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Losin' Control by Ladii Nesha
Deemed Detroit's bad boy, Czar is a man of many layers. To the world he’s a lyrical genius with a sharp tongue and tough exterior, but behind closed doors, he battles with dark demons from his past while dodging industry drama, scandals and lies. Marley is walking through life barely existing. Her soul is shattered by tragedy leaving her with a heavy heart and broken spirit... -
![Protecting Summer by Susan Stoker]()
Protecting Summer by Susan Stoker
At age fifteen, Sam "Mozart" Reed's life changed the day his little sister was found abused and murdered. Since her death, he's spent his life hunting for the serial killer who took his sister from him and ruined his family. Using his connections, and SEAL training, Mozart believes he's finally tracked the killer to the town of Big Bear, California...Categorized as:
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![Missing Hart by Ella Fox]()
Missing Hart by Ella Fox
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsMy life has been built on a mountain of secrets, lies and half truths. For a long time I wasn't able to let anyone get close to me. But then I met my Prince Charming. The man who saved me from myself, who showed me what true love was. If only I'd been honest. If only I'd been stronger. If only I could forget. I've missed him every single day for four years,...Categorized as:
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![Redeeming Justice by Suzanne Halliday]()
Redeeming Justice by Suzanne Halliday
Sometimes …Happily Ever After comes with a price. Alex Marquez wears many hats. Sometimes he’s the slightly patrician Don of a family with deep Spanish roots. Other times he’s a brilliant tech-God and CEO of an exclusive security agency. He’s also a boss, a musician, and a fierce friend...Categorized as:
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![The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott]()
The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsBillionaire Max Hamilton thought he was finally starting to find contentment, more than two years after losing his wife Mia in a tragic drowning accident. He'd been reunited with a sister he hadn’t realized existed. Finally he had family again, a reprieve from the pain and loneliness that had haunted him since his devastating loss...Categorized as:
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![Heaven Sent by Hilary Storm]()
Heaven Sent by Hilary Storm
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe Rebel Walking Series continues with Taron and Ivy's story, Heaven Sent. The explosive chemistry that these two share ignites a relationship of epic proportions. He has been dubbed 'the panty stealer', but Taron Walker has his eyes set on the beautiful, full of life, Ivy Adams. Ivy doesn't usually put up with the player type, yet there is something about Taron that has her intrigued... -
![Lie to Me by Angela Verdenius]()
Lie to Me by Angela Verdenius
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRyder Montague and Dee Miller have been striking sparks off each other for years. They’ve blown hot and cold, argued, laughed, and clashed. Half the townsfolk wonder if they’ll kill each other, the other half if it will turn to romance... -
![Falling For Sarah by Cate Beauman]()
Falling For Sarah by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWidow Sarah Johnson struggled to pick up the pieces after her life was ripped apart. After two years of grieving, she’s found contentment in her thriving business as photographer to Hollywood’s A-list and in raising her angel-faced daughter, Kylee. .. until bodyguard and long-time friend Ethan Cooke changes everything with a searing moonlight kiss...Categorized as:
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![Shattered Hart by Ella Fox]()
Shattered Hart by Ella Fox
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsDamien Hart will never allow himself to fall into a committed relationship. He's seen the worst of the worst, and he knows that there isn't a woman on earth that will ever change his mind. All of that changes the moment he meets Brooke Tyler. Damien's entire view of women and relationships is rocked by her, and though he tries, he can't make himself stay away...Categorized as:
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![Hidden Fire by Jo Davis]()
Hidden Fire by Jo Davis
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 25 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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![Forever by Blue Saffire]()
Forever by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsward winning Author Blue Saffire presents. Forever: Brick Lost Souls MC Book 1 in Lost Souls Series. I’m so much more than meets the eye. One world sees me as a successful business man. Owen Mason, an upstanding pillar of the community. My brothers back home know the real me. Brick, a member of the Lost Souls MC. One of the last people you want to see come through your door... -
![Taming Crow by Paula Marinaro]()
Taming Crow by Paula Marinaro
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe moment that Melissa Raymoor saw the small, rundown cottage sitting at the edge of the woods looking so neglected and forlorn, she was all in. Melissa knew that the little house needed a family as much as her little family needed it. The young widow longed for the tranquility that she was sure renting the home would provide for herself and her small son...Categorized as:
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![Final Call by Emma Hart]()
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... -
![Late Call by Emma Hart]()
Late Call by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsShe’s a high class call girl. He’s taking over his father’s business. Seven years ago, they fell in love in Paris. They walked away at the end of the summer, never imagining they’d meet again. Now he’s her client. We fell in love the way you jump from a cliff. Hard and fast with a reckless sense of abandon. The six weeks we spent together changed my life, but at seventeen, I was naive... -
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![First Touch by Loni Ree]()
First Touch by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsZander Burton. Never 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... -
![Beauty & the Quarterback by Ava Woods]()
Beauty & the Quarterback by Ava Woods
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 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...Categorized as:
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![Stone Walls: A True Heroes Novel by A. M. Madden]()
Stone Walls: A True Heroes Novel by A. M. Madden
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhat happens when a supposedly perfect match is so wrong it’s right? In this roller-coaster novel of destiny and desire from A. M. Madden, a red-hot cop and a broken beauty are linked by painful pasts . . . and one tempting future. As an NYPD officer, Benjamin Stone is married to his job, determined to clean up the drug-infested streets... -
![Love You Now by M Robinson]()
Love You Now by M Robinson
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author M. Robinson. I should have told her everything. How much I loved her. How much I’ve always loved her. But I didn’t. I couldn’t. I just wasn’t made that way. Instead. .. I claimed her. Teased her. Taunted her. Worshipped her. Until. .. I broke her. My best friend. My savior. My girl...Categorized as:
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![Fight Me by Lacey Black]()
Fight Me by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJake Stevens has it made. A local police officer with an open invitation to any number of beds around town, Jake has no desire to settle down with any of the ladies he entertains by night. After watching his best friend fall in love with his little sister, Jake is certain that love and marriage just aren’t in his cards. Heck, he’s not even playing with the same deck...Categorized as:
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![The Boss Vol. 6: a Hot Billionaire Romance by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott]()
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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![Crave by Megan O'Brien]()
Crave by Megan O'Brien
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsI didn’t realize I was falling, not until my heart was lost in love with him. After years of close friendship with former Marine and security specialist, Sid Masters, Samantha McAllister finds herself grappling with feelings far beyond friendship. After a line is crossed, Sam’s heart is broken in the process... -
![Obeying His Rules by Jenna Rose]()
Obeying His Rules by Jenna Rose
When Rain Lauren spies CEO Marlon Carnell at a Manhattan bar, sparks do not fly. In fact, Marlon tells her to walk away, saying she really does not know what she’s getting herself into. But Rain works for the toughest woman in the fashion industry and is not one to back down... -
![One Night with a Cowboy by Elizabeth Otto]()
One Night with a Cowboy by Elizabeth Otto
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOne night is never enough. .. Jobless, broke, and struggling to support herself and her. invalid mother, paramedic Sophie Miller doesn’t have time or. energy for a relationship. Especially with her mother’s clock. ticking down. So when the sexy cowboy she meets at a carnival. proposes a no-strings, one-night stand, she’s all over it... -
![UNTamed by Jaxson Kidman]()
UNTamed by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI still am the dirty, poor girl…. …with everyone staring right at me. Look. I took on ‘the Rulz’. Those who do that never get a happy ending in life. So why would I expect anything less? Secrets from my past come to the surface, and the last person I expect to see shows up. I have to question who is a friend, who is fake, and who is an enemy. I’m not rich... -
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![Identity Crisis by Rochelle Paige]()
Identity Crisis by Rochelle Paige
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA reclusive author. .. Delia Sinclair is desperate to hit a looming deadline. With only two weeks to go before her manuscript is due, she heads to a remote cabin in the Smoky Mountains with no internet or cell service. An ex-military security specialist. .. Blaine West is halfway around the world when he gets a frantic message from his childhood sweetheart...Categorized as:
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![Die Unberührte Braut Des Milliardärs by Clare Connelly]()
Die Unberührte Braut Des Milliardärs by Clare Connelly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s everything he shouldn’t want, she’s everything he should resist…. Billionaire playboy Benedetto di Fiori is no match for his innocent bride of convenience. He’s hard-edged and cynical where she’s sweet and trusting. He should know better than to seduce her, and yet something about her makes him powerless to resist…... -
![Ash to Steele by Karen-Anne Stewart]()
Ash to Steele by Karen-Anne Stewart
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEmma. Who I am and all I believe is marred with just one glance into angry, steel blue eyes. He seems to control my air, my ability to breathe. He makes me crave everything I know is a sin. Pure becomes tainted and lines are blurred. It's my fault; I'm the one who isn't strong enough. I've been damaged. .. broken. Breck's words haunt me. .. 'There's a consequence for every choice you make...Categorized as:
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![Taming the Beast by Lucy King]()
Taming the Beast by Lucy King
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce upon a time, Mercedes ‘Mercy’ Hernandez had the most enormous crush on her best friend’s older brother, Seb Madison. Now, though, she can’t stand the beast. Forget that he’s as spine-tinglingly gorgeous as ever. He’s a lousy brother and a manipulative bastard, not that she ever thinks about that disastrous one night stand they once had…... -
![Silver Fire by Victoria Paige]()
Silver Fire by Victoria Paige
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSophie Marie Leroux is a genius nuclear physicist who runs Silver Fire Research, a laboratory that has developed the technology that can be used as an infinite power source. It is also rumored that she has a blueprint to a device that can destroy an entire city. Certain factions want to see that research buried, and the only way to make it happen is to get rid of Sophie...Categorized as:
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![An Heir to Make a Marriage by Abby Green]()
An Heir to Make a Marriage by Abby Green
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA legacy maid in Manhattan. In desperation to save her father, housekeeper Rose O'Malley thinks she can trap a man... -
![Unmistakable by Lauren Abrams]()
Unmistakable by Lauren Abrams
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI hate him. I hate his stupid, laughing eyes, and his stupid, magnificent body, and the stupid way he looks at me and takes away all of the not-completely-insane parts of myself. The few I have left. I hate everything about him, but I can’t ignore the truth lurking underneath the haze of my anger, beating its unmistakable rhythm: I want to stand in his fire. I want to be consumed... -
![If Forever Comes by A.L. Jackson]()
If Forever Comes by A.L. Jackson
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 38 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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![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... -
![True Love and Other Disasters by Rachel Gibson]()
True Love and Other Disasters by Rachel Gibson
DISASTER NUMBER ONE: MEN. Hard knocks and hunger taught Faith Duffy not to believe in love. Still, when she married her very wealthy --- and very old --- husband, she became the perfect wife. And then he went to that big bank in the sky, leaving Faith with lonely nights, a pile of money, and a total mess of a pro hockey team. Heck, Faith doesn't even watch hockey! DISASTER NUMBER TWO: PASSION...Categorized as:
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![In Enemy Territory by M.E. Clayton]()
In Enemy Territory by M.E. Clayton
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat do you do when the devil isn't done playing with you? Fiona Eldstead endured years and years of torment at the hands of Damien Graystone, but created a life of happiness and success in spite of all of Damien's bullying. She put herself through college and became the proud owner of Fiona's First Cup, a small café, but a big accomplishment. Life was great. .Categorized as:
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![The Tycoon's Misunderstood Bride by Elizabeth Lennox]()
The Tycoon's Misunderstood Bride by Elizabeth Lennox
Emotionally abused all her life by a domineering father, Emma thought she might have a shot at happiness after his death. But then she heard the terms of his will! She must marry Jason Montenegro and give birth to a son... -
![The Taming by Cary West]()
The Taming by Cary West
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe was a one night stand kind of guy… She was a forever kind of girl. Kate Harris was starting over. After a failed marriage, she was leaving Santa Cruz and moving to Virginia City to work on the fifty acre horse ranch before taking a teaching position in the fall. She needed to find herself again, but that was before she met the wild stallion, Black Thunder, and the overbearing Jack McBride...Categorized as:
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![Protecting Her by Alexis Noelle]()
Protecting Her by Alexis Noelle
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI don’t do love. Hearts, flowers, dates, girlfriends, it’s all pointless. Why tie yourself down to one person when you can have a different one every night? Sure there have been a few that have intrigued me but none ever made me think about hanging around. No one ever haunted my thoughts after I left. Until Her. I just wanted one night of freedom. A chance to live without prying, judging eyes...Categorized as:
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![Divided by Livia Jamerlan]()
Divided by Livia Jamerlan
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 15 ratings*Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18. *. Alani LaBelle has it all. A great job, amazing friends, and a loving fiancé. Traveling to Las Vegas for her bachelorette party, she never expects to come across someone who rocks her world the way Ryan Kraft does... -
![The Right to Remain Mine by Linda Kage]()
The Right to Remain Mine by Linda Kage
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 15 ratings*contemporary adult romance*. **explicit scenes and language**. You have the right to remain cherished. Anything you read or scream out in ecstasy can and will be used against you in the bedroom of Willow DeVane. You have the right to enjoy a big, sexy cop. If you can’t find your own, one by the name of Raith Malloy will be provided for you to enjoy and explore thoroughly within these pages...Categorized as:
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![Ruthless Magnate, Convenient Wife by Lynne Graham]()
Ruthless Magnate, Convenient Wife by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsRussian billionaire Sergei Antonovich was famous for being knee-deep in stunning supermodels and aspiring actresses. But not one was suitable bride material... -
![Playing With Fire by Taylor Lee]()
Playing With Fire by Taylor Lee
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTaylor Lee's Book 1 in the Blockbuster Sizzling Romantic Suspense Series All Fired UP -- #1 Hot New Release in BOTH Hard Boiled Mystery and Romantic Suspense! ! Praise For Playing with Fire. .. "A rookie firefighter escapes an abusive past only to find herself accused of setting the fire that kills her husband and his mistress...Categorized as:
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![The Way Home by Linda Howard]()
The Way Home by Linda Howard
Three classic, heartwarming stories about belly bumps, babies and baby daddies! The Way Home by Linda Howard. Anna Sharp risked her heart on a man who told her upfront he would never be more than her lover. But when Saxon Malone learned she was pregnant with his child, he found himself suddenly a father…and wanting more of Anna than he had ever imagined possible...Categorized as:
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![Prisoner of Passion by Lynne Graham]()
Prisoner of Passion by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsP for predator,. P for passionate,. P for prey! These words came to mind when Bella thought of Rico da Silva. The international financier was definitely a predator-hadn't he pounced when her defenses were down? Passionate? Their lovemaking had certainly been that-when Bella was inadvertantly caught up in Rico's kidnapping. And now she was Rico's prey; he was determined to seduce her once more...Categorized as:
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![Trapped by Vialli's Vows by Chantelle Shaw]()
Trapped by Vialli's Vows by Chantelle Shaw
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEscaping…with his heir! After falling for the notorious Italian tycoon, waitress Marnie Clarke is horrified to discover that—in Leandro Vialli's world—she's "his dirty little secret. " It breaks her fragile heart and she flees with her dignity…and their unborn baby! Leandro refused to believe the child was his until a paternity test proved him wrong... -
![Negotiation: A Mafia Love Story by R.E. Saxton, Kit Tunstall]()
Negotiation: A Mafia Love Story by R.E. Saxton, Kit Tunstall
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust $0. 99 for a limited time. Sarah Hastings has watched over her little brother most of her life, so when he gets in trouble with the mob, she approaches Roman Rinaldi about settling his debt. He isn’t interested in her first offer and negotiates with a counteroffer—one that has her in his bed and at his mercy...Categorized as:
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![Hate So Bad by Nina Lincoln]()
Hate So Bad by Nina Lincoln
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsYou’ll never survive here, Princess. You’re weak. You can’t fight. You…don’t…belong. I thought the hardest part of moving would be grieving my greatest loss. I thought wrong. Dropped into a savage school with no rules where violence was king, I stood out like a sore thumb... -
![The Gift Of Loving by Patricia Wilson]()
The Gift Of Loving by Patricia Wilson
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucy didn't trust Guy an inch. The Comte de Chauvrais was the rudest and most insensitive man she had ever met. What had possessed her Aunt Wanda to accept an invitation to stay at his chateau? And why was he so interested in them? The whole affair made Lucy nervous. Especially when Guy claimed love did not exist--that it was merely a respectable cover for desire... -
![The Brazilian's Blackmail Bargain by Abby Green]()
The Brazilian's Blackmail Bargain by Abby Green
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeduced for revenge, bedded for pleasure! Six months ago Brazilian tycoon Caleb Cameron thought he'd uncovered Maggie Holland's plot to ruin him--using seduction! But Maggie was being manipulated by her stepfather. She'd fallen in love with Caleb--but he vowed never to see her again. After her stepfather dies, Maggie is left with nothing... -
![Mafia Secret by Angie Derek, Angelia Almos]()
Mafia Secret by Angie Derek, Angelia Almos
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLessa Noelle grew up never knowing she was the illegitimate daughter of a mafia king pin. After his murder, she finds herself a surprise heiress immersed in the dangerous world of organized crime with only the guidance of Marco Santo her father’s second in command to help her. Marco searches for her father’s killer and tries to keep the realities of his life from touching her...
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