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  • Fall by Rachel Van Dyken

    Fall by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    If you look up British in the dictionary…A-list celebrity Jamie Jaymeson’s name would be next to it. Along with charming, witty, man-whore, and a lot of other adjectives that he wouldn’t appreciate being attached to his name. He has everything in the world going for him. Until fate decides his number’s finally up...
  • Promising You by Allie Everhart

    Promising You by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    When Jade first arrived at Moorhurst College, she never imagined that the guy who helped her move in would end up being the guy she wants to be with forever. Now, seven months later, Jade and Garret are starting to talk about a future together. But the people around Jade are planting doubts in her mind, questioning her decision to be part of the Kensington family...
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  • Forever You by Allie Everhart

    Forever You by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Jade and Garret have a love story like no other. They’ve survived heartache, tragedy, and numerous forces trying to tear them apart, but through it all they’ve developed a love that will endure forever. Now it’s time to celebrate their love with a wedding...
  • Abandon by Cassia Leo

    Abandon by Cassia Leo

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    This gritty spin-off of the New York Times bestselling Shattered Hearts Series follows mysterious and sexy Tristan as he attempts to abandon his demons in the name of love. A steady stream of meaningless sex is all Tristan has left when he discovers the grandmother who raised him is dying and his best friend is getting married...
  • Finding Now by Allie Juliette Mousseau

    Finding Now by Allie Juliette Mousseau

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After a tragic accident that plays on an endless loop in her mind, wild child Kate Jolie died inside. She now functions only through her rigid, ironclad routine, which keeps her mind and soul in check – balancing her in a dangerously precarious position between life and death Rocker and Master's student Sam North knows no limits and seeks out every challenge to conquer and defy...
  • Because of Ellison by M.S. Willis

    Because of Ellison by M.S. Willis

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    When I was nineteen years old, I lived for sex, drugs and a good party. I had it all - good looks, a fast car and a hot girlfriend. Nothing in life was more important. That was, until I met Ellison James…. Since the moment I first saw her she was a raging bull; tackling me in the mud and throwing out insults as fast as her tongue could form the sound...
  • Off Limits by Sawyer Bennett

    Off Limits by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    “There is a vulnerability there, hovering just below the surface. And I want to pick at it until I expose it. Then I want to kiss it." Two years ago, Emily Burnham had an epiphany about the shallowness of her life. And she made it her mission to become a different person…a better woman. Out from under the controlling thumb of her mother, Emily is tasting the real world for the first time...
  • Running in Place by L.B. Simmons

    Running in Place by L.B. Simmons

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Tatum O’Connell: Some call me a party girl. People see me as happy, full of life, with absolutely no cares in the world. They see what I want them to see. But no one knows me - really knows me. Not even Noah Reese. Mr. Perfect is always watching me, most likely judging every single imperfect thing I do. But, if Noah wants to keep an eye on me, that’s just fine. I definitely don’t mind...
  • Always Remember by Emma Hart

    Always Remember by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    How long does it take for a long-distance relationship to break down? Sixteen months. When Jen and Carl put their relationship to rest after Christmas, Jen’s biggest problem is going back to London ten days earlier than planned – and her ever-present attraction to Samuel ‘Bing’ Edwards. Bing has no idea why Jen left Devon so fast...
  • Everything I Want by K.L. Shandwick

    Everything I Want by K.L. Shandwick

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Lily's is moving forward after her break up with Alfie. Her journey continues through some extremely emotional times during key events, as she becomes more self- assured and begins to develop as an performing artist. It isn't easy for Lily to forget Alfie because of circumstances with Alfie's life...
  • Song Chaser by Kandi Steiner

    Song Chaser by Kandi Steiner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For more than a year, Tanner West has tried to shake his feelings for his long time best friend, Paisley Bronson. She was the perfect girl to fit the lyrics in all his favorite songs – the girl he had always wanted. When she fell in love with another man before Tanner had the chance to tell her how he felt, he was left with no resolve to find love again...
  • Good Sensations by S.L. Scott

    Good Sensations by S.L. Scott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Evan Ashford is sex personified. He makes me feel things I never have and crave things I'm not sure I should. Time doesn't exist when we're together-all of our worries becoming obsolete. Our tongues touch, and as if by memory, they move in harmony, feeling at peace, feeling at home...
  • The Heartbreakers by Ali Novak

    The Heartbreakers by Ali Novak

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    "When I met Oliver Perry, I had no clue he was the lead singer for The Heartbreakers. And he had no idea that I was the only girl in the world who hated his music." Stella will do anything for her sick sister, Cara—even stand in line for an autographed Heartbreakers CD...for four hours. She's totally winning best birthday gift this year...
  • Good For You by Tammara Webber

    Good For You by Tammara Webber

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 44 ratings
    Reid Alexander's celebrity life is an open book. Every relationship, every error in judgment is analyzed by strangers. His latest mistake totaled his car, destroyed a house and landed him in the hospital. As his PR team works overtime to salvage his image, one thing is clear—this is one predicament he won’t escape without paying for it...
  • The Hazards of Sex on the Beach by Alyssa Rose Ivy

    The Hazards of Sex on the Beach by Alyssa Rose Ivy

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    One broken heart, one drink too many, one steamy night in the sand... No one warns you about the dangers of drinking with a broken heart. At least no one warned me. I never imagined I'd fall for a musician, especially not one like Chase, but then again I never expected to have my heart broken into a million pieces by the frat guy I thought was the love of my life...
  • Flame by Clarissa Wild

    Flame by Clarissa Wild

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When trust is challenged and desire takes control, is love enough to conquer fear? When geeky book nerd Autumn Blakewood falls for the cocky, confident fighter Hunter Bane she knows she’s in for life. Their undeniable connection, fueled by the desire to protect, grows stronger every passing second...
  • Enough Isn't Everything by K.L. Shandwick

    Enough Isn't Everything by K.L. Shandwick

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Lily’s friends in London regard her as having the whole package. Smart, beautiful, and musically talented, she’s finally realised her dream to study in the USA, by securing a music place at college in Miami. She regards herself as worldly, having lived the London life and travelled to Mumbai to work in an orphanage in the past, so felt more than able to cope with living and studying abroad...
  • Every Kiss by Tasha Ivey

    Every Kiss by Tasha Ivey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After witnessing Makenna’s journey to find herself again, Callie is reminded of her own struggles with love. No, Wes wasn’t always the easy going guy that he is today. He was moody and unpredictable in the worst of ways, and she was certain to call him out on it every chance she got. Looking back, she’s amazed at how much their lives have changed since they met...
  • Chasing Ever After by Stephanie Hoffman McManus

    Chasing Ever After by Stephanie Hoffman McManus

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Andrew Reid had his whole life mapped out. Serve his country for four years and then return home to marry his high school sweetheart. Sadie Pierce had everything her heart desired. Sacrificing her life of privilege to be with Clayton West was an easy choice. This is the story of two people who thought they had it all...
  • How to Ruin Your Boyfriend's Reputation by Simone Elkeles

    How to Ruin Your Boyfriend's Reputation by Simone Elkeles

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Amy Nelson-Barak, 17, is back in this third installment about a Jewish-American teen learning how to live and love in peace. She signs up for 10 days of training with the Israel Defense Force as soon as she finds out that her long-distance boyfriend, Avi, will be on base as well. But things turn out to be different from what she'd hoped for...
  • Can't Let Go by Michelle Lynn

    Can't Let Go by Michelle Lynn

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dex is many things, a college senior, the bassist for The Invisibles, a son, a friend, everything but a boyfriend. Everybody knows him as the shallow guy who’s up for a good time anytime. People rarely take the time to see the loyal guy lying just beneath the happy-go-lucky façade. There are parts of Dex’s life he keeps hidden. Ones he believes no one would understand...
  • Breaking Alexandria by K.A. Robinson

    Breaking Alexandria by K.A. Robinson

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Alexandria’s drug-dealing boyfriend, Joel, isn’t exactly the white knight she’s always dreamed of, but she can’t deny the crazy connection they have. She would do anything for him, including helping him sell drugs in order to fit perfectly into his world...
  • Let Love Heal by Melissa Collins

    Let Love Heal by Melissa Collins

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Perfection. We all strive for it, but what happens when the desire to be perfect consumes you? What happens when the need to bury your mistakes blinds you? Melanie Crane has always been the perfect daughter, friend, student – she’s been perfect at everything, in fact...
  • This Heart of Mine by Amanda Bennett

    This Heart of Mine by Amanda Bennett

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    *This is the third and final book in The Raine Series. WARNING contains mature content and language Kayla seems to have it all. She has a wonderful man who would go to the ends of the earth for her and a family that seems to support her regardless of the consequences...
  • Beyond Doubt by Karice Bolton

    Beyond Doubt by Karice Bolton

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Brandy Rhodes is about to enter law school and everything is going according to plan. Until she meets him—the one man in the universe who’s off limits—her best friend’s brother, Aaron. Brandy knows enough to stay away from him, but as the pull becomes impossible to ignore, secrets and lies become part of Brandy’s way of life. And she kind of likes it...
  • Glass Hearts by Lisa De Jong

    Glass Hearts by Lisa De Jong

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Sequel to Plastic Hearts... Can a relationship survive on love alone? Is love truly enough? Dane and Alex’s relationship has never been easy, but now they have a fresh start without the pressures of Alex’s family. Together they try to move forward while continuing to struggle with a past that they can’t seem to escape...
  • Surviving Us by Erin Noelle

    Surviving Us by Erin Noelle

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Two survivors. Two weeks. One awakening. When Bristol Criswell travels to St. Lucia for an Enduring Life retreat, she hopes to discover encouragement and support from like souls. A vacation fling is the furthest thing from her mind, especially not with a cocky-mouthed, arrogant jerk like Davis McKay...
  • Zack by M. Malone

    Zack by M. Malone

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Zack Marshall may look like a thug but underneath he’s all about family. His popular older brother, Gabe, has always had his back and he’s never envied anything he has. Except for Josephine Harlow. As the daughter of a congressman, Josie's family is appalled when she ends her engagement to work at a local mechanic’s shop. They all assume she’s still in love with her high school boyfriend...
  • Easy to Love You by Megan Smith

    Easy to Love You by Megan Smith

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Hunter finally has MacKenzie Cahill, the girl of his dreams. A horrible accident finds those dreams threatened. As their lives change, secrets begin to surface. These revelations could prove to be either the downfall of Hunter and MacKenzie or the catalyst that strengthens their bond. Hunter has painful choices to make...
  • Becoming His by Mariah Dietz

    Becoming His by Mariah Dietz

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Sometimes life’s unforeseen paths lead us to discovering sides of ourselves we never knew existed. Home has always been Ace Bosse’s place of solace, but returning home for the summer from college, she finds herself building an unexpected relationship with Max Miller, who’s recently returned home from Alaska...
  • Revenge Bound by Heidi Joy Tretheway

    Revenge Bound by Heidi Joy Tretheway

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Companion to the first two the books in the Tattoo Thief series (Tattoo Thief and Tyler & Stella) which can be read as a standalone. On the Internet, secrets never die… Violet can’t imagine anything worse than having her very private, very naked photos strewn across the Internet. Until they multiply like a virus. With her name, address, and phone number attached...
  • Tainted by K.A. Robinson

    Tainted by K.A. Robinson

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Part One: Facing My Demons Drake lost everything the day Chloe walked away from him. Feeling angry and hurt by her abandonment, he dives deeper into his cocaine use. Each day becomes a struggle for him. After his band is picked up by a recording studio in Los Angeles, things go from bad to worse...
  • Taste Test by L.B. Dunbar

    Taste Test by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In a modern twist of fairy tales, what if the beast is a woman instead of a man? Ethan Scott I was about to find out when a mysterious job led to the secluded home of a horror novelist. I’d lost everything: my scholarship, my education, and my way...
  • This Trust of Mine by Amanda Bennett

    This Trust of Mine by Amanda Bennett

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    "Love cannot be defined by age or time, but by the way that person makes you feel. He made me feel completely vulnerable, but vulnerability I have learned is a gift, one that I will gladly accept from Madison Raine." Kayla Madison had irrevocably changed me. He opened me up to feel things I had never felt, and he never judged me for my past...
  • Good Intentions by S.L. Scott

    Good Intentions by S.L. Scott

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Book 2 in the Welcome to Paradise Series Our eyes meet and we spend a moment looking into the others', reading the fear and the love that mingles within. I die inside knowing that I won't get to see her face every day. I can't help myself when it comes to her. I have faith our love can overcome the obstacles that will undoubtedly arise, but I still worry..
  • Baby by Glenna Maynard

    Baby by Glenna Maynard

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Deep in the hills of Drag Creek Kentucky, there is a group of outlaws, whose love of moonshine and motorcycles runs in their blood. They are known as the Black Rebel Riders' MC. My name is Baby, you came along for the ride during my father's journey, and this is my story, better put on your brain bucket, it is going to be a bumpy ride..
  • Invitation Only by Kate Brian

    Invitation Only by Kate Brian

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Reed learns how difficult it is to be one of the Billings Girls at the Eaton Academy when she is not invited to the huge Halloween party in New York City and she is blackmailed by her roommate into finding some dirt on her new friends...
  • Losing Her by Mariah Dietz

    Losing Her by Mariah Dietz

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “I loved her and she left. Maybe I wasn’t enough. Maybe I’ll never be enough.” I’ve been thinking these words since before we even got together. Everything is new. The old no longer has a place here. Physical items are easy to replace. I'm constantly battling the ones that aren't. Every thought and memory I have is stained. By you. You weren't even there for half of them...
  • Jamais sans toi by Jessica Sorensen

    Jamais sans toi by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 57 ratings
    Ella and Micha have been best friends since they were kids. But one tragic night shatters their friendship and their lives forever.Ella used to be a rule-breaker with fiery attitude who wore her heart on her sleeve. But she left everything behind when she went to college and transformed into someone that follows the rules, keeps everything together, and hides all her problems...
  • Acting on Temptation by S.M. Donaldson

    Acting on Temptation by S.M. Donaldson

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Anna Lewis is just tired. She’s tired of being predictable. She’s tired of khaki skirts, sweater sets and pearls. She’s tired of her overbearing mother trying to push the Perfect boyfriend on her. She wants to stand up for herself do normal things kids her age do. She’s eighteen not thirty-eight...
  • Just Breathe by Vincent Morrone

    Just Breathe by Vincent Morrone

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Just Breathe Blurb: (TRIGGER WARNING: This content deals with an account of sexual assault and may be triggering to some people.) When Cassie Shaw looks at Noah Hunt, she sees a knight in shining armor, but she’s convinced he sees her as nothing but damaged goods. Noah saved her from a brutal assault, talked her through a panic attack, and held her when she broke down crying...
  • Caught Up In You by Colee Firman

    Caught Up In You by Colee Firman

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life has a way of shaping you into what it wants you to be, regardless of how much you fight it. Brantley Prescott is damaged. Scarred by a past she can’t forget. Hiding secrets she’s terrified to share. Searching for a future she doesn’t believe she’ll ever find. Myles Franco is alone. Burdened by mistakes he’ll never live down. Fostering a deep resentment for the opposite sex...
  • Inside Out by Lia Riley

    Inside Out by Lia Riley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book #3 in the OFF THE MAP series New Adult Contemporary Romance When Talia first moved from California to Australia to study abroad, she never dreamed she'd find the love of her life. Bran understands her like no one ever has before. And despite the numerous challenges they've faced, they've always managed to figure out how to stay together...
  • Embracing Trouble by Dee Bridle

    Embracing Trouble by Dee Bridle

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Discontented with her mundane existence and a father who is no longer interested in being one, Ava wants a taste of the wild life. She meets Zac, a tattooed bad boy who lives with no rules, nameless sex, drugs and dark secrets. Everything about him is trouble and she suddenly wants more. Zac has to stay away from the innocent beauty knowing she deserves better than someone like him...
  • Cracks in the Armor by Helena Hunting

    Cracks in the Armor by Helena Hunting

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Chris, a sexy tattoo artist, tries to win the heart of Sarah, a grad student with little interest in him, in this second e-short and follow-up to Helena Hunting’s gripping love story, Clipped Wings—“twisted, dark, incredibly erotic…a love story like no other” (USA TODAY bestselling author Alice Clayton)...
  • Hope by Sydney Lane

    Hope by Sydney Lane

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's the high school softball star. He's the fraternity chaplain. He's the good guy. She's the wild child. Eliza Nichols has a secret. After one night, one mistake, she throws away her softball career, walking away from everything she loves. Broken and damaged, the last thing she needs is someone making her question everything she knows. No one has ever made her want to be so good...
  • Whiskey Kisses by Addison Moore

    Whiskey Kisses by Addison Moore

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    This book can be read as a standalone. Izzy Sawyer has always been the it girl. She believes she’s the last person on earth who deserves a happily ever after. Holt Edwards has always been the player that women voluntarily fall to their knees for. When it comes to love, Holt doesn’t believe in fairytale endings...
  • Perfect Regret by A. Meredith Walters

    Perfect Regret by A. Meredith Walters

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Riley Walker makes all the right decisions and knows exactly where her life is headed. Riley Walker does not make mistakes. Riley Walker certainly doesn’t make spontaneous decisions. But then Riley Walker gets dumped. Spectacularly, gut-wrenching, stomp all over her heart dumped. And she is feeling more than a little angry. And a whole lot bitter...
  • Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler

    Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    "Don’t worry, Anna. I’ll tell her, okay? Just let me think about the best way to do it.""Okay.""Promise me? Promise you won’t say anything?""Don’t worry.” I laughed...
  • What Happens Next by Colleen Clayton

    What Happens Next by Colleen Clayton

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    How can you talk about something you can’t remember? Before the ski trip, sixteen-year-old Cassidy “Sid” Murphy was a cheerleader (at the bottom of the pyramid, but still...), a straight-A student, and a member of a solid trio of best friends...
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