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Rewriting You by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 3 ratingsI’m a mom to teenagers…. I’m also my late husband’s executioner. He was an abusive man on the fast track to devastation. He hung me from a fancy chandelier to die. Had my saviours driven the long way home, I wouldn’t be here today to tell my story. It’s been a long road since then, but my children and I have finally moved back to town. It’s time to lay some ghosts to bed...Categorized as:
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![Rising Storm by Kathleen Brooks]()
Rising Storm by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsKatelyn Jacks was used to being front and center as a model. But she never had to confront the Keeneston Grapevine! After retiring from the runway and returning to town to open a new animal clinic, Katelyn found that her life in the public eye was anything but over... -
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![About Last Christmas by Rachel Scott McDaniel]()
About Last Christmas by Rachel Scott McDaniel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s trying to avoid a holiday disaster. He’s trying to earn his way off her naughty list. Both need a Christmas Miracle. Greta Carlton is beautifully content running her antique shop in the snow-globe town of Silver Creek, sipping vanilla gingerbread lattes, and staying clear of drama... -
![Faking It with the Firefighter by Lilian Monroe, Mandy Michaels]()
Faking It with the Firefighter by Lilian Monroe, Mandy Michaels
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe deal was fake girlfriend, real chemistry, no strings attached. Abigail Stone owes Rex Montgomery a favor, and all he wants is a date to his brother's wedding. Fake it for a weekend, everyone walks away happy. But Rex isn't the good guy she thought she knew. And when they're forced to share more than just the charade, the line between pretend and reality starts to blur... -
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![Love Without Influence by Jade Dollston]()
Love Without Influence by Jade Dollston
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInfluence (noun): A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events. Monty. Boy meets Girl. Boy experiences severe intestinal distress and runs away. Boy returns and falls in love with Girl despite his… difficulties. Then Boy’s entire world explodes, shattered by outside influences that would have broken a weaker man. But not me... -
![Right Between the Eyes by Serenity Woods]()
Right Between the Eyes by Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA bet turns them from friends to lovers, but a secret stands in the way…. What would you do if your friends said they’d donate two-hundred dollars to a kids’ charity if you went on a date with your best mate? Billie is determined not to fall for Jonah Sharpe... -
![Wilde Forever by Suzanne Halliday]()
Wilde Forever by Suzanne Halliday
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfter an ugly divorce, Brynn Baron-Wilde swore off men and created a new life in a quaint upstate touristy town where she runs a successful bakery and tearoom. Brynn has everything mapped out and she’s got no time for distractions. And then along came Jackson Merrill – former Army medic turned talented renovation specialist. Jax enters Brynn’s well-ordered life and proceeds to shake up her world...Categorized as:
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![The Barista's Guide to the Perfect Steam by Valerie Pepper]()
The Barista's Guide to the Perfect Steam by Valerie Pepper
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJodi Bristol knows three things for bad things happen to good people; college girls order the most complicated coffee drinks; and Price Joseph will never see her as anything other than the barista who makes his vanilla oat-milk lattes... -
![Recipe for Rivals by Kasey Stockton]()
Recipe for Rivals by Kasey Stockton
She thought she could steer clear of romance in a town full of cowboys, but then she met the fireman. After signing divorce papers and leaving her New York life behind, Nova Walker needs a refuge. She finds it in small town Texas with her Aunt Gigi, along with the opportunity to earn her keep working in Gigi’s diner...Categorized as:
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![Rushing In by Alice Winters]()
Rushing In by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI finally have a chance to team up with Bradley, the hot fellow police officer that I've been longing to get closer to. Somehow, I haven't scared him off, even with my awkward flirting and my father telling him that I mimed giving birth to a cat as a child... -
![Black Light: Worthy by Stella Moore]()
Black Light: Worthy by Stella Moore
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHandling bossy, demanding millionaires is just a regular Tuesday for Katherine Callahan, one of the most in-demand financial planners on the east coast. Austin Barrick may be baseball’s biggest star, but she figures there’s not much difference between him and the rest of her clients. That is, until he walks into her office, flashes his million-dollar smile, and asks her to dinner... -
![Bayou Tonight by Erin Nicholas]()
Bayou Tonight by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA prequel to Gotta Be Bayou, book one in the Badges of the Bayou series. She’s so not his type. But he’s been thinking about her for almost a year now. He needs to figure out a way to get over her. Though kissing her at their friends’ wedding probably isn’t it…. FBI agent Spencer Landry is looking for a sweet, bubbly sunshine at home to balance out all the darkness he sees in his work... -
![Theirs to Covet by Tara Crescent]()
Theirs to Covet by Tara Crescent
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA threesome gone horribly wrong? Been there, done that. Once upon a time, I had a crush on Damien Cardenas. I stalked him into a private club. And then I had a threesome with him and his best friend, Julian. It was unexpectedly great. I thought we had something, the three of us. Chemistry. Passion. The kind of connection that doesn’t come along every day... -
![Becoming the Owners by Shaw Montgomery]()
Becoming the Owners by Shaw Montgomery
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll it took was one look for Ben to know he’d found his forever. He just needs to figure out how to get the enchanting man to come down from his gilded cage and see what is waiting for him down below. But when the stunning dancer in the cage spends more time hiding from the world than embracing it, Ben knows he’s going to have to get creative if he wants to catch the pretty bird’s attention... -
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![Lark by Alexa Land]()
Lark by Alexa Land
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if the most unlikely person you’d ever consider is exactly what you need? Lark. Most of the guys I meet just want to get me into bed. Then there’s this sexy firefighter named Dylan. I’m not sure what he wants from me, and I don’t think he knows, either. Even though we have nothing in common, we have a great time together, and our attraction is undeniable... -
![Courageous Beginnings by Ginny Sterling]()
Courageous Beginnings by Ginny Sterling
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirefighter Kyle Rimes couldn’t believe how his entire world turned upside down in the blink of an eye – nor how he was standing on an auction block, being foisted off to the highest bidder despite his protests... -
![So Wrong It's Right by Julie Johnson]()
So Wrong It's Right by Julie Johnson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShelby Hunt has the perfect life, married to the perfect man. At least, that’s what anyone would think, looking at her... -
![Sunstone: Mercy Book Three by Stjepan Šejić]()
Sunstone: Mercy Book Three by Stjepan Šejić
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo women deal with modern themes of sex, relationships, and fetishism in this erotic romantic comedy. "MERCY," Part Three. Loving someone means building a shrine within your heart dedicated to them. A shrine made of good memories and treasured moments. As the mercy arc reaches its third volume Anne is about to find the shrine of her heart ransacked by none other than the person it was devoted to... -
![A Fighting Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion]()
A Fighting Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsArmy Ranger Slater Cassidy has a very special – very sexy – target in his sights. Meeting gorgeous, smart, uber-snarky Casper Kennedy was the highlight of Slater’s last trip home to New York. The soldier in him carefully plans his conquest. Unfortunately, Casper’s wearing some seriously strong armor and Slater’s charm offensives bounce right off... -
![A Beautiful Purpose by Alicia Rae, Jovana Shirley]()
A Beautiful Purpose by Alicia Rae, Jovana Shirley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll Blake Johnson knows is the life of a Marine. After serving his country for eight years, he returns to his family for some rest and rehabilitation. Fighting an internal war, he battles the debate of extending his time in the military to keep serving alongside his brothers and sisters or transitioning back to civilian life and finding a new purpose... -
![The Dom: Steamy Boss Romance by M. S. Parker]()
The Dom: Steamy Boss Romance by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI make plans and follow through. I don’t take risks, not like this. But he distracts me in ways I never thought possible. I know the danger, but I dare to hope that he’ll change…for me. Manhattan Records’ employee Ashlee Webb knows it’s a bad idea to sleep with the company’s founder, Nate Lexington, but she’s helpless to stop... -
![Arrogant Officer by Lauren Runow, Jeannine Colette]()
Arrogant Officer by Lauren Runow, Jeannine Colette
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt all started when I got an email. Let me rephrase. A sextortion email from someone claiming they tapped into my computer and recorded me while watching an adult graphic video. If I don’t send them money, they’ll show everyone in my contact list. As a chemistry teacher at a private school, I panicked. Not only do I love my job, I need it...Categorized as:
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![Arrogant Officer: A RomCom Standalone by Lauren Runow, Jeannine Colette]()
Arrogant Officer: A RomCom Standalone by Lauren Runow, Jeannine Colette
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt all started when I got an email. Let me rephrase. A sextortion email from someone claiming they tapped into my computer and recorded me while watching an adult graphic video. If I don’t send them money, they’ll show everyone in my contact list. As a chemistry teacher at a private school, I panicked. Not only do I love my job, I need it... -
![Her Maryland Crabby Daddy by Golden Angel]()
Her Maryland Crabby Daddy by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGeographically UnDesirable. Crabs, good friends, and beer. That's pretty much what Ethan Davies' life consists of, and he's not looking to change it. He's certainly not looking for his sister's gorgeous, curvy best friend to turn his bachelor pad into her temporary home away from the Big Apple... -
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![Hero Debut by Angela Ruth Strong]()
Hero Debut by Angela Ruth Strong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Another sparkling feel-good romance, brimming with perfect doses of heart and heat! "-- Bethany Turner, award-winning author of The Do-Over. Gemma Bennett is the leading lady of her own life, and her true love is writing screenplays...Categorized as:
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![Bound by the Billionaire by Juliana Conners]()
Bound by the Billionaire by Juliana Conners
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis Christmas, the only thing I want tied up under the tree is her. For some, Christmas in New York means ice skating in Central Park. But for men like me with forbidden fantasies and money to fulfill them,. it means a secret party at Club Expose, where Paige seems out of place. She's young and innocent, with both dreams and curves she tries to hide... -
![A Banging New Year by Ellis O. Day]()
A Banging New Year by Ellis O. Day
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s New Year’s Eve and Adrian and Ellie meet again for another hot holiday. After Ellie’s disastrous breakup with her boyfriend, she’s done with alpha males. It’s a new year and time for her to find a new type of man. Until, sexy as sin Adrian enters her life once again. Adrian has no intention of letting Ellie get away from him... -
![One Hot Holiday by Cynthia Eden]()
One Hot Holiday by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe’s running for her life. He’s the safe haven she never expected to find. The holiday season is about to get HOT. Hiding out for the holiday season in the heart of the South? Not something that Haley Quick ever expected to have on her to-do list but then…she never expected her ex to want her dead, either. Turns out, life is full of surprises. Time to deal...Categorized as:
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![The Dom's Bride: A BDSM Romance by Penelope Bloom]()
The Dom's Bride: A BDSM Romance by Penelope Bloom
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI won a date with a billionaire. He promised me three things:. A crash course in BDSM,. A toe curling night,. And then he’d show me the door. End of story. Or is it? Stephanie. Maybe I was crazy for agreeing, but for once, I just wanted to feel something. Anything . I’ve spent my life running away from men who get too close. Call it a combination of emotional baggage and a fear of commitment... -
![Stealing the Silver Fox by Daniel May]()
Stealing the Silver Fox by Daniel May
Ezra Fontaine, a cutthroat CEO and divorcé, whose only soft spot is for his luxury car collection. Anton 'Tony' Cargill, a proud slacker and greasemonkey, who develops a work ethic for the first time in his life when he gets his hands on his richest (and finest) customer's private number. After a spontaneous string of drunken texts, Tony’s ‘natural gifts’ have Fontaine on the hook... -
![Touch Me by Melissa Schroeder]()
Touch Me by Melissa Schroeder
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA man trying to forget. Jackson Johnson had always planned to spend his life in the Marines serving his country—that is until he came back from a mission with memories he’d rather not have. He feels like he’s circling the drain until he meets the new tenant next door. An altercation with her unruly dog has them at odds. That is until he finds himself kissing her... -
![First Night (Club Volare, #.05): A Club Volare Prequel Novella (Club Volare .5) by Chloe Cox]()
First Night (Club Volare, #.05): A Club Volare Prequel Novella (Club Volare .5) by Chloe Cox
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe played the perfect submissive in a movie -- but he's a real Dom. .. Actress Olivia Cress used to have a boyfriend--until he got famous, dumped her, and left her to deal with the fall out. Now she's got only one place to hide from the paparazzi: Gavin Colson's hotel room. And Gavin Colson is six feet and change of hard muscled, hard driving, Louisiana Dom... -
![Mr. Darkness by Hilary Storm]()
Mr. Darkness by Hilary Storm
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today Best Selling Author, Hilary Storm. My name is Camille Richards. I'm a simple woman and I love my quiet life and work hard to keep it that way. I write romance stories, the kind where the man crashes into her life and completes her world while they fall madly in love with each other. Damon Deverick is the epitome of complicated... -
![Hero Debut by Angela Ruth Strong]()
Hero Debut by Angela Ruth Strong
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Another sparkling feel-good romance, brimming with perfect doses of heart and heat! "-- Bethany Turner, award-winning author of The Do-Over. Gemma Bennett is the leading lady of her own life, and her true love is writing screenplays...Categorized as:
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![Sold on Spring Break: A Virgin and a Billionaire Romance by CA Quigg, Juliana Conners]()
Sold on Spring Break: A Virgin and a Billionaire Romance by CA Quigg, Juliana Conners
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe only one whoâll break her in this spring is me. For the next week, a group of billionaires who call themselves The Exchange have taken over my Gulf Coast resort. The desperate assholes buy and sell women like livestock. Please. Iâve never paid for a womanâs company in my life, and I donât intend to start... -
![Teach Me Daddy: A Mountain Man’s Secret Baby Romance by Rye Hart]()
Teach Me Daddy: A Mountain Man’s Secret Baby Romance by Rye Hart
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI welcomed the isolation of the stony mountains. But there's one woman that haunts me to this day. For one night, I owned her. Her innocence. Her purity. It's been years and she has something that belongs to me: our daughter. Rose. The icy cold mountains have nothing on Camillo. He has a thirst for dominance. Control. Power... -
![How To Master A Millionaire by Talia Hunter]()
How To Master A Millionaire by Talia Hunter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’ll learn to tame him…. When he scores the lead role in a feature film, millionaire model-turned-actor Max Oberon won’t let anything mess up his big break. But there’s a problem. His character’s submissive relationship is a big part of the movie, and Max can’t seem to make it convincing. Solution? Five days with a dominatrix should help him overcome his need for total control... -
![Baby for my Grumpy Firefighter by Cassandra Russell]()
Baby for my Grumpy Firefighter by Cassandra Russell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Hayden saves me from burning to death, I know he's the most beautiful man I've ever seen. I didn't know he'd be my first. And I never thought I'd have his baby. .. Between work and taking care of mom, I'm burning the candle at both ends. And my one attempt to relax leads to my apartment burning down with me in it! I think I'm toast. .. until Hayden crashes through the wall...Categorized as:
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![Tilly by Anne Louise]()
Tilly by Anne Louise
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTILLY - I drove two thousand miles to get to Lynx Lodge for my best friend’s wedding, and I still can’t outrun a streak of bad luck and rejection. Not to mention a broken heart. Ryan better think again. I don’t care if he’s swoony, blond, rugged, and talks to my dog. RYAN - My team just finished a shift fighting a nearby forest fire, and we’re sharing Lynx Lodge with a wedding party... -
![The Widow's Dom by Lila Fox]()
The Widow's Dom by Lila Fox
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNick and his friends were alpha Doms home from war, trying their best to find a place in the U. S. where they could fit in. A relative invited them to their town, and what they all saw was encouraging. It would be a great place to build his dream of having a ranch. The thing that would make his life perfect was a woman, but he had no time, and women were scarce... -
![Hot for My Holidate by Heather Lauren]()
Hot for My Holidate by Heather Lauren
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat do a groundhog and a hot firefighter have in common? They’re both front row to my utter downfall. When I’m tasked with the most impossible event of the year it goes exactly how you would think. Dishes fly through the air, guests slip in animal poop and my new boss is red-faced mad at me. It’s the social event everyone will talk about all right, for all the wrong reasons... -
![Pierced by J.A. Huss, Johnathan McClain]()
Pierced by J.A. Huss, Johnathan McClain
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMYRTLE. I’m a just an erotic woman who likes control. And edgy sex. And hard men. At the same time. So starting an outreach class at the TDH community center to teach other women how to put the dom in dominatrix was inevitable. Even if I was only doing it to use my boss, Pierce, as my submissive example and pay him back for humiliating me in front of the whole world last summer. PIERCE... -
![Lust by Emma Hart]()
Lust by Emma Hart
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author, Emma Hart, brings together two polar-opposite single parents in the second book in the sinfully sexy Vegas Nights series. Detective Adrian Potter had a lot to answer for. I didn’t care that he was tasked with shutting down the city’s most prolific hookers. I cared that he was stopping me from providing for my daughter. He didn’t care. Not at all... -
![Taken Hostage by Kinky Bank Robbers Boxed Set by Annika Martin]()
Taken Hostage by Kinky Bank Robbers Boxed Set by Annika Martin
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 12 ratings***The complete three-book bundle! ***. Includes The Hostage Bargain, The Wrong Turn, & The Deeper Game. When small town girl Melinda Prescott is taken hostage by three hot bank robbers, she quickly discovers that a life of bank heists, luxury hotels, and kinky menages is way more exciting than working on the family sheep farm. She should be scared of her dominating, fierce captors. . -
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![No Excuses by Nikky Kaye]()
No Excuses by Nikky Kaye
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"I want to take the stick out of your a$$, but that's really more of a fifth date thing. ". Maddie's rules for attending a work retreat:. 1 Pack the right clothes. Especially extra underwear. 2 Don’t try to school your insanely hot boss on acceptable trust exercises. 3 Be prepared for the extracurricular ropes course. 4 Make sure there is a safety net when you fall, because you will fall hard... -
![Exquisite Taste by J.D. Hollyfield]()
Exquisite Taste by J.D. Hollyfield
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe was a dare she couldn’t walk away from. She was a game he was determined to win. Jensen Stone was thriving in her first year of college. So thirsty for success she could already taste the achievements on her lips. Nothing would get in the way of her dreams, not even the social pressures of pledging... -
![Dirty Little Virgin: A Submissives' Secrets Novel by Michelle Love]()
Dirty Little Virgin: A Submissives' Secrets Novel by Michelle Love
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSchool is in session. .. and the lessons are rock hard! She's a virgin who wants to write about sex in the BDSM world. I'm supposed to teach her the real world of BDSM, not f*ck her. But her feisty manner begs to be tamed. Her virginity begs to be taken. And I know my whip- and my c*ck- can bring her into submission. I'll be doing her a favor by taking her a*s and making it mine... -
![Hot for a Cop by Whitley Cox]()
Hot for a Cop by Whitley Cox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDrawn together by the future, torn apart by the past. Welcome to Seattle, the Emerald City and home to The Single Moms of Seattle. Three sexy single ladies who drink a ton of wine every Saturday night, bitch about life, have each other's backs, are the ultimate mama bears, and hope to one day, just maybe find love again. This is Lauren's story . .. Being a single mom was never the plan for Lauren... -
![A Selfless Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion]()
A Selfless Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRyan Carter always hoped his life would turn around for the better. He has a job that he loves, and another one that he hates. Becoming a rent boy was never his life plan, but circumstances forced his hand. When his life falls apart, hunky firefighter Michael Callahan comes to his rescue... -
![Divorced, Desperate and Deceived by Christie Craig]()
Divorced, Desperate and Deceived by Christie Craig
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsOf the Divorced, Desperate and Delicious club, Kathy Callahan is the last surviving member. Oh, her two friends haven't died or anything. They just gave up their vows of chastity. They went for hot sex with hot cops and happy second marriages—something Kathy can never consider, given her past. Yet there's always her plumber, Stan Bradley. He seems honest, hardworking. .. and skilled with a tool...
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