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Beyond Reason by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWHEN 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 ratingsDr. 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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![Shelter for Blythe by Susan Stoker]()
Shelter for Blythe by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBlythe Coopman never imagined she’d be homeless, but a series of events has landed her on San Antonio’s streets…hungry, tired, and scared. She clings to her most precious possession, a phone accidentally swiped from a local firefighter, who, instead of canceling the number, starts texting her... -
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Second Hearts by G.J. Walker-Smith
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSecond Hearts, book 2 of The Wishes Series. Charli Blake's high tolerance for risk doesn't always work in her favour. After a year of living out her dream of travelling the world, the sunny West African village of Kaimte would be her last stop. She's bound for New York, in search of the boy she'd let go of long ago. For Charli, nothing has changed... -
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![Losing Him by Jennifer Foor]()
Losing Him by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsDo you think you know me? Do you think I'm some terrible person, who ruins people's lives for my own satisfaction? You couldn't be more wrong. Haven't you ever loved someone, so much that you'd do anything to be with them? That's how it all started, because of my love for someone that never returned the feelings... -
![Maximum Risk by Ruth Cardello]()
Maximum Risk by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMax 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... -
![The Golden Hustla by Wahida Clark]()
The Golden Hustla by Wahida Clark
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsShe's the star sales associate of a profitable Atlanta "advertising" firm, WMM. She lives for top-of-the-line everything . . . and making enough money to finally reunite with her children. But Nina Coles is an ex-hood-rat in hiding. And no amount of paper can keep her safe from a ruthless FBI agent who's determined to take down the shady company she works for... -
![Discovering Harmony by Melanie Shawn]()
Discovering Harmony by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHarmony Briggs always knew what she wanted—until she realized she wanted more. The gorgeous Southern beauty knew that only one man would be able to fulfill her wildest dreams and fantasies, but unfortunately, he was just out of reach…. Hudson Reed was used to playing by the rules and sticking to reality. And for the rippling cop, reality meant loving her from afar…... -
![Stay With Me by Rebel Hart]()
Stay With Me by Rebel Hart
The last book in Rae and Clinton's love story. .. -
![Saving Sophie by Cate Beauman]()
Saving Sophie by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJewelry designer Sophie Burke has fled Maine for the anonymity of the big city. She’s starting over with a job she tolerates and a grungy motel room she calls home on the wrong side of town, but anything is better than the nightmare she left behind... -
![Bangshift by Winter Travers]()
Bangshift by Winter Travers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratings*Skid Row Kings Series, Book 3. Kurt Jensen has had enough. Tired of being under his brother's thumb and having the one person he wanted push him away, Kurt knew it was time to leave. California was supposed to be the new start he craved and needed, but one wrong turn brought everything crashing down around him, literally... -
![Maddox by Megan O'Brien]()
Maddox by Megan O'Brien
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’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... -
![Snow White by Paul Heins, Trina Schart Hyman]()
Snow White by Paul Heins, Trina Schart Hyman
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsSpared by her would-be executioner, Snow White finds a home with seven kindly dwarfs, but the hateful queen who wants her dead will stop at nothing to be the most beautiful woman in the land. A poisoned apple seems to send Snow White to her death, but true love brings her back, and good once again prevails... -
![Promise Me by Rebel Hart]()
Promise Me by Rebel Hart
CRUEL INTENTIONS meets AFTER. Find out what happens in Rae and Clinton's love story. .. -
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![Stray Hearts by Jill Shalvis]()
Stray Hearts by Jill Shalvis
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling "master storyteller"* Jill Shalvis comes a collection of two stories of love on the wild side. .. . Animal Magnetism-When Lilah Young rear-ends the truck of pilot-for-hire Brady Miller, the kennel co-owner finds it hard to ignore the sexy, gorgeous stranger... -
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Heartache Falls by Emily March
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe healing magic of Eternity Springs continues in this new novel in Emily March’s vibrant series about a very special town and the people who need it most. Married for more than twenty years, and with her children out of the nest, Ali Timberlake has come to Eternity Springs alone... -
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Consume by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKillian Everett is condescending, egotistical, and a complete jerk. When I started as the new assistant for the famous rock band Civil Corruption, I thought I’d hit the career jackpot. .. but I was wrong. With his attitude, bad behavior, and stupid good looks, Killian has made my life a living hell since my very first day. We may fight constantly, but that doesn’t make me want him any less... -
![Brightly Burning Bridges by Ivy Wild]()
Brightly Burning Bridges by Ivy Wild
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom the author of Infamous and The Estate comes a bully romance unlike anything you've ever read. Silas. He wasn’t my friend until he became my enemy. His center is freezing cold,. and his edges burn me when I get too close. He is everything I want and nothing I am. They say not to burn bridges,. but he burned ours to the ground. Skyler. She is the girl who wants to be seen,... -
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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... -
![The Sassy One by Susan Mallery]()
The Sassy One by Susan Mallery
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... -
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Trick or Treat by L.A. Cotton
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCalliope James would rather live life through a lens than in the spotlight. So when she reluctantly agrees to go with her best friend to a party, she doesn’t expect to find herself on the other side of the camera. Zachary Messiah left Bay View High School without so much as a word. Now he’s back. He’s not the boy she remembers, but she’s exactly the girl he’s tried so hard to forget... -
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When You're Mine by K. Langston
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor Barrett Shaw, there wasn’t much more to life than his career. Still climbing his way to the top, he could do without the distractions and complications of love. But the road to success is a lonely one, and Barrett was starting to think he would never meet a woman who could capture and keep his attention like a courtroom... -
![Loving Misty by Megan Fall]()
Loving Misty by Megan Fall
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTrike loves being in The Stone Knight's, but it still feels like he's missing something. That's when Ali calls him to go pick up a friend, and he meets the pretty little blind girl. His heart beats faster, his hands start to sweat, and he realizes she's the one. Misty is still getting over the accident that killed her parents and left her blind... -
![Year's Happy Ending by Betty Neels]()
Year's Happy Ending by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCould she settle for less than love? Professor Gideon Beaufort tried Deborah's good nature severely. He reviled her future as a trained nanny, destined to settle for a permanent post caring for other people's children. But was his proposal any more enticing, when all he wanted was a substitute for his young daughter and nothing more? "I won't pretend," he told her candidly... -
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![Hailey's Truth by Cate Beauman]()
Hailey's Truth by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHailey 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... -
![Payback by Sofia Daniel]()
Payback by Sofia Daniel
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’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... -
![Drake by Harper Bentley]()
Drake by Harper Bentley
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDrake Powers had to be the most infuriating piece of work I’d met in my entire life. Never mind his gorgeous face, body, and tattoos. That was beside the point. The things that came out of the cocky bastard’s mouth—directed toward me, of course—had my own mouth falling open in shock. His controlling, bad-boy demeanor should’ve had me running in the other direction... -
![Love Starts with Elle by Rachel Hauck]()
Love Starts with Elle by Rachel Hauck
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsElle's living the dream--but is it her dream or his? Elle loves life in Beaufort, South Carolina--lazy summer days on the sand bar, coastal bonfires, and dinners with friends sharing a lifetime of memories. And she's found her niche as the owner of a successful art gallery too. Life is good. Then the dynamic pastor of her small town church sweeps her off her feet... -
![Tripp by S. Nelson]()
Tripp by S. Nelson
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen Tripp Cavanaugh finally recovers after being left for dead at the gates of his club, his intention is to leave and resume his nomadic lifestyle. But when his president asks him to stick around and oversee the club’s newest business adventure, he readily agrees. He has no idea the simple request will turn his world inside out, encountering the one woman who will irrevocably change him... -
![In Harmony by Helena Newbury]()
In Harmony by Helena Newbury
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe'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... -
![Blue Willow by Deborah Smith]()
Blue Willow by Deborah Smith
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA powerful novel of a man and a woman from different worlds whose passion binds them together even as it tears them apart—from the bestselling author of When Venus Fell and A Place to Call Home. There had always been MacKenzies and Colebrooks at Blue Willow, their histories entangled like the graceful branches of the rare willow trees that thrived there... -
![The Bachelor's Wedding by Betty Neels]()
The Bachelor's Wedding by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHOLDING OUT FOR A HERO. A practical marriage? Araminta Smith had first met Professor Jason Lister when she was hired to look after his niece and nephew. Knowing that her plain but honest looks weren't about to catch her a husband, she was intrigued by the distinguished surgeon's interest in her. Since he was also a confirmed bachelor, the professor's proposal came as an even greater surprise... -
![A Personal Matter by Karyn Langhorne, Karyn Langhorne Wynn]()
A Personal Matter by Karyn Langhorne, Karyn Langhorne Wynn
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCrossing the line . .. Alayna Jackson's dream is to be a lawyer -- and not even being the only African-American paralegal in a high-power, lily-white law firm will hold her down... -
![More than Scars by Sarah Brocious]()
More than Scars by Sarah Brocious
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey say that the best way to heal is to find someone who suffers more and invest in their healing. Nerissa Meadows decides to make a change in career and experiences the strangest of interviews. She had been through so much but nothing like her soon to be employer, Liam Byrne. His scars have stolen from him. .. from his two little girls... -
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![The Green-Eyed Doll by Jerrie Alexander]()
The Green-Eyed Doll by Jerrie Alexander
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCatherine McCoy is running from her past. She's been on the move for a year, hiding the secret and guilt in her heart. When she lands in small-town Texas and meets Sheriff Matt Ballard, he ignites a flame she thought lost forever. Matt has scars of his own. He left the big city after an undercover operation went bad and his partner was killed... -
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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... -
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Claim by Megan O'Brien
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEmerly Greer has been living a low-key life, content with her multiple jobs and her books. People are complicated; animals and kids are much easier to understand. As owner of Talon Security, Travis McAllister has seen success beyond what he ever expected—causing the boundaries he's set around himself to grow ever thicker... -
![Harbour by Penelope Louleas]()
Harbour by Penelope Louleas
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter finding her boyfriend, Derek, between the thighs of another woman, she was forced to re evaluate her life. When an offer to uproot and move to New York is presented to her, she grabs it with both hands and runs with it. Lincoln Whitmore's engagement to model Rachael started with fireworks, but soon the love they shared diminished... -
![Punished into Submission by Holly Carter]()
Punished into Submission by Holly Carter
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Growing up with a drug dealer and a whore was never easy. I saw things that a child should never see. I felt things as a teenager that one should never feel and there are things that I heard that one should never hear. I was grateful when Sailor saved my life. ”. Kat was determined to get away and become someone else after her tragic childhood. Become someone people would fear... -
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The Boss Vol. 6: a Hot Billionaire Romance by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLibrarian's Note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B01CXUZ8RO. This is the FINAL book in the six part serial. This book is from BOTH Grace and Blake's points-of-view and will be more than twice the size of the other serial installments. She doesn’t know how bad I’m willing to be…. For years, Grace Copeland was the one woman I couldn’t have. Now she’s mine. Mine to possess...Categorized as:
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![Mistress to a Monster by Sam Crescent]()
Mistress to a Monster by Sam Crescent
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor decades, war has raged between the Russo and De Luca families. When Damon De Luca finally brings the head of Russos to his knees, he demands to have Milah Russo at his beck and call. Not as his wife, but as his mistress. Milah will never go to Damon willingly. Caged up in his home, she fights him, but her days are numbered... -
![Spiteful Lies by Nora Cobb]()
Spiteful Lies by Nora Cobb
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI CAME FROM NOTHING. NOW I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE. The stakes have never been higher. And backing down now means paying an unthinkable price. I thought I could never be broken. I thought I could handle whatever came my way. The Kings of Stonehaven taught me how wrong I was. They used me. They humiliated me. They broke me. But there was something they couldn’t do... -
![Close to Heaven by Pamela Clare]()
Close to Heaven by Pamela Clare
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe has nothing…. Rain Minear has fantasized about finding herself in Joe Moffat’s arms for years. It’s just her luck that the night it finally happens, he’s carrying her into the emergency room. It’s Joe who steps up to help her when a tragedy brings her life crashing down... -
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Britannia All at Sea by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBritannia All at Sea. It's love at first sight for Britannia Smith when she meets Professor Jake Luitingh van Thien. She even follows him to Holland, hoping to see more of him. To her joy, he proposes! But just when all seems perfect, she becomes convinced that to go ahead with their wedding might ruin Jake's life. Wish with the Candles... -
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![Drawn to You: Boxed Set (Volumes 1-3) (Millionaire's Row) by Vanessa Booke, Studio 22 Designs]()
Drawn to You: Boxed Set (Volumes 1-3) (Millionaire's Row) by Vanessa Booke, Studio 22 Designs
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsYour whole world can change in a single moment. A reckless moment where you let go of your inhibitions and you lose control. I pride myself on never losing control, but somehow, I did with her. I let my desire overtake me, and I took a bite of that forbidden fruit that stood in front of me in nothing but a nightie... -
![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 ratingsUnlikely 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... -
![Reckless by Jennifer Loren]()
Reckless by Jennifer Loren
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReckless, 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... -
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Acting Brave by Helena Newbury
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s spent her whole life acting. But can she make him believe she doesn’t love him? The final book in the Fenbrook Academy trilogy. Three years ago, a terrified girl named Emma fled a world of crime and abuse in Chicago and bought a one-way ticket to New York. She reinvented herself as an actress, enrolled at the prestigious Fenbrook Academy and buried her pain beneath a vivacious new persona... -
![Loving the Bully by Kelsie Fann]()
Loving the Bully by Kelsie Fann
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan her love tame the Bully? Hailey Bridges’ first kiss was epic, that is, until Rhett, her high school crush, humiliates her. The worst part? When he struts back into town ten years later, he doesn’t even recognize her. Home is the last place Rhett Rhodes wants to be. Especially since he was labeled Hidden Hollow’s biggest bully ten years ago... -
![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 ratingsThis 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...
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