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The Prada Plan by Ashley Antoinette
Disaya Morgan, a character first introduced in Girls from Da Hood 4, returns in this gritty tale of a money-hungry woman who finds her life spinning out of control. When Disaya meets Indie and falls hopelessly in love, she is determined to keep her lifestyle a secretbut everything done in the dark eventually comes to light...Categorized as:
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Bitch by Deja King
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsPrecious Cummings came from nothing but was determined to have it all. Using her most deadly weapons - undeniable beauty, body and street savvy brains, Precious sets out to change the cards that she'd been dealt. After meeting Nico Carter, a man who can help her achieve her goals, virtually overnight she is on her way... -
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Stackin' Paper by Deja King
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn Stackin Paper 2, Genesis is out for blood and redemption. He s on a mission to get retribution on the person responsible for murdering his best friend and to make it back to the love he left behind, Talisa. But as he closes in on his enemy the Feds begin closing in on him. While CoCo sits alone in her jail cell, her regret turns to rage... -
True to the Game by Teri Woods
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsIt's the late 1980s, and Gena, a young girl from the projects, meets Quadir, a millionaire drug dealer, and falls madly in love. Quadir builds a massive empire while fighting his rivals and enemies. Gena faces the challenges of holding onto her man, her house, her car, and the cash... -
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The Jessabelle House by Katie Winters
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe Coleman Family of Nantucket hides a heartbreaking secret. When Samantha's Great-Aunt Jessabelle passes away and leaves her a beautiful house on the bluffs, she's forced to reckon with her family's very dark past. Can the truth bring her family back together again? The Coleman Family of Nantucket is a piece of work... -
Sleigh Bell Dreams by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDr. Terry McBride is thrilled to come back to her hometown of Mistletoe Meadows to take over the practice of the town's retiring physician. Unfortunately the tight housing market has her sharing a duplex with quiet and mysterious Judd Landis... -
A Thousand Tomorrows by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIn this mass market edition, #1 bestselling author Karen Kingsbury weaves a powerful story of a young couple whose love must face the ultimate challenge. Cody Gunner has no use for real love. Abandoned as a child by the person he needed the most, he swears he will never allow himself to love again. Ali Daniels denies love as well... -
The Christmas Cottage by Fiona Baker
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA charming, feel-good, sweet holiday romance stuffed full of Christmas cheer... -
Bachelor Untamed by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOne mind-blowing kiss. That was all Ellie Weston shared with her neighbor and crush one summer, before he angrily discovered she'd approached him on a dare. Ten years later, Ellie is back at her great-aunt's lake house, and so is Uriel Lassiter still wildly sexy, single and happy to stay that way... -
ENTANGLED PURSUITS by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWHEN DANGER ARRIVES, REAL MEN TAKE ACTION. Detective Andrew Logan hears that Detective Antonia Oliver is back in town. It's been four years since they were involved in a hot, heavy, and steamy affair. Andrew's life gets complicated when Toni is assigned as his new partner. Paired together, they try hard to ignore the sexual chemistry that's stronger than ever between them... -
Strictly Friends by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSwoon-worthy friends-to-lovers romance with a hilarious mistaken identity twist! A drunken dare. A second chance at more than friendship in this heartfelt romance from New York Times bestselling author. It was supposed to be a joke—a challenge between two near-strangers who happened to look exactly alike. The kind of thing no one actually follows through on… but we did. Lanie was my best friend... -
Whiskey Promises by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFake dating her gay best friend to avoid the man of her dreams should be a piece of cake…right? Zoya Mikhail. I was not supposed to fall for my sister's hot guitarist, Jareth Grayson. I wasn't supposed to kiss him, either. But mistakes were made. Asking my gay best friend to pose as my boyfriend at my sister's wedding is an act of desperation meant to keep me out of Jareth's arms... -
Dime Piece by Tracy Brown, Kevin J. Calloway
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCeleste Styles is a woman torn. On one hand, she has found happiness with the love of her life, Raheem "Rah-Lo" Henderson. He is unhappily married with children, and Celeste is his well-kept secret. He loves Celeste without question, proving his affection for her by financing her dream- a beauty salon called Dime Piece...Categorized as:
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The Hero I Can't Resist by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s my brother’s best friend. My childhood obsession. And now… my bodyguard. Zach Campbell is assigned to protect me from a stalker. He looks like he stepped off a movie set—smoldering eyes, chiseled jaw, and body made for sin. The kind of man who belongs on a magazine cover. Not in my kitchen. But behind the perfection is a man haunted by guilt—dark, quiet, and always shadowing his smile... -
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A Memory So Sweet by Olivia Miles
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom the USA Today bestselling author of the Blue Harbor series comes a new sweet romance trilogy. The sisters of Sunrise Bakery may have all the ingredients for their grandmother’s famous strawberry pie, but they’re still in search of the perfect recipe for love and happiness... -
Return To Me by Katie Winters
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA Manhattan socialite who loses everything. The mother she's resented for over twenty years. A return to Martha's Vineyard, where healing can finally begin. Janine Potter grew up on the other side of the tracks. Her mother, Nancy, struggled with just about everything: alcohol, men, money -- and Janine made a pledge to herself that she would never be like her... -
Sweet Tea B&B by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsTwo sisters…. … who have no idea the other exists. Kate never quite felt like she fit in, but she never let it stop her from pursuing her dreams. When her life takes a turn she never expects, she finds herself facing the choice of a lifetime. Mia is a true Southern belle. When her mother passes away, she starts rebuilding her life by running the Sweet Tea B&B, her mother’s beloved inn... -
Mister Librarian by B. Love
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHoney Williams doesn’t trust men. Between her father and last lover, a part of her struggles with resenting the entire species. She’s spent the past six months hidden in the safety of her parents’ home hoping her kind heart will never be the cause of pain and misfortune again. That seems possible until a cranky client causes chaos… which leads to her meeting Mr. Librarian... -
The House by the Shore by Fiona Baker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsHer life is picture perfect…. …until one fateful day changes everything. In the space of a single afternoon, Charlotte Winters’ seemingly ideal life falls apart. After being let go from her job at a publishing house, she discovers her boyfriend on a date with another woman. As she reels from their subsequent breakup, she receives the shocking news that her estranged Aunt Jean has passed away... -
Mountain Protector by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the stakes are as high as the mountains around them, falling is the only option…. Rafe Sheppard couldn’t join the Mountain Ops team fast enough. After all, it was the perfect opportunity to put his Marine training and passion for extreme sports to good use. He was ready for anything. Except her... -
On the Sandy Beach by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVera Miller, a talented garden designer, comes to Raspberry Ridge with a heavy heart, planning a garden in memory of her son. Dominic, her estranged husband, joins her to help. Working together, they reminisce about their youth spent by Lake Michigan's shores... -
Kiss/Hug, Vol. 01 by Kako Mitsuki
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsLors d'un festival d'été, la jolie Yukino et son petit ami déambulent au milieu des échoppes quand soudain, l'ambiance lui rappelle sa rencontre avec son premier amour, trois ans auparavant, au même endroit. Yukino ne supporte pas l'injustice et ne peut s'empêcher de se mettre en danger... -
RiffRaff's Reward: An Imperial Knights MC novella by Darlene Tallman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJillian. Five years ago, my world came crashing down around my head when my husband died from injuries he received in an auto accident. While it was tragic, the worst part? He had his mistress in the car as well, something I chose not to share with our young daughter, who thought the sun rose and set in her father... -
Deadly Reigns by Teri Woods, Curtis Smith
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom the queen of urban books comes the third installment of the Deadly Reigns series. -
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The Gift by Kate Anslinger
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAMAZON BEST SELLER One look in a criminal’s eyes and she witnesses their crimes. Grace McKenna is not your average police officer. She is haunted by the unsettling images she sees when she locks eyes with a criminal, her vision flooded with clues that force her to solve cases on her own. A sullen boy, a tormented woman, a breathless man, a thousand pieces of shattered green glass... -
Gideon's Gift by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOne long-ago Christmas, Big Earl Gibson lost the two things most precious to him-his wife and daughter. Angry and heartbroken, he abandoned his belief in God and is now living on the street. Gideon is a seven-year-old leukemia patient determined to reach out to this lonely and hurting man. And Earl is just as determined to rebuff her... -
To Kill a Labrador by Kassandra Lamb
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMarcia (pronounced Mar-see-a, not Marsha) likes to think of herself as a normal person, even though she has a rather abnormal vocation. She trains service dogs for combat veterans with PTSD. Then the ex-Marine owner of her first trainee is accused of murdering his wife, and Marcia gets sucked into an even more abnormal avocation–amateur sleuth... -
Sunshine at the Cornish Bakery by Sarah Hope
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen Daisy Green answers Elsie’s advert, she’s in need of a break. A break from her job, a break from her flatmate, a break from her bridezilla of a sister, Anne, and the chance to put as much distance between her and her cheating ex as possible... -
No.6, Volume 1 by Atsuko Asano
A PERFECT LIFE, IN A PERFECT CITY. For Shion, an elite student in the technologically sophisticated city No. 6, life is carefully choreographed. School, study, and the occasional visit with his friend and classmate Safu. One fateful day, however, he takes a misstep, sheltering an injured boy his age from a typhoon... -
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... -
Crossed by Death by A.C.F. Bookens
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSalvaging from historic buildings isn’t supposed to require reporting a murder. When salvage expert and historian Paisley Sutton crawls into an abandoned store with a house attached, she certainly isn’t expecting to find a body on site... -
Spring Unveiled by KaLyn Cooper
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIs a bittersweet tragedy enough to bring exes back together? Navy Captain Evan Hubbard returns to the West Coast to take command of Group 1 Navy SEALs at Coronado. His mission to clean up the team’s tarnished reputation. When a sex trafficking ring involving SEALs comes to light, Evan must decide who he can trust to help him clean house and restore honor and pride... -
Liar Liar by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCome to Pelican Point for the charming locale and quirky townsfolk. Stay for the secrets. .. When Willa Dimitriou joined a cancer support group, she hoped it would help her come to grips with her diagnosis. Never in a million years did she expect to make a new best friend... -
2142 Green Hollow Rd by Katie Winters
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Sisters of Edgartown made a pledge. One they'll never break. One stronger than the winds off the Nantucket Sound and deeper than the great Atlantic Ocean. There had always been six of them. Until suddenly, the Nantucket Sound waters took one of their own. Michelle drowned at the age of seventeen. Everything changed after that... -
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Condor’s Vow by Maddie Wade
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe hunts serial killers, she saves lives. When their worlds collide, he must use all his skills to save her from becoming a killer’s prey. Clay ‘Condor’ East was ready for a change and heading up a new serial killer task force, Ryoshi Delta, was just the challenge he needed... -
Old-Fashioned by Tiffany Casper
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen Birdie Vergano was little, she dreamed of being a princess. Of hearing stories from her little classmates. She dreamed of experiencing things they also did. However, none of them had a mother like she did. And none of them lived next to a woman who turned out to be her guardian angel... -
Summer Rose by Katie Winters
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNewly widowed Rebecca reunites with the father who once abandoned her. As summer unfolds, she finds herself back in the dreamy world of Nantucket Island -- facing a past she thought she'd outrun years ago. Rebecca is the estimable chef of Bar Harbor Brasserie, which she owns with the love of her life, Fred... -
Unspoken Secrets by Katie Winters
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBuried secrets about a dubious medical experiment. A grieving family, forced to face the truth. It's another Katie Winters' series about the resilience of the human spirit, the complex nature of family relationships, and the power of truth and love -- The Salt Sisters. Robby Rutner is a government translator, which means it's her job to make sense of things and solve puzzles... -
Dear Mister Frost by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe can’t save Christmas, but he can save her tree farm. Dr. Jaxon Frost, a highly regarded authority on Christmas trees, is known nationwide for his expertise in the field. Preferring solitude, he dedicates his life to his work... -
Lake Shore Wandering by Jennifer Rodewald
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIs love worth the gamble? And if so, will memory-restored Bennett still feel the same? Hazel is working on a plan to keep her peaceful, remote life. When Bennet shows up pretending to be something he’s not, she knows she’s running out of time. Luckily for her, he hit his head and can’t remember a thing. With sudden inspiration thanks to an eighties rom-com, she’s got a whole new plan... -
SEAL's Homecoming by Leslie North
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen Chance McCallister left her to join the Navy SEALS, Mandy Loomis was devastated. Now, more than ten years later, Chance and his brothers are back in town for their father’s funeral, but Mandy is no longer that moon-eyed teenager she once was. She’s a fiercely independent woman determined to solve her own problems—and she has plenty... -
Gage by Leslie North
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDanger and desire are an intoxicating mix…. Navy SEAL Gage Jackelson will do anything to solve the murder of his friend… even get half-naked for a romance-novel cover shoot. It doesn’t hurt that the photographer is equally gorgeous and intriguing. But Anna Middleton is a distraction he can’t afford. Could she know more than she’s letting on? He’ll have to get close to her to find out... -
Sleigh Bells & Second Chances by Katie Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis Christmas season, a widow returns to a snow-capped small town for an exhilarating time of second chances, buried secrets, and her next chapter of love. After twenty-eight years away, Trudy is called back to her hometown of Wilmington to serve as the temporary innkeeper of her Aunt Olivia’s beautiful Hollow’s Grove Inn. Trudy is reluctant to go, to say the least... -
Football Genius by Tim Green
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNew York Times. bestselling author and former NFL player Tim Green scores a touchdown with this exhilarating and action-packed story about an ordinary boy who becomes a hero you can really root for. Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica. Twelve-year-old Troy White has a phenomenal gift: He can predict football plays before they even happen. Any position. Any player. Any team... -
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Private Teacher! 1 by Yuu Moegi
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNot only is the schoolwork so confusing that Rintarou needs a private tutor, but the maelstrom of emotions he feels when spending time with Kaede-san is weirdly unsettling. But when Kaede-san decides to penalize Rintarou's unsatisfactory progress with some unusual punishment, Rintarou figures out that what he's feeling is love... -
Antiques, Artifacts & Alibis by Sally Bayless
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLibby Ballard’s got everything she needs to rebuild her life. A new job, a new friend, and a newly adopted golden retriever. Then there’s the dead body in her new office. Libby Ballard, director of the history museum in the small town of Dogwood Springs, Missouri, is eager to start a new chapter of her life... -
March Story, Vol. 1 by Kim Hyung-Min, Yang Kyung-Il
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBorn of tragedy, damned by desire. Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for M audiences. Among the quiet villages and towns of 18th century Europe, demons known as the Ill hide within the most beautiful works of art, sparked to life by the torment of their creators. Attracted by their jewel-like allure, the unwary find themselves possessed by the Ill and driven to horrific acts of violence... -
The Scavenger's Daughters by Kay Bratt
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 31 ratings★★★★★ Inspired by a true story, and set against the backdrop of a country in transition, The Scavenger's Daughters is a sweeping present day saga of triumph in the face of hardship, and the unbreakable bonds of family against all odds. Having survived torture and imprisonment during China's Cultural Revolution, Benfu escaped to find love with his compassionate and beautiful Calla Lily... -
Did I Mention I Won The Lottery?: A feel good story about shopping and second chances! by Julie Butterfield
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsRebecca Miles has won the lottery and is now living a millionaire lifestyle. The only problem is – she hasn’t told her husband. So at weekends she’s a dutiful wife in Darlington, working at the local deli and making shepherd’s pie for dinner, but during the week she’s living in her new mansion in Leeds spending her days shopping whilst her husband thinks she’s looking after her sick mother... -
Matching Mr. Right by Tamra Baumann
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShelby Marx helps clients find on-line love by day, but at night she writes children’s books featuring a naughty monkey named Chester. The monkey constantly seeks forgiveness, just as Shelby struggles to forgive herself for a tragic childhood accident that stole everyone she loved. Now she yearns to create a new family...
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