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  • Loving You by Allie Everhart

    Loving You by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Since meeting Garret on her first night at college, Jade’s had to overcome many obstacles to be with him, including interference from Garret’s father. Now, months later, it seems that Mr. Kensington has finally accepted Jade dating his son, but the reason for that is unclear. After what Jade witnessed at the Kensington mansion, she’s not sure what his acceptance of her means...
  • Becoming Us by Allie Everhart

    Becoming Us by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Jade and Garret thought the robbery in their neighborhood had nothing to do with them, but the pieces are finally starting to come together. Someone’s been working behind the scenes, pulling the strings to determine Garret’s fate. The timing couldn’t be worse. Jade and Garret are talking things out, becoming even closer, making plans for their future. Plans that might never happen...
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  • Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson

    Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 65 ratings
    Beautifully captures the joys of a new family as it builds to an overwhelmingly moving climax. This is an unforgettable love story, at once heartbreaking and full of hope. James Patterson has written a love story! --a powerfully moving and suspenseful novel about families, loss, new love, and hope. Katie Wilkinson has found her perfect man at last...
  • Finding Love at the Magical Curiosity Shop by Jaimie Admans

    Finding Love at the Magical Curiosity Shop by Jaimie Admans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Don't miss the gorgeously romantic and BRAND NEW story from Jaimie Admans, guaranteed to warm your heart and bring a smile to your face! In a shop full of stories, some magic is real. Mickey Teasdale loves her quaint curiosity shop, where every item feels magical to her...
  • GRAY WOLF SECURITY, Texas: The Complete 6-Books Series by Glenna Sinclair

    GRAY WOLF SECURITY, Texas: The Complete 6-Books Series by Glenna Sinclair

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Free with Kindle Unlimited. .. Enjoy the complete Volume 2 of the Gray Wolf Security series. Romance, Suspense, Mystery and a touch of Comedy. 6 Books. No Cliffhangers. More than 1,000 pages :). Book 1: Defending Tierney. I never wanted to be anything other than a defense attorney...
  • Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 6 by Asuka Konishi

    Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 6 by Asuka Konishi

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Ripples travel out from the battle in Osaka, and Renji is none too happy with Shouma and Kirishima for involving his granddaughter. When a fight breaks out, Yoshino grabs a bat and breaks it up. But corporal punishment is not her style, never mind that Kirishima would absolutely take it and beg for more...
  • Malicious Intent by Lynn H. Blackburn

    Malicious Intent by Lynn H. Blackburn

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dr. Ivy Collins, founder and CEO of Hedera, Inc. , is ready to begin clinical trials of her company's cutting-edge prosthetic. Her work has been heralded by government, medical, and advocacy groups and everyone hopes the device will be a success. Well, almost everyone...
  • Be My Temptation by Rachel Brookes

    Be My Temptation by Rachel Brookes

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    You met Josh Crawford and Ashlyn Hart in Be My December, now its time to hear their story. One night connected them. One decision separated them. One craving tempted them. Ashlyn Hart was done with men, or at least those outside of her books. After stupidly falling for the charms of her cheating ex and having her heart broken yet again, she decided to create a new life...
  • This Fearless Girl by E.M. Moore

    This Fearless Girl by E.M. Moore

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Stone Jacobs must…hate me. The tenuous bonds the four of us built could end with one split-second decision. Good versus bad. Old versus new. Loyalties will be tested when the truth spills like blood from a razor’s cut. Caught between high society and the homicidal reach of a well-known gang, finding my family’s treasure is our only hope...
  • The Postman Always Dies Twice by Zara Keane

    The Postman Always Dies Twice by Zara Keane

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. Breathing hard, I gave a yelp and let the now-empty canister drop to the ground. “That wasn’t pepper spray. ” I stared into the sparkly, green face of the corpse I’d discovered mere hours before. “And you’re not dead. ”...
  • Secrets Vol. 4 by H.M. Ward

    Secrets Vol. 4 by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    At night, when Anna closes her eyes, everything comes rushing back; the sensuous sound of Cole’s voice, his scalding touch, and the way his eyes roved over her body like he could never get enough. Flirtation, promises of passionate sex, and nights filled with Cole’s sexy smile are gone. Anna worries that her crush on Cole was something more, because her life is total agony without him...
  • 6 Rainier Drive by Debbie Macomber

    6 Rainier Drive by Debbie Macomber

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    6 RAINER DRIVE. CEDAR COVE, WASHINGTON. DEAR READER,. As you may have heard, we've recently had quite a shock. My husband, Seth, and I lost our business, The Lighthouse restaurant --- to arson. The investigation continues. The prime suspect is a young ex-employee named Anson Butler, who disappeared right after the fire. So Seth and I are trying to sort out our lives...
  • Study Buddies: A Reverse Harem College Romance by Stephanie Brother

    Study Buddies: A Reverse Harem College Romance by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One minute, I’m tutoring the college baseball star. The next, he and the guys in my study group are schooling me in an entirely different way…. Thanks to a creepy roommate, I’ve got no place to stay until my study buddies, Lucas and Jayden, step in and take me back to the house they share, where I finally feel safe. Then Kyle happens...
  • Remember When Trilogy by T. Torrest

    Remember When Trilogy by T. Torrest

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    All three best-selling books of the Remember Trilogy in one bundle! REMEMBER WHEN, REMEMBER WHEN 2: The Sequel, and REMEMBER WHEN 3: The Finale. Remember When is the first story in an NA romance trilogy...
  • Claim Me by Geneva Lee

    Claim Me by Geneva Lee

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    We met. We kissed. We fought for our happily ever after, but true love stories never end. .. I promised her protection. I promised to keep her safe. I thought I could until an attack reminds me that our lives will never be simple. But while I try to shield her, Clara refuses to be intimidated by me or anyone else...
  • Deadly Ever After by Eva Gates

    Deadly Ever After by Eva Gates

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Librarian Lucy's wedding is at stake when a murder interrupts her engagement celebrations. To make it down the aisle, she'll have to find the killer to save the date in the 8th book in the Lighthouse Library mysteries. They're getting married! Lucy Richardson and Connor McNeil have announced their engagement...
  • Sea Glass Cottage by Irene Hannon

    Sea Glass Cottage by Irene Hannon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Christi Reece is desperate. The one-time golden girl's life has tarnished, and a cascade of setbacks has left her reeling. She needs help, and she's certain Jack Colby is in a position to provide it. When she shows up in Hope Harbor, however, Jack wants nothing to do with the woman who betrayed him...
  • Secrets Vol. 2 by Ella Steele

    Secrets Vol. 2 by Ella Steele

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Sexy thoughts about Cole fill Anna's dreams. Every detail burns brightly in her mind; the way his hands feel on her bare skin, the soft brush of his lips against hers, and the way their bodies fit perfectly together. Anna awakes breathless, tingling as if it really happened. What caused her to think about Cole like that? It was completely forbidden...
  • Zane & Lucky's First Christmas by J.S. Cooper

    Zane & Lucky's First Christmas by J.S. Cooper

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The final book in the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Forever Love series is here! Handsome, Zane Beaumont fell for Lucky Morgan hook, line and sinker. He became the happiest man on earth when she told him she was pregnant and agreed to marry him...
  • Fate by Sydney Lane

    Fate by Sydney Lane

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'm used to getting what I want. I've always taken what I wanted. No apologies. No excuses. I know what it feels like to be betrayed, when someone else is calling all the shots. I've been down that road, and I'm not going there again. I've got my family, my friends, and the brotherhood. That's all I need. I believe in Fate. Everything happens for a reason...
  • Relent by Rachel Schurig

    Relent by Rachel Schurig

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Levi has always been on the outside looking in. When your best friends make up one of the most famous rock bands in the country, living at the edge of the spotlight comes with the territory. Levi was pretty happy with the way things were; after all, helping the Ransome boys achieve their dreams was his dream too. But all of that changed when Levi fell for lead singer Daltrey Ransome’s girl...
  • Twisted by Release by B.B. Hamel

    Twisted by Release by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A dark mafia romance.
  • Bratva Beast by B. B. Hamel

    Bratva Beast by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    It was either kiss the beast or get devoured. So I made out with a monster— and I liked it. Mack Orlov doesn’t do half-measures. He leaves me breathless and shaken and scared for my life. But most of all, I crave just one more touch. I must be sick in the head, because that man’s a nightmare wrapped in an Armani suit...
  • Knight by Laramie Briscoe

    Knight by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author comes the next book in the Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team. Trust Laramie Briscoe to provide engaging characters in a well-built world I want to revisit again and again. Carly Phillips, NY Times bestselling author. Fan favorite Mason “Menace” Harrison get a chance to show off how he runs the Laurel Springs Police Department...
  • Unspoken Vows by Jordan Marie

    Unspoken Vows by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Steel Vipers MC and Titans of Hell MC Crossover. She had secrets. One of them might get them both dead. Lennox has a chip on her shoulder. She won't even try to deny it. She has a score to settle with the president of the Titans of Hell. She has a plan, and they will feel her wrath. She, however, didn't plan on getting distracted by its newest member...
  • What We Feel by Inglath Cooper

    What We Feel by Inglath Cooper

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    From the author of Truths and Roses – Reached #11 on the Amazon Kindle Bestseller List. . . . Hunky musicians Holden Ashford and Thomas Franklin rescue Nashville bound CeCe MacKenzie and her Walker Hound Hank Junior from the side of the road when her car catches on fire. A less determined girl might have let her dreams go up in smoke as well, but not CeCe...
  • There's Been An Accident by Leigh Byrne

    There's Been An Accident by Leigh Byrne

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From the bestselling author of the Call Me Tuesday series comes a suspenseful, thought-provoking reminder of our intrinsic connection to one another and the devastating impact our choices can have on the lives of those around us. Addison Quinn was nine when her parents were killed in the worst car crash ever recorded in the sleepy town of Driftwood, Indiana...
  • Finders Keepers by Fern Michaels

    Finders Keepers by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels thrills us, once again, with the story of an unforgettable young woman who was stolen as a toddler from a poor but loving family, and who must journey through a maze of heartbreak before she can reclaim her true identity. Raised in a magnificent Charleston house, Jessie Roland wants for nothing...
  • Protecting Abigail by R.R. Banks

    Protecting Abigail by R.R. Banks

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    "I need you to protect my sister. ". Not the typical request from a best friend. But when I locked eyes with Abigail, there was no turning back. The loss of my wife left me and my daughter broken. A despair so deep, the billions I had couldn't come close to fixing. Abigail was more than just green eyes and gorgeous curves. She was a precious thing I wanted to save and protect...
  • Hook, Line Professor -- A Student/Professor Forbidden Romance. #2: Part II by Shayla Hart

    Hook, Line Professor -- A Student/Professor Forbidden Romance. #2: Part II by Shayla Hart

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Part II of the first book, Hook, Line, Professor. Blurb coming soon!
  • Knowing You by Allie Everhart

    Knowing You by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Now that Garret’s decided he’s no longer following the rules of his wealthy family, he can finally develop a closer relationship with Jade. Things are going well, but Jade still worries that being with Garret is only temporary. And because of that, she’s not sure how much of herself and her past she’s willing to let him see...
  • The Singing River by R.K. Ryals

    The Singing River by R.K. Ryals

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    NEW ADULT ROMANCE by Amazon bestselling author R. K. Ryals. In Mississippi, there's a legend about a Singing River, a tragic love story that ended with an entire Indian tribe singing a death chant as they marched stoically into the Pascagoula River to die . .. At eighteen, Haven Ambrose isn't just a high school graduate...
  • The Truest of Words by Georgina Guthrie

    The Truest of Words by Georgina Guthrie

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With the end of term finally behind them, Aubrey and Daniel look forward to building a life together. A painful realization that they can’t truly embrace the future until they’ve come to terms with the past leads them to discover the healing potential of forgiveness and the power of unconditional love...
  • Lessons to Learn by H.N. DeFore

    Lessons to Learn by H.N. DeFore

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Book 2 in the Sins and Secrets Club World. Every day they are notes and flowers, messages from a stalker. But it won't stop Laci from living her life, and it lands her in a sticky situation one evening at the adult club. And things only get more complicated when her best friend sends Emilio, the guy of her dreams, to help out. LAcu has always been a submissive and wants Emilio as her Master...
  • Facade by Ashley Suzanne

    Facade by Ashley Suzanne

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    *This book can be read as a STAND ALONE* I would suggest reading the prior 2 novels and novella BUT Facade follows the story of a secondary character in the previous books. Kylee Anderson has all the qualities any man would want; sexy, fun, witty, intelligent and most importantly, she never wants a commitment...
  • The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews

    The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    When ninety-nine-year-old heiress Josephine Bettendorf Warrick summons Brooke Trappnell to Talisa Island, her 20,000 acre remote barrier island home, Brooke is puzzled. Everybody in the South has heard about the eccentric millionaire mistress of Talisa, but Brooke has never met her...
  • The Complete Memories Series by Emma Hart

    The Complete Memories Series by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    NEVER FORGET: A city girl. A small town boy. A summer they'll never forget. Spending the summer at her Grammy's in Lilac Bay, Devon, is city girl Alexis 'Lexy' Edwards' idea of hell. That is, until she reconnects with her childhood friend, Jen, and meets Alec Johnson. Alec is the kind of guy Lexy knows she needs to stay away from...
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    new adult  college  contemporary  length-long
  • The Canal Boat Cafe (The Canal Boat Café) by Cressida McLaughlin

    The Canal Boat Cafe (The Canal Boat Café) by Cressida McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    ‘Warm and wonderful…bursting with characters you’ll adore’ Miranda Dickinson. A complete novel, first published as a four-part series. Summer Freeman returns to the waterside village of Willowbeck to rescue the Canal Boat Café, her late mother’s picturesque narrowboat, which has run into choppy waters...
  • Reckless Together by Gina Robinson

    Reckless Together by Gina Robinson

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Book Three of the Reckless Series. A Contemporary New Adult College Romance. The stunning conclusion of Ellie and Logan's love story that began on a hot August night in Reckless Longing and continued through the depths of winter in Reckless Secrets. .. Ellie. My mother is a liar, a seductress, a keeper of family secrets, and a master manipulator. She took Austin from me...
  • In Harmony by Helena Newbury

    In Harmony by Helena Newbury

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's shy, sheltered and inexperienced. .. now an Irish bad boy's about to rock her world. From New York Times bestselling author Helena Newbury, the second in the Fenbrook Academy New Adult trilogy. Karen is one of the top musicians at Fenbrook Academy, but a life spent playing the cello has left no time for anything else. At 21, she's still completely inexperienced in love. .. and sex...
  • A Hope and a Chance by Jennifer Foor

    A Hope and a Chance by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You can't help who you fall in love with. Hope's. whole world is turned upside down when she's forced to live with her estranged father, who she hasn't seen in years. To make matters worse, she's warned to stay away from the handsome young man living out back in the pool house. Chance. is running from his past; a past that would cause any father to be concerned...
  • Following You by Kelly Harper

    Following You by Kelly Harper

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sarah's story is continued in "Finding You". How far would you go? Sarah didn't know what life was like without Huck by her side. Best friends since childhood, they grew to love each other in more ways than one. So when she found out he was leaving their small town of Green Falls after college, she knew there was only one thing she could do--follow him...
  • Bittersweet Hate by J.L. Beck

    Bittersweet Hate by J.L. Beck

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Warning from Author: This isn't your typical romance story. This book contains strong sex scenes, lots of bad language and things that might not be suitable for all readers. Reading this novella may cause uncontrollable heartache, loss of voice, and damage to ones reading device. Proceed with caution, for you have been warned...
  • Mistaken 5 by Renna Peak

    Mistaken 5 by Renna Peak

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The fifth installment of The MISTAKEN Series. a New Adult Romantic Suspense novella - about 100 pages. Brandon seems to turn up whenever Jenna needs him. He says it's fate, but it looks like his secret life has finally caught up with him. More secrets. More lies. And a deception so grand, Jenna could have never seen it coming. Recommended for adults only...
  • Addiction by Angela McPherson

    Addiction by Angela McPherson

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Despite denying their love for years, in the end no distraction could keep best friends Tristan and Elle apart. Passion and heat explode as the two finally discover what they’ve been missing, needing, wanting for so long. When Tristan and Elle return home for Christmas break, the two are gifted with a few unexpected surprises...
  • Before A Perfect World by Kimberly Adams Stedronsky

    Before A Perfect World by Kimberly Adams Stedronsky

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Keaton never dreamed that he could fall so fast. Vivian never imagined that she could fall… twice. Vivian heads to the set of her first movie, determined to keep her promise to Matthew- even with Keaton in the director’s chair. Knowing the Round-Up Killer is still at large, the cast and crew try to do their job while worrying for their own safety...
  • Reveal: A Blood Riders MC Novel by Tia Lewis

    Reveal: A Blood Riders MC Novel by Tia Lewis

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Drake. Whoever thought they could mess with me doesn’t f*cking know who they’re dealing with. I’m the soon-to-be President of the Blood Riders MC, and I don’t take sh*t from anyone. Sure as f*k not when it comes to Nicole. Every death threat they send only fuels my fire to find those bastards. She’s my ride or die. The only true love of my life...
  • The Chesterboro Wedding: A Happily-Ever-After Hockey Novella by Josie Blake

    The Chesterboro Wedding: A Happily-Ever-After Hockey Novella by Josie Blake

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One of their own is getting married, and you're invited to the party! Come back to Chesterboro for Hannah and Cord's Christmas wedding, and a peek into what the team has been up to. THE CHESTERBORO WEDDING is a collection of epilogues for the five Chesterboo University novels. It's not full-length, but it's full of happily-ever-after content...
  • Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

    Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 65 ratings
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Liane Moriarty comes a novel that looks at marriage, siblings, and how the people we love the most can hurt us the deepest. The Delaney family love one another dearly—it’s just that sometimes they want to murder each other . .
  • Patience by Sydney Lane

    Patience by Sydney Lane

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jenna Ryan is the kind of girl everyone wants for a friend. Her spunky and carefree outlook on life often leads to trouble of the best kind. She's not afraid to speak her mind, and when it comes to her friends, she's fiercely loyal and protective. When she met Eric, she knew immediately he was her forever, but why was he holding back? Eric James is the epitome of a Greek God...
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