers can’t afford the distraction of a relationship. His focus is football and earning his degree to ensure his mom never has to work another day.Mila Atwool has it all together—at least, that’s what everyone thinks... -
![My Life as an Album Series by L.J. Evans]()
My Life as an Album Series by L.J. Evans
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFive heart-stopping books with football heroes, swoony rock stars, and tortured artists who might just work their way into your soul. It all started with kids at a lake. And when loss hit, they all had to learn to live again...To find joy...To find redemption...To find love... MY LIFE AS A COUNTRY ALBUM ― a boy-next-door, coming-of-age romance... -
![Perfectly Us by Jaclyn Osborn]()
Perfectly Us by Jaclyn Osborn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne summer. Two hearts forever changed.Alex is magnetic. His vibrant personality and easy smiles draw people toward him. No one would guess he’s secretly hurting.Shiloh is quiet. His social awkwardness and anxious mind make it hard for him to make connections. He’s always felt different. A little broken.When these two meet, they recognize something in each other... -
![The Fall of Gods by Con Template]()
The Fall of Gods by Con Template
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe world has fallen. This is what Choi Yoori feels when her reality begins to crumble all around her. After discovering irrefutable evidence that she was indeed An Soo Jin, the legendary Queen of the Underworld who “died” 3 years prior, her world is left in anarchy. Time is ticking for Yoori... -
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The War of Gods by Con Template
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBefore the changing of tides, there is always silence. A prolonged silence to warn people about what’s coming, an insufferable silence that promises pain, and an epic silence that guarantees an event that will carve itself into history. For Choi Yoori, the changing of her tides has started... -
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![A Beautiful Funeral by Jamie McGuire]()
A Beautiful Funeral by Jamie McGuire
Losing has never been easy for a Maddox, but death always wins. Eleven years to the day after eloping in Vegas with Abby, Special Agent Travis Maddox delivers his own brand of vigilante justice to mob boss Benny Carlisi. Vegas's oldest and most violent crime family is now preparing for vengeance, and the entire Maddox family is a target... -
![Perfect World, Vol. 1 by Rie Aruga]()
Perfect World, Vol. 1 by Rie Aruga
Tsugumi Kawana (26 years old) reunites with her first crush from high school, Itsuki Ayukawa, at a get-together with an architecture firm and the interior design company she works at. He sends her heart aflutter, until she realizes he's now disabled, and in a wheelchair. At first she feels she couldn't date a guy in a wheelchair, but then her feelings begin to change.. -
![No Rules by Anita Rigins]()
No Rules by Anita Rigins
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHow to win a game where you know neither the rules nor the codes?Barely arrived on her new campus, Iris witnesses a wave of hysteria in the college corridors. The most select group oncampus has issued an invitation. Who wants to try to join?The Pack members rule the everyone knows them, and everyone wants to be part of it.. -
![Almost Beautiful by Jamie McGuire]()
Almost Beautiful by Jamie McGuire
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe highly anticipated sequel to Jamie McGuire’s New York Times and internationally bestselling phenomenon, Beautiful Disaster.Newlyweds Travis and Abby Maddox return from Vegas, hoping to one day leave Eastern State University’s fatal fire in the past. But when the FBI arrives in Eakins, friends quickly become enemies, and the Maddoxes fear their happy ever after could go up in flames... -
![Bayward Street by Addison Jane]()
Bayward Street by Addison Jane
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe law called me a runaway. A criminal. But after a lifetime in hell, being abused and tortured by my father, I found my real family on the streets. A group of kids like me who society failed to protect. Together we survived day by day. And for me, that was enough. Until Heath showed up. Every wall I put up—he tore down. Every single touch had me searching for another... -
![Colleen Hoover Slammed Boxed Set: Slammed, Point of Retreat, This Girl - Box Set by Colleen Hoover]()
Colleen Hoover Slammed Boxed Set: Slammed, Point of Retreat, This Girl - Box Set by Colleen Hoover
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWas, wenn du die große Liebe triffst und das Leben dazwischenkommt?Nach dem Unfalltod ihres Vaters zieht die 18-jährige Layken mit ihrer Mutter und ihrem Bruder von Texas nach Michigan. Nie hätte Layken gedacht, dass sie sich dort bereits am ersten Tag Hals über Kopf verliebt. Und dass diese Liebe mit derselben Intensität erwidert wird. Es sind die ganz großen Gefühle zwischen Layken und Will... -
![Keeping Kyler by Siobhan Davis, Fiona Jayde]()
Keeping Kyler by Siobhan Davis, Fiona Jayde
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 16 ratings★☆ Special pre-order price. Will increase upon release. ★☆ Book three in the captivating Kennedy Boys series. Description coming soon. "Lashings of drama, hot chemistry, and great banter. Perfect for fans of Tijan... -
![Change of Heart by Jennifer L. Allen]()
Change of Heart by Jennifer L. Allen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCasey Evans and Decker Abrams had been best friends since they became neighbors at the age of six. After high school, Casey abruptly leaves their hometown of Charleston, South Carolina for the west coast, leaving Decker wondering where she went and why she left. Three years later the two are reunited, both harboring some old resentment towards the other... -
![Don't Say a Word by Amber Lynn Natusch]()
Don't Say a Word by Amber Lynn Natusch
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKylene Danners’s ex-FBI agent father is in prison for murder and she’s hell-bent on getting him out. But trying to investigate in the small town where a defensive lineman is a hero no matter who he tries to kill and the girl who gets him locked up is public enemy number one is dangerous. Dark secrets are everywhere in Jasperville—the kind Ky can’t walk away from... -
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![All My Firsts by Krista Swanson]()
All My Firsts by Krista Swanson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGoing away to college should be the best time of your life, but for Lanie Montgomery it's an escape. After an abusive relationship leaves her distrustful, Lanie has no desire to be in one, let alone fall in love.While Lanie tries to avoid people, Xander continues to show up in her life around every corner. From the moment she lays eyes on him, a connection is made... -
![Promise Me Once by Paige Weaver]()
Promise Me Once by Paige Weaver
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom the highly acclaimed New York Times and USA Today bestselling Promise Me series comes a new story. A standalone novel. A race for survival and love. Once with him was never enough. I am the girl you dislike. The girl you snub at parties. I am the one who flirts with men and knows no boundaries. I am the one you whisper about. The one who has no rules... -
![ReCAP by Danielle Pearl]()
ReCAP by Danielle Pearl
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsYou already heard the story. The one of how Rory and I fell in love, supposedly, even if she couldn't handle it in the end. You know how it all went. Or you think you do. You only know her side. But I have my own point of view, and even Rory couldn't know my thoughts in those few months it took for her to go from being a stranger to my whole entire world... -
![We Were One: Looking Glass by Elizabeth Reyes]()
We Were One: Looking Glass by Elizabeth Reyes
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death. ~Oscar Wilde~ Adoration is not profound enough a word to express the depth of my love for her. From the moment she walked into my life and set my heart and soul on fire, not a day's gone by that she hasn't plagued my every thought. We were each other's completion... -
![Chasing Allie by Meli Raine]()
Chasing Allie by Meli Raine
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt turns out my stepfather has plans for me. Plans that make dying look like a walk in the park. He’s selling my virginity to a Mexican drug lord to get out of debt. Chase just found out and is here to take me away to safety. To the ocean. To my dreams. But while I’m gone, a murder takes place back home. I receive a phone call. It’s the police. I’m the prime suspect... -
![Missing Dixie by Caisey Quinn]()
Missing Dixie by Caisey Quinn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFighting for redemption… I've lived most of my life in darkness, beneath the shadows of secrets and addictions. The last thing I ever wanted to do was hurt the only girl I'd ever loved-the one who brought me into the light. In my entire life I'd made one promise-a promise I'd intended to keep. I've broken that promise and now I have to live with the fallout...
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