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Angelica: A Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAngela Reynolds always knew she was adopted, raised with the story that her birth family didn't care about her. Though her adoptive home wasn’t great, she believed it was better than her past—until a single photograph shatters the lies she’s lived with for years and reveals a truth that changes everything... -
The Next Flame by Penelope Douglas
New York Times bestseller Penelope Douglas introduces the next generation in her Fall Away series in Next to Never, together for the first time with her bestselling novella, Aflame. .. . Next to Never... -
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Songs and Sweethearts by Heather Long
Everything begins. Everything ends. Sometimes, it has to end before it begins. In the course of a year, I have had my heart broken, reforged, only to be shattered again. The tears won’t come. Not anymore. No more looking back. No more asking what if. Coop wants me to let myself feel it. Jake wants to distract me. Archie wants to put the world at my feet... -
The Quinn Brothers by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSea Swept. A champion boat racer, Cameron Quinn travels the world spending his winnings on champagne and women. But when his dying father calls him home to care for Seth, a troubled young boy not unlike Cameron once was, his life changes overnight. Rising Tides. Of the three brothers, it was Ethan who shared his father’s passion for the Maryland shore... -
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Atticus: A Woman’s Journey with the World’s Worst Behaved Dog by S. Bennett, Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA heart-warming and deliciously funny story about the world’s worst behaved dog and how he trained his human how to love herself again. Through the haze of vodka and self-loathing, Hazel Roundtree saw the poor creature lying in a ditch. One brown eye. One blue. Covered in mud and crying from pain, the puppy was desperately trying to free itself from a hopeless situation... -
Legacy by Carrie Ann Ryan
With one scowl, I fell just that much harder for Callum Ashford—NFL star turned small town brewer. He’s not only older, but he’s my brother’s best friend. Two very important reasons I should stay away. Only two years ago, after the worst night of my life, he kissed me and I can’t keep him off my mind... -
Just a Little Crush by Carly Phillips, Erika Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s just a little crush. What could possibly go wrong? I’ve had more than enough relationship drama to last a lifetime, so romance with Stevie Palmer, the gorgeous server I had a hot one-night stand with, isn’t in the cards. However, she would make the perfect fake girlfriend to help me win my custody battle. When I offer her an obscene amount of money to play along, she agrees... -
Pretend You're Mine - The Wedding (Benevolence) by Lucy Score
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA Small Town Love Story. I only wanted to protect you. .. Luke Garrison is a hometown hero, a member of the National Guard ready to deploy again. Strong, sweet, and sexy, he doesn't have a girlfriend and doesn't want one. When the wildly beautiful Harper stumbles into his life, though, he realizes that she's the perfect decoy... -
Broken Love by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAva Moore was settling into her new life in Austin,Texas. She could almost be tempted to say it was perfect. Perfect downtown apartment. Perfect job as a fashion designer. All of her dreams were coming true with the world at her fingertips. That was until Ryder Montgomery appeared in her life... -
The Forbidden Promise by Lorna Cook
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe stunning new story of love and secrets from the Number One bestselling author of The Forgotten Village. Scotland, 1940:. War rages across Europe, but Invermoray House is at peace. Until the night of Constance’s twenty-first birthday, when she’s the only person to see a Spitfire crash into the loch...Categorized as:
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Shattered Hearts: The Complete Series by Cassia Leo
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“This series was just plain addicting! ”. “Chris Knight can rock my ovaries. ”. “I started reading and nothing else mattered. ”. Five novels from the New York Times bestselling Shattered Hearts series available in Kindle Unlimited for a limited time. The Shattered Hearts series is a steamy and tender rock star romance spanning an epic 25 years and 1,589 pages... -
Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThey used to joke about it. Like many brilliant scientists, Josh sometimes had trouble remembering things that needed doing in the "real" world--like buying groceries, eating regular meals, and talking to people. But he was happy to have his beloved wife, Lauren, remind him with her "honey do" lists. He just never realized how much he would need one when she was gone... -
Cold Blooded Liar by Karen Rose
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsBrace yourself for a scorching new series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose, where San Diego means sun, surf, sand…and serial killers. Sam Reeves is a kindhearted psychologist who treats court-ordered clients... -
The Beach House by Mary Alice Monroe
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsKnown for her moving characters and emotional honesty, Mary Alice Monroe brings readers a beautifully rendered story that explores the fragile yet enduring bond between mothers and daughters. Carette Rutledge thought she'd left her Southern roots and troubled family far behind... -
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The Quinn Legacy by Nora Roberts
For the first time, the final two novels of Nora Roberts's breathtaking Chesapeake Bay saga are together in one volume, bringing "a welcome crescendo to the story-symphony that is the family Quinn in all its boisterous, loving resonance" (BookPage). Includes the novels. Inner Harbor. Phillip Quinn has done everything to make his life seem perfect... -
Brothers Black 5: Felix the Watcher by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAward winning Bestselling Author Blue Saffire presents. Brothers Black 5: Felix The Watch Book 5 in the Brothers Black Series. I’m a P. K. , a pastor’s kid. I’ve done almost everything I’ve been told since I was a little girl,—no matter how confining that has felt. I’ve hidden my dreams and desires to toe the line. So imagine the burn of being blamed for something you didn’t do... -
Levi's Blue by M. Leighton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFour beautiful days. Three steamy nights. One breathtaking love. Levi Michaelson. He wanted four dates. Four opportunities to prove I could trust him. Four chances to change my mind about him. I agreed. Probably not my smartest decision. He was everything I knew to avoid—gorgeous, charming, sexy as hell—but I couldn’t help myself. When he touched me the whole world disappeared... -
Blackout: A Romance Anthology by Bethany Lopez, Lisa Shelby
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat happens when the lights go out in the city that never sleeps? Games of chance, unexpected situations, and hours of sin! Thirteen bestselling and award-winning authors are turning up the heat in an anthology featuring brand-new show-stopping stories set in Las Vegas. Roll the dice and get ready to feel the heat! Night Games by T. K. Leigh:... -
Inked: A Driven World Novel (The Driven World) by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTracy Lorraine’s Inked is a heart-wrenching, emotionally charged, steamy, contemporary romance written in K. Bromberg’s Driven Worlds project. (more information to come with cover reveal). -
Who We Were by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMy Papai always said wine made everything better. Countless times he uttered those familiar words to me— “The Merlot will melt your problems away, meu amor. With a good bottle of wine in your hand, you hold the magical key to anything you want. ”. I believed my father wholeheartedly, until my world came crashing down on me at twenty-four years old... -
Love Auction: Too Risky to Love Again by Sharon Carter
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDevastated by the death of her husband in a horrific car accident, Sage lives with a protective armor around her heart. Nick, hearbroken after catching his wife cheating on him, has only casual relationships with women untuil he meets Sage at a fundrasier and falls for her immediately. Sageis attracted to the succesful benefactor, Nick, but refuses to allow him in... -
Strike the Match: A Small Town, Hidden Identity Romance by Madison Myers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s running from her past. He might be the first person who doesn’t run from what she’s hiding. Amelia Marsh lives on the road, with her van and true crime podcasts as companions—until she’s stranded outside of Smoky Heights... -
Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins comes a funny and surprising new novel about losing it all--and getting back more than you ever expected. Lillie Silva knew life as an empty nester would be hard after her only child left for college, but when her husband abruptly dumps her for another woman just as her son leaves, her world comes crashing down... -
Forever by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBrooklyn. I will never take a single day for granted again. Despite everything, I’m still here. I’m still breathing. And I’m not going anywhere. Even though 16 years have passed, my heart still belongs to Matthew Caldwell. And I think it’s about time we start our forever. Matt. I waited 16 years for Brooklyn to come back to me... -
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Savoring Mila by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOne night. That was all we had, all we needed. Mila. It was a chance meeting in a New York City club while I was in town for a wedding. Our paths were never going to cross again. But I lied. One night wasn’t enough. Lyric. New York City was my dream. Work for the best tattoo artist in the country, build up my own client list, then start my own ink shop wherever I wanted. Then I met Mila... -
Dangerous Lady by Martina Cole
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMartina's explosive first novel of corruption and violence. -
Anna's Dress: a heart-wrenching second chance romance story that will make you believe in true love by London Casey, Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHe stole my heart long before my sister stole his. She was the "bad girl" all the guys wanted and I was the "good girl" everyone overlooked. Now my sister is dead. I'm alone, left in the shadow she cast over me. He's the last person I expect to see at the funeral. And now I need him more than ever. -
The Empty Jar by M. Leighton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThree months touring Europe. Romantic. Dazzling. Unforgettable. The trip of a lifetime. But some lifetimes are shorter. .. We couldn’t have known it would work out this way. No one could. No one could’ve guessed that something so beautiful could be so tragic. But it is tragic. Yet so, so beautiful. That’s what sacrifice is—beauty and tragedy... -
Cruel Romeo by Naomi West
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy husband would kill me if he knew who I really was. Thank God he doesn’t. … Right? I've spent years hiding from my mafia past. Then I accidentally walk into the wrong room at the wrong time. And lock eyes with Petyr Gubarev—the man who's about to become the pakhan of my family's biggest rival. I run. Duh. But Petyr needs a wife—immediately—to claim his throne... -
Adrenaline by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMalcolm Wallace lived for the adrenaline rush. If he wasn’t living life on the edge, he wasn’t living. He had no time for relationships, let alone love. When one event changes Malcolm’s entire future, he must turn to the one person who makes him doubt his entire philosophy on life. Paislie Pruitt. She’s beautiful. She’s strong. She’s the one rush Malcolm never saw coming. -
Cardinal Caged by Mia Smantz
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsCallie is temporarily with the Cardinals while she tries to figure out what it is that she wants from life. Her childhood was dictated and decided without her, and now she has to learn who she is as a person without someone telling her what to do... -
Something to Believe In by Ella Fox
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA rock star with millions of adoring fans. A country girl with a broken heart. Rock star, Tyson Allen, is the hilarious, in-your-face bass player for one of the world's most popular bands. Behind his funny-guy exterior hides a tragic past full of unbearable horror. After turning to drugs and alcohol to numb the pain, Tyson hit rock bottom on a New York City sidewalk... -
All That It Takes by Nicole Deese
When the ever-cautious Val Locklier finally agrees to a cross-country move with her nine-year-old son to take a job with her best friend, Molly, everything she had planned for the future unravels within the first week. After pushing aside her anxieties about renting an apartment from Molly's twin brother, whom she barely knows, she accepts an invitation for an elite filmmaker's mentorship... -
Bet Me Something by Aubrey Bondurant
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBeing able to stand on your own two feet, sometimes requires getting knocked off them completely. .. McKenzie “Kenzie” Lane is newly graduated from college and looking forward to a dream internship she has lined up for the summer in LA. Unfortunately, her controlling mother has other plans. Colby Singer, with his hot-as-sin looks and wicked charm, is never without attention from the ladies... -
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A Demon's Bliss by E.C. Land, Courtney Lynn Rose
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsChaz. I swore five years ago that I'd never allow another woman get to me. To never allow them in my heart. Not after everything that happened, not after the heartache and pain I felt. I've lost people before, but never in the way I lost her. After being on my own for this long I've determined all I need is my music and the people I call my family -- my band. Or so I thought... -
Where We Went Wrong by Kelsey Kingsley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsVinnie Marino has lived a hard life. Between suffering from abandonment, drug addiction, and tragedy, he can't imagine how things could get any worse. Until his father is diagnosed with a terminal disease, giving him only a few months to live. Vinnie's world is turned completely upside down, and it's becoming harder to keep it together and stay sober... -
Every Kiss You Steal by J.E. Parker
Her past is plagued with darkness. .. He's determined to make her future brighter. -Ashley-. My life was once a nightmare. Because of my past, the walls I've constructed are mighty. But those walls begin to waver the day I meet him. .. Chase Jacobs, star quarterback, and the cutest boy I've ever seen. With his easy smile and sweet words, he's perfect. Problem is, I'm not... -
We Said Forever by Marie James, T E Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRock bottom. They say the only way to go from there is up, but what is “up” when you’re born into someone else’s rock bottom? At ten, football became my first love. It’s what got me out of the house away from my self-destructive family...Categorized as:
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6 Rainier Drive by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 37 ratings6 RAINER DRIVE. CEDAR COVE, WASHINGTON. DEAR READER,. As you may have heard, we've recently had quite a shock. My husband, Seth, and I lost our business, The Lighthouse restaurant --- to arson. The investigation continues. The prime suspect is a young ex-employee named Anson Butler, who disappeared right after the fire. So Seth and I are trying to sort out our lives... -
Second Chance at Love by Joanna Campbell Slan
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSavvy entrepreneur Cara Mia Delgatto is eager to create a new life for herself. (Previously published as TEAR DOWN AND DIE: Book #1 in the Cara Mia Delgatto Mystery Series ). She's ready for a new adventure after her parents died within six months of each other and her son went off for college... -
The Wilde Boys by Sara Cate
What started with tragedy ends in love. After the helicopter crash that shattered their family, a connection was born between the ones left behind. And from that tragedy, two epic love stories rose from the ashes. Lines were crossed. Choices were made. Love was found. Three men,. two women,. One Wilde story. **The Wilde Boys duet is a boxset of Gravity and Free Fall. -
The Seduction Expert by Saya Lopez Ortega
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsOne of the most anticipated romance books of 2019. She's the seduction expert. Women contact her to take over their love lives. She steps in when they're lost, she's supposed to succeed where they failed. She handles their single status, their relationship, their breakup, and very often their partner's affairs... -
BJ Alex 5 by Mingwa
Every night at 10, Dong-gyun locks himself up in his room, grabs a box of tissues, and watches a live cam boy show hosted by Alex, a BJ (broadcast jockey). Timid Dong-gyun admires not only Alex’s ripped body, but his candor in sharing his sexual experiences with viewers. One night, Dong-gyun downs too many drinks at a school networking event and passes out... -
Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsJonathan Franzen’s gift for wedding depth and vividness of character with breadth of social vision has never been more dazzlingly evident than in Crossroads. It’s December 23, 1971, and heavy weather is forecast for Chicago... -
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I Know Who Holds Tomorrow by Francis Ray
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn her mind's eyes, she could see Wes, tall and elegant in his tailored tuxedo with a patterned vest, black tie, and snow white pocket square. Her red Valentino slip gown highlighted her honeyed complexion and chocolate brown eyes. The gown also picked up the red in Wes's vest and the red in the rose in his lapel. They were the perfect couple and it was show time. And she wanted to scream... -
Test by Cora Brent
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 13 ratings**TEST is the latest stand alone in the Gentry Boys universe from NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Brent**. PAIGE. People say Derek Gentry is arrogant, perpetually drunk and good for only one thing. Even from a distance he's like a neon sign that reads: ‘I AM THE WORST IDEA YOU EVER HAD. ’. And I’m not tempted, no matter how hot he is. I’ve heard the rumors. I know his story... -
Come Home to Me by Liz Talley
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHealing the wounds of the past doesn’t come easy in this novel of friendship and forgiveness from award-winning author Liz Talley. Summer Valentine has returned to Moonlight, South Carolina, a very different woman from the naive wallflower who left years before... -
Inked Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt all starts with a forbidden one-night stand. It should end there, but it doesn't. Cole Miller could have any woman on the planet--except her. Harlow Collins is off limits for a million reasons. But, there's something about her black hair and icy blue eyes that sear a hole in his chest every time he catches a glimpse of her. It's more than looks, though... -
A Legal Affair (Club Prive) by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAll of my friends have hot, amazing men in their lives, but I'm still single… and happy. I've never wanted to settle down. I enjoy going to clubs and hooking up with random men for the night… Then why the hell do I feel like something's missing? When gorgeous rock star Paxton Gorham walks into Leslie Calvin's office, she tells herself that she can't be attracted to him... -
The Sweet Shop of Second Chances by Hannah M. Lynn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsStarting over never tasted so good. Holly Berry has it all; a good corporate career, a steady boyfriend, and enough savings that they will soon be able to buy a nice little house. But when she finds out her boyfriend has been cheating on her, she decides to retreat to the Cotswolds and a place full of far sweeter memories. Quite literally...
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