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  • The Mitchell Sisters Box Set by Samantha Christy

    The Mitchell Sisters Box Set by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Three sisters. Three sexy, swoon-worthy men. Three unforgettable stories. Book One —. Purple Orchids. Friends. Lovers. Enemies. Sometimes the lines between them are blurred. He broke my heart back in college. And now, years later, a chance meeting has him claiming he never dumped me. Says I dumped him. Broke his heart. Ruined his life. Someone is lying. It's not me...
    Categorized as:
    pregnancy  contemporary  abuse  sports  rape  length-epic
  • Mayluna by Kelley McNeil

    Mayluna by Kelley McNeil

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 37 ratings
    A legendary band, an iconic lead singer, and their mysterious connection to a woman whose love helped create the music of a generation. Timing is everything in a powerful novel about fate, regret, and moving on by the author of A Day Like This. In the 1990s, Carter Wills was the lead singer of the English alt-rock band Mayluna, securing his place among music legends...
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  • Coming Home To Seashell Cottage by Jessica Redland

    Coming Home To Seashell Cottage by Jessica Redland

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    *Winner of Chill With a Book Book of the Year 2019 Award as Dreaming About Daran*. For Clare O’Connell, home is where the heart aches…. Since the age of sixteen, Clare O'Connell has lived her life by four strict rules:. 1. Don't talk about Ireland. 2. Don't think about Ireland. 
3. Don't go to Ireland. 
4. Don't let anyone in. And so far, it's worked well...
  • Take A Chance On Me by Emilia Finn

    Take A Chance On Me by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Oh Sh*t. This is part 2 of the Marc and Meg Duet. It cannot be read as a standalone. Due to spoilers, the above is all the blurb you will get. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️The conclusion to the Meg and Marc duet is phenomenal. It’s been a long time since I’ve found a writer that makes me laugh, scream, and cry in the same sitting. This is an epic story - epic love, epic friendship, epic woman finding her way. ..
  • Tame Me by Kimberly Brown

    Tame Me by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    THIS IS A RE-RELEASE! Julissa Charles has had enough of no love. Her experience with men is one that has never surpassed the bedroom. She has become accustomed to being used for what she possesses between her thighs. While she watches her best friend find love with the man of her dreams, she longs for a love all her own...
  • Starting Over by Marie Force

    Starting Over by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    In a drunken stupor, Brandon O'Malley frightens his brother Aidan's girlfriend, enraging his brother and the rest of his family. Aidan offers Brandon the choice of rehab or jail, and Brandon reluctantly enters treatment. While in rehab, Brandon confronts the lifetime of secrets and resentments that fueled his spiral into alcoholism, and these revelations have a major effect on his entire family...
  • Follow the Play by Kaylee Ryan

    Follow the Play by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 22 ratings
    NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan brings you a new standalone series surrounding the Nashville Rampage football team. Follow the Play is a single dad, nanny, friends-to-lovers, forced proximity sports romance. Baker. Being a single dad was never part of the playbook, but one look at my son and everything changed...
  • Protecting Hawk by Jane Blythe

    Protecting Hawk by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    It was only supposed to be one night. When Madeline Montgomery finds out she's carrying her one night stand's baby she's shocked, but without his name she can't find him, and determines to raise her child alone. With a stalker upping his ante and the cops refusing to take her seriously, she runs to Prey Security for help...
  • Beyond the Setting Sun by Jessie Gussman

    Beyond the Setting Sun by Jessie Gussman

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Birdie Pollock just rented a beach house for the summer. She needed to get away from the noise and the lights and the pressure…okay, she’s burnt out and can’t let anyone know. She has to be back to full speed by fall when her big American tour kicks off. Wesley Moffett is burnt out...
  • Baby Makes 3: A wedding and a surprise baby story by April Wilson

    Baby Makes 3: A wedding and a surprise baby story by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fans of the McIntyre Security Bodyguard Series will love this follow-up to Imperfect, Jamie and Molly's heartwarming story (book 5 in the series). Blind, former Navy SEAL Jamie McIntyre is finally getting what he's wanted for a long time, and that's to get his girlfriend, Molly, to walk down the aisle with him. But that's not the only thing he wants...
  • Learn the Play by Kaylee Ryan

    Learn the Play by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 18 ratings
    NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan brings you a new standalone series surrounding the Nashville Rampage football team. Learn the Play is a coach's daughter, forbidden, one-night stand, surprise-pregnancy romance. Bellamy. I watched my parents' marriage crumble when my father chose football over family. His love for the game destroyed us. It’s why I loathe it...
  • A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann

    A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Christmas at the Murphy household has always been a big deal, but with her daughters getting older, Kacie Murphy is feeling a bit sentimental, so she decides to give her family the perfect Christmas. Plans of cookie baking, sleigh ride taking, and snowman making are quickly put in jeopardy when Kacie receives devastating news—her mom has sold the beloved Cranberry Inn...
  • Pucks, Sticks, and Diapers by Toni Aleo

    Pucks, Sticks, and Diapers by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 23 ratings
    First came love, then came the NHL, then came Baylor and Jayden with a baby carriage.
  • Season for Love by Marie Force

    Season for Love by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    His idea of permanence is the VW van that takes him from one gig to the next. . . Owen Lawry has made a living as a traveling musician and enjoys his footloose and fancy free lifestyle...
  • Black Flag by Shey Stahl

    Black Flag by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    When the taste you thought you never needed becomes a thirst you cannot quench, then what? Jameson Riley, a NASCAR rookie driver, and Sway Reins, his pregnant girlfriend, are put to the test. They have love; they have lust, and a bond that proves to be vital. But do they have what it takes to make it through his lifestyle. When tested, it’s either fight, or give in...
  • Seaside Embrace by Melissa Foster

    Seaside Embrace by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Fall in love with Hunter Lacroux in Seaside Embrace. After working hard all day creating his beautiful metal sculptures, sinfully sexy Hunter Lacroux likes to unwind with a hot, sexy babe–or two. But after spending a handful of naughty nights with seductive and beautiful Jana Garner, the woman who challenges everything he does and says, Hunter wants more...
  • Vanished by April Wilson

    Vanished by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fans of the McIntyre Security Bodyguard series will love this follow-up story about Dominic and Sophie. Sophie is due to give birth to their baby any day. When she goes missing, Dominic goes on a rampage as he searches for his wife. Lots of McIntyre family members and friends make an appearance in this book, including a few unexpected surprise guests...
    Categorized as:
    pregnancy  contemporary  suspense  m-f  military
  • Coming Home by Marie Force

    Coming Home by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The story left unfinished at the end of Marking Time picks up ten years later when Kate Harrington goes after the man she left behind when she set out to chase her dream of music superstardom. Now she has everything she ever wanted, except for the one thing she can't live without. What will Reid say when she shows up unannounced in St...
  • Afterburn by Nia Forrester

    Afterburn by Nia Forrester

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The sequel, and conclusion to 'Afterwards'. Chris Scaife is not the man Robyn Crandall thought he was. Now that she’s shown him the possibility of a new life, she knows that Chris wants it. And he’s used to getting what he wants. But Robyn is seeing some possibilities of her own, as a highly-valued member of the legal team at Chris’ multimillion dollar corporation...
  • Can't Help Falling In Love by Erika Kelly

    Can't Help Falling In Love by Erika Kelly

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas…. The moment Beckett O’Neill retires from professional sports, he swears off schedules and commitments. His new gig has him hopping from one exotic location to the next. No strings, no responsibilities. Nothing that will tie him down. Until he runs into her, the woman who stole his heart for a night in Vegas. .
  • Captive by Brenda Rothert

    Captive by Brenda Rothert

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Two years ago, Jason and Kate Ryker were brought together by grief and bound to one another by love. Now married, they’re confronting their fears together. But heartbreak finds them again, and the ties that bind Kate and Ryke are tested as she struggles against fear and sadness. As a grief counselor, Kate understands all too well the pain of her clients...
  • Hot & Bothered by Lynn Raye Harris

    Hot & Bothered by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    He can never have her. Having her means the end of his career in the Hostile Operations Team. But when he learns she’s carrying his child, he’ll have to make a choice…. Ryan “Flash” Gordon has been drawn to Emily Royal bin Yusuf since the first moment he met her. But she’s a terrorist’s widow, which means she’s completely off-limits...
  • Sexy Summers by Dani Lovell

    Sexy Summers by Dani Lovell

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Getting pregnant with a super-hot slice of womanising, Californian man-cake was not the plan when Tilly left London for her much anticipated summer holiday in beautiful Los Angeles. Luke Summers is the fun-loving, crazy-sexy personal fitness instructor who drives Tilly wild and unknowingly gave her this huge, unexpected gift...
    Categorized as:
    pregnancy  contemporary  length-medium
  • Seaside Nights by Melissa Foster

    Seaside Nights by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fall in love with Sky Lacroux and Sawyer Bass in Seaside Nights, the fifth book in the Seaside Summers series by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster! Sky Lacroux has finally realized her dream and opened her own tattoo shop in Provincetown, Massachusetts...
  • Seaside Lovers by Melissa Foster

    Seaside Lovers by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Seaside Summers is a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. . In SEASIDE LOVERS. .. After months of long-distance communication, actress Parker Collins and artist Grayson Lacroux finally plan to reconnect in the seaside town of Wellfleet, Massachusetts...
  • Save the Date by Jenny B. Jones

    Save the Date by Jenny B. Jones

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    You are cordially invited to the wedding of the year with the most unlikely bride and groom. Save the date . . . and say your prayers. When funding for Lucy's non-profit job is pulled, she is determined to find out why. Enter Alex Sinclair, former professional football star and heir to Sinclair Enterprises—the primary donor to Lucy's non-profit organization...
  • Blades of Glory by Toni Aleo

    Blades of Glory by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Old vs. Young. Experience vs. Attitude. No Teeth vs. Also No Teeth…. It’s the game some of these players have been waiting a lifetime for. The veterans of the Nashville Assassins versus the new generation of players—their sons...
  • Tiny Precious Secrets by Samantha Christy

    Tiny Precious Secrets by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Allie and Asher have been in a fun, easy, carefree, long-distance. .. something, for quite some time. Asher isn't sure his tenacious teenage daughter is prepared for anything more. But when life throws a curveball, both Allie and Asher must make hard decisions that could affect all three—soon to be four—of them. A small town, single dad, accidental pregnancy romance.
  • Hart to Heart by ME Carter, Murphy Rae

    Hart to Heart by ME Carter, Murphy Rae

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    We’re the Harts. Between an engagement, a wedding and an adoption, we’ve had the best year of our lives. Things have never looked better for Jaxon, Addison and myself. But just because you say “I do” doesn’t mean you get a happily ever after. And sometimes, you get tackled more in life than you ever did on the football field...
  • She's My Baby by Adrianne Byrd

    She's My Baby by Adrianne Byrd

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "No husband, no boyfriend, no pets and definitely "no" children. .. " These were the "rules" that took magazine CEO Leila Owens to the top. Always in charge, in control, she was never rattled. Until she finds a baby in her kitchen on Christmas--and a sexy neighbor wearing next to nothing knocking at her front door. ..
  • Flames of Love by Melissa Foster

    Flames of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    As one of New York's Finest, firefighter Cash Ryder is always prepared. When a woman's car skids off the side of a mountain during a snowstorm, he's there to rescue her. Cash is totally focused on the woman's well-being, but within minutes of getting her to safety, he realizes that he's nowhere near prepared for the heat that rolls off of sensual, smart-mouthed, and stubborn Siena Remington...
  • Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    For Lawrence “Viper” Finkle, hockey isn’t just a sport, it’s a way of life. Since the first time he stepped onto the ice at just eight years old, he knew what he was meant to do, and he does it well. When his career takes an unexpected hit, and his relationship is pushed to the breaking point, he’s left sidelined and wondering what his future holds...
  • Break Out by Lila Rose

    Break Out by Lila Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Pain. It was something Finn “Handle” Kaidion knew well after losing his wife. Pain was what kept him guarded against any further relationships. Pain was also something Mardella “Della” Kent felt after losing her sister and from being dragged into the pits of hell by a madman. Only he was no longer an issue...
  • The Sin Trilogy Bundle by Georgia Cates

    The Sin Trilogy Bundle by Georgia Cates

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    The Sin Trilogy is now available in a single volume. A NECESSARY SIN:. I’ve watched him from afar for years. And he has no idea. I take joy in that. Through my observations, I’ve learned what makes this charming villain tick. Whisky. Power. Beautiful women. And Sex. Lots of it. Sometimes you must get into bed with the enemy for the greater good...
  • TJ: Sins of the Father by Nicole James

    TJ: Sins of the Father by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    FROM WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST SELLING AUTHOR NICOLE JAMES COMES A ONE-NIGHT STAND, SURPRISE PREGNANCY, MC ROMANCE! TJ—The beautiful tattoo artist told me to leave her alone after what I thought was an amazing night together. Maybe she was just trying to get her bad boy fill...
  • Finding Chase by Lacey Weatherford

    Finding Chase by Lacey Weatherford

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Life hasn’t been easy for Chase Walker. He’s experienced tragedy, and at times he’s not sure he wants to continue living. But he made a vow to go on with his life, and he intends to keep it. After getting a college scholarship to play football, Chase heads off to school, hoping his time on the field will help to bury the intense emotions that still linger in his heart...
  • Made to Love You by Megan Smith

    Made to Love You by Megan Smith

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Jaylinn McCormick had finally found the man who makes her life complete. After putting the most terrifying night of her life behind her, she’s moving on. Suddenly, unexpected life altering events have Jaylinn spiraling in an unknown direction. Will she be able to survive? Cooper Cahill finally found a balance in his life...
  • Ignite by Kelly Elliott

    Ignite by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    There were two things Emmit Lewis loved. Racing cars and Adaline Morgan. Time was stolen from the two young lovers and Emmit vowed never again would he allow anything to come between the two of them. Blurred lines both on and off the track have Emmit being tested beyond his limits...
  • My Best Friend's Brothers: A Surprise Pregnancy Reverse Harem Romance by Brooklyn Cox

    My Best Friend's Brothers: A Surprise Pregnancy Reverse Harem Romance by Brooklyn Cox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Returning home was supposed to be a fresh start. Then my best friend’s three hot brothers showed up…And now, I’m pregnant. Josh kissed me first. Carter carried me to bed. Mason whispered things I can’t repeat in daylight. One night of unexpected passion lit up my life like fireworks. Now, the consequences threaten to tear my world apart. I’m determined to open my dream coffee shop…...
  • Portland Storm: The Second Period by Catherine Gayle

    Portland Storm: The Second Period by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Delay of Game. With her father’s health in question, Sara Thomas is focused on reducing his anxiety. That’s no small feat considering his high-stress job. Everyone knows Sara’s single; no one knows she’s pregnant. There’s never a good time to unexpectedly get knocked up, but now is not it...
  • By Chance by Tracy Gray

    By Chance by Tracy Gray

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Chance Parker loves three things in In that order. Being a professional basketball player affords Chance the opportunity to partake in all three things to his heart’s content. He doesn’t do relationships, commitment or even two night stands. Kirbie Miller doesn’t consider herself a party girl. She likes to have fun as much as the next person, but hard partying is for later...
  • Fast Time by Shey Stahl

    Fast Time by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    How can you move on when your heart is taken away from you? Axel and Lily Riley live the life most dream of. Seven years after saying, “I do,” they have three great kids and a life full of speed and adrenaline that most men can’t handle. Being a professional racecar driver, Axel’s dream is winning that prestigious World of Outlaws Championship...
  • Secret Triplets for Christmas by Ajme Williams

    Secret Triplets for Christmas by Ajme Williams

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A brand NEW, sizzlingly spicy, chilling and suspenseful standalone novel with an ex-boyfriend’s brother, secret triplets, and Christmas romance themes. THEN. Oliver. She was meant to be mine all along. When I let my foster brother have the girl of my dreams, I never expected to find him in a pool of his own blood. .. in his now ex-girlfriend’s house...
  • The Unexpected List by Chrissy Anderson

    The Unexpected List by Chrissy Anderson

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When she was just sixteen, Chrissy Anderson made a life list…. …It’s been abandoned. Now she’s got an ex-husband, a satisfied lover and a thriving new business. She’s rebuilding. Then out of nowhere…a baby. You think you know who the father is? Think again. Follow Chrissy as she deepens her understanding of how to be truthful to herself and those that she loves...
  • Tight End by Lisa Suzanne

    Tight End by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I knew playing with my feelings was a huge gamble with someone like him, but I did it anyway. And now I’ve learned the hard lesson that gambling and life in Vegas just aren’t for me. I have a lot of decisions I need to make on my own, so I take a job that will allow me to relocate, regroup, and make new friends as I try to figure out what comes next for me...
  • Hustle Him by Jennifer Foor

    Hustle Him by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    After losing his family in a tragic accident, Ramsey Towers has given up on his old life. He moved to a small town in West Virginia, where nobody will bother him about his painful past that he, himself, can't stop reliving. Still needing to make money, he took a job as the town sheriff...
  • Ripple Effect by Traci Hunter Abramson

    Ripple Effect by Traci Hunter Abramson

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Kylie Ramsey is supposed to be invisible. In fact, to keep her unnoticed, the FBI has changed the world-class swimmer's identity and moved her twice in the last year. However, there are still a few people who would quickly recognize her. One of them is Matt Whitman, the man Kylie could have easily spent eternity with. The other is Judge Rush — the man who wants Kylie dead...
  • The Billionaire's Surrogate: A Pregnancy Romance by Jessica Seine

    The Billionaire's Surrogate: A Pregnancy Romance by Jessica Seine

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    One night and her chasteness for a ton of money. Should be easy, right? Wrong. Morgan's in for so much more than she bargained. What’s a girl to do when she needs to pay off her dad’s cancer treatment so her parents don’t lose their home? Morgan’s best friend sold her “first time” via an exclusive service online, and Morgan just so happens to be just as inexperienced as her friend was. Easy peasy...
  • The Billionaire's Bad News Baby by Holly Rayner

    The Billionaire's Bad News Baby by Holly Rayner

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Hiding out on his private island, facing a lawsuit, a smear campaign and worse, this billionaire’s got a lot on his plate already,. Just wait till she tells him she’s having his baby! Kayla Harvey hates her job. As a process server, delivering papers to people who are getting sued, she’s never been happy ruining people’s days. She tells herself she’ll take one last job and she’s out...
  • When Our Worlds Stand Still by Lindsey Iler, Pink Ink Design

    When Our Worlds Stand Still by Lindsey Iler, Pink Ink Design

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Time is said to heal all wounds. Kennedy Conrad embraces survival. Group therapy, friends, and dance are helping her find the person she was. Overcoming the darkest period of her past is getting easier every day. Still, the ache in her chest tells her something is missing. Him. The more precious something is, the harder you fight for it. Graham Black embraces change...
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