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It'll Be An Adventure by Cherise Sinclair
From NYT & USA Today Bestselling author Cherise Sinclair comes an outstanding addition to the beloved Masters of the Shadowlands series. The secret of author Murphy’s success is hands-on research. Murphy loves writing popular Regency thrillers and jumping into new adventures under the guise of research. For one novel, she’d joined a K9 search-and-rescue group—and liked it so much she stayed... -
Brie's Russian Fantasy by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsRussian intrigue, startling revelations, and submissive enlightenment… Brie’s trip to Russia exceeds her wildest dreams. The bond between Master and Brie grows deeper as he opens up about his mysterious past. While the Russian Dom, Rytsar Donkova, reveals his true nature, introducing the young submissive to a different side of BDSM... -
Brie Submits to Her Master by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsBrie's Master has special plans for his submissive at the Training Center, giving her the chance to see her former trainers and visit with her best friend, Lea. Brie’s education continues when she scenes with her new Master at The Haven, but the Wolf has returned and will not be deterred. His deception threatens to tear away everything Brie holds dear, but Master is not a man to be trifled with... -
Brie Faces Her Master's Fears by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBrie is thrilled by the secret Master reveals. Their D/s relationship and love deepens as he teaches her his preferences and shares another aspect of his past. Tragically, a meeting with her nemesis starts a disastrous chain of events. The aftermath of which leads her Master to make a decision Brie never sees coming... -
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Brie Discerns Master's Heart by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBrie's AG series #6Master has revealed himself in small doses, only hinting about the tragedy in his past. Things are about to shift as Brie comes face to face with Master’s greatest adversary. Huge changes are rushing towards our young submissive. The wolf must be confronted, her documentary is about to discover its fate and Master will bare a part of himself kept hidden until now... -
Brie Surrenders her Heart by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBrie’s submissive journey has been marked with self-discovery, humor, and sexual exploration. To her delight, Brie is about to enjoy the best scene ever with Master, carrying her to heights never imagined. Friendships deepen, a challenge is accepted, and her film career is launched. But life is a balance.. -
Hoping for Love by Marie Force
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 35 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... -
Total Submission by Roxy Sloane
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHer secrets are tearing us apart, but I can’t give up on us yet. When I’m with her, the beast inside me is tamed. My every craving sated by her gentle touch.I won’t let her go without a fight.No matter what the cost, I will protect her. She belongs to me now... -
Accidental Hero (Heart of a Wounded Hero) by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe worst day of my life is the one that people can't stop asking me about. Mabel:When my car breaks down one night, I'm sure that I'm about to be murdered. Isn't that how most horror stories start? Instead, I'm saved by a grumpy giant. Jonah isn't much of a talker but that's okay because I am... -
The Sassy One by Susan Mallery
For the Marcelli sisters of California wine country, the season is ripe for romance! Francesca Marcelli married at eighteen -- right on schedule, according to her warm, colorful family, who have always said a beauty like Francesca need never worry about finding love... -
Pinch Me by Tymber Dalton
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen Laura Spaulding awakens in a hospital to learn a vicious attack has stolen her memories, all she has are her strong, instinctive emotions for close friends and her fiancé, Rob. Rob Carlton is more than just Laura’s fiancé—he’s also her Master... -
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... -
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.. -
Faithfully: A Club Decadence Novella by Maddie Taylor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the summer of 1979, single, smart, college-bound Joanna Beckett has her eye on the future. She isn't looking for love, but when she runs into Captain Peter Davis, who is nearly ten years her senior, she is smitten and falls for his warm heart, sharp mind, and commanding embrace. Despite his commitment to his career, Peter can't resist funny, flirtatious Joanna... -
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UNTamed by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI still am the dirty, poor girl… …with everyone staring right at me. Look. I took on ‘the Rulz’. Those who do that never get a happy ending in life. So why would I expect anything less? Secrets from my past come to the surface, and the last person I expect to see shows up. I have to question who is a friend, who is fake, and who is an enemy. I’m not rich... -
Never Say Never by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrevious cover edition for ASIN B00OMDNOMCFor all editions see hereLose yourself in this sensual, sexy and steamy erotic romance between Billionaire, Bryce Van Der Linden, and former real estate queen-turned-escort Sofia Herrera is this sensual and tumultuous billionaire romance.I never imagined I’d be forced in this position, but I really don’t have a choice after my financial debacle... -
Can't Walk Away by Molly McLain
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA convenient, casual, and completely orgasmic fling. What more could a girl want? For the past year, barista Ally Barrett has been content to spend her weekends distracting River Bend’s hottest commodity—the sexy, too-serious sheriff. Their casual arrangement suits her independent nature just fine…until it doesn’t... -
Blacklist Hookup by Sadie Haller
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLooking to hook up with a kinky fellow celebrity near you when nobody--literally nobody--can know you're the opposite of vanilla?There’s an app for that.Quietly warn a fellow actress not to be alone with a certain producer and… BOOM. I’m dumped from Hollywood’s A-list to everyone’s blacklist in the blink of an upload... -
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... -
An Heir to Make a Marriage by Abby Green
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA legacy maid in Manhattan In desperation to save her father, housekeeper Rose O'Malley thinks she can trap a man... -
Da Rocha's Convenient Heir by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAn heir for the Da Rocha legacy… Secured with a ring! Tycoon Zac’s wedding to innocent waitress Freddie is pure convenience. Dark-hearted Zac will help keep Freddie’s family together, if she provides him with a Da Rocha baby! He’s confident their insatiable passion will soon burn out. But when Freddie falls pregnant, Zac realizes he craves more than just an heir...Categorized as:
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Worth the Risk by Karen Erickson
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"How to make a strong man fall hard? Refuse him. " Hunter Worth lives life to the absolute fullest. As vice president and head of brand marketing for Worth Luxury Goods, he's brought his family's business firmly into the twenty-first century. Ruthless yet charming, he's now set his sights on the sexiest member of the marketing team. First thing on his agenda? Seduction... -
Bought Bride by Sam Crescent
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 12 ratings~Editor's Pick~ Rafe Shawl needs a wife. In order to inherit his father’s company, he has to be married, and the moment he bumps into Ellis Johnson, spilling coffee down her, he knows she’s the perfect woman for the job... -
Baby of His Revenge by Jennie Lucas
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"I can make you explode with pleasure…" Kassius Black rose from the ashes of his catastrophic childhood driven by revenge against the father who abandoned him. With near complete ownership of his father's assets, Kassius's last vengeful step is to present him with an heir he'll never get to know! "And if I'm wrong, I will pay you ten million dollars... -
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Worth Fighting For by Zoe Blake
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe wasn't interested in dating a domineering Marine. He wasn't taking no for an answer. When you agree to help your best friend break into her ex-boyfriend’s apartment, you can expect a few complications. A half-naked, hot-as-hell Marine bursting in, demanding to know what is going on, is not one of them! Sage is an intelligent, independent woman... -
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... -
Bought: The Greek's Innocent Virgin by Sarah Morgan
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAt Angelos Zouvelekis's command, cafe waitress Chantal will play the part of his bride-to-be. He will shower her with exquisite jewels and silks...and she will repay him in kind!He wants his recompense in the bedroom! Angelos worships Chantal's body, although he thinks she's a devious gold digger. But his arrogance is shattered when he discovers Chantal is a virgin... -
The Desert King's Pregnant Bride (Unexpected Babies) (Unexpected Babies) by Annie West
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSheikh Khalid Bin Shareef has vowed never to get entangled with virgins. But innocent Maggie is too hard to resist--and he takes her...The next morning she disappears. But Maggie is unfinished business, and he has her sent to his kingdom. There they discover the consequence of their night of passion. Marriage is the only answer--but it must be one with no emotions, no expectations of love...Categorized as:
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The Consequence He Must Claim by Dani Collins
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHer boss… Sorcha Kelly fell head over heels for her impossibly irresistible boss years ago. When she discovered he was dutifully engaged, she had to leave to protect her heart. However, her resignation broke the seal on the dangerous chemistry that always simmered between them, and that evening it consumed them both...Categorized as:
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Blackmailed Bride, Inexperienced Wife by Annie West
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHard-hearted magnate Dario Parisi will reclaim his stolen birthright--even if it means forcing the granddaughter of his family's sworn enemy to marry him.Alissa Scott is certainly not the biddable wife Dario wanted--yet he's consumed by red-hot desire for his unwilling bride. So when she tries to change the rules, he demands she honor all her vows... -
A Marriage of Convenience by Jewel Amethyst
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter being left standing at the altar, Tamara needs someone to share the new home she can’t afford. Enter Kawbena Opoku, a gorgeous Ghanaian scientist in search of a green card, to fulfill Tamara’s needs—and the desires she didn’t know she had...Categorized as:
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Trapped by Vialli's Vows by Chantelle Shaw
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEscaping…with his heir! After falling for the notorious Italian tycoon, waitress Marnie Clarke is horrified to discover that—in Leandro Vialli's world—she's "his dirty little secret." It breaks her fragile heart and she flees with her dignity…and their unborn baby! Leandro refused to believe the child was his until a paternity test proved him wrong... -
Some Sugar by Sam Crescent
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFaith Bryant has two problems. One, she can’t stand her neighbor, and two, she can’t stop thinking about him. Hunter Graham is sexy, sinful, and totally off-limits. For a year, he’s played the main role in all of her fantasies. Only now, she doesn’t want him there. After seeing a few women—and a couple of men—leave his apartment crying, she knows he’s a bad guy... -
His Mountain Hostage by Jane Henry
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeilaI work for myself,I follow my own rules,And I do both well. Until the day Ransom comes for me. A dark alley. A stranger in the night. I wake up in a cabin in the mountains. Tied to his bed. He demands payback. Submission. Obedience. But nothing is as it seems, and I’m hiding a secret. Now I’m bound to him…His captive.His plaything…His mountain hostage... -
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His Virgin Acquisition by Maisey Yates
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDaring proposal... When Elaine gives her business presentation to Marco De Luca she thinks she can be cool, calm and collected. She's wrong! The fierce tycoon can see straight through her shapeless suits and scraped-back hair to get right under her skin... Ruthless awakening! She may have proposed marriage as the perfect business arrangement, but suddenly Elaine's not quite so confident... -
A Dark Sicilian Secret by Jane Porter
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe can run... Lethally attractive Vittorio d'Severano was everything Jillian Smith wanted - until she discovered his secret life, and her dreams of a happy-ever-after crumbled into dust... Brokenhearted and terrified, Jill disappeared...Categorized as:
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The Greek's Pregnant Lover by Lucy Monroe
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSelf-made billionaire Zephyr Nikos has come a long way from the streets of Athens, but his heart is stone-cold--like marble. He can't offer Piper Madison his love; instead he offers her his world--fine dining, private jet, rubbing shoulders with the rich and powerful... -
Bought For The Marriage Bed by Melanie Milburne
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNina's been left holding the baby, now her evil twin--who attempted to trap a wealthy playboy by getting pregnant--has passed away. Marc Marcello wants his brother's child--but, he mistakes prim librarian Nina for her trampy twin.Nina poses as her sister to protect the baby she loves. She'll let Marc buy "her" as his bride... -
The Billionaire's Baby Bargain by Shelli Stevens
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIndulge your fantasies with these steamy, contemporary romances about sexy, billionaire alpha males, and the women who capture their hearts. There’s nothing he won’t do… Searching for adventure, Chloe doesn’t expect to find it in the dark, sexy man who makes his desire—and his intentions to bed her—blatantly clear...Categorized as:
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Something Sweet by Sam Crescent
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCamden has sworn off women. After having his heart broken, and his dreams crushed, he’d rather focus on his work, and not women. However, his closest friends won’t let him hide. They have a woman for him, and they intend to set him up. Alyssa doesn’t need men. She has her friends, and her cooking, and her work... -
Wanting What You Get by Kathy Love
Chunky and unpopular in high school, Ellie Stepp was often the brunt of hurtful remarks and other cruel behavior. Now a librarian in the very town where she had such a miserable adolescence, Ellie has resigned herself to being overweight and single. But Ellie has always had a crush on Mason Sweet, and when they find themselves paired off at her sister's wedding, Mason is flirtatious... -
The Innocent's Dark Seduction by Jennie Lucas
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRoark Navarre is ruthless and relentless. He wants beautiful Lia, and he will have her! When he discovers that she is a virgin, taking his prize becomes even sweeter. But the innocent's dark seduction has only just begun!Many years ago, Lia was the innocent victim of Roark's merciless financial ruin of her father. But it's too late for regrets--soon she finds she's carrying his child... -
Pregnancy of Passion by Lucy Monroe
Rated: 3.54 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt was a year since their tempestuous affair had ended. So why was he back? Elisa trusted Salvatore di Vitale as far as she could throw him. And, as the wealthy Sicilian was over six feet tall, that wasn't very far. Salvatore told Elisa he had come to protect her. And if their close proximity led to passion... and if passion should lead to pregnancy.. -
The Melendez Forgotten Marriage (Bride on Approval) by Melanie Milburne
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen fragile Emelia awoke from her coma she had no recollection of the strikingly handsome man before her, whose eyes glittered like fine-cut gems--hard and impenetrable. But he aroused "something" within her....Javier Melendez had wed Emelia for convenience and bedded her for pleasure...Categorized as:
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F*cker Next Door by Sam Crescent
Rated: 3.45 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCassie Love cannot stand Slade Coal. He has absolutely no respect for personal boundaries—he’s also her next-door neighbor and her colleague, the smoking hot, oh-so-popular deputy. All the women in town love him, but not her. Nope. Slade has his eye on his sexy, curvy neighbor. She’s so prim and proper that he just wants to dirty her up a little... -
Curves for the Billionaire by Alexis Moore
Rated: 2.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen her late father's will stipulates that fuller-figured doctor Samantha McMillan must marry and have a child within three years, or lose her inheritance, her friend Zachary de Luca offers to marry her... -
Daughter of Hassan by Penny Jordan
Rated: 2.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSheikh Hassan Ibn Ahmed might be Danielles's stepfather, but he had always treated her as his own daughter, even though she was not Arab and did not share the tranditional Arab's attitude to arranged marriage. She was horrified when she realised Hassan's dearest wish was for her to marry his nephew, Jourdan, whom she had never met. And meeting Jourdan only confirmed her decision... -
His Wife For A While by Donna Clayton, Donna Fasano
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratings(This book is a revision of a title originally published by Harlequin.) Desperate Bachelor Ben Danvers was about to lose everything―unless he found a woman willing to become his wife. The terms of his grandfather's will were outrageous, but they were iron clad. Just when Ben was about to give up all hope, the last woman he ever expected to wed made a startling proposal... -
The Marriage Betrayal by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCareless passion, pregnancy surprisei 1/2 Sander Volakis goes his own way. Hei 1/2s forged his reputation in business, rather than relying on the family fortune, and indulges his darkly passionate, wild streak i 1/2 he has no intention of marryingi 1/2 He doesni 1/2t do country weekends, either... -
Greek Tycoon, Inexperienced Mistress by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.42 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLindy was amazed when shipping tycoon Atreus Drakos made her his mistress. "Her"--with her fuller figure and lowly lifestyle making candles and potpourri! However, Atreus seemed enchanted by her curves when he made passionate love to her at his country retreat...Categorized as:
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