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Protecting Summer by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsAt age fifteen, Sam "Mozart" Reed's life changed the day his little sister was found abused and murdered. Since her death, he's spent his life hunting for the serial killer who took his sister from him and ruined his family. Using his connections, and SEAL training, Mozart believes he's finally tracked the killer to the town of Big Bear, California...Categorized as:
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ALLURE by Nina Lane
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 36 ratings"We both want this so badly. I can feel it resonating between us like the hot pull of our first attraction, tangible and intense." After lies and betrayal almost destroy their marriage, Dean and Olivia West reignite their blissful passion. The medieval history professor and his cherished wife are determined to fix their mistakes and fall in love all over again... -
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![Bottom Line by Abbie Zanders]()
Bottom Line by Abbie Zanders
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsControl. Aidan Harrison likes it. Needs it. As CEO of the hugely successful Celtic Goddess franchise, he wields it as skillfully in the boardroom as he does the bedroom. It’s made him millions and put him at the top of his game. He wants for nothing. Except a woman who is more interested in him than his bottom line... -
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Redeeming Justice by Suzanne Halliday
Sometimes …Happily Ever After comes with a price Alex Marquez wears many hats. Sometimes he’s the slightly patrician Don of a family with deep Spanish roots. Other times he’s a brilliant tech-God and CEO of an exclusive security agency. He’s also a boss, a musician, and a fierce friend... -
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Neighbor from Hell: Collection Part I by R.L. Mathewson
The New York Times Best Selling Series.... The collection of the first four Neighbor from Hell Novels: Playing for Keeps, Perfection, Checkmate and Truce Playing for Keeps: Done with being the world's biggest pushover, Haley decides that things are going to start changing... -
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Revere by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Legacy Novel She was once his liar. He was once her savior. Cross Donati fills his days with the mafia, family, and responsibility. The wild boy is a distant memory. A waiting prince now sits in his place. An old debt puts the gunrunner right back into the path of his past, but he only sees his future. Every king needs a queen... -
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The Grace in Darkness by Melissa Andrea
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEvery part of me yearns for Ryland and there hasn’t been a day that’s gone by that I don’t question if I made the right decision... -
![Hopelessly Devoted to Violet: Hopelessly Devoted Novella by Terri Anne Browning]()
Hopelessly Devoted to Violet: Hopelessly Devoted Novella by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery time someone mentions planning their wedding, Violet finds a reason why they should wait.Luca is her soulmate and Love Bug’s favorite person.They are already a family, but they need to make it official.Luca is getting tired of calling her his fiancée and not his wife.But Vi is torn.Saying “I do” to Luca will mean releasing the last hold Remington had on her heart... -
![Wild Ride (Men of Valor MC) by Shaw Hart]()
Wild Ride (Men of Valor MC) by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBristle Rey just moved to town.She's trying to find a fresh start and leave behind a crappy home life.She's landed in Valor, WY and has found a job. Now she just needs to find an apartment and she'll be all set.Instead, she finds Wild.Becket “Wild” Wilder got his nickname as a joke.He’s never been reckless, never been crazy.Until he lays eyes on Bristle Rey.Then all bets are off.Let’s get Wild... -
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His Midnight Virgin by Sadie King
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI was always the good girl, until I met Quinn…What do a law student and a smuggler have in common? Nothing, absolutely nothing. So I should leave the straight-laced, curvy Coraline alone.But I can’t.I’m no good for her. Every minute she spends with me, she’s risking her career, her future. I should let her go.But I can’t.My need to have her, to possess her, drives me to complete selfishness... -
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Broken Bridge by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne miscalculation.One misstep had cost me everything. I lost my sister and my wife.I will burn down the world to get them back. Even if I have to become someone they fear.Forget vows, forget brotherhood. All I have left is rage. I have made promises I intend to keep.I will right the wrongs of The Elite, ensure vengeance for Emma, even if it cost me my soul... -
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Tapped by the Rockstar by Christina Hovland
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsInternet fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.As a teenager Samantha Johnson wrote a song that went viral in all the wrong ways. A pop song about her love of mozzarella sticks. She hoped for adoration but instead became a joke for an entire generation. She absolutely does not want to be in the limelight ever again. Or even near it. Since then, she's kept mostly to herself... -
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Max by Stacy Gail
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHouse of Payne: Max TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains flashbacks of violence and drug abuse, and the impact of these factors on family members. If you have issues with these elements, this book is not for you.Chicago’s premiere tattoo studio, House Of Payne, is across the street from the Mad Cow diner, but it might as well be on another planet as far as waitress Paradise Simone is concerned... -
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Protect Me by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNate Stevens loves three things: Work, Family, Women. In that order. Having absolutely no desire to follow in three of his siblings’ footsteps by settling down, Nate lives for his work as a firefighter. That’s why his chance meeting with Lia leaves him unsettled like never before. There’s just something about the beautifully shy and reserved woman that he can’t walk away from. Run. Hide... -
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Taz by Andrea Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTaz: My life is finally perfect. My dreams have all come true. I'm where I want to be with the bureau; having the career I've been planning since I did my stint in the military. I'm married to the one and only woman I've ever loved; my heart beats for her alone. Together we've made beautiful babies that I adore. I'm thirty-three years old and I'm complete. Then one day, it all changes... -
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Perfect by Delaney Diamond
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDoes the end justify the means? Cyrus Johnson is rich, powerful, and used to getting his way. When his estranged wife shows up at his office demanding a divorce once and for all, he not only refuses, he makes a demand of his own... -
![Shattered Hart by Ella Fox]()
Shattered Hart by Ella Fox
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsDamien Hart will never allow himself to fall into a committed relationship. He's seen the worst of the worst, and he knows that there isn't a woman on earth that will ever change his mind. All of that changes the moment he meets Brooke Tyler. Damien's entire view of women and relationships is rocked by her, and though he tries, he can't make himself stay away...Categorized as:
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Taming Crow by Paula Marinaro
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe moment that Melissa Raymoor saw the small, rundown cottage sitting at the edge of the woods looking so neglected and forlorn, she was all in. Melissa knew that the little house needed a family as much as her little family needed it. The young widow longed for the tranquility that she was sure renting the home would provide for herself and her small son...Categorized as:
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Baby, I Do by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAurora Dawson loved helping happy couples have their perfect wedding and happily ever after. Even if she never found one for herself.When a divorce office opened shop right next to her, she was livid that someone would help tear apart the couples she brought together... -
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Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHarvest Grove News:Another Halloween season is upon us! As usual, please be mindful of the movie fans traveling from Vine Street to Cinnamon Way. Favorite bar owner, Ford Prescott, is back in town for his yearly stay, making this his sixth October in Harvest Grove! Be sure to welcome him warmly when you see him at the Wicked Pub and Grub... -
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Listed: Volume VI by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis 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... -
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Listed: Volume III by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThis is Volume III 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...Categorized as:
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Eden High Series 2 Book 1 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThings are heating up in the little town of Eden, where one young girl has been attacked and no one has the answers. Now with Jace's main suspect in some trouble of her own, everything is up in the air... -
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Atlas by Jules Ford
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome back to Hambleton, Wyoming, home of the Speed Demons MC, where dark secrets threaten the town, and nobody is who they seem.AtlasThe Speed Demons are preparing for war.As Sergeant at Arms, it’s my job to protect the club and keep everyone safe. Then along comes Sophie Green, doctor, warrior, the perfect ol’ lady...Categorized as:
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![All The Scars We Cannot See by Sadie King]()
All The Scars We Cannot See by Sadie King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMan is not meant to live alone. He becomes dangerous, possessive, protective of what’s his. And she is all mine…Since retiring from the military, I don’t like human company.Until I meet Emily, my new neighbor.She’s as damaged as I am and running from her own demons.When they catch up with her, I must fight my own inner darkness to protect the woman I love... -
![False Perceptions by Michelle Heard]()
False Perceptions by Michelle Heard
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom International Bestseller Michelle Heard, comes a stand-alone, dark and gritty Military Romance. Conspiracies and lies lead to a secret that was never supposed to be uncovered. Six months ago we rescued Emilie Swanson, the daughter of retired Navy Admiral George Swanson - now a senator running for the presidency... -
![The Lumberjack's Quirky Girl by Haley Travis]()
The Lumberjack's Quirky Girl by Haley Travis
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI probably shouldn’t have ogled Braden Oakley's big axe. Oops. The four Oakley brothers coming back to town is something no one expected. But the biggest shock of all is Braden Oakley—all six-foot-four of pure sex—asking me out three whole minutes after we meet... -
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Rock God by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThey call me The Rock God. As lead singer of the multi-platinum selling rock band Onyx Knight, I have a life most people can’t even dream of… until it all becomes a nightmare.Our bass player dies.Now we’re tasked with the impossible job of replacing him or hanging it up for good.On top of the world just shy of my thirtieth birthday, I can’t imagine walking away. Not now... -
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Final Call by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIn the highly anticipated sequel to LATE CALL, Dayton and Aaron learn once more than not everything is as straightforward as it seems, and if they have any chance of getting their long-awaited happily-ever-after, they'll have to work for it... We crashed and burned like a falling plane. Hard and fast with an inevitable explosion. Another few weeks together changed my life the way the first did... -
![Fortuity by Rochelle Paige]()
Fortuity by Rochelle Paige
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe only kinds of luck I knew were bad and worse...until my life hung in the balance. I finally caught a break in the form of a second chance. I vowed not to let it go to waste. To make a difference. But I didn’t start really living until I met him. Dillon Montgomery. My complete opposite—except for our matching tortured souls. I couldn’t resist him for long... -
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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... -
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Only the Beginning by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPrincess 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... -
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Listed: Volume II by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is Volume II 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... -
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Proposing to Preston by Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsProposing to Preston is the second of four books about the Philadelphia-based, wildly-handsome Winslow brothers who are all on the look-out for love. (Except Brooks... he's probably sailing around the world with Skye by now. And Christopher, who's only on the look-out for a congressional seat and absolutely. nothing. else... -
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![Cyanide by Ella Fields]()
Cyanide by Ella Fields
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHeartless. Conceited. Shallow. Three simple words to describe me. I had everything a girl could ask for, yet nothing I truly needed. I'd made peace with who I was and the expectations set upon me long ago. Only to have that peace shattered when a nameless hero rode into my world. I wasn't allowed to have him. Too bad I never cared much for the word no... -
![Watch over Me by Tara Sivec]()
Watch over Me by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsDue to heavy subject matter, this book is recommended for ages 17+. From the USA Today Best Selling Author of A Beautiful Lie. Addison Snow is your typical teenager. She has a family that loves her, friends that make her laugh, and she's wrapped up in the excitement of graduating high school and going off to college to pursue her dream of becoming an author... -
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Obsessed by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe’s loved him since high school and now he’s back.First I don’t remember her.Then I insult her.I don’t mean to, but I’m used to being around rough military men,Not sensitive, beautiful women.She’s been the one that sent me care packages.And she’s the one that caught my eye.I’m obsessed. All I can do is think of her.But no matter how many times I ask,She’s not willing to go out with me... -
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First Touch by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsZander BurtonNever trust a woman and make sure you’re never stupid enough to give your heart to one. I’ve always lived by these words, then Rachel Marsh crashed into my life. It only took one night, one touch for the gorgeous blonde to make me ignore the rule I’d followed my whole life... -
![The Maid's Pregnancy Bombshell by Lynne Graham]()
The Maid's Pregnancy Bombshell by Lynne Graham
The Greek only needed a bride! Now he has a baby on the way in this accidental-pregnancy romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Lynne Graham.Their temporary arrangement…has a permanent consequence!Shy hotel maid Alana Davison is desperate to clear a family debt... -
![Lean on Me by Angela Verdenius]()
Lean on Me by Angela Verdenius
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSweet, shy, rubenesque Lori Mackay, she's lived all her life in the small country town. No one knows her secret desires. Still waters run deep, and local paramedic Matt Winters suspects the sexy, curvaceous beauty has hidden depths he just aches to explore... -
![The Merciless Travis Wilde by Sandra Marton]()
The Merciless Travis Wilde by Sandra Marton
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe wild before the storm Travis Wilde doesn't do love or commitment—but he'd never turn down a willing woman and a king-size bed... -
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FIRE by Sarah Curtis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOne shared look across a crowded club, and their worlds collided. Their attraction had been instantaneous and hotter than the fire burning in his soul. But Blake Stone didn't do relationships. Relationships meant emotions, and he didn’t have the kind a woman would want. Or need. Anger, greed, lust, bitterness, hatred—he had in spades. But a woman like Gwen, she would want more... -
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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... -
![Die Unberührte Braut Des Milliardärs by Clare Connelly]()
Die Unberührte Braut Des Milliardärs by Clare Connelly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s everything he shouldn’t want, she’s everything he should resist… Billionaire playboy Benedetto di Fiori is no match for his innocent bride of convenience. He’s hard-edged and cynical where she’s sweet and trusting... -
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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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![The Greek's Pregnant Cinderella by Michelle Smart]()
The Greek's Pregnant Cinderella by Michelle Smart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratings“You will go to the ball.” And be seduced by a billionaire… Hotel maid Tabitha is stunned to be gifted a ticket to an elite ball hosted by Greek tycoon Giannis Basinas. It’s meant to be a night of pure luxury. But this untouched Cinderella ends up in Giannis’s bed—utterly pleasured! Making a hasty morning exit out the window, Tabitha expects to return to her ordinary life... -
![Rules of Their Royal Wedding Night by Michelle Smart]()
Rules of Their Royal Wedding Night by Michelle Smart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsComing soon! Rules of Their Royal Wedding Night by Michelle Smart will be available Dec 27, 2022... -
![The Greek's Surprise Christmas Bride by Lynne Graham]()
The Greek's Surprise Christmas Bride by Lynne Graham
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll the billionaire wants for Christmas is…a wife! Greek tycoon Leo is a businessman, not a family man. Yet becoming guardian to his orphaned nieces and nephews leads him to make the ultimate sacrifice—finding a wife! And kindhearted Letty is the perfect bride for the job.Letty can’t let her family fall into financial ruin... -
![The Secret She Must Tell the Spaniard by Clare Connelly]()
The Secret She Must Tell the Spaniard by Clare Connelly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe dramatic reunion with the man from her past leads to a shocking revelation in this secret baby romance by Clare Connelly. Reunited by his revenge…But bound by her bombshell! Self-made billionaire Graciano couldn’t forgive Alicia for choosing her family over him years ago. So, when he sees her time being auctioned at a charity event, he makes a winning bid...Categorized as:
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Careless by Michelle Horst
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom International Bestseller Michelle Heard, comes a new, sexy standalone novel in the Enemies To Lovers series. Irony - when life f@cks you over. Jaxson She's the one girl I can't forget. She's as innocent as a saint, with the mouth of a sinner. After taking her virginity, it's taken me four years to get rid of the guilt...
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