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  • Layover by Emily Henry

    Layover by Emily Henry

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 39 ratings
    This is an extended Beach Read epilogue...
  • Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 6 by Fujita

    Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 6 by Fujita

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 31 ratings
    THE TRUE END, OR JUST THE BEGINNING? Narumi slips up in front of her work friends, and the anxiety of outing herself as an otaku forces her to retreat inward. While Hirotaka is quick to console her, a difference in opinion devolves into an argument...
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  • The Lighthouse Sisters by Sage Parker

    The Lighthouse Sisters by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    "So the last 23 years meant nothing to you?" From Amazon #1 Best-Selling Author...When Raelynn Moss finds divorce papers in her husbands' office, her whole world is turned upside down. This was not the surprise she was expecting on her 47th birthday. Forced to sell her dream home, and suddenly at odds with her son, Raelynn feels lost & helpless...
  • The Summer in Cape May by Sage Parker

    The Summer in Cape May by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Olivia Cameron always knew she was adopted. What she didn’t know is that her birth family would come back into her life 47 years later… Just days after her husband’s death, Olivia gets a call that she might have inherited a beach cottage in Cape May. Except she’s never been to Cape May, and the lawyer explains it has nothing to do with her husband’s recent passing...
  • With Love, This Christmas by Kimberly Brown

    With Love, This Christmas by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Noelle Ackerman loves Christmas and plans to make this Christmas the most special of all. After five years of living in Paris, she has returned home to Grand Hills, the place where love has always dwelled for her. Love for Noelle is not only her family but with the man who stole her heart at the tender age of five.Kane Weston aka Noelle’s tall, dark, and handsome best friend...
  • The Castle (Love in O'Leary) by May Archer

    The Castle (Love in O'Leary) by May Archer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Brian Carr believes in fairy tales—princes, castles, once upon a times, happily ever afters. He's been that way since we were kids, and no matter how many times it all goes wrong, Brian's never given up hope of finding his one true love.It's beautiful. Adorable. Charming...
  • Searching the Harbor by Sage Parker

    Searching the Harbor by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A small town with big secrets… 55-year-old Maggie Brooks thought she had found her dream life as an empty nester by moving to Bar Harbor, but when her husband disappears without a trace, her world is instantly turned upside down. With no one willing to believe her, she turns to local detective James Manning for help...
  • Jem and Tean: Guys Gone Wild by Gregory Ashe

    Jem and Tean: Guys Gone Wild by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jem and Tean: Guys Gone Wild is a collection of short stories. It includes the following:“First Dates”A prequel to The Lamb and the Lion books, this short story shows Jem and Tean as they are set up on blind dates—with disastrous results.“Cheap Seats”Jem and Tean go to the movies. Jem insists it’s an epic bromance date. Tean insists they’re just casual acquaintances...
  • The Summer in Cape May Book Five by Sage Parker

    The Summer in Cape May Book Five by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Olivia Cameron always knew she was adopted. What she didn’t know is that her birth family would come back into her life 47 years later… Just days after her husband’s death, Olivia gets a call that she might have inherited a beach cottage in Cape May. Except she’s never been to Cape May, and the lawyer explains it has nothing to do with her husband’s recent passing...
  • The Getaway Cabin by Sage Parker

    The Getaway Cabin by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Her greatest fear came true. Now what? 53-year-old Valerie Schuster was a great mother and wife for over 30 years…until she wasn’t.When her husband decides to leave her days before their anniversary, and their kids move across the country, her sister suggests it’s time for a change. So, Valerie decides to hide away in her parent’s old run-down cabin...
  • Timber's Girl by Hallie Bennett

    Timber's Girl by Hallie Bennett

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No one will hurt his girl ever again...After leaving her abusive ex, Lindy is finally feeling like herself again. She joined a book club of romance lovers like her and lives on the Reaper's Wolves MC compound—safe and protected from her past.Especially since one MC member has appointed himself her personal bodyguard...Military veteran Timber is used to being judged...
  • Rockstar Lost by Taryn Quinn

    Rockstar Lost by Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Forever is the lyric I have on repeat. I’m a rockstar on a mission, ready to leave the glamorous music scene behind. But only if I have my best friend, Felicity Hudson, by my side. And in my bed, clad in nothing but her tattoos. Now that I’m back in my small town near Crescent Cove, I have a weekend to blast the friend zone to pieces with the one woman I’ve always loved...
  • Change With Me by Kristen Proby

    Change With Me by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby comes an all new novella set in her beloved With Me In Seattle series!Zane Cooper. Hollywood royalty. Fourth generation superstar. He knows what it is to be one of the biggest celebrities in the world. And how lonely that title truly is...
  • Change With Me: A With Me In Seattle Novella by Kristen Proby

    Change With Me: A With Me In Seattle Novella by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby comes an all new novella set in her beloved With Me In Seattle series!Zane Cooper. Hollywood royalty. Fourth generation superstar. He knows what it is to be one of the biggest celebrities in the world. And how lonely that title truly is...
  • September is for Shaw by Dylann Crush, Eve London

    September is for Shaw by Dylann Crush, Eve London

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The heat between them might be the only force that can thaw this mountain man’s frozen heart. EdenWhen I was a little girl, my grandfather filled my head with stories about the rugged beauty of Montana. Once I inherited his cabin, I couldn’t wait to move out west. Montana is everything I hoped it would be from the stunning sunsets to the perfect peacefulness...
  • A Kindled Winter by Rachel L. Demeter

    A Kindled Winter by Rachel L. Demeter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” — Dale Evans A week before Christmas, Jeseca Reed sets off for Blue River, Oregon—her childhood home and a vault of tender memories. However, fate takes an unexpected turn when she’s left stranded in the mountains’ vast, untamed wilderness...
  • Forevermore by Alex Grayson

    Forevermore by Alex Grayson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Everything has a reason for being, and you are mine. Without you, there is no me.Every love story has a beginning. Some are dark and painful. Some are bright and beautiful.And for some, fate intervenes, setting two people on the right path.Our love has no ending. It's forevermore and everlasting.This is our story...
  • Hung Up on the Hacker by Kait Nolan

    Hung Up on the Hacker by Kait Nolan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can a white hat hacker and a wild child tattoo artist turn their oops into forever?Former Army Intelligence officer Cash Grantham is a whiz with computers and data. An expert in cyber security, he prides himself on being prepared for anything. That doesn't include his best friend's little sister. The one who's all grown up.Tattoo artist Hadley Steele always had a thing for Cash when she was young...
  • One Night with the Player (Club Curve) by Eve London

    One Night with the Player (Club Curve) by Eve London

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A brother's best friend. A sister's forbidden desire. OliviaThe man who ruined me for any other is coming home. He thinks he won't have to deal with me, but I’m waiting for him. I need answers only he can provide, and I won’t rest until I get them. The only problem is… once I see Leo Steele, the feelings I’ve kept locked up inside break free...
  • Split Decision by Christina C. Jones

    Split Decision by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Winnie sees it one way - Jonathan sees it another...
  • The Love Dare by Asia Monique

    The Love Dare by Asia Monique

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lily Fredericks has many fears, but losing out on the love that Devin Booker is offering to her on a silver platter is number one on that list. Aware of her intense feelings for the man ten years her senior, Lily comes to a decision, but not before Devin ups the ante.*Please note, though this story has a beginning, middle, and end it is short in form...
  • The Getaway Cabin by Sage Parker

    The Getaway Cabin by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Her greatest fear came true. Now what? 53-year-old Valerie Schuster was a great mother and wife for over 30 years…until she wasn’t.When her husband decides to leave her days before their anniversary, and their kids move across the country, her sister suggests it’s time for a change. So, Valerie decides to hide away in her parent’s old run-down cabin...
  • The Getaway Cabin by Sage Parker

    The Getaway Cabin by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Her greatest fear came true. Now what? 53-year-old Valerie Schuster was a great mother and wife for over 30 years…until she wasn’t.When her husband decides to leave her days before their anniversary, and their kids move across the country, her sister suggests it’s time for a change. So, Valerie decides to hide away in her parent’s old run-down cabin...
  • Happily Ever Maybe by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Happily Ever Maybe by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan’s Montgomery Ink Legacy continues with a workplace romance that started with a fling and ends with something more. It was only supposed to be one job. I know the rules.Get in. Get out.Protect the girl, then move on.Only it never works out the way it should.Now Jennifer and I work with each other and there’s no going back to normal...
  • Ashes to Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Ashes to Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carrie Ann Ryan comes a new story in her Montgomery Ink series… Back in Denver, Abby lost everything she ever loved, except for her daughter, the one memory she has left of the man she loved and lost. Now, she’s moved next to the Montgomerys in Colorado Springs, leaving her past behind to start her new life. One step at a time...
  • Holiday Rogue by Rebecca Zanetti

    Holiday Rogue by Rebecca Zanetti

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Danger and Mistletoe are a Deadly CombinationBosco Albertini learned the hard way that focusing on his career is a lot safer than investing in love. So when he meets his sweet new neighbor, he puts her firmly in the friend zone, despite her soft hazel eyes, sharp wit, and tempting curves...
  • Temporary Groom: Left At The Altar by J.S. Scott, Ruth Cardello

    Temporary Groom: Left At The Altar by J.S. Scott, Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A brand new, standalone spin-off from The Billionaire's Obsession series, and the first novella in the Left At The Altar series!!! You met Lia and Zeke in Billionaire Unloved, Jett and Ruby's book. Now you can find out what happened to them. Did Lia really marry the wrong guy? Lia: I thought I had my life all worked out. My wedding had been meticulously planned...
  • The Christmas Summons (Wild Heart Ranch) by Kelly Fox

    The Christmas Summons (Wild Heart Ranch) by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author Kelly Fox comes a Wild Heart Ranch Christmas novella. I’ve loved Gael Hernandez from the moment I laid eyes on him. We had a moment back in the summer, but he needed time to recover from the traumatic events that reshaped his family.It’s now Christmas, and I think my talented shoemaker is finally ready to let me love him for the rest of his life...
  • Engage by June Gray

    Engage by June Gray

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    PART FIVE OF JUNE GRAY'S DISARM SERIES The past has a way of catching up... A long time has passed since Elsie's heart was broken, since the person who always shielded her from pain broke her heart. Just when she begins to rebuild, Henry returns and upends everything all over again...
  • End Zone: A Curvy Woman Sports Romance by C.L. Cruz

    End Zone: A Curvy Woman Sports Romance by C.L. Cruz

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a wide receiver falls in love with his best friend, does he have what it takes to get out of the friend zone?LeahI’ve always been in love with my best friend.But he’s never seen me in a romantic light.At least, not until he sees me on a date with another guy.Heath Larson is sexy, athletic, and a nerd at heart...
  • Her Adventurous Scrooge by Lilah Hart

    Her Adventurous Scrooge by Lilah Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    He never slows down. But one night with her changes everything.Sammie Benson is my top salesperson. She’s exactly who I need to convince this tech company to buy my business.But the more time I spend with her, the more I’m thinking about pleasure instead of business.By the time we return to Pleasure Valley, she might convince me to change everything about my life...
  • Jaded Soul by Cameron Hart

    Jaded Soul by Cameron Hart

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The new waitress at Gracie May’s Diner is hiding something. I can see it in her violet eyes as they dart around the restaurant, always on the lookout. I shouldn’t care. I shouldn’t be noticing anything about her at all. I know better than to get tangled up in a woman with secrets. It would only distract me from my purpose in life; being the enforcer for Deviant Souls MC...
  • Wishing for Always by L.M. Dalgleish

    Wishing for Always by L.M. Dalgleish

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I missed my chance to tell her how I felt once before, I'm not going to let it happen again... BrodyFor years I buried my feelings for my best friend, Skye, because she needed my friendship more than anything else.Now she’s decided she’s finally ready to take a chance on falling in love.Just... not with me.But I refuse to stand by and watch her fall for another man...
  • Wishing in Wisconsin by Kirsten Osbourne

    Wishing in Wisconsin by Kirsten Osbourne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cindy Lambert thought she was done with the small town of Blevins, Wisconsin, but here she is, back in her home town, managing a bed and breakfast and following her grandmother's dream. The problem is, she's tired of being alone, and there are no single men for miles that she's interested in. Plus, with her busy schedule, she has no time to date anyway...
  • Thank You for Holding by Julia Kent, Elisa Reed

    Thank You for Holding by Julia Kent, Elisa Reed

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Having it all is a fantasy, right? Carrie Shelton thought her boyfriend was too good to be true. Her best friend's brother? A guy who loved antiquing? Who cuddled on the couch while watching foodie YouTube clips and talking about artisanal spices? Who helped her accessorize her outfits? Right. Fantasy...
  • In Shadows by Sharon Sala

    In Shadows by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    To protect her, he must remain a ghost… Jack McCann has been in love with Shelly since they were teens. They married just out of college and right before he went to work as an undercover agent for the FBI. When he can, he slips away from his assignments to see her. Jack has been undercover on his latest case for months, investigating a weapons-smuggling business...
  • A Gentleman for Christmas by Prescott Lane

    A Gentleman for Christmas by Prescott Lane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some say “chivalry is dead.” I don’t think so. Most women I know like a gentleman. Protective, opens doors, treats women with respect, typically follows the rules. But a gentleman doesn’t fall for his best friend’s woman. Current or ex. And that’s what I’ve done. During the Christmas season of all times — that magical time for decorations, gifts, family . .
  • Home Fire Inferno by Suzanne Brockmann

    Home Fire Inferno by Suzanne Brockmann

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Please note: A dollar of the author’s royalties from each copy sold of this edition of Home Fire Inferno will go to organizations supporting veterans. (Thank you so much!)Also note: Home Fire Inferno is a Troubleshooters short story. It’s around fifty pages long, and was originally published in the charity anthology Way of the Warrior , which is no longer available in most e-formats...
  • The Handyman's Secret Santa: A Small Town Sweet & Steamy Holiday Romance by Kali Hart

    The Handyman's Secret Santa: A Small Town Sweet & Steamy Holiday Romance by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Handyman’s Secret Santa: Christmas in Alpine Valley Book 6An Age Gap Holiday RomanceThis Christmas, follow four neighbors turned friends to find out whether Santa will finally give them the gift they’ve been wanting most of all: true love.AddisonI have a huge crush on my handyman.It can’t go anywhere.He’s older than me. Old enough that it would give my mom a heart attack...
  • Lovestruck: The Naughty List by Julia Jarrett

    Lovestruck: The Naughty List by Julia Jarrett

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What’s my grown-up Christmas wish this year? For my secret crush on Hunter Callaghan to not be a secret anymore.Everyone says he’s like a golden retriever, with his happy-go-lucky attitude and friendly personality. But I see something more – I see the vulnerable side he works so hard to cover with a smile and a joke. I see the man I wish I could spend forever with...
  • Come Away With Me by Erika Kelly

    Come Away With Me by Erika Kelly

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can the handsome loner win the heart of the single mom? He's about to find out on their Vegas road trip.Single mom Skylar James is absolutely not interested in the broody, inked artist who works in her brother’s motorcycle repair shop. She’s focused on her four-year-old son and her thriving business as an image consultant...
  • Happy New Year, Baby by Laura Marie Altom

    Happy New Year, Baby by Laura Marie Altom

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    DON'T LET HIM DIE! These are the last words ice climber and former Navy SEAL, Brody Crawford, hears before his twin brother plunges to his death--with his pregnant wife watching and screaming in horror. Fast forward a year and Colby is frozen with not only grief but guilt, avoiding friends, his parents, and especially, his brother's widow--Lilliana. A woman he's always secretly adored...
  • Bodies in Space by shukyou

    Bodies in Space by shukyou

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Isaac didn't make mistakes. He was a very thorough and hard worker, and had been praised for that by his supervisor on so many occasions that he'd lost count, and something had to happen very many times before Isaac lost count of it.Words: 21382 in two partsAlso on Ao3:http://archiveofourown...
  • Man For Me by Laurelin Paige

    Man For Me by Laurelin Paige

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Laurelin Paige comes a new story in her Man In Charge series…Brett Sebastian is the very best kind of friend...
  • Operation: Secret Santa by M.J. Duncan

    Operation: Secret Santa by M.J. Duncan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When Holly Burke saw who she’d drawn for Secret Santa, she knew she had to do something to make it special. It was Christmas, after all, and if anyone deserved some extra Christmas cheer, it was Mo Davy...
  • Unexpected Christmas by Eliza Peake

    Unexpected Christmas by Eliza Peake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    'Tis the Season for a Second Chance to Seduce the Hot Mechanic...Jake Henderson and I spent some long, hot days together, stealing kisses behind his dad’s auto shop. But the summer ended, and he broke my heart–I packed up the pieces and left town, vowing he’d never hurt me again...
  • Love on a Spring Morning by Zoe York

    Love on a Spring Morning by Zoe York

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Duplicity. Desire. Denial. They were doomed from the start. Ryan Howard has zero interest in the movie being filmed in Pine Harbour or the high maintenance stars staying in the cottages at the end of his lane. He's just barely holding on to the raw remains of his life and the fantasy world being concocted around him is, as far as he's concerned, a complete waste of time and energy...
  • Legally Wed by N.M. Silber

    Legally Wed by N.M. Silber

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Once upon a time childhood enemies grew up and fell in love ... and got engaged? Uh oh, this should be interesting ... Adam Roth and Lily Adler have survived nutty neighbors, cow pajamas, mobsters and "the diaper incident." They have learned to live, love, and work together in harmony. Most of the time...
  • The Heart Remembers: a friends to lovers romance by L.B. Dunbar

    The Heart Remembers: a friends to lovers romance by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.Our history had been defined by kisses.The one he stole from me at 17.The one I gave to him at 20.The one we shared when I was 27 changed the course of everything.I’d had a crush on Levi Walker my entire life, but he always saw me as a child. A little girl running around the yard, dancing under sprinklers, and dreaming of princes...
  • Stay Always by Kaylee Ryan

    Stay Always by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    OrrinFrom the moment she stepped back into town, I wanted her. No matter where I am, if she’s around, she has all of my attention. The only problem is that she doesn’t know it. She doesn’t know that I can feel her when she walks into a room or that I can see her auburn hair when I close my eyes at night.I think it’s time to do something about that...
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