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Gen Pop by Lani Lynn Vale
Hangry: adjective—feeling irritable or irrationally angry as a result of being hungry.Sometimes, Crockett felt that in her soul.And, of course, the one time that she’s being ‘irrationally angry’ would be the time that the hottest guy on the continent walked into her place of business dressed in prison orange.She should’ve been afraid.She should’ve taken one look at him and walked the other way... -
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Infinite by Corinne Michaels
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBook 2 of 2 in Indefinite DuetI was right. I never should've fallen back in love with Quinn. I always knew we wouldn't make it. And to make matters worse, not only did I lose my soulmate--I lost myself as well. Everything was stripped away, leaving me bare and unable to breathe. No one told me it could hurt this much. I was unprepared for this level of agony from the horrible weight of grief...Categorized as:
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![Informed Consent by K.C. Mills]()
Informed Consent by K.C. Mills
Indira “Indi” Turner has learned some harsh lessons in life but the most devastating of all was being loyal to the wrong person can leave you lost and empty. With a selfish ex who refuses to be the man she needed and more importantly the man she deserved, Indi decided to distance herself from the past with a fresh start and positive mind... -
![Into the Tempest by N.R. Walker]()
Into the Tempest by N.R. Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsJeremiah Overton is now in charge of Darwin’s Bureau of Meteorology, and his storm chaser boyfriend, Tully Larson, couldn’t be happier. For Tully, it means watching summer storms with the love of his life but for Jeremiah, it means relearning everything on equipment that’s older than he is. But summer storms also mean it’s cyclone season...Categorized as:
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![The Persian Boy by Mary Renault]()
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 33 ratings“It takes skill to depict, as Miss Renault has done, this half-man, half Courtesan who is so deeply in love with the warrior.”– The Atlantic Monthly The Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexander’s life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas... -
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Juicy by Pepper Pace
Juicy Robinson was the color of sweet black licorice, of a charcoal briquette soaked in lighter fluid and no one was going to make her feel like she wasn't the sexiest thing around-not the white people that her mother had taught her to distrust and certainly not the homeless white man that has been watching her from the alley...Categorized as:
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![Keep Me Warm at Christmas by Brenda Novak]()
Keep Me Warm at Christmas by Brenda Novak
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaybe this Christmas can thaw his frozen heart—and heal hers.Hollywood starlet Tia Beckett knows one moment can change your life. Her career had been on the fast track before a near-fatal accident left her with a debilitating facial scar. Certain her A-lister dreams are over, she agrees to house-sit at her producer’s secluded estate in Silver Springs... -
![Finding Juniper by Sadia Ash]()
Finding Juniper by Sadia Ash
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom London with love… or indifference? "I have loved Kyle Paxton since I met him a year ago. We've gone through a lifetime of love and breakups. I can't be with him. But I can't keep away. I need to try to love him the way he is. Imperfect. Broken...Categorized as:
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![The Agent by Kimberly Kincaid]()
The Agent by Kimberly Kincaid
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNothing rattles stone-cold FBI Agent Kai Roman. Not chasing down ruthless criminals. Not the grief of losing his wife years ago. Not even inadvertently being caught in the middle of a bank robbery. Except Camila Garza is right beside him when danger strikes, and suddenly he’s the only person who can protect the off-limits beauty. No matter how much her older brother hates him... -
![Twisted Empire by Eva Chance, Harlow King]()
Twisted Empire by Eva Chance, Harlow King
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe past has come back to haunt us... way too literally.Our investigation into my dad's murder has taken an even stranger turn than I could have imagined. One that's shattered everything my stepbrother and long-time love believed about himself and his family. One that's thrown all of our plans for a loop.But the four guys standing by my side won't back down, and neither will I... -
![Love the Way You Spy by Lexi Blake]()
Love the Way You Spy by Lexi Blake
Tasha Taggart isn’t a spy. That’s her sisters’ job. Tasha’s support role is all about keeping them alive, playing referee when they fight amongst themselves, and soothing the toughest boss in the world. Working for the CIA isn’t as glamorous as she imagined, and she’s more than a little lonely... -
![Sold to the Mountain Man by Mia Brody]()
Sold to the Mountain Man by Mia Brody
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEscaping seemed like a smart idea at the time…until I find myself sold to the mountain man.TraceThe last thing I expected when I peered into the rust bucket filled with scrap metal was a little slip of a thing staring back at me. But when she mouthed at me to keep quiet, I did the only thing I could think of. I bought the whole vehicle, even the little runaway... -
![Forever Ago by J. Rose]()
Forever Ago by J. Rose
Pick up this dark romance standalone novel, packed full of soul-destroying love, sizzling tension and guaranteed to break your heart one page at a time! HALLIE I’m alone in the sea of my grief until I meet Zeke, a tornado of complications who leaves destruction in his wake. I fall hard and fast, despite all the warning signs. Our love story is far from a fairy-tale...Categorized as:
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![Wrapped in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Wrapped in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan
The Montgomery Ink saga continues with a new series set in Boulder, where a family secret might just change everything. One mistake at a friend’s wedding rocks Liam Montgomery’s entire world, and everything he thought was true turns out to be a lie. But when an accident lands him in the ER, Liam meets someone that might just be the distraction he needs... -
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![Hidden Fire by Jo Davis]()
Hidden Fire by Jo Davis
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsJulian Salvatore has earned his reputation as a ladies' man, but chasing women is also a way to outrun a terrible secret. Then he meets defense attorney Grace McKenna, a beautiful ice-queen more than willing to give Julian her body, even if he can't seem to melt her heart... But when a series of murders rocks Nashville, Julian is targeted by the killer...Categorized as:
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![Falling For Jax by Tracy Lorraine]()
Falling For Jax by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsCan lust at first sight turn into happily ever after?I’m a bad boy, or so everyone thinks. Women assume I’ll show them a good time and then walk away. But I want more. I want to find my queen. One look at her and I know she’s the one. Just when I think everything’s perfect, her fear takes her away from me. But when tragedy strikes there’s no way I’m passing up a second chance to make her mine...Categorized as:
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![Indigo by Krystal Veitch]()
Indigo by Krystal Veitch
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI fell in love long before I was old enough to understand the true meaning. Paxton Shepard may have been broken, but he was mine. My protector. My hero. My person. When I left town, it was with an aching heart and the words, I’m sorry, I can’t, replaying in my mind... -
![Sinful Obsession by Brook Wilder]()
Sinful Obsession by Brook Wilder
I agreed to marry a bratva boss in exchange for him protecting my mother.The moment my paths crossed with Arsen Isakov, normality went out the window.I went along with his twisted plan of a fake marriage - all to keep my mother safe - and walked down the aisle towards him with my head held high.Nothing prepared me for becoming pregnant with his child... -
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Pembroke Prep by Becker Gray
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe rich boy with a powerful family…The new girl with her head down…A scorching hot bully romance!PEMBROKE PREP contains 3 full-length novels. Walk the halls of the most exclusive prep school alongside the band of friends called the Hellfire Club...Categorized as:
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![First Touch by Loni Ree]()
First Touch by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsZander BurtonNever trust a woman and make sure you’re never stupid enough to give your heart to one. I’ve always lived by these words, then Rachel Marsh crashed into my life. It only took one night, one touch for the gorgeous blonde to make me ignore the rule I’d followed my whole life... -
![Without Judgment by Aubrey Bondurant]()
Without Judgment by Aubrey Bondurant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDo you know what I got for always being the good girl? A cheating ex, fake friends, and now a scandal that has even my own father ashamed of me. No one believes it isn’t me on the video. My new bodyguard is no exception. Mason is not only my brother’s best friend, but my newly assigned babysitter who wishes he was anywhere but here. He’s both hot and judgmental...Categorized as:
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Bitter Sweet Revenge: Kane & Letty Trilogy by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsUSA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you this dark bully college romance collection that includes Letty and Kane's The Revenge You Seek, The Deception You Weave and The Betrayal You Serve— from their tragic beginning to the twisted conclusion no one saw coming. Scarlett Hunter might’ve gotten away, but that doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten... or forgiven her... -
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Songbird by Sydney Logan
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsCallie 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 Flesh Cartel #5: Wins and Losses by Rachel Haimowitz, Heidi Belleau]()
The Flesh Cartel #5: Wins and Losses by Rachel Haimowitz, Heidi Belleau
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn episode five of The Flesh Cartel, Nikolai is well on his way to undermining the bond between Mat and Dougie, but there’s still a long road ahead. Training slaves is a process full of setbacks, and with these two, the situation is more complex and precarious than usual. Walking the line with Mat is especially challenging... -
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![Mountain Man Protector by Natasha L. Black]()
Mountain Man Protector by Natasha L. Black
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI should keep my distance from the big reclusive mountain man.But when danger comes near - there's no one else I rather turn to.The voicemail on my burner phone told me the worst has happened.My lonely new life shatters when my abusive ex shows up..Hiking to clear my head, I get lost on the mountain.Dillon, the ex-cop takes me in.Mysterious and seductive, he won’t answer my questions... -
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If Forever Comes by A.L. Jackson
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIf Forever Comes, the final chapter in the New York Times Bestselling The Regret Series Christian Davison’s life is complete. With a ring on Elizabeth’s finger and his daughter at his side, he’s ready to run headlong into their future. Elizabeth Ayers never believed she would again find this kind of joy—the joy of a family and the wholeness found in the touch of the man she’s always loved...Categorized as:
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![A Man And A Woman by Robin Schone]()
A Man And A Woman by Robin Schone
She wanted intimacies shared with a man just once more. Playing the role of a harlot, she travels to the Land’s End Inn, where she knocks upon the door of a mysterious stranger. After a night of forbidden passion Megan is shocked to discover the traveler is actually Connor Treffrey, an Englishman who was marooned and sold into slavery...Categorized as:
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![Broken Melody by Jennifer Miller]()
Broken Melody by Jennifer Miller
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s a rock star destroying himself to ease his guilt.Maddox Colt is pissed as hell. Yes, he’s been labeled “messed up” in the press lately, but he has a reason. Right now, the alcohol and bad choices cover the pain. But, the label for Maddox’s band is done with his antics. They’ve delivered an ultimatum, add a girl to the group for a fresh new look and sound, or they’ll be dropped... -
![Love & Panic by Raina Ash]()
Love & Panic by Raina Ash
She left safety to save the doctor’s life. Now his feelings for her might ruin them both.Natalie is done with the outside world. After enduring a series of personal tragedies and battling her crippling anxiety and OCD, she’s resigned herself to her small, safe apartment and the company of her cat... -
![Beauty and the Quarterback by Ava Woods]()
Beauty and the Quarterback by Ava Woods
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt’d take a Hail Mary for love to score between these two …Prescott Reeves. Just his name throws me back to my less fortunate years of high school where “Doughy Zoe” was the only name I was known by.Fast forward fifteen years and people now know me as Zoe Peters, Sports Caster, the take-no-shit on-camera dynamite – a name I’m beyond proud of... -
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Lies by A.L. Woods
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor new and old fans of the Reflections universe, bestselling author A.L. Woods brings you an angsty second-chance married couple romance... DougieRich girl, poor boy. It was the oldest story.Yet it was ours. I knew Penelope was different the moment I laid eyes on her.But all she wanted was to be friends-with-benefits.My best friend told me not to f*ck the new girl...Categorized as:
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![Run to Me by S. Wilson]()
Run to Me by S. Wilson
My life was controlled by chaos until the night I first laid eyes on her.She became my obsession, my salvation, my angel.I never thought she would be mine, I thought my darkness would ruin her.But when her life is threatened, I can't hold back any longer.I'll raise hell on earth to protect her, to keep her safe, to make her mine.I don't deserve her, but I'm keeping her anyway...Categorized as:
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![The Killer's Payment by Portia Lux, Sydney Rae]()
The Killer's Payment by Portia Lux, Sydney Rae
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm a bad man…A contract killer. One of the most ruthless hit men on the east coast. The stuff of nightmares.My services don’t come cheap. And John O’Rourke owes me—big time. But even when it comes to your enemies, there are rules in this business. Rules O’Rourke has broken.You pay your debts and you don’t mess around with wives or daughters...Categorized as:
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![Wings of a Dove by Elaine Barbieri]()
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... -
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![Never Say Yes To Your Boss: An Arranged Marriage Rom Com by Lindsey Hart]()
Never Say Yes To Your Boss: An Arranged Marriage Rom Com by Lindsey Hart
One day I'm struggling to repay all my debts,The next, I'm being whisked away to get married…My boss says he needs a wife ASAP.When you are offered a huge paycheck that would resolve all your life's problem,Saying yes might be the only option.Plus my boss is pretty easy on the eyes.Probably has no idea that I have this huge crush on him.Or that he's like a ray of sunshine in my life every day... -
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Touch the Wind by Janet Dailey
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsJanet Dailey, the New York Times bestselling author who has touched the hearts of millions, shines in this unforgettable novel. Sweeping from the wealth and glamour of a modern Texas city to the rugged majesty of Mexico's High Sierras, this is a magnificent tale of desire and destiny from one of the world's most beloved storytellers. All her life, beautiful Sheila got what she wanted... -
![Breathing Room by Susan Elizabeth Phillips]()
Breathing Room by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Join the New York Times bestselling author on a journey to the sun-washed hills of Tuscany. Another sexy, wonderful, contemporary love story with all the heart, wisdom, and wit that have made Susan Elizabeth Phillips the gold standard for women's fiction. She's Dr. Isabel Favor, America's diva of self-help.He's Ren Gage, Hollywood's favorite villain...Categorized as:
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![Brutal King by Nikita.]()
Brutal King by Nikita.
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBLURBWINTERMason King...Brutal, cold and so filled with hate.Hate for what? The simple answer is ME.Our families have hated each other for years, or at least that’s what I used to think.But us? We didn’t care because we were in love.That is until he saw what they wanted him to see.We went from soulmates to enemies in a matter of minutes.Once upon a time, I loved Mason with every fibre of my being...Categorized as:
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![Letting Him Come Home by T.A. McKay]()
Letting Him Come Home by T.A. McKay
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere are moments in life that change the foundation of who you are. There are moments you aren’t sure you will survive. For Austin Wilkes, that moment is when his boyfriend, Brendan Reynolds, leaves not just him, but the baby they are expecting. He refuses to let it break him, determined to give his child the best life he can, and he does it...Categorized as:
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![A Little Too Broken by Brad Vance]()
A Little Too Broken by Brad Vance
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFROM BRAD VANCE, his first full length romance novel... When Jamie walks through the door of the Humane Society, it’s not just an animal who needs rescuing that day. Tom is there to adopt another service dog into the Canine Comrade Corps, but it’s Jamie his heart goes out to... -
![Married to a Mistress by Lynne Graham]()
Married to a Mistress by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRace to the altar: Maxie, Darcy and Polly are The Husband Hunters. The terms of the will: the late Nancy Leeward has left each of her three god-daughters a share of her estate if they marry within a year and remain married for six months.... The hunter: Maxie Kendall, who, because of her father's compulsive gambling, is faced with a debt she can't settle... -
![Thorn by Tracy Lorraine]()
Thorn by Tracy Lorraine
She's an English Rose and I'm about to be a thorn in her side. She doesn't belong here. From the moment she steps foot in Rosewood High— it's clear she must go. And I'll use my power to get rid of her. The betrayal I'm reminded of each time our eyes lock must end. She's a lost rich girl, trying to recover from the death of her parents. But none of that is my concern. This is my life...Categorized as:
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![Bound By Duty by P.G. Van, MV Kasi]()
Bound By Duty by P.G. Van, MV Kasi
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRuthless and Brutal were the words used to describe him. He was a natural and every goon wanted him to pull a job for them. Who is he? A Hitman. Not just any Hitman, he was the best and it earned him the title ‘The Hunter’ Who is his next prey? Narmada Senani... -
![My Ex's Wedding by Annabelle Costa]()
My Ex's Wedding by Annabelle Costa
"You're going to pay me two-thousand dollars to go to a wedding??"AlexI was engaged to the girl of my dreams.Then a tragic accident took away my whole life.Now she’s going to marry another man. Not just any man--the biggest asshole I ever met. But he can give her the life I can’t. Time to accept it and move on... -
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![Angel's Rest by Emily March]()
Angel's Rest by Emily March
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWelcome to Eternity Springs, a little piece of heaven in the Colorado Rockies. Gabriel Callahan has lost everything that mattered. All he wants is solitude on an isolated mountain estate. Instead, he gets a neighbor. Vibrant, no-nonsense Nic Sullivan is Eternity Springs' veterinarian, and she has an uncanny plan to lure this talented architect back to the world of the living... -
![Wild Orchids by Karen Robards]()
Wild Orchids by Karen Robards
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA blistering romantic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Pursuit. Far from her sensible life as an English teacher in Kansas, Lora looks forward to a relaxing vacation in Cancun. But fate thwarts her careful plans when a darkly handsome American named Max jumps into her car with a loaded gun...Categorized as:
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![Spar by Rebecca Jenshak]()
Spar by Rebecca Jenshak
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBook two in the Sweetbriar Lake series of standalone novels. Chris White can take his big, chiseled muscles and shove it… at least to the room down the hall. After her apartment building goes up in flames, Tori Calloway finds herself shacked up with her brother’s best friend and the man she’s spent the better part of her twenties hating with every fiber of her being... -
![Expectant Bride by Lynne Graham]()
Expectant Bride by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA wedding, a baby... but what about love? Ellie Morgan hoped to buy the bookshop where she worked, so evenings she moonlighted as a cleaner at Alexiakis International... Until she overheard Dio Alexiakis discussing a top-secret deal, and he insisted that Ellie was an industrial spy! Ellie was unnerved by her confrontation with Dio Alexiakis. However, Dio knew just how he would deal with her...Categorized as:
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![Christakis's Rebellious Wife by Lynne Graham]()
Christakis's Rebellious Wife by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNine months to save their marriage! Nik Christakis had once been her Prince Charming, the indecently rich and devilishly handsome tycoon who took Betsy away from her life as a waitress and did the unimaginable—made her his wife! But married life wasn't the fantasy she'd envisioned... -
![The Spanish Billionaire's Pregnant Wife by Lynne Graham]()
The Spanish Billionaire's Pregnant Wife by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLeandro Carrera Marquez, Duque de Sandoval, was as aristocratic, proud and arrogant as his name...and darkly handsome in an impossible, breathtaking way. What would this billionaire Spanish banker want with a struggling, impoverished waitress like Molly?But Leandro did want Molly--and he took her, accidentally making her pregnant with his child...Categorized as:
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