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Sweat and Soap, Vol. 1 by Kintetsu Yamada
In an office romance, there's a fine line between sexy and awkward... and that line is where Asako -- a woman who sweats copiously -- met Koutarou -- a perfume developer who can't get enough of Asako's, er, scent. Don't miss a romcom manga like no other!Yae's living her dream, working at the toiletry maker Lilia Drop...Categorized as:
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![Neighbor from Hell: Collection Part I by R.L. Mathewson]()
Neighbor from Hell: Collection Part I by R.L. Mathewson
The New York Times Best Selling Series.... The collection of the first four Neighbor from Hell Novels: Playing for Keeps, Perfection, Checkmate and Truce Playing for Keeps: Done with being the world's biggest pushover, Haley decides that things are going to start changing... -
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![Presently Perfect by Alison G. Bailey]()
Presently Perfect by Alison G. Bailey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsPerfection is an illusion fueled by the perception of others. Tweet was my heart, my soul, and my purpose. She was my everything. Neither of us were perfect. We both made mistakes. Looking back, that was okay, because every choice brought us to where we needed to be at the time we needed to be there. The one constant, our love and friendship... -
![His Package by Penelope Bloom]()
His Package by Penelope Bloom
His package ended up inside my box. Calm down, perv. My mailbox. As soon as I saw what was inside, I knew two things: It belonged to my hot neighbor, and he had a dirty secret. Normally, I was more of a cat person. As in, if I had to choose who lives, I’m going to take the cat nine times out of ten. It’s not that I particularly like cats, I just don’t particularly like most people...Categorized as:
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![Nude Awakening by Penny Clarke]()
Nude Awakening by Penny Clarke
Rylie swears she’s not a prude.How was I to know the art course my best friend signed me up for meant I’d be sketching a nude model? I should have checked the fine print. Then I never would have―quite literally―bumped into Levi Hart moments before he dropped trou in class...Categorized as:
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![Hello Darling by Kayley Loring]()
Hello Darling by Kayley Loring
Millions of women all over the world would drop their knickers for British movie star Evan Hunter. Now he’s falling for the one American woman who won’t…Yet...Categorized as:
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![Life and Other Inconveniences by Kristan Higgins]()
Life and Other Inconveniences by Kristan Higgins
From the New York Times bestselling author of Good Luck with That comes a new novel about a blue-blood grandmother and her black-sheep granddaughter who discover they are truly two sides of the same coin. Emma London never thought she had anything in common with her grandmother Genevieve London... -
![The Secret of St. Claire by Robin Alexander]()
The Secret of St. Claire by Robin Alexander
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLighthearted romance, sweet and funny.Idyllic, quaint, and straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting is St. Claire, Louisiana—at least on the outside. Beneath the veneer, it’s anything but. That’s the secret of St. Claire. Born and raised in St. Claire, Lindsay Juneau’s life was seemingly full raising a six-year-old daughter and caring for her widowed mother... -
![Avoiding Temptation (A Bro Code Standalone) by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Avoiding Temptation (A Bro Code Standalone) by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI hit on her first. Realized she was my best friend Finn's little sister second. And got a bloody nose third — compliments of Finn after he watched me nearly score with the new underclassman. After all I did have a reputation on campus, word on the street was that a girl could orgasm within one minute just watching me eat Lucky Charms... -
![Going All In by Ali Parker, Weston Parker]()
Going All In by Ali Parker, Weston Parker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeing the nice guy leaves me open to being a rebound romance.Which I’m not interested in. I’ve got better things to do.Like taking my spot on the NBA draft picks. It’s all that matters to me.Love has never been on the radar. I’m too focused for all that fluff.Then life slows me down. Way down.An injury at the end of the spring semester has me working my way back to full health all summer long... -
![Game of Hearts by Cathy Yardley]()
Game of Hearts by Cathy Yardley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKyla Summers has been offered the opportunity of a lifetime to get her cosplay business off the ground, and only one thing stands in her way. She needs someone to take over the auto shop, and there’s only one person she can think of to call… Jericho Salomon hasn’t been back in his home town since he joined a biker gang and rode off nine years ago...Categorized as:
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![Some Girls Do by Clodagh Murphy]()
Some Girls Do by Clodagh Murphy
Claire Kennedy, aka internet sensation NiceGirl, is the anonymous author of a steamy sex blog. She's an expert at writing about sex, but little do her fans know that bookish Claire isn't quite as experienced in the bedroom as her online persona. But everyone makes stuff up on the internet, right? Except that NiceGirl attracts the attention of London publisher Mark Bell...Categorized as:
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![Just One Chance by C.A. Harms]()
Just One Chance by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRELEASING AUGUST 15thTequila, you failed me.You left me in a terrible haze, and I can’t find my god damn wallet.Or my left shoe.How the hell does one lose their shoe?I have no f*cking clue.All I know is that my night started out with one thing in mind…to have a little fun.The problem with that? I can’t remember a damn thing, except one.Morgan’s soft and needy moans... -
![Matched by Jamie Farrell]()
Matched by Jamie Farrell
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWelcome Back to Bliss, The Land of Happily Ever Afters! Lindsey Castellano couldn’t ask for more. She’s the most successful divorce lawyer ever raised in Bliss. (Never mind that she’s the only one.) She’s her nephew’s favorite aunt. (For the moment, anyway.) And thanks to a little gift (or curse) from the universe, she’s an expert at avoiding love, commitment, and inevitable heartbreak...Categorized as:
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![Daddy's Christmas Date: A Single Dad Romance by Piper Sullivan]()
Daddy's Christmas Date: A Single Dad Romance by Piper Sullivan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDoctor. Good girl. Perpetually single. After months of blind dates, bad dates and regrettable dates, I gave up Took myself out of the dating scene That’s where the dating site A Matched Set came in Six months to meet the man of my dreams Sure! He’ll be tall and sexy, rich and hung Yeah, right My luck was never that good Former Military. Single Dad. Widower...Categorized as:
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![Can't Help Love by Claudia Y. Burgoa]()
Can't Help Love by Claudia Y. Burgoa
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey’ll get their second chance at love… if they don’t kill each other first! If I ever cross paths with Gatsby Spearman I might just push him from the tallest building in San Francisco.Saying that I don’t like him is an understatement—I hate him.The prick ghosted me in college, stole the program we created to start a billion-dollar company—oh and I failed a class because of him.I want revenge...Categorized as:
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![One Fired Up Fourth by Claire Raye]()
One Fired Up Fourth by Claire Raye
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor fans of all seasons, Claire Raye brings you a brand new series set around your favorite holidays featuring laughs, love and of course a little bit of steam. Each book can be read as a standalone and happily ever afters are guaranteed! Aida McNaughton’s life has been nothing but exams and studying for the last year... -
![Ex Best Thing by Marika Ray]()
Ex Best Thing by Marika Ray
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFirst rule in the sister’s handbook: don’t date your sister’s ex-boyfriend.Oops.If there was one man on the planet I shouldn’t be looking at twice, it’s Daire Beneventi. Sure, he’s my sister’s ex, but he’s also the leather jacket to my quilt tote bag... -
![A Billion Dollar Romance by Britt Bentley]()
A Billion Dollar Romance by Britt Bentley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe billionaire professor of my college fantasies is now my fake fiancé. The problem? I forgot our story was fiction, and now I’m in love with a man twelve years my senior.Celebrity author James Martin was strictly off-limits when I was a college student, and he was the guest professor of my creative writing class... -
![Small Town Girl by LaVyrle Spencer]()
Small Town Girl by LaVyrle Spencer
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsEighteen years ago, young Tess McPhail left tiny Wintergreen, Missouri, for Nashville and never looked back. Now one of country music's brightest lights, "Mac" McPhail is a millionairess many times over, whose career is her life. At thirty-five, Mac has no time for marriage, children, or kinfolk - until her sisters insist she come home to help care for their widowed mother... -
![Whiplash: A Sports Romance by Tabatha Kiss]()
Whiplash: A Sports Romance by Tabatha Kiss
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf I’m a player… Then she’s the coach. ELIZA My dad doesn’t want me socializing with the team. But I’ve never been much of a daddy’s girl. Junior Morgan thinks he can flash a wink and get me in his bed. I won’t make it so easy for him. Sorry, quarterback. You want me? You’re gonna have to earn it. Let’s play... -
![Man Flu by S.J. Ryan, Lisa Brown]()
Man Flu by S.J. Ryan, Lisa Brown
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI was trying to live every woman's dream, except my reality has been nothing but a nightmare job and a divorce at the age of thirty-two. Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, my ex-husband, Rick, moved in next door with his life-size Barbie doll. So, that's been fun. Then, life pitched me a curve-ball in the form of a retired major-league baseball player, Logan Grier...Categorized as:
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![Fauxmance by L.H. Cosway]()
Fauxmance by L.H. Cosway
In this era of social media, we all pretend. We pretend to be prettier, happier, more confident versions of ourselves, but not Ellen Grant. She takes it to a whole other level and pretends to be someone else entirely. Adopting the persona of a woman far more interesting is the only way she can break free of the socially awkward, romantically inept girl she really is... -
![Charming Co-Worker by Jeannine Colette, Lauren Runow]()
Charming Co-Worker by Jeannine Colette, Lauren Runow
All I want for Christmas is Branson Ford.I’ve been starry-eyed for my handsome boss since the day I started working for him at Empire Media. Problem is, he doesn’t see me as anything more than his sweet assistant.I need help becoming a vixen. I need someone to teach me how to be sensual, how to be desired, and how to get the man I’ve pined over for the last two years... -
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![The Hero and the Hacktivist by Pippa Grant]()
The Hero and the Hacktivist by Pippa Grant
For anyone who’s ever been on the receiving end of an unsolicited dick pic… He has the muscles of Adonis, an ego bigger than the sun, and a very clear desire to get back in my pants. Which would be fantastic if he weren’t a SEAL and I wasn’t a criminal. Although, I prefer the term avenger... -
![Mr. Big Stuff by L. Nicole]()
Mr. Big Stuff by L. Nicole
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKiefer Marks.RichBad Boy Biker.Tattoo Artist.Chiseled Abs.My next-door neighbor for the last year.The hottest guy I’ve ever seen.That pretty much sums up the guy I'm in love with.And oh yeah, he’s also the guy I’ve barely spoken to.The thing is, I’m not his type.I’m the town librarian.I’m way too curvy—and much too shy.They call him Mr...Categorized as:
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![Priceless by Sherryl Woods]()
Priceless by Sherryl Woods
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCharismatic playboy Mack Carlton lit up a room - even a hospital room - like no one else. Dr. Beth Browning had to admit Mack's visits were a tonic for her young patient, but her own reaction was much more confusing... Although Beth didn't ask for a second opinion on her future with Mack, his aunt Destiny offered her prognosis: marriage... -
![His Roommate's Baby Secret (Southern Beaus) by Layla Valentine]()
His Roommate's Baby Secret (Southern Beaus) by Layla Valentine
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey told me I was getting a new roommateOf all the students on campus, it had to be him…And there’s still one thing he doesn’t yet know…HERI was just about holding everything together, then he arrived,Corey Nash, the college playboy, and scorching hot captain of the university football team,Delivered straight from hell to make me lose my mind.I’m a big girl...Categorized as:
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![Where We Met by Nicole Baker]()
Where We Met by Nicole Baker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was asked to be an adjunct professor for one semester while they find a permanent replacement in the International Business program.Being the one who never wants to disappoint or say no, I accepted.I’m excited to give some of my time to others.My business, that I own with my siblings, has taken off and given me more than I ever could have dreamed of... -
![Bring Me You by Ryleigh Andrews]()
Bring Me You by Ryleigh Andrews
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPro quarterback, Ethan Christopher thought he had found his home when he met rock musician, Mia Devereux. She was the welcomed distraction in his football-focused life. Things may not have been perfect. Their individual careers made being together difficult. Her touring. His away schedule. As her success grew, they spent more extended periods apart... -
![Temp by Noelle Adams]()
Temp by Noelle Adams
The last thing Polly wants is to take on a temp job as assistant to the grumpiest VP at Milford College, but she needs to make some extra money for graduate school, and it's the only job available. She'll just have to put up with him for the summer, even after she starts to want him as a lot more than her boss... -
![Fierce Love by Danielle Stewart]()
Fierce Love by Danielle Stewart
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTelling James West he can’t do something is like telling lightning it can’t strike. The only thing that crosses his mind is “Challenge accepted.” Finally sitting at the helm of his families oil company, James is ready to concur the industry. The gorgeous, mysterious woman who keeps crossing his path looks like the perfect distraction from the stress of his new role... -
![A Thousand Sunsets by Kayla Martin]()
A Thousand Sunsets by Kayla Martin
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA shy recent college grad is looking forward to a calm family vacation until a game of twenty questions with the new tall, dark, and tattooed lifeguard goes further than either of them intended in this hot summer rom-com.Sidney Murphy is trying to make her last summer vacation count before moving across the country from New York to LA; the only thing she didn’t count on was falling in love... -
![Lady Be Good by Susan Elizabeth Phillips]()
Lady Be Good by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
A British Lady. Lady Emma Wells-Finch, the oh-so-proper headmistressof England's St. Gertrude's School for Girls, is a woman on a mission—she has two weeks to lose her reputation... -
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![Tonight You're Mine by Kayley Loring]()
Tonight You're Mine by Kayley Loring
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMaybe it’s a good thing if we only have tonight. I don’t know that my body could even handle much more of this. But then again - before tonight, was this body of mine ever truly alive? The first time I saw Chase McKay at a bar, I thought I’d met the man of my dreams—I just didn’t recall the man of my dreams looking like the lead singer of a grunge band... -
![Bet on Us by Rachel Higginson]()
Bet on Us by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsBad luck. Bad boyfriends. Bad boys. That about sums up Ellie Harris’s life. As if getting cheated on and dumped weren’t enough, her roommate suddenly disappears after stealing Ellie’s identity and half her furniture. Now Fin Hunter insists Ellie owes him seven thousand dollars and he won't leave her alone until he collects it... -
![Finding Olivia by Micalea Smeltzer]()
Finding Olivia by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHow far would you go to find yourself? That’s the question that’s been haunting Olivia Owens for years. All Olivia has ever wanted to do is live and make mistakes, but her preacher father has made that impossible. She believes that her years at college will be her ticket into the real world and her chance to be wild and spontaneous. But she’s never been able to do it on her own... -
![The Ninth Inning by J. Sterling]()
The Ninth Inning by J. Sterling
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsCole Anders is in his last season at Fullton State. If he doesn’t get drafted this year, he’ll be forced to hang up his cleats for good. It's not something he’s ready to do. To prove he’s serious about his final season, he’s given up girls. No more casual hookups, dates or one-night stands. But there's one girl who has always refused to give up on him... -
![The Lawson Boys: Marty by Angela Verdenius]()
The Lawson Boys: Marty by Angela Verdenius
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCrashing her cheating boyfriend’s wedding in a fit of rage was not voluptuous Belle Broune’s best plan. Now she’s been branded by the gossips as ‘The Other Woman’. Oh, the shame of it! Wedding guest Marty Lawson finds it all very funny, but when family connections result in him trying to comfort her in his usual jovial way, the sparks start to fly between them... -
![A Kiss Doesn't Lie by Robin Alexander]()
A Kiss Doesn't Lie by Robin Alexander
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJodi Grant had plans—a job interview that held promise and a date with a real woman who didn’t only exist in her mind. What she had not planned on was a trip…at gunpoint when her father dropped a bombshell in her lap…at his own funeral. Dr. Blair Whittington went to Peru in search of ancient artifacts... -
![It Had To Be Us by Katherine Jay]()
It Had To Be Us by Katherine Jay
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe were always meant to be connected, it’s how that’s the problem. Logan Taylor is ridiculously good-looking, carefree, and young. I’m responsible, reserved, and not looking for anyone. We’re worlds apart, but those worlds collided in ways we never could have imagined.The first time I saw him, he was sneaking out of my dorm room. Naked... -
![Professor Daddies: An Age Gap Reverse Harem Romance by Liz Archer]()
Professor Daddies: An Age Gap Reverse Harem Romance by Liz Archer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey’re three silver fox professors. I’m their “one-flight-stand”… And new student.I lost my v-card,and joined the mile high club…All in one flight.Then I found out who they really were…My dad’s best friends. My three swoony professors.And now, one of them is going to be my twin babies’ father... -
![The Hookup Type by Brittany Wilson]()
The Hookup Type by Brittany Wilson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“You can’t have Fun Dip with a person you actually care about losing.”Maci Lawson has a few goals for her junior year of college. She wants to excel in her courses, live it up with her roommate in their new apartment, and break away from her habit of relationships and keeping old options open...Categorized as:
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![JOCK REIGN by Sara Ney]()
JOCK REIGN by Sara Ney
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIT’S NOT EASY LIVING IN YOUR BROTHERS SHADOW.Jack Dryden-Jones is easily the worst rugby player on the field—when he moves to The States to follow in his brothers footsteps, he has no idea how he’d hate the game. He’s so horrible he considers faking an injury to take himself out of the game.Jack is a quick-witted, comic book loving gentleman—not an athlete. DO NOT DATE YOUR ROOMMATES CRUSH... -
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![When Nothing Else Matters by Katherine Jay]()
When Nothing Else Matters by Katherine Jay
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDylan Mathers is a complication I don't need in my life. Star of the football team, popular man on campus, hot as hell...and he's my best friend. Or at least, that's what we're telling everyone. As hard as I try, I can't deny the connection we have. I'm desperate to discover all his thoughts and secrets and even want to tell him mine. Mostly...Categorized as:
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![Hooking Up With My Dad's Best Friend by Penny Wylder]()
Hooking Up With My Dad's Best Friend by Penny Wylder
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI'm obsessed with my dad's best friend... He's got a hot British accent and he's haunted my dreams for years. I know better than to act on my desire, so I've gone the extra mile-- literally-- and moved out of my home town to stay away from the guy. I love my dad too much to hurt him. But when a dating app connects us after years apart, my feelings come rushing back... -
![Dirty Little Secret by Rachael Brownell]()
Dirty Little Secret by Rachael Brownell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe’s my brother’s best friend.Which makes me off limits.My brother made that clear to all his friends the summer I turned fourteen.That didn’t stop me from falling in love with him. From dreaming about sharing my future with him. From wondering what it would be like to be with him.It didn’t stop the heated looks he’d send me when no one was paying attention... -
![LoveLines by S. Walden]()
LoveLines by S. Walden
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 26 ratings*NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: LoveLines is nothing like my previous works. As evident by the cover alone, you should expect a much different love story from what I've written in the past. Thank God for that! I have no interest in giving you the same plots, scenarios, personalities, experiences over and over. I'm interested in giving you a fresh story every time--a story you don't expect...Categorized as:
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![Under the Rose by Diana Peterfreund]()
Under the Rose by Diana Peterfreund
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNow a senior at Eli University, Amy is looking her future squarely in the eye–until someone starts selling society secrets. When a female member mysteriously disappears and a series of bizarre messages suggests conspiracy within the ranks, no member of Rose & Grave is safe . . . or above suspicion. On Amy’s side, the other women in Rose & Grave remain loyal... -
![The Hazards of Mistletoe by Alyssa Rose Ivy]()
The Hazards of Mistletoe by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOne snowy Christmas Eve, one mistletoe kiss, one friendship changed forever. Don't underestimate the power of mistletoe. It looks innocent enough, but a single branch has the potential to change your life. One mistletoe kiss led to the most embarrassing night of my life, but thankfully by the next Christmas I ended up exactly where I was supposed to be...
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