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Holding Her in Madness by Kimber S. Dawn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeo's Story of loving A Woman Gone Mad. Fuck first love. Fuck fate. And Fuck You. I'm Leo and this is my side of the story. This is where I came from, where I've been, and where I'm at. .. this is the story of a man that loved A Woman Gone Mad... -
Final Call by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 28 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... -
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Unexpected Love by Casey Clipper
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 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... -
Secret Baby at the Beach by Nixie Taylor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI fell for the rich girl at the party the second she spilled her beer on me…and actually apologized. I showed her how to make a jerk pee his pants. She showed me her bedroom. But we only had one night together. Before the sun rose, I was in jail. Framed for a crime I didn’t commit. Not that I had any way of telling her. She never even told me her name. Six years have passed... -
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His Call by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratings22,000 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. .. -
The Rockstar's Obsession by Gia Bailey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShe needs a favor. I’m happy to oblige – for a price. Her. I’d never planned to return to the small town I’d grown up in, and I wouldn’t have, if not for inheriting a crumbling manor house from my estranged uncle. Post-tour, I just needed a place to crash and recover. I never counted on liking anything about Ivy House, but then, I never counted on her. Charlie. From a glance, I was obsessed... -
Casualties of Love by Denise Riley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA secret she’s afraid to tell . . . The moment Sergeant Jessica Watts lays eyes on Tyson Kidd again she can barely breathe. It’s been six years since she walked away from him, six years since she hid the truth and pushed him out of her life. Now their paths have crossed and he demands the answers Jessica knows he deserves... -
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
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... -
Lady Love by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMerlyn had better things to do with her life than fall in love with Cameron Thorpe--like proving to her father that she could survive without his millions or his matchmaking schemes, and convincing herself that it didn't matter that men seemed to covet her money more than her heart. -
The Desert King by Olivia Gates
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTheir farce of a marriage will save his kingdom. And in return for an heir, Kamal Aal Masood will give his new wife Aliyah anything--except the trust and intimacy she desperately wants. When Kamal abruptly ended their blistering affair years ago, he vowed Aliyah would never ensnare him again. Only a fool allowed his actions to be ruled by his heart...Categorized as:
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A Lost Love by Carole Mortimer
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe didn't have to guess how Rafe felt about his wife. .. Brooke Adamson knew the whole bitter story. Because she was Rafe Charlwood's wife, or rather she had been, before the terrible car accident Rafe believed had claimed her life... -
A Convenient Arrangement: The Italian's Wife\The Spanish Groom by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTwo women in desperate circumstances find love where they least expect it in these two classic stories by USA TODAY bestselling author Lynne Graham! The Italian's Wife. Holly Sansom has hit rock bottom. Homeless, broke and without friends, she has no way to care for herself, let alone her precious eight-month-old son... -
An Heir to Make a Marriage by Abby Green
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA legacy maid in Manhattan. In desperation to save her father, housekeeper Rose O'Malley thinks she can trap a man... -
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Bound by the Millionaire's Ring by Dani Collins
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe playboy's temporary fiancee Millionaire racing driver Ramon Sauveterre is no stranger to fame, but he'll do just about anything to keep the spotlight off his family... -
One Night with the Enemy by Abby Green
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Argentina’s breathtaking vineyards … Nicolás de Rojas and Madalena Vasquez had a stolen affair amongst the Mendozan vineyards – until Maddie discovered a devastating secret about Nic, and left without another word. He will have her once again! Now Maddie is back, having inherited her family’s struggling vineyard, and she’s at Nic’s mercy – right where he wants her... -
Worth Dying For by Beverly Barton
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes love is stronger than death. .. Security agent Dante Moran can't afford the luxury of love - in his line of work, emotions can get you killed. Besides, he's never recovered from the pain of losing his high school sweetheart to a serial rapist and killer. As far as Dante is concerned, his heart died the day her body was discovered... -
After The Music by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIt all started as a joke. Sabina was only pretending to be engaged to her best friend, millionaire Al Thordon. Al had talked her into this scheme as a way to trick his older brother, Thorn. Al had no choice but to lie. And to make Sabina his accomplice. Sabina thought that it would be for just one night. When Thorn accused her of being a gold digger, Sabina just laughed it off...Categorized as:
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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... -
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... -
Starting from Scratch by Stacy Gail
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsChristmas is the perfect time to start from scratch. Lieutenant Sully Jax saved his unit during an IED attack, but he couldn't save his marriage. He can't even remember it. Recovered from his injuries, he's come home to the family and friends he knows—and an ex-wife who's a stranger to him... -
Stormspell by Anne Mather
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRuth was young, she was beautiful, she was ripe for love. .. but she was innocent,until Dominic invaded her island home,and her heart. .. Dominic was rich and powerful, bored and world-weary,fighting a temptation he had never before had to face. . -
Woman Hater by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 11 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... -
Wicked Brat by Aria Cole, Mila Crawford
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLeigh Everett has spent the last few years dodging the seductive charms of Asher Hunt. The way his intense gaze tracks her across a room leaves tingles erupting in places they've never erupted before, so now she's determined to avoid another dance with the devil…no matter how hot under the witch's hat he makes her. Until Halloween weekend... -
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Untouched Until Marriage by Chantelle Shaw
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen infamous Raul Carducci learns that a little baby may challenge his inheritance he will stop at nothing —a new Carducci heir will not take away what is rightfully his. To safeguard baby Gino, unassuming Libby Maynard has been forced to pretend she is his mother—but she hasn't counted on having to convince the wolfish Raul Carducci of her deception... -
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... -
Intangible Dream by Patricia Wilson
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA devil's bargain. James Sanderson is domineering, handsome and cold as black stone. But beneath all his polish, gloss and sophistication, Gemma knows there lurks a savage, untamed jungle cat who takes what he wants. And he wants her. Her father's death and mitigating circumstances give James the upper hand... -
The Sister Swap by Susan Napier
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsToo Close for Comfort! Anne: it was a daring deception, but she always put her family first. Her sister desperately needed some time alone and Anne would at least have the chance to study at college. But there was something - someone - she hadn't bargained for. .. . Hunter Lewis: visiting professor and Anne's very attractive neighbor. He was soon immensely suspicious of her. ..Categorized as:
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Dark Fate by Charlotte Lamb
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA marriage of minds. .. "It's fate - even when we're miles apart the link between us holds! ". Saskia thought that two years was long enough to confirm that she would never be reunited with her estranged husband, Domenico... -
The Guarded Heart by Robyn Donald
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHis was a terrible vengeance. Alannah's thoughtlessness when she was sixteen had caused an accident with tragic consequences. Then, three years later, when she'd finally come to terms with the past, she was painfully reminded of her guilt. Nicholas Challoner, haunted, brooding for his dead wife and unborn child, was not a man to forget--or to forgive... -
Enamored by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDiego Laremos had never forgotten the last night he'd spent with Melissa Sterling five years before. She'd fled their home after a bitter dispute, hoping to escape their unhappy marriage. He hadn't forgiven her for leaving, though he'd hated himself even more for driving her away. Seeing Melissa again had renewed his hope for a possible future together…...Categorized as:
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A Whirlwind Marriage by Helen Brooks
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsZeke Buchanan had swept Marianne off her feet, and their two-year marriage had been perfect—until recently…. Their physical passion was as strong as ever, but was Zeke starting to regret their impulsive wedding? The beautiful Liliana was clearly interested in more than a business relationship with Zeke... -
Crime of Passion by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHer crime was to have loved him. .. "You go to pieces when I touch you. .". However had she tried, Georgie Morrison couldn't deny how physically attractive she found Rafael Bernaza. But four years ago he had devastated her emotions and her pride, and she vowed to never let him get that close again... -
Reluctant Father by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMan of the Month --- MR. JANUARY . .. Name: Blake Donavan. Description: Tough. Formidable. Lonely . . . Fears: Surprises, like the unsmiling little girl who suddenly appeared on his doorstep and called him "daddy;" Meredith Calhoun, the one woman who could melt his heart of ice. .. Conclusion: He's colder than the snow in winter. Blake Donavan lived alone and liked it that way... -
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The Tycoon's Bride by Michelle Reid
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe wanted the baby. .. Claire Stenson was trying to look after her baby sister alone. She was on the verge of taking drastic action when she met Andreas Markopoulou, a sexy Greek tycoon -- and the answer to her prayers. Andreas offered to marry Claire and adopt Melanie. His adored grandmother longed to hold her great-grandchild before she died... -
Prisoner of Passion by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsP for predator,. P for passionate,. P for prey! These words came to mind when Bella thought of Rico da Silva. The international financier was definitely a predator-hadn't he pounced when her defenses were down? Passionate? Their lovemaking had certainly been that-when Bella was inadvertantly caught up in Rico's kidnapping. And now she was Rico's prey; he was determined to seduce her once more...Categorized as:
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Passion Becomes You by Michelle Reid
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe wanted nothing more than her love. .. From their first meeting, Jemma had known that forever wasn't in Leon Stephanades's vocabulary. She was inexperienced, but the passion between them was so powerful that she cast her doubts aside and agreed to Leon's demand of a no-strings affair. Soon Jemma was head over heels in love, and couldn't imagine that she'd ever be the one to end the idyll. . -
She's Having the Boss's Baby by Kate Carlisle
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAll Systems Are Go! Ovulation cycle? Check. Estrogen level? Check. Nothing can stop Ellie Sterling's baby-making attempt at the fertility clinic. Nothing but her CEO boss—and good friend—who offers her an alternative to leaving their island headquarters: let's make a baby the old-fashioned way... -
Mistress Bought and Paid For by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHad supermodel Lydia Powell really stolen money from a charity for disadvantaged children? Cristiano Andreotti hoped so. This was his chance for revenge on the woman who'd rejected him. He'd pay back the missing money to have Lydia at his mercy! But Cristiano discovered Lydia was a virgin and if he took a woman's innocence, then he also had to make her his bride! -
Surrender to Love by Rosemary Rogers
From New York Times bestselling author Rosemary Rogers comes a classic historical adventure, SURRENDER TO LOVE. Many men pursue Alexa Howard's exotic beauty, but there is only one man to whom she will give herself willingly. Though Nicholas de la Guerra sparks fury and desire in her equally, she is lost to his touch. The dark stranger is her obsession . . -
Silver by Penny Jordan
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen her father died Geraldine Frances's lifestyle changed forever. As a plain and overweight teenager, her dreams were shattered when the man with whom she was infatuated bitterly betrayed her, leaving her with one all-consuming passion . . . revenge. She resorted to the drastic measures ofplastic surgery and rigorous exercise to create a stunning new face andslender body... -
The Winter Heart by Lillian Cheatham
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe'd gone from one predicament to another. Meg had taken the blame when her young stepsister, Carol, provoked a tragic accident. And in the ensuing publicity she, and not Carol, had been branded a cheap little adventuress. So when novelist Simon Egan offered her a job as his secretary and the chance to escape with him to Colorado, Meg eagerly accepted... -
Brunetti's Secret Son by Maya Blake
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Marry me. Then our son will know the protection of my name. ". Romeo Brunetti survived his childhood and found meteoric success by locking down emotion. Until, in a moment of recklessness years ago, he lost himself to stunning stranger Maisie O'Connell. Now his family's legacy has returned to haunt him—and the child he unknowingly conceived…... -
Passionate Scandal by Michelle Reid
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRead this classic, passionate romance from USA Today bestselling author Michelle Reid, now available for the first time in e-book! The Taming of Madeline. Wild and wilful, Madeline had run rings around the besotted men who fell for her wicked blue eyes and black mane of hair. Until she met Dominic Stanton...Categorized as:
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Hearts Awakened by Linda Winfree
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt’s not the past that wounds us…it’s the ghosts we hold on to. Hearts of the South Book 6. A lifetime ago Mark Cook’s pregnant wife vanished, taking everything and leaving an empty, aching hole in his life. Since then, as penance for his failure as a husband and father, he’s refused to allow himself to live. Refused to lay his sleeping heart on the line for any woman... -
The Christmas Love-Child by Jennie Lucas
It's Christmastime in London, and unwittingly Grace is swirled into the sumptuous and scandalous world of Prince Maksim Rostov. When the unworldly secretary learns he took her innocence in exchange for a business deal, she flees broken-hearted. But when Maksim discovers Grace's pregnancy secret, the ruthless Russian drags her to his guarded mansion in snowy Moscow...Categorized as:
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Return to Santa Flores (Santa Flores) by Iris Johansen
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJenny Cashman had dreamed of returning from school in Europe to declare her love for Steve Jason, the rugged casino owner who had adopted her as a young girl when her father had died... -
The Sultan's Virgin Bride by Sarah Morgan
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSultan Tariq bin Omar al-Sharma can have anything, and anyone, he wants. The one exception is heiress Farrah Tyndall, whom he lost after their passionate affair ended. Farrah was crushed when she discovered Tariq "only" wanted her in his bed. Five years on, Tariq's business deal can only be secured by marrying Farrah. Now he must persuade her to love him once more... -
The Sicilian's Surprise Love-Child: Escape with this Sicilian Pregnancy Romance by Carol Marinelli
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis forbidden innocent…. And the consequence of their surrender! Aurora Messina is everything cynical tycoon Nico Caruso shouldn’t want. Impulsive and far too innocent, she’s trouble…and temptation. Especially now that she’s working at his new hotel. But Nico’s infamous control isn’t a match for their combustible chemistry, and it soon ignites in a sizzlingly illicit encounter…... -
Elusive Obsession by Carole Mortimer
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDouble-edged sword. Diana had waited years to exact revenge against Reece Falcon, time only fueling her hatred. Finally her obsession was to be satisfied. Reece Falcon's Achilles' heel was his son. Diana's elusiveness and cool beauty had quickly mesmerized the young man--much to his father's disgust...Categorized as:
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