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Loving You by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIn the long-awaited conclusion to the Wanted, Broken and Love Wanted in Texas series, New York Times bestselling author Kelly Elliott brings you a story filled with angst, cowboys and fairytale love. Taylor Atwood and Jase Morris finally found their way to one another. Life couldn't have been more perfect for either one of them as they began to build a future together... -
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Time for Love by Marie Force
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsDr. David Lawrence has spent the last two years atoning for his sins and recovering from the devastating breakup with Gansett Island golden girl Janey McCarthy. As the island's only doctor, he's had ample opportunity to show his fellow island residents that there's more to him than the guy who disappointed Janey so profoundly... -
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![Loving You by Allie Everhart]()
Loving You by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSince 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... -
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Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWolfe Emerson is notorious for two things: being an absolute beast in a boxing ring and being a voluntary mute. His story remains unspoken and he prefers to live his life in silence. That is, until, his world is turned upside down when he meets someone who is louder than life... -
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![Maximum Risk by Ruth Cardello]()
Maximum Risk by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMax Andrade:. Rich, bold, unapologetic. He is a man who doesn’t hear the word no—until he meets Tara. In his obsession to have her, he’ll offer her anything—except his heart. Tara Holmes:. Outspoken, hardworking, levelheaded. She makes her living by exposing unfaithful spouses. She doesn’t believe in love, especially not with a man who sees her as nothing more than a challenge... -
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Path To Realization by TheFeveredBookaholic
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAsher Pryce hides behind a wall of secrets he's spent most of his life building up. How else is the adopted child whose birth parents run a drug cartel supposed to fit in? He's notorious for his overconfident swagger and total lack of patience for bullshit - a master of masks. The one thing in his life he can't fake? His feelings for his best friend's twin sister... -
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Hushed Torment by Bella Jewel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFrom USA Today, and international bestseller, comes the second book in the Iron Fury MC! One accident changed my life. One single second changed everything for me. In one terrifying moment, everything I knew was gone. Music is the only thing that keeps me holding on. When the opportunity arises for me to tour with country music star, Scarlett Belle, I take it. An escape. A chance... -
![The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott]()
The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsBillionaire Max Hamilton thought he was finally starting to find contentment, more than two years after losing his wife Mia in a tragic drowning accident. He'd been reunited with a sister he hadn’t realized existed. Finally he had family again, a reprieve from the pain and loneliness that had haunted him since his devastating loss...Categorized as:
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Half My Blood by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIt’s summer in Knoxville, and if the outlaw crew at Dartmoor Inc. thought they were getting a respite from the drama…they were kidding themselves. Almost a year ago, Mercy’s dying mother claimed he had a half-brother, sired by the beloved father he’d always thought infallible, raised by another man as his own... -
![Crash & Burn by Jaci J.]()
Crash & Burn by Jaci J.
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt's a constant battle between us now. I give, and he just takes, and we can't go on like this. Saying that we've been through a lot is an understatement of a lifetime. After everything that we had overcome, we were here, together and alive... -
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Entangled by S.E. Hall
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThings heat up, and not just the Georgia summertime, when Dane and Laney go head to head over plans for her new duplex. But Laney's got his number, and knows just how to coerce her bossy, domineering man. Spend the summer with the gang and find out. .. just how many is a crowd? The members of the Evolve Crew are getting older; so is the content. Mature audiences recommended. -
![Actually Love - Jessie & Zach by Melanie Shawn]()
Actually Love - Jessie & Zach by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsReal or fake. As VP of public relations for SPC, the beautiful and talented Jessie Sloan, knew the difference. The order and control she had in her life was real. Love was fake and she didn’t have time for fake. Win or lose. Sexy, sculpted boxing champ Zach Courtland has had his share of losses in life, but inside the ring, he knew nothing but wins... -
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Muffler's Mayhem by Elizabeth Knox, Charli Childs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI lost her once, and I'll be damned if I lose her again. Muffler. Beretta and I had a relationship many years ago, only, we were the only two who knew about it. Now she's been in an accident and is suffering from amnesia. The doctors tell us her memories will come back with time, but to go along with what she thinks. Only, she thinks it's the time period when we're still together... -
![Collateral Damage by Kaylea Cross]()
Collateral Damage by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPride tore them apart…. Warrant Officer Honor Girard made the worst mistake of her life in walking away from the man she promised to marry—and she knows it. An attack on base unexpectedly pushes them together and in the aftermath she realizes she can’t let him go a second time. Only he’s not willing to let her back in...Categorized as:
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![The Dying Game by Beverly Barton]()
The Dying Game by Beverly Barton
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsPlay To Win. .. It's the ultimate game--the adrenaline surge of the hunt, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. For in this game, the rules are simple: To win, you only have to kill. To lose, you will have to die. .. Play To Scream. .. The victims are former beauty queens found with a single rose beside their bodies... -
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Sweet Little Thing by Renee Carlino
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsEver wonder what happened after the final pages of Sweet Thing? From his candid and sometimes neurotic point of view, Will tells all in this musical and sexy follow-up novella to Renée Carlino’s USA Today Bestseller. Life is pure bliss for Mia and Will. They have a puppy, a loft in Brooklyn, and a new music studio on the rise... -
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Worth Fighting For by Kirsty Moseley
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsKirsty Moseley brings us the sequel to Fighting to be Free. Sometimes in life you have to walk away . . . Leaving Jamie Cole was the hardest thing Ellie Pearce ever had to do. Somehow, she moved on. She made a new life in a new city with a new man. So when a family tragedy calls Ellie back home, she believes all her old feelings for Jamie-the hunger, the heat, the heartbreak-are safely behind her... -
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Unexpected Treasure by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsThe Andersons are back in this exciting new line of the bestselling series everyone is talking about. In this new series, you will meet Richard Storm and his five children, and the circumstances that ripped him away from his brothers, Joseph and George Anderson. See how they finally meet. The bonds of an Anderson bloodline are too strong to keep their family apart forever...Categorized as:
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![Wrap Up My Life by Hayley Faiman]()
Wrap Up My Life by Hayley Faiman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s the holidays in East Texas. The A/C is cranked down. The Old Ladies have decorated the clubhouse with care, hoping big bearded men will adorn them with gifts. She never wants to celebrate Christmas again. He wants nothing more than to meet her beneath the mistletoe. Lies don't just hurt the liar. They destroy every life that is somehow touched by that lie... -
![Bones by the Wood by Catherine Johnson]()
Bones by the Wood by Catherine Johnson
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSteve ‘Dizzy’ Disraeli has been the Sergeant at Arms of the Priests MC, Louisiana for fifteen years; he’s been a member for more than twenty. Now his president has a big task for him, Samuel Carter has asked him to travel to move back to his native Texas to head up a new charter of the Priests MC... -
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Mending by J.B. McGee
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsGabby has finally started to break down the walls she has worked so hard to build up from all of the heartache she has felt through the years, just as ghosts from Bradley's past begin to show themselves. Will Gabby find healthy ways to cope with the new heartache she experiences or will she go back to running from the people who pose a risk of hurting her? -
![The Sassy One by Susan Mallery]()
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... -
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Rock Stars Do It by Jasinda Wilder
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratings***Enjoy all three of the Rock Stars Do It stories in one volume! ***. Rock Stars Do It Harder. Chase Delany is a rock star. Rock stars are expected to rock hard onstage and party even harder offstage. Chase is living up to those expectations, and then some. He leaves everything he's got onstage, and drowns the ache in his soul at the bottom of a tequila bottle. And then there are the girls. . -
![Everything for Us by M. Leighton]()
Everything for Us by M. Leighton
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsWhen it comes to passion this hot, it’s all or nothing. Olivia Townsend’s wealthy cousin Marissa had everything a girl could ask for—a great job, a privileged life, and all the friends she wanted. Or, at least, all the friends money could buy. But one case of mistaken identity has turned her privileged world upside down... -
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![Love Resolution by Michelle Mankin]()
Love Resolution by Michelle Mankin
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTo forgive or not to forgive…. There’s a storm brewing at Black Cat Records and lead singer Marcus Anthony and guitarist Avery Jones are at the center of it. Brutal Strength is leaving Vancouver and heading out on a big stadium tour with the reprobate rockers from Tempest as their opening act... -
![Dirty Debt: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Teagan Kade, Sennah Tate]()
Dirty Debt: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Teagan Kade, Sennah Tate
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne way or another, baby, I always get what I'm owed. MAX. "I do my job without hesitation, but Dawn has me questioning everything. ". If a girl can’t pay her debt, my boss sends her to hook at one of his nightclubs. But I can’t let that happen to Dawn. She’s innocent, pure. She doesn’t know evil like I do. I’ll do anything to protect her. Even if it breaks me... -
![Donovan by Jessica Gadziala]()
Donovan by Jessica Gadziala
There were secrets hidden in the years between when he ran illegal street races and when he’d joined the MC. But Donovan figured enough time had passed that they weren’t going to come back to haunt him. Until he was riding alone on a backroad one night, and those old ghosts showed back up, ready to exact revenge. But then there she was. His savior... -
![Ex Best Thing by Marika Ray]()
Ex Best Thing by Marika Ray
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFirst rule in the sister’s handbook: don’t date your sister’s ex-boyfriend. Oops. If there was one man on the planet I shouldn’t be looking at twice, it’s Daire Beneventi. Sure, he’s my sister’s ex, but he’s also the leather jacket to my quilt tote bag... -
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Payback by Sofia Daniel
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve been beaten, bullied, and isolated. And now I’m ready to right all wrongs. The truth is out and secrets uncovered. I’m mad and hell-bent on getting payback. I’ll make them hurt. Make them bleed. Make them wish they’d never messed with me or my boys. But first, I have to let go of past hurts. Heal my broken heart and reunite my harem... -
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The Chase by Erin McCarthy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsKendall Holbrook is determined to make it to the top, even with the challenge of being a woman on the male-dominated racing circuit. She doesn't have time for romance-especially not with racing rival Evan Monroe, the man who nearly crushed her dream years ago... -
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In Harmony by Helena Newbury
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe'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... -
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Avery by Kat Savage
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAvery Fletcher makes a better friend than a lover—at least he thinks so. Well, him and every woman he’s ever dated. Now his encounters are brief and satisfying. There’s really no need to complicate things. Though, when he sits alone on his porch listening to the cicadas, he has a brief lapse in judgment and yearns for someone to talk to. Helena Davenport doesn’t need a man—nor does she want one... -
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The Perfect Neighbor by Nora Roberts
In New York, people were supposed to ignore their neighbours. But that was a rule that Cybil Campbell had never learned. When the sunny brunette knocks on her new neighbour's door, she expected that they would make a connection - after all, she knew everyone else in the apartment block. Preston McQuinn wasn't interested in small talk... -
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Breath on the Wind by Catherine Johnson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCharlie “Chiz” Davis is a committed brother of The Priests MC, but even within the world of the outlaw motorcycle club, he’s considered to be a little extreme. His little quirks weren’t an issue in his role as Enforcer; in fact they were downright useful, although, occasionally they caused a problem or two... -
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![Enticing Interlude by Michelle Mankin]()
Enticing Interlude by Michelle Mankin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo the talented vocalist Justin Jones, love is merely a game that he plays by his own rules. But to Bridget Dubois, love and heartache are one and the same. Broken too many times before, the delicate beauty keeps her emotions carefully concealed. Bridget has her own set of rigid rules when it comes to men...Categorized as:
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![Weddings in White: Unlikely Lover/The Princess Bride/Callaghan's Bride by Diana Palmer]()
Weddings in White: Unlikely Lover/The Princess Bride/Callaghan's Bride by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnlikely Lover Mari Raymond's matchmaking aunt had pulled a fast one. She'd tricked oilman Ward Jessup into inviting her young niece to his ranch--and persuaded Mari to accept the invitation and help the elderly rancher write his memoirs. But Mari quickly discovered that Ward was anything but old. .. and Ward found out that Mari was hardly a helpless young girl... -
![A MacKenzie Christmas by Liliana Hart]()
A MacKenzie Christmas by Liliana Hart
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 24 ratings**A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR**. Dear Readers,. A CHRISTMAS WISH is a continuation of Dane MacKenzie's story, DANE, which can be found for free at all retailers. It is highly recommended that you start with DANE since A CHRISTMAS WISH takes up where that novella ends... -
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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... -
![Truth or Dare by Lori Foster]()
Truth or Dare by Lori Foster
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThree best friends find this is one game you might never outgrow . . . Truth Or Dare. Satisfy Me. Asia Michaels and her friends find themselves tantalized by a quiet new arrival in their small town--and by its possibilities. One thing leads to another as truth leads to dare, and Asia's in the arms of a man who gives her answers to all of the questions she could never ask . . . Indulge Me... -
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His Call by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratings22,000 words. Ten scenes. Seven you thought you knew. Three you never did. In this CALL series novella, get inside Aaron Stone's head for the very first time. Experience some of your favourite scenes from LATE CALL and FINAL CALL from his point of view and enjoy three brand new scenes you always wondered about. .. -
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Breakfast in Bed by Robin Kaye
"DELIGHTFULLY FUN, WITTY ROMANCE. .. A WRITER TO WATCH. " -- Booklist. From Romance Writers of America GOLDEN HEART AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR Robin Kaye, the third funny, sexy, contemporary romance from a fresh new voice in romance fiction. He'd be Mr. Perfect if he wasn't a perfect mess. . -
![Best Man for Hire by Tawna Fenske]()
Best Man for Hire by Tawna Fenske
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA satisfying category romance from Entangled's Lovestruck imprint…. So perfect he's almost too good to be true…. Anna Keebler makes a living being unconventional. A wedding planner who specializes in more… unusual ceremonies, Anna's client list includes everything from nudists to paintballers to Little Red Riding Hood enthusiasts... -
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Silent Night Man by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis Christmas, New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer revisits a tale of danger and true love under the mistletoe…What does Millie Evans want in her stocking for Christmas? Just one thing…to feel safe. Even though her stalker is dead, he arranged for a hit man to kill her. Now the special government agent Millie has loved from afar for years has vowed to protect her...Categorized as:
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![Ash to Steele by Karen-Anne Stewart]()
Ash to Steele by Karen-Anne Stewart
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEmma. Who I am and all I believe is marred with just one glance into angry, steel blue eyes. He seems to control my air, my ability to breathe. He makes me crave everything I know is a sin. Pure becomes tainted and lines are blurred. It's my fault; I'm the one who isn't strong enough. I've been damaged. .. broken. Breck's words haunt me. .. 'There's a consequence for every choice you make...Categorized as:
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![Judith by Betty Neels]()
Judith by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the hurly-burly of the big London hospital where she had been working, Judith found it a very pleasant change to be offered a private job looking after a charming patient, Lady Cresswell, in the Lake District. Her patient gave her no trouble at all--which was more than could be said for her son, the disagreeable Professor Charles Cresswell... -
![Now And Forever by Diana Palmer]()
Now And Forever by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCharismatic Phoenix mayor Bryan Moreland had already won the devotion of his constituents and was well on his way to getting reporter Carla Maxwell's vote . . . until she found out that the hunky leader wasn't all he claimed to be... -
![You're The One by Robin Kaye]()
You're The One by Robin Kaye
Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins. Logan Blaise expected to be taking a quick break from his successful vineyard in Napa to visit his hometown of Brooklyn. But what he finds is a complete mess: His father is sicker than he'd imagined, and Logan is responsible for keeping the family restaurant running smoothly... -
![Cowboy Dark by Tess Oliver]()
Cowboy Dark by Tess Oliver
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCowboy Dark is the first 40,000 word novella in the Summer Romance Collection. When sixteen-year-old Sterling Mayfield learns that her dad has booked a family vacation at a dude ranch, she is less than thrilled. It is their first vacation since the tragic death of her mother two years earlier... -
![Hard Rocked by Clara Bayard]()
Hard Rocked by Clara Bayard
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsGetting a job with a famous rock band on their first European tour sounds like a dream come true. And for Becca Hall it is - at first. Using her smarts, organization skills and unflappable nature, the plus-size beauty makes herself indispensable quickly. It's everything she wanted... -
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Bad Boys with Red Roses by Janelle Denison, Tina Donahue
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet the bad boys women love to love--the ones who break everybody's rules and live by their own. But sooner or later, every bad boy meets his match in that special woman who makes him believe. . . and behave. Still Mr. & Mrs. Janelle Denison...
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