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  • Beyond Reason by Autumn Jones Lake

    Beyond Reason by Autumn Jones Lake

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    WHEN THE MOST TOXIC PEOPLE COME DISGUISED AS FAMILY, WHO CAN YOU TRUST? Betrayal by blood cuts the deepest. Teller’s found his ride or die girl. The light Charlotte brings to his life has touched the darkest parts of his soul. But a devastating secret from her past resurfaces to threaten their future. Every truth can be erased with one lie...
  • Time for Love by Marie Force

    Time for Love by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Dr. 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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  • Maximum Risk by Ruth Cardello

    Maximum Risk by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Max 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...
  • I'll See You in My Dreams by Sable Hunter

    I'll See You in My Dreams by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Zane Saucier is handsome, brilliant, powerful, a practicing cowboy and a successful attorney, but he cannot see. Presley Love is smart, intrepid, and attractive, but she wants not to be seen. Through legal battles, family affairs, and a fight to make it in the world, these two unlikely partners discover a true love greater than any obstacle...
  • Cian's Complication by Ciara St. James

    Cian's Complication by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Cian O’Sheeran was the second oldest O’Sheeran child. His family was the largest Irish mob family in the US. Well, technically, to the world, they were former mobsters gone straight. The world might speculate and say they still were mobsters, but no one outside the family and their closest people knew the truth. Afterall, it was hard to remove all traces of a hunter from their bloodline...
    Categorized as:
    betrayal  m-f  contemporary  mafia  mystery  length-medium
  • Bear's Beloved by Ciara St James

    Bear's Beloved by Ciara St James

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Bear has lived more than half his life for his club. He’ll gladly do it again. He has never regretted starting this club with Bull and a few others years ago. However, seeing his brothers finding love and settling down to have families when he knows he’ll never have that is taking its toll on him. He takes off to get his head straight...
  • 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 ratings
    Billionaire 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...
  • Betrayed by Kaylea Cross

    Betrayed by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Torn apart by lies and a hail of bullets…. Georgia Randall is a government-trained killer with nothing left to live for except the burning need for revenge. She’s lost everything she cared about, including the only man she ever loved, and now her past has caught up with her. Shadowy enemies are on the move, determined to silence her before she can kill her remaining targets...
  • Dash by Fiona Davenport

    Dash by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Brynn Thomas desperately needed a job and jumped at the chance to work for the cleaning company owned by Dallas "Dash" Smith. But she never expected to find her boss cleaning up a crime scene. Or to be swept off her feet by him. The men of the Silver Saints MC moved fast when they found the women meant to be theirs. Dash was no exception. They’d also do anything to keep their women safe...
  • Maddox by Megan O'Brien

    Maddox by Megan O'Brien

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I’ve never known what it’s like to have a dream that’s really mine. To live a life without fear. Being the niece of the most ruthless mob boss in Las Vegas has made any sort of freedom impossible. Francesca Rossi has spent much of her life balancing the weight of running the family bakery with avoiding her uncle’s life of violence and corruption...
  • Resisting Romeo by Melanie Shawn

    Resisting Romeo by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stand-alone Steamy Weekends romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way! Juliette Pierce. As a type-A planner, I lived my life by lists. I thrived off of completing projects. Yet, one task had eluded me. I was still a virgin. With a milestone birthday right around the corner, my status was looming over me like a dark cloud...
  • Her Hometown Hero by Melody Anne

    Her Hometown Hero by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Dr. Spence is searching for the perfect woman…but how will he know when he’s found her? From New York Times bestselling author Melody Anne, the second steamy romance in a new breakout series based on her beloved and bestselling Billionaire novels. In the bestselling books Billionaire Wins the Game , Hidden Treasure , and The Billionaire’s Marriage Proposal , among others, we met the Andersons...
  • Listed: Volume VI by Noelle Adams

    Listed: Volume VI by Noelle Adams

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This is Volume VI 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...
  • Only the Beginning by Laramie Briscoe

    Only the Beginning by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Princess of Country Music. America’s sweetheart. Survivor of the scrutiny that comes with it all. Hannah 'Harmony' Stewart has lived most of her adult life in the spotlight. It hasn’t always been easy. One heartbreak almost ruined her. Some days it’s hard to keep a smile on her face and stay positive, but there are a lot of people counting on her to keep it together...
  • Fire and Love by Melanie Shawn

    Fire and Love by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stand-alone Hope Falls romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way! Their future was set. He was going to be a firefighter, and she was going to be a filmmaker. They were going to get married and live happily-ever-after with two kids and a dog…She supposed one out five ain’t bad...
  • Finding Home by Ann Vaughn

    Finding Home by Ann Vaughn

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Colt Harris wasn't on the hunt for love when he looked up from his lunch when he spotted Sarah. As cliched as it was, time stood still - all he could see was her. Hearing her laugh sealed his fate; he knew his life was about to change. Sarah Sauter was used to being alone. She lost her parents when he was eighteen and after a really bad love affair, had given up in ever finding love...
  • Second Chances by Delaney Diamond

    Second Chances by Delaney Diamond

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Renaldo da Silva’s near-perfect life in Brazil comes to a halt when he finds out about his wife’s betrayal. Now he doesn’t want to have anything to do with her. But because he needs her help finalizing the biggest deal of his career, he’s forced to make her a multi-million dollar offer and delay their divorce. Sabrina da Silva can’t forgive herself after a reckless night destroys her marriage...
  • Styled by Piper Lawson

    Styled by Piper Lawson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I 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...
  • Mending by J.B. McGee

    Mending by J.B. McGee

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Gabby 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

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    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...
  • Lord of the Desert by Diana Palmer

    Lord of the Desert by Diana Palmer

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 23 ratings
    Sheltered, small-town girl Gretchen Brannon was out of her element when she aligned herself with Sheikh Philippe Sabon. They came from two different worlds, yet she found a soul mate in the powerful, sensual man who'd suppressed his passions for far too long —and harbored a secret anguish. Nevertheless, he made Gretchen aware of her courage. .
  • Redemption Weather by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler

    Redemption Weather by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When I married Walker Smithson it was the happiest day of my life. My family was there, we had a bright future ahead of us, and the world was ours for the taking. Then the storms started coming. First, there was the one that took my family. Then, there was the one that took my husband...
  • Virgin to Conquer (Taken By A Trillionaire) by Melody Anne

    Virgin to Conquer (Taken By A Trillionaire) by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    They’re at it again! Ruth Cardello, JS Scott, and Melody Anne come together for another royal novella trilogy. This is the third novella of a three book set. Escape with three new princes as only these NYT’s bestselling authors could write them. Virgin for the Trillionaire: Ruth Cardello (April 25, 2017). Virgin for the Prince: J. S. Scott (June 6, 2017)...
  • UNLoved by Jaxson Kidman

    UNLoved by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I was the dirty, poor girl …. … now I don’t have a care in the world. The ‘new girl’ vibe is wearing off, finally. I’m settling into BFH and what I have over ‘the Rulz’ is going to make them look stupid. I agree on a date with each of them. One by one. Barr first. Then Kip. Finally, Pres. I’m setting them up in a way I never thought possible…. … until I end up getting too close...
  • Completely Smitten by Susan Mallery

    Completely Smitten by Susan Mallery

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Sheltered preacher's daughter Haley Foster ran away from her small town to do all the "bad" things she'd never done. She soon found herself in a hotel room with U. S. Marshal Kevin Harmon. But her knight in shining armor showed no interest in teaching a disappointed Haley Lovemaking 101. .. . Kevin had every interest in teaching the bold, beautiful virgin in front of him a few lessons in love...
  • Easy Revenge by L.P. Dover

    Easy Revenge by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Clara and Zac thought they were headed for their happily ever after, until a break-up slathered in betrayal left them both jaded and vindictive. Twelve years have passed since they left Wyoming, and during that time Clara found her calling at a prestigious PR firm in California while Zac moved to New Orleans to join his Boudreaux cousins at Bayou Enterprises...
    Categorized as:
    betrayal  m-f  contemporary  length-short
  • Odin by Jisa Dean

    Odin by Jisa Dean

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    When Worlds Collide…Chaos Reigns! Lori. “You’re in my world now, little girl! ”. That’s the last thing I hear right before I pass out. I’ve gone from one bad situation to another, but I can’t seem to think my way out of this one. I thought my old childhood neighbor was supposed to save me…not be just as evil as the thing I’m running from...
  • Hailey's Truth by Cate Beauman

    Hailey's Truth by Cate Beauman

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Hailey Roberts has never had it easy. Despite the scars of a tragic childhood, she’s made a life for herself. As a part-time student and loving nanny, she yearns for a family of her own and reluctant Austin Casey, Ethan Cooke Security’s best close protection agent. Hailey’s past comes back to haunt her when her long lost brother tracks her down, bringing his dangerous secrets with him...
  • Love Me? by K.E. Osborn

    Love Me? by K.E. Osborn

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the first book of The Trust Me? Trilogy, Jeni Taylor finds the love of her life, but as the second book begins, she finds herself lost without Aiden O’Connell, who’s been wrongly convicted of embezzlement charges and incarcerated. She must find the strength within to help prove he’s innocent while dealing with other issues...
  • Payback by Sofia Daniel

    Payback by Sofia Daniel

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’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...
    Categorized as:
    cruel hero  m-f  contemporary  poly  length-short
  • Truth or Dare by Lori Foster

    Truth or Dare by Lori Foster

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Three 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...
  • The Hitman by Jordan Silver

    The Hitman by Jordan Silver

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Drake Cisco is a hit-man with an agenda. Ten years ago, his dad offed himself when he was accused wrongfully of stealing from the town's leading citizen. The fact that the black Drake was dating the man's white debutante daughter at the time had a lot to do with the way things went down, and once Drake figures this out, he's out for blood...
  • 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...
  • Annihilate Me Vol. 2 by Christina Ross

    Annihilate Me Vol. 2 by Christina Ross

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Jennifer's life is reeling out of control. Now, there is no denying her feelings for Alex--or his for her. After spending one night together, he took her to heights she never thought was possible. The passion they shared in that one moment is something she can't shake, and it consumes her, throwing her off her game. But this is no game. What they have is real...
  • The Rogue by Jessica Bird, J.R. Ward

    The Rogue by Jessica Bird, J.R. Ward

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Only one woman can get past his guard. The Moorehouse Legacy finale from New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward writing as Jessica Bird. Michael "Spike" Moriarty has had a thing for Madeline Maguire ever since she first walked up to him as if she wasn't the most gorgeous woman on the planet and asked to see his tattoos...
  • Statham by Flora Ferrari

    Statham by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Broke, unemployed, and alone is no way to start off the new year, but that’s exactly what happens after my company closes shop after the holidays. We’re in the middle of one of the worst winters on record, and like always I can’t find one of my gloves. When I go looking for it, I find something else entirely. Him...
  • Surrender My Love by Lisa Eugene

    Surrender My Love by Lisa Eugene

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Librarian note: alternate-cover edition of B00G82TUM8. Patients are dying at Washington Memorial Hospital and no one knows why…. Shy, sweet Chloe Bennett is a dedicated healer whose job means everything to her. So when she finds herself in the middle of yet another Code Blue, she questions the unexplained deaths...
  • Lawyer by Lena Little

    Lawyer by Lena Little

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Silas I’m a damn good attorney. But my firm is doing nothing to show me they appreciate or value my work, so I was already thinking that big changes were in order when I met her. I worked cases pro bono to help enhance my resume and profile but wasn’t expecting to meet a woman who would change the entire course of my life...
  • 1012 Curvy Way by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart

    1012 Curvy Way by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Ken Coleman is the town doctor in Cherry Falls. He’s a workaholic and that hasn’t gotten better since his last nurse retired. Now he’s desperate to find someone to fill that position. Gracie owns the local flower shop. She lives to create the perfect bouquet that can brighten someone’s day. When she bumps into Dr. Coleman and sees how stressed out he is, she does what she does best...
  • Cassandra by Chance by Betty Neels

    Cassandra by Chance by Betty Neels

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He needed her as a nurse, not a woman. Benedict van Manfeld was one of the surliest, most unfriendly men Cassandra had ever met. But when she learned he was a brilliant Dutch surgeon who had severely damaged his sight in an accident, her attitude changed. Benedict asked Cassandra to go to Holland with him as his nurse. She agreed…and soon began to feel something deeper than sympathy for him...
  • 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 ratings
    Unlikely 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...
    Categorized as:
    cruel hero  m-f  contemporary  length-long
  • Try, Try Again by Ruth Logan Herne

    Try, Try Again by Ruth Logan Herne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Powerful and rich, Wall Street financial wizard Conor Bradstreet had it all until his son's death showed him otherwise. A decade older and wiser, Conor now faces the final step in his healing - making peace with his ex-wife. Peace with Conor is the last thing on Alicia Bradstreet's mind. Losing her son took more than her heart, it darkened her soul...
  • Reckless by Jennifer Loren

    Reckless by Jennifer Loren

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Reckless, the sequel to Finding Ava:. The decision seemed so innocent in the beginning, exciting even. How could I have ever known what was going to happen? How could I have ever know that someone could be so evil, so determined to destroy lives. I chose to ignore the advice of my brother and instead trusted - believed in friendship, believed in a woman I once loved...
  • Dangerous Curves Ahead: Steamy Older Man Younger Woman Romance by Mia Madison

    Dangerous Curves Ahead: Steamy Older Man Younger Woman Romance by Mia Madison

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Averie. What do you do when the man of your dreams pulls up to your front door, and becomes your number one client? DeVante is everything I've ever fantasized about. Tall, athletic, sexy, and Dominican, he's a recipe for wet dreams. It also doesn't help that he's extremely charming, gracious, and protective. As the agency's top client, he's entirely off limits...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  betrayal  humor  contemporary  curvy heroine
  • Dating Princeton Charming by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Dating Princeton Charming by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This fairytale doesn’t end at midnight. With one kiss Spencer Beckett swept Charlotte Hayes off her feet. But dating Princeton Charming comes with a cost. And Charlie can barely afford her life, let alone the drama that comes with being Spencer’s girlfriend. His family won’t accept her. His friends think she’s trouble. And she’s doubting her place in his exclusive world...
  • 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...
  • The Tycoon’s Captured Heart by Elizabeth Lennox

    The Tycoon’s Captured Heart by Elizabeth Lennox

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    For years, Grayson had watched Scarlett grow up. At first, there had just been a connection, something that drew the two of them together. But as the small girl grew into a beautiful woman, he knew that over the years, he’d fallen in love with her...
  • Ignite by Drew Elyse

    Ignite by Drew Elyse

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Once a Disciple, forever a Disciple. Ace has been keeping secrets, and not just from his club brothers. Secrets have a way of coming back to haunt you. All of his are about to be revealed,. whether he’s ready to face them or not. A Disciple will fight like a savage—even against his past. When Quinn waltzes into the Disciples' clubhouse,. she's only after one thing—and it isn't Ace...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  betrayal  contemporary  bikers  length-short
  • His Call by Emma Hart

    His Call by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    22,000 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. ..
  • Breakfast in Bed by Robin Kaye

    Breakfast in Bed by Robin Kaye

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    "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. .
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