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Forever Rockers by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMy Happily Ever After was turning into a living nightmare… All I wanted was Harper’s happiness and I would move the world to give her anything she ever wanted. We’ve searched for answers, talked about our options, and finally—FINALLY—found hope. Yet, just when things seemed to be perfect, it all came crashing down around us all...Categorized as:
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BRANNA by L.A. Casey
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsBranna Murphy is a survivor, a wife, a friend, a sister, and a soon-to-be-mother. She doesn’t have time to linger on anything, especially on a silly argument about how many children she will bear. Ryder Slater is a hardass, a husband, a friend, a brother, and a soon-to-be-father... -
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![Black Mail: A Black's Bandits Novel by Lynn Raye Harris]()
Black Mail: A Black's Bandits Novel by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTyler “Ty” Scott finally gets his book! When Cassie Dixon gets threatening letters, there’s only one person who can help - her best friend’s sexy cousin... -
![Happy Halloween from the Montgomerys by Kristen Proby]()
Happy Halloween from the Montgomerys by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCaleb is spending his first Halloween as a... -
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![All American Bad Boy by Weston Parker]()
All American Bad Boy by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne hot night changed everything.As a kid, all I ever wanted to do was fly. I was born a pilot.And I’m the best fighter pilot in the world. They call me Dice because of my dicey aerial maneuvers.Safety and security aren’t my first concern. Living big is.Right before our next big show, we’re forced to work with a new inspector.You know, the nerdy guys in Levi’s and New Balance sneakers... -
![Dear Huxley: Heart of a Wounded Hero by Layne Daniels]()
Dear Huxley: Heart of a Wounded Hero by Layne Daniels
This summer, my older brother and I both came home. Me, toting a college degree and a job with the city attorney. Him, with a decade of service to our country and a brotherhood of guys who followed him home.Eavesdropping like the nosy little sister I’ll always be, I overheard them talking about the only one in their team who reenlisted. I’m intrigued...Categorized as:
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![Our Unscripted Story by L.A. Fiore]()
Our Unscripted Story by L.A. Fiore
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGreyson Ratcliffe. I met him at sixteen, the hot new guy sitting on my jetty, an aspiring artist just passing through. He was my first kiss and my first love. I wanted forever with him. I didn’t even get a year. Five years later, I’m a budding writer who scripts stories of love and struggle, the good and the bad and the ups and the downs...Categorized as:
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![Loving Storm by Carian Cole]()
Loving Storm by Carian Cole
(This is a sequel novella to Storm, book one - which must be read first!) Evie I met him in a snowstorm... We spent forty-eight hours trapped in the back of his pickup truck. We fought. We touched. We fell. Hard. Storm She literally crashed into my life... The last thing I wanted was a relationship. Especially with a quirky chick who drove me insane...Categorized as:
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![Butterfly by Cambria Hebert]()
Butterfly by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDrunken brawls. One-night stands.No-show interviews. Toilet-papering my hoity-toity neighbor’s house.Insulting my fans. Trashing hotel rooms.What’s it take to become public enemy number one?I just told you.I’ve done all that and more.My poor conduct got me on the Celebs Behaving Badly listand ultimately ruined my career.From the world’s number-one popstar to world’s most hated.That’s me...Categorized as:
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Finn by Ahren Sanders
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI thought I knew what love was, but I didn’t have a f*%king clue. Now, I’m in the fight of my life to win over the woman who owns my soul. ~ Finn Black The face of an angel… The heart of a saint… One look, one smile, and I didn’t stand a chance. The instant my eyes landed on Presley Chambers, I was a goner. She was a force of nature that turned my world upside down... -
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Mollify by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDean "Mr. O" Kellar has been following closely in the footsteps of his famous adopted father for years, but when Megan Davis pops back into his life suddenly he starts following him in a new light. She was the girl who saved Dean when they were children and the girl he needs to save now... -
![Vetting His Kitten by Mink]()
Vetting His Kitten by Mink
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsI don’t have time for my mother’s games or her menagerie of mammals, reptiles, and god knows what else. At least, I don’t think I have time for them until I meet her trusted veterinarian, Amelia. Suddenly, it seems I’m extremely interested in the wellbeing of my mother’s furry and scaly friends, so much so that I visit the vet’s office on a daily basis... -
![Inked By My Sister's Ex by Flora Ferrari]()
Inked By My Sister's Ex by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy sister is all I’ve got.Kelly basically raised me after we lost our parents in a plane crash. When a douche made a joke about it, when life went bad, and when I needed her…She was there. Always.But I can’t stop crushing on her ex-boyfriend.Jamie Jensen is six and a half feet of pure muscle, his arms tattooed and strong, his hair silver…his aura brooding. Aura sounds so cheesy, but he has one...Categorized as:
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![I Just Want You by Kaylee Ryan]()
I Just Want You by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsNew Standalone “Go to college,” they said. “Get a good job,” they said. “It will be a piece of cake.” Well, whoever they are, they lied. Sure, college was a blast, but after college, not so much. The finding a job to go with my expensive education, that part was not so easy. At least not until I was offered a position at the new club in town... -
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![Diablo by Haley Travis]()
Diablo by Haley Travis
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan this devil atone for his many sins?I was settling into a quiet life. Work, reading, and endless hours riding and living with my brothers of the Dirty Sinners MC.Until Avery appeared. An innocent angel surrounded by sweetness and light.A filthy rich man with an even filthier reputation had no right to even touch her, much less claim her...Categorized as:
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![Wrath by Dani Wyatt]()
Wrath by Dani Wyatt
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhy doesn’t anyone pray for Satan? He needs it. But so do I, because Kristina Joy Kennedy is killing me. It’s been a year since I first saw her, wearing a white dress, blonde hair braided back with a cute pink bow at the bottom, walking into the church across the street from the Ride or Die bar. A year since my heart came alive. A year since she first told me to get lost.We are worlds apart... -
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Craving Carlo by Mia Madison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"You gave me a taste of your fire. Hell no, I'm not walking away."Carlo Adamo is the most perfect man I have ever seen -- and the only one whose touch drives me mad.But some of us aren't meant for happy endings. If he knew the truth, he'd forget about me.I just need to stop trembling in his arms long enough to make him believe it... -
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With Kol by K.L. Donn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKol Daniels has spent years raising his sister after their parents passed away. Finally gaining the freedom to live his own life, he meets a girl… Who runs away. Thea Andrews only wants to be normal. She wants to drop the scars of her past and move forward. After finding a friendship with a woman who didn’t demand to know all her secrets, Thea feels comfort in her surroundings...Categorized as:
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Knox by Lane Hart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEveryone thinks I’m a playboy, but the truth is I’m technically a virgin. Don’t get me wrong — I’m no saint when it comes to women. I just refuse to take the chance of bringing an unwanted kid into the world. A kid like me. Growing up with the daily reminder that my parents didn’t give a shit about me is all the birth control I’ve ever needed in life. Until Jade...Categorized as:
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My Curvy Bunny by Pippa Lux
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGood girls have never looked sweeter. WillowI’m doing all I can to stay afloat, to forget how lonely I am now that my sweet grandparents are gone. Applying for a second job as a waitress at Molly’s Grove, a beautiful, magical restaurant, seems like the perfect solution.But the pain follows me, tainting my excitement. My hope. Until I lay eyes on my new boss, Mason Aldridge...Categorized as:
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![Lion's First Roar! by Roxie Rivera]()
Lion's First Roar! by Roxie Rivera
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsafter Nikolai IIFree read from website - http://www.roxieriverawriter.com/news.. -
![The Secret by Kristen Proby]()
The Secret by Kristen Proby
From NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Kristen Proby comes a forbidden romance. The Secret is the first in the Single in Seattle series!Vaughn is everything I’m supposed to stay away from. Sexy. Cocky. And famous.Ultra-famous.I grew up in a family full of wealthy celebrities. My father, Luke Williams, is the celebrity of them all... -
![Every Other Memory by Kaylee Ryan]()
Every Other Memory by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsCadenceI wanted one night to be spontaneous. A night to let off some steam and celebrate. I was about to give up hope until the handsome stranger with gorgeous hazel eyes changed the course of my evening. Two separate lives, one unforgettable night, and an unexpected surprise that I never saw coming. It’s too bad I didn’t get his name, but that’s okay...Categorized as:
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![Falling into Forever by Lauren Abrams]()
Falling into Forever by Lauren Abrams
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 28 ratings"Out of habit, of madness, or the need to shatter even the last piece of myself, I raise my arms slightly. I need…I need so much to touch him, to feel his arms around me, to throw myself headfirst into what I told myself I would never do again. I need the weight of his skin on my own. I need to forget. I need to remember...Categorized as:
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![Spring Fling by Elle Christensen]()
Spring Fling by Elle Christensen
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAbbi and Logan burn for each other the moment they meet and it turns into a week of passion that neither of them expected. After spending spring break together, it’s clear they both want more.But, when it turns out that Logan is a new teacher at Abbi’s school, it looks like their relationship is doomed to be nothing but a spring fling... -
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Picture Perfect Obsession by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEmmitt: A simple assignment to photograph a fun run, shouldn’t even be a blip on my busy schedule between celebrity and location shoots. Still, one runner catches my eye, and nothing will ever be the same again. I drop everything to find out who she is, and when I can tell her that she’s mine. Because once I have her, there’s no way I’m letting her go... -
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Executive Rule by Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI live my life by a set of rules.It’s how I got to be CEO of a Fortune 500 company at just thirty-two, and how I’ve stayed at the top of my game for the last five years. I follow the same schedule every day, eat the same food, and wear one of a dozen sets of the same ten-thousand dollar suit. And that’s the way I like it...Categorized as:
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![Can't Resist Her by Loni Ree]()
Can't Resist Her by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNever say never…Our relationship would never work out.She’s way too young for me, but I’ve given up trying to convince my heart and other essential parts of my body to forget her.I torture myself by seeking her out every chance I can just to get my daily fix.Soon, seeing her isn’t enough.I’ve fallen for her hard and fast, and there’s no saving my heart...Categorized as:
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![Coming Home by C.B. Noy]()
Coming Home by C.B. Noy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHaydenWhat happened to my perfect life? Ok perfect wasn’t the right word, but I was happy…ish. When my world imploded, I decide to go back to the place my parents had once called home. Mountain Grove, Maryland. I needed to feel some kind of a connection to them, to find the missing pieces of my shattered existence. So I packed up my meager possessions and left Miami in the dust...Categorized as:
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![Sterling ♥️ Kennedy by ChaShiree M., M.K. Moore]()
Sterling ♥️ Kennedy by ChaShiree M., M.K. Moore
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKennedy Sherwood has never expected anything extraordinary out of life. With a mom that sleeps around, a name that elicits snickers, and a poor existence of a life in Road-to-Nowhere, Illinois, she has always known she would never have that happily ever after. A road trip to see her ailing Grandpa might be just what she needs...Categorized as:
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![Accidental Hero (Heart of a Wounded Hero) by Shaw Hart]()
Accidental Hero (Heart of a Wounded Hero) by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe worst day of my life is the one that people can't stop asking me about. Mabel:When my car breaks down one night, I'm sure that I'm about to be murdered. Isn't that how most horror stories start? Instead, I'm saved by a grumpy giant. Jonah isn't much of a talker but that's okay because I am... -
![Becoming His Cowgirl: A Steamy Standalone Instalove Romance (A Man Who Knows What He Wants by Flora Ferrari]()
Becoming His Cowgirl: A Steamy Standalone Instalove Romance (A Man Who Knows What He Wants by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Girl from the city and a cowboy from the country are thrown together in this steamy instalove romance from Amazon Top 100 Author Flora Ferrari.Mom’s one of those coupon and contest people.Constantly entering this or collecting that to save a penny. The trouble is, apart from her having made a career out of it, her latest prize involves me.A weekend retreat at a real-life ranch...Categorized as:
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![True North by J.B. Salsbury]()
True North by J.B. Salsbury
The North name is a heavy burden. Two things I learned young—the best way to keep my head on is to keep my head down, and… never fall in love.But I’m a sucker for a damsel in distress. Lillian came into my life swinging. Mistaking me for my abusive twin brother, she greets me with a swift kick to the balls and a busted lip. Then she really shakes up my world... -
![Kiss Him, He's Irish by Emma Bray]()
Kiss Him, He's Irish by Emma Bray
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThomas Duncan. Irish heartthrob and CEO of one of the city’s biggest financial firms. He’s as stubborn as he is handsome. But I’m not interested. I’ve sworn off men. If only Thomas would get that through his thick, Irish skull. He’s determined we’re meant to be together, and he won’t take no for an answer.Ella Brown...Categorized as:
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![Axel by Kelsie Calloway]()
Axel by Kelsie Calloway
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAxel:There's a new donut shop across the street from the police station run by a curvy girl.When I walk in on Stella talking dirty to her donuts, I think I'm falling in love.Step 1: Get her to go on a date with me.Step 2: Live happily ever after.It can't be that hard, right? I know that I am after what I just witnessed...I'm a cop and I love curves, and Stella's got plenty of sweet treats for me... -
![Branded By The Mountain Man by Jordan Marie]()
Branded By The Mountain Man by Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsScars run deep. There are some you can see and some you can’t. Braden Carter has both.His physical ones are easier to deal with than the ones that torture his mind. He moved to Thickwood, Colorado, for one reason and one reason only. To be alone. Ophelia Jessup is a free spirit. Her road to Thickwood has been a series of chances. In her mind, life is hard... -
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ROCK by Elisa Leigh
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRock She was walking alone down the interstate in the middle of the night. I couldn't leave her there. When I saw her, I knew I had to have her broken soul. I touched her and knew she'd be mine. I've given her the space she needed. Now it's time to show her what it means to be mine. Chelsea He came out of nowhere and rescued me when I was ready to fall. He doesn't know I watch him watching me... -
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Luca by Kate Hunt
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve always known there was just one woman out there for me.So when I meet Quinn, there’s no doubt in my mind that she’s the one.Only problem?She thinks I don’t know what I’m getting myself into—thinks I’m going to eventually have a change of heart.My curvy beauty is right about a lot of things, but this is one thing she’s dead wrong about.I’m hers, and only hers, until the end of time... -
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Mountain Man Fixated by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI’m a city girl.I don’t do nature.It sucks.Bugs, bears, poison ivy.You name it, I hate it.So, when my niece asks me to accompany her on a camping trip, I’m horrified.But I’m a good aunt, so I say yes.Well, that was a huge mistake.One of many.Forgetting the bug spray. That was a mistake.So was thinking I could control a canoe.Spoiler alert: I can’t... -
![It's Vegas, Baby (A Vegas, Baby Novella) by Fiona Davenport]()
It's Vegas, Baby (A Vegas, Baby Novella) by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Andrew Lennox spotted Autumn standing at the registration desk of his Las Vegas hotel, she was instantly his obsession. With Autumn leaving to spend a year in Africa, their time was limited. But Drew was determined to use every second convincing Autumn of what he already knew. She was his. And no matter how long she was gone or how far away, that would never change...Categorized as:
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![The Hitman by Jordan Silver]()
The Hitman by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDrake Cisco is a hit-man with an agenda. Ten years ago, his dad offed himself when he was accused wrongfully of stealing from the town's leading citizen. The fact that the black Drake was dating the man's white debutante daughter at the time had a lot to do with the way things went down, and once Drake figures this out, he's out for blood...Categorized as:
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![Love At First Taste by Olivia T. Turner]()
Love At First Taste by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI work on a luxury yacht and it’s the perfect job.Amazing scenery and luxurious accommodations, but not so good for keeping a relationship alive.The guests come and go and I exist behind a wall of politeness.Hiding behind a customer service barrier where no can see the real me.Until he comes onto my yacht.Luke Cline.The most dominant commanding male I’ve ever seen.He sees me.He tastes me...Categorized as:
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![Baby Fever Secrets by Nicole Snow]()
Baby Fever Secrets by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI CAN'T HIDE IT FOREVER. WHEN HE FINDS OUT...OMFG!BEKAHHe was just a hookup.I wasn't supposed to see him again.He wasn't supposed to be my boss. Or dad's new business partner.We weren't supposed to keep doing this, night after sheet-clenching, heart-pounding, lip-biting night.Look, I'm not stupid. Grant Shaw doesn't settle his gorgeous, cocky, billionaire self down with anyone... -
![Until Leo by Rochelle Paige]()
Until Leo by Rochelle Paige
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsHaving been burned in the past, Leo wasn't sure he believed in the boom. Not even seeing the happily married Mayson couples had him convinced...until he met Carrie and felt it for himself. Carrie wasn't looking for love when she crashed into the hot cop, but that's exactly what she found. Then his past reared its ugly head, and she found a strength she didn't know she had...until Leo... -
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![My Coyote Ugly Life by Jessica Spoon]()
My Coyote Ugly Life by Jessica Spoon
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“How on earth do I get myself in these situations? I swear it’s like a never ending bad dream. One of all my mistakes that continuously bite me in my size ten ass.” Azaria ‘Ree’ Gable had her one experience with heartbreak and that was enough for her. She’s perfectly satisfied with her ‘One Month Rule’ and doesn’t need her life changing anytime soon...Categorized as:
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![Chilly Reception by Loni Ree]()
Chilly Reception by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen my French Bulldog gets sick during an unexpected snow storm, the town’s new veterinarian offers to come to my secluded cabin to check on my ailing pooch.Expecting a middle-aged woman, I’m shocked when the most stunning beauty I’ve ever seen knocks on my front door.One look at the curvy beauty and my brain cells go on strike...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... -
![Simple Math by Loni Ree]()
Simple Math by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThings aren’t adding up.One plus one should equal two—that’s simple math.After meeting my soulmate in a bar near campus, I discover real life doesn’t always follow logic. I’m a professor and she’s a college student but my heart ignores the possible trouble.Before I know it, one night with my curvy beauty changes everything. Things in my life no longer add up...Categorized as:
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![Lawyer by Lena Little]()
Lawyer by Lena Little
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSilas I’m a damn good attorney. But my firm is doing nothing to show me they appreciate or value my work, so I was already thinking that big changes were in order when I met her. I worked cases pro bono to help enhance my resume and profile but wasn’t expecting to meet a woman who would change the entire course of my life... -
![The Billionaire and I by Leigh James]()
The Billionaire and I by Leigh James
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf it’s fake…why does it feel so real? I come from nothing. I’m the only person who’s ever had my back—and that’s fine with me. But in the dazzling world of Boston’s elite, I’m getting in too deep with Cole Bryson, a handsome, muscular, sexy billionaire with charm to spare. It started as a temporary gig, an assignment through my escort agency...
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