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Ashes by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDylan Walsh left his small town behind and vowed to never return. But when his brother needs help, Dylan steps back into the memories he tried so hard to forget. He thought there was nothing there for him anymore until a woman he knew as a little girl catches more than Dylan’s eye.Rosie Gallo is known for her kind spirit, good-girl vibes, and her loyalty to the ones she loves... -
Starting Over by Marie Force
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn 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... -
Flame by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHer past is coming back to haunt her. His present is haunting him.Callie Pike always considered herself the plain sister—stuck in the middle between beautiful Rory and vivacious Maddie—so she still can’t believe gorgeous perennial bachelor Donny Steel has fallen in love with her... -
Harvest of Love by M. Moreland
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDanica RawlinsShe’s a career woman, constantly busy, under pressure, and in demand. But the job that once seemed like a dream to her now feels more like a nightmare.When the stress gets too much, she escapes the office and drives, discovering beauty in the wide-open spaces that surround her in the country. Leaving the worries behind, if only temporarily... -
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Stay With Me by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby comes Stay With Me, an all new addition to the series that has sold more than a million copies to date, her beloved With Me In Seattle Series! Amelia Montgomery has left her past behind her. With a beauty and fashion career that’s skyrocketing and a loving family around her, everything else is just junk in the rearview mirror...Categorized as:
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Just One Spark by Carly Phillips
The fourth book in the Kingston Family Series by New York Times Bestseller Carly PhillipsDash Kingston the rock star’s...Categorized as:
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I Saw Her Standing There by Marie Force
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThere’s a budding romance on Butler Mountain, but in the hornets’ nest known as the Abbott family, keeping a secret is no easy feat… Colton Abbott and Lucy Mulvaney have a secret... -
Tempting Fate by Pamela Clare
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA woman with no roots… Naomi fled the cult-like nightmare of her childhood and learned to rely on one person—herself. Her resourcefulness keeps her alive during a catastrophe in the mountains, but it’s no help at all when it comes to Chaska Belcourt, the sexy EMT who saves her life... -
Minutes to Kill by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAfter corporate attorney Hannah Barrett tries—and fails—to stop a kidnapping in Vegas, she can’t shake the haunting image of the terrified young girl she couldn’t save. She tells herself that a visit to her hometown in Scarlet Falls could be a welcome distraction. But soon, Hannah realizes the kidnappers have all the info they need to track her every move... -
Shelter by Kristen Proby
A small town, close proximity romance from New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kristen Proby.Remi Carter has survived her fifteen minutes of fame and is putting LA in her rearview mirror. As a former reality show contestant, she’s trading staged expeditions and faked wilderness tours for real adventures... -
Shame the Devil by Rosalind James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe thing about Thor is, he’s great at swinging that hammer. But he doesn’t settle down.Harlan Kristiansen may not be good at many things, but he can sure catch a pass. He’s an All-Pro at charming a room, too, and then there’s that Norse God thing. He can even figure out how to tackle a woman and save her from a charging bison.On skis... -
The Trouble With Us by Kat T. Masen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe trouble with love is timing is everything…AmeliaI was never supposed to fall in love with an older man. Let alone a man who is practically family.We were too much, too soon. Our families were caught in the crossfire of our forbidden affair. So, we said our goodbyes.Four years have passed, and my ex is back from London.He’s just as devastatingly handsome as I remember... -
Holding On by Pamela Clare
A hero barely holding on… Harrison Conrad returned to Scarlet Springs from Nepal, the sole survivor of a freak accident on Mt. Everest. Shattered and grieving for his friends, he vows never to climb again and retreats into a bottle of whiskey—until Kenzie Morgan shows up at his door with a tiny puppy asking for his help... -
Only You: A Standalone Contemporary Romance by K.T. Quinn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was supposed to be a relaxing vacation to Rome.Then the pandemic hit.Now I’m quarantined in an empty hotel until things blow over.But considering who’s in the room next to mine?Things could be a lot worse.Donovan Russo is the full package.Tall, tan, and stupidly handsome.It started when I traded him a bottle of wine for fresh pasta,But soon we’re sharing a lot more than food and stories... -
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Seeking Shadows by K.E. Osborn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if the woman I fell for was in love with someone else? The man who claimed her heart is my VP, the same man I need to respect and follow his orders. But now that I'm no longer a prospect, it's difficult to find my place... -
Secretive by K.E. Osborn, Addison Jane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey see me as weak.Just a scared kid.The moment my big sister took me away from the club, it sealed my fate as a burden.As the son of a president for the Houston Defiance MC, I was born into power. I’m destined to lead. My father and older brother before me, I should follow in their footsteps. But they don’t see me that way.The only path to keep me safe is to ship me off... -
One Night Bride by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJUST ENGAGED. WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT LOVE? The plan was simple: find the perfect girl, wife her for a few months, and save my parents from a stinging case of heartbreak. That was before I got my first taste of Skye's whip-sharp tongue. Before she woke up wearing my ring and a hundred questions. Before I found out it takes more than a million dollars to put the sun back in her smile... -
A Change Of Pace by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOnce a man who lived by the letter of the law. Newt Tobias will do anything for his little girl. Even take early retirement, sell his city home, and move to cottage country, hoping that the simpler life will provide a better balance for his troubled teenage daughter. Yet, not long after they’ve settled, he finds himself toe-to-toe with a stubborn, fiery tempered woman with pretty brown eyes... -
You Do Something to Me by Bella Andre
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlec Sullivan has always believed he has it all. A billion-dollar private aviation business. A penthouse apartment in New York City. Beautiful women who know better than to expect him ever to fall in love. And great siblings for whom he’d do anything... -
Dirty Rich One Night Stand: Two Years Later by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCONTINUING CAT AND REESE'S STORY (read the beginning of their story in Dirty Rich One Night Stand) Get ready for Cat and Reese’s story to continue in this novel that will test Cat and Reese’s relationship. Reese is preparing and trying the second hardest trial of his career when the past comes back to haunt him and Cat, just as their lives are getting ready to change irrevocably... -
Asher by Alex Wolf
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAsher Grayson is a billionaire, a publishing powerhouse.He crushes the competition and absorbs them into his empire.Mara Monroe is a small-town journalist whose company verges on bankruptcy.Destroying the little newspaper should be less than a day’s work. A speck on Asher’s radar. But, there’s something about her.She makes him weak—peels back layers he didn’t know existed... -
Message from a Mistress by Niobia Bryant
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRomance Novel - African American about a group of friends and their husbands, but one of the friends is the mistress... -
Chance Encounters by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThere are three kinds of nerdy women in the world. - The Sexy Nerd - The Confident Nerd; and - The So-Socially-Awkward-it’s-Painful-to-Watch Nerd. You can probably guess which one I am. After witnessing me making a fool of myself, Chance Hoffman decided to take pity on me. He’s smart, sexy, charming, and totally out of my league… and for some unexplainable reason, he wants to help me... -
Saviour by Lesley Jones
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 17 ratings*Saviour has recently undergone a complete edit and now includes a glossary of terms, playlist and a bonus chapter. Please contact Amazon for your free update if you previously purchased from them* Lauren has decided her marriage is over, but has yet to tell Jay, her abusive husband of the past twenty five years... -
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Craving Kara by Nicole Jacquelyn
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsKara MacKenzie has known since she was fifteen years old that the only way to protect the people you love is by telling them nothing.She’d gotten good at keeping secrets.The day Draco Harrison got out of prison she knew she was in serious trouble. It was impossible to keep secrets from the person who knew you almost as well as you knew yourself.Her plan was to avoid him at all costs... -
Mr. Fantasy by Cambria Hebert
Better than your reality…A Caribbean island.A rich CEO.A woman thrown overboard. A delicious one-night stand.Want to know what happens next?Find all the answers and more between the pages of this sizzling standalone romance—Mr. Fantasy.*Mr... -
Tabitha in the Moonlight by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHer Prince Charming? Sister Tabitha was an efficient nurse, but when it came to matters of the heart she was less sure of herself. So when she fell in love, she had no idea how to deal with her feelings. Was that why the Dutch surgeon Marius van Beek called her Cinderella? If only Marius would ride up on a white horse and ask for her hand in marriage... -
Possessing My Lily by Haley Travis
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom the second her delicate body thumped into my chest, I knew Lily was mine. It's the deepest feeling I've ever had.Every detail of my gorgeous, sweet girl is precious. Perfect. Yet she's sensitive about certain things, and doesn't trust that we're already together. She just moved south with her two sisters to escape the cold... -
It Must Be Your Love by Bella Andre
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsSuccessful Seattle Realtor Mia Sullivan is nobody’s fool…apart from that one week five years ago when she gave away her heart to a sexy musician who gave her nothing in return but a few sinfully perfect days—and nights—in his bed. Though she swears she never wants to see him again, he’s the one man she’s never been able to forget...Categorized as:
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A Broken Soul (the Pembrooke series) by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s terrified of loving her. Quinn Mallick already had his happily-ever-after, and in the blink of an eye it was ripped away from him. Now he’s content to walk through the rest of his life carrying the weight of that guilt on his shoulders. He’s convinced he doesn’t deserve a second chance... -
Listed: Volume IV by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is Volume IV of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help...Categorized as:
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Somehow, Some Way by Jennifer Probst
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBolivar Randy Heart (aka Brady) knows exactly what he wants next in life: the perfect wife. Raised in a strict traditional family household, he seeks a woman who is sweet, conservative, and eager to settle down. With his well-known protective and dominant streak, he needs a woman to offer him balance in a world where he relishes control... -
Crazy about Cameron by Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCrazy about Cameron is the third of four books about the Philadelphia-based, wildly-handsome Winslow brothers who are all on the look-out for love. (Say what? Not so much...Brooks and Pres are OFF. THE. MARKET, and Chris is so distracted with his campaign, he can't see what - or who - is right under his nose...Categorized as:
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Styled by Piper Lawson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI have a type. Tall. Blond. Sarcastic. Awkward as hell.That’s right, my type is me. Because I’m better off spending my time alone than with a guy.Which doesn't matter since this month, I’m on an open-ended ticket to LA to find a new boutique for TRAVESTY. Not to find a rebound for the breakup that blew my mind. I’m ready to forget all about dicks... -
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Pure Gold by Lucy Darling
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLuck has always been on my side. I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and the world laid at my feet for the taking. I didn’t take it.Even so, luck kept coming. I turned my silver spoon into a gold one. Still I didn’t care, had no real plan for my future. It would just happen for me like everything else, right? No problem.Until her... -
Baby By Accident by Caro LaFever
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA bad boy. An ice princess. And a secret she won’t reveal. When a pirate playboy takes over her family’s financial company, Lise Helton can find nothing to like about the man. Except for the inconvenient lust she feels every time she’s in a room with him... -
Scorpio by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAs my bestie likes to say, the way to get over a man is to get under another. But getting under a man like Scott Danger might be more than I can handle. He’s the heir to Danger Enterprises. Possessive, ambitious, and passionate, he'll totally eat me alive. He’s a predator caged in gilded threads, and I want to run just so he’ll chase me . . . catch me . . . take me. Shit... -
A Very Mountain Man Christmas by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat happens when your pretend husband happens to be the man of your dreams?Tilly:It all started ten months ago. I had just gotten to Fallen Peak and met my new boss.Ledger Miles.He’d be the man of her dreams if he wasn’t such a jerk.When the accident happens and I’m called to the hospital, I’m shocked to learn that Ledger doesn’t remember his life... -
Summer Angel by Suzie O'Connell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFive years ago, Ben Conner killed a man. If that were the worst of it, he could have swallowed the guilt, but the man had a son—an eleven-year-old boy who was now no one’s son... -
HEAT by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeckett Montgomery is a well-known detective in the New York area. He takes his job seriously and has little time for anything else. During an investigation in to a series of break in’s of an apartment building on 32nd St., he finds himself getting a little too involved. What had always in the past been his job, now felt as if it was so much more... -
Fat Cat Liar by Ahren Sanders
The night I met Greer Palmer was no coincidence. The plan was perfect. Everything was in place. All I had to do was get her attention and the rest would take its course. What I didn’t plan was my reaction the first time she spoke. “Are you okay?” Three little words… That’s all it took for her to steal my breath and shatter every thing I’d expected... -
Protecting Kate by Amy J. Hawthorn
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTrent Dawson, horse trainer and former soldier, smells trouble at a simple charity auction. His good intentions get the better of him and he bids a small fortune on a damsel in distress. It turns out there's far more than meets the eye to the former Ms. Kentucky and their chemistry is off the charts... -
Every Time We Touch by J.E. Parker
She’s fighting to keep her head above water… He’s drowning in guilt. -Kyle- As a kid my life was perfect. I had everything I could ever want. Amazing parents, a loving little sister. Then it all changed. In the blink of an eye, my heart died. My soul fractured, my happiness vanished. For years I felt nothing but pain. Then Carissa walked into my life... -
Clash Of The Nannies by Bella Jewel
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA nanny is what I am.I'm a good one, too.When I'm hired by a biker and his rich woman, I can't say no.I can't afford to say no.I've never worked for a biker before, and I certainly haven't worked for one who is this damned moody and did I mention oh, so gorgeous?Still, here I am.I need the money.I need to escape my past.I need something, anything, to make the demons go away... -
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Christmas Crush by Mink
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWatching Ruby build a life away from Reindeer Valley hasn’t been easy, but I had to let her spread her wings and find out what she really wants. I’ve known what I wanted from the moment I saw her in high school. But I was a jerk then, someone who didn’t understand what love truly meant. Now I do.And now it’s time for Ruby to come home... -
The Truth by Karin Tabke
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill the truth set her free...or break her heart? Since meeting the enigmatic Simon, Katrina Winslow's life has been one roller coaster ride after another. Deep down, she's certain the man who rocks her world in bed just might be the one to save her career and earn her love... -
Priceless by Sherryl Woods
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCharismatic playboy Mack Carlton lit up a room - even a hospital room - like no one else. Dr. Beth Browning had to admit Mack's visits were a tonic for her young patient, but her own reaction was much more confusing... Although Beth didn't ask for a second opinion on her future with Mack, his aunt Destiny offered her prognosis: marriage... -
Countdown to Midnight by Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter a busy Christmas surrounded by the wedded bliss of their three married sisters, still-single Elizabeth and Jane Story deserve a little fun for New Years!Heading to the ultra-exclusive Point on Saranac Lake, they expect a week of ski, snow and socializing . . . what they get is a computer glitch that double-books their luxury slopeside condo to handsome Bostonians, Merit and Amity Atwell... -
A Matter of Chance by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWas she in the right place at the wrong time?Cressida had lost her parents and badly needed a new focus. So going to Holland to help an elderly Dutch doctor with a book he was writing, giving up her own nursing job for a while, seemed ideal. Her new employer had two partners. One was elderly and friendly, like himself, while the other was younger and...not quite so friendly... -
A Kiss in the Shadows by Eve Kincaid, Lily Danes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsErin Grady is used to taking care of people. That’s why she’s thrilled to finally realize her dream of opening a clinic…and why she’s willing to overlook where the money came from—until a determined prosecutor comes sniffing around. Will Patton is desperate to leave the small fogbound town of Lost Coast Harbor and build a real career for himself...
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