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  • Once Upon a Wild Fling by Lauren Blakely

    Once Upon a Wild Fling by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    There are a million reasons why Miles Hart isn't the man I should date but allow me to enumerate the top three. He's friends with my brother, he's a single dad, and he's a sexy, in-demand rock star. He might as well wear an off-limits, totally unavailable, and don’t-even-attempt-to-ride-this-ride sign. And there’s one more, little itty-bitty thing -- he's never asked me on a date...
  • Humbugged by Pippa Grant, Lili Valente

    Humbugged by Pippa Grant, Lili Valente

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 33 ratings
    He’s the world’s most alpha Marine and the last man I should be letting jingle my bells this holiday season. So why does Clint O’Dell keep running through my thoughts wearing nothing but a Santa hat? And why do I stupidly agree that we should be Christmas friends with benefits? Someone must have spiked my eggnog. I don’t do Marines. Or Santas...
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  • RUSH by Emma Scott

    RUSH by Emma Scott

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable. --John MiltonCharlotte Conroy, Juilliard-trained violinist, was on the cusp of greatness when tragedy swooped down on dark wings, crushing her hopes and breaking her heart. The music that used to sing in her soul has grown quiet, and she feels on the verge of setting down her violin for good...
  • The Rage by Jaci J.

    The Rage by Jaci J.

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    They say love comes in all shapes and sizes, and is found in the most unexpected places. I wasn't looking for anything when I knocked on that big, wooden door, but what I got was a rude ass, leather wearing biker who made me feel, and want things I never thought were possible. Rampage is crude, rude, and tough. He’s everything I’m not, but he’s everything I need...
  • The Wager by Rachel Van Dyken

    The Wager by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, THE BET THE WAGER Lose a bet, lose your heart... What is it about a junior-high crush that can send an otherwise intelligent woman into a tailspin? TV reporter Char Lynn wishes she knew. Jake Titus is too rich, too handsome, too arrogant: a trifecta that once lured Char into the best night-and worst morning-after-of her life...
  • Shelter for Sophie by Susan Stoker

    Shelter for Sophie by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    She’s shy, he’s stoic…not the hardest personality traits to overcome, but Sophie Carson and Roman “Chief” Proudfit have their work cut out for them. Sophie has a crush on the silent-but-studly firefighter next door. She’s been pining away silently while secretly helping the hardworking man by mowing his lawn—which he thinks is being done by her nonexistent husband and/or boyfriend...
  • Crush by Kim Karr

    Crush by Kim Karr

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Logan McPherson and Elle Sterling continue to thrill in this powerful conclusion to the tantalizing, provocative, and unexpected sizzling romance that began in BLOW. The danger isn’t over. It’s only just begun. Circumstances brought them together and their undeniable connection won’t let them part...
  • Hitched by Pippa Grant, Lili Valente

    Hitched by Pippa Grant, Lili Valente

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 28 ratings
    She’s the last woman on earth I’d marry….again. Yet here I am. Saying my vows. Again. To save an alpaca. At least, that’s my story. But the truth might be a little more complicated. I didn’t want to let her go the first time. But now I have a second chance to win over my wife. We’re older. Wiser. And hornier. This time, I won’t fail...
  • From Ashes by Molly McAdams

    From Ashes by Molly McAdams

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 53 ratings
    Aside from her dad, who passed away when she was six, Cassidy Jameson has only ever trusted one man: her best friend, Tyler. So of course she follows him to Texas when he leaves for college. She just didn't expect to be so drawn to their new roommate, Gage, a gorgeous guy with a husky Southern drawl. The only problem? He's Tyler's cousin...
  • Breathe Me In by Cherrie Lynn

    Breathe Me In by Cherrie Lynn

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Their worlds collided in Leave Me Breathless. Now see how the sparks first flew for Ghost and Macy... She knew he was trouble from the moment she first laid eyes on him, but that doesn't stop Macy from taking a wild ride with Ghost when he invites her along. Something about him intrigues her...
  • The Chance by Karen Kingsbury

    The Chance by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    In The Chance, New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury delves deeply into a theme that resonates with us all: It’s never too late for those willing to take a chance...
  • More to Give by Terri Osburn

    More to Give by Terri Osburn

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Callie Henderson had to fight to put her tragic past behind her, but now the up-and-coming player in the hospitality industry is well on her way to happiness. She has her sights set on the lead renovation position at the Sunset Harbor Inn - an inn that just happens to be owned by Sam Edwards, the man who comforted her in her grief and gave her one night of passion before walking away...
  • Holiday Ever After by Amy Andrews, Kate Canterbary

    Holiday Ever After by Amy Andrews, Kate Canterbary

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Eleven sweet and sexy holiday stories from New York Times and USA Today best-selling authors! Grab a cup of cocoa and curl up with this collection that will warm your heart and curl your toes. Each story is a new standalone contemporary romance set within popular series, with no spoilers, no cliffhangers, never-before-featured couples, and hot happy endings...
  • Eternal Ride by Chelsea Camaron

    Eternal Ride by Chelsea Camaron

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Two people once lost. Two people once broken. Two people who have endured the pain. One love brought them together. One love healed their hearts and made them whole again. One love carries them through both the good times and the bad. Shooter and Tessie have faced the shadows and demons that haunt their souls...
  • Wind Chime Café by Sophie Moss

    Wind Chime Café by Sophie Moss

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When single mother, Annie Malone, purchases a quirky Main Street café on Heron Island, she thinks she's finally turned her dream of opening her own restaurant into a reality. Hearing rumors that a developer is about to build a five-star resort on the sleepy Chesapeake Bay island, she plans to transform the café into a premier upscale bistro...
  • Down And Flirty by Staci Hart

    Down And Flirty by Staci Hart

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Nothing good comes after the third date.Date three is the crucial point when things get real, which is exactly why I bounce out the door, twiddling my fingers at whatever poor boy I’ve left behind. Because if I stick around, one of three things will happen: he’ll profess his undying love, he’ll get weird and stalky, or I’ll go crazy. Like, Sid and Nancy crazy...
  • Dirty Tricks by Emma Hart

    Dirty Tricks by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The sexiest, most mysterious Burke brother of all peels back his stage persona to reveal the real man—and the rock-hard body—behind the rockstar in the banging fourth book from New York Times bestselling author Emma Hart’s hot new adult series that began with Dirty Past, Dirty Secret, and Dirty Lies...
  • Up to the Challenge by Terri Osburn

    Up to the Challenge by Terri Osburn

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Opposites attract in a sexy tale of unexpected love When the Dempsey patriarch suffers a heart attack, Lucas Dempsey steps up to keep the doors of the family restaurant open. The proverbial prodigal son returns home to Anchor Island—putting family first and his quest to make partner at his high-powered law firm on hold...
  • Maybe in Fifty by Irene Bahrd

    Maybe in Fifty by Irene Bahrd

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    "Night isn’t over until one of us has to leave."After my latest book release didn’t do as well as I’d hoped, I need a distraction. Flirting with a hot Scot in a hotel bar is the perfect solution.It certainly beats drowning my sorrows with whiskey sours.For one night, I’ll forget about my book and allow myself to be charmed by a stranger… one who could ruin me if I dare to ask for more...
  • Capone's Chaos by J. Lynn Lombard

    Capone's Chaos by J. Lynn Lombard

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    A Man In Control. A Lost Soul. One Last Chance.CaponeAs President of the Royal Bastards MC, Los Angeles Chapter, I have enemies everywhere. They'll use anything and anyone to exploit me. Regardless, only one person has ever brought me to my knees. Danyella.My Bella.Her emerald green eyes captured my soul the moment we looked at each other...
  • Aftermath's Exposure by J. Lynn Lombard

    Aftermath's Exposure by J. Lynn Lombard

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Aftermath's Exposure Royal Bastards MCLos Angeles ChapterBook #6By J. Lynn Lombard Cover Crimson Syn Brady CyphertAftermathBetrayal is a bitter word on my tongue. I've been beaten and branded, trying every day to get past what happened in my past before Royal Bastards took my sorry ass in. My heart was hardened by darkness and betrayal. Then she came along...
  • Torch's Torment by J. Lynn Lombard

    Torch's Torment by J. Lynn Lombard

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    TorchI've never been the type of guy who wants more than a one night stand. I've always given them what they want and leave 'em.That is until two beautiful women come into the Royal Bastards clubhouse.Daisy is what I've been missing. With her quick wit, charm and love shining in her eyes. She's too young for me.The other wants more than I can give her. Only she has secrets of her own...
  • Derange's Destruction by J. Lynn Lombard

    Derange's Destruction by J. Lynn Lombard

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    When your demons drag you down into the darkness, there's no one to raise you into the light Derange My past needs to stay in the past before anyone else gets hurt. Nightmares plague my mind. The blood I've spilled haunts me every moment of every day. I want to be a better man. She deserves a better man. Her son deserves a better man to look up to...
  • Trust Me by Lacey Black

    Trust Me by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    After all of the devastating betrayals by the one she loved, Twenty-two year old Avery Stevens has spent three years raising her daughter alone, with her family and best friend as a support system, never leaving her small hometown of Rivers Edge, Missouri...
  • Let You Leave by Caisey Quinn

    Let You Leave by Caisey Quinn

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Novella included in special edition of Keep Me Still New Adult Romance contains MA 17+ content Layla Flaherty had the perfect life, or close to it. Until a stranger gunned her parents down right in front of her, leaving her with seizure inducing PTSD. After years of trying to pass as normal and failing miserably, she resigns herself to being invisible...
  • Real Good Duet by Meghan March, Elena Wolfe

    Real Good Duet by Meghan March, Elena Wolfe

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Real Good Man Fall for a woman over text messages? No way in hell.Reality can never be as good as the fantasy, right?Wrong. It's better.Banner Regent is smart, funny, and she's so far out of my league, she might as well be royalty.I'm a mechanic from Kentucky. She's a New York City party girl.We were never supposed to meet, but one text started something neither of us saw coming...
  • In the Cards by Jamie Beck

    In the Cards by Jamie Beck

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Lindsey Hilliard flees her charmed life in New York, searching for answers after her fiancé’s betrayal fills her with self-doubt. Unfortunately, her rented Malibu home is next door to Levi Hardy, the sexy but insufferable man who humiliated her years ago...
  • Stud Finder by Lauren Blakely

    Stud Finder by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Man seeking woman: Hot, rich, smart, witty, self-made multimillionaire Internet genius seeks classy, intelligent, sexy, fun-loving woman who’s interested in settling down and sharing all the good things. There. Best. Ad. Ever. I will absolutely find the woman of my dreams, someone who’ll love me for me...
  • Close by Laurelin Paige

    Close by Laurelin Paige

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 34 ratings
    Everyone wants to get close to a rock star. The bright lights.The music.Those talented fingers strumming… a guitar.Everyone wants to bang a rock star.So why do I keep running from the one who wants me?I’m America’s Sweetheart.I have a reputation.He’s a boy-band icon turned rock god.I’m vanilla.He’s every flavor of bad.And he’s much, much too young for me...
  • Best Laid Plans by Lauren Blakely

    Best Laid Plans by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 35 ratings
    That time I had the brilliant idea to ask my good friend for lessons in sex-ploration… Awkward? Maybe. But how else is a good girl going to find out if she likes being naughty? I might be sweet as cherry pie, but I'm also bold and damn curious. And Gabe is charming, trustworthy, aces at seduction (or so I hear) and—bonus!— willing to give me lessons...
  • Fearless by Rachel Van Dyken

    Fearless by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    When I met Kiersten, time stood still. It was as if every cell in my body screamed HER. I couldn't look away, I couldn't walk away, I couldn't even move. My other half, my soul mate, was staring right at me. I had to have her. I had to make her mine. But I felt selfish doing that--knowing that I may not have endless amounts of time to give her..
  • In-Laws vs. Outlaws by L.A. Witt, Cari Z.

    In-Laws vs. Outlaws by L.A. Witt, Cari Z.

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Really, guys? Seriously?A fifth book after we said you were getting a standalone?Oh, and now you want a wedding . Because you’ve made it through four books and—You know what? Fine. But we’re not going easy on you.Bet you wish you’d just gone to Vegas don’t you, August and Ricardo?In-laws vs. Outlaws is the final—so help us, it really is the final —book in the Hitman vs. Hitman series...
  • What The Heart Finds by Jessica Gadziala

    What The Heart Finds by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    * The Stars Landing novels are all independent and stand alone books that can be read as a series. For those interested, this is #3 * When ambitious LENA EDWARDS receives orders from her boss to go to an inn located in a small town called Stars Landing, she follows her orders in the hopes that she will finally receive a well deserved promotion...
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  • Mister Dimples: A Hero Club Novel by Lindsay Becs

    Mister Dimples: A Hero Club Novel by Lindsay Becs

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Is it possible to crush on a voice?My favorite thing to listen to is Juniper Love’s podcast show, Go Sports!. Hearing her uninformed, teasing commentary on every game she watches makes me laugh—even when it’s my team she’s talking about. I might be her biggest fan.I thought Troy Tipton was just a nice guy with a gorgeous smile. Until I learned he was a fan-favorite NFL star quarterback...
  • Worth The Rush by Bea Borges

    Worth The Rush by Bea Borges

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A thrilling, love-conquers-all, small mountain town romancefilled with swoon, steam, and survival. Ivy Rutherford catches flights not feelings—her most recent destination being the top of a mountain in Silverthorne, CO.After a devastating loss and a failed marriage at twenty-seven, Ivy has spent the last year making less than ideal decisions. If less than ideal is code for bad...
  • Far from Paradise by Daryl Banner

    Far from Paradise by Daryl Banner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    SEANYI'm on the run from a bad family situation. Everyone said Dreamwood Isle is where I would find happiness at last, a balmy and promising beach town on the Texas coast.I'm tired of curling up on park benches. I hate stealing to survive. But it seems even here in paradise, I'm still struggling to find a place I belong...
  • Just the Thought of You by Tinnean

    Just the Thought of You by Tinnean

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Quinton Mann and Mark Vincent - still as dangerous, intelligent, and perceptive as they were when they started playing mind games with each other, and still in love. With Quinn having inherited the Mann family estate in a state of serious disrepair, he and Mark with the help of their family and friends decided to fix it up and then live there, together...
  • Unbreak My Heart by Lauren Blakely

    Unbreak My Heart by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Experience all the feels in this unforgettable, second chance, standalone romance from #1 New York Times bestseller Lauren Blakely! $2.99 for release DAY only! I didn't break her heart, and she didn't break mine -- we broke each other's. I never stopped loving her, but time and distance played its cruel role in ripping us apart three years ago when she moved halfway around the world...
  • Songbird by Sydney Logan

    Songbird by Sydney Logan

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Callie Franklin doesn’t do one night stands. Ever. She’s far too responsible and focused on her career to ever let herself give in to temptation. But, on the eve of her best friend’s wedding, she meets that temptation . . . And his name is Devin McAllister. Devin, on the other hand, has no problem with meaningless hookups. The very last thing he needs—or wants—is a relationship...
  • The Feel Good Factor by Lauren Blakely

    The Feel Good Factor by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    That inked bad boy who’s been striking sparks with me since he rode into town? Turns out he’s my new housemate, which adds up to a super-complicated living situation and chemistry so hot it should be illegal. I have a fantastic family, great best friends, a job I love…and now I’m up for a promotion to police sergeant...
  • Meant to Be by Terri Osburn

    Meant to Be by Terri Osburn

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 37 ratings
    Lifelong people-pleaser Beth Chandler will do anything to make a good impression on her future in-laws, including defy her fear of boats to make the ferry crossing required to meet them. Lucky for her, a lovable mutt and his tall, sexy, blue-eyed owner provide enough distraction to subdue her paralyzing panic attack...
  • Like a Boss by Lili Valente, Sylvia Pierce

    Like a Boss by Lili Valente, Sylvia Pierce

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the market for a hot tip? Here’s one. Don’t bang your best friend’s little sister. Especially when she’s an investigative journalist and your company is the target of her latest exposé. Unfortunately, I’ve got a hard-on for high-risk bets, and I’m more than eager to invest my considerable stock holdings in Ellie Seyfried’s…ahem…glorious assets...
  • Thomas & January by Fisher Amelie

    Thomas & January by Fisher Amelie

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Thomas Eriksson thinks he has it all figured out. "People crossed the street when they saw me. I’m not really sure why that was. I mean, okay, I might have looked a bit intimidating if I was being truthful with you. I’d changed since New York. New York represented a life that wasn’t real, not truthfully, anyway. No, New York was the “young, immature, in love, idiot" side of Tom...
  • The Deepest Blue by Christina Lee

    The Deepest Blue by Christina Lee

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Lee exchanges skyline for swampland in the next book of her male/male romance series, Roadmap to Your Heart. Rugged and conventional Callum Montgomery enjoys running Shady Pines hunting preserve, except for the secret that's eating him alive. When his sister brings a date for a family wedding, he can't stand the arrogant city slicker with the stick up his perfectly fine ass...
  • Hold Us Close by Caisey Quinn

    Hold Us Close by Caisey Quinn

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    High school sweethearts Layla Flaherty and Landen O’Brien are living a fairytale in the heart of Spain. Landen’s professional soccer career is taking off and Layla is finishing her college degree. But when her aunt Kate calls with life changing news, she has to reveal the secret she’s been keeping from everyone. She’s pregnant...
  • Exes & Ho Ho Hos by Pippa Grant

    Exes & Ho Ho Hos by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He’s been a very good boy this year... Eight years ago, I let the woman I love walk away over canned cranberry sauce. And it was the worst mistake of my life. So when she shows up to play Santa for my daughter’s preschool Christmas party, you’re damn right I’m going to try to get her back. Except Kaitlyn Holly’s lost all of her Christmas cheer...
  • The Cocky Thief by Mallory Crowe

    The Cocky Thief by Mallory Crowe

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The best thief in the world may have met his match... Austin Miles can get into any building, safe or vault in the world if he wanted to,but when a former cop obsessed with revenge threatens his most important asset,his reputation, he finds himself accepting a job that even the best would balk at. The only silver lining as he's putting his life on the line is the sexy,mysterious Jennifer Murray...
  • The Mogul’s Reluctant Bride by Ana E. Ross

    The Mogul’s Reluctant Bride by Ana E. Ross

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Book Two: There's only so much rejection a heart can take… Following the deaths of her sister and brother-in-law, Kaya Brehna is awarded custody of their three children. To avoid financial ruin, she must move them to Palm Beach where her successful career in interior decorating can provide financial security...
  • Untamed Hearts by Melody Grace

    Untamed Hearts by Melody Grace

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    It's the last night of summer in Beachwood Bay, but for Brit and Hunter, it's only the beginning … She is: rebellious, wounded, free. He is: handsome, searching, enchanted. One night. Two restless hearts. But what happens when morning comes? A tantalizing new novella from the internationally best-selling Melody Grace. *Untamed Hearts is set 3 years before the events of Unafraid...
  • Breaking Stars: The Celebrity Series by J. Sterling, Pam Berehulke

    Breaking Stars: The Celebrity Series by J. Sterling, Pam Berehulke

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Acting since she was 14 years old, Paige Lockwood finds herself craving a little normalcy after a scandal rocks her otherwise predictable world. With everyone in her life attempting to control her, she takes matters into her own hands and leaves town without so much as a plan or a destination...
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