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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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Saving You by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhat happens when your head and heart contradict each other regarding the one person you’ve always wanted? Growing up, Luke Johnson and Libby Hayes thought they would be best friends forever. One kiss changed everything. Fearing his love for Libby could cost him their friendship, Luke chooses to listen to his head—instead of his heart...Categorized as:
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![Saved by Kelly Elliott]()
Saved by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsArianna and Jefferson’s love is true but will it be enough? Ari who comes from a loving home with a family who has had more than their share of difficulties, is faced with possibly losing the love of her life. All she dreams of is growing old and having children with Jeff, but a family history and a conniving Rebecca could shatter that dream... -
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Cherished by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsJessie Rhodes has been in love with Scott Reynolds for most of her life. But he ran away from her once, leaving her heartbroken. When they find their way back to one another, things seem to fall into place, and they begin to plan their future together… Until Scott’s ex-fiancée deceives them all. With yet another broken heart, it is Jessie’s turn to run away...Categorized as:
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![Tycoon Takedown by Ruth Cardello]()
Tycoon Takedown by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMelanie Hanna has finally worked up the courage to travel to New York and tell an old flame that he’s the father of her young son. She’s done hiding and apologizing for her one impulsive night. When her best friend asks her brother to watch over Melanie, her emotional trip takes an unexpected and sizzling detour... -
![One Hundred Chances: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 21 by Kelly Collins]()
One Hundred Chances: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 21 by Kelly Collins
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome back to Aspen Cove, where there is always a second chance for a first love…Veterinarian Sara Arden made a mistake when she was a sixteen-year-old girl. The mistake wasn’t in falling in love with rancher Lloyd Dawson. It wasn’t even in getting pregnant. Sure, that part could have waited, but the mistake was in never telling him she had his daughter... -
![Olivia And Jai by Rebecca Ryman]()
Olivia And Jai by Rebecca Ryman
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSet in 1840s India, this tale of star-crossed lovers packs a powerful punch. When Olivia, a forthright young American, comes to live with her very proper British relatives, she falls headlong into love with angry, half-caste Jai...Categorized as:
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Braxton by Hadley Finn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwins might be Braxton’s ultimate fantasy… but not like this.Braxton Ranger is busy minding his business running his horse ranch, when his world is turned upside down by the tiniest of challenges. Namely, a surprise six-month old baby recently orphaned by his mom, a dead woman who was a two-night fling—someone Braxton barely remembers...Categorized as:
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![Deceive Not My Heart by Shirlee Busbee]()
Deceive Not My Heart by Shirlee Busbee
HER FURY PROMISED VENGEANCE Leonie's only interest in the despicable cad she had been forced to marry was the return of her dowry. She had not seen her husband in five years, and now Morgan Slade angrily denied there had ever been a marriage...Categorized as:
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![Mogul by Ginger Voight]()
Mogul by Ginger Voight
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIn the final book of Ginger Voight's Groupie Trilogy , Andy and Vanni have returned to Los Angeles to prepare for the birth of their child. A reformed Ladies' Man, Giovanni Carnevale now embarks on a life of monogamy with the woman he loves, but the ghosts of his past still continue to haunt their newfound happiness...Categorized as:
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![Mile High Baby by Ajme Williams]()
Mile High Baby by Ajme Williams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Have you joined the Mile High club yet?”“No…”“Do you want to?”I shouldn’t have said yes… but I did.A panicked phone call from my father has me boarding a plane and flying cross-continent. I never expect to meet a brazen, distinguished silver fox on the plane...Categorized as:
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Unexpected Love by Casey Clipper
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom International Best-Selling Contemporary Romance Author Casey Clipper, The Love Series delves into Ryan's story. Ryan Millen. Notorious playboy. Forever a bachelor. Never one to settle. Loves his one-night-stands. Ryan has loved his single status without any desire to settle down into a permanent relationship. Why would he? To be in a relationship requires work and sacrifice... -
![One Night with a Cowboy by Elizabeth Otto]()
One Night with a Cowboy by Elizabeth Otto
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOne night is never enough... Jobless, broke, and struggling to support herself and her invalid mother, paramedic Sophie Miller doesn’t have time or energy for a relationship. Especially with her mother’s clock ticking down. So when the sexy cowboy she meets at a carnival proposes a no-strings, one-night stand, she’s all over it... -
![The Case Of The Mesmerizing Boss by Diana Palmer]()
The Case Of The Mesmerizing Boss by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFormer Texas Ranger Dane Lassiter knows all about wanting. He had wanted Tess Meriwether for years, but he had scared her away after nearly claiming her innocence in one out-of-control moment. But when Tess barely escapes a killer's bullet, Dane appoints himself her protector, whisking her away to his Texas ranch. Now his toughest challenge is convincing Tess to accept safety in his arms...Categorized as:
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![Loving Him Off the Field by Jeanette Murray]()
Loving Him Off the Field by Jeanette Murray
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSometimes the best defense is a good offense… Aileen is a sports reporter trying to make a name for herself without relying on her looks, And what better way to do that than to break a scandal about one of the fastest rising stars on the Santa Fe Bobcats? Killian seems too good to be true, so she knows he must be hiding something… It’s hard enough breaking into the NFL—even more so when... -
![Saving Forever by Jasinda Wilder]()
Saving Forever by Jasinda Wilder
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsEver and Cade, Sorry I vanished like I did. I’m not sure I can even explain things. I don’t know when I’ll be back. IF I’ll be back. I’m not sure of anything, except that I love you, Ever. You’re my twin, my best friend, and leaving you was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I know you don’t understand. Maybe you never will. I hope you don’t, honestly. It would be easier that way...Categorized as:
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Close To Her Heart by C.J. Carmichael
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDani Carrigan, the academic of the Carrigan family, has always relied on logic when making important life decisions. But when she discovers she’s pregnant—and that there’s a chance her baby may be born “not perfect”—deciding what to do isn’t so easy... -
![Anything But Mine by Linda Winfree]()
Anything But Mine by Linda Winfree
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill her need to do the right thing cost them everything? Book Four of the Hearts of the South series. Public Defender Autry Holton, honor-bound to defend an accused serial killer, is in a “shunned if she does, disbarred if she doesn’t” position. To complicate matters, she’s pregnant and hasn’t yet told her ex-lover he’s the father. The reason? She’s pretty sure he won’t want the baby...Categorized as:
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![Lone Star Justice by Tori Scott]()
Lone Star Justice by Tori Scott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJudge Madelyn Cooper never shows signs of weakness, but when a killer threatens her daughter's life, Maddie does what any mother would do. Run to the place where her daughter will be safe. And that place is Greendale, Texas. Maddie left Greendale fourteen years earlier, pregnant, broke, and without saying a word to Rand McCade... -
![Checkmate With Bishop by J. A. Hornbuckle]()
Checkmate With Bishop by J. A. Hornbuckle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was convinced he was dying, slowly wasting from the same disease that took both his father and grandfather’s lives. So Bishop began to take the necessary steps to wrap up his life, trying to gain closure in every area. Especially in regard to his ex-wife, Dory. A woman who left him when he’d just been a lowly recruit in the Hellion Motorcycle Club... -
![Wings of a Dove by Elaine Barbieri]()
Wings of a Dove by Elaine Barbieri
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsORPHAN TRAIN On the harrowing train ride from the slums and tenements of New York City to the wide-open farmland of Michigan, Allie Pierce and Delaney Marsh formed a bond that no one could break. Traveling to find a new life of opportunity and adventure in the heartland, the two orphans uncovered their hearts' only desire... -
![Roping Melanie by Melissa Ellen]()
Roping Melanie by Melissa Ellen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI didn’t have a lot, but what I had I was proud of.I was raised to keep my head down and work hard.I followed the rules, rarely straying off the straight and narrow path.That’s why when the opportunity to get wild and have a little fun presented itself, I jumped on it—or more like on him. The handsome cowboy from the bar.It was one night in Vegas...Categorized as:
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![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... -
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If Forever Comes by A.L. Jackson
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsIf Forever Comes, the final chapter in the New York Times Bestselling The Regret Series Christian Davison’s life is complete. With a ring on Elizabeth’s finger and his daughter at his side, he’s ready to run headlong into their future. Elizabeth Ayers never believed she would again find this kind of joy—the joy of a family and the wholeness found in the touch of the man she’s always loved...Categorized as:
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![Champagne Girl by Diana Palmer]()
Champagne Girl by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCatherine makes plans and Matt always bursts her bubbles. That's the way it has been ever since her father died and Matt inherited the family's sprawling Texas ranch. He controls her money and tries to control her life. But the time has come to make her break from the ranch and from Matt. The perfect job awaits Catherine in New York and she's going to take it...Categorized as:
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![Broke, a Secret Baby Romance by Alexandria Hunt]()
Broke, a Secret Baby Romance by Alexandria Hunt
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 13 ratings99 cent release price, it will go up within the week...get it now, folks! The first full length standalone HEA sexy story from the Queen of Short and Dirty, Olivia Hawthorne. Join me on my new journey as Alexandria Hunt! Tennyson: He threw mud in my hair in third grade, and from that moment on, Chase Evans and I were inseparable... -
![Courting Abby by Rita Hestand]()
Courting Abby by Rita Hestand
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClint and Abby had been best friends all their lives, until one night they let it go too far. Four years later, Abby was back, with Clint's son. But she quickly let him know he couldn't claim his son, and that she was fixing to be married. How on earth was he ever going to convince Abby he had loved her all along. She'd think he was just saying that to get his son... -
![Loving Glory by Joleen James]()
Loving Glory by Joleen James
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe citizens of Fortune, WA are shocked when former town bad boy Jace Stone buys the small town. Everyone wonders how Jace can come back, especially after getting Fortune’s golden girl Glory Moon pregnant, then leaving her alone to raise their autistic son. No one is more shocked than Jace when he discovers that Glory kept the baby she’d promised to give up for adoption ten years ago... -
![The King's Hidden Heir by Sharon Kendrick]()
The King's Hidden Heir by Sharon Kendrick
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe’s claimed his throne. Now he will claim his son! A new royal romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Sharon Kendrick.What’s a king…Without an heir?Emerald Baker was a checkroom attendant when she spent one mind-blowing night with a prince...Categorized as:
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Cole by Cat Johnson
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOne night can leave a trail a decade long. Ten years ago, a wicked curve ball and a scout for the major leagues gave Cole Ryan his big break. Before he set foot on the bus to training camp, Lizzie Barton gave him everything…then inexplicably broke his heart. Now he’s back in Pigeon Hollow with a bum arm and a cancelled contract. Lizzie is still there, still keeping her secrets... -
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Woman Hater by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMOUNTAIN MAN Everyone in the office described the boss's mysterious older brother as a real woman hater -- an absolute bear of a man. So, when Nicole White had to travel with her ailing employer to his brother's home in Montana, she was prepared for the worst. What she found was a man more roughly masculine than any she'd ever met... -
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Nickolas by Kathi S. Barton
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNickolas Grant doesn't know what to do when he finally realizes that he needs Morgan Becky for more than just his secretary. He doesn't trust her... not with his love not even his friendship. Morgan has not had an easy life and finds it difficult to trust others. She needs to get her life in order, not fall for her handsome boss with a stiff spine and foul temper... -
![The Taming by Cary West]()
The Taming by Cary West
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe was a one night stand kind of guy… She was a forever kind of girl. Kate Harris was starting over. After a failed marriage, she was leaving Santa Cruz and moving to Virginia City to work on the fifty acre horse ranch before taking a teaching position in the fall. She needed to find herself again, but that was before she met the wild stallion, Black Thunder, and the overbearing Jack McBride...Categorized as:
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![The Change in Di Navarra's Plan by Lynn Raye Harris]()
The Change in Di Navarra's Plan by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe scent of success It’s been a long time since aspiring perfumer Holly Craig naively gave in to the practised charms and false promises of playboy Drago Di Navarra. Now, as the face of his next cosmetics campaign, Holly will prove she’s a more than worthy adversary for the intoxicating CEO… On the surface Drago is the epitome of precision and power... -
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![His Billion Dollar Baby by Lea Nolan]()
His Billion Dollar Baby by Lea Nolan
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBurned by love and grieving over his brother’s death, sexy billionaire CEO Carter Anderson wants nothing more than to protect his family...Categorized as:
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![The Fourth Child by C.J. Carmichael]()
The Fourth Child by C.J. Carmichael
From the outside Claire Ridgeway looks like she has it all—a handsome, successful husband, three young, healthy daughters, a beautiful home in Toronto and a cottage in Lake Country. But Claire knows there are fissures in her marriage that could threaten everything. Even so, she’s shocked when Kirk announces he’s in love with another woman...Categorized as:
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![Coming Home by Leslie Kelly]()
Coming Home by Leslie Kelly
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsVeterinarian Nicole Ross has a thriving practice, a son she adores, and a happy life. But when she has to fly to her sick father's bedside, she comes face to face with the man who broke her heart so many years ago. Wyatt Clayton has come a long way from his bad-boy youth and now runs his family ranch... -
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Cutters vs. Jocks by Elizabeth Marx
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOn the idyllic campus of Indiana University, Little-Libby-Nobody runs into Band-Aid All-American-Athlete, and fireworks explode. Libby and Aidan spiral into a collision course of love at first sight versus lust you can’t fight. As the game plays out and their affection grows, they soon realize that labels like cutters and jocks can’t keep them apart... -
![Wicked Love by Michelle A. Valentine]()
Wicked Love by Michelle A. Valentine
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll Tyler Mercer wanted was to make music—until he met Avery Jenson. The beautiful new girl in town turned his head and struck a chord in his heart. But when their one night of passion results in devastating tragedy, Tyler hits the road, leaving behind his dead-end hometown and the girl he knows he’ll never forget... -
![The Spanish Billionaire's Pregnant Wife by Lynne Graham]()
The Spanish Billionaire's Pregnant Wife by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLeandro Carrera Marquez, Duque de Sandoval, was as aristocratic, proud and arrogant as his name...and darkly handsome in an impossible, breathtaking way. What would this billionaire Spanish banker want with a struggling, impoverished waitress like Molly?But Leandro did want Molly--and he took her, accidentally making her pregnant with his child... -
![Colton by Kelly Mooney, Kelli Collins]()
Colton by Kelly Mooney, Kelli Collins
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsColton Hadley has everything—except what he truly wants. Beset by overbearing parents and surrounded by sycophantic socialites hoping to sink their claws into his wallet, he longs for someone who wants him for who he is, not what he has. Enter Charlie. She’s smart, beautiful, brave—and homeless. She’s all wrong for him, but Charlie crawls into Colts heart like no woman ever before... -
![Heart of the Outback by Emma Darcy]()
Heart of the Outback by Emma Darcy
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOutback men live by their own rules... Australian Designer of the Year! Alida Rose should have felt elated with the recognition. She'd worked hard to achieve such success. Gareth Morgan was her past. And yet five years had not diminished the impact of the charismatic man nor the painful memories. A renewed relationship with Gareth was tempting... -
![Sensible Housekeeper, Scandalously Pregnant (Unexpected Babies) by Jennie Lucas]()
Sensible Housekeeper, Scandalously Pregnant (Unexpected Babies) by Jennie Lucas
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTHE HOUSEKEEPERWhat right did Argentinean billionaire Rafael Cruz have to demand her in his bed? Housekeeper Louisa Grey had managed his homes impeccably. She'd catered to his every appetite--except... THE BOSS Oh, no, his virgin housekeeper did not flirt...but their simmering attraction had Rafael so close to losing control... -
![A Secret Disgrace by Penny Jordan]()
A Secret Disgrace by Penny Jordan
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA shocking Sicilian secret... Louise Anderson's heart pounds as she approaches the imposing castello. Only the Duke of Falconari can grant her grandparents' dying wish-but this is the same man who said arrivederci without a backward glance after their night of unadulterated passion... -
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![One Night with His Wife (Queens of Romance Collection) by Lynne Graham]()
One Night with His Wife (Queens of Romance Collection) by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLuc Sarrazin's marriage to Star had been hasty and brief. Star had disappeared, but Luc had never filed for divorce.Eighteen months later, Luc tracks Star down -- fearing she's involved in a fraud. When he discovers that Star is the mother of twins, he feels doubly deceived! Luc conceded he would have the fraud charge dropped if Star will spend just one last time in his bed... -
![Forever Loved by Deanna Roy]()
Forever Loved by Deanna Roy
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe much-anticipated sequel to the Top 10 bestselling new adult romance Forever Innocent. “How do I tell the woman I love that I fathered a son with a prostitute?” After four long years of separation, Gavin has finally reunited with his childhood love Corabelle... -
![The Final Price by Patricia Wilson]()
The Final Price by Patricia Wilson
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"My wife wears my rings--no others!" Andreas acknowledged neither the divorce nor Olivia's right to become engaged again. "How dare you come back to me, wearing another man's rings," he accused her when she returned to his Greek island of Illyaros. But Olivia wouldn't have come back at all if her grandfather hadn't been so ill... -
![The Italian Billionaire's Pregnant Bride by Lynne Graham]()
The Italian Billionaire's Pregnant Bride by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe Italian Billionaire's Pregnant...Categorized as:
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The Millionaire's Proposal: Destined For Love Series by Janelle Denison
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsGrace Holbrook believed she couldn't have children, but now she was pregnant after just one night with sexy, bad boy Ford McCabe. She was delighted by the news, but not so thrilled when Ford insists they get married, especially when his recent return to Whitaker Falls after eleven years away is shrouded in secrets. Ford has always wanted Grace...Categorized as:
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![The Greek Tycoon's Baby Bargain by Sharon Kendrick]()
The Greek Tycoon's Baby Bargain by Sharon Kendrick
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBought for her babies... Alexandros Pavlidis always ended his affairs before he got bored. So he never expected to see his London mistress, Rebecca Gibbs, again--until she showed up with shocking news: she was pregnant with his twins! Xandros was intrigued when Rebecca didn't touch a penny of the substantial payoff he gave her. And when the babies were born, everything changed...
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